Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 328 The boat division crosses the river and the troops arrive at Xiangyang

"Report——! General, General Zhao's front army has passed through Yin County, but Cao Wei's defenders have not been seen yet." The messenger from Guan Yu's army came to report on flying horses.

The General Zhao mentioned by the messengers was Zhao Lei, who had been defending Jiangling, but now he had been promoted to General Yamen due to his meritorious service.

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "Have you ever seen any enemy scouts on horseback?"

"Never. It's just that... General Zhao saw along the way that Cao Jun had moved away all the people in Yin County. The fertile fields were burned down, and even the houses were burned down, leaving only a piece of scorched earth and black ashes!"

The reason why the soldier said "again" was because Cao Wei did the same thing in Yicheng that he passed through before.

As the saying goes, what goes up and what follows leads to action. Boss Cao often massacres cities and relocates, and General Cao Ren is naturally not a good person.

When Hou Yin and others in Wancheng responded to Guan Yu's response, they started a rebellion. After Cao Ren captured Wancheng, in addition to killing the mastermind, he also massacred innocent people. Therefore, Guan Yu hated him deeply.

This time it was just a matter of strengthening the walls, clearing the country, and relocating the people. It was just childish for Cao Wei.

Of course, after the migration is completed, how will the people spend the winter this year?

Sorry, that's not something the superior men need to worry about. Do we still expect them to pay "demolition fees" to the people?

If you can survive, live, if you can't live, die, it's just a common and small thing.

"Hmph! The thieves will fortify the wall and clear the country. They don't want our army to obtain supplies, but they don't care about the life and death of the people. It's really hateful!" Guan Yu said in a hateful voice, flicking his long beard.

He comes from a humble background and has struggled at the bottom since childhood. He often empathizes with the poor people easily.

When he heard Cao Wei's actions at this time, he immediately thought of the miserable days when he fled and slept in the open, and couldn't help but feel angry.

Then Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, and then warned: "Order the front army to proceed cautiously and slowly. Before crossing the mountains and valleys, you should send scouts to investigate in advance. Go ahead."

"Yes!" The scout got the general, drank water and rested for a while, then whipped his horse and left again.

Jingbei is mountainous and hilly, making it inconvenient for large armies to pass.

In particular, Xiangyang is surrounded by the Dahong Mountains to the southeast and the Jingshan Mountains to the southwest. It is likely that Cao Wei ambushed a group of troops and horses in the valleys between the mountains to wait for work.

Guan Yu's army marched northward without delay, but did not encounter any resistance from Cao Wei.

This made him feel a little uneasy, and he once again ordered Zhao Lei to be careful when walking through the mountains around Xiangyang.

however……

"General, General Zhao's front troops have arrived at the foot of Xiangyang City, and no enemy troops have been found in the mountains!"

"Oh?" Guan Yu stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Haha, the thieves are well hidden. I'm afraid they want to attack our army. Before entering the mountain, the hit army put on armor and set up shields. They placed their baggage and vehicles on both sides of the army, be careful of enemy ambushes."

"Yes!"

Guan Yu was also helped by his own soldiers to put on the new armor specially sent by Liu Chan - Zhuge Tongxiu Haozi Armor.

All the armors sent out at Liu Chan's instruction were tailor-made according to the user's figure. Guan Yu now wore them that fit him perfectly, even his neck and arms were protected inside.

"Haha, I heard that this armor was designed by a military advisor. Adou improved the armor-making process and personally supervised the creation. It is indeed extraordinary." He caressed the armor and smiled.

"The most unusual thing is that it is extremely light and does not affect movement at all. Don't think this armor is bigger than before, but it is actually lighter. It is really amazing."

Next to him, Wang Zuo, the former Jiangling military lord who had also been promoted, had tears of envy almost streaming down his face.

It's not easy to make Xia Zijia, and the materials used are exquisite. It's not yet possible to make it on a large scale, so he can only covet it.

He actually also got an old-style mysterious armor that he envied Shen Zhong at the beginning, but when compared with Guan Yu's armor, "Xiao Tiantian" immediately became "Mrs. Niu"...

And the big sword owned by Mr. Guan, I heard it seems to be called... Qinglong Yanyue Sword?

It looked very domineering. Since it was sent to him, Guan Yu couldn't put it down after playing with it several times, and he put aside the former Ma Shan.

"Tsk, tsk, when can we get a new armor?" Wang Zuo whispered.

Fu Wei, who was next to him, pushed him and whispered: "If you can make meritorious service in this battle, maybe you can be rewarded with one."

Wang Zuo nodded: "Nanyang is famous for smelting copper and iron. If we capture it in this battle, we may actually have the new armor we are waiting for..."

"Hey, it's not that easy. Let's defeat Xiangyang and Fancheng in front of us first." Fu Wei shook his head and smiled.

The Chinese army, armored and strong, began to advance steadily and slowly. The valley south of Xiangyang was relatively wide, not a desperate place like a thin line of sky.

It can allow the Han army to advance in a defensive formation without having to form a long snake formation.

The mountains are also relatively low. Even if there is an ambush, there is no need to worry about big rocks rolling down, and it is impossible to seal the valley with rocks and separate the Jingzhou army.

And if the enemy troops rush down from the hillsides on both sides, they will have enough buffer time.

Summer is also the rainy season in Jingxiang, so fire attacks are not very powerful.

Guan Ping's naval force is much faster than the Jingzhou infantry, and must have cut off the connection between Xiangfan and Xiangfan. Even if the enemy has an ambush, Guan Yu believes that with his current military strength, he can still fight.Therefore, he was not afraid, riding on the red rabbit horse, walking in the mountains like a leisurely stroll, without even frowning.

Wang Zuo and Fu Wei also looked quite calm.

"Brother Fu is so brave." Wang Zuo praised.

He had this mentality because he participated in the Jiangling Defense Battle and narrowly escaped death. He didn't expect that Fu Xu, who participated in a big battle for the first time, would be so calm.

Fu Wei grinned: "Haha, our army is approaching Xiangyang. The bandits only know how to relocate the people and burn down the fields, but they don't dare to fight with us. I look at them like chickens and dogs, so what should I be afraid of!"

"Okay!" Wang Zuo stroked his hand and said, "Brother Fu said it well. After this battle, I will have a drink with Brother Fu."

"A word is settled!"

The Jingzhou Army crossed the mountains cautiously. Unexpectedly, the Chinese Army had already passed through most of it, and the rear army led by Liao Hua had entered it, but there was still no ambush.

Guan Yu looked back in shock, but there was still no movement in the mountains...

"Haha, hahahaha..." He couldn't help stroking his beard and laughing.

Seeing that the coach was laughing, Wang Zuo couldn't help but ask: "General, why is General Guan laughing?"

"Haha. I laugh at that Cao Ren, who has given up Xiangfan to me." Guan Yu no longer looked at the valley behind him. There was no ambush at this time, so there really was no more.

Wang Zuo scratched his head and glanced at Fu Xu next to him.

Fu Wei also laughed, and Wang Zuo couldn't help but said: "What do you mean?"

"Hahaha." Fu Wei smiled heartily, "How could I possibly know."

"I didn't know you were laughing so hard!"

……

The Jingzhou Army passed through the mountains around Xiangyang without any danger. This excellent defensive terrain did not play its due role at all.

Guan Ping's boat division had already blocked and occupied the Mian River as planned.

The Jingzhou Army successively formed a formation under Xiangyang City. The stretching military formation brought huge psychological pressure to the defenders at the head of Xiangyang City.

As Cao Cao had predicted during his lifetime, if Guan Yu, who was so powerful in China, did not die, he would be a huge hidden danger. As long as he stood there, he could greatly weaken the morale of his own army...

Xiangyang City is high, and although it is slightly inferior to Jiangling, which has been reinforced several times, it is still difficult to see clearly the faces of the people standing above.

Guan Yu rode alone out of the crowd, pointed the sword in his hand at the top of the city and shouted: "Who is guarding the city? It's Cao Ren!"

Man Chong was not angry when he heard this, and said loudly: "General Yangwu of the Wei Dynasty, Man Chong is here. He has been waiting for the general for a long time!"

"Hmph! Shameless usurper, regicide and proclaimed emperor, yet you dare to be so arrogant!"

Man Chong remained unfazed, and cupped his hands to the north and said: "My Majesty, the Emperor of Wei, inherited the great power from the Emperor of Han. Your Majesty's divine, cultural, and holy martial arts are in harmony with heaven and man!"

Then he pointed like a sword and pointed downwards at Guan Yu: "On the other hand, Liu Bei spread rumors, mourned his death, and then proclaimed himself emperor while Duke Shanyang was still alive. His intention is to be punished! Is this considered treason?"

"Hmph, your majesty inherited the Han Dynasty and rebuilt the world, how can you, a rat like you, say something dirty!" Guan Yu stroked his long beard, "If you still have some conscience, open the city gate quickly to prevent your soldiers from dying in vain!"

Man Chong laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, there are only Wei generals who died in battle, how can there be Wei ministers who surrendered?!"

"Yu Jin!!" Fu Wei shouted loudly from behind, which seemed particularly abrupt.

Man Chong: "..."

Guan Yu: "..."

Both of them were a little embarrassed and suddenly lost the interest in shouting.

"Ahem! Arrange in formation to attack the city!" Guan Yu turned back to the army and simply ordered to prepare to attack the city.

Man Chong was already prepared to defend the city. Even if he died, he would turn Xiangyang into a graveyard for the Jingzhou Army!
The people who had moved back from outside the country had already been forcibly recruited by him as laborers to carry stones and wood. If they dared not obey, they would be whipped.

The limited number of soldiers needs to recharge their batteries and prepare for battle, but they cannot waste their energy on this.

Guan Yu's army has already begun to assemble thunder cannons on the battlefield.

Jingzhou also has no shortage of wood, with Zhuge Liang's extremely precise data drawings, craftsmen specially sent to explain, and the "modular" production concept promoted by Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang.

Of course, the most critical thing is Hao Pu's racket of brains in allocating resources.

This time, the Jingzhou Army produced and brought a total of thirty thunder cannons!These are all qualified products that have been tested in advance.

At the same time, there are many redundant qualified parts. Even if any part is damaged, it can be quickly replaced and reused.

And just when the Jingzhou Army was assembling the thunder cannon, suddenly there was a thunder-like sound in Xiangyang City, and countless stones flew out of the city first!
(End of this chapter)