In the night, north of Gangneung, Guan Yu camp.

Dead.

On the gate of the southern camp, the soldiers guarding the gate were very hard.

At this moment, it is freezing cold, but they are wrapped in thick clothes but it is still difficult to keep out the cold, and they drink some wine from time to time to warm their bodies.

Speaking of this wine, it is a little unbelievable, but it is Mi's wine.

Because of the lack of food, the Guan family no longer brewed Mi's wine, but before that there was still a lot of inventory, Guan Yu was very sympathetic to the soldiers, and because of the cold weather, he took out the Mi's wine to warm the soldiers' bodies.

Of course, the number is not much, and one person only gets a few mouthfuls. But just these few mouthfuls warmed up the body.

"Who?"

One of the soldiers had just taken a sip of Mi's wine, and before his body could warm up, he struck a spirit, because he heard a sound of footsteps.

The soldier's shouting attracted the attention of the rest of the soldiers, and the archers hurriedly wound their arrows, because it was too cold, and this action was not very neat.

"The brothers in the city don't want to open the bow, we are Jiangdong soldiers, abandon the darkness and join the light to join Guan Jingzhou (Guan Yu)." There were several human heads looming in the darkness ahead, and one of them panicked.

The guards guarding the camp gate looked at each other, and then one of the commanders said, "How many of you are there?" ”

"There were eight of them." The man in the dark replied.

"Okay, the eight of you come up one by one, don't make superfluous movements, otherwise you will be killed." The chief said.

"No." The people in the darkness made a promise, and then they came up one by one, and the guards of the Guan family who were guarding the camp gate pulled them up with ropes one by one.

Eight people indeed.

"Continue to guard the gates of the camp, and I will bring them to the lord." The chief explained just now, and took these eight people to see Guan Yu.

It was already late at night, and Guan Yu had already fallen asleep. Inside and outside Guan Yu's big tent, there were a large number of personal soldiers guarding it. The soldier, who had come with eight men, was stopped.

A personal soldier entered the inner tent and woke up the sleeping Guan Yu. When Guan Yu heard the news, he put on thick clothes, asked people to light a charcoal fire, and took Mi's wine.

Guan Yu came to the front tent and called the eight Jiangdong soldiers in. And let the pro-soldiers give the Jiangdong soldiers to drink Mi's wine, not to drink more, a few sips per person.

These eight Jiangdong soldiers were frozen, but after drinking, they suddenly warmed up a lot, and they couldn't help bowing, and said: "Thank you Guan Gong." ”

"Don't be busy, thank you. I asked you a few other questions, but if you are not satisfied, you will cut off your neck with a white blade and your head will be in a different place. Guan Yu said coldly.

These eight Jiangdong soldiers who had just warmed up suddenly all of them were shocked, and they all looked at Guan Yu in fear.

Guan Yu's face was expressionless, he treated his own son with this expression, let alone these Jiangdong soldiers. Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, and asked, "Who are you commanding the soldiers and horses?" ”

"Back to Guan Gong, we are the soldiers and horses under the command of General Lu Dailu." One of the Jiangdong soldiers said cautiously.

"That Lu Dai is a good general, and he is very popular with the army. Why have you turned your backs on him and come to me? Guan Yu asked again.

This Jiangdong soldier thought about it for a while, and then replied carefully: "But we are not from Jiangdong, but from Huaibei, and we avoid trouble in Jiangdong because of chaos." Although General Lu treated us well, we were not die-hard. Now Guan Gong Shenwu is rampant in Jingzhou. And the civil strife in Jiangdong, Sun Quan's advance and retreat were lost, and we thought that if Sun Quan was killed, there would be no life, so it was better to defect to Guan Gong. ”

It's a statement, but it's also very reasonable.

Jiangdong was in civil strife, and the wind and rain were shaky. And these people are Huaibei people, not Jiangdong people, and they lack a sense of belonging to Jiangdong.

But Guan Yu was taken aback, he had just received the news of the civil strife in Jiangdong, and planned to spread the news to the Jiangdong soldiers in the city tomorrow to force Zhou Yu to retreat.

Unexpectedly, the news spread in the city instead.

"How do you know this?" Guan Yu couldn't help but wonder.

"But I heard it." Jiang Dongbing said cautiously.

"What is the situation in the city?" Guan Yu asked again.

"The soldiers all knew that Jiangdong Shanyue rebelled, and the army's morale was unstable. Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, General Lu and others discussed, intending to withdraw their troops in batches, and finally ignite the grain baggage in the city. ”

Jiang Dongbing was still cautious.

Guan Yu nodded, Jiangling City, as a stronghold on the Jiangdong front, has accumulated a large amount of grain and grass materials, and it can't be taken away at once, of course it will be burned.

However, as for the matter of instability and the withdrawal of troops, it is very suspicious.

"Hmm." Guan Yu glanced at a pro-soldier, who was very clever, and took the eight Jiangdong soldiers down.

Jiang Dongbing showed a look of fear, and couldn't help but say: "Guan Gong, I'll go to it sincerely." But Guan Yu was unmoved, and his own soldiers took them down.

Not long after, it was Zhou Cang who walked in from outside.

"My lord. The eight people had already been interrogated separately, and no matter how they asked, intimidated, the answers were not much different. This news should be true. ”

Zhou Cang bent over to report.

"Maybe they just know that. This information may have been brought to us by Zhou Yu. Guan Yu said.

"Hmm." Zhou Cang also nodded.

"Place those eight Jiangdong soldiers and send people to take care of them." Guan Yu said.

"No." Zhou Cang promised and went down.

"Heighten your guard tonight." Guan Yu gave this order again, and then unbuttoned his clothes and went to sleep again. The current situation is unknown, and there is too little news to be moved lightly, so as not to frame Zhou Yu.

Guan Yu is a veteran of the battlefield and has a lot of experience, although he also has various shortcomings, but he is not easy to fool when it comes to fighting.

No words during the day.

On the night of the second day, some soldiers climbed through the city wall and came to join Guan Yu. After Guan Yu was interrogated, it was still the same situation.

The city is unstable, and the morale of the army is unstable.

There is even more surprising news.

said that Zhou Yu had decided to withdraw from the army tomorrow night.

So on the third night, Guan Yu tossed and turned. After nightfall, they sent out scouts to inquire about the situation.

Although spies are rarely sent out at night, it is not absolute, and such situations require spies to be dispatched.

Of course, it is dangerous for spies to go out, and it is very likely that they will fight with the spies of the other side, and they may not be able to find out good news, and it is extremely dangerous.

Soon after, the news came back. Zhou Yu really withdrew his troops one after another. Guan Yu really couldn't sit still, so he ordered his own soldiers to put on iron armor for himself, and then climbed a wooden platform next to the big tent to watch the situation in Jiangling City.

Zhou Cang stood beside Guan Yu, he turned his head to Guan Yu and said, "Lord." If Zhou Yu retreats, the city burns the heavy food that can't be taken away, and the city will inevitably catch fire. If Zhou Yu really retreated, even if his military spirit fluctuated, it would not be easy to pursue. Beware of the ambush. ”

Zhoucang was born as a thief, and he knew how to fight. Over the years, following Guan Yu, he has made no less progress. At this moment, he felt that this might be Zhou Yu's strategy.

Lure the enemy deeper.

"I know. This area outside Gangneung City is uncultivated, and the grass and trees are deep. My son begged to lure the enemy deep in the name and pit Pan Zhang. How could I be fooled? Besides, as the commander-in-chief, and not Pan Zhang, if I am ambushed and defeated and die, I am afraid that my family will perish. Don't act rashly. ”

Guan Yu was not impulsive, nor impatient, nor did he underestimate the enemy, but touched his beard and nodded very calmly.

Zhou Cang breathed a sigh of relief and gave it up.

If Zhou Yu really retreated, Guan Yu didn't have the heart to pursue, and he couldn't pursue easily. Pan Zhang's lessons from the past. But Guan Yu put on his armor and watched here.

One wanted to see the fire in Gangneung Castle with his own eyes.

The second is also to be cautious.

And Guan Yu stood here for an hour, ate enough cold wind, and drank some Mi's wine. Then he saw that in the city, there was indeed thick smoke billowing and the flames soaring to the sky.

Obviously, Zhou Yu's front army had retreated one after another, and the elite of the rear began to burn the grain baggage that could not be taken away.

Guan Yu, Zhou Cang was also relieved when he saw the flames soaring into the sky, and then even Guan Yu showed joy.

Jiangdong's soldiers and horses in Nanjun, with Zhou Yu and Han Dang in the north. Since Zhou Yu withdrew his troops, Han Dang must also withdraw his troops, followed by Zhou Tai.

The army first went to the camp of Sun Quan in Jiangling Water Village to converge, and then the difficulty of the Yangtze River reached the mouth of the Youjiang River, and then withdrew in an orderly manner, taking away all the baggage of the mouth of the oil river and heading to Changsha.

And set up heavy troops in Changsha County, Xiling, and Exian respectively, and then Sun Quan will lead the remaining troops back to Jiangdong.

At this point, Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang and Li Zheng think that the situation is the same.

Guan Yu didn't dare to chase at night, but during the day, Guan Yu could send troops to find some opportunities to try to leave Sun Quan with some soldiers and horses.

"No battle tonight, whoever dares to speak up for war will be killed." Guan Yu exhaled slightly, then gave this order, and went down the wooden platform with Zhou Cang to go back to the big tent.

It was indeed cold, Guan Yu drank a few sips of Mi's wine to warm his body, untied his armor and went to sleep in the back tent. Zhou Cangben also had his own tent, but he didn't go back, but set up a temporary bed in the big tent and slept down.

All in all, Zhou Yu in the city seemed to have withdrawn his troops, while Guan Yu did not send troops.

The risk of ambush is avoided.

And did Zhou Yu really retire?

The fire in Jiangling City was soaring, and a large number of Jiangdong people could not take away the baggage, and it burned very strongly. The city was empty, and the soldiers did leave.

But the Jiangdong soldiers and horses did not go far. If it is a retreat, it must be a stepped retreat. Someone is in front, and someone is behind.

Zhou Yu did this, he ordered Lu Dai to lead the troops first, himself in the middle, and Cheng Pu in the back. Cheng Pu was responsible for lighting the grain baggage in Gangneung City.

But when the army had traveled five or six miles, Lü Dai ambushed his soldiers in the hay on both sides of the road, followed by Zhou Yu, and so did Cheng Pu when he arrived.

But after lying in ambush for half an hour, there was no movement in the rear.

Zhou Yu relined the 20,000 elite soldiers and rode his horse to talk with Cheng Pu, Lu Dai and other generals. Zhou Yu rode and tightened the reins of the horse and sighed: "Guan Yu is cunning and cunning, and he is really not so easy to be fooled. ”

"Then we can only attack." Cheng Pu said.

"That's right. Attack the feather camp and kill it. Zhou Yu said categorically.

But with Zhou Yu's 20,000 elite soldiers, it is impossible for the Ganning battalion to win, so Zhou Yu has helpers.

Handang!