The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 5 005 Murder Liwei

As soon as Tao Qian's words fell, the man sitting in the first seat on his left stood up suddenly, patted his chest, and said in a loud voice: "A mere Cao Jun, what are you afraid of? Don't worry, my lords, in the city tonight. Sleep well, at dawn tomorrow, I will lead my troops out of the city to fight, and I will personally cut off Cao Cao's head and present it to the envoy."

Zhang Yan squinted at the man, and saw that the man was wearing a strong suit, tall and burly, with a square face and a beard. He was Cao Bao, the captain of the bandit school who led the cavalry to fight Cao Jun outside the city today.

After Chen Deng heard Cao Bao's boastful words, he hurriedly said: "Cao's army is strong and strong. Since it invaded Xuzhou, it has always been invincible. Don't underestimate it..."

Cao Bao waved his hands and said with a smile: "Master Chen is worrying too much. The reason why Cao Jun is so rampant is because he didn't meet me, Cao Bao."

Seeing that Cao Bao felt good about himself, Chen Deng said earnestly, "It is an indisputable fact that Mr. Cao is skilled in martial arts, and he is proficient in bow and horse. But Cao Jun is really strong. There are more than ten generals under Cao Cao's account, all of whom are brave. Good at fighting and unparalleled in bravery, Yuan Long just wants to remind Mr. Cao, never underestimate the enemy!"

Unexpectedly, Cao Bao didn't take it seriously, and sarcastically said: "I said, Mr. Chen, how do you build up other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige?"

Tao Qian suddenly interjected: "Okay, okay, it doesn't matter whether Cao Jun is strong or weak. I just want to hear if you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?"

There was no sound in the hall, and no one answered Tao Qian's words.

Zhang Yan noticed that everyone present frowned and said nothing.

"What? Are you all dumb?" Seeing that no one responded, Tao Qian's face was covered with a cloud.

Even though Tao Qian showed some displeasure, none of the people present said anything, and the whole hall was silent.

"Yuanlong, you have always been resourceful. Do you know any good strategies to defeat the enemy?" Tao Qian set his eyes on Chen Deng, looked at him with burning eyes, and asked very sincerely.

Chen Deng frowned and looked thoughtful. After a moment of silence, he moved his lips and said slowly: "Cao Jun came all the way from Yanzhou and penetrated into our Xuzhou territory. The speed is really fast. Astonishing. As a result, it will be relatively difficult for Cao Jun to supply food and grass. According to reports from scouts, Cao Jun’s food and grass are transported from Changyi, all the way south along Surabaya, and are currently stockpiled in Pei County. If our army can Send out a surprise army to attack Cao Jun's food stockpile in Pei County. Once Cao Jun loses his food and grass, he will definitely not stay in Xuzhou for a long time, and he may retreat on his own. It's just..."

"Just what?" Tao Qian hurriedly asked.

Chen Deng immediately asked all the questions he could think of in his mind: "It's just that Le Jin, the general of the Cao army, is responsible for escorting the grain and grass. It is said that this person was born in the army. He is not only brave and good at fighting, but also has a deep understanding of the art of war. He is a general under Cao Cao's account. What's more, escorting grain and grass is an extremely important matter, I'm afraid Le Jin would have taken precautions early in the morning. If the people leading the troops rashly attack, I'm afraid they will fall into Le Jin's trap. Therefore, lead the troops to sneak attack on Cao Jun's grain and grass Candidates for the camp must be wise and courageous..."

Zhang Yan, who had been sitting there without speaking, heard Chen Deng's words, and a thought flashed through his mind.He stood up suddenly, clenched his fists towards Tao Qian, and volunteered: "My lord, I am willing to lead my troops there!"

Tao Qian glanced at Zhang Yan who volunteered, but did not respond immediately, but shifted his gaze to Chen Deng, staring at Chen Deng closely with his fiery eyes, as if asking: "Yuanlong, is this Yan You highly recommend it, do you think he can do it?"

Chen Deng met Tao Qian's eyes, and read the hidden meaning from Tao Qian's eyes.

He pondered for a moment, stared closely at Zhang Yan with a pair of deep eyes, squirmed his lips, and said slowly: "Lieutenant Zhang, your courage is commendable, but this time you went to Peixian County to attack Cao Jun's grain and grass farm. Battalion is a very important thing. If the sneak attack is successful, Cao Jun will have no food and will retreat soon. But if the sneak attack fails, not only will you scare the snake, but you may also be surrounded by Cao Jun, and your life will be in danger at any time , and there will be absolutely no reinforcements..."

"Master Chen, you don't need to say anything. I am very aware of the danger of this trip, and I also know that this trip must be successful and cannot fail. If I don't have the confidence to win, I will never take the initiative to stand up and recommend myself." Zhang Yan interrupted Chen Deng's words again, every word he uttered was sonorous and forceful, giving people a confident look.

Seeing Zhang Yan's confident face, Chen Deng insisted on going, if he stopped him again, he might be annoying.He frowned, and said earnestly again: "Lieutenant Zhang, when you arrive in Pei County, you must not be impatient and think twice before doing anything. If Cao Jun's defense is too tight, you can give up the sneak attack, so as not to startle the snake."

"Thank you Master Chen for reminding, Zhang Yan will keep it in mind."

Only then did Chen Deng shift his gaze to Tao Qian, and nodded slightly.

Seeing that Chen Deng didn't have any opinions, Tao Qian immediately made a decision, and shouted loudly: "Zhang Yan obeys the order!"

"The last general is here!" Zhang Yan clasped his fists and said immediately.

Tao Qian immediately stretched out three fingers, and said excitedly: "The government will allocate three thousand elite soldiers to you, and I hope you can help you."

"Thank you sir!"

"My lord, as the saying goes, soldiers are expensive and fast. I thought that three thousand elite soldiers could be ordered and handed over to Colonel Zhang in a short while. Under the leadership of Captain Zhang, they rushed to Pei County at night, so as not to have long nights and dreams." Chen Deng suggested.

Tao Qian nodded, turned his face to Cao Bao and said, "You go and gather three thousand elite soldiers and listen to orders in front of the gate of the eunuch's mansion."

"Here!" Cao Bao immediately got up and left his seat, and walked out of the hall.

In the hall, the lights flickered on and off. Tao Qian saw that Zhang Yan was still wearing the bloody clothes that were stained red from the fierce battle, so he called his soldiers and asked them to bring a new set of strong clothes and a new pair of iron clothes. Armor, let Zhang Yan change the blood-stained outfit on his body.

Following Tao Qian's instructions, Zhang Yan went to the back hall to change into a new outfit.

Sure enough, people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles. After Zhang Yan put it on, his whole person took on a new look, presenting a mighty and extraordinary appearance, which attracted Tao Qian and Chen Deng's admiration.

Not long after, Cao Bao walked into the hall from the outside, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, the three thousand elite soldiers have assembled and are waiting outside the gate of the prefect's mansion, ready to be dispatched at any time."

Tao Qian got up and left his seat, walked straight out of the hall, and said to everyone in the hall: "All follow me."

Zhang Yan followed Tao Qian to the gate of the prefect's mansion, and he saw a dense crowd of people neatly lined up on the avenue in front of the prefect's mansion.

Everyone is tall and burly, with a scarlet turban tied on his head, a long knife tied around his waist, and a shield on his back. All of them have ashen complexions and torch-like eyes, unlike anyone he has seen before. A Xuzhou soldier has obvious differences.

Tao Qian pulled Zhang Yan to his side, and shouted loudly to the [-] elite soldiers standing on the avenue in front of the prefect's mansion: "This is Zhang Yan, the captain of the military guard. From now on, you will be his subordinates."

"Here!" The three thousand elite soldiers replied in unison, the voice was very loud and deafening.

Zhang Yan suddenly remembered that Tao Qian had a group of elite soldiers who were very powerful in combat. They were all from Danyang, so they were called Danyang soldiers.

He observed the 3000 people carefully again, and felt that the [-] elite soldiers Tao Qian allocated to him were probably Danyang soldiers.

It seems that Tao Qian still attaches great importance to this surprise attack on Pei County, otherwise, he would not have assigned the Danyang soldiers to him.

Tao Qian turned his face to Zhang Yan and said, "Do you have anything to say to them?"

Zhang Yan nodded, took a step forward, scanned every Danyang soldier he could see with sharp eyes, and said sharply: "Since Master Zhou has transferred all of you to my command, then you must Listen to my orders. I will let you move forward, but you must not retreat. I will let you go west, but you must not go east. You must obey my orders unconditionally. If anyone dares to disobey my orders, they will all be beheaded! Listen! Understood?"

These three thousand elite soldiers are indeed the elite under Tao Qian's tent, and they are part of Danyang soldiers.Although Tao Qian didn't have good generals, he had an elite Danyang army, which was the reason why he was able to gain a foothold in Xuzhou.

The Danyang soldiers usually follow Tao Qian to eat and drink spicy food, and their welfare benefits are the best in the entire Xuzhou army, so it is inevitable that they will have some arrogance.

Zhang Yan is just a school lieutenant, and he is a new official. He is very afraid that he will not be able to lead the Danyang soldiers under Tao Qian, so he must take corresponding measures. Not to be trifled with.

His words made the faces of the 3000 Danyang soldiers shudder. They didn't expect Zhang Yan to be such a strict person. Due to Tao Qian's presence, the [-] people were reluctant to be led by Zhang Yan, but they still replied in unison: " I understand!"

"Very well, since you all understand, from now on, anyone who dares to disobey my order will be punished! Next, I will issue the first order, and everyone will take off their pants! "

Once Zhang Yan gave this order, the three thousand Danyang soldiers immediately looked at each other in blank dismay. The monks at Duzhang Er couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Zhang Yan's gourd, and why they were asked to take off their pants.

Tao Qian, Chen Deng, Cao Bao and others were also surprised for a while, not knowing what Zhang Yan was going to do.

Seeing that none of the three thousand Danyang soldiers took off their trousers, Zhang Yan's face darkened, and he said sharply, "I told you all to take off your trousers, are you all deaf? This is an order, whoever dares not to take off his trousers, I'll cut off anyone's head! Get off!"

"Why do you make us take off our pants?" A Danyang soldier standing opposite Zhang Yan became angry and shouted directly.

After hearing this, Zhang Yan sneered, without saying a word, he took a step forward, stood directly in front of the Danyang soldier, instantly drew out the long knife he was wearing, and slashed at the Danyang soldier.

With the knife in hand, a head fell to the ground, and blood gushed out from the Danyang soldier's cavity.

All the people present were extremely surprised. They looked at Zhang Yan with terrified eyes, and there was a trace of fear in their hearts.

Holding the bloody long knife, Zhang Yan said angrily: "Anyone who disobeys my order will be punished!"

As soon as the words fell, the rest of the Danyang soldiers took off their pants without hesitation, and stood there motionless.

(End of this chapter)