When Liu Chang actively guided the surroundings, all forces were not idle. Soon after, news from all over the place was passed here. Taiping Road colluded with several eunuchs to attempt to directly attack the palace in Luoyang City and failed and were wiped out. Emperor Liu Hong was furious. The eunuchs were greatly hit.

Under Huangfu Song's suggestion, the court lifted the Danggu and began to recruit Yi soldiers everywhere. General He Jin led the five camps of Yulin to station Yuduting and guard the capital. He also set up heavy troops at various dangerous passes to fight the Yellow Turban Army that were roaming from all sides. Then the court allowed all localities to recruit soldiers on their own and prepare troops to fight against the Yellow Turban Army. For a time, the powerful people from all over the country legitimately pulled up their own teams.

At the same time, Lu Zhi led the five Northern Army schools towards Jizhou, and Huangfu Song led the rest of his troops to Yingchuan.

After pacifying the entire Jizhou, the great sages began to march towards Luoyang with their large troops, but there were also several small-scale troops coming towards Zhongshan County. After Chu Yan, who was in Zhending, had a tendency to come to Dingzhou after collecting thousands of men.

After hearing the news, Liu Chang called everyone and said, "Now some of the Yellow Turban Army have come to us, and we need to prepare in advance to fight. Is there any good way for you?"

Zhao Di said to Liu Chang: "Let's just stay in the city and guard it. At present, we have sufficient food and not much military force, but it is probably more than enough to defend this city. When it is really critical, everyone in the city will definitely help us for their lives. After all, the subordinates of the great wise and good mentors have heard a lot about burning, killing and looting in Zhucheng, Jizhou."

"Well, what you said is reasonable. Then let the big families in the city spread the news and let them know the scene after the city of Jizhou is broken."

"Okay, I will give them some more talk."

"No need. To be honest, they are constantly inquiring about the news these days. Zhao Xin, you will take people to clean up the nearby woods and prepare to pound wood and roll stones. Cut off all the things that can be cut off, so as not to stay and make siege equipment for the enemy."

"I'll make arrangements now."

"From now on, close the city gates so as not to get involved in spies and strengthen inspections of granaries and other areas. During this period, anyone who is sneaky and running around in the city will be taken down."

A few days later, just as Liu Chang and others were nervously preparing to fight, Chu Yan had already arrived at the city of Dingzhou with a team of four or five thousand people.

Liu Chang stood on the city wall with a long sword, looking towards Chu Yan's troops, and saw dense people standing outside the city wall. Chu Yan's army had a very big age difference, ranging from teenage children to gray-haired elderly people. Most of them simply took a weapon, wore thin clothes, and looked numb. Others were wearing incongruous brocade robes and silks, dressed in colorful colors. Only dozens of people around Chu Yan were wearing leather armor, and these people were obviously Chu Yan's confidants.

Liu Chang cheered up to the people standing aside and said, "They are plundering the people everywhere, but they can only rely on their number to plunder small villages and small towns. When they encounter real elite troops, they will definitely be vulnerable. It is unrealistic to these people to capture us."

Zhao Xin said to Liu Chang: "Seeing that they did not carry siege equipment, they probably would not force the siege in the next few days. They either start making ladders now, or they have to wait for another Yellow Turban Army that is also coming towards us."

Liu Chang looked at the chaotic army and said, "No matter what they plan, we cannot wait any longer. We must completely defeat one side before they prepare siege equipment or join forces. We must take the initiative to attack."

Chu Yan was also looking at the Dingzhou city wall at this time: "I heard that Liu Chang had only brought more than 2,000 people and took Dingzhou in a few days. He thought that Dingzhou City must have a low wall. Today, when I came here, I saw that the city walls here are tall, it was not easy to attack."

A man wearing leather armor beside Chu Yan suggested: "Boss Chu, I heard that a great wise and good teacher troops are also coming here, and it should be coming within a few days. Why not wait for them outside the city first, and after they arrive, we will join forces to attack the city together."

A man with a strong body and a ring on his hands immediately retorted: "When the city is broken, we can get less. I heard that those people are even more ruthless than we robbed in Jizhou."

The man before cursed: "Yu Du, you are so fucking desperate. How could we attack here by relying on how we are? You're crazy about money."

Yu Du explained: "Yang Feng, don't worry. I heard that Liu Chang had only more than 2,000 people and captured the place. There are five or six thousand people here. Why not give it a try?"

Yang Feng then cursed, "I heard that Liu Chang knows magic. Do you know? Why don't you take someone up and try it now?"

Yu Du said a little embarrassedly: "I'm just thinking about our brothers. You think our troops are not as many as the Yellow Turban Army. If they come, what else can we have left?"

Chu Yan stopped their quarrel: "Yang Feng is right, we can't get here by just because we are. I think there is something inside that is indispensable for this city. Even if we share half of the Yellow Turban Army, we can leave a lot. If the troops hadn't had too much food now, I would have been planning to bypass this place. Yang Feng, please send someone to contact the Yellow Turban Army. They should also need our strength."

Yang Feng said: "Boss Chu, don't worry, I'll send someone to contact them now."

Yu Du continued to ask, "You said that so many people have been driven away by Liu Chang, why didn't he gather all these people together? If this is the most powerful force here, we can only go to join him."

Chu Yan sneered and said, "Hehe, he doesn't think he is a thief. I think he is just trying to rush to those officials. Maybe one day he will be a thief for officials. He is obviously a thief. Now he wants to leave apart his relationship with us."

Yang Feng said with some confusion: "Is he trying to be recruited? That shouldn't be the more people, the better? The more people gather, the better the better to negotiate terms with the court."

Chu Yan glanced at Yang Feng and said, "How do I know this? Maybe he looks down on us now, just thinking about how to transform himself into an official."

Yang Feng muttered silently: "Are you an official?"
Chapter completed!