Zeng Yu led the unclothed army and cavalry battalion, a total of more than 10,000 horses, after setting off from Anping County, he did not rush quickly, he was waiting for the results of Guo Jia's action. It is worth mentioning that in Anze County, which is adjacent to Anping County, their county soldiers did not set off immediately, even later than Anping County, which made them happen to meet the reinforcements led by Zeng Yu.

There were only 1,000 people in Anze County to help the county this time, and when they saw Zeng Yu's people, they thought it was reinforcements sent by the imperial court. When he learned that this was their soldiers and horses in Linxian County, the county lieutenant who led the troops was really surprised, he had only heard that Anping County was very prosperous, far surpassing them, but he didn't expect it to reach this level.

Zeng Yu and Lei Li, the county lieutenant of Anze County, exchanged a few words, because the two parties were nominally going to aid the county, so the two sides went on the road together, but the difference in strength between the two sides was huge, and Zeng Yu was a county commander, so the whole team was still dominated by Zeng Yu.

However, they all knew that at the current speed, it was obvious that they would not be able to arrive within the ten days required by Zhang Wu, and neither of them asked each other why they were leaving so late, but just sent scouts to listen to the news while rushing to Changzi County.

Five days later, they walked to Yang'a County, and at this time, the county soldiers of Yang'a County had already gone to Changzi County under the leadership of the county lieutenant. The county commander of Yang'a County learned that reinforcements from the other two counties were passing by, and after seeing their military appearance, he was first shocked, and then he felt very relieved, he believed that with Zeng Yu and their reinforcements, the defense of Changzi County would definitely be solid, but he obviously didn't think about why Zeng Yu and them arrived here so late.

Zeng Yu and they did not enter the county seat, but they were stationed outside Yang'a County, of course, in order to show their support for them, the county magistrate of Yang'a County also let people kill pigs and sheep to provide them with a sumptuous meal, Zeng Yu and they naturally laughed.

The next morning, after Zeng Yu said goodbye to Yang'a County, he and Lei Li continued to march towards the county seat of Changzi County. When camping and resting that night, everyone had dinner and began to rest, Guo Jia quietly came to Zeng Yu's camp, his plan in Changzi County had already come to fruition, and he came to tell Zeng Yu.

"My lord, I just received a report from my subordinates that Changzi County has been broken by the Yellow Turban Army." As soon as Guo Jia came in, he told Zeng Yu the news.

"What's going on?" Zeng Yu asked.

"It was a family in the eldest son county that contacted the Yellow Turban Army, secretly opened the city gate at night, and welcomed the Yellow Turban Army into the city. There were not enough troops in the city, and the four city gates were controlled by the Yellow Turban Army, and only a few officers and soldiers in the eldest county escaped, and the others had all fallen under the control of the Yellow Turban Army. “

"So he, too much to say that Cui Ming also fell into the hands of the Yellow Turban Army?"

"That's right, after the Yellow Turban Army entered the city, it sent all the way to take the county guard, the county town was short of defenders, and the Yellow Turban Army attacked at night. Although Commander Zhang Wu led the defenders in the county to resist desperately, he was outnumbered and finally defeated and killed. After Zhang Wu was killed, the officials of the county guard such as Cui Ming were also captured by the Yellow Turban Army, and the Yellow Turban Army Qu Marshal beheaded them all to show the public. Guo Jia reported the detailed process to Zeng Yu.

"You arranged this Huang family." Zeng Yu asked, he had asked Guo Jia to contact the dark line in the eldest son county before to help the Yellow Turban Army break through the county seat.

"The Huang family has nothing to do with us, it's just that the staff of Huang Xue, the head of the Huang family, was bought by us, and the rest has nothing to do with us." Guo Jia shook his head and said to Zeng Yu.

"Feng Xiao did a beautiful job, the eldest son county has been ravaged by the Yellow Turban Army this time, and the scholars in the city are afraid that there will not be one out of ten, which is just convenient for us to take over." When Zeng Yu heard this, he said with a knowing smile.

"My lord, there is one more thing, before the city was broken, reinforcements from the three counties of Tunliu, Tonglu and Xiangyuan rushed to the county seat." Guo Jia continued.

"You mean, these three counties are also empty of troops now?" Zeng Yu asked.

"That's right. The subordinates speculated that since the Yellow Turban Army had broken through Changzi County, it would inevitably continue to move south, striving to seize the entire Shangdang County as soon as possible. And they don't know our strength, now we are in the dark, they are in the light, this is our advantage. ”

Guo Jia proposed to Zeng Yu, he spread out the map, and said to Zeng Yu: "Lord, you see, these three county towns are the closest to the county seat, and if the Yellow Turban Army starts from Changzi County, it can be reached in five days. As far as I can tell, the Yellow Turban Army will inevitably divide its troops, and their strength should be about 50,000 by now, and the strength of each team will be about the same as ours after the division of troops. If we set up an ambush somewhere in these three counties, we will definitely be able to cut off one of their arms. “

"Yes, which place do you think is more appropriate?" Zeng Yu nodded and agreed to Guo Jia's proposal.

"Xiangyuan County!" Guo Jia pointed to a place on the map and said, "This is the farthest from Changzi County among the three county seats, so we can have more time to decorate." ”

"Someone, go and call all the commanders." After listening to this, Zeng Yu instructed the soldiers outside the camp tent.

Soon Wang Qing and others all came to Zeng Yu's camp, Zeng Yu asked Guo Jia to tell everyone the general situation of Changzi County, and then said that he planned to set off for Xiangyuan County, looking forward to where to stop the Yellow Turban Army, and even because the Yellow Turban Army did not know their strength, they could also surprise and win the first battle.

"Big brother, the Yellow Turban Army didn't expect that after the county town was broken, the entire Shangdang County still had troops that could threaten them, according to the proposal of the military advisor, I have an idea, maybe I can severely damage the Yellow Turban Army." After listening to this, Wang Qing took the lead in proposing.

"Ziwu, tell me about your plan in detail." Zeng Yu said to Wang Qing.

Next, Wang Qing explained his plan in detail to everyone present, and everyone felt good after listening to it, Zeng Yu decided to act according to Wang Qing's plan after seeing that everyone agreed.

According to the plan, they will continue to move forward, but the target is Xiangyuan County. Zeng Yu didn't tell Lei Li about their plan, and now the news of Changzi County has not come out, and if they tell Lei Li, they will also expose themselves.

However, when they arrived in Xiangyuan County four days later, everyone still learned the specific news of the eldest son's county seat. When the county magistrate of Xiangyuan County learned that the county seat was broken, and only a few dozen of the county soldiers he sent to support had fled back, he was shocked in his heart, and he couldn't live his life. When he saw Zeng Yu and Lei Li under the banner of the Han army, the county commander was really crying with joy, and when he confirmed Zeng Yu's identity, he personally went out of the city, and greeted Zeng Yu and them into the city.

Of course, Zeng Yu would not refuse, he asked Wang Qing and Guo Jia to lead the men and horses to stay outside the city, while he himself only brought a hundred guards and Zhu Wen into the city. As for Lei Li, although he only brought a thousand people, he was also invited to the city because of his status as the county lieutenant of Anze County.

After entering the city, what fell into Zeng Yu was a city full of panic, there were few pedestrians on the streets of Xiangyuan County, even if there were, they came and went in a hurry, among the residences on both sides of the street, if you look carefully, you can see a pair of eyes peeking out from inside the house through the crack in the door, and the eyes reveal uneasiness and hesitation, these people are ordinary people in the city. In addition to these, there are some young people in the city who have been improvised and are trying to carry some of the tools of the city defense to the city walls. But in Zeng Yu's opinion, if these people defend the city, they will definitely not be able to resist the attack of tens of thousands of Yellow Turban troops.

The county magistrate of Xiangyuan County is called Lu Wen, and he happily led Zeng Yu and Lei Li to his county office, and ordered his subordinates to hurry up and serve tea. As soon as he took his seat, Lu Wen couldn't wait to ask: "I don't know if the county commander led the army this time, but he came here to quell the rebellion?" ”

"That's right, as we have the grace of the emperor, and if we can govern a land, we must fight for our emperor and the people. This yellow turban thief is raging on the party, abusing and killing colleagues, and brutalizing the people, how can I sit idly by. Zeng Yu said righteously.

"Zeng County ordered Gao Yi, but unfortunately the county is weak, and almost all of the only 2,000 county soldiers are lost in the county town, and the official can't wait to tear Huang Xue alive, eat its flesh and sleep its skin!" Lu Wen sighed at first, and then gritted his teeth and said, expressing to Zeng Yu his strong hatred for the head of the Huang family in Changzi County.

"Hey, this official received the order from the county town, and he planned to set off immediately. However, the bandits in my Anping County were very serious, and it was the most critical time to subdue them, but I didn't expect us to come in a hurry, but we still couldn't catch up. However, I also promised the two of you that as long as I Zeng Yu still has a breath, I must stop the Yellow Turban Army from wreaking havoc on the party. Even if you fight to the last soldier and leave the last drop of blood, you must drive the Yellow Turban Army out of the party and return everyone to a good day. Zeng Yu said loudly, he began to put himself in the position of the savior of Shangdang County, and subtly influenced Lu Wen and Lei Li.

"Lei was originally ordered to go to support the county town, but the county town is broken, and the lower officials are willing to obey Lord Zeng's dispatch, and there are a total of Yellow Turban thieves." Lei Li said that when he first saw the more than 10,000 soldiers under Zeng Yu's command, he felt that this was a real thigh, but Zeng Yu did not communicate with him too much, and at this time, he heard the deep meaning of Zeng Yu's words, and immediately expressed his attitude.

"Zeng County Commander is the leader among our many colleagues in the party, Lu knows that he can't arrange troops, since Zeng County Order is here, Lu is also willing to entrust the task of the county's defense to Jun, and I hope that Zeng County Order will not shirk." Lu Wen did not make it clear, but he also handed over all the troops in the city to Zeng Yu's command.

"Since the two trust Zeng, Yu will also live up to expectations, as long as the Yellow Turban thieves come, they will definitely have no return." Zeng Yu said confidently.

"Don't hide it from Lord Zeng, I also sent people to the north to find out the news of the Yellow Turban Bandits, according to the news, they will arrive here in two days at most." Lu Wen said.

"How many of them have you ever found?" Zeng Yu asked.

"Our people don't dare to get too close, and they say that there are at least 10,000 or 20,000 of them, and it's not clear how much."

"It's okay, when they arrive, we will naturally know how many of them there are." Zeng Yu said with understanding.