With a roar, the door fell apart and was smashed from the outside.
Dazzling light poured into the dim lobby. Zhou Yu, who was about to commit suicide, was blinded by the light for a moment and subconsciously raised his hand to block it.
Dizzy, he could only hear the sound of horse hooves and chaotic footsteps, as if a large group of soldiers and horses had broken into the lobby.
As his vision gradually became clearer, Zhou Yu slowly lowered his arm and looked up.
In the field of vision, a towering body stood in front of him like an iron tower.
The tiger-bodied general on the horse exuded a killing power all over his body. His knife-like face was filled with self-confidence that seemed to be innate, and the green dragon sword in his hand was still dripping with warm blood.
Blood.
Yan Liang stood proudly on his horse and looked down at Zhou Yu, who looked embarrassed and stunned.
For a moment, Zhou Yu was frozen there, as if he was frightened by Yan Liang's power and lost his mind.
Yan Liang only sneered and said slowly: "Zhou Yu, we finally meet."
Zhou Yu shivered all over, and suddenly regained his consciousness. Only then did he realize in surprise that the mighty enemy general in front of him must be Yan Liang.
After fighting for so many years and hating him for so many years, the enemy who had caused him repeated defeats and lost his face was now standing in front of him so confidently.
That arrogant sneer seemed to wantonly humiliate Zhou Yu's dignity. The unprecedented pain made Zhou Yu angry.
"Yan Liangpifu——"
Zhou Yu stood up unsteadily and uttered four words through gritted teeth.
Four words that Yan Liang was tired of hearing.
"Zhou Yu, do you know why you failed?" Yan Liang was not angry, but only asked coldly.
Zhou Yu's body trembled. Faced with Yan Liang's humiliating question, his face turned livid and he gritted his teeth. He didn't know how to respond.
"Because you, Zhou Yu, always like to be superior and look down on Yu Gu, Liu Biao, and Sun Quan. You people who claim to be of noble birth always think that Gu is from a humble background. Even if Gu wins every battle, you always think that Gu is just lucky.
, it is your so-called nobility that has caused you to be trampled under your feet one by one."
Yan Liang's words were not so much a satire on Zhou Yu as a self-clarification of his own aspirations.
Those arrogant words and that cold and arrogant aura shocked Zhou Yu, who was originally angry. He couldn't help but feel in a trance.
After calming down and thinking carefully, Zhou Yu had to painfully admit that what Yan Liang said was absolutely correct.
Since the Battle of Xiakou, every time after Yan Liang's victory, he, Zhou Yu, never thought that this so-called victory was just a fluke of the Hebei traitor.
Even until he learned that Yan Liang had conquered Yingtian and wiped out Jiangdong, Zhou Yu's heart was still full of contempt. He stubbornly believed that Yan Liang, a humble man, was not worthy of such a feat.
He self-righteously believed that all Yan Liang's achievements were only because Yan Liang was unscrupulous, cunning and despicable.
Now, as the winner, Yan Liang ruthlessly exposed Zhou Yu's self-deception and completely destroyed Zhou Yu's remaining self-confidence.
"Yan thief, so what if you win, I, the mighty Koto Mizuro, will never succumb to you, haha——"
Zhou Yu, who was so ashamed, suddenly started laughing like crazy.
Yan Liang remained calm, staring coldly at Zhou Yu who was laughing wildly, admiring the enemy's sad and self-deprecating laughter in despair.
Suddenly, Zhou Yu's hanging arm was raised again, and the blood-stained sword in his hand was wiped violently towards his neck.
Zhou Yu chose to commit suicide. He would rather die than be Yan Liang's prisoner or let Yan Liang enjoy the sense of accomplishment of surrendering him.
Yan Liang's eyes moved, and he instantly understood Zhou Yu's intention. Before Zhou Yu's sword was wiped against his neck, the sword on his waist was unsheathed and was thrown out like lightning.
There was a painful muffled sound, and the flying sword caught Zhou Yu's neck and penetrated his arm accurately. The strong force caused Zhou Yu to fall backwards, and actually nailed him alive.
on the wall behind me.
Zhou Yu, who was nailed to the wall, was shocked and in pain. He never expected that Yan Liang's reaction would be so fast. Before he raised his hand, he would arrive first.
"Yan Thief, if you want to kill me, please be quick. I, Zhou Yu, will never be insulted by you." Zhou Yu, who was angry and in pain, gritted his teeth and yelled.
Zhou Yu, who was in Huainan, certainly heard about how Yan Liang abused Sun Quan.
Zhou Yu did not expect that Yan Liang would be such a vengeful person, and would behead Sun Quan only after being tortured and humiliated in every possible way.
At this time, Zhou Yu was captured by Yan Liang. The reason why he was eager to commit suicide was that he was afraid that after being captured, he would suffer the same treatment as Sun Quan.
But this time, Zhou Yu guessed wrong.
The reason why Yan Liang humiliated and tortured Sun Quan in such a way was partly because he wanted to vent his revenge, but partly because Sun Quan was greedy for life and afraid of death, and even sold his mother to survive, which deeply disgusted Yan Liang.
It is precisely because of this that Yan Liangcai tortured Sun Quan even more severely.
Regarding Zhou Yu, his old enemy, Yan Liang originally planned to torture him after capturing him to vent his hatred.
However, the scene where Zhou Yu raised his sword to commit suicide proved that Zhou Yu was at least a bloody man who was not afraid of death. It was this that made Yan Liang appreciate this old enemy.
Yan Liangce immediately got a higher rank, looked down at Zhou Yu who was nailed to the wall, and said coldly: "You have been defeated by Gu's men. Whether you live or die depends entirely on Gu's mood. If you want to die, you can't help it."
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"Tie Yan, you kill me, you have the guts to kill me -"
Zhou Yu was so angry that he screamed crazily for death.
Here Zhou Yu only wanted to die, which was in sharp contrast to the time in Yuhang when Sun Quan was shameless and only wanted to live.
Yan Liang suddenly felt that the man in front of him was really pathetic. Whether it was past history or current history, he had devoted half his life to Sun Quan. Now it seemed that he was extremely pathetic.
"Come here, take him down first and keep a close eye on him." Yan Liang raised his whip and shouted.
The Tiger Guard troops on the left and right rushed up fiercely. They pulled Zhou Yu off from the wall and dragged Zhou Yu, who was covered in blood, out.
"Yan Liang, kill me if you dare, kill me -" Zhou Yu yelled at the top of his lungs, but was dragged down mercilessly by those cold soldiers.
Watching Zhou Yu being dragged down coldly, Yan Liang got off his horse and happily sat in Zhou Yu's seat.
Looking down, the bloodied soldiers in front of the hall all bowed their heads slightly. They were all frightened by Yan Liang's majesty and did not dare to look directly.
Outside the lobby, the shouts of killing gradually fell silent. Yan Liang knew that Shouchun City was already his.
In the afternoon, the smoke cleared and the battle finally ended.
Flags with the word "Yan" have been planted on the Dudu Mansion and the surrounding towers. After the death and injury of two thousand soldiers, this most important city in Huainan has finally fallen into the hands of Yan Liang.
Shortly after the capture of Shouchun, Yan Liang divided his forces into four attacks. He attacked Yangquan to the west and captured the entrance of Yingshui River to Huaihe River. He attacked Yicheng to the east and captured the entrance of Wushui River to Huaihe River.
At the same time, he divided his troops and went north to seize Ruyin, Fupo, Longkang, Ping'a and other Huaibei counties, so that Huainan and Yanliang's original Runan and Qiao counties were connected together, from west to east, from south to north, against Liu Bei
The two states of Qingyan and Yan controlled by the Qing Dynasty posed a threat.
When Yan Liang conquered Shouchun, captured Zhou Yu alive, and swept across both banks of the Huaihe River, Guan Yu was leading his 10,000 troops on the road to Xuzhou in a hurry.
Guan Yu's army first went eastward from the Huai River and rushed to Huaiyin, the seat of Guangling County. Then they went north along the Surabaya River and hurried towards the fallen city of Xiapi.
While Guan Yu was anxiously on his way, Zhang Liao's thousand cavalry, after successfully attacking Xiapi, swept half of Xuzhou.
Iron Shoe passes by Suiling and Xiaxiang in the south, Liangwei and Siwu in the north, Luxian in the west, Quyang in the east...
Within a few days, Zhang Liao sent his troops to attack in all directions and swept away all the counties near Xiapi. Everywhere he passed, the county's central treasuries and granaries were burned to the ground.
After ravaging for five full days, Lu Meng arrived at Xiapi from Haixi.
At the same time, the scouts in the south also sent back an urgent report, saying that Guan Yu's reinforcements had arrived in a hurry and were less than thirty miles away from Xiapi City.
"Guan Yu's army is finally back. Our mission has been completed. It's almost time to withdraw." Lu Meng said with a smile.
Although the sneak attack on Xiapi City was successful, the two of them had gone deep into the enemy's hinterland. At this time, Guan Yu's elite had returned, and it was obviously not a wise move to stay any longer.
Zhang Liao nodded slightly: "Then I will immediately give the order to burn down all the treasuries and granaries in Xiapi City, and then we will leave."
"It's not enough to burn down the treasury and granaries." At this time, Lu Meng shook his head, with a cold look in his eyes.
As he spoke, Lu Meng took out a silk letter from his arms and said, "At this time, the lord gave us a secret order. The lord has an order, ordering us to burn the entire Xiapi City to the ground before retreating."
Burn down the entire city of Xiapi!
Zhang Liao was startled and hurriedly opened the secret order to take a closer look. Sure enough, as Lu Meng said, Yan Liang's order was to burn Xiapi City down.
Yan Liang wanted to use a fire to burn the most prosperous and affluent city in Xuzhou to ashes as the bloodiest revenge against Guan Yu and Liu Bei.
Yan Liang also wanted to leave a mark on the hearts of Xuzhou people, making them deeply afraid of Yan Liang's killing power.
Only in this way, when he takes Xuzhou north in the future, can he frighten the Xuzhou soldiers and people who are helping Liu Bei.
Yan Liang also knew that Zhang Liao had an old relationship with Guan Yu and would be reluctant to burn down Xiapi City, which would hurt Guan Yu's face. Therefore, Yan Liang gave Lu Meng this secret order in advance.
Here is the secret order, Zhang Liao dare not disobey, he can only obey.
So, that night, Zhang Liao ordered his soldiers to drive out all the residents of Xiapi, and then set fire to all places, burning the entire Xiapi city to the ground.
After setting the fire, before daybreak, Zhang Liao, Lu Meng, and a thousand cavalry withdrew toward the west of the sea.
Half a day later, Guan Yu, who had traveled day and night, finally led his army of more than 10,000 people and arrived at Xiapi City.
But what Guan Yu saw was a city in ruins that had been burned to the ground. The thick smoke that had not dispersed seemed to be taunting him about Shanshan's late arrival.
Guan Yu was angry, so angry that his face turned red until it turned purple, and his eyes almost burst out of their sockets. (To be continued.)
