The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 93 093
Ji Ling rode a war horse, bypassed the place where he was ambushed, and fled southward all the way.

Tai Shici, Niu Jin, Xu Sheng, Wang Bo and others basically ended the battle. The group of Yuan soldiers were terrified of being killed, and the group of dragons had no leader, so they quickly dropped their weapons and surrendered to the Xuzhou soldiers.

After the battle, Tai Shici and others returned to Xiapi City with the prisoners, their faces were filled with incomparable joy. They never dreamed that in just two days, they entered the city without much effort. In Xiapicheng, Zhang Yan was even more in admiration for Zhang Yan, who used soldiers like a god.

Zhang Yan occupied Xiapi, more than half of Yuan's soldiers in the city surrendered, and Zhang Yan also captured Yuan Huan.

The soldiers brought Yuan Huan to Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan saw that Yuan Huan was about the same age as himself, with a handsome face, fair complexion, and tall stature. He looked like a handsome young man.

Yuan Huan, styled Yaoqing, was born in Fule County, Chen State, Yuzhou. He was the son of Situ Yuanpang.Because the hometown was implicated by the war, the whole family moved to Huainan and temporarily lived in Shouchun.Later, Yuan Shu occupied Shouchun, and when he heard that Yuan Huan was in Shouchun, he hired Yuan Huan to be in charge of governance.

Zhang Yan looked at Yuan Huan for a while, seeing that Yuan Huan was still tied up by Wuhuada, he immediately said: "How can you treat Mr. Yuan like this, untie Mr. Yuan!"

The soldiers hurriedly untied Yuan Huan, Zhang Yan walked up to Yuan Huan, and said respectfully: "Young Master Yuan, I have offended you so much, please forgive me!"

Yuan Huan said: "Now that I am a prisoner, what does it matter how you treat me?"

"Mr. Yuan, in my opinion, you are not a prisoner. I have heard of your reputation for a long time. It is a great fortune to see you here today. Perhaps, this is deliberately arranged by God. , God knows that my tent lacks a sage like Mr. Yuan, so he sent Mr. Yuan to me today. Although the way we meet is a bit special, this does not hinder my thirst for talents at all. If Mr. Yuan If you are willing, you may as well come to Xuzhou, I will definitely give Mr. Yuan a platform to showcase his talents..."

Yuan Huan heard the meaning of Zhang Yan's words and knew that Zhang Yan was trying to recruit him. He clasped his fists and said, "I understand what your lord means, but my family members are all in Shouchun. If I surrender to your lord , Yuan Shu will definitely not let my family go, I don't want my family to be implicated, please forgive Yuan Huan for not following orders!"

Hearing Yuan Huan's tactful refusal of his offer, Zhang Yan immediately said: "Young Master Yuan is telling the truth, if I force you to keep Young Master Yuan here, Yuan Shu will know about it sooner or later, and it will inevitably cause you a lot of trouble for Young Master Yuan. Mr. Yuan, Mr. Yuan Shu is extremely ambitious, capricious, and suspicious. He is not a wise master. It is a pity that Mr. Yuan, a talented person like Mr. Yuan, stays under Yuan Shu's tent. I don't know Mr. Yuan ever thought of leaving Is it Yuan Shu?"

Yuan Huan frowned and kept silent.He has followed Yuan Shu for more than a year, and has a deep understanding of Yuan Shu. Even he himself knows that Yuan Shu is not a wise master.However, his family is in Shouchun, and he will never abandon his family regardless.

"Well, I'll let Mr. Yuan go back first. If Mr. Yuan has figured it out, he will come to Xuzhou to find me again. I, Mr. Yuan, are always welcome in Xuzhou." Zhang Yan said suddenly.

Yuan Huan was taken aback when he heard this, never expecting that Zhang Yan would let him go.

Surprised, he hesitated and asked, "You... you really plan to let me go?"

Zhang Yandao: "If I don't let you go, can I still kill you? As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to live in. If you think my big tree is not good enough, even if I force you to stay here, it will not help. If If you think my big tree is good enough, even if I don't keep you, you will still come here to inhabit sooner or later."

Yuan Huan appreciated Zhang Yan's words very much, grinning and said: "A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a good minister chooses a master to do things. I will keep the words of your lord in my heart, and we will definitely meet again one day in the future."

Zhang Yan then sent someone to escort Yuan Huan away. Standing on the tower, watching Yuan Huan gradually disappear from sight, he turned around and said to the soldiers behind him, "Let's act!"

"Here!"

Following Zhang Yan's order, the soldiers shuttled through the city one after another, broke into the house of Zhou Kui, the prefect of Xiapi, and arrested all Zhou Kui's family members. He ran away, and his family was arrested together, driven out of the city, and killed on the spot!

The soldiers raised their knives and fell to the ground one by one. Blood gushed out from their cavities and stained the land.

None of the elderly, women, or babies were left behind by Zhang Yan. They were all beheaded and buried on the spot, completely eliminating Zhou Kui's influence in Xiapi.

For Zhang Yan's action this time, some of them felt that it was a bit too cruel, but Zhang Yan was like this, either he didn't do it, or he liked to do things absolutely.

Zhou Kui teamed up with Yuan Shu and almost killed Zhang Yan. Fortunately, Zhang Yan still trusted Zhou Kui so much and made Zhou Kui the prefect of Pi. Unexpectedly, Zhou Kui repaid him like this.

What's more, the things Zhou Kui committed are all well-founded. These are his repeated orders and strict prohibitions, but Zhou Kui has been hiding it from him. If he doesn't kill Zhou Kui, how can he relieve the tension in his heart? hate?
But Zhang Yan was very moved by Chen Jiao's sacrifice of his life for the savior, and he also made a decision in his heart. After Chen Jiao came back from Qu'a, he would let Chen Jiao be the prefect of Xiapi and let him reorganize Xiapi.

After Ji Ling left Xiapi, in order to avoid Xuzhou soldiers, he took all the small roads. On the way, he met Yuan Jun's scouts. When he learned that Yuan Shu was stationed 35 miles south of the city, he immediately went to pick him up.

At this moment, the night was already deep, and Yuan Jun, who had been tossing all night, was already exhausted. Many soldiers fell asleep after falling down, and they still didn't know what happened in Xiapi City.

Yuan Shu was lying in the military tent, snoring incessantly, still dreaming sweet dreams.In the dream, he led the army to not only occupy the entire territory of Xuzhou, but also his son-in-law Huang Yi also captured the entire territory of Yuzhou. For a while, people from Qingzhou and Yanzhou sent people to join him.

"Hahaha……"

Suddenly, Yuan Shu laughed. He was so happy that he laughed harder and harder, and even woke himself up.

Yuan Shu, who had just woken up from the dream, saw that he was still in the military tent, he couldn't help but said a little disappointed: "It turned out to be a dream..."

"My lord, General Ji Ling is out to see you!" At this moment, a loud voice sounded from outside the tent.

"Ji Ling? He's not in Xiapi, what are you doing here? Let him in!" Yuan Shu jumped off the couch and asked someone to light up the lamp.

As soon as the flames lit up, the tent was extremely brightly illuminated. Yuan Shu yawned and sat there. Seeing Ji Ling coming from outside the tent with a panicked face, he asked, "What's going on, why are you so panicked?" , It's midnight, you don't sleep, what are you doing here?"

"My lord!" Ji Ling knelt down on the ground with a "plop", "Xiapi... Xiapi is lost..."

"What!" As soon as Yuan Shu heard Ji Ling's words, he immediately stood up as if he heard a thunderclap, walked straight to Ji Ling, grabbed the clothes on Ji Ling's chest, and asked, "I'll give you Ten thousand soldiers and horses were left, not to mention that the city has enough food and fodder, why did I leave and you lost Xiapi City? Tell me! How did you lose it!"

Therefore, Ji Ling told Yuan Shu how Zhang Yan tricked him out of the city, how he encountered an ambush, and how Xiapi City was captured.However, he didn't mention a word when he was captured alive by Zhang Yan and released again.

After Yuan Shu heard this, he became angry from embarrassment. He immediately pulled out his saber, put it directly on Ji Ling's neck, and said angrily, "Can't you see such an obvious plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain? You...you..."

"I was also worried about the safety of the lord, so I rushed to lead the troops to the rescue. I was afraid that the lord might make a mistake, but I didn't know that all of this turned out to be Zhang Yan's plan..."

"If you lose Xiapi, you still have the face to come back? Do you know the importance of Xiapi to our army? You are really mad at me! If I don't kill you today, I will not be able to get rid of my hatred!" Yuan Shu Said hysterically.

Yuan Shu waved the long sword in his hand, and slashed towards Ji Ling's neck. Ji Ling's frightened eyes widened, but he didn't hide or dodge, thinking to himself: "I knew that coming back would be death, I shouldn't have come back Already!"

It was too late, but soon, a person came in from outside the tent suddenly, seeing such a scene, he hastily shouted: "My lord, keep someone under the sword!"

Yuan Shu looked out of the tent, but seeing that it was Yan Xiang, the master bookkeeper, he asked, "What's the matter with you?"

Yan Xiang hurriedly said: "My lord, our army is now employing people. General Ji Ling has followed the lord for many years and has worked hard. Although he accidentally lost his xiapi this time, he is not guilty of death. It is better to let General Ji Ling stay for a while. In the army, you will be able to make meritorious deeds in the future!"

Listen to people's advice and eat well.

Yuan Shu didn't really want to kill Ji Ling, but his anger couldn't be dispelled.Hearing what Yan Xiang said, he gave up his original idea, threw the long sword in his hand on the ground, and said coldly to Ji Ling: "Since Lord Yan begged for you, I will spare you this time." , but the death penalty can be avoided, but the living penalty cannot be escaped. You will be dismissed from the post of guerrilla general and demoted to army commander, and you will still be used before you leave the account."

"General Ji, why don't you thank my lord for not killing me?" Yan Xiang said hastily.

Ji Ling cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, my lord, for not killing me."

"Go!" Yuan Shu said coldly.

Ji Ling got out of the big tent, cold sweat running down his back, if Yan Xiang hadn't appeared in time just now, he would have been beheaded by Yuan Shu.Thinking about it now, he still has lingering fears.

However, this incident left a shadow in his heart. He had followed Yuan Shu for many years and made great military exploits. Why did Yuan Shu kill him as soon as he said it?

Compared with this, Yuan Shu seems to be unable to let go of his returned Zhang Yan.

Thinking of Zhang Yan, Ji Ling suddenly thought of something, and suddenly entered the tent again.

Seeing Ji Ling go and come back, Yuan Shu asked, "What else do you need?"

Ji Ling hurriedly said: "My lord, I almost forgot an important thing. Zhang Yan asked me to send a message to my lord, saying that he has no grievances with my lord. If my lord is aggressive again, he will definitely let my lord die in Xuzhou's entire army." Annihilation. He also said that instead of thinking about how to capture Xuzhou, it is better to think about how to stabilize the rear, saying that the lord is going on an expedition and Huainan is empty, so aren't you afraid that someone will take advantage of the situation and sneak attack?"

"I am strong and strong, who dares to attack me? Besides, with Wu Jing and Sun Ben guarding Liyang, what worries do I have? This is just Zhang Yan's rhetoric. He just wants to persuade me to retreat, which is not enough!"

Ji Lingdao: "The last general is only responsible for delivering the message. Now that the word has been delivered, the last general will leave."

"Have a good rest, we will attack the city tomorrow, and you will still be needed!" Yuan Shu said.

Ji Ling let out a "here" and stepped out of the big tent, before disappearing into the darkness.

Yuan Shu frowned, and said to Yan Xiang: "Now Xiapi is lost, and our army did not bring food, grass and luggage when we left the city. If we can't attack Xiapi tomorrow, what should our army do?"

(End of this chapter)