"You know me well. The Yellow Turban rebels were mostly bandits from the mountains, refugees, and righteous men from the people. It's a mixed bag. Some of the leaders, seeing my youth, disobeyed my orders, and I was helpless. But under my rule, there must be no bullying of the weak."
After taking Zhang He in, Lin Han had an extra good general under his command. He was in a very good mood, even happier than when he had captured a city.
Within half a month, Lin Han controlled the troops and entered Anping State from Hejian State.
With Zhang He joining, Lin Han was even more powerful and made unstoppable progress.
During the battle, Zhang He gradually demonstrated his strong command ability, which impressed everyone.
At first, the other members of the Yellow Turban army were still wary of Zhang He, the surrendered general, but later they completely dispelled their concerns.
Shortly after the conquest of Anping State, good news came from Xu Huang that Zhongshan State and Changshan State were pacified.
Except for Bohai County in the northern part of Jizhou, the other three counties fell into Lin Han's hands.
Yellow Turban Campaign in Jizhou
At this time, a new military report came.
"Report to the Divine Envoy about the naval situation in Beihai. General Zhang Rao led 200,000 troops from Jizhou and recruited a million militiamen to support Beihai. He defeated Kong Rong of Beihai, who led his troops to break through and retreat."
Before Lin Han could be happy, the second military report arrived.
"Reporting to the divine messenger, the Black Mountain General Zhang Niujiao led his troops to attack Yingtao, but was killed by a stray arrow. He passed on the title of the general to the Grand Commander Chu Feiyan, who was deeply moved and changed his name to Zhang Yan in public."
Upon hearing the battle report, Lin Han's face immediately turned dark.
"Didn't I order Zhang Niujiao to take Yecheng? Why did he go to Yingtao? Where is Yecheng?"
"Yecheng is controlled and defended by Lu Zhi's army. After General Heishan retreated, Lu Zhi's army went north to Guangping and headed straight for Julu." The scout answered nervously.
"These bastards all disobeyed orders and arrangements."
Lin Han's face looked extremely bad.
Although the Yellow Turban Army is fierce now, no one will submit to the other after all. Once Zhang Jue is gone, they will be in disarray.
"Where's Zhang Sheng?"
"General Zhang Sheng is in Wu'an. Zhang Niujiao has withdrawn his troops and abandoned the attack on Yecheng. General Zhang Sheng did not receive the order from the divine envoy and did not leave Weijun, but retreated to Wu'an."
Hearing that Zhang Sheng had not left, Lin Han's mood improved slightly.
The Black Mountain Army had a million soldiers and horses, but they were unable to capture Ye City. The commander was even shot and killed by a stray arrow during a battle in a small county.
This horn is really useless.
Now, the Black Mountain Army has one million soldiers, all under the command of Chu Feiyan. They are the main force of the Yellow Turban Army.
"Zhang He, you command the troops of Hejian and Anping, and be ready to support other places at any time. I will go to Julu." Lin Han handed the military power to Zhang He.
"My lord, this is inappropriate."
When Zhang He saw the military order, his eyes turned red.
He was just a general who surrendered not long ago, but now he has become the chief commander of the army. This is such a great trust.
"There's nothing wrong with that. Junyi has the talent of a good general, and he shouldn't be left in the dust. I've seen your talent as a commander these days, so go ahead and do it."
Lin Han patted Zhang He’s shoulder.
"Yes, my lord." Zhang He agreed solemnly.
"Send a message to General Zhang Rao to lead his troops, along with Guan Hai and others, into Heqing State to support Julu. Also send a message to Xu Huang to drive the troops from Changshan through Zhao State into Guangnian. I want to counter-siege Lu Zhi."
After sending the scouts to pass on the order, Lin Han put on armor and led 30,000 soldiers to Julu.
Chu Feiyan is a self-preservationist who only cares about protecting himself and has limited ability to lead troops. The Black Mountain Army is one of the main forces of the Yellow Turbans and cannot fall into Chu Feiyan's hands.
He needed to go to Julu and take over the Black Mountain Army. Even if he could not take over all of it, he had to control a part of the Black Mountain Army. Otherwise, it would be difficult to fight later and his previous arrangements would be in vain.
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