Liu Qi, the hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 214
Huang Zhong led [-] vanguard troops to set up camp ten miles away from Bajun City.

Before, when they were rushing all the way, the scouts sent out also came back to report.

"General, Yan Yan, the master of Ba County, guards the city without flying a lowered flag, and there are [-] soldiers in the city; Yan Yan has a great reputation in Ba County, and even summoned [-] people to help defend the city! "The scout told the truth about the news he found in the city.

heard.

Huang Zhong also frowned. Yan Yan was able to gather two thousand people to help defend the city, so it can be seen that what Yan Yan did in Berkshire should be to protect the people, and that is a good thing. generals.

Moreover, with the help of the common people, it would be even more undesirable to forcibly attack the city, so he waved his hand and let the scouts back out.

Wait for the scout to exit.

Huang Zhong scratched his beard and thought about how to capture Berkshire, and there were only three days left. If Yan Yan couldn't hold on, he couldn't win Berkshire within three days.

Unable to think of a way, he had no choice but to test the reality of Berkshire before making plans.

But said.

When Yan Yan was in Bajun, he heard that Liu Qi, the shepherd of Jingzhou, raised [-] troops and entered Yizhou in two ways. He also had a lot of worries in his heart.

When Liu Qi got Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, he could also know that there would be such a moment. Sooner or later, such a thing would happen. Whoever called Yizhou was on the sidelines. No matter whether Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu wanted to be enemies with Liu Qi, Liu Qi would We will not let Yizhou be in the hands of others.

But even if he knew, he had no choice but to wait for this moment to come.

However, as Liu Zhang's subordinate, he still understands the matter of "eating the king's salary and sharing the worries for the king", so he did not intend to surrender, but prepared to hold his territory so that Jingzhou soldiers and horses could not pass through here.

Knowing the arrival of the Jingzhou army, he also called his subordinates to discuss.

During the discussion.

A soldier rushed in from the outside and quickly said: "Report, the enemy is calling for war outside the city!"

Yan Yan frowned, and wanted to stand up, mobilize troops and go out of the city to fight.

"No, general!" Someone stood up to stop him, "This time it is Huang Zhong, the general under Liu Qi's command, who is just the vanguard. Liu Qi leads the army himself, and he is still far behind. Attacking the city and pulling out the stronghold along the way is the time when the morale is strong, and it is the most reliable to defend according to the city, and if you can't hold on, it is the most reliable!"

heard.

Yan Yan also pondered. He had also heard of Huang Zhong's name. Although he had confidence in his own force, what the persuading person said was also reasonable. There were many changes in going out of the city to fight.

So he let go of the thoughts of going out of the city to fight, and led everyone to the city wall, and let all the soldiers go up to the city wall to defend.

Go up the city wall and look outside the city.

There are only more than a thousand soldiers and horses outside the city, the front one is a general with white hair and beard, holding a big knife, sitting on the back of a horse, one can know without guessing that it is Huang Zhong, the chief general of the vanguard army .

"Is the Lord General Yan Yan in the city?" Huang Zhong shouted.

When he saw a general with gray hair like him appearing on the city wall with a group of generals, he knew that the Lord had appeared. Come with a thousand soldiers.

"Exactly!" Yan Yan put his sword on his hand and shouted: "Huang Zhong, your lord and my lord have no grievances, and they are both relatives of the Han family. They should support each other. Why did you attack my city of Yizhou?"

"Zhang Lu, the prefect of Hanzhong, attacked me in Jingzhou for no reason. My lord has issued a notice to ask Yizhou Mu to hand over Zhang Lu, so as to avoid the disaster of swords and soldiers. But Yizhou Mu has no choice but to protect sinners, and my lord has no choice but to do it!" Huang Zhong shouted, "You can open the city and surrender quickly, and save the people in the city from the harm of swords and soldiers!"

"Huang Zhongxiu is talking nonsense! What is your lord thinking? You know better than me. I am the lord of Berkshire, and I am deeply trusted by my lord. How can I be a person who is afraid of death? If I want to take Berkshire, I will resort to it." Come with some real skills!" Yan Yan shouted.

heard.

Huang Zhong wasn't angry either. Whether it was because of Zhang Lu's affairs or he wanted to make use of it, in the eyes of some smart people, it couldn't be hidden.

Without further arguing, he nailed the big knife in his hand to the ground, picked up the longbow hanging on the horse's back, drew an arrow from the quiver, put the arrow and drew the bow, and aimed it in the direction of Yan Yan.

"General!"

When the generals around Yan Yan saw Huang Zhong's actions, they wanted to call the shield soldiers forward.

Yan Yan stopped these generals, put his hand on the saber, his face remained unchanged, and looked at Huang Zhong outside the city, motionless.

Phew~~crack~~
As soon as Huang Zhong let go, the sharp arrow flew towards the city wall with the sound of piercing through the air, pierced through the feathers on Yan Yan's helmet, and inserted into the pillars of the tower behind.

You can also see the tip of the arrow's tail trembling.

It is conceivable that if the target is Yan Yan's head, Yan Yan will already be dead by this time, right?
"Yan Yan, I think you are a loyal person. I will not attack the city today. If I refuse to surrender again, I will take your head next time!" Huang Zhong shouted.

After finishing speaking, he hung the long bow in his hand back on the horse's back, drew the big knife nailed to the side, and without waiting for Yan Yan's reply, he led a thousand soldiers and horses away and rushed back to the camp.

On the city wall, the generals behind Yan Yan also showed their faces. Huang Zhong's arrow just now also frightened them. It didn't come out, but it really has that kind of ability.

They all looked at Yan Yan.

Yan Yan looked at the Jingzhou army in the distance, and his eyes were shining brightly. He could feel that Huang Zhong's arrow was not aimed at him just now, so he didn't make any movements.

In his heart, he was also shocked by Huang Zhong's hand. With this archery technique, he knew that he was not Huang Zhong's opponent. Fortunately, he did not go out of the city to fight, otherwise, after the first battle, Huang Zhong might take Xiaba County. city.

Alas, he sighed, and said: "Go back and get ready. Once the Jingzhou army starts to attack the city, it will be a tough battle. Hold it for as long as you can!"

"promise!"

All the generals also bowed their hands, and walked under the city wall.

Yan Yan did not leave immediately, but inspected the city wall before leaving. He knew that even if he could stop Huang Zhong's [-] vanguard army, once the Jingzhou army arrived, it would be difficult to defend Berkshire unless reinforcements arrived.

But people have been sent to Chengdu to report the situation and ask for reinforcements, but there is no news.

However, there is still some comfort in my heart. After all, the Jingzhou army is not a vicious army. Even if the city is destroyed, there will be no massacre of the city. The safety of the people in the city is still guaranteed as long as they do not resist.

Huang Zhong, who led a thousand soldiers to leave, also admired Yan Yan in his heart. Although he didn't aim at Yan Yan's head, it was impossible for ordinary generals to keep their faces unchanged and have no defense.

It's a pity that each is in charge, and a war is inevitable.

(End of this chapter)