Chapter 738 Cao Cao: Going to see off an old friend alone!
In Jiangling City, the war situation is in ruins.
On top of the city tower, Ma Liang listened in disbelief to the reports sent by his buddies from the defenders. He was shocked!
He glanced at the "army" outside the city gate out of the corner of his eye... He was screaming in his heart, why is it this time... this time, is there a civil uprising?
"Suppress, suppress quickly!"
"The top priority is to guard all city gates! No one is allowed to enter the city!"
"Here!"
What could be heard in the air was Ma Liang's roar and the responses of the soldiers from each battalion.
only…
At this moment, there was a "swish" sound, and an arrow flew across a gorgeous arc, under the sky... carrying a strong wind and coming through the sky...
"ah…"
As Ma Liang screamed, he was hit by an arrow in his right arm.
"join the army…"
Suddenly, countless people gathered around him.
However, Ma Liang tried his best to cover his right arm, frowning and ordered: "Don't worry about me, go to each city gate, there is no room for mistakes at the city gate!"
As soon as he finished speaking...
"Report...the east city gate was taken away by the people!"
"Report, the rope connecting the West City Gate to the suspension bridge was cut off by the people..."
"Report...North City Gate Gate..."
One piece of unfavorable news came together in tacit understanding...and these news made Ma Liang suddenly feel heartbroken.
At this moment, he realized...this riot was not a coincidence...but...it was planned.
"Quick...quickly take back the city gate!"
He shouted hoarsely, but... in the current battle situation, this voice was quickly suppressed by the shouts of killing!
The war situation is getting more and more corrupt!
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Lu Meng was at the foot of Jiangling City, watching helplessly at the other end of the suspension bridge as countless people attacked the defenders.
Among these people, there were gray-haired old men and strong young men. Each of them was no match for the defenders, but each of them faced forward bravely.
To be precise, they seemed to be driven and pulled by an "aura" that I don't know what to call... as if they were incompatible with the defenders here.
When you live, you die, when you die, you live!
The moment their loved ones were drowned by the flood, the moment their beautiful lives were completely destroyed because of this "Guan Family Army", their lives were already insignificant because... the power of hatred was already stirring in their hearts!
"Hahaha, take a stab at the old man!"
An old man held up a kitchen knife, laughed and rushed forward...
He looked extremely thin, but against the backdrop of the moonlight, he looked as if he was riding high on a horse, which made people awe-inspiring.
These people…
Do you fight against thieves with your flesh and blood?
Lu Meng took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down...
"What a wonderful folks..."
With a sigh...big tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
At this moment, he finally understood, what was the mission given to him by His Majesty and Governor Zhou?
"Thank you, folks!"
There was only a "swish" sound, Lu Meng pulled out his sword, and the cold light of the sword flashed in the sharp blade!
"Brothers, the suspension bridge has fallen. Follow me and take back Jiangling!"
"Go ahead..."
"Kill, kill...kill!"
The earth-shaking sound resounded, and instantly, outside Jiangling City, countless swordsmen in white launched a general attack on Jiangling City...
White clothes versus black armor... This is a difficult battle, but the Wei army is still fearless.
More than a thousand "guests crossing the river in white", Kang's brave spirit shook Jiangling, echoing the "riot" of the people, directly covering up the sound of the waves on three sides, and spreading the evil energy to the sky, making thousands of defenders breathe
In a hurry, what they faced was not thousands of people, but tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people charging!
Under the dark night, in Jiangling City.
The edge was coated with a layer of golden light by the moonlight, shining on the earth.
Halberd and sword collide.
The long sword collided with the sword.
Two clusters of extremely bright sparks collided under this night sky.
When the sparks went out, Lu Meng was already holding a scimitar and killing Ma Liang, the guard on the tower.
There was only a sound of "snap", and the weapons in the hands of the two lieutenants beside Ma Liang who were trying to intercept Lu Meng were chopped into pieces, and their bodies were split into two halves from their chests...
Their severed heads... were spinning in a daze, not knowing where the front was?
finally…
Lu Meng walked up to Ma Liang, and Ma Liang covered his arrow wound.
Lu Meng smiled and said: "The five constants of the Ma family, the white eyebrows are the longest... Ma Liang, I recognize you!"
Ma Liang was a little dissatisfied. He raised his head and said, "How did you know... there would be a riot tonight? How did you survive the beacon tower set by the prince?"
"Hahahaha..." Lu Meng laughed, and he patted Ma Liang's shoulder, "Brother Ma, have you read so many books in vain? Your Majesty mentioned that 'water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it'... so
I, Wu Xia Amen, understand the truth, but you and Guan Yunchang are ignorant and deserve this defeat!"
this…
Ma Liang frowned.
Lu Meng continued: "In terms of weapons and equipment, you lost. In terms of strategy, you lost. In terms of people's hearts, you also lost. So and so... What are you going to fight me with?"
Lu Meng's words are getting more and more confident!
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On the outskirts of Xudu, in Rangshan Mountain.
Cao Cao, who was practicing here today, put on a set of secular clothes, and Zhang Lu was surprised when he walked out of the house.
"Mr. Cao? Why are you dressed like this today?"
Ha ha…
Cao Cao laughed first, and then said with emotion: "I have been practicing here for five years. Sure enough, Hua Tuo is right. To cure the problem of being lonely, you have to live in seclusion and get the energy of Taikang to refresh your mind. Recently...
The headache that came and went was finally completely eliminated.”
this…
Zhang Lu heard a bit of what Cao Cao meant.
"Is Cao Gong planning to go down the mountain? There is also a medical skill in Zhang's Tianshi Tao. Forgive Zhang's blunt words. Cao Gong's current vitality and health are due to the Taikang Qi and Zhishui's calm mind. But if he continues to
Going down the mountain...it is inevitable that you will be obsessed with mundane things, which will only increase the number of illnesses! That's why... Mr. Cao should think twice, don't go down the mountain in a hurry, and the head wind will also come on."
Because they had gotten along with Cao Cao for a long time, Zhang Lu's relationship with him was quite subtle, as they were both teachers and friends... What's more, the two of them were in-laws?
Therefore, only Zhang Lu dared to persuade Cao Cao.
"Ha ha ha ha…"
When Zhang Lu finished speaking, Cao Cao laughed. "I heard from my son five years ago that Zhang Tianshi was outspoken. When my son took Hanzhong, Liu Bei sent an envoy to persuade Zhang Tianshi, but Zhang Tianshi didn't give the Shu Han envoy any good looks.
He said, 'I would rather be a slave for Duke Cao than a guest for Liu Bei'... Hahaha, I can't believe that five years later, I am still so outspoken!"
Cao Cao did not show any dissatisfaction.
He smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, I don't want to hide it from Zhang Tianshi. This time I am going down the mountain to see off an old friend!"
"Old friend?" Zhang Lu rolled his eyes.
There are not many people in this world that Cao Cao can call his old friends.
Recalling the questions he had asked while chatting at Rangshan Taoist Temple in the past five years, Zhang Lu tried to ask: "Is that Guan Yu? Guan Yunchang?"
call…
Cao Cao did not expect that Zhang Lu would guess it accurately.
His eyes immediately blinked, "How did Zhang Tianshi guess it?"
Zhang Lu stroked his beard and said with emotion: "Zhang is as old as Mr. Cao. He lives with his beautiful memories most of the time... In these years, Mr. Cao always mentioned that Guan Gong warmed wine and killed Hua Xiong, captured Yan Liang, and punished Wen Chou.
, the deeds of passing five passes and killing six generals... Zhang can see that Duke Cao is thinking about him!"
call…
Another heavy exhale.
Cao Cao seemed to have been told what was on his mind by Zhang Lu... "Haha, Mr. Beautiful Beard...he is the only one who deserves to be given away so much!"
After saying that, Cao Cao paused...
Immediately, he took a step forward. Xu Chu had been waiting outside the door, preparing a carriage for Cao Cao. It was as if Lu Yu had arranged it. Cao Cao's trip... the Tiger Army and Long Xiaoying were escorting him along the way!
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On an autumn night, the scout galloped on the official road. He stopped in front of the camp in front of Fancheng and stumbled forward.
The defenders outside the village gate saw that it was their own people and hurriedly opened the gate of the village.
The scout crawled in...
He shouted: "It's not good, it's not good... Where is the king? Where is the king?"
Everyone's expressions suddenly darkened... Every defender could not help but feel a sense of uneasiness.
Guan Ping, Liao Hua, Zhou Cang, Wang Fu and others all gathered in the Chinese army's tent...
At this time, Guan Yu hurriedly walked in. He had obviously woken up from his sleep, and his hair looked a little disheveled...
He handed the sword to Zhou Cang and looked at the scout.
"Tell me! What happened in Jiangling City!"
"The navy of the Great Wei Dynasty...Lü Meng crossed the river from Jingnan in white clothes, and the people in Jiangling City mutinied...With the internal and external cooperation, Jiangling City was lost...lost!"
Guan Yu's eyes widened in an instant, and he looked at the scout in disbelief, "You...what did you say?"
"Jiangling was lost, just two hours ago... Ma Canjun was hit by an arrow and has been captured. All the defenders... were... completely wiped out!"
boom…
Rumble!
Every word and every word spoken by the scout provoked every nerve of Guan Yu, which made his everlasting paralyzed face turn pale and frightening...
This news is so... so shocking, like... like five thunders roaring!
Guan Yu said to himself with difficulty and disbelief: "The whole army... was wiped out?"
Wang Fu hurriedly said: "Most likely there are enemy forces inside the city who are secretly inciting the people of Jiangling City to rebel, and then cooperate with the enemy forces to cross the beacon tower and sneak in secretly..."
Liao Hua said: "If Jiangling City falls, then our army's food and grass will be completely cut off... Where are the military supplies of Mi Fang, Liu Feng, Meng Da and others? I don't know where the food and grass are? There is no more Jiangling City... Our army will be difficult to look after.
,dilemma!"
Guan Yu ordered, "Pass this military order to retreat to the Public Security Bureau immediately... Yesterday's urgent message, Mi Fang, Liu Feng, Meng Da and others will arrive at the Public Security County today... Based on this, we can still stabilize the situation!"
Guan Yu is indeed a handsome man...under such an extremely unfavorable situation, he is still keen to choose the optimal solution.
"Public Security..." Wang Fu's eyes rolled...
He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but... when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them all...
He was a little afraid. In such a situation, the "public security" might not be stable... Mi Fang, Liu Feng, and Meng Da might not be trustworthy either... But at this time, how could he say such words?
"Didn't you hear my military order?" Guan Yu ordered again, "Hurry up and pass it on!"
"Here..."
at this time…
"Report...two reinforcements from the Wei Dynasty have arrived outside Fancheng! The banners have the characters 'Xu' and 'Zhang' written high on them!"
Xu?Zhang?
Guan Yu paused slightly and blurted out, "Then Cao Yu himself didn't come to Jingzhou's aid at all. He sent Xu Huang, Xu Gongming, Zhang Liao, and Zhang Wenyuan to come to aid... alas... alas!"
Speaking of this... Guan Yu sighed heavily. At this moment, he realized that he seemed to have fallen into a trap.
His thoughts... were severely controlled by Cao Yu.
"Report..."
Another scout reported, "The gates of Fancheng were opened, and Lu Xun led Jiangdong generals... to fight out of it!"
"Report...Jiangling City, Lu Meng led his army north, Jingnan reinforcements have also arrived, and they all killed our army!"
"Report..."
As soon as the sentences were passed, four big words appeared on Guan Yu's forehead - Ambush from all sides!
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"Da da da…"
The sound of horse hooves is getting louder...
Guan Yu's troops were mostly infantry. In terms of speed, they were no match for cavalry.
Within a short while, Xu Huang caught up with him.
Guan Yu asked Guan Ping to form a formation, but he personally stepped forward and stood in front of the enemy cavalry with a single sword and horse, "Let Xu Gongming come out to see me!"
Not long after...
Xu Huang slowly rode out. "Junhou, we have not seen each other for several years. I don't want to see you again. Your beard and hair are already gray!"
Xu Huang stood in the middle of the military formation with his sword in hand, and continued to sigh with emotion: "Recalling the past when I was in my prime, I received many teachings, Xu Huang is grateful..."
Xu Huang and Guan Yu are old acquaintances. They are both from Hedong, one is from Hedong Xieliang, the other is from Yang County, Hedong County...
Speaking of how we met, there is a story.
When Guan Yu was a child, his parents saved money so that he could study in a private school. However, Guan Yu's grades were abysmal. He was only interested in "Spring and Autumn". He took "Spring and Autumn" with him wherever he went, and even fantasized about becoming "Spring and Autumn".
"Those heroes who are skilled in martial arts, hoe the strong and help the weak, and help the country!"
Therefore... I neglected my studies and focused more on practicing martial arts.
By chance, he was taught swordsmanship by the sword god "Tang Zhan" and was fortunate enough to learn martial arts.
Unexpectedly, his parents died of illness, which made Guan Yu's already not wealthy family even worse. In order to survive, he could only make a living by selling red dates.
To sell dates, you must "beat dates".
In the north, a long pole is used to beat dates.
Beating dates is a bit similar to "cutting", but jujube trees are very elastic. He beat dates crazily every day. Over the past few years, Guan Yu developed a lot of strength, and even his sword skills became much more proficient.
He even mastered it and created the "Thirty-Six Ways of Spring and Autumn" sword techniques, focusing on the first three sword techniques.
As for Xu Huang's acquaintance with him, it was also because of this jujube...
Xu Huang saw that Guan Yu was good at beating jujubes, so he competed with him...for more than a hundred rounds in a row, the two were neck and neck.
Young people are very competitive, so... they learn from each other... and each other's martial arts become more and more sophisticated.
Speaking of which…
It is a happy thing to meet an old friend in a foreign country, but Guan Yu is not happy now.
"Haha, Gongming deserves the award!" Guan Yu replied.
Xu Huang continued: "The kings and princes flooded Jiangling, and their heroic deeds shocked China. My old friend heard about them and was extremely envious!"
"Hahaha..." Guan Yu laughed again, "I have a deep relationship with Gongming. If we are not better than others, why does Gongming pursue me so hard?"
Guan Yu knew the situation was not good...
Delay as much time as possible to give Guan Ping time to set up his formation.
Never thought...
At this moment, the ax in Xu Huang's hand was pointed at Guan Yu, "The whole army listens to the order, whoever can get Guan Yu's head will be rewarded with thousands of gold!"
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As soon as this statement came out...
Guan Yu was stunned. "Gongming? Why did you say this?"
Xu Huang changed the topic, "Today's encounter in front of the battle is a duel between Han and Wei. Xu is loyal to the Emperor of Wei, and he will never dare to use personal power to undermine public service!"
"Yun Chang, come on...you haven't beaten jujubes in so many years, have you lost your kung fu? Give me a blow with my axe!"