There is an open place outside Fancheng, which is called Weitou by the locals.

I saw that in the past, the ground was empty in the enclosure, but now there are many tents, and there are multiple antlers guarding the tents.

And in that camp tent, many banners of "Han Qianjun Pass" were flying high.

Waitou is here, which is where Guan Yu's main force is encamped.

It was noon, but because it was winter, there was no sun shining at noon outside Fancheng, but the sky was still gloomy.

Looking at the cloudy scene, the Wei army around Fancheng was very afraid at this time.

Afraid that there would suddenly be another heavy rain in the sky, then Guan Yu would take the opportunity to flood the Seventh Army again.

But Guan Yu, who has been in charge of Jingzhou for several years and knows the local weather, knows that the rainy season has passed, and the heavy rain that helped him annihilate Cao Wei's Seventh Army is difficult to have again in this winter.

Thinking of this, Guan Yu, who was standing on an observation deck in the camp at this time, couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Guan Yu is nearly sixty years old, and he already has a trace of white hair on his head.

However, although he is old, his body is eight feet long, his posture is majestic, his appearance has the majesty of a tiger, and his spirit has the heroism of a dragon and a leopard.

Coupled with the fact that he was wearing a glorious armor, Guan Yu, who stood on the high platform, was full of heroism.

When you are old, you will be strong, and Chengyun will grow long.

It's just that such a hero, the famous general of Megatron China some time ago, after seeing Fancheng, which was dilapidated but still standing in place, felt a little helpless in his heart for a while.

After sighing, Guan Yu couldn't help but praise again, "Cao Zixiao, you really deserve to be the number one general under Meng De." ”

Guan Yu sighed and praised, revealing his complicated emotions about the guard in Fancheng.

And Guan Yu's complicated emotions attracted the attention of a young general standing beside Guan Yu at this time.

This young general is young-looking, only thirty years old, and his appearance is somewhat similar to Guan Yu, and it is not difficult for others to guess the identity of this person.

This person is Guan Yu's eldest son, and Guan Ping is also.

Guan Ping saw that Guan Yu, who should have been full of ambition and high spirits, suddenly sighed, and then asked Guan Yu,

"Father is worried about the delay in taking Fancheng?"

Seeing that his son said what was on his mind, Guan Yu nodded, at this moment on this high platform, only he and Guan Ping were there, and there were some things that he couldn't taboo.

"I have been besieging Fancheng for several months since I started in July."

"In August, I took advantage of the rain to flood the army of Ban and Pound, and finally defeated the tens of thousands of reinforcements sent by Mengde."

"At that time, the water was so strong that it had gradually flooded the entire city.

I thought that I could take Fancheng in one go with this water potential, but unexpectedly,

That Cao Zixiao defended the city well, even in such a harsh environment, in the situation that I led the naval army to attack day and night, I could still hold on to Fancheng without losing. ”

"After the flood gradually receded, our army's water army could no longer be used.

Therefore, I ordered the infantry in the army to cut off the inside and outside of Fancheng, hoping to break the military spirit of the Wei army in the city, but in the past few months, the military spirit in Fancheng has become more and more firm. ”

"How can a father not be troubled by this for a long time?"

"If you don't go down to Fancheng for a day, you can't take Xiangyang for a day, and if you don't hold Xiangfan for a day, don't say that the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains in the coming day is wishful thinking, even Jiangling will always be exposed to the threat of the Wei army."

Guan Yu said to his eldest son the deepest worries in his heart.

In fact, contrary to what the world thinks, Guan Yu's dispatch of troops this time is different from the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.

Guan Yu sent troops to the north this time, and the most important thing was to unify the northern border of Jingzhou and take the second city of Xiangfan.

In this way, when Liu Bei sends troops to Liangzhou in the future, Guan Yu will be able to echo with him left and right in the Central Plains, and be horns for each other.

After all, the soldiers brought out by Guan Yu this time were only 30,000 at the beginning, and with these 30,000 soldiers and horses, it was almost impossible to fight all the way to Xudu and pacify the Central Plains.

It's just that the development after sending troops has also exceeded Guan Yu's own expectations.

In the past six months, he led 30,000 lone troops to defeat Cao Ren, Man Chong, Lü Chang, Yu Ban, Pang De and other famous generals of Cao Wei in a row, and eliminated several times his own enemies.

It also caused great turmoil in the Central Plains with such military exploits, which made many people dissatisfied with Cao Cao's rule rebel against Cao Cao, which shocked China for a time and forced the King of Wei.

But as long as Xiangfan Ercheng is not taken one day, Guan Yu's heart will not dare to relax for a moment, and he will not dare to be complacent.

Liu Bei's ardent expectations, he always kept in mind.

In the face of Guan Yu's worries, Guan Ping was much more optimistic than him,

Guan Ping comforted Guan Yu and said, "Don't worry, father, my father has surrounded Fancheng for a long time, and I think that Cao Ren's defenders are now no more than a few thousand people under my father's repeated attrition."

And for so many days, if you want to come to Fancheng, there is no shortage of food and grass, and under such internal and external difficulties, even if Cao Ren has more skills, how long can he hold on? ”

"According to the son, at most, it will not be more than a few months, and Fancheng will be owned by his father."

Guan Ping's optimistic attitude is the attitude of most people in Guan Yu's army today, after all, Guan Yu's previous record was too strong, which made the convincing of people in the army to Guan Yu have reached their peak.

Besides, what Guan Ping said is not unreasonable, even if Cao Ren has the ability to reach the sky, when Fancheng has been surrounded for so long, there must be a shortage of food in the city, and there is no grain and grass.

What famous generals are also in vain.

But Guan Ping's optimistic attitude did not comfort Guan Yu, some things, even Guan Ping did not know, but they were the first class secrets in the army.

That is, after nearly half a year of dispatching troops, Guan Yu's army is already short of food!

Guan Yu's ruling area is only the three counties of Jingzhou, and among these three counties, only Nanjun can really supply Guan Yu's army.

But with the national strength of a county, it has almost reached the limit to support the consumption of tens of thousands of troops for nearly half a year.

The news of the shortage of food in the army was only known to the chief general Guan Yu and the grain officer Zhao Lei in the whole army.

Guan Yu knew that this news must not be revealed, otherwise once it caused turmoil in the army's heart, then everything he had done in the past six months might be in vain.

If it weren't for the lack of food in the army, how could he urge Mi Fang and Fu Shiren to provide military funds day and night?

Even in order to let Mi Fang and Fu Shiren do their best, they also specially released cruel words, saying that if the provision of military funds was delayed, they would be punished when they returned.

If it weren't for the lack of food in the army, he wouldn't have done that a few days ago......

Guan Yu turned to look at Guan Ping's excited look on his face, but there was pity in his heart.

This son of his inherited his prowess, but he was not very proficient in strategy.

At this time, Guan Yu had a man in white clothes fluttering, gently shaking a feather fan, and a handsome man, and he only sighed in his heart,

"If Kong Ming is here, why should I worry about grain and grass."

After sighing about this, Guan Yu suddenly remembered something again, and he asked Guan Pingdao, "There was a hidden epidemic in the army before, and this matter has been dealt with." ”

Guan Ping saw Guan Yu mention this, and a serious look flashed on his face, and he replied,

"Fortunately, it was detected early before, so that the epidemic in the army did not spread, and now under the management of the military doctor, most of the infected sergeants have been cured, and there is no major problem."

Hearing Guan Ping say this, Guan Yu was relieved.

In the rainy season in Jingxiang area before, the Han River overflowed, harming the people, and it was easy to have epidemics after the ancient catastrophe.

If this matter is not controlled as soon as possible, once it breaks out, it will be a more difficult thing than the lack of food in the army.

Just when Guan Yu was talking to Guan Ping's father and son, a sergeant quickly ran up from under the high platform, and he immediately knelt down and told Guan Yu before and after he came to Guan Yu,

"General, there is an envoy in Gangneung City."