Since Zou Jing came to Zhuo County, it means that the Yellow Turban thieves, Qu Zhiyuan and Deng Mao, may go north during this period.

Liu Tao knew this very well, so when he first met Zou Jing, he arranged twenty detective cavalry to take turns to patrol. The distance expanded to Fanyang County a hundred miles away. After all, the thieves went north, whether from Hejian County to Zhuo County or from Zhongshan County to Zhuo County, Fanyang County was an area that could not be avoided.

Lu Yan didn't understand why he suddenly sent someone out to patrol, so Liu Tao said that he would warn him and exercise his sergeant at the same time.

To be honest, let alone Lu Yan, even Zhang Fei and Guan Yu think this excuse is unreasonable. Generally, the maximum reconnaissance range is about ten miles away. If the message is transmitted far away, it will be delayed, which is not conducive to the judgment of the main general.

Liu Tao was better. It was not only ten miles away, but also a hundred miles away. It was really puzzling... I just couldn't resist and could only send someone out. If it weren't for horseshoes, I was not afraid of wear and tear, but I was afraid that Lu Yan would not agree to anything.

"Can you find out clearly?" The detective cavalry suddenly came to report, which really scared Liu Tao and Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei immediately stepped forward to ask.

"It's true!" The detective cavalry replied quickly, "It looks like a refugee at all. The central army team has yellow turbans vaguely tied to the head! A large area of ​​troops moved towards the north like a tide. During this period, it is estimated that they have arrived near Fanyang County, and there seems to be no intention of going past it. I am afraid I plan to come to Zhuo County directly!"

"It's strange..." Liu Tao was surprised, "If the thief goes north, he should pass by Beixincheng County. Why has the county magistrate sent over there not sent anyone to ask for help or warn him?"

Of course, it is also possible that the thief really headed north from Hejian County. If he set out from Yi County in the north of Hejian County, he would not have to pass Fanyang County and could come to Zhuo County directly.

From a strategic perspective, as long as Zhuo County falls, the counties in Zhuo County will inevitably be frightened and will either fight alone or surrender obediently. It is not difficult to see that this Yellow Turban Thief Qu Shuai is still a little brainy!

"The county magistrate of Fanyang may not know that the Yellow Turban thieves have come. After all, the thieves may not come from Fanyang County at all. Even if they receive the news later and send someone to inform them, it is probably tomorrow. The fighter plane may not be delayed... No, I will go to the Captain Zou immediately, and you will arrange the soldiers to gather and prepare for battle!" Liu Tao immediately ordered that the Zhuangzi was outside the city, although it was east, but he must have been attacked by the Yellow Turban thieves as soon as possible.

"Here!" Seeing the enemy's initiative invasion, Zhang Fei no longer ordered his soldiers to prepare for the expedition, but immediately prepared for war and prepared to face the enemy.

The soldiers originally thought that it would take some time to meet the enemy. Who knew that they had not yet set out for the battle and the enemy came first. Fortunately, there were some chaos in the side of the baggage soldiers, and the war soldiers were originally Zhang Fei's Zhuang Ding. After a little chaos, they quickly got ready.

For them, their lives belong to the Zhang family. If they escape, they are not only deserters, but also escaped slaves. They are all dead, so they are better than to die vigorously. They can't say that they can win a fame and fortune. At that time, they will be worth escaping from slavery or even becoming a small officer!

However, Guan Yu considered that the enemy was a hundred miles away and it was too late today, and it was estimated that he would arrive in Zhuo County tomorrow or even the day after tomorrow, and it might even take the third day to launch an attack, so he explained the matter to Lu Yan.

"Well, take turns to rest tonight. It is best to keep the weapons and armor around you. Be prepared for the battle as soon as possible when needed!" Lu Yan thought for a while, and felt that there was no need to be so nervous, otherwise the enemy would not come and he would be exhausted. So how could he fight?

On the other hand, Liu Tao brought the scout cavalry to Zhuo County. It was already a curfew time. Not to mention the Yellow Turban Thiefs’ rebellion, even if it was at a certain point, the city gate would be closed. At most, the curfew was not that strict.

Now that Liu Tao has come over, he wants to go in, but has to go through some procedures. Fortunately, he has a token and it is urgent for military information, so the guards are not able to make things difficult for him. In less than ten minutes of verification, he was put in.

When he entered Zhuo County, Liu Tao immediately arrived at the place where Zou Jing stayed and took some time to report it. After all, Zou Jing generally started to rest at this time.

However, these days are a bit special. After Zou Jing received the "Summary of Military Training", he would read it every day in the past few days, and at the same time mark it based on what he saw and heard during the day. Every summary seems to have new discoveries, and he enjoys it for a while.

"Well? I'm still here so late, afraid that something is important..." After hearing the doorman's report, Zou Jing was surprised at first, then realized something was wrong, and immediately got up, wearing a home clothes, and came to the main hall.

"General, since the beginning of his post, he sent a detective cavalry to patrol around Zhuo County. Just a quarter of an hour ago, the detective cavalry came back to report and Yan found a huge bandit who was passing Fanyang County and moving towards Zhuo County." As soon as Liu Tao saw Zou Jing, he immediately reported the matter.

"Take it seriously?" Zou Jing was immediately uneasy when he heard this and asked.

"It's true that the young man was ordered to go out for inspection. He didn't think so, but before Shen Shi, he saw a team from afar, coming towards him. He was curious and looked at it, and found that these were not like refugees. The front part was all green and strong. Although they were ragged and their weapons were not neat, they formed several square formations, like military troops. When they saw the young man, they immediately sent people to chase him. Fortunately, the horses were capable and they came back alive." The detective quickly reported what he saw and heard.

"How many people are there?" Zou Jing was affirmed and was in a mess. He hesitated for a moment and continued to ask.

"I don't know, there are tens of thousands of people in the dark!" The detective was not sure. He could be done when he walked slowly. Besides, the other party could not give him a chance to count it slowly there.

"After the number of people reaches thousands, the number will become blurred, and it may be less than ten thousand..." Liu Tao thought for a while.

Don’t look at what later generations said about 800,000 or more troops, but in fact, after more than a few thousand people, the scale seems to be very powerful, with 200,000 people. If you call yourself an army of 800,000, others will be afraid that they will believe it when they look at it from a distance.

"It's not easy to deal with ten thousand!" Zou Jing was worried that the only one who could have the power to fight in Zhuo County was his original subordinates and the 1,000 militia under Liu Tao. The county soldiers could not count on them at all, and the new recruits had no combat power.

"General, don't worry!" Liu Tao thought for a while, "The enemy may have tens of thousands, maybe twenty thousand, even thirty thousand, and even thirty thousand is fine. Most of them are people who are enslaved by the Yellow Turban thieves, and this accounts for more than 60% of the Yellow Turban thieves. The remaining 20% ​​are new recruits who believe in the Taiping Sect and have to rebel with them. Only about 10% are the war soldiers of the Yellow Turban thieves. However, these war soldiers lack weapons and armor, and they cannot openly practice before the rebellion, and their combat power is just as high as those of the new recruits."

In other words, even if there are 30,000 Yellow Turbans or even 50,000 people coming, only about 3,000 people are truly combat-capable. Apart from this, other beliefs are not firm. As long as all the soldiers are lost, these people will naturally collapse.

A unit of ten thousand people, after deducting the baggage and auxiliary soldiers, only two or three thousand combat soldiers. Therefore, usually 30% of the troops will collapse on the battlefield, because the remaining auxiliary soldiers and auxiliary soldiers are really unable to fight.
Chapter completed!