In the city of Yuguo, Wu Sangui has been patrolling the city tower until the third watch, and then he fell asleep in the city gate tower. At the same time, there was a big man in Geng Ling's tent.

Geng Ling was sleeping in the tent, and he was woken up by his subordinates and was impatient, and he didn't want to see anyone coming, but he knelt down directly, and said: "Geng Ling is not doing things well, please punish Xu Shuai." ”

The man looked much smaller than Geng Ling, only twenty-three or four years old, and he was not strong. It's just that the two eyes keep turning, which makes people feel that this person must be scheming at a glance. The people who came were the current Qingzhou Yellow Turban Chief Qu Shuai, Xu and Xu Zihui. I think that millions of yellow scarves were wiped out back then, and the three Zhang Jiao brothers, Zhang Mancheng, Bo Cai and other powerful people all died in this huge uprising. But he Xu He survived, not only survived, but even developed well in this mecca realm. Now Xu and the governor of Qingzhou Yellow Turban, there are also three or four hundred thousand people under his command. With the assistance of Guan Hai, Bai Rao, and Geng Ling, from time to time, he can even defeat a county city like Huangxian. But what he thought was still the same as what he thought when he was a pawn in Jizhou City. Stay alive. The reason why he Xu He still has to worry about so many people still doing rebellion. Not for anything else, just because of this way I can live better. Although Zhang Jiao died, the uprising he launched completely overturned the only remaining foundation of the Han family. Troubled times are coming, if you want to survive, you must have such a soldier in your hands.

Although Xu He is a remnant of the Yellow Turban, he is not a fanatical follower of the Yellow Turban Dao at all, and he doesn't even believe in the Yellow Turban Dao at all. What he believes in has always been his own judgment. And his judgment never disappointed him. His judgment now is to kill Cai Kun. The reason is very simple, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Han family is about to fall, but Zhang Jiao's example is in front, the gun shoots the first bird, the Han family is not stiff, and he can't gather people to rebel in a grand manner. I can only wait for the right time to come in front of my own rogue in this remote Qingzhou. Now he regards this Qingzhou as his own prison, how can he let others get involved. To take office is to die at his own behest. Now this Cai Kun, I can only say sorry to him, I actually came here to serve as a Taishou in Donglai.

Thinking of this, Xu He couldn't help but have some murderous intent on his face. Geng Lingben knelt down in front of Xu He, but when he saw Xu He's face, he was shocked. It's not that he did not do well this time, which made Xu Shuai angry. So he panicked: "Xu Shuai forgives his sins, Geng Ling will take Cai Wei's dog head tomorrow and dedicate it to Xu Shuai." ”

Xu Heben was in a trance, but he was called back to his soul by his words. Helped Geng Ling up and smiled: "What's wrong with you?" Today's events are all in my hands. What sin are you? Geng Ling thought that Xu He was deliberately talking back, but he had the impression that Xu He was not such a person, and he saw that Xu He's face didn't look like he was joking with himself. So he had the courage to ask: "Xu Shuai's meaning, the villain is unknown." ”

Xu He laughed and said, "You don't have to understand, you just have to obey orders." Do you still have soldiers and horses under your command now? ”

"Thirty or forty thousand for the old and weak, and one or twenty thousand for the able. Half of them are here, and half of them are in the old camp. ”

After Xu He heard this, his eyes rolled slightly, and he said silently: "Although it is not much, it is enough." So he instructed Geng Ling to do this. He was ordered to carry it out on his own without mentioning it. watched Geng Ling obey the order and retreat. Xu He didn't go to sleep either, but he lit a candle in this tent, looking at the map of Qingzhou, and didn't know what he was thinking. At the time of the fifth watch, a herald entered the tent and reported: "Report to Xu Shuai, Geng Shuai said that everything has been prepared, please show Xu Shuai." Geng Ling's spirit was shocked and said, "Okay! Geng Ling really didn't disappoint me, and told him to do everything according to his orders. ”

The herald went down to give the order, but Xu He no longer looked at the map. So he put out the candles and went out to inspect the tents, and the soldiers of the battalions got up early but had already gotten up to wash, and there were firefighters who were lighting fires and cooking. The camp was already a little angry. Xu He patrolled all the way, and there were soldiers who kept greeting him, and he also responded with a smile. But I was thinking in my mind: "For me Xu and one person, but I don't know how many people in this camp will die and how many will live." Sure enough, I'd rather be a dog in a prosperous world than a person in a troubled world. It's just that I, Xu He, even myself am a little too busy to take care of myself, how can I take care of your life and death. If one day I can achieve the great cause of Xu He, I will not forget your old brothers. Xu He thought of this, and at the same time was more polite to the soldiers. Pity these Yellow Turban soldiers, who live at the bottom every day, where have they experienced the politeness of the superiors. So they were moved, and they vowed to fight for Xu He. Poor troubled times, human life is really worthless, even they themselves think so.

After inspecting the camp of 20,000 or 30,000 people, the sky was already bright. Xu He had breakfast with everyone and ordered his subordinates to continue the siege, but he stood under the gate and looked east.

Let's talk about Kang Dynasty. Although he has read a lot of military books in order to cut down the yellow scarves in the past two months, he is still a little worried about personally commanding the troops. Fortunately, Ma Bao and Hu Guozhu have been in the army for a long time. He didn't make any jokes along the way. Everyone knows how to stay overnight. In one day, he also arrived at the city of this country. Last night, Kang Chao was too nervous to lead the troops for the first time, and he didn't sleep well in the army. So he said weakly on the horse: "Ma Baobu set up camp in the village, and Hu Guozhu inspected the Quartet. ”

And they were commanded to set up camp. Ma and Hu came and asked, "County Zun, what should I do next?" "Kang Chao can't make up his mind, and secondly, he also wants to test the skills of his subordinates in the school. So he asked rhetorically, "What do you two think should be?" Ma and Hu opened their mouths at the same time, but they only said they should defend and the other said they should attack. said that it was Hu Guozhu who guarded it. I only heard him say: "I have few people, so we should camp and hold on." Geng Ling has a lot of soldiers, and it is useless for us to attack. Yellow turban thieves, not much food and grass. We are waiting, and they cannot attack the city with all their might. In three or four days, it should retreat by itself. ”

Ma Bao said: "Although there are many thieves and horses, they are all rabble. Under the attack of our soldiers and horses, the thieves will inevitably panic and succeed in one fell swoop. We are already training to get rid of thieves, why are we cowardly when we see thieves today? Are tigers afraid of thieves? ”

Hu Guozhu's surname is Hu, and he is known for his courage and fierceness in the army, and everyone calls him Huzi. Hearing Ma Bao laughing at him, he said angrily: "Why is Hu afraid of death, it's just that if we die here." I am afraid that Donglai will fall into the hands of the enemy. In the coming day, Hu should lead the crowd to attack first, and repay him with death. ”

Ma Baoben just said it casually. Seeing that Hu Guozhu was in a hurry, he was also a little anxious. So he simply kicked the ball to Kang Chao again. "I'll listen to the orders of the county. Please show me the county. Hu Guozhu also nodded in agreement. A certain also obeyed the order of the county zun, the county zun called me up, I Hu someone must go first, the county zun said to guard, Hu is dead and does not let the thief hurt the county zun a hair. ”

Kang Chao already had a plan in his heart, so he took the two of them by the hand and said, "The two of you don't have to quarrel. As Ma Jun said, we have been training to eliminate thieves. If you see a thief today, how can you keep it? "Kang Chao is a teenager in the end, and he doesn't know the danger of the army, so he just wants to go into battle and kill the enemy. Seeing that Kang Chao agreed with his opinion, Ma Bao was very happy and said, "That's right. Our department drills day and night only for today. Today's attack on thieves, our department is a pioneer. ”

Hu Guozhu saw that Kang Chao also wanted to attack the thief, so he said helplessly: "Hu has already explained that he should lead the crowd to attack first." In today's battle, Hu is the first. Kang Chao saw that the two were still arguing about offense and defense just now, and now they are fighting for this pioneer. said with a smile: "Since Hu Jun said it earlier, let Hu Jun take the lead." Wouldn't Ma Jun want to protect me in the Chinese army? When Ma Bao heard this, he couldn't say he was unwilling, so he had to say, "No." ”

The Yellow Turbans saw that reinforcements were coming, and they were afraid that they would be taken advantage of by these reinforcements to attack the city with all their might. So the siege was not very urgent, and Xu He did not rush when he saw this. It's just that it's still a person silently thinking about something. His subordinates were happy to see this. So the Kang Dynasty set up camp and raised enough strength. Five hundred men were left to defend the camp. But he led 2,500 soldiers and horses straight into the thief's camp.

The Kang Dynasty army came quickly, and Hu Guozhu took the lead again, leading his men to charge into battle. For a while, he rushed into the camp behind the Yellow Turban like chopping melons and vegetables. Kang Chao and Ma Bao led the crowd to follow. While rushing to kill, Kang Chao gradually felt that something was wrong. Even if the Yellow Turban soldiers were busy attacking the city and didn't notice it for a while, this operation was too smooth, and there must be demons when things are abnormal. I also saw that Hu Guozhu of the front team also sent someone to say that it didn't feel right. So Kang Chao shouted on the horse: "The yellow scarf is vulnerable, and the princes will retreat first." Charge the enemy again. “

As soon as he said a word, he heard a person in the Yellow Turban Formation laugh and said: "I have a plan among the people, and I want to retreat at this time, but it's too late!" All the kings work hard, and the day of meritorious service is today. Capture this dog with me. For a while, the drums were loud, and the yellow turbans in the camp seemed to be a different person. They fought back. Hu Guozhu was in the front, only feeling that he was surrounded by enemy soldiers, and knew that he was rushing too fiercely and fell into a heavy encirclement. The heart is ruthless, and he still kills forward. He shouted, "Backward will be the place of death, and forward, especially the way forward." Rush with me. His soldiers and horses heard what he said, and they had some confidence in the desperate situation, and rushed towards him, ready to protect him. Hu Guozhu took the lead, but because of the enemy's large number of soldiers, the horses gradually became difficult to walk. directly abandoned the horse, and fought the Yellow Turban thieves with a big knife, and for a while, all the dead bodies of the Yellow Turbans were around. The frightened crowd did not dare to move forward.

Xu He saw Hu Guozhu so brave in the camp, and he had a little love for talent. So he ordered to go down, don't let go of cold arrows, and try to capture this person alive. Hu Guozhu didn't know about this, and only wanted to rush out of the thief camp and come to rescue Kang Chao again, so he joined his soldiers and horses and prepared to dig through the Yellow Turban camp.

Kang Chao and the others are now surrounded in the back, unable to move an inch. Ma Bao said ashamedly: "It's all the fault of a certain family, and I regret not listening to Huzi's words." The son of the county's daughter, because of a certain distress. It is difficult for a certain ten thousand to die, but the noble people of the county must not die here. All the gentlemen follow me, surround the circle, and guard the county. Waiting for the county lieutenant to come to help. ”