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

"he?"

Xiahou Dun was blind, so he couldn't see Guan Xing's appearance clearly, but the long days of being blind had trained him to have a unique ability to identify people by their voices.

But from the sound of the powerful footsteps, Xiahou Dun could tell that this must be a person with a calm personality.

Without waiting for Li Miao to introduce.

Guan Xing opened his mouth first, and chanted in a calm and restrained tone, "My name is Li Qiu, and I used to serve in the Feiqiu Army. In the past, there was a fire in Beimang Mountain, and all the Feiqiu troops were destroyed. I was lucky... that day I went out to buy things, so I escaped the disaster... After Luoyang collapsed, I went through many hardships and dangers to get to Tongguan, and met Mr. Li!"

After hearing Guan Xing's introduction, Xiahou Dun did not answer immediately, but turned his cheek slightly towards Li Miao.

The implication was to ask Li Miao to verify the authenticity of what he said.

Li Miao understood and said quickly, "Don't worry, foster father. I have sent people to verify that Li Qiu is not only a member of the Feiqiu Army, but his father and brother also served in the Feiqiu Army and both died in the Beimang fire... So, Li Qiu and Guan Lin have a blood feud and he is a reliable person."

Now, for Xiahou Dun, whose three sons have died, the only person he trusts most is his adopted son Li Miao.

He believed in Li Miao's words completely.

only…

"call…"

With a faint exhalation, Xiahou Dun then asked Guan Xing, "Li Qiu, I heard from Hannan that you still have a flying ball? Is this true or false? If it is true... why is the flying ball of the Flying Ball Camp still in your hands?"

Although he trusted Li Miao, because of the importance of supporting Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun still asked all his doubts.

Whether or not Li Qiu can be used depends on whether Xiahou Dun can pass this test.

When Li Miao heard this question, his expression remained normal, but he was very nervous and flustered inside... He was afraid that Guan Xing might say something wrong and reveal a flaw.

Guan Xing, on the other hand, answered Xiahou Dun's question with a fluent voice, "Indeed, I have a flying ball here. As for why it is here, it is because... after the establishment of the Flying Ball Camp, the King sent a flying ball to Guanzhong, Yecheng, and Huainan in order to quickly expand the achievements. The King's original intention... was to assist the local areas in setting up flying ball workshops and establishing flying ball camps. However... Yecheng and Huainan had not yet been sent... when they encountered the fire, so the only remaining intact flying ball is in Chang'an..."

What Guan Xing narrated was a true story. Ever since the flying ball was successfully developed and flown into the sky by Ma Jun, Cao Cao's orders and expectations have always been centered around mass production. Building flying ball workshops and training flying ball soldiers in various places have long been on the agenda.

However, there is a slight difference from what Guan Xing said. Not only have the flying balls in Yecheng and Huainan not been delivered yet, but although the flying ball in Chang'an has been delivered, due to the previous war... many of the parts are impossible to assemble.

Of course, even Cao Cao didn’t know all this, and all this was told by Jiang Jiong and Jiang Wei, and passed on through the Beggars’ Gang to Guan Xing.

It can be said to be a perfect fit——

Sure enough, after hearing what Guan Xing said and combining it with the information Xiahou Dun had, he no longer had any doubts about the young man in front of him named "Li Qiu".

"If that's the case, then it's easy to deal with..." Xiahou Dun smacked his lips, pondered, and continued to analyze, "In this way, regardless of the personal soldiers around big brother, at least big brother can use the flying ball to cross the enemy's defense lines and escape to Bingzhou!"

After hearing what Xiahou Dun said, Li Miao spoke at the right time, "So, I suggested that my adoptive father retreat to Yecheng first. Even if it is not Yecheng, at least he should retreat to Bingzhou first and wait for the king there... Otherwise, if the king escapes, my adoptive father will be trapped in Tongguan by the Han army. My adoptive father is unwilling to leave because of his brothers. If the king is also concerned about his brothers and insists on waiting for my adoptive father in Bingzhou? Wouldn't that delay the best opportunity to escape——"

This is what I said, and this is what I think...

Finally, Xiahou Dun became blind, and after being deceived by Li Miao and Guan Xing, his heart was also completely blinded.

"Okay, Hannan... I'll do as you say! But... there's no news about my eldest brother right now. I don't know where he is! Even if I can help him, how can I start?"

Just think of Xiahou Dun mentioning this.

Li Miao seemed to have been prepared. He took out a piece of letter from his sleeve and said, "Foster father, I just received a pigeon from the king... The king did not mention where he was, but he did mention one thing, which was to let foster father choose a suitable meeting place and escape route, and then he would find a way to get there! Escape along the way!"

Well…

Xiahou Dun took the letter, felt it with his hands, and listened to Li Miao repeating the contents, which was consistent with his elder brother's usual suspicious character.

Xiahou Dun immediately stopped having any suspicions. He directly handed a military token from his sleeve to Li Miao, "This is the military token for dispatching my personal soldiers. I don't trust other people's words, so let these personal soldiers and this warrior named Li Qiu go to meet my elder brother... As for the meeting place, I am blind... I am willing but unable to handle this matter. Hannan... You will choose it for me. Wherever you choose... Be careful and cautious, avoid Guan Yu's search, and escort elder brother to Bingzhou safely!"

This…

Although the story develops as Li Miao predicted.

Fortunately, Xiahou Dun's personal soldiers had already joined the light...

But Li Miaoyou acted surprised on purpose.

"Godfather? If so, who will protect Godfather?"

"I, Xiahou Dun, have lived to this age, and it is not a pity to die..." Xiahou Dun raised his head, his tone was particularly firm, "But my elder brother is different. The millions of people and soldiers of our Great Wei are still waiting for him to go back and regroup..."

At this point, Xiahou Dun paused, and then spoke with more determination and conviction, "The world can do without me, but it cannot do without my elder brother... Hannan, you don't need to worry about me. In all your plans, you must ensure one thing, that is, to bring my elder brother Cao Cao back. As long as he returns, you will be the greatest contributor and benefactor of our Great Wei!"

Even Guan Xing couldn't help but be moved when he heard Xiahou Dun's words.

He admired the friendship between Xiahou Dun and Cao Cao.

But...soon, this admiration quickly disintegrated. For the sake of his father, his uncle, and the Han people, Guan Xing had to have a heart as hard as steel.

At this time, Li Miao had already solemnly taken over the military token and said solemnly, "Don't worry, foster father, arrange everything here, and I will catch up with you. If no one protects you, then I, Li Miao, will protect you--"

As he spoke, Li Miao had already given instructions to Xiahou Dun's personal guards behind him.

"You guys, follow me—"

Xiahou Dun did not stop them, and even waved his hand to signal them to all listen to Li Miao.

Even fearing that Li Miao’s prestige was not enough to mobilize these people, Xiahou Dun also specifically instructed, “From now on, Hannan’s words are my words. Disobeying Hannan’s orders is like disobeying military orders, and all three clans will be killed—”

"promise--"

The soldiers all responded in unison.

Then they followed Li Miao to the side.

Guan Xing also caught up with Li Miao. With so many people following him, he didn't ask directly, but his eyes flickered, as if to tell Li Miao:

"——Will these personal soldiers affect our plan?!"

It was because he saw the doubt in Guan Xing's eyes, and also because he had already walked far away at this moment, he could no longer see Xiahou Dun at all.

Li Miao paused and turned around solemnly. He stared at Guan Xing, then looked around at the personal soldiers surrounding Guan Xing.

"Ha ha…"

Suddenly, Li Miao laughed. He laughed suddenly in such a serious situation, and his laugh was extremely hearty.

"What?" Guan Xing was startled by the laughter that came out of nowhere. He muttered to himself, maybe Li Miao has gone crazy.

But Li Miao's next words immediately shut him up and made his pupils dilate to the extreme.

"An Guo, don't worry...these people around you are all our own!"

"From today on, they are your comrades-in-arms, brothers, and they will follow you to carry out this mission of 'catching Cao Cao' -"

what…

Guan Xing didn't expect Li Miao to call him "An Guo" in front of so many people. What was even more unexpected was that Li Miao said...the people around him were his comrades, brothers, and brothers...

Before Guan Xing could react, many heavy hands were already pressing on his shoulders.

"Take us to get this letter of surrender!"

"Brother Anguo, thank you for your help..."

There was no moment when Guan Xing would have this feeling again. Around him... there were suddenly so many, so many, so many people, working together and fighting side by side.

...

...

"Boom boom boom——"

"Boom boom boom——"

The area between Hulao Pass and Chenliu County was once the place where the eighteen princes gathered to fight against Dong Zhuo.

Suanzao County…

At this moment, a deafening sound of drums suddenly rang out in front of the city gate.

More than 100,000 Han troops moved together in a mighty force, surrounding the Suanzao County like a dark cloud covering a city. Troops of the Han army filed out one after another and lined up at the main city gate.

"Boom boom boom——"

The drumbeats continued, resounding through the sky...

It was like the beginning of a great war.

What was completely different from previous siege battles was that Guan Lin personally went into battle, standing next to a chariot in the central army, squinting at the gate of Suanzao County ahead.

"Challenge——"

Following Guan Lin's voice.

An army of a thousand men marched forward in unison and arrived at a place on the city wall where arrows could not reach. The soldiers made way for a path, and generals walked out of the path, all raising their long-handled weapons and heading towards the city wall of Suanzao County.

"Under the command of the Fourth Master Guan, Ling Tong, a native of Yuhang, Wujun, has come to challenge you. Do you, little Zhang Liao, dare to accept the challenge?"

The first one to challenge was Ling Tong.

The black tasseled spear in his hand pointed directly at the top of the city wall, his eyebrows were sharp and his eyes were heroic, as if... He came here with an unusual purpose, to be more precise, he wanted to completely wash away and expose the shame and nightmare of the battle of "Xiaoyaojin" on this day.

Of course, Ling Tong was not the only one who had this idea.

"Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan? Do you know Gan Ning and Gan Xingba from Linjiang, Ba County? Please leave the city immediately and fight to the death with me—"

The second person to go into battle was Gan Ning.

He held a broadsword in his hand, twin halberds on his waist, a meteor hammer on his horse's back, and even... a large bow on the other side of the horse's back. It was obvious that he was fully prepared for this duel.

Then the third and fourth came out...

"Zhang Liao, little boy? Today I will make you cry when you hear our name. Hurry out of the city and fight me—"

"Little Zhang Liao, do you still remember He Qi from Shanyin County, Kuaiji Prefecture? We lost that battle back then, but today I will take it back—"

These two are Jiang Qin and He Qi, former famous generals of the Eastern Wu, who are now under Guan Lin’s command…

Compared to their appearance at Xiaoyaojin, they have experienced much, tempered themselves a lot, and are no longer the same as they were before... So far...

All the participants in the Battle of Xiaoyaojin who are still alive... have arrived.

Also arriving at the same time were Lu Su and Lu Zijing. He had already led the major clans of Jiangdong to successfully capture Xuzhou, and was planning to continue northward to Qingzhou. Unexpectedly... he received an urgent letter from Guan Lin, asking them to rush to Hulao Pass at a speed of hundreds of miles.

As for the purpose, he only stated one thing in his letter:
——Capture Zhang Liao!

——Shatter the nightmare!

These six words...few words, but powerful enough!

Lu Su immediately understood Guan Lin’s intention. Guan Lin wanted to help the remaining famous generals of Jiangdong under his command... to break the nightmare in their hearts, so that there would be no more rumors of "stopping the crying child" in Jiangdong!

This is to win back the battle that was once lost for Jiangdong.

At this moment, seeing the mighty Han army surrounding Suanzao County, with its banners and bright armor, it was definitely not comparable to the 100,000-man Wu army back then...

Although they were in a great advantage, they did not attack the city, but only sent a small group of soldiers to challenge the enemy...

Lu Su suddenly understood something and guessed the purpose of Guan Lin's action.

"Keep challenging—"

Following Guan Lin's voice.

The one fighting this time is Guan Yinping... "General Zhang Liao, I, Guan Yan, the third daughter of the Guan family, would also like to learn how to use the crescent halberd of General Zhang."

Then it was Zhou Cang, who deliberately took off the long, authentic "Guan Gong beard" under the city wall, and then said with a smile, "The fake Guan Gong can scare away the living Zhang Liao, haha, General Zhang Liao... don't you plan to compete with me and vent your anger?"

After that…

Shi Wu, Liao Hua, Hou Yin, Wang Fu, Sun Jiao, and Zhu Zhi all came out to challenge...

Their only goal was to call Zhang Liao out to fight him out.

...

"Boom boom boom——"

"Come out, little Zhang Liao, why don't you come out?"

"Zhang Liao, little boy? Where has your bravery and courage from Xiaoyaojin gone?"

"If you don't dare, then just spread the word. Otherwise, just hang up a sign of no fighting, ah, hahahaha..."

The sound of drums and various fighting noises quickly spread throughout Suanzao County.

This also made all the Wei troops in the city terrified.

Indeed, in terms of the number of troops, they were far behind the enemy, but many people in Bingzhou were not convinced, because before the Battle of Xiaoyaojin, many people also thought that the Wu army with that number was invincible.

Naturally, this voice also reached Zhang Liao's ears.

“Hoo…Hoo—”

The heavy breathing sound continued to come out of Zhang Liao's mouth.

Even he, facing a Han army of such size, inevitably felt unprecedented pressure and urgency.

In fact, theoretically he could escape.

But the current situation is that Hanzhong has been lost, Chang'an has been lost, and the King of Wei has fled and is still alive...

Even Huainan, which Zhang Liao had held on to for many years, and Xuzhou to the north of Huainan were voluntarily abandoned for strategic reasons. If Zhang Liao retreated... where could he retreat to?
It is no exaggeration to say that at present...there are still no large-scale cities in Yuzhou and Yanzhou that have surrendered. One very important reason for this is that Zhang Liao is still here!

He is still here, so there is hope!

If he falls, the entire situation in Yuzhou and Yanzhou will completely collapse, and the Han Dynasty will devour all the remaining cities and territories of the Wei Dynasty in the Central Plains without bloodshed.

This... has come to a critical moment of life and death. Zhang Liao has nowhere to retreat! There is no escape!
"This, this, this..."

Gao Rou, the counselor standing next to Zhang Liao, was like an ant on a hot pot, spinning around in circles...

He also obeyed...

I originally planned to trade time for space. I originally thought that the deployment of the King of Wei... the deployment of troops in Hanzhong and Luoyang, and the simultaneous advance on three fronts were so ingenious. This should be a blow to turn the tide and stop the decline of the Wei Dynasty...

But who would have thought that all three routes would collapse!

No...if you count carefully, the group where Zhang Liao is located has not collapsed, but that's of no use. The other two groups are still alive or dead, and their morale has inevitably been affected here.

At stake...

The current situation is extremely precarious!

"I can't beat him? I can't escape either... What... What... What should I do?"

Gao Rou was hanging her head and stamping her feet in the first half...

At this time...

A soldier came to report: "Report, outside the city gate... General Zhu Ling is riding a horse and demands to see General Zhang——"

"Rebellious general? You still have the nerve to ask for an audience with me?" Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes deeply and waved casually, intending to let the soldiers reject Zhu Ling. He didn't want to see him at this time.

Unexpectedly, Gao Rou grabbed his arm and said in an earnest tone: "After all, we are former colleagues... Let's meet! Let's meet..."

Uh…

It was this capture that made Zhang Liao understand. He realized the helplessness of the situation.

He sighed deeply, and then chanted in a sad and sorrowful tone: "Legend -"

Not long after, Zhu Ling was brought into the government office by soldiers.

Zhang Liao ignored Gao Rou's attempt to stop him and pointed at Zhu Ling's nose and angrily shouted, "You are two-faced and fickle... Are you worthy enough to come to see me?"

Facing Zhang Liao's accusation, Zhu Ling smiled and asked Zhang Liao directly, "When General Zhang defected to Cao Cao, shouldn't those former generals of Lu Bu who ignored him have pointed at General Zhang's nose and called him a double-dealer..."

"you…"

Without waiting for Zhang Liao to speak.

Gao Rou quickly stepped between the two men and glared at Zhang Liao. "What's the point of arguing at this moment?"

At this point, he looked at Zhu Ling again, his tone already with a hint of smile, "General Zhu, you didn't come here to quarrel, did you? That Fourth Master Guan probably has something to say, right?"

After hearing Gao Rou's words, Zhu Ling no longer paid attention to Zhang Liao, but spoke directly.

"That's right, Master Yunqi asked me to tell General Zhang—"

"If you have something to say, just say it!" Zhang Liao said in his usual unpleasant tone.

Zhu Ling smiled and said, "It's very simple. Master Yunqi wants to make a bet with General Zhang. Among all the Han generals listed below the city, they will fight one-on-one... If General Zhang can defeat one, then General Zhang wins. If he can't defeat one, then Master Yunqi wins."

Hearing this, Zhang Liao's narrowed eyes became even colder, and he even suspected that this was a trap set by Guan Lin.

Not to mention the generals of Guan's army, just looking at the former Wu generals under the city, which one of them was not defeated by him?

In a one-on-one fight, how could he lose?
Zhang Liao was still thinking, Gao Rou asked quickly: "May I ask, what if General Zhang wins? What if that Yunqi Master wins?"

Hearing this, Zhu Ling explained, "If General Zhang wins, my army will withdraw to Hulao Pass and will not attack the Wei territory in Yanzhou and Yuzhou for a year. But if Master Yunqi wins, I will invite General Zhang to the Han camp to drink a pot of tea with my master!"

This…

Following Zhu Ling's words, Zhang Liao finally understood everything.

Guan Lin wanted him to surrender...

But, even so, this bet... facing a group of chickens and dogs, in a one-on-one fight, how could Zhang Liao lose?
Zhang Liao was still thinking, but Gao Rou was surprised and happy and asked, "Is this agreement true?"

Indeed, not only Gao Rou, but all the Wei army... now they need time too much. They need time to know the life and death of the king Cao Cao? They need time to wait for the king's new decree...

It will also take time to see whether Wei can turn the tide!

That's why Gao Rou seemed so excited.

"Mr. Yunqi is as good as his word and never breaks it—" Zhu Ling's answer was firm.

Now, Gao Rou couldn't help but look at Zhang Liao.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Liao still felt that there was something fishy going on and he did not want to accept Guan Lin's bet.

So, he said coldly, "What if I don't answer?"

"That will be easier." Zhu Ling spread his hands. "The day General Zhang refuses to accept, at that moment, Master Yunqi will immediately order the flying ball to be launched into the sky, turning Suanzao County into a sea of ​​​​hell overnight. Master Yunqi can also order the crossbows to be fired at once, killing everyone in the city, and even..."

Without waiting for Zhu Ling to finish his threat.

"enough…"

Zhang Liao has spoken, but his voice is filled with powerlessness.

With the double blow of great powerlessness and great pressure, Zhang Liao met Zhu Ling's gaze and asked tentatively: "Is it really a one-on-one fight?"

"Guaranteed authenticity—"

"Okay, as long as it's a duel, even if Guan Lin fights in a round-robin battle, I am not afraid. Not to mention that I only need to win one game, even if you let them fight one by one, even if I lose one game, it will be considered my loss-"

Zhang Liao's words were meant to be harsh.

It was originally meant to express disdain for those generals under the city...

Unexpectedly, Zhu Ling just laughed and he sighed.

“What you said makes me wonder if you just want to surrender and are taking the initiative to find a way out. Ah, hahahaha——”

...

…(End of chapter)