With a "bang", the hull of the ship shook violently.

Guan Yu stepped on his feet, stabilized his figure, and immediately frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"I don't know why."

"Investigate quickly!"

"Yes, General."

Not long after, a subordinate reported back: "General, there seems to be something blocking the way in the river." ”

"What?" Guan Yu frowned, and after speaking, he stepped on the bow of the boat, and looked at the churning waves in the river, he knew that it was a water ghost in the army.

Er.

A wave rolled violently, and when I looked closely, half of a human head was revealed.

"General Qiyu, the boulders at the bottom of the river fill the waterway, and there are iron cables across the river. Therefore, the warship was blocked by it, and a violent earthquake occurred. ”

"I see."

Guan Yu whispered and raised his voice: "Maybe move the boulder and cut the iron cable?" ”

"Back to the general, there are many underwater boulders, and I don't know how many iron cables there are, if you want to clear them, I am afraid it will not be a day's work."

Guan Yu nodded, and said to Wen Ping, the general of the accompanying navy: "Quickly send out all the water ghosts and clean up the waterways as soon as possible, otherwise Chengdu will be in danger." ”

"Yes, General."

Wen Ping responded, and said: "General, this place is not far from Jiangzhou, why don't you send someone ashore to explore the way." And ......"

"How?" Guan Yu rolled his eyebrows and said suspiciously.

Wen Ping's face was worried, and he said: "The boulder in the river may be caused by the big water, but the iron rope must be man-made. And this place is very close to Jiangzhou, but it is the hinterland of Yizhou, but why? Beware of us? ”

Guan Yu's face couldn't help but change, and said, "What do you mean ......?"

"That's right! The last general thought that perhaps the Ming army had already occupied Jiangzhou first. Wen Ping nodded.

"Impossible!"

Guan Yu said in disbelief: "No matter how brave the Ming army is, it is impossible to take many cities in a short period of time, and even Jiangzhou." You know, until now, we haven't received the slightest message. ”

"......"

As soon as Wen Ping opened his mouth, Guan Yu waved his hand and said, "Don't be noisy, now you immediately go ashore to find out if there is a road to Jiangzhou." ”

Wen Ping didn't know whether Guan Yu listened or not, so he had to respond: "Yes, general." ”

After bringing people ashore, Wen Ping finally understood. Guan Yu was both lucky in his heart, and worried that something was really wrong in Jiangzhou, and at the same time he didn't want to affect the morale of the army because of his words.

After thinking clearly, Wenpin worked harder and harder and investigated carefully. In the end, he really found a road to pass.

"General, there is indeed a road on the shore leading to Jiangzhou. Moreover, according to the general's investigation, there are faint footprints on the road, perhaps left not long ago. Wen Ping's words have no beginning and no end, and others are afraid that they will not understand.

Guan Yu was at ease, but he said quietly: "Let people explore the way first." ”

"Yes, General." The compliment of the clerk should be. In fact, he had already taken the lead to go to Jiangzhou to find out the truth.

The water ghost in the river also thoroughly explored the situation in the river at this time, and reported: "General, the huge rocks in the river stretch for several miles, and if you want to move it, you have to take ten days. In the meantime, there are dozens of iron cables, which also take a day or two. ”

Before Guan Yu could speak, an exclamation came from outside the cabin.

"What's that?"

A soldier's sharp eyes saw that something was wrong, and shouted urgently: "Not good! It's a fireboat! ”

The fireship is easier to hide during the day than at night, otherwise the sky-high fire would have been discovered long ago.

The soldier who had just been sent out to inquire about the reason immediately shrank back and quickly reported to Guan Yu.

Guan Yu, Wen Ping and the others all rushed out of the cabin immediately, and happened to see one after another fireships rushing quickly.

"General Wen, quickly, give the order, quickly retreat."

Wen Ping smiled bitterly when he heard this: "General, how can you have time to retreat at this time!" ”

Guan Yu looked back, looked at the warship that couldn't be seen, and his face was also full of bitterness, and said, "Then what now?" ”

"General, for the sake of today, the plan is to abandon the warship and go directly ashore."

Wen Ping admonished: "In addition, even if there are countless fireboats, but the river is so wide, he can't rush to the back at once, so simply let the warships in front of him stand on top and the ones behind retreat slightly." I believe that as long as you are a little farther away, you can reduce your losses. ”

When Guan Yu heard this, he said happily: "General Wen is really powerful, just do it!" ”

Immediately, Guan Yu and the others disembarked, leaving only a few soldiers with excellent water characteristics on the boat, holding the slap pole to prevent the fireboat from leaking through the gap between the warships.

It's true that the ship is small and good to turn around, and the huge ships can't get too close to each other to allow the boat to pass.

The fireboat came in a hurry, and before Guan Yu and the others all went ashore, a fireboat directly collided with the battleship, and a fire broke out, gradually igniting it.

Guan Yu's eyes were full of anger, and he shouted: "Where is Wen Ping?" ”

"The last general!"

"Lead 2,000 men and horses forward, and make sure you find the person who set the fire." Guan Yu has been stationed in Jingzhou for so long, and he has barely understood some naval tactics, and knows that the enemy army that casts the fireboat will definitely not be too far away. Before, it was just a sudden change in the situation that caused me not to think about it for a while, but now after I figured it out, I sent troops directly.

"Yes."

Wen Ping thought about it before, but let him say everything, so ...... Guan Yu is not so easy to get along with, and his temperament is arrogant!

Wen Ping led the troops away, and Guan Yu sat by the river to prevent the army from rioting.

On the other side, countless fire bolts floated at this time, flying towards the warships on the river. The ships that were close were not checked for a while, and many sergeants were shot and killed, and at the same time, there was a faint tendency to set fire to the ships.

"Damn, where did these people come from?"

Guan Yu's voice fell, and the fireboats on the river exploded one after another.

Boom...... Boom......

"What's going on?"

None of the generals of the navy near the left could answer. Fireboats, they used them too, but the movement was definitely not so big. Cause? They want to know, too!

"Rubbish!"

Guan Yu scolded directly, but he regretted it after scolding, but he was as arrogant as him, and it was impossible to apologize. Finally, after glancing at the surrounding waters, the generals of the navy who were flushed with red faces withdrew their gaze.

Blind eye!

Very good!

"Let people go to the other side, and be sure to find the enemy's traces." Guan Yu made a new response in a blink of an eye.

An hour later.

Guan Yu's heart was full of anger, only because more than half of the warships were lost, and even the soldiers sent out had a lot of losses, and in the end, except for knowing that it was the Ming army, there was nothing else.

When the night fell, Wen Ping returned and said: "I found the Ming army, but they seem to have expected it, and they are all on the other side, and there is nothing they can do about it." ”

"Why didn't General Wen return for a long time?" Guan Yu's eyes were a little bad.

Wen Ping felt unhappy in his heart, but he didn't show it at all, but persuaded him: "Please also ask the general to calm his anger!" ”

"The reason why the last general came back late was because he happened to encounter the soldiers who had been sent out to inquire about the news and was chased and killed by the Ming army, and he retreated after fighting with the Ming army."

After a pause, he said: "Now it can be determined that Jiangzhou has indeed fallen into the hands of the Ming army, and the last general thinks that the general should take it slowly." At the same time, the news will be transmitted back to Jingzhou to take precautions as soon as possible. ”

"Humph!"

Guan Yu snorted coldly, temporarily revealed, and at the same time ignored Wen Ping's suggestion, and just said: "Send more people to find out the news, be sure to know the specific situation in Shuzhong." ”

When Wen Ping heard this, he immediately understood what Guan Yu was thinking, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and said sullenly: "Yes, General." ”

In Jiangzhou City, Chu Yan led the troops to take everyone back to the city, and said with a smile: "This time the loss of the Liu army in Jingzhou is not small, all of which are the merits of you, and write it down, and wait for the general to report to His Majesty and then reward the meritorious deeds." ”

"Thank you, General."

All the generals were overjoyed, especially Liu Ba and other former Liu army generals.

Chu Yan then turned pale and said: "Although Guan Yu has suffered a big loss, this person attaches great importance to his feelings and will definitely not give up entering Shu, so the next step is to defend the city and repel it." ”

"Yes, general, we will fight hard to defend the city, so that not a single soldier of Liu's army will step into Shuzhong."

……

Following.

Guan Yu led his troops to the city of Jiangzhou and personally went out to fight, but Chu Yan should not. Guan Yu was furious and ordered a strong attack on Jiangzhou.

After two hours of strong attack, Liu's army lost no less than 2,000, but there was no inch, only a few people climbed to the top of the city, and then in the blink of an eye, they turned into corpses and were thrown off the city. Guan Yu had no choice but to withdraw his troops.

After returning to the camp, Guan Yu said to the left and right: "The Ming army relies on the benefits of the city and does not want to engage the general, what should I do?" ”

Everyone was silent, including Wen Ping, Xiang Lang and others.

Guan Yu didn't want to let them go like this, looked at them and asked, "Is there a good way to join the army and be a general?" ”

Xiang Lang had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "If the Ming army can take Jiangzhou so quickly, it must be lightly armed, and there are not many materials with it, or it may be feasible to besiege the city." ”

"Siege?"

Guan Yu frowned and refused: "Yizhou is rich, even if the Ming army doesn't bring many supplies, I'm afraid the materials in Jiangzhou City will be enough for him to use for a long time." Besides, since the Ming army has arrived here, it means that Shu is in danger, how can it be delayed for a long time? ”

Xiang Lang thought for a while, and then said: "Jiangzhou is located in the hinterland, there must not be many materials to defend the city, and the Ming army must have consumed a lot to attack the city, so there shouldn't be much left now." ”

"To join the army means ......"

Guan Yu's words were still unfinished, but everyone in the tent understood.

"General, no!"

Wen Ping stopped: "If the loss is too large, it may shake the morale of the army, and it is not advisable!" ”

Guan Yu rolled his eyes and asked, "Does General Wen have a good plan?" ”

Wen Ping's face froze, and he said, "The last general is incompetent!" ”

"I am incompetent, and I will not retreat." Guan Yu said expressionlessly, and then said: "Today I will rest for half a day, and tomorrow, the generals will take turns to attack the city." No matter who enters the city first in the end, General Ben will credit him. ”

"The general is wise!" Except for a few people such as Xiang Lang and Wen Ping, the rest of them were very happy.