In fact, there are many unreasonable places to speculate like this, killing the prison guards will inevitably alarm others, and it is almost impossible that one person can escape the tightly guarded prison. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info But Ling Yan pondered, Sun Xia had internal qi in his body, and it would never be a problem to deal with two or three jailers. And most of the people who are responsible for defending the prison are Yellow Turban soldiers, even if Sun Xia's murder alarms others, but because Sun Xia is a Yellow Turban general after all, even if those Yellow Turban soldiers don't remember the old, they will be afraid of Sun Xia's majesty and not make a noise, and even secretly help Sun Xia escape, if these are possible, then it seems that if he wants to steal another horse and escape from the city, it seems that it will not be a problem.

After coming to these conclusions, Colonel Zuo seemed to regret that he didn't send his guards to defend Sun Xia, Ling Yan also felt that this was a bit of a mistake, if Colonel Zuo's guards came to guard, first, it would not be so easy for Sun Xia to kill, and second, they would not think of Sun Xia's aftermath.

However, Ling Yan didn't like "hindsight", and he didn't think that Zuo Xiao should be blamed, so he comforted Zuo Xiao a few words, meaning not to let Zuo Xiao blame himself too much.

After returning from prison, Ling Yan interrogated the other soldiers in the prison and the soldiers guarding the city, and finally confirmed that Ling Yan's speculation was basically correct.

Colonel Zuo may have taken this anger out on those soldiers, and ordered that all the soldiers who "participated" in letting Sun Xia go, including Guo Yan, would be beheaded.

Fortunately, Ling Yan worked hard to say good things for those soldiers, so he reluctantly got Colonel Zuo to agree not to kill them.

After that, Ling Yan discussed with Colonel Zuo how to deal with this matter, and Colonel Zuo proposed without hesitation: "General Yan, Sun Xia has escaped, we must not delay any longer, we must enter the army immediately!" Capture Sun Xia back again! ”

"This ...... Is it necessary? Ling Yan couldn't make up his mind, "He's been running for so long, can he still catch it?" ”

Colonel Zuo said with confidence: "If he escapes from the right gate, he must be fleeing towards Jiyin City, there are only two ways to go, there is no other way, we just need to lead the troops to Jiyin City to kill!" ”

"This ......" Ling Yan still hesitated.

Colonel Zuo frowned slightly: "General Yan, if there is no such change, it will be a few days of delay, but now that Sun Xia has escaped, if he does not enter the army immediately and let him escape back to Jiyin City or Dingtao City, then he will inform the enemy of the reality of our army, if this is the case, it will be very disadvantageous to our army!" ”

Ling Yan was still very embarrassed: "But...... Sun Xia left the city in the morning, and now it is estimated that he is already halfway there, so it is estimated that even if he wants to chase it, he will not be able to catch up......"

Colonel Zuo's brows tightened: "If you ride out quickly, you may be able to catch up...... However, even if Sun Xia is captured, it is not of great use, if I want to see it, it is better to kill Jiyin City directly, and after capturing Jiyin City, you can kill two birds with one stone, both win the city and capture Sun Xia. ”

Ling Yan also felt that what Colonel Zuo said was reasonable, but he still felt that it was unrealistic to catch up with Sun Xia, and he still wanted to wait for Kuai Liang and the others to come, discuss it, and then decide how to take the next step.

Colonel Zuo may have seen Ling Yan's hesitation, and was very angry: "General Yan, what else do you have to worry about?" If there are no more soldiers, I'm afraid it'll be too late! When the time comes, the Yellow Turban Army will be prepared and ambushed on all sides, how else will we take the city? ”

Ling Yan's mind was very chaotic, he didn't know whether he should listen to Colonel Zuo or his own.

Seeing that Ling Yan was still hesitant, Colonel Zuo was even more angry: "General Yan! Could it be that you still can't believe it! Think I'm going to secretly frame the general! Hum! ”

Hearing what Colonel Zuo said, Ling Yan hurriedly said: "General Zuo, don't get me wrong, I definitely don't mean that......

"Then why is the general still reluctant to enter the army? If you miss this great opportunity, it will be too late to regret it! Colonel Zuo said angrily, "If the general still can't believe me, then I will personally lead the guards to fight the vanguard, and the general will lead the army to follow behind, and see how I can break through his Jiyin City!" ”

Ling Yan was embarrassed when Colonel Zuo said this, and his heart was also full of enthusiasm: "What is General Zuo talking about!" Even if I want to attack, it should be me to lead the army, how can there be a reason for General Zuo to kill desperately, but I am hiding behind me! ”

Colonel Zuo laughed: "Good! I don't think General Yan is the kind of person who is timid! As long as the general leads a certain kind of rapid attack, then Jiyin City will be like a bag! ”

Ling Yan's brain was hot: "Okay! Then, according to General Zuo's wishes, immediately enter the army! ”

Colonel Zuo smiled: "Okay! After speaking, he hugged his fist at Ling Yan, "General Yan, because of the mistake of letting Sun Xianai go to the last general, the colonel implores the general to agree, let the colonel lead the troops to be the vanguard, and the general leads the army to the middle road." ”

Ling Yan smiled: "General Zuo has no fault, but I am relieved that General Zuo will be the vanguard." ”

Colonel Zuo smiled, and his expression suddenly sank: "General Yan, I still have something to ask for." ”

"General Zuo, please speak."

Colonel Zuo's expression became stern: "The colonel asks General Zuo to agree, and let Guo Yan and I be the pioneer together." ”

Ling Yan was taken aback: "This ...... Why is that? ”

Colonel Zuo gritted his teeth and said: "Guo Yan neglected his duties and let Sun Xia go, although the general spared him the death penalty, but the living crime cannot be escaped!" I thought that he would be the vanguard to break the enemy and atone for his sins with meritorious service, otherwise, he would be punished for several crimes and beheaded! ”

Ling Yan was stunned, he didn't expect Colonel Zuo to have such a serious hatred for that Guo Yan, besides, that Guo Yan was just an inconspicuous general, even if there was a time when Colonel Zuo was neglected, but why bother with him?

"General Zuo...... This ......" Ling Yan felt a little pity for Guo Yan, so he tried to exonerate him, "Guo Yan may be guilty, but the crime is not to death, let him wear the guilt and make meritorious service, it's a good way, it's just ...... It's just that he is not skilled in martial arts, and if he is a pioneer, I am afraid he will die in vain......"

Colonel Zuo frowned: "What?" The general still pities this nameless man? ”

Ling Yan said: "No...... It's just that I don't think he meant it, don't hate him so much...... I think it's better for him to defend the city...... If he repeats this kind of dereliction of duty, he will be punished heavily, General Zuo, what do you think? ”

Zuo Xiao's eyes rolled left and right, and then he slowly loosened his brows, but his tone was still not very good: "Okay...... Let's do it! Since General Yan can't bear to kill him, I have nothing to say! ”

Ling Yan saw that Colonel Zuo was no longer embarrassed by Guo Yan, so he smiled: "Thank you General Zuo for your understanding." ”

"Humph! The kindness of a woman like the general, if she suffers a loss in the future, don't say that Zuo Mou didn't remind him. Colonel Zuo still seemed to be a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he said these words in a low voice.

Ling Yan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, let's talk about important things...... General Zuo, when are you going to go? ”

Colonel Zuo immediately said: "The last general immediately ordered the guards to eat, and after eating, they will leave the city immediately!" ”

Ling Yan nodded heavily: "Okay!" Then the general will go first, and I will come with my army. ”

Colonel Zuo nodded, and then said, "That's right! In order to be precautionary, the general also needs to lead the troops of the city to attack the city, and the grasshopper city only needs to be guarded by Guo Yan and one of the general's generals...... Although I am confident that I can defeat the defenders of Jiyin City, if there are too many enemies, I need the general's help to help me......"

Ling Yan patted Colonel Zuo on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Ha...... Good! General Zuo rest assured! I will definitely give my full support! ”

Colonel Zuo smiled slightly with a complicated expression. His expression is quite strange. But Ling Yan secretly felt a little funny, because he understood Colonel Zuo's expression, because Colonel Zuo had never shown weakness to others, but this time he had to be reminded, and it could be regarded as saying that he couldn't deal with a large number of enemy soldiers and horses. Although he was promised, he must have felt uncomfortable in his heart, so this complicated feeling made this strange smile appear on his face.

An hour later, the Yellow Turban soldiers of Colonel Zuo had eaten enough, and Colonel Zuo led them out of the city. And when Colonel Zuo was leaving, he asked Ling Yan that their team should ride fast horses, so that there was a greater chance of catching up with Sun Xia or attacking the city by surprise, Ling Yan agreed without thinking about it. However, there is a shortcoming, which Ling Yan did not expect at the time, when he was about to lead his troops out of the city, he thought that the more than 100 fast horses selected in the city were all ridden by the soldiers of Colonel Zuo, and the rest were ordinary horses, although the difference was not particularly big, but Ling Yan still regretted it, why didn't he let Colonel Zuo keep a few more horses - the remaining fast horses, Ling Yan was naturally embarrassed to possess them, and they were all assigned to his soldiers.

That's all for later. After Colonel Zuo left, Ling Yan still held a short meeting in the city that could be regarded as "mobilization". Naturally, all the generals will attend this meeting.

This meeting was held for a short time, and it was basically Ling Yan announcing the attack order and assigning the respective tasks of the personnel.

Ling Yan said to the generals: "This time, General Zuo led his troops to attack Jiyin City first, and the certainty of breaking the city will be even greater!" We can't lag behind, I have decided to lead the army to attack Jiyin City immediately! If the city is broken quickly, it will directly attack Dingtao City! ”

All the generals under the ranks, each with different expressions on their faces, You Heng stood up and said, "General Yan, is it inappropriate to attack the city in such a hurry?" ”

Zhang Yi also said: "Yes...... General Kuai and they have not yet come, if we attack Jiyin City and Dingtao City immediately at this time, it seems a bit hasty...... Our soldiers and horses don't know if they can hold it. ”

Ling Yan smiled: "You don't have to worry, I have also thought about this problem, but General Zuo has dispelled all my doubts, originally I also thought about adjusting it first, waiting for General Kuai and them to enter the city, and then discuss the matter of entering the army, but now things have changed, Sun Xia has fled, so now I can't come according to the plan." The best way is to send troops as soon as possible, and capture Sun Xia again when he has not fully informed the enemy of the news of our army, so as to make up for our losses! ”

Hearing Ling Yan say this, Guo Yan, who was standing at the end, looked very embarrassed and guilty, stood up and hugged his fists and said, "General Yan...... Right...... I'm sorry, it's the last general who has not fulfilled his responsibility to defend the city, and the blame for General Sun's escape is on me...... Please...... Please punish the general for the last general......"

Ling Yan said with a smile: "General Guo, it's okay, I don't blame you, this matter has little to do with you, since he can escape from prison, he will naturally have a way to get out of the city, even if the general is staring at the city, it is estimated that you can't stop Sun Xia if he wants to leave...... Hehe...... "In order to ease Guo Yan's mentality, Ling Yan made a joke in the end.

Guo Yan's face regained a little calm, and after thanking Ling Yan, he suddenly showed a resolute look, and asked, "General Yan!" The last general deeply felt the grace of the general's forgiveness, and was willing to lead his troops to attack Jiyin City, break through the city, and make meritorious contributions! If...... If you can't break through the city, then you will be willing to die on the battlefield to repay the general's kindness! ”

Ling Yan looked at Guo Yan's expression as if he was about to die, and felt that Guo Yan was very funny, so he couldn't help but laugh a few times: "Haha, General Guo, it's not so serious, this time there is no need for General Guo to enter the army, this opportunity will be there in the future, leave it for next time!" This time, I will lead the army to meet General Zuo, General Guo, and you will guard the city with General Zhang Yi and General Zhang Min. ”

Guo Yan looked at Ling Yan very gratefully: "Yes!" The last general will definitely defend the city to the death! Never fail to live up to the general's trust! ”

Ling Yan couldn't help but laugh and looked at Zhang Yi and Zhang Min: "Please ask the two generals to guard this city, one is to wait for General Kuai and the others, and the other is to prevent the enemy army in Dingtao City from sending troops to attack this city." ”

Zhang Yi and Zhang Min clasped their fists and said, "Yes!" Please rest assured, the general will do his best to protect the city! ”

Ling Yan nodded with satisfaction: "Very good...... The rest of the generals will go out of the city with me and kill Jiyin City!" Grain and grass also went with him. ”

The generals clasped their fists and agreed.

After the meeting ended, Ling Yan asked the generals to prepare first, but Zhang Min did not leave.

Ling Yan asked, "General Zhang, is there anything else?" ”

Zhang Min said with some hesitation: "General Yan, this siege, I don't know if you can attack it?" ”

Ling Yan didn't understand what Zhang Min meant, and smiled: "I don't know, it should be able to, right?" What, does General Zhang have any concerns? ”

Zhang Min swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "The last general thinks ...... I thought that the general would send General Zuo alone, and let all his guards escort him, I am afraid that ...... I'm afraid ......"

Zhang Min said two "fears", but he didn't say what the "fears" were, Ling Yan smiled: "General Zhang can say anything he wants, don't worry about anything." ”

Zhang Min seemed to have gained some courage, and hesitated: "The last general will not dare to slander...... If what the last general said was wrong, then if these words fell into the ears of General Zuo, he would never spare the last general's ......."

Ling Yan smiled and beckoned to Zhang Min: "General Zhang, then you come to my ear and say, no matter what you say, I will never tell others." ”

Zhang Min took two steps forward, but he didn't get in front of Ling Yan, maybe the dogma of humility made him dare not do that, but he still leaned over, got as close to Ling Yan as possible, and whispered, "General Yan...... The last general thinks ...... If General Zuo got up...... Dissenting, the general is afraid...... There's nothing you can do, right? ”

Ling Yan smiled: "General Zhang, this is what you are worried about?" ”

Seeing that Ling Yan didn't pay attention to it, Zhang Min couldn't help but feel a little strange, and nodded in a daze.

Ling Yan said with a smile: "I have also thought about General Zhang's concerns, but I am sure that I let General Zuo go out of the city first." ”

Zhang Min was a little puzzled and said, "Why is General Yan so sure?" ”

Ling Yan smiled, there are some things, Zhang Min is not involved, so he doesn't know, but Ling Yan doesn't plan to tell Zhang Min those touching past events when he is about to leave the city, so he said: "General Zhang, don't worry, I have my own plans for this matter, I have observed General Zuo for a long time, after a few things, I trust him more and more, although I can't reach complete trust now, but I will never doubt that he will defect in battle, I also believe that if he has different intentions, There is no need to wait until now to betray me, after his internal qi recovers, if he wants to kill me, there are opportunities everywhere, and if he wants to kill me, it will be easy, I will never be able to live. ”

Ling Yan said so much, just to let Zhang Min dispel his concerns, but looking at Zhang Min's expression, he still seemed to be very hesitant, and looked at Ling Yan with a confused face.

Ling Yan smiled: "General Zhang, after the attack on Jiyin City and Dingtao City, I will have the opportunity to tell you those things again, after you hear it, you may have a different opinion of General Zuo." ”

Zhang Min nodded stunned: "Uh...... It's ......"

Ling Yan asked Zhang Min to go back and prepare first, and then he also prepared his equipment.

In fact, he didn't need to prepare anything, the focus was only to check whether the strange stone on the moon slasher was strong, and whether the pistol had enough bullets.

Ling Yan flicked the strange stone at the tip of the Moon Slashing Knife with his hand, and the strange stone seemed to have grown on the back of the knife, motionless; Ling Yan took out the pistol again, unloaded the magazine and looked at it: there were not many bullets left in it, so Ling Yan took out the box of bullets in reserve and filled the bullets on the magazine.

After Ling Yan finished doing this, he then put on soft armor and outer armor - these two life-saving clothes, Ling Yan was not used to wearing them when he first came to the Three Kingdoms, but after the experience accumulated from many battlefield baptisms, he still felt that although this armor was bulky to wear, it was still safer to wear, and there was a greater hope of survival.

After everything was ready, Ling Yan ordered the soldiers to eat a full meal.

After eating, Ling Yan led an army of five thousand to go straight out of the city and go straight to Jiyin City. There are only more than 3,000 people left in the city, and some of them are Yellow Turban generals.

Ling Yan did not divide the front army and the rear army this time, Lu Gong, You Heng, Wen Ping, Yang Feng and others all marched with him, because Colonel Zuo broke through first, Ling Yan was very confident in him, so he had no precautions on the way, and he just wanted to go to Jiyin City quickly.

There were no incidents along the way, and Ling Yan urged the army to speed up the march from time to time.

After marching for a few hours, but there was no return from the scouts ahead, Ling Yan felt a little uneasy in his heart - in fact, even he didn't know where this uneasiness came from, it stands to reason that Colonel Zuo was the vanguard, and he led his own guards, so he naturally wouldn't send a soldier back to report to him, and with Colonel Zuo's character, he wouldn't think of sending someone to report the situation, these thoughts were normal.