Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 150 So smooth? Something feels wrong!
Although I understand the current situation, there is no rush to discuss whether I can marry the girl from the Wu family as my principal wife.

Xing Daorong only said: "General Wu, there will be a big battle today, so we have to go back and discuss this matter."

Wu Yi thought that the battle was over, Xing Daorong would return to Jiangling, and he would return to Chengdu, so there was no time to talk anymore.
However, seeing that Xing Daorong had no intention of mentioning this matter today, Wu Yi could only give up.

Among these prominent figures at present, except Liu Bei, only the position of Xing Daorong's wife is vacant.

There are many jealous people in Yizhou, but not many are worthy of her.

Wu Yi wanted to strike first, but Xing Daorong seemed to want to "wait for the right price".

The dowry of two jars of fine wine was obviously not enough. If Wu Yi wanted to win over Xing Daorong, he thought he would have to pay a little more.

...

While Xing Daorong and Wu Yi were still thinking about matchmaking, Guan Yu made some arrangements and crossed the river the next day.

Fancheng.

The defeated Cao Ren had just found Yu Jin when he heard the news that Xiangyang had been lost and Guan Yu was attacking Fancheng.

He was furious and said, "Attack him when he is halfway across the river and kill him by surprise!"

Cao Ren was naturally angry after being defeated twice in a row. When he heard that Guan Yu dared to attack again, he wanted to avenge his previous humiliation.

However, Sima Manchong, who was accompanying the army on the side, said: "Guan Yu won first and is here with momentum, so we should just hold on."

General Lu Chang said excitedly: "Guan Yu is coming across the river, and I am begging for a few thousand soldiers to stop his army within the Xiang River."

Man Chong said hurriedly: "This is not possible! Guan Yu is coming with great force and cannot be defeated by force."

"If Fancheng is not taken, he will retreat. It would be inappropriate to intercept him halfway."

Lü Chang was furious and said, "According to what you civil officials said, we should just hold on. How can we repel the enemy? Haven't you heard that the art of war says that we can attack an army halfway across the river? Now that the army is halfway across the Xiang River, why don't we attack it? If the enemy is at the gates of the city and is about to reach the moat, it will be difficult to resist."

Cao Ren also said: "I will go there myself and lead 3,000 naval forces to defeat Guan Yu."

Although Yu Jin held a high position, he did not dare to say no when he saw Cao Ren was so angry.

He then gave Cao Ren three thousand naval forces and ordered him to go out and meet Guan Yu.

When Cao Ren arrived at the river mouth, he saw an embroidered flag in front of him and Yun Chang riding out with a sword in hand.

Cao Ren was about to meet him, but the soldiers behind him saw Yun Chang's awe-inspiring power and fled without fighting!
Cao Ren couldn't stop shouting.

Yunchang rushed over and defeated Cao's army. Cao Ren had no choice but to lead the defeated army into Fancheng.

As soon as he returned to the city, Cao Ren was immediately annoyed and chased after Yu Jin, asking, "What kind of troops are these? They are old, weak, sick and disabled. When they meet the enemy general, they retreat without fighting before they even engage in battle!"

Yu Jin saw that Cao Ren was really angry, so he quickly explained: "Zixiao, please don't blame me for doing it on purpose. This matter really has nothing to do with me."

"This is all Sima Yi's strategy. He has to make the general lose another battle before he can retake Xiangyang."

Cao Ren was stunned when he heard this, but said: "So this is Sima Yi's plan."

Even then, he was still dissatisfied and said, "Even if it was Sima Yi's plan, you could have just told me. Why did you hide it from me?"

Yu Jin said: "This is the only way to make Guan Yu believe it, so that he will think that we are all remnants and underestimate the enemy."

Cao Ren smiled bitterly and said, "You guys are using these tricks to trick me!"

Yu Jin laughed out loud: "This is all just because of the war, Zixiao, don't get angry."

Cao Ren said helplessly: "What can I do if I get angry? I just want to retake Xiangyang, so I will just bear it."

All the generals consoled him with words, and Cao Ren calmed down his anger.

After calming down, Cao Ren asked again, "Where is Sima Yi now?"

Yu Jin said, "They are leading Le Jin and Xu Huang to Xiangyang secretly!"

Cao Ren heard that they were really going to attack Xiangyang, but he didn't understand what strategy Sima Yi was using. Although Guan Yu was here, Xing Daorong was still in Xiangyang City. Could he break through?
Yu Jin probably saw that Cao Ren still had doubts, so he said, "As for how to attack Xiangyang, we don't have to worry about it."

Cao Ren nodded and prepared to deal with Guan Yu in Fancheng.

...

When Xing Daorong heard in Xiangyang that Guan Yu had surrounded Fancheng again, he was a little surprised.

It went so well!

It’s not that he looks down on Guan Yu, it’s just that Cao Cao has Yu Jin and Sima Yi on his side.

This was a famous general and a strategist, but he was able to besiege the city so easily by Guan Yu. This sounded a bit strange.

However, the facts are in front of us, so we can't worry too much. We can only think that Guan Yu has a special buff for Fancheng...

Ten days later, news came from Fancheng that Guan Yu wanted to transfer more troops from Xiangyang to support Fancheng.

Xing Daorong was shocked when he heard this.

Seeing Guan Ping coming to ask for troops, Xing Daorong was a little confused and said, "General Guan, we agreed before we set out that Yunchang will go there to attack instead of defend, so as to prevent Xiangyang from being besieged."

"If we mobilize our troops now, wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?"

Guan Ping certainly knew the instructions before the expedition, but the current situation has changed and is indeed different.

He immediately said: "Most of the soldiers in Fancheng are old, weak, sick and disabled. Father has attacked the city several times, but he is just one step away. That's why he wants to mobilize the troops in Xiangyang to complete the victory in one battle."

The old, the weak, the sick and the disabled?

Why does this sound more and more wrong the more I listen to it?

It goes without saying how important Fancheng is. When Fancheng was in danger, Cao Cao even wanted to escape from Xudu!

How could such an important city be guarded by the old, weak, sick and disabled?
Besides
Most of the soldiers brought by Yu Jin were from Qingzhou, and they were also elite troops. How could they have led Guan Yu to come to such a conclusion?

Something is wrong!
Something is very wrong!
Xing Daorong felt that there were too many problems, but what Guan Yu asked for. Should he just refuse it directly?

What if Guan Yu thought that he was a drag and therefore failed to capture Fancheng? How do you explain this?

When the time comes
"You're not on the front line, why are you talking so much?"

If this question were used to question Xing Daorong, Xing Daorong would really not know how to respond.

It was a dilemma for the moment.

Seeing that Xing Daorong remained silent, Guan Ping immediately said, "Father said that if General Zuo still has doubts, he can just dispatch 5,000 troops as reinforcements."

Only five thousand people?
There are only 10,000 people in Xiangyang. Is it okay to transfer half of them?

Xing Daorong thought about it and realized that it was no use refusing directly. He stood up and pulled Guan Ping and said, "Major General, you and I are familiar with each other. I have never been afraid of life and death when I go into battle. I'm sure you know that."

When Guan Ping heard what Xing Daorong said, he naturally nodded without any objection.

He had served as Xing Daorong's deputy general, and he knew very well how brave Xing Daorong was.

He quickly said, "I know the general's ability."

Then he changed the subject and asked, "General, you are so hesitant, do you think there is a trick?"

It is convenient to talk to someone you are familiar with. As expected, when Guan Ping saw Xing Daorong being so hesitant, he knew there must be something wrong.

Xing Daorong nodded slightly: "Cao Cao's generals have experienced hundreds of battles. The so-called old, weak, sick and disabled cannot have tens of thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled people."

"I'm afraid this is Cao's army's strategy to lure the enemy out. Once the troops in the city leave, they will be killed halfway!"

"But since Yunchang has asked for something, if I don't respond, I'm afraid I'll miss the opportunity. This is why I'm in a dilemma."

(End of this chapter)