At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 228
The three thousand soldiers brought by Huang Zhong were overjoyed when they saw this, and deputy general Liu Pan was ready to take advantage of the general's victory to use his troops to cover up the attack.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Unexpectedly, before Liu Pan could lead his army to charge, he saw Yan Yan who had fallen to the ground, coughed violently, and then miraculously stood up.

After he stood up, his face was still purple.

When Lingbao and Deng Xian saw this, they hurriedly stopped their sergeants so as not to disrupt the formation of Yan Yan's men.

However, Yan Yan's personal soldiers had already rushed over and protected him in the middle, staring at Huang Zhong in the distance with a wary expression.

Huang Zhong, however, ignored him and stepped forward without a weapon in his hand.

Looking at the extremely nervous soldiers, Yan Yan waved his hand to signal them to get out of the way, and then took several deep breaths, and his face looked a little better.

Although the last arrow hit Yan Yan's scalp, it was not fatal. It was actually the rope on his helmet that caused him to fall.

The arrow fired by Huang Zhong had such great kinetic energy that it broke the rope while taking the helmet away. The rope was so tight that Yan Yan almost suffocated, and then her face turned purple, and then she fell to the ground for a brief moment of dizziness.

Yan Yan looked at Huang Zhong, who had only one bow left, and asked: "I have obviously shot your last arrow, but where did the No. 11 arrow come from?"

Huang Zhong smiled slightly, hung the divine arm bow on the back of the war horse, and said: "No. 11 arrow, I secretly caught one of the arrows you shot when you weren't paying attention, and Hide it behind your back.”

Having said this, Huang Zhong stretched out his right hand, only to see that it was dripping with blood.

It is not difficult to catch the arrows of ordinary archers.

However, both Huang Zhong and Yan Yan used strong bows, and the arrows they shot were so fast and carried so much kinetic energy.

If you want to catch the arrows they shoot with your bare hands, you must pay a heavy price.

The fleshy and fleshy palms rubbed by arrows are evidence of this.

Knowing the origin of the No. 11 arrow, Yan Yan could not help but be convinced, and then asked with curiosity on her face: "Although General Huang got the arrow I shot, why did I only see the arrow when he shot the last arrow?" Did you shoot an arrow?"

"If I had known that the general had shot two arrows, I wouldn't have ended up in this situation."

Huang Zhong smiled and said, "That's my own archery technique, called Shadowless Arrow. The two arrows were shot side by side, and their flight trajectories are exactly the same, so others would think that only one arrow was shot."

"The arrow hidden in the dark is like the shadow of another arrow, but it is not its shadow, so I call it a shadowless arrow."

“Though you struck one of my arrows in the air, you missed the other.”

"The arrows are so fast. Just when you are happy that you hit the arrow, another arrow has already hit you."

When Yan Yan heard this, she looked at Huang Zhong with a complicated face, and then sighed: "It's enough to see such magical skills in this life!"

Huang Zhong said: "Your archery skills are the only ones I've seen in my life. I really feel like I've met you too late."

"Liu Zhang is a weak man and is not a master of the Ming Dynasty. If you can abandon the secret and turn to the Ming Dynasty and serve for the general of chariots and cavalry, I am willing to teach you all the archery skills you have learned in your life. I wonder what you think?"

Yan Yan did not agree, but asked: "General, did you spare my life just to recruit Yan Yan to surrender?"

Yan Yan knew that with Huang Zhong's archery skills, if the arrow he shot was half an inch shorter, he might have been killed.

In the final analysis, Huang Zhong showed mercy.

Huang Zhong shook his head and said: "I don't want to coerce you because of this, I just cherish your talent and can't bear the death of such a strong general."

When Yan Yan heard this, he couldn't help but admired: "The general is indeed a true hero."

"But I have heard that jade can be broken without changing its whiteness, bamboo can be burned without destroying its knots, and loyal ministers do not care about the two masters. Liu Shijun has been kind to me, how can Yan Yan be the person who betrays his master?"

"Yan Yan's head is here, and the general can come and get it at any time. I have no complaints!"

Liu Zhang's ability to inherit Yizhou's foundation was the result of the strong support of the Yizhou people, led by Zhao Wei, who had great hopes for Liu Zhang.

They felt that they could control the weak Liu Zhang and then change the situation in which the native people of Yizhou were oppressed by the Dongzhou faction.

Unexpectedly, it was precisely because of Liu Zhang's weakness that he gradually lost control of the Dongzhou people, causing the Dongzhou people to intensify their oppression of the Yizhou natives.

At that time, Liu Zhang began to gradually lose the support of many Yizhou people. Only then did Zhao Wei unite with the Yizhou clan to rebel.

The people of Dongzhou were frightened and worried that Zhao Wei's rebellion would succeed. Due to the hatred between the two factions, the Dongzhou faction would definitely die without a burial place.

It was for this reason that the Dongzhou faction supported Liu Zhang and helped him suppress Zhao Wei's rebellion.

Well now.

Zhao Wei, Yan Yan and others still had high hopes for Liu Zhang, and they did receive generous rewards from Liu Zhang, which is why they were so loyal.

After saying this, Yan Yan closed his eyes and begged for death. The soldiers around him were all very anxious when they saw this.

Huang Zhong looked at Yan Yan with admiration and said, "Your Excellency is indeed a loyal and righteous man. You don't need to think too much. If you really care about this friendship, just spare Huang Zhong's life in the future!"

After finishing speaking, Huang Zhong said no more and directly returned to the formation.

Yan Yan watched Huang Zhong leave with complicated eyes.

He had no intention of fighting at this time and led his troops directly back to the city. Lingbao and Deng Xian saw Huang Zhongzhi's bravery and naturally did not dare to say anything.

There is such a sharpshooter hidden in the army. If a cold arrow is secretly released, the consequences will be disastrous.

Yan Yan retreated to the city and apologized to Zhao Wei: "I was arrogant and arrogant, so I failed in the arrow contest with Huang Zhong, which damaged the spirit of the army. I want the general to punish me!"

Zhao Wei hurriedly helped Yan Yan up and said: "The county guard has already shown his power in front of the formation. Although he is slightly inferior to Huang Zhong, he has not damaged the face of our army. There is no need to apologize!"

Both of them were born in Ba County and had frequent contacts with each other. Naturally, Zhao Wei would not criticize Yan Yan harshly.

Moreover, this battle also allowed Zhao Wei to clearly see Huang Zhong's strength. Looking at the Yizhou army, Yan Yan is probably the only one who can compete with Huang Zhong.

Now that it is time to employ people, how can Zhao Wei really punish Yan Yan?

And he was indeed right.

Even if Yan Yan lost, he still gained the respect of the army officers, and no one dared to look down on Yan Yan because of this.

However, it was said that Huang Zhong showed his might in front of the formation and saw Yan Yan leading his troops to retreat into the city, but he did not pursue it because Huang Zhong knew that the enemy was outnumbered and that the opponent's retreat was well organized.

If you pursue hastily, you may gain nothing, and if you are not careful, you may even be in danger of destruction.

However, Huang Zhong's miraculous archery skills directly impressed the entire Jingzhou army. Even those who were as arrogant as Gan Ning could not help but feel awe.

He is proficient in holding a bow and horse, and has superb martial arts, but compared with Huang Zhong, he is still not as good as Huang Zhong.

After Huang Zhong returned, he also apologized to Zhou Qi and said: "I have decided privately to save Yan Yan's life. Please punish me, my lord!"

Zhou Qi laughed loudly, stepped forward to help Huang Zhong up, and said: "This battle with Han Sheng not only enhanced the power of our army, but also demonstrated the benevolence and righteousness of our army. What crime is there?"

"Furthermore, Yan Yan, the governor of Ba County, comes from a prominent family in Ba County. If he is killed rashly, it will surely arouse the resentment among the major families in Ba County."

"Keeping him alive will make it easier for him to control Ba County alone."

Zhou Qi continued: "Not only did Han Sheng have no fault, but he also made meritorious deeds. He was rewarded with a hundred gold coins and ten pieces of silk cloth."

After rewarding Huang Zhong, Zhou Qi said: "After this battle, the Yizhou army must not dare to leave the city again. How can Dianjiang be defeated?"

When Jia Xu heard this, he smiled and said: "I had no clue before, but General Huang's righteous act today gave me an idea."

"If you want to break through Dianjiang, you will eventually fall on Yan Yan!"

Zhou Qi asked hurriedly, but Jia Xu didn't hide anything and told him all about his plan.

However, it was said that the Jingzhou army had been calling for battle below the city for three days, and had always hung a no-war sign on the city, refusing to leave the city to fight.

Zhou Qi immediately left Huang Zhong and Liu Pan to lead five thousand troops, and continued to call for battle under the city every day. However, he divided his troops into three groups and went to attack Anhan, Chongguo, and Langzhong counties respectively.

If the three counties are lost, even if Zhao Wei and others still occupy Dianjiang, it will be meaningless.

Just because the whole territory of Brazil was lost at that time, Dianjiang became an isolated city. All it had to do was cut off its food routes. When the soldiers and horses in the city ran out of food and grass, they would inevitably collapse without a fight.

When Zhao Wei learned that Zhou Qi personally led the troops to attack Anhan, he couldn't help but suffer a huge loss.

Gein'anhan is the hometown of Zhao Wei. The Zhao family has an extremely large foundation here, and most of the clan members are basically gathered here.

Zhao Wei was worried that after Anhan fell, Zhou Qi would capture the Zhao clan and force him to submit.

In fact, Zhao Wei concentrated almost all Brazilian troops in Dianjiang.

Because he knew that the Jingzhou army had only a small number of troops. If he dared to divide his troops and attack the counties in Brazil, he would be able to defeat the weak with a large number and use the geographical advantages of Dianjiang to cut off his food routes and annihilate his entire army.

But now, Huang Zhong has commanded five thousand troops here. Everyone in the city is as afraid of Huang Zhong as a tiger, and they dare not leave the city easily to stroke the tiger's beard.

Although Yan Yan could fight Huang Zhong, but Huang Zhong spared his life before, Yan Yan was unwilling to fight Huang Zhong again.

Even though Zhao Wei was anxious, he couldn't force himself.

Seeing that all the generals were afraid, Zhang Ren sighed secretly in his heart, and then said: "There are only five thousand troops outside the city. I am willing to lead [-] troops to fight Huang Zhong!"

Zhao Wei was overjoyed when he heard this, so he assigned ten thousand people to Zhang Ren and asked Lingbao and Deng Xian to lead their troops to suppress the battle.

Zhang Ren knew that Huang Zhong was brave and did not give him a chance to kill the general and seize the flag. Instead, he relied on his large number of troops to directly form an array to fight with him.

Even in order to guard against Huang Zhong's cold arrows, Zhang Ren asked all the accompanying soldiers to wear shields and guard him.

Huang Zhong had no choice but to lead his army to fight with the Yizhou army.

Although he led his troops to fight left and right, and was invincible, after all, his troops were too small and it was difficult to achieve great results.

Seeing that the battle situation had reached a stalemate, Lingbao and Deng Xian also wanted to make a contribution, so they outflanked the Jingzhou Army from two wings.

Huang Zhong was outnumbered, so he had to fight and retreat, returning to the Jingzhou military camp.

Lingbao and Deng Xian still wanted to pursue, but Zhang Ren had already offered money to withdraw his troops.

After the Yizhou army returned to the city, Lingbao directly asked: "Huang Zhong was defeated, and we were about to pursue him. Why did the general pay money to withdraw his troops?"

Zhang Ren said in a deep voice: "Although the Jingzhou army retreated, its formation was not scattered. Huang Zhong, after breaking up, pursued rashly for fear of being ambushed."

Lingbao and Deng Xian felt that Zhang Ren was too cautious, but they had no way to refute, so they had to retreat.

Zhao Wei greatly praised Zhang Ren and said: "The general is really a very good man. After this battle, the morale of all the officers and men in the city was greatly boosted."

Zhang Ren frowned and said, "I always feel that the Jingzhou Army was defeated too quickly."

Wu Yi said indifferently: "The general's words are wrong. Our army is outnumbered by many times the enemy, so victory is reasonable. Even if Huang Zhong is brave and good at fighting, he cannot influence the overall situation on the battlefield."

Zhang Ren felt that Wu Yizhi's words were reasonable, but he still felt that something was not right.

Unexpectedly, Huang Zhong still refused to admit defeat the next day, and actually left and returned, calling for battle under the city again.Zhang Ren was about to ask for a fight, but he saw Lingbao jumping out impatiently and saying: "The last general is willing to lead ten thousand troops and go out of the city to kill Huang Zhong!"

Zhao Wei looked at Zhang Ren and found that the other party did not want to take credit, so he immediately said: "In that case, let you leave the city and order Deng Xian and Wu Yizhi to help!"

Lingbao followed Zhang Ren's example and directly used his strength to overwhelm others, and indeed repelled the Jingzhou army.

Huang Zhong fled in panic, but Lingbao ordered the pursuit. In the end, Huang Zhong abandoned his helmet and armor, and Lingbao captured countless flags.

However, after Lingbao led his army to the Jingzhou military camp, Huang Zhong's soldiers resisted fiercely.

Lingbao repeatedly ordered people to attack the camp, but all failed, so he had to order his troops to withdraw.

Lingbao returned to the city proudly and said deliberately in front of Zhang Ren: "After listening to your words yesterday, I thought Huang Zhong would have an ambush. I didn't expect that although he is brave, his troops can only be like this."

Zhang Ren was silent, but Zhao Wei and the other generals' eyes were bright.

As long as the Jingzhou military camp can be conquered, Zhou Qi's food route can be cut off, causing his more than [-] troops to collapse in Brazil without a fight.

On the third day, as soon as Huang Zhong, who refused to admit defeat, came to the city to call for formation, Deng Xian was already rushing to fight.

There was no suspense in this battle, and Huang Zhong was beaten to the point where he abandoned his helmet and armor and retreated to the camp in a hurry.

On the fourth day, Huang Zhong did not dare to continue to call for formation.

Zhao Wei ordered Wu Yi to take the initiative to lead his troops out of the city and yell and curse outside the Jingzhou military camp.

Huang Zhong was furious and led his troops out of the camp to fight. After all, they were outnumbered and retreated again. They guarded the camp gate and did not dare to come out to fight with the Yizhou army.

In the following time, the initiative rested entirely with the Yizhou Army.

Zhao Wei took turns to change generals to go out of the city to attack the Jingzhou military camp every day. Huang Zhong had a explosive personality. Although he was defeated repeatedly, he became angry every time he was scolded and could not suppress his anger. He took the initiative to go out to fight with the Yizhou army.

The Yizhou army won many battles.

However, every time they attacked the Jingzhou Military Camp and wanted to capture it and cut off Zhou Qi's retreat, Huang Zhong and his soldiers resisted desperately.

In addition, the Jingzhou Military Camp was built near mountains and rivers. The buildings were very solid and the defense was very tight.

After the Yizhou army attacked several camps, not only did they not make any achievements, but they lost troops and generals.

Over time.

None of the generals were willing to attack the Jingzhou military camp again. They just led their troops outside the camp to yell and curse, provoking Huang Zhong to go out to fight.

On this day, Lingbao defeated Huang Zhong again and returned to the city happily.

Zhao Wei praised Lingbao on the surface, but he was extremely anxious in his heart.

If Huang Zhong's camp cannot be conquered, the three counties of Brazil will be lost sooner or later, but the generals have gained something every time they go out of the city, so Zhao Wei can't blame them harshly.

Seeing Zhao Wei frowning, Yan Yan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "If the general doesn't give up, I will go out of the city to fight Huang Zhong tomorrow."

Zhao Wei was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "The governor finally figured it out!"

Yan Yan shook his head and said with a solemn expression: "Although I have only competed with Huang Zhong in martial arts and archery, I feel that this person is thoughtful and thoughtful, and he is not a person with a false reputation."

"These days, the generals in the city have been fighting consecutive battles, and they have begun to underestimate the enemy. This will not be a good thing in the long run."

"I plan to leave the city in person, and I also want to see if Huang Zhong did his best in fighting the generals in the city."

When Zhao Wei heard this, he was also filled with awe.

If Huang Zhong deliberately faked defeat, then the problem would be complicated, but why did Huang Zhong do this?

Zhao Wei couldn't understand.

However, with Yan Yan's ability, he should be able to find out whether Huang Zhong has tried his best.

The next day, Yan Yan ordered [-] soldiers and horses to kill directly towards the Jingzhou military camp.

Huang Zhong had already arranged scouts outside the city. When he learned that the general leading the troops out of the city was Yan Yan, his eyes widened.

But he said that Yan Yan led his troops to kill him and called for formation outside the camp.

Huang Zhong was furious, clapped his horse and shouted: "I spared your life before, but instead of being grateful, you led troops to attack me. What's the point?"

"Huang Zhong's head is here, do you dare to come and get it?"

Yan Yan couldn't help but blushed with embarrassment when she heard this.

He was originally unwilling to fight Huang Zhong, and the reason why he led his troops out of the city this time was to test Huang Zhong's true intentions.

Unexpectedly, Huang Zhong scolded him face to face.

Yan Yan, who had sacrificed his life to Bo Yuntian, felt ashamed in his heart. In the end, he had to salute Huang Zhong on the horse and said, "It is Yan Yan's fault for facing the general today."

"I will lead my troops to retreat, and then lead my troops to attack again tomorrow. The previous grudges will be wiped out, and everyone will be their own masters from now on, okay?"

Huang Zhong snorted coldly and said nothing.

Yan Yan immediately ordered the gold to withdraw his troops and led his soldiers back to the city.

Zhao Wei originally thought that Yan Yan would come back victorious this time.

Unexpectedly, the other party was scolded by Huang Zhong as soon as he led his troops to the Jingzhou Military Camp, and he was immediately anxious and angry.

He looked gloomy and shouted: "If you care about his kindness in sparing his life, I won't say anything even if you stay in the city."

"But since you took the initiative to lead the army out of the city, why did you retreat without fighting?"

"If you retreat without fighting, wouldn't it damage your morale? How can I explain to the officers and soldiers of the three armies!"

Looking at the stern Zhao Wei, Yan Yan lowered his head, not daring to defend himself.

Deng Xian, who was supposed to lead the troops out of the city today, also said in a straight tone: "Since your Majesty has snatched the position of leading troops from a certain person and is responsible for shouldering this important task, why did you do such a thing?"

"Even if he spares your life, he shouldn't be so benevolent as a woman. Don't you know that kindness means not to lead an army?"

After being criticized by everyone, Yan Yan felt that he was holding back a belly of anger and said: "Tomorrow I will continue to lead the troops out of the city. If Huang Zhong is not defeated, I will let the general punish me!"

Zhao Wei and Yan Yan were from the same hometown, and they were not willing to criticize each other harshly. Seeing Yan Yan's attitude, he was ready to give him another chance.

"I will go out to the city tomorrow to fight Huang Zhong. If this happens again, don't blame the ruthless military law!"

Several generals who were queuing up behind felt unhappy when they saw Zhao Wei favoring Yan Yan so much, but they did not dare to say anything.

The next day, Yan Yan led his troops out of the city again.

Zhao Wei was worried that Yan Yan was soft-hearted, so he directly sent Pang Le and Li Yi, his trusted generals, to help Yan Yan.

Before leaving, Zhao Wei secretly told the two of them: "If Yan Yan behaves like yesterday, you two can seize his military power in front of the formation and continue to attack the Jingzhou military camp."

"If this delay continues, all of Brazil will be lost."

Generals Pang Le and Li Yi took the order and left.

But Huang Zhong learned that Yan Yan had led troops to kill again, so he did not continue to quarrel this time, and directly led his troops out of the city to fight Yan Yan.

Others did not dare to challenge Huang Zhong to a duel, but Yan Yan was not afraid.

He fought with Huang Zhong for more than thirty years, accompanied by Pang Le and Li Yi commanding the Yizhou army.

Although Huang Zhong had the upper hand, he could not help Yan Yan in a short period of time. However, his soldiers were unable to do anything, so he had no choice but to retreat.

Yan Yan pursued Huang Zhong with all his might.

Huang Zhong was so anxious that he couldn't get rid of it, but he couldn't rely on his own bravery to scare other Yizhou generals from moving forward like before.

The morale of the Yizhou Army was greatly boosted when they saw how brave their commander was. They followed Yan Yan and rushed in before Huang Zhong ordered the gate to be closed tightly.

Seeing Yan Yan leading his army into the Jingzhou military camp, Pang Le and Li Yi were overjoyed and followed suit with their troops to cover up the killing.

Not long after, all [-] Yizhou troops rushed into the camp, and there were shouts of killing everywhere.

Huang Zhong saw that the camp was destroyed, so he had no choice but to lead his troops and flee.

Pang Le and Li Yizheng wanted to pursue, but Yan Yan stopped them and said: "We have captured the Jingzhou military camp. As long as we hold on here, we can cut off the Jingzhou military supply route. Zhou Qi's troops will inevitably collapse without a fight." .”

"The credit has been established, don't pursue the poor bandits!"

Although Pang Le and Li Yi were unwilling to let Huang Zhong go so easily, they also felt that what Yan Yan said was reasonable, and immediately stopped pursuing Huang Zhong, and instead led their troops to clean up the Jingzhou military camp.

After Yan Yan captured the camp, he didn't feel the slightest excitement. Instead, he felt that this victory was too strange.

When he was reviewing the battle in his mind to see if there were any flaws, he suddenly sniffed, and then his expression changed drastically.

He hurriedly approached a tent, and when he saw clearly the stacked fodder and fire starters, as well as the tung oil hidden inside, his heart suddenly sank.

"retreat!"

"retreat!"

"Quick retreat!"

Yan Yan knew he was caught in the trap and shouted at the top of his lungs.

However, Zhou Qi, Jia Xu, and Huang Zhong had been planning for so long, how could they let Yan Yan off so easily?
With the sound of the trumpet, the dead soldiers of the Jingzhou Army hiding in the tent almost simultaneously ignited the fire starters in the tent.

"boom!"

The fire instantly engulfed the entire Jingzhou military camp.

The Yizhou soldiers, still immersed in the joy of victory, were stunned by this sudden change.

Then, they ran towards the outside of the camp in fear, fighting for their way out of the fire, even fighting and trampling on each other.

The [-] Yizhou troops were out of control in an instant.

Even the three generals Yan Yan, Pang Le, and Li Yi found it difficult to break out of the camp.

Seeing that the fire was getting stronger and stronger, the soldiers did not obey the command and fled outside in a swarm.

Yan Yan, Pang Le, and Li Yi had no choice but to order their own soldiers to kill the people blocking the road and cutting their way through life and death.

(End of this chapter)