Yu Jin was hesitant, and Man Chong was also hesitant.
Before the Battle of Fancheng, Yu Jin sent a message to Man Chong, asking him to choose an opportunity to attack and threaten Guan Yu's flanks.
To be honest, Man Chong didn't think that with Guan Yu's ability, he would not guard and protect his flanks, and the risk of taking the initiative to attack Fancheng was too great.
But Man Chong also didn't think Yu Jin's request was unreasonable. If the two sides really reached a stalemate that required external force to break the situation, then Man Chong's military strength in Fancheng would be the decisive factor.
Yu Jin's request for full favor was to "choose the opportunity" to attack, probably to convey this meaning.
Therefore, Man Chong is waiting for a suitable opportunity to attack.
Of course, Man Chong also made two plans.
On the one hand, if Yu Jin and Guan Yu are in a stalemate with each other, then it would be a great achievement for him to attack Guan Yu's flank with Man Chong and help Yu Jin repel Guan Yu.
On the other hand, even if Guan Yu didn't give Man Chong an opportunity, Man Chong still planned to sneak attack Guan Yu's camp while Guan Yu's army was out, and at least burn the catapults to it.
That thing is too threatening.
If Yu Jin's reinforcements had not arrived quickly, Manchong himself had decided that he would rather suffer heavy casualties to the Fancheng defenders than risk going out of the city to attack and burn the catapults.
But now Man Chong is really hesitant.
The matter of burning the catapult can only be discussed later. Guan Yu was a famous general. Even if he sent troops to fight Yu Jin, he still set up defenses in the military camp and let Zhang Xi sit in the camp. If he wanted to make a surprise attack, it would be very risky.
As for the battle between the two armies outside Fancheng, it's a bit hard to say.
At the beginning, Yu Jin was indeed at a disadvantage, and Guan Yu had the upper hand. Man Chong saw this situation and felt that it was better not to venture out of the city and just defend Fan City.
But later, Xu Chu led the cavalry to attack Guan Yu's middle army, and Guan Yu's entire army retreated to encircle Xu Chu. At this time, Man Chong was hesitant whether to take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to attack Guan Yu's flanks and help Xu Chu delay Guan Yu's army's return.
But Man Chong was worried after all, feeling that Guan Yu was not a general who was so easy to attack the central army, and even if you really attacked Guan Yu's central army, you might not be able to defeat him.
That's Guan Yu, the man who took the rank of general among millions of troops. His own strength is no joke.
Therefore, Man Chong decided to stay put and wait to see how Yu Jin would deal with it.
If Yu Jin's entire army presses forward, then Man Chong shouldn't hesitate, he will go up when he has to.
But if Yu Jin... well, there is no if.
After Yu Jin's camp ordered the troops to retreat and allowed the front army to form defensive lines, the Chinese army sent out cavalry to meet Xu Chu's cavalry who broke into Guan Yu's army and decided to end the battle.
Xu Chu was very angry when he heard the sound of gold.
In his opinion, he was very close to killing Guan Yu.
But that Yu Jin was as timid as a mouse, so he withdrew his troops at this time.
However, the army was slowly retreating, and Xu Chu did not dare to continue attacking Guan Yu's army alone. He could only lead his cavalry to get out of the gap and retreat to the camp before Guan Yu's army returned.
Then, Xu Chu angrily went to Yu Jin to settle the score!
"Yu Jin is a child and an old soldier. Don't you want to help a certain family make contributions?!"
As soon as he entered the camp, Xu Chu pointed at Yu Jin's nose and cursed.
Yu Jin's face turned red after being scolded. He originally planned to explain the reason to Xu Chu, but now that he's done, he doesn't want to do it anymore.
Xu Chu's scolding was really too unpleasant.
These days, the status of soldiers is really low, especially in Cao Wei. Soldiers are basically refugees or farmers. They don't even have their own land. They are just a group of bankrupt farmers. To put it bluntly, they are just consumables. You scold them. Yu Jin is a "farmer", so it would be better to scold him as an old pawn.
There are several types of people who farm. Although the social status of homesteaders is not high, they are still considered free people and have their own land. It is not easy in this era.
If this person were a "farmer" like a wealthy family, his status would be even higher.
After all, the aristocratic family also publicizes to the outside world that it is a heirloom of farming and education. Even Zhuge Liang said that he "farmed in Nanyang." This farmer's skills and status are not small.
Soldiers, on the other hand, are likely to have no future except as consumables in this era.
So, as soon as Xu Chu entered the camp, he pointed at Xu Chu's nose and scolded Yu Jin for being a child and an old pawn. Yu Jin became furious when he heard this.
"The camp is noisy and rude to the generals. They fight with me and drive them out!" Yu Jin was so angry that he didn't give Xu Chu any face.
I am a general in the army, and I am just a small guard. If it were not for the sake of King Wei, I would directly engage in military law.
Well, this is what happens when Yu Jin is angry.
But Xu Chu refused to give in. He pointed at Yu Jin and cursed, "The old soldiers are courageless, afraid of feathers like tigers, jealous of talents and talents. Seeing that I want to kill Guan Yu and achieve an unparalleled feat, you pay the gold and withdraw the troops?! I must report it to the king of Wei!" , ask for justice!”
When Yu Jin heard that Xu Chu was going to report to King Wei, he immediately narrowed his eyes and slowly calmed down.
Thinking about it in his mind, which one was more important in King Wei's heart, himself or Xu Chu? Well, Yu Jin knew that he was not as good as Xu Chu.
So, even if he wrote a letter to make a judgment, King Wei was willing to believe that he was right at the time, but it would be hard to say afterwards.
When I was in Wancheng, I did seize the opportunity, showed my abilities, and won myself a high-ranking official and a generous salary. But what happened after that? !
Xu Huang, Zhang Liao and other surrendered generals all had the opportunity to lead the army alone. As a hero when Cao Cao raised his army, he ended up staying with the King of Wei to handle the training of the farmers.
Later, Yu Jin also figured out that what he did in Wancheng violated King Wei's taboo. It was absolutely not allowed to kill first and then report in the army, and to touch the military power.
And this time, even if King Wei still recognized that he was right, who knew what he was thinking? !
Thinking of this, Yu Jin didn't want to tangle with Xu Chu anymore. He waved his hand and asked his left and right to drive Xu Chu out of the camp.
Yes, he still had to be kicked out. After all, he was the commander of the first army. Xu Chu scolded him in person like this. If he didn't kick him out, his prestige would be completely destroyed.
But after Xu Chu left, Yu Jin was not idle. He directly wrote a letter of apology to Cao Cao and asked someone to send it to Cao Cao immediately.
Yu Jin wrote clearly his thoughts and the reasons for preventing Xu Chu from advancing twice, and then asked Cao Cao to punish him and waited for Cao Cao to be punished.
This is called retreating in order to advance, and Yu Jin first submitted a letter. On the one hand, the provincial Xu Chu wrote a letter to complain, and on the other hand, it also expressed to Cao Cao that I have no interest in military power. If you, the King of Wei, want to deal with me, it is just a matter of one sentence. Son.
Then, call a truce.
There was no way to stop the troops, this damn weather was starting to rain heavily again.
After Xu Chu returned to camp, he was still sulking angrily.
In his opinion, that Yu Jin was timid and didn't want to see him make achievements.
You, Yu Jin, are already General Zuo, and have the right to pretend to be a yue, but I, Xu Chu, have been loyal to the King of Wei for so many years, and now I am just a captain.
Now that the King of Wei has finally agreed to let him go out and perform meritorious service, you, Yu Jin, don't even want to help you for the sake of being a colleague for many years, but you still prevent yourself from performing meritorious service? !
Of course, Xu Chu's words about memorializing the King of Wei were just angry words. Xu Chu was not such a petty person. He had been around Cao Cao for a long time and knew that what Cao Cao hated most was this kind of subordinate behavior, which was just talk.
But Xu Chu now hates this person very much.
In addition, it rained again in the next few days, which made Xu Chu feel very bad.
Xu Chu, who had been with Cao Cao for a long time, knew that rainy days were not suitable for fighting.
But when he thought that Guan Yu could use the rain in the past few days to reorganize the military camp and restore combat effectiveness when he returned after his defeat, Xu Chu felt extremely depressed.
Obviously, the past few days are a good time to defeat Guan Yu in one fell swoop. If he leads his army into Guan Yu's middle army and kills Guan Yu, it will be basically the same as Guan Yu's feat when he killed Yan Liang on the white horse.
As a result, Yu Jin's life was ruined.
The more Xu Chu thought about it, the angrier and aggrieved he became. In addition, he drank too much and was in his own tent, so he couldn't help but curse at Jin again.
Originally, Yu Jin felt that after these few days of calmness, Xu Chu would regain some of his normal sanity. At that time, Yu Jin would go and explain to Xu Chu, and maybe he would be able to gain Xu Chu's understanding.
After all, he is a close servant of the King of Wei. This kind of person should be offended as much as possible.
But before Jin could take any action, the military center came to report that Xu Chu was drunk in the camp. He often scolded Jin, and some of the words he said were even more unpleasant to listen to.
Yu Jin suddenly became angry.
In terms of qualifications, Yu Jin defected to Cao Cao earlier than Xu Chu. In terms of merit, Yu Jin's achievements in so many years of fighting are not higher than those of a bodyguard? !
Before, Yu Jin didn't want to offend Xu Chu, but he just respected the King of Wei for the sake of his face.
Now this guard actually cursed an army general in the middle of the army. No matter how low Yu Jin humbled him, he couldn't bear this.
The reason why he didn't bother Xu Chu was because of King Wei's affection. How could he still expect Yu Jin to explain to Xu Chu? !
Just dream.
After waiting like this for a few more days, the heavy rain stopped for a while, and Yu Jin sent Zhu Ling, leading a team of troops, to Guan Yu's camp to inquire about Guan Yu's current reaction.
As a result, not long after Yu Jin's appointment, Zhu Ling came to report back with a look of helplessness.
Yu Jin was puzzled. It took dozens of miles back and forth, but you came back so quickly. Could it be that you still have the ability to fly into the sky and escape from the earth? !
In the end, Zhu Ling said that it was Xu Chu who came to his camp, took his military talisman, and personally led the army to Guan Yu's camp to investigate.
Yu Jin's face turned completely black, and his whole body was shaking slightly with anger.
This common man just doesn't listen to orders, but he actually dares to seize military power? ! ! !
(End of chapter)
