Chapter 757: Threats and Inducements
The battalion commander broke out in a cold sweat after just a while. Although Guan Yu in front of him didn't move after killing two people in a row, the battalion commander just felt that there was a killing force locking on him, and it seemed that no matter how he moved, he would be targeted.
Under the terrifying atmosphere, the battalion commander insisted on more than a dozen breaths, and finally his spirit began to collapse, he knew that if he continued like this, he was afraid that he would not need to be moved, even if he was scared, he would be scared to death, even if he was like this, he simply took a halberd, rushed forward, and fought desperately.
As soon as the halberd came out, the other soldiers of the vanguard army who saw this scene shook their heads, all because the direction of this halberd was too substandard. Even if Guan Yu stood there and didn't move, this halberd wouldn't hurt anyone, from this point of view alone, Guan Yu could force the opponent to chaos just by relying on his momentum, and he was already invincible.
When the halberd slammed into the air, the Qinglong Glaive Knife in Guan Yu's hand swung out again, and the head of the battalion commander fell on the horse with a thud, and from a distance, it looked like the battalion commander had put his head in front of the Qinglong Glaive.
But just before the blink of an eye, a regiment commander, a deputy regiment commander and a battalion commander were all killed, and Guan Yu's strength can be seen.
With this example, the other generals of the vanguard corps gathered here will not try it, and they don't know who shouted, kill! Then a thousand people rushed out from both sides of the street and came straight to the gate of the city lord's mansion.
"Kill!" At this moment, Guan Yu also waved the Qinglong Yanyue Knife, and then the first one rushed out, and at the same time, the long knife in his hand flew up and down, driving up pieces of blood stains.
With a ratio of two hundred to one thousand, five to one, it is said that the Xishu army should be defeated at the touch of a button, but because of Guan Yu's bravery, plus those who can survive until now, they are all elite veterans with good skills, and the vanguard legionnaires who have the advantage in numbers for a while have indeed not taken any advantage.
Although they are also constantly killing the soldiers of the Western Shu Army, they often need to pay the price of two or three people to kill one of the other party. In addition, Guan Yu was like a fierce tiger rushing left and right at the moment, but wherever he passed, it was often just one move, and a Celestial Empire soldier was killed to the ground, and the situation became stalemate for a while.
Not far from the street, Emperor Zhang Chao was watching this scene intently.
This was the first time he had seen Guan Yu make a move in such an intuitive situation.
Since ancient times, Guan Yu has been crowned as a martial saint, not only because of his loyalty and bravery, but also because of this person's extraordinary force.
Until today, Zhang Chao has seen his strength. Compared with the early time when he saw him, Guan Yu now has more of a touch of maturity and superiority.
"Your Majesty, please fight." On the side, Lu Bu, who was wearing a three-pronged purple and gold crown, a Xichuan red cotton flower robe, a beast-faced head-swallowing chain armor, a delicate lion belt on his waist, and a flaming red rabbit horse with his feet on his feet, couldn't wait for a long time, holding Fang Tian's halberd tightly in his hand, and said a little anxiously.
Faced with Lu Bu's request, Zhang Chao did not answer immediately. In fact, he is not in a hurry at all. Before coming, he had sent the Sixth Army Corps to Mianzhu City to join the Seventh Army Corps attacking Chengdu, sent the First Army to Nanjun to support the Fifth Army Corps, and sent the Fourth Army to Xuchang to defend Xuchang City.
The three-way army came out in turn, and then Zhang Chao had enough time to deal with Guan Yu, how could he be in a hurry?
If it is just to kill Guan Yu, there is no need to be so troublesome, just an order, and ten thousand arrows are fired, but Zhang Chao wants to try to subdue this person, of course, he has to attack the heart.
Zhang Chao didn't speak, Lu Bu was in a hurry, it was useless, when the emperor found him and asked him to capture Guan Yu alive, he was still very happy. But who knew that Zhang Chao changed his mind and rushed over in person, and at the same time took Lu Bu with him, which was simply restricting his opportunity to do it, how could people not be anxious?
Seeing that thousands of vanguard legion soldiers died one by one under Guan Yu's sword, but at the same time, there was also a soldier of the Western Shu Army who died from the sword and fell to the ground and could never stand up again. Zhang Chao couldn't help but sigh: "Enough, let them stop." ”
"Bell, bell, bell...", the sound of gold sounded, and the remaining nearly five hundred vanguard legionnaires retreated with their weapons in hand. In this regard, Guan Yu did not rush to catch up, but rode on the horse without panting.
In the battle just now, although Guan Yu also killed a lot of people, after all, his physical strength was limited, and he was still tired. And physical tiredness is only one aspect, what makes him even more sad is the death of the soldiers, the original two hundred, now there are less than twenty people left, and everyone is injured, his son Guan Xing is several knives in the body, and now leaning on the gate of the city lord's mansion, looking like that, if you don't treat it, I'm afraid it will be more auspicious.
After the sound of gold sounded, Zhang Chao rode a white crane horse and came to a stop ten zhang away from Guan Yu accompanied by Lu Bu and Guo Jia.
Seeing that it was Zhang Chao, Guan Yu looked up, and a complicated thought flashed in his heart.
At the earliest, Zhang Chao also saved his eldest brother and third brother, but later separated again and became enemies. But I didn't expect that after so many years of development, he had become the emperor of the strongest empire in China, but now he was indeed blocked here, and it was impossible to escape his ascension.
Zhang Chao, who had been paying attention to Guan Yu, saw the complicated color that flashed in his eyes, and couldn't help but shake his head, and said in an extremely calm tone: "Senior Brother Yun, why bother? Why can't you put down the butcher's knife and join the Celestial Empire? I know that you are a person with great revenge, and it is not interesting to spend your life fighting against your own people. If you are willing, I can immediately make you the commander of the Eighth Legion, and then give you enough money and food, at that time, you can lead the army into the Western Regions, at that time, with the ability of Brother Yun, it is not a problem to make meritorious achievements, and it is natural to be famous through the ages. ”
As soon as Zhang Chao's words were spoken, the corners of Guan Yu's eyes couldn't help twitching.
To say that he has made meritorious contributions and become famous through the ages, this is exactly what Guan Yu once pursued when he was young.
I think that at the beginning, when he was not allowed to leave his hometown because of murder, he thought that if he could come back openly one day, then he would be able to glorify his ancestors. In fact, he has been working hard all these years, but until today, although he has become a general, his dream of returning to his hometown has not been realized. Thinking that his hometown of Hedong Xie Liang is within the territory of the Celestial Empire, if he agrees to Zhang Chao, it will be not far from the day of his return.
can realize his dream in an instant, how can Guan Yu not be moved, at this moment he seems to have seen a lot of scenes in his eyes that he has always hoped to see.
Guan Yu didn't answer right away, but rode on the horse thinking about something, which gave people the feeling that he was really moved. But only Zhang Chao knew that it was very difficult to convince Guan Yu. wanted to defeat Maicheng at the beginning, and was captured by Ma Zhongsheng, a young general of the Wu army, but he died or surrendered, and was finally killed. Would such a person be persuaded to surrender?
In history, it is precisely because Guan Yu did not surrender to anyone that he is famous for his loyalty and righteousness, and is respected as Guan Gong by later generations, it is extremely difficult to persuade him to surrender, Zhang Chao does not think that such a person can be easily persuaded, and even now if Guan Yu takes the initiative to surrender, Zhang Chao still has to think about whether this person will cheat.
Zhang Chao was thinking, Guan Yu was also thinking, but he opened his mouth first, "Zhang Zhiyuan, I respect you as a man, dare to act, and have created a great foundation, but if you want me to surrender, it is simply impossible." I think that at the beginning, I married my eldest brother and third brother Taoyuan, and I said that I would be brothers for the rest of my life, and no one can change this, and neither can you. ”
"Bold!" Hearing that Guan Yu actually said that he began to reprimand Zhang Chaolai at the end, Lu Bu on the side immediately stared at him, and made a picture of wanting to make a move at any time.
"Wait, stand down first." Zhang Chao had long expected such a result, so he immediately waved his hand and drank Lu Bu away, and then looked at Guan Yu and said: "General Gaoyi, Zhiyuan admires, but if you die, your son Guan Ping will inevitably die, if you close the family, you will be extinct, and all this is because of your thoughts, do you still have to resist?" ”
Using his family to threaten Guan Yu, this is not the husband's doing, just to be able to subdue Guan Yu, Zhang Chao would rather be a villain.
When it came to his family's affairs, Guan Yu's face really sank. Yes, he could have died righteously, and he might even have a name of loyalty after death, but what about his family? What about the descendants of the Guan family? Are they all going to die because of their words?
When Guan Yu was hesitating, Zhang Chao said again: "Maybe you think that such a way of death is worthy of your eldest brother and third brother, or maybe you think that such a way of death, everyone in the world will respect your loyalty." But please don't forget that history is written by people, and as a victor, you have the right to decide the process of history. And I am exactly such a person, where is filial piety? ”
"The minister is here." Guo Jia, who was on the side, heard the emperor calling himself, and hurriedly agreed and stood up.
"Fengxiao, pass on my will, after Guan Yu's death, you can write like this, just say that Guan Yu is a greedy death, after my army entered the city, he was scared tightly, and wanted to surrender for a while, but my Heavenly Empire wanted to be small, that is, he was killed on the spot." Zhang Chao looked at Guan Yu's eyes and said word by word.
"Obey." Guo Jia didn't know what Zhang Chao meant, so he immediately agreed.
"You dare?" Hearing that Zhang Chao actually slandered himself in front of him, at that moment, Guan Yu, who was originally red-faced, turned even redder at this moment.