Chapter 359 Plant a seed and reap the harvest tomorrow
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yun's expression changed immediately and he said angrily: "How dare you, surnamed Yan, insult my lord!"
Anger burst out, Zhao Yun frowned deeply, and the hand holding the handle of the gun rattled, as if he was about to charge forward and fight Yan Liang to the death.
Yan Liang only said lightly: "I am just telling the truth. Since General Zhao doesn't want to hear the truth so much, then forget it."
Although Zhao Yun knew that Yan Liang's martial arts was superb, he was more confident in his own martial arts. He was not afraid of Yan Liang.
But now, seeing Yan Liang so calm and leisurely, as if he was lying in the clouds even though he was in front of the two armies, this calmness and confidence made Zhao Yun feel fearful.
He has been fighting for half his life, but he has never seen any princes with such a calm demeanor.
It was Yan Liang's magnanimity that made Zhao Yunkong angry, but he did not dare to act rashly.
"General Zhao, I know that you are deeply poisoned by Liu Bei, but I also believe that sooner or later you will wake up. The door of my Yan Liang will always be open to you, Zhao Zilong. If one day you think clearly, no matter what
Just come and seek refuge."
Yan Liang's voice was like a bell, and he dropped his words of surrender in front of the two armies, then turned around and walked away.
Although he intended to surrender Zhao Yun, an almost perfect general, he also knew that with Zhao Yun's loyalty to Liu Bei, he could not surrender in just a few words.
Therefore, Yan Liang is not in a hurry, and uses some means first to plant a seed in Zhao Yun's heart, and wait for the harvest in the future.
Seeing Yan Liang turn around and leave, Zhao Yun frowned, with complex expressions surging in his eyes.
For a moment, Zhao Yun had the urge to rush forward and kill Yan Liang with one blow.
But Zhao Yun quickly thought that since Yan Liang was so brave and exposed his back to him, he was obviously absolutely sure that he could block the attack from behind. If he took action rashly and failed to kill Yan Liang, he would become the target of the world.
laughing stock.
What's more, Yan Liang's men also have thousands of cavalry who are watching eagerly. If the two armies are in conflict, he may not be able to gain the upper hand.
"Now that we have forced Yan Liang back and ensured that our lord can safely retreat to Suiyang, why bother to engage in unnecessary confrontations with him? Wouldn't it be more useful for our lord to keep this new force intact and heal the damage..."
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun gave up the idea of riding his horse for a sneak attack. When he saw that Yan Liang had walked more than 20 steps, he turned around and ran towards his own military formation.
A few dozen steps away, Yan Liang was not as anxious as Zhao Yun.
He was sitting on the big black horse on his hip, taking a leisurely stroll, and slowly returned to his own formation.
Huang Zhong and other generals who were plundering the formation were sweating deeply. They were worried that when their lord turned back, Zhao Yun would suddenly change and launch a sneak attack from behind.
Little did they know that when Yan Liang rode back, he looked careless on the surface, but secretly he was very alert and focused on feeling any strange movement behind him.
And with his reaction ability, even if he is a master like Zhao Yun, Yan Liang will react immediately even if there is the slightest disturbance.
When Yan Liang returned to the formation safely and leisurely under the watchful eyes of 20,000 people, Huang Zhong and other generals breathed a sigh of relief.
Huang Zhong couldn't help but said: "My lord just turned his back and showed all the flaws in his back to Zhao Yun. I am really worried about my lord. If Zhao Yun makes a sudden move, what should I do?"
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Yan Liang smiled faintly, "Zhao Yun is an upright person. How could he do something that would damage his reputation when the two armies met in front of the formation? What's more, do you think that with my general's martial arts, even if Zhao Yun surprises the killer, is it possible?
Isn’t this general still unstoppable?”
A confident word revealed the pros and cons.
Huang Zhong and others suddenly realized at this time, and the generals could not help but be impressed by Yan Liang's judgment and astonishing courage.
"We are already close to Suiyang. There is no point in pursuing them any further. Let's go and join Xu Yuanzhi's infantry."
After saying that, Yan Liang turned his horse and headed southwest of Suiyang City.
When Yan Liang's light cavalry rushed to set up an ambush, more than 20,000 infantry troops commanded by Xu Shu and others also marched towards Suiyang City from the south with great fanfare.
In the evening, Yan Liang led his victorious army to the camp twenty miles south of Suiyang City.
What Yan Liang brought this time was not only a great victory, but also nearly three to four thousand prisoners and countless weapons and supplies. These captured supplies alone were enough to arm an army of more than ten thousand people.
Yan Liang then ordered the thousands of prisoners to be taken to Xudu for reorganization, while he led an army of 30,000 to continue approaching Suiyang.
One day later, Yan Liang's army arrived seven miles south of Suiyang City and forced the city to enter the stronghold.
At this time, the entire Suiyang City was in panic.
Liu Bei fled back to Suiyang City. Counting Zhao Yun's remaining army, he only had 12,000 or 3,000 soldiers and horses, many of whom were wounded. More importantly, after experiencing that great defeat, his morale was low.
To the extreme.
With such a force, Liu Bei knew that it would be difficult to compete with Yan Liang, so he sent people to Xuzhou to inform Guan Yu, who was staying in the town, and ordered him to immediately mobilize troops and horses from the rear to reinforce the Suiyang front line.
Yan Liang, who forced the city to surrender, of course knew that Liu Bei was not convinced and would continue to increase troops and transport grain and grass from Xuzhou.
So Yan Liang, on Xu Shu's suggestion, took advantage of the cavalry and sent out several groups of cavalry to constantly harass the grain road from Pengcheng to Suiyang, and even spread rumors that he was going to capture Pengcheng in one fell swoop.
Pengcheng is the eastern gateway of Xuzhou. If this city is lost, Yan Liang's cavalry can drive straight in and freely penetrate into the hinterland of Xuzhou.
After learning that Yan Liang planned to take advantage of the victory to attack Pengcheng, Liu Bei was greatly frightened and had to order Guan Yu to attack Pengcheng again.
Now Liu Bei's current military strength, which has to defend both Suiyang and Pengcheng, is obviously insufficient.
At this time, Yuan Shang, who had been defeated repeatedly by Liu Bei, lost no time in making a comeback and added fuel to Liu Bei's fire.
Yuan Shang, who was huddled in Xiangyi, was naturally overjoyed after hearing the news of Liu Bei's defeat, and immediately began to counterattack.
However, Yuan Shang was also very smart. He did not lead his army to attack Suiyang. Instead, he changed his route north to attack Jiyin, Dongping Kingdom, Shanyang and other counties belonging to Yanzhou north of Suiyang.
Yuan Shang's letter to Yan Liang claimed that his move was to attack Liu Bei's rear, but Yan Liang knew that this boy named Yuan was taking advantage of the fierce battle between him and Liu Bei in Suiyang to seize the city and capture the territory.
Fisherman's profit.
Yan Liang's purpose of severely injuring Liu Bei was naturally not to give Yuan Shang an advantage, but under the current circumstances, he could only turn a blind eye and let Yuan Shang take advantage temporarily.
"This bitch named Yuan, after I deal with Liu Bei, I will turn around and deal with you properly."
In the Chinese army's tent, Yan Liang sneered and cursed.
Xu Shu said: "Yuan Shang's strength is the same as Liu Bei's, both have suffered heavy losses. Although he has grabbed some territory now, it is just a small profit, and there is nothing to be afraid of. What I am worried about is the Wu people on the front line of Chaisang City."
trend."
Gan Ning of Jiangxia sent another urgent report the day before yesterday, saying that Soochow had taken advantage of Yan Liang's main force to be in the Central Plains and quickly rebuilt Chaisang City. At this time, it had quietly moved Dingkou to Chaisang area.
Once Dingkou was moved and the food was rekindled, the Wu people could quickly use Chaisang as their forward base for the invasion of Jingzhou.
Although the territory occupied by Yan Liang has increased dramatically now, because the Central Plains and Jingzhou are both the places of the Four Wars, surrounded by heroes from all directions, if the Wu people once again pose a threat to the rear area of Jingzhou, how can Yan Liang continue to manage the Central Plains with peace of mind
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Although Xu Shu's words were not stated clearly, Yan Liang couldn't tell. He was tactfully suggesting that he should suspend his offensive in the Central Plains and prepare to lead his troops to the south to prepare for the destruction of Wu.
Thinking of this, Yan Liang said coldly: "This boy Sun Quan is determined to seize Jingzhou. It seems that he won't shed tears until he sees the coffin. I have to force me to kill him."
At this time, Xu Shu stroked his beard and said: "However, the city of Suiyang has not yet been conquered, and Liu Bei's troops and horses have not been returned to Xuzhou. The front line of Xudu is still facing the threat of Liu Bei. If he does not capture Suiyang, he wants to withdraw his troops and destroy them."
Wu, I'm afraid it won't be easy."
As soon as he finished speaking, the pro-army troops outside the tent came to report that they were Liu Bei's subordinates who were engaged in Sun Qian affairs and were seeking an audience outside the camp.
"Sun Qian, what's interesting..." Yan Liang vaguely guessed what was going on, and immediately ordered to bring Sun Qian up.
Xu Shu said curiously: "A few days ago, Liu Bei was fighting with us like crazy, but now he suddenly sent someone to ask for an audience. Liu Bei's move is quite strange."
Liu Bei sneered, "What's weird? I think our uncle Liu Huang couldn't hold it anymore and sent someone to subdue him and sue for peace."
"Seek peace?" Xu Shu's eyes lit up, and after thinking about it carefully, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Not a moment later, the curtain was lifted, and a scribe with half-white hair and beard walked in.
Sun Qian stepped forward, cupped his hands and said: "Uncle of the Han Dynasty, Xuzhou Mu, General Zuo, under the command of the Tinghou of Yicheng..."
Before Sun Qian could finish the long list of names, Yan Liang waved his hands and said impatiently: "Don't mention those useless names. What is the purpose of Liu Bei sending you here? Tell me directly."
Sun Qian was interrupted by Yan Liang. He couldn't help but look embarrassed, but he could only smile and said: "People say that General Yan is a bold and forthright man. When I saw him today, he certainly lived up to his reputation. The reason why he came here is actually on the order of my lord.
, I hope we can make peace with General Yan, and I hope General Yan can agree."
Sure enough...
Yan Liang and Xu Shu looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Yan Liang snorted coldly, "Liu Xuande is really capable of bending and stretching, but I really want to know. Liu Bei was defeated miserably by me, and Yuan Shang stabbed him in the back in the north. What qualifications does he have to negotiate peace with me."
Yan Liang did not save any face for Liu Bei, and directly exposed Liu Bei's scars.
Sun Qian became more and more embarrassed, but he could only pretend to be calm and said with a smile: "General Yan is here to confront my lord, but Yuan Shang is taking the opportunity to attack Yanzhou. With General Yan's wisdom, I am afraid that he is not willing to let Yuan Shang fishermen benefit."
Bar."
Sun Qian finished his words, but Yan Liang sneered again and said disapprovingly: "I just like to let Yuan Shang fishermen benefit, what can Liu Bei do to me?" (To be continued.
