In order to survive, Kuai Yue had decided to kill Liu Qi.
Liu Qi, who was tied up with five flowers, suddenly felt fear in his livid face.
Seeing Kuai Yue approaching step by step, the bright blade of the sword shining with cold light, the little bit of integrity that remained in Liu Qi's chest collapsed in the blink of an eye.
"Don't try to kill me, I am willing to surrender, I am willing to surrender -"
The frightened Liu Qi suddenly shouted and asked for surrender at the last moment.
Looking at Kuai Yue, who raised his sword towards his old master in order to survive.
Looking at Liu Qi, who was so stoic one second and would rather die than surrender, but bowed down and begged for surrender the next second.
The corners of Yan Liang's mouth tilted slightly, revealing a disdainful sneer.
No matter how noble they are, they are just cowardly people in name only. Once faced with a life or death situation, their true nature is revealed.
Kuai Yue's raised sword hung in the air, and he turned to look at Yan Liang, as if to say that Liu Qi had already begged to surrender, so could he not kill him?
Yan Liang shouted loudly: "Kuai Yue, do you want to live or die?"
The shouts were filled with cold murderous intent.
Liu Qi, a cowardly and hypocritical person who prides himself on being a dangerous person, a remnant of the Liu family, a hidden danger, and all these things, how could Yan Liang keep him?
"General Yan, spare your life. I surrender sincerely. I am willing to do my best to assist the general. I beg the general to have mercy..."
Liu Qi was so panicked that he couldn't care less about his dignity. He knelt down and begged Yan Liang.
Yan Liang, however, looked stern and turned a blind eye to Liu Qi's begging for mercy. He only glared at Kuai Yue fiercely.
That glare was the final word.
Kuai Yue knew that it was irreversible, and he hated Yan Liang's cruelty in his heart, but he did not dare to show it at all, so he could only raise the sword in mid-air higher.
"General Yan, spare your life, spare your life..."
Amidst the harsh pleading, Kuai Yue took a deep breath and closed his eyes tightly. After a moment of hesitation, he slashed down with the long sword raised high.
Poof~~
Blood spattered and the hall returned to calm.
When Kuai Yue opened his eyes, Liu Qi had already fallen into a pool of blood, with blood spurting out from his neck, and his eyes were wide open, staring at him.
Kuai Yue was so frightened that his whole body went limp, and the long sword in his hand fell from his hand with a clang.
In order to survive, he finally killed his old master.
After watching this scene, Zhou Cang and others all looked down upon Kuai Yue.
Yan Liang clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Kuai Yidu is indeed a famous person. He is really decisive and knows how to make choices. He is very good."
Although this statement is obviously a compliment, the irony in it is self-evident.
Kuai Yue woke up from the fear of killing his master, and soon calmed down his turbulent mood. In the blink of an eye, a smile appeared on his face.
"Yue has shown his sincerity in surrendering, and I hope the lord will accept it." Kuai Yue cupped his hands and said.
Yan Liang sneered. "I will accept your surrender, but I am a little worried. Today you can kill Liu Qi, the old master. In order to please the new master in the future, there is no guarantee that the Ming Dynasty will not use swords against this old master.
Woolen cloth."
Kuai Yue was startled and said anxiously: "Kuai Yue is willing to go through fire and water for his lord, no matter what, how dare he harbor such disloyal thoughts."
"I'm just joking. Why should I take it seriously? I have no doubt about your loyalty."
Yan Liang laughed, and with his kind words of comfort, Kuai Yue breathed a sigh of relief.
After saying this, Yan Liang waved his hand and said: "Come here, take Liu Qi's body to Xiangyang and bury it beside Liu Jingsheng's tomb. Don't neglect it."
Now that Liu Qi is dead and his future troubles have been eliminated, there is no harm in trying to buy people's hearts by giving him a grand burial.
Zhou Cang then ordered his troops to drag Liu Qi's body out of the hall.
After the corpse was carried away and the swordsmen and axemen were removed, the solemn atmosphere in the lobby disappeared and the atmosphere gradually became more relaxed.
At this time, Yan Liang turned his attention to Kuai Yue again and said with a smile: "Xidu, you have surrendered just in time. I have one thing for you to do."
"But according to the Lord's orders." Kuai Yue said hurriedly, cupping his hands.
"It's like this. Now that Liu Qi and Huang Zu have been defeated, Huang Zhong, who is marching south to Guiyang, still has seven or eight thousand soldiers, which is a big threat. I would like to bother you to go and recruit the surrendered soldiers for me.
Huang Hansheng."
When Kuai Yue heard this, his expression changed, hesitation suddenly arose, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.
Now that Kuai Yue killed Liu Qi, it won't take long for it to spread throughout Jingzhou. It won't take long for everyone to know that he did not hesitate to kill his old master to save his life.
Although Huang Zhong was not Liu Qi's direct general, he had a strong and upright temperament. If he heard that Kuai Yue had killed Liu Qi, he dared to persuade him to surrender. He was so angry that he killed him with a knife. This "shameless" person was extremely angry.
possible.
Yan Liang's appointment was intended to kill him, Kuai Yue.
Kuai Yue was a smart man, so he didn't know what he meant. Only then did he realize that it turned out that Yan Liang had not considered keeping him at all, but had used his hand to kill Liu Qi, and now he wanted to use Huang Zhong's hand to get rid of him.
.
This plan of killing two birds with one stone is really cruel.
Seeing Kuai Yue's hesitation, Yan Liang's face darkened and he said angrily: "Just now you said you would go through fire and water for me. Why, now I just ask you to be a lobbyist, aren't you willing?"
Kuai Yue was hesitant, why not try to push it aside.
Yan Liang did not wait for his response, so he waved his hand and said: "In that case, it's decided. You can go down and rest first. I will send someone to escort you to Guiyang tomorrow. I will be waiting for your good news."
"Lord——"
Kuai Yue became anxious and wanted to speak again, but Zhou Cang had already ordered him to "invite" him out.
As soon as Kuai Yuefang was dismissed, Xu Shu walked out of the back hall.
"Yuan Zhi, your plan to kill someone with a borrowed knife is really cruel." Yan Liang said with emotion.
Xu Shu smiled faintly, "In today's troubled times, if you want to achieve great things, you must use extraordinary means. If you blindly stick to the benevolence of women, you will only be destroyed by the strong in the end."
Yan Liang was just sighing, and he didn't know the reason behind it. He nodded slightly, deeply agreeing with it.
"Now that Changsha has been leveled, Wuling and Lingling counties are not in danger. My lord only needs to send one general each to conquer. I believe it will be pacified in a few days. However, Huang Zhong's troops are still a bit difficult to deal with. I'm afraid my lord will return.
I want to conquer it personally and capture Guiyang County as well."
In response to the current situation in Jingnan, Xu Shu made suggestions.
When it came to Huang Zhong, Yan Liang had a different idea and said: "Huang Han can't rise to a lone army. It's easy to destroy him by force. However, I admire this veteran's martial arts and military skills. If he can be surrendered,
, naturally it’s the best.”
Xu Shu stroked his beard and frowned, thinking secretly.
After a while, a smile appeared on Xu Shu's lips, "I have inquired since I entered Linxiang that Huang Zhong still has a son in Linxiang, named Huang Xu. This son is frail and sick, and he is Huang Zhong's only son. My Lord."
If you want to dare to surrender this veteran, you might as well do something about Huang Xu."
Hearing Huang Xu's name, those buried historical memories in my mind could not help but quietly emerge.
Yan Liang vaguely remembered that it seemed to be mentioned in the history books that when Huang Zhong served Liu Biao in Jingzhou, he had an only son named Xu, but he died due to frailty and illness, so Huang Zhong had no descendants.
Now that Xu Shu mentioned this Huang Xu, Yan Liang knew that what was recorded in the history books was not true.
"Is this Huang Xu still alive..."
Yan Liang touched his chin and thought for a moment, but then he remembered something and said: "Yuan Zhi, do you remember whether there was a man named Zhang Zhongjing among the Liu family's old officials who surrendered when Jiangling was conquered?"
Xu Shu didn't know why Yan Liang suddenly asked, and was a little puzzled for a moment.
After thinking for a while, Xu Shu said: "The man my lord mentioned is called Zhang Ji, and he is indeed an old minister of Liu Biao. It is said that this man has superb medical skills. It is thanks to this man that Liu Biao was able to hold on for a long time before he died."
Sure enough.
Yan Liang nodded slightly and said: "Very good, you should quickly send someone to invite Zhongjing to Changsha. This is the time when I need him."
Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.
Yan Liang wanted to borrow Zhang Zhongjing's medical skills to treat the frail and sick Huang Xu, so as to pave the way for Huang Zhong's surrender.
"My lord is really attentive, I'll do it now." Xu Shu praised with a smile and walked away.
Yan Liang walked down the steps, walked to the door, looked towards the south, and murmured with a smile: "Huang Hansheng, one of the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, you will not be able to escape the palm of my hands after all, hehe..."
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Hengyang.
In the military tent, veteran Huang Zhong was staring at the map on the table, silently lost in thought.
There was a gloomy look on his brows, and from time to time he would stroke his beard and let out a sigh, melancholy appearing on his face.
More than ten days ago, when he was deep into Guiyang and invincible, he suddenly received an order from Liu Qi, claiming that Yan Liang's army was attacking, and ordered him to rush back to support.
Huang Zhong was so frightened that he led his army to Changsha without stopping.
However, when his troops arrived at Hengyang City, they were shocked to hear that Linxiang had been defeated and Huang Zu had died.
The destruction of Linxiang City meant that Liu's last desperate struggle had failed. Huang Zhongsui did not dare to lead his army north again, so he only stationed troops in Hengyang to wait and see what happened, and sent people to go north to inquire about the news.
Soon, Huang Zhong heard news that shocked him even more:
Liu Qi is dead!
And he was killed by Kuai Yue himself who surrendered on his own initiative!
Liu Qi's demise did not make Huang Zhong feel too sad, but the murderous act of Kuai Yue, a shameful person, made Huang Zhong extremely angry.
Tom~~
The iron fist hit the case hard, and Huang Zhong, whose face was full of hatred, gritted his teeth and cursed: "This Kuai Yue was so trusted by Liu Jingsheng, yet he actually did this to kill his old master. He is really shameless and worse than a beast.
"
The generals on the left and right all joined in and cursed.
After cursing angrily for a long time, a general said: "Old General, now that Changsha has been lost, our army is in a dilemma and our food and grass will be exhausted. What should we do next? Old General must make a decision quickly."
Huang Zhong fell into silence.
At this moment, a soldier from outside the tent came in and said with cupped hands: "To inform my lord, there is someone outside the camp who calls himself Kuai Yue and has come to see the general on Yan Liang's orders."
Kuai Yue?
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