Chapter 008
"Are you a little too excited?"
Qiao Yan put his hands behind his back and glanced towards the Tian's Fort again, confirming that the other party had no intention of leaving the fort to check on the life or death of the people in front of the fort. Then he walked in the direction where they had originally planned to meet.
As soon as she said this, the system suddenly realized that it seemed to have gone too far.
This is a bit subtle no matter how you think about it.
It quickly excused itself: [What I said was correct. Don't be too proud. There is no capable person in the Tian family. If you really meet those capable counselors, this method may not work. In fact, I am——]
[Actually, it just gives you a little more confidence.] 】
right! That's it!
Strategist System 068 thought confidently in order to maintain his own style.
It can't say that it had to retake the novice training level three times to pass the system assessment and passed it with the help of external assistance. Otherwise, it would not have come up with the idea of clinging to someone powerful in its identity selection.
It is precisely because of this that one feels greatly gratified by the host's exceptionally proactive and outstanding performance.
After hearing this, Qiao Yan just smiled.
Although he knew that the other party was getting carried away by his success, he had no intention of exposing it. After all, this atmosphere group was quite cute.
This was undoubtedly a kind of alternative comfort and companionship for her who was alone in the late Han Dynasty.
"You're right. This is just a trial run."
This is just her first step.
The conversation between each person and system here was indescribably harmonious. Over there, Liang Zhongning, who was pretending to escape, and the pursuers from the fort were also quite "harmonious".
Liang Zhongning's heart was beating like a drum at this moment.
It was not entirely because among the pursuers behind him, Dian Wei, who had the power of a tiger, was about to rush forward and chop him to death with his double halberds.
Moreover, he was indeed leading people into the pit step by step, and he felt extremely surprised.
Yan Qiao really didn't lie to him!
This was the time when her plan to trick the fortress gate open was completed.
Those lying under the dock pretending to be dead were those who were selected during the day for their weak physique and slow running speed, while those who retreated with him were all elite soldiers.
Of course, there is inevitably the suspicion of picking the tallest among the short ones.
But compared with the guards in the fortress, these Yellow Turban Army had more experience in life-and-death struggles, and in his opinion, they had the will to overthrow the Han Dynasty.
If one side is in the fort and the other side is outside the fort, they may be at a disadvantage. But if they are both outside the fort, the situation will be very different.
If he still can't win the game despite all the arrangements made in advance, he will just write his name backwards!
Similarly, those following behind him also felt that they had a sure win.
Due to the asymmetry of information, these people did not realize that they had not succeeded in shooting down the enemy with two rounds of accurate arrows when they opened the gate of the fort to pursue, and that what they passed by were not the corpses of the Yellow Turban Army.
Even seeing the other party fleeing towards the woods in the distance did not make them overly vigilant.
They only knew that they were here to reap the fruits of victory!
If Young Master Tian had not been assigned by the Second Master of the Tian family to defend the rear side of the fort, he would probably have followed by now.
But now, this team of people who came out of the city to pursue the Yellow Turban Army, led by Dian Wei, also looked quite majestic.
Dian Wei took the lead, raised his halberd and rushed forward, chopping at the back of the last person left, causing a whistling sound. The person in front of him had no time to dodge and was knocked to the ground.
After this incident, the Yellow Turbans in front became panicked almost instantly.
Before they had run a few hundred steps and hastily escaped into the forest, the entire team had already been scattered into pieces, as if being chased by wild beasts.
In order to avoid Dian Wei's unstoppable double halberds and the blades of the fort guards who came with him, these Yellow Turban bandits split into two groups as if they had hit an obstacle. Some even rolled on the ground and dispersed, just barely escaping their lives from the halberds.
Once they had cover, they quickly hid behind the bushes and fled.
The young and strong men from Tian's Fort laughed out loud without giving these people any face.
They also saw clearly that as the formation of these people who were fleeing dispersed, the figure of Liang Zhongning, the leader of the Yellow Turbans who was running in the front, also appeared clearly in front of them.
Commander Qu, who was extremely arrogant during the day, now has lost his previous momentum.
He didn't care about the safety of his men at all, but rode his mount alone.
Unfortunately, this horse was injured during the last attack on the fort, and it was not known whether something unexpected had happened on the way there or not. The horse seemed to be limping when it moved, and it was clearly not much faster than their running speed.
This made Liang Zhongning, who was hanging on the horse and fleeing, seem even more ridiculous.
Dian Wei had already promised the second master of the Tian family that he would catch up and take Liang Zhongning's life. Now seeing the Yellow Turbans scattered and their target exposed, and the target unable to flee on horseback, he naturally knew that it was time for him to act.
He immediately shouted loudly, and the heavy halberd in his left hand swung out like a meteor chasing the moon, hitting Liang Zhongning's back.
He even took two steps at a time to catch up.
Liang Zhongning is not a mediocre person.
The sound of breaking air from behind and the sudden sense of crisis made him subconsciously lean against the horse's back, and the iron halberd passed by his back.
His breathing became stagnant.
If his reaction had been a little slower, he would have been killed by this blow!
Fortunately, in such a tense mood, he did not forget to observe his surroundings, and did not miss the mark he had made in advance on the tree nearby, knowing that this was the place where they could counterattack.
He turned around and looked behind him.
As he fell and stood up, the distance between him and Dian Wei was getting closer and closer, and he could even see the murderous intent on the other's face, which made it hard not to break out in a cold sweat on the palms of his hands holding the reins.
Victory or defeat depends on this one move!
He turned around and spurred his horse along the path between the potholes he remembered.
Dian Wei had no doubt and followed him.
When Liang Zhongning turned around just now, Dian Wei only saw the other party's uncontrollable fear. He never thought that the Yellow Turban leader's lonely and fleeing posture was just a bait.
Although those who were previously responsible for digging the pits did not have the ability to dig out a tunnel leading to the bottom of the fort, they just had to dig the traps deep and wide, which was obviously not a problem.
Among these people, there are good farmers and some who make a living by hunting. In a sense, the jobs that Qiao Yan arranged for them were the right ones.
So at this moment, the dug pit welcomed their official experiencers.
Dian Wei was only concerned with Liang Zhongning who was running ahead, and for a moment he inevitably neglected his feet.
What's more, he had walked this road before when he was invited by Tian to assist.
He remembered that although there was a small forest here, the road was actually smooth.
However, he followed Liang Zhongning's path and was lucky enough to avoid the first two potholes, but he failed to avoid the third one.
Just as he reached out to grab the lame horse's tail, the horse suddenly leaped up and dodged his hand.
He was unable to stop and fell forward.
It would be fine if the ground ahead was flat, but unfortunately——
There was a hole big enough for him to dive into.
In the darkness of the night, an unusually dull sound was heard.
It was the noise made by Dian Wei falling into a pit that was more than two meters deep.
He was already running fast, and due to inertia he crashed into the inner wall of the pit.
Before he could recover, dozens of bags filled with sand were thrown at him.
It was difficult for him to jump out of the pit of this depth, let alone a pile of heavy objects falling on him.
Soon another weight came down on the bag of sand.
It seemed like someone saw that there were not enough bags of sand and simply used their own weight to press them down.
Even though Dian Wei had the strength to lift a tripod, he found it difficult to exert strength in this unfavorable condition. Instead, he felt a tightness in his chest because of the weight pressing on him.
He also heard the sound of weapons clashing coming from outside the pit.
"This is too much!" Dian Wei shouted angrily, and tried to support the weight with his arms, but he only felt the weight of two more people pressing on him.
This could perhaps be explained by his inferior skills, and it was true that he lacked caution when he was about to successfully defeat the Yellow Turban bandits. However, the suppression that did not give him any chance for a head-on confrontation was really frustrating!
Even though he couldn't see what was happening outside, he could guess that he was not the only one who had fallen into the trap. The people he brought with him must have also fallen into the trap set by the Yellow Turban bandits.
And from the fact that the sandbags and people pressing on him had not been moved away, he could guess that the Yellow Turban bandits still had the upper hand at this time.
I'm afraid it will be one-sided.
Otherwise, someone would have tried to rescue him and use his bravery to break the situation.
In fact, it was similar to what Dian Wei had guessed.
The pit in the forest was just designed to trap him, but there were more than one kind of trap.
The Yellow Turban soldiers who had been driven away by him earlier quickly gathered into a team again after dispersing into the woods.
As they moved, long ropes like lassoes were pulled up in the pitch-black night. Twenty or so soldiers who did not go to the fort with Liang Zhongning had already climbed up the trees, each carrying a bag of soil.
Almost at the same time when Dian Wei fell into the pit, the flying sand on the trees and the long ropes on the ground started to move at the same time, targeting those who were following Dian Wei.
Those who fell fell, and those who were dazzled were dazzled.
The next moment, swords, spears and halberds attacked from all directions.
If the regular defenders in Puyang City were in this ambush position, they would probably find it difficult to react and fight immediately, not to mention the fort guards who would lack coordination if they were to fight on flat ground.
What made them even more panic was that Dian Wei, the leading "general", had already fallen into the enemy's trap and his life or death was unknown.
But Liang Zhongning was quick-witted at this moment and immediately shouted, "Dian Wei is dead."
Dian Wei was extremely angry, but his voice was blocked by layers of obstacles and could not be transmitted at all.
The sound of killing subsided not long after.
It is obvious which side won.
By the time Qiao Yan arrived in the forest, Liang Zhongning had obviously carried out her order very well: "Don't let any of the pursuers from the fort escape."
These people were either dead or injured. As long as they were still breathing, no matter if they were injured to the point of being unable to move, they were tied up by him.
Especially Dian Wei.
Liang Zhongning brought a lot of ropes with him. Qiao Yan asked him why he carried them. Liang Zhongning was honest and said that he carried them to make it easier to transport food after winning. Now they came in handy when tying up people.
The sturdy and majestic man who she had seemed to have looked from afar was first knocked unconscious by the heavy weight, and then was wrapped in countless ropes, looking like a bundle of cargo.
Liang Zhongning still felt it was not enough, so he poured a lot of water on the hemp rope to make it tighter.
"...General Qu is really reliable in his work." Qiao Yan wanted to laugh when watching this scene.
But Liang Zhongning's move was appropriate.
Qiao Yan was indeed excited to see a brave warrior like Dian Wei, but that didn't mean he would give him a chance to escape while the two sides were still hostile.
But obviously, Qiao Yan is not the only one who has feelings for Dian Wei.
Liang Zhongning was so victorious that he had long forgotten that when he was acting as bait just now, he was almost killed on the spot by Dian Wei's halberd.
He didn't kill the man outright, but took great pains to fish him out of the pit and tied him up. Firstly, it was due to Qiao Yan's previous arrangement, and secondly...
"This is a real warrior!" Liang Zhongning said with emotion, "I wonder if we can capture him this time and bring him under our command."
The night was dark, and Liang Zhongning didn't have a pair of eyes like searchlights, so how could he see the silence that flashed across Qiao Yan's face.
He continued, "It is already a foregone conclusion that Yanzhou will win, and I think this Chenliu warrior should know how to make a choice."
It was really hard for Liang Zhongning not to have some thoughts about this powerful general.
If he wanted to gain the upper hand in the contest with the two generals Bu Ji and Zhang Bo, all he had to do was compare their battle records and manpower.
Compare battle records?
The imperial court's vanguard was still blocked in Changsha by General Bo Caiqu. Judging from the battle records in conquering the cities in Yanzhou, the three of them couldn't even tell who was superior.
Comparing manpower?
What could be more convincing than having a general who is as brave as the rest of the army?
Dian Wei was truly the most courageous and powerful person he had ever met.
If I could conquer...
"General Qu, you should take over Tian's Fort first." Qiao Yan interrupted his sweet dream. "There is no time to waste. Please act according to the plan as soon as possible."
"That's right, that's right." Liang Zhongning nodded.
It is still unknown whether the powerful general can be subdued, but the food stored in the Tian’s Fortress is something that can be obtained.
It’s never too late to talk about some things later.
He clapped his hands, and a strong man who had been hiding in the woods and had never appeared under the fort came out.
Before joining the Yellow Turban Army, this man was a butcher, and his appearance also had the characteristics that Qiao Yan generally believed a butcher should have.
At this moment, this man put on the clothes that he had stripped off Dian Wei before tying him up, and his body shape could be said to be somewhat similar.
But this aura displayed by relying on tyrannical strength is obviously not something that can be easily disguised.
Fortunately...if you don’t have enough temperament, you can make up for it with props.
Qiao Yan pointed in the direction of Liang Zhongning and said to the fake Dian Wei, "Carry him as a trophy."
This guy has been shouting and cursing outside the Tian family fortress for such a long time today. Even if it is very dark, the Tian family members will definitely recognize him.
With this iconic trophy, there's no need to worry about sneaking in disguise!
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