Gongsun Zhan caught the cold water, gnawed a piece of hard dry food, with a bitter look on his face, and said to Yue Fei next to him: "Pengju, is it too much for you to entertain me with this." ”

"Brother Bogui, there are a few pieces of dried meat here, all for you. The food was good. Yue Feile said hehehe.

"A few months ago in Youzhou, this is what I ate. How many victories have you fought and captured a lot of booty, and you are still so poor? Brother Peng Fei won't be so picky, right? Gongsun Chan asked puzzled.

Yue Fei said with a smile: "The lord has just recovered Youzhou, and he has collected hundreds of thousands of homeless people and Yellow Turban captives, plus tens of thousands of brothers, how much money is not enough. ”

Immediately patted Gongsun Zhan's shoulder embarrassedly, Yue Fei whispered: "When I have money, I will definitely invite you to the best restaurant in Quanzhou for a meal." ”

Gongsun Chan looked at him with very suspicious eyes, shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'll invite you." When will you have money if you give your subordinates a monthly salary to your subordinates or pay your soldiers, or you give food to the wounded soldiers? I can see through you, you are a poor life. If you change someone else and win so many battles, you will already be full of wealth. ”

Yue Fei smiled and didn't speak.

"Forget it, like Pengju, you put your mind on the army. However, this may be the reason why you have been able to win so many battles. I hope to be able to fight a few battles as soon as possible, since the defeat of the last boundary bridge, the morale of the brothers has been getting lower and lower, so I'm a little worried about this. ”

The last time Fang Bao was ambushed, Gongsun Zhan's army was responsible for guarding against enemy reinforcements. didn't expect that the battle failed to start in the end, and then Yue Fei played a three-hundred-mile run, and Gongsun Chan couldn't catch up, and he couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved in his heart.

"There's going to be a war soon." Yue Fei said, "This time, you and my brother will fight side by side, and we will definitely be able to fulfill Brother Bogui's wish." ”

Gongsun Chan asked in surprise, "Really?" Am I here so coincidentally this time? ”

Yue Fei smiled and nodded repeatedly.

Gongsun Chan asked, "Are the scouts back?" What's the news? ”

"Great news, even better than expected." Yue Fei waved his hand and shouted, "Sun Qin, the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, is escorting grain and grass and is heading west along Zhangshui. ”

Gongsun Chan looked down at the map and asked, "How many people?" ”

"A few scouts who reported said that it was about 20,000 people. The supply of hundreds of thousands of troops, hundreds of large and small ships, formed a fleet of ships covering the surface of the Zhangshui River for several miles. Yue Fei pointed to the ancient city of Ping'en on the map and said excitedly, "It's all here, all concentrated here." We could run overnight and catch him off guard. ”

Gongsun Chan smiled slightly: "Pengju's plan is wonderful. If we rob Zhang Jiao of supplies, do you think the Yellow Turban Army will have a hard time attacking Yecheng? ”

However, after Gongsun Chan said this, Yue Fei's brows furrowed.

"Pengju, what's wrong?" Gongsun Chan asked strangely.

"This matter may not be so simple, it has been more than ten days since Zhang Jiao's army arrived in Yecheng, as far as I know, the grain and grass he carried with the army are not too much, and now I am afraid that they have almost used up, which shows the importance of this batch of supplies to them. After the battle of Guduting, and the fact that we have captured the city of Lieren, I am afraid that Zhang Jiao has already seen my purpose. Therefore, he will definitely send more people to escort us, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to have a chance to do it. You'll have to think about it. ”

Saying this, Yue Fei turned around and shouted to his own soldiers: "Inform all the troops and come to me immediately." ”

………………

In the early morning, the sun had not yet risen, and the clouds in the sky were thin and thin.

On the tower of Yecheng City, the black Chinese character Daxu standing tall shook violently in the morning breeze, making loud noises from time to time. All kinds of flags are densely planted on the top of the city wall, colorful, fluttering in the wind, magnificent.

Jizhou Assassin Wang Fen and the chief bookkeeper Xu Yu accompanied Li Yi on the left and right to inspect the city tower.

The walls were piled with all kinds of weapons to defend the city, and a large number of stones and logs abounded. The soldiers on duty at night were very tired after not sleeping all night, but when they saw several senior officers walking all the way, they hurriedly beat their spirits one by one, and looked cautious and vigilant.

Jizhou Thorn Shi Wang Fen is in his fifties, not tall, slightly fat, with a round face and long beard, although he is well maintained, his complexion is very poor. Captain Wu Chi has a sturdy figure, a black face and a short beard, a military uniform, and a long sword hanging from his armor and waist. Compared with Li Yi, who was dressed simply and in armor next to him, he looked much more majestic.

"Pengju, does Captain Yue have any news today?" Wang Fen asked.

Wang Fen and Li Yi's grandfather Li Ying are old acquaintances. Speaking of which, this incident is also related to the disaster of the party's government that has lasted for nearly 20 years.

During the reign of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty, those in power were divided into two factions, eunuchs and relatives, alternating autocratic powers. The eunuch party has Hou Lan, Cao Jie, Wang Fu, etc., they appoint private individuals, corrupt the government, and bring disaster to the township, such as Hou Lan once seized 381 people's houses and 118 hectares of land; His brother sought wealth to frame the innocent and amassed hundreds of millions of wealth.

Comparatively speaking, Dou Wu and others from the party of foreign relatives were relatively upright, so Li Ying, the leader of the scholar clan, Guo Tai, Jia Biao, and others joined forces with the party of foreign relatives to fiercely attack the eunuch group.

These people were often referred to as scholars, which later became known as scholars. They are of noble character and are called gentlemen at the time, and have nicknames such as "Three Gentlemen", "Eight Jun", "Eight Gu", "Eight Ji", and "Eight Kitchens".

Li Yi's grandfather Li Ying is the head of the "Eight Jun", and Wang Fen is the "Eight Chefs". However, because Li Yi's status is much higher than Wang Fen's, Wang Fen considers himself a nephew. Now that I met Li Yi, I put up the shelf of the elders. Although Li Yi's official position was higher than him and he gave up the throne, what he said was to put his identity as an elder very much.

"Yes. He and the army of Gongsun Zhan, the captain of Youbeiping, had already joined the people. Li Yi replied unhurriedly. Li Yi doesn't have much affection for this Wang Fen. It's just that the other party has a good reputation, and he does have an old relationship with his grandfather, which also gives him some face.

"What's he doing lately?" Xu You then asked, "Right now, the Yellow Turban Thieves are attacking the city urgently, if he doesn't have a chance to continue to fight the enemy outside the city, let's call him back to help defend the city." With 10,000 more soldiers, it is more likely that we will hold Yecheng. ”

Li Yi shook his head and retorted: "Blindly holding on to the city will not be able to defeat the enemy, and the cavalry is not good at defending the city. Now we and Captain Yue's cavalry are attacking and defending inside and outside Yecheng, not only to defend, but also to strike at the enemy, which can pose a great threat to the Yellow Turban Army. ”

"Captain Yue is about to start an attack."

Wang Fen and Xu You's eyes suddenly lit up.

"It's time to begin." Li Yi looked at the eastern sky and said lightly.

The three of them stood on the city tower, looking at the morning sun slowly rising in the distance, with a heavy heart.

Wang Fen looked at Li Yi beside him and asked, "Pengfei, there are more than 100,000 ant thieves outside the city, and the momentum is huge, can more than 30,000 of us defend the city?" ”

Looking at Wang Fen's worried appearance, Li Yi comforted: "Why doesn't my uncle have confidence? Concentrate all our forces and fight the ant thieves in Yecheng, this is our plan that has been set for a long time. In the past half a month, we have strengthened the walls of Yecheng, stockpiled enough food and weapons, and mobilized tens of thousands of ordinary people to devote themselves to the preparatory work. Even if the soldiers run out, we still have tens of thousands of civilians to continue fighting! ”

"Commoners?" Wang Fen smiled coldly, looked at Li Yi and said, "Peng Feixian's nephew, I have to warn you in advance, these people and the ant thieves outside the city are all of the same heart. You let them look at the wounded in the city, and you can carry weapons and food, but you don't allow them to go up the walls. Once they defect, Yecheng will be finished. ”

Li Yi nodded indifferently.

Wang Fen saw Li Yi's disapproving look, and felt a little unhappy in his heart, so he turned his head and asked Xu Yu on the other side: "Ziyuan, have you already set off for the trial?" ”

Wang Fen said that the trial is the other driving of the Jizhou Thorn History Mansion.

Xu You nodded and replied: "He has already left, he is riding south, and it is estimated that he will be able to reach Cao Mengde's army in Liyang tomorrow." ”

"I hope Cao Mengde can relieve our urgent need." Wang Fen looked at the south and muttered to herself.

Suddenly, more than ten miles away, the war drums in the Yellow Turban Army camp sounded in unison, people shouted horses and neighed, and a huge sound soared into the sky.

The faces of the three changed drastically, and their hearts beat violently.

Today's enemy offensive is about to begin.