Ling Yan said coldly: "I have no such intention! ”

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Ling Yan couldn't hold back any longer, and said sharply to the general: "Open the city gate quickly!" If you violate my orders again, you will be punished by military law! ”

The military general in the city smiled: "Ha! The wolf's ambition is revealed! Who do you think you are, and dare to say this! ”

Ling Yan pointed at the military generals in the city and said coldly, "I'll give you one last chance...... Open the gates at once. ”

After being silent for a moment, the military general said to Ling Yan, "Okay...... Go under the gates, and I will open them. ”

Ling Yan knew that the military general had suddenly changed his attitude, and there must be some deception in it, so he didn't go any further, and quietly took out his pistol. Xindao: You just want to lie to me, at least you have to perform professionally! Do you think I'm a three-year-old?

After a while, the city gate slowly opened, and as expected, a military general was killed from the city, and the military general saw that Ling Yan did not approach the city gate, and after being stunned for a moment, he rushed towards Ling Yan, shouting while rushing: "Traitor Ling Yan!" Come and die! ”

The two lieutenants beside Ling Yan greeted him.

After a few rounds of fighting, the opposing general's defeat returned to the city.

Ling Yan's generals were about to enter the city, but they were stopped by Ling Yan. Ling Yan didn't want to hurt people's lives more, not to mention that no matter what, they were all his own people, and it would be best if the generals defending the city could wake up.

But the military general on the city tower was still obsessed, and when he saw that the people who went out of the city to meet him were defeated and returned to the city, he loudly scolded Ling Yan and said, "Hmph! He also said that he didn't want to rob the city! It's up to you to explain it! ”

Ling Yan didn't want to talk nonsense with the generals in the city anymore, he originally wanted to "attack the city for the bottom and attack the heart for the top", but now it seems that it is impossible for that military general to repent.

Ling Yan asked the military generals in the city in a calm tone, "I don't want to explain anymore...... I just want to know, what's your name? ”

The military general in the city said loudly: "It's okay to tell you, my surname is Cai Mingmao!" ”

At this time, Ling Yan made up his mind even more - he has never had a good impression of this figure of the Three Kingdoms.

"General Cai Mao! Don't blame me! Ling Yan shouted, then quickly took out his pistol, and pointed the muzzle of the gun directly at Cai Mao.

Before Ling Yan could shoot, he saw Cai Mao screaming "ah-" and bent forward vigorously, and from his stomach, a bloody sword "grew".

Cai Mao's eyes widened, and she slowly lowered her head, looking at the sword stabbed from her stomach in disbelief.

Immediately, the sword shrank back again, and then, I saw a hand grabbing Cai Mao's hair, and the sword quickly wiped Cai Mao's neck.

Cai Mao's body fell, and the person who grabbed Cai Mao's head threw Cai Mao's head down the city, shouting to Ling Yan: "General Yan, the rebel general Cai Mao is dead!" I'll open the gates right away! ”

Ling Yan's gun was still in his hand, and he was completely stunned by this sudden change.

In a short time, the gates opened.

Ling Yan put away his pistol in a daze, and then under the adjutant's reminder, he came back to his senses and hurriedly led his troops into the city.

As soon as he entered the city, Ling Yan saw a person standing on the side of the road, so Ling Yan got off his horse and walked in front of the man.

The man clenched his fists: "See General Yan." ”

Ling Yan looked at the man for a moment, and then asked in a daze, "...... just now Did you kill Cai Mao? ”

"Exactly." The man said, "Cai Mao rebelled against the general, had bad intentions, offended the general, and death was inevitable!" ”

Ling Yan finally smiled: "What's your name?" ”

"In Xia Kuailiang." The man replied.

Oh! It turned out to be a strategist under Liu Biao.

Ling Yan smiled: "It turned out to be General Kuai...... This time to get rid of the traitors, General Kuai made a great contribution. ”

Kuai Liang said: "I didn't dare to be greedy for merit, but when I saw that Cai Mao wanted to rebel, I took the opportunity to kill him." ”

"Well, thank you, General Kuai." Ling Yan smiled and nodded, "I have something important to do now, you go and inform the generals in the city, and immediately go to the council hall to wait, I have a military situation to discuss with everyone later." ”

"Yes." Kuai Liang retreated.

Ling Yan was worried about Cong'er, so he immediately got on his horse and galloped towards Cong'er's residence.

Cong'er was in a daze in the room, but suddenly saw Ling Yan pushing the door in, she was stunned for a moment, and then happily threw herself into Ling Yan's arms: "Brother Ling Yan! You're back! ”

Ling Yan saw that Cong'er was safe and sound, so he breathed a sigh of relief and relieved.

Cong'er raised her head and looked at Ling Yan, tears welled up in her eyes: "Brother Ling Yan, Cong'er is very worried about you, afraid that you will ......"

Ling Yan smiled lightly: "Didn't I come back safely!" It's okay...... By the way, no one bullied you when I was away, right? ”

Cong'er wiped her tears with her hands: "No...... General Wen sent troops to protect me every day. ”

"General Wen?" Ling Yan was stunned, "Which General Wen?" ”

Cong'er shook her head in confusion: "I don't know either...... Those soldiers just said that General Wen had sent me to protect my ......"

Ling Yan felt that things were a little complicated, so he said softly to Cong'er: "Cong'er, I have something to do now, and I'll come back to you later." ”

"Brother Ling Yan, why are you going?" Cong'er's little hand tightly grasped the corner of Ling Yan's clothes.

Ling Yan smiled: "Cong'er, I don't go out of the city, I just go to the civil and military generals to discuss some major military affairs." ”

"Oh." Cong'er replied lightly and loosened Ling Yan's clothes very sensibly.

After Ling Yan comforted him a few more words, he left Cong'er's room. He had been worried about Cong'er's safety before, but now that she was fine, Ling Yan couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed, and after leaving Cong'er's residence, he walked straight to the council hall, preparing to deal with a few other things that were also very important.

When I came to the conference hall, I saw that the civil and military generals were already standing in two rows.

Ling Yan saw Kuai Liang at a glance, smiled at him, and then walked to the top and sat down.

"I think you've all heard about General Chiang." Ling Yan said, looking around at the generals, and found that most of the generals had a look of injustice on their faces, "I want to tell you the truth first. ”

"The truth is just that you killed General Chiang!" Ichisho said angrily.

Ling Yan looked at the military general and asked calmly, "This general, what is your surname?" ”

The military general thought that Ling Yan was threatening him, so he said angrily: "If I don't change my name or surname, why don't I dare to sue you!" I am General Zhang Yun under General Ling! ”

Ling Yan has never had a good impression of Zhang Yun, a military general of the Three Kingdoms, thinking that he and Cai Mao are the same dog. But looking at it now, although Zhang Yun introduced himself as "under General Ling's account", it obviously meant that he didn't put Ling Yan down in his eyes, but Ling Yan admired Zhang Yun a little.

Ling Yan ignored Zhang Yun, smiled at the others, and said, "The truth is not as simple as General Zhang Yun said. ”

"Then you can quickly tell the truth!" Zhang Yun pointed at Ling Yan with his finger and said sharply.

Ling Yan looked at Zhang Yun, and then told him what had happened.

"Nonsense!" After Zhang Yun listened, he shouted loudly. Most of the other generals also complained and reprimanded Ling Yan together.

Ling Yan didn't speak, just calmly looked at this group of civil and martial artists. He noticed that among the few who did not speak, there was a military general with a serious expression, but he was silent the whole time.

After a while, when the reprimand subsided, the military general who had not participated in the blame for Ling Yan just now clasped his fists and said to Ling Yan: "But...... Before leaving, General Chiang only told us that he believed that General Yan could not defeat the enemy, so he led his troops to destroy the enemy's defeated army. ”

Ling Yan smiled and said to the general, "He wants to kill me, how could he tell you beforehand?" Although Ling Yan said this, he had to admit in his heart that Jiang Yiqu's words were more than half true.

The military general frowned and was silent, skeptical of Ling Yan's words.

"General Wen, don't listen to his lies!" Zhang Yun shouted to the general, "He's just a pretext to kill General Chiang!" ”

"General Wen?" Ling Yan was stunned for a moment, and looked at the military general carefully, "You are General Wen?" ”

The military general clenched his fists and said, "It's the last general." ”

"You sent troops to protect Cong'er?" Ling Yan asked again.

"Exactly." The general replied, "The last general was worried that the woman would be harmed by others, so he sent someone." ”

Ling Yan nodded: "Who wants to harm Cong'er?" ”

The military general was silent, but his eyes unconsciously glanced at Zhang Yun.

Ling Yan looked at Zhang Yun coldly.

Zhang Yun saw that Ling Yan was looking at him, his face panicked for a second, and then he pointed at the General Wen and scolded, "What do you mean by this? Didn't you also oppose him that day? As he spoke, Zhang Yun's hand pointed at Ling Yan.

"I was against General Yan before, but I won't do that shameful thing!" The general Wen was obviously enraged and replied to Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun was furious: "You ......"

"Alright, two generals, don't quarrel." Ling Yan said suddenly.

Zhang Yun snorted heavily.

Ling Yan looked at the General Wen and asked, "I don't know the general's surname?" ”

General Wen was still angry, and he simply clenched his fists: "The last general is hired." ”

Oh! It turned out to be the general of the Three Kingdoms! Ling Yan sighed secretly, he didn't have much like or dislike for the Wen Ren in the novel, but Ling Yan was full of good feelings for the Wen Ren in front of him.

"It turned out to be General Wenpin...... Then thank you General Wen for sending troops to protect Cong'er. Ling Yan smiled gently.

"The duty of the last general." Wen Pingdao.

Ling Yan looked at Zhang Yun and asked in the same gentle tone, "General Zhang, no matter how much you hate me, it's understandable, but why do you want to bully a weak girl?" ”

Zhang Yun said angrily: "Why not? Do you still dare to deal with me? ”

Ling Yan smiled: "I won't deal with you because of this, not to mention that you are General Ling's favorite general, I won't make a ...... However, as General Wen said, bullying a weak woman is a shameful thing! With these last six words, Ling Yan accentuated his tone.

"Humph!" Zhang Yun was furious and walked away.

Ling Yan still had a smile on his face, but the last bit of good impression he had for this Zhang Yun in his heart disappeared in an instant. But he knew that he must not be convicted for this incident, which would only make the morale of the army more unstable.

Ling Yan looked at everyone and said, "What I just said is absolutely true!" If you don't believe me, you can leave on your own, just like General Zhang. ”

Everyone stopped talking, and certainly no one left.

Ling Yan exhaled lightly, and then said with a straight face: "Jiang Yiqu did not listen to the order and left the city without authorization, causing me to delay the opportunity to pursue the enemy, and I should be dealt with by military law!" It deserves to be beheaded! ”

Ling Yan paused: "But at that time, Jiang Yiqu was bent on taking my life, and in desperation, I killed him, and I deserved to punish him." ”

Seeing that no one raised any objections, Ling Yan continued: "When I returned to the city just now, Cai Mao led the troops to refuse to let me enter the city, and said that I wanted to earn his city, and the intention of rebellion was obvious! Fortunately, General Kuai Liang killed Cai Mao in time. After speaking, Ling Yan looked at Kuai Liang.

Kuai Liang walked out and arched his hand: "Cai Mao's crime is extremely heinous, and his sin is unforgivable. ”

Ling Yan smiled: "General Kuai has made a meritorious service. ”

Most of the generals showed some dissatisfaction on their faces.

Ling Yan looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Everyone, last time I had a banquet, all the generals toasted to me, I was moved, I only hope to work with you to break the enemy and make meritorious ......contributions" Speaking of this, Ling Yan paused, and then continued, "My time in this city is still short, and I can't fully know the names of the generals under you, I hope the generals can introduce them one by one." ”

The generals looked at each other.

After a while, Kuai Liang walked out: "Under Kuailiang." ”

Ling Yan nodded, and said in his heart: This demonstration is well done.

Then, Wen Ping walked out: "The last general Wen Ping." ”

Ling Yan nodded again and looked at the others.

The rest of the civil and military generals, although they looked reluctant, introduced themselves one by one.

"Under the Prince's Law." "The last general will be Kuaiyue." "The last general, Wang Wei." "In Xia Wang Cang." "The last general, Chen Sheng." "The last general, Zhang Hu." "It's not a matter of going down." "The last general, Liu Xian." "Under Sun Shao." ……

Ling Yan listened carefully, trying to remember the name of each civil and military general, and he found that most of the civil and military generals here were Liu Biao's old subordinates.

After everyone had introduced themselves, Ling Yan nodded with satisfaction: "Don't misunderstand, generals, I asked for names, just to make friends with generals." ”

Everyone was silent.

Ling Yan then smiled and said, "Okay, you guys go back and rest, but please General Wen, General Kuai Liang and General Sun Shao stay for a while, I have some trivial matters to discuss." ”

Except for Wen Ping, Kuai Liang and Sun Shao, everyone else withdrew.

Wen Ping and the others came over and hugged their fists at Ling Yan: "I don't know why General Yan left the three of us?" ”

Ling Yan motioned for the three of them to sit down, and then smiled at Wen Ping, "I want to thank General Wen Ping for protecting Cong'er. ”

Wen Ping said: "Why should General Yan be so polite, this is the duty of the last general." Before General Ling left, he instructed me to protect General Yan and the woman. ”

Ling Yan nodded, and asked again, "Please tell me the reason." ”

Wen Ping hesitated, as if he didn't want to say much.

Kuai Liang on the side answered for him: "Tell General Yan that since the news of Jiang Yiqu's murder came to us, General Cai Mao and General Zhang Yun came to us to discuss...... The two of them proposed that when General Yan returned to the city, they would refuse to open the city gate and arrest Cong'er, or threaten the general with her, or ......"

"Or what?" Ling Yan said, "General Kuai, but it's okay to talk about it. ”

OR ...... cut off its head and hang it outside the city gates. Kuai Liang said slowly.

Ling Yan's teeth were about to crush.

Kuai Liang continued: "General Wen Ping strongly opposes it, but Cai Mao and General Zhang Yun insist on doing so. ”

Wen Ping continued: "The last general was worried that they would really be bad for that woman, so he sent troops to protect her. ”

Ling Yan smiled at Wen Ping: "Hmm...... Thank you very much. ”

Wen Ping clenched his fists again and said, "General Yan doesn't have to be polite...... I wonder if there is anything else going on with the general? ”

"Yes," Ling Yan sighed, "Regarding Jiang Yiqu's matter, I hope you can believe what I said. ”

The three of them looked at each other, and Kuai Liang said, "General Yan, I believe what the general says." ”

Wen Ping and Sun Shao hesitated and never expressed their position.

Seeing that they were still skeptical, Ling Yan felt very aggrieved, but he had no choice but to continue: "After I killed Jiang Yiqu, I led my troops to chase Guan Hai. It's just that the delay was too long, and as a result, he fled to Shangdang City. ”

The three men listened intently.

"I really didn't want to let him escape so easily, so I didn't listen to the advice of General Youheng and General Lu, and insisted on attacking the city. As a result, General Lu was seriously injured by an arrow, and all the soldiers he brought with him ......" Speaking of this, Ling Yan choked and stopped.

At this time, Sun Shao, who had not spoken, comforted Ling Yan: "General Yan doesn't have to blame himself too much, since ancient times, there have been victories and defeats, which is a common thing in soldiers." ”

Ling Yan shook his head painfully: "The blame lies with me, and I can't shirk it." ”

Wen Ping asked, "General Yan, what happened next?" ”

Ling Yan barely stabilized his emotions for a moment, and then continued, "After that, General You and I rescued General Lu and fled to Suke City...... General Lu's injuries are very serious, and I inquired and learned that there is a miracle doctor in Shangdang City, who can heal General Lu's injuries......"

Kuai Liang hesitated and said, "General Yan means ......"

Ling Yan looked at the three of them sincerely: "I mean I want to discuss with the three generals how to break through Shangdang City......"

Wen Ping muttered: "The soldiers of Shangdang City are full of food, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the main general of the city guard, Zhang Mancheng, is strong in martial arts, but it is not easy to break the city. ”

When Ling Yan heard Wen Ping say this, he hurriedly clenched his fists and begged: "Please also ask the three generals, Wanwu will teach me a good strategy to break the enemy!" In order to avenge the first defeat, kill the Yellow Turban thief Guan Hai, and ask the divine doctor to save General Lu......"

Probably moved by Ling Yan's sincerity, the three generals hurriedly hugged their fists and said: "General Yan, please rest assured, the last general will definitely do his best to help the general break the city and defeat the enemy!" ”

"Thank you, three generals!" Ling Yan was a little excited.

Wen Ping said: "It doesn't hurt to do anything else, it's just that this Zhang Mancheng knows the method of internal qi, and it may not be easy to deal with." ”

Ling Yan was taken aback: "General Wen knows the method of internal qi?" ”

Wen Ping nodded: "The last general is a little familiar with this method, but the last general's cultivation time is still short, and it is difficult to fight against it." ”

Although Wen Ping said this, Ling Yan was still very happy in his heart: he met another person who knew how to be angry!

The expressions of the other two people were very different: Kuai Liang's expression was calm, and Sun Shao's expression was dazed.

"General Wen, I also know some internal qi methods, I don't know if I can defeat Zhang Mancheng with the strength of the two of us?"

Wen Ping was a little surprised at first, and then hesitated: "This ...... The end will not know, or there may be hope. ”

Kuai Liang continued: "Although I don't know the method of internal qi cultivation, I have also heard a little, and I heard that Zhang Mancheng, the general of the Yellow Turban Thief, is known as the 'divine envoy', and his internal qi is beyond the reach of ordinary people. ”

Hearing Kuai Liang say this, Ling Yan's heart was half cold: Zhang Mancheng has both internal qi and Hua Tuo's help, how can he win?

"Well," Wen Ping nodded, "this thief is indeed not easy to defeat. ”

"However," Kuai Liang thought for a moment, "if you lure it out with a trick and besiege it from all sides, you may be able to defeat it." ”

"That'...... How will you lead him out of the city? Ling Yan felt that there was a little hope again.

"This ...... I haven't thought of it yet. Kuai Liang said.

Ling Yan felt that it would be a great gain to find a way to break the city, and the others could be taken slowly. So, he smiled and said to the three of them: "It's late today, the three generals should go back and rest first, and discuss the matter of destroying the enemy tomorrow." ”

"Then he will take his leave."

After Wen Ping and the others left, Ling Yan asked someone to take a pen and paper, and after writing a few words on the two pieces of paper, he called two more envoys and sent them to meet Ling Renxiang and You Heng quickly, and handed them the two secret letters respectively.

The contents of those two letters, one was to inform Ling Renxiang of the process of intercepting and killing the defeated army, and the other was to tell You Heng that the Great Victory City was no longer in trouble, and that he had made plans to attack Shangdang City.

After that, Ling Yan returned to Cong'er's residence. Cong'er was very happy and made a rich dinner for Ling Yan, Ling Yan ate for a while, and then chatted with Cong'er for a while, and told Cong'er about the encounter with the Yellow Turban Soldiers. Cong'er heard that Ling Yanlian was in danger, and her heart was sad for a while, and tears fell silently again. After Ling Yan comforted him softly for a long time, he returned to his residence.

Ling Yan thought back to Wen Ping's sentence "Zhang Mancheng knows the method of internal qi", the more he thought about it, the more bored he became, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't cultivated internal qi for several days, so he took the strange stone in his hand and began to cultivate......

Early the next morning, Sun Shao came to find Ling Yan.

After letting him sit down, Ling Yan asked, "I don't know what is the important matter for General Sun to come to me?" ”

Sun Shao arched his hand and said: "Yesterday, the general left us to discuss a good strategy to break the enemy, and I went back and thought about it repeatedly, and came up with a plan, so I came to ask the general to decide." ”

Ling Yan was overjoyed: "Great! Thank you General Sun! Please say, please speak! ”

Sun Shao said: "Although I have never heard of the internal qi, the power of one person, after all, is limited, and it will never be able to fight against the army." ”

Ling Yan nodded approvingly.

Sun Shao continued: "Even though Zhang Mancheng is born with divine power, he is only the brave ear of a horseman,"

Ling Yan liked to listen to this kind of words that could increase his confidence, so he hurriedly said: "What the general said is extremely true. ”

Sun Shao continued: "If you want to break through Shangdang City, with a certain foolish opinion, General Yan needs to personally lead the army. In front of the enemy city, send a general to provoke in front of the city, and at the same time, divide the troops into three roads, go around the back of the city, the left of the city, and the right of the city, and wait for the opportunity. Two other teams were sent to ambush nearby. When the enemy will go out of the city to meet the battle, the general can be defeated and lured to go deep alone, and then the general will lead his troops to kill back, and a team of ambush soldiers will also be exhausted, cutting off the enemy's rear road. At this time, the city will send a general to save it, and when it arrives, another team of ambush soldiers will also be exhausted, and at the same time, the soldiers besieging the city on three roads will also begin to raid the city, and the enemy will not be able to take care of the generals who will be taken care of by the general, and then use the victorious soldiers to attack its right road. The enemy has lost its troops and its morale is low, and if it is time to storm the city, the city will be destroyed. ”

Hearing Sun Shao slowly finish talking about the strategy to break the enemy, Ling Yan was very excited, and said again and again: "Good plan!" Good plan! ”

Sun Shao said with a smile: "This is just a self-inferation, whether it is successful or not, the general needs to carefully consider it." ”

Ling Yan smiled: "General Sun is too humble! It's definitely a good idea! Use this strategy to attack the city, and you will definitely win a big victory! ”

Sun Shao said: "It is more prudent for the general to consider it again." ”

Ling Yan thought for a moment and said, "That...... I'll bring General Wenpin and General Kuailiang to discuss this plan again, how about it? ”

Sun Shao nodded: "This is the best." ”

So, Ling Yan sent someone to find Wen Ping and Kuai Liang.

When Wen Ping and Kuai Liang saw Ling Yan, they hugged their fists and said, "The general is looking for the end of the future, but I don't know what to do." ”

Ling Yan told Wen Ping and Kuai Liang about the plan that Sun Shao came up with.

After listening, the two pondered for a moment, and then Kuai Liang said: "The plan offered by Changxu is really a good strategy, Shangdang City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but as long as the enemy general is lured out of the city, it will be much easier." ”

Ling Yan nodded with a smile: "What about General Wen's opinion?" ”

Wen Ping frowned, thought for a while and said: "The long-term plan, although it is comprehensive, but it ......"

Ling Yan said: "It doesn't hurt for the general to be blunt. ”

Wen Ping hesitated: "But if Zhang Mancheng defends the city and doesn't come to fight, what should he do?" ”

"Lure him out of town in all sorts of ways." Ling Yan smiled lightly.

"Even if Zhang Mancheng goes out of the city, how should he fight him?" Wen Ping asked again.

"With the three of us, fight him together, and I will not believe that he will not fall." Ling Yan was full of confidence.

"Three?" The clerk was puzzled.

Ling Yan smiled and whispered, "General Youheng, you have also cultivated your internal qi. ”

"Zhengping also cultivates internal qi?" Wen Pingqi said, "I don't know this. ”

Ling Yan said with a smile: "The reason why I learned to cultivate internal qi is because he taught me. ”

Wen Ping nodded slowly: "If the three of us are there, we may be able to defeat him." ”

Kuai Liang continued: "Even if the thief will not be able to defend or be defeated, it will not matter, as long as he is defeated and returns to the city, we will divide our troops to besiege the city, trap him for several days, and cut him off from food and grass, and he will want to break through the city and flee." Just wait for him to break through the city, and a few more soldiers and horses will come out, and he will definitely be able to win a big victory. ”

Wen Ping said: "What Zirou said is extremely true. ”

Ling Yan shook his head helplessly: "The method General Kuai said is indeed a good strategy, but it's just ...... It's just that General Lu's injury can't be delayed for so long. ”

Sun Shao asked, "When does General Yan plan to lead the troops to set off?" ”

"Just for a few days." Ling Yan thought for a while, "In this case, please go back to rest first, and I will gather the generals later to discuss this matter." ”

"Okay, General Yan, take your leave." Sun Shao and the other three retreated.

Ling Yan cultivated his internal qi for a while, then went to the secret room, filled the bullets of his pistol, and then sent someone to summon the civil and military generals to the council hall.

in the council chamber.

Ling Yan glanced around at the generals below and found that Zhang Yun was the only one missing.