Chapter 572: Breaking Xiangyang

Two sweat faces. Zhang Quan only led the thousands of thunderbolts in his department to ride ten carts to kill. The rout will be intercepted by a large Jingzhou army. Zhang Quan took the lead, and the Yuehua halberd would not be wielded, chasing and killing the fleeing Jingzhou army. It's fighting. But when he saw a sword-wielding general in a green robe in front of him, he fled.

Zhang Quan was pleasantly surprised: "Guan Yu? ”

After saying that, he immediately abandoned the other soldiers and rode his horse towards the green-robed gun-wielding general. When the green-robed general saw Zhang Quan chasing after him, he immediately turned his horse's head and fled to the northeast. At this time, both of them had already left the team, Zhang Quan frowned lightly when he saw it, and suddenly shouted with an idea: "Guan Yu is leaving, Zhang Quan is here!" ”

After Zhang Quan shouted, he said secretly: "Knowing the identity of this son, still don't stop?" ”

Sure enough, after Zhang Quan shouted. The general in front immediately stopped the warhorse, and then quickly turned the horse's head and rode towards Zhang Quan with a sword.

"Dead !!"

Zhang Quan was overjoyed when he saw that he was coming, and he met it with a halberd, and at the same time shouted violently: "Kill!! ”

The two horsemen collided fiercely, only to hear a loud "dang", and Zhang Quan's Yuehua halberd swept fiercely on the hilt of the general's broadsword.

"Click..."

After the sound of gold and iron resonating, I heard a crisp sound, and then I saw that the big knife in the general's hand was actually cut off by Zhang Quan's Yuehua halberd. The next moment, the castration of the Yuehua halberd could no longer be stopped, and the sharp halberd head was fiercely inserted into the general's chest, making a crisp "poof" sound.

Zhang Quan was stunned for a moment when he saw that the general had received a fatal blow, and said hurriedly: "You are not Guan Yu!" ”

The general in front of him was mortally wounded, although he was not dead for a while, but he could not spit out Xian Gong heard Zhang Quan's question, and the general laughed dryly twice, and said: Boy, it is useless for you to kill so-and-so, the prince has already gone away! ”

Zhang Quan frowned. Ning Sheng asked, "Who are you?" ”

Zhang Quan asked, and his originally dark eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted loudly with his last strength: "Certain" Liaohua! After shouting, he exhaled his last breath.

Zhang Quan looked at Liao Hua, who was already out of breath. found that his expression was the same as before his death, and sighed lightly: "You are also a man, it's a pity" After speaking, Zhang Quan himself shook his head. Zhang Quan grabbed Liao Hua's body and walked back, only walking for a while. Then I saw a general rushing in front of me. After seeing Zhang Quan, he was pleasantly surprised: "Eldest son, you are fine, it's really good." ”

Zhang Quan saw that it was Pang De and said with a smile: "Uncle Pang." What will happen to the spring. ”

Pang De saw Zhang Quan holding a corpse in his hand, but he didn't see his face clearly. When he saw the green robe, he was surprised and said, "The eldest prince beheaded Guan Yu?" ”

Zhang Quan shook his head and said, "This person is Liao Hua, who wore Guan Yu's armor and took a big knife. But it was Jean Quan who mistakenly thought he was Guan Yu. ”

When Pang De saw it, he smiled and said: "Liao Hua is also a general under Liu Bei, but today's eldest prince has made a great contribution." ”

Zhang Quan smiled reluctantly and returned along the road with Pound. While saying: "It's useless to can't kill Guan Yu." ”

Pound shook his head and said, "The eldest prince is ridiculous. Although Guan Yu is brave, he is only one person. Today's war. Our army killed Guan Yu's 60,000 army without leaving a piece of armor, and I am afraid that there are about 1,000 people who can escape back. ”

Zhang Quan listened, nodded, and said, "Uncle Pang is right, let's go back together to give orders." ”

On the other side, Miyu, who was dressed as a soldier and had turned her red face black with dirt, fled with a large group of Jingzhou soldiers. At this time, Guan Yu's heart was extremely resentful, he had been in the army for so many years, how could he have tried to be so embarrassed. Zhang Quan and Pang De were nearby, if it weren't for Liao Hua wearing his armor and opening the two of them, I am afraid that he would be more than lucky.

When he was thinking about it, he saw a young man with a knife in front of him to collect the defeated soldiers.

When Guan Yu saw the young general, his face was extremely surprised, and he couldn't care about it, so he immediately grabbed it, grabbed the young general and asked, "Ping'er." Why are you here? ”

That young general was Guan Ping, and when he was suddenly caught by Guan Yu, Guan Ping was stunned for a moment. After a closer look, he found that the face of the person who came was very familiar, but when his eyes swept over the Qinglong Yanyue Knife in Guan Yu's hand, he immediately realized it. He bowed his hand to Guan Yu and said, "Father, Xiangyang City", which has been lost. ”

Guan Yu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said in a lost voice: "What's the matter?" How could Xiangyang City be lost? ”

Guan Ping's expression was a little low and said: "But after my father left, Huang Xu of Wancheng led the army to cross the river to attack the city, and the child led the army out of the city to resist and prepare to attack Huang Xu. How do you know that the mediocre Huangfu Hong has already sent troops from the mediocre and went downstream. After the child went out of the city, he attacked Xiangyang, and the child fought to the death and returned to the city to rescue the aunt and several younger siblings. After the child left the city, he came to look for his father, and when he met Mr. Xu, he knew that his father had been defeated. ”

When Guan Yu heard this, his face became extremely gloomy for a while. But to be honest, Guan Ping's command did not have much arsenic leakage. There were not too many defenders in Xiangyang City, and the enemy army had to cross the river, and a half-crossing attack was the best strategy to retreat the enemy. However, Huang Xu's troops were also luring the enemy, and the real shot was Huang Fuhong, who went down the river from the upstream. The loss of Xiangyang is also understandable, and the real responsibility can only be regarded as Guan Yu not listening to Xu Shu's advice.

Guan Yu was silent for a while and asked, "Where is Mr. Xu?" ”

Guan Ping replied: "Just collect the defeated soldiers in front." ”

Guan Yu didn't say a word when he heard it, and walked in the direction that Guan Ping pointed out. Seeing this, Guan Ping immediately handed over the matter of collecting the defeated troops to the deputy general in charge, and Xiao himself immediately followed.

When he saw Xu Shu, Guan Yu first bowed his hand to Xu Shu and said, "Yu didn't listen to Mr. Yu, so he was defeated." The 60,000-strong army was destroyed in the First World War, and Yu had no face to lead the army. Please take charge of the troops on your behalf. After speaking, he took out the tiger talisman from his arms and handed it to Xu Shu.

Xu Shu didn't expect Guan Yu to say this in front of him, and he was stunned for a moment after hearing it, and then said: "Prince, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, so why should you blame yourself." ”

He Yu did not answer. He just handed the tiger talisman in his hand forward. Seeing this, Xu Shu sighed lightly and said, "Since the prince doesn't want to lead the troops, this tiger talisman will be kept by Shu for the time being." However, what I want to say is that the lord has been defeated and defeated again and again before he won Jingzhou, and only with this unyielding belief can he succeed, and in the end, he has to be assisted by many talents. The princes who begged for Dong back then, now only Cao Cao and Sun Jian are left, and the rest have died out, but they are the lords. It also has several counties. Although there are small setbacks now, it has not yet reached the point of disrespect. Wangjun Hou Zhen

After Guan Yu listened, his body shook, and his eyes regained a lot of clarity, but they quickly dimmed again. Xu Shu can see it. sighed helplessly, and said to Guan Ping: "Guan Ping, there is no need to collect the defeated soldiers anymore. Now time is pressing, and Xiangyang County can't hold it. We will immediately retreat to Gangneung! ”

Guan Ping heard it and hesitated: "Sir, don't wait for Yuan Jian?" ”

Xu Shu looked at Guan Yu's little soldier outfit, shook his head and said, "Don't wait, I'm afraid Yuan Jian has already died in battle, go quickly!" ”

When Guan Ping heard this, he didn't care about being surprised, and immediately set off as an army. And after Guan Yu heard Liaohua, the dark atmosphere became even stronger. Xu Shu was also helpless when he saw it, Guan Yu, an arrogant person, was defeated by someone in a dignified manner, and the blow he received was naturally great. However, Xu Shu believes that with Guan Yu's ability, he should be able to cheer up soon.

Xu Shu led the army to retreat in a hurry. In addition to the 20,000 soldiers of Zhang Ren's subordinate who led the more than 40,000 Jingzhou troops to guard the capture, Zhao Yun and others went out with 20,000 thunder cavalry and 20,000 broken front battalions to attack all parts of Xiangyang County. In just one month, the entire Xiangyang County was captured by an army of 40,000. At this time, the 40,000 captives had been escorted to Wancheng. So Zhao Yun scattered Zhang Ren's 20,000 troops. They were stationed in each county seat of Xiangyang County.

Just when Zhao Yun's army attacked Xiangyang County, the Jiangdong army captured Jiangxia County one step earlier than Zhao Yun's army, and had already attacked Nanjun.

However, when Cao Cao released the Yellow River to flood the Central Plains, Zhuge Liang already knew that it was not good. And Jiangzhou, under the concerted efforts of Tai Shici and Pang Tong, was also difficult to break, so Zhuge Liang immediately suggested that Liu Bei withdraw his troops and explained the situation. Liu Bei didn't dare to hesitate. Immediately retreated, and returned to Gangneung just when the Gangdong army attacked Namgun. Then Liu Bei's army began to meet the Jiangdong army without resting at all.

When Zhao Yun captured the entire Xiangyang County, Jiangdong and Liu Bei had already fought several times, but they won and lost each other. Zhao Yun knew that there was no chance to be missed. Immediately lead the army into the South County. However, just after Zhao Yun broke several county towns in Nanjun, a heavy snow quietly fell. This year's winter came very early, and in this case, Jiang Dong and Liu Bei had already withdrawn their troops.

Zhao Yun continued to attack again, but after he conquered a few more county seats, all the county city walls encountered behind him became military walls. However, Liu Bei used the hand that Cao Cao used to defend against Ma Chao's attack, and in this case, Zhao Yun had no choice but to withdraw his troops and return to Xiangyang.

In the eleventh year of Jian'an, the entire Han Dynasty was caught in the flames of war. This early heavy snow ended the war early. Originally, everyone in the world thought that the eleventh year of Jian'an would end with Zhang Xiu's defeat. How do you know that the situation is completely opposite? In the face of the crusade of the Ninth Route Army, it was Zhang Xiu who won, and it was Sun Jian of Jiangdong who had always been a fisherman.

After this battle. The situation in the world has undergone subtle changes, the strongest of which is Zhang Xiu, after a big war, Zhang Xiu's military strength has weakened, but the territory has expanded. The main thing is that the threat from the east is basically eliminated, and what remains is a steady offensive.

And Cao Cao experienced a series of battles. Coupled with the flooding of the Central Plains and the ravages of distemper, the strength was greatly weakened. In particular, there is a large number of food shortages in various places, which is a serious problem that Cao Cao will need to face in the next few years.

Sun Jian's side. Because of being a Dan Weng, his strength was already similar to Cao Cao at this time. In particular, if he won Jiangxia County, Sun Jianxi could take the southern county, the south could go down to the four counties of Jingnan, and the north could attack the Central Plains. However, now that the Central Plains has become a ruin, Zhang Xiudu has no interest in this place, let alone Sun Jian.

In the end, it was Liu Bei who stole chickens and rice, and only half of the entire Jingzhou was left. Although the arrival of winter gave Liu Bei a chance to breathe, I am afraid that it will not last long, and the next year will be the most severe year for Liu Bei.

At this time, due to the advent of winter, it was impossible for the thin epidemic to rage anymore, so Zhang Xiu returned to Chang'an, leaving Zhuge to deal with the affairs of the people in Luoyang. At this time, the fat cavalry general of Chang'an City was in the mansion. Zhang Xiu ushered in a few special guests.

I saw Zhang Xiu wave his hand and say to the old man and the two young people who were sitting down, "Jingsheng Gong." Two sons, please use tea. ”

These three people are Liu Cousin's father and son. However, when Huangfuhong captured Xiangyang, Guan Ping only had time to protect the families of Liu Bei's three brothers and the families of important members such as Xu Shu to leave. The rest of the Jingzhou families like Liu Biao, Liu Yi, as well as Jiao Liang and Fang Yue, were too late to evacuate. It can be said that now there are only a few generals left under Liu Bei, as well as Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, two ministers, which are not much different from when they first entered Jingzhou.

The loss of these civil and military forces is Liu Bei's biggest loss. Since these Jingzhou civil and military families mainly lived in Xiangyang County and Nanjun, it was because of this that Zhao Yun spent a lot of time taking down these places one by one and did not rush to attack Nanjun. The current Liu Bei can be said to be a warlord with only the remaining troops, not a prince supported by the Jingzhou family, and his strength is extremely strong. As long as his army is defeated, then Liu Bei will be finished.

Although Liu Biao was under house arrest by Liu Bei for several years, Liu Bei did not abuse him, but supported him with good food and shelter, which made Liu Biao's health a lot better. And after the father and son reunited, Liu Qi also saw through Liu Bei's hypocritical face. As for Liu Xi's mother, the Cai family, the Cai family has been eliminated for Liu Bei, and she can't do anything without the support of the family.

At this time, I only heard Zhang Xiu ask with a smile: "Jingsheng Gong, there are two sons, I don't know how to live in Chang'an?" ”

Liu Biao nodded and said, "Thank you to the general for treating my father and son kindly." If the Great General has a place where my father and son are useful, please command. ”

Liu Jian heard this, and also nodded: "Yes, Zuo was deceived by Liu Bei, a villain, and was an enemy of the general. Fortunately, the general was able to rescue his father, and if the general had any orders in the future, he should use his life. ”

Zhang Xiu listened, put down the teacup, and said with a smile: "Jingzhou is talented, and Xiu also wants Jingsheng Gong and the chair boy to introduce them on their behalf." ”

Liu Biao heard this, nodded and said, "It turned out to be this matter." Three days later, a banquet will be held in the house, and the Jingzhou talents in Chang'an will come at that time, hoping that the general will also be able to appreciate it. ”

Zhang Xiu heard Liu Biao say this, and laughed and said: "Jingsheng has a banquet, how can embroidery not come, and the embroidery will definitely attend on time." ”

Li Biao heard this, and arched his hand and said, "In this case, I will go back to the house first." After Zhang Xiu heard this, he naturally laughed and promised.

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