Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 916
The sky was dark, and the entire Gaofu City seemed even more lonely. In the moat outside the city, the soldiers of the big man were salvaging the corpses. Most of the river water here was no longer drinkable. The bloodstains are also emitting an unpleasant smell of blood at this moment. The captured Guishuang soldiers are now locked in the camp where they were originally stationed, and their eyes are full of fear.

The people here have long been forcibly driven out by Guishuang. Only the victors and captives are left in the whole city. There is no innocent person. The big Han soldiers patrol back and forth in the city, and occasionally there are scouts riding fast horses, rushing across the city at high speed. The gate disappeared into the distance. In the general's mansion in Gaofu City, Zhuge Liang stroked his long beard and sat on the upper seat with peace of mind.

Zhang Liao and Guan Yu sat on either side of him. Zhuge Liang was sent by the emperor to come here. After the northern and southern armies joined forces, neither Guan Yu nor Zhang Liao was suitable to be the leader, because it would cause anger among the soldiers on the other side. Dissatisfied, but in the past, Taiwei was sent to go there. Now that there is no such position in the court, Zhuge Liang will take this key position.

Speaking of which, when Zhuge Liang first arrived, Zhang Liao and Guan Yu respected him too much in their hearts, Zhang Liao was fine, but Guan Yu looked down on him at all, with a trace of disdain always on his face, and repeatedly asked Zhuge Liang not to be blind Commander, it is best to leave the war to these generals, and Zhuge Liang is not angry at his attitude.

After arriving in Xizhou, Zhuge Liang did not order the attack, but just waited for the news from Yuan Shang. Then, together with Pan Bei, he planned a Guishuang assassination operation to assassinate the general of the Han Dynasty. Sure enough, the operation was a great success, and the main general was assassinated , The northern army was furious, and immediately attacked Guishuang, pulled out several strongholds of Guishuang outside Gaofu City, and the army directly pressed in front of Gaofu City.

Everything was as Zhuge Liang imagined. Under the banner of righteousness, the soldiers of the big Han rushed to the city of Guishuang angrily and attacked for three days and three nights. The old man Nuxia, although he was a coward, He didn't dare to go out of the city anyway, but his defense was good. Within three days, he repelled the big man's seven attacks in a row. Just as Guan Yu was about to lead his men to the city himself, Zhuge Liang stopped him again.

Zhuge Liang asked him to wait for a day. After a day, he would be able to break through the city. Guan Yu was skeptical. , He did not expect that one night later, there was a sudden cry of killing in Gaofu City, flames blazed, and the Han army immediately attacked the city. This time, Guishuang failed to resist decently, and the city was breached.

The only regrettable thing is that the main general escaped.

"This old man!!" Guan Yu patted the case in front of him angrily. The wooden case was almost shattered by him. Guan Yu's anger frightened many generals around him so that they didn't dare to speak. Zhuge Liang smiled and continued : "Don't worry, General Guan, haven't we thought of this a long time ago? It's just a defeat, and it doesn't affect the overall situation."

Guan Yu was still a little annoyed in his heart, so he glanced at Cao Zhang beside him. Cao Zhang lowered his head at the moment, his body was bruised. Said: "In these ten days, we took advantage of Guishuang's lack of time to respond, and captured all the cities north of Gandhara."

"This is what we had thought a long time ago. Guishuang put the army in Gaofu. After Gaofu was breached, these areas were like a fake. There were no defenders at all. They could be captured quickly with only seven or eight soldiers. But The question is, how to capture the royal city?!" Guan Yu asked, but everyone fell silent, especially Zhang Liao, who looked a little embarrassed.

According to the original arrangement, Guan Yu led the northern army and was responsible for breaking through various cities along the road and delaying the opponent's army, while Zhang Liao led the soldiers to go straight to Fulousha, captured the royal city, destroyed Guishuang's resistance, and successfully broke through. After Gaofu City, everything was as they thought, but when the Southern Army went to Fulusha, it encountered real resistance.

Several brigades of the Southern Army were attacked, losing more than 6000 men, and Cao Zhang, who led the cavalry and supported the Southern Army, was also defeated by this attack. If Zhuge Liang did not stop him, I am afraid that he would be killed by Guan Yu Beat to death.

Therefore, Guan Yu doesn't give Zhang Liao any good looks now.

Zhang Liao said helplessly: "That old man Nuxia took away the elite soldiers he personally trained, not to mention, he put Ming Nagara, Wu Heyan and other elite soldiers from the northernmost part of Guishuang in Shiluosi. Around Tuo, there are about 4 soldiers under his command, and Fulusha has nearly 8 soldiers under his command. Today, this number is still increasing.”

"Siluotuo is between Gaofu and Fulusha, and they are the horns of each other." Zhang Liao said, this time, he really lost face in front of Guan Yu, and was severely beaten by the old man called Nuxia. The Southern Army has never been defeated since its establishment. Of course, to be precise, this is not due to Zhang Liao's incompetence. The climate in Guishuang, especially in the south, is extremely hot!
The soldiers of Guishuang did not wear armor, and the soldiers of the Han army would often faint due to the unbearable heat. Secondly, the old man Nuxia actually blocked all the wells along the road and burned everything down. Unable to get supplies, and encountered a surprise attack by the Guishuang people who had been recharging their energy for a long time in an unfamiliar mountain forest, they resisted for a long time, but they still retreated helplessly.

For Zhang Liao, this is definitely a great shame.

"Then what should we do now?" The person who spoke was Xu Huang. The generals of the Southern Army were ashamed to speak again, so Xu Huang could only ask. When he opened his mouth, Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Don't worry, the messenger I sent has almost arrived at Guishuang King City. The northern army is guarding here, and the southern army is going out to capture Vabin. It's a generation of Shekara."

Zhuge Liang looked at the rough map in front of him, and just after he finished speaking, Guan Yu understood what he meant, "Do you want to surround Fulousha? It would be safer for me to go."

"No, the general wants to stay. If both of you leave, I can't stop Nuxia alone."

When Guan Yu heard this, he stroked his beard, nodded, and said proudly: "Okay, I will stay and deal with Nu Xia. I will definitely cut off his head and give it to General Zhang!"

Zhang Liao's face was a bit unkind, but he couldn't speak. Xu Huang didn't want to increase the conflict between the North and South armies, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to change the subject. He asked a little puzzledly, "Mr. Zhuge Ling just mentioned the messenger? I don't know what kind of messenger?"

"Messenger, he is going to question Guishuang King on my behalf, why did he assassinate our general? In addition, he wants him to hand over the murderer. As long as he can hand over the murderer, the big man will immediately retreat and let Gaofu City go." , Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

Xu Huang immediately understood Zhuge Liang's thoughts, couldn't help laughing, and said: "In this way, maybe it will really prevent the Guishuang King from calling the southernmost soldiers to go north in a short time. He can easily capture Wabin and other areas, but when he reacts, he is already surrounded by the Han army."

Except for Guan Yu, everyone praised Linggong's resourcefulness. Zhuge Liang shook his head disapprovingly, and said, "The main thing is to rely on your bravery. These suggested methods are not worth mentioning." After many generals, Zhuge Liang left Guan Yu behind.

"General Guan Nuxia is a great threat to the northern and southern armies. Under his leadership, the mob in Guishuang was able to repel the southern army's attack, and the casualty rate was even equal to that of the southern army. How many people can capture him?" Zhuge Liang asked seriously, Guan Yu was silent for a moment, and said: "Thirty thousand northern troops are enough."

Zhuge Liang was a little surprised. He thought Guan Yu would say thousands, or even hundreds of people. Most of the generals he saw were like this, and they were extraordinarily confident. A more realistic number is given, and there are indeed only more than 4 people following Nuxia now, and the combat effectiveness is simply not comparable to that of the Northern Army.

"Need so many people?"

"Although Nushana is an enemy, he should not be underestimated. He has proved his strength by leading such an army to defeat the North and South Army. He is an opponent no matter in terms of strategy or bravery. , and this time the southern army failed, I can't lead the northern army to another defeat, otherwise, this battle, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to fight."

Zhuge Liang couldn't help showing a little more respect to Guan Yu in his heart. Guan Yu's words were unexpected.

"Alright, this battle will be handed over to General Guan!"

22 years of Yankang, April

The Southern Army attacked lightly, and took down the cities along the way. From the northeast of Guishuang all the way to the south, the military exploits were terrific, and it was hard to stop for a while. The Southern Army, who was humiliated once, had a strong desire for revenge in his heart. On the road, the Guishuang army was defeated steadily. Zhang Liao led 1 people, and suddenly broke through the strongest city in the northeast, Shejialuo.

Shekara, as one of the few large cities in Guishuang, has a garrison of more than 6 people. However, these 6 people could not stop Zhang Liao's attack, nor could they withstand the anger of the southern army.

But on the other side, the situation of the northern army is not so good. Since the end of March, Guan Yu has personally led the northern army, and has launched several attacks on Shilustuo City, which is guarded by Nuxia, but the frenzied charge has been repeated again and again. Being repelled, Guan Yu even climbed to the top of the city himself and fought with the enemy. This time, he met the veteran who also took the lead, Nu Xia.

The two veterans fought together and fought for a long time, Guan Yu was about to kill this guy, but the Guishuang people fought back when they were dying, and desperately came to rescue Nu Xia, Guan Yu was helpless, gritted his teeth, and ordered to retreat.

However, Guan Yu was not without gains, at least, he saw his enemy clearly.

It was an elderly old man, older than himself, with white hair and beard, one leg was lame, and his face was full of scratches left by the years. It repelled fourteen sieges by the Northern Army.

(End of this chapter)