Ling Tong has not been in a new resignation for a long time, and since the follow-up campaign, he has been listless and seems not very active in attacking Sun Quan, his old boss.
From this we can see that although Ling Tong surrendered, he still had a bond in his heart and was unwilling to fight with the former master.
Even if it is possible, Ling Tong's counterattack against the Wu army at the last battle is not without this possibility.
Therefore, when Jia Xu heard that Yan Liang had asked Ling Tongdan to unify the army, he immediately became worried, but he was not easy to say it clearly, so he had to hint to Yan Liang with his eyes.
Yan Liang turned a blind eye to Jia Xu's hint and shouted, "Where is Zifeng?"
"The last one will be here." Zhou Cang was stunned for a moment and hurriedly left the line.
Yan Liang whispered loudly: "Zifeng, I will order you to lead the 300 Tiger Guards to be the deputy general of Ling Gongji to protect General Ling's safety."
Zhou Cang was suspicious in his heart, thinking that I am your lord, your personal army commander, it is not good for you to send, but he actually sent me to be the deputy general of Ling Tong. Such an arrangement is really a bit confusing.
"The last one will follow the order."
Although Zhou Cang had doubts, how dare he question Yan Liang's orders? He immediately responded with emotion and bowed his hand to leave.
Ling Tong, who was taking the order first, had already left. Zhou Cang was about to follow him, but Yan Liang waved to him again.
Zhou Cang Zhiyan Liang had to give instructions when he returned the matter, so he hurriedly came close.
Yan Liangsui lowered his voice and said with his ears: "You should be optimistic about Ling Gongji. If he dares to have any other intentions, you don't have to be ruthless. Just kill him with one knife."
Zhou Cang was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized that he understood. It turned out that the lord from the family asked him to be the deputy general of Ling Tong because he wanted to monitor Ling Tong.
After all the doubts were resolved, Zhou Cang suddenly became energetic and said, "I understand what to do, lord, don't worry."
As he said that, Zhou Cang picked up his long sword and led the three hundred tiger guards to leave.
Jia Xu, who was originally a little worried, didn't know what Yan Liang said to Zhou Cang, but he had realized Yan Liang's intention and couldn't help but stroke his beard and smile. A bit of respect appeared between his eyebrows, and he sighed in secret that Yan Liang's flexibility in his wrists.
Yan Liang's method of using people has always pursued a policy of unquestionable employment, but this is not his unconditional trust in all surrendered generals, but it is also appropriate to make it according to the local conditions.
For example, when Wen Chou was in the past, Yan Liang dared to use him to deal with Yuan Tan, on the one hand, because Wen Chou regarded himself as his brother. On the other hand, it was because Wen Chou himself had resentment towards Yuan Tan.
As for Zhang Liao, Yan Liang believed in it when he used him to conquer Yuan Tan, but when dealing with Cao Cao, Yan Liang chose to choose another general.
Only by passing the test of time and using military achievements to prove their loyalty to Yan Liang can all surrendered generals truly trust them, and even if they are asked to lead their army to attack the old master, they will not be scruples.
As Ling Tong surrendered, he had clearly shown that he was unwilling to go to war with Sun Quan. How could Yan Liang not be unprepared? He deliberately took Ling Tong to the war this time to make him use his rebellion against the old master to come.
Completely cut off the remaining bonds in his heart.
After understanding Yan Liang's intention, Jia Xu stopped talking.
Yan Liang stopped at the bow of the boat, his eyes were like blades, and he admired the water battle ahead from afar.
Under his gaze, the battleship with the "Ling" flag was slowly sailed out of the ship formation. Dozens of battleships, warships such as Hu Chong followed closely behind and headed towards the melee formation ahead.
Speeding away.
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On the fighting ship, Ling Tong stood with his sword and silently stared at the melee scene.
A complex look flashed in his eyes, showing the entanglement in his heart at this moment.
The faster the boat was, the shouts of killing and the bloody scenes of fighting were getting closer, and Ling Tong's heart became stronger and stronger.
Yan Liang guessed that Ling Tong was indeed unwilling to fight back against his old master.
Although because of Han Dang's death, the Huai Si generals led by Cheng Pu were very excluded from his Ling family, and Sun Quan failed to stand up in time to speak for his Ling father and son.
But Ling Tong also knew Sun Quan's difficulties. As the leader of one side, he could not ask Sun Quan to stand up and admit that he did not care about the life of Han Dang's old minister and forced an attack. In that case, how do the soldiers think of Sun Quan again?
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Sun Quan could not bear this responsibility, so Han Dang's death must have someone to stand up and take the blame. The only ones who are the Ling father and son will take this unfortunate responsibility.
Although Ling Tong was resentful for the unfair treatment he suffered by the Ling family, this resentment had not reached the point where he hated Sun Quan to the core and was willing to fight back.
But at present, he has no choice but to decide whether to fight back or not.
The arrow is on the string and I have to fire it.
"Why didn't I lead these three thousand soldiers and horses to return to Jiangdong?"
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Ling Tong's mind, and this thought was growing rapidly.
A hint of excitement suddenly arose in his heart.
"General Ling, our army is approaching the battlefield. Should we order an attack?"
Just as Ling Tong's thoughts flew, a metal-like voice interrupted his divine thoughts and external objects.
When Ling Tong went back to look, he saw Zhou Cang holding a big knife in his hand, staring at him with an expression that seemed to be asking for instructions but was actually suspected of forcing him.
Behind Zhou Cang were a group of Tiger Guards’ personal soldiers, who “protected” Ling Tong in it very well.
The thought that had just emerged in Ling Tong's heart was instantly destroyed.
Only then did he suddenly realize that his new lord Yan Liang had such a great ability to understand people's hearts. He had long guessed that Ling Tong might have a repetitive mind, so he was a school without any trace.
Zhou Cang and Sanbai's personal troops came to "assist" him.
"I didn't expect that General Yan had seen through my thoughts for a long time. Such a wise and brave lord is really the hero of the world. If I rebel against him again, wouldn't Ling Tong be a fickle villain who made the world laugh..."
Ling Tong felt emotion and helplessness, the thought in his heart immediately disappeared, and he didn't dare to think about it any more.
He turned around, his eyes becoming cold, and he looked at the approaching battlefield from afar.
Taking a deep breath, Ling Tong pointed his sword from a distance and shouted: "Send the entire army to attack immediately, and use a wedge-shaped formation to rush straight downstream to divide the enemy."
The flag was shaken, and the sound of war drums roared.
Dozens of warships of all sizes formed a wedge-shaped formation. The white sails rolled like waves, reflecting silver light, like a white dragon, tightly attached to the river surface. They roared and pounced on the chaotic battlefield.
At this moment, Gan Ning and Xu Sheng were in a difficult situation.
Both sides have five thousand navy troops, and the number and level of warships are almost the same. Gan Ning has the advantage of downstream, while Xu Sheng has the advantage of downstream.
Regarding the generals of both sides, if they are purely governing martial arts, Gan Ning is free to Xu Sheng, but the difference between the two is not big.
So the two of them showed their abilities. There were more than 10,000 people on both sides and nearly 300 warships. They were hard to solve on this wide and turbulent river.
The sound of war drums, the sound of arrows breaking through the wind, and the screams of soldiers falling into the water, all kinds of sounds echoed over the river, drowning the sound of the rolling waves.
In less than half an hour of battle, the river was covered with corpses, and the originally green river water was stained with bloodshot red.
Just when the confrontation was fierce and there was no victory or defeat. Suddenly, a loud voice of the horn sounded, and a fleet of high-spirited fighting spirit rushed down the river, like a long dragon, unstoppable rushing into the battlefield.
The three thousand new forces led by Ling Tong arrived roared.
The front protrusion composed of three large fighting ships, like a sharp arrow, easily tore the battle group open, and then more than ten fighting ships followed were loaded with more than a thousand excellent crossbowmen. They attacked hard crossbows with strong attacks.
, shoot wildly at the enemy ships on both sides.
The rushing ship hidden between the fighting ships, whenever you see the weak part of the enemy ship, it will quickly rush out like a flying fish, and rush towards the enemy ship as quickly as the wind. The death-killer holding a big sword will risk the enemy ship
The arrow counterattacked, snatched the enemy ship without hesitation, and slashed at the Wu people ruthlessly, launching a fierce close-fitting battle.
Ling Tong kept leading the fleet to the end, dividing the battlefield where he was originally in a melee.
This also means that Xu Sheng's fleet was cut off and fell into a situation of fighting each other.
Whether it is land or water battle, the formation is divided, which is definitely the most dangerous signal.
Xu Sheng, who was fighting bravely, couldn't help but change his expression.
The task Lu Su originally assigned him was to delay Yan Liang's pursuit and ensure that Lu Su's main force could calmly retreat to Chaisang.
After the previous fierce battle, Xu Sheng had achieved his tactical purpose and could have chosen to withdraw as soon as possible.
However, in the previous battle of Chaisang, Xu Sheng led his army to attack Ganning's iron-locked Hengjiang Formation, but he was eventually defeated. Now that old enemies are reunited, Xu Sheng can't help but want to defeat Ganning and avenge his previous shame.
Who would have thought that Gan Ning was not only good at defending, but also good at attacking. After a long battle, Xu Sheng could not gain the upper hand.
But just as Xu Sheng delayed for a moment, he never thought that Yan Liang's reinforcements had arrived.
Seeing that the enemy ship was unstoppable, it seemed like it was destroying and destroying everything. Xu Sheng's fighting spirit was greatly reduced, and he gradually became afraid.
When Xu Sheng looked away and saw clearly the battle flag that suddenly came to the fleet and hung high with the word "Ling", Xu Shengyuan's surprised face was instantly occupied by Sheng's anger.
In Yan Liang's army, who else can there be a general named Ling except for the traitor Ling Tong?
Xu Sheng, who was furious, couldn't help but curse: "Ling Tong, a shameless traitor, was actually ungrateful and helped the Yan Liangdog thief attack our army. It was shameless and shameless--"
Although Xu Sheng was furious, he had to face this cruel fact.
Ling Tong, the "rebel general", suddenly arrived and divided his fleet. His command system was on the verge of collapse. If he persisted like this, he would face the danger of the entire army being annihilated.
Xu Sheng, who was extremely angry, had to force his anger in his heart, and his remaining reason told him that he should not be distracted by a moment of anger.
After watching the battle again, Xu Sheng had to grit his teeth and shouted loudly: "Send the order quickly, the entire army retreats, retreat to Chaisang--"
The flag order shook, and the Wu army ships, who were fighting hard, quickly turned the bow of the ship and retreated in panic to the downstream as if they were granted amnesty.
Xu Sheng, who turned around, was furious and said to himself: "Ling Tong, this dog, has made such a shameless act. After returning to Chaisang, I must ask the governor of Lu to report to his lord and govern the Ling clan.