A day later, the army of Liu Yi and others had been out of the city for three days, and Yao Lie and others, who were the first marchers, had already come to a place less than ten miles away from Zhongqiu. Zhang Fei's cavalry also followed, the two armies were about half a day's distance apart, and Liu Yi and Guan Yu at the back walked a little slower, because of the infantry and grain and grass, at this time it was a day's journey from Yao Lie at the front.

At this time, the sky was early and the weather in the morning was cold, Yao Lie and the others hastily finished breakfast, Yao Lie ordered his cavalry to dismount and run.

The reason why this is so is that the soldiers' bodies can be warmed up by running, and the second is to reduce the sound caused by the horses running fast, after all, this place is not far from Zhongqiu, and Yao Lie and the others need to be cautious.

When the sun came up, Yao Lie's 2,000 poisonous scorpions finally came to the mountainside on the side of Zhang Jiao's camp, and after Yao Lie's soldiers who were good at shooting shot to death several Yellow Turban soldiers on the hill, everyone quietly came to the dense forest on the mountain.

"General, look, the opposite side should be the camp of the Yellow Turban Commander!"

A member of the poisonous scorpion with excellent eyesight pointed to the camp of Zhang Jiao at the foot of the opposite mountain and said to Yao Lie.

At this time, Yao Lie was squatting under a low tree, and when he heard this, he poked his head and looked in the direction of the man's finger.

I saw that at this time, nearly 100,000 soldiers in Zhang Jiao's army were busy with something, and more than a dozen siege ladders were slowly pushed out of the camp by everyone.

Yao Lie's poisonous scorpion was the first army to come to support Lu Zhi quickly, but when they saw the Yellow Turban Army under the mountain, which was as dense as ants, Yao Lie and the others also had big heads for a while.

"General, you see that there are so many people on the other side, what should we do?" Yao Lie's lieutenant said with gritted teeth.

It is said that Yao Lie has a total of seventeen lieutenant generals, and these people are the dozen or so people who followed him at the beginning.

Yao Lie also frowned when he heard this.

"It seems that we can only outwit and not attack this time" After saying this, Yao Lie began to observe the situation inside Zhang Jiao's camp.

After observing for a long time, they found that in the camp of Zhang Jiao, soldiers everywhere were busy preparing siege equipment, only in a corner in the northwest corner of the rear of the camp, where the soldiers were not as busy preparing for battle as the rest of the people, but were neatly guarding something.

Yao Lie and the others observed for a long time, and finally they could determine that the place was where Zhang Jiao and the others stored their grain and grass. Yao Lie carefully observed the defenders there and found that there must be about two or three thousand people guarding it, and all of them were heavily armed.

Yao Lie looked at the Yellow Turban Army in the northwest corner, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly had a plan.

"Hurry up and get some rockets!"

The deputy general behind Yao Lie hurriedly ran down to prepare when he heard this.

At that time, the so-called rocket was to wrap the head of the arrow with flammable resin or animal fat, and then ignite it and shoot the arrow, mostly for fire attack.

The reason why Yao Lie asked people to prepare rockets was to use fire to burn Zhang Jiao's grain and grass, so that if the grain and grass were damaged, Zhang Jiao and the others would definitely break themselves.

After giving the order, Yao Lie ordered a few clever soldiers to stay on the top of the mountain to control the wind, and he himself led the rest of the people back more than ten meters, so as not to be discovered again.

After about half an hour, the lieutenant general who had just been ordered to prepare the rocket came to Yao Lie quickly.

"General, the rockets are ready, about five hundred or so!" The man said respectfully.

Yao Lie nodded when he heard this: "Enough!" Later, you can give these rockets to those brothers who are good at archery! ”

"Yes!" The man hurried back to the group behind him, and began to distribute the rockets to the soldiers in the group who were good at shooting.

The reason why these people under Yao Lie were called the strongest combat power by Liu Yi was that in addition to their strong martial arts and good endurance, they were very good at all kinds of weapons, and they could switch between various types of troops such as horse, foot, shield, and archer at any time.

"General, when are we going to attack?" The other lieutenant general beside Yao Lie saw that everyone was ready, so he asked eagerly.

Hearing this, Yao Lie raised his head and looked at the sky, through the withered yellow branches above his head, he saw that the sun had only risen halfway at this time, so he whispered, "Wait, our number is too small, I am afraid that a rash attack will not only fail to achieve the rescue effect, but also put yourself in danger, according to the current situation, a sneak attack at night is the most beneficial for us."

When the man heard Yao Lie say that he was going to attack at night, he also looked up at the sky, and saw that it was still early, so he looked back, and saw that those ordinary soldiers were resting behind the two at this time, and no one paid attention to this side, so he took a few steps to Yao Lie's side.

"Big brother, if we wait until the evening, General Zhang's troops will definitely arrive, and even if we succeed in the sneak attack, the credit will not be our own."

Yao Lie and more than a dozen lieutenant generals under him, because they were fellow villagers before following Liu Yi, had a very good relationship, and when there was no one on weekdays, everyone called Yao Lie "big brother".

As soon as he heard the lieutenant general say that Zhang Fei would steal the credit, Yao Lie's face suddenly sank, and he turned back to the man and said angrily, "When did you kid still want to grab the credit?" ”

Seeing this, the man hurriedly explained, "Big brother, where do you want to go!" Don't you know who I am? I mainly think that our poisonous scorpion has always been called the strongest combat power by the lord, but not only did he die his brother in Hudi before, but he also stayed under Liu Bei's side for so long, the lord may not have any ideas in his heart, but the soldiers in the rest of the team will inevitably criticize."

Yao Lie frowned when he heard this. Thinking about this is true, since the establishment of the scorpion, Liu Yi has always cultivated himself with the strongest team, because of the outstanding achievements in the early stage, in the days when Yao Lie and others left Liu Yi, the reputation of the scorpion has been spread in Liu Yi's army, and later after Yao Lie returned, only the first dozen people were brought back, and Yao Lie and other dozen people were saved by Gongsun Zan before they came back, so that the reputation of the scorpion in Liu Yi's army was greatly damaged. It also corresponds to the saying "how high you hold, how much it hurts to fall"

That being said, Yao Lie, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, is no longer an impulsive stunned boy, and his impulsive emotions were suppressed by himself as soon as he appeared.

"You can just tell me this, and you will mention it again in the future!" Yao Lie, who had stabilized his mind, scolded the lieutenant general in a low voice.

When the lieutenant heard this, he immediately reacted that his thoughts just now were a little extreme, and he stretched out his hand and slapped one of his mouths, because there was snow on his hands, and when he slapped down, not only half of his face was reddened, but also made a crisp "snap" sound.

"I was to blame just now, I don't know why I was a little confused, how could I say something like that," the lieutenant reproached himself in frustration.

These dozen or so lieutenants are all brothers brought out by themselves, and Yao Lie knows very well what their hearts are. Yao Lie saw that he was genuinely remorseful, and reached out to wipe the snow off his face with some distress.

The crisp sound of the mouth just now attracted the attention of everyone behind, and when everyone looked at Yao Lie, they saw Yao Lie wiping the snow on the man's face, because of the angle, in the eyes of everyone, it was seen that Yao Lie was touching the man's face with affection, and those soldiers not only shuddered when they saw this, but also looked at Yao Lie and the two with ambiguous eyes.

It is said that when Yao Lie and the others staged a "passionate" drama here, Zhang Jiao's army at the foot of the mountain had already begun to line up and prepare to attack.

"General, general~" A soldier called Yao Lie in a low voice as he ran towards this side, because there were many raised stones buried in the snow under his feet, and the soldier accidentally fell while running.

"General~ Zhang Jiao under the mountain seems to be preparing to attack the city!" The soldier ran up to Yao Lie and whispered urgently.

Yao Lie and others hurriedly bent over to the top of the mountain and hid behind a big rock, Yao Lie poked his head out, and looked carefully at Zhang Jiao's camp, only to see that Zhang Jiao's camp was almost empty at this time, only the two or three thousand guards in the northwest corner were still guarding the grain and grass, dozens of meters outside the camp, 100,000 Yellow Turban troops lined up in a square formation, and Zhang Jiao, who was at the front of the phalanx, was sitting on horseback at this time and pulling his neck to call something, and everyone didn't need to listen to it to know that it must be a pre-war lecture.

"General, this is a godsend! Now we don't have to wait until it gets dark to sneak attack! The lieutenant who had slapped his mouth before said excitedly.

Yao Lie was also very excited when he saw this, he originally thought that there was no chance during the day, so he could only wait until the evening to act, but he didn't expect Zhang Jiao and others to go out to attack the city at this time, which gave Yao Lie and others an opportunity.

"Tell the brothers to prepare for battle!"

"Order!" Hearing this, several lieutenants around Yao Lie hurriedly ran back and began to prepare.

"In today's battle, we vow to take Zhongqiu City! Last night I asked the Heavenly Immortal Monarch for my life, and there will be heavy snow today, and the time when the snow arrives is the time when we wait to break the city! ”

"Breaking the city~Breaking the city~"

The morale of the 100,000 Yellow Turban Army was suddenly high under Zhang Jiao's flickering. After speaking, Zhang Jiao looked up at the sky, and felt that the hour was almost up, so he waved the spear in his hand and shouted, "The auspicious time has come!" Let's go! ”

With Zhang Jiao's order, the 100,000 Yellow Turban Army marched towards Zhongqiu City with vigorous steps, and at the same time, the two armies of Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang on both wings of Zhongqiu also sent troops to kill Zhongqiu City.

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"When~When~When~"

After Zhang Jiao and the others appeared in the field of vision of the defenders of Zhongqiu City, a high-frequency and piercing alarm suddenly sounded at the bronze bell on the city tower.

"General, general! Zhang Jiao and others are killed! ”

At this time, Lu Zhi and the others, who were discussing in the tent, heard the alarm sound on the main floor, and hurriedly stood up to go out to see what was going on.

The hard work during this period of time has made Lu Zhi, who is nearly half a hundred years old, a little physically and mentally exhausted, and when he heard that Zhang Jiao and others were attacking, Lu Zhi, whose eyes were already bloodshot, hurriedly ordered several lieutenants around him.

"Hurry up and prepare to defend the city! Even the last man left in the battle can't let the thieves attack! ”

"No!"