Yan Zheng dictated, the strategists wrote handwriting, and appointed cronies and soldiers to pass the matter to the official army camp overnight, and Zhu Yi passed Zhao Yi and Sun Jian into the camp overnight to discuss how the matter should be handled.

The cloth was circulated in the hands of Zhao Yi and Sun Jian, and it was written that the next step was to cooperate with Yan Zheng's plan. Regarding the killing of Zhou Wen, Yan Zheng did not hide his generous admit.

"Bolai, Wentai, can this person believe it?" Zhu Yi waved his hand to let Zhao Yi and Sun Jian take a seat and asked. I am afraid that the strict government is a fraudulent surrender, and if the officials and soldiers act rashly, they will be broken by the Yellow Turban Army. And Zhou Wen has been killed by Yan Zheng, this matter is only the words of Yan Zheng's family, and it is normal for Zhu Yi to doubt Yan Zheng's sincerity.

At this time, the winning rate of the Yellow Turban Army and the official army was about the same, Zhu Yi couldn't help but be cautious, and made a wrong move at this time, but he lost the whole game.

Sun Jian frowned: "Although this Yan Zheng is already the leader of Zhang Bao's personal guards and can get close to Zhang Bao, we can't see Zhang Bao's sincerity, just with a piece of cloth, let our army listen to his dispatch, it is extremely risky." "Yan Zheng doesn't have any relatives or things he cares about in the hands of the officials and soldiers, and it is normal for the officials and soldiers to have scruples just by Yan Zheng's words. ，

Zhu Yi nodded: "What Wentai said is extremely true, we must win this battle, and we can't afford to lose it." "If the battle with the Yellow Turban Army fails, the Yellow Turban Army will definitely take advantage of the victory to break through the encirclement of the official army, if it escapes into the hinterland of Taihang Mountain and walks on the border of the Yi people, it will be even more difficult to exterminate it in the future. Squinted at Zhao Yi, who was silent: "What do you think?" Say anything. ”

Zhao Yi put Yan Zheng's letter on the table: "The two generals, do you doubt Yan Zheng's sincerity?" ”

When Zhu Yi and Sun Jian heard Zhao Yi's words, they nodded one after another, and Sun Jian said bluntly: "To tell the truth, it is precisely because Yan Zheng has no handle in our hands that we feel uneasy. Although this remark is unofficial, Sun Jian is telling the truth. It was precisely because the officials and soldiers did not have anything in their hands that could make Yan Zheng worry, so they doubted Yan Zheng's intention to surrender to him.

"The general said a big truth," Zhao Yi also agreed with Sun Jian's words, the generals were very cautious, in the eyes of Sun Jian and Zhu Yi, the truth of this matter was probably not fifty percent, but in Zhao Yi's eyes, it was not, and asked the two generals rhetorically: "If Yan Zheng does not surrender to sincerity, won't our army attack the Yellow Turban Army?" ”

"Bo Lai asked knowingly, the imperial court has always used the strategy of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots of the Yellow Turban traitors, even if the strict government is not sincere, our army and the Yellow Turban thieves will not die." Zhu Yan snorted, if it was an ordinary grass coward, the imperial court might open the net, but for the traitors who put up a big banner to rebel, the imperial court would definitely spare no effort to crack down, and the two were different in nature. The Liukou is a disaster, but it is still under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the Yellow Turban Army is a change of dynasty, and there is no room for relaxation with the imperial court. "As a court official, Bo Lai should have known this policy for a long time, so why do you still ask me."

Zhao Yi didn't care about Zhu Yi's anger, nor did he refute Zhu Yi's words, he still said to himself: "In this case, why should we care whether Yan Zheng is sincere or not? What Yan Zheng said was just for us to respond on the periphery, so that he could take advantage of it. Since our relationship with the Yellow Turbans cannot be eased, shouldn't we also do something to attack the Yellow Turbans? Zhao Yi thought very simply, since this battle is inevitable, it is better to use this battle to find out the strength of the Yellow Turban Thief, and it can be regarded as seeing whether Yan Zheng is sincere.

"Yan Zheng didn't tell us how to send troops, we can assume that there is no Yan Zheng, and we can just attack the Yellow Turban Army according to our original ideas." Under Zhao Yi's story, Zhu Yi and Sun Jian were worried.

"Okay, let's do as Bo said." Zhu Yi decided on this matter, beckoned the soldiers over, and passed his decision to the soldiers to Yan Zheng. At this time, the sky was about to dawn, but the battle in Yang City had not stopped.

The Yellow Turban Army is attacking the soldiers who are guarding the important place, the two sides have fought street battles in the city, the battle is very fierce, the Yellow Turban generals told their soldiers about the current situation, so that the Yellow Turban Army is strong in survival, and the officers and soldiers fight for their lives. The officers and the Yellow Turbans suffered heavy casualties.

The sound of fighting lasted from night to noon the next day, the dead bodies were everywhere in Yangcheng, and the Yellow Turban Army and the official army were facing each other across the street, when the two sides were fighting, Yan Zheng finally received the news from Zhu Yi's side, opened it and looked at it, and burned the cloth to ashes with fire.

The strategist next to him stared at Yan Zheng's gloomy face and asked, "General, can the officers and soldiers agree to our action?" ”

"Well, the official army agreed, and made an appointment with us." Yan Zheng immediately passed down the order: "Order our soldiers to prepare for battle, first kill Zhang Bao, and then fight with the officers and troops inside and outside to annihilate the Yellow Turban Army." When he gave this order, Yan Zheng's eyes were heavy, after all, he had been in the Yellow Turban Army for so long, and now he was going to destroy it with his own hands, and he was really uncomfortable in his heart. But at this time, the general trend of the Yellow Turban Army has gone, and the official army is winning one after another, and the destruction of the Yellow Turban Army is imminent.

When the two armies are at war, they should choose the stronger side as a protective umbrella, and human nature is like this, and Yan Zheng cannot be blamed.

The counsellor obeyed the order and immediately went down and prepared.

There was endless fighting in the city, and Zhang Bao had been supervising the battle in the front. He had to say that the combat effectiveness of his Yellow Turban Army was much stronger than before, but after such a long time of melee, he had not been able to take the main road held by the officials and soldiers in the city. The strategists around him were also worried about this: "My lord, the longer our army is entangled with the official army, the more unfavorable it will be to our army. ”

Zhang Bao naturally knew the worries of the strategists, at present, the Yellow Turban Army and the official army are fighting, although the victory and defeat are half, but the Yellow Turban Army only has so many people, if the official army cannot fight for a long time, they will definitely ask for help from the defenders of the surrounding counties.

Those officers and soldiers will naturally kill the killer when the Yellow Turban Army is about to be unable to support it, and even if Zhang Bao has the ability to turn the sky upside down, he will not be able to retreat the officers and troops who are coming like a wave. "I know very well what Mr. is worried about, and I also want to get rid of the officers and soldiers as soon as possible, but at this time, the officers and soldiers are entangled with our soldiers, how can I get away if I don't gather the soldiers." Zhang Bao sighed.

The strategist opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't say it, just shook his head and sighed.

"Does the gentleman have a plan? But it doesn't hurt to say that. Zhang Bao asked.

The strategist stared at Zhang Bao and smiled bitterly: "Now it has reached the time of emergency, and when it is a last resort, I can only lose the car to protect the handsome." ”

"Lost the car? What do you mean? Zhang Bao's eyes flickered as he stared at the strategist.

The strategist said his thoughts: "If we can't concentrate our forces tonight, we can only give up some of the soldiers, and the general will lead some soldiers to break out, as long as the general can get out of danger, we can make a comeback." ”

The strategist's words have been made very clear, "The general has 7,000 soldiers in his hands, and General Yan Zheng has 4,000 soldiers in his hands, and General Yan Zheng is loyal to the general, you can break out with General Yan Zheng." ”

The strategist's plan was very thorough, Zhang Bao sighed, the soldiers he had finally gathered were going to be given up again, which made Zhang Bao very helpless. "If the time comes, do it again."

The strategists knew that Zhang Bao was reluctant to let these soldiers go, but at this time, the Yellow Turban Army was surrounded by the official army in the city, and there was no contact with the outside world, and they knew nothing about the secret actions of the official army. The strategist did not follow Zhang Bao's decision, but insisted on his own approach: "Time is very important to us, I advise the lord to make a decision as soon as possible, if he is indecisive, he may lose more." ”

After listening to the words of the strategist, Zhang Bao finally made up his mind: "Even if the official army invites reinforcements early, it will take three days to arrive, let's wait for one more night, if it is past tonight, we can't meet, just act according to the gentleman's plan." ”

Zhang Bao wanted the soldiers to call Yan Zheng to tell him about the incident, and discuss with him how to act when he broke through.

But he was stopped by the strategist: "My lord, this matter must not be told to General Yan Zheng now, General Yan Zheng's department is the main force, attacking the backbone of the official army, if General Yan Zheng learns about this matter, it will definitely lead to a great loss of morale." At that point, we may not even have the possibility of convergence. ”

The strategist told Zhang Bao to tell Yan Zheng when he decided to implement the plan, and at this time the strategist also wanted to use Yan Zheng's headquarters to defeat the defenders in the city, in case he succeeded.

Zhang Bao nodded: "What Mr. said is extremely true. Because of listening to the words of the strategist, Zhang Bao did not tell Yan Zheng about it. This is a mistake, if Zhang Bao told Yan Zheng at this time, among the many yellow turban generals, Zhang Bao chose Yan Zheng to break through with himself, what a trust. Yan Zheng may have been moved in his heart and gave up his plan to assassinate Zhang Bao.

Yangcheng spent this day in the battle, and the officers and soldiers and the Yellow Turban Army who fought all day were very tired. In the night, except for the patrolling soldiers, the rest of the people fell asleep.

Zhu Yi of the official army camp ordered Sun Jian to transfer back most of the soldiers guarding the city. Preparing for tonight's attack, although he said that he believed in Yan Zheng, he still had some concerns in his heart.

Looking at Zhu Yin's appearance, Zhao Yi knew what Zhu Yi was worried about: "General rest assured, I have secretly hidden the officers and soldiers in the city, and if something happens, I will definitely come to the rescue in time." ”

These words seemed to give Zhu Yi a reassurance: "Wentai ordered his soldiers to act, and this time we will annihilate Zhang Bao's department!" ”

At this time, Yan Zheng in the Yellow Turban Army was also instructing things, calling the strategists and cronies to explain his decision. and instructed the soldiers to take precautions for their actions later, and the soldiers under his command all nodded in agreement and went down to prepare. The stars are shining, and the moon is in the western sky. Yan Zheng walked out of the camp tent and stared at the night sky, saying that when the sun rises tomorrow, it will be another life.

When the time was approaching, Yan Zheng explained to the strategists around him: "Mr. acts according to the plan." After instructing the strategist, Yan Zheng walked towards Zhang Bao's courtyard.