"You don't have to be afraid. As long as you tell the truth, I won't kill you. I ask you, is your Yellow Turban Army that invaded Zhuo County led by Cheng Yuanzhi? How many of you have?"

The captive quickly replied, "Sir, our partial teacher is led by Cheng Da, oh, Cheng Yuanzhi. There are a total of 80,000 troops."

Chen Chu was shocked. He remembered that when Cheng Yuanzhi invaded Zhuo County, he should have had an army of 50,000! Why is there 30,000 more out of thin air now? Could it be that the captain of the Yellow Turban Army said lies!

Chen Chu immediately glared and said angrily: "How dare you tell lies! Cheng Yuanzhi has only 50,000 people! People come, drag them down and behead them!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei immediately grabbed the captain's arm and pulled it out.

"Sir, please spare me! The young man didn't tell any lies!" The prisoner who was dragged by Zhang Fei was so scared that he begged for forgiveness.

Zhang Fei kicked the prisoner's belly and cursed: "The little thief who doesn't know how to lift up will dare to lie to my elder brother!" The prisoner who was crying and robbing the earth was taken by this kick and screamed, and then he could no longer make any sound.

Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, then squatted down to check. The poor Yellow Turban prisoner had fainted. Zhang Fei's kick was really heavy!

"Yide, you beat him to death!" Chen Chu was also stunned and asked immediately. There was a hint of blame in his tone.

Zhang Fei waved his hand quickly and said, "No, he just fainted."

Chen Chu nodded, then turned to ask Zhang Liao: "Wenyuan, do you see what he said just now is the truth?"

Zhang Liao thought for a moment, "Looking at the scene just now, it doesn't seem like he is telling a lie. Brother, why don't you bring a prisoner to ask if they say the same thing."

Chen Chu nodded, and then ordered someone to bring another prisoner up. The result of the question was exactly the same as what the prisoner said before. In addition, Chen Chu also learned about a relatively urgent situation, and the Yellow Turban General Deng Mao led 30,000 troops to come here.

The enemy is 30,000, while our army is only 5,000. The troops of the two sides are very different. What should we do?

Zhang Liao, Zhang Fei and Lu Bu both stared at Chen Chu, waiting for his decision. At this time, Lu Bu thought in his heart a little gloatingly, he was waiting to see the scene of Chen Chu returning with his tail between his legs.

Chen Chu was a little worried. The troops of the enemy and us were six times different. After all, it was Chen Chu's first time on the battlefield, and he couldn't help but give in.

But when Chen Chu saw the people around him crying with joy, he suddenly felt a sense of responsibility. Yes, it is responsibility! Now he is no longer the salesman who was rushing all over the streets to sell medicines. He has the responsibility to protect the safety of the people.

Chen Chu closed his eyes and was silent for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Transfer the order, and the entire army accelerates the eastward advance and fight against the Yellow Turban Rebels."

When Zhang Fei and Zhang Liao heard this, his face suddenly showed an excited expression, while Lu Bu showed an extremely surprised expression.

On the other hand, the Yellow Turban Army general Deng Mao was leisurely walking on the official road with 30,000 Yellow Turban Army. Their target was Yi County, southeast of Zhuo County.

Thirty thousand Yellow Turban soldiers were scattered on the official road and on both sides, and there was no formation at all. Each soldier seemed weak and listless.

It is said that this kind of march is very dangerous, but Deng Mao didn't care at all, because in his thoughts, there was no noticeable force west of Zhuo County. At this time, Deng Mao was fantasizing about catching two beautiful ladies and having fun after landing in Yi County.

Just as the Yellow Turban Army was slowly marching towards Yi County, they did not know that opposite them, a well-equipped cavalry of five thousand men was coming towards them.

The Yellow Turban Army, who was unaware of the warning, suddenly heard a thunder coming from the west, and the earth seemed to tremble slightly.

All the soldiers in the Yellow Turban Army had no experience in war, so everyone was just confused and didn't know what was going on.

Deng Mao also heard the movement from the west. He felt something was wrong, so he frowned and thought.

After a moment, Deng Mao's face suddenly changed, "No! This is the enemy's cavalry!"

However, when he woke up, it was over. Before Deng Mao's voice could fall, there were cavalrymen holding Han army flags on the slope not far ahead. Immediately afterwards, it seemed as if a steady stream of cavalry surged down the slope.

Faced with this emergency, the Yellow Turban Army was in chaos on the spot and had no idea what measures should be taken.

"Don't be in trouble! Come and arrange the array for me!" Deng Mao, who was in the center, shouted anxiously.

However, the Yellow Turban Army has low quality and it is impossible to make a good formation as Deng Mao wished.

Just when the Yellow Turban Army was in a panic, five thousand iron cavalry had already rushed to the scene with thunder. The earth-shaking shouts of killing were shocking.

Like a torrent passing through the border, countless panicked Yellow Turban soldiers were caught in it, crushed to pieces under thousands of iron hooves.

Caught off guard, the Yellow Turban Army, which lacked training, could not resist the iron cavalry's rushing forward, and the 30,000 Yellow Turban Army collapsed instantly. The Yellow Turban soldiers threw away their weapons and ran around the battlefield like headless flies.

As the commander-in-chief, Deng Mao saw the collapse of the entire army and knew that it was impossible to turn the situation around again, so he fled east in panic under the support of his personal guards.

Chen Chu could not let him run away like this. He immediately ordered Zhang Fei to lead dozens of fast horses to hurry up. After several miles, Zhang Fei led dozens of cavalry to catch up. After a melee, Deng Mao's more than 20 personal soldiers were all killed, while Deng Mao himself was chased to death by Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei brought Deng Mao's head to Chen Chu, and wanted to present Deng Mao's head to Chen Chu like a treasure.

Looking at the blood-filled and terrifying head in front of him, Chen Chu couldn't help feeling shuddered. After finally enduring it, he didn't vomit it out. Chen Chu quickly ordered the personal soldiers around him to take over the head. This head is useful! He is relying on things to offer his merits to the court.

Chen Chu nodded to Zhang Fei with great appreciation and sighed: "Yi De is really a brave general of the world! Deng Mao is also considered a powerful general in the Yellow Turban Army, but he was stabbed to death by Yi De with a spear!"

After receiving the praise from his elder brother, Zhang Fei immediately burst into laughter. He also picked Lu Bu with the corner of his eyes, all of which were proud.

Seeing Zhang Fei's proud look, Lu Bu's anger came up on the spot. Lu Bu rode his horse to Chen Chu and asked for his order: "Sir, I am willing to lead five hundred troops to defeat Cheng Yuanzhi!"

Chen Chu had long known the problem between Zhang Fei and Lu Bu. Lu Bu's request to fight at this time was obviously stimulated by Zhang Fei.

Chen Chu smiled slightly, "Fengxian, don't worry, now the Yellow Turban bandits are sweeping the world, are you afraid that you will not have the chance to kill the bandit and make meritorious contributions? As for whoever Cheng Yuanzhi's head belongs, you will see his own abilities."

Lu Bu's eyes lit up, he turned his head to stare at Zhang Fei, and said, "I will definitely cut off Cheng Yuanzhi's head and offer it to Lord!"

Zhang Fei also said to Chen Chu without showing any weakness: "Cheng Yuanzhi's head must be my Lao Zhang's, and he will never let others take the lead!"

Zhang Fei and Lu Bu glared at each other, and sparks seemed to flash between them.

Chen Chu was secretly happy. In the previous battle, Chen Chu found that Lu Bu had not put any effort into it, but now that he was so excited by Zhang Fei, Lu Bu was unable to do his best.

However, Chen Chu was also worried that the two of them would miss a big deal in order to compete for merit, so he said with a serious expression: "We are a gentleman's fight. You two should not miss a big deal in order to compete for merit, otherwise, there will be no merit. Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir (big brother).", the two of them agreed with their promise with fists.

On the other hand, the thousands of Han troops trapped in Zhuojun were in an increasingly crisis.

Zhuojun City has a small wall. Under Cheng Yuanzhi's army's fierce attack for several days, Zhuojun City has already appeared in danger.

The morale of the Han army trapped in Zhuo County was low because they could not see the hope of victory or the hope of escaping. But no one wanted to surrender. This was not because of their tenacious fighting will, but because there were rumors that the Yellow Turban Army was very cruel to the surrendered soldiers. All the Han army that had surrendered in the past were tortured and their bodies were gone. It was for this reason that the thousands of Han army trapped in Zhuo County did not surrender.

"Brother Guan, do you think the prefect will send reinforcements?" On the top of the city, a thin and thin man asked a big man with a red face and long beard beside him. The man stood on the city gate with a unique sword in his hand, and looked majestic. Judging from the current situation, the soldiers on the top of the city seemed to be his life.

This great Han Dynasty was named Guan Yu, whose courtesy name was Yunchang. He was not from Zhuo County, but he was wandering to Zhuo County because he was invincible and killed the powerful. A few days ago, in the Yellow Turbans, Guan Yu joined the army, hoping to do his best to protect the country and the people.

Half a month ago, Liu Yan, the prefect of Youzhou, sent 20,000 newly recruited troops to fight Cheng Yuanzhi's troops in Daxingshan, but was defeated. The commander sent by Liu Yan was killed, and thousands of remnants retreated into Zhuo County. Since all the main military chiefs were killed, Guan Yu, who was extremely capable, finally stood out in the battle to defend the city. He relied on his powerful martial arts several times to repel the Yellow Turban Army that rushed to the city and killed countless bandits. In a very short time, Guan Yu established his prestige, and thousands of remaining troops regarded him as the backbone and obeyed Guan Yu's destiny.

So the situation in Zhuojun City is that although Guan Yu is low in status, he is commanding the entire city to fight.

When Guan Yu heard the soldiers' anticipational question, he was in a very serious mood. Although he believed that the prefect would definitely send reinforcements, could he persist until the moment the reinforcements arrived?

The sound of war drums outside the city suddenly rang again, and then the Yellow Turban Army, who was in no formation, rushed up with a ladder.

"The enemy is coming! Get ready to fight!" Guan Yu shouted loudly, then he put a big sword, his eyes wide open, his long beards danced in the wind, and stood proudly on the top of the city with majestic looks.
Chapter completed!