Listening to Wang Qing's words, Zuo Zhangba was furious, he didn't expect that thousands of people on the other side would dare to be so arrogant. He raised the sword in his hand, then swung it forward, shouting, "Kill them for me!" ”

The three lieutenants behind him took the order and led their soldiers to rush forward first, in their opinion, the other party was only a few thousand people, how could they be their opponents, this was the best time for them to compete for battle merits, so they all took the lead. The Yellow Turban sergeant behind them naturally carried the messy weapons in their hands, and followed them thinking about Wang Qing and rushing towards them.

Soon the two sides were close to each other, and Wang Qing took the lead against the captain of the Yellow Turban Army. Because he kept in mind the explanation that Xu was defeated and not allowed to win, Wang Qing did not dare to exert his full strength, but he also had a relationship with the school captain. Seeing this, the other two lieutenants also rushed over to help, and Wang Qing immediately pretended that he could barely resist.

However, from an angle that the other party didn't pay attention to, Wang Qing secretly looked at the soldiers of the Ruishi Battalion who were fighting with the Yellow Turban Army. He saw the soldiers of the Rui Shi Battalion forming a circle, and in the first three directions of the circle, there were Yellow Turban soldiers who were advancing one after another. The Yellow Turban Army, which is good at fighting with the wind, is fiercely attacking the Ruishi battalion. The Ruishi battalion did not carry the standing bows and arrows this time, but only carried spears and shields, so they could only fight the Yellow Turban Army in close combat.

And in order to hide their clumsiness, they tried to hide their true strength, did not send them to attack, but just kept defending. Although the attacking Yellow Turban Army was constantly stabbed or wounded by the soldiers of the Rui Shi Battalion, the losses of the soldiers of the Rui Shi Battalion were not small, and in just half an hour, the circle of the Rui Shi Battalion was reduced by nearly half, and the Yellow Turban Army gradually surrounded them to the last side, trying to completely encircle them.

Wang Qing had been observing the situation of this Ruishi battalion, and knew that the situation was almost over, so he pretended that he couldn't resist it, and was slashed in the hand by the school captain, and the blood immediately remained. He quickly rushed into the circle, and then shouted, "Brothers, let's retreat!" ”

When the soldiers of the Ruishi battalion heard this, they immediately broke out a powerful attack, killing the Yellow Turban Army in front of them, and then quickly broke through in the direction of Xiangyuan County.

Of course, the Yellow Turban Army was unwilling to let the meat fly to their mouths, and under the leadership of the only three captains, they all went towards the soldiers of the Ruishi Battalion. However, the soldiers of the Rui Shi Battalion have been trained for a long time, and their physical fitness is certainly not comparable to that of the Yellow Turban Army, not to mention that the Yellow Turban Army is still mixed, and the entire Yellow Turban Army has gradually dispersed into two parts after a distance of less than one mile. In front of them were the soldiers of the headquarters led by the three captains, struggling to chase after the soldiers of the Rui Shi Battalion, while the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army behind gradually separated from the people in front, although they were still chasing, they seemed to be just jogging, and some had even stopped.

And the soldiers of the Ruishi battalion, in less than an hour of fighting just now, lost nearly a thousand people, and at this time there were only more than 4,000 soldiers left. In order to run faster, they threw away all their shields and strode to the front. Because he knew that there would be no Yellow Turban Army intercepting in front, Wang Qing did not let the soldiers of the Rui Shi Battalion maintain their position, they only needed to keep running forward, and this also made the Yellow Turban soldiers pursuing behind him believe that they were truly defeated.

They were not far from Xiangyuan County, and they ran along the official road for about an hour, and the county seat of Xiangyuan County appeared in the eyes of the soldiers of the Ruishi Battalion. The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army behind them were about a few hundred meters apart, and when they also saw the county seat of Xiangyuan County, Captain A stopped the pursuit, and the other two county lieutenants saw this and also signaled the soldiers behind them to stop. In their eyes, the officers and soldiers who were defeated by them continued to rush forward in embarrassment, heading directly towards the county seat of Xiangyuan County.

Seeing that it was impossible to do anything, the three lieutenants asked all the soldiers to form a team and rest in place for the time being. Then Captain A personally returned and reported to Zuo Zhanghachi about their pursuit.

Zuo Zhangba also gathered the Yellow Turban sergeant behind him at this time, and moved in their direction, knowing that Captain A and they did not catch up with the group of officers and soldiers, he did not blame, but said to Captain A: "It's okay, there are only a few thousand officers and soldiers, what if they flee into Xiangyuan County, can they still hold it?" This time, you found the traces of the other party in advance, and the credit will be written down for the time being, and when Xiangyuan County is captured, I will go to ask for credit for you. ”

"Xie Qushuai!" The captain was overjoyed, and said excitedly to the left beard.

"Okay, you lead the way in front, we will camp in front and rest for the night, and attack the city tomorrow morning!" Left Shohachi ordered.

"No!"

Before the Yellow Turban Army came to Xiangyuan County, they saw that the gate of the entire Xiangyuan County was closed, and there were still some soldiers guarding the city wall. However, in the eyes of the Yellow Turban Army under the city, these soldiers defending the city looked like young men who had just been recruited from the city, and many people couldn't help but take a few steps back after seeing them, which made the Yellow Turban soldiers laugh. As for the officers and soldiers who were pursued by them just now, they did not appear in the city, and when they thought about it, the other party must have been frightened at this time and did not dare to appear on the city wall again. And the situation on the city wall also made them believe that there was only the same team of officers and soldiers in Xiangyuan now, and the others were not to worry.

Although this is also the best time to attack the city, Zuo Zhanghachi is not in a hurry, he wants the officers and soldiers to enjoy this torment of waiting for the end to come, and maybe he can also let the county commander in the city surrender the city directly. He ordered the army to camp a mile away from the county seat, and the Yellow Turbans began to cut down trees and set up camp, without paying any attention to the officers and soldiers in the city.

In Xiangyuan County, Wang Qing asked the deputy commander Xiang Zhi to lead the soldiers of the Ruishi Battalion to the military camp in the city first, and arranged for doctors to help the wounded soldiers. And he himself came to Zeng Yu's temporary residence in Xiangyuan County.

Seeing Wang Qing coming, Zeng Yu's personal soldiers, who knew Wang Qing's status, immediately came up and led him to find Zeng Yu. Zeng Yu also knew the news of Wang Qing's return at this time, and after seeing Wang Qing himself, the first thing he saw was the blood on his left hand. At this time, although the wound on his hand did not continue to bleed, from the outside, the entire left arm was full of blood, which couldn't help but cause Zeng Yu to worry.

"Ziwu, are you okay, why did you still hurt yourself?" Zeng Yu stepped forward quickly and said with concern.

"Big brother, I'm fine, it's just a skin injury, I deliberately let them hurt it." Wang Qing said with a smile, not taking the injury on his hand in his eyes.

"If Jia is not mistaken, Commander Wang was injured for the soldiers of the Ruishi Battalion. Only if you are injured can your rout be taken for granted, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Yellow Turbans. Guo Jia walked out from behind Zeng Yu and said to Wang Qing.

"The military advisor guessed well, the advantage of the Yellow Turban Army's strength is too great, I am afraid that I will be completely surrounded by them, and then I will really be dumplings by them, so I pretended to be injured by mistake." Wang Qing nodded and admitted Guo Jia's guess.

"What about the losses of the Sharp Battalion?" Zeng Yu asked.

"We were ready to be besieged and deliberately carried a large shield, but we still lost more than 800 brothers, and there should be some others who were slightly injured, which should not affect the next battle." Wang Qing's answer was a little low, this was the first time that the Ruishi Battalion had suffered such a big loss since its establishment.

Zeng Yu understood Wang Qing's feelings, he reached out to hold Wang Qing's shoulder, and said to him: "These soldiers who died in battle, we will remember them." When you go back, count them, and I will ask Yachuan to send the bereavement pension to their families, and their children will be given priority by us in the future. ”

"Thank you, big brother!" Wang Qing said.

"All the soldiers are our brothers, but 'the hound must die on the mountain, and the general will inevitably die in battle', what we can do is to let everyone shed blood without tears and end this troubled world as soon as possible." Zeng Yu said.

"The lord is right, 'Drunk and lying on the battlefield Jun Mo smiled, and a few people came back to fight in ancient times', since ancient times, everyone remembers that they will only remember the laughter of the winner, and will not remember the cry of the loser. As the closest sibling brother of the lord, the king must not grow up with his children, and only by living to the end and becoming the ultimate victor can the soldiers who died in battle rest in peace and their families enjoy the rewards of their efforts. Guo Jia also comforted.

Wang Qing raised his head, looked at Zeng Yu and Guo Jia, and said to them, "Big brother and military advisor don't worry, I'm fine." When I was in Qianlong Village before, my father also told me that our Wang family has inherited the blood of the military family, and from the moment I accepted the inheritance, I was ready to make a horse leather shroud, as long as I still have a breath, I will always be the sharpest spear in the hands of the eldest brother, clearing all enemies for the eldest brother. “

"Good brother!" Zeng Yu hugged Wang Qing and patted him on the back and said.

"Haha, it seems that my worries are superfluous, as a descendant of the old general of the Marquis of Wucheng of Great Qin, how can I be defeated by the cruelty of the battlefield." Seeing this, Guo Jia also laughed beside him and said.

"Ziwu, tell me about your actions this time, has the Yellow Turban Army taken the bait?" Zeng Yu let go of Wang Qing and asked him.

"There are not many people in the core of the Yellow Turban Army, no more than 5,000 at most, and they are mainly ordinary people who are coerced by believers, and their combat power is not low when they have the upper hand. As for the outcome of this operation, the Yellow Turbans must have believed that we had been defeated by them, and when we fled back, I saw that they were closely followed by less than 3,000 Yellow Turbans, and if it were not for their faith, they would not have dared to bite us all the time. Wang Qing replied.

"It seems that the plan is going well, I think the Yellow Turbans should be stationed not far from the city at this time, to determine if they are really what we think, we just need to climb the city wall and see the camp they have set up."

"That's right. Ziwu, you go back to bandage your wounds first, and I will go to the city wall with the military advisor to have a look, and then notify everyone to come over and discuss together in the evening. Zeng Yu nodded and said.

"No!" Wang Qing received the order and left directly.