Chapter 243

He had brought fifty thousand troops!

Was it possible for him to give up Qingzhou?

"Hmph, Lin Ziyuan, do you want to taste whether my army's blade is sharp?"

Lin Yang did not retreat, and cold light flashed in Yuan Benchu's eyes!

Anyone who blocked his, Yuan Benchu's, royal path to hegemony would only meet a dead end!

"Your, Yuan Benchu's, blade is sharp!" Lin Yang slapped the table in front of him and also sneered, "My, Lin Ziyuan's, army's blade is not necessarily dull!"

With swords drawn and bows bent, the atmosphere in the entire field suddenly became solemn!

Yuan Benchu stared at Lin Yang with full anger!

The other party was actually using his own words from back then against Dong Zhuo to retort to him!

"Good, a very good Lin Ziyuan!"

Yuan Benchu laughed in anger; he wanted to see what Lin Ziyuan had to stop him!

"Brother Benchu, Ziyuan, you..."

"Cao Aman, if you want to retreat, then retreat; this place has nothing to do with you anymore!"

Cao Mengde still wanted to persuade them, but saw Yuan Benchu stand up directly, wave his large sleeve, and state it clearly!

Such words were almost as good as saying it plainly!

If Cao Mengde wanted to retreat, he, Yuan Benchu, would absolutely not attack!

For a moment, following Yuan Benchu's departure, Lin Yang in the field also gave a cold shout, turned around, and rode away!

Since Yuan Benchu was like this, then this battle was unavoidable!

With the two leaving, Cao Mengde also raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, then rode back to the front of his own army!

"Zhicai, this time we can retreat calmly!"

Lin Yang and Yuan Benchu were now pitted against each other, so he, Cao Mengde, could retreat safely!

Plus the strategy Xi Zhicai had given him earlier!

He reckoned the situation in Qingzhou would not be over for a while!

"Yes, my lord can temporarily watch from the sidelines and wait for the opportunity!"

Xi Zhicai glanced at Lin Yang's army and Yuan Benchu's army!

Once the two armies clashed, they could withdraw!

Just as Cao Mengde was watching from the sidelines, Lin Yang, who had returned to the front of his army, had no trace of anger on his face!

"Fengxiao, this Cao Mengde gave up Qingzhou for no reason; I feel there is a trap!"

Lin Yang knew very well what kind of person Cao Mengde was!

How could such a hero give up Qingzhou for no reason!

You must know!

Lu Bu had not yet caused chaos!

At the very least, sending Cao Ren to sit here and recruit soldiers would definitely be enough to hold Qingzhou!

To make Cao Mengde give up Qingzhou!

Something must be going on!

"Cao Mengde gave up Qingzhou?"

Hearing Lin Yang's account upon his return, Guo Jia's brows furrowed slightly, and he began to ponder!

After pondering for only a moment, Guo Jia shook his head!

"My lord, now that Cao Mengde has withdrawn, although I don't understand what he wants to do, the primary task at hand is to first dampen Yuan Benchu's arrogance!"

Guo Jia also could not guess for a moment what Cao Mengde wanted to do!

Lin Yang's army had already arrived!

He could completely retreat!

Retreating and yielding the land of Qingzhou were two completely different things!

However!

The primary thing they had to consider now was to first deal with Yuan Benchu before them!

Calculating the time, from the envoy's departure to Youzhou to Gongsun Zan's dispatch of troops, they needed to drag Yuan Benchu for at least half a month!

"Hehe, Yuan Benchu's subordinates are mostly useless!"

Lin Yang glanced at Yuan Benchu opposite with disdain, then looked directly at Huang Zhong beside him!

"Hansheng, this battle will trouble you!"

For this expedition, Lin Yang had only brought two people!

One was Dian Wei, who guarded his safety, and the other was Huang Zhong, who was now in his prime!

"My lord, rest assured!"

Seeing Lin Yang entrust such an important battle to him, Huang Zhong, already over forty, felt moved!

His son Huang Xu's illness had been cured!

Within Huang Zhong's body, the heart of a warrior seeking to achieve merit and establish a career began to beat again!

Without his son holding him back!

Huang Zhong's blood surged at this moment!

He slapped his warhorse, and Huang Zhong's figure immediately rode out toward Yuan Shao's army!

"Who dares to fight me, Huang Hansheng!"

Accompanied by a loud shout, Huang Zhong's figure arrived in front of Yuan Benchu's battle formation!

Seeing a middle-aged veteran daring to come and provoke him, Yuan Benchu, who was already angry, became even more furious!

"Lin Ziyuan, you go too far!"

He had never even heard of him, and he actually sent such an old general to fight!

"Who will go and behead this person?"

With a loud shout, a general in the army immediately rode out!

"My lord, rest assured, watch me go and behead this person!"

"Good, I will wait here for the good news!"

A general surged out; it was Chunyu Qiong, a great general under Yuan Benchu, who immediately took the order and rode away!

"Old general, stop being arrogant; watch me, Chunyu Qiong, come and fight you!"

With a loud shout, Chunyu Qiong stepped forward, his long blade waving, and slashed down at Huang Zhong!

"Thump!"

As the blade slashed down, Huang Zhong's long blade met it head-on!

With the fierce strike, Chunyu Qiong's hands trembled, and an indescribable force struck him, causing his web between thumb and forefinger to shake!

"Thump!"

Caught off guard, the long blade fell from his hand; with just one strike, Chunyu Qiong was shocked!

"Not good!"

Feeling Huang Zhong's martial strength, Chunyu Qiong turned his horse and fled quickly!

Just one strike!

He already understood the strength of the Huang Zhong before him!

Such strength could not be matched unless it was Yan Liang or Wen Chou!

"Hmph, thief general, don't run; where are you going? Watch the arrow!"

After slashing, Huang Zhong immediately took out the old bow from his waist, drew the bow, and shot the arrow in one smooth motion!

"Whoosh!"

The sound of the shout echoed, and before the fleeing Chunyu Qiong could react, the arrow pierced his neck!

"Pfft!"

With blood splattering, Chunyu Qiong's body fell, dying on the spot!

"Clatter, clatter, clatter..."

Ending Chunyu Qiong with one arrow, Huang Zhong rode over, continued to wave his long blade in front of Yuan Benchu's army, and challenged them!

Having been treated well by Lin Yang, Huang Zhong was determined to exhaust the enemy's morale!

"This old man draws his bow once, and the enemy army will lose a general!" ===== CHAPTER 244 =====