Updated: 2012-12-29

As soon as You Heng said this, Wen Ping looked even more embarrassed, and hurriedly hugged his fist at Ling Yan: "The last general knows that he shouldn't make a decision without permission, please forgive General Yan!" ”

At this time, Ling Yan didn't mean to blame Wen Ping at all, even if he had any feelings about Wen Ping, it was still admiration for Wen Ping's courage. What's more, he was only bent on wanting to know the follow-up situation now, so he didn't put his mind on this aspect at all: "General Wen, you are not to blame for this...... Please tell the general quickly, and then what's going on? Why didn't the general light up the city after he entered the city? ”

Seeing that Ling Yan didn't blame him, Wen Ping's heart also relaxed a little, and said: "After the last general entered the city, he saw that there were indeed no enemy soldiers guarding the city, and he couldn't even find a single person, so he was puzzled, thinking that this was a flaw deliberately made by the enemy army, ambushed outside the city, and then waited for an opportunity to besiege the city gate. Therefore, the last general ordered all the sergeants not to make any movements, and after seeing what movement was going around, he would find a way to deal with it. At this time, General Yan and you have led the army to come. ”

After Ling Yan listened to Wen Ping's words, he breathed a sigh of relief: It seems that it is really not the enemy's strategy. At the same time, he was also very pleased with the handling of Wenpin, believing that Wenpin was not only brave, but also resourceful.

It was You Heng who asked a key question first: "General Yan, if this city is indeed unguarded, then ...... It seems unreasonable, besides, where did General Zuo go? ”

At this time, Ling Yan already had a reasoning in his heart, so he also felt a lot more relaxed, and did not immediately answer You Heng's question, but after smiling at You Heng, he looked around: "There are indeed no enemy ambushes around here?" ”

Wen Ping said confidently: "I have sent people to investigate, and I have not found any enemy soldiers. ”

Ling Yan nodded, and then answered You Heng's question just now with a smile: "Brother You, I can probably guess what's going on." ”

You Heng and other generals were slightly stunned: "What's the matter?" ”

Ling Yan said with a smile: "I speculate that it should be when General Zuo came here that the Yellow Turban Army abandoned the city and fled. As for the reason for abandoning the city, maybe Sun Xia came here, and after explaining the situation to the Taishou here, the Taishou was too timid, worried that Jiyin City would definitely not be protected, so he evacuated all the troops defending the city here, or maybe it was the Taishou here who took a step earlier and withdrew the army and left, before Sun Xia came here, this city was already an empty city, and Sun Xia saw that there was no one in the city, so he fled directly towards Dingtao. ”

You Heng and the others thought about it, and they all nodded in unison.

Ling Yan smiled and continued: "After General Zuo came here, he saw that the city was empty, so he continued to lead the army to chase forward. ”

You Heng frowned, showing dissatisfaction: "If General Zuo changes his plan temporarily, he should send troops to return to General Yan!" ”

Ling Yan smiled: "Forget it, General Zuo is bent on attacking the city, so if he is in a hurry, he may forget to send scouts, it doesn't matter." Ling Yan said this, knowing in his heart that even if Colonel Zuo changed his mind temporarily, he would not take the initiative to send someone to explain it to him, which was very in line with Colonel Zuo's character.

Those generals, when they heard Ling Yan's words, their faces showed a look of injustice, but no one said anything.

At this time, Yang Feng also led the army over, and after Ling Yan told him about the situation, he was also surprised, and asked Ling Yan what to do next.

This is also what Ling Yan is thinking about now, he thought that if he was stationed in this city, just waiting for Colonel Zuo's good news, it would not be the same thing at all, so he said to the generals: "Now is a good time to attack the city, the enemy army will flee when they see us, if we don't take advantage of the time when the enemy army is scattered, attack the city in one fell swoop, then how long will it be!" ”

At this time, Ling Yan was in high spirits, so what he said was not free and easy, and finally came with a rhetorical question.

You Heng and everyone else agreed with Ling Yan's words.

Ling Yan was extremely happy, and said: "General Zuo is bent on breaking the city, which is commendable, but he went to attack Taocheng alone, but it is very dangerous, not only is the city difficult to capture, I am worried that even Colonel Zuo and his soldiers are in danger of their lives!" ”

You Heng and the others seemed to agree with these words, but their faces did not seem to be in a hurry, as if they didn't particularly care about Colonel Zuo's life.

Ling Yan could also see it, and he also knew what You Heng and the others thought, but after all, Colonel Zuo was a capable general under his account, if Colonel Zuo was desperately killing the enemy, he would not move, and see Colonel Zuo rushing to kill alone, then Colonel Zuo would be so chilled! Even if Colonel Zuo didn't feel anything, Ling Yan would feel very guilty and feel sorry for Colonel Zuo.

Therefore, Ling Yan continued to Wen Ping and the others: "If it was the previous Dingtao City, maybe General Zuo would still be able to deal with it, but now that Sun Xia has fled, I guess that the Taishou of Jiyin City has also fled to Dingtao, plus the Taishou of Dingtao City, there are too many enemy soldiers and horses, and it is impossible for General Zuo and the hundred and ten guards under him to beat it alone!" Besides, we don't even know who the defenders of Dingtao City are now, if the main general of the defenders is more powerful than General Zuo, then General Zuo's life is not in danger? ”

Ling Yan was also very anxious in his heart, after saying these words, he looked at everyone, and the faces of You Heng and the others still didn't seem to have changed much, but fortunately, Yang Feng asked, "General Yan...... So how do we act......"

Ling Yan looked at the other three generals with some expectation, hoping that they would take the initiative to propose, but seeing that You Heng, Lu Gong and Wen Ping were just looking at each other and were silent, Ling Yan was a little helpless, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Now it seems that the only way to immediately enter the army, attack Dingtao, and aid General Zuo is the best policy." ”

Although none of them spoke, they didn't seem particularly active, but no one had any objections, which can be regarded as acquiescence.

Ling Yan had decided to march immediately, so he said to Yang Feng: "General Yang, you lead a small number of soldiers and horses to stay in this city. ”

Yang Feng hurriedly said: "General Yan, the last general is willing to attack the city with the general!" ”

You Heng also said: "This city is not an important place, if you want to send a guard, you only need to send a general from the grasshopper city to come." ”

Ling Yan thought about it, he didn't really want to attack a general like Yang Feng, after all, the future was extremely risky, and the more people he had, the more sure he was, but he was originally worried that if a general was transferred from Grasshopper City to defend here, then Tao Cheng would definitely send troops to attack Grasshopper City, and I was afraid that the number of troops defending the city would be insufficient. But he changed his mind again, Kuai Liang and the others should also be about to arrive in Grasshopper City, with them to help, Grasshopper City should be no problem, and Colonel Zuo also said that Dingtao City may not dare to send troops to attack Grasshopper City.

Thinking so, Ling Yan sent a fast rider to go to Grasshopper City as soon as possible, and ordered Zhang Yi to lead troops to defend Jiyin City.

Afterwards, Ling Yan and the others entered Jiyin City for a short rest. Jiyin City looks very dilapidated, and the number of households is not very large, so at a glance, you can see that it is not the kind of city that is valued.

Ling Yan didn't dare to stay in the city for a long time, and after a short rest of half an hour, Ling Yan immediately led all his troops and horses and set off for Jiyin City.

Ling Yan was worried about Colonel Zuo's safety, so even if he was marching at night, he still urged his soldiers and horses to move forward at full speed.

You Heng reminded: "Brother Xian, Dingtao City is very far away from here, and the future is unknown, and our army's grain and grass are also traveling with the army, which is a taboo thing. ”

Ling Yan was anxious, so he didn't pay much attention to what You Heng said, but only vaguely agreed a little absentmindedly.

At this time, Wen Ping also reminded Ling Yan: "General Yan, what Zhengping said is extremely true, the general still needs to be careful, if you encounter an enemy ambush, our army does not know the terrain, and there is food and grass tired, I am afraid of danger." ”

Ling Yan felt a little impatient: "What's the danger?" This road was walked by General Zuo first, if there were ambushes on the road, wouldn't General Zuo have already encountered an ambush? There must be traces on that road, and if there are no traces, it means that there is no danger at all. ”

You Heng said worriedly: "Brother Xian, if General Zuo rebels......

Ling Yan waved his hand: "I believe him, he will never do that." ”

You Heng and Wen Ping looked at each other, but they didn't say anything, but Wen Ping changed a question: "General Yan, even so, what if the ambush soldiers let General Zuo go, and wait for the rear army?" The terrain here is complicated, and if it is surrounded, it may be difficult to break through. ”

Ling Yan said without thinking: "General Zuo is very resourceful, he can definitely think of this, if he doesn't find any enemy troops, then we don't need to worry...... Even if there were ambushes, what was the difficulty? As long as we fight to the death. ”

Ling Yan's current mood is a little bad, the main reason is that he is eager to help Colonel Zuo, but the subordinates around him have been saying these very "disinteresting" words, Ling Yan will naturally not be angry when he speaks, so he seems very naïve when he answers like this.

But no one dared to make fun of Ling Yan's words, and they all saw that Ling Yan's mood was wrong, but Wen Ping still asked Ling Yan a question for the sake of the overall situation: "General Yan, if we are surrounded, we will fight our way out of the encirclement, but the grain and grass are heavy, what should we do?" ”

Ling Yan stopped his horse, frowned, and looked at Wen Ping: "If that's the case, we'll do our best to protect the grain and grass...... Until they died in battle. After speaking, Ling Yan rode forward again.

Wen Ping was stunned by Ling Yan's sudden words and deeds, and was stunned for a while before he came to his senses and looked at You Heng.

You Heng motioned to Wen Ping with his eyes not to speak, and then he quickly caught up with Ling Yan and said in a low voice: "Brother Xian, Zhongye's words are all for the sake of our army, and there will be no other meaning, let alone to collide with Brother Xian." ”

Ling Yan's expression softened: "Brother You, I didn't say these words to General Wen, it's just that I have some ...... in my heart It's a little annoying, that's why I just said that...... I hope you can support my decision, even if you don't trust General Zuo, you have to believe me, right? ”

"Well......" You Heng groaned, "Brother Xian, we must support Brother Xian, I can guarantee this, Zhongye is a fierce general, he speaks straightly, and Brother Xian has to bear with him." ”

Ling Yan smiled slightly: "Brother You, I don't have the anger of General Shengwen at all, I'm just in a hurry, I want to get to Dingtao City quickly and help General Zuo." ”

You Heng "um" for a moment: "Brother Xian, do you know how long it will take to get from here to Dingtao City?" ”

Ling Yan didn't really know how long it would take, so he asked You Heng, "I don't know either...... How long will it take? ”

You Heng said: "Brother Xian go slowly, take out the map, and I'll take a look." ”

Ling Yan took out the map and handed it to You Heng.

You Heng only glanced at it slightly, then handed the map back to Ling Yan and smiled: "Brother Xian, if you count it from here, I'm afraid it will take about ten days to reach Dingtao City." ”

Ling Yan reined in the horse, and the look on his face was surprised: "What? Ten days? ”

You Heng nodded, spread out the map in Ling Yan's hand, and by the light of the torches of the soldiers next to him, his fingers moved around on the map, and said, "Brother Xian, Jiyin City is so close to Grasshopper City, it will take a day or two to reach it. You see, this Dingtao City is several times more than the former from the Grasshopper City, and if it can be reached in ten days, it needs to be smooth all the way, and it can only be done without encountering enemy troops. ”

Ling Yan looked at the map in a daze, and was a little stunned all of a sudden-he didn't have a specific concept of the ancient marches at all, he used to read "marching for a few months" or "marching for a month" and "marching for half a month" from the book, so he had a general idea, but after coming to the Three Kingdoms, the march before each battle rarely could walk for half a month, and almost most of them could be reached by walking for a few days, so in Ling Yan's consciousness, the concept of "marching for several months" had long been forgotten, but now You Heng pointed out that he wanted to go to Dingtao City, It would take at least ten days to arrive, and Ling Yan would be surprised.

"Brother Xian, when you march and fight, you must plan and then move," You Heng said in a low voice, "It would be too hasty to decide to attack in such a hurry. ”

Ling Yan looked very embarrassed, and only after a while did he say, "I'...... I didn't expect to be walking for so long......"

You Heng seemed to be a little surprised, but then said: "Brother Xian, when I was in Jiyin City before, I wanted to advise not to rush into the army, but seeing that Brother Xian had made up his mind, I thought that Brother Xian might have been sure, so I didn't say ......."

You Heng didn't say any more, but Ling Yan could also think of the subtext behind it, that is, "I didn't expect that the virtuous brother didn't even know how many days he was going to march."

"Brother You...... I really didn't know there would be such a long journey......" Ling Yan pursed his lips, his face was red and white for a while, feeling a little remorseful for his hasty decision, but at the same time, he couldn't figure out one thing, so he asked again, "Since the distance is so far, how can General Zuo ...... Without waiting for me to join him, he marched straight away? ”

You Heng thought for a moment: "If General Zuo really wants to attack the city, it is understandable...... The guards he led were all fast horses, and if they traveled under the stars, they would probably arrive at Dingtao City in less than five days. ”

As soon as You Heng reminded him, Ling Yan thought that Colonel Zuo and his soldiers were riding fast horses, and he couldn't help but admire Colonel Zuo's foresight.

"Hmm...... So ...... now? What to do? Ling Yan suddenly couldn't make up his mind.

You Heng said: "Since you have already hit the road, it is not indispensable to return to Jiyin City or continue to march, but even if you continue to march, at least you must divide the army first, and the grain and grass must also go first." ”

Ling Yan nodded and thought about it, he was no longer willing to return to Jiyin City, since this was the case, he had to listen to You Heng's words to divide the army.

So, Ling Yan called Wen Ping, Lu Gong and Yang Feng, first apologized sincerely to Wen Ping, and after seeing that Wen Ping had no grievances, Ling Yan made an allocation: Wen Ping led 500 soldiers and horses to set off first to protect grain and grass; He and Lü Gong led a thousand soldiers and horses as the vanguard; The rest of the soldiers were all followed by You Heng and Yang Feng.

After the distribution, Wen Ping escorted the grain and grass first, while Ling Yan and the others marched slowly behind, in the process, Ling Yan discussed with Lu Gong and You Heng again, and then Ling Yan thought about some questions, and at this time he realized a little: Is Colonel Zuo really in a hurry.

However, Ling Yan was the most reluctant to be the one who dragged his feet, so although he had some doubts about Colonel Zuo's decision, he still ordered the soldiers and horses to move forward quickly after a short rest.

In the next few days, he did not encounter any enemy troops at all, Ling Yan was cautious at first, but when he saw that he didn't see a single enemy soldier, he slowly relaxed his vigilance, and he was also convinced that Zuo Zheng was going to attack Dingtao City.

With all the peace and quiet, Ling Yan's mentality slowly changed, at first he was still very nervous about the safety of Colonel Zuo, but after a few days of marching into the army, he also relieved from that nervousness, he even thought that even if Colonel Zuo lost the battle, but with Colonel Zuo's martial arts, it would be quite difficult for others to capture him, Colonel Zuo should have escaped back the same way, then he could just meet it, even if he didn't meet it, Colonel Zuo would have fled back to Grasshopper City from the other way.

Thinking about this, Ling Yan slowed down his march.

On this day, Ling Yanjun was camping and resting, making a fire and making food.

Ling Yan had nothing to do, so he took out the map, looked at it, and discussed it with Lu Gong beside him.

"Hey, General Lu, how many days have we been on the march?" Ling Yan looked at the map and suddenly thought of this question, so he asked Lu Gong.

Lu Gong thought for a moment: "It has been nine days since I left Jiyin City. ”

"Nine days?" Ling Yan was stunned, he thought it was only five or six days.

"Yes." Lu Gongdao, "In two days, I think I should be able to arrive in Dingtao City." ”

"Oh......" Ling Yan looked at the map thoughtfully, and then asked Lu Gong, "Then where are we now?" ”

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