Stay in the county town.
Cao Cao was leaning on the couch reading a book of songs, while a maid Qingluo Fenquan was tapping his legs below.
Lu Bu had asked Zhang Yang to give up the two counties of Hanoi as promised, and he had also been successfully accepted.
This time, Yuan Shu's eldest son, Yuan Yao, was also captured. Cao Cao had imagined how many times Yuan Shu would be so angry that he jumped up and cursed in the street, but every time he thought about it, he still couldn't help but laugh.
In order to deceive Yuan Shu's trust, Lu Bu also gave him Liu County. Once Yuan Shu took the bait, he and Lu Bu could send troops from both sides to give Yuan Shu a fatal blow. Then he would stand in Yuzhou and Lu Bu would stand in Qingzhou.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but the process was a little slow, which made Cao Cao feel a little impatient.
"My lord, General Zhang Liao under Lu Bu's tent wants to see you!" the guard came in and reported.
"Oh? Why is Zhang Wenyuan here? Ask him to wait in the hall, I'll come right away!"
Cao Cao sat up, and the maid quickly helped him put on his shoes.
Arriving at the front hall, Zhang Liao was already waiting. Cao Cao hurriedly took two steps and said, "Wenyuan! What gust of wind brought you here?"
Although he was Lu Bu's subordinate, Cao Cao made no secret of his love for Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao cupped his hands and said: "Zhang Liao has met the captain! This time, I am sending a letter to the captain on the order of my lord!"
As he spoke, he took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao unfolded it and took a look, and his relaxed and cheerful expression gradually became serious: "Yuan Shu sent troops to attack Changyi? Is this news reliable?"
Zhang Liao said: "My lord also heard the news from a traveling merchant. He is not sure whether it is true or not. Please ask Captain Cao to verify it himself."
"This..." Cao Cao hesitated.
According to Yuan Shu's silly character, he could really do such a thing.
However, he could not be sure whether the news was true or false, and he was afraid that returning his troops would be a waste of time, which would delay his plan to attack Yuan Shu.
If you don’t reply, what if it’s true? Changyi only has five thousand soldiers and horses to guard the home. If the city is really attacked, will his beloved wife, concubines, sons and daughters be taken away by Yuan Shu?
"I understand, what else does your envoy say?"
Zhang Liao replied: "My lord also said that if the captain wants to withdraw from Liu County, please restrain his soldiers and not disturb the people!
He also said that if the captain needed it, he could send a team of troops to cut off Yuan Shu's army's food route..."
After asking Zhang Liao, Cao Cao asked Zhang Liao to go down to rest, and quickly ordered to send fast horses to Changyi to find out the news.
At the same time, under Changyi City.
The 80,000-strong army led by Qiao Rui has surrounded the small Changyi on all sides.
On the one hand, he ordered people to cut down trees and build ladders, chariots and other siege equipment on the spot, and on the other hand, he personally led the team to attack the enemy under the city.
Qiao Rui knew very well that the success or failure of this surprise attack depended on whether Changyi could be captured as soon as possible.
If Cao Cao waits for his troops to return for reinforcements after receiving the news, he will be attacked from both sides. Even if he can form a formation to protect himself, the supply of food and grass will be a big problem.
After cursing a few words, he saw the city gate opened wide, and a military general led a group of troops and rushed out of the city.
When he came to stand in front of the formation, he saw that the general was nine feet long, with a beard two feet long, a face as heavy as a jujube, red phoenix eyes and silkworm eyebrows, riding a tall yellow gelding horse, and holding an eighty-two-pound Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand. It is Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang!
Although Guan Yu was grateful to Cao Cao for taking him in, he had been thinking about his elder brother Liu Bei these days.
He also knew that Cao Cao wanted to recruit him, but Guan Yu took the lead and Liu Bei's life and death were unknown. How could he join someone else?
I wanted to leave immediately to inquire about Liu Bei's whereabouts, but I thought it would be rude to leave like this, so I thought it would be a good idea to repay Cao Cao by making some contributions.
Unexpectedly, when you doze off, someone comes to give you a pillow, or Qiao Rui comes to give you a head!
Qiao Rui asked: "Who will win this general with me?"
Gou Zheng, the general on the side, rushed to say: "The last general is willing to decapitate his head and offer it to the general!"
Qiao Rui nodded and said: "I think this person has an extraordinary appearance. General Gou, please be careful!"
Gou Zheng agreed, urging his horse forward to grab the chicken wings in the formation.
Qiao Rui waved his hand and the drum beat loudly to encourage Gou Zheng.
"Hey! Who is coming? Guan Yu's undead and nameless ghosts!" Guan Yu shouted.
"Gou Zheng was ordered to come here to marry you! The red-faced thief is looking for a gun!" Gou Zheng's speed did not slow down at all. He grabbed a gun in his hand and stabbed it straight towards Guan Yu's face!
"This kid is so rude! You're going to die!"
Guan Yu couldn't help being furious when he saw Gou Zheng being so impolite. He raised his sword with both hands to block the stabbing shot, and then swept the Yanyue sword across, only to hear the sound of strong wind.
Gou Zheng was shocked and quickly blocked with his gun. However, Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue sword was powerful and heavy, and there was only a click sound, and the spear in Gou Zheng's hand had been broken into two pieces!
The force of the Yanyue Sword continued unabated, cutting off all of Gou Zheng's forearms, and then struck Gou Zheng's weak ribs.
Although he failed to cut Gou Zheng into two pieces, he still cut a gap in the iron armor of his body. Blood flowed out, and Gou Zheng fell off his horse like a sack.
When the soldiers behind him saw the general fell from his horse, they swarmed forward with rattan rings and swords in hand, trying to snatch Gou Zheng back to the main formation.
However, Guan Yu raised his sword and chopped off Gou Zheng's head.
"Who else will die!" Guan Yu shouted majestically.
Although Gou Zheng is not a top-notch player, he is still a fierce general under Yuan Shu.
Who would have expected to be killed by Guan Yu after just one round of meeting? Qiao Rui and others were shocked.
Qiao Rui was afraid of losing more men, so he simply went up to engage in a melee when the enemy came out of the city to fight. It would be best if he could take advantage of the chaos and rush into the city.
Yin waved the command flag in his hand and said: "Charge the whole army! Whoever beheads Guan Yu will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins! Whoever is the first to rush into the city will be rewarded with a reward of five thousand!"
Before he finished speaking, his soldiers had already rushed towards Guan Yu.
Le Jin, who was watching the battle in the city, saw that the enemy had no martial ethics and hurriedly asked people to withdraw their troops with gold.
The soldiers who rushed out with Guan Yu were well-trained. As soon as they heard the sound of the trumpet, they all turned around and ran towards the city.
Guan Yu is not afraid of death, they are scary! Who wouldn't want to hide behind the city wall and fight against the enemy?
Upon seeing this, Guan Yu had no choice but to retreat, but he stood on the suspension bridge and refused to enter the city.
Seeing that Qiao Rui's men had entered the bow and arrow shooting range, Le Jin hurriedly ordered to release arrows.
Suddenly, arrows rained down from the city wall, and the soldiers who could not cover them all fell to the ground after being hit by arrows.
The soldiers who escaped the rain of arrows protected their bodies with rattan shields and charged at Guan Yu with long-haired daggers.
Even if we can't rush into the city, we can still get a thousand taels of gold by working together to kill this red-faced man!
At this moment, Guan Yu has become the focus of the entire battlefield!
This is what he wants!
I saw Guan Yu Hengdao standing on the suspension bridge, as still as Mount Tai!
Only when the enemy had already rushed in front of the horse, Guan Yu shouted loudly, and the Qinglong Yanyue sword in his hand made a sound of piercing the air. Immediately, the three infantrymen were beheaded on the bridge.
Qiao Rui's soldiers just paused when they saw this scene, but they were pushed and rushed forward by the people behind them.
Guan Yu lifted the weight as if it was light, and wielded a long sword like a tiger. He was invincible and no one could get close to him. In a short time, a three-foot-high wall of corpses was piled on the suspension bridge.
The people in and out of the city were all astonished - what a fierce man who could stand in the way of only one man!
"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow quickly! Protect General Guan!"
Le Jin also knew that Cao Cao was very fond of Guan Yu, and if Guan Yu died in battle, he would not be angry with him.
Because while he asked the soldiers on the wall to shoot arrows to suppress Yuan Shu's army and protect Guan Yu, he also ordered people to call for gold. At the same time, he shouted to Guan: "General Guan quickly enter the city before we argue!"
After Guan Yu had filled the cup, he felt a little weak, so he chopped down the two men again, then turned his horse's head and entered the city gate.
Cao Jun behind the city gate saw Guan Yu entering the city and hurriedly blocked the city gate with his body and fired arrows, fearing that Yuan Shu's army would follow him into the city.
Cao Jun, who was in charge of the suspension bridge on the top of the city, used all his strength to raise the suspension bridge full of corpses.
Seeing that he had missed the opportunity and that any further charge would only increase casualties, Qiao Rui had no choice but to sigh and order the troops to retreat.
At the same time, I sighed in my heart: Where did such a tiger general come from? With such a troublesome person here, I'm afraid Changyi will be difficult to defeat!
