Chapter 369: A Ship of Black Fire
It is said that Yuan Shang escaped and Yan Liang was killed. He was full of confidence in fighting off Fu Tong with his sword, but Chen Long reversed his true energy. In an instant, the gun's power circled around and immediately strangled Yan Liang's left hand. Yan Liang shouted, turned his horse and drove away. Chen Long was reluctant to leave and chased after him.
Yan Liang had no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth. He suddenly heard the sound of bowstrings behind him, but no arrows were coming. He knew that he would not be able to escape Chen Long's pursuit today. He sighed and stopped his horse. He had no weapons in his hands and was unable to fight anymore.
Chen Long rode his horse and walked around in front of him. Yan Liang was anxious and lowered his head in silence. Chen Long smiled and said: "I know you are not a nobody from Jizhou. General Yan Liang's name is as loud as thunder. Do you want to know who I am?"
Yan Liang heard his friendly tone and no airs at all. He couldn't help but glance at him and said, "Are you Longzhu?"
Then he shook his head and said: "Today, my skills are inferior to others. If you want to kill or cut into pieces, I will not surrender to you."
Chen Long grinned, showing his big white teeth and said: "I don't want you to surrender to me, and I don't want to kill you."
Yan Liang was startled and said: "Then why is the general chasing me?" Yan Liang saw that Chen Long had no airs at all, and his tone became a little more polite.
Chen Long showed off his charming smile, and even Yan Liang was moved in his heart. Chen Long said: "I have always admired the heroes of Jizhou, with Yan Liang and Wen Chou as the leaders. To be honest, General Yan said that my dragon pearl comes from the distant Qiongya. I have been fond of martial arts since I was a child. Although I am unknown, I am deeply disturbed by the disintegration of the Han Dynasty, and I have always had the ambition to save all people from water and fire. It just so happens that God follows people's wishes, Master Shixie admires the reputation of Jingzhou Shepherd Chen Long, and I also To be able to serve under Chen Long, the Marquis of Nanxiang."
Yan Liang had heard about Chen Long's reputation. He was shocked and blurted out: "So you are Chen Long's Qinglong Army? No wonder you are so elusive."
Longzhu said proudly: "Although it is not the Blue Dragon Army, with my leadership, the Black Mountain Army can also become an elite."
Yan Liang was surprised and said: "It turns out that Zhang Yan has been Chen Long's man for a long time. No wonder he took Zhencheng and Puyang so easily."
Long Zhu smiled coldly and said: "So, you have to know that Nanxiang Hou deployed an army of 200,000. He spared Lu Bu this time and also spared Cao Cao. The purpose is Yuan Shao. It can be said that he is bound to win Jizhou. Analyze the Yuan family According to the situation, Gongsun Zan is already pursuing Yuan Tan, going deep into the north of Jizhou, and Tian Feng and Qu Yi have separated the west of Jizhou. Even if Yuan Shang escapes with his life today, what can his army do?"
Chen Long's words made Yan Liangliang feel confused and murmured: "Ye City is the granary of the world, and there are Handan and Huguan as barriers. The soldiers are well-equipped with sufficient food and supplies. Although your Black Mountain army has a large number of people, it does not have enough food and grass. How can we conquer the fortified city in the world?" After saying that, he looked at Chen Long with squinted eyes and said with a little mockery: "I heard that seven days ago, you were burned by Military Master Guo with only ten days of food. Now that the food supply is about to run out, hurry back to Puyang. The soldiers will not be hungry."
Chen Longxin said that he originally wanted to use Yuan Shang to threaten Yuan Shao and Mrs. Liu, but you disturbed the situation and took Yuan Shang away. On the surface, he was calm and said: "Guo Tu and I have indeed made a ten-day agreement. If the city is defeated in ten days, Military Advisor Guo will be the Nanxiang Marquis. What does General Yan say?"
Yan Liang was suddenly happy when he heard this and said, "General Long, are you willing to let me go?" Chen Long nodded his head.
No matter how stupid Yan Liang is, he knows that the opportunity cannot be missed. He rolled his eyes and said: "If General Long breaks the city within three days, Yan Liang would like to wish Nanxiang Marquis to help pacify Jizhou and the whole world."
Longzhu looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Even if I can't break the city within three days, I will come back today next year! Who belongs to Yecheng is still unknown! In the Yuan family world, the three sons have taken over, and the end is right in front of us! General Yan, This is all I have to say, a gentleman's words, whip your horse quickly! Don't be stubborn! Longzhu bids farewell!" After saying that, he rode away, leaving Yan Liang, who was filled with thousands of emotions, to stay there in silence.
When the night finally passed, Yuan Shang was escorted by the remaining Jizhou cavalry and returned to Huguan to defend himself, still in shock. There were tens of thousands of Jizhou infantrymen who entered Huguan and gathered troops to resist the pursuit of Sun Qing and Wangdang of Bingzhou. At dawn, Yan Liang returned alone, looking lonely, with Tai Shici's pursuers behind him. Yuan Shang knew that had it not been for Yan Liang's timely command, he would have become a prisoner of the Black Mountain Army, so he comforted him in every possible way and ordered him to lead his troops to defend Huguan. On both sides of Huguan, there are large camps of the Black Mountain Army stationed there, which has become a trapped beast.
Chen Long's army met with Zhou Buyi and circled to camp outside the south city of Ye City. Taishi Ci left 10,000 troops outside Huguan and rushed back to Chen Long's Dazhai. Yuan Shao closed the city and refused to leave, and he was very determined to defend. When Chen Long and Zhou Buyi returned to the commander's tent, they couldn't help but look at each other. The only solution for now was to continue the attack. Chen Long ordered someone to pass on the order. Fu Tong's cavalry had little effect on the siege and replaced Guan Yu's army to suppress Chunyu Qiong. Guan Yu's army rushed to the east of Ye City and took turns with Zhang Niujiao's army to attack the east wall of Ye City day and night. He and Tai Shici mainly attacked the south, and they must fall into the city within three days at all costs.
As soon as this order came out, everyone seemed to see mountains of bones and rivers of blood under Ye City, and they were all horrified. Only the generals with the most determined minds can be a little calm. As the saying goes, one general can achieve great success and tens of thousands of bones will be withered. Since ancient times, how can there be no casualties in wars?
After Fu Tong left, Chen Long, Zhou Buyi, and Tai Shici led their teams to inspect the preparations for the siege. It was expected that the siege would begin within three hours. There is a poem from the ancients that goes: "Dark clouds are pressing down on the city, and the city is full of desire." The city is urging the black clouds to disperse. If the fortified city cannot be breached, the Montenegrin Army, which is like a dark cloud in front of us, will be wiped out.
The Montenegrin Army cut down many giant trees in the mountain forest, and the improvised siege vehicles and catapults were pushed to the front line one by one, and the ladders were placed in the center of the infantry group. The archers wiped their strong bows one after another, filled bags of quivers, and silently carried them behind their backs. The spearmen polished the tips of their spears until they shone brightly, while the sword and shield soldiers, who were the main force in the siege, sharpened their steel knives on the whetstone over and over again until their hair broke. A few hours later, if the steel knife was not good, how could he kill the swarm of Jizhou soldiers on the city with one blow? This knife was not only a sharp weapon to harvest life, but also a talisman to protect himself.
The atmosphere throughout the camp was heavy and tragic, but morale was still high. Chen Long was also very excited. As for the battle with hot weapons before time travel, although it was fierce and bloody, it was far less exciting than the large-scale battle with cold weapons. Fortunately, Chen Long had already set up specialized medical soldiers and had new drugs to treat gunshot wounds, which reduced the mortality rate of the Qinglong Army and the Black Mountain Army to a record low.
Time flies, and three hours have passed in the blink of an eye. Chen Long is fully clothed, goes out of the tent and mounts his horse. He sees that the three armies are ready and in good order. The generals are all in their positions. He is about to raise his steel spear and give the order to start the attack. Suddenly he sees a man at the camp gate. A jujube-red war horse came at a galloping speed, with green clothes flying and a face as thick as a jujube. Who could it be if it wasn't Guan Yu?
Chen Long's heart moved and he hit the horse a few steps. The red rabbit horse had already galloped in front of him. It drew back its hooves and stood firmly in front of Chen Long. Guan Yu's arms were still wrapped in gauze, and he cupped his hands and said: "Master Long, Chief Yun has important military information to report!"
Chen Long asked hurriedly: "Why does the general need to come in person? I have asked Fu Tong to lead the troops to replace you, and let you and Zhang Niujiao attack Dongcheng together."
Guan Yu performed a military salute and said excitedly: "I met General Fu Tong on the way down, and he had already received the military order from General Long. However, I came here under the order of General Zhang Yan, and I have something important to convey to the General. .”
Chen Long nodded, and Zhou Buyi also rode behind him and asked, "But General Zhang Yan ordered someone to deliver military rations?" Guan Yu smiled and said: "Our army only has three days of rations left. Puyang cannot raise enough and has not sent much. However, General Zhang Yan sent someone, and this person brought us the key to open the gate of Puyang."
Chen Long and Zhou Buyi were both puzzled. Guan Yu continued to smile and said: "Nanxiang Marquis Chen Long has an old relationship with Zhang Yan. He has a military advisor named Guo Jia under his command. He came to Puyang this time."
Chen Long said happily: "Where is Military Advisor Fengxiao?" He almost forgot his identity as Longzhu.
Guan Yu glanced at Chen Long and said: "Army Commander Long must also know Military Advisor Guo Jia. At this moment, Military Advisor Guo Jia is at General Zhang Niujiao. The most important thing is that he sent a ship of what we urgently need to break the city from Chang'an." Something." He pointed to the outside of the camp gate behind him, and sure enough he saw dust flying, and it seemed that someone was escorting a lot of vehicles.
Guan Yu stopped pretending and continued: "What Military Advisor Guo Jia brought is a boat called *, and he ordered me to send half of it to Military Advisor Long as soon as possible. Military Advisor Guo Jia said this thing is extremely powerful, and Ye In the battle for the city, we have to rely on him to break it!"
Chen Long was overjoyed when he heard this, and kept sending his battle reports to the Qinglong Army in the rear. As expected, Zhuge Liang, Huang Yueying and Guo Jia in the rear thought of ways to quickly break the city for him.
It turned out that since the grain and grass were burned, the news that Chen Long was going to attack Yecheng in Jizhou within ten days had reached the rear of Jingzhou within three days. Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying had already sent the secrets of the successfully developed weapons to Chang'an to prepare for emergencies in the Central Plains offensive. Guo Jia, who was in charge of Chang'an, ordered his people to store them at Fenglingdu Yellow River Ferry. As soon as the news of the burning of grain and grass arrived, Guo Jia made a decisive decision and personally escorted the troops straight to Puyang. The Yellow River had long been jointly controlled by the Black Mountain Army and the Qinglong Army. Yuan Shu was still trying his best to deal with Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu. Guo Jia went smoothly and took down the army in two days. *Sent to Puyang. Then he transferred the gun to the cart and went to Guan Yu on the front line, just in time to catch up with Chen Long's decisive battle against the city.
After listening to Guan Yu's report, Chen Long laughed loudly and said: "God help me! Yan Liang, Guo Tu, God has given Yecheng to me. Don't break your promise!" Guan Yu was confused after hearing this. Guo Tu promised to break the law within ten days. The city surrendered, why was Yan Liang not allowed to break his promise?
Chen Long did not explain, but said to Guan Yu: "General Guan, you immediately go back to the East City to pass on my orders. Everyone in the East City listens to the orders of Military Advisor Guo Jia. All the troops must be buried before it gets dark tomorrow morning. Tomorrow Yin Mao will Come on, both city gates will explode at the same time."
Guan Yu seemed to understand, but he didn't ask much. He cupped his hands and said, "Yes!" The red rabbit's horse moved like a rabbit, turned sharply, and galloped out of the camp gate like a red cloud.
Chen Long ordered people to pick him up, rubbed his hands and shouted at the three armies: "My sons! Follow me to the first wave of siege!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
