Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 61 Heavenly General Cao Ren
  Fancheng.

As Cao Cao's subordinate, Cao Ren, who is known as the "Heavenly General", is waving his long spear in the courtyard.

The weather in Fancheng in July is hot.

Big beads of sweat rolled to the ground and quickly evaporated.

About half an hour later, Cao Ren threw Changshan into the corner and returned to the inner room to sit down.

Some bodyguards had already prepared sweat towels to wipe the sweat stains on Cao Ren's shoulders and back.

"The general is brave and his majesty is still the same as before. I will always admire him." Niu Jin, the young general, handed his clothes to Cao Ren and said sincerely.

Ten years ago, Zhou Yu led his army to attack Jiangling.

Cao Ren sent out Niu Jin and other 300 brave soldiers to meet Zhou Yu's thousands of forward troops.

Niu Jin was outnumbered and outnumbered, and three hundred brave soldiers were trapped in a tight siege.

Seeing this, Cao Ren rode out of the city with dozens of horses, stepped into the formation and rescued Niu Jin and the remaining brave soldiers. It was like entering a deserted land, and he has since gained the title of "Heavenly General".

Ten years have passed, and Cao Ren has passed fifty, but his majesty remains unchanged.

Cao Ren pulled the sweat towel, wiped the sweat on his arms, and scolded with a smile: "Your martial arts have not improved much in the past few years, but your tongue has become much sharper."

Niu Jin chuckled: "In this Fancheng, it is enough for the general to be brave, but the general must rely on you for military strength."

Cao Ren laughed, stood up and tied up his clothes: "Is there any unusual information coming back from Nanjun?"

Niu Jin shook his head: "It's all irrelevant information."

Cao Ren's eyes were slightly sharp: "Don't take it lightly! King Wei ordered Xu Huang to enter Wancheng to be wary of Guan Yu in Nanjun."

"Liu Bei won by luck in Hanzhong for a while, and then ordered Meng Da to take Xicheng, Shangyong and Fangling. Guan Yu of Nanjun could not remain indifferent."

"Guan Yu is a man who likes surprise attacks the most. He is very likely to send troops to Xiangfan in the near future. If he is negligent, we will have to rush to fight."

Niu Jin snorted disdainfully: "Fancheng and Xiangyang are separated by the Han River. Even if Guan Yu comes, he has to capture Xiangyang first. With Governor Hu in Xiangyang, the general will have no worries."

"If Guan Yu doesn't come, forget it. If he comes, he will die at the hands of the general! Since Huang Zhong killed General Xiahou, the general will kill Guan Yu to avenge General Xiahou."

When Niu Jin mentioned Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren's eyes instantly became as sharp as a knife.

Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren were both the first clan generals to follow Cao Cao. Xiahou Yuan went to conquer the west, and Cao Ren went to conquer the south. Now Xiahou Yuan, the general to conquer the west, died at the hands of Huang Zhong in Hanzhong.

When the news first reached Fancheng, Cao Ren could hardly believe it.

With Xia Houyuan's bravery, he would die at the hands of an unknown veteran in Jingzhou!

In the eyes of Cao Ren, a group of veterans who had spent half their lives in the military, Huang Zhong was just a common man in Jingzhou. In terms of identity, status, and achievements, Huang Zhong was not qualified to touch Xia Houyuan.

Guan Yu believed that Huang Zhong was not worthy of being a general, and he actually had the same idea.

Huang Zhong had no reputation or record before he killed Xia Houyuan. Naturally, it was hard to believe that he suddenly killed Xia Houyuan.

"Hmph, Huang Zhong, an old man, only dares to sneak attack while Miao Cai is building fortifications. The insidious old thief will definitely kill him in the future!" Cao Ren's words were full of contempt for Huang Zhong.

During the conversation.

Suddenly Shi Manchong, the commander of the southern expedition, arrived: "General, the governor of Xiangyang has sent an urgent report that Guan Yu's army has appeared in Dangyang!"

It was more than 300 miles from Xiangyang to Dangyang, and the scouts were able to detect Zhao Lei's vanguard army in Dangyang. The vigilance was quite strong.

Hearing this, Cao Ren's eyes sharpened: "Have you found out the marching speed and number of troops of Guan Yu's army?" Man Chong shook his head: "Dangyang is far away, and there were not many scouts arranged by Governor Hu. The scouts only found Guan Yu's army. But don’t dare to get close.”

"It's not difficult to guess. After Guan Yu's warships in Jingcheng were burned by Wenpin, he built a large number of warships in Jiangling City."

"To attack Xiangfan, Guan Yu will still rely on warships to transport troops, horses, grain and baggage along the Han River. The troops and horses on land should be Guan Yu's vanguard, and there won't be too many of them."

"Jiangling is six hundred miles away from Xiangyang, and Guan Yu is good at surprise attacks. It is very likely that he will order this army to move quickly and reach Xiangyang City within ten days."

Niu Jin snorted coldly: "We have traveled sixty miles a day. Is Guan Yu bullying us into not daring to fight? General, why don't I lead three thousand troops to ambush outside Xiangyang, wait for work in leisure, and first dampen the spirit of Guan Yu's vanguard!"

Cao Ren did not agree to Niu Jin's request to fight: "Guan Yu has been in battle for a long time, how could he not know that traveling sixty miles a day is easy to encounter an ambush?"

"Fan City only has 5,000 soldiers and horses. If you give 3,000 soldiers and horses to go there, even if you win, Guan Yu will lose the vanguard at most."

"But if we lose, Fancheng's defense will be insufficient. Guan Yu has more than 50,000 men in Jingzhou, and Lü Meng in Lukou also has more than 20,000 men. Now that Sun and Liu have formed an alliance, don't be careless!"

Niu Jin suddenly felt resentful.

Cao Ren looked at Man Chong again: "Man Changshi, what do you think?"

Man Chong said cautiously: "Now the enemy's situation is unknown. We only know that Guan Yu sent vanguards on the land route, but we don't know how many people Guan Yu has on the water route; we don't know what the attitude of Lu Meng at Lukou is."

"I think we can order Governor Hu to guard Xiangyang strictly and not leave the city easily. Then we can send orders to Xu Huang and Pang De of Wancheng and Zhangling Prefect Lu Chang, so that the three generals can be ready to respond at any time."

"At the same time, send the information about Guan Yu's northward journey to Xiangfan to Chang'an and ask the King of Wei to make a decision."

Cao Ren frowned: "I sent a message to the King of Wei before Guan Yu arrived at Xiangfan. Doesn't it seem that I, the general who conquered the south, am incompetent? When I see Guan Yu, I am like a mouse seeing a cat?"

"General Xu Huang, Pang De, and Lu Chang will not move for the time being. We will wait and see how Guan Yu's offensive goes before making further calculations."

"If Hou Yin from Wancheng hadn't rebelled against me and restrained my troops last year, I would have captured Guan Yu alive. Why wait until today?"

"That's fine if Guan Yu doesn't come. If he comes to Xiangfan, he will never come back!"

Man Chong hesitated to speak and did not continue to persuade.

Although Man Chong's current identity is Chief Shi, the General of the Conquest of the South, in Xiangfan, Cao Ren's words are equal to Cao Cao's words.

Cao Cao gave Cao Ren the talisman of the Southern Conquest General, which gave Cao Ren great autonomy in Xiangfan!
  Whether it was Hu Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, Fu Fang, the governor of Nanxiang, or the generals, Xu Huang, Pang De and others, they all had to be controlled by Cao Ren.

The greater the power, the greater Cao Ren's temper will naturally be.

Cao Ren could not afford to be embarrassed by asking Cao Cao to make a decision before he even met Guan Yu!

If Cao Cao has to decide everything, then why bother?

And inside.

Cao Ren also really wanted to compete with Guan Yu and decide whether to live or die.

Ever since Guan Yu left Cao Ying, Cao Cao has been obsessed with Guan Yu and always felt that there was no aroma in the pot. This made Cao Ren, who had followed Cao Cao for many years, very unhappy.

"When Guan Yu is captured, I will escort Guan Yu to Chang'an and let King Wei take a good look at it. Guan Yu is nothing more than this!"

"Whether it's Guan Yu, Zhang Fei or that old man Huang Zhong, I will capture them all for King Wei."

"I, the Cao family, have tiger cavalry, so why bother borrowing from outsiders?"

(End of this chapter)