After a big banquet, Jiangling City seemed to have not changed much on the surface.
The officials returned to their respective positions as usual, at least Mi Fang didn't feel any big difference.
It's just that he was so drunk that he was drunk and was helped back by a servant. It was rude not to accompany the prince to the banquet.
Afterwards, he went out of his way to apologize. After all, Liu Chan was now the prince, so etiquette could not be discarded, but getting along with him could not be as casual as before.
Liu Chan naturally offered some kind words to comfort him, and said that Jiangling City would be as stable as Mount Tai under the leadership of Uncle Mi's uncle...
He stayed in Jiangling for a few more days, chatting with Mi Fang and other officials every day. He also seemed very concerned about the war on the front line and did not deliberately ignore it.
However, Liu Chan's information about the food and grass situation on the front line and in the city came from Mi Fang, and he had no intention of personally verifying it.
This seemed normal to Mi Fang. After all, he was one of the elders who had watched this child grow up. He was not surprised by Liu Chan's trust at this time.
A few days later, Liu Chan, who successfully sent 30,000 surrendered soldiers onto the ship one after another, once again greatly appreciated the cooperation of the officials in Jiangling. After encouraging everyone to take good defense, he led the crowd to board the ship back to Yizhou with great fanfare.
At least this is true in the eyes of Jiang Ling Xizuo, who was installed by Mi Fang and Soochow...
Mi Shijun reluctantly walked all the way to the dock, almost crying by the river.
It's just that this scene is particularly funny now in the eyes of Jiangling officials who have already known the truth.
Only Mi Shijun, who was kept in the dark, was still performing hard...
When it comes to being an actor, the newly appointed General Lu Xun is much more professional than Mi Fang.
The first thing Lu Xun did when he took office was to write a letter to Guan Yu at the front.
And his posture is extremely low.
Although Lu Xun is not well-known, he is the new generation leader of the Lu family of Wu County among the four major families in Jiangdong.
Since his debut at the age of 21, he has served as a local county magistrate and has won the hearts of the people.
He also made great achievements in commanding the elite troops of the family in conquering Shanyue, and he can be said to be capable of both civil and military skills.
In order to win people's hearts, Sun Quan also betrothed his niece to him.
However, for such a person who had a very high starting point and had a smooth journey since his debut, he didn't have any arrogance that he should have.
This letter is so humbling.
The letter called Guan Yu his predecessor and praised Guan Yu's achievements since the Northern Expedition.
At the same time, he repeatedly emphasized his admiration for General Guan and would never be an enemy of Guan Yu.
From now on, the two sides will be neighbors, and I also ask General Guan to take care of his juniors in the future...
If you just read this letter, then Lu Xun is definitely a fan of the second master and a little fanboy.
Who is Guan Yu? Live an upright life, no matter whether you win or lose, you are the one who understands everything.
Thinking that he had repaid Cao Cao's kindness by killing Yan Liang, he resolutely went to Yuan Shao's camp where he had just killed the general to find his brother.
How can such a person look down on someone who is the head coach of one side but has such a humble attitude? What's more, the other party didn't have much fame before.
He didn't really believe in any nonsense about never being an enemy, but he felt that such a person didn't have much ability, so what could he do if he just beat him up?
He even took rice from Xiangguan in advance because there was not enough food and grass.
This rice was originally used for trading, and it does not mean that Guan Yu robbed Soochow of rice.
It’s just that the money hasn’t been delivered yet.
This time Guan Yu still thought that Soochow was the same as before, and even if he really attacked, he would only use troops and horses from Lukou.
So he mobilized most of the Jiangling garrison to go north to make up for the military losses caused by combat losses during this period and the shortage of food and grass and the shortage of troops who fled.
It's a pity that Sun Quan, who had gained nothing in Hefei, chose to make a desperate move this time when faced with the Liu Group that was about to become bigger...
In addition to receiving additional troops from the 12th Battalion, Xu Huang also received Cao Cao's order to shoot the news of Sun Quan's upcoming sneak attack against the alliance into Guan Yu's army and Fancheng through bows and arrows.
Xu Huang did as he was told, and the defenders of Fancheng, who were about to collapse, gained momentum!
Cao Ren and Man Chong were almost in tears, they finally saw the hope of seeing the surroundings!
In contrast, the morale of Guan Yu's army was once again unstable.
Xu Huang seized the opportunity to attack the east and attack the west. He first pretended to attack Guan Yu's main force, but actually went all out to attack Sizhong.
Knowing that the defenders of Sizhong were unable to defeat Xu Huang, Guan Yu had no choice but to lead five thousand infantry and cavalry to fight.
The shaken Jingzhou army was defeated and retreated. Xu Huang's army took advantage of the situation to pursue Guan Yu's camp, broke through the camp, and attacked and killed the previously surrendered generals Hu Xiu and Fu Fang.
Guan Yu led the remaining troops to retreat. At this moment, Cao Ren, who was in Fancheng, saw the opportunity and together with Manchong led the only two thousand remaining soldiers in Fancheng to attack Guan Yu.
Seeing that Guan Yu was about to suffer heavy losses, history seemed to be returning to its old path.
It was at this moment that the first change occurred.
"General Guan, don't panic, vanguard Liu Feng is coming——! The army will arrive soon!"
Three thousand men and horses suddenly came from the west of Fancheng, led by a young general with a chestnut horse on his crotch, two swords on his waist, and a horse spear in his hand.
"Father! The reinforcements are coming, the reinforcements are coming!" Guan Ping leaned over and stabbed an enemy soldier to death with a spear, shouting with excitement on his face, his cheeks still spattered with blood.
Guan Yu, who was equally surprised, shouted loudly: "Reinforcements have arrived! Beat the drums! Follow me to kill the enemy!"
The morale of the Jingzhou Army, which unexpectedly received reinforcements, was greatly boosted.
Offensive and defensive changes!
Xu Huang's pursuers were intercepted by Liu Feng and his troops. In shock and confusion, he didn't know how many reinforcements the opponent had.
Most of the twelve battalions of soldiers and horses he led were recruited new troops, and only his own troops were elite.
Previously, they had relied on their strong morale to achieve such a record. However, the sudden reinforcements that joined the battlefield disrupted their rhythm, and they were retreating steadily for a while.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Huang forced Liu Feng back with a feint. He quickly offered gold and personally led his troops to cut off the rear. The army, which had been in chaos, slowly retreated, preparing to gather its formation again.
Looking over there, Guan Yu and his son led the crowd to counterattack Cao Ren's troops who broke out of the city and killed the enemy by surprise.
General Cao was on the point of crying but couldn’t shed tears: My mother just came out! It feels like the air outside the city is sweet! At this time, he had to escape back to Fancheng.
Why does Guan Yu still have reinforcements? !
It would be even more unfortunate to be full of favors and envoys.
In order to boost the morale of the defenders in Fancheng, he drowned his white horse with his own hands.
Now, as soon as I came out of the city, I was just excited for a while before I was forced to flee again.
However, Manshijun, whose horse was dead, was running a little too slowly, and was shot in the buttocks by an arrow from Liu Ya, causing blood to flow profusely...
If the white horse has a spirit in the sky, I don’t know what to think.
Seeing that Guan Yu and his son were unable to catch up and break into Fancheng, they returned to join Liu Feng.
"General Guan, the end will come later, please..."
"Don't talk about this now! You just said that the army will arrive soon, but brother..." Guan Yu's eyes were full of hope at this time, although he knew it was unrealistic... But what if?
Liu Feng shook his head helplessly and said: "General Guan, it was the last general who tricked Na Xu Huang. The reinforcements are only three thousand men like me, which is the limit that Shangyong can mobilize. Meng Da now leads the other men to stay behind to avoid Dong San. The county is at fault.”
Guan Yu was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he still didn't lose confidence.
However, after this defeat, Fancheng could no longer be surrounded.
That night, Guan Yu and his son led the army and quietly withdrew from the camp with Liu Feng, retreating to the front line of Mian River.
The wheel of history, here, was gradually pushed off its original track due to Liu Chan's previous actions.
Start heading in a completely different new direction...
(End of chapter)
