Guan Yu nodded and agreed, so he continued to urge the soldiers to enter Maicheng, divided his troops to guard the city gate, and gathered the soldiers to discuss. Zhao Lei also seemed to see the seriousness of the situation, and took the initiative to suggest: "This is not far from Shangyong. Now Liu Feng and Meng Da are guarding it. You can quickly send people to ask for help. If you get Shangyong's troops to rescue you, , then our military morale will be stable, and recapturing Jingzhou will be a piece of cake."
Huang Shumin originally planned to deny Zhao Lei, continue to remonstrate, and return directly to Xichuan. After seeing Guan Yu's facial expression, she knew that his anger was not gone, so she was too lazy to say anything more.
During the discussion, a soldier suddenly reported that the Wu army had arrived and surrounded the city. Guan Yu asked, "Which of you dares to break out and go to Shangyong to ask for reinforcements?"
Liao Hua said: "Let me go!"
This incident made Huang Shumin think that Lei Chunze had been away for a long time and had not responded. She was afraid that something unexpected had happened, so she wanted to go and invite Yu Yi herself, so she said, "Let me go!"
The two of them couldn't argue. Guan Yu came out to take charge of the situation and said, "Don't argue anymore. Let's go together!"
Guan Ping said: "Then I will come to escort you out of the encirclement."
So Guan Yu wrote a letter to Liao Hua. Liao Hua hid it in his clothes and fed the horse. Huang Shumin also prepared his usual horse and opened the city gate. He happened to meet Wu Army general Ding Feng. Guan Ping rushed to kill Ding Feng. After being defeated, Liao Hua and Huang Shumin took advantage of the situation to break out of the encirclement and rushed towards Shangyong. Seeing that Liao Hua and Huang Shumin escaped successfully, Guan Ping returned to the city and could not hold on.
After Liao Hua and Huang Shumin left, they moved forward at full speed. Halfway there, Huang Shumin suddenly changed direction. Liao Hua caught up with him on horseback and quickly asked why.
Huang Shumin said: "Now General Guan Yu has been carried away by anger. There is no gain in attacking Jingzhou again. I need to report to my young master!"
Liao Hua nodded to express his understanding and said: "Military orders cannot be taken. In this case, I will continue to move forward and go to Shangyong to ask for reinforcements."
The two discussed and then split up. Liao Hua continued to Shangyong to ask for reinforcements, while Huang Shumin walked towards Wuguan, preparing to go to Huangpu Village to find Yu Yi.
After Liu Feng and Meng Da captured Shangyong, the prefect Shen Dan led everyone to surrender. In recognition of his achievements, Liu Feng, the king of Hanzhong, was appointed deputy general, and he and Meng Da jointly defended Shangyong. The news of Guan Yu's defeat that day also reached Shangyong. Yong, they were preparing to discuss, when suddenly the soldier reported that Liao Hua had arrived.
Liu Feng welcomed Liao Hua in and asked about the war situation.
Liao Hua said: "Guan Yu was defeated and is now trapped in Maicheng, surrounded by the Wu army. The situation is very critical. I hope that reinforcements can be sent from Shuzhong to set out overnight. I have been specifically ordered to break out and come to ask for help to rescue this danger. If it is late, Then General Guan Yu will be in danger."
Liu Feng said: "General, please take a rest and let me discuss it." So Liao Hua went to Guanyi to rest. When the troops were sent, Liu Feng said to Meng Da: "Uncle is trapped, what should I do?"
Meng Da said: "The soldiers of Eastern Wu are elite and brave, and all nine counties in Jingzhou have been occupied. Only Maicheng is a small area. I also heard that Cao Cao personally led an army of four to five million and stationed troops in Mobei. And we are all soldiers from the mountain city. How can we have such fighting power to defeat the elite forces of the two families? We cannot underestimate the enemy in this matter."
Liu Feng said: "I am aware of this matter, but Guan Yu is my uncle. How can I ignore him?"
Meng Da said: "You think Guan Yu is your uncle, but Guan Yu doesn't necessarily think you are his nephew. I heard that when the King of Hanzhong recognized you as his son, Guan Yu was not happy. Later, he became the Queen of Hanzhong. When he was about to have an heir, he went to ask Kong Ming. Kong Ming said that this was a family matter of the Liu family and he could ask Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. So the king of Hanzhong went to Jingzhou to ask Guan Yu and Yu Yi. Guan Yu thought that the general was an adopted son and could not participate. , advised the King of Hanzhong to send the general to a remote place like Shangyong to guard it to prevent future troubles. Yu Yi did not express any opinions and listened to Guan Yu. Everyone knew about this matter. Didn’t the general himself know? What? Why are you still talking about the friendship between uncle and nephew today and are you ready to take risks easily? "
Liu Feng sighed and said, "What you said is right, but now that Liao Hua has come to ask for help, how should we refuse?"
Meng Da said: "Just say that we have just captured Shangyong, and the people's morale is not yet completely stable. We dare not raise troops again and are afraid of losing it. Then the sin will be even greater."
Liu Feng nodded and followed this suggestion. On the next day, Liao Hua was summoned and said that the mountain city had a special geographical location and had just been occupied. The people were not completely attached to it, and they might not be able to mobilize extra troops and horses for rescue.
Liao Hua did not expect such an ending and was very surprised. He knelt on the ground and knocked his head, sighing: "If this is the case, then Guan Yu will die in Maicheng!"
Meng Da said: "You have seen our situation. Even if we send troops and horses to rescue, how can a glass of water rescue a car of fire? General, you should go back quickly and wait for the Shu soldiers to come to rescue."
Liao Hua was still unwilling and begged for troops. Liu Feng and Meng Da shook their heads, turned around and entered the city, never to see each other again.
At this time, Liao Hua knew that things were not going so smoothly and he had to go to the King of Hanzhong for help, so he got on his horse and cursed, and walked towards Chengdu.
On the other hand, Huang Shumin also rushed to Huangpu Village as quickly as possible, met Lei Chunze, and scolded: "I asked you to report the news, but why are you still living here in Huangpu Village? Don't you realize that the situation is urgent?"
Lei Chunze looked a little aggrieved and replied: "As soon as I arrived at Huangpu Village, I told the young master about the deployment of troops and horses and the loss of Jingzhou. However, the young master's wife passed away. She was very sad and no one could persuade her."
Huang Shumin was very surprised after hearing this. She looked at Xiaoli again. Xiaoli was silent and just brought Huang Shumin to the tomb. She only saw Yuyi dressed in white leaning on the tomb, surrounded by empty wine jars.
Xiaoli said: "My husband has been like this for more than a month, no matter how hard I try to persuade him, it's useless!"
Huang Shumin felt very distressed when she saw Yu Yi's dejected look, but the situation in Maicheng simply did not allow any further delay, so she withdrew and summoned Lei Chunze, Xiaoli, and Huang Mochou to inquire about the specific situation in detail. When Lei Chunze wanted to complain again, Huang Shumin stood up suddenly and interrupted: "It will definitely not work if this goes on. We must persuade the young master to go back at all costs."
Lei Chunze rolled his eyes and said, "Young Master's martial arts skills are better than yours and mine, what should I do?"
Huang Shumin looked in the direction of Yuyi and saw Yu Sisi and Yu Daye walking towards Xiaoli, and a thought suddenly flashed in her mind. I saw that she also put on white cotton silk and knelt in front of the tomb.
When Yu Yi saw it was Huang Shumin, his eyes flashed with surprise, then dimmed and he continued drinking.
(End of chapter)
