Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 461 A real man should die on a pommel horse
In the cold autumn season, it is suddenly warm and then cold.

In the evening, the setting sun is like blood, and the black crows scream.

The defeated soldiers of the Han army retreated along the trail, and the vegetation along the roadside was in ruins. The sound of horses neighing, hoofbeats and people walking almost blended into the whistling of the cold wind.

"Report!"

The dull sound of horse hoofbeats sounded as they galloped to the front of the team and shouted: "Your Majesty, the traitor army has dispersed and our army is safe!"

Liao Hua looked at the chaotic formation of the Han army and said: "Your Majesty, our army was defeated and fled. The soldiers were scattered and have been running for a long time. It is better to rest on the spot and gather the defeated army."

Guan Yu endured the pain and said, "As Yuan Jian wishes, send someone to contact Zhao Lei as soon as possible."

"promise!"

"Rest where you are!"

Under Guan Yu's orders, the defeated Han soldiers breathed a sigh of relief and leaned on the roadside slope to rest.

In the name of reminiscing about old times, Xu Huang coaxed Guan Yu into going out into battle, and then suddenly ordered his troops to attack and kill the Han army. Not only was Guan Yu unprepared, but the Han soldiers in the formation were also caught off guard.

In order to save Guan Yu in front of the formation, the front formation opened a hole to cover, which suddenly caused chaos in the stable formation. The Wei soldiers took advantage of the chaos to rush into the Han army's formation. Although the Han army was more elite than the Wei soldiers, under the chaos, how could they be the opponents of the Wei soldiers, and they were defeated and left.

Liu Zan led the army to the rear, Guan Yuqiang supported the arrow wound and led the Han army's infantry and cavalry to withdraw towards Zhao Lei who was staying behind in the fleet. However, Zhao Lei was defeated by the army led by the warlord Zhao Yan. After the defeat, Zhao Lei led his fleet to retreat along the Huishui River without knowing where to go.

When Zhao Yan saw Guan Yu's defeat, he ordered General Liu Zhu to flank Guan Yu. Under the attack of two Wei armies, the Han army's 5,000 cavalry suffered heavy casualties. In order to avoid the pursuers, Guan Yu had to lead his army to take a trail.

"what!"

The attendant helped Guan Yu dismount, but Guan Yu groaned, apparently his nerves were stung by the arrow cluster that hit his chest.

Seeing that Guan Yu's face was pale and his face was distorted, Liao Hua hurriedly dismounted and asked, "Is it possible that the Lord is injured?"

Guan Yu gasped and couldn't speak.

The attendant supported Guan Yu and walked away, saying: "Xu Huang is despicable. He tricked the prince into going out to reminisce about old times, but then he shot him with a cold arrow. As a result, the prince was hit by an arrow in the chest."

Liao Hua looked nervous and said: "But as Junhou said before, the cold arrow only hit Xu Huang, but not Junhou himself. What happens now~"

The attendant sighed and said: "Seeing that the situation is critical, the Lord is afraid that the injury from the arrow will disrupt the morale of the army, so he will not let me wait to speak."

"Hurry and help Junhou lie down!"

"Is there a doctor?"

"No doctor!"

With the help of everyone, Guan Yu was able to lie down on the haystack, and his breathing gradually became easier.

"Junhou, how is the arrow wound?" Liao Hua asked with concern.

"It's out of the way!"

Guan Yu panted slightly and said, "Is there any news about Liu Zan and Zhao Lei today?"

Liao Hua looked at the rear and said: "After the defeat, the armies scattered in all directions. Now we have ordered the scouts to disperse and gather the defeated troops. The general who is left behind is to protect the enemy of ten thousand people. If he is brave enough, he will be able to survive without hindrance. Zhao Although the general's troops were defeated, they left by boat and are expected to have settled down."

Guan Yu tried to get up, but was tortured by the arrow wound on his chest and found it difficult to get up.

Liao Hua helped Guan Yu lie down and said: "If you are hit by an arrow, you should take a good rest. If there is a military order, I will run for you."

"good!"

Guan Yu nodded and said weakly: "There are thieves in our army and it is not appropriate to fight Xu Huang again. For the time being, we will reorganize our troops and contact Zhao Lei. When all the troops arrive, we will take boats to evacuate along the Feishui River."

As he spoke, Guan Yu felt very upset. He now hated himself for being too naive and being deceived twice by Xu Huang. The first time, the results blinded his eyes, and he was ambushed when he went north to Wancheng; the second time, he was deceived by Xu Huang's name of recalling the past, and not only was he hit by an arrow, but his own army was also defeated.

Xu Gongming, I treat you with integrity, but you unexpectedly treat me like a villain. I only regret that I had no eyesight in the past and misunderstood you!

When Guan Yu was lamenting, Liu Zan had returned to the army with his remaining soldiers and came to visit Guan Yu.

"Your Majesty!"

Liuzan's body was covered in blood, and his armor was covered with marks from swords and spears. He had obviously fought his way out of the crowd after a bloody battle.

Seeing Liu Zan returning safely, Guan Yu felt relieved and asked, "Is Zheng Ming injured?"

"It's mostly the blood of thieves, but it's nothing serious!"

Liu Zan squatted down next to Guan Yu and said, "Zan is under heavy siege. Fortunately, General Hou Yin led his troops to rescue him."

Guan Yu endured the pain, got up from the ground, leaned against the tree trunk, and asked, "Where is Hou Yin?"

At Liu Zan's greeting, Hou Yin came quickly, saluted and said: "Yin pays homage to the lord, Wancheng was lost, and the lord fell into a trap. Yin feels very guilty."

Guan Yu looked as calm as possible and asked: "What happened in Wancheng? Why are you here again?"

"It's a long story!"

Hou Yin sighed and told him everything that had happened recently. Xu Huang surrounded three palaces and captured Wancheng. Hou Yin led hundreds of people to escape from the north gate and fled into the mountains as thieves, preparing to look for opportunities to go south to defect to Guan Yu...

On the way south, he found out that Guan Yu was heading north, so Hou Yin led his troops to come to the rescue and happened to save Liu Zan, who was trapped in a tight siege.

After hearing the secret, Guan Yu sighed slightly and said: "It seems that the previous letters were not written by the general. They should be forged letters written by the traitor Zong Jin, thinking to lure our army to go north."

"Yin is ashamed of the general, and cannot hold on to Wancheng." Hou Yin lowered his head in shame and said.

Guan Yu appeased Hou Yin and said: "The matter has come to an end. It is good for the general to return south with our army. I still have tens of thousands of troops in Xiangfan. I can reorganize the troops and horses and then fight Xu Huang decisively. We may be able to recapture Wancheng."

"Thank you, Lord!"

Hou Yin had a good eye, and after briefly greeting Guan Yu, he took the initiative to leave.

"Junhou, where do you want to go now?" Liu Zan asked with his hands raised. Guan Yu wanted to stroke his beard, but felt the pain in his chest. He frowned slightly and said calmly: "Contact Zhao Lei and lead the troops to withdraw to Xinye."

"Xinye, my son Guan Ping is in charge. Although there are only more than a thousand soldiers and horses under his tent, Xinye is close to Xiangfan, with only more than a hundred miles of land. Now we are defending Xinye, and we can stop Xu Huang from the north. The Xiangfan garrison has been seen for a long time If there is no bandit army to come to our aid, and if the siege continues for a few more months, Xiangfan will be able to surrender soon!"

Before, Guan Yu went north, but because of Hu Xiu, Xinye, the governor of Jingzhou, left the city to join him. Because Xinye was an important area for military strategists, Guan Yu did not dare to let others take charge, so he appointed Guan Ping to go out to control Xinye.

Although Guan Yu has defeated Wancheng now, there is still room for error due to the huge results accumulated in the past. Next, if Guan Yu is defeated again, the siege of Fancheng may be broken by the Wei army.

As he spoke, Guan Yu felt out of breath and began to gasp rapidly.

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing Guan Yu like this, Liu Zan looked worried and said: "The prince is wounded by an arrow in his chest. It is better to lead the army to retreat to Xiangfan, or let General Ziming go north to lead the army to defend against the enemy."

Guan Yu raised his hand slightly, interrupted Liu Zan's words, and said: "Ziming's duty is to besiege the city, and my duty is to defend the enemy."

Because Guan Yu did not listen to Lu Meng's advice, he went north to Wancheng and was ambushed. Now that he was injured by an arrow, Lu Meng was asked to take over Guan Yu's responsibilities. With Guan Yu's character, how could he endure it?

"Your Majesty!"

Liao Hua, who was responsible for gathering the defeated troops, approached Guan Yu and said: "Our army has contacted General Zhao. Because his troops were defeated by Zhao Yan and Liu Zhu, he led Zhouge to retreat to the camp thirty miles away."

Guan Yu nodded slightly and asked: "Yuan Jian, how many troops do we still have? How are the losses?"

Liao Hua hesitated a little and said: "I have informed you that there are only more than 1,400 cavalrymen left among the 5,000 people. He Houyin commanded more than 400 people and nearly 2,000 men and horses. According to the scouts, General Zhao's three generals There were a thousand people, but half of them were left because of the raid by the bandit army."

"According to the sergeant, Hu Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, was killed by thieves during the rebellion."

Hearing this, Guan Yu looked very lonely. Eight thousand elite infantry and cavalry set out to conquer Wancheng. They were ambushed by Cao Wei and Xu Huang's treacherous plan. More than 3,000 people were left, and more than 5,000 people were lost. This was a rare defeat for him.

"Your Majesty, because it is getting late, the enemy has withdrawn its troops and will not pursue them. Our army should quickly rendezvous with General Zhao's fleet and withdraw to Xinye at dawn. We will not engage in battle with the rebels to avoid being defeated by Xu Huang again." Liao Hua suggested.

"it is good!"

Guan Yu was about to get up, but the pain in his chest made him groan while covering the arrow wound, making it difficult to get up.

"Your Majesty!"

Liao Hua supported Guan Yu and said: "Your Majesty is wounded by an arrow. It is not advisable to ride on a horse and run around. You can lie on the bed and let the attendants carry the burden."

With that said, Liao Hua asked his attendants to get a stretcher and helped Guan Yu lie down on the stretcher.

Seeing this, Guan Yu pushed away his attendants and said angrily: "If a man dies, he should die on a pommel horse. How can it be like a woman and child dying on a couch?"

"Hel me on the horse!"

Seeing how fierce Guan Yu was, Liao Hua, Liu Zan and others had no choice but to help Guan Yu onto his horse and let the horses carry Guan Yu.

As the sun set, Guan Yu endured the pain, reined in his horse and rode away, chatting and laughing with his left and right.

Not to mention that the Han army retreated to Xinye, the Wei army gathered all the troops and horses, and the generals gathered in Wancheng.

Compared with Guan Yu's bravery and bravery, Xu Huang, who fell from his horse, was rescued by his attendants and sent back to Wancheng after the war, where he was operated on by military doctors.

Xu Huang was lying on the couch with a haggard face. His injured arms and abdomen were bandaged with clean linen towels.

Compared with the arm, which was hit deeper by the arrow, Xu Huang's abdomen was not hit deeply by the arrow cluster. The liver was injured, but it did not cause massive internal bleeding.

Sima Yi, Zhao Yan, Liu Zhu, Tian Yu, Dongligun and other Wei army officers and soldiers gathered around Xu Huang's couch.

Xu Huang woke up from his coma and asked weakly: "How is Guan Yu's condition?"

"Guan Yu has been hit by an arrow. I don't know what his condition is now!" Dongli Gun said.

Xu Huang sighed and said: "If Guan Yu dies because of this, the crisis in Fancheng may be solved!"

Xu Huang felt guilty for taking advantage of Guan Yu's trust and using conspiracy to defeat him. However, now that he was stabbing all the way from the back, Xu Huang could no longer retreat. Instead, he hoped that Guan Yu would die from the arrow wound, leaving Xiangfan's army without a master, so that it could be used by him.

"Yi apologizes to the general!" Sima Yi apologized and said,

"nothing!"

Xu Huang forced out a smile and said: "Joining the army and participating in military discussions are mostly about national affairs. It would be great if I can defeat Guan Yu now. How can I be guilty?"

"The general is injured by an arrow today. What should we do now?" Zhao Yan asked.

With the support of his attendants, Xu Huang leaned on the pillow and said in a deep voice: "Xiangfan is in danger. It is a major matter for the country. How can it be abandoned just because Huang is injured?"

"Tomorrow we will send troops from Wancheng to the south, take advantage of the victory and advance forward, and then defeat Guan Yu's troops to relieve the danger of Fancheng."

Sima Yi bowed and cupped his hands and said: "General, General Zuo has led his infantry and cavalry out of Wuguan and wants to directly capture Meng Da's troops. General is leading his troops south. It is better to contact General Zuo. The two armies are advancing together and the front is approaching. Fancheng.”

"good!"

Xu Huang nodded and said: "What Jiang Jun said is true. We have defeated Guan Yu for the first time. If Guan Yu returns in defeat, he must be ready. There are many soldiers and horses in the rebel army. Our army alone is not enough to break the siege. We need to cooperate with General Zhang." Work together to defeat the enemy.”

Saying that, Xu Huanggai knew himself and said: "I was injured by an arrow and cannot lead the army. Now that the Chu Chu Guards have led their troops here, I can trouble Cao Zheng Chu more with the affairs of the army."

The Chu Chu Guard Army was specially set up by Cao Cao for the Southern Han Dynasty, and he commanded some of the troops of the Chinese army. In the mouth of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Southern Han Dynasty was not recognized as the Han Dynasty, but it was called barbarian Chu, or water thieves.

The first guard to conquer Chu was Cao Zhen, and now Cao Zhen led his infantry and cavalry to support Xu Huang. Except for Xu Huang, the only one who can lead a large army is Cao Zhen. Xia Houshang is qualified, but his qualifications are too low to be convincing.

As a surrendered general, Xu Huang's ability to serve as a general in all directions has a lot to do with his own ability to advance and retreat. Now that he is injured, he cannot be a director for a long time. It is better to entrust Cao Zhen with the affairs of the general and cooperate with Cao Cao's intention to cultivate Cao Zhen.

Cao Zhen looked calm, raised his hands and said: "How can you not obey the general's orders? However, the general is the commander appointed by your majesty, so I don't dare to violate the etiquette without authorization. Now that the general is injured, it is difficult to have the energy to take care of things. I really want to take care of the trivial matters in the army." The matter will be submitted to the general for approval later."

"good!"

Xu Huang said in his weak voice: "We can follow Cao's intention to conquer Chu."

(End of this chapter)