Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Yangping Pass, the main camp of the Wei army.

Teams of soldiers were entering the camp, and at the same time, loud and clear voices were heard.

"Xiliang General Han De brought his four sons Han Ying, Han Yao, Han Qiong, and Han Qi, and led 50,000 Yongliang troops to come to our aid—"

"The Five Pecks of Rice Sect, the chief priest Zhang Fang has gathered 30,000 ghosts to come to our aid—"

"Tianshui Governor Ma Zun, County Commandant Liang Xu, Generals Cheng Wu and Cheng Yan led 20,000 troops to come to our aid—"

"Xixiang Hou Zhang Ji led 20,000 soldiers to come to our aid—"

"The Qiang tribe sent a general with 50,000 soldiers to come to our aid—"

One hundred and seventy thousand troops... were entering the military camp in an orderly manner. Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan were standing on a high platform to review the fresh troops that had come to support.

Including the more than 100,000 soldiers and horses that were originally left in Bashan, Cao Cao has now assembled a total of 350,000 troops in Bashan.

He was determined to fight to the death with Liu Bei here.

Having said that, Cao Cao's face was always gloomy and cloudy because of Jiang Wei's betrayal, the defeat of Cao Zhang and Cao Zhen in Luoyang City, the enemy's miraculous landslide in the battlefield of Bazhong, the failure of Wei's operations everywhere, and the collapse of defenses everywhere. Even his headaches became more frequent.

But early in the morning, when Xiahou Yuan reported the news that five routes and 170,000 reinforcements had arrived on time, it undoubtedly made Cao Cao's painful head seem to have healed.

In fact, the troops that came to support Cao Cao this time were the last of Wei's forces on the western front. Not to mention the devils of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, the fact that Han De was able to persuade the Qiang leader and assemble a total of 80,000 troops was extremely valuable.

Ma Zun and Liang Xu were important generals from Xiliang;

Cheng Wu and Cheng Yan were the sons of Cheng Yu;

Zhang Ji is the son of Zhang Ji, and this time he is burdened with the resentment of revenge for his father... It was almost with this resentment that he raised these 20,000 new forces!

United we stand

This kind of scene can be said to be a show of unity and common hatred of the enemy!

decisive battle…

The battle that Cao Cao had been dreaming of to reverse the decline of Wei Dynasty and the decisive battle with Liu Bei could finally begin.

Of course, he had the confidence, because he had never lost to Liu Xuande in any battle he had personally led in his life.

Xiahou Yuan looked at the Wei army that was all over the mountains and plains in front of him. "My king, the troops are ready, and the weapons needed to attack the stronghold are also ready. We can fight the big-eared thief at any time. It's a pity... the previous unfavorable situation has caused most of the Shu thieves who were dispersed to return to the camp. Their strength should be more than 150,000!"

At this point, Xiahou Yuan paused, then said with emotion: "But it doesn't matter, 350,000 against 150,000, haha, the advantage is on our Great Wei——"

Hearing Xiahou Yuan's words, Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly.

Indeed, the majestic reinforcements in front of him brought him endless hope. He could not help but open his eyes and sighed, "In the past, I and Liu Xuande were drinking plum wine in Xuchang. At that time, he was a farmer, growing plums and leeks. It was also at that time that I said that the heroes in the world are only you and Cao... I still remember that after this word, the wind and clouds changed, and the thunder in the sky actually scared Liu Xuande. Haha, I didn't expect that his concealment skills were better than my mind-attacking skills, and he fooled me after all. Now, he and I are the only heroes in the world! This decisive battle in Hanzhong is destined, and neither he nor I can escape!"

Cao Cao’s words made Xiahou Yuan sigh.

If... if time goes forward three years, who could have imagined that Liu Bei, who had just entered Shu at that time, and the treacherous Jingzhou at that time, would have taken only three years to flatten Dongwu, welcome back the emperor, and force Wei into a desperate situation.

The world is unpredictable, it's really sad!
"Your Majesty, there is no time to lose. We must make a quick decision. This decisive battle to determine the fate of the world cannot be delayed—"

Xiahou Yuan advised.

He really didn't want to delay any longer. The Shu army was full of weirdness. The legends of Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun spread throughout the Wei army. They were just short of being able to call the wind and rain, and drive thunder and lightning...

The current situation is such that any delay will lead to a change. We must seize the opportunity when reinforcements arrive, when we have a huge advantage in military strength, and when we have sufficient siege equipment to win this battle in one fell swoop.

Sure enough, in such an atmosphere, Cao Cao once again showed his decisive side. He raised his hand high and swung it down fiercely.

The loud voice resounded.

"No more waiting, I will fight that big-eared thief right now—"

He issued this order with great decisiveness, but he didn't know that a messenger from Hanzhong and Chang'an City was speeding on the official road, delivering the latest battle report. The messenger was covered in dust and was shivering from head to toe!

Today's Wei——

Whether it was Cao Cao or all the civil and military officials, they all seemed to be in a dream, dreaming of a beautiful dream.

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At dawn, inside the government office in Tongguan.

Because of the disastrous defeat, because of the low morale, and because Xiahou Dun could not bear the pain of losing his son, and more importantly, because all the personal guards around Xiahou Dun had surrendered to Li Miao and served him at his beck and call.

Therefore, there has never been a time when Li Miao is more powerful and safer than now.

That night, Li Miao's eyes were a little red.

The young man opposite him bowed to him solemnly.

"Thank you, Mr. Li—"

"That's all I can do for you! Whether you can kill that thief Cao with your own hands...it all depends on you!"

Li Miao changed his previous arrogance and unruly attitude, and his tone when speaking to the young man in front of him was extremely gentle, soft and patient.

The young man bowed again and again, "Mr. Li has helped me a lot by placing me among the guards who will escort Cao Cao. I know that success in the end depends on man's planning and God's disposition! Regardless of success or failure, I will be grateful to Mr. Li. Even if I die in the end, my fourth brother will never blame Mr. Li in the slightest!"

The fourth brother mentioned by the young man is Guan Lin, and who else could he be other than Guan Lin’s second brother Guan Xing and Guan Anguo?

Through his previous experience at Parrot and from Lingju's mouth, Guan Xing knew Li Miao's identity and position, and was even more shocked by this chess piece that his fourth brother had laid out so early on.

After killing Ma Jun and Cao Ying and experiencing the battle for the Han emperor in Luoyang, Guan Xing rushed westward to Bingzhou. He thought Cao Cao would flee there, so he lurked in secret in advance, waiting for an opportunity to assassinate Cao Cao.

In his opinion, only by killing Cao Cao could he redeem his father and the thousands of Guan family soldiers who had passed away, and only then could he go back with his head held high.

But who would have thought that Cao Cao's location was not in Bingzhou, but in Hanzhong, and he and his uncle Liu Bei started that massive battle between Hanzhong and Bashan!
Therefore, Guan Xing made a prompt decision to rush to Hanzhong. However, he never expected that as soon as he arrived at Tongguan, he received two extremely shocking pieces of news from the Parrot's intelligence network.

——Under the scheme of my fourth brother and the actions of my father and Mr. Li Miao, Chang'an City fell! Hanzhong City was also attacked by surprise!

The fall of Chang'an City and Hanzhong City meant that Cao Cao, who was now in Yangping Pass...his retreat had been completely cut off.

Perhaps, he will launch the most angry and fierce counterattack against the Han army next, but as long as my uncle can withstand this counterattack.

It was inevitable that Cao Cao would repeat his embarrassment at Huarong Road.

It was for this reason that Guan Xing decided to contact Li Miao. In his opinion, the chance to kill Cao Cao and achieve final redemption had come.

Therefore, he took the risk to visit him, they had a detailed conversation all night, and Li Miao planned to assassinate him.

"You...you still have to be careful!" Li Miao looked at Guan Xing in front of him.

Guan Xing's obsession is exactly the same as Li Miao's, even... more persistent and more terrifying than Li Miao's, and Li Miao understands all of this too well, as it can all be transformed into strength and extreme cruelty to the enemy.

After hearing what Li Miao said, Guan Xing bowed solemnly again, "Thank you, Mr. Li!"

After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave.

Li Miao suddenly thought of something.

"and many more…"

Guan Xing quickly retracted his steps and turned to Li Miao, "Mr. Li, do you have any other advice for me?"

"Yes!" Li Miao said as he went to look through the gifts he brought with him. After searching for a long time, he finally found something and smiled as if relieved. "For you—"

What Guan Xing saw was a round object wrapped in cloth. Li Miao carefully opened the cloth package and saw clearly that it was a jade ring!
"ring?"

"Huan" means "huan", which means to return.

Guan Xing subconsciously raised his head and asked, "Did my fourth brother give it to Mr. Li? Does my fourth brother want Mr. Li to return it?"

It was no wonder that Guan Xing thought so. Over the past three years, Li Miao had suffered too much and helped his fourth brother complete many strategic constructions. Now... Luoyang, Chang'an, and Xuchang had all been recovered, and the Three Great Hans were already within sight. At this time, whether it was for the protection of Li Miao or for the recognition and reward of his achievements, it was understandable to transfer him back!
Thinking of this, Guan Xing met Li Miao's burning gaze. With a slightly envious tone, he said, "Then I want to congratulate Mr. Li! Although my fourth brother has done many seemingly ridiculous things, he has always been... extremely..."

Before Guan Xing could even utter the adjective...

But Li Miao took a quick step forward and stuffed the "jade ring" into Guan Xing's hand...

Li Miao said nothing, but Guan Xing seemed to understand immediately, "So... this is the 'ring' that my fourth brother gave me!"

As always, "huan" means "return", and when it can be applied to himself, Guan Xing couldn't help being moved.

Fourth brother is calling him back, right?
But Li Miao's next words were destined to make him shed even more tears today.

call…

With a deep sigh, Li Miao said solemnly and earnestly: "Guoan, this 'ring' was given to you by your father and asked your fourth brother to find a way..."

"what--"

Accompanied by Guan Xing's exclamation.

Li Miao paused for a moment, then slowly said, "I guess you killed Ma Jun. How important is Ma Jun to Cao Wei, both in terms of identity and role? Just for this one thing, you can be said to have made great contributions to the Han Dynasty! Any sins will be washed away with such merits! The ring, and... now this 'jade ring'... its meaning... the purpose of my father giving it to you, I don't need to elaborate... elaborate on it, right?"

As Li Miao chanted these two sentences in succession, the tears surging in Guan Xing's eyes could no longer be contained, and they burst out "click, click".

Dad... Fourth Brother... Huan...

“Huan” means “return”…Does this mean that dad has forgiven him?
Is this dad... calling him... calling him back?
Suddenly, the tears in Guan Xing's eyes flowed out like a river...

So long, so long...

He…what he was thinking about, what he was looking forward to the most was…wasn’t it these? Wasn’t it the “return” that his father would allow after he had performed meritorious service?
But really, when the jade ring was handed to him, Guan Xing's mood suddenly became complicated, or rather, he was struggling...

He wanted to go back, he wanted to "return"... but he also wanted to kill Cao Cao with his own hands, to be able to "return" with his head held high -

"The choice is yours..."

At this time, Li Miao's voice came out at the right time, "Do you want to continue to assassinate Cao Cao according to your original idea? Or do you obey the expectations of your father and your fourth brother and return the Guan family army... All the choices are up to you! Speaking of which... Now your father and the Guan family army are in Chang'an, and father and son are reunited... As long as you are willing, I can change all the plans discussed last night and arrange them for you-"

"Gudong..."

With the sound of swallowing saliva subconsciously, for a moment, Guan Xing was really moved... very moved!
But in the same way, just after a moment, Guan Xing, who was originally in deep thought with a dazed look in his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes wide.

He looked at the jade ring and said, "Ring! Still... Haha, who doesn't want to go back? But if at this time, Fourth Brother calls Mr. Li to go back? Will Mr. Li go back?"

This…

The sudden question stunned Li Miao.

This question made Li Miao think about it involuntarily.

go back?

Go back now!

Haha, it has come to this, how could he possibly go back now? He still wants to destroy the Wei Dynasty with his own hands and have his great achievements recorded in history books. He wants to take a completely different path from Ni Heng. He wants to prove that whether he is a scholar or a madman, he can also turn the world upside down.

"Haha...hahaha..."

Thinking of this, Li Miao smiled, and his smile was extremely refreshing.

He looked at Guan Xing, as if he had understood Guan Xing's choice... "So, you have made your choice..."

Guan Xing nodded solemnly, "Mr. Li, let me say something disrespectful, but we are all the same. We are only one step away from taking Cao's life. I will never give up halfway—"

Hearing this, Li Miao laughed "hahaha" again. This time, he laughed knowingly, as if he had found a confidant and a kindred spirit. He laughed extremely crazily -

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Bashan, the main camp of the Shu army, the central army tent.

——"Report, Cao Cao sent a declaration of war! A fight to the death at Yangping Pass!"

A scout quickly handed over the letter of challenge.

And when the letter of decisive battle sent by Cao Cao was presented to Liu Bei.

Not only him, but also Fa Zheng, and the generals Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong who had already returned, their expressions changed from relaxed to urgent, as if they were facing a formidable enemy overnight!
When Liu Bei unfolded the declaration of war, he carefully read the words on it.

He couldn't help but mutter, "Five hundred thousand? Does Cao Cao have that many soldiers?"

Liu Bei knew about transferring troops from Chang'an and Hanzhong to Yangping Pass, but the number of 500,000... was still too exaggerated.

Fa Zheng quickly analyzed, "In the past, Cao Cao wrote a letter to Sun Quan to meet him in Wu, claiming that there were 800,000 troops, but in reality there were only 300,000. I guess this time... the number of 500,000 is not without exaggeration... But in the end, the number of Wei troops should be greater than ours!"

Fa Zheng’s voice had just fallen.

Zhang Fei's loud voice was already chanting, "What's the use of it! Back then, I raised my voice and there were explosions, and I blew those Wei soldiers to pieces... Zilong was even more courageous, and with his dragon gallbladder silver spear, he almost killed all the Wei army. Those Wei generals are still being held captive in our camp. If Cao Cao wants a decisive battle, then we will fight. There's nothing to be afraid of!"

Huang Zhong echoed, "I think we can still fight this battle. As for morale, we have won many battles here, and our morale is much higher than that of Cao's army. Since Cao has increased his troops, instead of passively defending the camp, we should give it a try and fight to the death..."

After Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong finished speaking, Liu Bei and Fa Zheng looked at each other. Fa Zheng seemed to see what his good friend was thinking, so he turned his head to Zhao Yun and asked, "What do you think, General Zilong?"

"We can fight!" Zhao Yun said, "As General Huang mentioned, the situation in Bashan is stable and our army's morale is high. This is the first reason. Second, the place chosen by Cao Cao for the decisive battle is in front of Yangping Pass. This is an open plain with no more ambushes. What matters is the bravery of the soldiers. In this regard, even if Meng Qi withdraws to Shuzhong first, with me, Yide, and General Huang here, we are sure we can defeat the Wei army! The third reason is the supply of food and grass. After all, behind that Cao thief is Hanzhong, where the Five Pecks of Rice Sect has stored ten years of food. On the contrary, our food route is extremely long. Even with the supplies from the Central Plains merchants, we can only hold out for a while. We prefer a quick battle and a quick decision!"

Zhao Yun's analysis made Fa Zheng and Liu Bei nod frequently.

At this time, Liu Bei finally asked Fa Zheng, "Xiaozhi, what do you think of this decisive battle?"

"Haha..." This question made Fa Zheng laugh. He met Liu Bei's gaze, as if he had completely figured out his best friend's thoughts. "My lord, in fact, no matter what we say, you have to fight this battle after all! For so many years, you have always kept this in mind, obsessed with the decisive battle with Cao Cao... In this decisive battle, let alone that we are confident of winning now, even if we are at a disadvantage, all I and the other civil and military officials can do is to do our best to help you win this battle!"

If Zhang Fei's words were heroic, Huang Zhong's words were grand, and Zhao Yun's words were meticulous and rational, then Fa Zheng's words were soul-stirring.

He expressed everything that Liu Bei was thinking but was unable to express himself.

And as Fa Zheng said, this decisive battle with Cao Cao head-on is what Liu Bei has been thinking about for more than ten years...it is his obsession!
"My lord, there is no need to hesitate. Give the order and fight—"

Following Fa Zheng's last words...

Liu Bei's eyes narrowed, then gradually widened and opened...

His expression has never been as serious as it is now.

Everything…

All of them, the second brother, the third brother, Zilong, Mengqi, Xiaozhi, Hansheng... Zhuge Kongming, and... and Guan Lin and Guan Yunqi who were far away in Luoyang, weren't their efforts over the years, and the situation they had achieved over the years, just for him, Liu Bei, to win this final battle?

There has never been a moment when Liu Bei is more excited, more passionate, and more eager to try than now...

He looked at the generals in front of him with his fiery eyes. In fact, he had already made the decision in his heart. He chanted loudly.

"Everyone, mobilize your troops immediately!"

"Right here at Yangping Pass, we will fight that thief Cao to the bitter end and decide who will rule the world!"

"promise--"

"promise--"

Following the exciting cheers.

The fateful battle between Wei and Han, between Cao Cao and Liu Bei, is about to begin.

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…(End of chapter)