"After the weather clears, it is very likely that the Yellow Turbans will take the initiative to attack. So I still suggest that Liu Yuanjun and General Huangfu wait a little longer. As long as the Yellow Turbans start to move, it means that their main force has been assembled, and what awaits us will be a big battle. Li Yi said cautiously, "Liu Yuanjun and General Huangfu are facing the main force of the Yellow Turban Army, and I am afraid that they will have to bear considerable pressure. ”

Just as Li Yi was on his way from Quzhou to Ganling, the Yellow Turban Army had already defeated the allied forces of Huangfu Song, Liu Yu and Liu Ding in Ganling State, forcing the allied forces to withdraw from Ganling to Pingyuan County.

Before Li Yi set off from Quzhou, he had a premonition that the Yellow Turban Army would have a big operation, which was to mobilize the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou and launch an attack on the imperial army in Ganling.

This was the last attack that Zhang Jiao decided to launch, and it can also be said to be the last fight that decided the fate of the Yellow Turban Army. He planned to defeat the official army of Ganling, and then cross the river to the south into the Taishan area at the junction of Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and rely on the local mountainous terrain to deal with Li Yi.

And the final result did not disappoint Zhang Jiao, after he gathered all the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou, it reached the scale of 300,000. On the one hand, he sent Chu Yan to lead an army of 100,000 to resist Li Yi's attack, and at the same time personally led another 200,000 troops to attack Ganling City with Zhang Liang, the general of the Yellow Turban Army, as the vanguard.

When Qiao Mao brought the news, Huangfu Song and others had already led the coalition army to retreat to Pingyuan County, and the Ganling Kingdom once again fell into the hands of the Yellow Turban Army.

Qiao Mao pondered for a long time, and then said, "When we discussed with Liu Yuanjun and General Huangfu, we also expected that this situation might occur. But now that General Li thinks that the diversion of the Ganling Kingdom is no longer very useful, could it be said that the ant thieves will take the initiative to give up the Ganling Kingdom? ”

"Of course, the Yellow Turban Army will not give up on its own initiative, but they will not invest a lot of defensive forces in Ganling Country. The intention of the Yellow Turban Army is very obvious, and the victory or defeat will be determined in one battle. defeated the main force of the Jizhou official army, and then their life was better. Li Yi said resolutely, "So Ganling Kingdom can be taken soon." ”

"General Li is so confident in retaking the Ganling Kingdom?" Qiao Maohu asked suspiciously.

Li Yi touched the black stubble on his chin and said with a light smile: "Please Mr. Qiao return to Liu Envoy Jun and General Huangfu, as long as the Yellow Turban Army starts to attack, we can take Ganling Kingdom at any time." ”

"Okay." Qiao Mao said in a calm tone, "Since General Li is so sure, it would be great. I will return to Ganling and return to Liu Yuanjun and General Huangfu. ”

Li Yi and the others were stunned.

"Yuan Wei, don't you even eat dinner?" Tian Feng hurriedly asked.

Li Yi also said: "Yes, it's rare to see Mr. Qiao, and I still have many questions to ask for advice......

Qiao Mao immediately waved his hand to interrupt Li Yi's words and said, "The heavy rain has stopped, the ant thieves may attack at any time, the military situation is urgent, and I can't help myself." I ask for your understanding, the generals. ”

Li Yi praised: "Mr. Qiao has worked tirelessly, running back and forth, and he can't even take a bite of food, which is really admirable." ”

Qiao Mao shook her head helplessly, and said in a low voice: "The ant thieves mess with my big man, and they are miserable, and the day is uncertain, and it is difficult to sleep and eat." ”

Then he looked at Li Yi and said, "Fortunately, I hope that General Li will lead his troops south, and there is finally hope for the thief." ”

Li Yi hurriedly waved his hand, said a few words modestly, and then said, "Since Mr. Qiao must leave, I won't stay." It's just that there is something troublesome Mr. Qiao, and he must convey to Liu Yuanjun and General Huangfu for me. ”

Qiao Mao said solemnly: "Qiao Mao must convey it." ”

"Coupled with the grain and grass brought by Mr. Qiao this time, our army has received two batches of grain and grass, and the army's consumption is satisfied, but the feed for the war horses is obviously on the low side. The follow-up troops of the Youzhou cavalry will arrive soon, and the demand for fodder will increase dramatically. Li Yi said, "In order to speed up the march of the army, we generally use war horses to carry the weight of grain and grass, and if the army is all assembled in place, there will be more than 20,000 war horses." So ......"

Qiao Mao's eyes widened in surprise, and she wanted to say something, but then swallowed it back.

"Settle the feed matter right away. Is there anything else you need? Qiao Mao thought for a moment, nodded and asked.

Li Yi pondered for a moment and continued: "Mr. Qiao, you know that since the beginning of spring this year, Youzhou has suffered from the scourge of war, and the state and county treasury is extremely scarce. In the past, the imperial court allocated 200 million yuan from Jizhou's taxes every year to supplement Youzhou's finances, but this year because of the war, there was no allocation. Our soldiers haven't been paid for a long time, so I wonder if Mr. Qiao can help us temporarily solve it this time?"

Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei immediately exchanged a look of surprise. The eldest brother's brain is really good, and when he was in Wei County before, he had already extorted a lot of money and food from those powerful gatekeepers. This Qingzhou is also one of the richest states in the Han Dynasty, and Pingyuan County is one of the best, and now Pingyuan County has to ask for its own, and it is a wonderful time to ask them for money at this time.

Qiao Mao's little affection for Li Yi suddenly vanished. He looked at Li Yi solemnly, and said with an unkind face: "General Li, you have just won a few battles and wiped out more than 200,000 ant thieves, why can't you even pay thousands of soldiers?" Could it be ......"

Qiao Mao gently stroked her beard, and there was a hint of mockery in her eyes, which meant that everything was swallowed by you.

After listening to Qiao Mao's words, Li Yi didn't react yet, Zhang Fei couldn't help it first, jumped out and said loudly: "The surname is Qiao, what do you mean by this?" My eldest brother responded to the imperial edict to raise troops to fight against the thief Qin King, scattered hundreds of millions of family wealth, and still needs to be greedy for a little spoil......"

Qiao Mao was not polite at all, and immediately opened her mouth to scold: "What are you, dare to interject when I am talking to your father-in-law, there are no rules at all." It's all your patriarch's? ”

Zhang Fei's blood suddenly surged, his black face turned red, he couldn't hold back any longer, shouted, jumped up, the war knife in his waist roared out, and he grabbed his head and chopped it down towards Qiao Mao.

Li Yi wanted to get angry and curse, but he didn't expect Zhang Fei to jump first. He watched in surprise as Zhang Fei chopped it off, and felt very relieved for a while.

Qiao Mao was agile, turned over and dodged, the long sword was unsheathed, and he stabbed it quickly.

Zhang Fei's kung fu was naturally too much higher than him, and with one more slash, the sharp knife wind rushed towards Qiao Mao's head.

Zhang Fei saw that Qiao Mao was very embarrassed by himself, and his mood was a little better, so he laughed while attacking: "Qiao Mao, your swordsmanship is much worse than your mouth kung fu." ”

Qiao Mao was still stiff-mouthed at this time, and scolded non-stop: "A group of northern barbarians, lowly and unscrupulous." By the way, come and help. ”

Tian Feng, Zhao Yun, Tian Yu, Zhang He and others standing at the door of the big tent were all stunned and stupid. Everyone said it well just now, and in a blink of an eye, the fight started.

As soon as Qiao Mao's shout fell, Tian Feng and Zhang He heard a loud roar in their ears, and the two of them were stunned, and a big man flew in, and an iron halberd in his hand brought a strong sound of wind and thunder, and chopped down at Zhang Fei's back.

Li Yi was taken aback, and kicked the desk in front of him in a sitting position, and his figure jumped up.

The big man saw that his iron halberd was about to chop Zhang Fei's back, and suddenly saw a case table shooting rapidly, and there was no way to hide, so he couldn't help but roar again, and forcibly stopped his body, and the iron halberd in his hand was about to chop on the case table that came from the call sign.

With a loud bang, the case was chopped apart by an iron halberd. Then he saw a foot, a foot in cowhide combat boots, kicking him hard in the chest. The big man howled miserably, and his figure flew upside down and flew out of the big tent.

Zhang Fei slashed Qiao Mao's long sword with a knife, feeling a little relieved in his heart, and then took a few steps back, raised his sword and stood up, glaring at Qiao Mao who was staggering back opposite.

Li Yi kicked away the big man who came to rescue Qiao Mao, and his anger was vented slightly, and his mood slowly calmed down.

Qiao Mao was not afraid, and her eyes seemed to be about to erupt with fire.

There was a sound of fighting outside the tent, which stopped in an instant, and then Zhao Yun and Zhang He dragged the big man just now in.