Chapter 23: Guan Yu's return
Speaking of Guan Yu's five passes and six generals, everyone should know. Guan Yu was a famous general during the Three Kingdoms period.
Experienced in a hundred battles, the combat effectiveness is super strong. And he is also the head of the five tiger generals of Shu Han.
Such a strong combat power was placed in the Three Kingdoms period. There will definitely be something to be done.
Guan Yu's five passes and six generals. It is the perfect embodiment of his combat effectiveness and emotional intelligence. Therefore, it is also called "a thousand miles to ride alone".
Therefore, in the romance, Guan Yu's five levels and six generals were specially written.
So how did Guan Yu do it?
In fact, since Guan Yu came out of Cao Cao's place, he began to escort Liu Bei's two sisters-in-law to find Liu Bei.
At that time, Liu Bei had just taken refuge in Yuan Shao. After Guan Yu beheaded Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Yuan Shao wanted to tie up Liu Bei and wanted to push it out and behead him.
Liu Bei said that he could write a letter to Guan Yu to come to Hebei to seek refuge with Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard it. I thought that although I lost Ke Yanliang, Wen Chou was two generals. But it's not bad to have a stronger Guan Yu. It's worth it. Yuan Shao at least made a small calculation like this. Only then did he quickly release Liu Bei. I guess Yuan Shao admires Guan Yu very much. He wanted Guan Yu to come to him very much.
Guan Yu after receiving Liu Bei's letter. He was ready to say goodbye to Cao Cao. Cao Cao deliberately avoided it. In fact, Cao Cao had long wanted to keep Guan Yu. But because of Guan Yu's stubborn temper. Cao Cao also had no way to take him. Who called him Guan Yu? You can't force people to do what they want.
However, after all, after Guan Yu beheaded Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Guan Yu has always been a fragrant bait in Cao Wei's camp. No one dared to touch him.
When Guan Yu was about to set off to find Liu Bei. Cao Cao deliberately sent Xu Chu, Xu Huang and dozens of others to see off Guan Yu, and also sent a general to hold a brocade robe in both hands and give it to Guan Yu.
At this time, Guan Yu also had a heart. I'm afraid that there is fraud in this. So he picked up the brocade robe with the tip of his knife and draped it over his body.
At this time, Cao Cao's subordinates all felt that Guan Yu was too rude, and they wanted to kill Guan Yu several times, but they were all stopped by Cao Cao.
As a result, Guan Yu began to embark on the sacred road of passing five levels and killing six generals.
Guan Yu has passed five levels and cut six generals, which can be said to have passed five levels in a row.
The first pass is Dongling Pass.
Guan Yu was protecting the two sisters-in-law and came to Dongling Guancheng. This level was relatively easy to pass, and the guard Kong Xiuyin saw that Guan Yu and his party did not clear the paperwork. Not to be released. Guan Yu was furious at this time. stepped forward and killed Kong Xiu with a knife. According to the author's analysis, Kong Xiu opened the city gate and stepped forward to greet Guan Yu. and blocked Guan Yu and his party from not letting them go. Otherwise, Guan Yu would not have taken Kong Xiu's life so easily. At least Kong Xiu is not on the castle tower.
After Kong Xiu's death, Kong Xiu's subordinates saw that the main general was dead, so they wanted to flee. Guan Yu hurriedly said to the soldiers of Dongling Pass: "I killed Kong Xiu, it is really a last resort, and it has nothing to do with you. After hearing this, the generals hurriedly thanked Guan Yu. let go of Guan Yu and his party.
Guan Yu and his party passed the first hurdle so easily.
But the second level is not so easy. As the number of levels increases, so does the difficulty factor.
The second level came to Luoyang.
It is said that Guan Yu passed the Dongling Pass. escorted the chariot, left Dongling Pass, and went straight to Luoyang. Luoyang Taishou Han Fu heard the news, led a thousand men and horses, lined up at the pass to wait, Guan Yu came to the front of the pass. Han Fu deliberately asked, "Who is here?" "Guan Yu immediately owed a debt at this time and said: "I am Guan Yu, the Marquis of Hanshou Pavilion, and I want to borrow the road to pass the customs."
After hearing this, Han Fu said loudly: "The prime minister sent me here to guard the customs, specifically to check the spies who came and went, you don't have the prime minister's diploma, you just escaped without permission!" ”
Finally, there is a person who dares to be tough on Guan Yu. But the consequences are generally not very good.
After that, Guan Yu and Han Fu began to fight. Han Fu's subordinates Meng Tan and Guan Yu fought for less than three rounds, and then pulled out their horses and left. Guan Yu then chased after him.
Meng Tan originally wanted to lure Guan Yu over and let Han Fu shoot with arrows. Unexpectedly, Guan Yuma was one step faster. had already caught up with Meng Tan, Guan Yu went up and hacked him to death with a knife. At this time, Han Fu on the side found the right opportunity. Han Fu released an arrow with force, and the arrow hit Guan Yu's left arm. At this time, Guan Yu, who was hit by the arrow, struggled to pull out the arrow with his mouth, and flew immediately to kill Han Fu. He was killed by the head and shoulders under the horse.
At this level, Guan Yu can be regarded as injured by an arrow. The following levels can be even tougher.
The third level is the Bishui Pass.
It is said that Guan Yu dressed up the arrow wound and escorted the chariot. Ran to Bishui Pass overnight. The surname of the Bishui guard will be Bian, and his name will be happy. Just call it Bian Xi. Bian Xi heard that Guan Yu was coming. He laid an ambush in the Zhenguo Temple in advance, and then went out to greet him in person. Guan Yu saw Bian Xi coming to greet him, so he dismounted to meet him, Bian Xi said: "General Guan's name is shocking to the world, who doesn't respect it, and today I went to return to Uncle Ben Huang, it is to see your righteousness." ”
Guan Yu was very happy in his heart, so he followed Bian Xi to Zhenguo Temple. There is a monk named Pujing in the temple, who is a fellow villager of Guan Yu, and he wants to save Guan Yu, so he stepped forward to talk: "Does the general still recognize the poor monk?" The poor monk's house and the general's house are only separated by a river. Guan Yu said: "I have been away from my hometown for many years, and I dare not recognize each other." Pu Jing pressed the precept he was wearing with his hand and gave Guan Yu a look, and Guan Yu immediately understood in his heart.
The banquet was set up in the temple hall, Guan Yu took a look, and saw that there was a knife and axe hidden behind the curtain. Guan Yu shouted loudly and said to Bian Xi: "I think you are a good person, and you actually want to kill me!" Bian Xi saw that the matter was revealed, and shouted: "Hurry up!" Bian Xi's entourage was just about to make a move, but they were all hacked to death by Guan Yu with his sword drawn. Bian Xi fled around the verandah, and Guan Yu picked up a big knife to chase after him. Bian Xi quietly took off the meteor hammer and hit Guan Yu. Guan Yu blocked it with a knife, and with another wave of the knife, Bian Xi had been cut into two sections, and Guan Yu thanked Pujing at this time, escorted the chariot, and continued to walk north.
This is the third level, Guan Yu has already killed four generals. This level is not difficult to say. But Bian Xi's trick has been exposed in front of Guan Yu.
The fourth level is Xingyang.
Guan Yu came to Xingyang, and Xingyang Taishou Wang Zhi was a relative of Han Fu. In order to avenge Han Fu, he secretly prepared to set fire to Guan Yu. However, Hu Ban, the general under Wang Zhi, reported the news to Guan Yu because he respected Guan Yu as a person. Guan Yu hurriedly went on the road, Wang Zhi led his troops to chase after him, and was killed by Guan Yu.
The fifth pass is the crossing of the Yellow River.
When Guan Yu arrived at the mouth of the Yellow River, the guard Qin Qi did not let Guan Yu cross the river, and was killed by Guan Yu again. After crossing the Yellow River, it is Yuan Shao's territory.
Guan Yu passed five levels in a row along the way and beheaded six generals. You can see how difficult it is. However, Guan Yu finally survived by riding alone.
Guan Yu crossed the Yellow River and went ashore. is urging the car to move forward. And he saw a man on horseback, running from the north. When he got closer, he shouted, "Yun Chang stop!" Guan Yu recognized the person as Sun Qian, and hurriedly asked, "What's the news these days?" Sun Qian said: "The generals in Hebei are suspicious of each other, and Yuan Shao has no idea. Uncle Huang and I have already left Yuan Shao, and now Uncle Huang has gone to Liu Pi in Runan. I'm afraid that General Guan won't know, so I'm here to greet him, General Guan should go to Runan. ”
So Guan Yuzheng and Sun Qian marched towards Runan, and Xiahoudun led more than 300 people to catch up. Guan Yu reined in his horse and asked, "The general came to chase me, did you lose the prime minister's generosity?" Xiahoudun said: "I didn't receive the documents from the prime minister, and you killed so many of my generals along the way, you deceived people too much!" ”
After Xiahoudun said that, he slapped his horse and raised his gun, preparing to fight with Guan Yu. At this time, Zhang Liao Pegasus arrived and conveyed Cao Cao's order, and Xiahoudun had to let Guan Yu leave. Zhang Liao asked Guan Yu where he was going, and Guan Yu said, "I want to travel all over the world to find my brother Liu Bei." After speaking, Guan Yu said goodbye to Zhang Liao.
At this time, Guan Yu completely got rid of the entanglement with Cao Cao.
Guan Yu and his party continued to move forward, and they also received a fierce general Zhou Cang on the way. After walking for a few more days, he came to a mountain city, and Guan Yu asked the local people: "What kind of place is this?" The people answered, "This is called the ancient city." A few months ago, a general named Zhang Fei drove the county officials away and occupied the place. ”
Guan Yu was very happy when he heard this, so he asked Sun Qian to enter the city to inform Zhang Fei. After a while, Zhang Fei really came out to greet him. But Guan Yu never expected that Zhang Fei came to him on a horse and stabbed at Guan Yu with a gun. Xin Qi Guan Yu dodged quickly and was not stabbed.
It turned out that Zhang Fei knew that Guan Yu had surrendered to Cao Cao and suspected that he had betrayed Liu Bei. At this time, Cao Cao's troops killed Cai Yang to avenge his nephew Qin Qi. Zhang Fei tried Guan Yu's sincerity. Guan Yu was going to behead Cai Yang behind the three-way drum before he was willing to recognize him, Guan Yu seized this opportunity, and Guan Yu beheaded Cai Yang before the drum was finished.
Zhang Fei then understood Guan Yu's hard work, so he cried loudly and knelt in front of Guan Yu to apologize. At this time, the two generals Mi Zhu and Mi Fang also rushed over when they heard the news, and Zhang Fei welcomed Guan Yu, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang and others into the city, set up a banquet to celebrate the reunion. Several people couldn't help but burst into tears when they talked about what happened to them after parting.
The next day, Guan Yu asked Zhang Fei to stay in the ancient city to take care of the two sisters-in-law, and he and Sun Qian went to Runan to find Liu Bei, who expected that Liu Bei would return to Yuan Shao in Hebei. Guan Yu didn't find Liu Bei and was very disappointed. At this time, Sun Qian comforted him and said: "Work harder, just bring the imperial uncle to the ancient city." ”
So Guan Yu and Sun Gan rushed to Guanjiazhuang, Hebei, and Sun Qian asked Guan Yu to wait here, and he went to see Liu Bei first. After Sun Qian left, Guan Yu found a family to stay in. The owner of that family was an old man named Guan Ding, who warmly welcomed Guan Yu and asked his two sons to come out to meet him.
Sun Qian went to Jizhou alone to see Liu Bei, Liu Bei told him that Jian Yong was also here, and sent someone to invite Jian Yong over. Jian Yong said to Liu Bei: "Tomorrow you go to see Yuan Shao and tell him that you are going to Jingzhou to persuade Liu Biao to deal with Cao Cao together, and Yuan Shao will definitely allow you." Liu Bei felt that this strategy was very good.
The next day, Liu Bei said this to Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao really asked him to go to Jingzhou immediately. Jian Yong also went with him on the grounds of supervising Liu Bei. Liu Bei and his entourage came to Guanjiazhuang and met Guan Yu, and the two brothers hugged their heads and cried.
At this time, Guan Ding and his son came out to meet Liu Bei. Guan Ding said: "I want my youngest son Guan Ping to follow General Guan, I wonder if the general is willing to take him in?" Liu Bei asked Guan Yu to accept Guan Ping as his adopted son. Guan Ding is overjoyed. and Guan Ping thanked Liu Bei together.
It can be seen from here that Guan Ping, a famous general of the Shu Han generation, is not Guan Yu's illegitimate son. It is the adopted son of Guan Yu.
Liu Bei was afraid that Yuan Shao would chase after him, so the group immediately set off and went straight to the ancient city. When passing through Woniu Mountain, he met Zhao Yun who was living here, and Liu Bei was overjoyed at this time, so he invited Zhao Yun to accompany him. Zhao Yun actually had the idea of defecting to Liu Bei, so he readily agreed.
Returned to the ancient city, Liu Bei reunited with his two younger brothers, and got Zhao Yun, Guan Ping, and Zhou Cang, the three generals, very happy, so they killed cattle and sheep, and feasted for many days to celebrate. Liu Bei was too small to be used in the ancient city, so he led his men and horses to garrison Runan and recruit troops and horses to seek great things.
Guan Yu passed five levels and beheaded six generals, this miracle is indeed not recorded in the official history. It is the content of the romance itself. However, according to the rhythm of history, it can be seen that Guan Yu's combat effectiveness is strong. Cao Cao lost his troops. Wronged.
The ancient city of Juyi is a story about Guan Yu's return to Liu Bei's side, which is recorded in the official history. Whether before or after the Battle of Guandu. Anyway, a battle to determine the true hegemony of northern China is about to begin.
Please pay attention to the next chapter: the decisive battle of Guandu.