This old man's valor was certainly no less than Zhao Yun's!
Yan Liang could not possibly be Huang Zhong's match!
Though he was desperately anxious, Yan Liang had already issued his challenge, and Huang Zhong had come out to meet him. It was too late to change anything.
He could only order the cavalrymen beside him, "Get your bows and arrows ready. If General Yan Liang is beaten back, fire at once to stop the enemy general from pursuing him!"
The cavalrymen all nodded in acknowledgment.
On the walls of Lecheng County.
When the defending soldiers saw Yan Liang actually challenge an old man, they began whispering among themselves, their voices carrying a measure of contempt.
"That old man looks over fifty, doesn't he? Why did General Yan Liang pick an opponent like that?"
"Looks like General Yan is a coward too. He doesn't dare face fierce generals like Lü Bu and Zhao Yun, so he can only pick on the weak."
"That old general has some guts, though. At his age, he still dared to come straight out and accept General Yan's challenge."
"I think so too."
The soldiers defending the walls buzzed with discussion.
"That fool!"
Yuan Shao was so furious that smoke seemed to pour from all seven openings of his head. The soldiers' comments around him left him so ashamed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it!
He had told Yan Liang to choose a weaker opponent, but he had never told him to choose one this weak!
What would killing an old man over fifty accomplish?
It would do nothing at all to raise morale!
But at this point, anger was useless. He could only force himself to ignore the comments and focus on the battle outside the