Chapter 15 Yellow Turban Rebellion
“Ding, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the political situation was unstable, the imperial relatives were in power, the eunuchs were in power, and the court had been conquering the Western Qiang for decades, which was very costly and the corvée was heavy. The land was annexed and the people were living in poverty. At that time, there were three brothers in Julu County, one was Zhang Jiao, one was Zhang Bao, and one was Zhang Liang. They got three volumes of the heavenly book “Taiping Yaoshu”, rose up and swept the world!”

“The Yangtze River rolls eastward, its waves wash away all heroes. Success and failure are all in vain.”

“The Yellow Turban Rebellion has officially begun.”

“Ding, the ranking system is open.”

“Ding, the ‘Yellow Turban Rebellion’ series of achievements are unlocked. Players are requested to actively explore the achievement tasks and obtain the corresponding rewards.”

On the day of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, all the players in the Huaxia region were in an uproar.

The Yellow Turban Army came out in full force, as if inviting the Han Dynasty to die.

The Yellow Turbans of Jizhou led by Zhang Jue, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang swept across Hebei. The Yellow Turbans of Nanyang led by Zhang Mancheng, the Yellow Turbans of Yingchuan led by Bo Cai, the Yellow Turbans of Runan led by Liu Pi, the Yellow Turbans of Yanzhou led by Bu Si, the Yellow Turbans of Yizhou led by Ma Xiang, the Yellow Turbans of Youzhou led by Cheng Yuanzhi, and the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou led by Guan Hai… An unprecedented Yellow Turban uprising broke out in the Huaxia region, with battles taking place in seven states and twenty-eight counties. The Yellow Turbans were unstoppable, and states and counties were lost, officials and soldiers fled, shocking the world.

At the same time, the Spartacus Uprising, the Hussite Wars, and the rampage of Nordic Vikings broke out in the Western continent; the Shimabara and Amakusa Uprisings broke out on the four islands of Japan, the Ezo invaded, and the world was in chaos.

In Nanyang County, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, Zhang Mancheng, led a million Yellow Turban Army out of the mountains, and besieged Wancheng in a mighty force.

The roads connecting other cities in Nanyang County to Wancheng were cut off. Fu Rong and the Han army stranded in Tiance Village were unable to break through the blockade of the million-strong Yellow Turban Army and had to continue staying in Tiance Village.

“The governor asked you to transport food to Wancheng in order to defeat the Yellow Turban Army. Now that the food supply has been cut off, wouldn’t it be better to use this batch of food to train your troops and horses to relieve the siege of Wancheng?”

Li Qian took the opportunity to persuade Fu Rong to abandon the plan of transporting grain, and use the grain that was originally supposed to be transported to Wancheng in Tiance Village to recruit soldiers.

Fu Rong thought about it and realized that this was indeed true.

Xu Qiu, the governor of Jingzhou, was worried about the shortage of food and grass in Wancheng, so he sent out more than a dozen food transport teams to transport food and grass to Wancheng in batches.

Now Wancheng is surrounded by Zhang Mancheng’s Yellow Turban Army. Transporting grain there at this time is undoubtedly like walking into a tiger’s mouth. The gain will not make up for the loss. The grain may even fall into the hands of the Yellow Turban Army.

It would be better to use it to recruit soldiers and try to relieve Wancheng.

Fu Zhu nodded and said, “I will leave this batch of grain and grass to you, my lord. I trust you.”

Li Qian took a sip of tea with satisfaction.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion actually helped Li Qian a lot, giving him a legitimate reason to swallow up this batch of Han army supplies.

Not only were there more than 200 carts of food and fodder, but there were also 400 local militiamen, 200 pack horses, 155 Han soldiers, 50 war horses, and the fierce general Fu Rong, all at Li Qian’s disposal.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion event begins and the ranking system is enabled.

The rankings are divided into lord rankings and player rankings.

The Lord Rankings counts the military achievements of the lord players and their troops during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

The player rankings count the military achievements of free players during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

The rules of the rankings are also very simple. The higher the military achievements, the higher the ranking.

After pacifying the Yellow Turbans, the higher your ranking, the richer the reward.

The “Yellow Turban Rebellion” series of achievement tasks are more interesting.

A new series of Yellow Turban Rebellion achievement tasks have been added to the player’s [Achievements] list, which can only be completed during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

S-level achievement mission “Taiping Yaoshu” – the only achievement, collect three volumes of heavenly books, spread the teachings on behalf of heaven, and save the world.

S-level achievement mission “Savior of the Han Dynasty” – the only achievement, becoming the lord with the most military exploits in the Yellow Turban Rebellion. A-level achievement mission “Yellow Turban Butcher” – the only achievement, becoming the lord who killed the most Yellow Turban soldiers.

A-level achievement mission “Protecting Counties and Kingdoms” – limited achievement, participate in the crusade against the Yellow Turban Army of your own county and kingdom, and be the first in military merit.

A-level achievement mission “The Birth of Qingzhou Soldiers” – unlimited achievement, recruit at least 30 Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.

B-level achievement mission “Ten Thousand Enemies” – unlimited achievement. In normal combat, kill a total of 10,000 Yellow Turban soldiers by yourself.

C-level achievement mission “One Man Against a Thousand” – unlimited achievement. In normal combat, kill a total of one thousand Yellow Turban soldiers by yourself.

D-level achievement mission “One versus a Hundred” – unlimited achievement. In normal combat, kill a total of one hundred Yellow Turban soldiers by yourself.

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Li Qian took a quick look and found that there were thousands of achievement tasks. Some of them were extremely difficult. For example, the “Yellow Turban Butcher” required the lord to kill the most Yellow Turbans in the Huaxia region. Given the level of internal competition in the Huaxia region, it would be impossible to get first place without killing hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans. “With my military strength, killing a hundred Yellow Turbans is not a problem. It is a bit difficult to defeat a thousand with one horse, and it is quite difficult to defeat ten thousand.”

Li Qian decided to complete the simple achievement tasks first.

According to the normal progress, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out in February and Zhang Jue died of illness in August, so there was at least six months left.

Li Qian saw a task that could be completed nearby in the achievement list – a B-level achievement task “Guarding Xinye”: Sun Xia, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang, was about to lead his troops to attack Xinye City, assist the Xinye Han Army in resisting the Yellow Turban Army, successfully defend Xinye and win the first place in military merit.

This achievement task is the same as the conditions for Deng Zhi, a famous official of Shu Han, to join the government, both of which involve defending Xinye.

If you can make the first contribution in the Battle of Xinye, you can not only receive the reward for the B-level achievement task “Defending Xinye”, but also recruit Deng Zhi, which is killing two birds with one stone.

Li Qian focused on completing the four achievements of “One against a hundred” (D level), “One against a thousand” (C level), “Defending Xinye” (B level), and “The best town in the world” (B level).

As for the more difficult A-level and S-level achievements, Li Qian will decide based on the situation.

After receiving the mission rewards of “The First Town in the World” and “Guarding Xinye”, Li Qian was more confident in completing A-level and S-level achievements.

Li Qian arranged labor to build a mid-level logging site, a mid-level quarry, a primary tea shop and a mid-level cavalry camp.

Intermediate Cavalry Battalion can recruit cavalry of level 5 and below.

In other words, you can recruit Cheng Yaojin’s special army “Inner Army Cavalry”.

Currently, there are 20 Black Armor Army and 30 Light Cavalry in Tiance Village.

Fu Rong’s Han army had fifty war horses and could recruit fifty cavalrymen.

In this way, Tiance Village can dispatch one hundred cavalrymen.

The Yellow Turban Army in Xinye County are all gathering towards Xinye City. Tiance Village will not encounter a large number of Yellow Turban Army for the time being, not to mention there is the “Fubing System”, which means that all citizens will be soldiers in wartime.

Therefore, Li Qian could lead most of the troops to the battle.

Li Qian recruited a group of sword and shield soldiers, spearmen, archers, and crossbowmen.

After making preparations, Li Qian approached Fu Zhun and said, “I plan to relieve the siege of Xinye first, and then save Wancheng. Are you willing to be my vanguard general?”

Fu Zhun did not hesitate, clasped his fists and said: “I obey your command!”

(End of this chapter)