Chapter 542: Yan Liang's prestige, shocking Shu people
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Although Lingbao's martial arts is not as good as Zhang Ren, the most famous general in Shu, his martial arts can be regarded as first-rate in Shu.
Lingbao, who didn't know Huang Zhong, didn't take Huang Zhong into his eyes at all, so he thought that although the army was defeated now, if he could behead a general of the Yan army, he would be able to restore some of the defeat.
The silver spear in his hand shot out like lightning, carrying the power of his life, and went straight to Huang Zhong's face.
Huang Zhong was stabbed at an angle, but a sneer flashed across his old face.
A general like a local chicken or a tile-dog dares to compete with me for supremacy!
In disdain, Huang Zhong was angry and powerful, and the sword in his hand came first, covering the sky with blood mist, and with overwhelming force, he beheaded him head-on.
The fierce blade cut as fast as the wind, and it struck like lightning before Lingbao's spear could strike.
Blood splattered and there was a muffled groan.
Lingbao, who passed by the wrong horse, had his eyes wide open, as if he had seen the most incredible thing in his life.
And his body had a bloody streak diagonally split from his right shoulder to under his left rib.
The blood streaks became wider and wider, and in the blink of an eye, the upper half of Lingbao's body slid down diagonally.
Kill the enemy with one sword.
After beheading the general, Huang Zhong showed great power, and with his bloody sword, he slashed unscrupulously at the frightened Shu army around him.
The Shu army, which had lost its leader, was so frightened that it ran away like a rat crossing the street, covering its head in the ravine.
At this time, the left-wing ambush troops commanded by Gan Ning had also broken out.
Gan Ning drove his horse down and ran straight towards the big flag with the word "Deng" in it. Under the downcast flag, Shu general Deng Xianzheng was running for his life.
Gan Ning rode his horse like the wind, his two halberds danced out of the iron curtains, like a meat grinder, mercilessly strangling the hasty Shu soldiers.
The half-red iron body, surrounded by an iron curtain, headed straight for Deng Xian.
Deng Xian's way was blocked, and he had no choice but to raise his sword to block it.
The two riders collided with each other, and their halberds and swords struck each other instantly.
Bang bang bang——
The moment the wrong horse came to him, Gan Ning's ape-like arms flew up and he actually made three moves in a row.
Those three moves that were faster than lightning overwhelmed Deng Xian. Before he could see clearly how Gan Ning used the third move, he felt a sudden chill on his neck.
A thin line of blood appeared on Deng Xian's neck.
Then, the blood filament expanded rapidly, and in the blink of an eye it was like an everted fish lip, and large streams of blood surged outwards.
Deng Xian groaned, covered his bleeding neck, and fell down under the horse.
One old and one young, two Yan Jun tiger generals, each killed an enemy general. The two generals, with their great power, drove the soldiers under their command like wolves driving sheep, killing the frightened Shu army wantonly.
At this time, Yan Yan, who had pretended to be defeated, also led his army back and formed a three-sided siege against the defeated Shu army.
On the mountainside, Yan Liang stood on horseback, watching from a distance these fierce generals, charging unstoppably and killing the enemies wantonly. The look of relief on his face grew stronger and stronger.
"It seems that in this battle to defeat Shu, it is indeed right to bring Han Sheng and Xing Ba with us."
Looking at the victory of his army at the foot of the mountain, Yan Liang was relieved and moved to blood. He immediately pointed the Qinglong knife and urged the remaining soldiers and horses to kill them all down the mountain and join the team that was chasing the Shu army.
Thirty thousand Yan troops came from all directions to attack and kill only a comparable number of Shu troops. They were killed until ghosts cried and wolves howled, corpses lay on pillows, and the entire valley road was blocked.
Zhang Ren, who was fighting alone, did not care about other generals, let alone the soldiers under his command. He just desperately fled northward for his life.
Zhang Ren, who was bathed in blood and armed with several arrows, rushed out of the valley before Yan Jun blocked the entrance of the valley.
When Zhang Ren looked back, he saw that the entrance of the valley had been cut off by Yan's army's cavalry, and his remaining soldiers, numbering in the tens of thousands, were all cut off in the valley.
Zhang Ren, who was frightened and uncontrollable, did not dare to stay. He could only lead more than 10,000 defeated troops along the Fushui River towards the life-threatening fleeing general in Fucheng.
Before the setting sun set in the west, the battle finally ended.
In other words, an unprecedented killing has come to an end.
The blood that had gathered on the entire valley path had soaked the ground into mud, and the piles of corpses had made the entire valley path thicker.
The crowd of crows screamed in joy and flew down, happily enjoying the feast.
Under the bloody setting sun, the entire valley became as terrifying as a Shura field.
Nearly 13,000 Shu troops fell into an ambush and died in the siege, while more than 7,000 troops surrendered.
Of the 30,000 Shu troops, less than 10,000 fled back to Fucheng in panic.
After a great victory, Yan Liang cleaned up the mess and led an army of nearly 40,000 people to rush towards Fucheng in a mighty manner.
In the afternoon of the next day, Yan Liang's army arrived at the front line of Fucheng, and set up camp south of Fucheng and on the banks of the Fushui River, preparing to launch a large-scale attack on Fucheng.
At this moment, in Fucheng, only Zhang Ren was left alone, along with his 20,000 terrified troops.
Zhang Ren had already lost most of the 40,000-strong army that came with great momentum. Zhang Ren, who was so angry and ashamed, no longer dared to fight Yan Liang head-on. He could only defend Fucheng while sending people to Chengdu with a flying horse. Call for help.
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One day later, news of Fucheng's defeat reached Chengdu.
In the blink of an eye, the entire city of Chengdu was shocked by this bad news, and all the people in the city fell into panic.
"Zhang Ren is our number one general in Shu. Even he was defeated by Yan Liang. How is this possible?"
"I heard that Zhang Ren had 40,000 soldiers and horses, but Yan Liang only had 30,000 troops and was defeated. He could defeat 40,000 men against 30,000 men. This Yan Liang must be so powerful!"
"It seems that this Yan Liang is really just like the rumors. He is a descendant from heaven. With our state pastor's virtue, it is surprising that we can stop him."
"It is rumored that Yan Liang brutally killed Sun Quan and Zhou Yu after he captured them. I am afraid that our state pastor will not be able to escape this time."
"If Yan Liang attacks Chengdu, won't our people suffer? But what should we do?"
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Throughout the city of Chengdu, rumors were spreading and people were in constant panic. All the people in the city fell into a deep fear of Yan Liang.
There was a deathly silence in the lobby of the state capital.
Liu Zhang, who was sitting in the seat, was holding the battle report in his hand, which was trembling slightly, and his seemingly loyal face was distorted by fear.
All the civil and military officials below the steps looked gloomy, bowed their heads and remained silent, and they were all deeply afraid.
"Today, Zhang Ren was defeated in Fucheng. He lost more than half of his troops and lost two generals, Lingbao and Deng Xian. The power of Fucheng is now in danger. What strategies do you have to deal with it?"
Liu Zhang almost cried in a cry, asking for help from the civil and military officials in front of the hall.
But when everyone responded to him, there was still silence.
Liu Zhang had no choice but to turn his eyes to Wu Yi, asking him for advice.
It was Wu Yi who recommended Zhang Ren and Li Yan to lead the army to block Yan Jun's offensive.
Today, Li Yan clings to his capital without losing anything, and is able to keep the south of Chengdu safe, but Zhang Ren suffers a disastrous defeat, putting the north of Chengdu in danger.
At least Li Yan came in handy for the two people recommended by Wu Yi. At this moment, Liu Zhang could only turn to his in-law for help.
Wu Yi could no longer keep silent, so he coughed a few times, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, I think that Zhang Ren's defeat was due to him underestimating the enemy in the battle. Now my lord can send more troops to Fucheng and give Zhang Ren a strict order."
If we can't hold on, as long as we can hold on until Yan's army runs out of food, we will be able to retreat without a fight."
At this point, Wu Yi could only come up with this strategy.
Before Liu Zhang expressed his opinion on this, someone else sneered when he came up with another idea.
"Which city in Shouchun, Yingtian, or Jiangling is not stronger than Fucheng? Does Ziyuan think that Yan Liang's attack can be resisted by just relying on the strong city defense?"
Everyone looked around and saw that the person who poured cold water on him was none other than Xu Jing, a great celebrity in the world.
Xu Jing's sarcastic words immediately caused Liu Zhang's confidence to suddenly drop again.
Yes, Yan Liang has never been troubled in a fortified battle. None of the fortified cities mentioned by Xu Jing has ever been troubled by Yan Liang.
After all, Fucheng is not a sword pavilion, and powerful passes such as Baishui Pass are just a county town. It is not a foolproof strategy to block Yan Liang's troops.
Being ridiculed, Wu Yi couldn't help frowning and asked: "Mr. Xu, tell me, besides holding on to Fucheng, is there any other way to prevent Yan's army from retreating?"
"This..." Xu Jing was choked, with an embarrassed look on his face. He could only sit and talk, and he could make sarcastic remarks, but he had no plan to defeat the enemy.
The lobby once again fell into deathly silence.
Liu Zhang's face was pale, and the civil and military officials below him had big beads of sweat rolling down their foreheads one after another.
Just when Liu Zhang was in dire straits and had nothing to do, his son Liu Xun suddenly rushed in from outside.
To be precise, he walked in in a hurry with a complicated expression.
"Father, something big happened in Hanzhong?" Liu Xun shouted excitedly.
"What big thing can happen in Hanzhong? Isn't it Cao Cao's attack on Zhang Lu?" Liu Zhang didn't seem too interested.
At this time, how to capture Zhang Lu in Hanzhong was no longer on his mind. At the moment, Liu Zhang only cared about how to protect his three-thirds of an acre of land.
"Then Cao Cao forced seven tribes of Di people to surrender and captured Wudu County. After all his worries were relieved, he divided his army into two groups, one going through Xiegu and the other along Chencang Road to attack Hanzhong."
"Zhang Lu was frightened, so he appointed Ma Chao as his general and ordered him to lead his army to resist Cao Cao. However, for some unknown reason, Zhang Lu actually killed his father Ma Teng, and Ma Chao became angry and led more than ten thousand troops to Ma Nan.
He fled to Baishui Pass and declared that he would surrender to his father. Gao Huai, the guard of Baishui Pass, immediately sent a message on a flying horse and sent the news to Chengdu."
When Liu Xundao broke the news, everyone present was shocked.
And the originally deathly silence was shattered by Liu Xun's words in the blink of an eye.
Liu Zhang's face was full of surprise, as if he couldn't believe his ears.
After being stunned for a long time, Liu Zhang murmured in surprise: "You... you mean, Xiliang Jinmachao is going to return... to surrender to me?"
"Yes, father, Ma Chao is going to surrender to father!"
At this time, Liu Xun's face was full of ecstasy, with such an excited and excited expression, as if he had picked up a huge sum of money for no reason. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! )
