Zhang Fei promised to fight Huainan, and Liu Bei immediately arranged a task for him, that is, to entertain Luo Yicheng and Xu Wei from Hefei.

Considering that they would fight together in the future, and that he had a good friendship with Long Xiang, Zhang Fei took out his own amount of wine to entertain guests, and drank Deluo and Xu for several days without seeing the sun.

In the middle of the first month of the fifth year of Jian'an, Luo and Xu spent more than ten days in Xiaopei, and they were about to leave after understanding Zhang Fei's enthusiasm, when they suddenly heard that Cao Cao's army was attacking Xuzhou.

Liu Bei didn't believe Cao at all, he mistakenly thought it was Liu Dai, Wang Zhong and other goods, so he personally led 500 elite horsemen out of the city to investigate and verify, and let Zhang Fei stay in Xiaopei to guard the city, while Luo Yicheng and Xu Wei's return dates were postponed.

Without Yuan Shao and Chen Bing Huanghe, Liu Bei would not have killed Che Zhou so quickly, let alone released wild words to Liu Dai and Wang Zhong, all his reliance was Yuan Shao.

However, the reality is in line with the saying, "Rely on the mountains to fall, rely on everyone to run".

In the first month, the edict of the clothes and belts was leaked.

Dong Cheng and other relevant personnel were all ambushed, but fortunately, only Liu Bei was left alone, and the threat of Xuzhou was also placed in front of the stage.

At this time, if Liu Bei is not removed, he will become an existence like Zhang Xiu.

In view of the fact that Yuan Shao of Hebei has not moved, Cao Cao, who has been adventurous all his life, under the advice of the strategist Guo Jia, started this crusade with lightning speed.

Cao Cao dared to fight Liu Bei at this time, it was not an impulsive move, he relied on the transportation advantages of the Central Plains water network.

The yin ditch water north of Guandu connects the big river Jishui in the east-west direction, and also connects to the main river in Xuzhou, Surabaya.

This time, Cao Cao sent troops to Xuzhou, whether he fought Xiaopei or Xiapi, the soldiers could take the waterway by boat throughout the whole process, and the transportation of baggage and grain and grass was equally convenient.

Before leaving for Xuzhou, Cao Cao actually made the worst plan, once the war in Xuzhou was stalemate, and Yuan Shao took advantage of the weakness, he would not hesitate to abandon Xuzhou and immediately return to Guandu from the waterway to defend against the enemy.

Cao Cao's Tuntian District is concentrated in Yingchuan County, and even if he temporarily gives up part of the land in Xuzhou and Yuzhou, he must protect the basic territory of Yingchuan.

This adventurous man has always been favored by good luck.

Set off in the middle of the first month, attack Xiaopei by land and water, and rush to Fengpei in a few days, so fast that Liu Bei couldn't react.

Liu Bei led 500 cavalry out of the city to reconnoitre, and was extremely unlucky to encounter Cao Ren's elite cavalry, unable to resist the retreat of Xiaopei on the way, and was intercepted by Cao Chun's tiger and leopard cavalry.

The cavalry of these two brothers was the strongest cavalry under Cao Cao, and it was also the only cavalry brought by the expedition to Xuzhou, with a total number of only a few thousand, and the remaining 20,000 foot soldiers all took boats.

The situation was critical, Liu Bei was a veteran of the battlefield for a long time, he fought left and right with a double-strand sword, and finally a hundred horsemen broke through the barrier with him, and fled in the direction of Qingzhou.

Before the battle of Xuzhou began, the main general of one side was directly defeated inexplicably, leaving the defenders of Xuzhou without a leader in an instant.

Most of the recruits recruited by Liu Bei in Xuzhou were attracted by his name of benevolence, and when the news of his uncertain life and death reached Xiaopei, Zhang Fei couldn't restrain the decline, and the city instantly fell into a state of panic.

Xiao Pei defended the city for less than a day, and some recruits lost the city gate due to low morale and could not stop the offensive, and Cao's army took advantage of the situation to capture the city.

Zhang Fei saw that the general trend had gone, so he escorted Luo Yicheng, Xu Wei, and a group of personal soldiers to kill Xiaopei, and escaped from the encirclement while it was dark.

Cao Cao occupied Xiaopei without stopping, and went south along Surabaya and went straight to Xiapi.

Between Xiaopei and Xiapi, the people and soldiers had many relatives and friends.

Cao Cao attacked Xiaopei and captured more than 1,000 old and weak people as the pioneers of the city, and they were driven and fled into Xiapi before the arrival of the main force of Cao's army.

Cao's army raided, Xiaopei was lost, and Liu Bei and Zhang Fei's life and death were uncertain.

Any news can set off huge waves in Xiapi, and although the guard Guan Yu tried to control the situation, he couldn't stop the morale from collapsing too quickly.

After holding out for several days, Xiapi was broken by Cao's army.

Guan Yu was also besieged in Tushan outside the city, and there were only a dozen people left around him.

Looking at the corpses with broken arms around him, thinking of the Taoyuan Alliance back then, Guan Yu planned to fight until the last moment and practice loyalty with his own practical actions.

In person

Cao Cao, who supervised the war, saw that Guan Yu was running left and right and had the will to die, and sighed to the people around him: "Yun Chang is loyal and invincible, I love him deeply, but I have not been able to get it, it is a pity to die here, if anyone can say that he surrendered, I will be rewarded."

Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan and other generals looked at each other, and only the general Zhang Liao came out to hold his fists.

"Lord, the last general has some friendship with Yun Chang, you can come forward and give it a try."

Cao Cao bowed slightly, picked up the horsewhip and slapped his palm, his face was full of seriousness: "If I want to live Guan Yu, Wen Yuan must go all out."

"Yui."

Zhang Liao clenched his fists sonorously and galloped to Tushan.

Guan Yu looked at Zhang Liao condescendingly, and remembered that Xiang Yu had sent the head down in the past, so he threw the Qinglong knife aside, and raised his sword to meet him down the mountain.

"Wen Yuan came just in time, Guan Yu knows that he will die today, and my head can be regarded as a place to go, and I can give you the resources to enter the body."

Zhang Liao was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly clenched his fists and asked, "Yun Chang is in the prime of life, why did he die?"

Guan Yu stood proudly above, only to see him with phoenix eyes open, long hair, and a solemn face.

"The general of the defeated army, why not die? If we didn't keep Xiapi today, we had already been entrusted by the emperor's uncle, and we swore an oath in Taoyuan back then, but now that the eldest brother and third brother are gone, how can Guan live alone?"

Zhang Liao shook his head and retorted: "Yun Chang is wrong, the defeat of Xuzhou is not the general's crime, although Xiao Pei was captured, but Uncle Liu and General Zhang may not be dead, if the general commits suicide at this time, who will take care of the emperor's family?" When his uncle and General Zhang heard the news of Yunchang's death, wouldn't he also die for his oath?"

Guan Yu heard a stirring spirit, and hurriedly asked, "Is my lord's wife still well?"

Zhang Liao clenched his fists and replied, "They are still in the mansion in the city, and the lord ordered no one to disturb them, waiting to return Yun Changzhao..."

"Wen Yuan is here, do you have to say that I have surrendered?"

Guan Yu had a pair of phoenix eyes, and the cold light shone directly at Zhang Liao's door.

Zhang Liao is neither humble nor arrogant: "Yun Chang is a hero, if he dies on this earth mountain, he should be unwilling, right? The emperor's family wants to be taken care of, and my lord is thirsty for talent..."

Before Zhang Liao finished speaking, Guan Yu hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt: "Wen Yuan is slow, if Cao Sikong depends on Guan Mou's three things, then Guan Mou will be able to descend, even if one of them does not agree, I would rather die in this Tushan."

"Yun Chang speaks quickly, and the lord will definitely agree."

Zhang Liao was ecstatic when he heard this, and said goodbye to three things, with the current power of the lord, thirty or three hundred things can be satisfied, but Guan Yu made him dumbfounded as soon as he spoke.

"This first one, Guan Yu is a Han Chen, this is to descend to the Han and not to Cao..."

Zhang Liao patiently listened to Guan Yu's words, and his heart instantly beat a drum, and said in his heart, isn't this difficult for a strong man? He was noncommittal and said that he would let Cao Cao decide.

Zhang Liao followed the horse back to see Cao Cao, and said Guan Yu's requests one by one, and Cao Cao suddenly fell into hesitation.

Without waiting for Cao Cao to give an answer, the strategist Guo Jia rushed to admonish: "If Liu Bei survives, he will go to Hebei to vote for Yuan Shao, with Guan Yu's wisdom, it is not difficult to guess..."

"But I really like Yun Chang..."

"If the lord is determined to agree, it is best to leave him in Xu Du to marry him first, and he must not be taken to Guandu, otherwise with the courage of this person, he will mislead the lord's affairs."