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Chapter 250 Yan Liang: That old man, come out and fight me!

After Yuan Xi fled back in a panic, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Liu Xie breathlessly: "Your Majesty, the thief Yuan refused to surrender, so let's just attack the city!"

At this moment, he felt extremely annoyed.

If he hadn't run fast just now, he would have been shot to death by the arrow. This old man Yuan Shao actually had the heart to kill his own son!

What a beast!
"Ah."

Liu Xie nodded slightly upon hearing this, and immediately ordered Lu Bu and Zhang Liao: "Order the three armies to prepare for the siege!"

It was completely within his expectations that Yuan Shao would not surrender.

He sent Yuan Xi over to shout words only to undermine the morale of the soldiers defending the city. It was definitely not that easy to take a city.

"promise!"

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao received the order, and just as they were about to give the order to mobilize troops to attack the city, the east gate of Lecheng County suddenly opened.

Yan Liang was seen riding out with a small group of cavalry.

Seeing this scene, all the generals' eyes lit up!
They looked at each other.

They all saw the burning fighting spirit in each other's eyes.

As military generals, they knew very well what it meant for the defenders to send out their generals in the middle of a great battle - this meant a battle of generals!

If it was just an ordinary fight between generals, it would be fine, but this battle is crucial, and the emperor is coming to the battlefield in person. This is a rare opportunity to show off in front of His Majesty!
"Let this general kill him!"

Lu Bu was very excited and was the first to stand up. He was about to rush over with his Fang Tian Hua Ji in hand to fight Yan Liang, but was immediately stopped by Gao Shun.

Gao Shun said sternly: "General, you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies. How can you act rashly? It would be beneath your dignity. Let me go and fight the enemy general!"

"No, no, General Gao, you can't do that!"

Zhang He said to Gao Shun with a serious and sincere face: "Yan Liang is a general under Yuan Shao, and he is very famous. General Gao may not be able to defeat him."

"I know him quite well. I have no choice but to fight Yan Liang!"

Zhang He's tone was full of righteousness, but his words implied only one meaning - little brother, you can't control it.

Let me do it!

As the two were arguing, Zhao Yun knelt down on one knee in front of Liu Xie and said with red eyes: "Your Majesty, Marquis Zhonglie died at the hands of Yan Liang. I must avenge this vengeance!"

"Please let me fight Yan Liang. If I cannot kill him, I will bring my head to you!"

He wanted to fight Yan Liang not for the glory.

But I want revenge!

Gongsun Zan was killed by Yan Liang. As a former member of the White Horse Volunteers, Zhao Yun had always wanted to kill Yan Liang to avenge his former master!

Liu Xie also thought that it would be more appropriate to send Zhao Yun. Just as he was about to agree, he heard an old voice.

"Generals, would you allow me to fight you?"

Everyone looked in the direction where the voice came from, and saw that the person who spoke was an old veteran with gray hair and beard.

It was Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong said with a sad face: "All the generals have made contributions, but I have served Your Majesty for a long time. I have received Your Majesty's grace but have not made any contribution. I am ashamed!"

"Besides, I still have a son who is seriously ill and has not recovered yet. I need to earn more military merits to save up some money for him to marry a wife."

"Generals, please be kind and let this old man like me take this credit."

Huang Zhong's words were very pitiful.

Even Zhao Yun, who was eager for revenge, showed some hesitation when he heard this, wondering whether to give up this opportunity.

Zhang Liao also spoke up for Huang Zhong, saying, "It's just Yan Liang. Generals, please don't fight for the credit. Let General Huang take it."

Huang Zhong was his subordinate after all, and he was also aware of the difficult situation at home.

She is over fifty years old and her son is sick. This is a rare opportunity to perform in front of the emperor, so she must want to fight for it.

This is a great achievement of killing a general in front of the battlefield!
"Can he beat Yan Liang?"

Lu Bu raised his eyebrows and glanced at Huang Zhong, saying bluntly: "The battle between the generals is related to the morale of both sides. This matter cannot be taken lightly."

Even though he thought Yan Liang was just a traitor, it didn't mean that Yan Liang could be defeated by any cat or dog that came out from nowhere.

Although he didn't know that an old man like Huang Zhong would appear under the emperor's command, he didn't think Huang Zhong would be a match for Yan Liang.

After all, one was in his prime, and the other was half buried in the ground.

Huang Zhong was not angry at being underestimated by Lu Bu, and said with full vigor: "Don't worry, Lord Wen. Although I am not talented, I still have some martial arts skills. It will be no problem for me to kill Yan Liang."

There was confidence in his words.

Zhang Liao also smiled and said: "General, General Huang is no ordinary man, don't underestimate him."

"He may not be a match for the general at the moment, but if you were the same age, he wouldn't be able to defeat the general, but he would be able to fight you on equal terms, and it would be difficult to tell who would win in two hundred rounds."

Zhang Liao's words shocked everyone.

Lu Bu is recognized as the most powerful general in the world, and no one can match him in terms of martial arts. How could this inconspicuous old man be able to fight on equal terms with Lu Bu when he was young?
"Thief Zhang Liao, you are just bragging!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu snorted coldly, showing great disdain for Zhang Liao's words, and thought about finding some time to relax his muscles.

Having been away from Lu Fengxian for too long, this guy has forgotten his martial arts strength. I don’t know where this unknown old soldier came from, but he dares to say that he can be compared with him.

On the side, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Cui Yan and other counselors who were accompanying the army saw the scene of the generals vying to take action, and they all looked strange.

The famous general Yan Liang.

Yuan Shao's trusted general.

But now it is regarded as a credit and is fought over.

He is still alive!
Not only them, Liu Xie was also secretly happy at this time. Is this the feeling of having so many powerful generals under his command?

It’s so cool!
The key point is that not all of the generals under his command are capable of killing Yan Liang in battle, but at least none of them is weaker than Yan Liang.

"It's a pity that most of Yuan Shao's generals have died, and there is not enough credit to distribute. Otherwise, we can take turns to fight and let everyone get a share of the credit."

Liu Xie sighed secretly in his heart.

Just as the generals were arguing about whether to fight Yan Liang.

Yan Liang has arrived in front of the battle formation.

He saw a group of people talking there, seemingly vying to fight, and Zhao Yun even knelt down before the emperor. His expression could not help but change slightly.

"We must not let Lu Bu and Zhao Yun take action!"

Yan Liang knew how terrifying these two monsters were. He would never be able to defeat them alone, so he had to find an opponent as soon as possible.

His eyes looked at the generals around Liu Xie one by one, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Taishi Ci.

It finally fell on Huang Zhong.

Compared with the young or middle-aged generals around him, Huang Zhong, who is over fifty years old, stands out.

"This old man is still on the battlefield at such an old age?"

Yan Liang was a little confused, but at the same time he couldn't help but think, "This time I must kill the generals in front of the battle to boost morale."

"I'm not sure I can win against other people, but I can definitely beat this old man easily. In that case... let him have bad luck."

"Just choose him!"

Although Yan Liang knew that it was a bit embarrassing to challenge an old man, this duel was too important and concerned the morale of the entire army, so it was better to play it safe.

After making up his mind, Yan Liang raised his spear and pointed it at Huang Zhong, saying proudly: "That old man! The one with the bow on his back!"

"Yes! Stop looking, I'm talking about you!"

"Why are you on the battlefield at your age instead of staying at home to take care of your grandchildren? Come out and fight me to the death!"

Yan Liang's shout stopped the generals from arguing.

They all turned their eyes to Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong was also stunned. He obviously didn't expect Yan Liang to challenge him. When he realized what was happening, he was immediately surprised. He smiled brightly at the generals and said, "Then, generals, I will be back soon!"

After saying this, he picked up his sword, rode his horse and left the battle line.

Although the generals were not happy about this, there was nothing they could do. After all, Yan Liang had challenged them by name, and they could not rush to step forward.

They could only watch with envy as Huang Zhong went to fight.

Behind Yan Liang, Qu Yi was leading a group of cavalry to support him. When he saw that Yan Liang actually picked Huang Zhong from among the enemy generals, he couldn't help but change his expression.

"Why did Gongji choose this old man?"

Qu Yi was very anxious. He had fought with Huang Zhong before in the Battle of Yecheng, and he couldn't even last twenty moves against Huang Zhong!
This old man’s bravery is definitely not inferior to Zhao Yun!

Yan Liang can't possibly be Huang Zhong's opponent!
Although he was extremely anxious, Yan Liang had already said the challenge and Huang Zhong had already come out to fight, so there was no time to change it.

So he had no choice but to order the cavalrymen around him: "Get your bows and arrows ready. If General Yan Liang is defeated and retreats, shoot arrows immediately to stop the enemy from pursuing!"

The cavalrymen nodded in agreement.

On the city wall of Lecheng County.

When the defending soldiers saw that Yan Liang actually challenged an old man, they began to whisper to each other, with a certain degree of contempt in their tone.

"That old man looks over fifty years old, right? Why did General Yan Liang choose such an opponent?" "It seems that General Yan is also timid and dares not fight against powerful generals like Lu Bu and Zhao Yun. He can only pick on the weak."

"That old general is quite courageous. Even at such an old age, he still dared to face General Yan's challenge head-on."

"I feel so too."

The soldiers guarding the city were talking about it.

"This idiot!"

Yuan Shao, who was standing aside, was so angry that he was fuming. The discussions of the soldiers around him made him so ashamed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into!
He asked Yan Liang to fight against someone with a weak opponent, but he didn't say he had to fight against someone so weak!

What would it matter if an old man over fifty years old was beheaded?

There was no improvement in morale at all!
But at this point it was useless for him to be angry. He could only ignore these discussions and focus on the battle outside the city.

At this time, Yan Liang and Huang Zhong had already started fighting.

"Death!"

Huang Zhong, with a long sword in hand, rushed towards Yan Liang.

Since the emperor was watching the fight from behind, he did not hold back at all. His moves were brutal and murderous, and he went straight for Yan Liang's vital points!

Yan Liang raised his spear to block Huang Zhong's attack. The powerful force from the weapon made his hands numb and he could not help but feel shocked.

"How come this old man is so strong!"

Huang Zhong's martial arts skills far exceeded his imagination.

He was just trying to block it casually, but Huang Zhong's sword strike almost made his spear fly out of his hand!

What a terrifying power!

Yan Liang was vaguely aware that he seemed to have picked a formidable opponent. He dared not be negligent any longer. He put away all his contempt and put his full attention into fighting Huang Zhong!
Two of you came and I attacked, with swords and guns flashing.

In an instant, they exchanged more than ten moves!

Yan Liang was able to fight with him in the beginning, but later on he found it a bit difficult, and finally he was completely at a disadvantage and could only barely resist!

After the twentieth round, the knuckles of Yan Liang's hands had already cracked, and his arms were in severe pain. He could hardly hold the gun!

Huang Zhong's strength far exceeded his imagination. This old man was simply pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger. His fighting power was no less than Zhao Yun!

"No, I can't retreat!"

Yan Liang knew that he was no match for Huang Zhong, but at this point, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue fighting with Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong fought more and more fiercely, and when he saw an opportunity, he swung his long sword diagonally from bottom to top, heading for Yan Liang's head!

If this knife hits, Yan Liang will definitely die!
"Gong Ji!!"

Yuan Shao cried out in grief, his eyes suddenly turned black, and he took several steps back, not daring to look.

Yan Liang was his only remaining trusted general. If Yan Liang died, he would have no other generals worth using except Qu Yi!

But after waiting for a while, he did not hear any exclamations from the soldiers around him, so he dared to open his eyes again and look outside the city.

Yan Liang was still alive, but his hair was disheveled and his helmet had fallen off at some point. He was still struggling with Huang Zhong.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he saw this. He didn't care about morale anymore and anxiously shouted to Qu Yi who was guarding the city: "Qu Yi! Go and help Yan Liang as soon as possible!"

If there is no external help, Yan Liang will die at the hands of Huang Zhong sooner or later!
"promise!"

Guo Yi had already planned to take action. After hearing the order, he did not hesitate at all. He picked up his spear and rode his horse to join the battlefield, fighting Huang Zhong together with Yan Liang.

"Why are you here? Get out of here!"

"This is my fight!"

Blood oozed from the corners of Yan Liang's mouth and he cursed through gritted teeth.

It was embarrassing enough for him to challenge an old man, and now he was fighting two against one. Even if he won, he would have no face at all!

Qu Yi said, "You can't beat him! Retreating is better than dying. Let's defeat him together and then retreat directly back to the city!"

When Yan Liang heard that Qu Yi did not say to kill Huang Zhong, but said to repel and then retreat, his heart trembled, realizing that Qu Yi might understand the old man's strength.

So he said no more and walked forward with his gun raised.

In front of the Han army.

Zhao Yun saw this familiar scene and snorted coldly, "The generals on Yuan Shao's side really have no shame. It's two against one again!"

"Your Majesty, I request to go into battle and help General Huang!"

Liu Xie shook his head and said, "Don't worry, General Huang seems to be able to handle it with ease. If we really can't win, it won't be too late for you, Zilong, to go and help."

Huang Zhong just needed to make a name for himself, and what better opportunity could there be than to step on the heads of Yan Liang and Qu Yi?
Now he did not show any sign of being defeated even though he was fighting against Qu Yi and Yan Liang at the same time. Even an outsider like him could see it, so he chose to keep his troops in place.

If Huang Zhong could kill one and repel one like Zhao Yun did last time, or even kill both of them, it would undoubtedly be a huge boost to morale.

At this moment, on the battlefield.

Huang Zhong was not afraid of the joint attack of Qu Yi and Yan Liang. Instead, he became more and more courageous as the battle went on. He was able to fight one against two and not be at a disadvantage. He even defeated the two of them!
Full of momentum!

The soldiers on both sides were also staring at the three people fighting on the battlefield, their minds completely captivated by the battle, because it was so exciting.

Huang Zhong is so brave that it's beyond words!
Qu Yi also felt the pressure was increasing, and finally gave up the idea of ​​repelling Huang Zhong. He gritted his teeth and said, "Gong Ji, let's retreat!"

As he spoke, he fought and retreated.

Retreat to the city behind.

Yan Liang also knew that if he didn't leave, he would really die here, so after hearing this, he decisively chose to retreat with Qu Yi.

"Where to escape!"

Huang Zhong glared at them. How could he let the credit of killing a general slip away? He roared and rode his horse to chase after the two men.

But at this time, the cavalrymen who were supporting the formation took action.

They all drew their bows and shot out a hail of arrows!
"Cowardless rat!"

Huang Zhong cursed loudly, but had to dodge.

With his amazing horsemanship, he half dismounted from his horse and hid under the horse's belly to avoid the rain of arrows. Then he got on again, but by this time he had been completely enraged by these guys.

"I've always been the one shooting people, never anyone shooting me!"

Huang Zhong picked up the bow and arrow and aimed at the soldiers. He stretched out his arms and fired a beautiful round of arrows. Seven or eight arrows flew out and knocked all the soldiers off their horses!
Every arrow hits the target!

After dealing with these miscellaneous soldiers, before he could continue shooting arrows at Yan Liang and Qu Yi, Yuan Shao ordered the defenders on the city wall to shoot arrows at him again to stop him from chasing.

As a last resort, Huang Zhong had no choice but to retreat, because if he dared to go forward and chase again, he would be shot into a hedgehog.

"Damn it! Two cowardly rats!"

Huang Zhong was filled with anger. Unwilling to return empty-handed, he raised his bow and arrow and aimed at the flag flying on the wall of Lecheng County.

Then an arrow shot out!
The arrow flew like a meteor, cutting through the sky, and in full view of everyone, it actually shot down the flag and nailed it to the pillar of the city gate tower!
The whole place was in an uproar!

Everyone was shocked by this miraculous arrow, and cheers broke out in the Han army camp!

"color--!!!"

After shooting such a shocking arrow, Huang Zhongcai let out a sigh of relief, snorted coldly, and turned back to the army formation.

When Huang Zhong arrived in front of Liu Xie, he dismounted and knelt on the ground, bowing his head deeply. He said in a heavy tone: "I failed to kill the enemy in front of the battle. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Regardless of whether Yan Liang escaped because of Qu Yi's help, he failed to kill the general and failed to live up to the emperor's expectations!
"Old General, please stand up."

Liu Xie had no intention of punishing Huang Zhong, and said with a smile: "The enemy outnumbered us, this is not the old general's fault."

"The general was able to repel two enemies at once, and even shot down the enemy's flag with one arrow. This is truly an extraordinary feat. Not only is he innocent, but he has also made great contributions."

"Do you think so, my dear ministers?"

Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Zhao Yun and even Lu Bu nodded when they heard this, and they looked at Huang Zhong with admiration.

Although he was over fifty years old, he could still fight one against two, chasing two enemy generals, and finally shoot down Yuan Shao's flag from such a long distance!
Such strength is amazing!
"He's strong."

Even Lu Bu stopped looking down on Huang Zhong. He no longer thought that Zhang Liao's words were an exaggeration.

Huang Zhong still has such fighting power at his age. If he were the same age, he could indeed fight him on equal terms, and it would be difficult to determine the winner in a short period of time.

Of course, he still believed that he could win if the battle lasted for a long time.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Huang Zhong's face was full of regret, as the credit of killing a general on the battlefield just slipped away.

After thanking the emperor, he stood up and returned to the formation.

Wherever he passed, the generals made way for him.

This is a recognition of his strength.

Liu Xie retracted his gaze, raised his head and looked towards Lecheng County, and coldly ordered: "Order the three armies--"

"Prepare to attack the city!"

The fight was about to end. They had already gained all the advantages they could, so there was nothing more to do.

The entire army attacks Lecheng County!
If we take it down, Jizhou will be recovered and the north will be pacified!
(End of this chapter)