C130

At the edge of the dense forest above the valley, there was a large tree that was around seventy to eighty meters tall. Shan Meng was riding on a huge tree branch, and his gaze was fixedly staring at the ruined road far below. He was wearing a short, emerald green suit, almost blending in with the leaves on the tree. It was hard to see anyone on the tree without looking closely.

Suddenly, Shan Meng's eyes lit up, he saw a ten feet tall banner sticking out from afar, although the words could not be seen clearly, but it was most likely Yan Liang's banner. Very quickly, the ten meter wide dirt road was completely blocked off. Presumably, it was because of Yan Liang's order, the tens of thousands of people were quiet, and even the war horses were dealt with, no one made a sound.

Shan Meng turned his gaze back to the abandoned road and saw a black armored general riding his horse, talking to the people beside him, probably speaking to Yan Liang. Not long after, Yan Liang spurred his horse and galloped forward, and the few people beside him also followed along, the entire troop's speed increasing.

Seeing that, Shan Meng slipped down the tree and ran into the valley.

Zhao Yun was already fully equipped and ready to go. Upon seeing Shan Meng, he hurriedly asked: "How much longer until the enemy army arrives at the ambush point?"

"Two incense sticks of time at most!" Shan Meng muttered to himself for a bit and gave a rough estimate of the time.

"Men, get them to be prepared at all times. Once Yan Liang's army has arrived, hurry up and block the way. Then, we'll cut off Yan Liang's retreat path from the side!" Zhao Yun ordered as he jumped onto the back of the horse.

They quickly disappeared into the forest above the valley.

Shan Meng also jumped onto the horse, his right hand holding onto the spear, ready to follow Zhao Yun out anytime.

Originally, there was a large army of soldiers waiting in ambush here. After knowing the news of Yan Liang's arrival, Zhao Yun had over thirty thousand walking soldier s ambush him early, leaving only three thousand riders behind in the valley. They were prepared to cut off Yan Liang's retreat after the army had blocked his path and capture him in a jar.

Shan Meng was a little bit nervous. After all, he was facing Hebei's famous general, Yan Liang. In order to ease his nervous mood, he turned his head and asked: "General Zi Long, will the Lord send anyone?"

Zhao Yun chuckled: "I will, and the Lord will personally lead a group of troops to ensure Yan Liang's complete destruction. So, don't be nervous! Back then in Tanhan Shan, didn't you perform very well? "

"That's two different things." Shan Meng laughed embarrassedly: "This subordinate does not think much of those fresh and inferior barbarians, but right now, I am facing Hebei's famous general Yan Liang. His reputation seems to be even more resounding than General Zi Long's!"

"After today, the world only knows of the existence of Changshan Zhao Zilong and not Hebei Yan Liang!" Zhao Yun's smile did not decrease, his face was full of confidence, and at the moment, he was young and strong, and in high spirits, and facing familiar people, his words could not help but show arrogance.

Shan Meng cupped his hands and laughed: "Master always said that General Zi Long would definitely be renowned throughout the world. This subordinate has never doubted his words, killing Yan Liang today is as easy as flipping my hand to a general!"

Zhao Yun laughed but did not reply, but the hand that was holding onto the sword hilt quietly used some strength, and at the same time, quietly made up his mind.

"Little Yan Liang, next year will be the day of your death!"

Yan Liang had already led the army and advanced four to five kilometers. He raised his head and looked around at the forest around him, frowning, he asked Xu You who was beside him, "Mister Zi Yuan, how much longer do we need to walk out of the forest?"

"According to our current pace of progress …" Xu You looked back and forth, and said in a deep voice, "We'll need around half an hour."

Yan Liang shook his head: "It's too slow! Get everyone to move faster! "

Several janissaries quickly rode their horses to the front and back of the troop to pass down the order. The group's speed rapidly increased.

After walking another three to four kilometers, the road turned and entered the forest on the right. Yan Liang subconsciously raised his head to look at the mountain on the right, and suddenly realized that something was wrong. Just as Yan Liang was deep in thought, an eagle flew overhead and he suddenly realized where he felt that something was wrong. Along the way, there were birds chirping in the forest and occasionally there were beasts howling, but the place was extremely quiet, as if there weren't even a single bird or beast. Where did they go? The only possibility was that there were people in the forest, and the birds and beasts had already been scared away!

Yan Liang immediately understood this point and felt chills down his spine. He waved his hand and shouted, "All troops, halt! Hurry and stop! "

The cavalry that was walking in front of the convoy, suddenly heard Yan Liang's shout. The ones in front wanted to stop, but the ones at the back could not immediately do so, causing a small disturbance.

Yan Liang was very anxious. Just as he was about to shout loudly, he suddenly heard a gong sound from the mountain. Following it, large rocks and logs as thick as water buckets rolled down. The frontmost few dozen cavalrymen were unable to dodge in time, and were immediately thrown backwards, their miserable cries and the hissing of their horses resounding in succession. The huge rocks and logs continued to roll down, and very quickly, they completely blocked off the thirty to forty feet wide road.

Yan Liang's war horse was also startled, it whinnied and stood up, he immediately pulled on the reins to calm the horse down, and shouted with his arms wide: "Turn around! Turn around quickly! "

At this moment, the rolling boulders and logs on the mountain stopped, and a loud drumming sound could be heard. A large group of archers appeared from the top of the mountain, and in a split-second, arrows began to fall like rain. The tens of thousands of people in front of him immediately fell into chaos. One by one, they were pushed and pushed, preparing to turn around. Many of them were pushed to the ground, followed by the stampede of countless of feet on their bodies.

Yan Liang was so angry that he shouted repeatedly, only after killing a few people did he manage to stabilize the situation.

"Don't panic, the forest is steep and the enemy can't rush down!" Yan Liang raised his long blade up high, trying to soothe the emotions of the warriors under him.

The one that Yan Liang led was indeed worthy of being one of the elites under Yuan Shao's command. After a short period of panic, he stabilized himself, and under Yan Liang's command, he orderly turned around and quickly returned to the direction he came from.

Yan Liang's mind was a little calm. He suddenly realized that Xu You was missing and hurriedly called out, "Mr. Zi Yuan! Where's Mr. Zi Yuan? "

Someone at the side loudly reported, "General, Mister Zi Yuan has long retreated to the back."

Yan Liang's face sunk, but he did not flare up, he thought that Xu You was just afraid of death, and did not suspect that Xu You had betrayed the enemy.

Right after the wood rolling stone landed, Xu You brought his nephew and quickly ran backwards. Tens of thousands of people knew who Xu You was, and no one dared to stop or question them as they reached the end of the line.

Xu Hao saw that something was amiss, he anxiously asked: "Father, what happened?"

Xu You also no longer hid the truth, and said softly: "I, your father, have already pledged allegiance to General Gongsun Xu, and am bringing the two of you to join him!"

"What?"

"Huh?"

Xu Hao and Xu Yang cried out upon hearing it.

"What the fart!" "Hurry up and leave with me!" Xu You shouted angrily as he spurred his horse forward.

Xu Hao and Xu Yang restrained their shock and anxiously urged their horses to follow.

Someone saw Xu You's back and immediately rushed to his side to report: "General, Xu You has fled with his nephew!"

Yan Liang raised his head and saw Xu You bringing Xu Hao and Xu You away, he suddenly realized what was going on and roared: "Xu Ziyuan, you dared to betray our master, and even lured us into an ambush! This general will definitely tear your entire family into pieces! "

Hearing the roar, Xu You quickly turned his head, and made a 'beheading' gesture towards Yan Liang with a cold smile.

Yan Liang was furious beyond belief. Just as he was about to ride his horse and personally give chase, he suddenly saw a large troop of cavalry in front of Xu You. Leader and white stallion silver gun were riding on their horses.

Yan Liang secretly cursed, and waved his hand: "Cavalry, follow me, charge forward, and kill my way out! The others stepped aside! Get out of the way! "

The walking soldier tried to dodge to both sides of the road, but the road was too narrow and because they had been out of repair for a long time, Yan Liang led the cavalry army and charged forward. In the process, they knocked down who knows how many of their comrades, causing cries of pain and curses.

Xu You had already rushed to the front of Zhao Yun, waving his hand and shouting, "General Zi Long, save me!"

"Mister Zi Yuan, don't panic. This general will ensure the safety of Mister and his juniors!" Zhao Yun shouted and rushed over, and then ordered the people around him, "Bring Mister Zi Yuan to the back to protect him, and if Master comes, bring Mister Zi Yuan in front of Master."

"Thank you, General!" Xu You hastily cupped his fists in greeting, and without enough time to exchange more pleasantries, he rushed forward with Xu Hao and Xu Yang under the escort of a few people.

"Charge over and kill him as you please!" Zhao Yun swung his spear and took the lead to rush out.

Shan Meng and the rest followed closely behind, and rushed forward screaming like tigers descending a mountain.

Yan Liang's group had four to five thousand archers at the rear, and upon seeing the enemy rushing towards them, they drew their bows and released their arrows. If they were in a flat and open area, these thousands of archers would need to kill at least a few hundred people in one shot. It was just that this place was too narrow, the entire team became like a 'snake', facing Zhao Yun's group of a hundred or so archers directly, and did not pose a threat to Zhao Yun's group. After paying the price of over a dozen people falling off their horses, Zhao Yun took the initiative to charge into the group of enemies. Facing the incoming cavalry, the archers didn't even have the strength to retaliate, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of people were stabbed and killed by Zhao Yun. Shan Meng and the rest rushed over from the back and started to kill wildly, the archers quickly retreated, some of them even threw away their bows and arrows agilely and started to climb towards the forests on both sides of the mountain, but did not notice the human figure's eyes, even if they climbed up, they would only have their hands tied up waiting to be caught.

Yan Liang who was behind them was shocked and furious, he roared continuously to allow the walking soldier who was in his way out of the way, but unfortunately, with Zhao Yun's sudden charge and the panic of the archers, they were pushed aside and blocked, even though Yan Liang had killed many people, he was still unable to rush forward to face the enemy.

At this time, there was another burst of drumming sounds above the forest, and wood rolling stone s rolled down from above like rain drops. The Yan Liang Army that was already in a state of panic suddenly became chaotic.