The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 402 Chapter 401
Zhang Xu high waves, engulfed in trees and sand, roared down from the heights in the northwest direction, breaking the tranquility of Shanyang County.

The raging flood was mixed with more and more broken branches and stones rushing down. The rumbling sound shocked the hearts of the onlookers to the greatest extent, and the hand of the god of death gradually approached amidst the grinning laughter of the flood.

Zhang Yan's cry was like a pebble sinking into the sea, without causing any waves.

The Han army near Shanyang County all noticed the flood at this time. After a brief shock, they immediately became chaotic, and they all rushed towards the high place.

Zhang Yan rode a white dragon horse, galloped wildly, took the lead to wait on the high place, avoided the direction of the flood, and kept rushing on the high slope to the soldiers below, shouting loudly.

"boom!"

The flood came too fast, and the huge waves slapped directly on the city wall of Shanyang County, which immediately stirred up countless waves. The burning Shanyang County, facing the sudden flood, was like a flat boat in the sea. The flood rushed directly into the city gate, and the huge fire was directly extinguished by the flood, and a wave of hot air immediately evaporated and floated into the air.

The Han army near Shanyang County, facing such a huge wave, had no ability to resist at all. Whether it was men or war horses, they all rushed towards the high slope.

However, the flood came so fast that there were only about two to three thousand people who could run up the high slope, and the rest were washed away by the sudden flood and drowned in the huge waves, whether they were people or horses. There is no more sound.

Standing on the high slope, Zhang Yan, Zhao Yun and others looked at the vast sea of ​​Shanyang County below the high slope with lingering fear. In this vast ocean, the shadow of Shanyang County could hardly be seen, except for a lonely The towers of the city, the flood has submerged everything.

At this moment, Sun Quan, who was standing on the top of the mountain, heaved a sigh of relief when he saw such a scene. In order to deal with the invading enemy, he did not hesitate to use tens of thousands of civilians to change the flow of the river, turning Shanyang County into a The new river course was used to block the advance of Zhang Yan's army.

The huge basin turned into a vast ocean, and the wide river flowed downstream from here, stretching for a long distance, without stopping at all.

Zhang Yan, Zhao Yun and others stood on the high slope, facing such a vast ocean, feeling extremely disappointed. The fierce flood washed away everything, and the more than 3000 surviving creatures disappeared in an instant, leaving less than [-] people.

The price of this battle was really too great. The [-] army brought by Chen Deng was almost wiped out, and the [-] army brought by Zhao Yun lost more than [-] people...

Just when everyone thought it was over, suddenly a person pointed to the northwest and shouted: "The enemy's warship is coming!"

A stone stirred up thousands of waves, Zhang Yan, Zhao Yun and others looked to the northwest direction, but saw hundreds of warships coming here along the current, each warship was full of archers, one after another The bows are full and ready to be shot, and a unified flag is hung on the warship, with only a huge "Zhou" embroidered on it.

Zhang Yan looked carefully, and saw Zhou Yu standing on the deck of a large ship, the big flag with the word "Zhou" fluttering in the wind, whistling above Zhou Yu's head, Zhou Yu was wearing armor, looking extremely majestic.

Before Zhang Yan and others could react, large and small warships came quickly along the current. When Zhou Yu gave an order, all the archers on the warship released densely packed arrows towards Zhang Yan and Zhao Yun. Wait for someone to shoot.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Seeing this, Zhang Yan immediately ordered.

All the soldiers withdrew down the high slope one after another, retreated into the woods, and were shot to death by the arrows as they ran slowly.

Zhang Yan, Zhao Yun and others were lucky enough to escape the catastrophe. Seeing that Sun Quan had almost invested all his troops, even Zhou Yu led the water army to kill here. I have to say that they have been preparing for a long time. It seems that Chen Deng's attack The action is in the arms of Sun Quan.

"King Yan, what should we do now?" Zhao Yun asked hastily.

Zhang Yan frowned, with a gloomy face, and said reluctantly: "Withdraw the troops and return to Yi County!"

Following Zhang Yan's order, everyone immediately retreated and walked eastward for about five miles, before meeting Zhou Tai and Chen Deng.

At this time, Chen Deng had woken up from the coma, but the arrow was shot too deep, and it was right at the heart, so no one dared to pull it out.

After Zhang Yan arrived here, he immediately came to visit Chen Deng. Chen Deng felt so ashamed after this defeat.

"King Yan, I..." After seeing Zhang Yan, Chen Deng used all his strength and said shamefully.

Seeing that Chen Deng was seriously injured, Zhang Yan felt distressed for a while, and hurriedly said: "Don't talk, let's talk about recovering from the injury!"

"No! King Yan, if I don't say these words, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life." Chen Deng said weakly.

At this time, Zhou Tai came to Zhang Yan's side and whispered, "His Royal Highness, I have seen the military doctor just now. The military doctor said that the general was seriously injured, and I'm afraid he won't survive tonight."

Hearing this, Zhang Yan no longer stopped Chen Deng from speaking. He knelt down and grabbed Chen Deng's hand. His eyes revealed endless sadness, and hot tears rolled in his eyes little by little. , choked up and said: "Yuanlong, if you have anything to say, just say it, I will listen quietly here."

"King Yan, I was too conceited in this operation, which resulted in such a big defeat. I'm sorry for you..."

"Yuanlong, don't say that. I am brother and sister with you. You are like my elder brother. If I didn't have you, I would never be where I am today! You and my brother, there is nothing to be sorry for anyone. Victory or defeat is just Don't take it to heart about military matters." Zhang Yan persuaded.

Chen Deng knew that Zhang Yan was persuading him. Although winning or losing was common, the responsibility for this failure was completely on him. This defeat not only ruined the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, but also implicated Zhang Yan.

"King Yan, the responsibility this time lies with me, and has nothing to do with the rest of the soldiers. Lu Su and Liu Ye have persuaded me, but I was already dazzled by the victory. I just wanted to destroy the Sun family as soon as possible, calm down Jiangdong, and create It belongs to me. But I failed and killed so many soldiers. I, Chen Yuanlong, was in vain to be a general of hussars, a vain shepherd of Yangzhou, a vain man, and I am ashamed of King Yan..."

"Brother Yuanlong, please don't say a few words. I have also suffered a big defeat. Don't blame yourself too much. I have seen all your actions. This defeat is just a trivial matter. You should take good care of your wounds. Don't lose your vitality. When I return to Jinling, I will definitely find the genius doctor Hua Tuo to heal you..."

Chen Deng suddenly grabbed Zhang Yan's hand tightly, and said, "King Yan, I know my injury, I'm afraid I will die soon. Before I die, I have something to say to King Yan..."

"Well, you say!"

Chen Deng looked around at the group of people standing beside him, hesitant to speak, Zhang Yan understood, and immediately said: "I have a few words to say to the Hushi general, you all step back first!"

"Here!"

Everyone left and walked far away, and then Chen Deng said: "King Yan, my life is not long, I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive tonight. I don't regret my death, but Jiangdong is still undecided, and I will not die with peace in my eyes."

"Don't worry, I will definitely mobilize troops as soon as possible to calm down Jiangdong!"

"Also, after I die, please ask the king of Yan to remove me from the official position of Hushi General and demote me to a commoner, as a punishment for my crime of defeat this time. In addition, the post of Yangzhou pastor can be held by Lu Su .Lu Su is cautious, well versed in the art of war, and very good at handling government affairs. It is most suitable for him to take over my position. Besides, Liu Ye, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Feng Xi, Liang Mao and the others are available talents, and they are very familiar with Jiangdong's affairs, so King Yan may entrust them with important tasks."

After hearing this, Zhang Yan shook his head like pounding garlic, and said repeatedly: "I see."

Chen Deng immediately said: "King Yan, there is one person who must not be entrusted with important tasks, otherwise, I'm afraid there will be problems..."

"Who?" Zhang Yan asked hastily.

"The right general is banned!" Chen Deng said.

"Yu Jin?" Zhang Yan asked suspiciously.

Chen Dengdao: "I know that King Yan attaches great importance to Yu Jin, and I can't deny that Yu Jin is really good at fighting, but he is very happy, and he is very jealous. On the surface, he looks fearless, but his heart is extremely fragile, and he can't stand it at all." Temptation. Yu Jin is stationed in Xunyang, bordering Liu Biao's Jiangxia and Sun Quan's Nanchang. If he is kept here, sooner or later there will be troubles. It is better to call him to Pengcheng and give him a vain job. Let go of his military power, only in this way will there be no troubles."

Zhang Yan frowned. Chen Deng's words really hit the nail on the head. In history, Yu Jin was once captured by Guan Yu. He chose to surrender at the beginning. Although he later returned to Wei State, he was abandoned by Cao Pi and sent to guard Cao Cao's spirit. went.

After Yu Jin surrendered, even Cao Cao was surprised. He followed him all his life, but when encountering major events, he became greedy for life and afraid of death.

Since such a scene has happened to Yu Jin in the official history, there is no guarantee that he will not do it again.Moreover, the position where he is stationed now is also in a triangle area between Liu Biao and Sun Quan. If Yu Jin rebelled, it would be really difficult.

Therefore, Zhang Yan also made up his mind in his heart, and prepared to rise up and down in secret.However, Yu Jin was a very talented person. After he left, who would be stationed in Xunyang became a new problem.

After much deliberation, Zhang Yan decided to ask Chen Deng to see if Chen Deng had any suitable candidates.He asked: "I understand, but if Yu Jin is transferred, who will take his place? Yuan Long, do you have any suitable candidates?"

"Huya General Zhang Liao is the most suitable candidate. The King of Yan can transfer Zhang Liao to Xunyang to garrison, so that the southeast can be protected!" Chen Deng said.

Zhang Yan nodded and took down Chen Deng's words silently. Seeing that Chen Deng's eyes were dull and his pupils dilated, he hurriedly stretched out his hand and probed under Chen Deng's nose. After a long time, he couldn't feel Chen Deng's Breathe, Chen Deng is already dead.

"Yuanlong!" Zhang Yan immediately called out loudly.

Zhang Yan's cry immediately attracted the surrounding people, Zhou Tai ran over first, saw that Chen Deng was dying, he knelt down on the ground with a thud, and said in a sobbing voice: "General..."

(End of this chapter)