After giving the order, Fang Zhuochen arrived on horseback and ran up the high slope until he arrived in front of Yan Liang.
"I am reporting to your Majesty that Guan Yu led 20,000 Yan troops to suddenly break out from the Dongying line. The enemy troops are coming in huge numbers and General Zhang may not be able to stop them. Please support me as soon as possible."
Guan Yu leads his army to break through!
Hearing this report, Yan Liang couldn't help but feel slightly shocked.
It was only on his front foot that he could see signs that Guan Yu was breaking out of the encirclement, while on the other side Guan Yu had already led his troops to attack with his rear foot. The situation changed so quickly that it was quite beyond Yan Liang's expectation.
"Your Majesty, Guan Yu must be afraid that we will see that he wants to break out of the encirclement, so he acted hastily. Without further delay, I thought that your Majesty would immediately send troops and horses to intercept." Pang Tong hurriedly added.
Yan Liang could not allow Guan Yu to escape, so he immediately ordered all battalions to stop moving. The troops quickly gathered and rushed to the east gate to intercept the fleeing Yan army.
After the order was passed, Pang De, Wen Chou, Huang Zhong and other generals quickly led their troops and rushed towards the east gate.
Yan Liang was not idle either. He personally led the Tiger Guard troops and rode straight to the east.
At the east gate, the sound of killings was loud and the whole place was in chaos.
Guan Yu led 20,000 Yan troops. While the Chu troops were preparing food, they suddenly rushed out of the city, crossed the shallow water outside the city, and tried desperately to fight their way out of the gap between the Chu camps.
Zhang Liao, who was guarding the east camp, heard the news and immediately went into battle and mobilized all his troops to stop the attack.
The two armies and horses engaged in a fierce confrontation in the wilderness, which was less than a mile in radius.
The Chu army that Yan Liang invaded Xuzhou originally numbered 90,000, but in order to hold on to Pengcheng, 20,000 elite troops had to be separated.
At this time, Zhang Liao's troops on the front line of Dongying actually only had 10,000 troops. Facing twice the enemy's attack, the numerical disadvantage put Zhang Liao's army into an unfavorable situation very quickly, and it gradually became impossible to withstand the enemy's attack.
situation.
Although he responded to the battle hastily and his troops were out of strength, Zhang Liao did not flinch at all. He galloped his horse and wielded his sword, urging his soldiers to fight to the death and stubbornly block the enemy.
In the rebellious army, Guan Yu, who was killing wildly, suddenly saw his old friend with a pair of bloodshot eyes.
Zhang Liao, who first belonged to Ding Yuan, then to Lu Bu, then to Cao Cao, and now is loyal to Yan Liang.
Guan Yu was angry, raised his horse and wielded his sword, killed the rebel army, and marched straight towards Zhang Liao.
"Repeatedly unfaithful people, please accept your fate -" Amidst the violent shouts, the long sword in Guan Yu's hand was like the weight of Mount Tai, and he slashed at Zhang Liao's head.
Seeing Guan Yu's attack, Zhang Liao, who was well aware of Guan Yu's martial arts, did not dare to look down upon him, so he hurriedly summoned up all his strength and raised his sword to fight against him.
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Amidst the roaring sound, Zhang Liao's figure was shaken, and his thick-wristed arms were crushed by Guan Yu's sword, causing him to bend three points down.
Nowadays, although Guan Yu has lost the Qinglong Sword and his strength has been greatly reduced, the strength of the first three axes is still astonishing.
Zhang Liao struggled to take Guan Yu's blow. He was familiar with Guan Yu's details and knew that Guan Yu's next two blows would be stronger than the other. He didn't have time to breathe, so he used his whole life to fight with his sword.
Sure enough, Guan Yu slashed out with one sword, and the sword swept out like a wheel. The second sword followed closely, and it slashed horizontally with overwhelming force.
Amidst the excitement of metal, Zhang Liao struggled to block Guan Yu's mad attack, and his body was slightly shaken.
Although Zhang Liao was able to take the third sword that followed, the violent force caused his blood to boil and his mouth to go numb.
Even so, Zhang Liao's martial arts skills were among the best in the world. Facing Guan Yu, who had superb martial arts skills, how could he be defeated in just three moves?
After taking Guan Yu's three axes, the fierce energy in Guan Yu's sword was exhausted, and the fierce power of the subsequent offensive was greatly reduced.
After surviving the three most dangerous moves, Zhang Liao took a breath, pulled himself together, and fought hard.
After three swords failed to win, Guan Yu became angry and cursed: "Zhang Liao, you are such a repeating and dishonest person, how dare you block my way now!"
Guan Yu's harsh words were clearly scolding Zhang Liao for not being able to "end the same thing" and changing his master several times.
Such harsh words immediately angered Zhang Liao.
"Guan Yu, didn't you also surrender to Duke Cao? What qualifications do you have to scold me for being dishonest." The angry Zhang Liao showed no mercy and immediately retorted.
Zhang Liao exposed Guan Yu's stain, which made Guan Yu extremely embarrassed. In anger, he attacked with his sword.
After all, Zhang Liao's martial arts skills were slightly inferior to Guan Yu's. Although he was able to withstand three of Guan Yu's axes, after fighting for more than 20 times, he gradually began to feel exhausted.
At this time, relying on their numerical advantage, Guan Yu's 20,000 Yan army had successfully broken through the Yan army's defense line and began to rush towards Tancheng in the north.
Guan Yu was not in a hurry to leave. At this moment, he was so angry that he wanted to kill Zhang Liao before breaking out of the encirclement. This would be a way to make up for the loss of his prestige as he was forced to abandon the city by Yan Liang.
With this thought in mind, Guan Yu's sword moves became more and more crazy. After more than ten moves, Zhang Liao was already forced to breathe.
"Father, I'm here to help you capture this thief——" Guan Feng, who had defeated the rebel army, came to help Guan Yu with his sword.
Zhang Liao complained repeatedly in his heart, thinking that it was really raining because of the leakage in the house, and it was difficult for him to challenge Guan Yu. Now another Guan Feng came out. With the combined strength of his father and daughter, how could he resist it.
"Feng'er goes first, I will kill this thief alone, no one else needs to intervene." The arrogant Guan Yu shouted at his daughter to retreat.
Hearing his father's scolding, Guan Feng thought that his father was extremely skilled in martial arts, and even if he didn't help, it wouldn't be a problem to kill Zhang Liao.
At that moment, Guan Feng wanted to ride his horse and go first.
Just before Guan Feng could move away, he suddenly heard loud shouts of killing behind him. When he looked back, he saw the flags were overwhelming and there were countless Chu troops, encircling and killing them from all directions.
Reinforcements, reinforcements from the Chu army have arrived!
In the northwest, Pang De rode his horse and wielded his sword, killing wildly. The 10,000 elite Chu troops were like tigers and wolves, crushing and killing the retreating Yan army.
In the southwest, the veteran general Huang Zhong was unstoppable. He opened his long sword to the left and right, and the blade passed by. Countless heads flew into the air. Behind him, the Changsha soldiers of the Chu army came up fiercely. Following their old general, they frantically killed the frightened Yan army.
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Due west, the red flag of the King of Chu was seen flying over the battlefield like a raging fire.
King Yan Liang of Chu has personally led a large army to pursue and kill him.
Zhang Liao, who was struggling with the challenge, saw Yan Liang's suicide, and his spirits were lifted. He rallied and fought back vigorously.
The 10,000 Dongying soldiers who fought hard were also inspired by the red royal flag, burning all their fighting spirit and desperately blocking the enemy's breakthrough.
At this time, Guan Yu was shocked. He did not expect that Yan Liang would react so quickly and lead his army to kill him so quickly.
"Commander Father, the rebel reinforcements have arrived and it's time to withdraw." Guan Feng exclaimed.
Guan Yu was anxious and unwilling in his heart. He really wanted to kill Zhang Liao so that his dignity would be damaged.
But the current situation is that Yan Liang personally leads the army to kill, and he can't defeat Zhang Liao for a moment. If he continues like this, he will be surrounded and killed by Yan Liang.
In desperation, Guan Yu had no choice but to attack a few times and force Zhang Liao to retreat, even though he used the red rabbit horse to look north and flee.
Guan Feng also followed closely behind. The father and daughter worked in tandem, slashing a bloody path with their long swords, and ran away desperately.
However, the situation at this time is completely different from before.
Seeing the arrival of reinforcements, the morale of the Dongying soldiers was greatly boosted. With their efforts to intercept and kill, the gap opened by the Yan army had been greatly reduced, and the difficulty for the Yan army behind to break through also increased sharply.
The Guan family's father and daughter's escape was delayed, but the pursuers behind them were getting closer and closer.
When his father and daughter fought hard and managed to break through the defense line, behind them, a large number of Chu army pursuers had also arrived.
Under the red royal flag, Yan Liang galloped on his horse, with the Green Dragon Sword in his hand trailing a long trail of blood.
Lu Lingqi followed closely, and Fang Tian painted his halberd to ruthlessly kill the enemies blocking the road.
Guan Yu relied on the speed of the red rabbit horse to break through the defense line and quickly fled away. Guan Yu only focused on running away, but forgot about his daughter.
Yan Liang glanced around and glanced at a female general running away in the Yan army. He expected it to be Guan Yu's daughter.
Normally, Yan Liang would definitely capture this bitch with his own hands, but right now his only target is Guan Yu, so why should he be delayed by a mere prostitute.
"Lingqi, I'll leave that bitch to you. Capture her alive for me. I'll go after Guan Yu." Yan Liang gave a loud order while running.
"Nuo." Lu Lingqi said excitedly, raised her horse, danced her halberd, and charged towards Guan Feng.
Yan Liang passed by Guan Feng, raised his horse and wielded his sword, and continued to pursue Guan Yu.
Passing through the rebellious army and heading north, the number of soldiers on both sides gradually became smaller, and the flat and open terrain gradually became narrower. Looking from a distance, we saw groups of Yan troops, abandoning their helmets and armor, running desperately.
"Your Majesty, Guan Yu has a red rabbit and a horse. I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with him." Zhou Cang, who was guarding the left and right, said worriedly.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Yan Liang's mouth: "So what if Guan Yu has a red rabbit and horse? It's not that easy for him to escape unscathed."
Zhou Cang was at a loss, but he didn't know why his king was so confident.
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Guan Yu was galloping on his horse, and the 20,000 troops he had when he broke out of the encirclement were getting smaller and smaller. After he escaped seven or eight miles away from Xiapi City, there were only a few thousand troops left around him.
At this moment, Guan Yu suddenly realized that he had left his daughter Guan Feng behind as he was just running away.
"Feng'er is not weak in martial arts and has superb riding skills. I believe she will be able to break out of the siege and rush to Tancheng to join me..."
Guan Yu comforted himself in his heart and did not dare to stay for a long time, so he continued to flee north.
After running for several miles, Guan Yu, Lu Su, who had escaped first, and several thousand soldiers and horses met up. The soldiers and horses around him finally managed to make up more than 10,000 people.
The cavalry and soldiers gathered a little, and Guan Yu felt a little more at ease, so he led his troops and horses to continue to retreat north.
The road underfoot became increasingly muddy and the terrain became narrower and narrower. When Guan Yu and his tired soldiers and horses entered the mountain road that they had to pass on their way to the north, everyone was stunned.
Because, at some point, the muddy mountain road was filled with firewood and branches, blocking the road and making it impossible for war horses to pass.
Obviously, the Chu army seemed to have been prepared for their escape, so they built many obstacles with firewood and branches on the road in advance.
Guan Yu was frightened and angry, so he had to order his soldiers to cut firewood along the road and open up the passage. The 10,000 soldiers and horses moved forward slowly and arduously.
But during this lag time, flags covered the sky in the south, and a large number of Chu troops were chasing them.
If they continue to move forward slowly like this, Guan Yu and his 10,000 remaining soldiers will inevitably be lost on this mountain road.
At this time, Guan Yu was actually a little at a loss.
"General Guan, at this point, we have to abandon our horses and climb over these firewood obstacles on foot. Only then can we have a chance to escape."
As soon as Lu Su finished speaking, he turned over and dismounted, abandoned the horse decisively, and moved forward on foot.
The rest of the knights also followed suit, abandoning their horses and marching on foot. Not to mention the horseless infantry, they all gave up cutting down the path to clear the way and scrambled to escape.
Guan Yu glanced at the red rabbit and horse under him, and a look of infinite hardship appeared on his livid face. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)