I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 221 Xu Huang Captured
Immediately, he rushed in at the head of the horse, with long knives rolling around, and the corpses of Cao Jun who had been killed along the way were scattered all over the field.

Xu Huang's lieutenant kneeled down and pleaded bitterly: "General, retreat, Pingqiu has already fallen, don't sacrifice here in vain, leave a useful body, and fight to the death with the Bingzhou Army tomorrow."

Xu Huang's expression was indifferent, unmoved at all, and he just said lightly to the soldiers under his command: "Brothers, it is now the last moment, and if you are willing to leave, Xu will never stop you. You are willing to die with me and serve you well. Duke Cao’s is still my brother.”

The soldiers under his command were excited and moved by Xu Huang's spirit of seeing death as home. They all knelt on the ground and replied in a deep voice: "I will follow the general to the death, I will follow the general to the death!"

"Follow the general to the death, follow the general to the death!"

"Haha, good job, this is an upright man. If you are not afraid of death, follow me..." Dang even raised his long knife and rushed towards Guan Yu's direction, followed by More than a thousand soldiers.

These more than a thousand soldiers were originally the ones who accompanied Xu Huang to the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire, so naturally he was the only one to follow.

In the end, the deputy general still failed to pass the test in his heart, and fled in a hurry on horseback.

At this time, Guan Yu, who had entered Pingqiu, was furious, and people all over the city looked for Xu Huang, wanting to pay back.Zhengchou couldn't find Xu Huang, but he didn't expect him to come to his door on his own initiative. Guan Yu was overjoyed, the saber in his hand was a bit thicker, and his murderous aura was even more domineering.

The so-called enemy was extremely jealous when they met, and the two met without any trouble, Guan Yu raised his sword and rushed towards Xu Huang. Xu Huang also saw the enemy general, and immediately raised his sword to meet him without hesitation.

Guan Yu's saber is thick and heavy, relying on the strong impact of the divine horse, the saber that contains the power of ten thousand jun will go straight to Xu Huang, and go straight to Xu Huang's life gate.

Xu Huang also raised his combat power to the peak, with a sword piercing through Changhong with a murderous aura, and he had enough strength to deal with it with all his strength.

"Boom..." The loud noise of the fierce collision of weapons on both sides instantly ignited the battlefield. This blow was evenly matched, and neither of them could do anything to the other, but the two horses couldn't bear the huge inertia, "Xi Lv Law..." hissed.

Guan Yu held the trembling long knife and slashed towards Xu Huang again. Obviously, his momentum became stronger again. The Qinglong Yanyue knife buzzed. Although Xu Huang resisted Guan Yu's shocking blow, the cold sweat on his head continued Rolled down the face.

It turned out that the huge impact had affected his old wounds, and the wounds that had healed burst open, and the piercing pain made him sweat.

During the battle in Luoyang that day, Lu Bu's god shot an arrow and pierced his shoulder blade. Although it was not a serious injury, it actually affected his martial arts, and his strength was not as good as before.

Although he tried his best to recover, coupled with his strong physique, he was in good shape, and his power was considered to be back to the peak.But in today's battle, Guan Yu's huge sword force still affected his wound, and it suddenly burst open.

Enduring the severe pain, Xu Huang swung his saber to fight. Although the saber was still fierce, its aura was already three points weaker, and it lacked the proud murderous aura.

Guan Yu keenly sensed the change in Xu Huang's saber posture. With years of experience in fighting on the battlefield, Guan Yu judged that Xu Huang should be injured.

After swiping away Xu Huang's ultimate move with a single knife, Guan Yu suppressed his anger and shouted: "General Xu Huang, I think you have old wounds, and I am afraid that you will not win with force. As long as you put down your weapon, I will definitely ask my lord for your life." .”

Although Guan Yu was eager for revenge, he was unwilling to take advantage of others' danger and make the heroes of the world feel that he was invincible. Of course, it was even more impossible for him to be so pedantic that he let Xu Huang go. But as long as Xu Huang surrenders, it doesn't matter if he spares his life.

How could the proud Xu Huang accept Guan Yu's "kindness" at this time, and then he refused righteously and said: "Thank you, General, for your love. General is based on loyalty, so why bother to persuade me to do such a dirty thing? A man can cut his head off. Its name can be written on bamboo and silk!"

"Okay, since that's the case, then Guan will not be polite. Be careful, General Xu Huang. I'm going to attack with all my strength." Seeing that Xu Huang was unwilling to accept his kindness, Guan Yu stopped talking, and immediately prepared to step forward. took his life.

"Come on, let me experience the prestige of Guan Yunchang, who is so powerful in Hebei." Xu Huang raised his sword, held his breath, and rushed over again.

"Bang bang bang..." The two fought back and forth for more than a dozen rounds. Guan Yu's sword became more and more fierce and his aura continued to rise, but Xu Huang kept gritting his teeth and persisted, fearing that he would never be able to lift it again after being discouraged. Big knife.

The two fought a few more times, Guan Yu caught Xu Huang's opening, swung the long knife in Xu Huang's hand, and then hit Xu Huang's back with the back of the knife.

"Pfft..." Xu Huang vomited blood and fell off the horse at an angle.Immediately, more than a dozen horizontal knives came to Xu Huang's neck.

"Ah..." Xu Huang's heart was ashamed, he roared angrily, and closed his eyes unwillingly.

Guan Yu could have slashed Xu Huang with a single blow, but at the last moment, he held back the momentum of the saber and changed it to a slap, knocking him off the horse.

Feeling a bit like a hero who cherishes a hero, Guan Yu couldn't bear to kill this person, thinking of handing him over to Li Shimin for disposal.

After taking Pingqiu, although the morale of Guan Yu's army was high, the soldiers were somewhat exhausted, and their vigor also declined. In addition, nearly 2 horses were lost in the attack on Pingqiu. At this time, there were only more than 6 main forces under his command. The military strength is somewhat stretched.

For a while, Guan Yu couldn't make up his mind whether to continue to attack Chenliu County in the south.

To be on the safe side, Guan Yu stationed troops in Pingqiu temporarily. On the one hand, he collected information about Chen Liu's garrison, and on the other hand, he continued to inquire about Cao Cao's reinforcements.

Soon the scout army brought accurate news. Cao Jun's army of more than 4 horses was less than [-] miles east of Chenliu County.

It didn't take long before he also received a letter from Li Shimin, telling him that Cao Cao had withdrawn his troops, and the main force still had 15 troops.

Based on the collected information and the strategic intentions explained by Li Shimin in this battle, Guan Yu quickly made a decision.

Since it is to encircle Wei and save Zhao, the key purpose is to let Cao Cao withdraw his troops. At present, the strength of Bingzhou Army is not enough to wipe out Cao Jun. If this is the case, let a way out and let Cao Cao's army retreat smoothly.

Dang even no longer led troops southward, but consolidated the already occupied Pingqiu, Suanzao, Mengjin and other places north of Chenliu County, and strengthened their defenses.

Taking Puyang, Suanzao and Pingqiu as the iron triangle, firmly hold the occupied northwestern area of ​​Yanzhou, so as to meet Cao Cao's crazy counterattack.

(End of this chapter)