This strategy was conceived by Cheng Zhiyuan, and everything was going smoothly. All the troops, including the military advisors, were waiting for the good news from Zhou Bi's side, but they didn't expect to fall for Zhao Yi's plan. Zhou Bi's 3,000 soldiers and horses were all wiped out, and Cheng Zhiyuan was a little angry in his heart.

The military advisor knew Cheng Zhiyuan's thoughts and wanted to lead his troops to break through Fanyang County, and end the public and private enmity together, but Cheng Zhiyuan ignored one point: "The general retreated at this time, and Guo Xun in Zhuo County will immediately perceive the intentions of our army, and it is very likely that he will follow us and ignite the flames of war." ”

Cheng Zhiyuan was angry in his heart: "What if we take Zhuo County first? ”

Although the military advisor didn't want to attack Cheng Zhiyuan, now is the time of death: "With all due respect, the generals in Zhuo County are strong and strong, and there are famous generals such as Guan Yu and Gongsun Zhan, and we have besieged Zhuo County for many days and have not attacked the city for a long time. The morale of the army was greatly reduced, and the siege must have suffered heavy casualties at this time, and the city was extremely difficult to breach. ”

Cheng Zhiyuan sighed deeply: "But the grain and grass in our army is no longer enough to last for five days, if our army runs out of grain and grass, without Guo Xun's hands, our army will also fall apart." ”

The failure of the attack on Fanyang County led to a dilemma for Cheng Zhiyuan. Cheng Zhiyuan rubbed his head: "Youzhou Taishou Liu Yan has already gathered people and horses to advance to our side, I thought that before Liu Yan's army arrived, our army had already joined forces with General Jizhou Tiangong, how could this happen." ”

Tanma came to report early this morning that Liu Yan personally led a coalition army of 10,000 county governments to be less than 300 miles away from Zhuo County, and it was expected to arrive in Zhuo County in the early morning of the day after tomorrow.

Liu Yan also took a fancy to this opportunity and wanted to annihilate all the men and horses of the Yellow Turban Army in Youzhou in one fell swoop. If Cheng Zhiyuan stays in Zhuo County for too long, he will engage Liu Yan's army. Guo Xun, who is defending the city, will definitely send troops to attack, and the Yellow Turban Army will not turn over.

"Zhao Yizhi is ten times better than us, and now the only way to attack Anxi County is to have a chance of survival." The military advisor said.

Cheng Zhiyuan thought about it, this may be the best way at present. He ordered his soldiers to retreat, and at the same time he personally led 3,000 men and horses to cut off the rear of the army.

The 10,000 troops besieging the county town were all withdrawn in a very short time, which made Guo Xun, who had been watching the city wall, feel very strange, afraid that the enemy army would use the strategy of luring the snake out of the hole, so he did not send a large group of men and horses at the beginning, but sent dozens of people to investigate first.

An hour later, Tanma came back and reported: "My lord, the Yellow Turban Thief has fled in the direction of Anxi County, the camp is empty, and there are no enemy soldiers in a radius of more than ten miles. ”

Guo Xun groped his chin, thinking of the three thousand people who disappeared from the Yellow Turban Thief before, Guo Xun came to a very bad conclusion: "Could it be that the county seat of Anxi has been broken?" "The Yellow Turban Army besieged the city for several days, and the news in the city was blocked. Everyone didn't know that Zhao Yi had annihilated Zhou Pi's three thousand enemy soldiers, and when they saw the Yellow Turban generously marching in the direction of Anxi County, they subconsciously thought of this result.

When Guan Yu heard Guo Xun's words, his body shook twice, and his tiger eyes were full of tears: "Big brother, third brother!" "If the Yellow Turban Army breaks through the city, the eldest brother and third brother are here! His reddened eyes stared at Liao Hua, and the Qinglong Glaive Sword in his hand was raised: "Didn't you say that it was foolproof before?" Is Zhao Yi safe in Dingke Baoan Xi and Fanyang counties? Now how to explain! As he spoke, he raised the big knife in his hand, wanting to kill Liao Hua to vent his anger.

But was stopped by Gongsun Zhan: "Yun Chang, don't make a mistake in front of adults!" "In front of Guo Xun's colleagues, even if Guan Yu kills Liao Hua, he will be beheaded by Guo Xun.

Liao Hua's expression remained unchanged, and he wanted to explain, but he opened his mouth and didn't speak. This result was said by Guo Xun, if it was dismissed in public, wouldn't it make Guo Xun very faceless?

Just when Guo Xun was thinking about the route of the march, Tan Ma ran up to the city wall breathlessly: "Lord County Shou, Lord Taishou is leading reinforcements over, and Lord Taishou must entangle the Yellow Turban and wait until the reinforcements arrive." ”

Guo Xun waved his hand to let the horse go down, and ordered the soldiers: "Get out of the city!" ”

Guan Yu received this order and rushed across the horse to kill in front, followed by Liao Hua, Guo Xun and Gongsun Zhan followed closely.

Liu Bei, who was in Anxi County, like Zhao Yi, also sent a lot of scouts to observe the movements of Zhuo County, and was surprised to see that the Yellow Turban was marching towards his side, Anxi County was only guarded by 500 people, and under the impact of the 10,000 Yellow Turban Army, I am afraid that the whole army will be wiped out in an hour.

The county magistrate was so frightened that he didn't dare to go out at home, and Yu Wenke, the county seat, was also pacing back and forth in the mansion. In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy and intrigue pale in comparison.

No matter what strategy is used, it is absolutely impossible to destroy the opponent's 10,000 army in a short period of time, and even if Liu Bei has a fierce general like Zhang Fei, he is powerless.

"Brother Xuande, what do you think we should do?" Yu Wenke asked anxiously.

"A few days ago, my subordinates visited the Malay newspaper Taishou Liu Yanzheng and led the army to come, even if there are only 500 people in Anxi County, I have to delay as much time as possible." There are three paths in front of Liu Bei, first, surrender the city, second, abandon the city and flee, and third, fight desperately.

As a royal clansman, how could Liu Bei surrender the city and bow down to serve the thieves, if he fled without a fight, and where did he put the people of Anxi County, his reputation would be ruined in this matter. Only fight to the death, although death has no regrets.

Liu Bei called Zhang Fei: "Third brother, at this time, the enemy is coming, you can leave quickly." ”

Zhang Fei didn't follow: "Big brother, how can Zhang Fei be a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death!" ”

"I know that the third brother is a human being, but the current situation is bad. Even if you have the courage of ten thousand people, you are by no means the opponent of tens of thousands of yellow turban thieves. There is no point in dying here, after you escape from the city, you can go and find your second brother. If you want to make a contribution, you can go to Zhao Yi in Fanyang County. Time is pressing, go pack your bags and leave. Liu Bei waved his hand and let Zhang Fei leave quickly.

"Since the eldest brother knows that the defenders in the city are not the opponents of the Yellow Turban Thieves, why do they stay here and wait for death? It's better for you and my brothers to leave together, and the three brothers will find another opportunity to make contributions. Zhang Fei persuaded Liu Bei.

Liu Bei shook his head slightly: "As a member of the royal family, and I am the duty of the county lieutenant of Anxi County, I am destined to die on the battlefield, but the third brother, you can leave a life." ”

"Big brother, do you still remember Taoyuan Tieyi? You and I swear not to live together, but to die together. How can I abandon my brother at this time? I am determined to live and die with my brother, stick to Anxi County, and have no complaints even if I die. Please don't persuade the eldest brother again. ”

"Third brother!" Liu Bei was greatly moved, his eyes were red, and then he sighed and paced back and forth to think.

The footsteps paused: "The third brother quickly went to Fanyang County to borrow troops, as long as we can borrow five hundred people, it will not be a problem for us to hold on for a day or two." "Zhao Yi of Fanyang County broke the Yellow Turban Army, and Anxi County also spread the rumor. At this time, Zhao Yi had a large number of soldiers and horses, more than the defenders of Zhuo County, and it was not a problem to draw out 500 people.

However, Zhao Yi's capture of the Yellow Turban Army was still short, and there were many half-hearted surrenders, and Liu Bei was worried that bringing those people over would join forces with the Yellow Turban Army outside the city, so the time for Anxi County to break the city would be greatly advanced. This is also the reason why Yu Wenke asked Liu Bei what he could do before, but Liu Bei did not say.

However, at this time, Liu Bei couldn't care about so much, and the horse was returned, the vanguard of the Yellow Turban's generous army was less than two hundred miles away from Anxi County, and according to this marching speed, it was estimated that it would arrive at Anxi City at noon tomorrow. At this time, only Fanyang County was the closest to Anxi County, and he could rush to Anxi County before the Yellow Turban's generous soldiers came to the city.

Cheng Zhiyuan and others also gave it a go at this time, putting all their hopes on this battle.

Zhang Fei received Liu Bei's instructions, and immediately rode his horse out of the city and rushed to Fanyang County.

Fanyang County is also discussing the affairs of Anxi County, and Zhao Yi looks at the current situation, this is a good opportunity to annihilate the Yellow Turban's generosity. Zhang Fei hadn't come at this time, and Zhao Yi had already moved the idea of sending troops.

"My lord, didn't you say that the army was unstable and couldn't attack?" Although Cheng Yin did not object, he raised his own questions.

A smile appeared at the corner of Zhao Yi's mouth: "After these few days of running-in, the Yellow Turban soldiers and our soldiers have established a preliminary friendship, and I only brought 1,500 troops this time, so I don't expect anything wrong." Now is the perfect time to annihilate the Yellow Turban's generosity, as long as our team of strange soldiers stabs Cheng Zhiyuan in the waist and eyes, it will definitely make him chaotic. was entangled by the coalition army led by Guo Xun for two or three days, and when the army led by Taishou arrived, the battle would be won. ”

Cheng Yin felt that the Yellow Turbans who attacked more than 10,000 people with more than 1,000 people did not have a very good chance of winning. I want Zhao Yi to bring more people.

However, he was rejected by Zhao Yi: "We are mainly focusing on surprise attacks this time, and carrying a large group of men and horses will inevitably weaken the mobility of the troops." If we are surrounded by yellow turbans, we will be in danger. ”

Cheng Yin and Dian Wei nodded, and at this moment, there was a voice at the door: "Who are you?" Can't get in! My lord is discussing things with the prefectural governor. As soon as the words fell, I heard a heavy object fall to the ground, mixed with screams.

"I have something to do with Zhao Yi, who dares to stop me!"

Zhang Fei's reckless voice entered his ears, Zhao Yi raised his eyebrows and beckoned Cheng Yin and Dian Wei to go out to have a look, and saw that Zhang Fei had rushed to the courtyard, and there were a few soldiers lying behind him, at this time some soldiers were pointing at Zhang Fei with their guns, if they hadn't seen Zhang Fei wearing a military uniform and armor, I am afraid that he would have stopped confronting Zhang Fei a long time ago, and the gun in his hand would have already attacked.

Zhao Yi waved his hand to let the soldiers step aside: "What is the matter with Yide?" Why did you beat me soldiers? ”

Zhang Fei has been here for a quarter of an hour, because he came to Zhao Yi to borrow troops, Zhang Fei still talked about the basic politeness, and asked the soldiers to go in and report it, but the soldiers came back and said that Zhao Yi was discussing things with Cheng Yin, and told others not to disturb, and asked Zhang Fei to wait for a while.

Anxi County was already in a critical situation at this time, time was pressing, Zhang Fei was pacing back and forth outside, and after waiting for a quarter of an hour, he didn't see Zhao Yi come out, and he lost his patience and moved in.

At this time, in the face of Zhao Yi's questioning, General Meng had a request for others, so he naturally wanted to put down his posture: "The situation is urgent, and I have no choice but to blame, I hope Lord Zhao will not blame." Zhang Fei came here to beg Lord Zhao to send troops to help Anxi. ”

can make Zhang Fei, a reckless person, so humble, it seems that the matter in Anxi County is indeed very critical. Zhao Yi waved his hand to carry the injured person down for treatment, and asked Zhang Fei: "How many soldiers and horses does Brother Xuande need?" ”