On the top of the city, Zhao Yun stood tall with a silver spear in hand, a look of confidence on his handsome face.
"The general is really good at predicting events. As expected, that Yan thief knows how to use rockets today. With the general here, that Yan thief can't even think of breaking through our Baima City." The subordinates on the left and right lost no time in praising Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun didn't have a trace of arrogance, he just said calmly: "Yan Liang is unparalleled in wisdom and courage, so we should not underestimate him. Today his plan failed, but there will definitely be more clever plans in the future. You must not underestimate the enemy."
The sergeants on the left and right didn't pay much attention to Zhao Yun's warning. They just waved their swords and guns and showed off their power to the Chu army outside the city.
Outside the city, the officers and soldiers of the Chu army gritted their teeth with hatred as they looked at the clamoring enemies on the city. They all asked Yan Liang to fight and wanted to attack Baima.
Yan Liang said, "Don't be impatient for a moment. Each of your lives is the precious wealth of Da Chu. The king will not let you die in vain."
After suppressing the angry emotions of the generals, Yan Liang said to Zhou Cang again: "Zifeng, go to the top of the city to shout and ask him if Zhao Yun dares to leave the city and ride alone with the king for a while."
Yan Liang admired Zhao Yun very much and wanted to surrender this perfect general. Now that Baima is an isolated city, Yan Liang wanted to persuade Zhao Yun personally to see if he could convince this general.
Zhou Cang obeyed the order, took off his weapons and armor, and galloped forward until he arrived at the south gate of Baima.
When Zhao Yun saw an unarmed enemy cavalry approaching, he knew it must be Yan Liang's envoy, so as usual, he did not order to shoot him with arrows.
Zhou Cang went straight to the moat and shouted loudly: "Listen Zhao Zilong from the city, my king wants to meet you alone, do you dare to leave the city for a while?"
Solo meeting!
Zhao Yun pondered for a moment and said loudly: "Reply to the king of your family. We will meet him whenever we meet. How can you be afraid of him?"
"General Zhao is really brave." Zhou Cang cupped his hands and flew back.
Zhou Cang returned to the formation and reported to Yan Liang Zhao Yun's reply that he was willing to meet alone.
Yan Liang then sat on a red rabbit horse, carrying a green dragon sword, and planned to ride out into battle alone.
At this time, Pang Tong advised: "Your Majesty, that Zhao Yun Wu Yilun, your Majesty is bound to the country, so you should not put yourself in danger."
"You only know that Zhao Yun's martial arts are superb. Have you forgotten the king's skills since he has been in battle for a long time?" Yan Liang snorted slightly, and his pride suddenly appeared.
Pang Tong and others were shocked, and then suddenly remembered that their own king also had superb martial arts. There were very few people in the world who could compete with him.
Although Zhao Yun is brave, if he fights alone, he will never be able to defeat their King of Chu.
Everyone then relaxed a little and no longer tried to persuade, but just stood ready.
Yan Liang then used the red rabbit horse to drag the Qinglong sword diagonally, and under the gaze of tens of thousands of soldiers, he walked slowly forward to the battle, one man and one horse.
After a while, Yan Liang reined up his horse and held his sword. He stopped within a stone's throw of the enemy city.
He was as tall as an iron tower, proud and fearless, and his razor-sharp eyes scanned the city from a distance.
Such a majestic aura made the Yan army on the city look at it, and everyone was secretly terrified by it.
On the top of the city, Zhao Yun's expression changed slightly when he saw Yan Liang's momentum, and he felt a bit of respect.
"General, I heard that Yan Liang is so good at martial arts that even General Guan is no match for him. Isn't it too risky for General to go out of the city alone?" the subordinates on the left and right advised him.
Zhao Yun said in a deep voice: "Yan Liang rode here alone, which shows that he is very brave and powerful. If I don't leave the city for a while, I won't be laughed at."
After that, Zhao Yun did not listen to the persuasion and went down to the city with his gun.
The city gate slowly opened, the suspension bridge slowly lowered, Zhao Yun sat on a white horse, carrying a silver gun, and rode out of the city single-handedly.
After a while, Zhao Yun also reined in his horse and was within a stone's throw of the Chu army. The two of them were five steps apart, reining in their horses and facing each other.
"Zhao Zilong, long time no see." Yan Liang, as the king of a country, just nodded to him.
Zhao Yun clasped his fists and returned the salute: "It is Yun's good fortune to have the honor to see His Highness's face today."
"Zhao Zilong, the king is not a person who likes nonsense. I just want to ask you today, have you thought clearly about what the king mentioned to you back then?" Yan Liang got straight to the point and brought up the old things again.
Zhao Yun's figure was slightly shaken, and in his mind, the scene of the battle between the Liang Kingdom could not help but appear.
Of course, Zhao Yun will not forget the time he met Yan Liang in front of the formation. Yan Liang directly accused Liu Bei of being a disobedient man and wanted to recruit Zhao Yun to surrender.
Zhao Yun at that time, of course refused, but now Zhao Yun was in a daze for a moment.
"The King of Yan treats Yun well, how can Yun dare to betray him? Yun can only accept His Highness's wishes." Zhao Yun did not appear to be righteous and awe-inspiring, but politely refused Yan Liang's offer of surrender.
If it had been Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, or even the new generals of Yan State today, if they had not really wanted to surrender, and faced Yan Liang's surrender, I am afraid they would have been righteous and generous to show their love for Liu Bei.
loyalty.
Zhao Yun, on the other hand, was neither angry nor anxious, as calm as water.
This indifferent and calm quality of Zhao Yun is exactly what Yan Liang admires.
However, Yan Liang was not angry, and only sneered: "Zhao Zilong, you are also a perceptive person. You should also be able to see Liu Bei's actions over the years. This person is completely a hypocritical, selfish hypocrite.
, it doesn’t matter if you don’t surrender to the king, at least you have to admit this.”
Zhao Yun's heart was shaken, and his sword eyebrows were slightly condensed. With that expression, it was obvious that Yan Liang had hit a painful spot.
After the defeat of the Liang Kingdom in the First World War, Liu Bei first wrote a letter of divorce and abandoned his wretched wife in exchange for Yan Liang's withdrawal. Later, he used various disgraceful means to steal the Yuan family's empire, and even tried to win people's hearts in the previous series.
, He did not hesitate to summon the souls of the Xiongnu captives...
Zhao Yun saw all of Liu Bei's hypocritical deeds.
Back then, Zhao Yun abandoned Gongsun Zan and resolutely followed Liu Bei because he took a fancy to Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence and righteousness. After so many years and experiencing so many things, Zhao Yun has discovered that the real Liu Bei is completely different from the apparent Liu Bei.
different.
"Yan Liang is right, King Yan is indeed that kind of person!"
Such a voice suddenly echoed in Zhao Yun's mind, and for almost an instant, Zhao Yun was about to blurt out and admit what Yan Liang said.
However, when the words came to his lips, Zhao Yun suddenly woke up.
As a minister of Yan, how could he admit it even if King Yan really did what Yan Liang said?
Zhao Yun swallowed the truth abruptly and said calmly: "If those who fight for the world do not use some means and use some false names, how can they win the hearts of the people? Your Highness, are you not also called a tyrant by the world? Do you dare to admit it?
Is it true that you are a tyrant?"
Zhao Yun asked back, as if he wanted to use this to suppress Yan Liang's sarcasm.
Yan Liang laughed and said disapprovingly: "What is there that I dare not admit? It doesn't matter that the king is a tyrant. The king still likes those mediocre people in the world and calls the king a tyrant."
Zhao Yun was stunned at this moment, with an incredible look in his eyes.
Since ancient times, any king does not like the world to respect him as a wise king. Even those faint kings who know that they are doing all kinds of evil have to force their subjects to respect them as a wise king.
But the Yan Liang in front of him was different from all the kings. He actually regarded being a tyrant as an honor.
Incredible and incomprehensible!
"The king is cruel and ruthless to those enemies. The king likes to slaughter foreigners. The king even likes to possess the wives and daughters of his enemies. Whoever dares to go against the king will be merciless to them. If this is what the world calls a tyrant, the king will accept it happily.
.”
Yan Liang used the most straightforward words and proudly promoted his various "atrocities".
Zhao Yun was increasingly shocked. Although he disagreed with Yan Liang's actions, he secretly admired Yan Liang's frankness.
Yan Liang continued: "But it is strange to say that the king is so cruel, but the territory is getting bigger and bigger. Every one of his soldiers is willing to fight to the death for the king. The people are also extremely grateful. The ministers are even more loyal to their duties and do not rise up to overthrow.
Do you think these people are strange about the king's tyranny? Do they all willingly accept the rule of the tyrant king?"
Zhao Yun was speechless and had no words to respond to what Yan Liang heard.
Over the years, Zhao Yun has gained a deep understanding of Yan Liang's actions, and his understanding of Yan Liang has long been different from what others say.
Zhao Yun knew very well that Yan Liang was indeed extremely cruel to his enemies, but on the contrary, Yan Liang was extremely kind to the people under his rule, and he also had clear rewards and punishments for his military officials.
In other words, for those who are loyal to Yan Liang, Yan Liang will be as warm as spring to them.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun couldn't help but think of what Liu Bei had done.
Liu Bei has always been under the banner of benevolence to the people, but since Liu Bei captured Hebei, in order to win the support of the powerful families in Hebei, his strategy of governing the country was the same as that of Yuan Shao.
In the country of Yan under the rule of Liu Bei, the powerful people of the family were indulged in, and the powerful people were treated with light corvee and weak service, but the common people were taxed heavily.
What's more, what Zhao Yun couldn't accept was that Liu Bei actually held sacrifices to summon the spirits of the Huns. Since the Han Dynasty, no king had ever done such a thing.
On the contrary, the Yan Liang in front of him slaughtered the Huns in Hedong, and massacred and suppressed the Nanyi when he was in Yizhou. He was not merciless at all when killing these barbarians.
After various comparisons, Zhao Yun actually knew in his heart that Yan Liang, the tyrant, was actually the real wise king of the world.
The so-called name of tyrant is actually nothing more than a deliberate slander by those hypocrites.
After pondering for a long time, Zhao Yun sighed: "Your Highness is upright and courageous. Although Yun is a member of the enemy country, he has to admit that His Highness is indeed a true hero."
It is really not easy to get such a comment from Zhao Yun.
A sense of pride emerged on Yan Liang's face, and he said happily: "As the saying goes, heroes cherish heroes, Zilong is also a true hero in the eyes of the king. If this is the case, why doesn't Zilong leave Liu Bei, the hypocrite, and surrender to the king, the true hero?
If you help me, why should I worry about the injustice in the world?"