Yan Liang first killed Chen Qun, and then issued an order to launch a new round of attack on Liyang City.
Although Guan Yu killed thousands of wounded soldiers and used their human flesh as military rations, this small amount of military rations only allowed him to survive for more than ten days.
More than ten days later, the army's supplies were exhausted again, and the Chu army attacked the city more urgently. More than half of the soldiers in the city, including those who fled, were dead and wounded, and Guan Yu only had 10,000 soldiers left who could fight.
Moreover, after experiencing the defection of senior generals like Chen Qun, the morale of the Han army was further damaged, and its combat effectiveness was further reduced.
Under all the disadvantages, Guan Yu was already in a desperate situation.
The soldiers in the city were hungry and panicked, and Guan Yu was also tortured deeply.
Until the moment he killed Guan Xing, Guan Yu had always held on to some hope, hoping that Liu Bei would care about his brotherhood and change his mind and send troops to rescue him.
But more than ten days have passed, and there is still no news of reinforcements moving south.
At this time, Guan Yu was completely desperate.
"Xuande, Xuande, have you forgotten the oath we made when we became sworn brothers? What did I, Guan Yu, do wrong? Why did you abandon me?"
In the empty military palace, Guan Yu asked himself, thinking for a hundred times but could not find an answer.
Footsteps sounded, and Guan Suo, who had lost his arm, walked into the hall.
He looked at his father's figure and seemed to have something to say, but he kept gritting his teeth but never dared to speak.
Guan Yu heard the movement behind him, turned around, and saw his son's hesitant and troubled face.
"Do you have anything to say to me, general?" Guan Yu said solemnly.
Guan Suo was slightly shocked, hesitated for a moment, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Commander Father, the military rations have been exhausted, and the hearts of the people are scattered. I am afraid that Liyang City can no longer be defended. With all due respect, Commander Father, please give the order to abandon the city and break out of the siege.
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If Guan Yu had heard the words "abandon the city and break out of the siege" a few days ago, he would have been furious and scolded him sternly.
But now, Guan Yu looked gloomy, silent, and lost all his temper.
"My father must at least go to Yecheng alive and ask the emperor why he treated my father like this." Guan Suo said hoarsely.
This sentence made Guan Yu's figure tremble, as if he suddenly realized something.
"That's right, I can't die in Liyang. I want to ask the emperor himself whether he still cares about brotherhood. Maybe all this is just nonsense from the traitor Guan Xing."
Guan Yu found a step for himself. His hesitant mind soon made a decision.
After pondering for a moment, Guan Yu raised his head and said slowly: "The matter has come to this. For the sake of the lives of the soldiers, this is all I can do. Send the order. The whole army is preparing to abandon the city and break out of the encirclement."
In August of the siege, Guan Yu finally decided to abandon the city and break out of the siege.
Guan Suo let out a long sigh of relief, bowed immediately and passed on Guan Yu's order.
The order to prepare to abandon the city and break out of the siege was quickly spread throughout the army. The remaining tens of thousands of Han soldiers were all happy and excited as if they saw hope of survival. The flagging morale was also slightly boosted.
I prepared in secret for two days, late at night.
The clouds are thick and the night is like splashing ink, which is a perfect time for night operations.
Guan Yu then summoned all the soldiers and gathered them at the north gate.
Guan Yu stood on the top of the city, looking at the dark north in the distance, silently and with a solemn face.
After much thought, he decided to break out from the north.
Although Guan Yu knew that there seemed to be no Chu army encirclement in the north, there must be an ambush by the Chu army on the way north. This breakout would definitely be a fierce battle.
Even so, Guan Yu also knew that there were nearly 100,000 Chu troops surrounding the other three sides. If he chose to break out from those three sides, he would have no chance of survival.
With no choice but to do so, Guan Yu knew that there was a trap to the north, so he had no choice but to break through.
The night is getting darker.
Along the south gate, a beacon fire suddenly broke out.
Guan Yu's nerves suddenly became tense and he ordered the entire army to be on standby, ready to leave the city at any time.
Not long after, several horses came galloping towards him. The one who came first was none other than his eunuch son Guan Suo.
"Father, I have set fire to the entire south gate according to my father's instructions." Guan Suo gasped and shouted.
Guan Yu nodded slightly and shouted loudly: "Open the city gate, everyone go out and look north to break out of the siege, and follow our generals to fight out."
The order was passed, and the three armies were invigorated.
The closed city gate of Liyang City creaked open, and the dilapidated suspension bridge was slowly lowered. Guan Yu rode out first, leading 10,000 remaining soldiers, and looked north under the cover of night.
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Chu camp, imperial tent.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation." Zhou Cang's urgent message came from outside the tent.
Yan Liang, who was sleeping soundly, quickly woke up with the instinct of a military general, put on his robe a few times, and brought Zhou Cang in.
"What's the military situation?" Yan Liang asked while drinking wine to regain his consciousness.
Zhou Cang cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, a fire suddenly broke out along the south gate of Liyang. The city towers and gates were all on fire. It seems that there was a civil strife among the Han army."
Yan Liang regained his energy, walked out of the tent in a few steps, and looked into the distance. Sure enough, he saw a line of fire rising from the south gate, making half of the sky red.
Yan Liang's first reaction was the same as Zhou Cang's, he also guessed that the Han army must be in civil strife, so this was the best time for him to send troops to attack Liyang from the south gate and seize this strong city.
Just when Yan Liang ordered to attack the city, he suddenly had another suspicion.
At this moment, Pang Tong also rode up and blocked the way.
"Prime Minister, there is a fire at the south gate of Liyang. What do you think?" Yan Liang asked.
Pang Tong sneered and said: "I believe that the fire at the south gate must have been deliberately set off by Guan Yu to attract the attention of our army. In my opinion, Guan Yu must have led his troops to break out from the north at this time."
What Pang Tong said coincided with Yan Liang's suspicion.
He was thinking just now that when Liyang City was besieged, most of the Han troops remaining in the city were direct descendants loyal to Guan Yu, so how could they cause a large-scale rebellion and even disturb the city gates and set fire to them all.
Pang Tong's words coincided with Yan Liang's guess.
He sneered and said in a deep voice: "It seems that Guan Yu finally couldn't stand it any longer and was about to run away. Humph, you played such a little trick on me before leaving. You are really overestimating your capabilities. If you pass on my will, all the troops will speed up."
Gather to the north and be sure to capture Guan Yu alive for me."
When the order was passed, the generals quickly led their troops and horses and rushed to the north line one after another.
Five miles north of Liyang City, 10,000 remnants of the Han army were hurriedly running through the night.
In the entire army, except for Guan Yu, his son Guan Suo, and several senior generals who had horses, the rest could only walk. Even officers of the rank of captain were not qualified to ride horses.
Five miles away from the city, there was silence between heaven and earth, and not a single Chu soldier could be seen.
Guan Yu's tense nerves gradually relaxed a little, and he secretly began to feel happy that he had escaped the disaster so easily.
"Hmph, it seems that Yan Yan expected that he would only defend Liyang. But he never thought that he would abandon the city and break out. Yan Yan, just wait. Sooner or later, I, Guan Yu, will come back to Liyang City."
Guan Yu looked back at Li Yang who was gradually going away, and secretly swore in his heart that a sense of pride was welling up.
At this moment, a cannon shot was suddenly heard, and in the darkness on the left and right wings, a loud shout of death suddenly sounded, and countless soldiers and horses rushed towards them.
On the left wing, more than ten thousand Chu troops arrived like a tide. The Chu general in front was none other than Zhu Huan.
Guan Yu's heart was shocked, and the heroic spirit that had just been ignited was shattered by the Chu army's ambush.
The Chu army came fiercely, attacking the frightened Han army mercilessly with swords and spears. Zhu Huan used his horse and danced his spear, killing the Han army like grass and grass, and went straight to Guan Yu.
When Guan Yu saw Zhu Huan coming to kill him, a look of contempt suddenly appeared on his face, and he snorted coldly: "You guys dare to block the way of me, Guan Gong, just accept your fate~~"
Guan Yu shouted loudly, slapped his horse and dragged his sword up, heading straight for Zhu Huan.
Zhu Huan wanted to seize the opportunity to capture Guan Yu. He perked up and struck with a spear without fear.
The two riders collided instantly.
Huh~~
Amid the splashing of sparks, the roar of hunting was deafening.
Zhu Huan's figure was shaken violently. He felt an unprecedented force pouring into his body along the weapon. He felt like his insides were about to burst.
Although Guan Yu lost the Qinglong Sword, his superb martial arts skills were still far superior to Zhu Huan's. The power of this furious sword was still astonishing.
Before Zhu Huan's energy and blood could calm down, Guan Yu's second sword had already struck like the wind, and was even more powerful than the previous one.
Without thinking too much, Zhu Huan raised his gun high and blocked it with all his strength.
There was only a "clang" sound, and a huge force was struck at the head. Zhu Huan's raised arm was forced down, and Guan Yu's blade was just a hair away before it struck the top of his head.
Although Zhu Huan accepted the second sword with great difficulty, blood was already flowing out of the tiger's mouth and it was cracked.
The two swords were already out, but Guan Yu didn't give Zhu Huan any chance to breathe. The long sword swung out, like a wheel, and swept forward with violent force.
After two sword blows, Zhu Huan knew that his martial arts skills were far inferior to Guan Yu. If he took the third sword blow, he would probably die on the spot.
Zhu Huan was so timid that he didn't dare to fight again. Before the blade could reach him, he quickly jumped out of the battle group, dragged his gun and fled.
Zhu Huan was defeated with two swords, and Guan Yu became heroic and proud as a mountain.
Under normal circumstances, Guan Yu would have relied on the speed of the red rabbit horse to catch up and kill Zhu Huan, but now without the red rabbit horse, he knew that it would be difficult to catch up. In the current situation, breaking out is the best strategy, and
How dare you love fighting?
"Humph, you Chu dog and rat, I will spare your life today." With a sneer, Guan Yu whipped his horse, wielded his sword, and went north to kill like crazy.
Although Zhu Huan had 10,000 ambushes, Guan Yu's 10,000 troops all had the will to survive. At this moment of life and death, the fighting power they unleashed was even more astonishingly powerful.
Zhu Huan was defeated, and 10% of the ambush troops were killed and dispersed. Guan Yu, after paying the price of more than 2,000 casualties, managed to break through the ambush's blockage.
As he ran wildly, the pursuers behind him got farther and farther away.
Guan Yu and his remaining soldiers secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this time, they finally escaped and ascended to heaven.
"Hmph, Thief Yan is nothing more than this. If it's like this, I should have broken out of the encirclement long ago." Guan Yu felt disdain for Yan Liang again in his heart.
Just when he was feeling proud, suddenly, countless firelights lit up directly in front of him, illuminating the heaven and earth for a moment as bright as day.
Guan Yu and the Han army were frightened. They stopped in their tracks and subconsciously raised their arms to block them.
After a long while, Guan Yu regained his sight, put down his arms and looked far away, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
But directly ahead, an iron formation of the Chu army stood in front, blocking the only way to the north.
In front of the Chu army's formation, the towering "Zhao" flag was flying in the night.
Zhao Yun stationed his horse with his spear across the flag, standing under the banner, his starry eyes like lightning, and shouted loudly: "Guan Yunchang, you have no way to escape. If you don't dismount and surrender, how long will it take!" (To be continued. If you
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