Chapter 978: Quick Knife and Fast Horse
Guan Yu received the general's order, and Xu Chu on the side was immediately unhappy when he saw that there was nothing wrong with him, and glared at Xiahou Yuan and said, "General Xiahou, what is this doing?" Don't you look down on someone? β
Turning his head to look at Xu Chu, the corners of Xiahou Yuan's mouth twitched slightly, and said to Xu Chu: "Zhong Kang is not in a hurry, Yun Chang led the army to intercept the Qin army, Zhong Kang can lead the army to bypass the mountain road, go behind the Qin army, and intercept the Qin army behind the back." In this battle, our army is categorically going to annihilate all this Qin army! β
Hearing that he would lead the army to cut off the back of the Qin army, Xu Chu's face looked better, but because he didn't let him take the lead, he was a little unhappy in his heart, so he didn't thank Xiahou Yuan.
With the arrival of late night, the places where the Qin army and the Cao army were stationed fell into a deathly silence.
In the barracks, only the "whirring" sound of the flames jumping in the brazier and the footsteps of the patrol soldiers and the occasional coughing sound indicate that there is still some life in the camp.
The tranquility before the Great War always gives people a strong sense of oppression than the ordinary tranquility.
However, under this sense of oppression, time must also seem to pass quickly.
No one knows what their fate will be when the war begins, and no one knows if they will have their lives alive to return home once they encounter the enemy.
Time passed in the deep sleep of the soldiers, and when the first morning light spread on the earth, the two military camps, which were as if they were dead at night, gradually resumed their noise.
Soldiers on both sides set up pots and stoves in the open space in the barracks, lit bonfires and cooked morning war meals.
In the Qin army camp, Guan Hai crossed his hands on his waist, looking at the smoke that meandered like a giant dragon in the distance, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
The smoke in the distance rose into the air, was blown away by the wind in mid-air, and dissipated in the endless sky.
From the smoke rising from the clouds, Guan Hai could see that the army in front of him, who was burying pots and cooking like them, should be 20,000 or 30,000 people.
Neither side hid their existence from the enemy, nor did they try to take it by surprise in this battle.
The battle that is about to take place is a hard-fought battle.
Although the battle had not yet begun, Guan Hai had already expected that this battle would be unusually tragic.
With the same thoughts as Guan Hai, there was also Xiahou Yuan, who was leading the army to camp only thirty miles away from the Qin army.
Thirty miles away, if it was on the ground, it would be impossible to see the Qin army's cunning.
However, the smoke rising from the Qin army when he was cooking could be seen clearly when he stood in Cao Jun's barracks.
Looking up at the rising smoke in the distance, Xiahou Yuan also frowned, full of unknown entanglements about this battle.
If he led the main force of 20,000 Cao troops and fought against 10,000 Qin troops, he would definitely not have the slightest panic.
But he led the 20,000 Qingzhou Army, an army like the Qingzhou Army, which lacked training and had extremely rudimentary armor, had little combat effectiveness at all.
Their combat effectiveness may be better than that of bandits, but once they meet a regular army, they will only be beaten.
Although he had an advantage in numbers, Xiahou Yuan knew that in this battle, the army he led was far inferior to the Qin army in terms of combat power.
Although he has two fierce generals under his command, Xu Chu and Guan Yu, but the overall combat power is low, and Xiahou Yuan does not know what the outcome of the battle will be.
Breakfast ended in the dreary of the soldiers, and when the soldiers packed up their rice bowls, Xiahou Yuan turned over the war horse that his soldiers brought for him, waved his arm forward, and shouted: "The whole army is leaving!" β
With Xiahou Yuan's order, the army quickly divided into two groups and advanced in different directions.
One of the troops, under the leadership of Xu Chu, detoured towards the side path, while the other team, led by Xiahou Yuan and Guan Yu, marched towards the Qin army.
At the same time as the Cao army set off, the Qin army led by Guan Hai had also packed up their tents and advanced towards the hinterland of Xudu.
Guan Hai, who was ordered to rush to the aid of LΓΌ Bu, knew that if LΓΌ Bu's lone army was allowed to go deeper, the Qin army's attack on Xudu would probably end in failure.
Although he didn't know who led the Cao army that came to meet him, he knew very well that here, he could not delay, and he did not want to delay, and today's battle would be the key to determining whether he could continue to advance.
10,000 Qin troops, marching along the road in the direction where Cao's army might appear, marched with neat steps.
After walking for more than ten miles, Guan Hai found that a narrow valley appeared in front of him.
The road between the valleys was narrow, and when the army entered the valley, it could only keep forty or fifty men side by side.
When he arrived at the mouth of the valley, Guan Hai restrained his war horse, frowned, and looked at the narrow road in front of him.
But the last thing you want to see on a march is the valley.
The narrow valley is suitable for the enemy army to set up an ambush first, and once it enters the enemy's ambush, the entire army may be annihilated by the enemy.
Looking up at the top of the valley, what appeared in Guan Hai's sight were two straight mountain cliffs.
The cliffs are so steep that they look as if they had been cut by a knife, and when you look up from the bottom of the valley, the sky above you looks like a thin line.
Looking up at the cliff, after a while, the corners of Guan Hai's mouth pulled up a smile.
The cliff is too high, such a high cliff, it is not easy to set up an ambush on the top of the mountain, even if you set up an ambush, push down the boulder from the top of the mountain, and the boulder rolls down, it will not cause too many casualties to the army under the cliff, at most it will cause some chaos, with some small casualties.
Walking in this mountain road, you only need to spread out the army, which could have been fifty or sixty people walking side by side, but reduced to twenty people side by side, and the road will be much wider, and the soldiers will have enough space to dodge in the event of an enemy surprise attack.
Thinking of this layer, Guan Hai raised his arm, beckoned forward, and shouted loudly: "Twenty people are tied and enter the valley!" β
After receiving Guan Hai's order, the Qin army immediately changed, and the soldiers followed Guan Hai in groups of twenty people and drove into the valley.
Although he already had a way to deal with it, after entering the valley, Guan Hai still didn't dare to delay too much, leading the team, and the speed was much faster.
The valley is deep, seven or eight miles from the entrance to the exit on the other side.
Guan Hai led the army and marched all the way, walking for nearly half an hour before he saw the exit on the other side.
As soon as he saw the exit, Guan Hai was stunned for a moment and restrained the war horse.
Cao Jun did not set up an ambush above the valley, but waited in array at the exit of the valley.
Standing in the valley, Guan Hai saw from a distance that at the mouth of the valley, there was a general wearing a green robe and carrying a big knife like a god blocking the way out of the valley.
The general carried a large sword, his face was like a heavy date, and the long beard on his chin fluttered in the wind at the mouth of the valley.
I have also met Guan Yu in the past, and when I saw Guan Yu, Guan Hai's brows twisted slightly, and he felt a little incredible in his heart.
Guan Yu followed Liu Bei, this is a well-known thing in the world, and now Guan Hai is leading the army to march towards Xudu, even if he encounters enemy troops along the way, it should be Cao Jun who meets him.
Since it will be Cao Jun ahead, why is Guan Yu here?
Although he knew that Guan Yu had been captured by Cao Jun earlier, Guan Hai never believed that he would join Cao Cao, so he did not consider that he would fight for Cao Jun.
Puzzled for a moment in his heart, Guan Hai still couldn't think of a reason, his legs lightly clamped on the horse's belly, and rode the horse towards Guan Yu.
"General Guan!" When he arrived only twenty or thirty steps away from Guan Yu, Guan Hai glanced at Cao Jun, who was lined up behind Guan Yu outside the valley mouth, and arched his fist at Guan Yu and said, "Why is the general here?" β
Carrying a big knife and his eyes narrowed slightly, Guan Yu did not respond to Guan Hai's question, but slammed his legs into the horse's belly, and rushed towards Guan Hai.
Suddenly seeing Guan Yu rushing towards him on horseback, Guan Hai was stunned for a moment, and was about to open his mouth to ask Guan Yu what he was going to do, but Guan Yu had already rushed to his approach.
The knife fell in his hand, and Guan Hai didn't even understand what was going on, when he was slashed by Guan Yu.
was also the first fierce general in the Yellow Turban Army, Guan Hai went through battles and killed countless enemies, but he didn't expect that he would die under Guan Yu's knife.
If Guan Yu and Guan Hai fought with a knife and a gun, with Guan Hai's martial arts, he might not lose to him.
It's a pity that Guan Hai thought that Guan Yu was under Liu Bei, and he didn't know that he was fighting for Cao Jun this time, and he was killed by Guan Yu on the spot at all.
A knife slashed Guan Hai, Guan Yu held a big knife in his hand, and urged the red rabbit horse under his crotch to run back to the valley mouth.
The soldiers of the Qin army in the valley watched Guan Yu slash Guan Hai with a knife, and they all just stared at each other, their faces full of confusion.
What a fast knife! What a fast horse!
All the soldiers of the Qin army have the same feeling in their hearts.
Before they could recover from their emotion, Cao Jun at the mouth of the valley had already launched a shout, pouring into the valley like a tide, and pounced on them.
Cao Jun rushed up, and although the soldiers of the Qin Army who had no main general were a little uneasy in their hearts, they also shouted, waved the blades in their hands, and killed Cao Jun.
In the narrow valley, two armies were like two torrents, surging in each other's directions, and they collided heavily in one place.
The entire valley was instantly filled with a strong smell of blood and the shouts of people to kill.
The severed arm flew sideways and the stump fell to the ground, and one by one the Qin army and the Cao army fell, and then the people behind flocked to the forefront of the battle like moths fighting fire.
With a knife that overturned Guan Hai, Guan Yu carried a big knife, and after leaving the valley, he slowly came to Xiahou Yuan's face.
Watching Guan Yu kill Guan Hai with his own eyes, Xiahou Yuan was very satisfied with his behavior, but at the same time, he also had a strong fear of his fast knife and fast horse.
Guan Yu will return to Liu Bei's side sooner or later, if this person becomes an enemy in the war in the future......