Since they had to wait for the order from Luoyang, Liu Xie and his entourage were temporarily settled in this Zhongmu City.

For this rare leisure, Liu Xie is also happy to enjoy it.

Since passing through the military camp, Liu Xie found that his relationship with Chen Gong and Xu Shu was much closer.

Scribes and military generals are different, and as long as Xu Huang and others have similar interests, they will soon be able to get along.

But scribes like Chen Gong or Xu Shu are different, they are relatively introverted, and if they want to really get their approval, Liu Xie still needs to work hard.

On this day, just as Liu Xie, Chen Gong, and Xu Shu were sitting and discussing, a Le Jin broke in directly from the outside, and forgot to knock on the door.

"Wen Qian, didn't something happen?" It was the first time for Liu Xie to see Le Jin in such a hurry, and he couldn't help but be surprised, and he forgot to blame Le Jin for breaking in without saying hello.

"Your Highness, come, come..."Because he was running too fast, Le Jin was a little out of breath, and his words were a little unclear.

"What's coming? Isn't Luoyang's appointment to the public station coming? Hearing Le Jin's words, Liu Xie said with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"No, it's not..."

"Isn't it what? Wen Qian: When did you become stuttering? Seeing that Le Jin was speechless in a hurry, Liu Xie couldn't help but smile.

Before Le Jin could speak, he saw a servant also rush in in a panic, and knelt on the ground with a "poof".

Seeing this scene, everyone present was stunned at first, and had a bad premonition in their hearts.

"Lord County Commander, the Yellow Turban Army is here!" I only heard that the official spoke before Lejin.

"What?" Chen Gong jumped up from the ground in an instant, and the smile on Liu Xie's face disappeared at this time.

"How many people came?" Liu Xie forced himself to calm down at this time and asked.

"There are 20,000 people!" At this time, Le Jin finally stopped stuttering and was the first to speak.

"Twenty thousand? So much! Hearing Le Jin's words, everyone couldn't help but be a little stunned, where did this 20,000 Yellow Turban Army come from?

"Gongtai, how many defenders are there in Zhongmu City?" Liu Xie asked Chen Gong.

Hearing Liu Xie's inquiry, Chen Gong thought for a moment and replied: "At most, we can make up two thousand, and there are many of them who are not engaged in military activities on weekdays. ”

"Huh~ That's it?" Hearing Chen Gong's answer, Liu Xie was very surprised, originally Liu Xie thought that he could make up 10,000 people in this Zhongmu City, so it was not that he couldn't compete with the Yellow Turban Army.

But if you make up 2,000 people according to what Chen Gong said, not to mention how effective it is, even so, plus your own 2,000 sergeants, it is only 4,000 people.

And the other side has some 20,000 people, four times the number of people on their side!

Moreover, after the survival of the fittest in the past few years, although the Yellow Turban Army is not as full of yellow turbans as it was when the uprising began, after such a long time of tempering the war, it will not be a weak hand that can survive to this day.

"Where are the Yellow Turbans at this time? How do you know? At this time, Liu Xie said to Le Jin.

"Although we are stationed outside the city, we still follow His Highness's instructions and release scouts within a radius of ten miles to be on guard.

Today was the time for our scouts to go out, and they saw smoke and dust billowing from the place on the top of the mountain, so they took a closer look, and found that it was the Yellow Turban Army, so they hurried back and forth to His Highness. Hearing Liu Xie's inquiry, Le Jin hurriedly replied.

"How long will it take to get to the city?" Liu Xie then asked.

"There's still a pillar of incense." Lejin's answer was also concise and to the point.

"Hiss~"

The news came out of nowhere, and the time was so short, that the unfavorable factors were all encountered.

But fortunately, Liu Xie asked Lejin to be vigilant at all times, but he didn't expect it to be effective so quickly.

If it hadn't been known in advance, if the Yellow Turban Army had suddenly arrived, I was afraid that not only would Zhongmu City be able to protect it, but Liu Xie might not have been able to escape safely.

"Your Highness, why don't you let General Le and his men enter the city first, and I will wait for the city gate to be stationed high, while asking for help from the surrounding areas to plan for the long term." Chen Gong made a relatively safe suggestion.

After all, the current Chen Gong is the county commander of Zhongmu and the parent official of the people, which is already the best choice for the people.

"Your Highness, this Yellow Turban Army is coming strangely, it stands to reason that such a large-scale Yellow Turban Army is coming, Zhongmu should receive early warning." Xu Shu said at this time.

"What Yuan Zhi said is right, since the Yellow Turban Incident, there has been a tradition of mutual communication between various cities.

This time, Zhongmu did not receive the news in advance, and it is unlikely that the information of other cities was intercepted by the Yellow Turban or quickly broken by the Yellow Turban, I guess there is a possibility. Hearing Xu Shu's words, Chen Gong nodded, and then based on himself, he continued to reason.

"What?" Chen Gong's words aroused Liu Xie's interest, and he didn't know what kind of surprise Chen Gong would bring to him.

"If I guess correctly, this group of Yellow Turban Army should be a group of defeated troops, and there should be officers and soldiers behind them." Chen Gong said amazingly.

"A defeated army of 20,000? How many officers and soldiers should have defeated this group of Yellow Turbans? Hearing Chen Gong's analysis, Le Jin jumped up first, looking incredulous.

Even Liu Xie was a little confused, this idea Liu Xie had never thought of, it was too bold!

"Nature." For the surprise of Le Jin and the others, Chen Gong did not have the slightest look of surprise in his eyes.

Everyone focused their eyes on Liu Xie at the same time, and Liu Xie had no idea in his heart, so he couldn't help asking, "What does Yuan Zhi think?" ”

Hearing Liu Xie's inquiry, Xu Shu spoke: "To be honest, Brother Gongtai's speculation seems incredible, but there are traces to follow, and I seconded it." ”

Hearing Xu Shu's speculation that he also supported Chen Gong, Liu Xie's heart gradually bottomed out.

Whether it is Xu Shu or Chen Gong, they are all first-class strategists in this era, if one person may make a mistake, then the probability of two people making a mistake at the same time is too low.

The words of Chen Gong and Xu Shu were equivalent to giving Liu Xie a reassurance, and at the same time, Liu Xie also began to think about corresponding countermeasures.

Chen Gong's attitude is already obvious, for the sake of the people of Zhongmu City, he adheres to his principles, but this is not in line with Liu Xie's character.

Seeing Liu Xie pondering, seeing that time was getting less and less, Chen Gong said to Liu Xie a little impatiently: "Your Highness, can you order your sergeants to hurry into the city and prepare to defend the city?" ”

Hearing Chen Gong's words, Liu Xie smiled and said: "Hurry up to 20,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, and you can't be scared of Lone!" ”

In the words, there is some indescribable arrogance.

Hearing Liu Xie's words, Chen Gong couldn't help but be a little anxious and said, "Your Highness, don't you want to ......"

Before Chen Gong finished speaking, he heard Liu Xie say as he walked: "Wen Qian, Shu Zhi, go to the military camp with Gu to prepare to meet the enemy!" ”