Mi Han

Chapter 285

After Ma Chao promised himself, a smile appeared on Guan Yu's face, and he turned to look at Mi Yang.

Aware of Guan Yu's gaze, Mi Yang bowed to Guan Yu, waiting for his order.

"As for the battle with the bandit army in the future, I have already made plans in my mind."

"On that day, I will distribute 2 troops to the front, middle, and rear armies, each with [-] troops. The front army will be commanded by Yide, who will be the vanguard of our army."

"I will personally command the central army and be responsible for supporting the central army. I plan to hand over the rear army to you to be responsible for protecting the flanks of the army."

Hearing Guan Yu's arrangement, Mi Yang's face showed some surprise.

Because from the first day he arrived outside Fancheng, Guan Yu made it clear to him that the purpose of summoning him was to let him learn more.

So Mi Yang didn't expect that Guan Yu would let him lead an army alone in the crucial battle in the future.

But thinking about it carefully, Guan Yu's arrangement is very normal.

Although he himself is still young, his current combat achievements are only inferior to Guan Yu's, and his reputation in the army is only inferior to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's.

And now his official position is one of the only four heavy-ranked generals in the army.

With Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Ma Chao all having missions, it can be said that he should be the leader of the last army.

It's just that although it is normal for Guan Yu to let him serve as the chief general of the rear army, Guan Yu's actions undoubtedly reflect his great trust in himself.

So after listening to Guan Yu's words, Mi Yang bowed to Guan Yu and said: "I will live up to the trust of the general, and I swear that the enemy will not pose a threat to our flank."

Mi Yang's promise caused Guan Yu to fall into memory for a while.

On that night more than a year ago, Mi Yang, who was unknown to the world, stood in the camp outside Fancheng like this, standing in front of him and making a promise to him.

"Your minister will not let Wu Gou take a step past the police."

Mi Yang's heroic promise at that time is still fresh in Guan Yu's memory when he thinks about it now.

Judging from Mi Yang's later performance, he did not break his promise to him, and fulfilled his promise very well.

Now when Mi Yang, who already had a great reputation in the world, stood in front of him again and made a promise to him, this made Guan Yu look at Mi Yang softer.

The young man standing in front of him is not only the old department he single-handedly promoted, but also his son-in-law, and even his favorite successor in his heart.

In fact, Guan Yu intended to appoint Mi Yang as the chief general of the rear army. Apart from the reasons Mi Yang thought, there were other reasons.

One reason is that among the [-] Han troops, [-] are Mi Yang's direct troops.

Let Mi Yang command the ten thousand Han army, which will undoubtedly allow the ten thousand Han army to exert greater combat effectiveness.

Another reason is that Guan Yu wanted to protect Mi Yang.

The decisive battle in the future has been put on the agenda.

For this decisive battle, he has prepared too much for too long.

A few months ago, he led the army to set foot on the land outside Fancheng, and all the arrangements he has made today are to weaken the enemy's strength through various methods.

This is due to the strength of the enemy army.

Guan Yu is arrogant, but he is not arrogant.

Guan Yu knew that the Wei army was superior to the Han army in terms of equipment and soldiers, just as he said to Liu Bei before: "The enemy in the north is strong, and I need strong generals."

It is well known throughout the world that northern soldiers are strong in combat.

Under such circumstances, even though the current situation seems to be favorable to the Han army, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one can guarantee that the Han army will definitely win in the decisive battle in the future.

It is even possible that the Han army will be the loser.

As for such a result, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were actually prepared in their hearts.

Because of this, Guan Yu urged Liu Bei to return to Xiangyang City, and because of this, Zhang Fei has been with Guan Yu inseparably since this time.

The three brothers all knew that what they were going to face next was a vicious battle, after which life and death were unpredictable, so they should cherish the present all the more.

Don't look at Guan Yu who has been very calm these days, and Zhang Fei who has been careless these days, but both of them are ready to die on the battlefield in their hearts.

This is the preparation that the two of them have prepared in their hearts since they followed Liu Bei in the army.

It's just that Guan Yu had to fight this battle.

Because a similar battle will be fought sooner or later, if he doesn't fight today, it will be left to Mi Yang or others to fight in the future, and the Wei army at that time will only be stronger than it is now.

As an elder, as a generation of famous generals, Guan Yu would not allow such a thing to happen.

One generation has one generation, and he has to do what he should do while he is still alive.

It's just that although he has such thoughts in his heart, all generals should think about defeat first and then victory.

If the Han army loses this battle, nothing will happen to Mi Yang.

With Mi Yang and the prime minister around, even if his generation passed away, the big man could at least have another ten years of national fortune.

The torch is passed on from generation to generation.

Although Guan Yu assigned Mi Yang's rear army the important task of guarding the flanks, if the Han army was defeated, it would be easier for Mi Yang, the main general in charge of guarding the flanks, to retreat.

Mi Yang doesn't know Guan Yu's thoughts now, he only knows that Guan Yu is looking at him with soft eyes.

After Guan Yu watched Mi Yang for a long time, he stretched out his hands and patted Mi Yang's shoulder and said: "My master, I joined the army, don't let me down."

Hearing that Guan Yu didn't think about his current official position, but instead remembered the two official positions he held for the first time back then, Mi Yang also had a smile on his face.

In the past two years, because he has made a lot of military exploits, he has held many official positions.

It's just that Mi Yang, who is now General Zuo, still remembers the two official positions that Guan Yu bestowed on him back then.

Mi Yang is a nostalgic and grateful person.

"only."

Facing Guan Yu, Mi Yang said this word emphatically.

After Mi Yang finished saying this word, Guan Yu asked Ma Chao and Mi Yang to go down first to get ready.

After Mi Yang and Ma Chao both left, Zhang Fei got up and came to Guan Yu's side. Zhang Fei asked Guan Yu, "Brother, is Ma Chao trustworthy?"

Regarding Zhang Fei's doubts, Guan Yu nodded and said: "Although Ma Chao is not a loyal person, he is also not a person who is ignorant of the current situation. With his notorious reputation, if he betrays us again, it will be tantamount to cutting himself off from the world."

Hearing what Guan Yu said, Zhang Fei quietly let go of his worries.

He has always been an obedient and good brother.

Then Guan Yu turned to look at Zhang Fei. Seeing a sword hanging from Zhang Fei's waist, he asked curiously, "According to military law, generals are not allowed to wear weapons unless they are the leading general when discussing affairs."

"Nowadays I have never worn a weapon, why do you carry a sword with you all the time?"

Hearing Guan Yu's question, Zhang Fei replied: "It is necessary to guard against others, and it is Ma Chao that I am guarding against."

In front of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei did not hide his fear of Ma Chao at all.

To be honest, Zhang Fei wouldn't mind discussing matters with a long spear if it wasn't difficult to deploy it in the big tent.

After listening to Zhang Fei's answer, Guan Yu couldn't help laughing and said, "With me in the big tent, even if Ma Chao has something to do, what can he do?"

When Guan Yu said this, his face showed incomparable confidence.

But after Zhang Fei listened to Guan Yu's words, he murmured, "My brother used to say this to Feixin. But now Fei has heard what His Majesty said. My brother is ill, and I can't even use my martial arts."

"Brother is fine now, but if you get sick, you can't rely on me to protect you."

What Zhang Fei said was from his heart, but when Zhang Fei's heartfelt words fell into Guan Yu's ears, Guan Yu seemed to have heard some great joke.

Would Guan Yu need someone to protect him?

If a head-on confrontation could kill him, I am afraid that Lu Bu would not dare to say such big words when he was alive.

Guan Yu looked at Zhang Fei angrily: "What nonsense is this Zhuojun man talking about again, and you want to protect me."

"I still don't know who was defeated by me when I joined the army in Zhuo County. If it wasn't for my mercy, you would have died long ago."

Hearing Guan Yu mention this matter, Zhang Fei became anxious all of a sudden.

"Bringing this up again, I was drunk at the time!"

Seeing Zhang Fei getting up in a hurry, Guan Yu couldn't help laughing out loud.

Seeing Guan Yu laughing because of the "unbearable" past, Zhang Fei's eagerness became even stronger.

It's just that Zhang Fei, who has always been quick-witted, couldn't find any words of defense in front of Guan Yu.

As a result, Zhang Fei's entire face flushed with anger.

Seeing Zhang Fei's performance, Guan Yu laughed louder and louder.

Hearing Guan Yu's loud laughter, Zhang Fei finally said angrily: "Then it seems that who kills more enemies in Japan."

"Brother don't be able to lift the knife at that time, and you still need me to save you."

Guan Yu's laughter stopped abruptly because of Zhang Fei's words.

"Are you calling me old?"

"if not?"

"It's really unreasonable. When I flooded the Seventh Army, you were still training in Brazil!"

"Then when I beat Cao Ren outside Jiangling City, you were still beaten by Le Jin around Xiangyang!"

Zhang Fei's words undoubtedly ignited Guan Yu's anger even more.

It really is a pot that can't be opened without mentioning it!
So Guan Yu's next counterattack came one after another.

At this moment, outside the big tent, there are heavy guards with heavy guards.

And in the big tent, besides Liu Bei, the two most powerful and world-shaking generals in the Han Dynasty are constantly "quarreling" with each other.

At this time, they didn't have any of the majestic appearance they used to have in front of outsiders.

This is a scene that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have never shown to outsiders, and this scene will not be recorded in the history books.

This scene is not solemn, but inexplicably makes people feel very warm.

And this scene will only happen between the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang.

Although they are old people, the pure brotherhood has crossed the age line.

In their eyes, each other is still the same as when they were young.

Age may allow them to learn to grow, but it will not obliterate the way they get along.

After a long period of quarreling, Zhang Fei felt a little tired.

After he slowed down, he suddenly called Guan Yu and said:
"Brother."

"Ok?"

"After the war, we went to Xinye to drink together.

There is a peach grove there, very similar to the one in my house in Zhuo County. Let your majesty come with me. "

"Ah."

The withdrawal of the Han army from outside Fancheng was soon discovered by Zhang Liao outside Yancheng.

After Zhang Liao found out the news, on the one hand, he hurriedly ordered someone to report the news to Cao Pi in Wancheng, and on the other hand, he immediately called the generals to discuss the matter.

After the generals arrived and learned the news, Zhang Liao's big tent immediately fell into an uproar.

The news is so sudden.

After all, not long ago, the Han army used all kinds of coquettish operations to lure them into battle. As a result, as soon as they revealed the news that they wanted to fight, the Han army began to withdraw from the siege.

Does this mean preparing to retreat?

Isn't this kidding them?
The most important thing is that if these tens of thousands of Han troops are allowed to return to Xiangyang safe and sound, then these generals will definitely bear Cao Pi's anger.

Fortunately, according to the reports of the spies, the Han army is currently only withdrawing from outside Fancheng in an orderly manner, and their actions do not seem to be eager to retreat.

But even so, they could not remain indifferent to this move of the Han army.

So during the discussion, the generals of the Wei army quickly reached a consensus.

That is, no matter what the purpose of the Han army is, they must move.

At the moment when the generals of the Wei army reached a consensus under Cao Pi's high pressure, Zhang Liao, the chief general's opinion, was no longer important.

Even the opinion of Du Xi, a virtuous guard, is no longer important.

Because it is Cao Pi who is hundreds of miles away who is actually commanding this army.

Under the unanimous suggestion of all the generals, Zhang Liao could only send Sun Li to lead [-] Wei troops to rush to the outside of Fancheng first.

On the one hand, Zhang Liao's arrangement allowed Sun Li to observe in real time what the Han army's next plan was after they withdrew from the siege of Fancheng.

On the other hand, when the Han army really intends to retreat, let Sun Li's [-] Wei army cooperate with the Wei army in Fancheng to bite the Han army who wants to retreat.

With [-] Wei troops behind them, it would be impossible for the Han troops to cross the river unscrupulously.

As for why he didn't lead all the Wei army to attack immediately, on the one hand, it took a long time to gather all the troops, and on the other hand, it was because of the imperial edict issued by Cao Pi before.

In Cao Pi's edict, he not only ordered Zhang Liao to be ready to fight at any time, but also told Zhang Liao that he was mobilizing other good generals to go south.

If the Han army had been surrounding Fancheng as before, then naturally Cao Pi's edict would not have much problem.

But once the situation changed dramatically, Zhang Liao would be at a loss what to do with Cao Pi's imperial decree.

Since ancient times, the orders of the generals outside the country have not been accepted, in order to prevent such a situation.

But now Zhang Liao is nominally the chief general of the [-] Wei army, but his power to make impromptu decisions has actually been taken away by Cao Pi.

So Zhang Liao can only make this kind of arrangement at present.

This is also due to Zhang Liao's rich experience. If he were an ordinary general, he would have been at a loss for what to do in the face of such a sudden change.

After Sun Li received Zhang Liao's military order, knowing that the military situation was urgent, he immediately led [-] Wei troops out of the camp and rushed towards Fancheng.

Yancheng was not far from Fancheng, and it didn't take long for Sun Li's army to rush out of Fancheng.

And when Sun Li led the army to reach outside Fancheng, he saw that there was already a Wei army outside Fancheng, and the Han army who was pulling out camp one after another was staring at them not far away.

This Wei army was the Fancheng garrison led by Cao Xiu who had been trapped for several months.

　good night everybody.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)