Ling Yan still shook his head and refused. ()

Wen Ping was really anxious: "Does General Yan not trust the last general!" If the general returns without success this time, he is willing to be dealt with by military law! ”

Ling Yan looked at Wen Ping and smiled bitterly: "Where did General Wen go...... How could I not trust the general...... It's just that I feel that Colonel Zuo will set up ambushes along the way, and if the general goes deep alone, I am afraid that Colonel Zuo will calculate ......"

Wen Ping sighed heavily: "General Yan! Colonel Zuo only cares about running for his life, how could he think of setting up an ambush! ”

Lu Gong also chimed in: "Besides...... Even if he had to set up an ambush, he wouldn't have time to ......"

Ling Yan shook his head and said slowly, "I'm not saying that Colonel Zuo will arrange an ambush when he escapes, I'm just worried...... He'd already set up an ambush ...... before."

Wen Ping frowned: "How is it possible?" Colonel Zuo decided that we would fall for his plan this time, how could he have thought that he would be defeated? And how can an ambush be set up? ”

Ling Yan sighed, he didn't know how to explain to Wen Ping, in fact, even he wasn't sure that Zuo Xiao would think so thoroughly, but Ling Yan really didn't dare to underestimate Zuo Xiao, the experience of suffering several times before made Ling Yan very cautious at this time, he would not treat Zuo Xiao as an ordinary general, Zuo Xiao was a strange person, at least one of the best in strategy, several points higher than him, this, Ling Yan naturally would not admit it at the time of the hard-won victory, but he had already admitted it in his heart, so, He would never take any risks, even if the odds were slim.

You Heng walked over and relieved Ling Yan and said, "Forget it, since General Yan is unwilling to chase and kill, he naturally has his reasons, and the generals should not argue anymore." ”

Ling Yan glanced at You Heng with gratitude on his face, and then looked at Wen Ping and the others: "Let's go and clean up the camp, this time our big victory will greatly boost the morale of our army." ”

Wen Ping's face showed unwillingness, but Ling Yan's tone was very firm, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Fortunately, Lu Gong gave up his idea and nodded, "Yes...... Then this thief will ......," he said, pointing at Tang Zhou, who had already fainted in pain.

"Take him back to the camp." Ling Yan glanced at Tang Zhou and waved his hand.

"This thief will ...... What is the role for our army? Lu Gong was very puzzled, "He's just a nameless junior." ”

"Well, I know, take it back...... He's still somewhat useful. Ling Yan said.

Lu Gong nodded, and asked tentatively, "Then ...... Is it to treat him...... He had lost a lot of blood, and if he hadn't been treated in time......"

Ling Yan waved his hand again: "Don't worry about him, whether he can live or not depends on whether his life is big or not." ”

"Yes." Lu Gong responded and walked away with Wen Ping. When Wen Ping was leaving, he sighed heavily, I don't know whether he felt regretful that Ling Yan did not agree to let him lead his troops to cover up Colonel Zuo, lost a good opportunity to break the city, or felt a little dissatisfied and regretful that Ling Yan was too cautious.

The other generals also followed Lu Gong and the others to clean up the battlefield, and several soldiers carried Tang Zhou away.

You Heng approached Ling Yan and looked at Ling Yan's wound carefully, his eyes full of concern: "Brother Xian, the wound on your arm ......"

Ling Yan smiled bitterly: "It doesn't matter, your eldest brother doesn't have to worry about me, it's just that the flesh has been scratched." ”

A look of guilt appeared on Youheng's face: "Brother Xian, the blame for this matter lies entirely with me...... I didn't stop the thief ...... Colonel Zuo."

Ling Yan stood up, put his arm on You Heng's shoulder, and smiled indifferently: "Brother You, I can't blame you for this matter anyway...... It all went according to my plan. That Zuo Xiao is strong in martial arts, I think ...... Even if I fight with your big brother, I may not be able to take advantage of him. ”

You Heng didn't have any objection to this, he nodded: "Hmm...... That's true...... If it weren't for the fact that you had a better plan this time, cut off the back road of the left school thief general, and killed his heavy soldiers, I am afraid that even if he falls for our plan, we may not be able to win a big victory. ”

"Yes...... Ling Yan laughed miserably, "So, I feel that we are already a big victory now, and it is worth celebrating...... Hehe......"

You Heng also laughed a little, and then his face became a little strange: "Brother Xian, there is something unknown about the eldest brother......

Ling Yan interrupted: "Brother You, now is not the time to chat, I still have one more thing to ask Big Brother for help." (.cOM)”

You Heng hurriedly made a gesture of clenching his fists: "If you have any orders, just speak, saying that help is too heavy." ”

Ling Yan smiled, then looked in the direction of Colonel Zuo's escape: "Brother You, please take a few scouts and go to investigate." ”

You Heng frowned slightly: "Oh? Is the virtuous brother really worried about the ambush? ”

Ling Yan smiled: "I'm not worried about the ambush now, Colonel Zuo's soldiers and horses escaped, he is naturally worried that we will lead the troops to cover up and kill, if we don't chase after us, he will also find the ambush back...... I just want to see if my guess is accurate, so that I can see what Colonel Zuo is capable of. ”

You Heng thought only for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, I'll go immediately." ”

Ling Yan instructed: "Brother You, you must be careful, don't go too far, if you find that the enemy army is really ambushed on the way, just come back, don't make a move." ”

"Well, I see." After You Heng finished speaking, he called three scouts over and chased him forward.

Ling Yan shook his injured arm: the injury was not serious, compared to the previous serious injuries, this was simply child's play.

Ling Yan lifted his shirt again and looked at his left ribs: Zuo Xiao's sweep was really strong, and his ribs were bruised.

"Whew...... Fortunately, the bones haven't broken yet...... Ling Yan secretly rejoiced, and suddenly remembered something, so he walked towards the corpses of the soldiers of the "descendant troops" of the left colonel, and then checked them one by one, and felt that there was nothing to gain, so he walked towards the front village.

Ling Yan came to the camp and sat on a stone to rest, wrapping a strip of cloth around the wounded part of his arm, while watching his sergeants clean up the corpses, weapons and fires on the battlefield.

After a while, Yang Feng came to Ling Yan: "General Yan, it's almost cleaned up." ”

Ling Yan nodded, his face a little heavy: "How many soldiers and horses have we lost?" ”

Yang Feng paused for a moment, and then replied: "There were more than 1,000 casualties among the soldiers, and eight camp tents were burned. ”

Ling Yan closed his eyes, shook his head unconsciously, and sighed heavily, then he opened his eyes again and looked at Yang Feng: "How much has the enemy army lost?" ”

Yang Feng replied: "The enemy army lost more than 4,000 soldiers, two chief generals and five deputy generals. ”

"Well, I see...... Ling Yan felt a little more comfortable, "I still have to bother General Yang to rest and recuperate here." ”

Yang Feng hugged his fists and said: "The duty of the last general." ”

Ling Yan saw that Yang Feng's face still had a trace of doubt, so he said: "General Yang, don't worry, I guarantee that Colonel Zuo will not come to rob the village for the time being, and the general can just repair the camp." ”

Yang Feng also seemed to be surprised that Ling Yan saw his thoughts, and after a pause, he hugged his fists and said, "The general is wise and profound, even Colonel Zuo is inferior." ”

"Hehe......" Ling Yan smiled a little reluctantly and waved his hand. Yang Feng retreated.

After a while, Zhang Yi, Wen Ping, and Lu Gong came to Ling Yan: "General Yan, the front village has been cleaned up, please go back to the middle village to rest." ”

"Hmm." Ling Yan stood up, "Let's go back...... Bring back the person who is called Tang Zhou. ”

"Yes!" Zhang Yi responded excitedly, and turned to look at Wen Ping and Lu Gong, "Ha! This time, General Yan defeated the ant thieves, which really boosted the morale of our army! Ha! ”

Ling Yan smiled and glanced at Wen Ping and Lu Gong, but saw that Lu Gong looked embarrassed, while Wen Ping had a straight face and looked very unhappy.

Ling Yan naturally knew what Wen Ping and Lu Gong were thinking, but he couldn't explain too much now, so he said to the three generals: "Let's go, let's go back quickly and see how Zhongzhai and Houzhai are doing." ”

Except for the few soldiers left behind in Qianzhai, the rest of the people followed Ling Yan back to Zhongzhai.

As soon as they arrived in Zhongzhai, Ling Yan and the others saw that the village was also being cleaned up, so Ling Yan hurriedly asked a soldier who was cleaning up: "Where is General Kuai?" ”

The soldier replied, "General Kuai is in the tent." ”

"Oh!" Ling Yan was very happy, and finally relieved, so he asked Wen Ping and the others to arrange the patrol first, and he led Lu Gong straight to Kuailiang's tent.

"General Kuai!" Seeing that Kuai Liang was talking to a soldier in the tent, Ling Yan happily walked in.

Seeing Ling Yan coming, Kuai Liang got up in surprise and joy to greet him: "General Yan is back!" The result? ”

Ling Yan laughed: "Not bad! It's a big win! But let Colonel Zuo escape! ”

Kuai Liang also smiled and said: "The general defeated the thief army and severely damaged the morale of the enemy, this is the key thing, as for the left colonel, it is just one person, so there is no need to worry!" ”

Ling Yan also heard that Kuai Liang's words were half comforting and half reasonable, but Ling Yan was satisfied with his performance this time, so he no longer blamed himself: "Hmm! We killed more than 4,000 enemy soldiers! ”

Kuai Liang laughed happily: "If that's the case, Juye City is just around the corner!" ”

Lu Gong was still a little depressed, but he was infected by the atmosphere of the conversation between Kuai Liang and Ling Yan, and he didn't feel excited. However, I don't know if Lu Gong understood Kuai Liang's words, maybe he just thought that Kuai Liang was just encouraging Ling Yan's confidence; But Ling Yan fully understood the meaning of what Kuai Liang said - Colonel Zuo's living forces, except for those "descendant troops", the rest were basically wiped out.

While Ling Yan was happy, he didn't forget to ask, "General Kuai, where is the national teacher?" He...... You okay? ”

Kuai Liang said with a smile: "The national teacher is unscathed and is treating the wounded soldiers in the village...... General Yu and General Zhang are also safe. ”

At this time, Ling Yan was completely relieved, he thought of Houzhai again, and said to himself: "I don't know what happened to Houzhai......

Kuai Liang smiled and pointed to the soldier who was talking to him before: "General Yan, General Deng sent him to inform me of the situation in the back village, it is better to ask the general to ask him directly." ”

Ling Yan was very happy, and hurriedly asked the soldier, "How is the back village?" ”

The soldier replied: "General Deng has killed the enemy and our army has suffered very few losses. ”

The big stone in Ling Yan's heart had not completely fallen to the ground until this moment.

"General Yan, tonight's victory is very important to strengthen my morale! If you don't have a banquet for the generals tomorrow, you can boost your morale even more. Kuai Liang saw that Ling Yan was in a good mood, so he proposed.

"Good!" Ling Yan happily agreed, "Just do what General Kuai said!" After speaking, he ordered Lu Gong to go down and prepare.

Ling Yan sat down. The mental tension and physical exertion of the past few days disappeared at this moment, and the spirit relaxed all of a sudden, and those lazy nerves began to be active—Ling Yan suddenly wanted to stretch for a long time.

As soon as he stretched his arms upward, he suddenly felt a tingling pain in his arm, and Ling Yan immediately withdrew his arm and covered the wound with his hand.

"General Yan...... You're hurt? Kuai Liang frowned slightly, "Do you want to invite the national teacher to come over......?"

"It's okay, it's okay," Ling Yan shook his arm lightly, "A little injury, you don't need to find a national teacher." ”

Kuai Liang asked cautiously, "This wound on the general's body...... But what will the thief do? ”

"Hehe," Ling Yan smiled, "General Kuai guessed as soon as he guessed, it was the Colonel Zuo who made it." ”

"Ahh Kuai Liang suddenly became a little nervous, "Are there any other injuries on the general?" Otherwise, please ask the national teacher to take a look at the general's injury! ”

"Ha," Ling Yan laughed, "General Kuai, don't worry, I didn't suffer any loss this time, but it was Colonel Zuo, but I suffered a big loss!" ”

"Oh?" Kuai Liang was a little surprised, "How did the general make that thief suffer?" ”

So, Ling Yan talked about the process of killing Colonel Zuo's "descendant soldiers".

After hearing this, Kuai Liang was overjoyed and said: "The general is really wise and brave!" After this battle, I am afraid that the thief general of the left colonel will have no power to return to heaven! ”

When Ling Yan heard Kuai Liang's words, he was secretly happy in his heart, but then he became worried again: "General Kuai...... You said that Colonel Zuo, really...... Is the defeat a foregone conclusion? ”

Kuai Liang saw Ling Yan's worried expression, thought for a while, and said, "Although that thief is strategic, he is narrow-minded and arrogant, and after this battle, he has suffered heavy setbacks, and he should be unable to defend the city. ”

Ling Yan smiled bitterly and said his heart: "General Kuai, tell the truth...... I do have a little bit of fear of that left colonel...... Although we won this time, we can also see how powerful Colonel Zuo's strategy is...... Although we killed many of his soldiers, Juye Castle was guarded by him, as well as those powerful Yellow Turban soldiers, and there were 'Flame Stones' in the city...... Whether I can break through the city gate or not, even now, I still don't know ......"

Kuai Liang smiled and said: "The general doesn't have to be like this, the thief will suffer a defeat, and the morale of the army will be hit, as long as our army has a good plan, it will not be difficult to capture Juye City." ”

After Kuai Liang said this, Ling Yan's heart felt a little better, he thought of the previous big victory, and suddenly thought of a question, so he asked: "Oh, by the way, General Kuai, what is the battle situation in Zhongzhai, I hope I can explain it in detail...... The actions of the enemy troops, really as we expected? ”

Kuai Liang nodded: "General Yan, when I learned that there were enemy troops heading towards the back village, I sent a fast horse to inform General Deng, and at the same time strengthened the guard of the middle village, and sent a team of ambush soldiers nearby, just worried that there would also be enemy troops to attack the middle village." ”

"Hmm," Ling Yan smiled, "General Kuai did a good job. ”

Kuai Liang made a gesture: "It's still General Yan's accurate calculation...... The number of enemy troops who came to attack Zhongzhai was not large, and the leading thief general was a scheming junior, but he suddenly launched an attack on the village, and I and the ambush soldiers attacked at the same time, and then repelled the enemy army, so there was no loss. ”

"Hmm......" Ling Yan groaned, "I think, this is because there are no available people in Juye City, so Colonel Zuo has no choice but to send the last man to make a feint." ”

Kuai Liang also nodded, and continued with a smile: "Colonel Zuo, this thief, cares about people's lives, has no pity for his generals, and kills Li Damu and other generals, no wonder no one is available, even if there are people, I am afraid that no one is willing to serve him...... This can be regarded as a great help to the general. ”

Ling Yan laughed: "Yes! He really helped me! If it weren't for Colonel Zuo's character, I wouldn't have won so smoothly, haha......"

Kuai Liang said: "General, this opportunity is rare, I hope that the general will come up with a strategy to break the city as soon as possible, and take advantage of this opportunity to capture Juye City in one fell swoop, and it will change later...... Although Colonel Zuo is arrogant, if it is a critical moment, there is no guarantee that he will not ask for help from others. If any more reinforcements come, I'm afraid ......"

"Well," Ling Yan nodded, "I know, I will find a way to capture Juye's ...... as soon as possible" After speaking, Ling Yan's expression turned a little sad.

Kuai Liang saw the difference: "General Yan, what's wrong?" ”

Ling Yan sighed: "Alas! Even if Juye Castle is captured, it will be difficult to make Colonel Zuo surrender...... I'm going to attack the city first, and I'm going to ...... second. Second, I am also worried about General Yu's safety, if I can't think of a way, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive......"

Kuai Liang was silent, just looking at Ling Yan.

Ling Yan sighed: "Although the national teacher said that observing the heavens and phenomena has a way to take the general's life, but now it seems that the only way to save his name is to let Colonel Zuo take the initiative to show his internal qi, but how difficult is this!" ”

Kuai Liang also said: "Yes...... According to the character of this thief general, it may not be easy to think about the general. ”

Ling Yan shook his head sadly.

After chatting a few more words, Ling Yan took his leave and returned to his own tent, on the way, he only saw the soldiers eating around the stove, and some of them went to sleep without taking care of eating—they were too tired these days, and it was time for them to take a good rest.

Although Ling Yan won the battle, because there were still several difficult problems in his heart that had not been solved, and he had no appetite to eat, he returned to the tent and lay down on the bed.

At this time, it was already the second half of the night, and although there were still the voices of soldiers outside the tent, Ling Yan turned a deaf ear at all, and he didn't have the heart to sleep, but recalled in detail the battle process last night in his mind.

"Alas—" Ling Yan sighed heavily. Although he won the battle this time and made Colonel Zuo suffer a big loss, Ling Yan couldn't be happy at this time, first, he thought that Yu Gengen's injury had no way to be treated, and second, he felt that Colonel Zuo was really not ordinary.