Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 283 Guan Yu’s Thoughts

In fact, according to Xing Daorong's idea, the pressure on Cao Ren from Fancheng should not be too great.

The Battle of Hefei has just begun, and Lu Xun is leading the troops, which is much more reliable than Sun Quan.

It is still unknown how the fight with Zhang Liao will turn out, but it is impossible for him to be worse than Sun Shiwan.

If we put too much pressure on Fancheng, it will affect the balance of the Battle of Hefei.

But if there is a chance to pass through Fancheng, I will still go through it.

As long as we pass Fancheng, we can advance to Xudu, and the entire Central Plains will be under our military attack.

Therefore, the water fort must be captured. This way, we can have a basis for advance and retreat and attack whenever we want, which is naturally the best.

Now that Xing Daorong's plan has been completed, it seems that Guan Yu has already captured the water fort.

Lu Su didn't know this, but thought that Jingzhou had already begun to besiege Fancheng, so he thought to himself: "The battle of Fancheng has already begun, so we should ask Boyan to start the battle quickly."

Thinking of this, Lu Su couldn't help but wonder if Xing Daorong said this on purpose, wanting Jiangdong and Cao Cao to fight to the death so that they could reap the benefits.

But on second thought, no matter what the situation in Xiangfan is, the Marquis of Wu is determined to attack Hefei, so it won't have much impact.

On the contrary, the battle of Xiangfan would be a good thing for Hefei.

Then he smiled and said: "In this case, I would like to congratulate you for defeating the enemy again, but..."

Lu Su paused and asked with concern, "Zi Yu has only so many people. Will Cao's army stop him when he returns to Xiangyang?"

"Why not ask General Ling Tong to send you back..."

Lu Su was a good person. He not only helped Xing Daorong to deal with Niu Jin, but also wanted to send Xing Daorong back, as if he was sending a Buddha to the west.

However, Xing Daorong was very clear about Lu Su's little thoughts.

I just want to see what the situation is in Xiangyang.

But how could Lu Su know about this matter? Xing Daorong just smiled and said, "No need to bother General Ling, we will return on our own."

Lu Su did not force it, and felt that there was nothing more to say, so they greeted each other and sent Xing Daorong away.

...

Seeing that Niu Jin died without him having to make any move, Bao Long was naturally impressed again.

But he shouted: "General! How did you come up with this method to make Cao's army and Jiangdong's army fight? It's simply unbelievable. I can't think of it even if I ask you to think about it for a year!"

In Bao Long's eyes, Xing Daorong was indeed too powerful.

When fighting the enemy on a daily basis, you always have to put in some effort yourself.

This time it was okay, I didn’t even have to use my own strength.

However, Xing Daorong did not expect Niu Jin to be so impulsive, and he told the truth: "I didn't expect General Cao to hate me so much that he would chase me even after I came here!"

This left Bao Long speechless.

To put it bluntly, why do I hate you? Don't you know the answer?
Killing Xiahou Yuan, capturing Xiahou Dun, and murdering Xu Chu, weren't those all things you did?

Do you think the Cao family would not hate you?

That must be hatred!
But Bao Long didn't know how to say this, and he looked strange.

When Xing Daorong saw this guy's appearance, he knew that he had no good intentions.

But Lao Bao was also his blood brother, so he didn't bother to investigate his thoughts and just continued, "It was an accident. Sun Quan and Cao Cao were fighting at that time, so the Jiangdong navy naturally couldn't let go of this meritorious service that came for nothing."

Xiao Qiao didn't say anything when she looked at the familiar faces in Jiangdong, probably because she felt embarrassed.

Only then did he remember, "Brother-in-law, has General Guan already taken the water fort on the other side of the river?"

Xing Daorong nodded and said, "With Niu Jinwen and the other two generals going out together, the water fort will definitely be empty. If there are no accidents, we can definitely break it!" Xiao Qiao heard Xing Daorong's firm words, and she suddenly felt that Guan Yu had succeeded.

But these people didn't expect that although they said there would be no accidents, the accident really happened.

...

The waterway on the way back was much calmer than the way here.

Apparently, Niu Jin's defeated navy went back to report to Wen Pin, and Wen Pin knew that he could not stay for long, so he also retreated.

So even though I was going upstream, I felt much more relaxed than when I came here.

All the way back to Xiangfan, Xing Daorong thought he could go directly to the water fort on the other side, but unexpectedly, when he took a closer look, he saw that the enemy was still flying the flag of Cao's army.

This really scared Xing Daorong.

Could something have happened to Guan Yu?

He immediately returned to his own water fort, only to see Guan Ping waiting for him with a peaceful look and a smile on his face.

Xing Daorong really didn't understand what the Guan family father and son were doing, so he asked: "Major General, why didn't we break into the enemy camp? But the Cao army is too well-organized, so there is really no opportunity to take advantage of it?"

Unexpectedly, Guan Ping shook his head and said, "That's not the case. General, your plan went very smoothly. The Cao army's water stronghold was attacked by my father and had no resistance. It was about to be broken."

Guan Ping's words were even more surprising.

Since you have no resistance, why are you back?

Just when I was wondering, Guan Ping told me the whole story.

It turned out that Guan Yu saw that the water fort was broken so easily and that the general of Cao's army was killed in the battle, so he suddenly felt that there was no need to rush to break the water fort.

"Father thinks that if we break the water fort and besiege the city, we must ask Cao Ren to request reinforcements."

"If it were usual, Cao Ren would have requested it, but now if Cao Ren requests one more reinforcement, there will be one less Cao army to support Hefei."

"Although father doesn't want Zhang Liao to win Jiangdong, he is also unwilling to reduce the resistance in Jiangdong."

"If we withdraw our troops in this way, we will fail the general's plan."

It turns out that this was what Guan Yu was thinking!
Guan Yu was also a vengeful person. When Jiangdong attacked Jingzhou, they were attacking Guan Yu's retreat route.

If they had succeeded, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

This matter must have something to do with Guan Yu, so doing this today can be considered as revenge on Jiangdong.

Xing Daorong thought to himself that it was a good thing that he didn't bring Ling Tong with him, otherwise he would be embarrassed if he saw that the water fort on the other side was not breached.

Seeing Guan Ping's cautious look as he spoke, Xing Daorong suddenly had an idea.

But his expression changed, his eyes rolled, and he said to Guan Ping: "Young General, I have a plan. Not only can we destroy the water fort, but we can also take Fancheng!"

Guan Ping's expression suddenly changed, but he quickly dispersed the irrelevant people, and then asked with concern: "General... may I ask what the strategy is?"

Xing Daorong said: "Of course I know. If General Guan doesn't break through the water fort, wouldn't my efforts be in vain?"

"Xing is going to report to my lord that General Guan bullied me and refused to let me make any achievements!"

Guan Ping was shocked when he heard this, but he had to explain that his father had no such intention at all.

Before the class started, Xing Daorong explained with a smile on his face: "Of course, the brotherhood between Yunchang and me cannot be taken seriously. I just did it for Cao Ren to see!"

"If he really thinks that Yunchang and I are at odds... then he must be plotting against me."

"We'll act accordingly when the time comes and take advantage of the situation."

(End of this chapter)