Ten miles away, Guan Yu's army was resting on the spot and sent people to send battle notices. Ji Shu did not hesitate and immediately ordered 10,000 soldiers to go out to meet them.
The two armies soon faced off from a distance on the battlefield.
The terrain of this battlefield is vast, with sparse vegetation and only a few low hills, making it extremely suitable for a large army to fight head-on. At this time, Ji Shu and Jiang Qin were standing on a hill overlooking the battlefield, and Jiang Qin spoke.
"You can almost see through this place, and there is no way to hide an ambush."
The simple and clear terrain made it clear that he would not resort to small tricks, but it also prevented Ji Shu from cheating and setting up ambush to make some damaging moves. It's fair to neither take advantage nor suffer disadvantage.
As long as you take a careful look at the battlefield, you can read a lot of information. Guan Yu did not just invite the battle without thinking. But your eyes can sometimes deceive you. What you see may be exactly what the other person wants you to see, Jiang Qin said.
"Guan Yu will be able to make full use of his military superiority and occupy the favorable geographical position here. Our army is in the south, and now the southeast wind is blowing. The arrows are more powerful and occupy the right time. Military advisor, should we fight or not?"
There was no unnecessary expression on Ji Shu's face. He squatted on the top of the mountain in front of him and looked down at the battlefield. He threw a stone down the mountain and listened to his calm tone.
"Gongyi, don't worry, Guan Yu can't defeat us. Beat the drums and advance the troops!"
This was an unfounded statement, but somehow Jiang Qin felt at ease after hearing it.
"Take orders!"
"Bang the drum!"
Slow, dull drumbeats echoed across the battlefield as the Chu army slowly advanced.
On the battlefield, the Chu army was divided into three square formations. Wei Yan and Su Fei each led 3,000 soldiers and horses to advance together, while Jiang Qin led 4,000 troops in the rear to support both sides at any time.
Coincidentally, the Han army also adopted the same formation, except that there were 4,000 troops on the left and right wings, and 5,000 troops behind them.
A few hundred meters apart, a member of the Han army rode a dozen steps forward to the front of the two armies' formations. He saw this man with a face like a red date, lips as if they were greased, red and phoenix eyes, and eyebrows lying like silkworms. He had a dignified, majestic and heroic appearance. people.
Everyone had a weird feeling without having to guess. This person must be General Guan Yu of Xu Han.
Guan Yu stood in front of the formation with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand and shouted.
"Ji Shu, listen, little kid, Shouchun has been conquered by a hundred thousand Wei troops, and you have been heavily surrounded. Now that my Han army has arrived, and you are still surrendering quickly, do you really want me to kill you myself when the army is defeated like a mountain? ?”
Ji Shu had already expected that the situation would deteriorate so much that he could not hide it. Otherwise, if they really heard from the enemy, the soldiers would not have time to adapt and would be fatally shaken, so the whole army would have been notified long ago. But at this moment, what Guan Yu said was still like a heavy stone hitting the chests of the soldiers, making people's hearts sink.
Wei Yan snorted coldly, then took a dozen steps forward with a spear and a thick rope, letting everyone's eyes fall on him. The enemy general Mi Fang was tied to the other end of the rope.
There was obviously some commotion among the Han army, and there were obviously many people who knew Mi Fang. Wei Yan laughed.
"General Guan, don't talk nonsense. Liu Bei's second uncle is in my hands. I now order you to return to Qiao County immediately and not leave the city within ten days! If you do as you say, I will let Mi Fang go. how?"
Guan Yu suspected that this man had been kicked in the head by a donkey, and Mi Fang actually wanted to exchange for his white-ear elite soldiers to stand still for ten days.
How can it be?
"Who are you?"
"I am Wei Yan, the commander-in-chief of the Yulin Army."
Guan Yu's face turned cold and he scolded.
"I wonder who dares to be so presumptuous. It turns out to be an unknown person who doesn't know how to advance or retreat! Go ask Ji Shu and Jiang Qin to come and talk to me. They won't really run away, right?"
Guan Yu is arrogant by nature, and he has this qualification.
It is true that Wei Yan still has a low reputation, but can't a person without qualifications be arrogant?
After taking off his mask, Wei Yan's face turned cold. He swung his spear and put the blade on Mi Fang's neck.
There are many people in this world who are not afraid of death. There are also many little people who changed history, such as the matchmaker who assassinated Sun Ce. If Sun Ce had died, where would there be so many stories today?
Some people once thought that they were not afraid of death and wanted to fight with all their might. But when the cold blade scratched their skin, they realized that they were not as noble as they thought.
"Second General, save me! Save me, I don't want to die!"
Otherwise, there have been so many traitors throughout the ages, and some of them may not have wanted to be ridiculous people from the beginning.
Now Mi Fang was begging for mercy at the top of her lungs in front of the two armies, like a pitiful creature.
If we talk about saving people, the Han army naturally wants to save people, but in such a situation, the faces of the entire army are naturally disgraceful. Guan Yu was so angry that his eyes seemed to be on fire, he glared at Wei Yan and said angrily.
"This is a major military matter. Let alone Mi Fang, even if I am captured, I cannot let the army return without success."
Wei Yanyi was not afraid of Guan Yu's murderous gaze and spoke calmly.
"It seems that ten days is indeed a bit difficult for General Guan. How about changing it to three days? This is our most sincere concession! General Guan, please think clearly. Does the King of Han really not care about Mi Fang's life or death?"
Guan Yu was furious.
If Mi Fang was not afraid of life and death in front of the battle, it would have boosted our morale, but his cowardice only weakened our morale. What are these idiots doing here?
"Stop dreaming! If you let Mi Fang go, I can spare your life. If you are stubborn, I will kill you!"
Wei Yan turned to look at Mi Fang boredly.
"It seems that you, Liu Bei's second uncle, are really worthless."
After saying that, Wei Yan slit Mi Fang's throat with a swipe of his spear, and the body fell to the ground with a thud.
Guan Yu couldn't help but be stunned by such a decisive decision to abandon a hostage that he wanted to surrender to, and only heard Wei Yan curse loudly.
"Cao Cao is attacking Xuzhou. My lord is kindly helping me, but I don't want Liu Bei to ally with Cao to trap my lord! Mi Fang, Mrs. Mi's brother, Liu Bei's second uncle. I only exchanged Mi Fang for three days, but General Guan refused. ! It can be seen that Liu Bei is unfaithful, righteous, ruthless and loveless. Everyone in the world says that Liu Bei is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, and he honors his promises and keeps his word. I think he is just a deceiver and a thief."
