Three Kingdoms: The Reverse Son of the Guan Family, Dragon Blessing Jingxiang

Today is destined to be the most surprising day in Liu Bei's life.

When Fazheng revealed the reason for his excitement and the content of the battle report, he learned that Hanzhong was captured by the Guan army and that the ten-year grain storage of the Five Dou Rice Cult in Chenggu County was burned down.

When all these details were spoken in Liu Bei's ears, it was like an electric current rushing down from Liu Bei's head.

He thought he heard wrongly, so he quickly shook his head, trying to make himself more awake and energetic...

But Fazheng's clear and powerful words reached his ears as always.

At this moment, his body was shaking and he couldn't control himself with excitement.

No wonder, no wonder Fazheng is so emotional;

No wonder he was always excited. Liu Bei had told him not to be so excited, but he couldn't restrain his excitement.

This...this sudden change in the situation, this Guan Jiajun's sudden change in the situation, is really...it is so exciting that it makes people forget about it!

Taking a deep breath, Liu Bei's mind started to work instantly. He thought of the decisive battle between the Central Plains and the North in the Battle of Guandu. He thought of the Wuchao Fire when Cao Cao came back from adversity. He thought of Yuan Shao after the Battle of Guandu. When he died of illness, he thought of how Cao Cao encroached on the four states of Qing, You, Bing, and Ji, and he thought of the story of Wei Wu's hegemony and its setting sail...

At that time, Liu Bei could only stand on the top of Xinye City and look north, sighing, licking the fat on his thighs, lamenting that he was getting old in a blink of an eye, but his achievements were not yet accomplished, and he finally shed tears of sadness——

But now, hahaha...hahaha...

After more than fifty years, Liu Bei finally waited for this day! Wait until the day when Wei Wei will die, and wait until the day when Liu Bei stands up!

Of course, these are not important. What is important is that Liu Bei... is about to... is about to imitate Cao Cao when he burned down Wuchao in the Battle of Guandu, quickly defeated the Wei army, and then began to continuously encroach on the Wei Wei foundation to the north, just like Cao Cao did back then. It is common to encroach on Yuan's territory.

This is how good and evil will eventually be rewarded, and this is also how the wind and water turn!

Finally, one day, he, Liu Bei, could defeat Cao Cao in Cao Cao's way. This feeling... Liu Bei longed for it... and had been looking forward to it for at least 20 years.

Surprised...Liu Bei couldn't help but chant, "Okay, okay, capture Hanzhong and burn the enemy's food and grass. Such actions by the Guan army are tantamount to draining the cauldron of the rebellion against Wei. Sure enough... Sure enough, my second brother is invincible in the world!" If the battle can be won, my second brother will be the first of the great Han Dynasty——"

Just as Liu Bei finished speaking, Fazheng quickly reminded: "The second general is certainly invincible in the world, but this time he captured Fangling and Shangyong without any hesitation. When the traitor Cao gathered the main force to attack Luoyang and Bashan, Secretly, Shangyong raided Hanzhong and burned Cao's army's supplies in one fell swoop. Yun Qi's plan... was a great move for the Cao thief. "

Speaking of this, Fazheng, who had seen the big scene after all, couldn't help but feel deeply. But while he was sighing, he seemed to be surprised by something, "Lord, in fact, in this calculation of Yun Qi, there are also A piece of good news…”

"What?" Liu Bei asked impatiently.

Fazheng squinted his eyes, looking at the battlefield where he already had the upper hand and was about to win a complete victory. He chanted lightly, "I can't say for sure, but... according to the available intelligence, only Major General Guan Ping captured They arrived in Hanzhong and burned the food and grass in Chenggu County, but the second general was never mentioned in the battle report. In other words... Where is the second general now? What is he doing now? "

this…

If he had just heard the full story of this battle report from Fazheng, Liu Bei was just ecstatic.

So now...the unknown position of his second brother Guan Yu made him even more excited.

In today's current situation, the unknown must be more exciting and ecstatic than the known——

For a moment, Liu Bei's eyes lit up!

It was as if he was ready for a new surprise!

He is determined to catch this overwhelming victory——

…

It was completely different from the excitement and surprise on the podium of Liu Bei and Fazheng.

On the command platform where the Wei army was located, Cao Cao looked top-heavy, listless and in a trance.

So much so that he had to cover his forehead with one hand and firmly hold the wooden railing around the podium with the other hand.

He groaned in an extremely slow and sorrowful voice, as if he hated iron.

"Cao Xiu, Cao Wenlie——"

"You are ashamed of Gu, you are ashamed of your father, you are ashamed of Da Wei, Gu has misjudged you... Gu actually regards you as my great horse, Da Wei, you have harmed Gu, you have harmed Da Wei, you are simply …What a fool!”

Cao Cao's voice became increasingly sad and hysterical.

After learning the ins and outs of the attack on Hanzhong and the burning of the city, he not only hated Zhong Yao's betrayal, but also hated Cao Xiu for having captured the two military fortresses of Shangyong and Fangling.

In fact, the loss was nothing more than two cities. Cao Cao could afford to lose them...

But the entire Guan family army marched straight in, and he didn't even receive any news of the fall!

Cao Cao was also convinced...

In today's current situation, this kind of negligence... not only affects the whole body, it is simply a fatal blow to Wei——

"Your Majesty..."

As more news came in, Zhang Fang, the leader of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, was able to confirm that the entire Chenggu County was covered in fire, and the food in it...

Enough food for Hanzhong for ten years is all stored here and is being burned... This is the hard work of their Five Pecks of Rice Cult!

It is precisely based on this that Zhang Fang's words were filled with sadness.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... the top priority is to rescue that batch of food. Get out of the decisive battle immediately and save that batch of food... If so, if this batch of food cannot be saved, then... then..."

Zhang Fang's tears were almost squeezing out. He was already incoherent, "Your Majesty, this food can be saved...it can be saved..."

"Don't you know that this food can be saved..." Cao Cao stared at Zhang Fang with sad and pitiful eyes, and even his hands couldn't help but clenched into fists, but in the end, the fists were loosened, "Hehe...hehe..." Cao Cao said with an extremely painful expression. He laughed bitterly. "Can't be saved, can't be saved..."

He shook his head and sighed, "During the Battle of Guandu, Gu personally led the troops to burn Wuchao. When the fierce oil was poured on the food, how fast did the fire burn? No one knows better than Gu... Gu knows It’s clear as day…”

Speaking of the latter part, the words were full of bitterness. Even so, Cao Cao kept mumbling bitterly: "I can't save you now! I won't come back -"

As this mournful voice came out, Cao Cao angrily punched a big drum with his fist. Because of the power of his fist, the big drum... made a heavy muffled sound.

And with this muffled sound, Cao Cao couldn't help but close his eyes in despair. He only felt that his head hurt more and more...

The three armies have not moved yet, food and grass go first!

This fire... is the lifeblood of Cao Cao's 350,000 soldiers! It is food for the entire Wei army.

Without food, even if this battle is won, what's the point?

Without food, more than 300,000 of them will starve, falter, disintegrate, and fall apart...

Thinking of this, Cao Cao painfully issued an order, "Send the solitary order, call for gold and withdraw the troops, call for gold and withdraw the troops...retreat to Yangping Pass! Retreat to Yangping Pass!"

Ming Jin withdraws troops——

After hearing such military orders, all the counselors of the Wei Dynasty immediately knelt down on one knee. Jia Kui was the first to say: "Your Majesty, no! Now that we have run out of food and grass, we need to win this decisive battle. Only in this way... can we prepare for the follow-up. To buy time for evacuation, if we withdraw our troops at the request of gold, then... then... even if we retreat into Yangping Pass, the news of food shortage will soon spread throughout the three armies. By then... the morale of the three armies will be shaken. At that time... we will retreat again and head towards We can't take the Qishan Road and the Chencang Road to the west, and we can't go eastward...even if we take the Baoxie Road and the Tuangxie Road...but with Hanzhong standing in front of us and the big-eared thieves chasing us behind, how easy will it be for us to escape to heaven?"

hehe…

Hehehe…

Jia Kui's words made Cao Cao smile bitterly!

How could Cao Cao not know what Jia Kui said?

Even though he had a splitting headache, he knew better how difficult it was to escape. Wanting to escape to Chang'an City was not only difficult and dangerous, but also full of thorns.

This is almost an impossible task!

But...it happened that he had experienced the Wuchao Fire again. He knew that it would not be long before the Shu Army would also know about this news, and then it would quickly spread on the battlefield.

At that time, it was a trivial matter to be defeated like a mountain. What I was most afraid of... I was most afraid that these hundreds of thousands of soldiers would defect on the battlefield. Wasn't that what Zhang He and Gao Lan were like back then? If so, Cao Cao would really imitate Yuan Shao, and even the bones would no longer be able to escape from the Hanzhong battlefield.

"Mingjin withdraws his troops——"

"Gu ordered you to call the gold and retreat the troops, are you all deaf? Can't you hear?" Cao Cao covered his head with both hands, but he was still struggling to speak, "Or do you think Gu's words have no effect..."

As he spoke, Cao Cao hesitated and wanted to draw his sword...

At this time, a group of counselors headed by Jia Kui quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, calm down your anger, Your Majesty, calm down your anger..."

Then, they immediately ordered, "Quickly ring the gold...quickly ring the gold and withdraw the troops...quickly ring the gold and withdraw the troops..."

At this time, Jia Xu, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

He saw the anxious battlefield and the location of Xia Houyuan, and he tried to remind: "Your Majesty..."

"What? Is Wen He going to disobey Gu's orders too?"

Cao Cao glared at Jia Xu fiercely.

Jia Xu shook his head quickly, but continued: "I don't dare to question the king's decision. I just remind the king that General Xiahou is still at the forefront of this battlefield. If he withdraws his troops, General Xiahou is afraid... I'm afraid..."

When Xia Houyuan was mentioned, Cao Cao's expression was visibly shaken. He had a splitting headache, and he even struggled to open his eyes wide... Obviously, he was a little hesitant and reluctant to let go of his good brother and brother-in-law. It is full of worries and uneasiness!

However, it was only for a moment that Cao Cao still showed the absolute and resolute side that any hero would have. With a wave of his hand, he raised his voice and shouted angrily: "What I said is—— Ming Jin withdraws his troops!”

"Yes...yes..." Jia Xu stopped talking.

Just a moment later, the command flag on the command podium waved. It was a brand new military order...

——All officers and soldiers of the Wei army, no matter where they are on the battlefield, switch from charging to retreating!

——The entire army retreats!

at the same time.

"When, when, when -"

When the golden bell was ringing, the sound of the small hammer striking the hollow copper cymbals was heard. The crisper and sharper the sound, the farther it traveled... This also caused all the Wei troops on the entire battlefield who were still fighting to the death with the Shu army to Stunned.

Why are we so ready to withdraw our troops?

But the military orders were overwhelming, so they had no choice but to give up the situation of close combat with the Shu army, and quickly withdrew with endless doubts.

"Retreat, retreat—"

Zhonglang generals Cheng Wu, Cheng Yan, and Xixiang Hou Zhang Ji saw that Yan Yan, Chen Dao, and Huo Jun were cornered. It only took half an hour more to defeat the Shu army on this battlefield. To support the battlefield on the right wing...

But under the pressure of the money, they could only give the order bitterly.

"Retreat, retreat—"

Fortunately, their side had the advantage. When they retreated, the Shu army was unable to catch up and suffered no losses...

But Hande's two remaining sons are different...

Han Ying and Han Yao turned around. They had just run a hundred steps with their troops when they were attacked by the Shu army who had once again distanced themselves from each other... All of a sudden, the crossbow arrows were fired... Before they could realize what was going on, they suddenly It’s time to return to the West!

You must know that the Shu army's crossbows are powerful. To escape with your back turned to them is tantamount to maximizing the power of the enemy's crossbows... It is also tantamount to completely exposing one's own weaknesses. This is to die——

Looking back at Xia Houyuan, his position is not like that of Cheng Wu and Cheng Yan who are in an advantage, nor does he look like Han Ying and Han Yao's disadvantage...

However, in this so-called balanced position, when hearing the golden sound of "dang dang", I feel the most desperate.

The art of victory and defeat hangs in the balance...

Continue to attack... there is still a fight!

But once defeated, it is almost equivalent to leaving one's life in the hands of God.

It is precisely based on this that Xia Houyuan, a man from Shang Yiqi who has always been gentle and elegant, couldn't help but swear at this moment, "Brother? What fool and idiot have you been bewitched by? You actually retreated at this moment..."

"Hmph..." With a cold snort, Xia Houyuan waved his broadsword and forced back a group of Shu troops in front of him, and successfully returned to the military formation.

At this time, all the lieutenants and guards around him asked.

"General? The golden sound sounds, we... what should we do?"

"General? Isn't this a decisive battle? In a decisive battle, there is no reason to just... withdraw the troops at the expense of money before the outcome is decided?"

"General, general... so many soldiers are fighting here with great difficulty. Do you want to retreat? Can we escape under the powerful crossbows of the Shu army?"

yes…

Just like the questions these soldiers asked directly to the soul.

decisive battle? A decisive battle with no retreat?

What the hell... is there such a reason to... ring such gold... and collect such soldiers!

But the key point is... with the sound of the ringing gold, the fighting spirit of the entire three armies has been shaken, and many legions have quickly evacuated backwards despite the enemy's powerful crossbows and arrows... suffering heavy casualties!

This battle can no longer continue!

"Huh...huh..."

The sound of heavy breathing came from Xia Houyuan's nose, "Ah..." He roared angrily, and then ordered with endless unwillingness and resentment.

"Withdraw the troops...withdraw the troops. I will personally lead the troops to the rear. The rest of the troops...all retreat and evacuate the battlefield quickly!"

It was precisely because of Xia Houyuan's order.

For a moment, the entire Wei army's formation suddenly changed, and the rear team turned into the front team and fled quickly.

really…

With the distance widened, the Shu army no longer had any worries about their crossbow arrows. They took the opportunity to shoot those deadly powerful crossbows again...

Every moment, unlucky soldiers of the Wei army fell to the ground. The Wei army, which was originally so powerful, suddenly... turned into a panicked and bereaved dog.

…

Rarely, because of the complete withdrawal of the Wei army, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong gathered together.

Zhang Fei was a little unmotivated, and while waving the Zhangba Snake Spear, which was unwilling to be lonely, he shouted: "It's not easy to have such a fun battle. What does Cao Cao mean by this bird? Why did he suddenly withdraw his troops? This is Do you look down on me? Ah..."

Zhang Fei was a little angry, very angry!

Damn, it's not like this... The winner hasn't been decided yet? Run away, sister!

Huang Zhong felt something was wrong and guessed: "Something must have happened to the enemy's rear...otherwise, they would never have evacuated! Could it be that Xiaozhi ambushed his troops and attacked their rear?"

But after saying this, Huang Zhong felt something was wrong. The rear of the Wei army was Yangping Pass. Want to sneak attack their rear? We can't go around to Yang Ping Pass, right?

Just when everyone is confused...

"General Zhang, General Zhao, General Huang..." Zhuge Ke hurried over and explained to them quite excitedly: "Great victory... Great victory, Fazheng Military Advisor just sent someone to send news that it was Guan Jiajun... Guan Jiajun secretly crossed Shangyong...attacked Hanzhong directly. Now Hanzhong has been captured by the Guan army. Even the ten years of military rations left by Zhang Lu were burned by the Guan army! Cao Cao had no choice but to order the withdrawal..."

ah…

The first one to be surprised was Zhang Fei. His leopard eyes rolled around and he exclaimed in disbelief: "Second brother... is he so fierce? I am still here fighting the Cao thief, and my second brother has already gone around to the back... and stabbed me. That thief is so stupid! Ah...hahahaha..."

While shouting and laughing, Zhang Fei felt very happy.

But suddenly, Zhang Fei thought of something, "Since they escaped, let's just catch them up and kill them..."

While talking, Zhang Fei looked around for horses.

Huang Zhong stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "Yide? No need to hunt for horses... I have already ordered him to go down. Once the distance is widened, flying crossbows will be the nightmare of the Wei army. This is far better than riding a horse to chase." Much more effective!”

Huang Zhong blurted out his words, and Zhang Fei subconsciously turned his head and looked at the fleeing Wei army. Sure enough...

Flee with your back turned;

spread the crossbow;

Under this chain effect, the Wei army suffered heavy losses!

Seeing this, Zhang Fei nodded.

Hearing what Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong said, Zhao Yun was originally laughing... But his eyes were particularly sharp, and he noticed Xiahou Yuan's position immediately.

He could not help but raise the Longdan Bright Silver Spear, "The thief general Xiahou Yuan is actually at the rear——"

When Zhao Yun spoke, he was about to drive his white horse Zhaoye Jade Lion...

But who would have thought that Zhang Fei had found a horse from somewhere, had already jumped on the horse, and stopped Zhao Yun with his Zhangba Snake Spear.

"Zilong, hahaha..."

He laughed and looked at Xiahou Yuan's position, saying, "This is my father-in-law, don't poke a hole in him! Let me go..."

While speaking, Zhang Fei had already driven away...

Zhao Yun was worried about Zhang Fei, and hurriedly called a group of personal guards to catch up.

But at this moment...

Xiahou Yuan seemed to have completed the task of the rear guard and was driving away.

"Not good..." Zhao Yun groaned softly when he saw this, "That Xiahou Yuan is known as the 'speedy' general. Yide's horse is slow, I'm afraid he can't catch up with him..."

"I'll do it!" Huang Zhong had already jumped on his horse, and took over the Mongolian composite bow that belonged to him. He stared at Xiahou Yuan who was fleeing on his horse with a sharp gaze, and groaned coldly: "With me, Huang Zhong, here, even if Xiahou Yuan is faster than that rabbit, he can't escape my arrows that can penetrate a hundred steps——"

"Go..."

While speaking, Huang Zhong also rode his horse to chase after him.

Zhao Yun hurriedly shouted, "General Huang, take it easy... This is Yide's father-in-law, don't really shoot him——"

"I know..." Huang Zhong responded while driving his horse, "This time, I won't shoot people, I'll shoot horses——"

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…(End of this chapter)