At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 373: Using one’s body as bait to kill Wen Chou

But it was said that Guan Yu had been unable to attack Wenchou's camp for a long time, so he was inevitably a little impatient.

It's not that Guan Yu can't calm down, it's just that the current situation of Xuzhou Army is not optimistic. Once Yuan Shao leads an army to catch up, tens of thousands of Xuzhou Army will become fish on the chopping board.

"I have always heard that Wen Chou was brave and unprepared. Today I saw that the other party was extremely cautious and did not come out of the camp to fight me."

"Since Yuan Jun's camp cannot be attacked by force, it must be designed to defeat it."

Guan Yu frowned and pondered for a long time, and suddenly a look of determination flashed in his eyes. Then he called Tai Shi Ci and said, "I want to use myself as bait to lure Wen Chou out to intercept and kill him. Ziyi can lead his troops to ambush near Yuan Jun's camp, and wait for Wen Chou to come out of the camp." From now on, his way back will be cut off.”

Next, Guan Yu explained his plan in detail.

After hearing this, Taishi Ci couldn't help but turned pale in shock and said: "The general is the commander-in-chief of the three armies, how can he put himself in danger? He only has five hundred swordsmen and axes. If there is a slight mistake, wouldn't it lead to a big disaster?"

Guan Yu said solemnly: "The war is urgent, and Yuan Jun's camp has been unable to be attacked for a long time. If we don't take this strategy, it will be too late to regret it when Yuan Benchu ​​leads his troops to kill!"

Tai Shici still said earnestly: "Having said that, this move is too risky after all. If the general really wants to lure the enemy, he might as well bring more troops."

"Charge forward and capture Guan Yu alive!"

Guan Yu had no choice but to lead his troops back to the top of the mountain, choosing a place that was easy to defend but difficult to attack and planned to wait for reinforcements.

Wen Chou saw that Guan Yu had a favorable geographical advantage and that his soldiers suffered heavy casualties and were unable to attack. He was angry and immediately called in crossbowmen.

The scout replied: "Looking at his clothes and armor, he should be from the Xuzhou Army."

It means that when one's own force is ten times that of the opponent's, one can directly encircle and annihilate the enemy without giving the opponent any way to survive.

He pondered for a moment and then said immediately: "Now that traffic is cut off, Guan Yu must not have received the news that the Chu army is attacking Suiling. Seeing that our camp could not be attacked for a long time, he must have been impatient, so he personally led his troops to explore the vicinity of the camp. .”

Thinking of the excitement, Wen Chou hurriedly said: "Send people who have seen Guan Yu quickly to find out whether it is true or not. You must be careful and don't alert the snake!"

But now, the Chu army has marched towards Suiling, and the Xuzhou army is eyeing here. If they can't kill Guan Yu to break the deadlock, they will definitely not be able to wait for the reinforcements led by Yuan Shao to arrive here.

Wen Chou breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked: "How many people are there? Do you know who is leading the army?"

When the generals heard this, they felt that Wen Chou's analysis was very reasonable, and immediately said nothing more.

Seeing Guan Yu's resolute attitude, Taishi Ci couldn't help but admire him while worrying about Guan Yu's safety.

The left and right people hurriedly spoke to stop him, saying: "The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. At this time, Guan Yu suddenly led only a few hundred people to the vicinity of our military camp. It is a bit too strange. General, please think twice before proceeding!"

Wen Chou's heart beat unsatisfactorily, and the sadness on his face disappeared. He had obviously thought of a way to break the situation.

Not long after, the person who went to investigate reported back to Wen Chou: "General Qi, I can confirm that that person is Guan Yu without a doubt!"

At that time, even if the troops were divided and rushed to support Suiling, the camp was as stable as Mount Tai.

Wen Wen was overjoyed and wanted to send his troops out of the stronghold to intercept and kill Guan Yu.

As the commander of an army, he has such courage, which is rare in the world.

Wen Chou asked hurriedly: "Whose troops are they?"

The number of soldiers and horses that Wen Chou brought out was exactly ten times that of Guan Yu, so he was sure to be able to surround and kill him.

"Guan Yu must have led his army to fight for many days. Seeing that I never came out of the stronghold to fight with him, he thought that I would only retreat into the camp, so he was confident!"

Guan Yu shook his head and said: "Wen Chou is very cautious this time. If he sees that there are many soldiers and horses under my command, how can he easily leave the stronghold to pursue me? I have made up my mind. If anything goes wrong along the way, Ziyi will act as the commander. We must win. Yuan Jun’s camp!”

But now, the scouts actually discovered that Guan Yu only brought 500 men to act as a demon. If this is true, Wen Chou only needs to lead troops to surround and kill Guan Yu, then the Xuzhou army will definitely be disorganized.

He had previously worried that dividing his troops and returning to support Sui County would lead to a lack of troops in the camp, which would eventually be taken advantage of by Guan Yu.

Wen Chou's eyes widened and he asked in a voice, "Are you sure it's Guan Yu?"

The scout said: "The enemy army did not raise any flags, so it is impossible to determine the detailed number of people. Just judging from its size, it should be about five hundred people. As for who is leading the army, it is not yet certain, but some people saw that the general who led the army had a face as heavy as a jujube. , wearing a green robe and holding a Qinglong Yanyue Sword, he is suspected to be the commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Army, Guan Yu!"

"The opportunity is fleeting. If we can surround Guan Yu in one fell swoop, the Xuzhou army will be in chaos!"

However, the place Guan Yu chose was too clever. The top of the mountain could accommodate about 500 people, but below was a steep hillside. In many places, only one person and one horse could barely pass.

Wen Chou took the lead and personally led his troops towards the top of the mountain, hoping to capture Guan Yu in one go.

The scout said: "It should be Guan Yu, but someone who has actually seen Guan Yu needs to go and investigate to confirm the authenticity!"

The war drums roared and the shouts shook the sky.

Fortunately, Wen Chou still had some sense and did not go all out to surround Guan Yu with all the soldiers and horses in the camp. He only brought out 5,000 infantry and cavalry, and then ordered the other generals under his command to defend the camp and not to move rashly.

However, Wen Chou learned that the Chu army was attacking Suiling by water and was in a dilemma. When he did not know whether to send troops back for reinforcements, a scout suddenly came to report: "Report to General Qi, a man appeared in the forest to the west of the camp." There are troops and horses, trying to find out what I am and what I am!"

"Just think about it, if there is really a fraud, Guan Yu will definitely raise his flag directly, instead of just going to the west mountain with only a few soldiers and horses to secretly explore like now."

Although Wen Chou had many soldiers and horses, he could not rush forward in a short period of time when faced with the strong sniper attacks from Guan Yu's men.

If it had been before, Wen Chou might have seriously considered it.

At this time, Guan Yu seemed to realize that the danger was coming and wanted to lead troops to break out, but he was surrounded by Yuan's troops from all directions.

It wasn't until the encirclement was completely formed that Wen Chou ordered people to raise the banner.

The Art of War says: Surround the enemy ten times.

"Where are the crossbowmen? Arrows are covering the top of the mountain!"

After Wen Chou led his troops out of the stronghold, he ordered his soldiers to silence their troops and silently surrounded Xishan.

"Bang bang bang!"

Although the terrain on the top of the mountain is dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack, because of the relatively narrow space, if it is covered by a large-scale arrow rain, heavy casualties will inevitably occur.

Fortunately, Guan Yu was well prepared, and all his swordsmen and axemen secretly carried shields.

"Choo Choo Choo!"

Under Wen Chou's command, the rain of arrows shot towards the top of the mountain like no money, covering almost the entire area where Guan Yu and his men were.

"Kneel down and raise your shield!"

After Guan Yu saw the rain of arrows flying up, he held a large shield and shouted loudly to his soldiers.

Guan Yu's five hundred swordsmen and axemen were all well-trained, and they quickly raised their shields and huddled under the shields to resist the attack of arrows.

"Puff puff!"

The arrow rain slanted down, and many of them shot directly into the wooden shield.

Even though the five hundred swordsmen and axemen all held shields, Yuan Jun's arrow rain was too dense, and many arrows still shot through the gaps and hit the Xuzhou soldiers.

"Ahhh!"

For a while, screams could not be heard.

"Continue to cover it with arrows, and the remaining troops will follow me and charge forward!"

Wen Chou was definitely a capable general in battle. After seeing the effect of the arrow rain, he simply did not save arrows and directly ordered his crossbowmen to provide fire coverage, using the arrow rain to cover himself as he rushed upward.

With the cover of the rain of arrows, the Xuzhou Army did not dare to take the lead, which caused the Yuan Army to get closer and closer to the top of the mountain. However, the arrow rain of this era is not as good as the cannons of later generations. After the cannon is adjusted to a good angle, its accuracy is relatively high. As long as it does not reach the position where the cannonball lands, it will rarely accidentally damage friendly troops.

Arrow Rain is different.

Soldiers have different arm strength and different shooting angles, so the arrows will have great deviations.

Before Wen Chou led his soldiers to the top of the mountain, someone was accidentally injured by a rain of arrows, and even he himself was almost hit by an arrow.

Wen Chou had no choice but to order the crossbowmen to stop firing arrows.

After the rain of arrows stopped, Guan Yu's soldiers suffered dozens of casualties. However, under the command of General Guan Yu, they still bravely began to defend the defense line on the top of the mountain.

Guan Yu has always been considerate of his soldiers, so he is also deeply loved by his soldiers, especially the five hundred swordsmen, whose loyalty is unquestionable.

Therefore, even though there were nearly a hundred casualties, the remaining swordsmen and axemen still fought hard under the leadership of Guan Yu without any fear.

Brutal hand-to-hand combat broke out again.

Although Wen Chou had many soldiers and horses under his command, he could not give full play to his strength advantage here. Although he was gradually approaching the top of the mountain, he was still blocked by the Xuzhou army.

Seeing that several attacks had been repulsed, and even though the Xuzhou Army only had about 300 men left, they still fought tenaciously, Wen Chou immediately became furious.

He once again ordered to cover the top of the mountain with arrow rain, hoping to consume the Xuzhou Army's strength first.

However, with the previous lessons and the shields and corpses of more than a hundred people killed in the battle, they also became bunkers for these people. Therefore, under the cover of Yuan Jun's arrow rain this time, their casualties were not very many.

Seeing that the arrow rain had little effect, Wen Chou could only launch another strong attack.

Although the casualties of Yuan's army were far greater than that of Xuzhou's army, Wen Chou's troops were ten times that of Xuzhou's. Even if they continued to be consumed like this, Wen Chou would definitely be the winner in the end.

The two sides fought for half a day. Facing the fierce attack of Yuan Jun, Xuzhou Army saw that there were only more than a hundred people left, and the defense became increasingly difficult.

"Boom boom boom!"

At this moment, a thunderous drum sound suddenly came from the distance, but it was Taishi Ci and Sun Ce who finally came over in two groups.

Taishi Ci led 20,000 troops to block in front of Yuan Jun's camp, so that Yuan Jun inside the camp did not dare to act rashly.

However, Sun Ce led 10,000 troops to cut off Wen Chou's retreat and went to rescue Guan Yu.

Seeing that there are fewer and fewer soldiers under Guan Yu's command, and the resistance is getting weaker and weaker, it won't be long before they can capture the top of the mountain.

Wen Chou was not happy for a long time. Not long after hearing the sound of drums, a scout came to report in panic: "Report to General, the Xuzhou Army is out in full force and has cut off our way. At this time, there are 10,000 soldiers and horses heading towards this place to kill." Come!"

Wen Chou suddenly heard the news and was shocked.

On the one hand, he was worried that the camp would be lost, and on the other hand, he was worried that his retreat would be cut off, making it difficult to return to the camp.

Wen Chou wanted to withdraw his troops, but looking at the top of the mountain that was about to be conquered, he was still a little reluctant.

When the deputy general saw Wen Chou's appearance, he knew what he was thinking, and immediately said: "This is Guan Yu's strategy to lure the enemy by using himself as bait. If he doesn't withdraw his troops as soon as possible, even if he can finally attack the top of the mountain, If we capture and kill Guan Yu, and wait until our retreat is completely cut off, we may be in trouble!"

When Wen Chou heard this, even though he was unwilling to accept it, he could only look at the top of the mountain hatefully, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Withdraw the troops!"

The sound of ringing gold sounded, and Yuan Jun, who already knew that his retreat was cut off, immediately panicked and retreated in panic.

On the top of the mountain, the ground was covered with arrows and blood. Many Xuzhou soldiers who died in the battle had their bodies covered with arrows.

Just because after they died in battle, not only were they unable to withstand the overwhelming rain of arrows, but they were sometimes used as shields by other soldiers.

Even though Guan Yu was extremely brave, he still felt a little tired after half a day of fierce fighting.

But when he saw the miserable condition of his soldiers, he could only continue to fight with red eyes, killing every enemy who rushed to the top of the mountain.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

As the sound of ringing gold sounded, Yuan Jun, who had been attacking fiercely, finally retreated like a tide.

When the surviving Xuzhou soldiers saw this, they all couldn't help but cheered.

Then, a strong sense of exhaustion came after the excitement, and many people collapsed directly to the ground, gasping for air.

At this time, Guan Yu inserted the hilt of the Yanyue Sword into the ground. Looking at Yuan Jun who was retreating in panic and his formation was extremely scattered, he thought of the casualties of his soldiers and immediately became jealous.

He turned to look at the surviving soldiers under his command, and shouted in a deep voice: "The reinforcements have arrived, and the thieves have lost their courage. Those who still have the strength should follow me to charge and kill the enemy, and avenge the death of Paoze!"

After saying that, Guan Yu didn't talk too much, he directly raised the Qinglong Gang Yanyue Sword and rushed down the mountain like flying.

When the Xuzhou Army, which was already exhausted, saw Guan Yu like this, almost no one was afraid. Even the injured people stood up and followed Guan Yu closely, and they all headed down the mountain to kill.

"Wen Chou, don't leave, please accept your fate!"

However, Wen Chou just turned around and was about to retreat when he suddenly heard a roar like thunder.

He turned around and looked, but was shocked to find that Guan Yu actually led more than a hundred defeated soldiers, abandoned the geographical advantage of the top of the mountain, and came towards him without overestimating his own capabilities.

Wen Chou was not surprised but overjoyed when he saw this, and secretly said: "I have spent so much money this time and still failed to kill Guan Yu. I am really sorry."

"I never thought that Guan Yu didn't know whether to live or die, and he actually dared to take the initiative to kill at the foot of the mountain!"

Wen Chou was originally commanding at the front line, so when he evacuated, he was almost at the back.

Despite this, Wen Chou still had hundreds of personal guards around him, and still had a strength advantage over the Xuzhou Army.

Faced with Guan Yu's provocation, Wen Chou simply refused to retreat but advanced, and actually rushed towards Guan Yu with weapons in hand.

On the one hand, he believed in his bravery, and on the other hand, he also believed that he had many personal guards under his command and that he would be able to capture and kill Guan Yu in this battle, so he acted so boldly.

"kill!"

Wen Chou roared angrily and stabbed Guan Yu directly in the chest with the spear in his hand.

"die!"

Guan Yu, however, did not dodge or evade, and struck down suddenly with his sword from above. It was actually a life-for-life style of attack. Apparently, he was extremely angry because of the large number of deaths of his soldiers.

Wen Chou never expected that Guan Yu, as the commander of an army, would be so desperate.

He didn't want to die together, so he had to hurriedly put away his gun to block at the last moment.

"clang!"

The powerful and powerful sword directly cut the spear in Wen Chou's hand into two pieces.

"puff!"

The force of the Yanyue Sword continued unabated, and in Wen Chou's horrified eyes, it actually cut him in half.

one move.

Just one move.

Wen Chou, known as the most powerful general in Hebei, was beheaded by Guan Yu!

(End of this chapter)