The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 91 091 False Surrender
Zhang Yan led the army and ran all the way, hurriedly and slowly, and finally arrived at Xiapi City.

When night fell, Zhang Yan and others were still fifty miles away from Xiapi City. He stopped the army and set up a simple tent in the field. He slept for the night and set off the next day.

At the same time, Zhang Yan sent scouts to investigate and pay close attention to Yuan Shujun's movements.

Nothing happened overnight, and at dawn the next day, a scout came back to report the news he had found.

Zhou Kui, the prefect of Xiapi, surrendered without a fight. Yuan Shu still let Zhou Kui be the prefect of Pi. After staying in Xiapi for two days, he led the army to Tancheng, leaving Liang Gang and [-] soldiers to defend the city.

After hearing the news, Zhang Yan couldn't restrain the joy in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "Is this news absolutely true?"

The scout said resolutely: "This news is absolutely true, and I saw Yuan Shu leading troops out of the city with my own eyes. If my lord doesn't believe it, feel free to send a few more scouts to investigate. I am willing to cut my lord into pieces!"

Zhang Yan firmly believed in the scouts' words, but he, who was always cautious, still sent out a few more scouts.

He ordered the army to set up camp and rush to Xiapi City.

By noon, Zhang Yan and others were getting closer and closer to Xiapi City, with only [-] miles left.Due to the hot weather and the hasty march, the soldiers were exhausted along the way, so Zhang Yan temporarily stopped the army and took a rest.

This time, Zhang Yan did not bring food and supplies. All the soldiers carried dry food. Everyone sat on the ground, rested and gnawed dry food. There happened to be a small stream nearby, and the problem of the water source was also solved.

Zhang Yan simply used some dry food, and after drinking a few sips of water, he saw a scout approaching from the direction of Xiapi. He immediately stood up, put the dry food and water aside, and asked: " Any news from Xiapi?"

The scout answered truthfully, and the information he found was almost exactly the same as the scout who came back in the morning.

Afterwards, several scouts came back one after another, and the news they brought back was exactly the same.

After Zhang Yan heard this, he couldn't bear it any longer, and after letting the soldiers rest for a quarter of an hour, he straightened up his troops again and rushed towards Xiapi City.

In the evening, Zhang Yan galloped all the way, and finally got closer and closer to Xiapi City.This time, he did not lead the cavalry first, but with the infantry, so the walking speed was much slower.

When it was five miles away from Xiapi City, Zhang Yan asked the army to stop to rest, and he led more than ten cavalrymen, rode forward, and took advantage of the twilight to observe Xiapi from a close distance.

He was no stranger to Xiapi. He took his entourage to the Futu Temple on Yiyang Mountain, and stood on the highest peak of Yiyang Mountain to look at Xiapi.

Under the night, Xiapi is still so majestic and majestic, but the city of Xiapi is not what it used to be. The big flag on the tower has already been replaced by Yuan Shu's military flag, which is gently fluttering under the night wind. .

Standing on the peak of Yiyang Mountain, one could have a clear view of the situation in Xiapi City. Zhang Yan observed carefully, but found nothing unusual in the city.

Afterwards, Zhang Yan led his people and left Yiyang Mountain in the dark, and soon returned to the station.

Zhang Yan gathered his soldiers and horses and did not stop for a moment. Riding on the night, he arrived at the south gate of Xiapi City.

The sound of rolling horseshoes sounded like thunder outside Xiapi City. The guards on Xiapi City immediately became nervous when they heard this sound. Reflecting the cold moonlight, the guards vaguely saw that more than ten thousand soldiers and horses flocked.

"Xuzhou soldiers are here...Xuzhou soldiers are here..."

All of a sudden, the guards on the city wall yelled, and a military commander of Yuan Jun quickly boarded the tower and looked down the city, but seeing that there were more than ten thousand soldiers and horses outside the city, they were panic-stricken, and immediately Ordered: "Archers prepare, don't let them get close to the city wall..."

"I am Zhang Yan, Xuzhou Mu. If you don't want to die, open the city gate quickly, otherwise, you will be shot!" Zhang Yan rode his horse forward a few steps, came to the front of the crowd, and said loudly.

At this time, a very familiar face appeared on the tower, which was Zhou Kui, the prefect of Xiapi.

Zhou Kui glanced at Zhang Yan who was riding on horseback in the city, and then at the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses behind Zhang Yan. He suddenly pulled out the saber from his waist, and with a "swish", Yuan Jun who was standing beside him The army Sima beheaded him, and a head fell directly to the ground. Blood gushed out from the army Sima's cavity and splashed all over him.

The rest of the Yuan Bing were shocked when they saw it. Before everyone could react, Zhou Kui made a move with his long arms, and many people ran out from behind. They raised their weapons and beheaded all the Yuan Bing stationed here!

Under the city wall, Zhang Yan and others saw it clearly, and Zhang Yan frowned even more, wondering why Zhou Kui did this?
Just when he was puzzled, the gate of Xiapi City opened quickly, and Zhou Kui rushed out of the city with a team of people.

Zhou Kui ordered the suspension bridge to be lowered, and he asked the soldiers to stand by at the gate of the city, while he ran straight to Zhang Yan and said apologetically, "My lord, I pretended to surrender to Yuan Shu, swallowed my anger, and finally waited for my lord. Under my complete control, Yuan Shu has few soldiers left in the city, so I ask my lord to quickly enter the city to snatch the other gates, and Xiapi City will become the lord again!"

Zhang Yan frowned, staring at Zhou Kui coldly, undecided in his mind, he asked: "Zhou Kui, I heard that when Yuan Shu's army arrived, you surrendered without a fight, is there such a thing?"

Zhou Kui hurriedly replied: "It is true. But I was forced to do so. Yuan Shu brought over 4 troops, and there were only [-] guards in the city. If I resisted, wouldn't that be hitting a stone with an egg? Besides, once angered After losing Yuan Shu, maybe Yuan Shu will still slaughter the city. I chose to surrender for the sake of the people and to preserve my strength. But please rest assured, my lord, I pretended to surrender to Yuan Shu, but in fact, I have always cared about my lord! Knowing that the lord will come, so I have already made preparations in the city, just want to cooperate with the lord at this time, and take Xiapi Cheng back again."

"So it is!" Zhang Yan was relieved after hearing Zhou Kui's explanation and seeing what Zhou Kui did.He moved his hand back and shouted loudly: "Get ready to enter the city!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a rush of footsteps coming from the suspension bridge. Zhang Yan and Zhou Kui looked over the suspension bridge, but saw Chen Jiao rushing over in a suit of Xuzhou soldiers. He also held a shining long sword in his hand, with a hideous face.

"My lord, don't listen to Zhou Kui's nonsense. He has completely surrendered to Yuan Shu. This is a plan for Yuan Shu to set up. Zhou Kui wants to lure the lord into the city, and then surround and annihilate him!" Chen Jiao made three steps in parallel. I was afraid that Zhang Yanzhong would enter the city, so I put myself in danger and warned Zhang Yan in this way.

Seeing Chen Jiao running over like this, and hearing what Chen Jiao said, both Zhang Yan and Zhou Kui were surprised.

Before Zhou Kui could react, Chen Jiao had already run to Zhou Kui's side, swung the long sword in his hand, and slashed at Zhou Kui's neck with one blow.

With the sword in his hand, Chen Jiao thought he would cut off Zhou Kui's head, but Zhou Kui reacted quickly, and hastily drew out his long sword to block, unexpectedly blocked Chen Jiao's attack.

However, Zhou Kui guarded against Chen Jiao, but failed to guard against Zhang Yan.

After Zhang Yan heard this, he was furious and stabbed out with a single shot, as fast as lightning, and pierced Zhou Kui's body from behind with a single shot. .

At the same time, due to Zhang Yan's excessive force, which affected the arrow wound on his back, there was a burst of heart-piercing pain, which made him grin his teeth in pain.

Zhou Kui let out a scream, and the weapon in his hand fell to the ground. Chen Jiao waved the long sword in his hand, and chopped off Zhou Kui's head on the ground with a "shua", and blood gushed out of his cavity in an instant. , splashed Chen Jiao's face.

"Fire arrows!"

All the Yuan soldiers on the city tower were revealed, and the archers who were waiting in battle shot arrows towards the outside of the city one after another.

Seeing this, Zhang Yan stretched out his right hand, bent down, and lightly embraced Chen Jiao's waist. With a strong lift, he carried Chen Jiao onto the horse's back, and at the same time turned the horse's head, driving With a loud shout, he took Chen Jiao and fled to the back.

"There is an ambush, retreat quickly, retreat quickly!" Zhang Yan hurriedly shouted at Tai Shici, Niu Jin, Xu Sheng, Wang Bo and others.

As soon as he finished speaking here, a drum sound was heard there, and all the ambush soldiers on both sides of the south gate of Xiapi City were revealed, lighting torches, waving flags and shouting loudly.

Zhang Yan and others fled in desperation, and the army escaped for seven or eight miles in a row. They stopped after making sure that there were no pursuers behind.

Zhang Yan reined in the horse, turned over and jumped off the horse's back. When he saw Chen Jiao with a bloody face, he bowed respectfully: "If Ji Bi hadn't appeared in time today, I would really have believed in that Zhou Kui and followed him. I have entered the city. If this is the case, I will definitely die. After all, you saved my life, please accept my worship!"

Chen Jiao hurriedly jumped off his horse and bowed hurriedly: "My lord, Ji Bi can't afford such a great gift."

"What can't bear it? You not only saved my life today, but also the lives of the entire army. Such a great achievement deserves my respect. I just didn't expect that Zhou Kui would really turn against me and come together with Yuan Shu to frame me. Me! Thanks to me trusting him so much, let him be the prefect of Pi, I...I..."

"My lord, don't blame yourself. Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and he has seen people's hearts for a long time. That Zhou Kui was originally a person from Xiapi. Since he became the prefect, he has become more domineering. He often invades other people's properties, robs the women of the people, and feeds the dead. Even his subordinate officials have joined forces with him, and the whole Xiapi has already become a miasma. It is not a pity for such people to die, and he beheaded him today, which also relieved the hatred in my heart."

"Is this true?"

"It's absolutely true. These are just a small part of the crimes he committed. They are all criminal facts collected by me as Xiapi Cheng."

"This scum, I thought he was a talented person, but I didn't expect him to be such a person. It's just strange, I was wrong at the beginning!"

"My lord, don't blame yourself too much. Zhou Kui is dead now, but Yuan Shu is still in Xiapi. In comparison, Yuan Shu is even more troublesome. If you don't drive him away, Xiapi will never have peace. I stayed in Xiapi for two days. I pretended to follow Zhou Kui and surrendered to Yuan Shu, and I have some understanding of Yuan Shu's troops, so I have a plan to get Yuan Shu to return to Huainan obediently!"

"Oh? What is the plan, tell me quickly!" Zhang Yan suddenly became interested and asked hastily.

(End of this chapter)