The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army waited for a long time, but did not see the enemy rushing down the hill, and they were all surprised. But the enemy's cavalry was so terrifying that everyone not only did not slack off, but became more vigilant.

The sky was quietly darkening while waiting, and the enemy on the opposite hill was slowly swallowed up by the night.

It was another dark night.

Zhang Jiao and Xiao Yan stood motionless on the river embankment, pricking up their ears to listen carefully to the movement in the darkness in the distance.

Suddenly, the drums of war sounded again.

The Yellow Turban soldier's heart was beating wildly. Zhang Jiao and Xiao Yan also suddenly became nervous. Immediately, the two exchanged suspicious glances with each other.

At this time, it was not the drums of the charge that sounded on the hill, but the drums of the alarm, the dense and rapid sound of the alarm drum. Then there was the loud noise of people shouting and neighing horses, and the sound of iron hooves of war horses fading away.

Could it be that the Youzhou army suddenly withdrew?

Xiao Yan looked happy and shouted, "Is Chu Shuai's troops coming?" ”

Zhang Jiao shook his head and said, "No." He was supposed to show up in the middle of the night. ”

Xiao Yan was suddenly a little deflated, and muttered, "Could it be that Zhang Baiqi is coming?" ”

"If their pace is slower, it is possible for Li Yi to send another force to block it." Zhang Jiao said with a deep groan.

But none of them knew what was going on, but at this time it was already dark, and Zhang Jiao didn't dare to take the initiative. So, there is only waiting.

It's getting darker. At first, you could see dozens of steps away, but then you could only see a dozen steps.

Xiao Yan paced back and forth on the riverbank, very anxious. Zhang Jiao was motionless, like a mountain.

Suddenly, the sound of a huge charge war drum was heard again on the hill, one after another, mixed with the sound of messy horses' hooves.

Xiao Yan was startled and shouted: "Great sage and good teacher, this time the enemy is really attacking. ”

Zhang Jiao shook his hand at him and said with a solemn expression: "No." It seems that the Youzhou army is regrouping on the mountain. ”

"Didn't our reinforcements come?" Xiao Yan asked disappointedly.

It's been a long wait, and time has passed very, very slowly. The positions of the Yellow Turban Army were silent, and the battlefield was as silent as death. Occasionally, a few horses neighed softly in the night.

The horror brought about by the dark night and the Youzhou Army is deeply imprinted in the hearts of every Yellow Turban soldier. Their eyes widened and they stared hard into the depths of the night. Even when they are in the car, they do not have the slightest sense of security.

Suddenly, the sound of war drums sounded in the dark night. The drums of war were thick and fierce, crashing heavily into the darkness and spreading through the wilderness and the night sky.

The nerves of the Yellow Turban soldiers, who were so tense that they almost collapsed, were suddenly stimulated, and they were almost suffocated as if they had been hit hard.

Zhang Jiao frowned, his face extremely ugly.

Xiao Yan gasped for breath, trying his best to calm the tension in his heart.

"Great Sage and Good Teacher......" A loud shout finally came from the night sky. It was a loud voice that could only be made by more than a dozen people shouting at the same time, "Chu Shuai has arrived ......"

Zhang Jiao's face was as pale as dirt, and he lowered his head in frustration.

Xiao Yan closed his eyes and shook his head vigorously, he felt that he was so weak that he could barely stand. He hurriedly held the wheel behind him, supported his body, and sighed in the sky.

The Yellow Turban soldiers were stunned at first, and then let out a loud bang as if they had blown up the camp, and the huge roar almost tore the night apart. The soldiers kept screaming, roaring, jumping, and letting the tears pour out. Many soldiers fell to their knees and wept bitterly.

In the previous suffering, the tremendous pressure brought by the Youzhou Army's iron cavalry almost destroyed their will.

………………

When Chu Yan saw Zhang Jiao again, she found that he had lost a lot of weight, his face was burnt black, his eye sockets were deep, and he looked very haggard and exhausted. Chu Yan's heart was sour, her eyes suddenly turned red, and tears almost rolled out.

He fell to his knees.

Zhang Jiao walked over slowly, patted his lowered head, a rare smile appeared on his face, and said in a low voice, "You're early." ”

Chu Yan didn't make a sound, and went down and kowtowed three times to Zhang Jiao respectfully. Zhang Jiao did not block. After he finished saluting, Zhang Jiao helped him up and continued: "You're early. ”

Chu Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Great sage and good teacher, I met Zhang Shuai. ”

Zhang Jiao raised his eyebrows, sneered, and asked lightly, "What about others?" What about his army? ”

Chu Yan took a step back, bowed down and said, "Great sage and good teacher calm his anger." I asked him to rush back to the old city of Ping'en and help Sun Shuai to watch the grain and grass to be heavy. ”

Zhang Jiao's face darkened, and he glanced at Xiao Yan beside him very painfully.

Everything was as they expected, and Zhang Baiqi was wiped out. Chu Yan didn't mention Zhang Baiqi's army, but said that he let Zhang Baiqi go to Ping'en's old city, obviously because he was afraid that he would kill Zhang Baiqi in anger.

Zhang Baiqi lost 20,000 people in the whole army and escaped alone, and was beheaded according to military law.

Xiao Yan's expression was gloomy, and he asked weakly, "Where was Zhang Shuai ambushed?" ”

"It's at the entrance of Geting, about ten miles away. The remains of the soldiers killed on the battlefield have not yet been buried. Chu Yan said in a low voice, "Zhang Shuai was worried about the safety of the great virtuous and good teacher, and urged the soldiers to run for forty miles in a row, but the soldiers were physically exhausted, and they were ambushed by the Youzhou Army's iron cavalry, and the whole army was annihilated. ”

Zhang Jiao snorted coldly and said angrily: "So you are also worried about my safety and ran all the way." ”

Chu Yan looked at the horns, didn't dare to make a sound, and lowered her head.

"Am I so incompetent? Won't I stay up until midnight? The annihilation of Zhang Baicai's entire army does not affect our strategy, why are you in such a hurry to come so that you fall short? ”

"Look at the battlefield, tens of thousands of people died in vain, why did you do this?"

Zhang Jiao waved his hands excitedly, furious.

Xiao Yan hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Niujiao, and whispered a few words of persuasion. Xiao Yan already knew Zhang Jiao's strategy in the afternoon. Although he did not agree with Zhang Jiao's risky tactics, he still admired Zhang Jiao's use of troops. Zhang Jiao wanted to eliminate Li Yi, so he set a trap and deliberately divided the army into two groups to retreat, inducing Li Yi to attack. Secretly, he secretly recruited Chu Yanbu to secretly rush to the retreat route to ambush, which was also near the Ge River. This is the middle of the retreat route, and it can be taken into account both before and after. Li Yi attacked any one, as long as he was entangled for two or three hours, the other two roads could arrive in time, and the cavalry surrounding him would be surrounded and annihilated.

They also considered that Zhang Baiqi might not be able to withstand the blow of the iron cavalry and was quickly defeated. So they still have a hand. Zhang Jiao expected that when Yue Fei led the cavalry of the Youzhou Army to attack Zhang Jiao with all his might, he was not guarding against his back at all, and Chu Yan led the army to arrive quietly in the middle of the night. At this time, whether the two sides were fighting, or Li Yi's Youzhou Army cavalry surrounded Zhang Jiao, Li Yi would suffer a fatal blow.

After such a fierce battle, even if Li Yi does not die, there will be few cavalry left.

This was originally a trick with no loopholes, but because Chu Yan ignored the order and hung in the suspense of his heart, he hurried over, but the traces were exposed, and when the night was about to come, he scared Li Yi away, resulting in a failure.

Zhang Jiao's heart aches. The 20,000 people Zhang Bai rode and the 15,000 or 6,000 people on his side all died in vain because of Chu Yan's early action. If Chu Yan wasn't brought up by him, he really doubted that Chu Yan didn't do it on purpose.

His army, Chu Yan's army, and Zhang Liang's army were the main forces of the Jizhou Yellow Turban Army, and his army was the largest in number, about 200,000 people. Now his troops have 30,000 people in addition to the counties left in Julu County, leaving Sun Qin's 20,000 people, and more than 20,000 people in his hands, and the rest are all buried in the battlefield of Wei County. Now his army is only more than 70,000 people, and his strength has been greatly reduced. In the Yellow Turbans, the weight of his words is now greatly reduced. Without strength, who will listen to you? Even if he is a great sage and a good teacher, he is the leader of the Yellow Turban Army.

He led 200,000 people to attack Yecheng, and now only about 20,000 people remain, and the rest of the nearly 180,000 people were all killed. Xiao Zuo's 25,000 people, He Li's 30,000 people, and more than 90,000 of his own subordinates were all killed in battle, a fiasco, basically the entire army was wiped out. Now he still has more than 20,000 people in his hands, and He Li's old department has 15,000 people, which is all the troops that Zhang Jiao has at his disposal.

If before withdrawing, it can be regarded as revenge if Li Yi's Youzhou army can be eliminated, save a little face for himself, and basically destroy the Youzhou army, which is a huge benefit for the later battles.

However, all came to naught. His strategy failed completely, not only did not eliminate the Youzhou army, but suffered greater losses, not only the army was wiped out, but also his position as the leader of the Yellow Turban Army became precarious with the failure of this western expedition.

Chu Yan fell to her knees again.

Zhang Jiao slowly calmed down.