There has been no fighting for ten days, but today, we have to meet alone.
In the big tent, all Jiangxia generals from Huang Zu on down were stunned by Yan Liang's abnormal behavior.
"General, there is Yan Liang's handwriting here." The pro-jun entrusted a letter to him.
Huang Zu took it and scanned it again, and couldn't help but become angry.
In that letter, Yan Liang changed his compliment to Huang Zu last time, his words were full of contempt, and he added at the end:
If you Huang Zu and Cai Mao are like cowards and don't dare to meet Yan Liang alone, you can either send troops back to Jiangxia and wait for me to deal with you, or surrender on the spot and spare your death.
Huang Zu of Jiangxia, who is not even afraid of Sun Jian, how can he be afraid of you, a traitor general of the Yuan family!
Such humiliation suddenly made Huang Zu furious.
All the generals were anxious, wondering what exactly was written in the letter that could make their commander so angry.
Kuai Yue, on the other hand, was staring at the letter in Huang Zu's hand, thinking about how to speak. He took the letter and looked at it carefully to see if there was anything suspicious in it.
At this moment, Huang Zu, in a rage, suddenly tore the letter in his hand into pieces.
The generals were solemn and did not dare to make a sound.
Kuai Yue was surprised, watching Huang Zu tear the letter into pieces, his expression became more suspicious.
"General, Yan Liang's dog thief is very cunning, and I think that the general cannot accept his promise to ride alone."
The person who made the suggestion was Su Fei, a general of Huang Zu's tribe.
Snapped!
He stood up with a slap on his face, with a proud look on his face.
"If I dare not keep the appointment, I will make that Yan Liang dog thief laugh at me because I have no one in Jiangxia, which will dampen the morale of our army."
Huang Zu's eyes were like daggers, and his tone revealed determination and pride.
"But, General..."
When Su Fei was about to persuade him again, Huang Zu waved his hand and said, "You don't need to say any more. I have already made up my mind. I want to see what kind of person Yan Liang is, how dare he be so arrogant."
Huang Zu was determined, but Su Fei and other generals did not dare to persuade him.
As for Kuai Yue, he gently stroked his beard and quietly observed Huang Zu with an outsider's eyes.
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It's almost noon.
In Qiucheng, a group of people slowly left the city and headed towards Shicheng.
Yan Liang is sitting on a black horse with a sword at his waist. He is wearing a red cloak. His black armor reflects the faint cold light. Whenever he passes by, everyone on the left and right will look sideways.
Following on the left is Xu Shu, and on the right is Zhou Cang, both wearing armor and carrying swords. Behind them are more than thirty elite soldiers on horseback.
Not long after leaving the city gate, Xu Shu said: "Although my lord's move is wonderful, it seems a bit dangerous. It's not too late to change your mind now."
Yan Liang only smiled faintly, "I am not afraid of thousands of troops. Let alone Huang Zu, Yuan Zhi, if you don't dare, go back first."
His tone was full of confidence, as if everything was under control.
"When I was living in seclusion in Xiangyang that day, I had already heard about my lord's courage and superhuman strength. I experienced it myself today, and it is truly worthy of his reputation."
Xu Shu was filled with admiration in his heart, but suddenly his face was full of pride, and he smiled and said: "My lord has such courage, how can I, a subordinate, shrink back? Even though there are tens of thousands of people, I will follow my lord."
Yan Liang was so affected by these heroic words that he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
More than thirty people on horseback slowly headed south along the east bank of the Han River.
Although Yan Liang was more brave than others, he was not foolhardy. This time he rode alone to meet Huang Zu, which seemed a bit risky, but in fact it was as safe as Mount Tai.
Based on his previous experience of making an alliance with Liu Biao alone, Yan Liang was actually well prepared.
At the same time that Yan Liang left the city, Gan Ning's naval forces were already well prepared on the Han River, with fast boats going back and forth between the north and the south, cruising on the river to prevent Huang Zu's naval forces from attacking in large numbers.
At the same time, on land, Xu You's Siwen Cao Xizuo and Zhou Cang's scouts and rangers were also dispatched in all directions to scout an area with a radius of a hundred miles in case Huang Zu had an ambush.
With such a dense reconnaissance network, it would be impossible for Huang Zujun to make any changes.
Before noon, Yan Liang arrived at the agreed meeting place.
But on the Han River, seven or eight fighting ships were already anchored in the middle of the river, and the big flag with the word "yellow" was fluttering in the wind.
"My lord, what you expected is good. It seems that Huang Zu couldn't bear the excitement and came as expected." Xu Shu said with a smile.
Yan Liang sneered and said: "After all, he is also the number one general in Jingzhou, how can he not have a temper. Let's take a few steps back and leave an open space for General Huang to go ashore."
After that, Yan Liang's thirty-odd riders retreated from the shore, leaving a distance of about a hundred steps.
A quarter of an hour later, there began to be movement on the river.
Three or four boats drove out from the side of the battleship and slowly came towards the shore.
Not long after, the boat came to the beach, and dozens of Jiangxia soldiers came down first. Without saying a word, they dug a trench near the shore.
After a short time, a trench about ten feet wide and dozens of paces long was dug.
What these soldiers did was obviously to prevent Yan Liang from taking the opportunity to attack Huang Zu during the meeting and relying on his personal martial arts to take Huang Zu's life.
With this trench dug like this, even if Yan Liang wanted to attack, Huang Zu would have enough time to retreat to the shore and escape into the Han River on a walking boat.
A sarcastic sneer appeared on Yan Liang's lips. He originally thought that Huang Zu had some courage in daring to come to meet him.
It turns out that he is just a paper tiger who looks brave on the surface.
Yan Liang remained calm, watching the Jiangxia soldiers digging ditches and pits, as if watching a monkey playing.
The obstacle was already in place. After a while, Huang Zu, who had been hiding in the gangway, arrived at the shore under the escort of a group of pro-soldiers.
To show his sincerity, Yan Liang took the lead in walking out of his own army. One person and one horse slowly walked to a stop five steps in front of the trench.
The man on horseback, towering like an iron tower, proudly faced the Jiang Xia soldiers of more than a hundred people, as if mocking his opponent's timidity.
Huang Zu, who was surrounded by troops, was in a bit of a dilemma.
He believed that when meeting alone, each rider should at least bring his own soldiers to prevent the opponent from changing his position. There would also be a few cannon fodder to stop him.
But Yan Liang's current arrogant behavior seemed to indicate that he was truly going to meet Huang Zu alone.
If he didn't go, he would openly show that Huang Zu was afraid of Yan Liang in front of the soldiers.
If we go, what will happen if Yan Liang suddenly has murderous intention? Although there is a trench blocking it, it is Yan Liang after all.
…
Huang Zu's mind was flooded with thoughts and it was difficult to make up his mind.
Yan Liang stood there, tilting his head and glancing at Huang Zu, the sarcasm between his brows getting stronger.
After some hesitation, Huang Zu bit it and said in a deep voice: "You guys will come forward with me, the rest of you will be on guard here."
After giving the order, Huang Zu walked forward slowly, escorted by five cavalry troops.
Yan Liang smiled. He secretly thought that you, Huang Zu, were really deceiving yourself. By bringing your own troops here, you have shown that you are afraid of me, Yan Liang. Do you think that if you bring a few fewer people, the world will think that you are not afraid of me?
Under Yan Liang's mocking gaze, Huang Zu and the others stopped five steps in front of the trench.
Huang Zu stared at Yan Liang and looked at him. No matter how he looked at it, he was just a fool. How could such a person dare to do such an earth-shattering thing as betraying Yuan Shao and single-handedly turn Jingbei upside down, even Xiangyang?
Snatch them all.
There was suspicion in Huang Zu's eyes.
At this time, Yan Liang suppressed the disdain on his face, cupped his hands and said: "Yan has admired General Huang for a long time. When I saw him today, he is indeed a hero and has an extraordinary demeanor."
Yan Liang acted very realistically, and when he complimented, his expression and tone matched just right, as if he was speaking from the bottom of his heart.
Huang Zu, who was still uneasy at first, immediately felt comfortable when he heard this, and the proud look on his face suddenly returned.
"General Yan, thank you for the award. Huang has also heard of your reputation." Huang Zu only slightly raised his hand, showing an air of seniority.
Yan Liang didn't mind, and said with a smile: "Yan's false reputation is really insignificant compared to General Huang. I think that General Huang killed Sun Jian and shocked the world. He stationed in Jiangxia for so many years and kept Jingzhou safe. It's worthy of him."
As the number one general in Jingxiang, Yan has great admiration for the general."
Huang Zu had always boasted that he was the best general in Jingxiang, but when he heard it coming from the mouth of a powerful enemy, his pride and satisfaction were completely different.
In a daze, Huang Zu actually had some delusions.
In the next half hour, Yan Liang did not talk to Huang Zu about the battle between the two armies, but only talked about the heroes of the world.
Of course, those heroes who were famous all over the world, after passing through Yan Liang's words, they all became inferior to Huang Zu. After several rounds of praise, Huang Zu seemed to be the best general in the world, even inferior to Lu Bu.
Huang Zu is so proud.
Of course he knew that there was something in Yan Liang's compliment, but the vanity made it difficult for him to control himself. He couldn't help laughing when he heard something happy.
"Yan had heard Yueying say long ago that General Huang was the pillar of power in Jingxiang. If it had been General Huang who was in charge of Xiangyang's troops and horses at that time, instead of Cai Mao, Yan would not have dared to attack Xiangyang."
After several compliments, Yan Liang began to enter the moment of sowing discord.
Huang Zu snorted coldly and stroked his beard. His expression seemed to be mocking Cai Hao's incompetence.
On the shore, Kuai Yue, who was walking on the waterfront, was staring intently at the two people talking.
With dozens of steps apart, Kuai Yue couldn't hear clearly what Yan Liang and Huang Zu were talking about. At this moment, he wished he could grow a pair of ears.
Kuai Yue, who was originally anxious, gradually showed suspicion on his face.
Although he couldn't hear clearly, he could see clearly.
In the field of vision, Yan Liang and Huang Zu were chatting and laughing, as if they were not enemies of life and death, but old friends reunited.
And Huang Zu, who was furious at Yan Liang's contempt just a day ago, is now smiling so heartily. The contrast between before and after is so great that it has to make Kuai Yue more suspicious and eager to know what they are talking about.
What.
Maybe they are talking about some conspiracy?
Such a thought suddenly flashed through Kuai Yue's mind.
In other words, this idea actually took root in his mind when he saw the letter from Yan Liang to Huang Zu in Xiakou City that day.
Today, when he saw the strange scene of Yan Liang and Huang Zu talking and laughing again, the idea came to him.
"Huang Zu, what on earth are you talking to that thief Yan Liang..." (To be continued Piaotian Literature registered members recommend this work
