In Yangcheng, Shuofang's second-level spearmen did not take off the yellow scarves on their heads, and they continued to garrison the city wall. The entire city was filled with gunsmoke, and the small city that had just experienced a bloody battle seemed to be slaughtered.

On the post road, a large number of Yellow Turban troops were slowly advancing in the direction of Changshe, and the long line stretched for nearly two kilometers. Among the dozens of horsemen at the front, a general with a big sword in his hand was leisurely dozing off with the bumps of the horse, and suddenly a probe came to report.

"Report! Qu Shuai! There is my Yellow Turban Rebel Army squad ahead, and it looks like they are panicked and unstoppable, as if they have just suffered defeat. ”

Bo Cai was woken up by the sound of the horse, and said impatiently: "Why bother, our army only needs to capture Changshe and Nanyang, which is marshal of Manchengqu, to form a horn to control the three counties of Yuzhou!" “

When the tanma heard this, he withdrew, and the army did not stop at all. The grain and grass army, which was only a hundred people left, watched the army leave, and the grain and grass escort officer said angrily: "This wave is so arrogant that he can't even see it. “

"My lord, I'll wait for Peng Tuoqu Shuai to come to help." A soldier next to him persuaded.

"Well, that's all there is to it......"

Yangcheng, Zhu Jun and Qin Xiao were listening to Tanma's report, and the expressions on everyone's faces were not very good.

"The reinforcements came from Nanyang, and it was Peng Tuo, the general of Zhang Mancheng, the commander of the Yellow Turban Daqu, with 6,000 shield soldiers, 4,000 spearmen, and 2,000 crossbowmen. 12,000 people in total! “

Six thousand shield soldiers?

Qin Xiao had just obtained Shuo Fang's seven hundred shield soldiers, and after reading the attributes, he knew what a large-scale shield soldier meant. Now their archers plus Zhu Jun's are only 3,000, which is too weak for the defenders of the city. Siege vehicles, on the other hand, do not do much damage to enemy troops outside the city during the siege.

"Qin Shige, Peng Tuo has a large number of shield soldiers, and our army has very few crossbowmen, according to your previous strategy, does our army have a chance of winning?" Zhu Jun also realized this, and hurriedly asked Qin Shige. Qin Shige's performance before made him quite admire, and the young man in front of him gave him a feeling of being confident all the time.

"The original plan remains the same, as long as the commander of the reinforcements dies, the Yellow Turban Army will naturally be in chaos. Our army can take the opportunity to kill with cavalry, and it will definitely win! “

Zhu Jun nodded and said, "I hope everything goes well......"

"Qu Shuai! You want to avenge your brother! That Zhu Jun didn't know where the united dog thieves were attacking from the north and south, and the young general Shuo Fang, who defended the city, had no way to lead the troops, and only left a hundred old, weak, sick and disabled at the south gate, causing Yangcheng to lose his hands and 100,000 grains and grass to the official army! Fortunately, I tried my best to kill the enemy and escaped a bloody way, so I had the life to see Qu Shuai. “

"Ma Xiang! Do you know the purpose of General Mancheng asking you to bring 100,000 grains and grass to Yangcheng first? That is to use Yangcheng as a base, go straight to Chen Liuchangshe, and enter Luoyang Hangu Pass! Together with General Tiangong, he achieved great things with the momentum of encirclement between the north and the south. Now that Yangcheng has been lost, how can our army gain a foothold in the land of Yingchuan and seize Changshe? Peng said angrily.

The Ma Xiang in Peng's blurt out was the grain and grass escort officer, I saw him look pitiful at this time, looked up at the sideways face, and the angry Peng Tuo replied cautiously: "Qu Shuai, this is really strange Shuo Fang is not good for defending the city, the last general is just a grain and grass escort, and guarding the city is really not within my ability!" “

In order to clear the blame, Ma Xiang even thought that he was not capable, but Peng Tuo was only angry on the surface, in fact, he really didn't dare to treat Ma Xiang's crime, he was Zhang Mancheng's person after all.

"That's it! This led me to Yangcheng, and I will inevitably come to the aid after Mancheng Daqu Shuai stabilizes the situation in Nanyang. “

When Peng Tuo Ma Xiang spent half a day rushing to the outside of Yangcheng, he saw that the gate of Yangcheng was wide open, and the corpses of the Yellow Turban Army and the officers and soldiers at the gate of the city were piled up, and a general wearing a yellow scarf and armor knelt on the avenue inside the city gate, his head pulling weakly. A spear pierced his back through the cloak that covered him, as if it had been pierced through his chest, supporting his body.

Ma Xiang saw at a glance that the person was Shuo Fang, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, secretly saying that there was no proof of death this time, and Shuo Fang's black cauldron had become a substitute for the dead.

"Qu Shuai, it seems that the official army has left after breaking the city, and the person who kneels at the city gate is Shuo Fang!" Ma Xiang said with a relaxed expression at this time.

"Oh? The army enters the city to see if the grain and grass are still there! Peng Tuo waved his big hand and was about to enter the city, but suddenly he seemed to think of something again, and quickly stopped and said: "The official army has always been cunning, but I am afraid that there will be ambushes in the city." Ma Xiang, you take a team of cavalry into the city to search, and if there is no one, go into the city to repair. “

"Ah...... I ......" Ma Xiang suddenly felt a little weak, but seeing Peng Tuo's angry eyes, he had to lead people towards the city gate, and secretly said that sooner or later he would end this fight.

Approaching the city gate, the bloody aura came to the surface, and everyone checked that several corpses were stiff, and there was no doubt that they were indeed the officers and soldiers who attacked the city in the morning. Several cavalry searched and advanced towards the city, while Ma Xiang stayed near the city gate, he was not stupid, if there was an ambush in the city, he would still be able to escape at the city gate. He spun left and right, his gaze falling on Shuo Fang's corpse. Ma Xiang walked up to inspect Shuo Fang's corpse, only to see that Shuo Fang's face was covered with blood, and he couldn't even see his eyes clearly, and the armor on his body was cut by the sword in many cracks, and the blood stained his body from the gap.

"Haha! Shuo Fang, Shuo Fang, this is your own willing, no wonder me, don't rely on me if you want to die below. As for you helping me carry the black cauldron, I will burn more coins for you in the future. Ma Xiang smiled smugly.

After he finished speaking, he stood up and walked inside from Shuo Fang's side, and at this moment, the spear that was originally inserted in Shuo Fang's body suddenly shrank back, and a shot pierced Ma Xiang's chest from the back.

"You ......"

Ma Xiang looked at the tip of the spear pierced from his chest, only to feel a cold and piercing meaning, he looked at Shuo Fang in disbelief, who was still in a kneeling position, and black and red blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Ma Xiang's corpse was about to soften, and the corpse of a yellow turban soldier in front of him suddenly sat up, blocking the view of Peng Tuo's army outside the city with Ma Xiang's corpse. The Yellow Turban gently hugged Ma Xiang's corpse, slowly controlling its limbs and moving slowly outward like a normal person. At this time, several cavalrymen searching in the city were shot and hidden by the archers who were lying in ambush in the houses.

Peng Tuo was separated by two or three hundred meters, only to see Ma Xiang standing beside Shuo Fang for a long time before he slowly turned around, his movements were a little slow, like an old man in his twilight years.

"What the hell is this horse doing again?" When Peng Tuo was impatient, he happened to see the cavalry searching in the city rushing to the door, but it was too far away for Peng Tuo to see clearly. At this time, he saw Ma Xiang raise his hand and wave it left and right, as if to signal the safety of the city.

Peng Tuo didn't have time to think about it, so he hurried into the city and waited for reinforcements to arrive. He then rode towards the gates, followed by a large army.