Late at night, Ling County was already silent.
After two days of fierce battle, the people of Ling County were worried, but now they finally felt relieved.
On the long street, there were no people, and occasionally there were sounds of scammers coming from the city gate tower.
Bangbangbang...
The third update has arrived.
There was a burst of chaotic footsteps from the west school in Lingxian County. Although the sound was very small, it was still faintly visible in the middle of the night.
Cheng Lian was wearing a helmet and armor, and rode his horse.
The horse's hooves are wrapped in cloth to reduce the sound of walking; the horse's mouth is holding branches, and only heavy breathing sounds can be heard vaguely...
Behind him, three thousand soldiers walked in sequence.
Everyone held weapons in their hands, holding pieces in their mouths, silent.
A few dark clouds floated in the sky, covering the bright moon... Cheng Lian turned around and took a look immediately, subconsciously holding the spear in his hand.
If Ling County can be captured today, there will be no missing general in the future.
This seems to be more promising and brighter than serving under Lu Bu's tent.
Cheng Lian followed Lu Bu for many years, and since Bingzhou, he has served under Lu Bu's tent... When Lu Bu was the chief clerk, Cheng Lian was a cavalryman. Later, Lu Bu surrendered to Dong Zhuo, and Cheng Lian was appointed as the cavalry commander. Since then, he followed Lu Bu to fight in the east, but his official position has not changed.
From being a employed person to the prime minister of Lu, Zhang Liao has become more in charge of heavy troops.
Cheng Lian didn't say anything, but if he didn't envy him in his heart, it would definitely be against his will.
Zhang Liao went to Xiapi to assist in the battle, Cheng Lian took over Huaipu and controlled Chen Deng. But who was Chen Deng? How could he be willing to be defeated by Lu Bu?
He is arrogant and has only a handful of people in the world who can catch his eye.
Lu Bu is known as a tiger, but in Chen Deng's eyes, he is just a common man. Now that he is defeated by a common man, how can Chen Deng swallow this?
Wherever Zhang Liao left, Chen Deng began to plan.
He knew Cheng Lian, and had had a deal with him before, and his relationship was pretty good. Later, Chen Gui rebelled in Xia Pi, which completely deteriorated the relationship between Chen Deng and Lu Bu. However, Cheng Lian respected Chen Deng very much. There was no way. Cheng Lian was a commoner, and faced with a literati like Chen Deng, he was born weakened in a state of power. Therefore, when Chen Deng sent someone to contact him, Cheng Lian knew it was not good, but he could not refuse.
Later, Chen Deng sent Xu Xuan to secretly envoy Huaipu.
Xu Xuan, whose courtesy name is Baojian, was a member of the Xu clan in Haixi and a famous scholar in Xuzhou.
According to historical records, Cao Pi once praised Xu Xuan as a minister of the country. He had a good relationship with Chen Deng and had a close relationship with Chen Jiao. However, later Chen Jiao defected to Liu Chuang, causing Xu Xuan to cut off his relationship with Chen Jiao. This person was also a famous scholar from a scholar-official background, so how could Cheng Lian be neglected?
Xu Xuanbian was unparalleled. After talking to Cheng Lian, he realized that the situation is in decline today.
"Mr. Cao was in charge of rebellion and was named after great righteousness.
Lu Bu is just a man who is extremely brave, but he is hard to achieve great things. You see, he has been in Xuzhou for so many years, but his status has never been very stable. In the past, Cao Gong was involved in other matters, so he was unwilling to take care of him. Now Cao Gong decides to attack him, how can Lu Bu be spared? As a general, you have followed Lu Bu for many years and are loyal... But to be honest, what have you got?
Look at the young players back then, they have made their mark.
When you became famous, did you hear that you were happy to be the name of the forbidden person? Now, they have all served as the Marquis of Ting and the Armour of Cao Gong. But you are trapped in Xuzhou, and how many people know your name? I know that you are unparalleled in General, but you choose your ministers, and your ministers also choose your kings.
Lu Bu is tyrannical and absurd, he believes in villains, loves beauty, and has no wise ruler.
It is said that good birds choose trees to live in, and good ministers choose masters to work. As a general, you have developed all your skills. Do you plan to abandon them like this?"
Xu Xuan suddenly hit Cheng Lian's heart, which made him shaken.
Afterwards, Xu Xuan and Chen Deng repeatedly persuaded Cheng Lian, and finally made Cheng Lian decide to betray Lu Bu and surrender to Cao Cao.
However, he had no achievements, and even if he surrendered to Cao Cao, it would be difficult to get attention... So Chen Deng designed this drama of helping thousands of miles away. Chen Deng also knew that it would be not difficult to break Lingxian with his troops. But if he attacked Lingxian, he would inevitably suffer heavy losses; Liu Chuang was stationed in Lingxian, but he had troops in Huaiyin and Xiaxiong. If reinforcements arrived, it would inevitably cause greater losses... Chen Deng was of course unwilling to lose his troops like this. The best way was to cooperate inside and outside, let Cheng Lian enter Lingxian first, and then try to seize the city.
This strategy is ingeniously designed.
Although Cheng Lian felt guilty, he was determined to cooperate with Chen Deng's actions considering his future.
The wind is blowing!
Cheng Lian couldn't help but take a deep breath, looking at the dark sky, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Whether you can become famous in one fell swoop depends on tonight.
Although Liu Chuang was not old, his reputation was extremely high. If he could get rid of it, he would definitely become famous all over the world. From then on, he would come to fame and wealth. Thinking of this, Cheng Lian's nervousness and guilt were wiped out. On the long street, he divided a group of troops to seize the city gate. Then he led a thousand soldiers to head towards the county government.
The gate of the county yamen is open and the lights are brightly lit in the yamen hall.
Standing outside the county government, you can vaguely see the figure shaking.
However, the county government guards were extremely relaxed and no soldiers were seen.
It seems that Liu Chuang was really carrying it, but he didn't even set up a guard. Could it be that God wants to help me get things done?
Thinking of this, Cheng Lian felt his blood boiling, and suddenly raised his spear and urged his horse to rush towards the county government. The soldiers behind him followed closely, followed Cheng Lian and rushed into the county government gate.
Cheng Lian took the lead and broke into the yamen hall.
There was a strange smell in the air, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
However, Cheng Lian did not notice it, but urged him to move forward, raised his spear and stabbed him on the desk with the spear, as if he was sleeping.
But when he saw a spear fall, Cheng Lian suddenly felt something was wrong.
He quickly picked up the spear, and heard a clatter of sound. Liu Chuang's armor fell, and straw scattered all over the ground...
Is it a scarecrow?
Cheng Lian was stunned and suddenly shuddered.
Not good, I've been fooled!
He pulled his horse to go out, but suddenly heard a rapid sound of gongzi. Outside the county government, screams continued, and countless rockets shot into the county government from outside the county government. In the county government, there were fire-induced objects everywhere, and tung oil and saltpet, etc. that helped to ignite sparks, they would burn immediately. In an instant, the entire county government became a sea of ​​fire. Fire took advantage of the wind, and the wind helped the power of the fire, spreading suddenly.
"Sheng Lian!"
A familiar voice came from outside the county government, "I didn't expect that I would actually betray the Lord and ask for honor, so I deserve to die."
Gao Shun?
Cheng Lian was shocked and shouted loudly: "Xiao Gong, don't misunderstand..."
"The dog thief still wants to make a quibble, but I don't know that the emperor has seen your flaws for a long time, so I set up a plan today to wait for you to come and die."
Gao Shun's voice was filled with a hint of sadness and anger.
He stood in the square outside the county government office, and behind him, archers were arrows like rain, shooting Cheng Lian's troops one after another.
Cheng Lian's men wanted to charge out, but they didn't know that nearly a hundred deer carts rushed towards him. There were wooden boards on the carts that could cover arrows, while the carts were filled with hay and blazing flames. The soldiers rushed the deer carts to the entrance of the county government and blocked the county government gate.
At the same time, the archers kept shooting arrows, shooting the soldiers who rushed out of the fire outside the county government.
Cheng Lian wanted to leap out of the county government several times, but the fire was too fierce and forced him back again and again...
In the distance, there was a shout of killing.
It must be the soldiers who snatched the city gates, which were also affected.
Cheng Lian couldn't help but complain in his heart: Liu Chuang is so powerful, and he saw through Mr. Chen's plan at first glance?
He regretted it a little, but there was no way out. Since that's the case, let's just fight... The fire in the county government office became more and more fierce, so Cheng Lian simply abandoned his horse and walked in the fire. He rushed from the front yard of the county government office to the back house, but in the back house there were also flames, turning into a sea of ​​fire.
"General, there is a corner gate here."
Someone was shouting loudly. Cheng Lian was excited and quickly stepped forward.
In a secluded place in the back house, there was a small door, but there were chains hanging on the door, which obviously had not been opened for a long time. Cheng Lian dared not hesitate, so he stepped forward and twisted his spear and stabbed it. He heard the sound of the bulging, and the wooden door was split into pieces, and the corner door was opened immediately. Cheng Lian twisted his body and rushed out of the corner door, but saw that there was a remote alley outside the corner door. One end was blocked, and the other end led directly to the long street outside.
After Cheng Lian saw the situation clearly, he immediately ran towards the exit of the alley.
Seeing that he was about to rush out of the alley, he heard a gong sound. A team of soldiers blocked the exit of the alley. Xiahou Lan pointed a big gun in his hand from Cheng Lian, "Does the traitor, do you still have to resist when he dies?"
As he spoke, his big gun suddenly fell down, and in an instant, archers rushed up and shot arrows at the people in the alley.
Cheng Lian held a spear in his hand and tried his best to resist.
But the space in this alley was not large. No matter how Cheng Lian danced his spear, he still could not resist the arrows that were coming like raindrops. In just a moment, Cheng Lian was filled with arrows and fell straight into a pool of blood. None of the soldiers following him survived.
Seeing that no one came out again, Xiahou Lan showed a grim smile on her handsome face.
"You dare to show off your tricks?"
He snorted coldly, set fire in the alley, blocking the way out, and then took his people to the square outside the county government and gathered with Gao Shun.
At this time, a raging flames also rose in the direction of Lingxian City Gate.
Obviously, Liu Chuang and his men had already fought with the remaining soldiers.
However, the shouts of killing did not last long and stopped soon...
"Hengruo, what's the situation?"
Seeing Xiahou Lan coming, Gao Shun hurriedly came forward and asked softly.
Xiahou Lan smiled slightly and said softly: "Since the young master has seen the flaw, how can he let them escape?
I will go to the city gate to meet with the young master. The next thing I have to rely on General Gao... But don't take the clown to the heart."
Gao Shun nodded and sighed softly.
He knew what Xiahou Lan meant, but in fact he told him that Cheng Lian was dead.
Looking at the county government office that was completely covered by the sea of ​​fire, he smiled bitterly in his heart, shook his head gently, and then quickly left with his people.
There were still shrill shouts in the sea of ​​fire.
But at this moment, who would take this scream to heart?
"Yuanlong, Lingxian is in a hurry... It seems that General Cheng has already taken action."
In the night, outside Lingxian Town.
Chen Deng stood on a light car and saw the flames soaring into the sky in Lingxian City, and immediately showed joy.
"Duke Xuande, I'll ask you to worry more next."
Liu Bei smiled when he heard this, "Yuanlong doesn't have to be polite. Then Chuang'er is your and my common enemy. You should serve you."
After saying that, he turned around and said, "Captain Yun, you and Tanzhi will attack first. Yide then, if Yunchang's offensive goes well, enter the city to attack together; if the situation is not good, send troops to rescue. In short, those who are just like Liu Chuangfei, you must be more careful when you cooperate."
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other and answered in unison.
"Fast and follow me to attack."
Guan Yu got on the horse and held the knife, and without saying a word, he rushed towards Lingxian with Guan Ping.
The weapon used by Guan Yu is called the double sword of ten thousand people, which is very different from the Qinglong Yanyue Sword recorded in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. According to the "Records of Swords of Ancient and Modern Swords" written by Tao Hongjing, the iron of Caidu Mountain is made of two swords, and the inscription is engraved on the sword, saying: Ten thousand people.
Guan Yu also loved these swords very much, but when Jingzhou was defeated, he threw ten thousand swords into the water, and his whereabouts were unknown since then.
But now, the double swords in his hand are no longer the original double swords.
At the foot of Mount Yang, Guan Yu was beaten by Liu Chuang to rescue Liu Bei, so that the swords of ten thousand people turned into swords of ten thousand people. Although he later found a big sword, it was not as good as the size and quality, so he simply abandoned the swords of ten thousand people and used the swords of ten thousand people.
He took Guan Ping straight to Ling County, and behind him, three thousand western soldiers followed closely.
"Yide!"
"Here!"
"I know that you and Yun Chang have some conflicts these days, but no matter what, you and I have been in Zhuo County, and they are close friends. No matter what misunderstandings you and Yun Chang have, you cannot act irritably. The people who followed me back then were only the two of you left."
The killing of Sun Qian and Jian Yong by Liu Chuang was a huge impact on Liu Bei.
After hearing this, Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Don't worry, brother, Fei will never abolish his public for personal gain."
He had conflicts with Guan Yu, but it was just a conflict caused by his identity and class. Over the years, even if he had conflicts with Guan Yu, he would not be on the battlefield to worry about it. What's more, the opponent in this battle was still Liu Chuang!
Zhang Fei led his troops, and immediately after Guan Yu left, Liu Bei also boarded the chariot.
His injuries were not healed, so he could not go to war with Guan and Zhang, so he had to supervise the battle with Chen Deng.
"Yuanlong, how reliable is Cheng Lian?"
Chen Deng smiled slightly, "Donald Xuande doesn't have to worry. Cheng Lian will never have any mistakes.
Now that Lu Bu's defeat is a foregone conclusion, if he is smart, he can see the general trend. Although Cheng Lian is a common man, he is not a fool. How can he not see the current situation? He either dies with Lu Bu, like Liu Chuang; or he is a smart person and a wise leader.
Unfortunately, I wanted to introduce this person to Duke Xuande.”
Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this and immediately showed a generous smile.
"I understand Yuanlong's beautiful meaning.
However, Cheng Lian is not an unknown person. After all, he is a powerful general under Lu Bu's tent. How could Cao Gong not know? If Yuan Long really recommends me, it will arouse Cao Gong's suspicion and will not benefit Yuan Long at all."
Chen Deng smiled and said nothing.
What Liu Bei said was not to be polite, but to say in his heart.
Of course, Liu Bei looked down on Cheng Lian... In his opinion, how can a person who is betrayed the Lord for glory and wealth be trusted? If he was in charge of Xuzhou, he would be accepted by a prince in a happy place. But now that Liu Bei is always under someone's roof, how could Cheng Lian surrender?
After all, it was all that Liu Chuang...
When Liu Bei thought of this, he couldn't help but feel resentful.
However, he has always been deeply thoughtful and does not show his emotions, so on the surface, there is no difference.
At this time, Guan Yu had led his troops outside Lingxian Town.
But when the gate of Ling County was opened, an urgent shout came from the top of the city: "Is Chen's headquarters outside? Please enter the city quickly... Liu Chuang has discovered the flaws of my general and led his troops to fight with my general in the county. If no one comes, there may be a change."
The voice was trembling.
However, the accent is indeed an authentic Haixi accent.
Without saying a word, Guan Yu rushed into the city gate with Guan Ping.
There were a lot of supplies piled up in the square inside the city gate. It was supposed to be used by Liu Chuang to fight against Chen Deng before.
Around the square, hundreds of dead bodies were evenly and vertically... The air was filled with blood and some strange smells.
Looking down the long street towards the city, I saw a fire swelling into the sky in the direction of the county government.
"Full it, you control the city gate and welcome your third uncle into the city."
After Guan Yu gave an order, he immediately led his troops to rush towards the county government.
However, after rushing into the long street, Guan Yu suddenly stopped the war horse. Yes, the direction of the county government was indeed in the sky, but why didn’t he hear the movement of the fight?
He felt a sudden shock in his heart, and then he realized and immediately turned his horse's head.
"Not good, if there is an ambush, withdraw troops immediately."
Guan Yu shouted loudly, but before his voice fell, he heard a rapid sound of chuckling.
Countless archers suddenly appeared on the roofs of the houses on both sides of Chang Street, and a rain of arrows hit the sergeants on Chang Street.
The Haixi soldiers were caught off guard and were attacked by arrow rain. In an instant, more than a hundred people fell in a pool of blood. At the same time, because the incident suddenly happened, the formation was even more chaotic. Guan Yu danced his sword and called Diao Ling on his horse, and roared: "Hold it, go out of the city quickly, don't fight."
Guan Ping was also shocked by the sudden attack!
Countless soldiers appeared behind the female wall of the road above the city gate tower.
These people held torches and threw them at the pile of supplies. The torches fell on the pile of supplies, and suddenly they rose up, illuminating the square inside the city gate.
Guan Ping was shocked and wanted to rush to the top of the city.
But I knew that a fast horse ran from the road, and the general immediately put his helmet and armor on his armour, and a large gun in his palm, with a fierce momentum.
Guan Ping quickly raised his sword to greet him, but he didn't expect the other party to suddenly grow up on the horse. The man used the horse to help others' power. The monster python turned over with a big gun, and suddenly pulled Guan Ping to the ground from the horse. Immediately afterwards, several swords and axe players stepped forward and pressed Guan Ping on the ground, tied the rope and dragged it aside.
"I never thought that the second general came uninvited, but it surprised a certain family very much.
However, since the second general is here, don’t even want to leave again... Liu Chuang, a certain family, has been waiting here for a long time."
A team of soldiers rushed out of the long streets and alleys.
Chapter completed!