Chapter 37 (1/2)
When Pang Hun heard that all the generals under his command asked for a battle, half of his timidity was removed, but he still hesitated and worried: ”Liu Yuqing has the courage of step and faith, and thousands of elite people under his command. Can he win the battle?”
”Pang Shuai can rest assured that Jinan is no more than a small town in Licheng. Liu Ye has attacked our army many times before, relying on nothing but night attacks and cutting generals. As long as our army takes more precautions, arranges soldiers to patrol the night and form a dense formation to guard against Liu Ye's sudden attack, he will be able to catch him!”
Pang Hun's face gradually became firm. He broke Jinan City and supported tens of thousands of soldiers. Just one Liu Ye scared himself into this situation. How could he compete with Xu he for the commander of Qingzhou canal? How can he command tens of thousands of yellow scarves? Thinking of this, the war spirit soared.
”I have made up my mind!”
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Not to mention the fact that Liu Ye was so powerful in Jinan that Pang Hun did not dare to fight.
In the past, the Zhou dynasty founded the country and granted 800 princes. In order to reward the old Marshal Jiang Shang for his contribution to the destruction of the Shang Dynasty, he granted Jiang Shang a large area of land near the sea, which was named Qi.
During the Warring States period, all the small states were destroyed. Only seven countries were powerful. Qi was one of them. The capital was Linzi. With the advantage of sea salt and military armour, Qi became the king of Guandong.
However, today's Linzi city is surrounded by bandits. Gong Jing, the governor of the city, says that every day he should not, and that the land is not working. He has no choice but to defend the city.
Linzi is the old capital of Qi. Its walls are thick and its moat is wide. It can be said that it is a strong city that is easy to defend and hard to attack. However, there are tens of thousands of yellow turban thieves all around. It seems that four yellow tides are sweeping up to submerge this strong city.
Sun Tzu's art of war said: surround the three towers and one. But the Yellow turban thief is attacking in all directions. Is the commander of the Yellow turban thief a fool who doesn't know the soldiers?
No, it was Xu He, the supreme commander of the Yellow turban thieves in Qingzhou. Xu he was a long-standing bandit. Before the uprising broke out, Xu he led thousands of people and stayed in the mountains. When Zhang jiaosan and his brothers raised their arms, the yellow scarf wave swept across the land. Xu he was the leader of Qu and gathered tens of thousands of people.
Today, there are 60000 troops besieging Linzi, with 60000 soldiers battling for nearly a hundred Li. At first glance, it looks like a long dragon with its head raised and roaring.
The garrison of Linzi city was no more than 3000. However, Gong Jing temporarily recruited strong men and got nearly ten thousand young and strong people to help defend the city. Relying on the high wall of Linzi City, he temporarily protected himself. However, Gong Jing can only be trapped in the isolated city, waiting for reinforcements. After all, 10000 people are still able to survive in the city. If he wants to go out for a field battle, he is scared out of his wits just by looking at the hundred mile company camp.
Now the only hope is that the imperial court will send huangfusong and other three generals to wipe out the Yellow turban thieves in the Central Plains, lead troops to help, or other counties and counties in Qingzhou will calm down the bandits and come with soldiers, which may relieve the danger of Linzi city.
However, Gong Lingjun, the governor general, was not happy today because a man fled into Linzi City, which brought him bad news and shattered his hope.