"Shan Jing, the grain and grass in Jizhou, is it the first arrival of Wei County, or the first arrival of Julu?" Li Yi asked.

"I can't say." Shan Jing smiled bitterly, "There are people from the Yellow Turban Army everywhere here, and it is very inconvenient to contact. To be honest, I suspect that the chances of them arriving on time are very slim. ”

"If we can't be sure that Jizhou's supplies will arrive tomorrow, we can't go to Qingyuan." Tian Kai said solemnly, "If the army encounters an accident and the soldiers suffer losses because of the supply, it is my responsibility." ”

Li Yi smiled: "What if I take this responsibility? ”

Tian Kai looked at him with wide eyes, looking very annoyed, and said in a sullen voice: "General Li, if you must go to Qingyuan, you must also find a few locals to lead the way, so as not to go in the wrong direction and be ambushed by the Yellow Turban Army." We are not familiar with the terrain here, but the Yellow Turbans are familiar with it, they are all natives of this place, and they can find their way with their eyes closed. ”

Li Yi clapped his hands and said loudly: "What Brother French said makes sense. Shan Jing, when will the scouts in the direction of Qingyuan come back? ”

After silently calculating in his heart, Shan Jing replied: "It will take more than an hour." ”

Li Yi said: "Then go find a few local people first and ask them if they are willing to show us the way?" ”

"As long as you give some food, no one will not want to." Shan Jing said with a smile as he flew on the horse.

Suddenly, a rapid and terrible alarm horn sounded from the direction of the rear army. The sound of the horn alarmed all the soldiers, and everyone got on their horses and formed a battle queue as fast as they could.

Li Yi looked at Tian Kai and felt that he was simply divine.

Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei turned on their horses and galloped away.

Li Yi laughed, and he said to Tian Kai: "Brother French, if it is really the Yellow Turban Army attacking, you are an unpredictable prophet." ”

Tian Kai touched his mustache and said proudly: "General, Tian has followed my lord to fight for more than ten years, and he is not as good as the general in sending troops to deploy the formation, but this combat experience is definitely better than yours." ”

A scout hurried to his horse.

"What's going on?" Shan Jing asked angrily, "Why did this happen again?" What about scouts twenty miles away? ”

The scout was startled when he saw Shan Jing getting angry.

"Shan Jing, if you have something to ask." Li Yi glared at Shan Jing, then turned his head and asked the scout, "Tell me what the situation is now?" ”

"Report to the lord, it is General Zhang Jaw of Wei County, who escorted grain and grass over." The scout hurriedly replied.

Li Yi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt very interesting, it seems that this guy Zhang Jaw has a lot of fate with the grain transportation officer. When he set out from Yecheng, he made him the grain transport officer of the army. After the Battle of Geting, Li Yi had already asked him to return to Yecheng with Gongsun Zhan, but he didn't expect that this time Wei County sent him to send grain and grass over.

However, for Li Yi, it seems that this trip is lucky, and he will come whatever he wants.

At this moment, the sound of drums and horns sounding in the distance to disarm the alarm.

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The sunny day, which had lasted for more than two months, was finally gone, the sky was overcast, the clouds were thick and low, and strong winds howled in the open plains.

The tall walls of Qingyuan City are majestic and straight, and it is like a weathered warrior, sitting quietly on the north side of the great river, silently looking at this endless field.

Li Yi led the army to rest overnight on the way, and rushed to Qingyuan City the next morning.

"General Lee, when are we going to start attacking?" Zhang He asked softly.

Because the army was seriously short of manpower, Li Yi did not send Zhang Jaw away this time, but asked him to lead the team to carry grain to move with the army.

Li Yi looked up at the sky, suddenly laughed, and said thoughtlessly: "It would be nice if it rained." ”

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Du Chang stood on the city wall, his thick body slowly retreating two steps.

"General, will the Youzhou army attack the city?" One of his subordinates asked casually.

Du Chang smiled coldly, glared fiercely at the army outside the city, and said in a low voice: "He has no chance to attack the city." Have all the armies withdrawn? ”

The subordinate replied, "Back to the general, there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses left to lure the enemy." ”

"What about the people? How many people are walking with us? Du Chang then asked.

The general hesitated for a moment and whispered, "About six or seven thousand people." Many of them were reluctant to leave the city, and only those who had fled were willing to go with us. ”

"Immediately drive them out of the city. Those who do not want to go are to be put to death immediately. Du Chang shouted sharply.

The general was taken aback and said in surprise: "You don't need a head." If Chu Shuai knew about this, it would be worth it. ”

Du Changman said nonchalantly: "What are you afraid of?" I'm up to it. Li Yi came so fast that we didn't have time to prepare. As soon as the five thousand men left the city, they would be immediately hunted down by his cavalry. Now there is only one way to retreat with the people. If Li Yi cares about the life and death of the people, he will not be killed, and we will have the opportunity to lure him to the side of the river. ”

The general said with some hesitation: "I heard that he is cruel and murderous, I'm afraid he won't let us go easily?" ”

"No, it won't. When he was in Quzhou, he was able to release back 3,000 Yellow Turban Army brothers, which showed that he still had a little humanity and would not slaughter the people. Du Chang said with certainty.

"I hope this time Chu Shuai's ambush is successful." The general looked at the black cavalry army under the city, and took a deep breath of cold air, "It's going to rain." ”

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The wind blew stronger and stronger, and later there was even a posture of flying sand and rocks.

Nine thousand Youzhou Iron Cavalry quietly lined up under the city, waiting for Li Yi's attack order. Hundreds of battle flags of different colors fluttered in the wind, and the sound of shaking converged to form a huge sound that echoed in the open field.

The scouts shuttled back and forth like marquees, loudly reporting the military situation around Quzhou City.

Li Yi was surprised. The Yellow Turban Army retreated among the people, obviously trying to evade the pursuit and slow down their pursuit.

"Shan Jing, is there any news in the direction of the shell mound?" Li Yi turned his head and asked.

"Shellhill City has been closed since yesterday, and it is forbidden to enter or exit." Shan Jing replied, "We should chase all the way down to the shell mound." ”

Li Yi looked up at the sky. He hoped that if it rained, he would have an excuse not to attack again.

As a traverser of later generations, Li Yi knows very well that as his own army, which is almost entirely cavalry, he pays attention to the vital force of rushing for thousands of miles, hitting with one blow, and destroying the enemy, and does not care about the gains and losses of one city or one place. He didn't like this style of play. This is not at all what the cavalry does, it should be the infantryman's business.

But now that there is no infantry in the army, it should not be fought like this.

Li Yi wants to take the lead on the battlefield and doesn't want to attack the city so passively. The cavalry should defeat the enemy by the means of cavalry.

Li Yi wanted to stop, wait for the follow-up army to arrive, and reformulate the method of defeating the Yellow Turban Army.

The Yellow Turban Army has given up Guantao, and then given up Qingyuan, and the connection with Ganling has been opened. The purpose of sending troops has been achieved, so why continue to attack the shell mound?

The combined forces of Huangfu Song and Liu Yu and others are now completely suppressed in Ganling City, and Cao Cao's kid is still in Wei County, Wei County, and he is not rushing to the Ganling battlefield.

But the opportunity to cover the Yellow Turban Army and attack Beiqiu is so good, and I am a little reluctant to give up. If you capture Beiqiu or annihilate the group of enemies in front of you, you can directly threaten the Yellow Turban Army outside Ganling City.

Li Yi raised his hand and slashed hard. The drums and horns of the charge rose to the sky.

Thirty miles from Qingyuan to the south is the former great river.

The Yellow River has always been a quiet river, and it has been diverted many times in history, so on the Jizhou Plain, there are several big rivers that are desecrated, and the big rivers on the line of Qingyuan and Guantao are just one of them.

As a place where large rivers once flowed, this area has a gentle terrain, open terrain, and many trees, which is very conducive to ambush operations.