Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 144: Estrangement?

The main reason why Xiangyang was so difficult to capture was that Cao Ren held his ground and refused to come out, preventing Guan Yu from entering.

Secondly, there were Yu Jin and Sima Yi's armies nearby ready to provide support at any time, so Guan Yu did not dare to advance.

If you want to capture Xiangyang, the best way is naturally to lure Cao Ren out of the city.

So just as Xing Daorong planned, he needed to have a fierce conflict with Guan Yu in order to lure Cao Ren out of the city.

...

"Yunchang! Xiangyang is not like Jiangling. The city is wide and the walls are high. Even if we have 100,000 soldiers and horses, it will be difficult to attack!"

"Yun Chang has been attacking for two months, how come he still doesn't know this and wants to go again?"

Outside the big tent, soldiers passing by could hear Xing Daorong's voice.

Listening to the obvious quarrel inside, everyone looked very unhappy.

Although no one knew what they were arguing about, it was obvious that both generals spoke in a bad tone!
Xing Daorong has a loud voice, and Guan Yu’s voice is even louder!
"Zi Yu! The lord asked you to come here only to support me."

"How to attack, how to attack, I still have the final say!"

"Why are you being so disrespectful now?"

Listen to Guan Yu’s words!

These words are harsh enough and show no mercy at all!
To be frank, you are just here to assist me!

The people outside were even more silent, and could only pray that there would be no fighting inside.

Inside the big tent, even though he knew that this was a show, Xing Daorong still felt panicked when he saw Guan Yu with an angry face.

He gritted his teeth and said, "I am the Left General appointed by the King of Hanzhong himself. Is it possible that I cannot give General Guan a word of good advice?"

Guan Yu raised his head slightly, narrowed his eyes, and said coldly: "Of course you can, but I won't listen to it!"

"General Xing, I know you have made many contributions, but you are not the only one who can deal with Cao Cao. When I killed the Yellow Turban bandits, I don't know where you were!"

"I will attack the city tomorrow. General, just watch me take Xiangyang!"

After saying that, Guan Yu turned away!

He strode out of the tent, without even looking at the dazed soldiers around him, and went straight to count the troops.

Guan Ping was running behind him, but he shouted, "Father! General Xing also means well, let's talk properly."

It’s a pity that Guan Yu didn’t pay any attention to him and just walked away.

It seemed that Xing Daorong also had a bad temper. He followed him out of the tent and spat, "Guan Yu thinks he is so capable! Humph. I will lead the army back to Jiangling and see if he can capture Xiangyang!"

After saying this, he not only led his troops, but also wanted to take away the Bai Li soldiers that had arrived.

It was even heard that he encouraged Yizhou general Wu Yi to leave as well!

The people watching on the side sighed inwardly, it seemed that Xing Daorong and Guan Yu had really started arguing!

With a war ahead and internal discord, it is naturally very bad news.

For a time, rumors were spreading in the camp.

How could others know that Guan Yu and Xing Daorong were just pretending? They could make all kinds of guesses.
...

"General! As you expected, Guan Yu really did argue with Xing Daorong!"

"The scouts ahead have sent news that Guan Yu has led his troops to besiege Xiangyang."

"Xing Daorong has already led his army away, and has taken many of Guan Yu's men with him!"

In these days of war, good things and bad things cannot be hidden.

Especially the fact that Xing Daorong and Guan Yu were having a quarrel, since the two of them had deliberately released the news, it was even more impossible to hide it.

In Xiangyang City, Niu Jin was extremely excited after hearing the news and went straight to Cao Ren.

Cao Ren was also happy, but he was still somewhat cautious and asked, "Is the news reliable?"

Niu Jin nodded vigorously, but gave a general summary of the argument between Guan Yu and Xing Daorong in a serious manner.

Cao Ren was afraid that he still didn't believe it, so he patted his chest and said, "General, I have found out everything about this matter. It has spread throughout the military camp under the city. It must be correct." "Now that the plan is complete, Guan Yu will definitely send out a large army. Can you ask General Yu to send troops to attack his camp?"

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He holds a very high position in Cao Cao's heart.

He was the only general among all Cao Cao's generals who held the fake jiyue.

It has been twenty years since I followed Cao Cao in the third year of Chuping.

Precisely because of his high position, Cao Ren really did not want to give him the credit for defeating Guan Yu.

Otherwise, in the entire Cao camp, Yu Jin would become the undisputed number one general!

He said, "Now that this plan has been completed, we can defeat Guan Yu without reinforcements. Why should we give the credit to others?"

When Niu Jin heard this, he remained silent.

Although I think calling for reinforcements is definitely safer, but if I continue to persuade the general, wouldn't that ruin the general's contribution?

Cao Ren thought for a while and thought, "When Guan Yu comes to attack the city, Niu Jin will be the only one guarding it. I will attack the main camp. In this way, even if Guan Yu leaves a part of his army to guard the main camp, we can still capture it!"

Having made up his mind, he ordered Niu Jin to lead 10,000 men to guard the city, while he himself took his deputy general Xiahou Cun and 5,000 soldiers and horses and left the city early to prepare to attack Guan Yu's camp.

...

But the next day, Guan Yu led his troops to the city.

Guan Yu called on Guan Ping and Liao Hua to challenge him one after another, but Niu Jin had been warned by Cao Ren, so how could he leave the city?
He just shouted from the city wall: "Guan Yu, you should retreat immediately. Why did you ask Xing Daorong, the descendant of the God of Killing, to come here and talk to our general?"

This is so heartbreaking!

Even though he knew that the enemy general said this in order to create a rift between him and Xing Daorong, it still hurt his heart.

Guan Yu immediately shouted angrily, "How dare Cao Ren humiliate me like this? I will take his head after we break into the city!"

Having said that, he led his troops forward.

Niu Jin was naturally prepared and immediately ordered people to shoot arrows.

Guan Yu was only feinting his attack, and now he was cursing and attacking without putting in any effort.

There were several ladders put up, but few people went up, and most of them shot arrows from the city walls.

Niu Jin worked very hard, fearing that the city would be breached, so he shot arrows down without caring about his life.

So both sides actually have enough prestige, but if we really talk about casualties... there really aren't many.

Both sides knew that Xiangyang City was not the key to today's battle.

...

In the camp, Bao Long was a little nervous.

Touching the Diluma under his crotch, he remembered the general's instructions.

"Brother Bao... Cao Ren's troops will come soon and see that there are not many soldiers in this camp, so they will definitely charge in."

"Whether we can successfully lure the enemy depends entirely on you."

After hearing this, Bao Long felt a great sense of responsibility and felt that he was being reused.

Xing Daorong changed the subject and said, "You also know that the Cao family's cavalry is powerful. I'm afraid that if you are really caught up by the Cao soldiers, it will be my turn to regret it."

"Just ride on this Lu, and no one will be able to catch up with you."

For a moment, Bao Long didn't know whether to be touched or sad.

This sounds dangerous, but I can also hear Xing Daorong's concern for me.

But no matter what, if the general gives the order, Bao Long will go no matter how hard it takes.

Besides, this is just to lure the enemy.

With Lu riding on his hips and a big knife in his hand, Bao Long is also ready to fight the enemy...

(End of this chapter)