Since the Warring States Wei period, in order to irrigate the fields, Zhangshui has been artificially dug many ditches near Yecheng. Especially in the period of King Wu of Wei, Zhangshui was blocked in Yecheng to make Zhangshui flow back. Within 20 miles, 12 mounds were built, each mound was separated by 200 steps, and 12 strands of water were taken out of Zhangshui, surrounding the vicinity of Yecheng.

Pingyang City, twenty miles east of Yecheng, is where the Yellow Turban Army camp is located.

On the embankment by the main stream of Zhangshui, Zhang Jiao stood quietly.

"Great virtuous and good teacher, General Zhang's troops are pursuing the enemy's Gongsun Zhan Division."

Zhang Jiao glanced up at the scout, but didn't make a sound.

Behind him stood a young man in his twenties, tall, with slightly dark skin, a small round face, and a very clever look. His name is Sun Qin, and he is a brave and warlike general under Zhang Jiao, and he is very talented.

Zhang Jiao looked at the rushing Zhangshui and asked thoughtfully, "How far away are He Li's troops?" ”

"Back to the great virtuous and good teacher, General He's troops are still in Jingxian and have not been dispatched." The scout hurriedly replied.

Zhang Jiao's thick eyebrows immediately tightened, and his face was very ugly.

"Again. He was ordered to lead his army across the river tomorrow and attack in the direction of Julu to cover the flank of the main army. If the military aircraft is delayed again, military law will be involved. ”

Sun Qin hurriedly stepped forward and whispered, "Great sage and good teacher, let's let Xiao Zuo talk about it." They are close friends, they are all Handan people, and they give face to each other. At this time, it's better not to make contradictions. What do you say? ”

Zhang Jiao nodded and said, "It's okay." You go for a trip and tell Xiao Zuo, He Li, let them lead their troops across the river tomorrow. After crossing the river, the troops were divided into two routes, He Li attacked Julu, and Xiao Zuo led the army to the Quliang area, pinned down the enemy troops on both wings of the main force, and covered the large army to attack Yecheng. ”

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Liu Bei was exhausted and sat on the horse drowsy. He hadn't slept in two days.

Due to the timely retreat, his troops barely managed to retain more than a thousand people, which was a great blessing in the midst of misfortune.

After Xiaquyang parted ways with Li Yi's army, he led the 5,000 foot soldiers obtained through the expansion of strength, and together with the 3,000 cavalry of Gongsun Zhan, he led the army south through the mainland Zedong'an to attack Nan. The plan was originally going well, and the south? It was successfully conquered.

At this time, he conflicted with Gongsun Zhan's opinion.

Gongsun Zhan wanted to follow the agreement with Li Yi first, and go west to attack Pingxiang and Julu, and join Li Yi. But Liu Bei finally left Li Yi's side, where did he want to find another top boss to press on his head? It's different with Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Chan is not good at strategy, and he does everything he wants, Liu Bei enjoys this feeling very much.

Liu Bei tried every possible way to conquer Guangzong, the base camp of the Yellow Turban Army, as a bait, and finally persuaded Gongsun Zhan. Together, the two led the army from the south? Advance eastward, conquer Nangong County of Anping State, and then go south and enter the territory of Qinghe State.

According to Liu Bei's plan, they planned to march west along the Qing River and attack Guangzong City, the stronghold of the Yellow Turban Army, which was empty.

The Qinghe Kingdom is now under the occupation of Zhang Liang, the general of the Yellow Turban Army. Hearing that the imperial army was coming from the north and wanted to attack Guangzong, Zhang Liang immediately led the army from Ganling City, the seat of Qinghe State Administration, to the north to rescue Guangzong City. As a result, the armies of the two sides met at the boundary bridge on the banks of the Ching River to the east of Quang Jong.

A great war ensued.

Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei had few soldiers, plus they were running for hundreds of miles, and they were already tired soldiers when they arrived at Jieqiao. In particular, Liu Bei's 5,000 men and horses, except for the initial 1,500 people, were all newly recruited Yellow Turban soldiers, and their will to fight was very poor. Soon after the engagement, Liu Bei's army was the first to collapse.

When the troops withdrew to Nangong County, south of Zhangshui, Liu Bei counted that there were still more than 1,500 of his 5,000 men and horses. This is really a return to the pre-liberation period.

Reinforcements? What reinforcements are there in Jizhou now? Li Yi's army fought a fierce battle with the 150,000-strong army of Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, in Yecheng. And because of the defeat in the Battle of Jieqiao, Gongsun Chan stopped playing with Liu Bei, and led his 3,000 cavalry away, and he only had the 1,500 people left in his hands.

As soon as he thought of the 50,000 yellow turban army behind him, Liu Bei felt a chill in the back of his head. The Yellow Turban Army is powerful, no wonder it was defeated with the strength of Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Dong Zhuo, Lu Zhi, and 100,000 soldiers and horses.

At that time, Nanyang Zhang Mancheng's Yellow Turban Army led the army to conquer Nanyang City and killed Taishou Chu Gong. The Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army led by Bocai defeated Zhu Jun in succession, and besieged Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun in Changshe. Guangyang's Yellow Turban Army was even more powerful, breaking through Jicheng and killing Youzhou Assassin Shi Guo Xun and Taishou Liu Wei. The Yellow Turban Army near Julu was even more bullish, and captured Liu Xu, the king of Anping, and Liu Zhong, the king of Ganling, in one go. Lu Zhi led his army to attack the Yellow Turban Army in Guangzong, but he was also invincible and failed. Dong Zhuo did not win the first battle at all.

Throughout the entire Han Dynasty, that is, Li Yi's kid, he has not suffered defeat in the hands of the Yellow Turban Army. But now that kid's situation is not good, he was surrounded by an army of 150,000 led by Zhang Jiao in Yecheng, and he might have to suffer the first defeat.

Liu Bei was a little discouraged, and the overseers hurried along the way. Behind the Yellow Turban General Chu Yan's troops were chasing after him, not stopping for a moment.

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Gongsun Chan was also beaten by the Yellow Turban Army and fled all the way, embarrassed. Finally escaped back to Nan, Zhang Liang led his troops to cross the Zhangshui River again. Gongsun Zan had no choice but to give up Nan, bypassing the mainland and heading west, intending to pass through Zhao to go south to Yecheng and join Li Yi's army.

A few days ago, he was still ambitious, preparing to lead his troops to attack Guangzong, the base camp of the Yellow Turban Army, and made great achievements, but he didn't expect to be driven by the Yellow Turban Army as soon as he turned around. He hates Liu Bei now and grits his teeth with hatred, and he has nothing to do. If you follow the original plan with Li Yi, in the capture of the south? Later, he went west to join Li Yi, and now he must have arrived in Yecheng, and now he will not be chased and killed by the Yellow Turban Army so pitifully.

Recall, it's good to follow Li Yi, you don't need to worry about it, as long as you follow his orders, victory will come again and again, and the battle exploits will be one after another.

Gongsun Chan really regretted it.

At this time, he saw Yue Fei at the Su Ren Pavilion on the shore of the water.

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It turned out that after receiving the envoy sent back to Youzhou by Li Yi and learning about the battle situation in Jizhou, Yue Fei did not immediately ride south, but led the newly formed 10,000 cavalry troops to the south together.

Strictly speaking, these 10,000 cavalry are not real cavalry, they can only be said to be mounted infantry. Some of these cavalrymen were recruited from the common people of Youzhou, some were recruited from the displaced people who had been gathered, and there were even three or four thousand people, who were selected from the Yellow Turban Army.

The war horse, on the other hand, was purchased from the Wuhuan people of the two counties in the process of restoring the rule of Shanggu County and Dai County under the leadership of the army.

Shanggu County and Dai County are both one of the areas with the highest concentration of Wuhuan people, and the total number of Wuhuan people in the two counties exceeds 200,000, which is one of the largest settlements of Wuhuan people in Youzhou.

When Yue Fei received the messenger, the 10,000 cavalry had just been formed and had not undergone much training. Therefore, the speed at which he went south was not fast, in fact, because he couldn't get up at all.

It is now the end of June, and half a month has passed since Li Yi sent the messenger, and he has just led the army to the bank of the water.

The 10,000 cavalry army lined up in a phalanx by the Hushui River, and its momentum was so majestic that people all felt like they were swallowing mountains and rivers.

Gongsun Chan seemed to see a life-saving straw, and led his subordinates to rush over.

Yue Fei knew the relationship between Gongsun Chan and Li Yi, and even Li Yi faintly treated Gongsun Chan with the courtesy of his brother, so he didn't dare to slack off at all, even if there were less than 2,000 people left under Gongsun Chan now, he still met with the courtesy of his subordinates.