Although Liu Bei did not point it out clearly, his sentence "Just do whatever you want to do" clearly told his ministers that in order to defend the city, there was no need to worry about Guan Yu's life or death, and he would kill him if he should.
As soon as this order came out, all the officials were shocked, and they were all secretly chilled by Liu Bei's iron blood.
Liu Bei was forced to panic. In the past, he could pretend to have deep love for Guan Yu, but now, Yan Liang has forced him to do this. If he continues to pretend, he can only watch cities and fortresses being destroyed by Yan Liang.
Break through.
Liu Bei had no choice. In order to save his empire, he had to tear off his mask and reveal his true face.
"You thief Yan, you are such a cruel and despicable person, and you forced me to do this. It's hateful..."
Liu Bei showed his true colors, but he was secretly gnashing his teeth and cursing Yan Liang in vain, blaming all this on Yan Liang's persecution.
Liu Bei's decree soon spread out of Yecheng and to the generals guarding the fortresses.
When all the Han people heard Liu Bei's decree, they were all shocked, and they were all shaken by Liu Bei's heart of stone.
At this time, Yan Liang, who had captured Anyang, had already led his army from Anyang and continued to advance northward in a mighty manner.
One day later, the Chu army arrived at Tiegangbi, twenty miles south of Yecheng.
Starting from twenty miles away from Ye City, Liu Bei spent several years building more than 30 large and small dock walls. Deep ditches were dug between the dock walls to form a
A staggered defense system.
These dock walls are either based on mountain peaks or rivers, all of which are dangerous. They all use stones instead of soil to build the walls, and gather grain and grass in the walls.
Among the dozens of dock walls, the big ones stationed three to five thousand troops, and the small ones stationed seven or eight hundred troops, dotted around Ye City.
The iron hillock wall in front of the Chu army is the largest wall in the south of Ye City. There are four thousand troops stationed inside, and the guard is Taishi Ci, the general under Sun Quan's command at that time.
This Tiegang Wall is built on Tiegang Mountain. Although this mountain is just a small mountain in the plain, the Han army's wall stands on the back of the mountain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Its strength is actually not inferior to the strong cities of Anyang and Liyang.
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The Chu army forced the camp to move down to the stronghold. After the camp was set up, Yan Liang still used the old method. He ordered Huang Zhong to attack with 30,000 elite troops and tied Guan Yu to the opposite building to continue to act as a shield.
Amidst the rumbling war drums, 30,000 Chu troops marched forward in fear, approaching fiercely towards the stone wall standing against the mountain.
At the front of the military formation, on the tall opposite floor, Guan Yu was still tied there.
At this time, Guan Yu was filled with shame and anger. He kept struggling and cursed Yan Liang.
Yan Liang stood idle on his horse and sneered as Guan Yu's shield was slowly pushed towards the Han army's gun.
On the top of the city, Tai Shici's face was gloomy, he stood with his sword in hand, his brows furrowed tightly.
Next to Taishi Ci, there was a man who looked like a scholar. That man was none other than Zhuge Liang's younger brother, Zhuge Jun.
Zhuge Jun has mediocre talents. He followed Zhuge Liang and defected to Liu Bei's army. He has not made any achievements for many years. Now, it is only because of Zhuge Liang's nepotism that he has obtained a large official position.
This time, Zhuge Jun was following Liu Bei's orders and came to the front line to declare his will to Tai Shi Ci, in case Tai Shi Ci missed the military situation because he was afraid of Guan Yu.
Outside the wall, the Chu army approached fiercely, and soon they were within the range of the crossbows.
At this time, Guan Yu, who was upstairs, suddenly shouted loudly: "Listen to the Han army across the way, leave me alone. For the sake of the country and the country of the Han Dynasty, and for the sake of the emperor, hurry up and release your arrows~~"
This time, Guan Yu unexpectedly shouted "shoot at me".
However, this time, Guan Yu was not determined to die, but because of his experience in Anyang. Guan Yu already knew that the Han soldiers were concerned about his safety and would definitely not take the risk of shooting in his direction.
That's why Guan Yu dared to speak "wild words" without fear of life and death. Anyway, the Han army would not shoot arrows at him. In this case, the world will know about Guan Yu's reputation of not fearing death, so that he will not be criticized by others.
On the top of the city, the Han troops looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do.
Taishi Ci's brows deepened, and he secretly gritted his teeth, his face full of embarrassment.
At this time, Zhuge Jun said in a deep voice: "General Taishi, the Chu thieves have entered the range of our army's crossbows. If General Taishi hasn't ordered the arrows to be released, when will we wait?"
"That's General Guan. Arrows have no eyes. If I give the order, General Guan may be accidentally injured by our army." Tai Shi Ci said in a dilemma.
Zhuge Jun said coldly: "I should have known that it was General Guan, but His Majesty's decree is clear. We can do whatever we are told to do. Could it be that General Taishi intends to resist and disobey the decree?"
Faced with Zhuge Jun's question, Taishi Ci didn't know how to respond. He could only slowly draw out his sword and get ready to give an order.
However, seeing Guan Yu getting closer and closer, Taishi Ci could not give this order.
Outside the city, the Chu army had approached more than seventy steps.
Zhuge Jun became anxious at this time and said sternly: "General Taishi refuses to carry out your majesty's order. Does he want to follow in the footsteps of Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan?"
Such a threat immediately shook Tai Shici's figure, and a chill hit his heart.
Didn't Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan lose Anyang City because they were worried about Guan Yu and did not dare to shoot arrows, so they were ruthlessly beheaded by the emperor.
At that time, the emperor had not yet issued the decree of "what should be done". Now the decree is clear. If Taishi Ci dares to disobey, it would be strange if the emperor does not punish him with military law.
Thinking of this, Taishi Ci's eyes suddenly gathered, he slashed the long sword in his hand angrily, and shouted: "Arrowmen, let me shoot the enemy with arrows."
Although the order was given, the crossbowmen looked at each other in confusion. No one dared to fire the first arrow first.
"General Taishi asked you to shoot arrows. Are you all deaf? Hurry up and shoot arrows!" The panicked Zhuge Jun shouted excitedly at the crossbowmen on the left and right.
The soldiers did not take his words seriously, and all looked at Tai Shi Ci.
The Han soldiers turned a blind eye, which aroused Zhuge Jun. In anger, Zhuge Jun suddenly drew his sword and beheaded a hesitant crossbowman on the spot.
In the splash of bright light, a human head flew down from the city.
When the Han soldiers on the left and right saw this scene, they were all shocked and dumbfounded.
Taishi Ci was furious and said angrily: "Are you crazy? Why do you want to kill your own soldiers?"
Zhuge Jun said coldly: "This guy doesn't respect military orders, so I will naturally kill him to enforce military law."
"If you want to kill me, I should kill him. Why do you kill my subordinates?" Tai Shici said angrily.
Zhuge Jun snorted coldly and said proudly: "I am here under the orders of the emperor. I am responsible for supervising the army. I have the power to deal with those who disobey the holy will. This is my qualification."
Zhuge Jun brought out Liu Bei to suppress him, and with a few cold words, he suppressed Tai Shici's questioning.
Taishi Ci was angry in his heart, but he had no way to deal with Zhuge Jun. He had no choice. Who said he was a person sent by the emperor? With Zhuge Jun's power, let alone beheading a pawn, Taishi Ci was captured on the spot.
It's not against the rules either.
"General Taishi, you and I don't have to engage in unnecessary arguments anymore. The Chu thieves are about to approach the city. I advise you to let your subordinates release arrows as soon as possible. Otherwise, you will have to bear all the consequences alone."
Taishi Ci's body trembled violently, and he couldn't help but fell into silence.
After being silent for a long time, Taishi Ci had to suppress his anger, sighed secretly, and turned around silently.
He raised the long sword high in his hand and said sternly: "The emperor has a holy purpose here. The most important thing is to defend the city. The crossbowmen release arrows quickly. If the emperor is blamed, I will bear all the responsibilities."
Taishi Ci did not want the soldiers to bear a psychological burden, so he shouldered all the burdens alone.
The Han soldiers finally began to no longer hesitate and shot arrows one after another.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of arrows rained down on the Chu army outside the city.
The Chu army was well prepared and hurriedly raised their shields and continued to advance against the rain of arrows from the locusts at the top of the city.
Guan Yu, who was upstairs, fell into endless horror at this time.
Guan Yu never expected that the Han army at Tiegangbi would completely disregard his life and actually shoot arrows at him.
"Your Majesty...does he really not care about my life?" Guan Yu's mind was buzzing.
The arrows were still whizzing past him. It was obvious that the Han army was not afraid of accidentally shooting Guan Yu in order to resist the Chu army's attack.
At this time, Guan Yu's heart was as sharp as a knife, and he almost felt the pain of despair.
Pictures of the past years flashed through his eyes like lightning. He recalled Liu Bei's oath in the Taoyuan sworn friendship: "I don't want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but I want to die in the same year, the same month and the same day." He thought of his own life in the past ten years.
For the hard work of Liu Bei's conquests, he thought of the three sons who sacrificed for Liu Bei...
All kinds of memories that once made Guan Yu proud were now like knives, cutting into Guan Yu's desperate heart.
"Your Majesty, how could you do this to me? I am your brother~~" Guan Yu roared towards the north, as if questioning Liu Bei.
Guan Yu's response was only the whizzing arrows.
A few hundred steps away, Yan Liang looked at this scene, but he was not surprised at all, as if he had expected it.
He sneered, raised his whip and said: "Liu Bei has finally lost his temper. Huh, it won't be fun if he shoots Guan Yu to death. Please pass on my will and withdraw the troops for the time being."
Dang Dang Dang~~
The golden sound rang immediately, and the 30,000 Chu troops attacking the city quickly withdrew from the battlefield in an orderly manner.
Guan Yu, who was mentally shocked, was brought back alive by the Chu army before he was accidentally shot.
The tensed Han troops at the top of the city finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that they had successfully driven back the Chu army and avoided a bloody battle.
Zhuge Jun looked at the retreating Chu army. He was thankful, but also showed a bit of pride in his brows, as if he was responsible for forcing the Chu army back.
But Taishi Ci was not happy at all, and his face became more gloomy. Looking at Guan Yu going away, Taishi Ci sighed secretly. (To be continued)
