Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 188 Fatal Time Difference
Looking at Zhang Lu who was tightly bound in front of him, Zhao Feng remembered the discussion in Shouchun City about how to deal with Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu, a man of great prestige in Hanzhong.Of course it is inappropriate to kill him hastily, but letting him stay here is also a big hidden danger. Originally, Zhao Feng suggested that Liu Bei deal with Liu Zhang by moving him to Jingzhou, keeping him away from his three-acre land, so that Hanzhong can be pacified as soon as possible. Come down, but Pang Tong made his own suggestion.

"Send it to Liu Zhang?" Liu Bei was quite surprised when he heard Pang Tong's words.Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu were deadly enemies, and Pang Tong's suggestion basically meant to kill Zhang Lu.

"Liu Jiyu and Zhang Lu are incompatible. If Zhang Lu is sent to Xichuan, Liu Jiyu will kill him. At that time, the lord can order someone to restrain Zhang Lu. Zhang Lu's prestige in Hanzhong has always been, and the people of Hanzhong will naturally think so. Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu are in trouble, but the lord is just helping him, so it may be able to appease the people of Hanzhong faster." Pang Tong laughed, then changed the subject and said: "Furthermore, this will also make Liu Jiyu unguarded and seek Xi Chuan is even more unexpected!"

Liu Bei and Zhao Feng looked at each other for a long time. Although this strategy worked well, it was somewhat unacceptable given their personalities.Liu Bei really thought about it for a while, and finally sighed: "Just follow Shi Yuan's words!"

From the moment Liu Bei accepted Pang's statistical strategy, Zhao Feng knew that the king's element in him was becoming more and more important, and the proportion of benevolence and righteousness had decreased.Of course, coming from a poor background, he has been kind to the people all these years, persuading farmers to teach mulberry and building water conservancy projects.It's just that it's hard to say how he will be kind to the people and how he will treat himself, civil servants and military generals in the future.In the past, Liu Bei's first reaction to a captured big boss like Zhang Lu was to surrender.Maybe it's buying people's hearts, but at least it's not so blatantly squeezing his surplus value.

Not caring about pity for Zhang Lu, Zhao Feng waved his hand, motioning for him to be taken down, and then ordered someone to call Fei Guan.Not long after Fei Guan arrived, and after the two sat down, Zhao Feng thanked him first: "Thanks to General Fei who led the army to assist in the battle, Zhang Lu was able to defeat Zhang Lu in one fell swoop. Now the enemy chieftain Zhang Lu has already been captured, my lord learned that Zhang Luxi Nian betrayed the lord, such a traitor should be handed over to Duke Shu!"

"Thank you, Uncle Emperor, thank you General Zhao!" Fei Guan felt a little embarrassed, after all, he was basically playing soy sauce in this battle of Hanzhong.Unexpectedly, after the war, he still remembered to hand over Zhang Lu to him. From Fei Guan's point of view, this was enough loyalty.Since Zhang Lu is an important person, Fei Guan also knew that he should not stay in Hanzhong for a long time, so he quickly led his men to escort Zhang Lu back to Chengdu as soon as possible, and handed it over to Liu Zhang for disposal.He left in a hurry, and the thousands of Yizhou troops were temporarily stored in Hanzhong, and he led only a few hundred people to escort Zhang Lu and his family to Xichuan.

Zhang Lu was no fool, seeing Zhao Feng escorting him to Xichuan and handing him over to Liu Zhang, he knew that he was going to die.But not everyone in this world is as smart as him, who can accurately predict that his life is coming to an end.At least, at this time, Yan Liang, the leader of the Hebei Four Court Columns in Shangyong City, absolutely did not know about it.

"Little Yan Liang, come down to the city with me quickly, and fight to the death with me!" Under Shangyong City, Zhou Taiyao shouted in a mighty manner.This is already the third day that Guan Yu's army has returned to Shangyong. During these three days, Shangyong's defenders have been unable to hold out, just waiting for Guan Yu to run out of food and grass.

"Alas!" In Shangyong City, Yan Liang, who was ordered to stand firm here, also sighed depressingly.If a general with his status refuses to fight for several days in a row, once the news gets out, he will lose his status.

"Don't worry, general. Guan Yu doesn't carry much food and grass with his army. Within ten days, his army will be in chaos. The general can win without fighting!" Shen Dan, who had just surrendered, also relieved Yan Liang when he saw that he was depressed.

"But Governor Shen, we don't have much food in the city!" Yan Liang frowned.

"Don't worry, general, the surplus food in my city is enough for a month, but the surplus food in Guan Yu's army can only last half a month at best." Shen Dan could only explain tirelessly, and then sighed: "It's a pity, it must be Wenpin They used carrier pigeons to inform Guan Yu, otherwise how could they have withdrawn so quickly!" Guan Yu's retreat also put a lot of pressure on him, so he had to shrink his troops to garrison Shangyong and Nanxiang.Originally, he wanted to harass the hinterland of Nanyang, and at worst he wanted to take down Wancheng, but it all came to naught.

"Unless Guan Yu has captured Hanzhong, otherwise there will be no food and grass, and everything will be over!" Shen Dan finally came to a conclusion.What he didn't expect was that this impossible task was actually completed by Zhao Feng.Or, Zhang Lu is better than he imagined? (Personally, I feel that Zhang Lu's military level is really good enough. In the original Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao attacked Hanzhong, and half a chapter is explained.)

Yan Liang waited patiently for Guan Yu to run out of food.Waited and waited, waited for ten days, but saw that the Jingzhou army under the city still calmly came to call for battle every day, and it didn't look like there was not enough food and grass to eat.

"Could it be that Guan Yu's entire army has learned the ability not to eat?" Yan Liang couldn't sit still now, and decided to send some secret agents to inquire first.

After waiting for another five days, seeing that Guan Yu's army still showed no signs of food shortage, Yan Liang finally couldn't sit still.Just as he was preparing to fight, the scouts he sent came back one after another. At the same time, Xia Houyuan in Guanzhong also sent someone to inform him: Hanzhong had been captured by Zhao Feng, and with the supply of food and grass in Hanzhong, he wanted to trap Guan Yu to death. It's very unrealistic, and it doesn't make any sense to be trapped in Shangyong. It's better to run at speed.

Since Guan Yu's army was stationed between Shangyong and Hanzhong, Yan Liang himself could not send a spy to Hanzhong to inquire about the news, but could only inquire about the news in the east.From the fall of Hanzhong, to the news reaching Xiahouyuan in Guanzhong, and then from Xiahouyuan to Yanliang, although all the way was urgent and urgent, it took nearly half a month.At the same time, although Guan Yu did not return to Jingzhou, he used pigeons to keep in touch with Wenpin in Xiangyang, Li Yan in Fancheng, Li Tong in Wancheng, and Hao Zhao in Wuguan.The carrier pigeon is still highly classified in Liu Bei's army, at least Shen Dan cannot use it by himself.As for domestication, he is even less good at it.

In this way, even if Yan Liang learned that Guan Yu was not short of food because he pacified Hanzhong, it would take half a month during this period.However, Guan Yu had already figured out Yan Liang's situation, so he had half a month to arrange corresponding measures.The time difference of half a month ultimately determines the success or failure of the war.During this period, Guan Yu ordered Wen Pin and Li Yan to lead their troops to Shangyong to block Yan Liang's retreat, while Hao Zhao and Li Tong sent troops to Anzhong to block the reinforcements from Guanzhong.

It's ironic, originally Yan Liang wanted to use food and grass to plot against Guan Yu, but in the end he was plotted by Guan Yu.After learning that Guan Yu was not short of food, Yan Liang was also anxious, wishing he could fight Guan Yu to the death immediately.But at this time, Guan Yu was uncharacteristically, leading his army to defend the camp, just to prevent Yan Liang from going out of Shangyong.At the same time, Li Yan and Wenpin put together 2 troops and set up camp across the Xiangshui River on the way from Shangyong to Nanxiang. They also confiscated all nearby boats and rafts to block their way back.Yan Liang wanted to lead an army to attack, but he only had more than 1 men under his command. Once the troops were divided, Guan Yu might not be able to defend the city if he led the army to attack the city.All in all, Yan Liang's [-] horses have become a lone army trapped in Shangyong.

The food and grass were exhausted little by little. For the enemy in this situation, Guan Yu had learned a shameless trick from Zhao Feng: After more than ten days, it was estimated that Shangyong's food was running out, and Guan Yu sent hundreds of troops to attack the enemy. Soldiers took turns to eat and drink under Shangyong City, luring the defenders on the city to surrender.

"Your Majesty's ingenious strategy, this is a veritable soldier who surrenders without fighting!" Seeing that more and more soldiers came to vote every day after sending people to eat, drink and lure, Zhuge Jin was also very impressed.Huang Zhong and the others even offered flattery hats one by one.

"Junhou, a few days ago, only Shen Dan's old Jingxiang troops came to vote. These days, people from Zhongxia Houyuan have come to vote. Just this morning, more than 300 people have come to surrender. It seems that this Yan Liang, it's almost the end of the road!" Zhou Tai had just been in charge of arranging the prisoners outside this day, and he yelled excitedly after he got the money.

"General Guan, Yan Liang sent someone to send a letter to the general!" Just as everyone was chatting happily, a small school came in and presented a letter.Guan Yu took it and opened it, but it was a bit unexpected.

"Junhou, is Yan Liang going to surrender?" Seeing Guan Yu's expression changed, Zhuge Jin asked quickly.

"That's not all!" Guan Yu said with some emotion, and then circulated the letter to everyone in the account.Zhuge Jin took a look, but saw that the letter read: General Han Zhenglu, Beiyuanting Hou Yanliang worshiped Jingzhou Mu, Hanshou County Hou Guanyunchang General.The general had a clever plan, and Liang led his troops to attack the mirror, but he was trapped by the general and fell into a desperate situation.Liang knows that when he fights on the battlefield, he will end up like this sooner or later, and he will die without complaint.However, the soldiers under my command have followed me for many years, and I can't bear to die with me.The general's bravery is known to the whole world, and Liang is not an unknown person.Today, Liang would like to fight the general fairly. If he wins, please let the general let his soldiers live. Yan Liang is willing to let the general handle him;The book is not exhaustive, and I hope the general will respond soon.

"General, Yan Liang is in a desperate situation. It can take seven or eight days at most, or three or four days at least. His army will collapse on its own. Why should the general fight with him?" Zhuge Jin persuaded Guan Yu not to agree to Yan Liang's request for battle .

"Even the day before yesterday when the general called for battle, this person couldn't hold out. Now, it's time for him to have a taste of this," Zhou Tai said even more in relief.Guan Yu stroked his beard for a while, but he didn't say a word. Everyone discussed for a long time, and then gradually felt that something was wrong with Guan Yu, and they all stopped to look at Guan Yu.

After a while, Guan Yu sighed and said: "This Yan Liang is so loyal, he is willing to fight me for the sake of his soldiers, how can I avoid it and not fight?"

"Junhou, that Yan Liang is a famous general in the world, and now he will fight to the death to survive. How can the body of the Junhou, who is a thousand gold, fight this man to the death?" Zhuge Jin hurriedly remonstrated.Just kidding, in such a good situation, if your second master Guan is injured in a duel with others, everyone will not be like Liu Bei in the future!
"It's okay, and because of Yan Liang's loyalty, if I can surrender him today, I will have another good general under my brother's command in the future!" Guan Yu said confidently.Looking at the worried faces of the crowd, Guan Yu smiled again: "If Yan Liang wants to save his men and horses, he will not dare to hurt me easily. This battle of mine can be described as safe and secure."

Zhuge Jin and the others saw that he had spoken to this point, and knew that Guan Yu was determined and confident, so they couldn't persuade him anymore.Now Guan Yu wrote a letter to reply to Yan Liang, promising that the two of them would fight Guan Qian tomorrow morning.

In the early morning of the next day, Yan Liang left the pass alone, without even riding a horse, and walked directly to the city.Seeing this, Guan Yu was taken aback for a moment, then got off the red rabbit horse and walked forward.When they were five or six steps apart, they stopped at the same time.

"General Guan, I heard that Old General Cai was defeated by the general's sword. Yan Liang was able to fight against the general today. It is a real joy in his life. As the saying goes, if a hero does not fight immediately, he will not show his true skills immediately. How do you and I fight today?" It was Yan Liang who spoke first.

"Okay!" Guan Yu said only one word, and then he clenched the Qinglong Yanyue Knife with his right hand.

"If Liang wins a move by luck, please let the people under my command go!" Yan Liang didn't seem to sense Guan Yu's increasing fighting spirit, and was still negotiating conditions.

"Except for Shen Dan, everything is fine!" Guan Yu still spoke succinctly.Yan Liang nodded and stopped talking, the elephant trunk machete in his hand was ready to go.The two facing each other are like two volcanoes that may erupt at any time, but they don't know which one will erupt first.Tens of thousands of soldiers of the two armies above and below the city were silent, watching their own generals.Guan Yu and Yan Liang could almost hear the heartbeats of themselves and those who were close at hand.

Gradually, beads of sweat began to drip from their heads. "Hey!" After all, Yan Liang couldn't hold his breath, and with a simple oblique chop, he slashed at Guan Yu's left shoulder.Guan Yu's Danfeng eyes seemed to be open or closed, but as soon as Yan Liang was activated, he immediately crossed the Qinglong Yanyue Saber to hold Yan Liang, and received a blow like lightning.

As soon as Yan Liang made one strike, he followed up with successive moves.Guan Yu is nine feet tall, and Yan Liang is about eight feet tall, although he is half a head shorter than him.But although Yan Liang is tall, his feet are extremely flexible, and he circles around Guan Yu almost without touching the ground. The long knife in his hand can be chopped, sliced ​​or stabbed. .Coupled with his nimble steps, it is really dazzling.

"No wonder Yan Liang wants to fight me on foot!" Guan Yu also understood why Yan Liang didn't fight on horseback at this time. His flexibility advantage can be brought into full play when fighting on foot.Guan Yu's own martial arts is open and closed, and with his tall stature, he is not as flexible as Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.In normal horse battles, the limited space for maneuvering and dodging has not been reflected too clearly, but now it is obviously not as flexible as Yan Liang in one-step battles, and the latter's flexibility is no less than that of Zhao Yun.

If it is an ordinary mediocre hand, facing Yan Liang's kaleidoscope of endless but extremely fast sword skills at this time, it must be difficult to balance and make mistakes in the middle of the rush.But Guan Yu's martial arts is so good, although the opponent is better than him in flexibility, but to use this to defeat Guan Yu, this alone is not enough.At the same time, Huang Zhong, Zhou Tai and others also watched the peak duel in the arena, corroborating their own martial arts, and each had their own gains.

(End of this chapter)