Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 665: Guan Yu's Reinforcements

On the way Guan Yu withdrew, he heard the news that Hao Pu and Fu Shiren had rebelled, that Liu Zhang had rebelled, and that Wang Fu had committed suicide.However, before he arrived in Xiangyang, he learned that Ling Tong arrived in Xiangyang on the [-]th and attacked the city with Lu Meng.

Guan Yu was furious and rushed to Xiangyang and ordered to attack the city. Lu Meng beat the drums on the top of the city. Ling Tong, Pan Zhang, Ma Zhong, and Jiang Qin each brought 5000 people to kill from all sides. Forced to retreat.Fortunately, Jiangdong's army was not strong in combat and did not make a full-scale charge. Guan Yu only lost more than [-] men.

Pang De took advantage of Guan Yu's retreat and attacked Guan Ping with all his strength. The heavy siege set up by Guan Yu's camp failed to stop Pang De's ferocious offensive. , Guan Ping was defeated and fled back to join Guan Yu, and the siege of Fancheng was broken.

Before Wu Jun blocked them, and later Cao Jun threatened them, Guan Yu and his son were in trouble. "Father, why don't we go to Wuling and retreat to Yizhou." Guan Ping said without confidence.

"Your uncle handed over Jingzhou to me, how can I give up!" Guan Yu's eyes can kill. "Ma Liang has gone to Shangyong to ask for reinforcements. When the reinforcements arrive, they can help me defend against Cao's army. You and I will regain Jingzhou. Send an order to guard the camp, and there will be no mistakes!"

At this time, Ma Liang had reached Shangyong, but Liu Feng, Meng Da, and Shen Dan and Shen Yi brothers who were stationed in Shangyong had different opinions.Liu Feng wanted to send troops to rescue, but the Shen brothers thought that Shangyong's military strength was only a drop in the bucket. Not only would they not be able to save Guan Yu, but the reinforcements would also be defeated, which would put Shangyong in a difficult situation.Meng Da fully agrees with the Shen brothers. He has long been dissatisfied with Guan Yu's arrogance and rudeness, and he is even more dissatisfied with Liu Bei.As the main force to welcome Liu Bei to Sichuan, he was dispatched by Liu Bei to Shangyong, a corner where rabbits don't shit.

Liu Feng frowned tightly, "If you don't save uncle, what will you do if your father blames you in the future?"

Meng Da laughed and said: "You treat him as an uncle, why did he treat you as a nephew?" Guan Yu has always disagreed with Liu Bei's adoption of Liu Feng as an adopted son, so he disliked Liu Feng very much. After Liu Bei had his own son, Guan Yu He didn't look at Liu Feng directly.

Meng Da persuaded again: "My lord ordered you and me to guard Shangyong, may I ask whether Shangyong is more important or General Guan is more important? If you lose Shangyong because of saving General Guan, it's not the way of a general, not to mention my lack of troops, how can I reinforce it? My lord will understand our difficulties and painstaking efforts."

Liu Feng hesitated: "Then uncle is in a desperate situation?"

"No, General Guan can retreat from Wuling and enter Sichuan from Wuling. The barbarian king of Wuling, Sha Moke, is very good with his lord, and will definitely help him. Besides, General Guan is a mighty general who is invincible in the world with a Yanyue knife. How can the Jiangdong rats keep him? !"

Liu Feng finally made up his mind not to go for reinforcements, so Ma Liang had no choice but to go to Sichuan to see Zhuge Liang.None of them thought that Guan Yu had no plans to retreat at this time.At this time, Yi Ji was still on his way to Chengdu, and Liu Bei was still planning to march into Dingjun Mountain in Hanzhong.

Cao Ren joined Pang De, and Pang De wanted to send troops to attack Guan Yu, but was stopped by Cao Ren. "A trapped beast fights fiercely, let alone Guan Yu. I know the courage of Ling Ming, but why should we waste our troops at this time? Guan Yu is eager to recapture Xiangyang, and there is bound to be a fierce battle with Lu Meng. Why don't we just sit and watch the success or failure? The soldiers and horses in Fancheng are exhausted. We can rest, recharge our batteries, and guard against the mediocre army; secondly, if the two armies fight and Lu Meng is damaged, we can capture Xiangyang and take Jingzhou!"

Everyone has their own plans, and so does Lu Meng. He persuaded the generals to ask for a fight. "Going to battle at this time is of no benefit to me. I guess Guan Yu's army doesn't have much food and grass. I have a plan to defeat him in fifteen days!"

Fifteen days passed quickly, and Guan Yu did not wait for reinforcements.Jiangdong soldiers shot countless arrows at the camp, and the arrows were stuck on the fence, and each arrow was nailed with a letter.Lv Meng imitated Han Xin's strategy of being besieged on all sides, and summoned the people of Xiangyang to write letters to his relatives and friends in the army on fifteen days, telling him that his family was safe and looking forward to his husband and son returning home.

On the night of the fifth day of December, 3000 people in Guan Yu's army deserted.Guan Yu was shocked and sent people to inspect and found that all the letters were destroyed, and those who disturbed the morale of the army were immediately executed.This move not only failed to achieve the effect, but also increased the number of deserters again. On the sixth day, 5000 people fled.

The Jingzhou soldiers have been fighting for eight months, and the hearts of the people have long been exhausted and weary of the war. Two days ago, the rations of the army were halved, and the parents, wives and children at home received letters.

In two days, half of the deserters had already reached, Guan Yu couldn't sit still, and if this continued for a few days, there would be few soldiers left. How can we fight this battle?Lu Meng, don't you dare to fight to the death with me, and use such a vicious strategy.

"Father, quit the army." Guan Ping really didn't know how to persuade Guan Yu.

"Hey. Pass down the order, go south tonight, go to Dangyang and go to Wuling."

That night, Guan Yu led the army to go south, and half of the soldiers fled on the way. Guan Yu had only 5000 men left, and there was very little food and grass left.

At dawn, Lu Meng got the report, and laughed, and it was time to close the net.He ordered Ling Tong, Pan Zhang, and Ma Zhong to lead 5000 men each to pursue and fight fiercely, without giving Guan Yu a chance to breathe, and he and Jiang Qin guarded Xiangyang firmly to prevent Cao Ren.But Lu Meng implicitly warned Ling Tong not to push Guan Yu into a dead end.

Cao Ren had been looking forward to the battle between Lu Meng and Guan Yu, so that he could sit on the fisherman's side, but he did not expect such an ending. He sighed: "After Zhou Gongjin's death, Lu Meng came out of Jiangdong again, and Jingzhou is difficult." With Lu Meng guarding Xiangyang, he himself The sneak attack plan failed. Not only did Lu Meng not lose his troops, but he also recruited more than [-] Jingzhou soldiers. Xiangyang is already solid, and a strong attack may not be fruitful. Moreover, without Cao Cao's order, he did not dare to start a big battle with Lu Meng.

Pang De's mission was completed, and he led the army back to Chendu to give orders to Cao Cao, while Cao Ren rebuilt Fancheng and waited for the opportunity.

In Yizhou and Chengdu, Zhuge Liang received Yiji's report and muttered a few words that Guan Yu did not follow his advice to make friends with Soochow, and Yiji greatly agreed.

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while and said: "Ji Chang has already gone to Shangyong, Liu Feng and Meng Da are there to help, and Yun Chang has more than [-] men under his command. Although we can't recapture Jingzhou, self-defense shouldn't be a big problem. If it doesn't work, we can go to Wuling. My lord has already dispatched all the Sichuan troops to Hanzhong, and there are not many soldiers in Chengdu, so you can hurry to Hanzhong, my lord, please make a decision!"

Yiji led the order and hurried to Hanzhong to meet Liu Bei.Zhuge Liang looked in the direction of Jingzhou, wondering what he was thinking.

(End of this chapter)