Chapter 204: The Decisive Battle of Xuzhou (1)
"Miaocai, if you go to Guangling, you must pass through Jiangdu, the waterways around Jiangdu are complicated, and there are not many people in our army who know water, which can be described as a dangerous place. Although our infantry army is brave, as soon as we enter this place, we must be careful, so as not to fall into the enemy's plan. At this time, in the south of Xuzhou, 30,000 Cao troops rushed forward, crowding the avenue to the brim, in the center of the army, Xiahou Yuan and Xu Huang walked side by side, Xu Huang frowned, looking at the complicated river around him worriedly.
"Hmph, Komei, you're too cautious. How much ability can Guan Yu's horseman have, at the beginning, he also had hundreds of thousands of people, and your Xu Gongming's army of 80,000 could also defeat him, what happened later, if it weren't for the help of Wenpin, Gan Ning and other sailors, he Guan Yuyan could beat you? But a martial artist, why take it so seriously. Now all the troops in Xuzhou are only 120,000, and the main force has been transferred by Guan Yu to fight against the King of Wei, and it is necessary to send guards to various places, and now Guangling has more than 10,000 available soldiers. Just by relying on my Xiahou Yuan and Gongming's skills, are you afraid that one Gan Ning will not succeed? Xiahou Yuan said disdainfully.
"However, Miaocai, now I'm afraid that the information has already been sent to Linzi, and I'm afraid that now Liu Bei has sent Zhao Xu and others to Xuzhou, if Zhao Xu comes, with his cunning tricks, you still need to be cautious! And the Gan Ning who guarded Guangling, I also knew it, this person was brave and brave, and Guan Yu also attached great importance to him, this person is not an ordinary person, and he should not be underestimated. Xu Huang said worriedly.
"Gongming, you, although you are both wise and brave, but you are too careful, although our army failed to capture Xuzhou City due to the cold winter, it also accounts for half of it, and Liu Bei wants to send troops to rescue, mobilize troops, and dispatch troops, how can it be so fast? Even if the war horse under Zhao Xu's seat travels thousands of miles a day, unless he leaves behind the army and hurries day and night, otherwise, it is simply wishful thinking that he wants to rush here at this time. Moreover, now the Xuzhou soldiers are divided into two routes, the King of Wei with an army of 270,000 to attack Xuzhou City, the goal is the largest, Zhao Xu comes to the rescue, and he must save Guan Yu first; Our way, all the way is a cautious march, no one in Xuzhou has found us, what are you worried about? Xiahou Yuan shook his head, gently pinched the war horse that sat down, and slowly walked forward.
Behind him, Xu Huang frowned, and a complicated look appeared in his eyes, and he sighed softly for a long time. Although Xiahou Yuan has a strategy, he is too careless to underestimate the enemy, but he is also Cao Cao's general, but he is an outsider, and he is a deputy marshal, so he cannot order him; Xu Huang always felt uneasy in his heart...... Either way, no matter what! Let's take one step at a time!
There is only one avenue in the complicated river here, and it is the wet spring season, and the country roads are muddy and cannot be walked by large armies. That is to say, if the other party is ambushed here, this road is only so wide, and his 30,000 army will not be able to give full play to his advantage, and the Xuzhou soldiers are more accustomed to water, besieging everywhere, and it is difficult for his army to echo before and after, and he will inevitably suffer a big loss. At that time, I am afraid that I will not even see the city wall of Guangling, and I will be repelled by the other party, which is really a big joke.
"General, there are enemy troops at the official road crossing ahead." At this time, suddenly a probe horse came straight towards the Chinese army, shouting all the way.
"Someone is facing the enemy?" Xiahou Yuan muttered to himself in surprise. Turning his head to Xu Huang, he said: "Gongming, I didn't expect the other party to be so bold and ignorant, and when they found out about our army, they dared to come to meet the enemy." How many brave generals does he Guan Yu have who dare to fight against us? Gongming, you sit in the Chinese army, I'll go and see which one is dead. As he spoke, he stepped forward.
Xu Huang was afraid that Gan Ning was coming, and he was afraid that Xiahou Yuan would suffer a loss from the enemy, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Miaocai, please be careful, the terrain here is narrow, and my army can't use it, and the enemy army will come to challenge at this time, I'm afraid it has bad intentions." Also, the enemy general Gan Ning is strong in martial arts, and the wonderful talent must not underestimate the enemy! ”
"Got it." Xiahou Yuan smiled and waved his hand, picked up his spear upside down, and rushed straight towards the front army. Xu Huang was worried that Xiahou Yuan was acting unsteadily, so he hurriedly followed closely.
When I came to the front army, I saw that before the army, there was a team of people and horses, about four or five thousand people, directly in front of the army, but the first person was not Gan Ning, I saw that his face was like Fu Fan, Dan Feng eyes, holding a green dragon sword, riding a jujube red war horse, showing off his might in front of the army, behind him, a big flag was written: "Wuwei General Pass" five words.
"Miaocai, this person is the son of Guan Yu, Guan Ping. I didn't expect him to come here, Guan Ping is here, I'm afraid that our army's line has leaked the rumors, and this Guan Ping's martial arts are extraordinary, if Miaocai is facing the battle, he must be careful. Xu Huang looked at the young general who looked like Guan Yu in front of him, but he was not as red-faced as Guan Yu, but Guan Ping was a little white-faced, and he had a nickname in Xuzhou: Guan Gongzi with a pretty face and a cold knife. is also missing Guan Yu's long hair. I can't help but think of my battle with Guan Ping last year, and I couldn't fight it for thirty rounds in a row, which really surprised Xu Huang, but I didn't expect Guan Ping to be young, but his martial arts and swordsmanship are exquisite, not much worse than Guan Yu, but his strength, proficiency and actual combat experience are much worse. His brows couldn't help jumping, and he said to Xiahou Yuan.
"Hmph, how capable can a yellow-mouthed boy be? Gongming, don't be afraid, see me behead Guan Yu's son first, and then behead him! As he spoke, Xiahou Yuan urged his mount, and when he reached the front of the formation, he raised his gun and shouted: "Who is the general?" Dare to block the way of my Great Wei Heavenly Soldiers? ”
"Haha, it's so shameless, it's ridiculous, you and other traitors dare to call themselves heavenly soldiers? If you want to talk about the heavenly army, there is only me who is orthodox in the Han Dynasty, and the army of the Han Kingdom of Liu Xuande and Uncle Liu Huang can be called the heavenly soldiers! You ask me who I am, and listen, I am the eldest son of Guan Yunchang, the general of the chariot and cavalry, and Guan Ping, the general of Wuwei! Guan Ping raised the Qinglong Knife in his hand and shouted.
"The yellow-mouthed child who has not dried up also dares to speak wildly, if you Lao Tzu Guan Yu is here, I am still afraid of him for three points, what skills do you have? Dare to come and fight me! Let General Ben send you to see the king of Hades first, and then go to find your Laozi Guan Yu, and wait for my Great Wei to break through Xuzhou, so that your father and son can meet underground......" Xiahou Yuan laughed loudly, and immediately stepped forward and took Guan Ping directly.
"The thief general Hugh wants to boast, watch General Ben capture you, and avenge General Dian Wei!" Guan Ping's face was furious, and he shouted, urging the war horse under his crotch, and the Qinglong knife slashed towards Yan Liang viciously.
"Huangkou Confucius, it's just looking for death." Guan Ping didn't mention Dian Wei, as soon as he mentioned Dian Wei, Xiahou Yuan gritted his teeth with hatred, his own brother Xiahou Yuan, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and Xiahou Shang all died directly or indirectly because of Dian Wei, Xiahou Yuan was immediately furious, and the spear in his hand did not hesitate at all, and stabbed towards Guan Ping.
Seeing this, Guan Ping waved his knife to block it, and he heard the sound of gold and iron resonating, and the knife and gun swung at the same time, and they were jumped out of half a circle, which showed that the two of them were equal in strength.
"Good boy, it's really extraordinary." Xiahou Yuan couldn't help but secretly praise Guan Ping, the spear in his hand suddenly turned, and shouted loudly: "The tiger father has no dogs, if there are really two hits, no wonder he dares to brag about this bull, but that's the end of it, I will take your head today." Xiahou Yuan said, and the spear in his hand stabbed again.
"Humph! Shall I be afraid, and see who dies today! "Guan Ping's confidence has also increased greatly since the battle of Xianbei, and he was infected by Guan Yu's character, and he was also young and frivolous, and he realized that his Guan family's Spring and Autumn Sword Technique was unparalleled in the world, and he thought that he was also perfect, showing a trace of disdain on his face, holding the Qinglong Knife with one hand, using the Spring and Autumn Knife Technique, and stabbing the spear towards Xiahou Yuan to meet him.
At the moment, the two went back and forth, stabbing and splitting, fighting for 50 rounds in a row, regardless of victory or defeat. Xiahou Yuan was shocked, thinking that although Guan Ping was good, but he was young, and his martial arts were not high, where did he think that Guan Ping's martial arts were no worse than his own, and after fighting for so many rounds, he couldn't take advantage of half of it, and he panicked in his heart, and the flaws in his marksmanship came out.
Guan Ping saw the opportunity and fought hard, Xiahou Yuan was distracted for a while, and fell behind, if it weren't for his own martial arts and actual combat experience, strong adaptability in battle, and the sharpness of the Spring and Autumn Sword Technique, he would have died under Guan Ping's knife at this time.
Seeing that Xiahou Yuan had suffered a loss from the enemy, and was afraid that Xiahou Yuan would be negligent, Xu Huang danced the big axe at the moment, slapped the horse forward, and stepped forward to help.
"Xu Huang Pifu, Hugh is rude, accept your life!" At this time, on the opposite side of the river on both sides, the golden drums sounded in unison, and the sound of shouting and killing shook the sky, and in the sound of drums, two teams of Biao troops jumped out of the water on both sides, and the direct killing was coming, and the Cao army was caught off guard, or was directly hacked to death, or was pushed into the water and drowned, and there was chaos for a while.
I saw the first person, the tiger's eyes were mighty, scorching cold light, majestic, and a big knife in his hand went straight towards Xu Huang. Who is it if it is not Gan Ning, around Gan Ning, more than 5,000 soldiers with spears and swords in their hands, killing on all sides, a murderous aura soared into the sky, and the momentum of Cao Jun was suppressed.