After all, Guan Yu was not an ordinary person. After just a moment of shock, his mood gradually calmed down. Guan Yu glanced at the man who was kneeling on the ground and begging, and sneered: "Mr. Song was caught, how did you escape?"
Came out?"
The guy didn't dare to raise his head, but kept saying: "Back to the general, the villain was at the stern of the boat at the time. Seeing a bad opportunity, he jumped into the river. Fortunately, the villain was familiar with the water and escaped back. General, look, the villain's
The clothes are not completely dry yet.”
Guan Yu took a closer look and found that there were still some water stains on the man's body. He vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't remember it for a moment, so he could only say: "Get up. Let me ask you, why did the Jingzhou navy detain us?
grain ship?”
The waiter climbed up tremblingly, lowered his hands and said: "Back to the general, before the villain fell into the water, he vaguely heard the sound of fire from the warship, saying that my shopkeeper had stolen and sold food to help the victims, and he had been reported."
Guan Yu's eyes widened and he shouted in a deep voice: "Nonsense! Mr. Song has told me many times that his food is purchased from people's homes door to door. How can he talk about stealing and selling disaster relief food? It all belongs to people over there.
A one-sided statement!"
The waiter looked up at Guan Yu and murmured: "I dare not hide anything from the general. What my shopkeeper is selling this time is indeed food specially used to relieve the victims."
Guan Yu was stunned and asked: "Tell me quickly, what's going on?"
The clerk sighed and said: "General Mingjian, now is the time of drought. The people in the south of the Yangtze River don't have much surplus food at home. They have to wait until the summer harvest. No matter how much money my shopkeeper offers, they are still unwilling to sell. My shopkeeper is thinking
The general treated him very well, so he had to spend a lot of money to bribe a warehouse official there, and then he got two ships of grain. Therefore, the grain this time was not purchased from the people's homes, but from the official warehouse."
When the clerk mentioned the word "surplus grain", Guan Yu suddenly realized that shopkeeper Song's grain ship was impounded, so there would be no grain shipped to Guangling, and the grain in Guangling city could not last more than two days! Guan Yu couldn't help but look angry.
He changed his mind and no longer bothered to ask the waiter, and quickly walked out.
In the large tent of the Guangling military camp, Guan Yu looked around at the generals standing on both sides. He suddenly realized that when something big happened, he didn't even have anyone he could discuss with. This was all due to his usually arrogant temperament, which the generals in the army did not have.
One he sees
It's easy to see. In fact, don't talk about these people. During the time when he was in Cao Cao's camp, there were so many famous generals, but he could only talk to Zhang Liao and Xu Huang. As for the Five Tiger Generals that Liu Bei later named
, he doesn’t even look down on Huang Zhong.
After all, Guan Yu was Guan Yu. He calmed down and issued four orders in succession. The first was to order the army's rations to be halved, the second was to send meteor horses to Xuzhou to ask Liu Bei to quickly allocate grain and grass, and the third was to purchase grain from the people in the city at a high price.
, and the fourth is to urgently seal all grain stores in the city.
These four orders are all Guan Yu's expedient measures. The army's rations are halved, which can last at least two more days, and maybe they can wait until the grain is shipped from Xuzhou. The purpose of purchasing grain from the people is to last a little longer. As for
Closing down grain shops can prevent unscrupulous businessmen from taking advantage of the opportunity to drive up grain prices.
Due to Guan Yu's reputation, all the generals in the big tent kept talking, and no one dared to speak out against it. But when they left the big tent, they all started to complain. The generals in the army were all young men with a lot of food.
, the military rations were halved or dry became thin, many
People are going hungry, fearing that a mutiny will be provoked. As for purchasing grain from the people and sealing grain shops, although it can relieve the temporary crisis, it is more likely to cause panic among the people in the city. But everyone usually sees Guan Yu with a straight face.
Face, no one dared to mention it to him face to face.
This situation only lasted for one day, and the soldiers in the military camp started to make noise, and rumors spread in Guangling City. Another day later, the hungry soldiers began to rush into people's homes to snatch food, and some deserters also appeared in the military camp.
, because some people have heard that the surplus food in the army is not enough for one day, and the whole Guangling City is in chaos. What makes Guan Yu depressed is that the envoy sent to Xuzhou to urge food has returned. Xuzhou is also short of food, and Liu Bei cannot allocate the excess.
of food for him.
Seeing Guan Yu's frown, Cao Hui said distressedly: "Husband, how about I write a letter and ask my father for some food."
In Cao Hui's view, the Cao family is considered to be a big family, and they should be able to get some food. But Guan Yu is not happy with this marriage in the first place. With his arrogant character, how could he ask the Cao family in a low voice?
, owe this favor to the Cao family?
Guan Yu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I will handle this matter myself."
Before he finished speaking, the soldiers outside the gate suddenly came to report: "General Qi, something bad has happened! There is a military horse outside the city, under the banner of the Han Dynasty, heading straight for the south gate."
When Guan Yu heard this, he was furious and said: "Young man Liu Xin, he seized my grain ship just to plot against Guang Ling! Huh, I want you to know the power of Guan's sword!"
At this time, the south gate of Guangling was already in a panic. The soldiers hurriedly closed the gate, and the people who had no time to enter the city fled in all directions. Guan Yu quickly walked up to the top of the city. There was also a chaos on the top of the city. Many soldiers were busy carrying rolling logs.
Stones, bows and arrows, tens of thousands of horses and horses crowded under the city in darkness, with flags blocking out the sun. Guan Yu held his hands on the battlements and shouted loudly: "Who among you dares to invade our borders?"
At this time, at the gate flag of the enemy formation below the city, a general leaped out on horseback with a spear in his hand and said loudly: "People on the city, listen, I am Zhang He, the general under Mr. Liu, the general manager of the four states. If you know what I'm doing, I'll take the stolen ones quickly."
Return the relief food, otherwise you will regret it."
Guan Yu was furious and ordered: "Bring your horse and raise your sword!"
A drum sounded and the city gate opened wide. Guan Yu led a group of soldiers and rushed out of the city, shouting loudly: "Who dares to be so arrogant and kill me!"
Zhang He had already been reminded by Liu Xin to beware of Guan Yu's sneak attack, so when he saw Guan Yu charging straight towards him, Zhang He was not surprised and faced him with his gun, and the two of them fought together.
After more than thirty rounds of fighting with swords and guns, Liu Xin saw another horse flying out of Liu Xin's formation. A black-faced man on the horse said loudly: "Fourth brother, take a rest for a while, and wait for the younger brother to meet him."
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Zhang He feigned a shot and turned his horse away. Guan Yu was about to catch up, but Xu Chu blocked his way. The two swords were flying up and down, and it was a fierce fight. The sky was dark and the earth was dark. After about sixty rounds, it was still difficult to decide the winner.
Liu Xin could see it clearly under the banner and said in a deep voice: "Guan Yu is a famous general in the world and cannot be defeated by one person. Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, you two will replace Xu Chu and fight against Guan Yu!"
When they were protecting Mi Zhu's family from Xuzhou, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were chased by Guan Yu. Gao Shun almost lost his life, and Zhang Liao even lost many elite cavalry. Now that the enemies met, they were extremely jealous. After hearing this, Liu Xin
After receiving the order, the two men responded with a knife and a gun, and went straight to Guan Yu.
Guan Yu abandoned Xu Chu, gathered his energy, and came to fight Zhang Liao and Gao Shun. The three men and three horses formed a group and fought for about forty or fifty rounds, but it was still difficult to decide the outcome. Facing Zhang Liao, Gao Shun
Guan Yu showed no fear at all in the double attack between the two men. He used the big sword in his hand to block the enemy's attack, but he still managed to survive.
Liu Xin was amazed, turned around and said, "Jun Yi, Zhong Kang, you two go out and fight again."
But I heard a voice behind me saying: "Lord, please let the last general fight."
When Liu Xin turned around to look, it was Taishi Ci. His army was going to attack Guangling from Wu County, so it was necessary to mobilize the navy. Moreover, Liu Xin was also afraid of Guan Yu's bravery, so he asked Gan Ning and Taishi Ci to accompany the army.
Taishi Ci was accidentally captured on the river, but Liu Xin refused to give up and entrusted him with important tasks. He wanted to gain credit for his position, so he took the initiative to fight.
Liu Xin hesitated for a moment and said, "Xingba, you and Ziyi go to battle together."
This wheel battle made Guan Yu secretly frightened. If any of these generals came out, Guan Yu would not be sure to end the battle within a hundred rounds, especially the black-faced man, whose martial arts seemed not to be inferior to his own, and his martial arts skills were not as good as his own. I don't know where Liu Xin got all these powerful people. If these people come forward together, I'm afraid he will be in trouble today. What makes Guan Yu even more uneasy is that if the fight continues like this, he can still support himself, but The war horse under him was already overwhelmed and panting heavily.
Thinking of this, Guan Yu swung his sword to hold Tai Shici's shot, and shouted sternly: "Relying on more to win is not what a hero does. Guan is ashamed to fight with a villain, so go ahead!"
Gan Ning and Tai Shici were both heroic and heroic figures. When Guan Yu's words aroused them, they were both stunned. Their subordinates were slowed down when Guan Yu jumped out of the circle and galloped towards the city. The two were waiting. While chasing, they heard the sound of gongs behind them, so they had to take their horses and return to their own formation. When they came to Liu Xin, they raised their hands and said: "The general is incompetent and made Guan Yu escape. Please punish me, my lord!"
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "It's none of your business, let's see where he can escape."
But it was said that Cao Hui was sitting in the mansion, always feeling uneasy. After asking the soldiers outside the door, she found out that there was an enemy attack, and hurriedly said: "Quick, take me to the top of the city to have a look."
The soldiers did not dare to take Cao Hui to the top of the city to watch the battle, but they could not bear her repeated requests, so they had to hitch a carriage and rush to the south gate. The city ladder was quite steep, and Cao Hui's body was very delicate. With the help of the maid, he fell three times at a time, finally climbed up to the top of the city, and looked towards the bottom of the city. He couldn't help but feel happy and scared at the same time. What he was happy about was that his husband was indeed a hero, and he could fight one against two with ease. What he was afraid of was where The sound of killing shook the sky, and the cold light flashed. If something went wrong, it would be a separation between yin and yang.
While he was watching, he suddenly saw Guan Yu Tuoma jumping out of the circle, running towards the city, and shouting towards the top of the city: "Open the city gate quickly!"
The soldier holding the door seemed indifferent, and there was no movement on the top of the city. Cao Hui was anxious and shouted to the left and right: "Open the door quickly, open the door quickly."
Suddenly, Cao Hui felt a chill on her neck, and a sharp steel knife was placed on her neck. The soldiers who escorted her here just now said in a sinister tone: "Madam, I've offended you, please hurry up." Tell the general to put down his arms, he is at the end of his rope."