Xiaoqi

Guo Meng turned his head and glanced at Duan Yan who was getting closer, and said anxiously: "I have something to ask. Brother Wenyuan, please take care of my uncle, and speak kind words for me in front of Brother Wenchang, don't hurt me." My uncle's life. Take care, brother!"

Seeing Zhang Liao nodding in agreement, Guo Meng shook Zhang Liao's saber away with his saber, and immediately rode away.

"A certain is Huayin Duan Yan, Zhang Liaoxiu is leaving, and a certain is here to fight you!"

Just as Zhang Liao reined in his horse and turned around, Duan Yan charged forward with his horse.Before the battle, he also reported his name to prevent the two armies from fighting unannounced before the battle.It's true that people criticize it.

"Fighting is fighting, why is Zhang so afraid!" He reined in his horse and turned around, but was mistaken by Duan Yan for being timid before the battle. Suddenly Zhang Liao's eyes turned cold, and he turned back on his horse.With an angry shout, the leaping horse swung his knife and rushed towards Duan Yan.

"Clang clang!"

The iron-backed sword meets the three-pointed two-edged sword in the air.There was a series of loud bangs.Zhang Liao swung his saber on his horse and confronted Duan Yao five times in an instant.Immediately, the war horses of the two sides passed by each other, and the first round of fighting came to an end.

After the first fight, Zhang Liao's right arm holding the saber was numb for a while, his chest trembled slightly, and he felt quite oppressed, as if there was a stagnation of blood in his chest cavity.And the tiger's mouth of his right hand holding the knife has been split open.Blood stained the handle of the knife, and the bright red blood slowly squirmed along the shaft of the knife.

At this moment, Zhang Liao deeply felt that what Guo Meng said was true.Duan Yao is indeed very powerful, whether it is strength or the speed of the knife.He is slightly better than himself.

A long battle is bound to be lost.Zhang Liao had fought Guo Meng for 170 rounds before, which consumed a lot of energy, but now he was fighting Duan Yan again, and he suffered a big loss in the first fight.In the battle just now, he had some reservations, he only used [-]% of his strength to fight Duan Yan, in fact, he intended to test Duan Yan's martial arts and strength.Unexpectedly, with a careless move, Duan Yan was injured instead.It can be seen from this that Guo Meng's saying that Duan Yao is sinister and vicious is definitely not hearsay, but good advice.

Go back and fight again.This time Zhang Liao had indeed learned his lesson, and without any reservations, he fought against Duan Yan with his horse and sword.

"Chong!"

"Da da da!"

Amidst a loud roar, Zhang Liao's saber slashed in the air was caught by the knife and fork on Duan Yao's saber.Immediately afterwards, Duan Yao turned the hilt of the knife, and the three-pronged sword under the two-edged sword instantly pried Zhang Liao's sword.In an instant, the horses under the two were forced to turn around and run side by side. Immediately, the two horses moved forward side by side, their hooves flying, and the horses collided and kicked sideways from time to time.On the other hand, Zhang Liao and Duan Yan on horseback were holding the saber handles tightly with both hands, and the two intertwined sabers were flying in the air.When the sabers were entangled in a straight line, the mounts under the crotch of the two collided with each other, and the two on the horseback swung their elbows sideways and hit each other.

After the two horses walked side by side for dozens of steps, Duan Yan suddenly reversed his saber, making Zhang Liao's body suddenly unstable when he was yanking his saber vigorously, and his upper body instantly tilted to the side.

In an instant, Duan Yan swung his saber like lightning, and the three-pronged two-edged saber swept out, hitting Zhang Liao's waist and abdomen, who was leaning sideways on the horse's back.

This is the usual method used by five-paced snakes to kill their prey. First, strike quickly, and if the blow fails, they will hold each other and circle around until the right time, and strike fatally by surprise.The five-step snake, it doesn't matter if it doesn't make a killing move, once the murderous intention is revealed, it will strive for a quick decision without delay.

Duan Yan was called the "Five-step Snake" by no means for nothing, but a veritable sinister and ruthless move.

At a critical juncture, Zhang Liao's leaning body slid along the trend, and one leg on the side facing Duan Yan was raised, and it was instantly received by the other side of the horse's back. One foot hooked the one side of the stirrup, and the sword that came out was inserted obliquely. On the ground behind you, prop up your entire body.In an instant, Zhang Liao kicked on the horse's belly, holding the big knife on his back with both hands, and his body was horizontal in the air. The blade propped on the ground cut through the soil and ran with the horse for more than ten steps, thus avoiding the slaying from Duan Yao's horizontal chop. one knife.

"rise!"

As the war horse under Duan Yan's crotch galloped forward, Zhang Liao narrowly escaped.Immediately, he yelled violently, gritted his teeth and bent the saber under his body forcefully, hooked the stirrup with one foot, and then jumped up with the rebound of the saber, and sat on the horse's back again.

It's too late, it's too soon.

The whole process of dodging Duan Yan's one-kill knife is actually the blink of an eye.But at this very moment, Zhang Liao exhausted a great deal of energy, his whole body was tense, and almost all the energy in his body was used up.

The moment he jumped on the horse, Zhang Liao was physically and mentally exhausted, his whole body was dripping with sweat, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, blindfolding his eyes like a water curtain.

"General Wen Yuan, step down and watch me, Yang Ding, kill the villain Duan Yao!"

Just when Zhang Liao was about to gallop back to the formation, Yang Ding happened to run to the front of the formation, and while shouting sharply, he raised his gun and charged at Duan Yan who was coming back to kill him.

"call"

Wiping the sweat off his face casually, Zhang Liao saw Yang Ding gallop past him, and suddenly breathed out a deep breath of foul air, and his heart that was still in shock finally fell to the ground.Then he wiped off his sweat again, took a deep breath, calmed down, and galloped towards his own army.On the way back to the battle, he couldn't help turning his head solemnly to look at Yang Ding who was fighting with Duan Yan.Although he has not known Yang Ding for a long time and has never had any contact with him before, he can see that Yang Ding's martial arts are not much better than his own, and even slightly inferior.

As for Duan Yao's martial arts skills, Zhang Liao already had a solid idea in his mind. He was a veritable top-level fighter and a mid-level powerhouse, somewhat stronger than Guo Si and Guo Meng's uncle and nephew before him.If the person who played against Duan Yan this time was a top-level fighter like Talu, a mid-level warrior, then Zhang Liao would not be worried at all, and would even secretly rejoice, because Duan Yan was in trouble.But Yang Ding is the person who fights on our side, so it may be more or less auspicious.

"The final general has the high expectations of the lord, and the battle is not good, please punish the lord!" Back in front of the army, Zhang Liao reined in his horse in front of Li Li's mount, and said respectfully with a shame on his face.

There was a smile on Li Li's eyebrows, and he said kindly: "Wen Yuan fought Guo Meng nearly two hundred times, repelled Guo Meng, and then fought Duan Yao, and he was able to retreat completely. What's wrong with him. Go and rest for a while, later There are still tough battles to be fought, and fighting in battle is your Zhang Wenyuan's housekeeping skill!"

"Thank you, my lord, for your generosity. It's just that Yang Ding's commander, Duan Yao, may not be strong enough to win the battle. Duan Yao's martial arts is still above that of the last general, and the three-pointed and double-edged sword in his hand is extremely strange and powerful. Still My lord, please send another good general to kill Duan Yan!" After Zhang Liao Gongsheng took the order, he couldn't bear it, so he advised Li Li to send another good general to fight, in exchange for Yang Ding.

After hearing the words, Li Li frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Well, I have my own concerns, you can go back to the formation and rest."

Before Zhang Liao returned to the left-wing formation, Jia Xu said in a low voice: "Wen Yuan's words are correct. Yang Ding just stepped out of the battle at the right time, and saved Wen Yuan indirectly. This is a meritorious service. Although Yang Ding's martial arts are good, they are not as good as Wen Yuan's." Even if it is far away, it is still not as good as Duan Yan. Please think twice, my lord."

"Forget it, although Yang Ding went to fight out of personal anger, his contribution to rescuing Wen Yuan in time is also indispensable. But let's wait for him to fight again. Fighting in front of the battle is definitely not a joke. He is so indistinguishable from grievances, it is necessary to make him vigilant Otherwise, it is difficult for him to make the same mistakes in the future." Li Li pondered for a while and said.

Jia Xu agreed after hearing the words: "My lord is wise. In the Xiliang army, there are not a few people like Yang Ding and Duan Yan who have personal grievances. If all the generals are like them in the future who don't understand the overall situation, they must report it, and sooner or later they will There's trouble."

"Personal grievances?" Li Li pondered, and said, "Where are the personal grievances? It's clearly caused by greed! These generals were all important generals under Dong Zhuo's command before. Now that Dong Zhuo died, these people are eager to move and restless. All the generals of the horse want to worship generals and become marquises, and enjoy the glory and wealth. The ambition of a man is short-sighted. This kind of bad trend must be curbed, otherwise the hundreds of thousands of Xiliang soldiers will lose their morale and lose their fighting spirit. What can we do? If this continues, the Xiliang army will surely perish sooner or later, and these generals will eventually be strangled to death by the princes of the Kanto region!"

After Jia Xu heard the words, his expression was lifted, and he remonstrated: "My lord's words hit the nail on the head and hit the nail on the head. My subordinates suggested that after this battle, the Xiliang Army must be fully rectified, broken up and reorganized. All the generals will be re-selected, the former Xiliang Army generals will be selected and transferred to the counties, and the generals staying in Chang'an will only be left as the chief general. In addition, the official positions and titles of the generals should not be too high, so as not to lose their tails."

"En." Li Li groaned softly, as if he was noncommittal to Jia Xu's words, but also seemed to accept his advice.

Chapter 297

"kill"

In front of the two armies.

Yang Ding and Duan Yan fought fiercely at the first encounter, and the two sides fought fiercely for more than 20 rounds.

Back on the horse and turned around, Yang Ding's eyes were full of murderous intent, the eyeballs were bulging, and the pupils were bloodshot.But seeing him holding the rein, gripping the spear tightly, clenching the back molars, and rushing towards Duan Yan again with a low growl.And Duan Yao, who also turned around, had a stern expression, his eyes shot fiercely, and the veins on his right arm that were holding the three-pronged two-edged saber were bulging, but as a trace of scruple flashed in his eyes, his right hand that was holding the saber tightly As soon as he let go, he couldn't help but take back some strength, and rode his horse to meet him.

Indeed, Duan Yan was quite afraid of Yang Ding from the bottom of his heart.He was not afraid of Yang Ding's martial arts, but he was concerned about Yang Ding's great reputation and influence in Xiliang.As a native of Xiliang who also served under Dong Zhuo's command, there are only a handful of truly famous and influential generals in the entire Xiliang army, and Yang Ding and Hu Zhen are precisely the leading figures among them.Yang Ding was born in a powerful family in Xiliang. His ancestors had a good reputation and were willing to give. When Yang Ding took charge of the family, his good reputation had accumulated for two generations and was quite prestigious.In addition, when Yang Ding was young, he was also known as a virtuous person. He spent a lot of money and helped a lot of impoverished scholars. There were thousands of diners under his door, most of whom were green forest rangers and bandit leaders wanted by the court.

Because of this, Yang Ding is well-known in Xiliang, and his good reputation spreads far and wide among the people. He also has a wide range of friends among green forest rangers and grass bandits.Over time, Yang Ding became known as "Lord Xiliang", and he was very charismatic and highly regarded by Dong Zhuo.After Dong Zhuo was put to death, Wang Yun also valued Yang Ding's reputation, not only ordered Yang Ding to be pardoned for his crimes, but also ordered him to be a general of Zhonglang.Guard the south pass Wuguan.

After Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun's two power changes, Yang Ding is the one they are vying to win over.Since then, Yang Ding's reputation has become more and more famous, and it is quite like the sky.Facing such a prestigious person, Duan Yan could have killed Yang Ding within thirty rounds, but he was full of worries and hesitated to kill him.

Duan Yan was not from an unknown generation, he was the younger brother of Duan Ying, the Taiwei of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he was born in a family of famous generals.If Yang Ding died in Duan Yan's hands, then his Duan family's reputation as a general in the Eastern Han Dynasty would definitely be damaged.Moreover, it will be criticized by the scholars in Xiliang, and the many diners under Yang Ding's family will definitely not let it go, causing endless disasters.

No matter how high the martial arts are, it is not as high as the reputation.A good reputation is undoubtedly an excellent amulet for one's life in this turbulent era.

"clang!"

Knife hit.In a blink of an eye, they fought for another ten rounds.

During the battle, Duan Yao only used eight points of strength for each shot.Only defend but not attack.I was quite depressed and filled with righteous indignation.However, this is his own choice to keep his hand, unwilling to kill Yang Ding, trying to consume Yang Ding's strength, and then defeat him when he is powerless.But now Yang Ding is in full swing.It is not easy to defeat him, and it is even more difficult to defeat him without harming one's life.Therefore, Duan Yan could only resist and endure.They fought back and forth, waiting for a chance to defeat Yang Ding with one blow.

Again, the name of the five-step snake is by no means a myth.

Two rounds.Duan Yao swayed the saber, pretending that it was too late to withdraw the saber, his upper body swayed and his body was unstable.Yang Ding saw Duan Yan revealing such a big flaw, how could such a good opportunity be missed.

In an instant, but seeing Yang Ding holding the spear tightly and leaping forward, his body suddenly flew off the horse's back, flew straight up and stabbed Duan Yan's chest viciously.The Zhangwu long spear pierced the sky facing the scorching sun, and a cold light suddenly appeared, directly hitting Duan Yan's chest, stabbing towards Duan Yan like a rainbow piercing the sun.

"Duan Yan villain, die!"

In the midst of leaping and flying, Yang Ding's vicious face showed a trace of joy of revenge.At this moment, he seemed to see Duan Yan being shot through the chest by him, flying off the horse's back, and his eight-foot-high body was picked up by the point of the gun, and he spurted blood to death.

"Duan Yan is so hateful! He himself has no hope of promotion. Instead, he falsely accused me, Yang Ding, of recruiting private soldiers and plotting against the law. Is this really unreasonable? Who among the generals in the army did not recruit private soldiers? They all wantonly recruited private soldiers and subordinates in private, even Duan Yan. The hateful Duan Yan villain actually slandered Dong Zhuo, saying that I, Yang Ding, had plotted against the law, causing me to miss the position of Zhonglang general, and Dong Zhuo was jealous of me. Secretly sent people to investigate me for half a year!"

At this moment, stabbing Duan Yao to death with one shot in front of the formation of the two armies, killing the enemy with one hand, is really satisfying!

The moment he flew towards Duan Yan, a ferocious smile appeared on Yang Ding's face, his eyes were bloodthirsty and crazy, and his brows were filled with the infinite pleasure of beheading Duan Yao.