At the same time, not only the fierce battle on the Yangtze River between Chibi and Wulin was fierce, but the battle at the head of Miangkou City had also entered the decisive moment.
Zhao Yan, the commander-in-chief of the army, had a delicate heart. On the day when Gan Ning encountered Gan Ning's night attack on the riverside, he heard Cao Wu boast about the captain Guan Qiujian's calmness in the face of danger, so he remembered it in his heart. Later, he attacked Shiyang, and it was Wu. Qiu Jian made meritorious service.
Now that Miankou City was in danger, he decided to let Guan Qiujian be the forward for the last surprise attack.
First, he believed in Guan Qiu Jian's ability, and second, he could easily break the city and planned to sell it to Cao Wu.
He knew nothing about Cao Wu's contribution, but he was such a well-rounded person, otherwise he would not have been selected as the commander-in-chief of the Seventh Army.
The name Guanqiu Jian has been labeled as a faction of Cao Wu for him. Otherwise, why would Cao Wu specifically allow himself to pay attention to a young general?
The young general Guanqiu Jian lived up to his expectations and attacked the city at sunrise. He was on the top of the city in less than a moment.
When Guanqiu Jian held a spear and looked down the city, he found that the city was full of corpses. All the defenders gathered at the water gate, ready to flee.
"Stop them!"
Guanqiu Jian took the lead and jumped off the low city wall. While urging the soldiers to open the city gate, he led his army in pursuit.
At Shuimen, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Gan Ning and other generals were all reluctant, but in the middle of the night, they received a secret report from Gan Ning's associates.
Gan Ning, known as the Jinfan Thief, harassed the Seventh Army with dozens of ships. Later, when he saw the battle at Miangkou, he led his cavalry to support, but his fleet went to join the main force in Jiangdong.
At midnight last night, two of his trusted subordinates crossed the Han River at night and brought him news that Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong Left, asked him to return to Chaisang as soon as possible.
The letter bears Zhou Yu's seal and cannot be faked.
Gan Ning had only joined the Jiangdong Army for a few years, but he had absolute trust in Zhou Yu. Although he was puzzled, he decided to carry out Zhou Yu's orders.
He was not an unloyal character. Although the military situation was urgent, he still informed Liu Bei's generals of the matter overnight.
At this time, there were only a few hundred defenders left in Miangkou City. Seeing that it was impossible to hold on any longer, the generals decided to leave with Gan Ning.
So, the Jinfan thieves' ship came back, preparing to take them to escape to Xiakou by water, while Gan Ning planned to rest in Xiakou before going to Chaisang.
Zhang Fei and others were already boarding the ship, and two generals, Fu Shiren and Huo Jun, were responsible for cutting off the rear. When they saw Guanqiu Jian rushing towards them, they organized soldiers to stop them.
However, Guan Qiujian's Qingzhou soldiers rolled through the streets in a phalanx, and Liu Bei's army was beaten to pieces.
Guan Yu watched from a distance on horseback, stroking his long beard and said: "Cao's army has such neatly arranged infantry!"
Zhang Fei raised his spear, smiled, and immediately drove his horse off the boat to kill Guan Qiu Jian. Guan Yu and Gan Ning had no choice but to follow.
Three men and three cavalry collided with Guanqiu Jian's thousands of troops.
According to the previous situation, their three tiger generals were enough to shock a thousand infantrymen.
However, Guan Qiujian's army did not dodge or dodge, maintaining its formation and taking advantage of the narrow terrain of the street to prevent the three men from rushing in.
They pushed their shields and spears and stepped forward step by step. Even if there were casualties, the troops behind them would make up for it. The three tiger generals were so overwhelmed that they retreated continuously. It was not easy to rescue Generals Fu Shiren and Huo Jun. The other soldiers were unable to do anything. saved.
The three generals had all experienced hundreds of battles, and this was the first time they encountered such powerful infantry, and they were each frightened.
Liu Bei's adopted son Liu Feng looked behind and said quickly: "Two uncles, it's time to go!"
Guan Yu looked around and saw that the soldiers had not completely withdrawn to the ship. He snorted coldly: "Shu Zi, how can we abandon our soldiers?"
Liu cover was unhappy, but he didn't dare to say it.
At the city gate, shouts of killing came. Most of Cao's army, led by Zhang Liao, Zhang He, and Li Dian, were entering the city.
On the Han River, Yu Jin also led his navy to attack Jinfan's army.
Liu Feng had no choice but to bite the bullet and shout: "General Gan, if you don't leave, it will be too late!"
Gan Ning stabbed Guan Yu and Zhang Fei several times, but could not break Guan Qiu Jian's iron shield and turtle formation, so he quickly called Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to leave.
Guan Yu then pulled Zhang Fei to retreat.
Unexpectedly, this group of infantrymen dared to fight back.
Guanqiu Jian shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
The turtle formation shot out arrows "shusshuashuashu", and the three of them blocked each other. The general was okay, but the horse was not. Zhang Fei's horse was hit by an arrow and fell to the ground. Thanks to Guan Yu's red rabbit horse, he came back to pull him up and escaped. Day of birth.
After jumping onto the boat, Zhang Fei stood on the bow of the boat and said angrily: "That kid, what's your name? I'll kill you when I see you tomorrow!"
Guanqiu Jian saw that these boats were all made of brocade sails, so he took out kerosene from nowhere, put it on an arrow, lit it, and shot at Zhang Fei's boat.
Other people's infantry teams all have a single weapon, but his thousand-man infantry regiment seems to have all kinds of weapons.
The rocket lit up the sail with a "boom", and Zhang Fei was so frightened that he jumped into the boat next to him.
Guanqiu Jian, who was neither arrogant nor impetuous, said: "I am from Hedong, so that's Guanqiu Zhonggong!"
Guan Yu was riding on the boat and saw that this young general had the upper hand at a young age but was so calm and had the air of a general. He couldn't help but sigh: "It is true that God will never stop Cao Cao's path. Such talents are coming out in large numbers!"
"They're just thieves!"
Zhang Fei gritted his teeth.
Guan Yu knew the third son's temper and did not argue. Gu Zi and Gan Ning commanded the ships together, opened the water gate, broke through the blockade of the forbidden water army, and fled to Xiakou.
On the river, Yu Jin and Guan Yu looked at each other from a distance, commanding the navy to catch up. However, the Jinfan Army was a fast boat and they could not catch up.
However, after Guan Qiujian's cover-up and Yu Jin's navy attack, the Miangou garrison that escaped only had 200 people at full strength.
Zhao Yan went into the city to take stock. In Anlu and Miakou together, there were 7,000 defenders, but now almost all of them were dead. This was a huge blow to Liu Bei, who already had a small number of people.
Zhao Yan's tribe defeated the two cities of Shiyang and Miokou, and the empty city of Anlu was also captured. With the three cities in hand, their morale was greatly shaken. The only thing in front of them was Xiakou City, which Liu Bei had reinforced day and night.
When the troops entered the city, Zhao Yan raised his account again and recorded his achievements. Guanqiu Jian made another calculation, but he was not proud and just claimed that he was lucky.
Then the generals discussed and everyone felt that they should rest for a day at Miangkou and wait for the outcome of the main battle of Cao's army before attacking Xiakou.
On the other side, the army that fled at Miangkou marched on the Han River.
Zhang Fei was still angry at Guan Qiu Jian's behavior, especially the way the other party didn't take him seriously, which was very abominable.
He paced back and forth on the boat, which made Guan Yu upset.
Guan Yu lost two cities in a row and was feeling depressed when he suddenly heard someone calling his name on the south bank.
Looking up, he saw a cavalryman with disheveled hair and dirty body, looking at him with a pair of tearful eyes.
Guan Yu quickly shouted: "Zifang, why are you here!"
It turned out that this person was Mi Fang who was let go by Cao Chun.
Mi Fang ran away for days. When she saw Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, it was like seeing a relative. After jumping on the boat, she burst into tears.
Guan Yu supported him and asked about the situation. Mi Fang cried and said: "Your Majesty, Zhou Gongjin from Jiangdong is really great, but Cao Jun has a military advisor who is even better. Zhou Gongjin made many mistakes in his plans and lost many soldiers. General Dong Xi is dead. As a result, I am living on the north bank, waiting for an opportunity to escape. According to my estimation, his army is not far from being defeated!"
"What?"
The generals were shocked and quickly asked for details, and Mi Fang told them one by one.
Everyone was stunned to hear that the two armies of Cao and Sun were confronting each other, and their plans were frequently plotted. Then they learned that the food supply had failed, and Zhou Yu's army had no way out, and everyone's expressions were gloomy.
Guan Yu grabbed his arm and said, "Zifang, are you sure Zhou Yu is going to be defeated?"
Mi Fang had long been frightened by Cao Chun's wind-like cavalry. Now she just wanted to return to Xiakou and persuade Liu Bei to go to Yizhou. After hearing his question, she said without hesitation: "We will lose, it's just a matter of time!"
Zhang Fei suddenly felt blessed and exclaimed: "No wonder he revised the book and asked Xingba to return to Chaisang. He was already prepared to retreat! But he didn't dare to tell us, he is really a mean person!"
Gan Ning scratched his head. Hearing that Dong Xi was dead, combined with the inexplicable instructions he received, he believed it.
"No, I have to go meet the governor!"
Everyone quickly persuaded him to stop.
What will happen to him if he is gone?
In the end, Zhang Fei and Gan Ning were pacing back and forth together on the boat, and the entire fleet was upset. They had no plan, they could only go to Xiakou first and then make arrangements.
At this time, Zhou Yu, who Gan Ning wanted to help, had no idea of needing any help.
He held a command arrow in his hand and looked at the enemy chasing him with a sneer, ready to throw it out at any time.
Jiangdong's army only has about five thousand left, but these are the best of his elite.
Everything is ready, all we need is to get the enemy troops into the trap!
