As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked. [This article comes from]
Guan Yu's actions were beyond everyone's expectations.
You Guan Yu didn't agree to let the people out of the city, just to give them a way to live, but you actually wanted to kill the envoys of the Chu State. What you did was really unbelievable.
"General Hussar, please calm down. The two countries are at war, so don't kill the envoy." Chen Qun hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.
But Guan Yu cursed: "What two countries? Our country, the Han Dynasty, is the righteous one in the world, and the thieves of the puppet country of Southern Chu are all traitors and should all be killed!"
"Father, handsome, but..." Guan Xing also wanted to persuade him.
However, Guan Yu waved his hand fiercely and said firmly: "This general will never negotiate with any traitor who pretends to be Chu. If anyone dares to persuade you again, I will be punished by military law!"
Guan Yu became angry and threatened with military law. At this time, neither Guan Xing nor Chen Qun dared to say anything.
The soldiers on the left and right did not dare to disobey, so they had to drag the frightened Chu envoy down and kill him with one knife.
Next, Guan Yu ordered that the Chu envoy's head be tied to a war horse and released back to the Chu camp, so that Yan Liang could be dismounted with the power of beheading the envoy.
After some venting, Guan Yu's mood calmed down a little.
At this time, Chen Qun cautiously said: "The people in the city have reached the point where Yi Zi cannibalize each other. Leaving them in the city has no other benefits except disturbing the morale of the army. In fact, I think it is better to let the people out and save our lives."
burden."
"Who said these common people are useless, they are of great use." Guan Yu snorted coldly, with a mysterious and cold look in his eyes.
Although Chen Qun didn't understand what Guan Yu meant, he couldn't help but trembled. For some reason, he felt an unprecedented coldness in his heart.
In the Chu camp, Yan Liang was still waiting for Guan Yu's reply.
In Yan Liang's view, releasing the people would be of great benefit to Guan Yu but not harmful at all. As long as Guan Yu still has a trace of humanity, he will definitely agree to his proposal.
The curtain was lifted, and Zhou Cang walked into the tent with an object in his hand and an angry look on his face.
"Your Majesty, our envoy is back." Zhou Cang said solemnly.
Yan Liang nodded slightly, "Let the messenger come in. It seems that Guan Yu has agreed to my proposal."
Zhou Cang frowned deeply and said angrily: "Your Majesty, not only did Guan Yu not agree to your Majesty's kindness, but he actually killed our envoy."
With that said, Zhou Cang opened the bundle in his hand, and a bloody human head appeared in front of him.
Yan Liang's expression was shocked, and all the ministers including Pang Tong and others were greatly shocked.
"Guan Yu is a thief. He just didn't agree to His Majesty's invitation. He actually killed my envoy. This is really too much!" Wen Chou cursed angrily.
"The surname Guan is inhumane. He wants the people of Liyang City to be buried with him." Fa Zheng said with emotion.
"Your Majesty, Guan Yu has always been proud of himself. He dared to kill our envoy from Chu. This is an unforgivable crime." Veteran Huang Zhong also said angrily.
Snap!
Yan Liang slammed the case and gnashed his teeth and cursed: "Guan Yu, this bitch, dares to be so rampant. It's really hateful. According to my decree, after the city is broken, Guan Yu must be captured alive, and I must personally cut him into pieces before he can be eliminated.
Hatred in my heart."
Yan Liang was completely angered.
In the past, if it was for Guan Feng's sake, he might have let Guan Yu die a more pleasant death. But now, by killing his envoy, Guan Yu was blatantly trampling on his majesty as a great Chu.
Faced with such a arrogant person, if Yan Liang didn't make his life worse than death, that would not be his style.
The news that Guan Yu had killed the envoy quickly spread throughout the entire camp, and all the more than 200,000 soldiers in Chu were outraged by this.
The soldiers of the three armies were furious and eager to fight. They couldn't wait to break through the enemy city and kill all the hateful enemies.
Driven by hatred, the Chu army's siege on Liyang City reached a point of madness.
From beginning to end of the day, city-breaking cannons, water dragon cannons, ballistas, and all kinds of sharp weapons bombarded the city day and night, leaving Guan Yu without a moment's peace.
While bombarding the city, Yan Liang fired more than ten thousand "Kill Guan Yu" messages into the city, listed Guan Yu's crimes, and declared to the Han soldiers and civilians in Liyang City that whoever could capture Guan Yu alive and present the city to surrender would be rewarded heavily.
Under heavy blows from city bombardment tactics, psychological tactics, and starvation tactics, Guan Yu and his remnant soldiers were in a desperate situation.
Before he knew it, another month had passed, and all the food Guan Yu had robbed from the people was exhausted.
The Han army in Liyang City was now running out of ammunition and food.
In the military mansion, the atmosphere was dead silent.
Except for Guan Yu, whose face was still glowing, all the officials, including Chen Qun and Guan Xing, looked good.
Food and grass have been exhausted. Except for Guan Yu's supply, the entire army's food supply has been reduced to one-third even for senior officials such as Chen Qun.
The hearts of the whole army are floating, and collapse is already in sight.
"General Hussars, now that we have run out of food and grass, it is difficult to defend Liyang City. According to my opinion, the only way to go is to break out of the city." Chen Qun said weakly.
As soon as these words came out, Guan Xing and other generals all looked at Guan Yu. Although they did not agree, their longing eyes showed that they clearly agreed with Chen Qun's strategy of breaking out of the encirclement.
Guan Yu said coldly: "The emperor's order for me is to defend Liyang. I will never give up Liyang until I get the emperor's order."
These cold words almost made all the generals vomit blood.
"There has been no news about Liyang being isolated for nearly half a year. Even if the emperor wants us to retreat, we have no way of knowing. Maybe the emperor knows our difficulties and has long wanted us to break out, but he is just unable to send someone to convey the order." Chen
Qun said with a sad face.
Guan Xing and others nodded slightly and expressed their agreement with Chen Qun's statement.
Guan Yu said in a deep voice: "Liyang is the gateway to our Han Kingdom. Once Liyang is lost, the Chu invaders can march straight in and take Ye City, and the country will be in danger. Your Majesty will never give up such a key place, let alone
We may be ordered to break out."
Now all the generals were speechless, and even Chen Qun fell silent.
At this time, Guan Xing said: "Having said that, the food and grass are now exhausted, the soldiers have no food to eat, and there will be chaos in a few days. How can Liyang City be defended."
Grain, grain, grain! Everything is grain!
Without food and grass, any generosity and national interests are all nonsense.
Everyone's eyes were turned to Guan Yu to see what solution he could come up with.
Guan Yu can't say that if there is no food to eat, even if he starves to death, he will still defend the city for me.
After a long silence, Guan Yu slowly said: "The general will have his own solution to the matter of food and grass. You all should retreat first."
All the generals were surprised and doubtful. They were surprised that Guan Yu actually said that he had a way to solve the problem of food and grass. But they were doubtful that Guan Yu had any way to solve the problem of food and grass now that all the tree bark had been eaten.
Everyone was suspicious, but they didn't dare to ask more questions, so they had to leave one after another.
"Xing'er, please stay." Guan Yu kept Guan Xing.
Everyone retreated, and only Guan Xing remained in the hall.
"Father, do you really have a solution for food and grass?" Guan Xing asked impatiently.
Guan Yu did not answer, but asked coldly: "I would like to ask you, how many people are there in Liyang City?"
Guan Xing was startled, but he didn't understand how his father, who regarded the people as nothing but trivial matters, suddenly remembered to care about the people at this time.
"There were originally 50,000 people in the city, but more than 20,000 died of starvation due to lack of food. There are probably only 20,000 to 30,000 left." Guan Xing replied suspiciously.
"Twenty to thirty thousand people..." Guan Yu murmured to himself, pinching his fingers secretly, as if he was calculating something.
After a moment, Guan Yu frowned, seeming to have made a decision.
Then, he said: "Xing'er, do you know why I killed the envoy of Chu and refused to let the people of Liyang leave the city?"
At this time, Guan Yu suddenly brought up the old events of more than a month ago.
Guan Xing became more and more suspicious, and could only sigh: "I guess that my father did this because he didn't want Yan Thief to take the opportunity to gain a reputation as a lover of the people."
"This is just one of them." Guan Yu snorted coldly, "Do you still remember that my father once said that these people are not useless, they are also useful."
"What's the use?" Guan Xing became more and more confused, "I'm sorry for my ignorance. I don't know what my father means. Please clarify me."
Guan Yu stood up, walked to the door, looked at the sky with his hands behind his hands, and his eyes gradually became serious.
Guan Xing faintly felt that a strong chill was emanating from Guan Yu's body. This kind of chill actually gave Guan Xing a creepy feeling.
"Didn't we run out of food and grass? These people have come in handy." Guan Yu suddenly said this.
Guan Xing was startled. He didn't understand it at first. He thought that if all the food and grass were eaten up, the remaining food in the people's homes would have been robbed long ago, so what use could it be put to.
Guan Yu slowly turned around, his red face was as cold as iron, and his eyes shone with a chilling light.
Suddenly, Guan Xing woke up with a start, and he understood what Guan Yu meant.
In an instant, Guan Xing changed in shock, as if he had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.
"Father, are you actually going to..." Guan Xing's voice was trembling and hoarse, and he stuttered out of fear.
Guan Yu said coldly: "For the sake of the Han Dynasty and the overall situation of the country, there is nothing I can do about it as a father. Those people must be sacrificed."
"But, that's not just a sacrifice, that's..." Guan Xing seemed hard to say.
Guan Yu glared at him and said disdainfully: "I have taught you a long time ago that you should not be benevolent as a woman when doing important things. It seems that your virtue has not improved at all."
Guan Xing was scolded, and embarrassment appeared on his shocked face again. He froze there, trembling all over, not knowing what to say.
At this time, Guan Yu turned around again, waved his hand and said: "My father left you here just to leave this matter to you. This time, I hope you will not let my father down."
After hearing these words, Guan Xing's originally calm mood suddenly changed into shock.
When Guan Xing raised his head suddenly, endless terror was written on his face.