Chapter 68: Wang Lei Battles Yan Liang (Part 1)

  Su Village, located in the north of Wuji County, borders Han Chang County. Wang Lie led his army to Su Village and stationed troops to defend against Yan Liang's large army. This time, Wang Lie assembled a force of up to 2,000 people, including the 800-strong Hu Benying under Dian Wei, as well as 1,200 ordinary soldiers. The army set up camp, with Guo Jia arranging the formation of the camp, which was dense and tight, with layers of encirclement in front and back, without any gaps.

  At night, the starlight is resplendent, the Milky Way hangs upside down, and it's quite magnificent.

  The camp is faintly visible under the illumination of the starry sky, unclear, seemingly real and illusory.

  Soldiers on night patrol crossed paths without leaving a blind spot.

  In the main tent, Wang Lei was pondering in front of the sand table. According to the scouts' reports, Yan Liang and Wen Chou's army had arrived at Liu Tuo Village, adjacent to He Su Village, and the distance between them was getting closer, a major battle could break out at any time.

  Ah!!!

  The tent flap was rolled up and Guo Jia strode in with big steps.

  "My lord, it's already late at night, you should rest."

  Guo Jia smiled lightly and his eyes fell on the route marked on the sand table in the camp.

  Wang Lei pointed to the sand table in front of him and said, "Feng Xiang, let's carefully study the retreat route after the fake defeat again. To ensure that Yan Liang and Wen Chou are led to the predetermined position, every link must be considered carefully. If one of the links goes wrong, the impact will be very great. Yan Liang and Wen Chou are the world's fierce generals, with exquisite martial arts, not easy to deal with. If we can't control them well, we'll end up hurting ourselves."

  "Sir, Yan Liang and Wen Chou have been advancing triumphantly along the way. Today they are camping at Liu Du Zhuang, tomorrow they will surely come to challenge us. The first battle is meant to make them lower their guard, then our lord must be careful..."

  Wang Lei and Guo Jia were discussing military affairs on a hillside outside the camp.

  Atop the mountain peak stood two tiger generals.

  These two men were robust and powerful, with a strong and fierce appearance. Each of them held a large knife in their hands, their eyes gleaming brightly like those of a tiger, and an aura of murder surrounding their faces, clearly indicating that they were seasoned veterans of numerous battles.

  These two men were Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

  Two people rushed to Su Village on a moonlit night, intending to investigate the true situation of Wang Yue's military camp.

  Yan Liang's expression was serious, and he said in a low voice: "Younger brother, look at the camp below. The layout of the camp is ring-shaped, with no gaps in between. It seems calm on the surface, but it secretly hides killing intent, like a ferocious beast lurking underground. Even if our military strength is strong, if the other side has set up an ambush, the effect of attacking will not be great. The county magistrate of Wujun is not simple! Tonight, let's not attack for the time being, and tomorrow we'll try to probe the depth of the enemy."

  As Guo Jia had expected, Yan Liang planned to fight again tomorrow.

  Wen Chou had always respected Yan Liang, and after hearing Yan Liang's decision, he said directly: "Brother has decided, then we will fight again tomorrow. Hmph, no matter how powerful he is, against us brothers, he will surely lose."

  The two of them looked at the campsite below the mountain again and quietly withdrew into the forest.

  The sound of horseshoes faded away, a troop of soldiers disappeared at the foot of the mountain...

  The next day, early in the morning, the golden sunlight poured down, dyeing Wang Lei's army camp into a sea of gold, and the soldiers had already gotten up and finished their exercises.

  "Bang! Bang!!!"

  Suddenly, a majestic drumbeat came from outside the camp.

  "Waaah! Waaaah!!!"

  A long and drawn-out bugle call sounded in response.

  The sound of drums and bugles, continuously entering the camp, quickly brought the entire camp to life. Countless soldiers gathered, and in an extremely short period of time, all the soldiers in the army had assembled. Wang Lei wore armor, holding a black gold spear, and quickly ascended to gather his generals. In the central military tent, all of Wang Lei's generals were present, including Dian Wei, Shu Tong, Yu Du, and Guo Jia, who stood below with sleepy eyes and a faint smile on his face, having already calculated everything that had happened outside the camp.

  "Your Excellency, Yan Liang is challenging us to battle outside the camp. I request permission to fight!"

  Wang Lei said: "Let's go and meet Yan Liang together!"

  He didn't answer Dian Wei, and led his men to rush towards the gate of the camp. The group killed their way to the gate of the camp, and the two armies lined up in formation. Wang Lei's eyes fell on Yan Liang and Wen Chou, both of whom were robust and powerful, with a fierce and ferocious aura.

  With a loud shout, Yan Liang drew his sword and charged out.

  He rode his horse to the front of the army, pointing his long knife in Wang Yue's direction and shouting loudly: "Who is Wang Yue? Today I will lead the heavenly soldiers to this place. You should quickly surrender. If you don't know how to behave, my long knife in hand won't recognize anyone."

  A voice like thunder, a knife's cold light.

  Intense fighting spirit, spreading across the battlefield.

  At the same time, the majestic war drum sound suddenly came from behind Yan Liang, resonating across the battlefield, and further enhanced Yan Liang's invincible momentum. Guan Yu saw that he couldn't get Yan Liang to back down, so he cupped his fists and said: "My lord, please wait, let Guan Yu take your place in beheading Yan Liang." He galloped out on horseback, gritting his teeth and shouting loudly: "Yan Liang, you dare not be arrogant, Guan Yu is here!" The wolf-toothed club hung in the air, with a fierce killing aura, its momentum extraordinary.

  The war drums were beaten, and both sides refused to give in to each other's momentum.

  Wang Lei knew that Niu Gai was no match for Yan Liang, and he looked at Dian Wei, nodding slightly.

  Lü Bu charged forward and instantly clashed with Yan Liang.

  However, before the third round of fighting, Xue Gang's wolf-tooth club was chopped off by Yan Liang and fell to the ground. With a single swing of his sword, Xue Gang was about to become Yan Liang's soul under the knife, but a black light flashed and rushed straight at Yan Liang's chest. The person who made the move was none other than Dian Wei. Yan Liang was greatly shocked in his heart, and the long knife in his hand turned around with a swoosh, immediately changing direction and chopping down.

  Clang!!

  An arrow struck on Yan Liang's long sword and fell to the ground instantly.

  Xu Shu took advantage of the chaos to escape, shaking off Yan Liang's pursuit on horseback. Xu Shu was drenched in cold sweat; if it hadn't been for Dian Wei's timely rescue, he would have become a soul under Yan Liang's blade.

  With a stern expression and a hint of shame, he sighed and said: "My lord, I am incompetent, please punish me."

  Wang Lei shook his head and said, "It has nothing to do with you, it's just that Yan Liang's knife skills are exquisite."

  Yan Liang had a disdainful expression on his face. He didn't know Wang Lei, but he loudly shouted: "Wang Lei, you little kid, using hidden arrows to hurt people is no skill at all! If you have the guts, come and fight with me for 300 rounds! You cowardly rat, you incompetent fool..."

  He bellowed loudly, and the soldiers behind him followed suit with a loud cheer.

  Dianwei was ready to fight, but was blocked by Wang Yue. Suddenly, Wang Yue rode out on horseback and thrust his black gold spear straight at Yan Liang.

  "Who are you? Our family's blade does not kill nameless rodents."

  Yan Liang did not recognize Wang Lei and shouted loudly.

  Wang Lie coldly smiled and loudly replied: "Yan Liang, I am indeed Wang Lie. What's laughable is that you led your army to kill me, yet you don't even recognize your opponent. The Art of War says 'know yourself know your enemy', someone like you who doesn't even recognize the opposing general will undoubtedly be defeated."

  One sentence made Yan Liang's anger rise three feet.

  This stinky brat, looking for death!

  Yan Liang let out a loud roar, shouting: "You little brat, you're not even worthy of making me recognize you, looking for death!" He clamped his legs around the horse's belly, and with a loud whinny, the warhorse shot off like an arrow leaving a bowstring, truly living up to its reputation as a horse like a tiger and a man like a dragon, with an aura that was fierce and formidable.

  Wang Lei was unwilling to show weakness, and holding a black gold spear, he charged forward.

  Two war horses galloped on the battlefield, transformed into lightning, and rushed towards each other quickly.