Chapter 175: The Battle of Ling (4)
Late at night, Ling County was already silent.
After two days of fierce fighting, the people of Ling County were worried, but now they are finally relieved.
On the long street, there was no one in sight, and occasionally from the city gate tower, there was the sound of fighting.
Bang Bang Bang ......
The third watch has arrived.
There was a chaotic sound of footsteps from the west school field of Ling County, although the sound was very small, but in the middle of the night, it was still looming.
Cheng Lian wore a helmet and rode a horse.
The horse's hooves are wrapped in cloth to reduce the sound of marching; The horse was holding on to a branch in its mouth, and only the faint sound of heavy breathing could be heard......
Behind him, three thousand sergeants streamed out.
All of them were armed with weapons, and their mouths were silent.
In the sky, a few dark clouds floated in the sky, obscuring the bright moon...... Cheng Lian turned around and glanced at it on the horse, and subconsciously clenched the spear in his hand.
If he can capture Ling County today, he will not have a miscellaneous general every day.
This seems to be more promising and brighter than serving under Lu Bu's tent.
Cheng Lian has followed Lu Bu for many years, and since the annexation of the state, he has served under Lu Bu's account...... When Lu Bu was the main book, Cheng Lian was a horseman, and later Lu Bu returned to Dong Zhuo, and Cheng Lian worshiped as a captain. Since then, he has accompanied Lu Bu to the east and west, but this official position has not changed.
Zhang Liao has gone from being engaged in one to now being the prime minister of Lu, and he has a heavy army.
Cheng Lian didn't say anything, but if he said in his heart that he didn't envy it, it would definitely be against his heart.
Zhang Liao went to Xiapi to help in the war, and Cheng Lian took over Huaipu and restrained Chen Deng. But who is Chen Deng? How could he be willing to be defeated by Lu Bu?
He has an arrogant temperament, and there are only a handful of people in the world who can see him.
Lu Bu is known as a tiger, but in Chen Deng's eyes, he is just a puppet. Now he is defeated by the puppet. How could Chen Deng swallow this breath?
Where, Zhang Liao left with his front foot, and Chen Deng began to plan with his back foot.
He knew Cheng Lian and had dealt with him before. The relationship is not bad. Later, Chen Jue rebelled in Xiapi, which caused the relationship between Chen Deng and Lu Bu to deteriorate completely. But Cheng Lian has great respect for Chen Deng. There is no way, Cheng Lian was born as a civilian, facing the children of scholars like Chen Deng. It is congenitally weak. So when Chen Deng sent someone to contact him, Cheng Lian knew that it was not good, but he couldn't refuse.
Later, Chen Deng sent Xu Xuan to secretly envoy to Huaipu.
That Xu Xuan, whose name is Baojian, is a member of the Xu clan in Haixi, and a dignified Xuzhou celebrity.
According to historical records, Cao Pi once praised Xu Xuan as a minister of the society. He is good friends with Chen Deng, and he has a close relationship with Chen Jiao. It was only later that Chen Jiao defected to Liu Chuang. made Xu Xuan and Chen Jiao sever their relationship. This person. He is also a famous man who was born as a scholar. How can Cheng Lian be lazy?
Xu Xuan's defense is unique, and after talking with Cheng Lian, he made it clear and the situation is today.
"Cao Gong rebelled against the heavens. Occupy the name of righteousness.
Yuhu Lu Bu is just a puppet. Although he is brave, it is difficult to achieve great things. You see that he has been in Xuzhou for so many years, but his position has never been very stable. In the past, Cao Gong was involved in other things, so he had no intention of bothering with him. Now that Cao Gong is determined to crusade, how can Lu Bu be spared? General Cheng, you have followed Lu Bu for many years and are loyal...... But let's be honest, what do you get?
Look at those young generals back then, and now they have all come to prominence.
When you became famous, did you ever hear that music is forbidden? Now, they have all worshiped the Pavilion Marquis and become the arms of Cao Gong. And you, but trapped in Xuzhou, how many people know your name? I know that you are loyal and righteous generals, but the king chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the king.
Lu Bu is tyrannical and absurd, listens to villains, loves beauty, and has no wind of ignorance.
There is a way that good birds choose trees to perch on, and good ministers choose their masters. Cheng General, you have trained to lead, don't you plan to waste it like this? β
Xu Xuan suddenly hit Cheng Lian's heart, which made him shaken.
After that, Xu Xuan and Chen Deng repeatedly persuaded Cheng Lian, and finally made Cheng Lian decide, betrayed LΓΌ Bu, and surrendered to Cao Cao.
It's just that he is defenseless, and even if he surrenders to Cao Cao, it will be difficult to get attention...... So Chen Deng designed this drama of thousands of miles to help. Chen Deng also knew that with the soldiers and horses in his hands, it would not be difficult to break through Ling County. But once you attack Ling County, you will inevitably suffer heavy damage; Liu Chuangtun is stationed in Ling County, but there are soldiers and horses in Huaiyin and Xiaxiang, and if reinforcements arrive, it will inevitably cause greater losses...... Of course, Chen Deng was unwilling to lose his troops so much. The best way is to join forces with the outside and let Cheng Lian enter Ling County first, and then try to seize the city.
This strategy can be described as ingeniously designed.
Although Cheng Lian felt guilty, considering his future prospects, he was still determined to cooperate with Chen Deng's actions.
The wind is blowing!
Cheng Lian was on the horse, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, looked at the dark sky, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Whether you can become famous in one fell swoop depends on tonight.
Although Liu Chuang is not very old, his reputation is extremely loud. If you can get rid of it, you will definitely be able to become famous all over the world, and from then on, fame and wealth will roll in. Thinking of this, the nervousness and guilt in Cheng Lian's heart were swept away. At the fork in the road, he sent a detachment of troops and horses to seize the city gates. Then he led a thousand sergeants and headed in the direction of the county office.
The gate of the county yamen is open, and the yatang is brightly lit.
Standing outside the county office, you can faintly see the figure shaking.
However, the guards of the county government were extremely lax, and not a single sergeant was missing.
It seems that Liu Chuang really carried it, but he didn't even set up a guard, isn't God going to help me succeed?
Thinking of this, Cheng Lian only felt his blood boiling, suddenly raised his spear, and urged the horse to rush towards the county office. The sergeant behind him, following closely behind, followed Cheng Lian and rushed into the gate of the county office.
Cheng Lian took the lead and broke into the yatang.
There was a strange smell in the air, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
However, Cheng Lian didn't notice it, but urged him to step forward, his hand raised the spear and fell, and a spear stabbed Liu Chuang, who was lying on the desk, like a sleeping body.
Who knows, when a spear fell, Cheng Lian suddenly felt that something was wrong.
He hurriedly picked up his spear, and heard a loud noise, and the clothes and armor on Liu Chuang's body were all gone, and the straw was scattered all over the ground......
Is it a scarecrow?
Cheng Lian was stunned, and suddenly Lingling shuddered.
Not good, fooled!
He turned his horse and wanted to go out. Suddenly, I heard a rapid banging sound. Outside the county office, the screams continued one after another, and countless rockets were fired into the county government from outside the county office. In the county office, there were piles of fire-starters everywhere. There are also tung oil saltpeter and other combustion-supporting things. If you get a little spark, it will burn immediately. In an instant, the entire county government became a sea of fire, and the fire borrowed the wind. The wind fueled the fire, and it spread all at once.
"Cheng Lian!"
A familiar voice came from outside the county office, "I didn't expect that you would betray the Lord and seek glory, you really deserve to die." β
Gao Shun?
Cheng Lian was shocked, and hurriedly shouted: "Filial piety, don't misunderstand......"
"Dog thief, you have to quibble. But I didn't know that Uncle Huang had already seen your flaws. So we have a plan for today. It's just waiting for you to come and die. β
Gao Shun's voice carried a hint of grief and indignation.
He stood in the square outside the county office, and behind him the archers rained down arrows. The men and horses of the Chenglian Department were shot one after another.
Cheng Lian's men wanted to charge outward. Who knew that nearly a hundred deer carts rushed towards him. The cart was covered with planks to shield the arrows, and the cart was covered with hay and blazing. The sergeants swarmed the deer carts to the gate of the county government and blocked the gate of the county office.
At the same time, the archers kept shooting arrows, shooting the sergeants who rushed out of the fire outside the county office.
Cheng Lian wanted to leap out of the county government several times, but the fire was too fierce and forced him back again and again......
In the distance, there was a shout of killing.
Presumably, the soldiers who robbed the city gate also suffered.
Cheng Lian couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart: This Liu Chuang is so powerful, he can see through Mr. Chen's strategy at a glance?
He regretted it a little, but there was no way out. Since that's the case, let's just fight...... The fire in the county government became more and more fierce, and Cheng Lian simply abandoned his horse and walked in the fire. He rushed from the front yard of the county government to the back house, but in the back house, the same flames were raging, turning into a sea of fire.
"General, there's a corner gate here."
There were relatives shouting loudly, Cheng Lian heard it, his spirits lifted, and he hurriedly stepped forward.
In a secluded part of the back house, there was a small door, but the door was chained, which had obviously not been opened for a long time. Where did Cheng Lian dare to hesitate, take a step forward, twist the spear and stab. Hearing the sound of Peng, the wooden door was torn apart, and the corner door suddenly opened. Cheng Lian stepped around and rushed out of the corner gate, but saw that outside the corner gate, it was a remote alley. One end is sealed, and the other end leads straight to the long street outside.
After Cheng Lian saw the situation clearly, he immediately ran towards the exit of the alley.
Seeing that he was about to rush out of the alley, he heard a gong sound, and a team of soldiers blocked the exit of the alley, and the big gun in Xia Houlan's hand pointed at Cheng Lian, "Traitor, when you die, do you still want to resist?" β
As he spoke, his spear slammed down, and in an instant the archers swarmed up and shot arrows at the people in the alley.
Cheng Lian held a spear in his hand and struggled to resist.
But the space in this alley is not large, and even if Cheng Lian wields his spear, he still can't resist the arrows that rain down. In just a moment, Cheng Lian's body was full of arrows, and he fell straight and straight in a pool of blood. And the sergeants who rushed out after him, none of them survived.
Xia Houlan saw that no one came out again, and a smile appeared on her handsome face.
"It's a small plan, and you dare to use it to show off?"
He snorted coldly, set fire to the alley, blocked the way out, and then led people to the square outside the county yamen and gathered with Gao Shun.
At this time, in the direction of the city gate of Lingxian County, a raging flame also rose.
Obviously, Liu Chuang, with his people, had already engaged those remaining soldiers.
However, the shouting did not last long, and soon stopped......
"Hengruo, what's the situation?"
Seeing Xiahou Lan coming, Gao Shun hurriedly stepped forward and asked softly.
Xiahou Lan smiled slightly, and said softly: "Since Gongzi has seen the flaw, how can he let them escape?"
I'll go to the gate of the city to meet Gongzi, and the next thing will depend on General Gao...... But the jumping clown, the general doesn't take it to heart. β
Gao Shun nodded and sighed softly.
He knew what Xia Houlan meant, but in fact, he was suing him that Cheng Lian was dead.
Looking at the county government that was already completely covered by the sea of fire, he secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, shook his head slightly, and then quickly left with people.
In the sea of fire, there were still terrible shouts.
It's just that at this time, who will take this scream to heart?
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"Yuanlong, Lingxian is on fire...... It seems that General Cheng has already made a move. β
In the night, outside Lingxian County.
Chen Deng stood on top of a light car. Seeing the flames in Ling County, he suddenly showed joy.
"Xuande Gong, please bother a lot next."
Liu Bei smiled when he heard this, "Yuanlong doesn't have to be polite. That Chuang er is the common enemy of you and me, and he is ready to serve himself. β
After speaking, he turned around and said, "Yun Chang, you and Tan Zhi attack first." Yide followed. If the cloud chief offensive is smooth, then enter the city and attack together; If the situation is not good, troops will be sent to the rescue. In short, Liu Chuangfei is not an idle person, you two cooperation, you must be more careful. β
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei glanced at each other and responded in unison.
"Frank, follow me."
Guan Yu got on the horse and held a knife, and without saying a word, he rushed towards Ling County with Guan Ping.
The name of the weapon used by Guan Yu is called 10,000 double knives. It is very different from the Qinglong Glaive recorded in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. These 10,000 people are double-stabbed. According to Tao Hongjing's "Ancient and Modern Sword Records". Caidu Mountain Iron is two knives, and the knife is engraved with an inscription, saying: 10,000 people.
Guan Yu on this pair of knives. I also love it very much, but when Jingzhou was broken. He threw 10,000 people into the water, and his whereabouts have been unknown ever since.
But now, the 10,000-person double knife in his hand is no longer the original 10,000-person double knife.
At the foot of Suyang Mountain, Guan Yu was beaten down by Liu Chuang in order to rescue Liu Bei, so that 10,000 people with double knives became 10,000 knives. Although he later found a big knife, it was not comparable to the original in terms of quantity and quality, so he simply abandoned the double knife and used the 10,000-person knife.
He took Guan Ping straight to Ling County, and behind him, three thousand Haixi soldiers followed closely.
"Yide!"
"Whoa!"
"I know that you and Yun Chang have some contradictions these days, but no matter what, you and I are like brothers and sisters since the incident in Zhuo County. No matter what misunderstanding you have with Yun Chang, you can't be rash. The people who followed me back then, now there are only two of you left. β
Sun Qian and Jian Yong were killed by Liu Chuang, which was very touching to Liu Bei.
Zhang Fei listened, nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry, Fei will never abolish the public for personal reasons." β
There is a contradiction between him and Guan Yu, but to put it bluntly, it is just a contradiction caused by identity and class. For so many years, even if he has a conflict with Guan Yu, he will not care about it on the battlefield. What's more, the opponent of this battle is still that Liu Chuang!
Zhang Fei led his troops, and after Guan Yu left, Liu Bei also boarded the chariot.
His injuries had not healed, so he had no way to go out with Guan Zhang, so he had to supervise the battle with Chen Deng.
"Yuanlong, is that Cheng Lian really reliable?"
Chen Deng smiled slightly, "Xuan Degong doesn't have to worry, Cheng Lian's side will never be bad."
Now Lu Bu's defeat is a foregone conclusion, and if you are smart, you can see this general trend. Although Cheng Lian is a husband, he is not a fool, how can he not see the current situation? He either died with Lu Bu, such as Liu Chuang; Either be a smart person and vote for the Lord.
It's a pity that I want to introduce this person to Xuande Gong. β
Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this, and immediately showed a generous smile.
"Yuanlong's good intentions, I understand it in my heart.
However, Cheng Lian is not an unknown person, after all, he is a strong general under Lu Bu's account, how can Cao Gong not know? If Yuanlong really introduced me, it would arouse Cao Gong's suspicion, and it would not be beneficial to Yuanlong at all. β
Chen Deng smiled and didn't say anything more.
What Liu Bei said was not polite, but heartfelt.
Of course, Liu Bei doesn't look down on Cheng Lian...... In his opinion, how can a person who betrays his Lord for the sake of glory and wealth be trustworthy? If he is in charge of Xuzhou, he can laugh at it for the princes. But now that he Liu Bei is under the fence, how can Cheng Lian surrender?
In the final analysis, it's all Liu Chuang's child......
When Liu Bei thought of this, he couldn't help but feel resentful in his heart.
It's just that he has always been thoughtful, and his mood is invisible, so on the surface, there is no difference.
At this time, Guan Yu had already led his troops to the outside of Lingxian County.
But when he saw the gate of Ling County open, there was an urgent shout from the city: "Is it Chen Taishou's department outside?" Please hurry into the city...... Liu Chuang has discovered the flaws of our general, and his troops are fighting with our general in the county government. If no one comes, I am afraid that there will be variables. β
The voice, a little trembling.
However, the accent is indeed an authentic Haixi accent.
Guan Yu didn't say a word, and Guan Ping rushed into the city gate.
On the square inside the city gate, there were a lot of baggage, which was thought to have been used by Liu Chuang to fight against Chen Deng.
Around the square, hundreds of dead bodies were lying on the ground...... There was a smell of blood in the air, mixed with some strange smells.
Looking down the long street towards the city, I saw the direction of the county office, and the fire was soaring into the sky.
"Tanzhi, you control the city gate and welcome your third uncle into the city."
After Guan Yu gave an order, he immediately led his troops to rush in the direction of the county office.
It's just that after rushing into the long street, Guan Yu suddenly reined in the war horse. That's right, the direction of the county government is indeed blazing, but why didn't you hear the movement of the fight?
He had no reason in his heart, so he reacted and immediately turned the horse's head.
"It's not good, there is an ambush, withdraw the troops immediately."
Guan Yu shouted loudly, but before his voice fell, he heard a rapid banging sound.
On the roofs of the houses on both sides of the long street, countless archers suddenly appeared, and there was a rain of arrows at the sergeants on the long street.
The Haixi soldiers were caught off guard and were attacked by a rain of arrows, and more than 100 people fell in a pool of blood in an instant. At the same time, due to the suddenness of the incident, the formation was even more chaotic. Guan Yu waved his knife on the horse and called Diaoling, and roared: "Tanzhi, get out of the city quickly, don't want to fight." β
And Guan Ping was also shocked by this sudden attack!
Behind the female wall of the gallop on the tower of the city gate, countless soldiers appeared.
The men were armed with torches and threw them at the pile. The torches fell on the heap of baggage, and suddenly a raging flame rose up, illuminating the square inside the city gate transparently.
Guan Ping was shocked, and urged the horse to rush to the city.
Who knows, a fast horse came from the gallop road, and immediately the general wore a helmet and armor, and a big gun in his palm, which was violent.
Guan Ping hurriedly raised his knife to greet him, but he didn't want the other party to suddenly stand up on the horse. People borrowed the horse's momentum, the horse helped the people, and the big gun turned over as a strange python, snapping Guan Ping from the horse and knocking him to the ground. Immediately after, several knife and axe hands stepped forward and pressed Guan Ping to the ground, and the rope bundle was dragged aside.
"I never thought that the second general came uninvited, but it surprised a certain family very much.
However, since the second general is here, don't think about getting away again...... A certain Liu Chuang has been waiting here for a long time. β
From the long streets and alleys, a team of soldiers and horses rushed out.
Liu Chuang held the Panlong Bayin vertebrae, and the longitudinal horse pounced on Guan Yu!
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