Volume 2 The Death of the Yellow Turban Chapter 74 The Bird with the Frightened Bow
After several days of siege battles, the 55,000 Yellow Turban troops under Yingyang City suffered heavy casualties, with no less than 15,000 killed and at least 5,000 wounded.
However, the situation of the Han army defending the city was even less optimistic, more than half of the 8,000 defenders were killed, and almost all of the rest were wounded, their weak bodies could fall at any time, and their tense will could collapse at any time. Zhang Liang knew this very well, so he mobilized 30,000 troops to attack the south gate of Yingyang at all costs, except for a few other feints to contain the men and horses, which was already all the mobile forces in his hands. Zhang Liang firmly believes that Yingyang can definitely be taken in one day, because the soldiers must also get a rest as soon as possible.
Zhang Liang was not wrong, he only saw through the reality of the Han army from the two points of the rotation interval of the Han army at the head of the city and the people sending grain to the city. Although he missed the arrival of the Han army reinforcements, it was not his mistake, because even Sun Jian, the Han army that was originally a reinforcement, had been surrounded, how could there be Han army reinforcements?
It was this mistake that put tens of thousands of Yellow Turban troops into a state of no return, and what made Zhang Liang even more desperate was that this reinforcement turned out to be a soldier and horse that he thought had long ceased to exist in the world.
When Zhang Liang just discovered the black-armored army that broke in from the rear, the hairs on his body immediately stood up, he was too familiar with this army, and he knew better what a terrible nemesis the general who led the troops was to him! In an instant, the most correct judgment had been made in his mind, that is, to escape!
In fact, Zhang Liang was right this time, when he dragged Peng to escape from the Chinese army, a group of soldiers and horses under the banner of "Dahan Cavalry Captain Cao" had already begun to attack the Chinese army. This made Peng Tuo, who was originally a little uncertain, almost drop his jaw in shock, and when he looked at Zhang Liang again, he was already full of gratitude. The men and horses were so cunning that they suddenly emerged from the woods outside the city, and they were taken by surprise.
By the time Huangfu Song's reinforcements arrived again, the battle was about to come to an end. On the vast battlefield, in addition to the corpses, all the Yellow Turban soldiers who fled in all directions, there were many Yellow Turban soldiers who cleverly put down their weapons and squatted on the ground waiting for the Han soldiers to surrender, they all heard that the Han army rarely slaughtered prisoners of war on the battlefield.
However, in a few areas, the fierce fighting still did not end, and groups of die-hard Taiping Dao believers were defending their last faith with their lives in order to cover the safe evacuation of the main general. Their stubborn resistance brought a certain amount of resistance to the Han army, and many Han soldiers fell on the final journey before this victory with their eyes wide open.
Nan Ying slashed the double knives like wheels, slashing out one after another, and finally cut off a thief who stopped in front of him, but he was angry to find that he had already lost the figure of Zhang Liang who he had been chasing hard.
He was furious, turned his head and shouted, "Someone! Send all the cavalry to chase me, and you must catch Zhang Liang! ”
In fact, Nan Ying did not take Zhang Liang as the first target in his heart, what he was most afraid of was still the mysterious person who appeared in the small courtyard of Xia Quyang, this person was scheming, full of wisdom, and was definitely the most terrible enemy of Nan Ying. From the time when he and Zhang Liang agreed to go to the south together, to Zhang Liang's sudden appearance near Yingyang and Yangzhai, combined with the vicious plan that almost left the main force of the Han army dead without a place to be buried, Nanying can almost determine that the mysterious person must also be in the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army at this time. It's a pity that Nanying has only heard his voice, but he doesn't know anything about his appearance, so all the answers to the mystery can only be found in Zhang Liang.
"Please rest assured, General!" Gao Feng said in a deep voice behind his back: "The last general has already sent the Heavenly Eye, although the battlefield is chaotic at this time, and the Heavenly Eye is not yet recognizable. ”
"But! As long as Zhang Liang is out of the battlefield! Gao Feng sneered confidently: "That's when his true form is revealed!" ”
"Well done!" Nan Ying nodded and laughed: "It seems that Ben will be destined to be the nemesis of the three brothers of that horn!" Haha, if you run into this general, count them unlucky! ”
"What a spirit!" Suddenly, a majestic voice came from afar, "Dare to ask this general, which Han army is the soldiers and horses who came to the aid this time?" And which general led the troops? Sun is grateful! ”
Nan Ying slowly pulled the horse's head, and looked at the person who spoke, seeing that the blood-stained robe, heroic and compelling, and claiming to be surnamed Sun, could this person be Sun Jian?
Nan Ying secretly praised in his heart, sure enough, there was no void under the fame, and he was indeed a hero, he said happily: "Could it be Sun Jian and Sun Wentai?" I have admired it for a long time, my surname is Nan, and I now live in the position of Eagle Yang Zhonglang General! ”
A look of disbelief flashed on Sun Jian's calm face, and he blurted out: "Could it be that Nanying Yang who defeated the Yellow Turban in Hebei!" Oh! The end will be polite! ”
He was suddenly surprised: "But isn't the general and General Huangfu besieged in the north of Yingyang?" How did it suddenly appear here? It all depends on the general's divine soldiers from the sky, otherwise this time it will be dangerous! ”
Nan Ying couldn't help but smile bitterly, he arched his hand and said, "Brother Sun, you are scolding the general!" I haven't thanked you for coming to the rescue, but I've put you in danger! ”
Seeing that Sun Jian also showed a puzzled look, he waved his hand and said, "I'll talk about the details later, you and I will clean up this mess first!" General Ben and General Huangfu will definitely give you a reasonable explanation! ”
Sun Jian saw that his expression was calm, and his tone was sincere, and most of his previous dissatisfaction suddenly dissipated, and he smiled and said, "Okay!" To be able to fight side by side with General Nan, the last general is fortunate! ”
Nanying suddenly saw the banner of "Dahan Riding Captain Cao" in the distance, and couldn't help but be surprised, surnamed Cao? Could it be that person?
Sun Jian followed his gaze and smiled, "What? Isn't this what General Nan led in? Look at this banner, it should be Cao Mengde, who was born as a child of eunuchs! ”
Sure enough, it was him! Nanying's eyes are bright, what a good day today! I will meet two peerless heroes in a row! What a worthwhile trip!
There was a clear eagle cry in the sky, and the southern eagle and Gao Feng looked up at the same time, only to see that the harrier eagle was hovering up and down in the southeast.
Gao Feng shouted with joy: "Zhang Liang must have been discovered!" ”
Nan Ying's heart flashed with a fierce murderous intent, and he nodded to Sun Jian and said, "This place will be handed over to General Sun." Come! Go with Ben to arrest Zhang Liang! ”
Gao Feng and Qiang Tong agreed at the same time, and led dozens of cavalry to gallop away with the Southern Eagle.
Only Sun Jian and his soldiers and horses were left in place, looking at the sky in a daze, still unknown why.
On the field, Zhang Liang and Peng Tuo were leading more than 50 cavalrymen of the Yellow Turban Army to flee frantically, when suddenly there was a dense sound of horses' hooves like rain behind them, Zhang Liang looked back, and his face couldn't help but change miserably.
It turned out that the best escape route should be the dense forest in the west, but the Han army that suddenly appeared in the forest completely blocked this passage, and Zhang Liang had no time to find Zhang Mancheng, so he and Peng Tuo led dozens of cronies to flee in the direction of Yingshui.
Zhang Liang originally thought that he could take advantage of the fierce battle between the two armies, escape dozens of miles away, and then abandon his horse and change the route, but who would have thought that the Han army would chase them all the way almost immediately when they left the battlefield.
Zhang Liang couldn't help but shudder, was he coming for himself? It shouldn't be right, he came to Yingchuan secretly, and not many people even know about it in the Yellow Turban Army, how could the Han Army know?
He looked at Yingshui, who was getting closer and closer, and suddenly his eyes were fixed on a forest by the river, and he gritted his teeth and made a gesture to Peng Tuo to stop his horse.
Peng Tuo was stunned and grabbed the reins of the horse and said, "General Rengong, why did you stop the horse?" ”
Dozens of cavalry behind him also stopped their horses.
Zhang Liang pointed to the Han cavalry that was chasing closer and closer, and said: "If we don't kill all these Han soldiers who are chasing after each other, you and I don't want to find a boat to cross the river safely!" ”
Peng Tuo's eyes lit up and said, "Not bad! They seem to be about the same number as us, so it's a good opportunity! General Rengong, what are you going to do? ”
Zhang Liangyin**: "There is a small forest on the side, and the horses and corpses are hidden inside, so that we can change the people's clothes and cross the river without hurrying!" ”
"Okay!" Peng Tuo nodded and said, "But General Rengong, I don't know where we should go after we cross the river?" ”
Zhang Liang only felt a wave of anger rushing up in his heart, and said sharply: "What did Mr. Zhi do?" That kid from Nanying is alive and well at all! It seems that Yingchuan can't stay still, after crossing the river, we immediately go to find Bocai and retreat to Qingzhou together! ”
"Qingzhou?" Peng Tuo was stunned and said: "That's Bu Ji's territory, that kid has always been not very good with us!" Will it embarrass us? ”
"Don't worry! I'm not afraid that he won't bow his head! What's more, I have asked Mr. Zhi to contact him there first, and I originally thought it was to make him move closer to Yingchuan! Zhang Liang smiled bitterly and pulled out his knife: "It's good now, but let's go to him!" Be careful, the Han army is coming up! ”
"What! It's him! Zhang Liang suddenly saw the appearance of the Han general in front of him, and couldn't help but tremble violently, almost dropping his weapon to the ground.
"General Rengong! Don't come unharmed! Nan Ying looked at Zhang Liang's pale face, and suddenly wanted to laugh out loud. Before, he saw Zhang Liang and others take the initiative to stop the horse, and he couldn't help but be suspicious in his heart, for fear that they were playing some tricks again, seeing Zhang Liang's face, Nanying suddenly realized, it turned out that Zhang Liang didn't know that he was chasing after him personally, but thought it was a soft persimmon that was easy to pinch.
Nan Ying sneered in his heart, but his tone became softer and softer: "Since Yiyang's farewell, I often miss the great sage and the general Rengong, it is better to meet each other by chance, so go back with me!" ”
"Gege" Zhang Liang suddenly trembled, and his body trembled, obviously terrified Nanying to the extreme.
Peng Tuo didn't know how powerful Nanying was, and said angrily: "The kid is so bold! Do you know me? Come and die! ”
Nanying didn't bother to look at him, and shouted: "Brothers, give it to me, don't let any of them go!" ”
"You two!" He casually pointed at Gao Feng and Qiang, "Deal with that surnamed Peng, whether you live or die!" Zhang Liang is up to me! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Liang suddenly turned around and fled without saying a word, and his body stretched out and swept straight towards the woods by the river.
Nanying was stunned, could it be that this Zhang Liang was really so afraid of himself? Even when the number of people is close, they don't dare to give it a go! Nan Ying clearly remembered that in Yiyang City back then, this Liang and Dan Chenzi each went all out, and the fight was inseparable, and they still had a lot of effort!
Nan Ying didn't know that he killed seven Taiping Dao commanders in Yiyang City, and soon injured Zhang Jiao, and even won a big victory in the Battle of the Yellow Turban, killing the Yellow Turban generals in fear, and even Zhang Bao died in his hands. All this has been deeply seared into Zhang Liang's heart, turning into a nightmare from time to time, making Zhang Liang unable to sleep at night. Now that the two are facing each other, how can they not be scattered?
Facing this biggest nemesis and strong enemy in his life, Zhang Liang has completely become a frightened bird.
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