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

Chapter 374 Annoyance
"Hoohoo!"

The sword strike just now concentrated almost all of Guan Yu's energy and spirit. In addition, the fierce fighting for half a day had consumed a lot. Even though Guan Yu's physical strength was different from ordinary people, he could not help but feel a little exhausted at this time and couldn't help but gasp for air.

If Wen Chou's personal guards swarmed up at this time, they might be able to hack Guan Yu to death with swords.

In fact, the fight between the two sides just now was extremely dangerous. If Wen Chou had not been afraid at the last moment and did not want to die together and chose to withdraw his gun and defend, Guan Yu would only have half a life left even if he did not die.

However, the more fearful one is on the battlefield, the faster one will die.

Now Wen Chou can be said to have gained glory and a prominent position under Yuan Shao. If Yuan Shao could unify the world, it would be easy to create a family of generals from Wen Chou.

The higher he is in a high position, the more he cherishes his life. At least in this psychological game, Wen Chou completely lost to Guan Yu.

Wen Chou originally thought that with his own bravery, he could still block Guan Yu's offensive even if he would be at a disadvantage if he closed his gun and blocked it.

It's a pity that he overestimated his own strength, underestimated the amazingness of Guan Yu's sword, and even underestimated the sharpness of the Qinglong Yanyue Sword.

As the saying goes, if you make one mistake, you will lose everything.

"Hoohoo!"

Guan Yu's mind was spinning rapidly, and then he pointed at the two pieces of Wen Chou's body lying on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "In consideration of your loyalty, Wen Chou's body can be taken away by you first. Whether you can break out of the encirclement depends on your luck. "

It wasn't until he watched all the guards leave that Guan Yu let out a long sigh of relief, and then he felt a strong sense of exhaustion coming over him. If it weren't for the Qinglong Yanyue Sword being thrust into the ground, he would even be a little unsteady.

The disadvantage is that it has more than enough explosive power but not enough stamina.

The Qinglong Yanyue Sword in Guan Yu's hand is a heavy weapon. It is good at bursts and is not suitable for long-term battles.

Sun Ce took the opportunity to cut off Wen Chou's men's retreat.

Guan Yu's words were sonorous and powerful, showing his righteousness and benevolence without showing any hint of cowardice.

If Wen Chou's body is not returned, it may anger these people and lead them to fight to the death.

After a short period of adjustment, Guan Yu's body was still exhausted, but he was still full of energy when he shouted, and his voice was as loud as a bell.

Although Wen Chou's personal guards were afraid, after all, there were still many loyal people among them. Someone immediately shouted: "The general is brave, we know that we are invincible. However, we dare not betray the emperor and surrender to the enemy because of our loyalty to the emperor." "

At the same time, more than a hundred Xuzhou troops who were following Guan Yu also caught up with him.

There are advantages and disadvantages to generals like Guan Yu fighting on the battlefield. The advantage is naturally that when faced with force and strength that is inferior to one's own, or when an enemy is underestimated and careless, he can determine the outcome with three basic moves and kill the enemy on his horse.

The words were divided into two parts, but it was said that Tai Shici led his troops to block the outside of Yuan Jun's camp, frightening the generals of Yuan Jun so that they did not dare to leave the camp to meet Wen Chou.

Guan Yu couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw everyone's expressions.

Wen Chou's small mistake ended up costing his life and became a stepping stone for Guan Yu to become famous all over the world.

Fortunately, Guan Yu quickly adjusted his breathing, held on to his slightly weakened body, and advanced instead of retreating, actually stepped forward and beheaded Wen Chou directly.

After they saw that their coach was so brave and killed the famous Wen Chou with just one move, their morale was greatly boosted, and their physical fatigue was reduced a lot.

Wen Chou's personal guard, who had a fierce look in his eyes, heard Guan Yu's words. After hesitating for a long time, someone finally came forward and bowed deeply to Guan Yu, saying, "We believe in General Guan's military character!"

At this point, he raised Wen Chou's head and said: "But I want to take Wen Chou's head to ask for merit, and I can't return it to you for the time being."

"Tap Tap!"

At this time, when the guards following Wen Chou saw Guan Yu's appearance, their eyes gradually revealed a fierce light.

Once a cautious person is encountered and blocks Guan Yu's initial outburst, then as time goes by, the two sides will only fight longer and longer, and it will become increasingly difficult for Guan Yu to kill the enemy.

"Wen Chou is dead, and your way back is cut off. If we don't surrender, how long will it take?"

The personal guards are different, they are very likely to fight to the death.

"If not, we will fight to the death even if we know we are outmatched!"

He held Wen Chou's head in his left hand and the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his right hand, and he slowly pushed towards Wen Chou's personal guards.

After seeing Guan Yu walking forward with such a sense of oppression, he thought of how brave Wen Chou had been killed by him with one strike, and he couldn't help but feel fear and kept retreating back.

Guan Yu shouted in a deep voice as he moved forward.

After saying this, someone stepped forward and took away the two body parts of Wen Chou, and then the guards hurriedly withdrew.

"General Wen has treated us very kindly in the past. If the general is willing to return General Wen's body, we will withdraw now and we will never dare to be enemies with the general."

In this era, most of the personal guards around the generals were from the same hometown or even the same clan. Therefore, they were very loyal and received good treatment. They were related to each other by interests.

Seeing Guan Yu gasping for breath, Wen Chou's bodyguards, who thought the opponent was exhausted, were all eager to give it a try.

Originally, all of Sun Ce's men were infantry. Although Wen Chou only had five thousand men under his command, they had already suffered a lot of losses in the battle with Guan Yu.

"But don't worry, I'm not someone who humiliates someone's corpse. After the request for merit is completed, I will definitely send someone to return Wen Chou's head!"

Guan Yu's footsteps were slow and powerful, and he kept approaching the front.

If it were the other soldiers of Sergeant Yuan who saw their leader being beheaded, they would most likely panic and then disperse in a rush.

If Wen Chou's body was returned at this time, it would be showing cowardice. There was no guarantee that these personal guards would not swarm him and fight with him.

Someone spoke first, and the rest of the guards thought of the favor they received from Wen Chou in the past, and gradually struggled out of their fear of Guan Yu, and their eyes became firm.

If it were Zhao Yun or Zhang Fei, since they were not using heavy weapons, they might have lasted longer.

Guan Yu felt his trembling hands and still gasped for air.

He was able to take the lead and fight fiercely for half a day without riding a horse, which was already quite extraordinary.

However, as long as Wen Chou is still alive, Sun Ce's few soldiers and horses may not be able to stop these five thousand cavalry.

However, Wen Chou was killed by Guan Yu, leaving the five thousand cavalry without a leader. They were in chaos and fled in all directions.

Sun Ce took the opportunity to cover up the attack and killed countless enemies.

Sun Ce was a little surprised at first as to why these Yuan troops were so vulnerable. It wasn't until he led his troops to meet Guan Yu and saw Wen Chou's head in the opponent's hand that he suddenly realized it.

Then, a strong sense of admiration emerged spontaneously.

With five hundred against five thousand, Guan Yu was not only able to hold out for half a day, but he was also able to kill the enemy coach Wen Chou.

This record is enough to be proud of the world. When the news spreads, Guan Yu will definitely become famous and make Yuan Jun fearful.

"The general is really brave, Ce can be ashamed of himself!" Faced with Sun Ce's heartfelt compliment, Guan Yu didn't say much. He called for a war horse and ordered Sun Ce to continue to lead three thousand troops to clean the battlefield, but he led the rest The soldiers and horses went to meet Tai Shici.

Inside the camp, Wen Chou's lieutenants were anxious.

There are only ten thousand soldiers and horses under his command. Now there is the Xuzhou army in front and the Chu army in the back.

The most important thing is that the camp is no better than a city. Without the help of Wen Chou and his five thousand cavalry, it is unlikely to defend the camp.

Just when the lieutenant general was anxious and praying that Wen Chou could lead his troops back as soon as possible, he suddenly saw a commotion among the Xuzhou army.

Not long after, I saw a nine-foot strong general with a face like a jujube, wearing a green robe and holding a Qinglong Yanyue Sword, galloping towards the camp.

The deputy general has recognized that the man is Guan Yu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Army.

He had doubts in his heart and thought to himself: "Why did Guan Yu come forward alone?"

"Wen Chou's head is here. If you don't surrender yet, when will we wait?"

Guan Yu now knew from the captured generals of Yuan's army that the Chu army crossed the Huaihe River in large numbers and attacked Suiling in two groups.

It is precisely because of this that when Wen Chou learned that he only led a few hundred people to explore the camp, he led his troops to surround and kill them, hoping to break the deadlock.

Now that Yuan Jun is in trouble both internally and externally, and Wen Chou has been killed, if Yuan Jun in the camp knows about this, even if he will not surrender, his military morale will definitely be in chaos.

as predicted.

When Yuan Jun saw Wen Chou's head, he was immediately panicked. Guan Yu took the opportunity to shout: "Now that the Chu army has cut off your supply route, and Wen Chou has been killed by me, if you are willing to open the camp and surrender, I will treat you favorably. I am willing to do so." Everyone who returns to Hebei will be let go."

"If not, don't blame me for being ruthless when the camp is broken!"

Faced with Guan Yu's kindness and power, after all, the words "all those who are willing to return to Hebei will be let go" completely moved these Yuan troops.

Even the deputy general was a little moved.

It's just that he has more things to consider than ordinary soldiers.

After the soldiers surrendered and returned to Hebei, they might not be punished or even be drafted into the army again.

As a general, once he surrenders, there is no turning back.

"General, the matter has come to this. We don't know when His Majesty's army will arrive here. We might as well surrender."

Someone came forward and whispered to the deputy general.

The deputy general was about to refuse, but when he saw some soldiers already holding weapons and quietly coming up from all around, he couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring.

When the deputy general saw this, he was frightened and couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said: "Although I don't want to surrender, the officers and men in the camp are all my brothers and sisters. If I insist on defending the camp, I am afraid I will suffer heavy casualties in the end."

"For the sake of the safety of my brothers, let me alone bear the Lord's infamy!"

After speaking, the lieutenant ordered people to open the camp and choose to surrender to Guan Yu.

As expected, Guan Yu kept his promise. After taking over Yuan Jun's camp, he first confiscated Yuan Jun's weapons and armor, and then reported the victory to Liu Bei while registering those who wanted to return to Hebei.

After the registration was completed, Guan Yu ordered his people to give them some money and food that was only enough for the road, and really put them in and left.

Guan Yu even asked the captured Wen Chou's bodyguard to take away Wen Chou's head.

When Sun Ce saw this, he asked with some confusion: "General, if you let these soldiers go, they will be recruited by Yuan Shao again. Will they become our enemies again?"

"These are all young men. If we keep them all, we can strengthen our army."

When Guan Yu heard this, he said in a deep voice: "I have promised everyone before, and I cannot break my promise and get fat."

"What's more, the families of these soldiers and soldiers of Yuan are all in Hebei. If they are forced to stay here, they will not be able to return home. Instead, they will be prevented from escaping."

"Instead of doing this, it's better to just put it back."

"Even if they are indeed drafted into the army again in the future, they can just see each other on the battlefield, so there is nothing to fear!"

Although Sun Ce did not agree with Guan Yu's remarks, he admired him as a person and did not say anything else.

Now that the Yuan army blocking the road was resolved, Liu Bei would not waste any more time and immediately led his troops to continue southward, intending to join forces with the Chu army as soon as possible.

at the same time.

At the same time, Ma Chao and Gan Ning divided their troops into two groups and also captured Suiling County.

Originally, Suiling would not have been captured so easily, but when the news of Wen Chou's death and Yuan Jun's surrender reached the city, the city's defender was so heartbroken that he opened the city and surrendered.

In this way, the Xuzhou Army led by Liu Bei finally joined forces with Ma Chao and Gan Ning in Suiling.

When Liu Bei saw Ma Chao, he learned that he came from a famous family and was the son of Ma Teng. He also killed Yuan Jun General Yan Liang in the battle. After he paid homage to General Zhenxi, he couldn't help but be in awe.

Liu Bei thought Ma Chao was the commander-in-chief of the Chu army, and immediately said: "Although my second brother killed Guan Yu and forced Yuan's army to surrender, Gao Lan led five thousand cavalry in pursuit, and Yuan Shao's eldest brother's army also rushed day and night. Come."

"Although Suiling is backed by Hongze Lake, the city is small and there is no danger to defend it. If we continue to station troops here, when Yuan Shao leads the Hebei army to kill, we may not be able to hold on here for long."

"Therefore, in my opinion, it is better to abandon Suiling, cross the Huaihe River south, and rely on the natural dangers of the Huaihe River to resist Yuan Shao. I wonder what the general thinks?"

When Ma Chao heard this, he said: "What Mr. Xuande said makes sense, but I am just a general in charge of the army. This is a big matter. Mr. Zhuge needs to decide whether to stick to Suiling or abandon the city."

Liu Bei's heart moved slightly and he asked: "The general mentioned Mr. Zhuge, but is he Zhuge Kongming?"

Although Liu Bei had known before that Zhuge Liang had been appointed as the new governor of Guangling County, he did not know that Zhou Qi would actually hand over the power of military communication to Zhuge Liang, a young man in his early twenties.

He had also heard about what Zhuge Liang did after following Zhou Ji to Xiangyang, especially the first battle in which he was outnumbered and defeated Chunyu Qiong in Nanyang. Even Liu Bei was shocked.

While shocked, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

Although there are many talents under his command, generals such as Guan, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, and Sun Ce are all good at leading troops in battles, but they are not as capable as Zhuge Liang of strategizing and winning thousands of miles away.

Although Chen Gong, Zhuge Jin, Chen Deng, and Chen Qun had many strategies, they were often lacking in military aspects, and they were not top-notch counselors.

If someone like Zhuge Liang could defect to him, he could make up for his shortcomings.

Zhuge Liang was originally from Xuzhou, and his uncle and brother were all officials under him, so it was natural for Zhuge Liang to rely on him.

Unexpectedly, when Zhou Qi sent Zhou Jilai to Xuzhou as a hostage, he actually made Zhuge Liang a scholar.

In this way, Liu Bei missed a great talent, and he was naturally upset.

(End of this chapter)