Han Xiang

Chapter 607 The harder the challenge, the more exciting it becomes

Niu Jin, captured by Zhou Cang, was escorted to Guan Yu with a full stomach.

Guan Yu stared at Niu Jin and was about to persuade him to surrender. Suddenly, a horse from Rang County rushed to deliver a message, so he abandoned Niu Jin and listened to the report.

Xu Shu sent people to tell Guan Yu that Pei Yuanshao was wounded and died when he evacuated Niyang, and that Zhang Xiu and Xu Huang had arrived at Anzhong and Rangxian respectively.

Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang were both from the Yellow Turbans and had close personal relationships. When Liu Bei was stationed in Runan, they admired Guan Yu's reputation and voted for him.

When Zhou Cang heard about the death of his old friend, his eyes were full of sadness and he couldn't hide it.

"General."

"I have it in my mind."

Guan Yu stretched out his hand to stop Zhou Cang, and walked slowly to Niu Jin, sizing him up and asking for surrender: "Nu Jin, as the saying goes, those who understand the current affairs are heroes. Your master, Cao Ren, is not Guan's opponent. Will you surrender if you are captured today? Let's help each other. Chinese"

"Humph."

Niu Jin snorted contemptuously, and then retorted to Guan Yu: "The battle has just begun, and it is too early to talk about victory or defeat at this time. Didn't General Cao defeat you when he sent troops to Runan in the past?"

We have [-] troops in Nanyang, and the prince may not be able to defeat him. What’s more, the Prime Minister’s army of one million has not yet been sent out, and the prime minister is very knowledgeable about the prince, but you have abandoned the light and turned to darkness in vain. If you really want to understand current affairs, you should pay attention to If I surrender to the Prime Minister, the worst thing I can do is follow the Prime Minister's example and let me go."

"That's enough!" Guan Yu's eyebrows were bluffing, interrupting Niu Jin's cold-faced teasing, "Prime Minister Cao's kindness in the past, Guan Mou has killed Yan Liang in return for his meritorious service. This is known to the world, do you want to take advantage of it and leave alive? That’s no problem, but how about bringing Cao Ren’s head?”

"A red-faced man wants me to betray the Lord, what a delusion!"

Facing Niu Jin's curses, Guan Yufeng's eyes flashed with chills, and she waved her hand to Zhou Cang and said: "Since he doesn't understand current affairs, he immediately launched the beheading sacrifice flag, and then sent his head to Fancheng so that Cao Ren could get to know Guan again."

"only."

"Guan Yu, you must die a good death!"

Niu Jin was dragged away amidst the scoldings, and Zhou Cang then killed him with his own hands, which was considered as a way to comfort Pei Yuanshao's heroic spirit.

After executing Niu Jin, Zhou Cang asked Guan Yu in a low voice:
"General, the last general has sent someone to send his head away. Should we take advantage of the victory and attack Fancheng, or should we go to Rang County to rescue Mr. Xu? Xu Huang and Zhang Xiu are both famous generals under Cao Cao."

"Famous general?" Guan Yu shook his head contemptuously, "They are acceptable among native chickens and tile dogs, but in front of Guan, they are just trying to sell Seoul."

"According to Yuan Zhi's plan to clear the country, you quickly send people to bring all the soldiers and civilians from Yin and Shen counties to Nanxiang for temporary resettlement. I want Fancheng to have no people and no food within a hundred miles, and then send troops to Rang County to cut off their food. Dao, completely trap him to death in Fancheng."

"Emo will obey your orders, but..."

Seeing that Zhou Cang was about to speak but hesitated, Guan Yu waved his hand and asked, "If you and I have anything to say, it doesn't matter."

"The general has a rough idea. You and Mr. Xu have decided to use Fancheng to trap Cao Ren. Even if you defend Rang County and guard the land route, Cai Hao and Zhang Yun are guarding the Xinye waters. He can completely mobilize the water, and General Gan will come to help. "The force is limited"

Zhou Cang rarely expresses his opinions. Although he admires Guan Yu infinitely, after all, there is still a disparity in military strength, so he is willing to take the risk of being scolded and point out the loopholes in this combination of strong walls, clearing fields, and encirclement for reinforcements.

After hearing this, Guan Yu stroked his beard and smiled, and explained: "Although Gan Xingba's reinforcements are not many, they are enough to contain Cai Mao, and there is no need for him to completely stop the grain transport team;
Don't forget that Xiangyang has fallen into my hands. Not only Cao Ren's [-] troops need food, but Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's [-] navy troops also need food. Hundreds of thousands of people consume countless amounts of food every day;

As long as the food transported to Fancheng is not enough, Cao Ren's army will inevitably panic, and no matter how many soldiers there are, they will collapse without attacking. "

"Oh, General, I understand. I will arrange the relocation immediately."

After Zhou Cang finished speaking, he hurriedly left. Guan Yu looked at the other party's back and shook his head gently.

What I said you understand is very one-sided. According to Xu Yuanzhi's plan, trapping Cao Ren in Fancheng is just the prelude to the war, and Cao Cao's army left in Xudu is the highlight.

Cao Ren wanted to use Fancheng to trap Xiangyang, but Guan Yu and Xu Shu followed their plan and used Cao Ren as bait to drag Cao Cao down.Tens of thousands of people versus hundreds of thousands, and an opponent like Cao Cao is almost invincible head-on.

Therefore, Guan Yu would not organize a decisive battle with large armies. By extending and destroying Cao's supply lines, Cao's army would be trapped in the quagmire of Jingzhou.

Most of the people and food in Nanyang west of Feishui were transferred to Nanxiang in the northwest.

If you go straight to Nanxiang in the west from the direction of Wancheng, you will have to cross several tributaries of the Feishui River and the Han River. Cao's army without a naval force will be easily blocked. This is also the purpose of choosing Nanxiang as a resettlement site.

At this time, it is the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, when everything begins to wither and wither.

There was almost no food left in the city captured by Cao's army. The two sides only had to remain in a stalemate for two more months without even the bark, grass and roots to eat.

As long as Cao Ren and Cao Cao cannot win quickly, all supplies will need to be transported from the Central Plains.

Thousands of miles of long supply lines, hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of supplies, Cao Cao may have to recruit millions of civilians. This is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the people of the Central Plains who have just served in the Hebei War.

I originally thought that Hebei was pacified and I could finally live a stable life, but I still had to be drafted into corvee.

Behind Cao Cao's frequent foreign wars and large-scale recruitment of corvees were countless rebellions and counterinsurrections.

It can be said that riots in various parts of the Central Plains have never stopped in recent years.

Once hundreds of thousands of soldiers move south, the scale of corvee recruitment will inevitably be unprecedented, and it is foreseeable that more civil uprisings will be provoked and the foundation of Cao Cao's rule will be loosened.

Xu Shu was originally from Yingchuan and had always paid attention to the situation in the Central Plains.

He and Guan Yu decided to use Fancheng to set up a trap. The worst plan was for Nanyang to fall.

The people of Nanyang withdrew from Nanxiang to Guanzhong, and the army could withdraw to Xiangyang and stick to it. As long as Liu Bei was delayed until Liu Bei solved the trouble in Liangzhou, the whole situation would change drastically.

Guan Yu blocked Cao Cao in Xiangyang, and the Central Plains was weakened in the battle of Jingzhou.

At that time, Liu Bei will lead Yongliang's troops out of Qinchuan, Long Xiang will lead Yangzhou's troops out of Huainan, Guan Yu will lead Jingzhou's athletes north to pursue them, Cao Cao will have millions of people to resist, and perhaps one battle can redefine the world.

The grand strategy of three routes into the Central Plains was previously decided by Zhuge Liang with Xu Shu and Liu Ye, but the specific use of Fancheng to trap Cao Ren was discussed by Xu Shu and Guan Yu together.

Guan Yu was in awe after hearing this, saying that the more difficult the challenge, the more excited he was.

Everything went smoothly from the evacuation of Wancheng to the capture and killing of Niu Jin, but it was a pity that Pei Yuanshao was also defeated.

Looking at the sparkling Han River, Guan Yu's expression was very serious, and he thought that the evolution would continue as planned, and he didn't know how many familiar faces he would lose.

While Guan Yu was frowning in thought, Zhou Cang suddenly ran along the river bank and called General Guan in a brisk tone, as if something happy had happened to him.

Aren't you going to organize relocation?How did it become like this?

"General Guan, we have just received an urgent report from the scouts. Mr. Ziyang has personally led five thousand reinforcements and has arrived near Wudang County. They will be able to join us soon."

"He came in person?"

Guan Yu's stern face suddenly changed.

Liu Ye was as resourceful as Xu Shu. If he helped Guan Yu guard Yin and She counties, the people here would not have to move, and the encirclement of Cao Ren would be tighter.

(End of this chapter)