Back in the city, Dian Wei came to Chen Xu to plead guilty. Of the 500 officers and soldiers he brought out, less than 200 came back with him.

Dian Wei's face was flushed, he thought that if he hadn't asked Chen Xu for battle, Chen Xu would not have agreed to him to go out of the city to fight, and he would not have lost so many officers and soldiers, so he felt guilty in his heart.

Chen Xu grabbed Dian Wei and comforted him softly: "Brother acts according to my military orders, bravely kills the enemy, thieves are cold, what is the crime?" ”

Chen Xu comforted him for a while, and Dian Wei felt better in his heart. At this time, he had some doubts in his heart.

"Wen Zhao, the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai was shot by you with an arrow under the horse, why didn't you take advantage of the victory to pursue and retreat to the city instead?"

Although he is a reckless man, he has been with Qiao Xuan and Chen Xu for so long, and he knows a little bit under the influence of his ears and eyes.

In the case of Fang Cai, the Yellow Turban Army has no leader, and if the officers and soldiers take advantage of the situation to counterattack, it is very likely to achieve victory.

Dian Wei's doubts were also shared by the rest of the lieutenant generals and officers, but they didn't ask. After Dian Wei asked, they all stared at Chen Xu, wanting to know why their master general didn't take advantage of the situation to kill the enemy?

Shaking his head, Chen Xu said: "Wang Yan, this person, has extraordinary swordsmanship, he claims to have learned it in his dreams, and I can feel that the arrow did not hit his vital point." ”

"Besides, the Yellow Turban Army is not trivial and cannot be underestimated. The elder brother fought with him, and he should know the courage of the Yellow Turban. The strength of our army is far less than that of the Yellow Turban Army, and if we continue to fight, the outcome is unpredictable. ”

After listening to Chen Xu's words, everyone was no longer puzzled.

The bravery of the Yellow Turban Army is obvious to all; Although the officers and soldiers defeated the Yellow Turban Army several times, they still suffered heavy losses each time under the absolute superiority, and Chen Xu's worries were not unreasonable.

After arranging for everyone to take care of the wounded soldiers and compensate the dead soldiers, and then handed over everything in the army to Dian Wei and Chen Jing. After that, Chen Xu came to the city wall alone, looked at the direction in which the Yellow Turban Army was encamped, and was silent.

"I hope I don't look at the wrong person!" Chen Xu secretly thought that he was a little apprehensive in his heart.

said that Wang Yan was shot off his horse by Chen Xu's two-stone big bow, and his own soldiers were all at a loss and ran to rescue him. But seeing that Wang Yan was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief.

His own soldiers all came out of the same village as him, and they were loyal to Wang Yan. Everyone was angry that Chen Xu shot people with arrows, and wanted to find him desperately, but found that the officers and soldiers had already killed the encirclement of the Yellow Turban Army.

Seeing that Chen Xu could not be left, Wang Yan held the arrow tightly and ordered the withdrawal of troops. After returning to the camp, Wang Yan dismissed everyone and took out the arrow shot by Chen Xu in the big tent of the Chinese army.

The arrow is a good arrow, but there is no arrow, and on top of the arrow, a piece of silk cloth is wrapped. Wang Yan spread out the silk cloth and read the contents carefully.

The silk cloth reads: Brother Wang Yanwu, our villages are adjacent to each other, and we are called fellow villagers, so why do we see each other? The Yellow Turban in Yuzhou was defeated, and General Huangfu could wave his troops on his back at any time, and although the Yellow Turban Uprising was huge, it was doomed to failure.

I can't bear the death of my brother in Junge, and I don't want to fight with my brother, so I hope my brother will retreat quickly!

After reading the words on the silk cloth, Wang Yan was silent for a long time, and then burned the silk cloth to ashes.

He knew that what Chen Xu said on the silk cloth was by no means alarmist. He also knew that the Yellow Turban would lose, but he didn't think it would be defeated quickly. After all, the three great sages and good brothers have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, which makes him have a bit of luck.

Wang Mang was killed, and the Wang family endured it for hundreds of years and carried too much infamy. And his children and grandchildren have not forgotten the aspirations of their ancestors.

After Wang Mang usurped the throne, he knew well the dangers of land annexation and implemented reforms. However, it violated the interests of the powerful and the big clans, and they began to resist fiercely, making the world turbulent, and finally Wang Mang was killed.

Wang Mang's three major policies of land ownership, equal production, and abolition of slavery were called "China's earliest socialist reforms" by Mr. Hu Shih. However, in the successive dynasties that have always been based on the idea of loyalty to the monarch, they have been scolded as rebels.

After the fall of the Wang family, the life of generations was hard, which strengthened the belief of his children and grandchildren, and felt that the ambition of his ancestors was so great.

"It's been more than two hundred years, if I miss this opportunity, maybe even my Wang family's inheritance will be cut off, right? I will not be reconciled! ”

The silk cloth turned into ashes, and Wang Yan muttered: "Wen Zhao is affectionate, how can I be unrighteous?" ”

Chen Xu stood on the wall, just worried that he would misunderstand Wang Yan, and that Wang Yan would announce the silk cloth he shot out. When the time comes, even if he can deny the authenticity of the silk cloth, it will arouse suspicion among the people.

Fortunately, Wang Yan is a righteous gentleman, and he has always admired Chen Xu as a person, and he disdains to hurt him so much.

For two days in a row, the Yellow Turban Army did not come to attack the city. On the third day, Wang Yan led the Yellow Turban Army again, but did not attack the city, but only asked people to send a war letter to the city.

This is the meaning in the war book: the Yellow Turban Army and the officers and soldiers each sent 500 soldiers, and if the Yellow Turban Army wins, the officers and soldiers will withdraw from Dong'a; If the officers and soldiers win, the Yellow Turban Army will withdraw and will no longer invade Dongjun. It was specifically mentioned that Chen Xu and Dian Wei could not go to the battlefield.

After Wang Yan saw Chen Xu's silk cloth, he was reluctant to fight Chen Xu again. Moreover, even if he can break through Dong'a, when Huangfu Song comes, the thousands of Yellow Turban troops under him will still be annihilated.

After thinking about it, Wang Yan felt that only by joining forces with great sages and good teachers could it be possible to defeat the officers and soldiers. Instead of consuming troops here, it is better to go north to Jizhou.

Therefore, Wang Yan came up with such a solution.

With 500 troops to engage the officers and soldiers, if they win, even if the officers and soldiers do not let out of Dong'a, the Yellow Turban Army will gain morale; Even if he loses, Wang Yan can find an excuse to withdraw from the army.

If it were someone else, they wouldn't necessarily agree to his request. But since Chen Xu has written with him, it is very likely that he will agree to this request.

In Dong'e City, Chen Xu, the lieutenant generals of the army, and the powerful families in the county all gathered together to discuss whether to agree to Wang Yan's appointment.

Chen Xu looked coldly at the county heroes who were talking to each other, and didn't say a word; Cheng Yu stayed beside him, his eyes full of surprise.

It didn't take long for Xue Fang to say to Chen Xu on behalf of Dong'e's powerful and big households: "The Yellow Turban thieves are twice as large as our army, and it is rare that they are willing to fight with the same strength today, and I also ask the general to share the prestige of the Han Dynasty and send five hundred officers and soldiers to fight against the Yellow Turban thieves!" ”

These powerful and rich people, although they hate the Yellow Turban Army, they can't wait to wipe them all out. But now that the Yellow Turbans are in the city, they feel threatened by their homes, and they want all of them to leave.

As for where the Yellow Turbans will attack after leaving, it is none of their business.

Chen Jing stood aside, saw this, and said: "The Yellow Turban Army is brave, and the officers and soldiers are invincible, if you send 500 people to fight with it, it may be difficult to win." ”

When a Dong'a Haoqiang saw Chen Jing speak, he immediately reprimanded: "Here are all people with high moral standing and respect in a county, you have no official and no position, how can you be allowed to talk too much here?" ”

Being reprimanded, Chen Jing's face turned red, and she clenched her fists, but she didn't have a seizure after all. He retreated behind Chen Xu and lowered his head, but no one saw the cold light flashing in his eyes.

Chen Jing is a combination of contradictions, he is both generous and bold; and has a gloomy personality, and his eyes will be retribution.

The person who reprimanded him saw Chen Jing retreat, a trace of disdain flashed on his face, and other powerful and big families were also full of banter.

Looking at the proud faces of Dong'a Haoqiang and the big households, Chen Xu didn't say a word. He knew that the last time he persecuted them, these people were now taking revenge.

He was in charge of the soldiers and horses, and these people didn't dare to offend, so they poured their anger on Chen Jing.

At this time, another Haoqiang said: "There are thousands of soldiers and horses in the county, people eat horses and chew every day, and countless money and food are consumed, these are all our expenses, if we can force the Yellow Turban Army to withdraw as soon as possible, why not?" ”

That's what these people really think. But they didn't think about it at all, what would happen if the officers and soldiers were defeated? Even if the officers and soldiers win, what if the Yellow Turban Army does not withdraw its troops?

Chen Xu set his eyes on Cheng Yu, but saw that he lowered his head, as if he didn't care at all whether the county would send troops.

In his opinion, now it is only necessary to drag the Yellow Turban Army for a few days, and when they run out of food, the officers and soldiers can win without a fight.

Breaking thousands of Yellow Turban Army is not a small achievement.

Although he has not known Chen Xu for a long time, he knows that Chen Xu will ask him some questions every day when he is free. From his words, Cheng Yu knew that this young man who had just won the crown was not simple.

Chen Xu is not a mediocre talent, so he will never agree to the Yellow Turban Army's appointment.

Looking around, seeing that Dong'a Haoqiang and big households had asked to agree to the Yellow Turban Army's appointment, Chen Xu said: "In this way, we will wait for the battle!" ”

After speaking, Chen Xu didn't say anything more, and beckoned Chen Jing to leave the county office.

When Chen Xu's words fell, the heroes and wealthy people were all excited, only Cheng Yu suddenly raised his head and looked at Chen Xu's departing back incredulously.

Before turning over Chen Xu's troops out of the city to test the Yellow Turban Army, Cheng Yu felt inexplicable; Chen Xu's actions today, he felt even more incredible.

For some reason, at this time, he was actually a little uneasy in his heart.