Chapter 38: Zhang Jiao Dies

At the end of September, Liu Zhan and others once again joined forces with Huangfu Song. At this time, the Yellow Turbans in Hebei were already the largest group of rebels. If this group of Yellow Turbans was defeated, this year's military operations would basically be over.

In early October, Huangfu Song, Liu Zhan and other armies surrounded the Yellow Turbans in Guangzong City, preparing to gather troops and completely annihilate Zhang Jiao and the Yellow Turbans.

Huangfu Song's army was gathered at the north gate and the east gate. Liu Zhan stationed his troops at the west gate. Cao Cao, Liu Bei and other armies were arranged at the south gate. All the armies were on high alert and preparing for the final blow. Liu Zhuo advised Huangfu Song, "General Huangfu, I suggest that from now on, the army at the south gate continuously feign attacks to give the defenders an illusion. The east gate, north gate and west gate build up strength. In the middle of October, the east gate, north gate and west gate will suddenly launch a general attack at the same time and break through the city defenses of the Yellow Turbans in one fell swoop and completely destroy the enemy in Guangzong."

"Good, this plan is excellent. Let's arrange it like this." Huangfu Song was overjoyed.

Damn it, Liu Zhan is so bad! The armies of Cao Cao and Liu Bei and others were the weakest. Even if the feigned attacks in nearly half a month were of relatively small intensity, the accumulated losses were still many.

Why did Liu Zhan station his troops at the west gate? Because he already knew that Chu Yanfei was defending at the west gate. This guy had already planned.

Moreover, there were even internal agents arranged here and even in Julu. At first, Julu didn't use it. Now, the internal agents had contacted Chu Yanfei. Originally, Chu Yanfei planned to surrender. However, Liu Zhan had other arrangements. Therefore, Chu Yanfei had to follow Liu Zhan's instructions.

Liu Zhan knew that Zhang Jiao couldn't hold on for these few days. Once Zhang Jiao died, the Yellow Turbans would be in chaos without a leader. Thus, it would be no problem to capture the city in one battle.

After the plan was formulated, Cao Cao and Liu Bei and others began to take turns attacking the city. Although it was a feigned attack, they still had to attack the city, right? It seemed that not many people died every day, but after a long time, it was still a big problem.

At first, Cao Cao and Liu Bei didn't think too much. Now they finally had a chance to gain military achievements. These groups of people worked very hard.

On this day, Liu Zhan came to Huangfu Song's tent and said, "General Huangfu, now the time has come. It is reported that Zhang Jiao has just died. There must be chaos in the city. If we attack the city in chaos, we will surely win a great victory. Moreover, the general can cut off Zhang Jiao's head, which is a great achievement."

Liu Zhan meant that Liu Zhan didn't want Zhang Jiao's head. He gave the credit to Huangfu Song. Although he had captured Bu Ji, compared to Zhang Jiao, it was insignificant. Grateful, Huangfu Song decided to launch an attack tomorrow morning.

Before dawn, Chu Yanfei took his men and slipped away to do the business of the Black Mountain bandits. Only a very few soldiers were left at the city gate. At the beginning of the siege, they were asked to surrender.

After dawn, the east city and the north city took the lead in attacking the city. Liu Zhan was not in a hurry here and was still slowly preparing.

After half an hour, Liu Zhan ordered the attack to begin. Outside the west gate, war drums thundered and shouts of killing shook the heavens. As soon as the attacking army reached the city gate, the gate opened with a clatter. Liu Zhan's army swarmed in and killed into the city.

As soon as these armies entered the city, they began to light the firewood that had been prepared long ago. Looking from a distance, the west gate was ablaze. The soldiers shouted together, "The city is broken, the city is broken. Zhang Jiao is dead. Kill!"

This sudden change threw the Yellow Turbans in the city into chaos. Run for your lives while the official army attacks! The defenders in the city knew which army outside was strong and which was weak. The west gate was broken. The armies at the east gate and north gate were too powerful to go there. If they wanted to escape, they could only flee to the south gate. So, the Yellow Turbans in the city swarmed towards the south gate.

This was lively all of a sudden. As the defenders at the east city and north city wavered, they were quickly broken. The attacking forces at the three gates pressed into the city.

The Yellow Turbans all fled to the south gate. However, when there were too many people, the congestion in front of the gate hindered their escape. Those who couldn't escape had only one choice left, which was to surrender.

The pressure on Cao Cao and Liu Bei increased sharply. Originally, they were the attackers, but now they became the defenders. The Yellow Turbans swarmed over. Cao Cao and Liu Bei tried hard to block them. They couldn't let the Yellow Turbans escape from here. The responsibility was great! In this kind of fierce fighting, the casualties were very heavy. One side desperately blocked, while the other side desperately charged. After all, this was the only way to survive.