"There is a way to be kind and not to control the army. As long as you can defeat the enemy, no matter how high the price you pay, it is worth it."
Ma Chao obviously disagreed with Gao Rou's words.
Seeing the two people arguing, Wen Pin on the side persuaded them nicely,
"Don't be anxious, you two. It's better to ask the general for advice."
Everyone's eyes turned to Yang Ling.
Yang Ling touched his chin, looked at the sand table, and fell into deep thought.
After a moment, he suddenly laughed,
"I have a plan to defeat the enemy, just be patient and calm!"
Everyone was already in admiration for Yang Ling's resourcefulness.
So when Yang Ling said this, they all felt relieved.
"Since the general has an idea, we just need to follow the order."
Gao Rou smiled.
Everyone said nothing, bowed their hands and left.
…
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, as soon as Guan Yu got up, he saw Zhou Cang opened the camp curtain and walked in.
"General Yun Chang!"
"Is something wrong, General Zhou?"
Guan Yu said doubtfully.
"The general asked me to invite you over."
Zhou Cang said.
Guan Yu didn't think much and followed him to the Chinese army camp.
Yang Ling was giving Pei Yuanshao some instructions. When he saw Guan Yu walking in, he handed a letter to him and then motioned for him to leave first.
"General Yun Chang is here."
"I've met the general."
Guan Yu bowed his hands and saluted.
"General, what are your orders when you call me the late general?"
"General, I invited you here today because there is something I want you to do."
Yang Ling paused, then smiled and said,
"The general's two sworn brothers are just across the river."
"General, please go across the river and help persuade Uncle Liu to surrender."
"this……"
Guan Yu looked embarrassed.
"If the general doesn't want to, then forget it."
Yang Ling waved his hand, not intending to help Guan Yu.
"It's not that the general is unwilling, it's just that with my eldest brother's temperament, I'm afraid he won't be able to surrender."
Guan Yu smiled bitterly.
After Huarongmen released Zhang Fei and other coalition forces, Guan Yu's heart knot was opened.
As long as he is not against a few people such as Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, Guan Yu is willing to take action.
The reason why he hesitated was that he felt that he could not convince Liu Bei.
After all, Liu Bei has a tenacious temperament, and it would be extremely difficult for him to give up!
"It doesn't matter. General Guan just needs to take a trip. It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not."
Yang Ling smiled.
Hearing what he said, Guan Yu couldn't refuse, so he cupped his fists and said,
"I will obey the general's orders!"
North bank of Xiangshui River.
Liu Bei was gathering with Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Huang Gai and others in the camp to discuss the war.
"In your opinion, what method should Yang Ling use to cross the river?"
"There are only two ways before him, either to attack by force, or to stay where he is and wait until the rainy season is over to find another way to cross the Xiang River."
Zhuge Liang said slowly,
"With Yang Ling's character, he should choose the latter."
"I think so too."
Liu Bei nodded in agreement.
Looking at Yang Ling's victories, they were almost never achieved with human lives.
Most of them rely on resourcefulness and sophisticated ordnance to achieve victory with less.
"Even though he, Yang Ziyi, is so treacherous and ghostly, he will be humbled in front of my elder brother and military advisor today!"
Zhang Fei chuckled.
While they were talking, they saw Chen Dao running in quickly.
"Lord, General Guan...is coming from the bridge!"
"ah?"
Liu Bei was startled for a moment, then stood up and walked quickly towards the front position.
I saw Guan Yu, dressed in plain robes, riding a war horse and slowly boarding the bridge.
He was unarmed except for a white messenger.
This posture seems to be coming as a messenger.
"No arrows allowed!"
After Liu Bei finished his instructions, he had to walk out from behind the trench.
"Uncle Liu Huang, don't be impulsive, be careful this is a trap!"
Huang Gai quickly stopped him.
"How could my second brother try to kill me?"
Liu Bei pushed Huang Gai away and went up to him with Zhang Fei.
The three of them met by the bridge. Looking at Guan Yu, whom they had not seen for a long time, Liu Bei said emotionally,
"Second brother, you have lost weight!"
Guan Yu looked a little complicated and sighed,
"My younger brother came to see my elder brother today on the order of the general."
"Oh? Why did Yang Ling ask you to come to see me?"
Liu Bei said with some surprise.
"He asked me to persuade my eldest brother to surrender as soon as possible and not to resist fearlessly again."
"What a joke, how could I surrender to a rebellious traitor like him?!"
Liu Bei looked disdainful, glanced at Cao Jun's camp on the other side of the river, and then said sincerely,
"Second brother, you and I are both ministers of Han Dynasty, how can we help Yang to do evil? It's better to come back quickly. My eldest brother won't argue with you about what happened before!"
"My younger brother appreciates my elder brother's kindness. But my younger brother is already serving the general, and Yuan Jian and An Guo are still in Cao's army. How can I carry them away?"
Guan Yu looked a little sad.
Seeing his resolute attitude, although Liu Bei was reluctant to give up, he had nothing to do.
After all, no one understands Guan Yu's character better than him.
Once Guan Yu decides on something, it is almost difficult to make him change his mind!
"Second brother, I hope you can find your way back as soon as possible!"
Liu Bei sighed longly.
After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, Guan Yu left without looking back.
Looking at his retreating figure, Liu Bei reluctantly returned to his position.
"My lord, I wonder why General Guan came here this time?"
Zhuge Liang came forward and said.
"Yang Ling asked him to come over and persuade us to surrender."
Liu Bei briefly explained Guan Yu's words to everyone.
After Huang Gai heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.
"It seems that this Yang Ling is so out of his wits that he would come up with such a saucy idea!"
"That's right, Uncle Liu Huang is a man of firm will. How can he surrender?"
"He's so conceited!"
Everyone also talked about it.
At this moment, Liu Bei noticed that Zhuge Liang had a thoughtful expression on his face.
"What is the military advisor thinking?"
"My subordinates feel that since Yang Ling is a smart person, he should know that such a method will not work on the lord."
"But why would he do it?"
Zhuge Liang slowly answered the question in his mind.
"Who knows, maybe he just can't help it, so he gives it a try."
Zhang Fei said nonchalantly.
"What Yide said is not unreasonable. Military advisor, don't worry about it blindly. Anyway, I and the Han thieves are sworn in!"
Liu Bei said impassionedly.
"good!"
Everyone applauded in unison.
…
On the other side, Guan Yu returned to the camp and reported the situation to Yang Ling.
"The general is incompetent and failed to persuade his brother to surrender."
"General Guan doesn't have to blame himself. Uncle Liu has a firm temperament. How easy is it to persuade him to surrender?"
Yang Ling smiled.
"If there is nothing else, I will retire first."
Guan Yu felt a little heavy after just meeting Liu Bei.
Just when he was about to leave, Yang Ling stopped him with a smile,
"General, please stay. I'll ask you to go to the other side of the river tomorrow morning."
