The news of the army's advancement soon reached Cao Cao. He rushed all his advisers and generals to defend against the enemy. After Guan Yu heard about this, he thought it was an opportunity to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and repay Cao Cao's kindness, so he went to Cao Cao.
He said: "I heard that the Prime Minister raised an army and hoped to appoint me as the front office!" Cao Cao laughed and said: "I still dare not bother the general. There will definitely be something to help you in the future. I will invite you later."
Guan Yu nodded, said nothing more, and left.
The news of Xuchang's troops spread in the city, and the people were discussing it, and it soon reached the ears of the two sisters-in-law. After Guan Yu returned, the two sisters-in-law looked for Guan Yu and asked: "Uncle will be together this time."
Are you sending troops? I wonder if there is any news about Uncle Liu?"
Guan Yu was outside the room and said, "I haven't received any news from my elder brother yet."
After Guan Yu left, the two sisters-in-law were in pain in the room and said, "I haven't received any news about my husband for so long. It must be a lot of luck. Besides, the second uncle may know something, and he is afraid that we will worry too much, so he keeps hiding it."
A long crying sound was not small. When an old army accompanying him heard the sound, he knew that it was from his two sisters-in-law, so he told him outside the door, saying, "Madam, don't cry, I got the news that the lord is still alive and is joining you
Yuan Shao.”
The lady was shocked and asked, "How did you know such important news?"
The old army said, "I followed General Guan to fight. This incident was told by the soldiers on the formation, and it is not a secret."
The two sisters-in-law were very angry and immediately asked the servants to come to Guan Yu and blamed him: "Uncle treats you well and does not let you down. Now that you have received the favor of Cao Cao, you are ungrateful. Why don't you tell me the truth? Why
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Guan Yu then told the truth and said, "I actually know that my elder brother is in Yuan Shao, Hebei, and I dare not let the two sisters-in-law know first. This is because someone misses the news. This matter needs long-term planning and cannot be achieved immediately."
Mrs. Gan said: "You need to speed up this matter and you still need to take it to your heart."
After Guan Yu left, he felt uncomfortable. Although he was talking every time and leaving with Liu Bei's news, it was still difficult to take this step. The difficult thing is that he should also explain to Cao Cao.
The news about Liu Bei's in Hebei was discovered by Yu Jin. He knew it was of great importance, so he personally reported it to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao knew that some things could not be avoided, so he asked Zhang Liao to explore Guan Yu's meaning, so Zhang Liao went there and happened to see Guan Yu sitting there alone.
After Zhang Liao entered, he congratulated Guan Yu and said, "I heard about Xuande's news on the battlefield, and I was at Yuan Shao, Hebei, so I came to congratulate you."
Guan Yu said: "My elder brother has received the news, but I can't meet him, so where is there any happy place."
Zhang Liao said: "How is your friendship with Liu Bei compared to our relationship?"
Guan Yu said: "You and I are friends, Liu Bei and I are friends, brothers, and even ministers. How can we compare this?"
Zhang Liao said: "Then Liu Bei is in Hebei now, are you going to leave?"
Guan Yu said: "The Prime Minister has promised me before, and I hope not to betray my faith. I hope you will tell the Prime Minister what I mean."
Zhang Liao knew that Guan Yu could not keep him anymore, so he didn't say much. After he went back, he told Cao Cao that all this was within Cao Cao's expectations. Cao Cao said: "It doesn't matter, I naturally have a way to keep him."
Cao Cao personally led 150,000 troops and divided into three teams to move forward. He received Liu Yan's emergency documents many times on the road. In response to this situation, Cao Cao personally brought 50,000 soldiers to Baima, camped on the earthen mountains, and passed the geographical advantage.
He saw Yan Liang leading Yuan Shao's front troops on the mine plain, with a number of 100,000, arranged in a formation and imposing momentum.
Cao Cao was a little shocked and looked back at Lu Bu's old general Song Xian, and said, "I heard from Yuan Shao that Yan Liang is a famous general in Hebei and has excellent martial arts skills. I heard that you are also a powerful general under Lu Bu. Now I will go with Yan Liangyi.
war."
After being called, Song Xian himself wanted to show off, so he carried his gun and rushed out of the formation. Yan Liangheng immediately stood in front of him to greet him. Seeing someone fighting with him, he was extremely happy. When he met him, he fought together.
After less than three rounds of fighting, he raised his sword and killed Song Xian in front of the formation.
Cao Cao said in shock: "It turns out to be a brave general!"
Wei Xu, who had a good relationship with Song Xian, was very angry when he saw his companion being killed and said, "Kill my friend, please let me take revenge!"
Cao Cao nodded in agreement, so Wei Xu rode a spear and went out to fight, cursing Yan Liang in front of the formation. Yan Liang was too lazy to talk nonsense. The two of them were killed by Yan Liang in just one round.
Seeing that the situation was wrong, Cao Cao was unwilling to accept it and said, "Who else would like to give it a try?"
Xu Huang responded. This time, he fought with Yan Liang for a longer time, but he only persisted for twenty rounds, and then he could not defeat and escaped. All the generals were scared, so Cao Cao had to withdraw his troops and leave, and Yan Liang also took him with him.
The troops left.
Cao Cao was depressed when he saw the two generals being killed by Yan Liang in front of the formation.
At this time, Cheng Yu came in and said, "I recommend someone to the Prime Minister, who can defeat Yan Liang."
Cao Cao felt enlightened after hearing this and asked, "Who is the person you recommended?"
Cheng Yu said: "This person must be Guan Yu."
Cao Cao sighed, "Actually, I thought about it, but I was afraid that he would leave after he made a contribution."
Cheng Yu said: "As long as Liu Bei is there, Guan Yu will definitely leave. Just imagine if we let Guan Yu defeat Yuan Shao's troops, Yuan Shao will definitely question Liu Bei and then kill him. When Liu Bei dies, will Guan Yu leave?"
When Cao Cao heard this, he felt that the plan was very good and was very happy, so he sent someone to find Guan Yu.
Before Guan Yu left, he went to find two sisters-in-law, and the second sister-in-law said, "Uncle is here to go this time, and you can also inquire about some information about the emperor and make some preparations for leaving later."
So Guan Yu left, carried the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, rode on the Red Rabbit Horse, followed the guide to the White Horse to meet Cao Cao.
Cao Cao told the current situation and said, "Yan Liang has excellent martial arts skills. He just killed two generals. He is really brave. I have no choice but to invite you to discuss."
Guan Yu didn't know the situation, so he said, "Please let me observe it first."
So Cao Cao bought some drinks and treated them, and suddenly reported that Yan Liang was here to challenge him. Cao Cao took Guan Yu to the Tushan Mountain to watch. Cao Cao and Guan Yu sat together, while the other generals stood aside.
Cao Cao pointed to Yan Liang's troops at the foot of the mountain, with clear flags, spears and swords, strict and powerful, and said to Guan Yu: "Hebei people are extremely majestic."
Guan Yu smiled and touched his beard, saying, "In my opinion, it's just a group of native chickens and tile dogs."