Upon hearing the scout's report, Yan Liang was stunned on the spot.
He didn't come back to his senses for several seconds.
When he came back to his senses, Yan Liang's nose almost ran out of breath and he roared on the spot: "Nonsense! Didn't Taishi Ci's army already go south? How could they end up in the village where we are stationing grain? Ru'an
If you dare to disturb the morale of our army, believe it or not, I will kill you!"
The scout hurriedly shook his head and said: "General, I don't dare to hide it from the general. This is absolutely true! The village where we were stationing grain has been robbed and burned by the Xuzhou army. All the grain, grass and baggage in the village were burned. For such a big event, even if the villain is
Even if I have ten heads, I don’t dare to deceive the general!”
Yan Liang took a breath of cold air, calmed down the faint fear that was rising in his chest, and ordered his generals: "Follow me back to the army for rescue!"
At this moment, the pottery merchant and his men were like a raging tornado descending from the sky, wiping out all of Yuan's soldiers in Zhuangzi and burning all the grain and grass that Yan Liang had stored here.
The pottery merchant had now made up his mind. In order to win, he had burned down his stronghold and all the baggage. He had made such a big sacrifice. It would be unfair if Yan Liangjun still had the baggage.
Got it!
Why don't we all do it? No one can even think about beating him shirtless!
Tao Shang and other people managed the time very well in Zhuangzi. After setting the fire, they quickly retreated without any delay.
After the Xuzhou army left, Yan Liang's troops arrived after a while.
Far away, Yan Liang saw that the sky over Zhuangzi was red and black, and the fire was soaring into the sky. When he got closer, he saw that the fire was coming from the inside to the outside. The fire took advantage of the wind, and the wind helped the fire. The whole Zhuangzi was submerged in the sea of fire.
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"How dare you, thief!" Yan Liang jumped off the horse and exclaimed. He wanted to step forward, but after taking a few steps, he stepped back.
The fire was so powerful that without even getting close, I felt waves of scorching air rushing towards me, sucking it into my body through my nostrils and mouth, but it felt like my lungs were about to burn.
"Alas!" Yan Liang stabbed the sword in his hand heavily on the ground, filled with regret, his teeth clenched and the tendons on his forehead were exposed.
This Zhuangzi was robbed by him after he dispersed and relocated the people. It was not a big deal to him, but the main thing was that all his grain, grass and baggage were stored here. Now that Zhuangzi is on fire, all the materials in it have been reduced to ashes. He is
What do tens of thousands of horses eat and drink?
Even if he sends people to ask Yuan Shao for food at starry night, by the time the next batch of food and grass arrives, his troops will probably starve to death.
Zhao Yong, the lieutenant general under Yan Liang's command, came over and wanted to say a few words of comfort, but when he saw the blood-red color in Yan Liang's eyes, he lowered his head in fright and did not dare to say a word.
A little while later, Yan Liang was heard shouting in a low voice: "Where have all the Xuzhou troops gone?"
Zhao Yong didn't know where Xuzhou's army had gone, but he lowered his head and didn't answer.
"I'm so angry!" Yan Liang was furious, but he couldn't catch Xuzhou Jun's shadow. Even if he had all his abilities, they were of no use.
After pondering for a while, he gave the order in a deep voice: "Mount the horse!"
Zhao Yong was startled and asked hurriedly: "What does the general want?"
"Go south! Go after Tai Shi Ci. I will personally kill this thief! To avenge Tu Xiong's death and the burning of grain!"
Anyway, the fire could not be extinguished, so Yan Liang simply decided to break the jar.
Among the generals under Yan Liang, Zhao Yong was the only one who was slightly known for his intelligence. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "General, don't be so impulsive. Taishi Ci has made it clear that he is dividing his troops into two groups and is taking risks to trick our army. General
In a moment of desperation, if we pursue the past, we might fall into Taishi Ci's trick again. Moreover, we are currently short of food. If we go too deep into the southern border, if we are entangled, we will not be able to retreat in time, and the supply of food and grass will not be available. Wouldn't it be for the soldiers of the three armies?
Sitting and waiting to die?”
When Yan Liang heard this, he was immediately stunned.
What this bastard said...makes sense.
After a long time, he heard him let out a long sigh and said, "In your opinion, what will happen to Taishi Ci now?"
Zhao Yong thought for a while and said: "Taishi Ci has few soldiers and horses. After winning this victory, he also burned our army's grain harvest, but there may not be any good fruits to eat... He himself is probably without food now, and
There is no danger to defend, so he must have withdrawn his troops back to the south to set up defenses...According to Tai Shici's thinking, he must have decided that the general would be in trouble and would withdraw his troops back to Hebei for the time being..."
Before Zhao Yong finished speaking, Yan Liang shouted angrily: "I am the general of Hebei! Who is he, Tai Shici, who wants me to retreat? What a dream!"
Zhao Yong actually wanted to advise Yan Liang to withdraw temporarily in case there was not enough food and grass, but Yan Liang shouted his next words directly into his stomach and did not dare to say it again.
After a moment of silence, Zhao Yong said: "Even if we don't withdraw our troops for the time being, our army has no food at the moment, so we still need to stay in place and wait for the general to send us food and grass before we can march south...
But during this period, how should the food and fodder of the three armies be solved?"
Yan Liang narrowed his eyes, thought for a long time, and said: "I will lead the troops back to the camp to station themselves. You will lead a group of soldiers and horses to the surrounding counties and borrow some food and grass for emergency use."
What he meant was "borrow", but as for how to "borrow", Zhao Yong had to think about it himself.
Zhao Yong immediately sent troops and took orders to borrow food. Yan Liang led the army to set up camp in the old camp, waiting for Zhao Yong to return.
Now Yan Liang is very tired. After running for a day, he failed to get any good things. He broke off the butcher's rhizome and rushed to Tai Shici's camp. Hearing that his grain storage place was burned down, Yan Liang ran back again.
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It would be an understatement to say that I was exhausted.
Yan Liang wanted to take a rest, but the potter obviously had no intention of doing so.
Tao Shang secretly met with Taishi Ci again. He used the Shanman camp as a guide and temporarily placed his troops in the mountains and forests where the enemy could not easily detect them. He also divided the troops into five groups, led by Taishi Ci, Ma Zhong, and Xu respectively.
Zhong, Song Qian, and Jia Hua each led a detachment and sent out scouts to explore the enemy's eastward direction. Then, as the sky began to get darker, they prepared to surprise the grain-borrowing troops led by Zhao Yong.
At midnight, Yan Liang was sleeping soundly in his tent when he suddenly heard a burst of chaotic footsteps outside. Then he saw a valet walk in cautiously and called out: "General?"
Yan Liang opened his eyes, stood up tiredly and said, "What's the matter?"
When the attendant saw that Yan Liang had woken up, he breathed a long sigh of relief and said anxiously: "General, something bad has happened! General Zhao Yong was ordered to borrow food from the nearby prefecture and county, but unexpectedly, he was attacked by the Xuzhou Army. General Zhao Yong
We were unprepared and were killed by the Xuzhou army. Our troops and horses were also scattered. Now only a few defeated soldiers have fled back. I want to report this to the general!"
When Yan Liang heard this, his eyes suddenly widened. He wanted to chat with more like-minded people about "Gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms", follow "" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~