Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 758: Civil strife between the two armies
Tian Kai was chasing and killing with all his might. Through the overlapping figures of the enemy's soldiers, he vaguely saw that Yan Gang's army seemed to have left behind a lot of his own, and he was extremely happy.

"Haha, a loser like Yan Gang also wants to compete with me? General Gongsun Fan is much stronger than that loser Gongsun Zan. We are trained under the lord, so naturally we are stronger than the generals under Gongsun Zan. Hehe, when the time comes, let that guy kowtow to me and apologize. Tsk tsk tsk, it's so wonderful just thinking about it."

However, he had just felt proud for a short while when he heard shouts of killing coming from behind him.

"Huh? What's going on?"

"General, something terrible has happened. General Yan Gang has suddenly attacked us from behind."

"What?" Tian Kai was shocked and looked carefully behind him. Among the several horse-riding generals in the lead, one of them was indeed Yan Gang.

"Is this guy crazy? Ah, yes, he must have seen that I am doomed to fail, so he just threw away all hope. Quick, quickly form a formation to resist..."

At this moment, he could no longer care about many things. In panic, he hurriedly organized the army to give up the pursuit of the deserters from Yanmen and Zhongshan, and turned his weapons towards Yan Gang.

"Kill..."

Yan Gang's heart was filled with emotion. Looking at Tian Kai's army not far away, it was like seeing a mountain of gold and silver. It was almost impossible for him to control himself.

Tian Kai shouted angrily: "Yan Gang, are you crazy? You are killing each other like this. When the lord comes back, I will tear you into pieces."

"What lord? Bullshit! Gongsun Fan is nothing. My lord can only be Gongsun Zan. Today I will avenge my lord. Tian Kai, give me your life!"

He led the charge and was the first to rush into Tian Kai's army formation, followed by the more than 23,000 troops behind him who also rushed in.

He and Tian Kai each had 15,000 soldiers and horses, and originally their combat strength was similar. Now that Yan Gang had the help of these 8,000 people, his strength was naturally far superior to Tian Kai. When the two sides first fought, Tian Kai quickly fell into a disadvantage.

"No, why are there so many more people in your army? Huh? Why are these thousands of people wearing the armor of Yanmen and Zhongshan soldiers?"

Tian Kai was shocked, but he soon figured it out.

"You...you colluded with the enemy and intended to rebel against the lord!"

Yan Gang laughed wildly and said, "That's right, I have already discussed this with these brothers. Originally, I asked Gongsun Fan to come alone to hunt him down, but you insisted on coming to steal the credit. You are simply courting death. Now I will use you as a scapegoat. Prepare to die!"

He shouted loudly, spurred his horse, and chased after Tian Kai.

At this critical moment, how could Tian Kai still have the mood to fight him to the death? He looked around and soon found that the road to the south was smooth and there was no obstruction.

"Quick, retreat south, retreat..."

Before the military order was finished, he patted his horse and fled away first.

"You old villain Tian Kai, don't run away." Yan Gang chased him closely.

At this time, Yi Luo suddenly galloped forward, shouting to the front as he ran: "Brothers, let's attack from both sides and kill Tian Kai first to avenge the two generals. We can settle the rest of the grudges later."

As soon as he said this, the 20,000 soldiers and horses who were originally fleeing in front seemed to have really listened to his advice. They stopped and then rushed towards Tian Kai without hesitation.

Yan Gang was overjoyed: "Brother Yi is really a talented person. With just one sentence, more than 20,000 elite soldiers came to help. With the three of you helping us, why should we worry about not being able to accomplish our mission?"

Thinking of his extremely bright future, Yan Gang killed even harder.

A total of nearly 50,000 troops surrounded Tian Kai's troops from both sides and soon surrounded most of them.

"Brother Yan, you are here to surround and kill these ten thousand soldiers. I will lead the troops to chase Tian Kai."

General Chang said hello and then led several thousand men to chase south.

Yan Gang was very pleased: "These few people are not only brave and resourceful, but also brave and good at fighting. They are unlike my Youzhou generals who are afraid of fighting. Hey, I have picked up a treasure this time."

After a fierce battle among the 50,000-strong army, less than 2,000 of the 12,000 soldiers who were besieged in the middle were killed, and the rest had no fighting spirit at all.

Cheng Yang shouted angrily: "Why don't you surrender now? When will you surrender?"

After his shout, the remaining ten thousand people saw the hope of survival. How could they hesitate at all?
Within a quarter of an hour, more than ten thousand people threw down their weapons and surrendered.

"Hahaha... Brother Cheng, you did a good job." Yan Gang walked over and patted Cheng Yang on the shoulder. "We succeeded so easily this time. The three brothers have made great contributions. There are still more than 20 miles ahead to Guangyang County. After Brother Chang comes back with Tian Kai's head, we will go to the city to have a feast and rest. We will get enough energy and send troops to take Ji County tomorrow."

Cheng Yang smiled slightly, "There is no rush to rest for the time being. As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. We should return to Ji County immediately. The general will return to the city in the name of a triumphant return and say that Tian Kai is walking slowly and is still behind. Now Gongsun Fan and several generals under his command are not in the city, and the garrison commander will not be suspicious. Once we enter the city, kill the garrison commander, seize the military power, and celebrate the victory in Ji County, wouldn't it be convenient?"

"That's right. If we wait until tomorrow, the defenders in the city will know the news of the general's rebellion and will launch a strong attack. I'm afraid our army will suffer heavy losses."

Yi Luo also added a sentence.

Yan Gang nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "My two brothers are indeed very wise. Let's do this. By the way, I wonder what about those more than 20,000 soldiers..."

He glanced at the more than 20,000 soldiers on the other side of the encirclement, his eyes revealing his greed at all.

The two men smiled and said, "Don't worry, General. We will go and persuade them. The situation is very clear now, and I think they will not be too stubborn. However, just in case, the general can only say that he is loyal to the court and is fighting against the treacherous Gongsun Fan for the court. Don't reveal that you want to establish yourself as king, otherwise, there may be more trouble in the matter of surrendering."

"Of course, of course." Yan Gang nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"Gongsun Fan is a traitor who first killed his brother and then rebelled against the court. He is truly an unforgivable criminal. This general has been enjoying the Han salary for a long time and has received great favors from General Gongsun Zan. For both public and private reasons, I must kill this thief with my own hands."

Having said this, his expression suddenly changed.

"But... when we get to Ji County, we have to release Xu Huang and Qian Zhao. Will these soldiers..."

"Hey, brother, you're worrying too much." Yi Luo waved his hand.

"Xu Huang, Qian Zhao, and all the generals are imprisoned in the dungeon of Gongsun Fan's mansion. When the time comes, we will lead your personal soldiers to the dungeon and capture them..."

His expression suddenly became somewhat ferocious, and he used his hand as if it were a knife, waving it at his neck.

Yan Gang was slightly shocked when he saw his expression, and thought to himself: "These people are really ruthless. I have to be on guard in the future."

Yi Luo said: "We just announced to the soldiers that several generals have been murdered by Gongsun Fan. In this way, the army is in our hands and the army will no longer have any doubts. Moreover, we can take advantage of the soldiers' indignation. When we fight Gongsun Fan in the future, the army will surely advance bravely and fight ten with one."

Upon hearing this, Yan Gang rubbed his hands with joy and was almost impatient.

"You have a good plan, my dear brother. I'll leave this matter to you two."

Yi and Cheng nodded and said, "Don't worry, General. We will do it right away."

The two men saluted to Yan Gang and turned to leave.

Not long after, the two men came back with a few generals.

"Fortunately, we have fulfilled our mission. All 26,472 people have surrendered. These are the generals with ranks of squadron commander and above."

"Greetings, General Yan!" A group of generals clasped their fists at the same time, their voices were in unison and loud, which made Yan Gang feel very comfortable.

"Okay...hahaha...ok, from now on, we are brothers and will share the glory, haha..."

As they were talking and laughing, Yi Luo called out, "Brother Chang Sheng is back."

Yan Gang looked back and saw that it was indeed Chang Sheng. He came in front of Yan Gang with a bloody head in his hand.

"Brother Yan, this is Tian Kai's head. I am here to present it to you."

Yan Gang took it with great excitement, lifted up the messy hair, revealing Tian Kai's pale face.

"Hey, you thief, you relied on being a close confidant of Gongsun Fan to bully me, a so-called surrendered general, these days. You didn't expect that you would fall into my hands so soon, did you?"

He threw the head to the ground and poked a few more holes in it with his spear before he stopped.

"Okay, pass the order down, the whole army will march forward, seize Ji County, and rescue Generals Xu and Qian!"

As soon as this order was issued, the entire army surged and shouted excitedly.

(End of this chapter)