Yan Liang saw through Cao Ren's strategy, but what he saw more clearly was Cao Ren's combat effectiveness.
Historically, during the Battle of Jiangling, Cao Ren's general Niu Jin was surrounded by several times Zhou Yu's troops and horses. Cao Ren was able to rescue Niu Jin alive despite several advances.
Cao Ren's commanding ability and military force are undoubtedly first-class.
Therefore, Yan Liang speculated that even if he successfully launched an assault using Gong Du as bait, he might not be able to defeat Cao's army in one fell swoop with the combat effectiveness of his troops.
The fact was just as Yan Liang expected, Liu Pi's three thousand Yellow Turban Army could not shake Cao's army at all.
Yan Liang, who had already expected this, made a decisive decision at the opportunity, and used Liu Pi's troops to make a frontal assault, while he led his own light cavalry, circled behind Cao Jun, and unexpectedly launched a surprise attack.
Cao Ren, who was fighting fiercely, was completely unaware that behind them, pairs of bloody eyes were staring at their heads.
"All troops, attack!" Yan Liang pointed his sword and shouted fiercely.
Two thousand light cavalry made a roaring movement, swooped down from the slope, and struck straight into the belly and back of Cao's army.
The billowing iron flow stirred up dust all over the sky. The spear blades in the knights' hands were all lowered, and the black mass was like the fangs of the god of death.
"Ho!" With a low shout, the long knife in Yan Liang's hand was like a stream of light, sweeping towards an enemy knight facing him.
A bloody human head flew into the air.
With blood splattering, Yan Liang rode his horse to break through Cao Jun's fragile defense line. Behind him, a thousand cavalry were like a raging wave, following him into the formation.
Cao Ren, who was just getting ready to kill, noticed something strange happening behind him. When he suddenly turned around, he was shocked to see countless enemies suddenly appearing behind him like divine soldiers descending from the sky.
More than a hundred steps away, the big flag with the word "Yan" written on it was flying in the wind.
"What's going on? Is this the real Yan Liang?" Cao Ren was horrified. His usually calm expression was finally disrupted by the sudden appearance of Yan Liang.
"General Zixiao, we have fallen into Yan Liang's trick, it's best to retreat quickly." Man Chong, who was approaching on horseback, also had a look of shock on his face.
Cao Ren felt humiliated like never before by the enemy. He became so angry that he ignored Man Chong's persuasion and drew his horse to kill the banner with the word "Yan".
Yan Liang, who was under the banner of Zhan, was enjoying the killing spree when suddenly he felt that there seemed to be a rolling murderous intention coming from within the battle group.
Glancing sideways, he saw a long knife slashing hard at Yan Liang's chest like a shooting star chasing the moon.
Clang!
As sparks flew, Yan Liang reined in his horse and turned around. With a backhand move of his broadsword, he had already caught Cao Ren's long sword.
There was a slight shock on his arm. Although the force of this sword was not as strong as Guan Yu's, it was still quite powerful.
After one fight, Yan Liang knew that the general's martial arts skills were not weak.
"Yan will not kill the unknown general with his sword. Whoever is coming, tell me his name!" Yan Liang shook his arm, easily swung the enemy's sword away, and shouted sharply at the same time.
When Cao Ren heard that it was indeed Yan Liang, his knife-like face was full of anger. He yelled, "Cao Ren is here, take your dog's head." He raised the long knife in his hand again, turned it into a slice, and rushed towards Yan Liang's left shoulder with the hunting wind.
Sure enough, it was Cao Ren.
Yan Liangzhi was a powerful enemy, so he shook his head, swung his sword, and turned his defense into an attack.
scandium!
There was another roar in the air, and the powerful and heavy sword that Cao Ren swung with all his strength was actually blocked by Yan Liang.
The huge force poured into his whole body, and Cao Ren felt a strong force slamming into his internal organs, causing his blood to boil. The hand holding the knife was even numb, and the tiger's mouth almost showed signs of cracking.
Cao Ren's mind froze, and he felt the slightest bit of terror for the first time in his life.
Since he started his army with Cao Cao, he has been conquering the East and West for half his life. Even in the most dangerous moments, he has never had a trace of fear.
However, today's fight with Yan Liang, with only two moves, made him feel awe-inspiring.
"No wonder Guan Yunchang can't do anything to this person. It turns out that Yan Liang's martial arts is so good. I'm afraid he's not much worse than Lu Bu back then."
Cao Ren, who was horrified in his heart, hurriedly returned his sword when he missed his horse. He was afraid that Yan Liang would attack suddenly, so he turned around to block it.
However, Yan Liang only stood on his horse with his sword drawn horizontally and did not take advantage of the situation to attack again.
"Cao Zixiao, I will let you go today. You go back and send a message to Cao Gong, saying that I, Yan Liang, have no intention of becoming his enemy. He can rest assured and fight Yuan Benchu in a decisive battle." Yan Liang said loudly.
Yan Liang was not afraid of Cao Cao, and he knew that if he competed with other heroes in the future, he would inevitably fight Cao Cao.
It's just that Cao Cao is not a big enemy at the moment, and Yan Liang doesn't want to have too much grudge against him and waste his limited troops in fighting Cao Cao.
Cao Ren's eyes were spitting fire. Yan Liang's words "I'll let you go" seemed to him a blatant humiliation to himself.
"Yan Liang, the dog thief, accept your fate!"
Cao Ren, furious, shouted loudly, mounted his horse, wielded his sword, and attacked again.
Cao Ren's lack of knowledge also angered Yan Liang. Murderous aura burst out from his blade-like eyes. He clamped his legs under the horse's belly and swung out the long knife in his hand with a wave of force.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Three lightning-like moves passed by in an instant.
Each of Yan Liang's swords was powerful and heavy. Cao Ren, who barely managed to take three swords, felt that his insides were in turmoil. When he glanced sideways, the hand holding the sword was dripping with blood, and the tiger's mouth was actually cracked.
After several exchanges of moves, Cao Ren was completely at a disadvantage.
"General Zixiao, I'm here to help you!" As he shouted, another general came from the battle group, and it was Man Chong.
Seeing the arrival of help, Cao Ren cheered up and fought again. The two men attacked Yan Liang one after another.
After fighting against the martial sage Guan Yu in the White Horse battle, Yan Liang has become quite confident in his martial arts. Now one against two, he is not afraid at all. The long sword in his hand dances with layers of iron curtains, and he calmly forces the two back.
Will attack with all his strength.
"Although Bonin's martial arts skills are not as good as mine, he is still quite capable. The two of us can't defeat him together. This Yan Liang's martial arts skills are actually so powerful..."
Cao Ren's heart became more and more shocked, but Yan Liang's blade became more sharp and powerful, striking at him several times like a furious wave, which made his blood boil, and he could hardly hold the long sword in his hand.
Ten steps away, Li Tong, who was suppressing the defeat of his soldiers, caught a glimpse of the confrontation between the three cavalry in the chaos.
When he saw that Cao Ren and Man Chong were unable to kill the enemy general with their combined efforts, he was extremely shocked.
Li Tong immediately realized that the enemy general with extraordinary martial arts must be Yan Liang.
In a hurry, he reined up his horse, brandished his gun, and killed the general, shouting: "General Zixiao, Boning, and Li Tong are here to help you two."
In an instant, the men and horses had arrived, and the golden spear pierced Yan Liang's vest like a stream of light.
Yan Liang suddenly felt the sound of piercing the air behind him, and knew that another master was coming to kill him. He did not look back, and used all his strength, swinging the long knife in all directions like a wheel.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With three loud blasts, Li Tong's weapons and those of the other two were swept away by Yan Liang's strong wind.
The three men were forced to retreat, exchanged glances, shouted in unison and came back to fight.
At this point in the battle, Yan Liang felt a little pressure for the first time.
If they were fighting alone, none of these three people would be Yan Liang's opponent, but now that they were attacking together, Yan Liang was gradually beginning to feel overwhelmed.
"It's not that easy to win with more people!"
Yan Liang was enraged by his opponent's siege. With a thunderous roar, he used all his strength and counterattacked with the sword in his hand like a violent storm.
For a moment, the three people were forced to fight, and seemed to be at a disadvantage.
Cao Ren and others were greatly shocked. They originally wanted to combine the strength of the three of them to kill Yan Liang, but unexpectedly, Yan Liang's martial arts was so powerful that not only were they unable to attack, but Yan Liang gained the upper hand.
The violent blade seemed to have endless power, attacking them continuously.
Fear arose in Cao Ren's heart. His anger and fighting spirit had been shattered by Yan Liang's swords, and he gradually began to want to retreat.
"General Yan, Zhou Cang is here to help you."
In the chaos of the army, Zhou Cang saw Yan Liang being besieged by everyone, and he hurriedly used his sword to kill Yan Liang to help the battle.
Liu Pi, who led the Yellow Turban Army to break through Cao Jun's formation, also rushed to help Yan Liang.
Seeing the help coming, Cao Ren knew that he would be defeated if he fought again, so he attacked with several swords and jumped out of the battle group with his horse.
"Yan Liang, Cao Ren will write down today's shame. I will kill you one day." Cao Ren left a harsh word and turned his horse to look north and retreat.
As soon as Cao Ren withdrew, Cao's army, which was still resisting, immediately collapsed, and the chaotic infantry and cavalry retreated hastily.
Li Tong reacted very quickly and followed Cao Ren.
Yan Liang's original intention was just to use Cao Ren to make a name for himself and go to Jingzhou to get some capital to scare Liu Biao. He didn't really want to fight Cao Ren to the death.
But Cao Ren's harsh words before retreating angered Yan Liang.
His eyes widened in anger, and he turned his horse to pursue Cao Ren.
Man Chong, who took a step late, was afraid that Cao Ren would be chased, so he didn't care about his own defeat and bravely intercepted him with his sword.
Yan Liang's sword was like a strong wind, sweeping towards the enemy who blocked him with huge force.
Man Chong's martial arts skills were not as good as Cao Ren's. The three of them had been at a disadvantage when they besieged Yan Liang before, let alone fighting alone now.
After countless fights, Man Chong's sword skills have become messy, with frequent flaws.
Yan Liang saw an opening, made a false attack, and slashed the air with his full blade, leaning forward.
At this moment, Yan Liang turned his arm and the back of the knife hit Man Chong's back heavily.
