Wen Ping and the others were about to lead the soldiers to forcibly attack the city, but someone told him Ling Yan's order, although Wen Ping and the others were unwilling and gathered anger, but "the military order cannot be violated", he still ordered a retreat.

Just when Ling Yan retreated more than 100 meters, he saw a sudden fire at the head of the city, and then "huh", "huh", "huh" and "huh" three times, three huge, burning stones, dragging their golden tails, were thrown from the city.

A small number of the people who were driven out retreated with Ling Yan; Most of them ran to the base of the city, waiting for the war to pass, and then returned home; Only a small number of people, I don't know if they were stupid because they were scared, or they didn't decide which direction to run, stood in the position of the position that Ling Yan's army had just placed, but they were either crushed to death by the falling boulders, or burned to death by the flames on the stones.

"Haha......" I don't know if Colonel Zuo saw Ling Yan's retreat, or saw the tragic situation of the people being stoned to death, in short, his laughter came from the city.

Ling Yan led the army to retreat towards the forest, and the laughter of Colonel Zuo that sounded behind him made his heart chill - he really couldn't think of how a person could be cold-blooded to such an extent? If his opponent's soldiers were stoned to death, he laughed happily and seemed to make sense; Even if he doesn't care about his own people being killed, it can barely be said that he will do anything to win, and his soldiers are tools that can be used at will; But innocent people were killed, and it was the people in his own city, the people who farmed and raised their soldiers, and they were killed by their own sharp weapons, and he could still laugh so happily, it could no longer be said that he was careless of human life, this is simply perverted!

Ling Yan was resentful in his heart, but he didn't dare to rashly turn around and kill back - after all, Colonel Zuo was no better than Li Damu, if Li Damu made this kind of laughter, he would be extremely proud, so he might be able to succeed if he turned around and killed a "horse gun"; But Colonel Zuo is a cautious person, and his resourcefulness is far higher than Li Damu's, and even Kuai Liang can't compare to him, if he laughs, he is 100% sure of this victory, so at this time, he can't change the result.

Although Ling Yan was angry, he only cursed in his heart: It seems that this yellow turban thief is really angry, except for a few generals like Yu Yigen, there is no good thing!

Wen Ping led the army to catch up from behind, chased in front of Ling Yan, and said, "General Yan, why are you retreating?" ”

Ling Yan looked back, there was still no light on the head of Juye City, and outside the city gate, there were already corpses all over the field.

Ling Yan saw that they were already some distance away from Juye City, and Colonel Zuo showed no signs of chasing them, so he ordered to slow down the retreat, and then said to Wen Yan a little frustratedly: "General Wen, I think it is difficult for us to attack the city like this...... If it continues to be consumed, the losses will become greater and greater, and the soldiers will die in vain. ”

Wen Ping hurriedly said: "General Yan! Now is the time to siege the city! The Yellow Turban Thief won't last long! If you attack again, you will be able to succeed! ”

Ling Yan shook his head slowly: "Forget it...... In this way, we are just sacrificing the lives of our soldiers in vain...... and the lives of the people......"

Wen Ping was unwilling, and directly asked for orders: "General Yan, the last general will lead the army to attack the city again!" If you can't take the city, the last general won't come to see the general! ”

Ling Yan felt that Wen Ping's "problem" had been made again, but he knew that Wen Ping said this because he had failed several sieges and was anxious in his heart, so he didn't say anything, but naturally he didn't agree to Wen Ping's request.

Wen's request was not approved, so he was naturally very unhappy, but he didn't say anything more.

You Heng glanced back, and then said, "General Yan, how are those people settled?" ”

Ling Yan thought for a moment, and then replied listlessly: "If they want to follow us, let them go to Qianzhai, if they don't want to follow, let them go back to the city." ”

You Heng said: "It is these people who want to go back to the city, and I wonder if the thief will open the city gate and let them in." ”

Ling Yan also felt that judging from Colonel Zuo's character, eighty percent would not allow the people to return to the city.

"Alas! They can do whatever they like, no matter what. Ling Yan thought that this attack had been frustrated again, and his heart was extremely depressed.

Lu Gong had been riding the same horse with Ling Yan before he spoke, "General Yan...... You don't have to take this failure to heart......"

Ling Yan smiled bitterly: How could he not be at ease? He dispatched almost all his troops and horses, but was repelled by dozens of Yellow Turban soldiers of Colonel Zuo! Isn't this a big joke in the eyes of outsiders!

Along the way, the atmosphere was quite dull, and the expressions on the faces of the soldiers seemed to be overshadowed.

Ling Yan never said anything, because his mind was extremely chaotic - before leaving, his expectation was to capture Juye City, at least to inflict heavy damage 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 "the righteous help 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.