Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 341
"General!"

"Protect General Guan!"

Guan Yu was an expert in martial arts and was bold, and he had seen the power of this new armor in actual combat, so he was naturally calm and calm.

But his men couldn't bear the excitement, and immediately ran up in a swarm. The soldiers raised their shields to protect Guan Yu's rear, while Zhao Lei and Fu Wei hurriedly stepped forward to check Guan Yu's injuries.

They were afraid that Guan Yu was just pretending to be relaxed. After all, in order not to affect the morale of the army, it was actually very common for generals to conceal their injuries.

"General Guan, are you injured?"

Seeing the two men asking nervously in a low voice, Guan Yu smiled and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, the strength of this armor is far beyond our imagination. Adou, Adou... what a good name, hahaha! Let's go back with our troops. camp!"

Guan Yu laughed very happily, but Fu Wei was confused after hearing this.

He glanced at Zhao Lei: "What does this mean?"

Finally, Zhao Lei raised his head slightly and said with a triumphant smile: "Humph, I don't know anymore."

"Humph!" Fu Wei snorted coldly and tilted his head to the side, as if he wasn't very interested.

Just a pair of eyes as big as an ox would glance at Zhao Lei from time to time. After tensing up for a while, he finally couldn't stand it any longer. He said with a smile on his face, "Hey, Brother Zhao, can you tell me about it if you know it?"

Seeing that Fu Xu shouted something nice, Zhao Lei stopped trying to be a squeamish person. The two horses approached and whispered: "It is said that the mistress, Mrs. Gan, dreamed of swallowing the Beidou at night, and then became pregnant, so the prince's baby name was Adou.

"When the prince was born, there was a white dragon hovering over the eaves of the mistress's house at night. The dragon roared several times before leaving. When the prince was born, the room was filled with a strange fragrance..."

Zhao Lei retold what he heard from Shen Zhong in an exaggerated way. Those who didn't know thought he was the midwife...

Fu Xu was stunned for a moment and nodded repeatedly.

After Guan Yu withdrew his troops and returned to camp, he still left manpower to observe and pay attention to the movements of the Xiangyang defenders at all times.

Especially after nightfall, people were assigned to take turns on duty to observe whether there were torch signals at the top of the city, and were strictly ordered not to slack off.

This is not a seamless plan. Regardless of Yuan Zhong, Man Chong, or the follow-up, any unexpected changes in any link may lead to the failure of the plan.

For example, when Yuan Zhong led his cavalry out of the city, it was actually an unexpected event.

If he had not escaped and insisted on fighting outside the city, then Guan Yu would have had no choice but to kill him, and the whole plan would have been aborted.

But there is no such thing as a perfect plan in this world. If this plan is successful, Xiangyang, which has a solid city defense, can be easily defeated.

Even if it fails, it won't be too late for the Jingzhou Army to attack again. This super cost-effectiveness is the benefit of using time, and it is also the reason why Liu Chan does not hesitate to provide large sums of money for the Shadow Guard's activities.

Man Chong thought that the Jingzhou Army's plan had completely failed, but unfortunately, the plan was still not over.

The whole process of him killing Yuan Zhong was watched by the Ximen defenders and was cold in their hearts.

And all this was also seen by another inconspicuous little person - Niu Dazhuang, who had been silently carrying wood and stones to the city.

……

Three days have passed.

Since then, the Jingzhou Army has not launched another siege, but the atmosphere in Xiangyang City has become increasingly strange.

After killing Yuan Zhong, Man Chong is gradually becoming suspicious and very sensitive to the people and things around him.

Although it is not to the extent of not distinguishing right from wrong and punishing indiscriminately, sometimes one sentence has to be interrogated by the surrounding generals for a long time, which also makes other people's nerves tense every day, for fear that they will be killed if they say the wrong word.

This is absolutely possible for Man Chong, who has a reputation for being "harsh".

His reputation was not unjust. In his early years, when he was acting as the magistrate of Gaoping County, he tortured a prisoner to death. Although he rose through the ranks, similar incidents still happened frequently.

The people who were most observed and questioned during these three days were the defenders at each city gate.

Especially the West Gate.

The east and north gates of Xiangyang are close to the water, and the south gate is close to the mountains. It is difficult to line up a large number of military formations.

Therefore, when attacking Xiangyang, Ximen is often used as the main attack direction.

The gate chief of the West City, if he had the opportunity to talk to Man Chong every day, he would probably wake up from his dream with a smile.

After all, even if you look familiar in front of senior officials, you can be more hopeful when there is a promotion vacancy.

If you are lucky enough to be appreciated, it will skyrocket.

But in the past three days, Man Chong, who came to him to "chat" every day, made him feel on pins and needles.

If possible, even if he was a gatekeeper for the rest of his life, he would not want Lord Manchu to come again... It was too tiring. "Alas... when will this kind of life end?" He sighed and looked at the dry pancakes and porridge in front of him, losing all appetite.

Damn it, today is the day.

"Cui Niang, get the wine I have hidden. I don't know how long I can live. Let's have a drink."

As soon as Cao Pi announced the war against Wu, Man Chong in Xiangyang had already strictly banned alcohol.

As soon as the Wei army moved, Guan Yu would definitely make an expedition to the north. He saw this very clearly and made a lot of preparations for it.

The prohibition on alcohol is firstly for the strict training and combat effectiveness of the army, but also to save precious food resources... After all, it is certain that Xiangyang will be besieged. The only uncertainty is how long the siege will last.

This little half-urn hidden in the city gate was all he had left to survive.

But...no one agreed for a while.

"Cui Niang?" The city gate chief called again in confusion.

He couldn't afford to live in a big house, it was just a small house with only three rooms. His mother-in-law was just preparing vegetables nearby, so it was impossible not to hear her.

Cursing, the puzzled city gate chief habitually picked up the sword and hung it back on his waist, got up and went to see what the mother-in-law was doing.

Although he was wearing a saber, it was just muscle memory, and he was not actually wary.

Being in Xiangyang City, in his own home, he never thought about any danger.

However, when he opened the kitchen curtain, he found his mother-in-law sitting slumped next to the stove with her eyes closed, not knowing whether she was alive or dead.

"Cui Niang?!" He walked forward quickly and was about to check on his wife when he suddenly heard a muffled male voice from behind.

"She's fine, she just fainted."

This sudden sound came from behind, almost making the city gate chief jump up in fright.

When he turned around, he saw a man standing next to the door curtain. When he entered the door, he was in a blind spot, so he didn't notice him.

And this man is clearly a laborer who was sent to help with the defense. He was whipped by himself at the West City Gate a few days ago...

His hair stood on end and he trembled, and he raised his hand to draw the knife!

"So bold, you want to make it..." He held his right hand towards his waist, but it was empty.

"Huh? Where's my knife?!"

He clearly remembered that he came in with a knife.

The man leaning against the wall opposite took out an unsheathed single-handed sword from behind and said with a smile: "Master, are you looking for this?"

He looked calm at this time and his eyes were lively. How could he still be the timid, timid, taciturn farmer he usually was?

"Looking for death, bring it to me!" The city gate chief did not realize the seriousness of the matter for a moment, and actually pounced on Niu Dazhuang, trying to snatch his knife back.

The image of Niu Dazhuang can easily give people the first impression of "stupid", even his name is the same.

Back in Dongsan County, the man who delivered the message for the Shen family thought so, and so does the Xiangyang city gate chief now.

It's a pity that Niu Dazhuang is not worthy of his name.

And the consequences of this misjudgment are often fatal.

Niu Dazhuang flipped his wrist deftly, drew a circle with his unsheathed sword, and hit the opponent's forearm.

Then, before the city gate chief could see what was going on, he heard a clang, and the blade was already placed on his neck, as if he had put it there on purpose.

"You! You are a craftsman of the Shu army!" The city gate chief didn't know what was going on at this time, and said with wide eyes in horror.

"Bah, who the hell is a craftsman from the Shu army!" The man was furious.

The city gate chief looked confused, wasn't he careful?That is?
"We are from the Han army! The Han Dynasty is orthodox!"

City Gate Chief: "..."

"Isn't this the same thing?! I can't survive..."

"Kill if you want." He closed his eyes righteously... It was a pity that his trembling legs betrayed him.

"I didn't mean to kill you." Niu Dazhuang smiled slightly, "Your mother-in-law is also alive and well. Contrary to what you think, I am here to save you."

(End of this chapter)