Zhu Yi's camp was full of wine, Zhao Yi walked with Zhu Yi and Sun Jian, and the soldiers saluted one after another. Zhao Yi saw that there was a curling white gas rising from the mouth of the altar, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "The general will know tomorrow." ”

When Zhao Yi first said this strategy, he didn't explain too much to Zhu Yi and Sun Jian, so he was also very puzzled about Zhao Yi's approach at this time. Zhao Yi looked at the surrounding situation and instructed these soldiers: "Stop the fire when the water boils." As he spoke, he asked the soldiers to bring a large jar and beckoned to the soldiers: "After the ceasefire, squeeze the water from the cloth into this jar." ”

Although the soldiers felt that Zhao Yi's order was very strange, they did not say anything, but bowed down to obey the order. Zhu Yi and Sun Jian glanced at each other, and they couldn't figure out what Zhao Yi meant by doing this, but they didn't ask, the two had been with Zhao Yi for a while, and they also had some understanding of Zhao Yi's character. If Zhao Yi doesn't want to say something, no matter how you force him, Zhao Yi won't say it.

Zhang Bao in Yangcheng has also been sending people to pay close attention to the movements of Zhu Yi's department, and after receiving a report from Tanma, it is very strange for the actions of the officers and soldiers.

Although Zhang Bao only fought with Zhao Yi once, but only one battle of Changshe made him lose his armor and was almost annihilated by the imperial army, Zhang Bao guessed that Zhao Yi's move must have a reason, but unfortunately Zhang Bao did not think of the effect of this move at this time. Pressing his aching head, he asked the soldiers to call the general who defended the city, and told him to pay close attention to the situation in the city, so that the soldiers could be ready for battle and be ready for battle at any time.

The activity of boiling wine was over, and the soldiers came in and told Zhao Yi: "General, the matter has been done, and we have squeezed out the water in the cloth, and we are at the door at this time." ”

Zhao Yi showed excitement on his face and immediately got up: "Take me to have a look." ”

Zhu Yi and Sun Jian arrived in front of this jar one step earlier, the liquid in the jar was clear and translucent, and exuded a rich aroma of wine, "General, the water in this jar seems to be rich wine, and the aroma of wine is much stronger than before." ”

Zhu Yi nodded approvingly, waved his hand to let the soldier take the bronze knight, carefully put a little of it, put it in his nose and smelled it, took a small sip, his calm face suddenly turned red, and he kept rubbing his chest with his hands, and his mouth kept breathing, as if he had eaten something spicy.

After a while, Zhu Wei eased up and wiped the sweat on his head: "This wine is extremely strong, drinking it is like drinking hot water, and the fire goes straight to the viscera." After this mouthful, Zhu Yi was a little drunk, and he didn't dare to take a second sip.

Zhao Yi saw Zhu Yi's embarrassment from a distance, walked over with a smile, ordered the soldiers to seal the altar tightly with something, and instructed the soldiers not to approach the altar ten feet away from the open fire.

Zhu Yi sent the remaining little high-strength wine in the bronze jue to Zhao Yi: "This wine is so strong, how can our army drink it." ”

"General, this wine is not for soldiers to drink, but for another purpose." As he spoke, he took the bronze jue in Zhu Yi's hand, and beckoned the soldiers to bring torches, and before the wine touched the golden flames, a fireball burst out with a bang. Zhao Yi casually threw the burning bronze jue on the ground, and instead of extinguishing it, the flames covered a place with the flow of wine.

Zhao Yi glanced at Zhu Yi and the others with shocked faces: "What do the two generals think of this wine?" Zhao Yi said his thoughts in detail, and the more these two people listened, the more feasible they felt.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Yi and others led 20,000 soldiers to attack Yangcheng, and more than 100 elite horsemen in front of them had two sealed wine jars on their backs. Zhang Bao, who watched from the city gate, was very strange, and he didn't know what medicine was sold in the gourd of the official army.

Zhu Yi, who was dressed in armor, waved his hand: "Attack!" The marching horses in front of them launched an attack, and the feathered arrows inspired by the archers at the city gate fell on the soldiers like black raindrops, and the soldiers who charged in front of them suddenly fell down a lot. Compared with the infantry, the casualties of the elite cavalry were very few, and many cavalry ran to the city gate, and did not attack, but took off the wine jar on horseback and threw it at the city gate.

The wine jar collided with the city gate and suddenly burst into rupture and the wine splashed inside the city gate all around, and a wine jar could only soak a little place, but dozens of wine jars were thrown out, making the city gate like rain, and the wine dripped to the ground along the gap between the wooden planks of the city gate.

The rich aroma of wine rose, Zhang Bao smelled the rich aroma of wine, and suddenly thought of something: "Not good!" Almost when Zhang Bao shouted these words, a rocket crossed a red light and inserted it into the wood of the city gate, only to hear a "boom" sound, a huge fireball rose into the sky, and the scorching fire made Zhang Bao's eyes hurt.

The soldiers below immediately replied: "General, it's not good, the city gate is on fire!" Zhang Bao ran down the city gate with a gloomy face, and saw that the city gate had been burned, and the fire was so hot that the soldiers guarding the gate were forced to withdraw into the city.

Most of the gates were fastened with iron nails and arranged in solid timber, which made it so normal to burn. Zhang Bao commanded the soldiers to hurriedly extinguish the fire with water.

But what made Zhang Bao strange was that the water splashed on it had no effect on the fire, and even the water droplets that dripped down carried flames. Not only Zhang Bao, but even his soldiers couldn't accept the fact in front of him, it was incredible that things that were incompatible with fire and water could be compatible today.

"Could it be that Zhao Yi knows evil arts?" Zhang Bao stared at the crackling city gate in front of him, his eyes full of shock.

Not only Zhang Bao in the city, but even the soldiers outside the city were very strange, Zhu Yi saw this scene, and his face showed excitement, "God bless our army!" Our army will win! ”

Zhu Yi took the opportunity to boost the morale of the army and ordered the soldiers to speed up the siege. These officers and soldiers were not afraid of life and death, and rushed to Yangcheng one after another, and the Yellow Turban Army on the city wall also figured out at this time, they had no way to survive except for a decisive battle. The battle was extremely fierce, with heavy casualties on both sides of the attacker and defender.

The city gate, which had been burning for a quarter of an hour, made a "click" sound under the impact of the officers and soldiers, and in some places it was even loosened, and a lot of burning wood chips fell.

The Yellow Turban Army beside Zhang Bao didn't know how to panic when they saw this scene, if it weren't for Zhang Bao here, these people would probably have thrown down their weapons and fled.

Zhang Bao's heart is also overturned, and he is very anxious, but the more anxious he is, the more he has no idea in his heart. He could even imagine the scene of the officers and soldiers breaking through the city and entering the city. Catching a glimpse of the flames burning at the city gate, Zhang Bao suddenly thought of a plan: "Quickly pile up firewood at the city gate." ”

The Yellow Turban Army under his command hurriedly did it, Zhang Bao wanted to set a fire in the passage of the city gate, even if the city gate could not be saved, he could not let the officers and soldiers rush in.

However, if this fire is set off, then the west gate will be useless, and without the city gate, it will be difficult to defend. But Zhang Bao couldn't care so much at this time, so he burned it first.

Facing an opponent like Zhao Yi, Zhang Bao completely lost confidence, "As long as I survive today, I will lead the army into Taihang Mountain tomorrow." ”

But how could the officials and soldiers give Zhang Bao this opportunity, seeing that the impact on the city gate had a significant effect, the officers and soldiers worked harder. Finally, before Zhang Bao finished collecting firewood, he crashed open the city gate.

As soon as the city gate was broken, the officials and soldiers shouted and rushed to kill, Zhang Bao had to wave his hand to withdraw and lead the soldiers to escape from the east gate, and Zhang Bao only brought out half of the original 40,000 troops.

But Zhang Bao's department had not completely withdrawn from Yangcheng, and a team of officers and soldiers were killed from the side, led by Zhao Yi, who looked these Yellow Turban soldiers up and down, and beckoned the soldiers in their hands: "Capture Zhang Bao alive!" ”

This order ordered the five thousand soldiers to ignore the rest of the Yellow Turban Army, and drove straight in, rushing towards Zhang Bao, when he was less than a hundred steps away from Zhang Bao's department, Zhao Yi waved his hand, and the spears in the hands of the five thousand soldiers under him flipped over, and were thrown out by the soldiers, crossing a black arc, and falling into Zhang Bao's army, causing Zhang Bao's vanguard elite to suffer heavy casualties.

As soon as he fought with the officers and troops of Zhao Yi's department, he immediately saw the gap between the two sides, and Zhao Yi's department was not afraid of death, especially the hundreds of soldiers who rushed to the front, which was extremely fierce. The steel knife in his hand flipped freely, and he saw blood flowers blooming on the chest of the Yellow Turban Army and falling to the ground.

Zhang Bao's soldiers were shocked by the ferocity of the officers and soldiers, and their courage was lost.

Looking at the officers and soldiers who were getting closer and closer, Zhang Bao turned his eyes and beckoned the soldiers: "Retreat!" The army withdrew from Yangcheng again, and Zhao Yi's troops took the opportunity to attack Yangcheng.

The Yellow Turban Army entered Yangcheng, and as Zhang Jiao retreated towards the city, Zhao Yi did not order his soldiers to pursue the victory: "General Gao, order the soldiers to quickly occupy the city wall, and there is no need to chase Zhang Bao anymore." ”

Gao Shun received the order and led the soldiers to occupy the east gate, once the Yellow Turban Army under the command of Zhang Bao was like a plate of loose sand, and was easily killed by Zhao Yi's troops.

The four city gates have been quickly occupied by the official army, and Zhang Bao is collecting the remnants of the Yellow Turban army in the city, intending to entangle with the official army in the city. Look for opportunities to break through.

Although Zhao Yi and Zhu Yi had trapped Zhang Bao in the city, they did not relax in the slightest. At night, the lights in the city were bright, and the officers and the Yellow Turban Army confronted each other in the city. Neither side made the first move.

Zhu Yi was discussing things with Zhao Yi and Sun Jian at this time: "At this time, although our army has trapped the Yellow Turban Thieves under Zhang Bao in the city, there is no way to attack. "Although the Yellow Turban Army suffered heavy casualties in this battle, its elite still existed, and its strength was almost the same as that of the official army. Now the Yellow Turban Army is defending the city to fight the trapped beasts, if the Yellow Turban Army fights with the official army with the mentality of fighting to the death, even if the official army wins the final victory, I am afraid that it will also suffer heavy casualties.

Sun Jian nodded approvingly: "What the general said is extremely true, at this time, the Yellow Turban Army seems to be besieged by us, but in fact, Zhang Jiao clenched his fists, and he can freely attack the city gate guarded by our army." ”

What the two of them said is very reasonable, in this case, Zhang Bao is very likely to break through, and the four major city gates do not have enough strength to resist the more than 20,000 soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army.

Zhu Yi and Sun Jian subconsciously glanced at Zhao Yi: "What can Bolai do?" ”