Chapter 358 Chunyu Luoyan
The wind turns the white waves into thousands of pieces, and the wild geese dot the sky with a line of characters. ------------"The Strange Scenery Viewed from the River Tower at Night" by Tang Bai Juyi
By chance, Chen Long finally assigned Zhou Cang to his natural master Guan Yu. These two loyal and loyal couples were made for each other.
However, Zhou Cang met Chen Long first and complained quite a lot about Chen Long appointing him as Guan Yu's deputy general. It wasn't until Chen Long mentioned that Zhou Cang would be by Guan Yu's side and have the heavy responsibility of monitoring Guan Yu's troops that Zhou Cang turned from anger to joy and accepted it happily. Chen Long knew that Zhou Cang was loyal to him, and he couldn't help but smile to himself. Only he knew that Zhou Cang would hold a sword for Guan Yu in the Guandi Temple in the future.
Guan Yu became famous for his battle in the countryside outside Ye City, where he beheaded Jiang Qi and Han Meng, repelled the vanguard of the Jizhou Army, and suppressed Chunyu Qiong and Guo Tu in the stronghold for defense. It's just that the injury on his right arm is getting worse because the metal wound has cracked again. Chen Long ordered him to lead his troops and horses and guard outside Chunyu Qiong's camp. He led his army to bypass Chunyu Qiong's camp and continue to march towards Yecheng.
Guan Yu led his troops and marched five miles away from Chunyu Qiongying's stronghold. He chose a hill to set up camp in order to monitor the movements of the enemy's stronghold and prevent the enemy from making sneak attacks at night. If there is any movement by the enemy, Guan Yu's cavalry will gallop down from the hills and attack the enemy camp in less than a quarter of an hour.
At dawn, Chunyu Qiong had already detected that Longzhu was leading an army to invade Yecheng. He became worried and hurriedly invited Guo Tu to discuss ways to defeat the enemy. Guo Tu twisted his short beard, pondered for a long time, and said: "Guan Yunchang is stationed on the high ground outside the military stronghold, obviously to monitor our actions. If we retreat rashly, the enemy will definitely have an ambush. Now, there is still enough food and grass in the stronghold to support us. For a month, it is better to stay quiet and wait for news from Yecheng. If the enemy's food is exhausted, they will naturally retreat."
Chunyu Qiong frowned, looked at Guo Tu and said: "The words of the military advisor are wrong. Longzhu's army and horses are not an expedition. From Puyang to here, it is only a hundred miles away. Who knows that Guan Yu's army protects the food road behind it and keeps sending it to the front line? What? So the idea of waiting for the enemy to run out of food and retreat is really pedantic."
After hearing this, Guo Tu did not dare to say anything, so he could only say: "What the general said is reasonable. However, Yecheng is tall and might not be defeated by Chen Long. Our troops are obviously insufficient and our morale is low. It would be too difficult to attack rashly." Live the adventure.”
Chunyu Qiong said: "My lord is in Yecheng. If we don't take risks, do we want your lord to take the risk of being attacked? Now, the Longzhu army is about to attack the city, and we are leading the troops outside. If we can't come up with a clever plan to defeat the enemy, I'm afraid my lord will also be defeated." We are guilty of dereliction of duty.”
Guo Tu thought to himself that this was quite possible, and the crime was not small. He said with a sad face: "General, why don't you tell us all your thoughts and let's discuss it again?"
Chunyu Qiong said: "Guan Yu's cavalry is the main force. We dug several layers of trenches at night, set up a lot of antlers, and divided some archers to resist. We should be able to stop Guan Yu's cavalry outside the stronghold. We will move out the remaining troops. Cooperate with the lord in defending the city."
Guo Tu nodded and said: "Then divide the troops into 20,000 and defend the direction of Guan Yu's army in the hills. We will dig trenches and set up antlers tonight. There are more than 40,000 troops left. How do you plan to use them, general?"
Chunyu Qiong said displeased: "Are you the military advisor or am I the military advisor? Let's talk about how you think we should send troops."
Guo Tu couldn't help but cough a few times, covering up his embarrassment and cursing secretly in his heart, but he didn't dare to say that it was you who sent the troops. "Well," Guo Tu said, "I'll look at the map again and then make a plan with the general." He ordered someone to get the military map.
The so-called military maps are just crude things made by soldiers, which are far worse than the maps Zhou Buyi drew. Guo Tu looked at it carefully for a long time and pointed to a small river behind the camp: "This river flows through Weidong Village, Xishang Village, Gaojiadian, Xima Village..." Before he finished speaking, Chunyu Qiong said impatiently. : "I can't remember the name of the damn village, so just tell me how to use the troops!"
Guo Tu blushed again and coughed repeatedly: "Well... I mean, if we organize people to make rafts overnight and go upstream along the river, we should be able to ambush near Yecheng."
Chunyu Qiong hesitated at this moment. His troops had not won a battle since they left the city, and it was obvious that their morale was low. It’s not that ambush warfare cannot be fought. The question is whether it can achieve great results. Chunyu Qiong didn't want his soldiers to suffer a new defeat, otherwise they would be completely defeated.
Guo Tu naturally knew what Chunyu Qiong was thinking, but he didn't dare to fight an ambush, so why should he fight a regular decisive battle? Chunyu Qiong suddenly said: "Longzhu's army is in front, and Guan Yu's barracks is behind. Behind Guan Yu, there must be Longzhu's army food road. If we set up a small number of troops and horses to attract Guan Yu to attack, is it feasible for us to take the opportunity to attack the enemy's food road by taking the rear route?" "
After hearing Chunyu Qiong's opinion, Guo Tu couldn't help but look at him with admiration. He thought that General Chunyu was not a complete idiot. He cheered up and said: "General's brilliant plan. Since ancient times, there have been examples of cutting off people's food routes, and the success rate is quite high. "
Chunyu Qiong said: "Commander Guo! You talk too much today. What should we do specifically?"
Guo Tu hurriedly said: "What I mean is that the general's plan is feasible. Behind Guan Yu's army is the official road leading to Yecheng. The transportation of grain trucks is convenient. I think it must be the enemy's grain road. We can divide the work in this way, and the general can lead When the troops leave the camp and go to Guan Yu's mountain to start a fight, Guan Yu sees that he is a general and will definitely fight in person."
"And I led an army of my own. I circled the hills and chose a suitable place around the grain road to ambush. As long as the enemy's grain truck passed by, I would burn and rob them. I guarantee that he would not be able to leave a grain of rice behind."
Chunyu Qiong was overjoyed and said: "Since Military Advisor Guo is personally leading the army, we will succeed immediately. However, it is too dangerous for you to do it alone. I will ask the Lu brothers to help you succeed."
The Lu brothers naturally refer to the brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, the famous two-part brothers in the Three Kingdoms. The two of them agreed that late at night, Guo Tu and the Lu brothers would lead 5,000 cavalry and more than 10,000 infantry to intercept the Montenegrin Army Food Road.
Guan Yu really didn't expect that the enemy had a strange plot. Including Chen Long and Zhou Buyi, everyone believed that the enemy was frightened and could only barely defend, so the protection of the rear grain roads had always been very weak. Guan Yu suddenly heard a report that Chunyu Qiong was personally challenging the battle in front of the mountain. He couldn't help but be surprised. Before he went to challenge, the enemy came to his door first, which was confusing. However, this doubt was fleeting. Guan Yu personally ordered the troops, reluctantly mounted the red rabbit horse, let Zhou Cang carry his sword, and went to meet the enemy in front of the army.
Chunyu Qiong held a long spear, a big bow on his back, and a golden helmet awarded by the emperor. He sat down on his green horse and stood majestically in front of the army. Guan Yu saw that he was well-dressed, and couldn't help but think that the person opposite him was a long-famous general. He was once the most powerful bodyguard around the emperor. Now he could face the enemy face to face with him, and he felt proud.
Seeing that Guan Yu was unarmed, Chunyu Qiong couldn't help but ridiculed: "You nameless general, are you going to die under your grandfather's gun?"
Guan Yu's face turned red, knowing that the other party saw that he was still injured, he became angry, raised his left hand and went to take the knife from Zhou Cang's hand. Zhou Cang knew that Guan Yu was seriously injured and shouted quickly: "General Chunyu! You know that my general Guan Yu is injured. Isn't this asking for an advantage? You can't even talk about a famous general! Do you have any manners?"
Guan Yu raised his eyebrows, and Dan Feng glared, signaling for Zhou Cang to shut up. He was arrogant by nature, how had he ever begged his opponent? Even if the King of Heaven comes, he still speaks with his sword.
Chunyu Qiong looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, and said: "Since I debuted, I have made many military exploits. The late emperor personally promoted me to be the leader of the bodyguard. You and other generals are not qualified to fight with me. Since Yun Chang, you are injured. , I can’t bully you, how about we have a literary competition?”
When Guan Yu heard about it, he was convinced. He was just a commoner, and later he followed Liu Bei and wandered around. Even his horses and archers were given by Cao Cao. However, Chunyu Qiong has been famous for a long time. Compared with the famous person next to the late emperor, he is indeed an unknown general. He immediately said: "General Chunyu, just draw the line. No matter what, I, Guan Yu, will follow."
Guan Yu decided to fight Chunyu Qiong to the death regardless of his personal safety, but he never expected that Guo Tu and the Lu brothers had gone behind to intercept the grain road. Chunyu Qiong rolled his eyes and said, "Let's do this. You and I will each demonstrate one of our unique skills. If I'm satisfied, today's battle will be over."
Guan Yu snorted coldly and said, "What if I am not satisfied with General Chunyu's stunt?"
Chunyu Qiong laughed loudly and said, "I guarantee you'll be satisfied! If you're not satisfied, then let's fight on both sides!" In fact, both of them knew in their hearts that if there was a melee between the two sides, no one would be able to gain anything, and it would just mean killing more soldiers, so what's the point? ? The significance of Chunyu Qiong's battle today is purely about fighting generals.
Guan Yu frowned and thought for a while, then finally nodded in agreement. His unique skill of dragging the knife has been used to kill Han Meng. In today's display, it seems that he is going to use a trick that he has been hiding for many years. Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes jumped, and he shouted loudly: "In that case, Guan agrees. The general's unique skills must be rare in the world, so please show the general first, so that I can open my eyes to the generals!"
Chunyu Qiong was not polite, jumped off the horse, spread her legs, tied them to the ground, closed her eyes and remained still. As time passed, the soldiers began to whisper, and Zhou Cang even shouted: "General Chunyu! I can also pretend to be dead. What kind of unique skill is this?" The soldiers burst into laughter.
At this moment, several wild geese were heard in the sky, and Chunyu Qiong's virginal body suddenly moved. It was unclear how the big bow on his back got into his hand, nor how he opened the bow and recognized the arrow. , I felt a blur in front of my eyes, as a long arrow flew into the void with a ball of rotating electric light, leaving a trail of smoke. Immediately afterwards, the mournful cry of geese was heard, and a black shadow rolled down from a height that was almost beyond the reach of the naked eye.
Only then did everyone understand that what Chunyu Qiong had demonstrated was the unparalleled skill of divine arrows. Seeing the black shadow fall, the arrow must have hit the target. Raising your hand to shoot down the wild goose in such a cloud is indeed an advanced archery skill. The troops couldn't help but cheered, and the Jizhou army cheered even more.
Zhou Cang sneered and shouted: "It's just shooting down a wild goose. I have a lot of people here who can do this kind of archery!"
Chunyu Qiong also sneered, not making any distinction, and ordered people to pick up the geese that had been shot down, and directly handed them over to Guan Yu for inspection. Zhou Cang hurriedly came to Guan Yu's side and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. It turned out that he killed two birds with one stone, which was Chunyu Qiong's divine arrow. Chunyu Qiong continued to shout: "Yun Chang, please observe carefully. Every goose has an arrow in the left eye and an arrow in the right eye. This is my unique skill. Are you satisfied?"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
