Outside Dayang City, an army of more than 8,000 people was rapidly marching in the direction of the city.

At the front of the team were more than 7,000 soldiers with torn armor and disheveled clothes, and weapons in their hands.

Most of the soldiers were still dressed in the deep clothes of the common people, and although all the officers and soldiers were resolute, from a distance, they looked more like a group of fleeing refugees.

Falling behind the team were more than 1,000 old and weak women and children.

More than 1,000 people dragged their children and daughters, followed by the ranks of officers and soldiers, women holding children, old and weak supporting each other, although their steps were slightly staggering, but they did not delay the march of the army.

After more than ten days of trekking, Liu Wei finally led the team to leave Bishan, cross Maojin, and come to the north bank of the Yellow River again.

The direction they were traveling in at this time happened to be the Dayang area.

Soon after Liu Wei led his army to cross the Maojin Ferry, the scouts brought back news that Dayang Ling had discovered that the Maojin Ferry had moved and had ordered the city gate to be closed.

If you want to occupy Dayang, settle the people with the army, and let the officers and soldiers get a short rest, the only way is to break through the city!

"Your Highness, Dayang City is ten miles ahead!" Crossing the Maojin ferry, all the way to the northeast, the sun was just slanting westward, Zhao Yun, who returned from Maojin, pointed to a faintly emerging city in front of him and said to Liu Wei: "A certain wish to lead the soldiers and horses to break through Dayang City for His Highness!" ”

"Assault?" Looking at the Dayang City in the distance, Liu Wei shook his head while slowly moving forward, and said to Zhao Yun: "Looking at the Dayang City from here, although the city is not a high risk, it is not easy to attack at will, if it is attacked, it will not be ten and a half days and a half months or even longer, I am afraid it will be difficult to work!" ”

"Yes!" Zhao Yun nodded, frowned slightly and said, "But the Great Yang Order has ordered the city gate to be closed, if you don't attack it, how can you enter the city?" ”

"Be good at scheming, don't worry, general!" Before Liu Wei could speak, Xu Shu, who was riding on his other side, looked at Dayang City and said to Zhao Yun: "Your Highness and I will be stationed here tonight to cut off all contact between the city and the outside world, and beware of sending messengers in the city to ask for help!" ”

"I'm afraid it's already been dispatched!" Liu Wei frowned and said to Xu Shu: "If Dayang sends a messenger to ask Dong Zhuo for help, once the Xiliang army crosses the river and intercepts it from behind, our army will have no chance of winning!" ”

"Before sunset tomorrow, the sun will be in the hands of our army!" Xu Shu smiled, turned his head to Zhao Yun and said: "Zhao Yun, you take all the cavalry to Dayang, fight under the city, wait for the defenders in the city to fight, only defeat is not allowed to win, lead the pursuers to the Xiayang area, once the ambush is killed, you immediately turn back to fight, and be sure to annihilate the enemy." ”

"No!" Zhao Yun clenched his fists in response, and shouted behind him: "All the cavalry, follow me to Dayang to fight!" ”

More than 100 cavalrymen followed behind Zhao Yun, galloping towards the direction of Dayang, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, their backs were covered with a layer of blood-colored glow.

"Dian Wei!" After Zhao Yun left, Xu Shu turned his head and shouted to Dian Wei, who had fallen slightly behind.

Hearing Xu Shu call him, Dian Wei hurriedly stepped forward, clasped his fists with both hands, and responded: "Obey the orders of the military division!" ”

"You immediately lead the six hundred original Huainan army headquarters to lie dormant outside Dayang City, and wait for Zhao Yun to lead away the main force of the defenders, and you will immediately occupy the city!" Xu Shu turned his head to look at Dian Wei and said to him: "The elite of the whole army is all in your place, you must fight to capture the city!" ”

"We will not fail in our mission!" Dian Wei turned over and dismounted and hugged his fists, leading 600 soldiers of the former Huainan Army, dressed in remnants, and galloped towards Dayang City.

"Zhou Cang!" After arranging tasks for Zhao Yun and Dian Wei, Xu Shu turned around and said to Zhou Cang, who was following Liu Wei: "You immediately lead the two thousand original Yellow Turban Divisions to hibernate in the mountains and forests between Dayang and Xiayang, and when Zhao Yun leads the enemy army to come, first shoot them with bows and arrows to block the enemy's retreat, and then lead the army to kill, be sure to annihilate them all!" ”

"Order!" Zhou Cang has always been very unconvinced by Xu Shu, but Xu Shu is in charge of the transfer of the whole army under the entrustment of Liu Wei, he gave an order, and Zhou Cang did not dare to disobey, so he responded, took two thousand original Yellow Turban Army headquarters, and took advantage of the early days to quickly move towards the area between Dayang and Xiayang.

"Tao Hu!" The three generals were all assigned to go out, Xu Shu groaned for a while, turned back to Tao Hu, who was following the team and walking with the people, and shouted: "You immediately lead Ding Zhuang in the Pishan area, fortify nearby, be sure to make a strong sentry, even if a mosquito flies over, you must assign me a male and female!" ”

Tao Hu, who had not yet been included in the army by Liu Wei, was stunned for a moment after receiving the order, and then ran quickly to Xu Shu, clasped his fists with both hands and responded: "No!" ”

When Xu Shu appointed all three fierce generals out of Lu, and arranged for Tao Hu to lead the villagers to deploy nearby, Liu Wei asked him: "Everyone has been appointed, what should this king do?" ”

"Your Highness just lead the army to camp here, and tomorrow evening, follow me into the city!" Xu Shu smiled slightly, turned over and jumped off the horse, and shouted to the officers and soldiers behind him: "Soldiers, set up tents and station on the spot!" ”

Liu Wei, who was still riding on horseback, was full of confusion, now they were only more than ten miles away from Dayang City, if they continued to move forward, they would definitely be able to follow Zhao Yun and the others to Dayang City before dark, but Xu Shu wanted him to be stationed here, and he had no intention of continuing to move forward, which really made Liu Wei feel a little puzzled.

"Your Highness!" Seeing that Liu Wei was still riding on horseback, Xu Shu clasped his fists with both hands, raised his face and said to him: "Our army has a large number of people, Dayang is only a county town, and the garrison is only a few hundred, if our army is fully approaching, how dare they go out of the city to pursue General Zhao?" ”

"I see!" As soon as Xu Shu said this, Liu Wei understood, quickly turned over and dismounted, and said to Xu Shu after standing firmly: "The military advisor means to wait for us to stay here and deceive the defenders. ”

"Yes!" Xu Shu nodded and said to Liu Wei: "The vanguard is fighting, but the main force is unwilling to advance, this is a taboo for soldiers!" The enemy must have expected the main force of our army to be cowardly, as His Highness said before, our army crossed the river, and the Great Yang Order must have sent a letter soldier to ask for help, seeing that our army is so cowardly, how can you not regret it? It is an indisputable fact to hunt down and kill the cavalry led by General Zhao! ”

"The military advisor really has a clever plan!" After listening to Xu Shu's analysis, Liu Wei praised it, crossed his hands on his waist, and looked at Dayang City in the distance, faintly feeling that Dayang City had been taken into his arms.

After waiting anxiously for a day, it was dusk the next day.

Liu Wei crossed his hands on his waist and looked at Dayang City in the distance under the sunset. Xu Shu stood behind him and looked at the direction of Dayang City with him.

From a distance, Dayang City, immersed in the afterglow of the setting sun, was coated with a layer of dim red light, which was very bleak and lonely.

"Report!" The two of them were looking at Dayang City, waiting for the news from the siege officers and soldiers, accompanied by a high smoke and dust, a fast horse ran in the distance, and the knight on horseback was wearing the armor of the Huainan Army, and he was still far away from Liu Wei and Xu Shu, so he shouted loudly: "Our army captured Dayang, captured more than ten officials, and all the officers and soldiers in the city were disarmed!" ”

Hearing the knight's shout, the ranks of thousands of men all stood up, and thousands of eyes turned to the fast horse that was galloping towards them.

"How many enemy forces are left in the city?" As soon as the knight arrived and jumped off the horse, Liu Wei couldn't wait to ask him.

"There are more than 800 defenders in Dayang City, most of whom went out of the city to pursue General Zhao Yun!" The knight who reported the news clenched his fists with both hands, half-knelt on the ground, and said to Liu Wei: "There are only a hundred old and weak remnants left in the city, and we will break through the city under the leadership of General Dian Wei, and the enemy will all surrender!" ”

"Hurry up and pass on the order!" As soon as the knight's words fell, Liu Wei said to him: "Don't hurt the soldiers, put them in a prison in the city with the captured officials, and wait for the king to go and send them!" ”

"No!" The knight answered, stood up and turned over and jumped on the horse's back, raised his horse's whip, and galloped away in the direction of Dayang City.

"Towards the Great Sun!" After the knight left, Liu Wei waved his hand at the team behind him and shouted.

The team of thousands of people shouted in unison, followed behind Liu Wei, and quickly drove towards Dayang City.

The setting sun hung obliquely in the western sky, and the entire earth was covered with a thin layer of blood, and Liu Wei led a team of thousands of people to quickly approach the great sun.

Dayang was the first city he captured in this era, but he did not personally participate in the siege, which was somewhat a pity for Liu Wei.

The city wall was getting closer and closer, and before he reached the city gate, Liu Wei saw more than 100 officers and soldiers wearing Huainan army armor standing side by side outside the city gate.

Dian Wei held a double halberd, like an iron tower standing in front of more than 100 officers and soldiers, seeing Liu Wei leading the army coming, he hurriedly trotted all the way to meet Liu Wei.

"Your Highness!" In front of Liu Wei, Dian Wei clasped his fists with both hands, looked up at Liu Wei on horseback and said, "Dian Wei is fortunate not to be dishonored and captured Dayang City!" The captured officials and defenders have been imprisoned in the city prison in accordance with the instructions of His Highness! ”

"How many casualties did our army have?" Looking down at Dian Wei standing under the horse, Liu Wei first asked about his own casualties.

"As soon as we swarmed into the city, the defenders barely resisted!" Hearing Liu Wei ask about the casualties, Dian Wei replied with a fist: "More than ten soldiers were slightly injured, but there were no deaths!" ”

"Good! Credit to you! Xiang Dian Wei nodded, Liu Wei beckoned to him and said to him, "Follow me into the city!" ”

led the team into the city, and what appeared in front of Liu Bian's eyes was the empty streets and a bleak scene in the city.

After years of war, not only are the villages and towns outside the city sparsely populated and the people are struggling to make a living, but even the city is also depressed.

Because Dian Wei and others broke through the city, the shops on both sides of the street were closed, and there were not half pedestrians on the road.

Riding a horse on the paved road paved with bluestone, Liu Wei frowned slightly as he walked, and said to Dian Wei, who was following behind: "Order the whole army not to harass the people in the city, we will only take the treasury and grain!" ”