Guan Suo did not have the courage to bite off his tongue, so he could only return to Liyang City under the escort of the scouts.
At this time, Guan Yu had not slept all night.
Guan Suo never fled back to Liyang City after his defeat at Hetan, which made Guan Yu think that his third son had died in the battle.
Although in front of the generals, Guan Yu showed disapproval, in private, Guan Yu was extremely anxious and worried about his son's safety all the time.
At this time, Guan Yu was in the room, pacing anxiously, wondering about Guan Suo's life or death.
The sound of footsteps sounded, and the soldiers left in a hurry, saying happily: "General Qi, the third young general is back."
At that moment, endless surprise appeared on Guan Yu's face, and he was so excited that he almost laughed out loud, completely different from his previous indifference.
After a moment of excitement, Guan Yu suddenly realized that this was inconsistent with his style, so he hurriedly restrained his ecstasy, and waved his hand disapprovingly, inviting Guan Suo to meet him.
The soldiers withdrew, Guan Yu turned his back, a smile of relief quietly appeared on his red face.
Not long after, Guan Suo walked into the hall step by step, slightly cupped his hands, and said feebly: "My son has seen his handsome father."
Guan Yu immediately stopped smiling. When he turned around, his red face had returned to its previous gloom and indifference.
"Do you still have the nerve to come back?" Guan Yu pretended to teach him a lesson and glared at Guan Suo angrily.
Guan Suo's figure trembled, and he suddenly felt a sense of sadness in his heart.
He originally thought that he would be killed by Yan Liang and come back alive by chance. Guan Yu should comfort him even if there was no surprise.
Who would have thought that when they met, what Guan Suo heard was not comforting words, but Guan Yu's questioning questions as if complaining.
"Son...I..." Guan Suo felt aggrieved. When he choked, tears already filled his eyes.
When Guan Yu saw that he not only did not lie on the ground to apologize, but instead acted aggrieved, as if what he had taught him was wrong, this made Guan Yu even more angry.
"The sons of my Guan family are all upright men. Don't cry and cry. It's embarrassing for me, Guan Yu!" Guan Yu shouted in shock.
Guan Suo was startled, quickly held back his tears, and knelt down on the ground.
Upon seeing this, the sergeants on the left and right knew that Guan Yu was trying to save face, so they quickly retreated knowingly.
As soon as the outsiders left, Guan Yu's anger subsided, and then he took a serious look at his son.
When Guan Yu discovered that Guan Suo was missing an arm, his figure suddenly shook, and a sense of pain arose spontaneously.
His anger finally subsided and he rolled his sleeves and said, "That's all. Seeing that you lost an arm, it must be a fight to the death. Get up."
Only then did Guan Suo stand up tremblingly, and stood there with his head down sadly, not daring to say another word.
Guan Yu sat down himself. He did not let Guan Suo sit down, so he made him stand there.
"Tell me about the battle." Guan Yu drank tea by himself without even looking at Guan Suo.
Guan Suo did not dare to disobey, so he told the truth how he and his brother set up an ambush, how they were attacked by the Chu army, and how he was defeated and captured alive by Wen Chou.
Guan Yu originally just asked casually and didn't take it too seriously, but when Guan Suo said that he was actually captured by the Chu army, he couldn't help but change his color.
"What, you were captured by Yan Thief?" Guan Yu's face changed and he asked sharply.
Guan Suo knelt down with a bang and said with regret: "My son was defeated by the Chu invaders because he was unable to fight with all his strength. I am guilty of this crime. I ask my father to punish me."
Guan Yu stood up suddenly and paced back and forth in front of Guan Suo, his face turned red with anger, and he looked disappointed and complaining towards Guan Suo.
Originally, Guan Yu was still a little happy that Guan Suo could escape alive, but now this joy disappeared and was replaced by anger.
It was a great shame for Guan Yu that his son was captured by Yan Liang, his mortal enemy. Guan Yu would rather Guan Suo died in battle than to be captured alive by his mortal enemy.
"You, you, you are simply embarrassing me, Guan Gong!" Guan Yu pointed at Guan Suo and cursed.
"Father, my son has tried his best, but..."
"You still dare to quibble, I'll tell you to quibble!" Guan Yu was so angry that he swung his arm and slapped Guan Suo hard on the face.
Guan Suo groaned, a bloody mark suddenly appeared on his face, and half of his face was swollen due to Guan Yu's fanning.
Guan Suo was so hurt and ashamed that he didn't even dare to moan in pain. He could only kneel there and pray for his father's forgiveness.
After being slapped, Guan Yu's anger subsided a little. He returned to his seat and drank a few sips of tea before calming down.
This calmness didn't matter, Guan Yu immediately thought of something wrong.
He raised his head again and glared at Guan Suo, asking suspiciously: "Since you were captured alive by the Yan thief, how did you come back now?"
"Er...er killed the guard and escaped while he was unprepared." Guan Suo lied, but he was obviously not good at lying. He was hesitant when he spoke, with a look of panic and embarrassment on his face.
Guan Yu was not stupid, he quickly noticed that Guan Suo's expression was different.
"There are tens of thousands of Chu troops. You have a broken arm. How can you easily kill the guards and escape safely? Tell me the truth, how did you come back?" Guan Yu asked sharply.
When Guan Yu shouted like this, Guan Suo was immediately shocked and he no longer dared to lie.
"Actually...actually, it was that Yan thief who let me back." Guan Suo murmured, fearing that Guan Yu would be angry.
Guan Yu was startled, his suspicion became more serious, and he frowned and said: "That thief Yan is cruel and unkind. When he captured your elder brother and younger sister, they both preferred to die and were harmed by him. Now that he has captured you, how can he let you go so easily?"
you?"
Guan Yu's endless questioning had driven Guan Suo to despair, and he had no room to hesitate anymore.
Now that things have come to this, what else can we do besides telling the truth?
"Yan thief... Yan thief didn't let you go easily." Guan Suo lowered his head and his voice was as thin as a mosquito's sound.
Guan Yu frowned and said in a deep voice: "Why did Yan Thief let you go? Today you must give me an explanation!"
"He is a thief...he is ruthless and ruthless. He used it...on his son...castration..."
Guan Suo almost had to use all his strength to say the word "castration" before he could say it with difficulty, and when he said it, he was already blushing with embarrassment.
Castration!
Guan Yu didn't react for a moment. He was at a loss.
After a while, he finally understood that Yan Liang was actually his castrated son of Guan Yu!
Suddenly, endless indignation and shame rushed out like a gushing volcano, and Guan Yu's red face almost exploded.
"Yan thief! How dare you humiliate me like this!" Guan Yu gritted his teeth and clenched his fist so hard that it made a "rattling" sound.
The dignified son of Guan Gong turned into a "eunuch" who was shamed by everyone in the world. Guan Yu's reputation, which had been overly damaged by Yan Liang, would suffer another heavy blow.
Guan Yu was so angry that he just wished he could fight Yan Liang to the death right now.
Thinking of this, he jumped up and shouted: "Here comes someone!"
The soldiers are eager to order at any time.
"Pass this general's order to assemble all the troops. I am going to..." Furious, Guan Yu planned to summon the entire army on the spot and rush out of the city to fight Yan Liang to avenge his humiliation.
But when the order was about to be spoken, Guan Yu held it back.
There was still a trace of clarity in Guan Yu's mind. He knew very well that Yan Liang's purpose of doing this was not only to humiliate him, but also to provoke him and induce him to fight.
At this moment, Guan Yu only has more than 20,000 troops and horses, while the Chu army has 70,000 to 80,000 troops. If they go out of the city to fight, they will definitely lose.
"Get out of here, general!" Guan Yu waved his hand and shouted.
The soldiers were startled and did not dare to ask any more questions, so they quickly withdrew again.
Guan Yu couldn't avenge his revenge, and he couldn't avenge his shame. Seeing his son kneeling on the ground, he became more and more unhappy, so he kicked Guan Suo to the ground.
"You coward, why don't you just commit suicide? Why don't you just die? How can you have the nerve to come back and damage the reputation of my Guan family?"
Guan Suo was so aggrieved that he did not dare to express his feelings, so he could only kneel there, choking and sobbing.
After being beaten and scolded, Guan Yu became weak and fell down, breathing heavily and feebly.
"Yan Thief, if I, Guan Yu, don't avenge this revenge, I will never be a human being~~" As he gasped, Guan Yu gritted his teeth with hatred and secretly swore a poisonous oath.
When Guan Yu in the city was furious, all the Chu troops outside the city had already come out.
Thousands of Chu soldiers marched out of their camps and advanced toward Liyang City.
Not long after, the Chu army arrived at the south of Liyang City. Yan Liang issued a decree and ordered all the troops to march south of Liyang City to the stronghold.
Just as Yan Liang expected, nearly ten thousand soldiers and horses were lost, and Guan Yu did not dare to fight at all, so he could only let the Chu army camp in front of the city.
After the camp was set up, Yan Liang sent people to Henan to tell the troops to come and assemble as soon as possible. At the same time, he sent old and weak soldiers to call for battle in front of the city.
The furious Guan Yu faced Yan Liang's provocation but did not dare to send troops to fight and could only defend himself behind closed doors.
For three days in a row, the scolders sent out by Yan Liang scolded all eighteen generations of Guan Yu's ancestors, but Guan Yu was still like a shrunken turtle, not daring to show his head.
A few days later, all the armies were basically assembled, and the number of soldiers and horses on the front line of Liyang was close to more than 200,000.
The troops and horses had been gathered, and Yan Liang then ordered to build earthen walls around Liyang City. With an absolutely superior force, he surrounded Liyang City completely.
Yan Liang originally planned to imitate the battle of Luoyang City, use hundreds of city-breaking cannons to destroy Liyang City in one fell swoop, and then break through the city, kill all the Han troops, and behead Liu Bei.
But after the siege, Yan Liang gave up this plan.
Since the destruction of Luoyang City last year, Liu Bei has reinforced the city walls of all the important towns on the north bank of the Yellow River and Hebei. Liyang City, as the first important town on the north bank, has more than doubled the thickness of its city walls.
Facing such a thickened city wall, even a powerful artifact like the City-Breaking Cannon would be useless.
Yan Liang had to admit that Liu Bei had indeed worked hard to resist his Northern Expedition.
Although the city-breaking cannon was useless, it did not mean that Yan Liang gave up the siege.
It was early in the morning, and Yan Liang personally led an army of 50,000 to approach the south gate of Liyang.
The army was in formation, and Yan Liang sent an envoy to Guan Yu in front of the South Gate City to issue a letter of war, asking him if he dared to go out of the city in person to fight Yan Liang alone and fight to the death. (To be continued...)