Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 523 Zhang Liao Yan Liang
When he shouted like this, his little son, who was having fun just now, suddenly got scared and started crying.

Yuan Shao carefully helped the woman to a seat nearby and asked her to comfort his son. Then he stood up and glared at Tian Feng.

"You act recklessly, first insulting General Gao, then bullying my wife and children. You have no respect for me as your lord. I think you are arrogant and bullying others because of your favor."

Tian Feng begged desperately: "My lord, I am..."

"Okay, no need to say more. Pass the order down. Immediately dismiss Tian Feng from his post as Jizhou Beijia and demote him to Nanpi County Magistrate. You have one year to gather 20,000 new soldiers, 500,000 shi of grain and 30,000 sets of military equipment and weapons, or you will be beheaded!"

Tian Feng's expression changed drastically: "My Lord..."

"Someone, kick this disrespectful fellow out!"

Outside Huguan, the earth was shaking.

All the Purple Gold Dragon Riders went out and rushed towards Huguan with murderous aura and terrifying power.

When he arrived at the pass, Guan Yu dragged his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, with his eyes half open and half closed, looking towards the city gate.

"Yan Liang, you are a defeated general under Guan, so you'd better surrender early. My master has always loved talents, so he may spare your life. If you resist stubbornly and go against the will of heaven, today will be the day you die!"

Inside the city gate, a tall military commander in full armor slammed the table in anger.

"You old red-faced thief, you are bullying me too much. Come on, prepare for battle!"

"Wait a minute!"

A man walked over quickly and grabbed Yan Liang's right hand as he was about to raise his weapon.

Yan Liang turned his head and saw that it was Zhang He.

"Why did you stop me?"

Zhang He advised: "General Yan, Guan Yu is clearly trying to anger you and lure our army out for a decisive battle. We must not be fooled."

Yan Liang shook off his hand and said, "So what? I was just ambushed and attacked by him that day, and I was injured just now. If we face him head-on today, I will not lose to him."

"General Yan is wrong. Huguan is a natural barrier, easy to defend but difficult to attack. We are holding this pass, and no one can break through. We are already invincible. Before we set off, Tian Biejia gave you and me four words - wait for the enemy to tire themselves out. Have you forgotten them, General? We can only defend Huguan and wait for an opportunity. With Guan Yu's character, he will not be able to hold out for long. Sooner or later, he will come to attack. By then, our army will have the natural barrier at hand and three times the number of troops. How can we not win? But once we go out to fight, our Jizhou troops will definitely not be a match for his heavy cavalry. I hope you will think twice."

Zhang He tried to persuade Yan Liang, but Yan Liang refused to listen to a word he said.

"Okay, Junyi, stop talking. Our army was ambushed that day, and I was careless and lost to Guan Yu. I consider it a great shame and humiliation, and the morale of the army has been greatly dampened. Now Guan Yu is coming here arrogantly. As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers will be defeated. When I kill him, the enemy army will be in chaos, and I can take Shangdang in one battle!"

"General Yan, you can't..."

"Open your jaw!"

Yan Liang began to get impatient: "I am the commander-in-chief of this expedition, and you are only the vanguard. If you dare to say too much and affect the morale of the army, I will punish you according to military law. Why don't you retreat? After I win, you will lead 20,000 soldiers to pursue us. Don't make any mistakes!"

"This..." Zhang He knew that it was difficult to persuade him, so he could only clasp his fists and accept the order.

The insults outside started again.

"Yan Liang of Jizhou is a coward with a name but no substance. It would be better for you to go back quickly and learn for a few more years before coming to fight my General Guan!"

"That's right. A cowardly bandit really doesn't deserve to die at the hands of General Guan."

Yan Liang was furious and snatched his spear.

"This is too much, I swear to kill you!"

Guan Yu was stroking his beard outside the pass, looking proudly at the pass in front of him, while a group of soldiers under his command were shouting all kinds of insults to Yan Liang. Suddenly, the gate was opened and a general rushed out on a yellow horse.

"Yan Liang is here, Guan Yu, come out and die!"

Guan Yu's half-closed eyes suddenly opened.

"Well done!"

He raised his Green Dragon Crescent Blade and was about to go into battle when Zhang Liao suddenly stepped forward.

"General Guan, why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? Yan Liang is just a defeated general under your command, why bother to go out in person? I will take care of him."

Guan Yu glanced at Zhang Liao, nodded, and closed his eyes again.

"Well, that's good. Wenyuan's martial arts are improving day by day, and Yan Liang's spear skills are pretty good. He's perfect for you to use as an opponent to test your abilities."

Zhang Liao was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you, General!"

The others, including Zhou Yuan, Qin Chu, Yan Quan, Qian Ning, etc., looked at him with envy.

Being able to have a hearty life-and-death battle with an enemy whose martial arts are similar to yours will be of great benefit to the improvement of a general's martial arts, but such opportunities are rare.

However, no matter how envious they are, everyone also has self-knowledge. Among the Purple Gold Dragon Riders, Zhang Liao's martial arts is second only to Guan Yu. Apart from Guan Yu, he is the only one qualified to fight against Yan Liang, a famous general of Jizhou.

Zhang Liao slapped his horse and rushed out of the camp.

"Yan Liang, you little bastard, give me your life!"

When Yan Liang saw someone rushing out, he became excited and was about to fight, but when he looked carefully, he found that it was not Guan Yu.

"Hey, who are you? I am Yan Liang, the general of Jizhou, and I am here to take Guan Yu's head. Are you a young general like you who is just a pale-faced general? Are you here to die?"

Zhang Liao was furious when he heard this. After all, he had followed Liu He and Guan Yu for many years and had fought all the way from Yanmen to where he is today. How could he not be angry when Yan Liang underestimated him?
"Ignorant fellow, I am Zhang Wenyuan from Yanmen, look at the knife!"

The black and yellow hook sickle brought up a gust of yellow sand, which was lifted up from below and headed straight for Yan Liang's front.

Yan Liang sensed that he was filled with murderous intent and thought to himself, "What a great swordsmanship!" He shook his right hand and thrust his spear forward like a dragon, the tip of which shot out like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, thus blocking Zhang Liao's attack.

Seeing this, Zhang Liao could not help but stop looking down on him: "This Yan Liang is indeed worthy of being the leader of the Four Pillars of Hebei. His martial arts and spear skills are well-deserved."

Yan Liang shouted, "So you are Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan. You are indeed quite capable. Since you are seeking death, I will kill you first today, and then kill Guan Yu and take my shot!"

Having said that, he thrust his spear forward and stabbed.

Zhang Liao snorted coldly: "How shameless!"

Liu He had arranged the disaster relief work in Lin County and was rushing to Huanyang and Huanyin counties to inspect the disaster situation there when he suddenly heard a prompt sound in his mind.

"System prompts, Zhang Liao is fighting against Yan Liang, Zhang Liao's basic force is 95, weapons and armor each increase force by 1 point, and the special skill of robbing the camp does not meet the triggering conditions, so the current comprehensive force is 97 points."

"Yan Liang's basic military strength is 96, and there is no bonus to his weapons, armor, and warhorse. This triggers his special skill - Bullying the Weak: When facing a general whose basic military strength is lower than his own, he will reduce the opponent's military strength by 1 point and increase his own military strength by 3 points."

"Affected by Yan Liang's special skill, Zhang Liao's overall strength is reduced to 96 points, and Yan Liang's overall strength is 99 points."

Liu He was secretly shocked: "This Yan Liang is much stronger than I thought. I didn't expect that he even has special skills. It looks like Zhang Liao will suffer. But with my second brother here, Yan Liang can't cause any big waves."

(End of this chapter)