Zhuge Liang was also hesitant. He didn't know much about Wei Yan. He was just an assassin under Pang Degong, and his martial arts skills were not bad. He failed to assassinate Long Fei twice. Later, he was arranged by Pang Degong to work under Han Xuan, the prefect of Changsha.
He became a deputy general. The purpose was that when Liu Bei occupied Jingzhou, Wei Yan would be the breakthrough point to control the four counties in Jingnan and the first line of defense against Jiangdong.
Unexpectedly, Long Fei suddenly attacked Jingzhou, which caught Zhuge Liang off guard and had to take refuge in Changsha. When they were in the most critical moment, Wei Yan actually threatened him. Since Wei Yan followed him, he has been considered dedicated and has completed all the things he asked.
Reluctantly. But I have always been worried about this person. The reason for letting Wei Yan be the head coach this time is really because there are no worthy generals under his command.
Ma Liang's words really reminded Zhuge Liang that if Wei Yan surrendered to Long Fei, the impact on him would be too great. When he first came to Yizhou, he had two generals, one was Taishi Ci and the other was Wei Yan. Taishi Ci
They are already dead, Wei Yan has surrendered, and most of the Jingzhou veterans are concentrated under Liu Bei. On his side, there are only some smart people like Meng Da and Wu Yi. Not to mention dealing with Long Fei in the future, Liu Bei will have to think carefully about whether he can handle it.
"Report..., Military Advisor, there is a fire in Jiangzhou City!"
"Oh?" Everyone was overjoyed. Ma Liang hurriedly ran out of the big tent. Sure enough, a plume of black smoke billowed up from the sky above Jiangzhou City. Not long after, black smoke also rose from several places. The walls on the city wall
The soldiers seemed to be in confusion, looking around and looking around a little at a loss. Although they could not hear clearly, there were still faint shouts reaching their ears.
"Military advisor, it seems that Wei Yan has succeeded. Let's attack the city immediately!" Ma Liang was very excited. They had fought against Long Fei many times and almost never defeated him. This time was a good time to feel proud.
Mi Zhu frowned: "Why do I feel that this fire is a bit strange! Wei Yan only has a few hundred soldiers, and there are ten thousand dragon troops in the city. I believe that one fire can be set off, but there seems to be something wrong with these dozen fires!
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"Hmph!" Ma Liang snorted coldly: "You don't know what Wei Yan did before, but this little thing can't trouble him!" Ma Liang rolled his eyes at Mi Zhu, turned to Zhuge Liang and said: "Strategy advisor, we'd better attack the city quickly.
, Wei Yan may not be able to support it for long. If we wait for the Dragon Army to recover, it will be difficult for us to attack the city again."
Zhuge Liang did not speak. He looked at Jiangzhou City quietly with his eyes, his face expressionless, neither excited nor disappointed, calm as usual. Although Ma Liang continued to encourage him, Zhuge Liang never said a word. Ma Liang was a little anxious.
: "Military advisor, this matter cannot be delayed any longer. Several fires have been extinguished. I believe Long Jun will recover soon!"
Seeing that there were only three puffs of smoke left, Zhuge Liang still didn't say a word. Ma Liang stamped his feet anxiously, but there was nothing he could do if Zhuge Liang didn't speak. Even when the last bit of smoke was about to be extinguished, Zhuge Liang let out a long breath and said, "Send the order."
Three armies, attack the city immediately!"
"Ah!" Not only Ma Liang, but also Mi Zhu was surprised. Ma Liang said: "This! Just now, now!" He was a little excited and nervous, and he was a little awkward when speaking.
"Don't hesitate, order the attack immediately!" Zhuge Liang suddenly turned around, with a sinister expression on his face. Ma Liang was shocked and did not dare to refute anymore. He hurriedly agreed, turned around and left.
Just when Ma Liang grabbed the flag and was about to wave it, someone suddenly shouted loudly from behind: "Commander, wait a minute, something is going wrong!"
Sun Qian was dusty, riding a bad horse, his clothes were in tatters, his hair was tilted on his head, sweat mixed with dust, leaving black and white stripes on his face. Sun Qian rolled his saddle and fell off the horse. , his legs softened and he sat down on the ground with a pop: "Military advisor, retreat quickly, something serious is going to happen!"
Mi Zhu hurriedly helped Sun Qian. Sun Qian used a lot of strength to stand up while talking: "Long Fei, Long Fei is back!"
"So fast!" Ma Liang heard this and hurriedly took back the flag he had raised: "Didn't Meng Huo pester him?"
"Hey! Don't mention it! Meng Huo has been killed by Long Fei!" Sun Qian told him how to contact Meng Huo when he went to the southern barbarians, and Meng Huo led his troops to fight Long Fei in Yuejun, and finally said: "Five days ago , Long Fei used a trick to lure the enemy, tricking Meng Huo into leading an army to attack Yue Jun, and captured Meng Huo and others in one fell swoop. Now that Meng Huo was killed, Long Fei appointed Zhu Hui, the cave master, as the king of the Southern Barbarians, and asked the Southern Barbarians to form a The army will follow you to attack us!"
"I didn't expect Long Fei to be so fast!" Ma Liang took a deep breath.
Sun Qian sighed again: "There is something even more unexpected! Long Fei's generals Huang Zhong and Xu Chu led 10,000 cavalry and were heading towards Jiangzhou day and night. On the way, I heard that Long Fei had already When I arrived in Zhuti, I seemed to be planning to go north to Chengdu!"
Everyone was stunned. Long Fei's movements were too fast, completely beyond their expectations. If they had set a trap for Long Fei this time, it seemed to be a bit self-defeating. Everyone looked towards Zhuge Liang and Sun Qiandao: "Military advisor, I have an ominous premonition. It seems that the crisis in Jingzhou is about to happen again. Last time we were defeated because we underestimated Long Fei's speed. I think we should immediately return to Chengdu to help. Liu Bei is definitely not Long Fei." opponent."
The city gate of Jiangzhou suddenly opened. Gao Shun took the lead, followed by thousands of soldiers and horses, who came out of the city in a mighty manner. Just under the city wall, Gao Shun stopped his soldiers and horses and set up their formation. He looked at Liu Beijun on the opposite side. , without saying a word, he pointed his spear and fired thousands of arrows. The cavalry followed closely and immediately attacked. The sound of horse hooves made the ground shake. Liu Beijun in the front row held the weapons in his hands tightly and shouted at each other. Get closer together.
"Dang, dang, dang..." A series of gongs sounded, and Gao Shun was surprised that Liu Bei's army left without fighting. According to common sense, no one would suddenly withdraw their troops at this time, not to mention that neither side had yet In contact, it is still unclear who will win and who will lose.
Smoke and dust billowed in the distance, and a large group of cavalry came in a hurry. Gao Shun breathed a sigh of relief at the huge dragon army flag that appeared in front of him. This time he left the city to scare Zhuge Liang. If the opponent was not scared, he could only enter the city and defend it. , I didn’t expect reinforcements to arrive. Now it’s good, Jiangzhou City was finally not lost in my own hands.
Wei Yan was always taken by Gao Shun. He wanted Wei Yan to see what kind of person Liu Beijun was. When Wei Yan was first captured, he was quite unconvinced and always shouted that Zhuge Liang would definitely come to save him. Gao Shun He originally planned to lure Zhuge Liang to attack the city, so he made a bet with Wei Yan. When the fire broke out in the city, he didn't hear the shouts of killing outside the city, which made Wei Yan feel cold.
Standing at the top of the city and seeing Liu Beijun hesitate, Gao Shun decided to go out of the city to fight. Zhuge Liang actually retreated without a fight. This was hard for Wei Yan to accept. It was fine not to save himself, but he actually left. Could it be that Zhuge Liang had originally let himself go?
To die?
Wei Yan, who had been clamoring, finally calmed down. Gao Shun patted him on the shoulder: "Now you understand! In fact, there are quite a few people from Heibing here, Chen Dao, Meng Shuo, wait for the lord to come back, you and them
Let’s have a nice chat!”
Wei Yan looked up at Gao Shun, and for the first time heat arose in his heart. Although he was a killer trained by Hei Bing, and his skills and current position were all given to him by Hei Bing, he had never felt trust. Chen Dao
He knew that both of them were from Runan and had met several times. Originally, he didn't understand why Chen Dao surrendered to Long Fei, but now he seemed to have found some clues. Of course, Wei Yan also had a drumbeat in his heart.
He had assassinated Long Fei, and almost succeeded once. If he said that he wanted to surrender to Long Fei, would Long Fei take him in?
Gao Shun met up with Xu Chu, Huang Zhong and others. Everyone finished greetings. Speaking of Zhuge Liang's whereabouts, Gao Shun smiled slightly: "I was scared away by you. As soon as I left, you came!"
Xu Chu stood up loudly: "That's bad! My lord originally asked us to entangle Zhuge Liang, but now that we are gone, my lord's plan will be affected!"
"What's the plan?" Gao Shun looked at Huang Zhong and Xu Chu.
Xu Chu hurriedly took out Long Fei's letter from his arms and handed it to Gao Shun. Gao Shun took it with both hands and unfolded it: "What a plan! Without Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei won't be able to hold on for a few days!"
"Without further delay, we must immediately send troops to catch up. Zhuge Liang is a smart man and must have guessed the key, so he hurriedly withdrew his troops!" Although Huang Zhong is older, his temper is no different from that of a young man in his twenties.
But Gao Shun smiled: "Don't worry, brothers are working day and night. At least you have to have a full meal, send orders to make food, and eat and drink before it is too late to deal with Zhuge Liang!"
"This..." Xu Chu glanced at Huang Zhong and asked Gao Shun, "Governor Gao, please don't miss the Lord's important event!"
Gao Shun said: "Don't worry, I have my own sense of caution. That boy Lu Xun has been prepared. Now is the time to test him. Whether he can become a handsome man or not depends on this battle. You and I both have to believe in the Lord's vision."
Wei Yan stood aside and was a little confused. He didn't quite understand after several people talked about it. But it sounded like Zhuge Liang had encountered some trouble! And who was that Lu Xun? Judging from the tone of the people, they seemed to be young, but these people seemed to be young.
They are full of confidence. Thinking of this, Wei Yan's curiosity arose again: "General Gao, can you take me with you?"
At this time, Xu Chu and Huang Zhong discovered that there was a somewhat tired Liu Beijun in an inconspicuous corner. Xu Chu seemed to be somewhat impressed and looked Wei Yan up and down: "You..."
"The sinner Wei Yan, I have met two generals!" Wei Yan suddenly lost his previous arrogance and turned out to be very polite. This change surprised even him.
Hearing the word Wei Yan, Xu Chu choked and drew out his sword: "It's you, you are the assassin who assassinated my lord, come on! Take down this thief!"