Cao Cao, of course, did not give up Fancheng willingly.

It's really that his rear is already in turmoil.

Because of the two-year battle of Hanzhong, Hefei has not stopped fighting, coupled with the battle of Xiangfan, Cao Cao's military logistics pressure is very huge.

What's more, the immigration work, which is still being vigorously promoted, has caused a huge disaster of forced labor and food requisition.

The war and the relocation of more than 300,000 people led to the conscription of perhaps a million people, as well as the huge expenditure of money and food, and led to the uprising of the people south of the Yellow River. In the past two years, Luhun County, Hongnong County, was generally afraid of Hanzhong's "evil and distant service", so the common people Sun Wolf killed the county lord Bo and took the lead in firing the first shot of the uprising.

In addition, uprisings also occurred in Yinliang County, Henan, Jiaxian County, Yingchuan County, and Wan County, Nanyang County.

As early as the beginning of the 23rd year of Jian'an, there was a rebellion in Xuchang in collusion with Guan Yu, and this year, Guan Yu's Northern Expedition, Jingbei and Yingchuan in Yuzhou collapsed, and a large number of Tuntian people fled.

Hongnong County, Henan Yin, Yingchuan County, and Nanyang County were all the core areas of Cao Wei's economy south of the Yellow River, and these places either rebelled or built large-scale construction, and the country was on the verge of collapse.

Historically, it was because of the precise assistance of King Wu of Great Wei that Cao Cao eased up.

But now, Sun Quan's forces have been severely weakened, Guan Yu can attack Fancheng with all his heart, but Cao Cao does not dare to let Zhang He attack.

You must know that although Zhang He's soldiers and horses have been trained, they are still new soldiers, and in the face of Guan Yu, who has no distractions, in case the other party comes to besiege the city to help, Cao Cao will have no mobile troops in his hands, and the entire north will be really turbulent.

Therefore, he had no choice but to let Cao Ren give up Fancheng.

In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, in December, under the guidance of Zhang He, Cao Ren led 30,000 remnants of troops to withdraw from Fancheng and go north to Wancheng.

At the same time, Guan Yu marched into Fancheng and shocked China.

He finally accomplished the pre-war goal, which was to attract Cao Cao's attention, coerce Wan and Luo, and spy on Xu Du.

It stands to reason that he has captured Xiangfan at this time, and the north is shaking, so he should lead a large army at this time and attack Wancheng in one go.

But Guan Yu retreated.

Because the soldiers are too tired.

First conquer Xiangyang, then break the ban and Pound, and then enter and occupy Fancheng. A battle lasted five months.

During this period, there was also a sneak attack on Jingzhou by Lü Meng.

Although the Wu army was defeated, the soldiers still cared about the affairs of their families, which was homesickness, and even Guan Yu could not stop it.

Adding the two, Guan Yu could only withdraw his troops and return.

He left Liao Hua to lead an army of 20,000 to defend Fancheng, led an army of 40,000, and 30,000 Cao army prisoners (including Yu Ban), and returned to Jiangling.

By the way, Yu Ban did not surrender, he just prayed for life.

If he really surrendered, Guan Yu would not have put him in prison.

However, in the eyes of the world, he has already surrendered.

Because Pang De has generously gone to righteousness, you, a partial general who has followed Cao Cao for 30 years, actually admit it, which is too unusual.

Yu Ban and the Seventh Army were going to save Cao Ren, in other words, he was solving the problem. Failure can lead to serious consequences. After the defeat of Yu, Cao Cao sent Zhang He again, but Zhang He did not dare to attack easily. What's even more terrifying is that after the defeat of Yu Ban, the nearby group of thieves fell to Guan Yu, at least it caused huge pressure on public opinion. In other words, even if Yu Ban died in battle, he should not surrender.

Secondly, Yu Ban's identity makes it impossible for him to descend. Yu Ban was a general who followed Cao Cao in his early years, a famous general discovered by Cao Cao himself, and was highly treated among the generals with foreign surnames, very trusted, and his influence in Cao Cao's army was very huge. In addition, he is also "the most resolute" person, "the law is the king, not very popular". His majesty reached the point where he entered Zhu Ling's camp to seize his military power, and Zhu Ling's army did not dare to be presumptuous, and it can be said that he gave people the impression that he was serious about obeying the law. But he still fell, and it is self-evident how much this image gap has hit morale.

What's more, without contrast, there is no harm.

Pound not only did not surrender, but also took the initiative to beg for death.

In fact, Pang De is also quite helpless, he must die, for the sake of his family, and for his integrity and dignity as a martial artist.

Because after Pang De surrendered to Cao Cao, his predecessor Ma Chao followed Liu Bei, and what was even worse was that Pang De's brother Pang Rou was also in Shu, and Nima had a traitor! Obviously, Pang De's situation was very embarrassing. The suspicion of his companions was probably the greatest insult to the brave Pound.

Pang De's wife is young in Wei, if he does not die, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be regarded as a traitor, and his family will be convicted for this; if he does not die, the generals will probably treat him as a traitor, and even if he is lucky enough to return to Wei, he will live unclear. Pound, as a fierce and brave general, could never bear this kind of humiliation. So he chose death, scolded Guan Yu and Liu Bei, and just wanted to die quickly. Of course, he also asked for kindness, and his family was also treated well. Taizu was saddened when he heard this, and wept for it, and named his second son as a liehou. Emperor Wen is the throne, but he sent an envoy to the tomb of virtue, and said: "...... He is called Zhuanghou. "He also gave the son and other four people to the marquis of Guannei, and each had a hundred households. ”

To sum up, Pound chose to die because he had to die, in exchange for his innocence and the peace of his family. And the reason why Yu Ban can live is because he has this capital, as an old man and cronie promoted by Cao Cao, he has worked hard and made great achievements, even if he surrenders, Cao Cao will definitely not kill him or embarrass his family, and he can't make people feel that if he makes a mistake, he will erase the merits of his life.

Guan Yu led the army back, Feng Zhou led the officials and people of Jingzhou out of ten miles away to greet him, Feng Zhou stepped a few steps forward, and shouted: "Zen Gong welcomes the victory of the second uncle, the second uncle beheaded Pang De, imprisoned, conquered Xiangfan, shocked China, forced Cao Cao to move the capital, although the ancient famous generals, it is not as good as also, Zen is here for the second uncle to congratulate!"

In fact, there were dozens of feet between the two, but Feng Zhou's voice clearly reached Guan Yu's ears, as if he was talking softly beside him.

Guan Yu's body was shocked, and he looked back at Guan Ping, Ma Liang, Yi Yuan, and many captains and generals, and found that they were all shocked.

"From such a distance, everyone can hear it so clearly, Adou is really extraordinary. Guan Yu thought of this, immediately threw off his horse, strode up to meet him, bowed to Feng Zhou, and said: "Yu was ordered by the king to attack Xiangfan in the north, fortunately the prince appeased Jingzhou, broke Sun Quan's sneak attack of the division, so that our army has no worries, this battle can be won, and the merit is in the body of the son." ”

After Guan Yu finished speaking, the two glanced at each other, and suddenly raised their heads together and looked up to the sky and laughed.

Feng Zhou picked up a glass of wine presented by the people of Jingzhou, turned to Guan Yu, and said: "In the first battle of Xiangfan, the second uncle's name shocked the world, and the Han family can be expected to be safeguarded. ”

Hearing such a high praise from Feng Zhou, Guan Yu was happy as if a flower had bloomed in his heart, and he only felt that he could follow Liu Bei's father and son in this life, and there were no regrets, so he said: "The son of the world has 5,000 weak soldiers, and he is also a young hero, although the ancient Ganluo is incomparable." ”

The two of them took care of everything, not to say the words of grace and virtue, at this time they drank three cups and entered the city hand in hand, but they heard the cheers of the soldiers and civilians, and the sound was like thunder.

And Feng Zhou has already understood that he has subdued this famous general through the ages in his identity as the "prince of Hanzhong".