Ling Yan never said anything again, because his mind was in a state of extreme confusion - before leaving, his prediction was to capture Juye City, at least to inflict heavy losses on the enemy, but he never expected that he would be defeated so quickly! When the Yellow Turban Army's defense was at its weakest, it was killed so badly by the enemy!

However, there was at least one comfort in Ling Yan's heart: he was not as cruel as Colonel Zuo, and no matter what time he arrived, he still retained a bit of humanity in his heart. He firmly believes in the idiom www.biquge.info "more help for the righteous and less help for the unjust".

But no matter what, Ling Yan had to admit that he still failed this time, although Colonel Zuo did not go out of the city to cover the killing, but with his little strength, it was quite not easy to hold the city. In terms of the comparison of troops alone, Ling Yan, who thought he had an absolute advantage, was defeated by Colonel Zuo again, how could this make Ling Yan not depressed!

Ling Yan was thinking about why there was such a result tonight all the way, probably because he was too attentive, and he didn't even notice that he had returned to the camp, or Lu Gong behind him reminded: "General Yan, are we going back to Zhongzhai?" ”

was asked by Lu Gong like this, and Ling Yan woke up: it turned out that he had already arrived in Qianzhai.

"Well, let's go back to Zhongzhai." Ling Yan said weakly.

Lu Gong got off the horse, found a horse from Qianzhai and rode up.

Yang Feng saw Ling Yan leading his troops back, and was about to ask what the results of the battle were, but when he saw that Ling Yan and the others had that kind of depression on their faces, he guessed the result, stepped forward and asked Zhang Yi in a low voice: "General Zhang, siege the city...... Failed? ”

Zhang Yi sighed and nodded.

Ling Yan didn't stop to rest for a while, nor did he say hello to Yang Feng, he rode his horse and continued to walk forward.

You Heng came to the front and asked Ling Yan, "Virtuous brother...... These people ......"

Ling Yan waved his hand: "Just let them stay here." ”

After You Heng went to instruct Yang Feng to settle these people, he followed Ling Yan back to Zhongzhai.

As soon as Ling Yan returned to the camp, he dismounted and waved to the soldiers behind him: "Everyone go back and rest." With that, he returned to his tent without looking back.

After sitting down in the tent, Ling Yan held his head in both hands, frowned, and stared at the bed in a daze-when he was just defeated, he probably didn't have time to think about anything else because of the urgency of the situation, so he didn't feel anything; But the more time passed, the more he felt that this battle was simply inexplicable!

Ling Yan suddenly felt tired, he really didn't want to stay in this Three Kingdoms era anymore, he felt that he was not suitable to stay here at all, let alone a general, and not suitable to lead troops to fight! How he wished he could go back to modern times! Even if he is asked to take a few more exams, he is willing!

"Alas-" Ling Yan sighed helplessly, and then asked the soldiers outside the tent to bring him a bowl of wine.

The soldier answered, and after a while, the wine was brought in, but it was not brought in by the soldier, but Zuo Ci.

When Ling Yan saw Zuo Ci coming in, he smiled reluctantly: "National Teacher, you haven't slept so late?" ”

Zuo Ci put the wine in front of Ling Yan, and then sat down: "General Yan, the defeat of the army is a normal thing, so don't bother too much. ”

Ling Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, then picked up the wine bowl and drank it all.

"The thief was originally the general of the Yellow Turban Army, and if he broke him, it would be like destroying his pillars. If it was so easy, the thief army would have been slaughtered by the imperial court. Zuo Ci comforted.

After Ling Yan drank a bowl of wine, he heard Zuo Ci's words again, and felt a little better in his heart. He thought about it, Zuo Ci was right, if it was really so easy to defeat the Yellow Turban Army, the imperial court would not have to edict these warlords to crusade against them.

"National Teacher, I'm not bothered by the defeat in this battle," Ling Yan looked bitter, "I just think that this is the time when Colonel Zuo is the weakest, and I thought it would be easy to take Juye City...... It turned out to be defeated by dozens of soldiers of Colonel Zuo......"

Zuo Ci nodded and said, "The soldiers under Colonel Zuo are really powerful...... It is not a lie, this one person is enough to have 100 soldiers under the command of the enemy general. ”

Ling Yan also had to admit: "Yes...... It's really amazing......" he said, his expression became even more dull, "Then how can I break through Juno Castle......

Zuo Ci thought for a while, hesitated and said, "There is a way, but I don't know if it's feasible......"

Ling Yan was very happy, and hurriedly asked, "National Teacher, please speak!" ”

Zuo Ci said: "The thieves all have internal qi in their bodies, and they rely on this skill to defend the city...... A certain conjecture is that if you attack it with the 'poison of blood', I don't know if you can break its internal qi. ”

After Zuo Ci's reminder, Ling Yan suddenly realized, and his face was extremely excited: "Ah! That's right! How did I forget this! What the national teacher said was that he was taught before...... Yuan Cheng's kind of poison, right? ”

Zuo Ci nodded: "Exactly." ”

Ling Yan thought of this method, his face immediately became excited, and he said to himself, "Hmm! That's right! Alas! How did you forget this! Colonel Zuo's soldiers all have internal qi in their bodies, isn't it just right to use this 'blood poison'! After speaking, he looked at Zuo Ci again and said happily, "National teacher!" It's a good idea! As long as those soldiers of Colonel Zuo lose their internal energy, then they will be no different from ordinary soldiers! It's very easy to deal with! ”

Zuo Ci nodded, and then his expression became a little hesitant: "Although this poison can consume the internal qi in the body, it is unknown whether it can adapt to the internal qi of those thieves...... Besides, there are more than 100 soldiers in Zuo Colonel, how to poison them one by one? ”

Ling Yan stood up excitedly: "National Teacher rest assured!" As long as I can make this poison, I have a way to poison it! That kind of poison is exactly against those who have internal qi, and it must be effective against those soldiers! Great, great! After speaking, Ling Yan happily walked around the tent.

"Okay, I'll go collect medicine and make poison tomorrow." Zuo Ci stood up and arched his hand.

"Hmmm! Well! Ling Yan nodded violently, "It's better for the national teacher to make more, the more the merrier!" ”

Zuo Ci agreed and withdrew.

The more Ling Yan thought about it, the happier he became, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud, and scolded himself in his heart: Alas! I'm so stupid! Why did you forget this method! Great, Colonel Zuo's most proud soldier will all be "scrapped" now! Ha ha......

As soon as he imagined the scene where Colonel Zuo commanded the soldiers to send internal air waves, but those soldiers couldn't do it, Ling Yan couldn't help laughing, and the haze of defeat he had just experienced was swept away.

The stone in his heart fell to the ground, Ling Yan suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, as soon as his spirit relaxed, he suddenly felt tired, and after a while, he fell asleep deeply.

At noon the next day, Wen Ping entered Ling Yan's tent, clenched his fists and apologized: "General Yan, the general was not inferior at the end of yesterday, and if you offend the general, I hope the general will bear with me." ”

Ling Yan smiled and waved his hand generously: "General Wen really thinks too much, how can I blame the general!" What the general said yesterday was right, it was all my fault, I once again underestimated the strength of Colonel Zuo, and also underestimated the Yellow Turban soldiers under him, which led to the defeat of the army...... After I came back to reflect, I was about to go to you, General Wen, but I didn't expect you to come to me first, hehe......"

Wen Ping's face first had a strange expression, and then turned into a confused look.

The strange thing about Wen Ping was that what he said last night was just that he hoped that Ling Yan would return to the city again, but he didn't mention underestimating anything, so the content of Ling Yan's apology to him made him feel a little bit of a donkey's lips and a horse's mouth, so he felt a little strange, and he was about to ask for an explanation, but he found that Ling Yan was smiling, not at all like the main general who had just been defeated, so he began to be confused again.

Ling Yan also noticed the change in Wen Ping's expression, and said with a smile: "General Wen, you are a fierce general, and just talking about internal qi, the general can also be in charge alone...... It's just that compared with the Yellow Turban soldiers of Colonel Zuo, our soldiers are like driving dogs and sheep to fight with tigers and leopards, all of which are fat in their mouths......"

Wen Ping listened carefully and nodded slowly. He also had to admit that what Ling Yan said was the truth.

Ling Yan then said with a smile: "Although General Wen is brave, it is not a problem for the enemy to have dozens of Yellow Turban soldiers on the left side, but the soldiers of our army do not have this ability. ”

Wen Ping thought for a moment and said, "What General Yan said is ...... Although the last general was not talented, it was just that the Yellow Turban thieves wanted to close the city gate at that time, and the last general thought that they were running out of internal qi and couldn't resist so they closed the gate, so they wanted to attack and kill them......"

Ling Yan nodded: "I understand the general's thoughts, and I also like the general's bravery." It's just that I don't think those Yellow Turban soldiers should close the door because their internal qi is exhausted, I don't think their internal qi is only a little bit, and I don't know if the internal qi will be exhausted, I think they closed the door because they want to launch the 'Flame Stone'...... Even if the general breaks down the door and rushes in, only the general can enter, and our soldiers, once they enter, will be completely wiped out...... Later, didn't you hear Colonel Zuo's laughter, in fact, he has always been at the head of the city, if the general enters the city, I am afraid it will be disadvantageous. ”

Ling Yan's words not only illustrate the facts, but also "flatter" Wenpin, killing two birds with one stone.

Wen Ping thought about it, nodded, and agreed: "What General Yan said is extremely ...... The last general is really unplanned, and he almost missed another big thing. ”

Ling Yan smiled: "Hehe, in fact, the person who made the mistake is me, and I have nothing to do with the general." Although I have no way to recover from the defeat caused by underestimating Colonel Zuo, I already have a way to make up for my mistakes, that is, to deal with those Yellow Turban soldiers of Colonel Zuo. ”

Wen Ping was overjoyed: "What can the general do?" ”

Ling Yan told Wen Ping about the "poison of blood" that Zuo Ci said.

When Ling Yan suffered from the "poison of blood" that day, Wen Ping was also beside him, and later went to Langya Kingdom, and Wen Ping always followed, but Ling Yan didn't tell Wen Ping what this poison was at that time.

After hearing this, Wen Ping was very happy: "Excellent! With this method, just make the left school complain! Ha ha! ”

Ling Yan nodded: "The general will wait here for a while, and then I will call General Kuai, General You, and discuss how to implement it together." ”

Wen Ping hurriedly said: "The last general is vulgar, so I won't delay the general's deliberations." ”

Ling Yan hurriedly made a gesture of retention, and then called the soldiers outside the tent and asked them to invite Kuai Liang and You Heng.

After a while, the two of them came to Ling Yan's tent.

Ling Yan briefly told them what he thought.

After hearing this, You Heng was overjoyed: "The plan set up by the virtuous brother is very good!" What Colonel Zuo is relying on now is only those more than 100 Yellow Turban thieves, as long as his internal qi is eliminated, then Colonel Zuo will have no choice! ”

Kuai Liang also said: "The plan is a good plan, but I don't know how the general will implement it?" ”

Ling Yan said while thinking about it: "Now the military situation is urgent, and General Yu's illness does not allow us to delay time, so I want to lead my troops to attack the city as soon as the national division makes poison." ”

Kuai Liang said: "It's a siege, how to poison those thieves?" ”

Before Ling Yan could speak, Wen Ping rushed to speak: "This is easy to do!" Just leave it to the last general! ”

Kuai Liang turned to ask Wen Ping: "What does General Wen want?" ”

Wen Ping said: "A certain rate of 500 archers, just smear the poison on the arrows, and then use the bow and arrow to shoot those yellow turban thieves!" ”

After hearing this, Kuai Liang frowned slightly and did not speak.

Ling Yan thought for a moment and said, "I've thought about this method, but I don't think it's feasible. ”

"Why?" Wen Ping said strangely.

Ling Yan said: "If you shoot them with a bow and arrow, I don't know if you can successfully shoot them." If those Yellow Turban soldiers had internal air waves, they might have died first, and they would have been archers; Second, even if I hit a few soldiers, it won't have much effect, my purpose is to poison all the Yellow Turban soldiers under Colonel Zuo, if Colonel Zuo only sends a few soldiers to stand at the head of the city, then the archery will have no effect. ”

After hearing this, Wen Ping nodded unconsciously.

Kuai Liang also said: "General Yan is right, shooting the enemy with arrows is not the best strategy. ”

You Heng thought for a moment and asked Ling Yan, "Brother Xian, that 'Blood Poison' only has an effect when it enters the body?" ”

Ling Yan nodded: "Yes, it must enter the body, or touch the wound." ”

You Heng thought about it again: "That...... Is it effective to introduce poison into the body with food? ”

Ling Yan pondered for a moment: "Hmm...... It should work, right? After speaking, Ling Yan realized, "Ah! What do you mean by poisoning the meals of those soldiers of Colonel Zuo? ”

You Heng nodded and said, "If possible, this is the best." ”

Wen Ping continued: "This is the best, but how can we have the opportunity to poison the enemy's food? ”

You Heng thought about it again, and then said to Ling Yan: "Brother Xian, do you remember those people, who are still in the former village?" ”

"Well, how?" Ling Yan didn't quite understand what You Heng meant.

Kuai Liang reacted first and looked at You Heng: "The meaning of Zhengping is that you want to ask those people, are there any people who are close to the enemy army?" ”

You Heng nodded: "The rice and meat needed by the thief army are all scavenged from the people, and their food may also be prepared by the people. ”

Ling Yan was very happy: "Okay! Then it's troublesome for your eldest brother, and I'll go to Qianzhai to inquire in a while. ”

You Heng nodded and agreed, "Well, okay." After speaking, he thought about it again, and then asked Ling Yan again, "Brother Xian, when you were poisoned that day, how was the state of internal qi in your body?" Is this poison effective? ”

Ling Yan said while recalling: "At that time, I only felt unwell in my body, and as soon as I used my internal qi, I felt that my internal qi was consumed a lot, and I couldn't transport my internal qi out of my hands. ”

You Heng asked again, "What...... If the thief soldier was poisoned by this poison, when would the virtuous brother use up all his internal qi as far as he could see? ”

Ling Yan thought for a moment and said, "According to my feelings, if you force them to use internal qi, it will be effective immediately. ”

You Heng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and ask the people." With that, he took his leave.

After Ling Yan discussed with Wen Ping and Kuai Liang again, the two also left.

In the evening, You Heng came to Ling Yan's tent again, and as soon as he saw Ling Yan, he immediately said, "Brother Xian, I have already asked those people. ”

Ling Yan saw that You Heng's expression showed joy, and his heart was very happy: "Brother You, how is the result?" ”

You Heng smiled and said, "Sure enough, as the virtuous brother expected, one of the people said that his son was in charge of food in Juye City. ”

Ling Yan's heart blossomed: "Great! Now we've succeeded more than half of our strategy! ”

You Heng also smiled and said: "This is a traitor who dies in the sky, no matter how brave Colonel Zuo is, there is no way to do it!" ”

Ling Yan was very happy, and asked again, "Brother You, did you tell him about our plan?" ”

You Heng said: "I am afraid of leaking the news, so I haven't said anything to him for the time being, but I have already ordered someone to protect him closely." ”

Ling Yan nodded, and said, "Brother You, please invite him to my tent, and I will tell him personally...... He was a common man, not a left-hand man, so he was told that there should be no problem. ”

You Heng agreed and withdrew.

If things go well, it's really smooth.

Not long after You Heng withdrew, Zuo Ci also came to Ling Yan's tent to report the good news: "General Yan, a certain medicinal material has been collected and can be developed at any time. ”

Ling Yan was very happy: "Great, then please ask the national teacher to work harder, go and make it immediately!" ”

Zuo Ci said: "It's not hard to make poison, but after this 'blood poison' is made, the effect is the most significant, and after a long period of time, the effect of the medicine will gradually dissipate...... Why don't you wait for the general to be ready, and then develop it? ”

Ling Yan said with a smile: "The national teacher doesn't know, I already have a plan." After speaking, Ling Yan told Zuo Ci in detail what had happened.

After hearing this, Zuo Ci said: "General Yan thinks well, this 'poison of blood' is indeed not necessary to enter the body, and it can also be entered with wine and meat...... It's just that I don't know if that people are really reliable. ”

Ling Yan smiled and said: "I'll handle this matter, I think he should be more reliable, the general only needs to make poison." ”

"Okay," Zuo Ci arched his hand, "then so-and-so will go immediately." ”

Ling Yan nodded, and Zuo Ci withdrew.

Ling Yan was very happy in his heart—just waiting for Zuo Ci to make the poison, and this plan would be 90% successful!

After a while, You Heng led a man to Ling Yan's tent.

Ling Yan gave You Heng a look, and You Heng withdrew.

Ling Yan looked at the man again: the man was an old man, who looked to be in his fifties, his hair was completely gray, his face was full of wrinkles carved by the hardships of the years, and the clothes on his body were also very shabby.

The old man's expression was a little flustered, first glanced at Ling Yan a few times, and then looked around, looking a little cramped and uneasy.

Ling Yan stood up and gave up his seat to the old man with a smile.

The old man stared at Ling Yan stunned for a moment before daring to sit down.

Ling Yan felt that everything that was begging for someone should be curry favor at the beginning, so he asked the old man with a smile: "Grandpa, have you eaten?" Ling Yan originally wanted to call his uncle, because looking at the old man's son, he would not be much older than himself, and he should be regarded as an equal; But when he suddenly looked at the old man's appearance, Ling Yan felt that it was more appropriate to call him the old man.