The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 699 The End of the Hero
Ma Liang led the general, and then went to Shangyong to meet Shangyong's chief general.

Different from history, Shangyong's main general is not Liu Feng, but Wei Yan.

In Hanzhong that day, although Liu Bei thought highly of Wei Yan and even wanted to make him guard Hanzhong after capturing the land of Hanzhong, he didn't want Wei Yan to be in Hanzhong, but he was repeatedly defeated by Pang De, Zhao Yun, Yuan Shang and others. It can be said that he did not give Liu Bei a long face.

With Wei Yan's defeat, even if Liu Bei wanted to reuse him and make him sit in Hanzhong, I'm afraid everyone would not accept it. So after Hanzhong was defeated, Liu Bei still let his younger brother Zhang Fei sit in Hanzhong, and Wei Yan, Liu Bei thought about it, then It is ordered to refuse to defend the mediocre place.

Shangyong is located in a mountain city, but its geographical location is extremely important. At the same time, it is also an important place for the handover of Xishu and Jingzhou, so it is just right to send Wei Yan to guard it.

Liu Bei thought that dispatching Wei Yan was for reuse, but in Wei Yan's mind, it seemed that it was punishment for his repeated defeats in Hanzhong. His performance in Hanzhong had already disappointed Liu Bei, so he was dispatched to this Shangyong mountain city.

Not long after Wei Yan went to Shangyong to take office, Meng Da, who was humiliated and humiliated by Guan Yu in Jingzhou, was also driven by him to return to Xishu, where he was sent by Liu Bei to assist Wei Yan.

Ever since, this place of mediocrity has become a safe place for the two big grievances. Wei Yan and Meng Dage are unable to repay their ambitions, Tian Tiansnail drinks and gets drunk in the mansion, depressed and frustrated.

However, at this time, Ma Liang, the envoy of Guan Yu, under the protection of Liao Hua, rushed to Shangyong, Fangling and other places under the protection of Liao Hua, begging Wei Yan and Meng Da to send troops to help.

After Wei Yan received Guan Yu's handwritten letter from Ma Liang, he ordered him to go to the post house to rest temporarily, and then hurriedly called Meng Da to come to discuss.

Previously, Meng Da was driven to Jingzhou by Yuan Shang's design, and was scorned and insulted by Guan Yu. After returning to Western Shu, he was even used lightly by Liu Bei because of Guan Yu. He was sent to Shangyong to be Wei Yan's deputy. It can be said that I hate Guan Yu extremely in my heart.

Seeing that the arrogant Guan Yu has also fallen to the point where he lost the nine counties of Jingxiang and was forced by Yuan Shang, Sun Quan and others to have nowhere to go, Meng Da felt so happy that he almost covered himself in the bed for fun.

Of course, happy farts belong to happy farts, Meng Da still has to show a serious look.

After listening to Wei Yan's description, Meng Da was silent for a while, sighed, and said: "General Guan sits in Jingzhou, and Jingzhou has no less than [-] soldiers and horses under his command, and the soldiers and food are sufficient. It can be said that he is the strongest in our army. Zhi Xiongjun, and the three counties of Fangling in Shangyong, the soldiers they have are just a brigade of partial divisions, and they are too busy to take care of themselves. How can they save General Guan? Besides, if the opponent is also a partial division, it will be fine, but Yuan Shang and General Guan this time The soldiers and horses in the battle are all the strong main force of the Central Plains and Hebei, and Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu also dispatched a strong army gathered by Zhou Yu, Lu Su and other elites from the south of the Yangtze River. Fang Qi goes out, if I wait to go, wouldn’t I be looking for my own death?”

Wei Yan nodded when he heard the words, and said: "I also understand Zidu's words, but Guan Yunchang is the life-and-death brother of the lord, righteousness and Jinlan. If I don't save him, I'm afraid it will be unreasonable both emotionally and rationally."

Meng Da sighed after hearing the words: "The general only thinks about reason, but have you ever thought about your own position now?"

Wei Yan was taken aback when he heard the words, as if he didn't understand why.

Meng Da shook his head and said helplessly: "My General Wei! You are a general in the army, but why do you live in this Shangyong mountain city now? It's not because of the Battle of Hanzhong. As for what happened today, have you ever thought about it, once you send out the soldiers of Shangyong and lose to Yuan Shang, and later lose Shangyong because of this, how will you explain to the lord? I am afraid that by then, you will even have a mountain city in Pian'an The qualifications are gone! Guan Yu is the lord's life-and-death brother, no matter how he fails, nothing will happen, but you, it's different!"

Meng Da's words were like an alarm bell for Muchen, hitting Wei Yan's heart heavily, making his mind suddenly clear.

Yes, Guan Yu can be defeated, but I, Wei Yan... until now, I really can't lose again!
Seeing this, Meng Da felt secretly refreshed, but on the face he said solemnly: "Of course, if you don't send troops, I'm afraid the lord will blame you, but I have a plan, that is, the general pretends to send troops to rescue General Guan, but I Based on Yuan Shang's wisdom, it is inevitable that Shangyong will have reinforcements and horses, and he will send troops to intercept him. If the general encounters Yuan Jun's obstruction, he will leave after a short fight and do not procrastinate. General, what do you think of Yong's troops?"

Wei Yan nodded emphatically when he heard the words, and said, "That's very kind!"

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The next day, Wei Yan summoned Ma Liang and Liao Hua, saying that he would send troops to assist Guan Yu immediately, but there were only a few mediocre soldiers, and he might not be able to defeat the two powerful men, Yuan Shang and Sun Quan.

As soon as the two were determined, they rushed to Chengdu in a hurry, but they didn't know that Wei Yan and Meng Da had already planned to make a fake rescue strategy, but they didn't intend to really save them.

As for Jingzhou, Guan Yu sent Yiji to Nanjun to communicate with Sun Quan. He didn't want to see Sun Quan's face, so Zhou Yu drove back with sarcasm and sarcasm. Gather the remnants of Jingchu and go south to attack Jingzhou!
It’s fine if you face someone else, but it’s Zhou Yu, a famous general of Soochow, who is responsible for the major events in Jingzhou. Guan Yu returned to attack Jingzhou. .

At this time, Yuan Shang's northern army also began to enter the territory of Jingzhou.

The scout brought the news to Yuan Shang, Yuan Shang's expression didn't change at all, but Sima Yi beside him shook his head and sighed.

"Guan Yu, Guan Yu, although he may be known as an unrivaled general, his nature is too arrogant. From the moment Zhou Yu took Nanjun, the affairs of Jingzhou were beyond his control. How about coming back to attack? This has delayed the time and allowed our army and the Soochow army to deploy, and now he wants to leave, I am afraid it will be difficult."

Yuan Shang smiled slightly when he heard the words, and said: "Liu Bei and Guan Yu are both outstanding people in the world. If you say that they have no ability, I am afraid that you have wronged them, but before meeting Zhuge Liang, they have always lived without a fixed place. So, do you know why?"

Sima Yi thought about it for a while, and he understood what Yuan Shang meant, and said, "Because although they are all masters of tactics, they are not masters of strategy. Tactics and strategy are separated by a word, but the difference is thousands of miles away."

Yuan Shang nodded and said: "That's right, no matter how clever the tactics are, they can't change the timing and the situation. Jingzhou's momentum is irreversible, but Guan Yu is self-serving and arrogant, and he still refuses to bow his head in the face of such absolute strength. Although he has the backbone, he cannot escape the end of defeat. If Zhou Yu really wanted to kill him, Guan Yu would probably be killed a hundred times at this moment."

Sima Yi laughed when he heard the words: "Zhou Yu didn't give the material for nothing. The land of Jingzhou is desirable, but Guan Yu's life is absolutely not desirable. This matter is a bit tricky."

Yuan Shang snorted coldly when he heard the words, and said, "Don't worry, it's not difficult at all. Guan Yu will die in Soochow's hands in the end, and I guarantee your life."

Yuan Shang's soldiers and horses continued to march south, and the scouts along the way kept reporting the battle situation to him.

At this time, Guan Yu's soldiers and horses were less than a few thousand, and most of them were wounded, and their combat power was almost exhausted. Many soldiers scattered around Jingzhou were almost all recruited by Zhou Yu.

After Zhou Yu settled in Jingzhou, the first law he issued was to treat the people of Jingzhou according to the law of the people of Eastern Wu, and not to kill one person and take one thing. .Even for the surrendered soldiers, they all raised their salaries and distributed food. The fighting spirit of all ministries in Jingzhou lost, and the sergeants dispersed one after another.

After Yuan Shang and Sima Yi heard this, they couldn't help but secretly thought that Zhou Yu's methods were superb. Guan Yu claimed to be kind to the soldiers, and he was quite popular. He ruled Jingzhou for several years, but Zhou Yu actually got rid of the soldiers in a few moments.

As for the war, Zhou Yu's methods are even more superb. Although he mainly devoted himself to appeasing the counties and counties in Jingzhou, he has always sent his generals Han Dang, Zhou Tai, Ling Tong, Ding Feng, Xu Sheng and other generals to harass Guan Yu in turn, and almost all of them It is to retreat immediately after a battle, without giving the opponent a chance to breathe. Guan Yu's defeated soldiers are exhausted soldiers, as straight as a knife chopping rotten wood.The cavalry of hundreds of people in Soochow dared to charge the team of thousands of people.As a result, Jingzhou soldiers were even more frightened, not knowing how many soldiers and horses there were in Soochow.Coupled with Zhou Yu's constant spread of rumors, disturbing the morale of Jingzhou soldiers, and widely spreading the reputation of Dongwu's benevolent and righteous division, he has successfully planted the seeds of a strike in the hearts of every Jingzhou soldier. It is not easy to reach this level.

Now Guan Yu has been forced into a desperate situation, all waterways have been sealed off by the Eastern Wu, and from Jiangling to Baidi City, there are warships supervised by Lu Meng personally strangling his throat. Even if Guan Yu wants to retreat at this time, he has no choice but to go The city crosses Jingshan Mountain and embarks on a path of survival.

After Yuan Shang entered the territory of Jingzhou, after discussing with Sima Yi, he finally deployed the army to the west of Jingshan Mountain. One was to stage reinforcements from Wei Yan, the three prefectures of Shangyong, and the other was to block Guan Yu's return. Sun Quan and Zhou Yu's Eastern Wu army, They also came following Guan Yu's footsteps, and the soldiers and horses of the two sides blocked Guan Yu's way of life, not to mention people, not even a fly could escape.

Next, the most important thing is to see who will kill Guan Yu in the battle of Maicheng.

According to Yuan Shang's expectation, Guan Yu could hold out for at most three days in Maicheng, and after three days, he would surely lead his army to break through!
And when the day of breaking out of the encirclement came, it was the critical moment to decide Guan Yu's life and death.

For Guan Yu to die in Soochow's hands as scheduled, Yuan Shang's most important bargaining chip was none other than Xu Huang who had been hiding in Guan Yu's army since the beginning of the war.

(End of this chapter)