After Guan Yu retreated, Liu Pi and Gong Du led the army to sweep Runan County again, Runan County is not far from Xudu, Cao Cao naturally will not sit idly by and watch the fire in his backyard, so Yu Ban is the main general, Le Jin is the deputy general, and the army of 50,000 is raised to go to the expedition, Liu Pi and Gong Du hurriedly led the army to fight.

Liu Pigong and Du already had 30,000 soldiers and horses under their command, and with the soldiers of the people they were coercing, the strength of the army had swelled to more than 60,000.

However, the soldiers of the Cao army are all elite divisions who have experienced a hundred battles, the Yellow Turban Army is just a group of rabble, and Liu Pigong and Gong are not the opponents of Yu Ban and Lejin, the two sides fought three battles, the Yellow Turban Army was defeated in successive battles, and the soldiers were lost countless times, and finally they could only retreat to Ruyang and Nanton to hold on to the city, so they sent light cavalry to ask Liu Bei for help.

Fortunately, the Yellow Turban Army had sufficient troops, and Ruyang City and Nanton City were also strong cities, and Yu Ban and Le Jin were unwilling to storm the city so as not to lose too many soldiers and horses, so as not to delay the decisive battle with Yuan Shao's army, and Cao Jun had a little scruple when attacking the city, which allowed the Yellow Turban Army to hold on.

The Yellow Turban Army poured out of the nest and went to fight the Cao army, which gave Yuan Yao's army an opportunity to take advantage of.

After Yuan Yao's general Li Siye returned to Jiujiang County with his army, he began to investigate the situation in Runan County, and Chen Deng, the Taishou of Guangling, saw that Li Siye's troops and horses returned, and then led his troops back to the Sheyang area, and did not dare to confront Yuan Yao's army again, which also gave Li Siye a gap to use to send troops.

Li Siye with the help of Jinyiwei's intelligence, has already found out the truth of Runan County, Liu Pi Gong Du and the two swept through Runan County, they will loot the money and grain piled up in Runan County's county Zhiping Yu City, you must know that the Yellow Turban Army is different from other soldiers and horses, after the Yellow Turban Army captures the city, it will rob the local wealthy families to rob their money, food and property, Liu Pi Gong Du and the two led the army to sweep Runan County, it is equivalent to the wealthy families of Runan County to pick up the wool, the accumulation of the wealthy families in Runan County can be piled up in the treasury of Pingyu City.

In the words of the Jinyi guard sentry, there are mountains of money and grain in Pingyu City, and the amount is difficult to ascertain, and there are at least hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass, and gold and silver and property are unknown......

Pingyu City is located along the Rushui River, a tributary of Huaishui, from Pingyu City downstream, you can go directly to Huaishui to reach Shouchun, Li Siye in order to carry the money and grain in Pingyu City has already collected all the ships that can be collected to Yangquan area, Li Siye also left 10,000 soldiers and horses to garrison in the Dongcheng area, and he himself personally led 10,000 soldiers and horses to garrison Yangquan and wait for the opportunity.

Li Siye can be said to be already salivating for the money and food in Pingyu City, and when he found out that the Yellow Turban Army was now fighting the Cao army on the front line of Ruyang and Nanton, Li Siye immediately led the army to Pingyu and left!

Li Siye commanded 10,000 soldiers and horses, including 3,000 fine cavalry, Li Siye ordered 7,000 foot armor to take a boat, he personally led 3,000 iron cavalry along the river, 10,000 soldiers and horses went straight to Pingyu City at a very fast speed, Runan County along the river counties saw Li Siye's 10,000 troops killed, frightened to close the city to protect themselves, did not dare to send troops to stop Li Siye's army.

However, for most of the day, Li Siye's troops and horses were killed outside Xincai City, which is tall and is the leading city in Runan County, and there are 2,000 defenders stationed in it.

However, after the Yellow Turban guards in the city saw the 3,000 elite cavalry of Li Siye's department and the dense boats in the river, the defenders did not dare to easily open the city and send troops, so they could only watch Li Siye's army go wrong in the city, and continued to go upriver to kill in the direction of Pingyu City, and even their sentry cavalry could not cross the iron cavalry of Li Siye's department to send a letter to the Pingyu defenders.

After Li Siye's army arrived here, Li Siye immediately ordered his iron cavalry to attack everywhere, surrounding the entire city, and cutting off the communication between Pingyu City and other places.

As soon as Li Siye gathered his infantry armor to the shore, he saw the Jinyi guard who accompanied the army coming over with two sergeants wearing yellow turban armor, and after the two yellow turban sergeants saw Li Siye, they hurriedly came to worship and said: "The secret spies of Jinyi Wei meet General Li!" ”

Li Siye glanced at the accompanying Jin Yiwei, Jin Yiwei nodded secretly to confirm the identities of the two of them, and Li Siye then asked: "What is the situation in the city now, are you ready to receive the army into the city?" ”

Jinyi Wei spy bowed down and responded: "Back to the general, Liu Pi and Gong Du poured out of the city to meet the Cao army, now there are only 3,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Pingyu City, our secret spies have infiltrated the Yellow Turban Army, and the two hundred soldiers guarding the south gate have been mastered, as long as the general gives an order, our secret spies can capture the city gate for the general and assist the general's army to enter the city!" ”

When Li Siye heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and encouraged: "Okay, as long as I can open the city gate and let my army enter the city smoothly, after I return with the army, I will personally ask the lord for merit, and when I see General Mao, I will definitely say a few good words for you!" ”

Li Siye is the first general in Yuan Yao's army, and he is trusted by Yuan Yao, his prestige in Yuan Yao's heart and in the army is naturally needless to say, after hearing Li Siye's promise, the Jinyi Guard's secret spy is about to laugh in his heart, if Li Siye says a few good words about himself and others in front of the lord and the commander, won't the benefits of himself and others roll in?

The two glanced at each other, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "I have thanked the general for his great kindness, and I will definitely do my best to help the general's army enter the city!! ”

"Okay, then let's hurry up, there are mountains of money and food in Pingyu City, we don't have too much time!"

Li Siye comforted the two of them, and then led the army under his command to go straight to Pingyu City, after the army arrived not far outside Pingyu City, Li Siye ordered the army to stop temporarily, and the two brocade guards lit a torch, waved it three times, and then returned to the military formation.

After a while, he saw a torch appear on the city wall, and he also waved it three times, and the Jinyi Wei spy hurriedly said: "General, the city gate has been opened, please speed the army into the city!! ”。

"The army listened to the order, quickly entered the city, and captured the Pingyu !!"

When Li Siye's army arrived at the city gate, he saw that the Pingyu City had been opened, and there were several Jinyi secret spies waiting here, Li Siye immediately made a decision, and immediately waved the army into the city, and the army was divided into several roads, under the leadership of the Jinyi Wei secret spies, and went straight to all the points in the city.