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

Chapter 111 Guan Yu fakes defeat, Zhuge Qiao plans to lure Sun Quan (Pursuit)

Xu Huang looked at Yancheng: "Lincheng is a small city with short walls. It is not a place for long-term defense. I predict that there will not be much food and grass in the city."

"We can send an army around the rear of Lin City and pretend to dig a long moat to express our army's intention to besiege Lin City."

"Guan Yu is worried that his retreat will be cut off, and he is also afraid that there will be insufficient food and grass in the city. He will abandon the city and leave after hearing the news."

"The purpose of our march is to understand the danger of Fancheng, not to fight Guan Yu to the death."

Lu Jian was unwilling to give in: "Why not really dig a long moat and besiege Guan Yu in Yancheng? As long as Guan Yu is captured and killed, the danger of Fancheng will naturally be lifted."

Xu Huang's tone was cold: "Guan Yu is just a partial army in Yancheng. If he is besieged by our army, the rest of the garrison will definitely rush to help after hearing the news."

"Now that Fancheng is completely surrounded, our army cannot get in touch with General Zhengnan. General Zhengnan does not know that our army is coming, so it is difficult for him to cooperate internally and externally."

"Wouldn't the rashness of besieging Yan City give Guan Yu the opportunity to concentrate his superior forces and annihilate us?"

"The top priority is to break through the encirclement of Fancheng as soon as possible, send dead soldiers to inform General Zhengnan, and let General Zhengnan know that reinforcements have arrived outside the city, so as to motivate the soldiers."

"In ten days at most, reinforcements from other routes will arrive one after another. Once the reinforcements arrive, we can cooperate with General Zhengnan internally and externally. Why worry about not being able to defeat Guan Yu?"

"You two don't know the variables of war. You only know how to fight bravely. How can you save Fancheng?"

"If you two really want to kill Guan Yu, you can lead troops to pursue him while Guan Yu abandons the city."

"If I can kill Guan Yu, I will not divide the credit between you two; if I can't kill Guan Yu and miss my plan, even if you two are appointed by the prince, I will kill you two to correct the military rules!"

Lu Jian couldn't help but shudder and didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Xu Huang has made it so clear. If you question Xu Huang again, you will really be asking for your own death.

Inside the city.

Guan Yu's spies also discovered that Xu Huang was digging a long trench behind Yancheng, and they couldn't help but laugh: "Brother is quite ruthless. This is to cut off Guan's return route."

"Aqiao wants Guan to withdraw his troops, and the eldest brother digs a long trench to cut off Guan's return route. Let's give this city to the eldest brother."

"It's just that before I leave, I have to give my eldest brother a surprise."

Immediately.

Guan Yu ordered his soldiers to load the supplies of food and grass into the carts and retreat through the south gate at night.

Simultaneously.

Guan Yu personally led the school sword to cut off his hand, and then burned the camp himself.

Seeing the fire in Yancheng, Xu Shang thought of pursuing him again.

"If Guan Yu burns the camp and leaves, he will be unable to fight anymore. It's better to chase him at night! If we can kill Guan Yu, you and I will be famous all over the world." Xu Shang's heart was filled with fierce fighting spirit.

Lu Jian hesitated: "What if Guan Yu did it on purpose?"

"In the past, Liu Bei burned his own camp at Bowangpo to lure General Xiahou into underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly."

"Now that Guan Yu is using his old tricks again, we are afraid of fraud! If we can't kill Guan Yu, we may be dealt with by Xu Huang's military law."

Xu Shangze said: "The terrain in this area is flat and there are no narrow mountain roads. Why are we afraid of ambush? If the ambush comes, just kill them."

"As long as Guan Yu is killed, how can Xu Huang dare to say anything? If you don't go, you can't share the credit if I kill Guan Yu."

"What's more, Xu Huang also said during the day that if we want to kill Guan Yu, we can lead troops to pursue him while Guan Yu abandons the city."

Lu Jian gritted his teeth: "You and I are both here to follow the prince, so we should be blessed together. I will go with you!"

Hearing that Xu Shang and Lu Jian sent troops privately, Xu Huang sneered in his heart: "If you two don't suffer a loss, how can you obey me in the future?"

Xu Huang did not stop Xu Shang and Lu Jian, but instead led an army to cover the rear.

Xu Shang and Lu Jian led their troops in hot pursuit, and soon caught up with Guan Yu's rear army. "God help me!"

"Guan Yu must be killed tonight!"

Just when Xu Shang and Lu Jian were secretly rejoicing, Guan Yu, who had been lurking for a long time, led his troops out: "I thought it was the eldest brother who came, but I didn't expect that two stupid dogs came."

Hearing the sound of drums, Guan Yu's rear army also turned to attack Xu Shang and Lu Jian. They attacked Xu Shang and Lu Jian from a pincer attack. Xu Shang and Lu Jian were suddenly surrounded.

Just when the two of them thought they were going to die, Xu Huang led his troops out, swung his ax and shouted: "Guan Yu, Xu Huang is here, do you dare to fight me!"

Seeing Xu Huang's troops arriving, Guan Yu laughed and responded: "Brother, you planned to seize the city of Guan, and Guan planned to ambush your generals. We are even! I will fight with you again in the future!"

When Guan Yu's ambush retreated, Xu Shang and Lu Jian were ashamed and knelt down to beg to die.

Xu Huang shouted coldly: "If Fancheng hadn't been besieged by Guan Yu, I would have killed you two to correct the military law. If you dare to violate military orders privately and disrupt my plans from now on, I will kill you two myself."

Xu Shang and Lu Jian breathed a sigh of relief and didn't even dare to say anything.

Xu Huang felt relieved when he saw that the second general was convinced.

To break through Guan Yu's blockade of Fancheng, it is necessary to integrate military forces. If Xu Shang and Lu Jian cannot be convinced, it will be difficult for Xu Huang to integrate military forces.

"I'll go back to Yancheng to rest tonight, and advance to Fancheng tomorrow." Xu Huang looked in the direction of Fancheng, his eyes even more determined.

Although Guan Yu had heavy troops in Fancheng, Xu Huang had no fear in his heart.

Xinzhai.

Zhuge Qiao saw that Guan Yu had returned at night and there were signs of fighting again, so he asked, "Who did you fight with?"

Guan Yu then briefly stated how he and Xu Huang were reminiscing about the past and how they used each other's tricks.

"Xu Gongming is using the princes to unify the morale of the army. After tonight's battle, no one in the army will dare to violate military orders privately." Zhuge Qiao's tone was slightly serious, guessing Xu Huang's intention.

Among the five good generals, there is no weak one.

Driving straight into Xu Gongming, this method of integrating the morale of the army is also amazing.

Guan Yu nodded and stroked his beard: "Brother, the use of troops is different from that of Yu Jin. Yu Jin uses laws to control his troops, and the soldiers often complain about Jin."

"But the eldest brother is cautious and steady in his military use. He thinks about defeat first, and then talks about victory. Therefore, the soldiers rush for profit and are reluctant to sleep and eat in order to seize the victory."

"Therefore, people often misunderstand the eldest brother, saying that he is too strict and drives the soldiers to have no rest. Those who do good things even say, 'If you don't get paid, you belong to Xu Huang'."

"Now that the eldest brother has consolidated the morale of the army, although Weitou and Sizhong have a large number of trench antlers, they may not be able to stop them."

Guan Yu's evaluation of Xu Huang, in a nutshell, is "don't make waves when the wind is going well, look for opportunities when the power is balanced, and stop losses in time when the wind is going against you."

Therefore, most of the soldiers under Xu Huang's command are willing to serve Xu Huang. If they can get military honors, the soldiers will naturally compete for profit.

Seeing that Guan Yu was worried about Weitou and Sizhong, Zhuge Qiao said: "Weitou and Sizhong are surrendering generals and pawns."

"If you surrender the soldiers, you can surrender Xu Huang again, but Dong Heng, Hu Xiu and Fu Fang will definitely not dare to surrender Xu Huang again."

"It's a good opportunity for both sides to fight and consume each other."

Guan Yu was slightly stunned: "If Weitou and Sizhong are lost, Cao Ren of Fancheng will definitely defend them, and Fancheng will not be able to besieged."

"Aqiao deliberately showed weakness. Could it be that he wanted to mobilize the troops stationed in Nanjun to lure Sun Quan to send troops?"

Zhuge Qiao nodded: "That's exactly what I mean! Cao Pi is not in Yecheng and Xudu, but he is supervising the army in Wancheng. He must be well prepared."

"I guess Cao Pi is so sure that it must have something to do with Sun Quan!"

(End of this chapter)