The head of the county town.
After Guan Yu captured the city, he quickly sent people to occupy the city tower and at the same time controlled the surrendered soldiers in the city, preparing to wait for Liu Bei to come and deal with them.
But after waiting for a long time, there was no trace of Liu Bei's army. Guan Yu felt a little confused, so he climbed to the top of the city and looked into the distance, but still found nothing.
With my brother's temperament, after learning that I had captured the city, he would definitely come to join us quickly. However, seeing that it was getting late, he was still nowhere to be seen. Could it be that he was delayed by something?
Just when Guan Yu was feeling confused, Liu Bei's messenger arrived and explained the situation to Guan Yu.
After listening, Guan Yu nodded slightly and finally understood the whole story. While waiting patiently for Zhang Fei to lead the people into the city, he also began to patrol the city defenses.
Guan Yu was an insider of Zhang Heng's original plan. If nothing unexpected happens, we will have to rely on this city to fight against invading enemies for some time to come. City defense has become a top priority, so it is natural to have a good look at it.
Guan Yu was a natural general. He didn't need Zhang Heng to remind him of these trivial matters. He knew it by himself.
The city of Juan County is not big. Under the leadership of the locals, Guan Yu only spent an hour to inspect the entire city.
Where the city wall is broken, where the city wall is low, where you can ambush troops, and where it is easy to be breached, although you cannot know it all, you can still get a rough idea.
Until the sun set in the west and the sky was getting dark, there was still no trace of Liu Bei and the people of Juan County. Guan Yu became a little worried again. When he was about to send someone to check, he saw a dark crowd on the horizon in the distance.
The leader is none other than Zhang Fei riding a tall horse!
Guan Yu then showed a smile, and immediately ordered the city gate to be opened wide, and then walked down to greet him personally.
Zhang Fei was seriously injured yesterday. He had to rest for at least half a month to recover, but he was not a person who could take time off. He started galloping again the next day, not caring about the wound that might burst and bleed at any time. .
Liu Bei knew the nature of his third brother very well, and as long as he didn't go into battle and charge, he would just follow him.
"Second brother, I'm here!"
Under the setting sun, Zhang Fei's figure was pulled forward. The horse seemed to sense the owner's excitement and neighed while running.
"Where is brother?"
Guan Yu asked curiously when he saw that there were only hundreds of soldiers and tens of thousands of people behind Zhang Fei, and there was no trace of Liu Bei.
"It's still behind." Zhang Fei smiled and said, "It's all Ziyi's fault. He has already sent out detective cavalry to check, but he insists on asking his brother to lead the troops to seize the rear just in case something unexpected happens. He is really too cowardly!"
Zhang Fei gave Zhang Heng a strange and taunting expression, but Guan Yu frowned slightly.
"Third brother, don't talk nonsense. Ziyi has a stable nature, which is really valuable. Furthermore, as a general, he controls the lives of his soldiers. Any decision may lead to the annihilation of the entire army, so how can you be careless. You must show more respect to Ziyi in the future. Study and change your impetuous temper."
Zhang Fei wanted to laugh at Zhang Heng, but he unexpectedly attracted a lecture from his second brother. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Yes, yes, second brother is right. It's a good thing for Ziyi to be cautious. That's alright."
Seeing that Zhang Fei obviously didn't take his words into his heart, Guan Yu could only smile helplessly and shook his head.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's quickly lead the people into the city."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Okay, let the people enter the city first, and we will celebrate my second brother later. We will not return unless we get drunk tonight!"
Even if it was Guan Yu, he couldn't help but roll his eyes after hearing this.
Are you really celebrating for me? You clearly want to drink. I'm embarrassed to expose you!
But he was his brother after all. Guan Yu whispered: "Third brother, you have not recovered from your serious injury. It is not appropriate to drink alcohol at the moment."
"Second brother, don't worry, I will never drink too much."
Zhang Fei patted his chest and assured him, but he accidentally touched the wound and grimaced in pain for a moment.
While the two brothers were talking and laughing, people began to enter the city one after another.
The faces of the people who returned to their homes were filled with joy. Combined with what they had experienced these days, a sense of joy for surviving the disaster arose in their hearts.
Who would be willing to leave their homeland unless they have no choice?
But at this moment, I suddenly saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and the sound of horse hooves made the ground tremble.
Yang Ding, who is bent on avenging his brother, is here!
"General, enemy attack!"
The soldiers guarding the city tower immediately saw the enemy troops in the distance and quickly shouted a warning to Guan Yu who was under the city gate.
Needless to say, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei felt it immediately.
The two looked at each other, and the relaxed expression on their faces disappeared, replaced by solemnity and worry.
The two of them were naturally not afraid of the enemy's attack. It would only be a fight, but they happened to arrive at this critical moment.
Nowadays, people are still entering the city one after another, and only less than half of the more than 10,000 people have entered. According to this momentum, it will take at least a quarter of an hour for all the people to enter the city.
But will the enemy give themselves this time?
The answer is naturally no.
Zhang Fei grabbed his snake spear from the hands of the soldiers nearby and was about to lead his troops into battle, but was stopped by Guan Yu with a wave of his hand.
"Third brother, you are seriously injured and have not recovered. Please retreat to the city first."
"No, it's just a minor injury, but I can still fight!"
"Don't show off, retreat first and then talk!"
Guan Yu's voice was unmistakable, and then he turned his gaze towards the enemy troops rushing towards him in the distance.
At this moment, the enemy is still two or three miles away from the city gate. No matter how fast the enemy is, it still takes a cup of tea.
It's definitely too late to close the city gates now, but what should the remaining thousands of people do?
After much hesitation, Guan Yu decided to lead his army to take the initiative.
That's right, it means taking the initiative. As long as the enemy can be held back for a while, the people can enter the city smoothly, and then they can find a way to escape.
"Third brother, after all the people enter the city, you immediately close the city gate!"
Zhang Fei was very anxious after hearing this, "What about you, second brother?"
Guan Yu didn't reply, just shook his head, the Qinglong Yanyue Sword was already in his hand.
"No, the bandit army is strong, second brother, you can't go!" Zhang Fei grabbed Guan Yu's sleeve and loudly dissuaded him.
"This is the best way at the moment. Third brother, please don't stop me. The bandits will come over if we wait any longer."
Guan Yu shook Zhang Fei away with a shake of his hand, then got on his horse and ordered his soldiers to assemble to prepare for an attack.
Two or three miles away from the city, Liu Bei and Zhang Heng also discovered the enemy army immediately.
"Ziyi, what should we do now?"
Liu Bei quickly asked Zhang Heng.
"It's hard to handle..."
Zhang Heng slowly shook his head, with a wry smile on his lips.
They were obviously cautious enough, and even sent out reconnaissance cavalry, and even specifically asked Liu Bei to lead his troops to stay outside, waiting for the people to enter the city first, just to avoid accidents.
But in the end, it was man's calculation that was not as good as God's calculation, or something went wrong at this critical juncture.
If the enemy army arrives early but the people have not yet arrived, Guan Yu can defend the city and cooperate with Liu Bei inside and outside.
If the enemy army arrives a little late, the people will have already entered the city, so they will not be afraid.
But just when the people were entering the city, this enemy army came out and killed them.
Even the reconnaissance cavalry he sent out had no effect at all. There is only one possibility - this enemy army comes too fast, and even if the scout cavalry finds it, there is no time to report back.
"Xuan De Gong, for our current plan, we can only hope that Yun Chang will take the initiative to attack and disrupt the enemy's formation. We will then seize the opportunity to enter the battlefield and repel this enemy army first."
"Is it the same as yesterday's battle?" Liu Bei asked.
"Not bad." Zhang Heng nodded, "I don't want to win, I just want to disrupt the enemy's first wave of offensive, and then it will be easier to handle."
Liu Bei said anxiously: "But I can't give orders to Yun Chang now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw a commotion under the city gate in the distance, and then Liu Bei saw Guan Yu actually taking the initiative to attack the enemy!
Zhang Heng showed a hint of joy on his face.
As expected of the Martial Saint Guan Yunchang, he dared to stand up and fight even though the enemy was coming fiercely!
