Sun Qin stood on the top of a large cart full of food, looking at the Fengyun Iron Cavalry in the distance, and felt heavy in her heart.

He was shocked when he received the news that the entire Zuo Jiao was wiped out. The Fengyun Iron Cavalry crossed the Holy Water River and hit the Yellow Turban Army with a blow in the first battle, and also killed a general. This was the heaviest failure since the Yellow Turban Army attacked Youzhou, Jizhou this spring, and the first failure this year. But for the Yellow Turban Army, what is important in this failure is not the death of Zuo Jiao and the loss of 30,000 soldiers, but the blow to the morale of the Yellow Turban Army. This failure casts an ominous shadow on the psychology of the leaders and soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army.

Last year, General Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, suddenly passed away in October. Then the Yellow Turban Army everywhere lost their souls, and finally led to the complete collapse of the Yellow Turban Army in November. This was a huge shadow, a painful and fear mark engraved in the hearts of all the officers and soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army.

Under Zhang Niujiao's command, the redeveloped Yellow Turban Army fought one victory after another, and everyone almost forgot this terrifying imprint. But in the battle of Du Kangting, the sudden victory of the officers and soldiers was like a hammer, hitting everyone's heart heavily, and the shadow of failure appeared again.

On the plain a mile away, black cavalry were constantly racing out from behind the small hills in the north, quickly gathering under several huge battle flags in the center of the plain. As the number of cavalry increased, the formation became larger and larger, the battle flags became denser, and the majestic momentum became stronger and stronger. The fierce and terrifying murderous aura was mixed in the tense and suffocating atmosphere of war, and slowly, silently enveloped the sky above the Dingxing Ferry.

The black one is naturally the flag of the Han Dynasty, and the fiery red one is probably the battle flag of the Fengyun Iron Cavalry. Sun Qin thought silently. There must be the black panther battle flag of the leopard Li Hong in those battle flags. But the road is far away, and the famous Li Hong is not visible. What kind of person is he?

Sun Qin used more than 2,000 large trucks filled with baggage in front of the ferry, arranged in a crisscrossing manner into five arc obstacles, with a depth of up to 100 steps. If the cavalry charge, they will be continuously blocked by the five obstacles. Not only will the speed be completely limited, but the cavalry will also be trapped by the chariot array and completely exposed to the long arrows of 10,000 soldiers behind the chariot array.

Is Fengyun Iron Cavalry going to attack? Sun Qin was a little unbelievable. He was very confident in the blocking formation he had set up. Since you are looking for death, then come on.

Sun Qin turned around and shouted loudly at the ten thousand Yellow Turban soldiers lined up behind him:

"Beat the drum, prepare to fight..."

Li Hong was surrounded by soldiers from the personal guard and rushed to the huge battle flag.

The five military waiters, Jade, Beard, Yan Wuwei, Hengji, Shooting Yingtong, Xian Yuyin, saw Li Hong and met them together.

"Sir, when will the attack start? The soldiers are waiting anxiously." Yan Wuweizi shouted.

Li Hong smiled and waved his hand and said, "No hurry, no hurry."

Then he looked at Xian Yuyin and said, "Boyu, are you the first to arrive?"

"Mr. Yu and Lord Yan, I came together more than half an hour earlier than you." Xian Yuyin said: "According to your request, each group appears in sequence and gathers one after another."

"The Yellow Turban soldiers on the opposite side saw that there were more and more cavalrymen, and their legs were shaking." Yu Shi said with a smile: "Sir, this method is interesting. The more we gather, the more we get, the more fear the enemy looks, and the morale is depressed. Before they can fight, they lose three points first."

"The car array that Sun Qin set up is very big, so it is difficult for us to rush up. What suggestions do you have for this battle?" Li Hong pointed to the car array of the Yellow Turban Army opposite and asked loudly.

Several military guards shook their heads. What's the point of saying this? Let's just rush forward and kill.

Li Hong looked at She Yingtong and saw that She Yingtong looked worried, so he pointed at She Yingtong and said, "Yingtong, tell me."

She Yingtong hesitated for a moment.

"Sir, if you attack for a strong force, the troops will suffer a lot."

Li Hong smiled and then asked, "Then what do you think we should fight?"

She Yingtong shook her head, "There is no way except for hard rushing."

"Since that's the case, we won't fight."

Everyone looked at Li Hong in surprise, not knowing what he meant, and they were confused.

Li Hong explained slowly: "I ordered you to gather at Dingxing Ferry, just to tell Sun Qin that we are nearby and can be defeated at any time. In this way, Sun Qin has only two options. Otherwise, stay at Dingxing Ferry; if you don't join the reinforcements of Naiguo, defeat us, and then rush to Zhuocheng in a swagger."

"Sir, even if Sun Qin joins Naiguo's reinforcements, there are only 20,000 people, and there is no possibility of defeating us." Hu Zi shouted: "Sun Qin can only stay here and set up a car formation to stalemate with us."

"In this way, our goal will be achieved." Li Hong waved the whip and said relaxedly.

"But we can't annihilate them by dragging them like this." Yu Shi said helplessly.

"Take it slow, you have a chance."

When the Yellow Turban soldiers saw that the Fengyun Iron Cavalry suddenly withdrew, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then they heard thunderous joy.

Sun Qin was worried, looking at the cavalry gradually disappeared on the horizon in the distance, and sighed a long sigh.

He had long thought that Li Hong would not take risks to attack. The deep defense of cavalry attacks with severe sluggish speed was astonishing. A general who is good at surprise attacks and defeats the strong many times with weak defeats the strong, and cannot be willing to win at a huge price at a strong price. Soldiers, especially cavalry, are too important to Youzhou now.

However, Li Hong did not attack today, which does not mean that he gave up. He was like a hungry leopard, who traveled around him all day long, looking for the best opportunity to attack him. Once he was hit, he would probably be like Zuo Jiao, which would be a catastrophe.

If you just stare at Li Hong, how can you send this batch of food, grass and supplies that are urgently needed in Zhuocheng safely?

Even if Fang Biao brought over 10,000 Nai's troops safely and escorted such a huge convoy of 20,000 people to such a huge convoy, he had to be on guard against the leopard cavalry's surprise attack on the road, but his troops were still slightly insufficient. Li Hong was full of tricks and could not defend himself. Once he was successful in attacking him, his food, supplies and supplies would be lost, and the capture of Youzhou would be delayed, and this responsibility would be great.

"Sun Shuai, Sun Shuai..."

Sun Qin woke up from her meditation.

"Sun Shuai, Fang Sima sent someone to send news. His troops were coming quickly along the west bank of the river, and we were still forty miles away."

Sun Qin was stunned, "Hexi? Why did he run to the other side?"

Fang Biao, who arrived in Naiguo overnight, was still scared of the elusiveness of the Leopard Army. That day, the Leopard Army flashed in Xiaofangshan and then rushed to Dukangting to attack Zuojiao. They were like ghosts, mysterious and terrifying. So he decided to avoid the Leopard Army. There were more than a hundred miles between Naiguo and Dingxing Ferry. Regardless of whether the Leopard Army would appear, he was very scared. After thinking for a long time, he finally decided to leave the distance, cross the river and walk on the west bank of the Giant Horseshui to Dingxing Ferry to meet with Sun Qin.

Fang Biao's fear unintentionally saved his life.

Fang Biao's troops arrived at the Dingxing Ferry in the first half of the night, and then he crossed the river to the other side. Sun Qin personally went to the river to pick him up.

Fang Biao was in his thirties and used to be a garrison leader in the Julu County army. He was tall and strong, with a huge face, thick beard under his jaw, and a scar in his ear. When he heard that Li Hong's cavalry army was right in front of the ferry, Fang Biao's scalp was numb.

"Sun Shuai, will we leave tomorrow?" Fang Biao asked nervously.

Sun Qin shook her head.

"The convoy marched, with a long distance from front to back and the troops were scattered. Once the enemy attacked, we had no chance to fight back. After thinking about it, I was indeed not sure to avoid the attack of the leopard, so we were still stationed at the ferry at the moment and wait for reinforcements."

"There are reinforcements?" Fang Biao asked strangely.

"Shishou's troops arrived at Nulu City a few days ago. This morning, Lord Zuo Sima crossed the river from here. The Grand Marshal ordered him to go to Zhongshan Kingdom to urgently recruit Shuai's troops to Zhuo City immediately. If nothing unexpected happens, we can meet with Shuai Chu in another five or six days."

After Zhang Niujiao killed Huang Long, he immediately ordered Zhang Baiqi to take over his troops. At this time, there were 95,000 Yellow Turban Army under Zhuo City, and there were more than 9,000 defenders in the city.

Zhang Niujiao attacked for another three days.

Zhang Baiqi was feinted at the north gate, and Zhang Niujiao led the main force to attack at the west gate. Yan Rou and the army Sima Wang Tong led two thousand men to guard the north gate. Xian Yufu and Wu Chi tried their best to defend the west gate.

After four days of fighting, the offensive and defensive sides suffered heavy casualties and had to temporarily rest for one day.

Xian Yufu sent people to contact Li Hong every day, hoping that he would immediately launch a substantial action to solve the urgent need of Zhuocheng. The city's defenders are now seriously insufficient. If Zhang Niujiao attacked for a few more days, Zhuocheng might not be able to defend. The Yellow Turban Army's combat effectiveness is very strong, and its fierce attack made up for the quality of the soldiers, far exceeding the army that Xian Yufu fought for several months. Xian Yufu, like the officials in Youzhou, confidently believed that his troops were very powerful and looked down on the Yellow Turban Army, thinking that more than 12,000 people in the city could defend for more than a month, but he paid a heavy price for this. The soldiers guarding the city were beaten to a mess by the Yellow Turban Army, and Zhuocheng was in danger.

However, none of the people sent out could find Li Hong and his Fengyun Iron Cavalry. They suddenly disappeared without a trace like air. Xian Yufu was anxious and worried about their safety.

Sun Qin and Fang Biao made up their minds and set off together after Chu Feiyan's troops arrived, so they did not even send a scout out except for being on guard day and night. Sun Qin sent someone to tell Zhang Niujiao about their plans, hoping to get Zhang Niujiao's approval. Zhang Niujiao thought Sun Qin's consideration was very appropriate and agreed that they should not leave the Dingxing Ferry for the time being in case of being raided by the Leopard Army.

The scouts of the Leopard Army arrived at the Dingxing Ferry on time every day, four trips a day, and more than a dozen people were at a time. They observed from afar for a while, and then left quickly. The Yellow Turban Army was used to it, and ignored it as if they hadn't seen it.

Zhang Baiqi hurried into Zhang Niujiao's tent.

"Master..."

Zhang Niujiao was looking at some documents sent by his subordinates. He raised his head when he heard the sound and asked Zhang Baiqi to be diagonally opposite him.

"Yang Feng and Wang Danglai said that the situation in Zhao and Changshan countries is relatively good. Yan Zi is coming to Zhuo County, so I plan to let Zuo Yan stay in Zhongshan countries and raise food and grass for us."

"Master, how about Sun Shuai at Dingxing Ferry?"

"They and Li Hong's troops of Leopard Li Hong have been in a stalemate, and no one has moved? Now it depends on whether Yan Zi's troops can arrive in time. With Yan Zi's character, they will definitely not miss this opportunity to annihilate Leopards." Zhang Niujiao said coldly.

Zhang Baiqi nodded repeatedly with a smile.

"It depends entirely on whether Shuai Shuai's troops can secretly arrive at the Dingxing Ferry and then cross the river quietly. If he can do so without knowing it, Shuai Shuai will use food and grass as bait to lure the leopard to lead the attack. The two armies will attack at the same time, which will surely allow the storm and iron cavalry to disappear."

"Yes. The key is to be secretive and not let the enemy discover it, otherwise it will be difficult to avenge Zuo Shuai's revenge."

Zhang Niujiao pondered for a moment, then asked, "Ziyin, how about we quietly put the main force to the North Gate tomorrow?"

"The handsome man is anxious." Zhang Baiqi smiled.

Zhang Niujiao smiled and nodded and said, "In four days, we lost more than 30,000 brothers in order to achieve this day in one go and take down Zhuocheng in one fell swoop."

"Today, the officials and soldiers were busy at the Xicheng Gate for a day. Xian Yufu tried his best to defend the Xicheng Gate tomorrow. If he knew that we would attack the Beimen tomorrow, he might have to jump off the building." Zhang Baiqi said with a smile: "The news from the city also confirmed our conjecture. There are only one thousand people in the North Gate now to defend. We will dispatch 60,000 troops to attack. It is estimated that the Beicheng will be able to take down the Beicheng in one hour."

Zhang Niujiao shook his head.

"I attacked harder at Ximen and held Xianyufu. You personally supervised the formation at the North Gate, and won it in half an hour at all costs. After a long time, Xianyufu or Wu Chi will bring people to support him, it will be troublesome."

Zhang Baiqi patted the table lightly and shouted excitedly: "Okay."

It was dark late at night. There was no moon in the sky, only a few dim stars.

The Yellow Turban Army camp was silent. Apart from the few cowhide lamps hanging on the high gate, there was no trace of light in the entire camp.

Zhang Niujiao stood on a slightly higher slope and watched his troops walk out of the camp in batches.

Now half an hour is left before dawn, and half of the 40,000 troops who are about to transfer to the North City Gate have left.

Thinking about the situation where the troops broke through the North Gate tomorrow and the army rushed into Zhuo City, Zhang Niujiao was in a very good mood. Tomorrow, Zhuo County would be basically the thing in the bag. The rest was to capture the city below and prepare to cross the river to attack Jicheng, and occupy Guangyang County. If the Leopard Army could escape the trap set by Chu Feiyan and Sun Qin, another thing was to surround the Leopard Army and avenge Zuo Shuai.

Suddenly, a loud noise came from the north city gate, and the loud noise was so loud that it instantly tore through the tranquility of the night.
Chapter completed!