(This book has been signed, so you can safely collect it, but I don’t recommend it for the time being. I’ll rush to the top of the list and it all depends on everyone’s vote. Thank you, Captain)
In the wilderness outside the camp, countless soldiers were running wildly.
Those figures were not the Hebei cavalry as imagined by Kuai Yue, but his own Jingzhou soldiers.
More than 2,000 Jingzhou surrendered soldiers were driven away like frightened sheep by the 500 Hebei cavalry following closely behind.
Yan Liang galloped on his horse, looking at the soldiers running around with their heads in front of him, a slight sneer sneered secretly at the corner of his mouth.
Although Kuai Yue was not a good general, he did have some strategies, and he still had 6,000 Jingzhou cavalry. With his 500 cavalry, he might still have a chance to win in a field battle, but if he stormed the enemy camp, he would have little chance of victory.
So Yan Liang had an idea and drove two thousand prisoners forward to serve as his human shields.
The confused sheep quickly entered the range of the crossbows, but they never saw the Jingzhou military camp firing arrows.
Yan Liang knew that his strategy had worked.
Kuai Yue in the camp had inexplicable surprise on his face. He gritted his teeth and said: "What a good Yan Liang, but he actually resorted to such a vicious strategy. Isn't this guy known as brave and foolhardy? How could he have such a scheme? How could he do it?"
Is it not Yan Liang, but someone else?"
"Don't drive, they are coming, what should we do?" the deputy general shouted in panic.
Kuai Yue woke up from his fright, and when he looked up again, he saw that the enemy was approaching the ditch outside the camp, and they were no more than a hundred steps away.
Kuai Yue didn't have time to think about it and shouted: "Fire the arrows. Fire the arrows immediately. Don't let the enemy get close."
The order was passed down, and both the generals and the crossbowmen had doubts about Kuai Yue's order.
Those who are coming towards me are all members of my own family. Do you want your own people to shoot arrows?
Most of the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses are from Nanyang, many of them are from the same village, and many are even brothers.
Among the comrades fleeing from the opposite side, there may be some of their own compatriots, or even their own brothers. How could they be so hard-hearted as to kill him?
Kuai Yue's face turned pale. What he worried about happened. The soldiers were unable to attack their companions. This was exactly the enemy's plan.
"Are you all deaf? I order you to shoot arrows. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed immediately!"
Kuai Yue, who was frightened and angry, did not care about the demeanor of a celebrity, and rode his horse back and forth along the camp fence, waving the sword in his hand and yelling at his subordinates.
Under his coercion, the soldiers did not dare to disobey, so they had to pick up their crossbows, gritted their teeth, and fired arrows at their companions.
But, it's too late.
The more than two thousand surrendered soldiers were approaching the camp in an instant. Kuai Yue had no time to stop them. These frightened soldiers crossed the ditch and rushed into the camp.
The soldiers in the camp would not stop him, and they would not stop him from time to time. They collided with their escaping companions, crowded each other, and soon became a mess.
Yan Liang, who followed closely behind, saw this formation and the fierce battle, and shouted loudly: "Athletes of the Yan family army, let the people of Jingzhou know how powerful we are, kill them!"
"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!"
Five hundred unsatisfied tiger and wolf warriors followed their general and rushed forward, crashing into the chaotic enemy camp.
The massacre begins.
The five hundred cavalry were really like tigers emerging from the cage. Although the Jingzhou Army had more than six thousand soldiers, the chaotic situation had turned them all into panicked lambs.
Yan Liang led his group of cavalrymen, like an iron saw, sawing from east to west, from front to back, sawing and crushing the six thousand Jingzhou army until they were howling like ghosts and wolves.
At dusk, the massacre finally ended.
The setting sun was like blood, making the battlefield already littered with corpses even more bloody.
A group of circling crows excitedly discovered this huge food site and swooped down with shrill whistling sounds, only to startle a few wild dogs that were tearing apart carcasses on the ground.
The wild dogs ran away in panic, separated by several feet, but turned back unwillingly.
Their furry heads were covered with blood, their open nostrils were blowing out heavy breath, and their wide grinned mouths were dripping with liquid mixed with blood and saliva. There were still traces of minced meat left between their teeth.
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Yan Liang, covered in blood, stood on his horse, his knife-like face stained with a few streaks of blood, and on the long knife he was holding upside down, drops of warm blood were still slowly dripping.
Looking around, Yan Liang took a deep breath.
This battle was really enjoyable.
"General, the count has been completed. In this battle, we beheaded two thousand people and captured about four thousand others." Zhou Cang, covered in blood, gasped.
Four thousand prisoners is not a small number.
Although these Jingzhou soldiers are not as powerful as Yan Liang's Hebei pro-army, let alone the elites of Cao's army, they are still trained regular troops. If they can be subdued and reorganized, they will be very helpful in expanding their own troops.
Yan Liang pondered slightly and said loudly: "Release the injured to Liu Biao, and keep the rest under escort for the time being. They will be incorporated into our army after arriving in Xinye."
"promise!"
Zhou Cang was about to leave, but he remembered something and said, "General, I have just finished counting the prisoners. There is a guy who claims to be Liu Biao's subordinate, named Kuai or something..."
Zhou Cang scratched the back of his head and couldn't remember for a moment. He was an illiterate rough man, so it's not surprising that he couldn't remember people's names.
When Yan Liang heard the word "Kuai", his eyes moved slightly and asked, "Is that called Kuai Yue?"
"Yes, his name is Kuai Yue. He seems to be a high-ranking official. I wonder what the general wants to do with him?" Zhou Cang said.
"Kuai Yue, Kuai Yidu..."
Yan Liang muttered the name with a very cold expression. He knew that this was a very accomplished counselor, but he was not very happy.
Talent is always an eternal topic in the Three Kingdoms, especially for people like Yan Liang who started from "poor and nothing", they are eager for talents.
However, Yan Liang does not accept all talents, he also has his own likes and dislikes.
Kuai Yue was a well-dressed and well-known figure in Jingzhou. He represented the interests of the Jingzhou family and was also a representative of the Jingzhou fence-riding faction. For him, whoever could maximize the interests of the Jingzhou family, whether it was Liu Biao or Cao Cao, would be loyal to him.
who.
Historically, Liu Biao had great trust in Kuai Yue, but during the Battle of Guandu, Kuai Yue repeatedly persuaded Liu Biao to surrender to Cao Cao.
After Liu Biao's death, Cao Cao sent troops south. Kuai Yue did not think about how to defend his new master Liu Cong from foreign enemies, but he strongly encouraged Liu Cong to surrender to Cao Cao, handing over the business that Liu Biao had worked hard for more than ten years to others.
Although he only cares about his own interests, Kuai Yue's behavior is the same as Zhang Zhao who persuaded Sun Quan to surrender in Chibi. He is one of the few people Yan Liang does not like to see.
Yan Liang originally wanted to kill Kuai Yue, but then he thought that this man was a famous person in Jingzhou after all. If he wanted to gain a foothold in Jingzhou, he would have to rely on these wealthy families before he could gain absolute strength.
Killing a Kuai is more enjoyable, but misses the long-term plan. This is not Yan Liang's style.
After pondering for a moment, Yan Liang waved his hand and said: "Take care of him first, and then bring him to see me after arriving in Xinye."
"This Kuai Yue can't be conquered, but it's okay to make use of it."
Yan Liang raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and already had an idea in his mind.
At this time, dust rose in the east, and a group of soldiers and horses came in a hurry, but it was Xu You and Liu Pi who led the palace's five thousand infantry.
Yan Liang turned his horse to meet him. When he saw Xu You riding his horse from a distance, he laughed loudly and said, "Mr. Ziyuan, you are a step too late. The battle is already over."
Xu You drove his horse forward and looked at the corpses everywhere and the trembling soldiers lying on the ground, with unbelievable surprise on his face.
"Why did the general attack the enemy's fortress with five hundred cavalry?" Xu You asked in surprise.
He had previously agreed with Yan Liang that at nightfall he would serve as a signal and attack the enemy camp at night from both sides. Who would have thought that Yan Liang suddenly changed his plan.
When Xu You received the information, he was still secretly blaming Yan Liang for being overconfident in wanting to break through the enemy's strong fortress with 500 cavalry.
Who would have thought that Yan Liang actually did it.
"It's nothing, I just made a little plan when the opportunity came up." Yan Liang briefly told the story of the battle in an understated manner.
After hearing this, Xu You couldn't help but show admiration on his face, and praised: "The art of war lies in adapting to circumstances. The general's plan is brilliant, Xu You admires it."
Yan Liang only smiled at Xu You's praise.
He turned his horse around, waved his whip and pointed to the west, and said loudly: "After a day of bloody fighting, the soldiers are also tired, so I will work harder and follow my general to take the new fields, fine wine, rice and meat, for you to enjoy."
