"Lord, a group of Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army came to surrender on their own initiative. There are about 1,400 people..."

"Another small group of Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army surrendered, about 700 people..."

Chutian marched towards Duchang County in the north, and on the way, small groups of Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army continued to actively rely on them.

Zhou Yafu, who has always been calm, even wondered whether these Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were deliberately pretending to surrender.

Only Chu Tian knew that this was the effect of the monarch's characteristic "Great Master", and there was a certain probability that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army would surrender.

Being attracted to the Yellow Turban Army, Chu Tian was also helpless. He marched 200 miles and captured 20,000 Yellow Turban Army soldiers along the way, while the number of Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army soldiers who actively attached themselves without fighting was 30,000.

The Yellow Turban Army led by a Yellow Turban Army general is not easy to surrender, but a small group of Yellow Turban Army soldiers who lack the restraint of the Yellow Turban Army general are easily shaken and actively rely on the great sage Chu Tian. Even the Yellow Turban Army general has a very small chance of surrendering without a fight.

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So Chu Tian sold them to the Langya Kingdom. To be more precise, he should place them in the plains of the Langya Kingdom and let them plow the fields for the Langya Kingdom and start a new life.

Chu Tian was secretly competing with Cao Cao to see who could rob more of Qingzhou's population.

Historically, Cao Cao forced the Yellow Turban Army to surrender in Qingzhou and surrendered more than 300,000 soldiers and more than a million men and women. He obtained a large amount of labor force, implemented military settlements on farmers, and had the capital to compete in the Central Plains.

Chutian robbed Liu Bei's money, robbed Sun Quan's people, and now finally reached out to rob Cao Cao's labor force. The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army itself is an important resource, and its population determines the war potential and the prosperity of the territory.

Cao Cao forced the landing of about 60,000 Yellow Turban troops at the Yellow River and more than 100,000 Yellow Turban troops at Dongpingling. Currently, he plundered more than 200,000 people and moved them to Dongjun to populate the counties.

Chutian had previously plundered 100,000 Yellow Turban troops, and now he marched and plundered another 50,000, resulting in a total population of 150,000, not much worse than Cao Cao.

"Why do the Yellow Turbans keep surrendering to Chu Zimou?"

Mr. Zhao discovered a strange phenomenon in the Chutian camp. Almost every day, the Yellow Turban Army surrendered to Chutian, ranging from more than a hundred to as many as a thousand people.

There were only a handful of Yellow Turbans who took the initiative to join Mr. Zhao.

Unlike Chu Tian who had the Yellow Turban Army come to his door on his own initiative, Mr. Zhao could only defeat the Yellow Turban Army and then capture it, which was less than half as efficient as Chu Tian's.

Hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans gathered near Duchang County, becoming the main stronghold of the Yellow Turbans in eastern Qingzhou.

Chu Tian and Mr. Zhao had already captured 100,000 prisoners before they fought against Dorgon.

The Yellow Turban Army was so numerous that Dorgon was unable to control all the soldiers and horses. He could only allow some of the soldiers and horses to consume Chutian's troops on the periphery. In the end, they were captured by Chutian and Mr. Zhao.

Chu Tian moved the captives to the Langya Kingdom, while Zhao Gongzi moved the captives to the five counties under his rule in an attempt to rebuild the Beihai Kingdom.

As Chutian's army approached Duchang County, where the main force of the Yellow Turban Army was gathered, more and more Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army came to rely on Chutian.

Chu Tian made a rough estimate. Assuming that the Yellow Turban Army, including their family members, had one million people in Duchang County and nearby areas, if his "great sage teacher" characteristics could make 10% of them surrender, then Chu Tian would at least surrender.

One hundred thousand Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army...

At present, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army attached to Chutian has reached 50,000 people. Dorgon and Guan Hai's Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army are still on the run.

More and more people were fleeing from the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, and Dorgon finally realized that something was wrong.

Not only did the Yellow Turban Army flee, but the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army became afraid of the coming Chutian.

Dorgon himself felt somewhat uncomfortable when facing Chu Tian.

Chutian's two characteristics, "Heavenly Khan" and "Great Sage Master", suppressed Dorgon and the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army to a certain extent, making them fearful of war.

The vanguard of the coalition forces of Chu Tian, ​​Cao Bao, Mi Fang, Zhao Gongzi and Kong Rong was less than twenty miles away from Duchang City and camped along the Wei River.

Chutian continued to receive Yellow Turban troops from nearby areas who came to seek refuge, and received another 50,000 Yellow Turban troops, including some old, young, women and children who were incapable of fighting.

"Although the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou is large in number, it is impossible to deploy hundreds of thousands of troops on the frontal battlefield. We will clear out the nearby Yellow Turban Army one by one, and then encircle Duchang City."

Chu Tian and Mr. Zhao planned to repeat their old tactics, using the tactics they used in Anqiu County to clear out the Yellow Turban Army outside the city, and then attack Duchang County with all their strength.

The Yellow Turban Army has a large number of people, but the only qualified general currently is Dorgon. Wu Sangui is also a qualified general, but he was shot and wounded by a crossbow by the defenders in Dongwu County, and was unable to continue to cause trouble to Chutian. The Yellow Turban Qu Commander

Hai's strength is high, but his intelligence is low.

Chu Tian and Mr. Zhao attacked separately, but Dorgon was unable to do anything.

The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army was still struggling to death when facing 80,000 Qingxu officers and soldiers. Chu Tian personally led the team to capture the Yellow Turban Army.

He didn't want to take risks, but when he appeared on the battlefield, there was a small chance that the Yellow Turban Army would surrender without a fight...

The Yellow Turban Army outside Duchang County was attacked by Chutian's army. Hua Mulan's cavalry waved their sabers and drove tens of thousands of Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army to the Wei River. Hundreds of Yellow Turban Army fell into the river and drowned.

Chu Tian appeared under the protection of two generals, Xue Rengui and Li Guang, and summoned the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, which had no way to retreat. When the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army saw Chu Tian's arrival, their eyes were wild, as if they saw hope in their desperate situation.

"You should farm with peace of mind, why do you go around harming other poor people? Surrender to me, everyone will have land to plant, and everyone will have land to farm!"

With the bright sabers of Hua Mulan's cavalry on one side and the temptation of farming on the other, the Yellow Turban Army was originally a peasant who couldn't survive. Soon some people abandoned their crude weapons and joined the great virtuous master.

For them, being able to farm is already a great happiness.

"They want to farm, and I give them farmland. They only need to give me 50% of the grain every year. I am really a kind prime minister."

Chu Tian sighed.

When Chu Tian and Mr. Zhao were trying to capture the Yellow Turban Army, Dorgon tried to lead his cavalry out of the city for a sneak attack, but was discovered by Chu Tian. He set up a phalanx of horseback and spears in advance, leaving Dorgon nowhere to attack.

He still didn't understand why every time his cavalry went out of the city, Chu Tian would know about it immediately.

A black war eagle hovers in the sky, landing on the eaves of the gate tower of Duchang County from time to time, monitoring the movements in the city.

As the Qingxu Allied Forces gradually eliminated the surrounding Yellow Turban Army, Dorgon realized that something was wrong. If this continued, the large Yellow Turban Army would not only fail to exert its numerical advantage, but would instead be cannibalized by the Qingxu Allied Forces.

Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army was eaten by Cao Cao 200,000, Chutian was successively eaten by nearly 300,000, and Zhao Gongzi was eaten by more than 100,000, and their vitality was severely damaged.

The plains outside Duchang County could not deploy hundreds of thousands of troops, and there were not enough generals to command and cooperate with Dorgon. Dorgon could not support him alone.

Under the pressure of the Qingxu coalition forces, Dorgon had to fight.

If we don't fight, all the Yellow Turban troops outside the city will rebel and join the Great Xian Liangshi's camp.

At least there are still dozens of ordinary Yellow Turban generals available, and they are less affected by Chu Tian.

So Dorgon appointed each ordinary Yellow Turban general to lead 10,000 people to form a large square formation. Then he selected the most elite 70,000 people to form seven square formations and personally commanded them.

With his current commanding ability, he can only provide bonuses to 70,000 people at most.

Guan Hai commanded 30,000 elite Yellow Turban troops and fought with Dorgon. The number of troops he was capable of commanding was even smaller.

As for the other Yellow Turban Army generals, Dorgon instructed them to move in a roundabout way to attack the Qingxu Allied Forces or cut off the Qingxu Allied Forces' retreat. Dorgon did not expect that these low-IQ Yellow Turban Army generals could really break through the Qingxu Allied Forces.

On the flanks, cut off the food routes, as long as they put pressure on the Qingxu coalition forces and gain opportunities on the frontal battlefield.

One hundred thousand elite Yellow Turban troops left the city and formed a formation on the plains along the river outside the city.

The scale of the battle also depends on the terrain, and it is impossible for hundreds of thousands of troops to be deployed. A battle may also be divided into several battlefields, and each legion is responsible for tasks such as defeat, annihilation, encirclement, and detour.

Dorgon lacked enough senior generals, and Wu Sangui, the only one who could make a detour or flank breakthrough, was seriously injured. He could only use ordinary Yellow Turban Army generals and leave everything to fate.

Otherwise, Dorgon could take advantage of his military strength and set up several legions to divide and surround the Qingxu coalition.

"Xu Sheng led a group of archers to guard the river bank to prevent the Yellow Turban Army from crossing the river."

"Zhou Yafu and Li Guang led the Xiliu Camp, the Shesheng Camp and the low-level infantry archers, a total of 15,000 people, to fight head-on."

"Hua Mulan leads the cavalry on the flanks and prepares to charge into battle."

"Xue Rengui leads the escort team and the first reserve team."

"Two generals Mi Fang and Cao Bao led the Xuzhou Army as the second reserve force to guard against the Yellow Turban Army that may appear at any time in the rear."

Chu Tian deployed his own formation, and his army was on the same line as Master Zhao's army.

Zhao Gongzi ordered Tai Shici to lead the infantry and archers to guard the front, and the Tang Dynasty cavalry general Xue Wanche led the cavalry to guard against the Yellow Turban Army on the flanks, and to be ready to attack the opponent at any time.

Prince Zhao and Kong Rong personally led the rear army to guard against a surprise attack by the Yellow Turban Army.

The war flags are flapping, and in the north is Dorgon, Guanhai's 100,000 Yellow Turban elite. Unlike other Yellow Turban armies, which may be mixed with old, young, women and children, this Yellow Turban army is composed of young adults, with 5,000 Yellow Turban leaders as the front row.

, ten thousand Yellow Turban cavalry served as flanks.

In the south is Chutian, Zhao Gongzi's Qingxu coalition, with about 70,000 to 80,000 people. Their sides and rear are threatened by ordinary Yellow Turban generals, and they must be divided into garrison. The actual number of troops used for the decisive battle on the frontal battlefield may only be 4

-50,000 people.

On the not-so-large battlefield, Dorgon had already gained enough advantages.

He had the advantage of troops on the front, and there were Yellow Turban troops all over the mountains and plains on the flanks and rear to put pressure on the opponent.

It would be best if you can break through the Qingxu coalition's position head-on. If not, wait for the Yellow Turban generals on both sides to press the two wings of the Qingxu coalition.

Chu Tian led people to the front of the battle formation for final observation before the battle.

With the appearance of Chu Tian, ​​the 100,000 Yellow Turban Army on the opposite side suddenly wavered, and the historical general of the Yellow Turban Army, Guan Hai, was disturbed.

Opposite is the hidden great sage teacher!

Although he didn't understand why the morale of the Yellow Turban Army on the opposite side suddenly dropped, Zhou Yafu quickly realized that this was an opportunity.

Morale is crucial.

Zhou Yafu asked for orders: "Please, my lord, order an attack and destroy the opponent's army of 100,000 in one go!"

"Attack now?"

Chu Tian never thought that his side was at a disadvantage, but Zhou Yafu took the initiative to fight.

The stubborn Zhou Yafu insisted: "The fighter opportunity is fleeting, so don't hesitate!"
To be continued...