The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

After Liu Zheng listened, his expression darkened.

It was indeed Qin Jie.

It seems that Zhang Mancheng's death may be unavoidable.

Chapter 34 Things have changed

After knowing that Zhang Mancheng's enemy was really Qin Jiejie, Liu Zheng didn't say much. In the past two days, while building a good relationship with Sun Xia, he continued to let his people step up training their own hands.

The scouts sent out did not send any news back at this time.

Although these scouts were just spies who had just taken office, and the information they could inquire about was limited, the officers and soldiers in Runan didn't seem to make any moves.

And after inquiring from the side that Zhang Mancheng was going to fight Qin Jie next, Liu Zheng wanted to go to watch the battle, but for a while he was worried that after he left, there would be a large number of officers and troops here, and he hesitated.

He simply found Xu You and planned to discuss with Xu You.

Not long after, Xu You came to Liu Zheng's tent.

"He is handsome, are you looking for me?"

"Mr. Xu You, something is wrong."

As soon as he saw Xu You, Liu Zheng immediately said something to Xu You.

What Liu Zheng said was wrong, and Xu You frowned.

"what happened?"

"It stands to reason that after defeating Bocai, these officers and soldiers in Runan will definitely take advantage of the situation to come and chase us, and then take advantage of the victory to chase after us and wipe out the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang with all their might, but now two days have passed It’s gone, but the officers and soldiers on the Runan side haven’t moved at all.”

What is strange about Liu Zheng is this. Logically speaking, the officers and soldiers will definitely not let go of the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Nanyang. In addition, Liu Zheng defeated Cao Cao's pursuers, so Liu Zheng and the Yellow Turbans will not be let go. .

But now, none of the officers and soldiers showed up, which made Liu Zheng feel that something was wrong.

"There is indeed something wrong. If they don't come directly, they must feel unsure and eat these Yellow Turban soldiers in Nanyang in one go."

"Then what will they do?"

"Look for reinforcements!"

Liu Zheng and Xu You said it in unison.

Immediately afterwards, Xu You continued to tell Liu Zheng.

"Runan County borders Nanyang County. At the same time, Runan County and Nanyang County border Jiangxia County, which belongs to the boundary of Jingzhou."

"Nanyang County is to the west of Runan County, while Jiangxia is to the south of the two counties."

"Now that the officers and soldiers did not come directly from Runan County, it is very likely that they have changed their route and went directly to Jiangxia County to join Jiangxia's officers and troops."

Xu You said what he thought, but it was just his conjecture, without evidence, and he didn't know whether he should take someone to inform Zhang Mancheng immediately.

At this time, Liu Zheng has also realized that most of what Xu You said is absolutely true.

Qin Jie in history indeed gathered the officers and troops from Runan. Zhu Jun, one of the three major generals, led nearly 2 people to support Qin Jie, and Zhang Mancheng was defeated after the joint forces of the two sides.

Although Liu Zheng had thought of this early on, he always thought that Zhu Jun was Qin Jie who met directly from Runan County to Nanyang County, but he didn't expect Zhu Jun to divert directly from Runan County to Jiangxia.

I'm afraid that Zhang Mancheng is still kept in the dark at this time, thinking that the officers and horses are just the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Qin Jie's hands.

It is also possible that Zhang Mancheng will suffer a loss if he brings a hundred thousand Yellow Turbans to fight Qin Jie in this way, and even dies on the spot.

After thinking of this, Liu Zheng immediately went to find Sun Xia.

After telling Sun Xia her conjecture, Sun Xia also immediately turned a little strange.

However, Sun Xia is a more cautious person, and he did not completely ignore the safety of Ye County because of what Liu Zheng said.

"Brother Liu Zheng, what you said is not impossible. It's just that this is all your speculation and there is no real evidence. If we take people and rush them all to Jiangxia. In case the army from Runan raids Nanyang from Ye County, Didn't we fall into the enemy's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain?"

Sun Xia also expressed her worries.

Sun Xia's worries were not unreasonable. He was considering Nanyang's safety, and it was possible. This sentence made Liu Zheng fall into deep thought.

After all, although Zhang Mancheng is important, so is Nanyang.

If Liu Zheng guessed wrong, if their army left, the official army of Runan City invaded Nanyang from Ye County, and the Yellow Turban Army of Nanyang ran to Jiangxia to deal with Qin Jie, wouldn't it just happen to be flanked by the official army.

After some discussion, Liu Zheng and Sun Xia finally chose a compromise.

Some people were left to guard Ye County, while others rushed to the Jiangxia battlefield at this time to support Zhang Mancheng.

Sun Xia led 2 people to station Ye County here.Sun Xia sent another deputy to lead 1 people, plus Liu Zheng's own 7000 people quickly supported Zhang Mancheng.

After making these decisions, Liu Zheng rushed to Jiangxia County with 7000 people under his command.

It only took half a day to get close to the place where Zhang Mancheng and Qin Jie fought.

But as soon as he approached, he heard the sound of fierce fighting in the distance.

Hearing the sound of killing on the battlefield, Liu Zheng's mind suddenly sank, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Not good, it's still a step late, they've already started fighting."

Liu Zheng said something helplessly, and Xu You who was beside him immediately answered.

"It's not too late now, as long as we rush to support immediately, we should be able to give Zhang Mancheng and the others some support, and maybe we can defeat the official army."

The troops brought by Zhu Jun were at most less than 3 officers and troops, and combined with the Xiangyong recruited by Qin Jie and Xu Jiao, the total number of troops was about [-].

But Zhang Mancheng's Yellow Turban Army has 10 troops.

Although the strength of the official army is much stronger than that of the Yellow Turban Army, if there is a real fight, the battle will not end in a short while.

So at this time, Zhang Mancheng has not seen Zhang Mancheng's defeat, and Liu Zheng still has a glimmer of expectation.

Without the slightest hesitation, Liu Zheng quickly joined the battle with his own soldiers and horses. After he intervened in the battlefield, he realized that there were more than ten thousand officers and soldiers present.

With a quick glance from the outside, he was able to conclude that there were at least 3 or [-] officers and soldiers here.

Although Zhu Jun and others have not been seen here yet, Liu Zheng can already confirm that the officers and soldiers from Runan County have joined the officers and soldiers from Jiangxia County.

The [-] official troops actually surrounded the [-] Yellow Turban Army in the core of the battlefield, and began a war of annihilation.

The battle was extremely fierce. The [-] Yellow Turbans fought very passively, and were defeated by the [-] Yellow Turbans. The casualties exceeded tens of thousands.

And the number is still rising.

When Liu Zheng's men entered the battlefield, they gave the Yellow Turban Army some hope.

A lot of morale has been raised, making the battle stalemate.

Xu Huang and Zhou Cang led Liu Zheng into the siege and entered the core battlefield.

After some searching, I finally found Zhang Mancheng.

Chapter 35 The Good Shooter

At this time, Zhang Mancheng's face was ugly, but he did not lose the air of a king and the attitude of a general.

Furious as he was, he was doing his best to direct the fight.

Seeing Liu Zheng and others coming to support him, he was overjoyed and immediately expressed his gratitude to Liu Zheng and others.

"Everyone, it's great for you to come. Thank you for your help this time. The situation is critical, so I won't say much about my thanks. I will definitely thank you very much when these officers and troops are repelled."

When Liu Zheng saw that Zhang Mancheng was still alive, he was relieved first, and then began to worry about Zhang Mancheng.

He glanced at the battlefield, and soon saw more than 3 officers and soldiers present and Zhu Junjun who was commanding the battle in front of the officers' camp.

Liu Zheng could tell Zhu Jun at a glance. After all, he passed the city wall on the battlefield of Runan City before, and he had a glance at Zhu Jun from a distance.

Although he only glanced at it from a distance on the tower, Zhu Jun, who is one of the three great Zhonglang generals, is dressed very differently from the others. He is wearing a golden battle armor and riding on a maroon horse. His cloak fluttered in the wind.Make him stand out in the crowd.

"Sure enough, it's Zhu Jun."

Liu Zheng muttered a sentence in his heart.

Now that they saw Zhu Jun, these people were officers and soldiers coming from the direction of Runan City. As Xu You speculated, these people did not rush directly from Runan City to Nanyang.Instead, he went south to Jiangxia and joined Qin Jie's army. Now he caught Zhang Mancheng by surprise.

Later, in the simple conversation between Liu Zheng and Zhang Mancheng, some of Zhang Mancheng's words could be heard.

Originally, there were only ten thousand Xiangyongs on Qin Jie's side, but Zhang Mancheng mobilized one hundred thousand Yellow Turbans, which would definitely wipe out Qin Jie's soldiers and horses in one fell swoop, and even take down Jiangxia County.

But Zhu Jun's [-] officers suddenly rushed out from behind, disrupting Zhang Mancheng's plan, causing Zhang Mancheng's men to be frightened by the sudden appearance of the officers and panicked, and gradually put the Yellow Turban Army at a disadvantage.

A battle that was originally a sure thing to win has become complicated and confusing, gradually losing the opportunity.

The appearance of Liu Zheng and others now also gave Zhang Mancheng a little confidence that they still have the power to fight.

But Liu Zheng didn't think so. After all, the officers and soldiers came prepared, and after Zhu Jun and Qin Jie joined forces, there were more than 3 troops.

The point is, Liu Zheng still saw Sun Jian and others by Zhu Jun's side, and the other party was strong and strong. Even if Zhang Mancheng is now on Zhang Mancheng's side, counting Liu Zheng's more than 1 people, there are still [-] troops in total, and it may not be the [-]. The opponent of the official army.

"Zhao Hong, continue to charge me with your troops, block these officers and soldiers, and kill Qin Jie first."

Because of the appearance of Liu Zheng, the Yellow Turban Army here temporarily stabilized their positions. After their morale recovered, Zhang Mancheng directly ordered Zhao Hong to continue charging, intending to fight these officers and soldiers here to the death.

But Liu Zheng immediately stopped Zhang Mancheng's action plan.

"My lord, you must not continue to attack."

"Um? "

When Liu Zheng opened his mouth, Zhang Mancheng was immediately a little unhappy, and frowned at Liu Zheng.

"My lord, although we have stabilized our position for the time being, our soldiers and horses have suffered heavy losses, which is no longer enough to compete with these officers and troops. It is better to retreat first and fight again in the future."

"You boy, what do you mean by that? Encouraging other people's aspirations and disrupting our army's prestige?"

Liu Zheng's persuasion did not get Zhang Mancheng's consent, but Zhang Mancheng had some intentions to blame Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng gave Zhang Mancheng a look of contempt in his heart, scolded this guy, he couldn't understand the situation, and if he continued to fight blindly, he would surely die, but he could only patiently explain to Zhang Mancheng.

"My lord, it's not that I want to boost the arrogance of the officer's army, but that the morale of the officer's army is high at this time. If our army forces an attack, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses. Our army is already weaker than the officer's army. Although there are more troops than the opponent now, But blindly attacking will inevitably lead to the loss of troops. If we win, it’s okay, but if we are defeated, our army will be in a state of eternal doom, and we will certainly not be able to continue to compete with the official army.”

Although Liu Zheng said it tactfully on the surface, in fact, he was 100% sure in his heart that the Yellow Turban Army would lose this battle.Qin Jie in history beheaded Zhang Mancheng in this battle, and the Nanyang Yellow Turban Army began to fall into a place of eternal doom.

More than 20 troops, almost no survivors.

But he couldn't say it directly. After all, only he was a time traveler who knew what happened afterwards, and the others didn't know that they would lose this battle.

After Liu Zheng finished speaking, Xu You, who was standing beside Liu Zheng, immediately chased after Zhang Mancheng and added a sentence.

"My lord, what my Qu Shuai said is right. We will temporarily retreat in this battle and use the soldiers and horses from other counties in Nanyang County. We still have nearly 20 troops, and we can still compete with the official army. , the main force of our army will be lost, not only will we not be able to keep Nanyang County, but it will also lead to a major defeat and delay General Tiangong's plan for an uprising."

Zhang Mancheng originally planned to continue to attack and ignore Liu Zheng's words, but Liu Zheng and Xu You insisted on doing so, and he had to reconsider himself whether the decision to force the attack was correct.

Especially when Xu You said that it would delay General Tiangong's uprising plan, Zhang Mancheng was silent.

After pondering for a while, Zhang Mancheng saw the general Zhao Hong beside him, and the others disagreed with continuing to fight, so he gave the order and began to retreat.

"Okay, today's battle, temporarily stop the troops, first withdraw to Nanyang, wait for us to rest and fight again with these officers and soldiers."

After Zhang Mancheng finished speaking, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

There were [-] Yellow Turbans present, and it might be a little difficult to fight the official army, but if you just choose a place to break through, it will be very easy.

At this time, on the side of the official army, Qin Jie hurried to Zhu Jun's side.

"My lord, these Yellow Turban thieves actually have reinforcements! This is troublesome. Originally, our plan was to use Sir's surprise soldiers to disrupt the morale of these Yellow Turban thieves. Now that the reinforcements from the Yellow Turban Army have appeared, they can ease their plight. .”

"From the appearance of these Yellow Turban soldiers, it seems that they are planning to retreat."

"Then what should we do? Shall we kill the chief general among the yellow turban thieves first?"

Qin Jie immediately frowned and asked Zhu Jun.

"You have a way to kill that coach Zhang Mancheng?"

Zhu Jun also wondered why Qin Jie would say such words.

Qin Jie said immediately.

"There is one way, but it may not be successful."

"Oh? In what way?"

"I have a captain under my command who is good at archery. He can open a two-stone bow. His archery skills are superb. If he is allowed to shoot, he has great confidence. He can kill the thief with one arrow."

As soon as Qin Jie's words were said, Zhu Jun was immediately annoyed.

"You have such a clever plan, why didn't you say it earlier?"