In the early morning of July 4 in the second year of Qi'an, Baibo and Yellow Turbans attacked Rongyang.

Among them, Zhang Bai ordered Ma Chao, Pang De, and Ma Dai to attack the west gate, Wang Dang Xiaoji to attack the south gate, and Liao Hua and Sun Xia to attack the north gate. Only the east gate is left unattacked, which is the method of encircling three and one.

Rongyang Li Tong and Zhang Xiu led the Cao army to resist to the death, but in the end it was not as powerful as the yellow scarf, the beginning and the end were difficult to care, the two sides fought fiercely for more than four hours, and at noon, the west gate of Rongyang was conquered by Ma Chao, and countless yellow scarves poured into the city.

Li Tong was helpless. The only way to gather troops and fight with Ma Chao is to fight in the streets.

When Zhang Baiqi heard this, he was overjoyed, and ordered the Yellow Turban generals of the South Gate and the North Gate to turn the onslaught into a feint attack, and dispatched troops to assist Ximen Ma Chao.

The generals can only receive orders. As a result, Simon suddenly had thousands more combat power. Haoyang City is about to be destroyed, and half of it has fallen into the hands of the Yellow Turban, but Li Tong and Zhang Xiu in the city are still resisting to the death.

After noon. The day was violent, and both sides suffered heavy casualties, so they each called off the battle and reorganized its forces to wait for the sunset to fight, so the two sides built their own barriers in the city as a cover.

Because the west gate of Haoyang has fallen into the hands of Ma Chao, Zhang Bai is not in a hurry. He ordered the soldiers to rest on the spot and eat dry food to satisfy their hunger. As soon as the scorching sun sets in the sky, the glory will be restored, and as for the south gate and the north gate, they will retreat ten miles to rest in a hidden place.

However, at this moment, a person from the north gate of Haoyang quietly entered,

Simon is lost. It's not that Li Tong and Zhang Xiu are incompetent, it's really that the Yellow Turban Army's offensive is too fierce, and everyone is not afraid of death. Although Cao Jun was elite and brave, for a while, he was suppressed by the momentum of the Yellow Turban Army, and he was horrified in his heart, and it was difficult to play the level of combat in the past.

In the Haoyang Taishou Chen Ji Mansion, Li Tong and Zhang Xiu were covered with blood in military uniforms, and sat on the spot to rest in order to recover their strength. As for Chen Ji, he sat down in a daze, and the six gods muttered something.

The rest of Guan Chuan, Yang Yong and other generals also frowned, standing silently indoors.

"If Mengyang is lost, how should I explain it to Situ?" Finally, Li Tong's sigh broke the dull atmosphere in the room, only to see Zhang Xiu smile bitterly, shake his head and say, "This white wave yellow scarf is so terrifying." Everyone is not afraid of death, it is really unimaginable that Situ can defend Bishui Pass with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. It is still possible to ask Zhang Bai to lose his troops and generals, and we have 20,000 soldiers and horses, and we have lost the West Gate in just one day, alas! ”

"So far. The only way to fight to the death is to fight! Li Tong patted the table, looked around at the people in the room, and said in a deep voice. Ladies and gentlemen, behind me is Kezhou, where millions of people live, if we ask Baibo Yellow Turban to capture Haoyang and set foot in Yaozhou, what kind of tragedy will it be? Moreover, Situ handed over Mengyang to us. But we lost Mengyang and endangered Chongzhou. I, Li Tong, have no face to see Situ again, and I can only die here in battle, and I will be humiliated by snow! ”

"Venda?" Zhang Xiu was stunned, then nodded and said, "What Wenda said is extremely true! ”

"Though dead. We are also willing to go with the general! Guan Hang, Yang Yong and other Cao generals responded with their fists.

Only Chen Ji looked at the impassioned generals with blank eyes, sighed and muttered, "It's over, it's all over,"

"Good!" Seeing that the people in the room were like this, Li Tong shouted in a low voice, "Chen is very pleased that you have this heart, since this is the case, we will act like this" Now the Yellow Turban thieves and our army are only a few dozen feet apart in the city. Once the attack is made, it will come in an instant, and I think Zhang Baiqi must be waiting for the scorching sun to set, since this is the case. I might as well preemptively strike and strike suddenly! ”

"Venda." Zhang Xiu lowered his head and thought for a while, frowned and said, "I'm afraid that Zhang Baiqi won't make me wait so easily; nbsp; …”

"So what?" Li Tong pulled out the sword in his hand and said sonorously, "Until now, do your best and see the will of heaven." It's just a fight to the death! ”

"Yo, seeing that the generals are full of fighting spirit, I am quite relieved to be here" Suddenly, a chuckle came from outside the house.

"Who?" The generals in the room were shocked, each holding the hilt of their swords, staring at the person at the door, especially Li Tong, pulled out the treasure on his waist, stepped forward a few steps, put the sword blade next to the man's neck, and asked coldly, "Who are you?" Is it a white horse lobbyist? ”

"Lobbyist?" The man was stunned for a moment, and then Ye Yu smiled and said, "If so, what does the general want?" ”

Li Tong's eyes were cold, his hand was raised, the blade of the sword had touched the man's neck, and he snorted coldly and said in a deep voice, "If it is, I should kill you!" ”

"Oh?" Looking at Li Tong's face, the man became a little interested, and Ye Yu said. "Hasn't the general heard of it? When two armies are at war, don't they kill them? ”

Li Tong's eyes narrowed. Said lightly, "I haven't heard of the vulgar people!" As he spoke, he wanted to do it.

"General, slow!" Seeing that Li Tong's expression didn't seem to be fake, the man hurriedly shouted, just kidding, if it was just a joke, but he was killed by friendly troops as an enemy, wouldn't it become a big joke?

While carefully and slowly pushing away Li Tong's sword blade with his hand, the man said with a smile, "This general, if you kill me." I'm afraid the general won't be able to explain to Situ in the future."

"Situ?" Li Tong was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that there were many guards guarding outside, if it was really Zhang Baiqi lobbyist, I am afraid that his guards would have come to tell him early, right?

Thinking about it. Li Tong looked at the person in front of him with some doubts, withdrew his sword and frowned, and said, "Mr. is from Bishui Pass" This kind of joke can't be made! ”

"Haha. Forgive sins, forgive sins! The man laughed, took out an object from his bosom, presented it with both hands, and said, "This is the document handed over by Situ himself, the general will look at it!" ”

Li Tong took a look. It is indeed clearly written on the inscription, "Jiang Zhe, the two words, but when I looked at it, there was not the slightest letter in it, but there was a seal, which was the seal of Situ, and he was immediately puzzled, "This is"

"This thick credential" the man smiled and arched his hand, "Situ is worried that Mengyang may have changed, so he ordered him to come day and night."

"Dare to ask Mr. Daming?" Li Tong asked with his fists clenched.

"Under Sima Zhongda, under Situ Tent, the current position of the overseer," the man said with a smile.

"It turned out to be Lord Prison Army" Li Tong's face was a little moved, and he hurriedly put the sword into the scabbard, hugged his fist and said, "The last general has offended a lot, and I ask Lord Prison Army to bear with me,

"How dare you. But "Is the general Li Taishou, or General Zhang?" Sima Yi asked with a smile.

Li Tong listened. In his heart, he firmly believed that it was the person sent by Situ, so he clenched his fists and said, "The last general Li Tong." I am ashamed to lead Yingchuan Taishou's duty, and I have seen the prison army! Next to him, Zhang Xiu also got up and clenched his fists and said, "In the next Zhang Xiu." I've seen Sima Jianjun! ”

Do you dare" Sima Yi smiled modestly, looked at Li Tong and Zhang Xiu quietly, and said with a smile. "Sima Yi is very fortunate to see the two generals, oh, and the generals here..."

You dare! Yang Yong and Guan Gang hurriedly hugged their fists in return.

"Dare to ask the prison guard, what is the so-called matter?" After hesitating for a moment, Li Tongchi asked, "I don't know if Situ is good at Bishui Pass?" ”

"Situ is a scholar and a celestial, how can Zhang Baiqi be the enemy, don't worry!" After saying a word, Sima Yi smiled, looked at the people in the room and said secretly, "But on the other hand, you guys, it seems that there are some, hehe, tsk, how come you lost the West Gate in just one day,"

Suddenly, Li Tong, Zhang Xiu and all the Cao generals here were all red, among them. Li Tong said with his fists clenched urgently. "Don't worry, Lord Supervisor, the last general has a countermeasure and will definitely recapture the West Gate!"

"That's right! Take back Simon! ”

"But I just heard about it from outside the door? Hehe, the generals misunderstood," Sima Yi laughed. Shaking his head and saying, "I came here, not for Haoyang, but for Zhang Bai!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhang Xiu interjected in surprise.

"Heh" Sima Yi smiled faintly and said mysteriously, "I specially asked Situ to allow me to come to Rongyang to see his defeated appearance."

Suddenly, Li Tong, Zhang Xiu, and the generals here turned red, and they said, "This "Yellow Turban Thief is huge, everyone is not afraid of soldiers, we wait"

"The generals misunderstood" Seeing the expressions of everyone in the room, Sima Yi knew that he didn't understand enough, so he explained, "I'm afraid the generals don't know yet, Situ asked you to guard Haoyang, not to fight the yellow scarf here." It is to drag the footsteps of the Yellow Turban Army, as for the method of defeating Zhang Baiqi, Situ has already made arrangements, and at the latest until sunset, Zhang Baiqi will retreat

"Actually" there is such a thing? The generals in the house looked at each other, Li Tong was stunned, and said in surprise, "Didn't Situ tell the last general to stick to Rongyang?" ”

"Yes!" Sima Yi laughed and said, "What is stubbornness? ”

"Eh" Li Tong was stunned for a moment, glanced at Zhang Xiu and said, "I see, the last general and others are afraid that they have misunderstood what Situ meant,"

"The generals are fighting the Yellow Turban, I've heard about it," Sima Yi nodded, chuckled and said, "That's fine." In this way, Zhang Baiqi can be more suspicious

"Dare to ask the prison army" Zhang Xiu still had some concerns in her heart, and asked in a deep voice, "I don't know what Situ's clever plan is to make Zhang Baiqi retreat?" ”

"Oh," Sima Yi chuckled and said with a smile, "without him." However, a light army attacked the place where the Baibo and Yellow Turbans were stationed and the pond

The generals looked at each other. Enlightenment.

"Dare to ask the generals, how many soldiers are there in the city?"

Li Tong listened. His face was a little embarrassed, and he said, "Except for the seriously injured soldiers, I am afraid that there are only seven or eight thousand,"

"So little?" Sima Yi's face was stunned, and he immediately made the generals in the room even more embarrassed.

"Ahem, that's it!" Waving his hand, Sima Yi said in a deep voice, "Generals, Zhang Baicai is about to retreat, and there is a plan here, maybe let the generals be exempted from Situ's punishment, I don't know what the generals think?" ”

Li Tong, Zhang Xiu and the others glanced at each other, clenched their fists and said sonorously, "Kill the enemy, fix what we want, and ask the prison army to show me!" ”

"Good!" Sima Yi smiled slightly and said in a low voice, "Then please ask the generals to gather the soldiers and horses immediately." I'm waiting for this,"

"Hmm!" Li Tong nodded, licked his lips, and said in a low voice with a hideous face, "I must want that white horse to look good!" ”

As the hour passed, the scorching sun in the sky slowly set to the west, and the temperature finally eased a little, and the air mixed with thick blood seemed to become a little fresher.

After taking a few sips of the water bladder, Pang De, who was at the west gate, turned around and handed the water bladder to Ma Chao, and asked in a low voice, "Did that white horse really say that?" ”

"Yes!" Ma Chao nodded, took a sip of the water bladder, and said in a deep voice, "Ling Ming, what do you think?" ”

"If that's the case, then I'll have to wait for him," Pound said in a low hesitation. "I'm afraid that he will rebel in the future

"That's not going to happen," Ma Chao shook his head and said with certainty. "Zhang Bai rode this person, so that I was quite convinced, if he can succeed, he will really restore Xiliang to me, it is also a good thing, Xiliang is the father's inheritance. If we can't take this place again, we will be the Son of Man in vain! ”

"Yes!" Pound nodded, glanced at the sky, frowned and said, "Isn't that white horse going to be cloudy and rainy?" Why don't you show his skills, it's better than waiting for me to wait here! ”

Ma Chao heard this. Shaking his head, he said, "This matter is too suspenseful, so you believe in it too?" After saying that, he looked at Pound suspiciously and glanced at him.

Ma Chao frowned and looked, but saw Wang Dang walking towards him and the others, and said lightly, "The scorching sun is going to go down, and we will regain Mengyang, I don't know how General Ma is preparing?" ”

"General Wang!" Ma Chao clasped his fists and saluted, and said respectfully, "The last general is ready, just wait for the commander to order!" ”

I saw Wang Dang take a deep look at Ma Chao, with a slight smile on his face, nodded and said, "Okay!" It is worthy of being the queen of Xiliang Jiangmen,"

Ma Chao and Pang De frowned when they heard this, and were about to speak, but they saw Wang Dang replying and said, "Don't misunderstand, there is no ridicule or other meaning in this remark, General Ma, the handsome man is very important to you, don't disappoint the handsome!" ”

"Remember!" Ma Chao responded with a fist.

"General Wang" Ma Dai, who had been listening, suddenly became interested and asked mysteriously, "I heard that the handsome man can travel clouds and rain." Is this really the case? ”

I saw that Wang Dang's face was stunned, hesitated for a while, frowned and nodded hesitantly and said, "It is true."

"Really?" Ma Dai's eyes widened, Ma Chao and Pang De were also shocked, could it be that this matter was true?

Glancing at Ma Chao and Pang De, Wang Dang shook his head and laughed, "You are thinking, since the handsome man has this magical power, why don't you show your skills and tell me to wait here, right?" ”

Ma Chao and Pang De glanced at each other and remained silent.

"You better forget about this matter," he glanced at Ma Chao, who was puzzled. Wang Dang sighed slightly and said, "You are now deeply trusted by the marshal, and it will not be difficult to understand this matter in the future" After a while, you don't need me to say, you will understand" That's it, General Ma, it's almost time, straighten out the soldiers and horses, and capture Rongyang. You are the first credit! ”

"The last general obeys!" Ma Chao and the three of them responded with their fists clasped.

Half an hour later. The drums of war sounded in the middle of the Yellow Turban Army, and the siege was imminent.

"It's been lost for half a day," he said, looking at the huge Haoyang City. Zhang Baiqi, who was standing above the West City Gate, sighed. Shaking his head, he said, "I also said that I would set foot in Chongzhou in June, but now it is already July." We're still here."

"Don't worry. Break the city, right now! Zhang Baiqi beside him, Wang Dang whispered comfort, but after speaking. He groaned in his heart and asked, "Great Shuai, there is one thing that the general does not know in his heart, since the Great Shuai wants to enter Chongzhou as soon as possible, why should he order the whole army to rest and recuperate, waiting for the scorching sun to set?" ”

"Huh?" Turning around and glancing at Wang Dang, Zhang Baiqi said with a smile, "Actually, I'm not waiting for the scorching sun." Instead, they are waiting for Cao Jun! The West Gate fell, and with my 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers and horses, as you said, the destruction of the city was imminent. But you have also seen that the soldiers under Cao Mengde are not comparable to Han Sui and others, not to mention Li and Guo, Cao Jun are really elite troops!

We led more than 100,000 soldiers out of Luoyang, more than 30,000 in Bishui Pass, 5,000 in Haoyang here, in addition to 30,000 people outside Bishui Pass, now we are under our command, only more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, to rely on these 70,000 people to take the state, it is really not easy, if you can reduce casualties, even if it is only a few hundred, dozens. It will also help us in our great cause! ”

"Could it be that the king was careful, and said suspiciously, "Could it be that the half day of the marshal is to give Rongyang Cao's army time to escape, so that we can wait for the siege of the city?" ”

"Huh!" Zhang Baiqi chuckled, nodded and said, "Don't underestimate Li Tong and Zhang Xiu, I think these two must not respect Jiang Zhe's orders, and they are eager to make meritorious contributions, so they attacked me lightly, but me."

"The well machine was lost again." Step by step, we are driven. Kindness. How many Caomen are bad in the city

"I don't know. Estimated, I'm afraid there are still nearly 10,000."

"Yes, I'll use 40,000 to hit 10,000, I'm afraid the damage is not small, give Cao Jun half a day, if Cao Jun is afraid to flee. We can also have fewer casualties."

"But the marshal, Cao Jun is very disciplined, I'm afraid this matter is not easy"

"Heh, even if Cao Jun doesn't leave, I will have time to rest and fight hard for four hours before we take the West Gate. How difficult is it? Don't be too harsh."

"Yes, the handsome man has a compassionate heart, and there will be no disaster in the end!"

"I said it. I don't like to be polite! Let's go, we'll go into the city too! ”

"Yes!"

At the same time, Cao's army had built a barrier in the inner city of the West Gate and erected it with bows and crossbows. Strictly prevent the Yellow Turban Army from making trouble, Li Tong, Zhang Xiu and other generals even came to the front of the battle in person to supervise the battle, of course, Sima Yi was naturally indispensable among them.

Seeing the embarrassed appearance of the senior brother who was high up, Sima Yi was very eager in his heart!

Suddenly, a little smile appeared in his eyes, and he clearly saw Zhang Baiqi coming slowly from behind.

"Rongyang Cao Bing, listen!" Walking to the front of the formation, Zhang Baiqi opened his hands and shouted in a deep voice, "The west gate of Haoyang has been lost, and the city is broken at this moment. If you wait to retreat, I will not chase after you, let you wait for a way out, if you are stubborn, hum! But don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

As soon as this statement came out. Suddenly, the people of Mengyang Cao Jun were panicked, and although Li Tong, Zhang Xiu and others knew in their hearts that Situ Jiangzhe had another strategy to retreat from the enemy, but Cao Jun under his command did not know about it.

Looking at the murderous appearance of the white wave and yellow scarf, Cao Jun looked at each other, and his morale was for a while

"Haha" is here. One of the people in Cao Jun's formation laughed and said, "Zhang Dashuai is still so domineering, congratulations!" ”

"Huh?" I saw Zhang Baiqi's eyes tightened, and his eyebrows furrowed tightly.

"Don't you know Zhang Dashuai?" It was Sima Yi who spoke, and I saw him standing in front of Cao Jun's array, and said with a smile. "I'm missing it so much!"

"Sima Zhongda" Zhang Baiqidun said these four words, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart, why is this person in the city?

As if he had seen through Zhang Baiqi's thoughts, Sima Yi said with a smile, "The big handsome is wondering why he is here?" Hahaha. Coming from Bishui Pass on the next road, but I look forward to seeing the embarrassed appearance of the marshal when he is defeated,"

"Presumptuous!" Liao Hua, the general of the Yellow Turban, shouted angrily.

Perverse! A chuckle. Sima Yi took a deep breath, followed the appearance of Zhang Baiqi just now, and shouted loudly, "Listen to the yellow scarf on the other side, you are about to be defeated!" Zhang Baiqi, do you think that setting up a suspicious soldier outside Bishui Pass can fool me and others? Haha, ridiculous! I don't know that you are attacking Haoyang, it is our calculation, how can we not know? Just when you were waiting for Mengyang, Situ had already sent a number of soldiers and horses, day and night, heading west, Zhang Baiqi, guess what, where do we want to attack? ”

It's "Michi!" Zhang Baiqi's eyes were calm.

"It seems that I can't hide it from you, hehe, Baibo Yellow Scarf, don't retreat at this moment, when will you wait? Do you have to wait for the time when the soldier is on the neck, and you can't regret it? Sima Yi snorted coldly, and suddenly the yellow scarves were stunned.

"Handsome?"

"Handsome? Could it be that what he said was true? ”

"Dashuai,"

Don't talk about the Yellow Turban soldiers. At this moment, the faces of the yellow turban generals also changed greatly.

I saw Zhang Baiqi with a cold face. glanced around at the nearby generals, and immediately called the nearby yellow scarves to quiet down.

I was about to speak. Suddenly, one of the people in the yellow scarf hurriedly walked to Zhang Baiqi's side, and whispered a few words in his ear, and suddenly, the coldness in Jibaiqi's eyes was even worse.

Tsk, this damn Jiang Zhe is really difficult to deal with, "Hmm? Wait, if Jiang Zhe sends troops from Bishui Pass to Michi. Then there are definitely not many soldiers and horses in Bishui Pass now, so it's better to "

"Wang Dang!" Zhang Baiqi let out a low snort.

"The last general!" Wang Dang clasped his fists in response.

"Mingjin, withdraw the troops!" I saw Zhang Baiqi looking at Sima Yi and shouted coldly.

"This" Wang Dang's face was stunned, he hesitated and glanced at Cao Jun, he was very annoyed in his heart, and he hugged his fists and responded, "The last general, the last general obeys the order!" ”

"Is this white horse really retired?" Looking at the slowly departing Yellow Turban Army, Li Tong was stunned.

"Humph!" Sima Yi snorted coldly, looked at Zhang Baiqi who was staring at him on the other side, and said lightly, "Count the time." It's almost time for the news of Michi."

"However, even so" Looking at Zhang Baiqi opposite, Zhang Xiu's eyes were vigilant and said, "This person should be decisive, without the slightest nostalgia." Indeed, it is rare in the world, and if the last general hears this report, he will be furious

"yes!" Li Tong echoed and said, "I thought he would order me to kill and wait for some soldiers to be discouraged."

"Huh!" Sima Jiao chuckled, shook his head and said, "I know this person, the more angry he is, the calmer he becomes. Calmly makes people afraid, he won't do useless things, this is Zhang Baiqi! After that, he looked at Zhang Baiqi opposite, and said with a smile, "Zhang Dashuai, I won't send it far away!" ”

I saw Zhang Baiqi glance at Sima Yi lightly, turned over on the horse, turned around and left, and never left half a cruel word.

Look at this scene. Sima Yi frowned, obviously a little dissatisfied, and at this moment. Zhang Xiu beside him nodded and said, "Zhang Bai rides this person, except for the enemy, I don't say anything, he is really a hero in the world."

When Sima Yi heard this, his heart was even more unswerving, and he said in a low voice, "Two generals, I think Zhang Bai must be riding this Xuan straight to Bishui Pass, and the two generals should act quickly and according to the plan!" ”

"Lord Jian Jun said that Zhang Bai rode to Bishui Pass? Could it be that it is intended for Situ? Li Tong's face changed greatly.

"General rest assured!" Sima Yi smiled faintly and said with a calm demeanor, "Situ has already taken precautions, if Zhang Baiqi dares to attack Bishui Pass, we will just attack from both sides!" ”

It's that Xu Shu Xu Yuan straightened......

At the same time, Xu Shu in Sima Yi's mouth was standing on the Bishui Pass, looking to the west, beside him, Mi Zhu looked at the busy Cao Jun in the pass, and said in a low voice, "The military advisor doesn't have to worry, since General Zhong La has ordered General Cao Chen Gang to come alone and come to report the news quickly, it must be the matter of Michi, and now the lord is afraid that he will meet with General Guan early, and the military advisor should not worry too much."

"I'm not worried about my lord. Hehe, the lord is related, Zhang Erjiang, it's okay to get out, "Zizhong, I'm worried." It's a white ride! ”

"Oh?" Mi Zhu was a little puzzled, and asked suspiciously, "Zhang Bai's cavalry is defeated." It was burned by us and burned to the pond to store grain, and it was difficult to do anything,"

"Huh!" Xu Shu smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "Zizhong quickly go and prepare the luggage, and wait for the lord to come back." I'll get out of here! ”

The fox glanced at Xu Shu suspiciously. Mi Zhu frowned and said, "Could it be that the military advisor suspects that Situ will go back on his word?" ”

"Neither nor not!" I saw Xu Shu shaking his head and said mysteriously, "It's not that I suspect Situ, Zizhong don't want to misunderstand."

Lord, Zhang Baiqi's granary was destroyed. There is a shortage of yellow turban grains, and now, only Hanzhong has thousands of grains, which can make up for the loss of yellow turbans.