Yue Fei was surrounded by the soldiers of the pro-guard, and Pegasus rushed to the huge battle flag.

Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Fan, Wang Men, Zou Dan, Tian Kai, Guan Jing, Shan Jing and others saw Yue Fei and greeted him together.

"Pengju, when is the attack starting? The soldiers were in a hurry. Gongsun Yue shouted.

Yue Fei smiled, waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, don't worry." ”

Then he looked at Gongsun Chan and said, "Brother Bogui, you arrived the earliest, right?" ”

"I came with Ziang and Ji Chang, more than half an hour earlier than you." Gongsun Chan said, "According to your request, the various parts will appear in turn and assemble one after another. ”

"The Yellow Turban soldiers on the opposite side saw that there were more and more of our cavalry, and their legs were shaking." Gongsun Fan said with a smile, "Pengju's method is interesting, the more we gather, the more the enemy looks at it, the more frightened they become, their morale is low, and they lose three points before the battle is fought." ”

"Sun Qin's formation is very large, and it is difficult for us to rush up. What do you propose for this battle? Yue Fei pointed to the car formation of the Yellow Turban Army on the opposite side and asked loudly.

The generals shook their heads. What's there to say about this, everyone opens up and rushes up to kill.

Yue Fei looked at them one by one and saw Guan Jing's face gloomy. Yue Fei knew that Guan Jing was originally playing the role of a strategist in Gongsun Zhan's army, and he was also quite strategic, so he pointed at Guan Jing and said, "Wen'an, tell me." ”

Guan Jing hesitated for a moment and said, "Captain Yue, if you attack strongly, the losses of the troops will be very large. ”

Yue Fei laughed, and then asked, "Then how do you think we should fight?" ”

Guan Jing shook his head and said helplessly: "There is no way except to rush hard." ”

Who knew that when Yue Fei heard this, he said with a smile: "Since this is the case, we won't fight." ”

Everyone looked at Yue Fei in amazement, not knowing what he meant, and they were puzzled one by one.

Yue Fei explained unhurriedly: "I ordered you to rush to the ancient city of Ping'en to assemble, just to tell Sun Qin that we are nearby and can defeat him at any time." In this way, Sun Qin had only two paths to choose from. or not to stay in the old city of Ping'en; Either we will join the reinforcements of Qiu, defeat us, and then swagger to Yecheng. ”

"Captain Yue, even if Sun Qin joins up with the reinforcements of Qiuqiu, there are only more than 30,000 people, and there is no possibility of defeating us." Wang Men shouted, "Sun Qin can only stay here, and he will set up a stalemate with us. ”

"In this way, we will not achieve our goal." Yue Fei waved his horsewhip and said lightly.

"But with such a drag, we can't annihilate them." Gongsun Fan said helplessly.

Yue Fei said very calmly: "Take your time, there is a chance." ”

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The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army were relieved when they saw the Youzhou Iron Cavalry suddenly withdraw, and then thundered with joy.

Sun Qin was worried, looked at the cavalry that gradually disappeared on the horizon in the distance, and let out a long sigh. He had long thought that Yue Fei would not risk attacking. The cavalry attacked this deeply defended with a severe sluggish speed, and the casualties were staggering. A general who is good at surprise attacks and defeats the strong many times with the weak cannot be willing to win at a huge cost by fighting the strong against the strong. Soldiers, especially cavalry, are too important for Youzhou now.

However, Yue Fei did not attack today, which does not mean that he has given up. He was like a hungry wolf, wandering around him all day long, looking for the best opportunity to attack him. Once he is hit, I am afraid that it will be the same as Xiao Zuo, it will be a catastrophe.

If Yue Fei stared at it like this, how could this batch of grain and grass that Yecheng urgently needed be sent over safely?

Even if Fang Bao brought the 10,000 horses and horses of the Qiuqiu safely, and more than 30,000 horses escorted such a huge fleet, they had to be on guard against the surprise attack of the Youzhou cavalry at all times on the way, and the troops were still slightly insufficient.

Yue Fei is scheming, he can't prevent it, once he succeeds in attacking, he will lose all the food and grass, and the capture of Yecheng will be delayed, and this responsibility will be great.

When Sun Qin was pondering the deduction in his heart, a military academy came to him and whispered: "Sun Shuai, Sun Shuai......"

Sun Qin woke up from his contemplation and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The military academy replied: "Sun Shuai, Fang Bao sent someone to deliver the news, his troops are hurrying along the north bank of Zhangshui, and we are still forty miles away. ”

Sun Qin was stunned for a moment, and asked strangely, "The north bank of Zhangshui?" How did he get to the other side? ”

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Fang Bao, who rushed to Ping'en's hometown overnight, was apprehensive about the ghostly Youzhou army. On that day, the Youzhou army disappeared in a flash in Linzhang Sangzi Garden, and then rushed more than 300 miles to the Gudu Pavilion to attack Xiao Zuo, they were like ghosts, mysterious and terrifying. So he decided to avoid the Youzhou army.

But it's not so easy to get out of the way. There were more than 300 miles between the ancient city of Quqiu and Ping'en, and no matter whether the Youzhou army would appear or not, he was very afraid in his heart. He thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to cross the river and go to the north bank of Zhangshui to meet Sun Qin in the ancient city of Ping'en.

Fang Bao's fear inadvertently saved his life.

Fang Bao's troops arrived at Ping'en's old city in the first half of the night, and then he crossed the river and rushed to the opposite bank.

Sun Qin personally went to the river to pick him up.

Fang Bao is in his thirties, and was a tun chief in the Julu County soldiers before joining Taiping Dao and following Zhang Jiao to raise troops. He was tall and strong, with a large face, a thick beard under his chin, and a scar on his ear. Now hearing that Yue Fei's cavalry army was in front of the ferry, Fang Bao's scalp tingled for a while. Now, how did he not know that he had already walked at the gate of the Hades Palace?

"Sun Shuai, can we leave tomorrow?" Fang Bao asked nervously.

Sun Qin shook his head and said with some concern: "The fleet is marching, the distance between the front and rear is long, and the troops are scattered, once the enemy comes to attack, we have no chance to fight back. After thinking about it, I really didn't have the confidence to avoid Yue Fei's attack, so we still set up camp for the time being and waited for reinforcements. ”

"And reinforcements?" Fang Bao asked strangely.

"Chu Shuai's troops arrived in Guangzong City a few days ago. This morning, Xiao Sima crossed the river from here. Daxian Liangshi ordered him to go to Julu County to urgently recruit Chu Shuai's troops and immediately rush to Yecheng. If nothing else, in five or six days, we will be able to meet Chu Shuai. ”

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Zhang Jiao's offensive against Yecheng did not stop. At this time, there were still 105,000 Yellow Turban troops under Yecheng, and there were still more than 29,000 defenders in the city. These include Li Yi's 5,000 Youzhou cavalry, as well as about 15,000 remnants of the Northern Army, and more than 9,000 private soldiers of powerful and powerful lords.

Zhang Jiao attacked for another three days.

Zhang Jiao's generals Zhang Baiqi, Huang Long, and Zhang Niujiao each led 10,000 troops to feint at the north, west, and south gates, and Zhang Jiao personally led the main army to attack at the east gate. Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Tian Feng each led 3,000 men and horses to defend the northern, western and southern gates, and Li Yi and Guan Yu did their best to defend the east gate.

After several days of fighting, the attacking and defending sides suffered heavy casualties, and had to temporarily suspend the battle for a day.

At this point, the offensive and defensive battle of Yecheng has lasted for more than ten days, and the time has inadvertently entered July of the seventh year of Guanghe.

I don't know why, since Cao Cao's army crossed the river, it has been in Liyang without moving its nest, dead or alive. The main force of the imperial court reinforcements led by Huangfu Song was also led by Zhang Liang, the No. 3 person of the Yellow Turban Army and the general of the People's Gong, and blocked the Qingyuan and Guantao lines next to the Great River.

As a result, the Hebei battlefield once again fell into a stalemate. On the surface, it seems that the imperial army has divided the Yellow Turban Army into several parts that are not connected from end to end, and is in an advantageous position, but in fact the situation is not so optimistic. Especially in Yecheng, the main battlefield, the situation is even more critical.

Although there seem to be nearly 30,000 troops and more than 100,000 civilians in Yecheng, only the 5,000 Youzhou cavalry under Li Yi really maintains a strong fighting spirit. The rest, whether it is the remnants of the Northern Army or the private soldiers of the powerful lords, their morale has been very declining.

However, Li Yi didn't plan to let his cavalry dismount and defend the city as foot soldiers. It was an absolute loss-making transaction, and Li Yi would never do it. In his opinion, it was impossible for the imperial court to let him enter Jizhou after the war, and there was no need for him to work hard for it.

What's more, as long as the trajectory of history does not change, Zhang Jiao will soon die of illness. When the time comes, the Yellow Turbans will be leaderless, and it will be much easier to defeat them.

Therefore, Li Yi did not rule out giving up the Yecheng battlefield for the time being.