Zhang Jiao pointed to the battlefield where the killing sound shook the sky, and shouted loudly: "Where is Wang Dang? Where's that stinky boy? ”

Zhang Jiao is really in a hurry, Wang Dang is his personal guard general, how can he do it now that he has no shadow? If there is a stray arrow or something, there will be no one to help him stop the arrow.

Sun Qin said cautiously: "Great sage and good teacher, he is on the city wall. ”

"This bastard, when will people not worry about it. Mingjin, cease fighting, tell him to get back. Zhang Jiao shouted fiercely.

"Great Sage and Good Master, we just occupied a small corner on the left side of the city wall, can we fight again and consume them a little more." Sun Qin whispered.

Zhang Jiao looked at Sun Qin with a look of hatred and hatred, and said in a deep voice: "It's not easy to win Gao Tang?" But our goal now is not Gao Tang, but Li Yi. Command, stop the attack. ”

………………

Under the dim candlelight, Liu Ding slowly raised his head and looked at Ji Yong standing in front of him.

Ji Yong saluted Liu Ding with a fist and said, "Envoy, the Yellow Turban Army has withdrawn. ”

"How's the loss today?" Liu Ding nodded and asked softly.

Ji Yong said a little gloomily: "Gongcao Shi Guozimang is dead. ”

Liu Ding was silent, and let out a long sigh for a long time. Guoguang is a subordinate he values very much, and he also promotes him vigorously, but he didn't expect to become the first senior in the city to die in battle.

Ji Yong continued to report: "The defenders of the four city gates lost a total of more than 700 people. The west and south gates suffered the greatest losses. ”

Liu Ding's heart was gloomy, he didn't expect to lose so many people on this day. There are only five or six thousand defenders in the city, and at this rate of loss, how many days can they hold out? I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for ten days, right?

But this was not the worst news Liu Ding heard, only to hear Ji Yong continue: "In addition, the scouts outside the city secretly reported that the Youzhou army had moved towards us. ”

Liu Ding's face changed greatly, and he shouted: "What is he doing here?" Throwing yourself into the net? ”

Liu Ding couldn't believe his ears. With Li Yi's eyes, can't he see that Zhang Jiao is using a plan?

Ji Yong hesitated for a moment, and said cautiously: "Maybe General Li has a clever plan to break the enemy?" After all, General Li has done too much credit since the ant thief riot, and every time he has made the impossible possible, and this time may be no exception. ”

Liu Ding smiled bitterly: "Tell me, what tricks will he have?" ”

Ji Yong hesitated for a moment, then pondered and said, "According to the envoy king, if we defend until the Yellow Turban Army runs out of food. Maybe there's a silver lining. Is he here for this glimmer of life? ”

Liu Ding smiled helplessly and said, "Since he has this arrogance, we will accompany him to gamble." You immediately draw 1,000 elite soldiers from the four gates, and reserve them as the last force to fight back. You lead the army yourself. ”

Ji Yong's face changed, and he said in surprise: "Envoy, our defensive strength is seriously insufficient, and you still send a thousand people as a reserve army, isn't it ......?"

Liu Ding looked at Ji Yong for a long time and suddenly sighed. said earnestly: "Ziming, if you are Zhang Jiao now and want to eat Li Yi, what will you do?" ”

Ji Yong glanced at Liu Ding. whispered: "I will fight Gao Tang first, and then deal with Li Yi." I want to make sure I'm invincible. ”

Liu Ding lowered his head and did not speak. He flipped through the bamboo slips in his hand and whispered, "You are right. That's a good idea. But the question is, you laid down Gao Tang, what else is Li Yi doing? Siege? ”

There was a pause. Liu Ding continued: "Gao Tang is the bait, and before the fish eats the bait, this bait must be worn on the hook no matter what. Therefore, as long as the Youzhou army is nearby, as long as Li Yi is not annihilated, Gao Tang is safe. Zhang Jiao's continuous siege of the city was just to put pressure on Li Yi to force him to take the bait and consume our strength in defending the city. ”

Ji Yong understood. Since Zhang Jiao's fight against Gao Tang was just for show, Liu Ding could of course leave a thousand people down and make a strong counterattack when the city was breached. He then asked, "Envoy, if the ant thieves really run out of food, where is our vitality?" ”

Liu Ding looked at the slightly flickering candle flame, and suddenly laughed, he said lightly: "At that time, the ant thieves only want to break through the city and grab food, and we are already dying and vulnerable, where is there any life?" ”

Ji Yong was silent. At that time, it was indeed an opportunity to defeat the ant thief, but for the defenders in Gaotang City, it was a desperate situation. As for the so-called vitality, it simply does not exist.

………………

The time has entered the August of the seventh year of the Great Han Guoguang and the Great Han Dynasty.

In the middle of the night, in the big tent of the Chinese army, all the middle and senior officers above the rank of the military in the Youzhou army were present. There was a huge silk silk hanging on the inside of the big tent, and Li Yi drew a layout map of Gaotang City with a cinnabar pen. Everyone sat on the ground, huddled together, listening to Li Yi's analysis and arrangement of the Gaotang battlefield.

"Where is the vitality of Gaotang City? On the day when the Yellow Turban Thieves ran out of food, whether it was night or daytime, it was the hours when the Yellow Turban Thieves used up the food in the army. Li Yi took a sip of water and continued to say loudly, "Now we don't know when the food in the Yellow Turban Thieves Army will run out, but it will definitely run out this month." So Zhang Jiao is waiting for the opportunity to destroy us, and we are also waiting for the opportunity to defeat him, depending on who grasps the opportunity better and more effectively. ”

"General Li, what if the food of the Yellow Turban Thieves has not been exhausted when the food of our army is exhausted?" Jaw asked loudly.

Li Yi nodded and said, "Jun Yi asked well." We only brought dry food for ten days, both men and horses. Therefore, if the Yellow Turban Army still does not run out of food within ten days, we can only retreat, there is no way. Are the specific tasks of each part clear? This time, the officers at or above the rank of military officer will personally lead the team to carry out the mission, and it is important that there must be no mistakes and no direct contact with the enemy. ”

After a pause, Li Yi said: "Whoever is greedy for merit and entangled with the enemy will be engaged in military law." ”

Li Yi's idea is very firm, Zhang Jiao has his own Zhang Liang plan, but he Li Yi also has his own ladder over the wall. He could only follow his own plan, and didn't care about what Zhang Jiao did.

Everyone should say yes in unison.

"Do you have any questions?" Li Yi asked.

"Lord, what if Zhang Jiao thinks that we have no intention of fighting with him, and simply gives up the plan to encircle and annihilate us and directly attack the city?" Yue Fei asked.

"Retreat." Li Yi said without hesitation, "Zhang Jiao must also have a time to encircle and annihilate us." If this time is exceeded, he will naturally give up and attack the city directly. He occupies Gaotang City, what are we still doing here? ”

"Big brother, in order to entangle us, Zhang Jiao will keep attacking the city, and the defenders of Gaotang City will definitely suffer heavy losses. If even if we wait until the Yellow Turban Army runs out of food and grass, and we entangle the main forces of Chu Yan and Zhang Liang, but Zhang Jiao still easily takes Gaotang City, what will we do? Guan Yu asked.

"Or retreat, retreat immediately. Zhang Jiao broke through the city, and immediately rushed to encircle and annihilate it, and at that time we must retreat at full speed, so as not to be entangled by the enemy. Li Yi said resolutely, "I have already said just now that the decisive factor in whether Zhang Jiao can be defeated this time is not ours, nor is Zhang Jiao, let alone whether the Yellow Turban Army can run out of grain and grass, but whether Liu Zijing and Liu Yuanjun in Gaotang City can hold Gaotang City." ”

Li Yi pointed to the blood-red Gaotang City on the map and said loudly: "Gaotang City can't hold it, everything is over." ”

Suddenly, his heart beat violently: Gao Tang is finished, will we also be eaten by the Yellow Turban Army?

Li Yi suddenly felt that this plan was too risky, and it was simply a joke about his own soldiers.

………………

Zhang Jiao invited several leaders to the big tent today.

Li Yi's army has been here for two days, and he has set up his camp on the edge of the Guhe River, which is thirty miles away from Gaotang City, and sent more than a dozen cavalry every day to harass and attack the Yellow Turban Army camp in Gaotang City day and night, just not taking a step forward.

Moreover, the number of each cavalry sent by the Youzhou army is not large, as many as 1,800 people, as little as two or three hundred people, and the mobility is very strong.

The Youzhou army is all from northern Xinjiang, to a large extent, under the influence of Xianbei and Wuhuan Zhuhu, they are fierce and brave, and their archery skills are accurate, they haunt the Yellow Turban Army camp like ghosts all day long, and rush up to kill for a while when they seize the opportunity, and then immediately flee, so angry that the Yellow Turban Army only has dry eyes.

Yu Yu took a sip of water and said slowly: "Great sage and good teacher, Li Yi broke the army into small groups of rangers, harassing us day and night, the soldiers were very nervous, and they didn't rest well. After a long time, not only will the combat effectiveness of the army decrease, but it is also estimated that it will affect the siege. ”

Sun Qin also immediately picked up and said: "Great sages and good teachers, they are too hateful, like hungry wolves, they will not let go of their prey. At the slightest negligence, they will immediately come and raid. Now there are losses in various barracks. ”

"Is the loss big?" Zhang Jiao asked.

Chu Yan nodded and said, "Several large military camps combined, more than 10,000 people were killed, and many of them were soldiers on duty at night. ”

Although there are not many cavalry dispatched by the Youzhou Army every time, and the casualties caused each time are not many, more than a hundred, as few as a dozen or even a few people, but the Youzhou Army is dispatched too frequently, and the four large battalions of the Yellow Turban Army basically have to be attacked every one or two hours. In the past two days, more than 20,000 casualties have been caused, and more than 10,000 Yellow Turbans have been killed. This is like cutting meat with a blunt knife, although it cannot achieve the fatal effect of a blow, but the psychological shock caused is very strong, of course, the accumulation of casualties cannot be ignored.

"Big brother, we should take the initiative to attack them. I don't believe that our 200,000 people can't beat him more than 10,000? Zhang Liang said loudly angrily, "Biting him like this will make people crazy." ”

Zhang Jiao sneered: "The fish has taken the bait." (To be continued.) )