The flowers bloom two and each show a branch, just say that Zhao Zilong led an army of 40,000, and set off from the white horse to Dingzhen, because it was mainly an infantry army, so the speed of the march was not fast, so before it reached Shiyi, it was caught up by the broken army guard and Cheng Yu who set off from Jinyang, and joined forces to march to Jinyang.

The two armies joined forces, and Zhao Yun found that there was the second brother Zhang Fei with the army, and asked, "Second brother, why don't you follow the third brother's team?" ”

Zhang Fei looked at Zhao Yun, "I said the fourth brother, good things can't be swallowed alone, and finally there was a battle, but the third brother asked me to follow behind, I looked greedy." If you want me to say that I should fight the vanguard, I will let the thief die under my snake spear, and kill him a thousand times first, and the thief will not run away! ”

"Come on, others don't know, brother I don't know, you're dreaming of yellow sorghum. The third brother said before, the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou is the diehard loyalty of the Yellow Turban Army, and they are not afraid of death, even if there are new recruits, then under the leadership of the veterans, they will fight to the death, and it is useless to use bloody means. Zhao Yun teased, after staying with Li Xin for a long time, Zhao Yun, who has always been wooden, also flickered, but this extra bit of casualness made Zhao Yun look less cold.

"The third brother doesn't know what is in his head, anyway, there are many clever schemes, and last time he relied on his strategy to defeat Xianbei. Look at my memory, when I was leaving, the third brother asked me to hand you a letter. After speaking, he touched his head and handed Zhao Yun a letter.

Zhao Yun opened it and took a look, it turned out to be a letter of information about the truth. In the past, Dingzhen was the main road to Bingzhou, so the Yellow Turban Army sent 10,000 people to garrison, and later due to Liu Yan's actions in Youzhou, the Youzhou Yellow Turban Army was driven out of Youzhou, but because it was agreed, Liu Yan did not chase south, so the Youzhou Yellow Turban Army was able to escape, and the Youzhou Yellow Turban fled all the way to Dingzhen, so that the defenders in the city increased to nearly 20,000, although the number was still much smaller than Zhao Yun's troops, but relying on the city could still hold out for a long time, in this way, Li Xin's plan could not be implemented, Because Guangzong is not far from Dingzhen, Dingzhen will definitely ask for help, which will make Dingzhen the location of the decisive battle between Li Xin and the main force of the Yellow Turban Army, and even if he wins, he will suffer heavy losses, so he must break the city quickly.

More than 40,000 troops rushed all the way to Dingzhen City, camped outside the city, and the guards in the city were promoted, as well as Cheng Zhiyuan and Deng Mao, who fled from Youzhou, discussed how to do it. Gao Sheng is Zhang Liang's confidant, and he has always said the same thing in Dingzhen, and now there are two more Qu Shuai from Youzhou, and he still thinks that he is the boss. Because Jizhou was too easy to capture, he didn't take the army of the Han court in his eyes, thinking that Li Xin's army was similar to the previous group of soft-footed shrimp, so he said: "I think it's still like this, tomorrow you go to war, I will defend it, and take the soldiers you brought from Youzhou to meet the enemy, let them know that they know the strength of my Yellow Turban Army, and if there is no doubt, prepare to go." ”

Deng Mao's face changed when he heard this, "Gao Qushuai, are you a little inconsiderate, we have less than 20,000 soldiers in total, but there are more than 40,000 people on the opposite side, instead of relying on the city's solidity to wait for reinforcements, but going out of the city to fight, isn't this appropriate?" ”

"What's wrong! Lao Tzu captured the Dingzhen city with a garrison of 20,000 people at the beginning, and killed the officials and soldiers. Now there are only 40,000 people, and if I want to say that 6,000 men and horses are enough, now more than half is given, how much more do you want! After speaking, he waved his hand and walked into the back hall.

Deng Mao wanted to say more, but was stopped by Cheng Zhiyuan, "Brother, don't say it again, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, we were driven back from Youzhou, and it is normal for him to look down on us, not to mention that he has not fought with the main force of the Han army, thinking that it is a local straggler." It's not worth it to be angry with him, let's prepare early, we will start the battle tomorrow, but I heard that this time the commander of the North Road is Li Xin, who is the one who defeated Xianbei, it seems that this time it is mysterious. ”

"In less than a month, we have such a scale, and we will get better and better in the future. If Li Xin is not a fool, then he will not have a hard fight with us, this will not be good for him, I think this time it is just a show, and he will withdraw after a few days. ”

"I don't think so, Li Xin has such achievements at a young age, his ambition must be not small, and now that he is justified in conquering Jizhou, he will not let go of this opportunity."

"You are too careful, it is precisely because of your ambition that you will not attack with all your strength, and I will not argue with you if I have it, but I will go and see my brothers." After saying that, Deng Mao got up and left.

Cheng Yuanzhi looked at Deng Mao's back, smiled coldly, and turned around and walked towards the barracks.

In the early morning of the next day, the two armies set up positions under the city, and the momentum of the two armies on the battlefield was in sharp contrast. Zhao Yun's side is well-armed, the military appearance is neat, and the soldiers are all strong and powerful guys, with a look of eagerness to make meritorious contributions on their faces, and because most of them have been on the battlefield, there is a faint murderous aura, which makes people can't help but be frightened. On the other side, it is very different, most of them are ragged, and the weapons in their hands are also uneven, there are standard weapons of the Han army, more are simple blades, and some even hold bamboo guns. The age is also high and low, from the teens to the forties, because they are rushed to the real thing, so most people are full of exhaustion and low morale. It's not open yet, and the victory and defeat are clear.

Cheng Zhiyuan said to Deng Mao: "Now our morale is low, we have to find a way to win for a while to boost our morale, your ability is much higher than mine, otherwise you will be affected to take the lead." ”

Deng Mao didn't think much about it, he felt that Cheng Yuanzhi's words were reasonable, after all, his skills were indeed much stronger than Cheng Yuanzhi, when he was in Youzhou, he always came up with the idea, and he led the foot soldiers to rush and kill in front, so he urged the horse to come to the center of the field, pointed with a knife, and listened: "The sky is dead, and the yellow sky should stand." You don't want to act against the sky, surrender early, I can spare you from death, and at the same time recommend to the great sages and good teachers, so that you can be a party commander, how about it? ”

Zhang Fei's Pegasus rushed to the front and smiled at Deng Mao, "Just because you gangs of rogues also want to recruit your Grandpa Zhang, I really don't know whether to live or die, come on, let your grandfather give you a good time!" When he finished speaking, he raised his spear and stabbed.

Deng Mao was stunned, shouldn't he report his surname first? Why did you do it directly, so you shouted that I haven't reported my name yet. Zhang Fei replied, "As far as your three-legged cat kung fu is concerned, a certain family disdains to know your name." As he spoke, his injured movements remained unchanged at all, only a "poof" sound was heard, and Deng Mao was stabbed in the heart. Zhang Fei flipped the yin and yang handle in his hand, and with a force of his arms, he directly picked Deng Mao's dead body in front of the Yellow Turban Army. Zhao Yun saw that he hurriedly commanded the army to rush up, Cheng Yuanzhi saw that it was not good, and hurriedly ordered to retreat into the city, Zhao Yun led the army to chase until the edge of the city gate, and the rain of arrows on the head of the north city prevented the troops from returning to the camp.

In this battle, the Yellow Turban Army lost 3,000 people, and Zhao Yun also paid the price of hundreds of people because of the rain of arrows on the city, and there were more minor injuries, and less than 100 people were actually killed in the battle. Although many Yellow Turban troops were eliminated, Zhao Yun still didn't have a good way to face Dingzhen City and the more than 16,000 defenders inside.