Huangfu Song appointed Shi Jin as the vanguard and led five departments with a total of 5,000 people to open the way. He took his henchman Wang Jin and led more than 18,000 troops and horses in his headquarters to suppress the rear. Liu Yuan and his subordinates were placed under the jurisdiction of Shi Jin, and Zhu Wu was appointed by Shi Jin as a military advisor.

Shi Jin was also single, and said to Liu Yuan: "Brother-in-law, my brother is good at fighting, but not at war." When encountering a situation, you and Zhu Wuduo helped me as a staff officer. I'm only responsible for beating people. ”

Of course, Liu Yuan nodded. Shi Jin is the eldest brother of his daughter-in-law, and with this relationship, he can't help but help. What's more, now in a team, no matter what results are achieved, they have to bear it together.

No matter what, Shi Jin is still a little self-aware. If he relied on his own power, commanded indiscriminately, and used his own strength, he might even bury the five divisions of the entire vanguard army and inflict a heavy blow on the entire Huangfu Song army.

Not long after the vanguard was on the road, a horse in front of them galloped towards a distance, running closer and closer. The men on the horses were dressed in Han Dynasty armor and were stained with donated blood. The war horse kept exhaling white air.

"Stop ten paces away, or you'll be killed!" Liu Yuan shouted. He was worried that the other party was a spy of the Yellow Turban Army.

The man listened to Liu Yuan's words, hurriedly dismounted, and said, "I am the general under Zhu Jun, the general of the right middle lang, and now our army is surrounded by an army of 100,000 led by the Yellow Turban thief Bocai. Due to the disparity in troops, it was impossible to break through. I fought to the death alone, and I came to ask General Huangfu for help. ”

"What's the proof?" Liu Yuan asked.

Hearing that Zhu Jun was besieged, Liu Yuan had already believed fifty percent. Because this place is already in the territory of Changshe, according to historical records, Zhu Jun was defeated by Bocai in the first battle of Changshe. But it is certainly impossible to easily trust the other party based on this alone.

"What evidence do you have to prove that what you say is true?" Liu Yuandao.

"Time is in a hurry, where are the credentials? I myself am the credentials. Under General Huangfu, there should be many people who know me," the man said hurriedly.

Liu Yuan was unmoved, and asked the troops behind: "Which of you knows this person?" ”

Seven or eight people in the army immediately recognized his identity, and Zhu Jun was a junior general.

The Yellow Turban Army is all ordinary people, and it is impossible to absorb a military general of the imperial court as an internal response. So, Liu Yuan said to Shi Jin: "Zhu Jun is a general in the right middle, and his official position is much higher than ours. If we don't save after learning the news, we will inevitably have a lot of responsibility, and we can't afford it. So, I think we have to go and save. ”

Before Shi Jin could speak, another minister said, "But there are 100,000 people on the other side." How can we fight with only 5,000 men? ”

"Then we have to fight!" Liu Yuandao: "If you don't know the news, forget it, if you don't save it, you will be guilty." For the sake of today's plan, we will send one person back to report to General Huangfu first, and we will go directly to the rescue. Liu Yuandao.

Liu Yuan's analysis is not wrong. Nowadays, the pacification of the yellow scarf is a matter of national attention. At this juncture, knowing that an ally is in danger and not saving it is an ironclad crime, and the crime is definitely not small.

"I agree with Minister Liu Yuan's view, we can first ask this general about the deployment of troops on both sides of the enemy and us, and find out the enemy's weaknesses and our strengths, so that we can have a target." After Zhu Wu finished speaking, he looked at the young general who reported the news.

The young general glanced at Liu Yuan and Zhu Wu gratefully, and then told the details one by one.

Liu Yuan and Zhu Wu quickly worked out a battle plan. After that, Liu Yuan said to several ministers: "The current situation does not allow us to retreat. If we fight hard, we may also be rewarded for our military exploits; If you retreat from battle, you will be guilty. We are all elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty, will we be afraid in the face of a rabble? ”

"No!" Several ministers shouted. They are all smart people, and after listening to Liu Yuan's thorough analysis, they can all weigh the weight.

"Okay, now that everyone agrees, now pass the order to everyone in the unit! If you can successfully rescue the right middle general this time, you will have a great achievement. I will honestly report everyone's credit. If you escape, you will not be forgiven! ”

The order soon spread throughout the army, and in the end, except for one man who rode a horse to report to Huangfu Song, the vanguard troops were all dispatched.

On the battlefield dozens of kilometers away from Shi Jin and his party, a minister asked Zhu Jun: "General Zhu, my commander has successfully killed and brought the news out." What do we do now? ”

Zhu Jun said: "The difference between the enemy and our forces is too great, and we can't rush out for the time being." Now, we have to keep the formation and retain the fighting power. As soon as reinforcements arrive, they will immediately cooperate and look for opportunities to fight their way out of the encirclement. We have already lost a lot of men and horses, and we can't let General Huangfu lose too much, otherwise, the operation to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turbans in Yingzhou will all fail. It's nothing that I've been dismissed, and I can't implicate General Huangfu. ”

Almost at the same moment, in a clearing not far from Zhu Jun, a tall, black-faced and bearded yellow turban general was talking to his commander.

"Qu Shuai, we have surrounded Zhu Jun. After a few brief encounters, we overpowered them across the board. Why not wipe them out in one go? The Yellow Turban General said.

"Yuanfu don't worry, Zhu Jun is a famous general of the Han Dynasty, don't be humiliated. He seems to be invincible to us, but in fact, the formation is not chaotic at all. If we attack head-on, because the opponent occupies a geographical advantage, our side will definitely suffer heavy losses, and the strength of the encirclement will be weakened, and Zhu Jun can take the opportunity to escape. Why don't you just play slowly. If local reinforcements arrive, we will surround the point and send reinforcements. If they don't come, slowly consume them. Qu Shuai is strategizing and full of confidence.

"It turns out that Qu Shuai has already made a bamboo in his chest, and I, a rough man, are worried about it in vain. I'll wait for reinforcements to arrive, and kill him and throw away his armor. "The bearded man said.

While the two were talking, not far from the periphery of the Yellow Turban Army, there were two figures moving.

"General Pei sent us out to inspect, but the birds didn't find it. The emperor's soldiers are not enough for us to stuff our teeth. Now Zhu Jun is besieged, not far from death. Forgive that Huangfu Song didn't dare to come to the rescue. One said.

"Am I right?" Seeing that his partner did not answer, the man asked again.

"Your kid's mind is flying? Didn't hear me? The man saw that there was no response, and turned his head to look. The companion who was still together just now is gone.

Before he could figure out what was going on, an arrow flew by, right in his throat. He clutched his neck, snorted, and fell to the ground.

"Brother Shi's archery is exquisite! Both were killed with a single shot. Liu Yuan praised.

"It's not a big deal, Sanniang can also." Shi Jindao.

"My strength can't match that of my big brother." Hu Sanniang said.

"Big brother, there is an enemy army ahead. Let's hide it first, adjust it and then kill them, and kill them before they have a firm foothold. Liu Yuandao.

"Why don't you go now, and do it quickly?" Shi Jin asked.

"Yes, go now, you can reduce the damage of our army." Qu Changdao, who reported the news under Zhu Jun's command.

"Our army traveled dozens of miles, and the physical exertion was very great, and it needed to be adjusted. At this time, we were not far from the encirclement, and there was no shouting of killing, it should be that both sides had made plans for a protracted war. General Zhu Jun definitely has the strength to fight again, and the reason why he didn't charge desperately is that he should cooperate with us after our support arrives. However, our troops are too small, and the dispatch of troops depends on the timing, otherwise the casualties will be very large, and we may not be able to rescue General Zhu Jun. I was thinking that by noon when the enemy was sleepy and tired, we had rested and were full of strength. At that time, if we act again, we can achieve unexpected results. After all, the Yellow Turban Army is a rabble, and its combat effectiveness will inevitably drop greatly when it is tired. And General Zhu Jun is a famous general of the dynasty, and the army under his command is well-trained, and even if it is noon, the combat effectiveness will not be reduced much. When the time comes, they will definitely cooperate with us very well. Liu Yuan analyzed.

"I agree with Minister Liu. Moreover, there is another advantage to going out at noon: "After General Huangfu gets the news, he will definitely come to our aid, wait a little longer, maybe we can wait until General Huangfu arrives with his troops." Zhu Wudao.

After listening to Liu Yuan and Zhu Wu's analysis, everyone thought it was true, and even the young general who asked for help was silent. So, Shi Jin ordered: "Rest on the spot, pay attention to hiding, and wait until noon, no matter whether General Huangfu can arrive or not, we will fight hard." ”

So the whole army rested.