Deng Mao took 20,000 Yellow Turban troops to attack Liu Yi's Zhuo County, and Cheng Zhiyuan led 30,000 Yellow Turban Army to attack Gongsun Zhan's Youbeiping, and Deng Mao's direct attack was different from Cheng Zhiyuan's direct attack on Cheng Zhiyuan's burning and looting in various counties along the way, coupled with the addition of many new forces, before he attacked Youbeiping, the team grew to more than 50,000 people, and the weapons and equipment were much better than Deng Mao's, at least no one took farm tools to the battlefield.

After Gongsun Zan heard that Cheng Zhiyuan was attacking with a large army, in order to prevent the enemy's power from growing again, he hurriedly sent Liu Bei with Sun Fei and Yao Lie with 30,000 troops to block the enemy.

You must know that Gongsun Zhan's army is not easy to mess with, after all, it is fighting against the Hu people who can fight well all the year round, and the combat power is not ordinarily strong, I am afraid that there is no stronger army in the entire Youzhou, even if the well-armed Liu Yi and others are much inferior to it.

The result of the battle can be imagined, Cheng Zhiyuan's army was wiped out by nearly 10,000 people after several contacts, Cheng Zhiyuan saw that he was defeated by Liu Bei and turned around and was about to flee, just when Liu Bei was about to drive troops to exterminate Cheng Zhiyuan, Sun Fei beside him privately proposed to Liu Bei the poisonous plan of "driving the tiger and devouring the wolf".

Sun Fei's intention was to drive Cheng Zhiyuan's army all the way to Liu Yi and others, let them fight with Liu Yi and others, and wait for Cheng Zhiyuan to capture Zhuo County and kill Liu Yi and others, and then send troops to destroy Cheng, so that they can not only avenge the killing of their father, but also exterminate the Yellow Turban Army and make great contributions.

Liu Bei nodded and agreed immediately after listening to Sun Fei's suggestion, of course, Liu Bei promised Sun Fei not to avenge his father's murder, the reason why he promised Sun Fei in addition to being able to make meritorious contributions was mainly because Liu Bei wanted to get rid of Liu Yi with Cheng Zhiyuan's hand, so that Yao Lie would have no thoughts in his heart and would definitely follow him obediently.

It is said that Liu Yi and others attacked Deng Mao's camp that night, after Zhang Fei killed Deng Mao, everyone followed Liu Yi to pursue the fleeing Yellow Turban Army, and after chasing for more than ten miles, they suddenly saw the fleeing Yellow Turban Army turn around and run back, Liu Yi and others took a closer look, only to see that there were more people behind the Yellow Turban Army, and those people were also rushing towards Liu Yi and others at this time.

I saw that everyone in that team also had a small yellow cloth on their heads, and they could faintly see the big flag with the word "Cheng" written on it in the team, because Cui Si's intelligence work was very detailed before, so Liu Yi knew that this was the unit of Cheng Zhiyuan, another group of Yellow Turban Army in Youzhou, as soon as he saw the big flag, and after shouting that it was not good, he hurriedly told everyone to retreat.

As Liu Yi expected, it was Cheng Zhiyuan and others who were driven here by Liu Bei and others who rushed towards them.

It is said that Cheng Zhiyuan's troops were chased by Liu Bei and others to the vicinity of Zhuo County that night, and happened to meet the Yellow Turban Army that escaped in Deng Mao's army, and those people saw Cheng Zhiyuan and wept bitterly and told Cheng Zhiyuan about the previous siege and Deng Mao's killing, Cheng Zhiyuan was furious after hearing this, and after inquiring about the situation of Liu Yi and others, he ordered more than 10,000 cavalry under his command to kill him, and the thousands of fleeing Yellow Turban Army also joined Cheng Zhiyuan's team.

By the time Liu Yi and the others reacted and wanted to retreat, it was already too late.

Liu Yi and Zhang Fei fled back with thousands of their subordinates, and after running to Deng Mao's camp, they hurriedly called Wang San, who looked obsessed, to run back together.

After Zhang Fei and Wang San were in charge, everyone ran and fought against the enemy behind them, but after all, there were still a thousand infantry in Liu Yi's team, and no matter how fast the infantry ran, it was not as fast as the horse! In the end, fortunately, Cheng Yu in the city saw that everyone had not returned for a long time, so he took the remaining 3,000 people out to respond, and Cheng Zhiyuan and others stopped the pursuit after seeing Cheng Yu's rescuers.

Liu Yi and others ran back to the city in embarrassment under Cheng Yu's answer, and as soon as they entered the city, Liu Yi immediately ordered Zhang Fei and Wang San to organize soldiers to defend on the city tower to prevent Cheng Zhiyuan from attacking.

Liu Yi and Cheng Yu walked back to the big tent, and after washing the blood on their faces with cold water, they ordered someone to call Cui Si in.

"Si'er, go and count the number of people! Look at how many centaurs have been lost! ”

"Obey" Cui Si received the order, and hurriedly went down to count the number of people everywhere.

After a while, I saw Cui Si rushing back with a sad face.

"How?" Liu Yi asked urgently.

"Lord, we have suffered a lot of losses this time! More than half of the 1,000 infantry have been lost, even the cavalry has suffered hundreds of casualties, plus the wounded soldiers who are still capable of fighting, we are currently less than 7,000 people! ”

"What!?"

With a "snap", Liu Yi slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground, and the copper teacup was bounced out of the air for a long time.

"Not only that, but..."Cui Si said cautiously with his head down.

"And what!? Say it! ”

"And I just heard that the enemy on the opposite side is at least forty or fifty thousand!"

Hearing this, Liu Yi suddenly sat down on the wooden chair behind him, and said to himself, "Heh~ This is really going to kill me!" ”

Seeing this, Cheng Yu on the side hurriedly walked to Liu Yi's side.

"Your lord doesn't have to be so depressed! We're not at the end of our rope yet! ”

Liu Yi looked at Cheng Yu with a wry smile when he heard this, and said, "Sir, before, our 10,000 people were so difficult for Deng Mao and 20,000 people, but now 7,000 people are about to reach 10,000 people, how do you think we can hold it?" ”

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment when he heard this, and then said, "Lord, we currently have at least two more ways to choose!" ”

"Huh? Sir, speak quickly," Liu Yi said urgently.

"The first way is to escape, and the second way is to defend"

"How's it going? What about sticking to it? Liu Yi asked anxiously.

"If the lord chooses to escape, he only needs to let General Zhang, General Wang, and General Cui each lead a group of men and horses to escape from the main gate and both sides, and the lord himself leads a team of men and horses to escape from the back door. If the lord chooses to defend to the death, then we can ask for help from the rest of the counties while organizing the people in the city to fight the enemy together. Both methods have advantages and disadvantages, if you escape, the main family business will be lost, but the possibility of escape is very great; If we defend it, if the enemy breaks the city, we will all die, but if we can defend it, not only will the lord's business be unharmed, but also we will be rewarded by the court. Time is pressing, please make a decision as soon as possible! ”

To be honest, Liu Yi still preferred the first plan in his heart at this time, after all, he was not afraid of no firewood to burn, but after thinking about it, the Arsenal Division that he had worked so hard to establish had worked hard to make the people live a good life, and if he escaped at this time, not only would his Arsenal Division fall into the hands of the enemy, but the Baixin would also suffer.

For a while, Liu Yi didn't know what decision to make, and after thinking for a while, Liu Yi finally made up his mind and said to Cui Si beside him, "Si'er, you go and tell Yide that they are assembled, I have something to say!" ”

"Yes!"

Cheng Yu looked at Cui Si who ran out, frowned and asked, "Lord, is this?" ”

Liu Yi, who had already made a decision, was no longer as depressed as he was just now, Liu Yi at this time was resolute, and said calmly to Cheng Yu, "I have made a decision on whether to defend or escape, but after all, it is about life, and soldiers should also have the right to make their own choices, and it can't just be a few words from you and me to decide the fate of everyone."

"But my lord..."

Seeing this, Cheng Yu had to persuade again, but Liu Yi waved his hand to stop Cheng Yu.

After a while, Zhang Fei and Wang San gathered the team, and not only that, but many people in the city also rushed to hear that Liu Yi was going to give a lecture.

Liu Yi stood on top of the city tower and looked at the soldiers and people below, and after calming down, he said loudly to everyone: "The reason why I gathered you today is because there are some things that I think must be known to you, and you also know that although we have just defeated a group of thieves, but now there is another group outside, and the weapons and equipment of this group of thieves are much stronger than before, and the number of people is much more, there are as many as 70,000 people!" ”

"Lord, what are you?" Cheng Yu was shocked when he heard this, he didn't understand why Liu Yi was exaggerating the number of enemies.

Liu Yi waved his hand to stop Cheng Yu's inquiry, looked at the crowd below that had begun to stir, and said loudly, "Now there are two paths for you to choose, one is that I will distribute all the money and food in the city to you, and then you will go your own way to fend for yourself, this money is definitely enough for you to escape and settle down somewhere else." The second way is to defend the city with me, but I, Liu Yi, dare not guarantee that I can withstand the enemy's attack, if I can't hold it, the city will be broken at that time, and everyone will suffer. Whether to go or leave it to you to decide! ”

After speaking, Liu Yi stood with his hands in his hands, looking at the people below with a calm face.

At this time, the pot had already exploded below, and first when they heard that there were 70,000 enemy troops outside, they panicked, and then heard Liu Yi say that they would distribute money and food for everyone to escape, and at this time, many people had the idea of escaping in their hearts.

"If the lord doesn't leave, I won't leave! From that day on, I swore to follow the lord to the death! Since the lord wants to stay, I will accompany the lord guild to meet those turtle sons! Zhang Fei's shouts suddenly came from the crowd.

As soon as Zhang Fei's voice fell, Wang San, who was beside him, also echoed in a muffled voice: "I will also stay with the lord!" ”

Liu Yi looked at the two and nodded gratefully, although Liu Yi had long known in his heart that this would be the result, but at this time, when he heard the two of them say to stay, he still couldn't help but feel grateful in his heart.

The crowd that was in such a commotion just now by Zhang Fei and Wang San suddenly quieted down a lot, and many people began to think about something without saying a word.

After about ten minutes, a soldier with a bandage on his head in the crowd strode out of the crowd, and then bowed to Liu Yi on the city tower and shouted, "The villain is willing to follow the lord to fight the enemy together."

Liu Yi was very moved when he saw this, after all, this was the first outsider other than Zhang Fei and others to say that he wanted to stay.

"Have you figured it out?"

Seeing Liu Yi asking, the man took a deep breath and said firmly, "Think about it, the villain's family lives in Zhuo County, and now the world is in chaos, where is there a place for us except here?" Since it's the same everywhere, it's better to follow the lord, and then even death can be regarded as worthwhile! ”

Don't look at this soldier who looks like he is only in his twenties, but the words he said are really sonorous and powerful, and as soon as these words came out, many people were awakened at once, and there were echoing voices in the crowd.

"Don't go! Don't go! ”

"Mom, I've just had a good life, wouldn't I have to go back to the time when my predecessor slaughtered me when I escaped?"

"That's right! Anyway, everywhere is death, I'd rather die defending my hometown! ”

"That's right! Yes! ”

The more these people talked, the more excited they became, and slowly the people next to them were also infected by these people's emotions, and they joined in one after another, and the cries for wanting to stay were higher and higher. In the end, none of the more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians in the audience proposed to escape, and they all knelt on the ground and bowed to Liu Yi and said, "The villain is willing to follow the lord!" Swear to defend Zhuo County to the death! ”

Cheng Yu, who was still complaining in his heart just now that Liu Yi deliberately exaggerated and scared everyone, saw such a scene at this time, and immediately admired Liu Yi.

"Si'er, you take Mr. out of the city to find Lu Duyou in a while, he is safe there for the time being!"

Cheng Yu smiled when he heard this: "The Lord knows that he is a man below, why do you want to say this!" ”

Liu Yi also laughed when he looked at Cheng Yu when he heard this.

After the two looked at each other and laughed a few times, they turned their heads to look at Cui Si.

Cui Si saw the two of them looking at him, spread his hands, and said helplessly, "Where else can I go?" If I run to the county by myself, my father-in-law will be able to hammer me to death if he knows about it! ”

Hearing this, Liu Yi patted Cui Si's shoulder and said with a smile: "Count your kid a little conscience!" ”

At this time, Cheng Yu looked at the people kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but sigh, "Treat the people with benevolence and righteousness, and the people will repay them with benevolence and righteousness!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Yi raised his neck and motioned for the two to look at the soldier with the bandage on his head.

"Sir, do you know that this person was originally my personal guard!"

"Huh? Lord, he turned out to be..."Cheng Yu shouted in disbelief with wide eyes.