The night was like ink, and the sky was dark.

At the east gate of Fuyang, when the two soldiers who were keeping vigil were drowsy, they were suddenly awakened by a faint noise, climbed to the female wall and looked out, only to see a group of people and horses coming from the east, torches Qi Ming, about 50 people. When I got closer, I saw that the team was actually an officer and a soldier.

"Hey, where did this official army come from?"

"It looks like our Fuyang soldiers, maybe Lord Li Yan has already defeated the thieves, so he sent someone back overnight to report the victory."

"Not so fast, right? I just went out this morning, and now I have defeated the thieves? Will there be a problem? ”

"There's a fart problem, you don't know it yet, Lord Li Yan is a ruthless character, the thief thinks he's unlucky when he meets him, hurry up and open the door, don't annoy this gang of ruffians, just go back and trouble you and my brother."

"You're cowardly."

"Are you bold? Lao Tzu just married his daughter-in-law yesterday, but he didn't want to let her be widowed the next day. ”

When the two were arguing, the group of officers and soldiers had already driven to the city gate, and there was a big man like an iron tower, with a long fierce and vicious spirit, his chest and abdomen exposed, and his head was as big as a fight, and he stretched out his hand and pointed to the city tower and shouted loudly: "Listen to the people in the city, Lord Li Yan has broken the thieves and returned victorious, and the team will arrive in two hours. ”

"Open the door!"

Behind the big man, 50 sergeants shouted in unison.

On the tower of the city, the two night watchmen gasped and said in a lost voice: "My mother, isn't that the devil of He Laosi?" If this bastard is annoyed, he will have to screw our heads off, so go and wake up the brothers to open the door. ”

After saying that, the two hurriedly followed down the city tower to open the city gate.

……

In the backyard of the county government, the light in the study was still on, and Chen Zhen was completely sleepy because he was concerned about the process of suppressing bandits. Several subordinate officials chatted with him, and Chen Zhen, who said it, felt that he was too hasty, and he should not send a hairy boy like Li Yan, who had no actual experience in leading troops, to lead the troops.

has been talked about a lot, Chen Zhen also felt that this decision was too rash, although Li Yan is quite talented, but after all, he has only read a few military books, and he has never really led troops to the battlefield...... Thinking of this, Chen Zhen hurriedly comforted himself and said, if you can't lose, how can you lose? The Yellow Turban thieves are just a rabble, once they see the shadow of the official army, they are afraid that they will long be gone, even if they don't have any gains, they will definitely not lose the battle.

Chen Zhen had just hinted at himself in his heart and comforted himself, and the housekeeper's panicked shouts had already sounded outside the study: "Master, it's not good, the thieves have entered the city." ”

In the second half of the night, the butler's voice was sharp and poignant, and the news conveyed was so terrifying that several of the servants were already so frightened that they jumped up like rabbits.

Chen Zhen was also taken aback, and almost stumbled and fell down from the Taishi chair, and when he came back to his senses, he remembered that this was Fuyang County within the high wall and deep ditch, but it was not a wild field without danger to defend, even if there were tens of thousands of thieves to attack, it would be difficult to capture it in a hurry! Besides, the Nanyang Yellow Turban has long been wiped out, where did the tens of thousands of thieves come from? His mind was settled, and Chen Zhen was not shocked but said angrily: "Butler, you are in a daze, what nonsense are you talking about?" ”

"Just dang."

The door of the study was pushed open heavily, and the housekeeper had stumbled in, under the flickering candlelight, Chen Zhen and several small officials under the door were surprised to see a face that did not look like a human shape, the housekeeper was sweating profusely, his clothes were disheveled, and his cloudy eyes were revealing endless fear, as if the end of the world had come.

"Old ...... Master, how many ...... A few adults, the thief is really ...... It's really already in town! ”

Chen was shocked and suspicious, and asked with a gloomy face: "Nonsense, where did the thieves come from?" And how did you get into the city? ”

The butler swallowed, wiped the sweat from his face, and said, "Little ...... The little one didn't know, but he met a few military masters who fled at the Dongzhi Gate and said that the East Gate had been lost, and the big team of thieves was about to enter the city. ”

In just such a moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the county office, and the sound of crying father and mother gradually became one, and there was also a sky-high fire that ignited from the east, reflecting the window of the study, and the blazing firelight passed through the window, reflecting on the pale faces of Chen Zhen and several small officials under the door, and everyone was stunned.

When Chen Zhen and several subordinate officials were at a loss, the county lieutenant suddenly rushed in with more than a dozen officers and soldiers. After all, he was born as a military attaché, and the county lieutenant's expression was quite calm, but he was disheveled, his hair was scattered, and the armor on his body was only half draped, and the dozen officers and soldiers behind him were even more unbearable, and two of them were barefoot, and it seemed that they had been woken up from their sleep, and they didn't have time to put on their shoes in the dark.

As soon as he saw Chen Zhen, the county lieutenant said sharply: "My lord, the thieves are cheating the city, the east gate has been lost, nothing can be done, the situation is dangerous, quickly follow the officials to abandon the city and break through." ”

Chen Zhen screamed miserably, and sighed for a long time: "The thieves have really entered the city? ”

The county lieutenant said: "How can it be fake, the lower official also fought with a thief, the thief is very powerful, the lower official is not an opponent, my lord, abandon the city quickly, it will be too late!" ”

Chen Zhen was already as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and said hurriedly: "What about Old Lady He?" We must protect Mrs. He and go together, and we must not let Mrs. He fall into the hands of thieves, otherwise I will die. ”

The county lieutenant said: "Don't worry, my lord, the lower official has already sent someone, I think I should have arrived at the West Gate soon, my lord, let's go and meet with Old Lady He." ”

"Alas!"

Chen Zhen paused again and sighed, hid his face and hurriedly left. Several subordinate officials and housekeepers accompanied them, and under the escort of the county lieutenant and more than a dozen officers and soldiers, they hurried to the west gate. Kankan rushed to the west gate, only to see the torches in the city gate, and met a team of people and horses, but it was the old lady He's family soldiers, as well as the accompanying officers and soldiers, who were rushing into the city from outside the city gate, outside the city gate, under the dark night, the drawbridge was creaking up, and then in the distance, there seemed to be a faint fire, a vast one.

The county lieutenant rushed forward and said hurriedly: "Why do you close the city gate?" ”

A sergeant guarding the gate shouted, "Lord Hui, there are thieves and robbers ambushing outside the west gate, and it is impossible to get out." ”

"What!?"

The county lieutenant and the county made Chen Zhen all frightened, and hurriedly climbed the city tower with people to take a look, and saw that the torches outside the city were bright, dancing together, only listening to the sound of killing the sky, the momentum was terrifying, and I didn't know how many people and horses there were in the dark.

"What to do? What can I do!? ”

Chen Zhen was in a hurry on the city wall, and he had already run out of ideas.

The county lieutenant, who was still a military attaché, said in a deep voice: "Don't panic, my lord, although the east gate is lost, there are thieves and thieves ambushing outside the west gate, and the south gate and the north gate may not also have thieves' crowns, why don't you abandon the west gate and go to the north gate?" ”

Hearing this, Chen Zhen said repeatedly: "Okay, then go to the north gate." ”

A group of people abandoned the west gate again, and went straight to the north gate in a chaotic manner, and at this time, Ma Yue led a large group of rogues had already swarmed in from the east gate, and as soon as they entered the city, the troops were divided into two ways, one way under the leadership of a big boss went straight to the south gate, and the other road was led by Ma Yue himself, and went straight to the north gate.

……

At noon the next day, as soon as Qin Jie's army entered the Fuyang realm, there was an urgent report from a fast horse in front.

"Report, two days ago, 800 Liukou stayed in Zhangzhuang......"

Qin Jie frowned and said, "Eight hundred Liukou? What Eight Hundred Liukou? ”

"My lord, it is the remnants of the Yellow Turban who escaped from Jingshan, and now they have pulled up the banner and are known as the Eight Hundred Liukou."

Qin Jie laughed, thinking that a thief is a thief after all, and he is shameless to regard himself as a rogue.

But the news that Tanma said next made Qin Jie almost fall off the horse's back.

"My lord, the eight hundred Liukou broke the Fuyang official army in Mumapo yesterday, and went to Fuyang County overnight."

"What!?"

Not only was Qin Jie taken aback, but Zou Jing even said sharply: "Where did Mu Ma Po come to Fuyang Officials and Army? Fuyang only has 500 county soldiers, and it is not enough to defend the city, who let them attack without permission? ”

Tanma shook his head and said: "I don't know the little one, but the eight hundred Liukou did break the Fuyang army in Mumapo, and there are still more than two hundred well-dressed Fuyang soldiers in front of him as evidence." ”

The sound of the horse fell, and another fast horse galloped back from the front, and a mournful trumpet sound came from the distance: "Report...... Urgent report ahead...... Eight hundred rogues had opened the city gate last night, and Fuyang had fallen. ”

"God will kill me! Chen Zhen Pifu, harmful! ”

Qin Jie snorted vigorously, his eyes fell from the horse's back with a black eye, and he didn't wake up.

"Your Excellency?"

"Your Excellency!"

Zou Jing, Huang Zhong, Wei He and Cai Mao all came over together, and rushed to rescue Qin Jie. ”

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