Outside the gate of Yucheng, Xu Shu rode a tall horse, followed by nine personal soldiers who had entered Yucheng with him earlier.

To persuade Hu Cai to sacrifice Yucheng, Xu Shu had sent three personal soldiers to report to Liu Wei and escort Yang Feng and Guo Tai's relatives to the battlefield, and only nine people remained by his side.

Hu Cai, who was guarding Yucheng, was wearing armor and riding a jujube red horse beside Xu Shu, looking forward to the east.

At the gate of the city, two Yellow Turban armies stood opposite each other. These Yellow Turban soldiers outside the city were wearing leather armor that was not very tattered, and the blades they held in their hands were also relatively sophisticated short spears and round shields.

The queue of the Yellow Turbans stretched all the way into the city, and on both sides of the streets of the city, there were men and women waiting to see the excitement.

Most of the men, women, and children on the side of the street are from Bai Bojun's family. The White Polish Army claims to be 300,000, but in fact, it also counts the number of people who can't go to the battlefield at all.

Stopped behind by the Yellow Turban soldiers standing along the street, the people on the side of the street craned their necks and looked at the open gates.

"It's coming! Here it comes! Sticking out their heads to look out of the city through the city gate, some sharp-eyed people had already seen a red array in the distance advancing towards Yucheng, and many of them shouted loudly.

When they shouted, the crowd suddenly stirred. Many of the family members of the Bai Bo Army have heard that Liu Wei is kind to the Yellow Turban Army, and is not like other heroes, who will kill the Yellow Turban Army if they catch it, and they all want to see what the rumored King Hongnong looks like.

Xu Shu and Hu Cai, who were standing at the gate of the city, also stretched their necks and looked eastward.

When they saw a fiery red at the end of the horizon, Xu Shu turned his head to Hu Cai on the side and smiled slightly, and said to him, "It's here!" ”

"Can Your Highness really accept us as the military advisor says?" Looking at the red-clothed army that appeared at the end of the horizon, Hu Cai still asked Xu Shu with some trepidation: "Your Royal Highness is a royal nobleman, and we are all thieves who rebelled against the Han court......"

"General Hu doesn't want to say that!" Turning his head to look at Hu Cai, who looked worried, Xu Shu said to him: "In the eyes of His Highness, the officers and soldiers of the Yellow Turban are all bitter people who were forced by the imperial court to survive back then. His Royal Highness said that the court was unjust to the people first, why can't the people rise up? The world is the world of the people of the world! The Yellow Turban Army just did what it had to do! ”

"Did Your Highness really say that?" Xu Shu's words, the shocked Hu Cai's eyes widened, the Yellow Turban Army had fought countless times with the officials and troops led by the imperial court dignitaries, and he had never heard of a dignitary would say such a thing, so he blurted out with a face full of disbelief: "But His Highness...... After all, it is a nobleman of the Han family! ”

"Your Highness is a nobleman of the Han family!" The corners of Xu Shu's mouth twitched slightly, smiled, turned his head to look at the approaching army, and said to Hu Cai: "But His Royal Highness is also a person who has been brutalized by Dong Zhuo's old thief, and he also knows how miserable it is to be harmed!" ”

"If His Highness really treats us as individuals, even if I am broken, I will follow Your Highness!" Like Xu Shu, looking at Liu Wei's army advancing towards the city in the distance, Hu Cai stabbed the spear in his hand to the ground and shouted to the several personal soldiers who followed behind: "Pass the order and order the sergeants to shout 'Long live King Hongnong' to greet His Highness!" ”

"No!" One of Hu Cai's personal soldiers got the order, turned around and ran towards the city, shouting loudly as he ran: "The general has an order, and the troops shout 'Long live King Hongnong' to welcome His Highness!" ”

Hu Cai's personal soldiers shouted and ran into the city, and after a while, there were bursts of shouts of "Long live King Hongnong" in the city.

The shout was very majestic, floating out of the city, and the sound spread in all directions, all the way out, all the way out.

Liu Wei, who was leading the army to advance towards Yucheng, heard the shouts floating from the city, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The team slowly advanced towards Yucheng, and reached a place only more than two hundred steps away from Yucheng, and two fast horses outside the city gate rushed towards Liu Wei.

Seeing two fast horses coming up, Liu Wei raised his arm and stopped the advance of the team.

The army of nearly 100,000 people stopped, and from the city wall, the front of the army was a neat formation wearing red armor, and behind it was a scattered and chaotic procession like homeless people, but at a glance, it was still a black oppression, and there was no end in sight.

The two fast horses arrived only twenty steps away from Liu Wei, and Xu Shu and Hu Cai, who were riding on horseback, both jumped down and galloped towards Liu Wei.

Seeing the two running towards the army, Liu Wei also got off his horse and trotted forward a few steps.

Zhou Cang, Dian Wei, and Yang Feng, who were following Liu Wei, and Yang Feng, who was newly surrendered, lifted the reins and followed closely behind, protecting his thoughtfulness.

Running to Liu Wei's approach, Xu Shu clasped his fists with both hands, bowed deeply to him and said: "Your Majesty has fulfilled your mission, and you have discussed with General Hu Cai, Yucheng has already sworn to serve His Highness!" ”

Hu Cai, who ran over with Xu Shu, saw that Xu Shu was so respectful to the golden-armored young man who walked up to them, and knew that this person was King Hongnong, so he hurriedly knelt on the ground, clasped his hands into fists, and said to Liu Wei with tears in the corners of his eyes: "The criminal general Hu Cai, I have long heard that the king treats us and other yellow turban criminals well, and he has already had the heart to surrender. coincided with the military division coming to Yucheng, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he made a special trip to greet him outside the city, and begged His Highness to surrender his guilt! ”

"How many soldiers and people's lives did General Hu save by sacrificing Yucheng? What is the sin? Liu Wei first supported Xu Shu's arm with both hands, helped him stand up straight, and then bent down, held Hu Cai's wrist with both hands, pulled him up, and said to him: "Today, this king should remember the general's first merit!" ”

In previous years, Hu Cai had followed the Zhang Jiao brothers to fight around in the Yellow Turban Army, but he had never had hand-in-hand contact with the Zhang Jiao brothers.

was helped up by Liu Bian, Hu Cai's eyes were filled with tears, and he said to Liu Bian with a little choked up in his tone: "The last general only heard that His Royal Highness pities the Yellow Turban Soldiers like a parent. From today on, Hu Cai's life is His Highness! His Royal Highness wants Hu Cai to die, and Hu Cai will never frown! ”

"General Hu is serious!" Holding his hands with Hu Cai, Liu Wei turned his head to Zhou Cang behind him and said, "Order the army to enter Yucheng, and our army will rest in Yucheng for a few days!" ”

The army slowly advanced towards the gate of Yucheng, Liu Wei pulled Hu Cai and did not get on the horse, and asked him as he walked: "General Hu and General Yang have been in Yucheng for a few days, Yucheng is a small city, and it is not suitable for the army to stay for a long time. I don't know where the two generals think our army should go at the moment, so it is appropriate? ”

Liu Wei did not get on the horse, and Zhou Cang, who was ordered to lead the army into the city, rode towards the back of the team, while Dian Wei and Yang Feng jumped off their horses and followed Liu Wei and entered the city on foot.

Hearing Liu Bian's question, Hu Cai turned his head and glanced at Yang Feng, before he said to Liu Bian: "Don't dare to deceive Your Highness, the Bai Bo army advanced to the area of Yucheng, originally wanting to take Xiayang, and then seize Dayang, cross the Yellow River in the south, and take advantage of the chaos to attack Luoyang." But the last general had a talk with the military advisor yesterday, and the military advisor said to the last general that the Kwantung Haoqiang is now waving millions of troops and entering the Tiger Prison Pass, and it is only a matter of time before the Xiliang army loses Luoyang, and if our army rushes forward, I am afraid that the military strength is insufficient, and His Royal Highness will be controlled by people......"

While walking towards the city gate, Liu Wei nodded and said to Hu Cai: "What General Hu said is true, this king misses returning to Luoyang every day, and it is precisely because of this that he has been delayed!" ”

"Your Highness!" As soon as Liu Wei's words fell, Yang Feng, who was walking behind him, hugged his fists and said: "The Bai Bo army claims to be 300,000, but in fact, most of them are old and weak, of which women account for more than 100,000. There are only 100,000 people who can fight, and if Your Highness wants to temper the iron army, I am afraid that the soldiers who can be selected are only 50,000 or 60,000......"

Yang Feng opened his mouth to speak, Liu Wei turned his head to look at him, a touch of contemplation appeared on his face, and after a while, he asked Xu Shu on the side, "What does the military advisor think?" ”

"Yucheng, Xiayang, and Dayang, the three places are connected into a line, and there are Yuban dangerous roads that are connected, and they can respond to each other, easy to defend and difficult to attack!" Xu Shu followed Liu Wei to the gate of the city, pinched his chin with his hand, made a deep groan, and said to Liu Wei: "Previously, our army had to go to Dayang, and his subordinates thought it was not suitable to defend it, but now he has won Yucheng again, and when General Zilong captures Han Xian, Xiayang City is also in the pocket of our army!" ”

"The meaning of the military advisor is to leave the old and weak soldiers behind and guard the three cities. This king led the elite main force to the north and rushed to the Bohai Sea area to subdue the Qingzhou Yellow Turban? As soon as Xu Shu's words came out, Liu Wei already understood what he meant, nodded and said, "It's very appropriate to arrange it like this!" ”

As they spoke, everyone had already arrived outside the gate of Yucheng.

Hu Cai stood sideways, bowed down and made a gesture of please, and said to Liu Wei: "Respectfully invite Your Highness to enter the city!" ”

Nodding to Hu Cai, Liu Wei walked straight into the city, and Xu Shu and the others followed closely behind him and walked into the city gate.

Following Liu Bian, the most advanced city was Liu Bian's personal soldiers, more than 100 people rode the team, straightened their chests, and had a posture of being a powerful weapon.

The officers and soldiers in red armor, like a burning fire, also stepped into the city gate in a neat line after Liu Wei entered the city.

Dressed in golden armor, Liu Wei entered Yucheng, and the people crowded on both sides of the streets in the city stood on tiptoe, stretching their necks one by one, all trying to see what the rumored King Hongnong looked like.

"I thought that King Hongnong was at least past the age of his establishment, but I didn't expect it to be a young and handsome offspring!" Looking at Liu Wei who walked into the city on tiptoe, an old man whispered to the old woman beside him: "It's so terrifying to be so good at a young age!" ”

"yes!" The old woman beside him lowered her voice and replied, "I heard that King Hongnong treats the yellow turban well, but I don't know if he can also treat me well." ”

"Phew!" As soon as the old woman's words fell, the old man took a sip, glared at her and said angrily: "My old bones are still useless on the battlefield, what is the use of an old woman like you?" Why should people be kind? ”

Maybe thinking that life may not be much better in the future, the old man was quite excited when he spoke, and his voice was much louder, and in the noisy crowd, the voice was clearly transmitted to the ears of Liu Wei, who had just walked not far from him.

Turning his head and glancing at the old man who spoke, Liu Wei didn't speak, just smiled slightly, turned around and continued to walk towards the city.

Looking at the back of Liu Wei leaving, the old man raised his hand to wipe his forehead, let out a long breath, and glared at the old woman on the side fiercely, but his face was already pale with fright.