Chapter 378: Being attacked from both sides
It is said that Chen Long released Mahu Pass with the intention of fighting Yuan Shang. Yuan Shang sent General Yan Liang to lead his troops to resist the enemy. On the battlefield, Yan Liang was speechless by Chen Long and had no choice but to retreat in shame. Yuan Shang couldn't help being furious. He tied Yan Liang with a rope and took him into custody. He looked around at the generals and asked, "Yan Liang has a bad intention. Who else is willing to share my worries?"
The generals under Yuan Shang looked at each other in shock, all bowing their heads and not daring to answer. Yan Liangnai is a benchmark general in Jizhou, and his talents are comparable to those of ordinary generals. Now even he has retreated in spite of the difficulties, which shows that his opponent is extremely difficult to deal with. In this critical moment of life and death in Huguan, without diamonds, who would dare to take the porcelain job? If he accidentally falls on his head, he will be scolded as a coward and the culprit after his death.
Yuan Shang became more and more angry when he saw that all of his men lowered their heads and remained silent. Cang Langlang showed his sword and was about to kill Yan Liang as a warning to others. The generals hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy. Yan Liang looked up to the sky and sighed, not wanting to tell the difference, just waiting to be killed. God's will cannot be violated. Now that I, Yan Liang, have broken my promise, I naturally deserve to be punished by a sword or axe.
Just when Yuan Shang pulled out his sword, suddenly a young general hurriedly climbed onto the top of the city and ran towards the crowd. Yuan Shang caught a glimpse and saw that it was the young general guarding the west city wall. He was shocked and stopped with the sword in his hand. At this time, the sound of rumbling drums came from the other side of Huguan. Yuan Shang was shocked and confused. He only heard the young general coming forward to report: "Third Young Master, countless Bingzhou and Black Mountain troops in the west have begun to attack the city. There are few people on the west wall. Please hurry up, Young Master." Send troops to rescue."
Before he could say anything, suddenly drums rumbled outside the east city wall, and shouts of killing began. When Yuan Shang hurriedly looked, he saw countless soldiers and horses pouring out on the horizon, gradually filling his field of vision. It turned out that the Longzhu Brigade also began to attack the city. Huguan is narrow and built against the mountain. There are only two east and west gates. At this time, it was attacked at the same time. Even though Yuan Shang had three heads and six arms, he could not resist being attacked from two sides. He was afraid that his collapse was just around the corner.
It turned out that when Chen Long was preparing for the battle at Huguan, he had already made an appointment with the Bingzhou Black Mountain Army to attack at the same time as an important strategic plan to open up the battle at Huguan. Although Huguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it has a lack of resources and population. Defending on both sides at the same time will inevitably be stretched.
Yan Liang's old subordinates took the opportunity to intercede on behalf of Yan Liang. The war was imminent and they needed manpower. If they killed the generals themselves, they might be disadvantaged in the war. Yuan Shang was so confused that he finally put away his sword and shouted to Yan Liang: "You have been favored by the Yuan family for more than 20 years. Together with Wen Chou, you are known as the two heroes of Jizhou. You have never lost your fighting spirit like today. I will write down your death penalty now. , you are allowed to plead guilty and meritorious service. I order you to immediately organize a death squad of a thousand people, fight out of Dongguan, and escort me back to Handan. If it succeeds, whether it is meritorious or not, I will explain it to you in front of my father. If it fails, you and I will die. Together." He said and ordered people to loosen their ties.
These words were considered sincere. Yan Liang, with his beard and hair flying, knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Suddenly, he took off his armor, leaving only a pair of trousers, revealing a full body of hard-covered tendons. Tear off a piece of cloth from the outer cover and tie it tightly along the forehead to restrain the stray hair on top of the headband. The generals around him felt that Yan Liang was determined to die, and their eyes began to wander.
Yan Liang suddenly roared angrily: "Bring me my sword!" His soldiers were always nearby. Hearing this, he handed Yan Liang's big sword into his hand. Yan Liang raised his hands, danced half of the sword, and took advantage of the situation to slam the sword into the ground. He knelt on one leg in front of Yuan Shang and said: "Master Yuan, Yan Liang has been kind to my lord for many years, and today it is right to repay him with my life. Please, Master." Don't worry, the thousands of cavalry under my command are all elite, and they can be the vanguard of the daredevil. I ask Mr. Yuan to release all the troops in the city from the east city to engage in a melee with the enemy. My death squad will catch them by surprise and charge out from the rebel army in one go. Wear a heavy siege.”
Yuan Shang didn't notice that Yan Liang called him "Young Master Yuan" instead of calling him "Third Young Master" as affectionately as before. After hearing Yan Liang's words, he nodded with satisfaction and said: "All generals, hurry up and get ready!"
Yuan Shang also returned to the Yamen Office, found a suit of ordinary soldiers' armor, put it on, and came to the east city gate. I saw that the army had assembled, and at the core was Yan Liang, who was shirtless. I saw that he was carrying two pots of arrows, a strong bow, and two sabers on his back, and his tendons and flesh were all bulging. In his hand is still the big sword that has experienced hundreds of battles. Under his crotch is the green horse, with its hairband fluttering in the autumn wind. Behind him is the invincible army he has personally trained. The picture is extremely majestic.
Seeing that everything was ready, Yuan Shang came to Yan Liang and nodded slightly. Immediately after giving an order, the city gate was opened, the suspension bridge was lowered, and tens of thousands of soldiers filed out and rushed towards the Montenegrin Army infantry who were carrying ladders and preparing to charge into the city. The Montenegrin Army did not expect that the enemy would not defend the city, but would give up easy things to difficult ones and rush out of Huguan for a duel. For a time, the situation was in chaos and the two sides fell into a melee.
More and more troops rushed out of Huguan, and the Black Mountain Army became more and more stretched. Subsequent siege troops gradually came up to help. Suddenly, a shirtless general led a group of cavalry to rush out and fight all the way along the official road. No matter whose soldiers or generals were blocking the official road, they would be hacked to death by the general or trampled to pieces by the cavalry. .
At this time, Chen Long and Zhou Buyi set up an observation point and headquarters on a nearby mountain, preparing to watch the siege commanded by Tai Shici. Zhou Bujie proposed to prevent Yuan Shang from jumping over the wall. Chen Long comforted him and said, "Fu Tong is blocking Niutou Gorge. Are you afraid that Yuan Shang will run away?"
In fact, Chen Long had already approached Tai Shici and Fu Tong in private and assigned them a task. If Yan Liang leads his troops to break through, we must not injure his life. We can only pretend to fight, let him pass, and let him lead his troops away. The two of them were stunned for a long time, neither dared to disobey, and agreed. Chen Longxin said, What is the use of a small Huguan? What is the use of a small Yuan Shang? What I want is General Yan Liang, a living Yan Liang! I believe Yan Liang will definitely keep his promise, as long as he still gets the kindness given to him by Yuan!
Yan Liang, who broke out in the Jizhou Death Squadron, has become a bloody man, and even his hairband has turned into blood. The blood of himself and the enemy flowed down the *'s chest, and it was warm with a strong fishy smell. The big sword was finally curled. Yan Liang abandoned the big sword that had been with him for many years and drew out his saber to chop at random. He felt that the soldiers in front of him were all black and they could not reach the border. Arrows were flying around like headless flies, and from time to time, the painful hissing sounds of arrows being hit could be heard from behind. Yan Liang glanced back from time to time and saw that Yuan Shang was still following with his sword, so he felt relieved and rushed forward.
After killing him like this for who knows how long, Yan Liang suddenly felt that the pressure was lightening, and he had actually come out of the tight siege. Yan Liang couldn't help but feel lucky that he didn't meet the enemy general. How did he know that Chen Long had already given him a way out?
Yan Liang dismounted his horse and was already foaming at the mouth from exhaustion. When changing horses, Yan Liang counted the number of people and brought out 5,000 direct cavalry. Now it seems that there are less than 500 left. Yan Liang shook his head slightly and sighed. Yuan Shang next to him had already changed his horse and said, "Hurry up!"
Yan Liang glared at him, and Yuan Shang was speechless for a moment, unable to speak. Yan Liang changed his saber again, filled the arrow pot again, mounted his horse and waved his hand, all the cavalry mounted their horses neatly and followed Yan Liang to kill. Yuan Shang had no choice but to swallow his anger and break out after Yan Liangma.
In the blink of an eye, they entered Niutou Gorge and reached the Handan branch road in the gorge. Yan Liang's death squad ran into Fu Tong's cavalry, which immediately triggered a new round of melee. Yan Liang summoned up his might and rushed forward, risking his life, but he didn't have a single general under his command. The saber in his hand is like entering an uninhabited land, swinging it freely, cleaving the road ahead. Suddenly a spear flew towards Yan Liang and hit Yan Liang's saber with a clang, blocking the path of the saber for the first time.
Yan Liang withdrew his saber, and when he looked closely, he recognized the young general he had encountered during the attack on Niutou Gorge that day. That young general was Fu Tong. Although his lord had told him to put on a show and let Yan Liang pass, Fu Tong still felt ashamed when he thought about being forced back by Yan Liang's move that day. Given this opportunity today, how could we let Yan Liang go so easily?
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
