Chapter 405 Confrontation

"Xu Shuai, the food and grass are gone now, and the army has no fighting spirit. Otherwise, we will take advantage of the night and confuse the Han army in the city with the method of hanging sheep and beating drums. Shall we retreat?"

When Zhou Su heard that the food and grass in the Dingtao camp had been completely burned by the enemy, his complexion changed immediately, and he suggested.

Xu He snorted, "Retreat? The grain and grass in Dingtao Camp have been burned, so where can we escape?"

Zhou Su tried hard to persuade: "Although the grain and grass stored in Dingtao Daying were burned, I think there may be one or two tenths of it left. At worst, I will break it up and go back to the deep mountains and old forests to have a good time."

"No!" Xu He's face immediately became angry when he heard this sentence: "This commander finally escaped from the deep mountains, how can he go back in desperation now, absolutely not!"

Zhou Su smiled wryly, "Then Xu Shuai, what do you want to do?"

Xu He lowered his head to think for a while, then suddenly raised his head.

"Didn't King Xiang sink the boat, and the giant deer won? Now that the food and grass have been burned, the cauldron of our army has also been smashed. If this is the case, let's do our best to fight the enemy!"

Zhou Su frowned and said: "But Xu Shuai, the news of the burning of Dingtao's grain and grass has spread to the army, and now many people have fled." Although Xu He's army is said to have more than 100,000 troops, most of them are from Yanzhou. They came here by force, and many of them were strong men who were farming at home, but they were arrested for no reason. They didn't have a strong sense of belonging to the Yellow Turban Thieves. Now that they heard that they had nothing to eat, they naturally ran away.

"Hmph, these Yanzhou people are really unreliable." Xu He snorted: "However, it's good to run away, so there's no need to feed them food."

"Give me an order to order the 30,000 soldiers in the Chinese army to eat and drink enough, and fight the Han army to the death today!" Xu He's eyes flashed, revealing a sense of determination.

Xu He also knew that the Yanzhou soldiers did not have a strong sense of belonging, so the direct lineage was rarely used to attack Suanzao City. Usually, the direct lineage troops acted as supervisors and ordered Yanzhou soldiers to attack Suanzao City, so the elite troops still existed.

When Zhou Su heard this, he was silent for a while, and clasped his fists and said, "No!" After saying that, Zhou Su strode out of the camp and ordered the supply camp to cook for the soldiers to have a full meal.

The situation in the jujube camp was also seen by the Han army on the top of the city.

Jia Xu hurriedly walked into the command post with a smile on his face.

"General! According to the report from the spies on the top of the city, Xu He's army is not stable, and a large number of soldiers have fled one after another. It seems that General Zhang Jaw has..."

"good!"

With a smile on his face, Liu Ye unfolded a letter in his hand, which was written by Zhang Jaw himself.

Liu Ye said with a smile: "Junyi's letter just arrived. He learned from the yellow turban thieves food transport team that the yellow turban thieves stored food and grass in Dingtao, so he made a decisive raid at night, and most of the food and grass in Dingtao's camp were burned. He's younger brother Xu Dun was killed on the spot, but Junyi did not stop the enemy's rout, so it is estimated that the news has already reached Xu He's army."

Jia Xu said anxiously: "General, this opportunity must not be missed. There have been routs in Xu He's army, which shows that the morale of the army is gradually collapsing. If our army gathers a large army at this moment and launches a thunder strike at one point, the enemy army must collapse!"

"Xu He's army is all assembled here. If we can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop today, we can take advantage of the situation to recover Yanzhou and flatten the Central Plains. If Xu He escapes at night tonight, it will be terrible." Jia Xu warned.

Liu Ye's eyes were firm: "Okay, since that's the case, pass on my general order, ordering the soldiers to have a full meal, and the whole army of strong and strong soldiers will go to battle."

"Order the soldiers at the top of the city to light the beacon, and inform Meng Qi and Ling Ming to come to the main battle."

"promise!"

Following Liu Ye's mobilization order, the entire Suanzao City was immediately mobilized, and all the soldiers in the city had a full meal. Except for the soldiers who died and were seriously injured in defending the city these days, there were still 12,000 soldiers in the city.

Boom boom boom!

The sound of war drums in the city was like thunder falling on the ground, with a bang, the gate of Suanzao City opened slowly, and under the guidance of Liu Zishuai's flag, 12,000 Han troops filed out.

Under Liu Zishuai's banner, Liu Ye was dressed all over his body, and the bright red cloak on his back was bright red, like a flame burning in the dark night, which was particularly conspicuous in the dark night.

At the same time, countless beacon fires were ignited above the top of the city, and the blazing flames illuminated the surroundings of Suanzao City, and thick black smoke rose into the sky.

Liu Ye has been sitting in Suanzao City for the past few days, and has not personally fought in battle. However, his prestige in the army is unmatched. Whenever twelve thousand soldiers saw that flaming figure, they would feel firm fighting in their hearts. meaning.

"Drums and trumpets!"

The sound of heavy war drums and desolate and quaint ox horns sounded, which was the signal that the Han army invited the Yellow Turbans to fight.

Soon, the sound of drums and horns sounded in the Yellow Turban camp as well, responding to the challenge of the Han army.

The gate of the Yellow Turban camp was also wide open, and 30,000 Yellow Turban soldiers marched out from the camp gate. Every 10,000 people lined up in a square formation. There were exactly three army formations lined up, serving as the central army, the left wing and the right wing. .

Although the formation of the yellow turban thieves lined up is still much more powerful than the 12,000-strong Han army, but compared to the tens of thousands of troops that surrounded Suanzao City a few days ago, Inevitably weakened a lot.

Liu Ye took the lead, went out in person, took a deep breath and shouted loudly.

"The traitor Xu He! The food and grass in Dingtao's camp have been burned, why don't you just arrest him?"

Good guy, this whole suit is like a thunderclap. In the newly formed 2,000-man cavalry team among the Yellow Turban Thieves, there was a horse in the front row that snarled its nose in fright and scurried around. The Yellow Turban Cavalry on the horseback Immediately, his face turned pale, and he grasped the rein tightly with both hands, finally controlling the war horse under his crotch.

Xu He snorted disdainfully: "The courage of a man."

"Liu Ye! What kind of a hero are you hiding in the Suanzao City? If you have the courage today, let's show off the chariots and horses, and fight with real knives and guns!"

After Xu He finished speaking, he shouted to the yellow turban soldiers beside him: "Listen up, everyone, as long as we can defeat the Han army today, our army will be able to get enough food and grass, and then we will send our troops to Hulaoguan and take down Luoyang!"

Zhou Su also shouted loudly: "Cang Tian is dead, Huang Tian should stand."

"The year is Jiazi, and the world will be blessed!"

Perhaps it was this slogan that aroused the morale of the Yellow Turban thieves. The morale of the 30,000 Yellow Turban thieves was boosted, and driven by the sound of the drums, they moved forward slowly.

"March!"

The drummers of the Han army and the Yellow Turban army were beating their drums desperately. The sound of the drums of the two armies could be said to last for a long time. The more than 40,000 soldiers on the battlefield were all excited, holding the weapons in their hands tightly, staring at Looking at the enemy on the opposite side.