After sneaking back to the Great Han from Rome, Yu Yi recruited the old ministry in Fangshan, Changshan County, Jizhou. Fangshan is not high, but it is densely forested and inaccessible to people. Yu Yi built a cottage here, but it is not known to outsiders. It's just that he has no money and no food, and the recruitment of the old ministry has had little effect. After a few months, he has gathered less than 500 people. It is a big joke that people want to rebel with this.
At this moment, Liu Xin suddenly decree to recruit the old army of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Although these old troops are only temporarily enlisted in the army, their salary and daily treatment are no different from those of the regular army. There are many applicants at a time. Yu Yi's name is not righteous, and it is even more difficult to recruit the old ministry. Once a person's ambition is born, it is difficult to withdraw it. Not discouraged, Wu Yi focused on training the old ministry while trying hard to find opportunities, turning his attention to the thieves who he hadn't seen before.
Hebei is the birthplace of the Yellow Turban. In the past, thieves were crowded. Since Yuan Shao's defeat, the Han army has vigorously eliminated thieves from all over the country, and at the same time promised that as long as these thieves are willing to abandon evil and do good, the court will forget the past and give the land. Therefore, after a few months, the thieves followed suit, and the land of Hebei gradually became peaceful.
Most of the thieves were originally from poor people, and they really couldn't make it through. Only then did they gather in the mountains and forests or were deceived by Zhang Jiao and his ilk. But there are also a few thieves who are used to the days of eating lazy and getting something for nothing, and then let him return to the previous life of working at sunrise, resting at sunset, facing the loess and back to the sky, and he can't stand it anymore.
However, the Han army was very strict in its suppression. The thieves had nowhere to hide. They could only come out in groups of three or five. They could go out at night and do things like stealing chickens and dogs and robbing houses, which is no longer comparable to the "scenery" of the past.
At this time, the former general of Yuan Shao's Yu Yi suddenly stretched out an olive branch, and these thieves were willing to follow their orders. Within a month, two thousand men and horses had gathered in the village of Yiyou.
There are not many two thousand people, so as long as they are properly dispatched, it is enough to capture a county seat. Although Yu Yi didn't understand the principle that a single spark could set off a prairie fire, he knew that Liu Xin's rule in Hebei was not very stable, and many local clans still resisted Liu Xin. As long as a county town falls, the dissatisfied gentry will follow suit and rise up, and he will be able to take things out of chaos.
Lu Yi dormant in the mountains for more than two months, the food and grass gradually ran out, the complaints of his subordinates were everywhere, and the army was unstable. When Yu Yizheng was at a loss, news suddenly came from outside the mountain that a large number of troops and horses had been transferred to the west from the Fifth Army garrisoned in Hebei.
In fact, the Fifth Army mobilized only 10,000 cavalry, and the main force remained in Hebei. But Yu Yi did not have an exact source of information, and relied more on his own judgment. The movement of the Fifth Legion showed that the war in the west was tight, and at the same time it would also create a complete emptiness in Hebei, and Yu Yi felt that an opportunity had come.
In the evening, Yu Yi spotted all the men and horses, and burned the cottage on fire to show his determination not to look back, heading towards Lingshou County, a hundred miles southeast. More than two thousand people lined up, holding torches, like a fire dragon at night, which is quite spectacular. It's just that, except for Yu Yi and his more than a dozen cronies who are equipped with armor, the others are all dressed in cloth, and their weapons are only ring-headed swords and a sharpened wooden stick. Yu Yi understood that such an army, even if Lingshou City was defensively emptied, would be extremely difficult to attack, and only by surprise would there be hope for victory.
These two thousand people were originally mobs, but no one complained about the rapid march. It's not that the training of Yu Yi during this period has been effective, it is that they have been holding back in the mountains for too long, thinking that they can go to the city this time to indulge. Yu Yi promised them that they would break through Lingshou County, and except that they were not allowed to harm the gentry family, the rest of their property and children would listen to them.
The sky was still unclear, and there was a soft sound of "bang Bang Bang" from the top of Lingshou City. It was the fifth watch, and some early people had gathered at the city gate to wait. Those who entered the city entered the city, and those who left the city left the city. Finally, the "creak" sounded, and the four doors opened slowly. Suddenly, a large group of people in the darkness rushed straight to the west gate. The people waiting outside the city gate could not dodge, and dozens of people were cut down in a blink of an eye.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the soldiers guarding the city hurried to close the city gate. It's just a lot of people coming in and out of the city gate, nowhere can it be closed. The group of gangsters had rushed to the front and killed when they saw people. Many innocent people fell into a pool of blood one after another, crying and crying.
Lingshou County is not an important town. The soldiers who guard the city are all local soldiers, with no more than a hundred soldiers. However, these soldiers have been in the training center for at least a year, especially in response to emergencies, after no less than ten drills. The city gate could not be closed for a while, and the soldiers sounded the warning gong as they tried to evacuate the people at the gate.
The defending soldiers woke up from their sleep, quickly put on their armor, took up knives, guns and bows and rushed out of the barracks. Emergency assembly is also one of the daily training items. It only takes a cup of tea to complete this set of actions. But at the time of this cup of tea, the bandit army of Wu Yi had already rushed into the west gate. Although the six soldiers who watched the night struggled to resist, they were outnumbered and all died heroically.
The capture of Ximen has completed the first step of Yu Yi's plan, and his next goal is the county government. But these mobs refused to obey the command. They broke into the houses along the street in groups and began to looting property, smearing women, and killing innocent people, making the area around Simon a miasma.
Lin Jin, the magistrate of Lingshou County, was a disabled soldier. One of his right arms was chopped off during the battle to pacify Hebei and he had no choice but to retire. Lin Jin had studied, and was a meritorious minister, and was appointed as the magistrate of Lingshou. Many years of military service helped him develop the habit of getting up early. At this time, Lin Jin was already up, did not eat breakfast, first looked at the official document in the back office.
Suddenly I saw a government officer rushing in staggeringly, and said repeatedly: "My lord, it's not good, thousands of thieves have been killed into the city!"
"What!" Lin Jin was shocked, slapped the table hard, and shouted, "Quickly, summon the third group of government officials to cover the people out of the city!"
Although Lin Jin wanted to go to the battlefield again, he knew better what his responsibilities were. The local army was responsible for facing the enemy, and his responsibility was to protect the people.
At this time, Lingshou County Wei Tang Yong had led more than 80 soldiers to fight with the bandits of Yu Yi. Although there were many gangsters, they were all busy robbing property, and the crowds were not able to form a group. They were actually blocked by more than 80 people on West Street.
Suddenly, Yu Yi was furious, so he drew a knife and rushed up. Tang Yong did not show weakness, swung his sword to greet each other, and the two fought in one place.
After fighting for three or five rounds, the two knives collided, only to hear the loud noise of "dang", and Yu Yi's knife was not as sharp as the dominant knife, and the head of the knife was cut off. However, Tang Yong's tiger's mouth was numb, and the overlord knife couldn't hold it, so he flew into the air.
As a general, Yu Yi is far superior to Tang Yong in martial arts. His own knife was chopped off, but he didn't panic, shouted, and threw the half-cut knife at Tang Yong.
Tang Yong Ba knife let go, already a little flustered, now seeing a flash of cold light, he shrank back subconsciously. But Yu Yi grabbed a step forward, caught Tang Yong's overlord knife, and slashed away, actually splitting Tang Yong diagonally into two sections.
"Good knife!" Yu Yi exclaimed and waved his hand, "Kill!"
These mobs of his men were blocked by the Han army and had injured dozens of people. They were hesitating to move forward. At this time, seeing Yu Yi showing his power and beheading the Han army commander on the spot, his morale was greatly boosted and they shouted strangely Rush forward.
Tang Yong is dead, but the soldiers of the Han army did not panic and continued to fight fiercely with the bandits. The gangsters have to pay more than ten lives for every step forward. This battle lasted for more than half an hour, and the 100 local soldiers who guarded Lingshou fought until the last one, and all died heroically.
However, their deaths bought enough time for Lin Jin. Except for the first fall of Ximen, where the people did not have time to evacuate, most of the people from the other three gates safely evacuated outside the city under the urging of the servants.
Lin Jin gathered the servants together, and said in a deep voice: "You will protect these people all the way east and go to the new city. You will set off immediately and you must not stay!"
An official asked worriedly: "My lord, won't you go with us?"
Lin Jin shook his head and said, "As a parent officer, Lin is responsible for guarding the land. How can he leave without permission? Now that the city has been lost, and many people have fallen into the city, Lin must not turn a blind eye! There is a dead ear!"
Regardless of the persuasion of the public servants, Lin Jin held the Tyrant Sword firmly in his left hand, turned and walked firmly towards Lingshou City, and never saw him again. It is said that after Lin Jin entered the city, he killed dozens of gangsters and was captured after exhaustion. He would rather die than surrender, and finally was ordered to be buried alive by Yue Yi. Later, after the restoration of Lingshou County, the imperial court sent people to look for Lin Jin's bones to no avail. In order to commemorate Lin Jin and Tang Yong, the people who were saved in the city built a temple for them outside the West Gate, honoring them as the city gods and land of the county, and offering sacrifices at four o'clock.
This is a later story. I will not express it for the time being, but it is said that Yu Yi captured Lingshou County, and his bandits looted everywhere and committed no evil, which is even worse than the crimes committed by the Xianbei army in Yanmen in the past.
Obtaining the support of the gentry in Hebei was originally a key part of Yu Yi's action, so he repeatedly emphasized that before he sent troops, he must not harass the wealthy. However, after the bandits entered the city, they preferred to go to the homes of the noble families. Because only such people have countless gold and silver jewels and beautiful women. At first, Zhu Yi led a few cronies to inspect and stop, but he could control this, but he couldn't control it, so he had to give up in the end.
The news that Lingshou County was captured by bandits quickly spread, and rumors spread for a while. Some said it was the return of the Yellow Turban, and some said that there were hundreds of thousands of bandits, making the surrounding counties panic.
Huang Zhong followed Liu Xin to the Western Regions, and the Fifth Army was temporarily led by Wei Yan. Upon receiving this news, Wei Yan was furious. On the one hand, he sent Meteor Kuaima to Chang'an. On the other hand, he told the surrounding counties and counties to strengthen their defenses and personally lead the cavalry to kill Ben Lingshou.