After Guan Yu killed Yan Liang, Cao Cao fell in love with him even more, but he no longer sent him to fight for fear that Guan Yu would abandon him after his meritorious service.
Cao Cao once sent Zhang Liao to test him. Guan Yu said: "I know that Duke Cao treats me very kindly. However, I have received an oath from General Liu that we will die together and cannot break it. I should kill the general and perform meritorious service to repay Duke Cao. There is news about General Liu." Then leave."
Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in Baima and Yanjin, but he did not damage Yuan Shao's foundation.
Yuan Shao's army marched forward with battalions, spanning dozens of miles from east to west, using sand piles as forts, and finally gathered at Yangwu. Cao Cao retreated to Guandu to stalemate with the Northern Army.
Yuan Shao was unhappy in his first battle. At this time, news came from Runan that Liu Pi, the old Yellow Turban army, had thousands of troops. He wanted to raise an army to rebel against Cao, but he lacked capable people to support him.
At this time, Liu Bei was treated very politely under Yuan Shao's tent, but he was jealous of Guo Tu, Shen Pei and others. They all recommended Liu Bei to Yuan Shao to go to Runan.
So Liu Bei took his newly recruited general Zhao Yun and a group of followers to secretly go to Runan to help Liu Pi in his campaign.
Yuan Cao held a stalemate in Guandu for two months. Cao Cao ordered Cao Hong, Xun You, and Cheng Yu to stay in the camp and took the rest of the troops back to Xudu. On the one hand, he rewarded the meritorious officials of Baima and Yanjin, and on the other hand, he came back to collect the food and grass needed for the war.
Cao Cao held a banquet for the ministers in Xudu, and reported that the emperor made Guan Yu the Shouting Marquis of the Han Dynasty, and rewarded him with a new mansion and many belongings.
In July, Liu Bei and Liu Pi launched an attack in Runan to capture Pingyu County. Cao Cao urgently sent Cao Ren to lead his army to attack it.
Although Guan Yu received the reward, he was worried about Liu Bei. After returning to Xudu, he often chatted with Lantian to reminisce about the past.
Lan Tian asked Guan Yu to pay close attention to Cao Cao's troop deployment movements, saying that this matter was closely related to Liu Bei's whereabouts. Guan Yu kept this in mind until Cao Ren sent troops.
Guan Yu hurriedly found Lan Tian and asked: "Ziyu, Cao Ren's recent dispatch of troops to Runan to quell the Yellow Turbans, is it related to where my eldest brother is?"
Lantian said happily: "My brother-in-law is very likely to be in Runan. If it is just a remnant of the Yellow Turbans, Cao Cao will not send such a general there."
"The eldest brother is in Runan. This is Ziyu's guess. Leaving him so hastily may be unfair..." Guan Yu said worriedly, stroking his beard.
"General Guan, why don't you alert the enemy?" Lan Tian suggested.
"What's the solution to this plan?" Guan Yu asked puzzledly.
Lan Tian whispered a few words in his ear. Guan Yu was elated and then walked out of the door with a big smile.
"Uncle, he is very happy today, what happy event is there?" Gan Qian came over and asked in confusion.
Lan Tian smiled and said: "Sister, pack your bags as soon as possible, we will leave here soon."
"Has your husband been found?" Gan Qian said happily.
"Yeah." Lan Tian nodded.
Guan Yu prepared gifts and went directly to Zhang Liao's mansion.
Zhang Liao learned that it was Guan Yu who came to visit him, so he walked out of the house to greet him.
"Yun Chang is really a rare guest, please come in quickly." Zhang Liao held Guan Yu's hand, warmly welcomed him into the house, and prepared a banquet with others.
After Guan Yu came to Xudu, he lived in seclusion and never came into contact with Cao Cao's subordinates. This time he came to see Zhang Liao for the first time.
"Yun Chang granted him an official title. Zhang Liao hasn't had time to congratulate him yet, so he came here today to make up for it."
"Thanks to Wenyuan's care, I can barely survive in Xudu." Guan Yu said.
Zhang Liao put down his wine glass, pressed the back of Guan Yu's hand and said, "Yun Changtian is a human-like figure. As long as you are willing, general, the threshold of Han Shouting Hou Mansion will be broken through."
"Wen Yuan already knew my heart, how could he be the one here?" Guan Yu shook his head and said.
Zhang Liao smiled slightly and did not answer, and the two continued to drink and chat until they were half asleep.
Guan Yu saw Zhang Liao's eyes were blurred and asked: "The Prime Minister sent General Zi Xiao to quell the rebellion in Runan. Wenyuan, since you know that my eldest brother is there, why don't you tell the truth? Guan came here today to say goodbye to you." "
When Zhang Liao heard these words, he shook his head like spring thunder and asked in surprise: "How did Yun Chang know that Xuande was in Runan?"
"I have someone to tell me. Now that we have had enough wine and dinner, Guan will take my leave." After saying this, Guan Yu turned around and left. His heart was in turmoil. Lan Tian asked him to scare the snake away, and he got the words out of Zhang Liao's mouth.
Zhang Liao sat in silence for a long time, and suddenly woke up and Guan Yu said he wanted to say goodbye. He hurried to Sikong Mansion to meet Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was very confused after hearing the news, "Yun Chang said that someone informed him of Liu Bei's whereabouts? Could it be that there is an old friend of Yun Chang in our army?"
Zhang Liao was horrified when he heard that, boss, you almost lost my name. He said hurriedly: "Although we deliberately kept the news from Yunchang about Liu Bei's stay in Runan, many people knew about the situation. Maybe it was because of the clothes and belt edict." Is there any fish that slipped through the net?”
Cao Cao stroked his beard and nodded: "If this is not the case, then Yun Chang is deceiving you, or there are capable people around him to help."
"Yun Chang deceived me? I'm afraid that won't happen. General Guan has an open mind. Besides, he only has a few dozen followers left, so how can anyone help him?" Zhang Liao shook his head and said.
Cao Cao said with gloomy eyes: "We are in the decisive battle with Yuan Shao. People in Xudu City are now panicked. I have to ask Yuan Rang to investigate secretly. Yunchang's incident has given us a wake-up call."
While the two were talking, the attendant outside the door came to report: Guan Yu hung a seal and sealed the gold, and escorted the two ladies in a car to the south gate of Xudu. The generals guarding the city did not dare to stop them.
Zhang Liaoxin said that Yun Chang is really gone? Still so fast.
Xu Chumao, the former guard, recommended himself: "A certain man has two hundred tiger warriors. I can recover this person for my lord."
Cao Cao looked at Zhang Liao, then at Xu Chu, and then sighed: "Guan Yunchang is a loyal and righteous man. Each one is his own master, so let him go."
Zhang Liao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard what Cao Cao said.
Guan Yu escorted Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Mi to Runan. Since everyone accompanying them was on foot, they did not go very fast.
Because of Cao Cao's orders and Zhang Liao's secret care, Guan Yu went south without any hindrance.
Ten days later, Guan Yu and Lan Tian arrived near Pingyu County and learned from the people that Cao Ren had defeated Liu Pi and the rest of his troops fled to the southeast toward Xincai.
Guan Yu was shocked when he heard this and led his troops to continue moving towards Xincai.
After walking fifty miles from Pingyu, Guan Yu asked everyone to rest by the Hong River. At this time, there was a tall man with a dark face and a curly beard by the river.
Lan Tian looked at the strong man with vigilance, and the man kept looking at everyone. When he saw Guan Yu's amazing appearance, and found a big flag with the word "Guan" standing beside the carriage, he ran over with joy on his face.
Guan Yufeng's eyes were bluffing and he put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
"May I ask if you are General Guan Yunchang?" The man fell to the ground from a distance.
Guan Yu asked with a surprised look on his face: "Who are you? How do you know my name?"
The man said happily: "My name is Zhou Cang. He is from Kansai. I heard that General Bo Yuntian killed Yan Liang in the midst of thousands of troops. I didn't expect to meet here today."
Guan Yu stroked his long beard and said proudly: "This is a trivial skill, but it is not worth mentioning."
"I have admired the general for a long time. If the general will not give up, Zhou Cang is willing to serve as a pawn and lead the horse for you." Zhou Cang said respectfully, kneeling on the ground.
Guan Yu was confused when he heard this, and then looked at Lan Tian.
I saw Lan Tian nodding his head, saying in his heart that this is your biggest fan, please accept it.
Guan Yu immediately said: "In that case, then get up and speak. Why are you here?"
Zhou Cang jumped up when he heard this. He said excitedly: "I used to follow Zhang Bao in the Yellow Turban. After the death of General Di Gong, I wandered around. It was only last year that I joined Liu Pi in Runan..."
"Liu Pi? Do you know the whereabouts of my eldest brother Liu Xuande?" Guan Yu asked excitedly.
Zhou Cang nodded sharply and said, "Shijun Liu joined us in resisting Cao Ren a few days ago. After Ping Yu's defeat, everyone was separated, but I know his whereabouts."
