Chapter 379: Competition in the Central Plains
Speaking of which, Yan Liang summoned up his might, curled his long sword, changed to two more sabers, and finally fought his way into Niutou Canyon. Looking down, he saw blood all over his body; looking back, he saw Yuan Shang following closely, his clothes also stained with blood. There were fewer and fewer disciples around, and when the whole team quickly rushed to the Handan side of Niutou Gorge, they ran into Fu Tong's ambush.
Yan Liangzao's eyes were red and he was completely unafraid. He brandished his saber and charged into the group of soldiers. The next step is to take another step forward. Yan Liang, as the hardest arrow of the death squad, leads the team to plunge in desperately.
Yan Liang's saber didn't have a single general, but everyone seemed to have a clear understanding of the situation. The Montenegrin army fled at the first touch and did not fight to the death. Seeing that Yan Liang's hope of breaking through the pass was greatly increased, he felt lucky in his heart. Suddenly, a spear stretched out from beside him and he resisted the blow of his saber.
Yan Liang was surprised. When he turned around to look, it turned out to be the young general who was shot back by him in Niutou Gorge that day. Yan Liang saw that the young general's eyes were extremely determined, and he knew that he could not be kind today, so he did not say anything. He used his remaining strength, made a bright sword dance with his saber, and stabbed Fu Tong's horse's head diagonally.
The saber was much shorter than the spear. Fu Tong controlled his horse and retreated slightly, avoiding Yan Liang's blow. Thinking of being repelled by his opponent with one move that day, he couldn't help but frown and exhaled. The big spear was like a long stick, and it was not easy to block him with the saber. He used all his strength to chop down the head.
Yan Liang was weak in weapons and did not dare to resist forcefully. He controlled his horse with both legs to dodge. Both of them were extremely skilled in riding, and their weapons didn't even touch each other in this round. Fu Tong did not expect that Yan Liang's horse control skills were so exquisite. He used too much force and the spear fell off the horse's side. Yan Liang clamped the horse's belly, and the horse jumped forward. The iron hoof stepped heavily on Fu Tong's gun shaft. Fu Tong quickly whipped out Grabbing him, Yan Liang used his horse's momentum to get close to him, pulled out an arrow from the arrow pot behind his back, and hit Fu Tong's left hand lying down.
Fu Tong felt a sharp pain in his left hand and almost threw away his spear. He hurriedly turned his horse and jumped out of the way to get out of the way. Next to Yan Liang, Yuan Shang was alone. He had rushed down all the way and didn't even dare to look back. Fu Tong felt ashamed, knowing that Yan Liang was indeed superior in skills, but he knew in his heart that Yan Liang was merciful, otherwise his left hand would have been cut off by the saber. Remembering Chen Long's instructions, Fu Tong put away the gun in his hand and never went back after hitting the horse's head. The generals under his command also ran towards the exit of the canyon with the general, and unexpectedly threw away Yan Liang, who was covered in blood. The atmosphere was very strange.
Yan Liang's physical strength had long been exhausted. At this time, there were no enemies around him. He couldn't help but let out a long breath. His body swayed on his horse, and the saber in his hand clattered to the ground.
Yan Liang stretched out his hand to wipe away the blood in front of his eyes and looked up in the direction of Handan, shaking. There should be no enemies on the road ahead for the Third Young Master. I hope he can return to Handan smoothly and return to his father. I, Yan Liangren, have done my best to repay Yuan's kindness, and my kindness will be cut off from now on.
Yan Liang staggered off the green horse. Seeing that the horse's legs were trembling with fatigue, he untied the horse and let it go to find clear water and green grass. Yan Liang slowly loosened his hair, letting his messy hair fall down, and washed away the blood by the stream at the bottom of the valley.
The bloody battle outside Huguan lasted for a whole day. At this time, the sunset was picturesque and the clouds filled the valley. Yan Liang sat on a bluestone by the stream and couldn't help but be fascinated by the sight. A lifetime of military service, galloping at dawn and dusk, over and over again, why are you here?
Yan Liang took a long breath of relief, feeling that the sky was clear and the clouds were light and the wind was gentle. He wished he could sleep here forever. There were a few soft footsteps in his ears. Yan Liang looked at the bloody stream under the sunset and sighed softly.
The visitor came behind Yan Liang, gently pressed his hand on Yan Liang's broad shoulder, and whispered: "The green mountains are like the sea, and the setting sun is like blood." Yan Liang's body trembled slightly, but he felt that these two lines of poetry were very appropriate to the beautiful scenery in front of him, and he knew they were dragon beads. arrive.
Longzhu's voice sounded again: "The Yuan family's kindness has been repaid, what is General Yan's plan?"
Yan Liang's conscience was surging, but he could hardly utter a word out of a thousand words. After a long time, he finally stood up from the bluestone, knelt down in the stream, and lay face down in the water. He said in a harsh voice: "I don't know how much blood Yan Liang has been stained with today. He also let go of Mr. Yuan San who you wanted to capture. Please treat me, general." capital offense."
Chen Long sighed heavily and said: "This society is a cannibal, and I live to change it. I have never killed anyone indiscriminately. Today I let you repay Yuan's kindness. Naturally, I hope you will fulfill your promise and help I will unify the world as soon as possible and return power to the people."
The cold stream flowed over Yan Liang's cheek, finally calming down the Jizhou star's hot blood. Yan Liang raised his head and saw Chen Long's calm eyes, which were as deep as the sea but as calm as a lake. His sincerity could be seen through at a glance. Yan Liang stood up straight, and his plump muscles bulged again as if they were exploding. He was galloping around the world, and he should take refuge in such a lord!
After Huguan was opened, the situation in the Central Plains finally changed dramatically. The Montenegrin Army raised the Montenegrin flag, and inadvertently, a few beautiful blue dragon flags were mixed in. The Qinglong Army and the Black Mountain Army occupied the vast Yellow River Basin from Chang'an to Puyang, with only Luoyang in the middle, hanging alone on the bank of the Yellow River. Yuan Shu was unable to go north. Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu were in charge of Wancheng and harassed Xu County. Zhang Liao and Chen Gong were in charge of Chen Gong. Yuan Shu was also watching with eager eyes, leaving Yuan Shu overwhelmed.
Cao Cao was secure in Qingzhou and had been fighting in Xuzhou. Relying on the strong defense of Xun Yu and Cao Ren, he had no worries. Xuzhou Tao Qian couldn't stand it at all, so he asked Luzhou Zhou Yu and Yuan Shu's forces in Shouchun and Runan for help. The situation was chaotic.
Yuan Shao was trapped in Handan and could only survive. The only good thing was that Yuan Shang successfully escaped back to Handan. When he asked about Yan Liang, Yuan Shang didn't know. He guessed that he had died in Niutou Gorge. Wen Chou and Yan Liang had always cherished each other. Hearing that Yan Liang had died in battle, he was depressed all day long, buying drunkenness with wine, living in a state of drunkenness and dreams of death.
Gongsun Zan took the opportunity to plunder the northern part of Jizhou and set up his headquarters in Zhending, Zhao Yun's hometown. The Yuyang and Guangzong areas were all occupied by Youzhou Mu Gong Sun Zan. There is only one line in Cangzhou. Tian Feng and Qu Yi are guarding like iron barrels, watching the changes in Jizhou, seemingly watching with cold eyes.
A month later, an explosive news spread across the land of Jizhou. Chen Long, the leader of the Qinglong Army and Marquis of Nanxiang, had arrived in Yecheng. Longzhu was transferred back to the rear to run the areas of Baling, Chaisang, and Jiangxia. It was said that he wanted to deal with Huang Zu took action to seize control of Jingjiang.
The rumors are vivid. It is said that Chen Long rides a flying dragon horse, wields a silver gentian spear, wears a golden helmet and golden armor, brings a lovely wife and concubine, and settles in Yecheng with a high profile, and has received the imperial edict of appointment as Jizhou Mu. Yuan Shao has become a yesterday's flower, and Chen Long has become a new flower of the Central Plains, almost so red that it turns purple.
Chen Long was finally able to show his true face, and the battle in Jizhou was fruitful. When Yan Liang, Guo Tu, Shen Pei, Chunyu Qiong and other Jizhou surrendered generals met Chen Long for the first time, they all felt like they had seen each other before, but they seemed to have never seen such a handsome lord. Chen Long and Zhang Yan personally presided over a grand ceremony. They not only merged and reorganized the Black Mountain Army, Qinglong Army, and Jizhou surrendered troops, but also established the first division of the new Jizhou Qinglong Army, appointing Yan Liang as the division commander and Chunyu Qiong as the deputy division commander. , Guo Tu was the military advisor. Shen Pei has already led a small team, put on makeup and went to the northern part of Bingzhou and the grasslands to look for Zhang Fei. As for Guan Yu, he should have been promoted to division commander due to his merit, but Guan Yu declined. Chen Long asked him to guard Zhencheng and monitor the movements of Chen Liu and Qingzhou. Zhou Cang, as deputy general, also followed.
Chen Long did receive his Fei Long Ma and Gentian Liang Silver Gun, but Zhang Ning specially asked Yang Huai to send them through the Xiaoxiang Gang. Today, the Xiaoxiang Gang's tentacles have spread all over Chang'an. They have set up the Yellow River Water Transport Headquarters in Tongguan, and their power has become extremely powerful.
Autumn passed and winter solstice came. On this day, there was a heavy snowfall in Jizhou. A rather luxurious carriage, with thick curtains pulled, slowly came up from the snow. Not far ahead was the city wall of Cangzhou. Obviously, the purpose of the carriage The land is Cangzhou where Tian Feng and Qu Yi are located. At this time, the curtains of the carriage were raised, revealing the pretty face of a beautiful woman, who said softly: "Long Lang, Cangzhou has arrived!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
