Chapter 419: Caught in the Enemy Formation
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Ling Yan said: "This time, I will lead the army to go, and the generals will go with me." β
Wen Ping immediately said: "General Yan, I don't know if this plan has been successful, if the general goes in person, I am afraid it will be a little dangerous." β
Ling Yan said: "This time I have to go in person no matter what, even if Liu Shi's plan is revealed, it will be providential, even if I don't go, what's the use of staying in the camp?" If you fail this time, you won't have a chance in the future. β
Everyone didn't speak, and the expressions on everyone's faces were quite complicated.
"This time, I plan to do my best to fight the troops of Sanzhai, except for a few troops who stay in the middle camp, the rest will go with me, enter the city if you win, and retreat back if you lose." Ling Yan had already prepared for the worst.
You Heng came out and said, "General Yan, I think Liu Shi must have succeeded, and the general only needs to lead the army to attack." β
Ling Yan smiled slightly and nodded.
Kuai Liang thought for a moment: "General Yan, Liang thinks that there is no need to send a large number of soldiers and horses for this attack. If the thief army is really poisoned, it will lose its combat ability, and the more than 100 thief soldiers can defeat their army with only a hundred soldiers; If the thief army is not poisoned, the loss of more than 100 people is not serious, and it can be fought again. β
Lu Gong and others agreed with Kuai Liang's opinion.
Ling Yan had already thought of this problem, and he also had an idea in his heart, and after hearing Kuai Liang's proposal, he said: "I have also thought about what General Kuai said, but this time, it is better for us to send all the soldiers and horses." β
Kuai Liang may not have understood Ling Yan's thoughts, but he didn't continue to ask, but just said, "The general must know it." β
Ling Yan nodded and said to everyone: "Everyone go down and prepare, I plan to send troops in the afternoon...... General Wen stayed a little longer. β
"Yes." Everyone hugged their fists, except for Wen Ping, and they all withdrew from the account.
"What else is the matter with the General?" Wen Ping asked.
Ling Yan said: "General Wen, you will spread the news that we are going to enter the army in a while, be careful not to be too obvious, otherwise Colonel Zuo will be suspicious." β
Wen Pingda was puzzled: "General Yan wants to deliberately let Colonel Zuo know that we are going to march?" β
Ling Yan nodded: "Yes, but to convince him that our entry into the army is a real thing, you can't let him be suspicious." β
"This matter, the last general can do it......" Wen Ping's face was confused, "However, this time we really marched into the army, but let the thief army know in advance?" This ......"
Ling Yan smiled: "I just want him to set up an ambush so that we can wipe them all out in one fell swoop." β
Wen Ping thought about it, seemed to understand, and nodded: "That'...... The last general will be the vanguard, go to meet the enemy, and wait for the enemy to ambush the army, and then General Yan will kill from the back, how about it? β
Ling Yan said: "This time we will not set up a vanguard, we will march together, if the Yellow Turban soldiers have no internal qi, then more than 100 people, even if they are ambushed on all sides, there will be no problem." β
Wen Ping thought about it, then nodded and said, "The general is a god." The last general knows, and he will do it. With that, he took his leave.
Ling Yan prepared again, and also checked the bullets of the pistol - before leaving, Ling Renxiang gave him a box of spare bullets, which he didn't need yet, but Ling Yan still picked it up, just in case.
After that, Ling Yan began to cultivate his internal qi for a period of time, and after cultivating, he thought about his future battle plan in his heart.
In fact, whether this attack could succeed or not, Ling Yan didn't know what the situation was, he didn't send someone out of the city to tell Ling Yan, and Ling Yan couldn't send someone to investigate, so he could only secretly hope that the soldiers under Colonel Zuo had already been hit.
Ling Yan couldn't see anything on the surface, but he kept fighting abruptly in his heart, in fact, he was not particularly optimistic about the development of things - if it was really a mistake in judgment, and the soldiers of Colonel Zuo did not fall into the "poison of blood", then what he was about to face would be a vicious battle, and this vicious battle might end up losing both sides, or maybe the siege soldiers and horses on his side would be wiped out. But no matter what, Ling Yan had already secretly made up his mind in his heart, no matter what, if he wanted to defeat Colonel Zuo, even if he couldn't defeat this struggle, even if he couldn't capture the city, he would die with Colonel Zuo.
With this thought in his heart, Ling Yan felt a lot more relaxed, and he also felt a little funny: how could he have thought of this before he crossed over? How is it possible to have such a firm consciousness? He always thought that he was afraid of death, but he didn't expect that at the critical moment, he could also be a "big husband".
Ling Yan praised himself, his heart was happy, and he inspected the camp again. Soon after returning to the camp, Gong Lu came and said, "General Yan, the soldiers and horses are ready, just waiting to go." β
Ling Yan didn't know where he got a lot of energy, and said loudly: "Okay! Let's go! β
Ling Yan came out of the tent and came to the door of the camp. The army had already gathered outside the gate of the wall, and as soon as Ling Yan gave the order, the army set off together.
At this time, it was afternoon, the sun was shining, and the soldiers and horses were marching with great fanfare, so the soldiers under Ling Yan were all full of energy, as if this advance had covered up the impact of the previous defeat in one fell swoop.
Soon, Ling Yan and the others came to Qianzhai, and Qianzhai had already received the news that the soldiers and horses had already assembled outside the village.
After meeting with the Qianzhai army, the two armies merged into one and marched forward.
Along the way, Ling Yan's heart was suddenly surging, the closer he got to Juye City, the more nervous Ling Yan became, he estimated that Colonel Zuo should have received the news, even if he didn't hear the wind, it was impossible for him not to know about such a big movement in the army. Now that he has known about it, Colonel Zuo will definitely have a countermeasure - the ambush that ancient times was best at. If Colonel Zuo's soldiers were all poisoned, then this ambush was exactly what Ling Yan wanted. But if the soldiers of Colonel Zuo are not poisoned, then they will be "smart but mistaken by smart"! Moreover, this "mistake" will lead to complete defeat!
As for the soldiers in the camp, Ling Yan has his own reasons and plans, but in this way, he himself has increased the stakes to the level of a "decisive battle": if he loses, there will be no chance - the remaining soldiers are not enough to protect himself.
Therefore, Ling Yan characterized the upcoming war as a "decisive battle" related to the success or failure of their army. In this way, Ling Yan became even more nervous, he couldn't do anything else now, he could only hope that Liu Shi and his son would succeed in their actions, so that they could have the certainty of a big victory.
When he saw Juye City from afar, Ling Yan's heart beat faster - he knew that if Colonel Zuo knew about his movements, ninety percent of them would set up ambushes nearby, or when Ling Yan and them attacked the city, those ambushes would be killed in a few ways; Either that or before they reached the city, they ambushed and went out.
In these two situations, Ling Yan naturally thought of it a long time ago, if Colonel Zuo's Yellow Turban soldiers were poisoned, then which of these two situations would occur, Ling Yan was not worried, but was a little happy, because this was Colonel Zuo's plan for him; But if those Yellow Turban soldiers were not poisoned, then no matter when the ambush soldiers were killed, it would be a heavy blow to Ling Yan.
The soldiers and horses continued to walk forward with great fanfare, Ling Yan's mind was confused, but he did not delay the march.
"General Yan, will the last general go to the front to investigate first, and then the general will go over?" Lu Gong was still careful, and came to Ling Yan to offer advice.
Ling Yan shook his head and smiled: "Don't." Let's go together, and even if we are ambushed, we will deal with it together. β
Lu Gong nodded heavily, his eyes showing admiration.
"You go and talk to the soldiers, and be ready to fight at any time." Ling Yan still commanded Lu Gong.
Lu Gong agreed, and conveyed Ling Yan's instructions backwards.
Until he came to the open space in front of Juye City, there were no ambushes along the way, this situation, in Ling Yan's opinion, he was also happy and puzzled, and even, he hoped that the ambush soldiers would be killed quickly, so as to prove that his judgment was not accurate. But at the same time, he was worried that Colonel Zuo would not set up an ambush, and if that was the case, the whole plan would be ruined.
Under the scorching sun, the head of the city was full of flags, the yellow flag of the Yellow Turban Army, but there were no defenders in sight - the city was empty.
Wen Ping came to Ling Yan's side and whispered, "General Yan, it seems that the thief general has been prepared. β
"Well, okay-" Ling Yan remained silent, his eyes fixed on the city, "Order, everyone is ready to fight." β
Wen Ping gave an order, and Ling Yanjun immediately put out a combat formation.
Seeing that there was no movement in the city, Ling Yan didn't care about anything else, and when the army formation was set up and waited solemnly, he took two steps forward, drew out the moon slashing knife, and shouted towards the city: "Colonel Zuo!" Here I go again! Come and fight me again! β
After Ling Yan finished speaking, there was still no sound in the city, and it seemed quiet everywhere - this made Ling Yan very uncomfortable, obviously there were many people in his army, and the enemy army must also have troops hiding nearby, but there was no sound at all, which made him feel a kind of suffocation.
Ling Yan remembered that in the previous few sieges, the Zuo Colonel's army had been silent for a while before they suddenly appeared. So, Ling Yan shouted again: "Colonel Zuo!" Come out and fight! Are you afraid of me? I really didn't know you were so timid! β
In modern society, as a scolding war before a fight, it must make people laugh. But in ancient times, this was very useful, and Ling Yan also learned this trick.
Sure enough, not long after Ling Yan finished saying this, he heard a burst of laughter suddenly appear from the city, and then, a few words with an arrogant tone: "Haha! General Yan, don't come unharmed! β
This is really "before you see the person, hear the voice first", but even if the person who spoke did not show up, Ling Yan could immediately hear that this was what Colonel Zuo said.
"Humph! It's only been a few days, and 'don't come to harm'? Ling Yan sneered, "General Zuo is really polite!" β
Another burst of laughter came from the city, and then, the figure of Colonel Zuo appeared on the city, and at the same time, beside him, a row of yellow turban soldiers in silver-white armor appeared, more than twenty people.
Ling Yan's heart tightened, he knew that these Yellow Turban soldiers were all people who could emit internal qi waves, and he also wanted to find out whether these soldiers could still emit internal qi waves.
"Humph! Left school! Last time, you were lucky enough to hold the city, but this time, I'm going to break through the city anyway! Ling Yan said loudly.
"Haha!" Colonel Zuo seemed to have heard some big joke, "General Yan, you can't joke!" It should be that you escaped alive from my hands a few times, but you are not ashamed? The general of the defeated army, but he still dares to come? β
Ling Yan also smiled: "Aren't I here again?" Hehe...... The real shame is not that I lost a few times, but that the 'winning general' was captured by me in the final battle! β
"Haha......" Colonel Zuo couldn't stop laughing, and laughed for a while before he continued, "I don't know General Yan, why did he get so confident?" β
Ling Yan sneered twice: "It's the confidence I generated when I killed all the soldiers in your village and the yellow turban thieves in armor under you." β
Colonel Zuo's laughter stopped abruptly, and his face suddenly changed from extreme ridicule to Tie Qing, staring at Ling Yan coldly, and after a while, he seemed to squeeze out a sentence from between his teeth: "General Yan, you killed fifty-five of my Yellow Turban soldiers that time, I will naturally not forget it...... Today, I will have your whole army buried with my soldiers! β
Ling Yan saw Colonel Zuo gritting his teeth, and he was a little surprised in his heart: he didn't expect Colonel Zuo to remember it so clearly, could it be that after returning to the city, he had counted it himself?
Ling Yan only regarded Colonel Zuo as no one's life, so after he said what he said just now, he thought that Colonel Zuo would not care, at least on the surface, and said something like "those are rubbish" to pay tribute to him, but what he didn't expect was that instead of saying that kind of thing, Colonel Zuo mentioned the number of dead soldiers down to a specific number, and even hated all the soldiers of Ling Yan's army to bury them for the sake of those fifty-five soldiers! You must know that Ling Yan had killed so many ordinary Yellow Turban soldiers and Yellow Turban soldiers pretended to be Colonel Zuo before, but Colonel Zuo didn't feel the slightest distress!
Ling Yan suddenly realized that Colonel Zuo's view of the "descendants of the soldiers" under him was indeed completely different from that of others - Colonel Zuo's ability to remember the number of deaths of his soldiers proved that those soldiers had a status in Colonel Zuo's heart.
At the same time, Ling Yan also secretly felt a burst of happiness: since Colonel Zuo cared so much about his "descendant soldiers", then the last time he saw Ling Yan and the others kill more than fifty of him in one go, his mood at that time could be imagined!
Thinking of this, Ling Yan felt a burst of lightness, and was happy for a while, so he continued to stimulate Zuo Xiao and said, "Zuo Xiao, I advise you to surrender!" I admit that you are very scheming and very strong in martial arts, but I have already seen through your tricks, and I can see that you have nothing else that you can handle...... Hehe, speaking of the last time you drove the people out of your city, it can be seen that your cunning has been exhausted! β
Ling Yan said as he observed the change in Colonel Zuo's face.
Colonel Zuo's face became more and more gloomy with Ling Yan's words - it was probably because Ling Yan's last sentence really poked Colonel Zuo's sore spot again.
When Ling Yan finished speaking, Colonel Zuo's face was already quite ugly. He looked at Ling Yan coldly for a while before he said in a calm voice, "Okay, I really don't have a strategy to defend the city." Then it will be up to you how to storm the city. β
Ling Yan smiled: "Colonel Zuo, do you still want to drive the people out?" β
"Hmph," Colonel Zuo smiled sinisterly, "those useless people, what is the pity of life and death? General Yan, if you can't bear to kill them, it will be your greatest failure! β
As soon as he mentioned this, Ling Yan was also annoyed: "Hmph! You're really making me look down on you! Exploiting innocent people and sending them into battle is a despicable act! Why don't you come and fight me yourself! β
Colonel Zuo sneered again: "Okay! Good! General Yan really has courage! If you can storm the city today, I will fight you again, and this time, I promise that you will never return! However, it is also glorious to die under the knife of my 'Western God General'! β
When Colonel Zuo said this, Ling Yan suddenly became suspicious: when he came to attack the city last night, Colonel Zuo didn't even dare to show his face, at that time he thought that Zuo School's qi had not recovered and he was afraid of his pistol. But...... This time, how dare Colonel Zuo face him directly during the day? Don't......
It just so happened that Colonel Zuo's next words just answered Ling Yan's question.
After Colonel Zuo laughed a few times, he said proudly: "General Yan, I also have to admire your martial arts cultivation, after the last battle with you, I was actually slightly injured, but that slight injury had no effect on me at all, even if I was injured, I could also kill you." What's more, I'm fully recovered now! Haha...... "Looking at his high-spirited appearance, it seems that he has completely feared Ling Yan.
Lu Gong took a step forward, pointed at Colonel Zuo and scolded: "Phew! Brave people! Dare to speak falsely in the city! If it's really powerful, come down and fight me! I'm afraid you won't dare! β
Colonel Zuo glanced at Lu Gong contemptuously: "You nameless junior, I can kill you with a single move, but I don't know whether you are alive or dead." β
Ling Yan didn't hear much about this conversation between Lu Gong and Colonel Zuo, because as soon as Colonel Zuo said "his body has recovered" just now, Ling Yan was shocked in his heart, his guess was indeed right, Colonel Zuo was really cured. However, he felt very funny about Colonel Zuo's braggingβif Colonel Zuo had really been injured and killed him, as he himself had said, how could this hatred be extinguished when the last time was so good, and when Colonel Zuo witnessed his most beloved soldiers die at his hands one after another? How could they not take revenge, but take the opportunity to escape?
However, Ling Yan didn't say anything about this "history", after all, it was not a glorious thing for him to be picked off the horse by Colonel Zuo at that time, so after Colonel Zuo scolded Gong Lu back, he gave another example and said: "Colonel Zuo, you are injured, what's the big deal?" Zhang Mancheng also boasted that no one would let him be injured, wasn't he killed by me? β
Colonel Zuo snorted coldly: "Who is Zhang Mancheng!" That kind of waste, how dare you boast like this? Hum! What a shame on our Yellow Turban Army! β