Chapter 256 The precarious county!

Shanggu County City, City Lord's Mansion.

"Grand Administrator Gongsun, urgent information, the Yellow Turban Army led by Qin Yuan has captured Jusu, Xialuo, Zhuolu and other counties!"

"Except for Juyang, all the cities in the other counties have fallen!"

"Multiple large-scale Yellow Turban armies have appeared in Juyang one after another. Several cities have been captured, and the enemy's targets are directly aimed at the county town!"

"The cavalry army led by Qin Yuan himself has entered Juyang County"

An official reported to Gongsun Fuhui with a trembling voice.

The Yellow Turban Army sprouted like bamboo shoots after a rain, growing wildly and sweeping across the entire Shanggu County in an instant.

This is within an acceptable range.

At least in the early stages of the Yellow Turban outbreak, the government army was still able to compete with the Yellow Turban Army.

But when Qin Yuan marched into Shanggu County, Qin Yuan's situation deteriorated sharply.

In front of Qin Yuan's three armies, they captured every city wherever they went!

At the beginning, armies composed of officials and powerful men from various places would resist the attack of Qin Yuan's army.

But later, they discovered to their horror that no matter how strong they were or how many troops they had, they were no match for Qin Yuan's army.

And the spread of Qin Yuan's reputation as the preferred prisoner made many powerful families give up their resistance.

Most of the Yellow Turban Army, every time they conquered a city, they would raise their butcher knives and kill the wealthy families in the city.

One is to vent anger and take revenge.

The second is to seize the money and food from these families.

The third is to completely destroy the enemy's active forces, prevent these forces from causing trouble, and completely eradicate the threat. As for future development, it is not within the scope of the Yellow Turban Army's consideration.

It is precisely because of this tendency to only focus on destruction and not on construction that the Yellow Turban Army has developed extremely rapidly.

Of course, this approach has endless consequences, which is unsustainable development.

When the looted wealth is used up, they will either choose to continue attacking the city to support war with war.

Either it will face a shortage of money and food, and ultimately be unable to guarantee the logistics supply of the army, leading to collapse.

This was one of the reasons why the Yellow Turban Army was suppressed by the imperial court.

Qin Yuan was not like the Yellow Turban Army in other regions, but adopted gentle methods to ensure the normal operation of order and ecology in various places.

From being ruled by the government to being under the jurisdiction of Qin Yuan, other changes were not major.

Knowing that they were invincible, these nobles naturally chose to surrender.

What made Gongsun Fu most angry was that he knew that it was impossible for the government troops in various places to resist the Yellow Turban Army.

Therefore, orders were issued early for troops from various places to withdraw to the county.

In this way, even if every place falls, he can still fight Qin Yuan by gathering all his troops and defending the county.

As a result, because of Qin Yuan's policy, many county governments would rather surrender than retreat to the county town!

Because the Yellow Turban Army was about to become powerful and Qin Yuan's army was too fierce, many local officials did not believe that Gongsun Fu had the ability to withstand Qin Yuan's attack.

Anyway, sooner or later the battle will be defeated, why defeat is unnecessary? It is better to surrender obediently, otherwise, the consequences may be unimaginable!

No one is willing to take unnecessary risks for Gongsun Fu's words!

"Huh, how many troops have been summoned?"

Gongsun Fu asked with a bad expression.

During this time, he only did three things.

The first is to mobilize soldiers and horses from various places and recall previously dispatched troops.

The second is to request military and material assistance from the state capital, the Gongsun family, and the imperial court.

The third is large-scale conscription.

This is the only way Gongsun Fu can think of to fight Qin Yuan.

Even though he knew Qin Yuan was strong and invincible, Gongsun Fu still did not give up hope.

After all, if he surrenders to Qin Yuan, he is a dignified prefect of the county. Wouldn't it be ridiculous? Where will he put his face in the future?

Also, with the grudge between the two of them, how could Qin Yuan let Gongsun Fu go.

"Currently, three hundred thousand troops have been recalled!"

The official said, "Most areas have been attacked by the Yellow Turban Army, and they have no choice but to stay where they are!"

"Stay where you are?"

"I think they are opening the city to surrender!"

"They are all a bunch of trash!"

Gongsun Fu said angrily.

An army of 300,000 people does not even have the strength of a county.

Today, the combined military strength of the entire county can reach two million.

And among the two million armies, some are composed of player forces!

This force is not weak at all.

If it were placed elsewhere, even the Yellow Turban Army Daqu Commander would not dare to confront it head-on, and could even take the initiative to counterattack the Yellow Turban Army and make achievements.

But who made them meet Qin Yuan!

Qin Yuan's headquarters sent 1.6 million troops, but they were all elites. The lowest level of soldiers was the third level. Facing ordinary county soldiers and regular troops, they could fight one against ten.

Even several legendary arms and epic arms under Qin Yuan have the combat effectiveness of one against a hundred.

This power alone is enough to defeat an army of tens of millions.

When fighting Wuhuan outside the Great Wall, if it weren't for the involvement of many forces, Qin Yuan even had the idea of ​​​​wiping out the 20 million Wuhuan army by himself!

Even though most of Gongsun Fu's troops were county soldiers, their strength was not as strong as the Wuhuan cavalry, let alone Qin Yuan's opponent.

not to mention.

Qin Yuan also recruited about two million Yellow Turbans and two million government and local troops.

The total military strength now is nearly six million!

This number is three times the number of troops defending the city in Shanggu County!

Originally, the Shanggu County government occupied a large amount of territory, ten times that of Pingyun County, and held great power!

But only a few days have passed, and the situation has already reversed.

What made Gongsun Fu most uncomfortable was.

He asked for help from the outside world, but received no substantial assistance.

There is no need to say more about the imperial court.

Although many famous generals and elite troops were dispatched, the imperial court's focus was entirely on the Jizhou battlefield.

According to the news coming back, the battlefield in Jizhou was extremely fierce and the fighting was fierce.

Especially the Julu battlefield has opened up a battlefield with more than 10 million participants!

As the Yellow Turban Army continued to grow, the imperial court dispatched troops from various places, and both sides continued to reinforce Jizhou, and the war conflicts became more and more intense!

It can be said that the Jizhou battlefield has become a giant meat grinder, with more than a hundred wars breaking out every day and countless deaths.

As for the state capitals above, they also have too much to take care of themselves.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion had just broken out, and the Yellow Turban Army was everywhere in Guangyang, and even surrounded Jixian County, the capital of Youzhou.

Liu Wei, the governor of Guangyang, and Guo Xun, the governor of Youzhou, even issued multiple orders for the following counties to send troops to rescue the capital of Youzhou.

They can't even protect themselves, let alone help Shanggu County.

As for other prefects, even if the Yellow Turban riot within their jurisdiction is not serious and they have the power to suppress it, they still adopt conservative methods instead of helping other counties!

There are even some places that clearly have the strength to completely suppress the Yellow Turbans in the area, but still allow the Yellow Turbans to run rampant.

That's because, after they spent a lot of money to destroy all the Yellow Turbans, other Yellow Turbans rushed into the territory not long after.

This yellow scarf is like a locust and cannot be wiped out no matter what.

Later, the governments in various places were basically on the same side.

The Yellow Turban Army was only appropriately suppressed to prevent it from growing too fast.

As long as it does not threaten the existence of the government, it will generally not be destroyed.

After all, those who were really harmed by the Yellow Turbans were, firstly, the common people at the bottom, and secondly, those powerful families!

In addition to the imperial court and the government, the most powerful force against the Yellow Turban Army was the power of the gentry class, which represented powerful aristocratic families.
To be continued...