Chapter 506 The defeated generals, dare to fight again!
Yan Liang galloped on his horse, leaving Yingtian City and heading straight to the water camp on the river bank.
There, more than 20,000 soldiers and horses led by Huang Zhong had already moved out of the camp, and the troops were beginning to board the transport ships in an orderly manner.
After the suppression of Wu, the territory and population of Yan Liang's rule increased greatly, and the number of troops also expanded a lot. Together with the original Wu soldiers who had been surrendered and reorganized, Yan Liang's total military strength at this time already numbered 100,000.
Among these 100,000 troops, nearly 20,000 were deployed in Xudu. Liang State continued to lead the line from Wancheng to Xu Shu, Wen Chou, Wen Pin and others to defend the northern border for Yan Liang.
Another 10,000 troops were deployed in Jiangling, Xiakou, Baqiu and other important places as an army to suppress Jingzhou.
In addition, there are about 10,000 troops stationed in Jiangdong, of which 5,000 are led by Wei Yan and Lu Xun, and are stationed in Wujun, Kuaiji and other places to guard against Shanyue.
The soldiers and horses left behind in Yingtian were the five thousand elite Jingzhou Army, led by Xu You, Tian Feng and others.
At this time, during the Northern Expedition to Huainan, Yan Liang mobilized 60,000 elite infantry and cavalry, of which 40,000 were elite men who had followed Yan Liang in the northern expedition, and more than 20,000 were the newly reorganized original Jiangdong Army.
With a strength of 60,000, it was a mighty army in the world. For Zhou Yu, who was huddled in Huainan, it was definitely an overwhelmingly powerful army.
The troops boarded the ships, and Yan Liang also boarded the flagship. Hundreds of warships carried 20,000 Chinese troops and slowly headed north of the Yangtze River.
In the afternoon, Yan Liang's Chinese fleet arrived at Ruxukou.
At this time, Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Zhu Huan and other generals who had arrived earlier heard that Yan Liang had arrived and were already waiting on the shore.
When the ship docked, Yan Liang got off the warship with his head held high and boarded the trestle.
Gan Ning and other generals stepped forward to participate. Yan Liang nodded slightly and expressed condolences to the generals.
"Where are Zhang Wenyuan's cavalry now?" Yan Liang asked.
Gan Ning replied: "Wenyuan's cavalry has destroyed more than half of the farms in Hefei, and is now retreating towards Ruxukou."
Yan Liang nodded slightly, very satisfied with the result of the battle, and waved his hand and said: "Send the order to Wen Yuan and tell him to stay where he is. Gu's army will join him soon."
"promise."
After the inquiry was over, he inspected all the camps on the spot. The high morale of the officers and men of the three armies gave Yan Liang even more confidence in this battle.
After inspecting the camps, just as Master Yan was preparing to return to the Chinese army's tent to discuss the specific details of the invasion with the generals, there was a report from the river bank, saying that upstream, there were more than a hundred of his own warships heading towards Ruxukou.
Come.
"Gu Na's sworn sister must have arrived. Let's go and meet her." Yan Liang, who wanted to pay off the debt, happily went to the trestle.
Since last year, Yan Liang led his army to conquer Soochow, leaving Lu Lingqi, who was not good at water warfare, to guard Xiangyang. To this day, I haven't seen her for more than half a year.
Thinking of Lingqi's heroic appearance on the battlefield, Yan Liang really missed her.
Standing on the riverside, looking westward, he soon saw hundreds of ships coming down the river towards Ruxu Fortress.
When I got closer, I could see clearly that on the leading warship, a large flag with the word "LV" was indeed flying in the wind.
The boat docked and the planks of the boat were lowered, but Yan Liang saw the long-lost fiery red figure approaching the boat, which once again caught Yan Liang's eyes.
That pretty face still had an aloof and arrogant aura that defied the world, and the tightly wrapped armor could not hide that slim and slender figure.
The red cloak was still moving like fire. Looking from a distance, Lu Lingqi was like a delicate red rose, blooming proudly in the river wind.
Seeing Yan Liang from a distance, a hint of surprise suddenly appeared on Lu Lingqi's cold and arrogant face, and she walked quickly and rushed forward.
"Lingqi has met my lord." Lu Lingqi cupped her hands in greeting.
In the past, Lu Lingqi always called Yan Liang her sworn brother. Now when we meet again, she calls her lord instead. Although she is more respectful, she is less cordial.
Yan Liangshou helped his sister up and said with a smile: "What do you call me, my lord? Just call me sworn brother."
"My sworn brother is now the Grand Sima, with a high status. If Lingqi calls me my sworn brother again, wouldn't it be rude?" Lu Lingqi replied with a smile.
Yan Liang disagreed and said: "So what if you are the great Sima? I just like to hear you call me sworn brother. There is no need to be so open-minded between you and me, brother and sister."
Lu Lingqi smiled sweetly, cupped her hands and said, "Then it's better for me to be respectful than to obey my orders, sworn brother."
The sound of "sworn brother" as light as water made Yan Liang feel comfortable for a while, and he couldn't help laughing.
However, he discovered that after not seeing her for more than half a year, Lu Lingqi's aloof and arrogant temperament was still there, but she was a bit more mature than before.
Looking at her more carefully, I found that she seemed to have grown taller and taller, and her pretty face was a little less immature and a little more mature.
At this time, Lu Lingqi was like a ripe peach, exuding a different kind of beauty.
When Lu Lingqi saw Yan Liang looking at her without moving his eyes, a faint blush appeared on her face, and she whispered: "Brother, what are you looking at? Could it be that Lingqi is ugly?"
"No, I am sighing. People say that women undergo a major transformation, and it is indeed true. Compared to last year, little sister, you have grown taller and more beautiful." Yan Liang praised her frankly.
People at this time were more reserved. Even the arrogant and arrogant Lu Lingqi heard Yan Liang praising her beauty in front of the generals. Although she was happy in her heart, she felt shy for a while on her face.
"Brother, what are you talking about? This is not a joke." Zhong Lingqi complained with a low eyebrow and a smile.
Looking around at the generals, these old men were all suppressing smiles on their faces.
Yan Liang's face deliberately darkened and he said loudly: "It's only natural to praise one's own girl for her beauty. Let me see who dares to laugh."
The generals were so busy that they suppressed their smiles and did not dare to say a word.
Lu Lingqi was even more happy, but she was embarrassed to continue listening, and hurriedly said: "Brother praises Lingqi so much, Lingqi naturally wants to use Zhou Yu's head to thank brother, this time in the battle of Huainan, Lingqi will definitely
Be a pioneer."
The joke was over, and Lu Lingqi got to the point.
Although Lu Lingqi was unparalleled in bravery and was difficult to defeat when charged into battle, this time she had to deal with the resourceful Zhou Yu. As a vanguard general, she could not do the job just by relying on her bravery.
"Lingqi, don't be impatient. Sooner or later I will be of use to you. Let's go. Let's go back to the main tent to discuss the details of the invasion."
Yan Liang did not agree to Lu Lingqi's request to fight. He regained his solemn aura and turned around to go to the big tent.
The minds of the generals also became excited, and they all followed him in.
At this time, Pang Tong, the military advisor and general, had already arrived at the tent. Yan Liang entered the tent. After all the generals gathered, he called Pang Tong to announce the battle plan.
Although this military meeting was called a discussion, in fact, as early as the time of Yingtian, Yan Liang, Pang Tong and other advisers formulated the strategy for the war.
Pang Tong then nodded to everyone, coughed a few times, and read out the battle plan unhurriedly.
In terms of waterways, Yi Ling commanded more than 10,000 naval troops and 300 warships to seize the water control rights in Ruxukou, Chaohu, and Hefei.
On the land route, veteran general Huang Zhong led 20,000 infantry troops as the vanguard. Under the cover of the navy, the counties along the river were swept away. Hefei City must be surrounded within five days.
Yan Liang then led a 30,000-strong army, including infantry led by Zhu Huan and Gan Ning, and 4,000 cavalry led by Zhang Liao and Lu Lingqi. The army followed and encircled Hefei.
"Our army's operational policy in this battle is to encircle the points for reinforcements, use the city of Hefei as bait, annihilate the enemy troops who come to assist, and eliminate their effective forces. When the time is right, they will break the city in one fell swoop, and then take advantage of the victory to move north and take advantage of it.
Shouchun."
Pang Tong revealed the battle plan, and the blood of the generals was already burning wildly, and the entire tent was filled with murderous intent.
At this time, Yan Liang stood up, looked around the generals with eagle eyes, and said loudly: "Everyone, it was Zhou Yu who led his army to invade Jingzhou back then. Over the years, he has been like a stick stirring up trouble, endlessly
Ruining the situation. Now, it is time to settle this grudge. Do you have the confidence to follow me, sweep Huainan, and annihilate Zhou Yu?"
Yan Liang's bold and harsh words instantly aroused the anger of the generals.
"Sweep Huainan and annihilate Zhou Yu——"
"Sweep Huainan and annihilate Zhou Yu——"
The generals who fought in the bloody battle on the yellow sand waved their fists and roared to declare their determination.
Looking around at the high-spirited generals, Yan Liang's knife-like face showed a cold and murderous intent proudly.
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Thousands of miles away, Xiapi.
In the mansion of General Dang Kou, the red-faced general was staring at the letter in his hand, his face gloomy, and a certain kind of rage was gathering rapidly in his slightly closed eyes.
No one among the generals on the left and right dared to say a word. They all knew that Guan Yu, who seemed calm on the surface, was already burning with rage in his heart.
The letter Guan Yu held in his hand was the letter of challenge sent by Yan Liang.
It was an unprecedented and extremely arrogant challenge.
This challenge letter has only eight words:
You are defeated, but you dare to fight again!
"My general is defeated, my general is defeated..." Guan Yu stared at those four words, memories of the past flashing through his mind like a tide.
In the battle with Baima, he wanted to take Yan Liang's life with a single sword, but Yan Liang was so superb in martial arts that he failed to kill the enemy and instead attacked him and was defeated.
In the battle in Runan, Yan Liang fell into Yan Liang's strategy and was defeated again.
Guan Yu will remember these two defeats in his heart. For Guan Yu, the most shameful thing in his life was those two defeats.
However, Guan Yu confidently believed that Yan Liang's martial arts was definitely no match for him. The two defeats were not due to poor martial arts, and Yan Liang's victory was not a victory in the true sense.
Unexpectedly, Yan Liang now had no fear of Guan Yu, and actually challenged Guan Yu's dignity with this arrogant letter of challenge.
Snap——
Guan Yu tore the letter of challenge into pieces several times, and in a rage, he even started to fight against it.
On that red face, endless anger was surging, and in those red and phoenix eyes, a murderous intention as cold as a blade was shooting out.
The generals such as Guan Ping and Liao Hua below were all frightened. They had never seen Guan Yu so angry.
Guan Yu looked at the swordsman and shouted with gritted teeth: "Yan Liang, a traitor who has betrayed his master, how dare he not take me seriously. I have decided to send troops south to Huainan. I will personally behead that dog thief.
To vent the hatred in my heart!" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)