Heavy rain, thunder and lightning.

Dark clouds covered the night sky, and the entire Yecheng was wrapped in boundless darkness.

The wind howled, rolling up the pouring rain like a knife on the face of the soldiers defending the city, even if they were wearing a coat, but the rain still wet the clothes inside, sticking to the body extremely uncomfortable.

Even so, the soldiers stared warily at the darkness. Yan Liang governed the army strictly, and if his subordinates made mistakes, they would be beaten at least and beheaded at worst. Therefore, the soldiers were not afraid of its might and did not dare to slack off.

Outside the city, there seemed to be a dark shadow slowly moving towards the city, and the heavy rain and darkness obscured the sight of the soldiers at the head of the city. It wasn't until one of the soldiers noticed that something was wrong and tried to lean out of the city to observe, that he vaguely recognized that a troop of soldiers and horses had come to the city.

If it weren't for a lightning bolt that illuminated his vision, he saw that the other party was wearing his own army's soap-colored uniform, so he changed his tone and asked, "Who is it?" ”

The sound of the wind and rain held his shouting to a halt until the rest of his companions were shouting together, and the sound could be heard below.

"I'm waiting for the Linzhang garrison, let me enter the city quickly!" The sergeants below were also apparently aware of the wind and rain and shouted in unison.

The soldiers defending the city hurriedly informed their Bai Chang that as a middle-level general, Bai Chang could naturally hide in the city tower to take shelter from the rain and rest. After hearing the report of his subordinates, he reluctantly walked to the city wall and confirmed to the army below again: "Is the brother of Linzhang below?" ”

"Exactly!" The following answered.

"Why did you come to Yecheng, can you have a warrant for the transfer of troops?" The chief asked again.

"We were originally going to rush to the aid of Ci County, but we were ambushed by the enemy, and the army was defeated and retreated here. Captain Jiang Qi is also in the army, and there are many injured brothers, let me and others enter the city! ”

The dialogue between them was originally through the collective shouting of the soldiers, but at this time, a single famous general rode his horse to the front and shouted in the gap between the sound of wind and rain: "I am Captain Jiang Qi, and I will lead the troops to retreat here." Hurry up and let me into the city. ”

This man was full of anger, and the soldiers in the city heard the shouts clearly, but no one dared to open the city gate lightly, and the chief of the city replied: "At this time, it is late at night, and I dare not open the city." The general lieutenant can take the troops to rest outside the city and enter the city at dawn. ”

Jiang Qi roared angrily: "The wind and rain in the sky are non-stop, and there are enemy soldiers chasing after me, how can I wait until dawn?" ”

The other soldiers also shouted:

"Why don't you let us into the city?"

"Do you want us all to die on this rainy day?"

"Mother's!"

“……”

Jiang Qi continued to roar upwards: "Er's many obstructions, is it because the foreign enemy wants to kill us?" ”

Na Bai Chang couldn't stand the noise of the soldiers under the city, and he couldn't bear the anger of Jiang Qi, who had a higher official rank than him, but he didn't have the courage to open the city like this. I had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue: "The general is angry, I really don't have the right to let you into the city, wait for me to report to Vice General Han, and he will decide." ”

I didn't dare what Jiang Qi said, so after Bai Chang finished speaking, he went down to the city and hurried to Han Meng's residence. At this time, Han Meng was resting at home, and he hadn't fallen asleep yet, and he was also surprised to hear that Bai Chang had come to report Jiang Qi's matter, so he put on his armor and came to the city gate.

He and Jiang Qi are both generals under Yan Liang's account, and the two naturally know each other. Climbing to the top of the city and looking down, the silhouette of the person in the rain was indeed very similar to Jiang Qi, but if you wanted to see the appearance specifically, it was completely impossible in this dim rainy day.

"It's Captain Jiang under the city?" Han Meng asked.

His voice was very loud, and he basically didn't need to be heard by others to directly reach the bottom through the wind and rain.

"It's Jiang Qi. Is it Vice General Han in the city? ”

"Exactly!" Han Meng replied.

Although he and Jiang Qi are comrades, the friendship between the two sides is not very deep, the two rarely speak, and everyone is roaring vigorously at this time, so they can't hear whether the voice is themselves at all.

Han Meng hesitated in his heart, and Jiang Qi asked below: "I and Vice General Han are both under the command of General Yan, and we have no grievances, why are you doing this to me today?" Although Qi was defeated and humiliated the army, he had General Yan to deal with it, and Qi had no complaints. But at this moment, Vice General Han turned Qi and others out of the city, allowing us to suffer from the wind and rain, and the chasing soldiers persecuted, is this General Yan's intention to let me wait for death? ”

"It's not what the general thinks, but it's really dark, and it's hard to tell the truth from the false, so I don't dare to open the city." Han Meng explained.

Jiang Qi pointed to the sky when he heard this, and said: "If I am not Jiang Qi, I will ask this heavenly thunder to kill me immediately!" ”

Daring to make such a heavy oath in such a thunderous and lightning weather, Han Meng no longer doubted it at all, and ordered the soldiers to open the city gate and let Jiang Qi and other soldiers and horses enter the city.

Han Meng personally went down to the city to greet Jiang Qi, but saw that Jiang Qi, who had just been talking to him, was holding a crossbow in his left hand and a war knife in his right hand. ”

"I'm Jiang Qi!" Jiang Qi said as the blade was already waving down with the words.

Han Meng is worthy of being a general, he reacted extremely quickly, raised the long knife with both hands to block upward, and after a loud metal collision, the long knife in Han Meng's hand was broken into two, and the whole person also took two steps back.

The other party was riding on a horse, and the strength of the horse was naturally greater than that of him standing on the flat ground, but what really stunned Han Meng was that the other party would have such a sharp weapon in his hand.

At this time, he already understood that the other party was not Jiang Qi at all, and he was flustered, and shouted in his mouth: "Where is Jiang Qi?" ”

The crossbow arrow pierced his throat, and Han Meng fell to the ground on his back, unable to speak again. Before he died, he thought unwillingly: This guy dared to make such a heavy false oath, why didn't God split him?

Jiang Qi rode on the horse and glanced at Han Meng's corpse indifferently, then waved his sword and shouted at Han Meng's soldiers: "Han Meng is dead, the rest surrender and don't kill!" ”

As soon as Han Meng died, his soldiers immediately fell into a panic and had no intention of fighting. Jiang Qi took the opportunity to seize the city gate. Zhang Liao also led a large army to arrive, and two hours later, Yecheng completely fell.

After capturing Yecheng, Jiang Qi ordered the soldiers to open the warehouse to replenish grain and grass, and rest and rectify.

Then he did something that made everyone look sideways: he led people to find Yan Liang's family members in the city, and killed all the remaining ones. also hung their heads on the city gate along with the heads of Jiang Qi and Han Meng.

Zhang Liao couldn't stand it anymore, and came over to ask Jiang Qidao: "The crime is not to the family, why doesn't Yun Lei even let go of the old and young women and children?" ”

"After we escaped from the state, weren't the families of the soldiers of the Pingcheng Army all poisoned by Lu Bu? Wenyuan's family didn't suffer from it? ”

Zhang Liao was speechless when he heard this.

After their defeat, Lu Bu slaughtered Pingcheng in order to vent his hatred, and many of the families of the Pingcheng army were poisoned by Lu Bu. Although Zhang Liao's parents died young, some relatives in other houses and loyal servants who took care of him growing up were still killed.

In fact, Lu Bu did nothing but vent his hatred, which can be said to be extremely stupid! Killing all the family members of the Pingcheng army can only increase the hatred, so that the soldiers of the Pingcheng army will follow Jiang Qi to flee with all their hearts. If he could treat the family of the Pingcheng army like Lu Meng attacked Jingzhou in the original history, he could treat the family of the Pingcheng army as well as the family of the Jingzhou soldiers, but he could separate the hearts of the army, and Jiang Qi would probably go to Maicheng like Guan Yu.

The entire Pingcheng army can be said to have a deep enmity with Lu Bu, and as a subordinate of Yuan Shao, Lu Bu's ally, Jiang Qi vented his hatred against Yan Liang's family at this time, and everyone in the Pingcheng army thought that it was nothing too much. Everyone was holding back a cloud of anger in their hearts, and they didn't vent their hatred with all the people of Yecheng, they were already considered to have strict military discipline.

Even Wang Yun, who has always been stereotypical and was ridiculed by Jiang Qi as "Mr. Morality", did not care about Jiang Qi's cruel methods, and in turn had to persuade Zhang Liao and said: "Extraordinary means should be used in extraordinary times." We are in danger, and it is normal for us to be a little more aggressive. Yan Liang is brave and unscrupulous, and has a violent personality, I think Yun Lei did this to deliberately provoke him. ”

After Wang Yun finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Qi with a smile and a meaningful look.

"Now Yun Lei must have a clever plan in his heart!"

Jiang Qi also smiled knowing that his mind was guessed, and said to Wang Yun: "Qi does have some ideas, but he still has to consult with the prince." In addition......"

Jiang Qi turned his head to look at Zhang Liao, and continued with a smile: "It depends on Wen Yuan's courage!" ”

Zhang Liao couldn't figure out what Jiang Qi and Wang Yun were talking about, but when he heard Jiang Qi say this, he naturally wouldn't back down.

"If you can get everyone out of danger, Liao Fan will not hesitate to break his bones!"

Jiang Qi patted him on the shoulder with a serious face.

"The success or failure of this time depends on Wen Yuan."

Then Jiang Qi said his plan, and Wang Yun also put forward his own opinions on some details. Zhang Liao listened for a while, and his face began to become solemn.

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Five days later, under the city of Yecheng.

A black-armored general slowed down his galloping horse and parked his horse under the city. The army behind also stopped with him.

The black-armored general looked at the beginning of the empty city gate, and the military flag at the head of the city was only a bare wooden pole, which the soldiers defending the city had never seen.

He took a deep breath.

Even if it is a day of contemporary, it is still too late after all.

Above the gate hung a row of human heads, most of them familiar to him, his closest relatives.

The black-armored general was a burly man, riding on a horse like an iron tower. In front of thousands of troops, it is absolutely as steady and reliable as a mountain.

At this moment, however, he staggered on his horse, as if he were about to fall.

"General Yan!" The adjutant shouted with concern.

The black-armored general seemed to come to his senses, and he sat up straight on his horse, trembling all over, and the long knife in his hand creaked.

He was dumbfounded, looked up to the sky and roared: "Dog thief, I need you to break your body into ten thousand pieces!" ”

(To be continued, stay tuned for the next chapter.) ）