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

Chapter 63 Arriving at Hanjin, Guan Yu recalls the past

"Hu Xiu actually underestimates his opponent!"

far away.

Man Chong, who was ordered to support Hu Xiu, frowned.

Those sharp eyes like an eagle stared closely at the battle on the bank of Yishui River.

Although it is said in the art of war that "if you attack halfway, the enemy will be in chaos", there is a premise that "one's own formation is strict while the other's formation is unstable".

Hu Xiu had a rough understanding of the art of war, but he did not understand the core of the art of war.

He thought that a half-crossed attack would confuse the enemy, but he didn't realize that it was not Zhao Lei but Hu Xiu himself who was unstable in the formation!

If Man Chong came to take command and saw that Zhao Lei's formation was not chaotic, he would put the soldiers in armor and shields at the front.

With the defense of armor and shield, the powerful soldiers can rush to Zhao Lei's formation in the shortest time and use the advantage of numbers to tear apart Zhao Lei's military formation.

However, Hu Xiu placed the most elite soldiers in the center of the army, and put the weak soldiers without armor at the front.

In Hu Xiu's understanding, weak pawns are used for consumption, while strong pawns are used to kill the enemy and perform meritorious service.

If you encounter an opponent who is weaker than Hu Xiu, this strategy can be very effective.

But against a cautious and knowledgeable opponent like Zhao Lei, this strategy seemed too stupid.

The sharp arrows easily broke through the defense of the weak soldiers of Hu Xiu's former army, and screams were heard.

The front army was frustrated, and the wailings one after another immediately made the Xiangyang soldiers of the Chinese army tremble with fear.

Subconsciously, the speed of advancement also slowed down.

There was even a general who looked at Hu Xiu, with signs of asking whether he wanted to continue the attack.

This delay gave Zhao Lei another chance.

When two armies face off, it's a matter of life and death, and what they want is to work together.

Two waves of arrows rained down, and Hu Xiu's heart was numb with shock.

"hateful!"

Hu Xiu finally realized the problem and quickly rode his horse and shouted: "Pass this military order from the governor, and those who retreat will be killed!"

The killing order was issued, and the Xiangyang soldiers had no choice but to rush forward even if they were reluctant.

But these two waves of arrows also gave Zhao Lei's army a chance to cross the river.

As more and more soldiers crossed the river, the morale of Zhao Lei's army became higher and higher. On the other hand, the morale of Hu Xiu's Xiangyang army became increasingly depleted.

When fighting with equal strength, morale can often determine victory or defeat.

"Hu Xiu was defeated!" A sigh sounded softly, and Man Chong began to issue military orders.

Hu Xiu was the governor of Jingzhou appointed by Cao Cao. He could not die here, otherwise it would have an unpredictable impact on the entire defense of Xiangfan.

Man Chong doesn't have many soldiers, but he has a good lineup.

These are all the elites who followed Cao Ren in his southern and northern campaigns. They are not comparable to the five thousand Xiangyang soldiers under Hu Xiu's command.

"There's actually an ambush?"

Zhao Lei, who was commanding on the spot, was surprised to see Man Chong's troops arriving. He decisively gave up the idea of ​​pursuing Hu Xiu and chose to form a defensive formation on the river bank.

When Man Chong saw Zhao Lei forming a defensive formation, he did not hesitate and entered the formation to signal Hu Xiu to retreat.

Hu Xiu saw that he was very favored. Although he was extremely unwilling to do so, he had no choice but to do so.

Man Chong would not listen to Hu Xiu's orders, and Hu Xiu couldn't defeat Zhao Lei, so he had no other choice but to retreat!

"hateful!"

“I will come again!”

Hu Xiu whipped his whip angrily, took a deep look at Zhao Lei, and asked the sergeant to leave. When Zhao Lei saw his favorite Hu Xiu leaving, he ordered the camp to be set up and sent scouts along the Yi River into the Han River channel to deliver the battle report to Guan Yu.

the other side.

Hu Xiu counted the troops and horses. Five thousand troops and horses actually lost more than a thousand people. This made Hu Xiu very angry.

"Man Changshi, why are you here?" Although Hu Xiu guessed that Man Chong was sent by Cao Ren, he didn't want to take the initiative to mention it and asked knowingly.

Man Chong despised Hu Xiu in his heart: "In accordance with the order of the General Conquering the South, I asked Governor Hu to go to Fancheng."

Hu Xiu laughed loudly: "General Zhengnan is busy with military affairs, so I won't go to Fancheng to bother you. The enemy is approaching, and I have to go back to Xiangyang City to reorganize the defense."

Going to Fancheng?
  If Hu Xiu wins, he will naturally go to Fancheng to show off; but now that he has lost, isn't going to Fancheng just asking for trouble?

Seeing Hu Xiu's refusal, Man Chong's tone became a little colder: "Prince Hu, you don't have to worry about Xiangyang's defense."

"General Zhengnan has sent a messenger to ask Lu Chang, the prefect of Zhangling, to go to Xiangyang to reorganize the defense."

Hu Xiu's expression suddenly changed, and his tone became unswerving: "Man Changshi, what do you mean by General Zhengnan? I am the governor of Jingzhou!"

Man Chong sneered: "Prince Hu, although you are the governor of Jingzhou, the general who conquers the south exercises the power of holiday and has the power to command you in time of war."

"General Zhengnan has issued a military order, ordering you to strictly guard Xiangyang. Why did you disobey General Zhengnan's order?"

"You disobeyed orders and lost troops and generals. Even if General Zhengnan kills you, the King of Wei will still have an explanation."

"Are you going to Fancheng, or should I kill you now?"

Hu Xiu subconsciously clenched the spear in his hand: "Man Changshi, you have just said that."

Man Chong's eyes were even sharper: "Does Governor Hu want to compete with me?"

"In the past, when I was the governor of Runan, I conquered Yuan Shao's twenty fortresses in Runan with five hundred new soldiers."

"Today I also want to try to see if I, a thousand people, can defeat more than three thousand of you."

Hu Xiu stared at Man Chong closely.

As the governor of Jingzhou, Hu Xiu also heard about Man Chong's background and achievements.

Although Man Chong was only a general in the southern expedition, he had also been a prefect before, and he was a vigorous general in the military. He was not a simple scholar.

After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Hu Xiu looked up to the sky and laughed: "Man Changshi was joking, I was just joking just now."

"General Zhengnan asked me to go to Fancheng, how could I not go? Haha, let's go to Fancheng together!"

Seeing that Hu Xiu was giving up, Man Chong softened his tone and said, "Prince Hu, General Zhengnan doesn't want to abuse his false power, so you don't want to cause too much trouble."

"If General Zhengnan is at odds with the Jingzhou governor, and a quarrel arises over trivial matters, wouldn't it be a joke to Guan Yu?"

Hu Xiu agreed, but in his heart he was scornful: "Threatening me to go to Fancheng, and telling me not to cause more trouble? Humph! When we get to Fancheng, we can tell Cao Ren."

On the Han River waterway.

Guan Yu's large ship entered Mianyang from the Xia River, then went north via the Han River and arrived at Hanjin.

Guan Yu and Zhuge Qiao stood on the bow of the boat, recalling the past.

"This is Hanjinkou, not far from Jingcheng. When the Battle of Chibi ended, Guan built ships in Jingcheng."

"Later Cao Ren was transferred to Tongguan to garrison Xiangyang in Yule."

"Guan deceived Le Jin and sent troops to Xiangyang. He also provoked Le Jin with words and tricked Le Jin into leaving the city."

"Although Le Jin was brave, he was not as stable as Cao Ren. Guan used a trick to lure Le Jin away, and then secretly ambushed an army and captured Xiangyang City."

"Yang Yi, the chief secretary of Jingzhou, surrendered, so Guan used Yang Yi as a messenger to go to Xichuan to report his merits. My brother made Guan the governor of Xiangyang."

"It's a pity that before the appointment was delivered to Guan, Yue Jin, unwilling to fail, went to Linju to sneak into Jiangling, and played a trick to surround Wei and save Zhao."

(End of this chapter)