Mi Han

Chapter 8 Guan Yu's Worry
There is an open place outside Fancheng, which is called Weitou by the locals.

I saw that the surrounding area was empty in the past, but now there are many tents standing, guarded by multiple antlers outside the tents.

And in that tent, there are many flags of "Han General Pass" flying high.

Weitou is where Guan Yu's main force camped.

It was noon, but because it was facing winter, the sun was not shining brightly at noon outside Fancheng, but the sky was still gloomy.

Looking at the scene of the cloudy sky, Wei Jun who surrounded Fancheng was very scared at this time.
Fearing that there would be another heavy rain in the sky, Guan Yu would take the opportunity to flood the Seventh Army again.

However, Guan Yu, who has been in charge of Jingzhou for several years and knows the local weather well, knows that the rainy season has passed, and the torrential rain that helped him annihilate the Seventh Army of Cao Wei before will be difficult to have again in this winter.

Thinking of this, Guan Yu, who was standing on a watchtower in the camp, couldn't help but sighed deeply.

Guan Yu is nearly sixty years old, and there is already a trace of white hair on his head.

Although he is old, he is eight feet long, has a majestic posture, looks like a tiger, and has the spirit of a dragon and leopard.
In addition, he is wearing a glorious fine armor, which makes Guan Yu standing on the high platform full of heroism,
When old and strong, sincerity is long.

It's just that such a hero, the famous general of Megatron Huaxia some time ago, after seeing the dilapidated but still standing Fancheng, felt a little helpless in his heart for a while.

After sighing, Guan Yu couldn't help praising again, "Cao Zixiao, you really deserve the number one general under Meng De."

Guan Yu sighed and praised, revealing his complicated emotions towards the guard in Fancheng.

Guan Yu's complex emotions attracted the attention of a young general standing beside Guan Yu.

This young general looks young, he can only be seen to be in his thirties, and his appearance is somewhat similar to Guan Yu's, it is not difficult for others to guess his identity.

This man is Guan Yu's eldest son, so is Guan Ping.

Guan Ping saw that Guan Yu, who should have been smug and energetic, suddenly sighed, and he immediately asked Guan Yu,
"Father is worried about the delay in taking down Fancheng?"

Seeing his son expressing his thoughts, Guan Yu nodded. He and Guan Ping were the only ones on the high platform at the moment, and there were certain things that he could not avoid.

"Since I raised my troops in July, I have besieged Fancheng for several months."

"In August, I took advantage of the rain to flood the ban and Pang De's army, and finally defeated the tens of thousands of reinforcements sent by Meng De."

"At that time, the water was so strong that it gradually submerged the entire city of Fancheng.

I thought I could take Fancheng in one go by taking advantage of the momentum of the water, but unexpectedly,

That Cao Zi defended the city well, even in such a harsh environment, even in the situation where I led the navy to attack day and night, he could still hold on to Fancheng. "

"Afterwards, the flood gradually receded, and our army's navy could no longer be used.

Therefore, I ordered the infantry in the army to make ten cuts in the outskirts of Fancheng, cutting off the inside and outside of Fancheng, in order to break the morale of the Wei army inside the city, but the morale of the Wei army in Fancheng has become more and more firm in the past few months. "

"If it goes on for a long time, how can a father not worry about this?"

"If you don't go to Fancheng for a day, you can't take Xiangyang for a day. If you don't hold the second city of Xiangfan for a day, don't say that the northern expedition to the Central Plains in the future is wishful thinking. Even Jiangling will always be exposed to the threat of the Wei army."

Guan Yu expressed his deepest worries to his eldest son.

In fact, unlike what the world thinks, Guan Yu sent troops this time for the purpose of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.

The most important thing for Guan Yu to send troops to the north this time was to unify the northern border of Jingzhou and take down the second city of Xiangfan.

In this way, when Liu Bei sends troops to Liangzhou in the future, Guan Yu can echo with him in the Central Plains and become each other's horns.

After all, the soldiers brought out by Guan Yu this time were no more than [-] at the beginning. With these [-] soldiers and horses, it is almost impossible to fight all the way to Xudu and pacify the Central Plains.

It's just that the development after dispatching troops also exceeded Guan Yu's own expectations.

In the past half a year, he led [-] lone troops to defeat Cao Ren, Man Chong, Lu Chang, Yu Jin, Pound and other famous Cao Wei generals in a row, and wiped out enemies several times his own.

It is because of such military exploits that it caused great turmoil in the Central Plains, causing many people who were dissatisfied with Cao Cao's rule to rebel against Cao Cao one after another.

But as long as the second city of Xiangfan is not captured for a day, Guan Yu will not dare to relax for a moment, and dare not be complacent.

Liu Bei's eager anticipation, but he always keeps it in mind.

Facing Guan Yu's worries, Guan Ping was much more optimistic than him.
Guan Ping comforted Guan Yu and said, "Father, don't worry. Father has been besieging Fancheng for a long time. I think Cao Ren's garrison is no more than a few thousand at most after father's repeated consumption.

And after so many days, if you want to come to Fancheng, there is not enough food and grass. Under such internal and external difficulties, no matter how much ability Cao Ren has, how long can he hold on? "

"According to my son, it will only be a few months at most, and Fancheng will be owned by my father."

Guan Ping's optimistic attitude is the attitude of most people in Guan Yu's army today. After all, Guan Yu's previous record was too tough, which made the people in the army believe in Guan Yu to the peak.

Besides, what Guan Ping said is not unreasonable. Even if Cao Ren has the power to reach the heavens, with Fancheng surrounded for so long, there must be a shortage of food in the city.

Any famous general is useless.

But Guan Ping's optimistic attitude did not comfort Guan Yu. Some things, even Guan Ping did not know, were the top secret in the army.
That is, in the case of sending troops for nearly half a year, Guan Yu's army is already short of food!

Guan Yu's ruling area is only the three counties of Jingzhou. Among these three counties, only Nan County can really supply Guan Yu's army.

But with the national power of one county, supporting tens of thousands of troops for nearly half a year, this is already reaching its limit.

The news of the lack of food in the army was known only to the general Guan Yu and the grain officer Zhao Lei.

Guan Yu knew that this news must not be revealed, otherwise, if it caused turmoil in the army, then everything he had done in the past six months might be in vain.

If it wasn't for the lack of food in the army, why would he have urged Mi Fang and Fu Shiren to provide military supplies day and night?
In order to make Mi Fang and Fu Shiren do their best, they even uttered cruel words, saying that if they delay the supply of military funds, they will be punished when they go back.

If it weren't for the lack of food in the army, he wouldn't have done that a few days ago.
Guan Yu turned to look at the excited expression on Guan Ping's face, but there was a feeling of regret flowing in his heart.
This son of his inherited his valor, but was not very proficient in strategy,
At this time, Guan Yu's mind appeared a handsome man in white clothes fluttering, gently shaking the feather fan, and he only sighed in his heart,
"If Kongming is here, why should I worry about food and grass?"

After lamenting this matter, Guan Yu suddenly remembered something again. He asked Guan Pingdao, "There was a hidden epidemic situation in the army before, and this matter has been dealt with."

When Guan Ping saw Guan Yu mentioning this matter, a serious look flashed across his face, and he replied,
"Fortunately, it was discovered early, so that the epidemic did not spread in the army. Now under the management of military doctors, most of the sergeants who were infected have recovered, and they are no longer serious."

Hearing what Guan Ping said, Guan Yu was relieved.

In the rainy season in the Jingxiang area before, the Han River overflowed and harmed the people. Since ancient times, the epidemic has been prone to epidemics.

If this matter is not controlled early, once it breaks out, it will be a more difficult matter than the lack of food in the army.

While Guan Yu was talking with Guan Ping and his son, a sergeant quickly ran up from the high platform, and when he came to Guan Yu's body, he half-kneeled and told Guan Yu,

"General, there are envoys from Jiangling City."

(End of this chapter)