"Thief, don't run away!" Wei Yan turned the ballista around. Although the ballista was heavy and required several people to pull, Wei Yan was still able to move it. The entire ballista was set up, and the direction of the ballista was facing Hu Che Er who was galloping ahead.
"Die!" Wei Yan pulled the trigger of the ballista. The giant arrow was like the scythe of the grim reaper as it flew towards Hu Che Er.
"Not good!" Hu Che Er also sensed the ballista coming towards him. He wanted to avoid it, but the warhorse he was riding on was also fiercely whipped. The warhorse galloped, using all of its horsepower. This Arabian warhorse might be used as a meat horse after this battle. It had already consumed all of its energy. But even though the warhorse was fast, the ballista's arrows were even faster! In an instant, the ballista's arrow caught up to him. Hu Che Er knew that it was too late to avoid it. He knew the strength of the ballista. Even if he was a Refined God General, it would be hard for him to escape. He would definitely be nailed to the ground. Hu Che Er clenched his teeth and pushed his warhorse with one hand. He jumped up and threw the hammer in his hand horizontally.
"Clang!" The iron hammer and the giant arrow collided. The high-speed arrow and the hammer intertwined and splashed out a series of sparks. However, the ballista's strength was too great. He was a machine. The hammer couldn't knock him down. It could only change his direction a little.
"Puff!" Blood splattered, and a large arm was directly pierced by the spearhead of the huge arrow.
"Aaaaah!" A mournful scream echoed throughout the plains. This arm belonged to Hu Che Er. He was unable to stop the giant arrow and could only use his hammer to knock away the arrowhead. This prevented the giant arrow from killing Hu Che Er on the spot. However, he was only able to make the giant arrow deviate a little. Hu Che Er had to pay the price of an arm to survive.
"Good shot!" The City Guard soldiers on the side shouted. Hu Che Er's Xiliang Cavalry had killed half of the City Guard. They had a deep hatred for Hu Che Er. Now that they saw Hu Che Er's miserable appearance, how could they not be excited?
"What a pity!" Liu Ye felt a little regretful. Wei Yan's archery was good, but it had not reached a certain level. It was okay to deal with an ordinary second-rate warrior. However, he couldn't directly kill a refined god. If Huang Zhong was the one who shot the ballista, then Hu Che Er would have become a corpse by now.
"General! General! " Hu Che Er finally managed to escape at the cost of losing an arm. He was brought back to the army and protected by the Xiliang Cavalry. The Xiliang Cavalry surrounded Hu Che Er tightly.
"General, how could this be?" The thousand-man general on the side was the thousand-man general that Hu Che Er asked him to watch over the Guangzhou Continent. He was here because there was no movement in the Guangzhou Continent. This made the thousand-man general want to take credit for himself. He was prepared to take a share of the spoils once Hu Che Er is done. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to get anything if he stayed outside the city.
However, he didn't expect that when he arrived at the battlefield, he didn't see the Xiliang Iron Cavalry killing the Urban Army. Instead, he saw the Xiliang Iron Cavalry dismount from their horses. Some died in battle, some knelt on the ground and surrendered. There was also Hu Che Er who was almost shot to death. If it wasn't for the thousand men who caught Hu Che Er in time, Hu Che Er wouldn't have been able to return. What was this situation? The 7000 Xiliang Cavalry was fighting like this? When did the Xiliang Cavalry become like this? Did the General encounter an ambush? The 1000 Xiliang Cavalry looked around, but the City Guard only had a few people. "General, let's go back!" The 1000 Xiliang Cavalry saw that the City Guard only had 1000 people and they were all exhausted. He thought that his suggestion would be approved by Hu Che Er.
However, who would have thought that Hu Che Er would glare at him and almost kill him. This person had violated the military order, but he had also saved Hu Che Er's life. Hu Che Er didn't have time to think about how this person violated the military order. "If you want to die, then go yourself!" Hu Che Er endured the pain of losing an arm. If he still had 3000 soldiers, then he would still dare to fight. But now, he only had 1000 people. How could he fight? Don't look at how tired the City Guard was. As long as they resisted the charge, then the Xiliang Cavalry would have to bear the brunt of the ballistae. 1000 people wouldn't be able to withstand two volleys of ballistae. "Let's go!" Hu Che Er stared at the City Guard for a long time. King Of Shu, Liu Mang. The enmity of losing an arm, the hatred of losing an army, I will return it to you one by one! Hu Che Er casually tore his clothes and wrapped his arm to stop the bleeding. Then, he led the 1000 Xiliang Cavalry away!
"Sigh!" Liu Mang sighed. He tried every means to kill Hu Che Er, but who knew that he would still be able to escape! Liu Mang smiled bitterly. This person knew when to yield and when to stand tall. He was not a fish in a pond! He was a foreigner. Liu Mang didn't know what would happen to him after he let Hu Che Er go. But now, he couldn't catch up to Hu Che Er even if he wanted to!
"This general is willing to die ten thousand times. Please punish me!" Seeing Liu Mang's bitter smile and sigh, Wei Yan quickly went forward and knelt in front of Liu Mang. He was really afraid that Liu Mang would get angry. If Liu Mang got angry, then Wei Yan would be in trouble. Wei Yan didn't know why he changed so much. He used to be a fearless master. Just like Xu Sheng, Wei Yan was now afraid of Liu Mang's harmless appearance.
Wei Yan's mouth was bitter. Originally, it was a great merit. As long as he took down Hu Che Er, he would be promoted to a general. But now, Hu Che Er escaped. Although he shot down Hu Che Er's arm, it was still a far cry from Liu Mang wanting to kill Hu Che Er. Not only did he fail, but he also made a mistake. He might even be killed. How could Wei Yan not worry?
Liu Mang didn't immediately pay attention to Wei Yan. Instead, he looked at the direction of the Xiliang Cavalry and didn't speak for a long time.
"Milord, Wen Chang has also done his best!" Liu Mang didn't speak. Liu Ye also thought that Liu Mang was really angry. He quickly went forward to plead for Wei Yan. Wei Yan went to support Liu Mang because of Liu Ye's order. So, Liu Ye should stand up and say something fair!
"Hm?" Hearing Liu Mang's voice, Liu Mang froze for a moment. Then he saw Wei Yan kneeling beside him. "Alright, alright. Get up!"
"Milord!" Wei Yan still didn't dare to stand up.
"Why are you kneeling on the ground? I don't blame you. It's not your fault that you couldn't kill Hu Che Er. It's not that you are not capable. It's just that Hu Che Er's luck is too good!" Who would have thought that just as the war was about to come to an end, this generation of the Guangzhou Province would have such a small army of a thousand heavy cavalry! Liu Mang didn't expect this, Hu Che Er also didn't expect this, let alone others.
"But, but!" Wei Yan still didn't dare to stand up. "It's this general's fault for not being able to complete Milord's task. It's also this general's fault for not being able to complete Milord's task!" Liu Mang's army was very strict when it came to violating military law. Liu Mang could let Wei Yan live because Hu Che Er didn't die. But he could kill Wei Yan because he violated Liu Mang's orders.
Liu Mang looked at Wei Yan and wanted to laugh. Generally, a general would want to shift the blame to someone else. But this Wei Yan was different. He insisted on taking the blame. Liu Mang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Alright, alright. Not only are you not in the wrong, you also made a contribution!"
"I asked you to protect the Military Advisor. Although I asked you to stay close to him, the situation was urgent at that time. Moreover, you saved this Prince's life. This merit can offset the demerit." Liu Mang should punish Wei Yan for violating military law. But who asked Wei Yan to save his life. Moreover, Liu Mang didn't get hurt. So, Wei Yan violated military law and Liu Mang can offset his demerit.
"As for you, even if you didn't kill Hu Che Er, you still crippled him. It can be said that this is also a great contribution!" Although Hu Che Er ran away, it didn't mean that Hu Che Er would survive. The medical standards of this era were still very poor. Hu Che Er might die from blood loss or an infection from his broken arm. Even if Hu Che Er was lucky and didn't die, at least Hu Che Er's martial arts were crippled by Wei Yan. It can be said that Hu Che Er's threat was greatly reduced. So, Wei Yan not only didn't make any mistakes, but also made a contribution.
"Teach me your position as a General of a Thousand!" Liu Mang said to Wei Yan.
"Ah!" Wei Yan was a little puzzled. Liu Mang said that he didn't make any mistakes and also made a contribution. Now, he wants to talk about his military power.
"What? You don't want to? " Liu Mang looked at Wei Yan with a smile. "Could it be that you are reluctant to leave the City Guard? Are you prepared to stay in the City Guard for the rest of your life? You are really a sentimental man. You are even willing to give up the opportunity to build your own army! "
"Ah! Milord, I, I, I! " Wei Yan was directly stunned by Liu Mang's words. Building his own army, this was Wei Yan's dream. Who knew that happiness would come so suddenly.
"Well, get up! You should be satisfied now! " Liu Mang wanted to go up and pull Wei Yan up, but he accidentally pulled his wound. Wei Yan saw that Liu Mang was not right and stepped forward to support Liu Mang.
"Wen Zhang, I have suppressed you for so long. Have you ever hated me?" Liu Mang suddenly asked such a strange question.
"I, I will not!" Wei Yan quickly pledged his loyalty to Liu Mang. How could he not resent? When Wei Yan came, he was full of arrogance. In terms of martial arts, he was not worse than Zhao Yun and Wang Wei. In terms of strategy, Wei Yan could be regarded as a person who read more books. Wei Yan also brought a lot of brothers. Wei Yan was not bad in these three aspects. But now, Wang Wei was the deputy general of the Black Flag Army. Although Zhao Yun only had a few hundred cavalry, but now the White Horse Cavalry could be formed. Wei Yan, on the other hand, was only a General of a Thousand! He didn't even have the title of General. How could Wei Yan accept this?
"You don't know, or you don't dare?" Liu Mang looked at the red-faced man. Wei Yan wanted to explain, but he couldn't. Instead, his face became redder. Liu Mang didn't want to embarrass Wei Yan. "Wen Zhang, you have to know that a person can be ambitious and can be arrogant, but these must be within the scope of control. Having ambition is not terrible, having ambition also gives you motivation. If you can't control these two things, then it will only bring you destruction!" Liu Mang's words were the most precious thing to Wei Yan.
"I, I understand!" Wei Yan listened to Liu Mang's words and could not help but nod heavily.
"Well, I know that you are from Yi Yang. This time, I let you lead an army alone because I want you to rebuild the Yi Yang Army!" Liu Mang looked at Wei Yan and said. When Wei Yan participated in the recruitment in Hefei, he was accompanied by dozens of soldiers. These soldiers were now recruited into the City Guard and the Black Flag Army. Each of them was very good. Some of them became squad leaders, some of them became hundred soldiers, and one of them was even recommended by Wang Wei and Xu Sheng to be a thousand soldiers. How could Liu Mang not like such high-quality soldiers?
Liu Bei and Lü Bu may not have heard of these soldiers, but Zhang Xiu must have heard of them. Liu Biao must have heard of them. This was because the Yi Yang Army was once used by Liu Biao to fight against Zhang Xiu's uncle, Zhang Ji. There were once a thousand of them. They did not use swords or swords. They only used spears as weapons. It was not that they did not want to use them, but that the Yi Yang Army could not afford to use them. Although Jingzhou was rich, he only equipped his own troops with swords and armor. The Yi Yang Army was built to resist the Yellow Turban. Later on, it was taken under Liu Biao's command and made a lot of contributions to Liu Biao. However, because the Yi Yang Army was not replenished every year, the initial thousand soldiers became a few hundred. In the end, only a few dozen soldiers were left. Wei Yan was only given a small position as a military officer. This was the reason why Wei Yan came to Hefei.
Now, what Liu Mang needed was for Wei Yan to rebuild the Yi Yang Army. Liu Mang could provide armor and weapons, but what he needed was an elite soldier.
"Milord, are you the soldiers that the Yi Yang Army needs?" Wei Yan was a bit embarrassed. The reason why the Yi Yang Army was called Yi Yang Army was because most of the soldiers were from Yi Yang. Yi Yang and Jiangxia were the only two places in Jingzhou that were in chaos. Therefore, the people there had been suffering from the flames of war. Naturally, they had trained their fighting strength. Recruiting them into the army would be twice the result with half the effort. However, Yi Yang was in Jingzhou, not Yangzhou's territory. How could Wei Yan recruit soldiers there?
"Yi Yang? Who said that it is under Liu Biao? It is clearly under Liu Bei's command. "Liu Mang looked at Wei Yan and said indifferently.
"Liu Bei's city?" Wei Yan was stunned. He immediately understood that Liu Mang was going to make a move on Yi Yang.
That's right. Liu Mang was going to make a move on Yi Yang. Yi Yang and Zaoyang were the places that Liu Bei, Zhang Xiu, and Liu Bei's army had to pass through if they wanted to enter Yangzhou. Liu Biao was not willing to help the Lvbu's army. After all, he had no obligation to help them. However, he was indirectly helping Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu. This made Liu Mang angry. He wanted to help the two of them to take Yangzhou faster. Previously, Liu Mang was fighting Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu, so he did not have time to deal with Liu Biao.
However, now that he had some free time, it was time to collect some interest. This interest was Yi Yang and Zaoyang.
Since you let Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu pass through, then I will assume that your two cities have already been captured. I am only taking them to fight against Liu Bei. It has nothing to do with Jingzhou.
"This general understands!" Wei Yan nodded and cupped his fist.
"It's good that you understand. Go and prepare. I will ask Chengyu and Xu Sheng to give you all the Yi Yang soldiers under your command. I will also give you an additional 100 war horses! Xu Sheng's Black Flag Army will cooperate with you. Immediately give me the military strategy of Yi Yang and Zaoyang. Take down these two cities and I will give you the position of general! " Commanding an army did not mean that he would be able to get the position of general. Only when Wei Yan took down Yi Yang and Zaoyang would Liu Mang be able to give him the position of general.
"No need!" Wei Yan directly stopped him.
"Huh?" Liu Mang was stunned. What do you mean no need? But he immediately understood.
"Milord, you urgently need troops now. Let General Xu Sheng and Milord attack Shouchun as soon as possible!" Wei Yan confidently waved his hand and said.
"Take down Yi Yang and Zaoyang. Wei Yan and his brothers are enough!"
"Wei Yan?" Liu Mang frowned again. He thought that Wei Yan's arrogance and overconfidence appeared again. "There is no joking in the military!" If this is really the case, Liu Mang will have to consider whether he should really put Wei Yan in an important position.
"Milord, Wei Yan will never lie. Wei Yan is willing to make a military pledge. If we cannot take down Yi Yang and Zaoyang within 5 days, I am willing to give my head to you!" "Wei Yan has his own confidence, because he is from Yi Yang, and his subordinates are the Yi Yang Army. These two reasons are enough.
"Good! Since Wei Yan and Wei Wen have such confidence, I will look down on you if I don't fulfill your wish as your Lord! I will give you 10 days. As long as you take down any city in Yi Yang and Zaoyang, I will record your merit and reward you when I return! " 10 days. This was the maximum deadline that Liu Mang gave Wei Yan. Liu Mang not only wanted to teach Liu Biao a lesson, but also wanted to get the provisions of Yi Yang and Zaoyang. 10 days was just enough for a round trip!
"If you can take down Zaoyang! I will come back and request for you to be conferred the title of Marquis! " Liu Mang said to Wei Yan.
"Conferred the title of Marquis?" Wei Yan's eyes really lit up. "Being conferred the title of Marquis is the dream of every warrior. Now that these two pieces of meat have fallen in front of Wei Yan, how could Wei Yan not be excited?"
"This general will definitely live up to Milord's trust!" Said Wei Yan while quickly kneeling toward Liu Mang.
"Well, go! The sooner you take down Yi Yang and Zaoyang, the sooner you will be conferred the title of Marquis! "
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