Chapter 7 The seventh round of competition in the Central Plains

At the same time that Zhao Zilong was helping Shimen to resolve a potential martial arts catastrophe, the three-point world's secrets and general situation were also unfolding rapidly. Since Yuan Shao defeated the Liaodong White Horse General Gongsun Zan in Youzhou in March of the fourth year of Jian'an Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, because he eliminated his worries for the future, he had mountains and rivers in Jizhou, Hebei. Occupy a favorable position. After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and Zhang Su, and eliminated Lu Bu, his territory expanded. But Dagon and Yuzhou are the lands of the Four Wars, that is, they are surrounded by powerful enemies, surrounded by enemies, and there are no mountains and rivers to defend them. In the upcoming battle, people will seize the opportunity to launch an attack, and the strategic situation is very unfavorable.

In terms of manpower and material resources, Yuan Shao's Jizhou was originally a place of abundance, known as the reputation of having a hundred thousand soldiers and ten years of food support.However, because Yuan Shao fought against Gongsun Zan of Youzhou for many years, although he won, his own strength was severely damaged, and the people were exhausted and the warehouses were frighteningly short of food. As for Cao Cao, although his strength has been developed due to his farming strategy, but because he is located in the place of the Fourth World War, the devastation suffered by the war is no less than that of Yuan Shao's Hebei, so the overall manpower and material resources of Cao Cao are weaker than that of Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao.

As for the military strength of both sides, Yuan Shao's army has 800,000 people, equipped with 10,000 solid armors for infantry, and 300 armors for horses. However, the army has been exhausted after years of fighting. The generals of the army are discordant and do not listen to orders, and their strength is greatly reduced. However, the army under Cao Cao's command was only more than 30,000 people, and the equipment of the troops was only 20 infantry armors, and less than 10 horse armors. Compared with Yuan Shao's army, its equipment was many times inferior.However, Cao Cao's army was united from top to bottom, and its discipline was better than Yuan Shao's army, and it was called to defend the emperor. Therefore, the army's morale was very high, which was obviously much stronger than Yuan Shao's war-weary army.

As early as when the eighteen princes formed an alliance to attack Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao proudly said to Cao Cao: I want to defend the Yellow River in the south and control the Yan Dynasty in the north, and then lead the soldiers north of the river to fight for the world in the south. Cao Cao knew very well that Yuan Shao's southward attack this time was to fulfill his ambition to plan the original land and enter the world, and Yuan Shao's so-called crusade against the traitors who took the emperor's country was just an excuse, so Cao Cao knew that he and Yuan Shao's life-or-death battle is inevitable.

At that time, Yuan Shao's strategic plan to attack Cao Cao in the south was divided into six parts. First, leave the third son Yuan Shang to guard Jizhou, the second son Yuan Xi to guard Quzhou, his nephew Gao Qian to guard Bingzhou, and Wang Xiu to guard Qingzhou. Second, the military division appraises and assigns, presides over staying behind, and transports food and grass to meet the front troops. Third, concentrate the main force of 100,000 people under Yuan Shao's personal command, and go straight to Liyang, Xuchang and other places where Cao Cao's lifeblood is. Fourth, reorganize the army structure, remove the military power of the generals who opposed the Southern Expedition, and change it to the rear army, and then respond, the target is still Xuchang.

Fifth, the vanguard led by Yan Liang and Wen Chou went straight to Xuchang. Sixth, send people to contact Zhang Su in Nanyang and Liu Biao in Jingzhou for external assistance.Among them, Liu Bei, who occupied Xuzhou, sent someone to send a notification order for joint operations. Yuan Shao led the army and marched south from Jizhou to Cao Cao's Yuzhou Xuchang, which was about 500 li away. There are three routes to attack Cao Cao, one is the nearest and most direct one, namely Liyang, Baima, Yangwu, Guandu, and go straight to Xuchang.The second is from the west of Guandu on the left, taking the road of Xiuwu, crossing Mengjin, going straight to Yangcheng and Yexian County, in order to attack the back of Xuchang.

The third is from the east of Guandu on the right, via Gunzhou, along Jishui to Dingtao, heading straight for Juyang, Chenxian, and Yancheng, and attacking Cao Cao's rear. Yuan Shao has a main force of 100,000 elite soldiers, and is in a favorable situation of active attack, peripheral operations, and consolidation in the rear.If the troops are divided into three groups and attack Cao Cao from three directions, Cao Cao's 30,000 troops will definitely be forced to split up and fight, and the troops will be weaker, making it extremely difficult to support a long battle. However, Yuan Shao was too conceited and arrogant. He wanted to gather an army of 100,000 to Xuchang, which is south of Guandu, with the momentum of overwhelming Mount Tai.

On Cao Cao's side, Kong Rong, a famous man who defected to Xudu, was panicked at first. He said to Cao Cao: "Yuan Shao has a vast land and a strong army, Tian Feng and Xu You are all counselors of a generation, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou are brave generals. I am afraid this battle will be difficult to overcome." enemy. Cao Cao's most powerful adviser, Xun Yu, refuted Kong Rong, saying: "Otherwise, Tian Fenggang is arrogant and difficult to be tolerated by Yuan Shao. Xu You is greedy and despicable and perverts the law. He will kill himself soon. The rear guards are domineering and unscrupulous. They are self-willed when they meet discipline. If you have a different heart, you will inevitably have internal strife, but Yan Liang and Wen Chou are just brave men, and they will surely be captured and killed by strategy, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Cao Cao also said decisively: "Yuan Shao is ambitious, but his intelligence is shallow; his appearance is strong, but his inner timidity; his temperament is jealous and mean, and his soldiers are alienated. Although his army is large, his command is improper, his soldiers are proud, and he does not obey military orders. What's the point?"Although Yuan Shao is sitting in the four prefectures of Ji, Bing, Qing, and You, with vast land and abundant food, all of these will be owned by me soon, so there is nothing to be afraid of.Cao Cao knew that the battle with Yuan Shao was inevitable, either he would die or he would die!

Cao Cao was determined to survive by fighting.He resolutely decided to seize the opportunity to capture Xuzhou first and eliminate Liu Bei's thorn in his back. Under Cao Cao's full attack, Liu Bei only had 20,000 troops, and there were no good planners in his camp. Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were brave, they were of no avail.Soon after Cao Cao captured Xuzhou, Liu Bei was forced to flee with Zhang Fei first.In order to protect Liu Bei's two wives, Guan Yu was forced to surrender to Cao Cao under the siege of Cao Cao. When Guan Yu surrendered, he stated that he would surrender to the Han and not to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao readily agreed. In fact, Cao Cao was facing a life-and-death battle at this time. As long as Guan Yu was no longer an enemy of him, he would tolerate anything.

After Cao Cao dispelled the threat from Xuzhou, he immediately rushed back to Xuchang and made a series of deployments.At this time, he has accurately judged that Yuan Shao's main attack direction is concentrated on Guandu, and his strategic deployment is based on this. Cao Cao ordered Wei Zhong, the prefect of Hanoi, to contain Yuan Shao's attack from Bingzhou to ensure the safety of his left wing. He ordered Xiahou Dun to defend Aocang, and sent some to guard Mengjin in Henan to cover his left side. He ordered Yu Jin to lead 2,000 infantry and cavalry to garrison Yanjin, Henan, and ordered Liu Yan, the prefect of Lijun, to guard the white horses in Henan and jointly stop Yuan Jun who was going south.He ordered Cheng Yu to lead 700 troops to defend Zhencheng to protect the right wing, and ordered Zangba to lead elite troops to attack Qingzhou to contain Yuan Jun. Cao Cao himself led an army of 20,000 to defend Xuchang.He first ordered Xu Huang and Zhang Liao to lead 10,000 troops to Guandu to stop Yuan Jun first, while he himself commanded 10,000 troops, Guan Yu, Le Jin, Xu Chu and several powerful generals, as well as the most powerful staff Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and Xun You. Wait for the counselors to stay in Xuchang first, and prepare to go to Guandu at any time to fight a decisive battle with Yuan Shao's 100,000 troops. An important feature of Cao Cao's deployment is that he concentrates limited forces to fight a decisive battle with the exhausted Yuan Jun who came from afar in the Guandu position that has been arranged in advance.Cao Cao's correct strategic deployment was a decisive factor in his victory over Yuan Jun. At the same time, at the critical moment of Cao Cao's competition in the Central Plains, he still valued the virtuous and talented. He tried his best to treat Guan Yu who surrendered, as well as the surrendered general Zhang Liao and others. A big factor. At this time, Yuan Shao had led his army to the outskirts of Liyang by the Yellow River.It is less than 400 miles away from Xuchang in the south. You only need to capture the towns of Baima, Wuyuan, and Yangwu on the south bank of the Yellow River to reach Guandu, the last barrier in Xuchang. It's within your reach. Yuan Shao was sitting in the camp of the Chinese army, and he desperately wanted to capture Xuchang as soon as possible and destroy Cao Cao. He would have won most of the country. Yuan Shao was thinking complacently that his beloved general Yan Liangji entered the account and asked to lead the army to attack the important town of Baima on the south bank of the Yellow River. Yuan Shao agreed without hesitation.At this time, Tian Feng, Yuan Shao's most cunning aide, had already been imprisoned by Yuan Shao because he opposed Yuan Shao's invasion of Xuchang. Yuan Shao was only supported by his counselor Xu You. Although the general is fierce and brave, he is narrow-minded and cannot accommodate things, so he cannot shoulder this important task alone. Yuan Shao said proudly: "Yan Liang is my top general, his ability is beyond your expectations.Yuan Shao didn't listen to Xu You's advice at all, and ordered Yan Liang to lead the forward to attack the important town of Baima. Yan Liang led an army of 30,000 forwards and marched overnight to Cao Cao's territory on the south bank of the Yellow River. Yuan Jun's vanguard approached Liyang, quickly captured Liyang, and took advantage of the momentum to approach the important town of Baima. Liu Yan, the guard of the white horse, hurriedly asked Cao Cao in Xuchang for help. Cao Cao received the report and immediately discussed with the soldiers to withdraw from the enemy.Guan Yu received Cao Cao's kind treatment in Xuchang, and he gave Lu Bu his former mount Chituma as a gift, and he couldn't help but admire him. Hearing that Yuan Shao's army was pressing down on the country, he wanted to take the opportunity to find out about his brother Liu Bei, so he rushed to the prime minister's mansion and asked Cao Cao to fight: "Guan heard that the prime minister sent troops to meet the enemy, and I would like to be the vanguard." When Cao Cao heard this, he hesitated, worried that Guan Yu would find out Liu Bei's whereabouts, so he left him, and finally declined, saying: "General Guan is brave, but there is no need to work on the general's car at present. If there is an urgent need in the future, I will ask the general for help." alright. Guan Yu had no choice but to retreat first. Cao Cao didn't dare to be slow, and immediately mobilized the 10,000 main force in Xuchang, led by him personally, to the front line to defeat the enemy with camera. After Cao Cao's army arrived at Baima City, they did not enter the city. They transferred half of the defenders in the city, about 5,000 troops, plus 10,000 troops from the headquarters, a total of 15,000 people, and set up defenses outside the city. To meet the 30,000 troops led by Yan Liang. Soon Yuan Jun was approaching.Cao Cao stood on the hillside and looked down, but he saw a flat plain with no danger to defend. Yan Liang's forward army of 30,000 troops had already formed a formation, and the momentum was astonishing. Cao Cao was worried, and he said to Song Xian, Lv Bu's former general behind him, "I heard that you are a fierce general under Lv Bu's tent, do you dare to fight Yan Liang, Yuan Shao's general at the foot of the mountain?" Knowing that Cao Cao was testing his loyalty, Song Xian didn't dare to be negligent, so he had no choice but to agree to fight. Song Xian raised his gun and mounted his horse, and rushed out before the battle. Before flying, he swung his saber and slashed, Yan Liang's saber was heavy and fierce, Song Xian caught it, his arm was already numb, within three rounds, Yan Liang roared, swung his big saber, and slashed Song Xian under the horse. Seeing this, Cao Cao was surprised and said, "Yan Liang is really brave."Song Xian's friend Wei Xu said angrily: "Yan Liang beheaded my friend, I would like to take revenge."Cao Cao nodded in agreement. Wei Xu got on his horse with a spear and rushed out of the battle, yelling at Yan Liang, but Yan Liang didn't answer, he clapped his horse and wielded his sword and went up, and Wei Xu was beheaded as soon as they crossed each other. Cao Cao was startled and said, "Who dares to fight now?" Xu Huang excitedly said: "I would like to go to defeat the enemy." Cao Cao told Xu Huang to be careful, and he treated Xu Huang differently from Lu Bu's old general. Xu Huang slapped his horse into the battle, and fought Yan Liang for 20 rounds. In the end, he was inferior to Yan Liang, and he didn't dare to fight, so he returned to his horse and retreated. When Cao Cao's generals saw this, they were all astonished, and thought to themselves, "Yan Liang's courage does not seem to be inferior to that of Lu Bu back then." Cao Cao had no choice but to call Jin to withdraw the army, and Yan Liang also retreated into the formation and never came out again. Seeing that two generals were lost in the first battle, Cao Cao felt very worried. Adviser Cheng Yu said: "Now there is only one person who can defeat Yan Liang." Cao Cao said: "Who is this person?" Cheng Huang said: "There is no other choice but Guan Yunchang." Cao Cao hesitated and said: "That's true, but I was afraid that Guan Yu would make great contributions, so he left me." Cheng Yu smiled and said: Guan Yu does not forget Liu Bei.If Liu Bei is still alive, he must join Yuan Shao's army. Now Guan Yu is sent to defeat Yuan Shao's general.This is killing two birds with one stone. When Cao Cao heard this, he said happily, "This plan is very clever."Without hesitation at the moment, I immediately sent someone to invite Guan Yu to come to help. Soon after Guan Yu was ordered to arrive, he went to the commander's tent to meet Cao Cao. Cao Cao first bought wine and entertained him. During the banquet, a soldier entered the account and reported that Yan Liang was challenging before the battle. Cao Cao invited Guan Yu to go up to Tushan to watch. But when he saw Yan Liang's formation, with a clear banner, a lot of guns and knives, and a great momentum, Cao Cao sighed: "Yuan Jun from Hebei is so mighty." Guan Yu said: "I regard them as chickens and dogs." Cao Cao pointed out again: "Under the handsome flag, the one wearing an embroidered robe and gold armor is Yan Liang, whose power does not seem to be under Yun Chang." Guan Yu was provoked and couldn't help saying angrily: In my eyes, Yan Liang is just like a prisoner waiting to be executed. Cao Cao pretended to be surprised and said: Yun Chang should not underestimate the enemy. Guan Yu stood up vigorously, and said: "Guan will go to the army and take his head to present to the prime minister." Zhang Liao, the general behind Cao Cao, had always been friendly with Guan Yu. Hearing the words, he quickly reminded: "There are no jokes in the army, so Yun Chang should be careful." Guan Yu was even angrier in his heart, and he didn't answer Zhang Liao's words. He immediately raised his knife and mounted his horse. Withdrawing from a road like a cracking wave, if there is anyone in the way, the head disappears immediately, who would dare to step forward to block it? Under the banner of the handsome flag, Yan Liang immediately brandished his sword and challenged Cao Jun on the mountain. He looked so arrogant that he didn't pay attention to Cao Jun at all. Unexpectedly, Guan Yu's red rabbit horse was as fast as lightning, and rushed to him in the blink of an eye.Yan Liang was about to shout loudly, when Guan Yu's Azure Dragon Saber struck like a mountain.Yan Liang was terrified, he swung his saber back, trying to block it.Unexpectedly, Guan Yu's saber technique was like running like electricity, with the power of a thousand jun, it shook Yan Liang's big saber away, he slashed down under the momentum, and cut off Yan Liang's head with a single blow. Guan Yu leaned forward and pulled, picked up Yan Liang's head, hung it in front of the horse, swung his sword and charged out, the officers and men of Yuan's army were heartbroken and fled in all directions.Guan Yu entered the formation, cut people out, and was as fast as lightning, as if entering a land without people. As soon as Zhang Liao saw it, he immediately sent his army down the mountain. Yuan's army was defeated and fled to the north, more than half of them were killed or injured. Cao Cao sat in the handsome tent on the mountain and was overjoyed to hear the news.After a while, Guan Yu had already galloped up the mountain, holding Yan Liang's head in his hand, and presented it to Cao Cao. Cao Cao couldn't help sighing: "The general is so brave, it's amazing."Zhang Liao and other generals in the Cao army also congratulated Guan Yu one after another. Guan Yu smiled and said: "I am not worth much, but my third brother Yide, who took the head of a general among millions of troops, is like picking something out of a bag." Surprised, Cao Cao turned around and warned the generals: If you encounter Zhang Yide in the future, don't underestimate the enemy!You may write this in your robes as a warning.The generals of Cao Jun, seeing Guan Yu's bravery, did not dare to disbelieve his words, they all secretly warned themselves, and when they encountered Zhang Yide in the future, they would be more cautious in dealing with it. Yan Liang's vanguard fled back to Liyang and reported to Yuan Shao that Yan Liang had been beheaded by the red-faced and long-bearded general of the Qinglong Sword in Cao's army. Yuan Shao couldn't help being taken aback, and hurriedly asked the left and right: "There is such a strong general in Cao's army!"Who is this person? At this time Liu Bei was defeated from Xuzhou, and he had already joined Yuan Shao's army. He was also in the commander's tent, and he was surprised and happy when he heard that. Sure enough, Xu You, Yuan Shao's counselor, pondered for a while, but said: This person must be Guan Yunchang, Liu Xuande's brother-in-law. When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help being furious, pointing at Liu Bei and cursing: "Your righteous brother beheaded my favorite general, you must be a conspiracy, how can I allow you to stay in this world, come here, push him out and behead him." Liu Bei was anxious, but his expression was still very calm, he stood up, leaned over to Yuan Shao and said: "How can General Yuan kill me Liu Bei just because of his words?"Liu Bei was defeated in Xuzhou, and I don't know if his second brother Yun Chang is still alive?Besides, there are many people with the same appearance in the world, how can it be said that the person with the red face and long beard is Guan Yunchang?General Yuan, please pay more attention. Yuan Shao was hesitant by nature and had no decision. Hearing Liu Bei's argument, he reprimanded Xu You and said: "Your judgment is so random that I almost killed a good person by mistake."So Liu Bei was still invited to sit down and discuss the matter of revenge for Yan Liang. At this time, one of the generals stepped forward and said sharply: "Yan Liang and I are like brothers, he was killed by a thief, how can I not avenge Yan Liang?"This person turned out to be Wen Chou, another fierce general of Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was overjoyed and said: Good!General Feiwen can't avenge Yan Liang's murder!I will let you lead an army of 30,000, and then cross the Yellow River to attack and kill the Cao bandits. When Xu You heard this, he hurriedly said: No!Now that our army has been defeated for the first time and the morale of the army is not stable, it is advisable to stay in Liyang, divide some of our troops, and go straight to Guandu.If you act rashly, if you lose something, the whole army will not be able to return to Hebei. When Yuan Shao heard this, he angrily reprimanded Xu You: "You cowardly man, you delayed the military plan, and that's why you were defeated!"Haven't you heard the theory that soldiers are expensive and fast? Xu You knew that he couldn't persuade him any more, so he suddenly retreated, and sighed secretly: the commander is arrogant and overly ambitious; the soldiers strive for their own merits; how can I cross the water of the Yellow River back north again. Liu Bei thought to himself, is Yun Chang really in Cao's army?So he took the opportunity to ask for a battle: Liu Bei has received a great kindness from General Yuan for taking him in, and he has nothing to repay. He is willing to go with General Wen to defeat Cao Cao.Yuan Shao nodded in agreement. But Wen Chou refused, saying: My lord!Liu Bei is the general of the defeated army, which is not good for our army!If my lord wants him to go with me, the general is willing to allocate 10,000 troops, and let him lead as my rear army. Seeing Yuan Shao groaning silently, Liu Bei knew that he thought he was newly defeated and didn't want to join the vanguard, so he had no choice but to agree to Wen Chou's rear army, so Wen Chou ordered Liu Bei to lead 10,000 troops to follow, and he himself led 20,000 troops to march out starry night. Scramble to cross the Yellow River and attack Cao Jun. Cao Jun, because of Guan Yunchang's bravery, killed one of Yuan Shao's two great generals in the first battle, wiped out nearly 30,000 soldiers of Yuan Jun, and captured a large number of horses and weapons. One of the reasons why the weak can defeat the strong. Cao Cao was very happy. In order to keep Guan Yu's heart, he immediately invited Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, granted Guan Yu the title of Marquis of Han Shouting, and personally cast an official seal as a gift to Guan Yu. At this time, it was reported that Wen Chou, another member of Yuan Shao's fierce general, led his army northward to the south of the Yellow River and had arrived at the Yanjin Fortress. Cao Cao saw that he had won a complete victory in the first battle and wanted to show his prestige again, so he decided to lead the army himself to go northward. Meet Wen Chou's Yuan Jun.Before leaving, Cao Cao issued a special order that all food and grass should go first in this march, followed by the army. Counselor Lu Qian hurriedly said: "The grain and grass are in front. If they are robbed by the enemy, the army's morale will be disturbed." Cao Cao smiled and said, "I'll make another plan when the enemy really robs food." Lu Qian was still puzzled, but seeing that Cao Cao had made up his mind, he had no choice but to stop objecting. Cao Cao's battle this time is still the same generals and soldiers as before, but there is an extra general Guan Yu accompanying him.Cao Cao left Guan Yu in his camp, so the outside world did not know that Guan Yu was in Cao's army. With food and grass in front, Cao Jun marched all the way to Yanjin in the north, and sent people to tell the generals Zhang Liao and Xu Huang who had deployed defenses in Wuyuan and Yangwu to prepare to respond. Cao Cao led the army behind, and suddenly reported to the front army shouting that Yuan Junwen Chou had led his troops to kill the front army, and the food and grass were scattered all over the place. If it is taken away by Yuan Jun, I ask the prime minister to decide what to do. Cao Cao smiled and said, "It's my fault that the food and grass were taken away. It's not your fault. Why panic?"If Yuan Jun is killed, he can go up the hill to avoid the front for the time being. So Cao Jun rushed to the hills to take shelter temporarily, and Cao Cao ordered the soldiers to disarm and rest, let go of the horses, and let the horses roam and graze. In the blink of an eye, Wen Chou's army was approaching, and all the generals were shocked: "Yuan Jun has arrived!"It is very dangerous to stay here, why not quickly transfer the army back to defend Baima Town. When the counselor Xun You heard this, he quickly stopped him and said, "How can we withdraw the army and retreat because we just use food, grass and horses as bait to lure the enemy?"In a blink of an eye, Cao Cao looked at him and smiled, Xun You immediately understood, knowing that Cao Cao was using tricks, so he stopped talking. Wen Chou's army had captured a large amount of food and grass from Cao's army, and was rejoicing. Seeing Cao's horses roaming around grazing, he couldn't help being more happy. The soldiers went to snatch the horses. , Wen Chou couldn't hold back, knowing that staying for a long time was not good, so he pulled the horse back first. When Cao Cao saw this, he turned around and asked the generals behind him, "Wen Chou is one of the two great generals of Yuan Jun. Who can capture him?" Both Zhang Liao and Xu Huang were Cao Cao's powerful generals, they couldn't hold back when they heard this, they both jumped on their horses to fight, and shouted: "Wen Chou, don't go away." When Wen Chou turned his head and saw the two generals catching up, he set up his iron spear horizontally, bent his bow and set up an arrow, and shot an arrow at Zhang Liao in front. When Xu Huang saw it, he shouted: "The thief will not be able to stab people in the back."Zhang Liao came to his senses and quickly lowered his head to avoid the arrow. With a swipe, the arrow pierced his helmet. Zhang Liao was not afraid. Wen Chou gallops back to kill Zhang Liao.When Xu Huang saw it, he quickly grabbed the big ax and stopped Wen Chou to fight.Xu Huang fought Wen Chou for more than 20 rounds, and the army behind Wen Chou came up. Xu Huang knew that Wen Chou was a brave opponent, so he had to pull his horse back. Wen Chou led his army to rush along the cliff, and Xu Huang's Cao army fled in fright. When Xu Huang was in danger, he suddenly saw more than ten elite cavalry flashing out from the bend of the river bank in front of him. The leading general was Guan Yu. Guan Yu saw Wen Chou chasing and killing Xu Huang, so he raised his knife and galloped to meet him, and shouted: "The thief will stop running wild."When he said that, the Azure Dragon Saber had already slashed across.Wen Chou hurriedly blocked the fight, but knowing that Guan Yu was the one who killed Yan Liang, he felt timid, and after less than three rounds of fighting, he galloped his horse and fled.Guan Yu was fast, and then caught up with lightning, and slashed at the back of Wen Chou's head with a sharp knife, beheading his head! When Cao Cao saw that Guan Yu had killed Wen Chou on the hill, he waved the command flag according to the original deployment, and the army rode out on horseback. Most of Yuan Jun fell into the water and was drowned. Most of the 20,000 forwards led by them have been wiped out. Guan Yu was chasing and killing Yuan Jun. Liu Bei behind him heard the news that it was another man with a red face and long beard. He beheaded Wen Chou and hurried to the north bank of the Yellow River. Book Han Shouting Hou Guan Yunchang seven characters.Liu Bei couldn't help being overjoyed, and secretly thanked heaven and said: God bless the second brother is still alive.Liu Bei was about to cross the river to meet each other, but Cao's brigade had already covered him up, so he had to retreat first. At this time, Yuan Shao personally led the army, and had captured Cao Jun's two major towns in a row, and entered the Guandu Fortress less than a hundred miles away from Xuchang.He suddenly received a report and said: "This time it is confirmed that Guan Yu is indeed in Cao Jun, and Wen Chou was beheaded again."Yuan Shao was furious and cursed, "How dare the big-eared thief bully me like this." After a while, Liu Bei also rushed to Guandu to meet Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao immediately ordered him to be pushed out and beheaded!Liu Bei panicked, "what's my crime?" Yuan Shaodao: You secretly envoy Guan Yu, your righteous brother, and killed one of my generals. How dare you say that you are innocent? Liu Bei argued: Please allow me to defend myself before I die!Cao Cao always hated Liu Bei, but now knowing that Liu Bei was with General Yuan, he deliberately sent Yun Chang to kill the second general;But hope to see clearly. When Yuan Shao heard this, he realized: Not bad!Sure enough, Cao Cao borrowed a knife to kill people!But Guan Yunchang's service for Cao Cao is extremely detrimental to me. Liu Bei said helplessly: "To thank General Yuan for not killing me, Liu Bei intends to send a confidant to take my secret letter to Cao Jun to see Yun Chang and inform the news. After Yun Chang knows, he will go to Guandu in the starry night to help General Yuan." When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help but said with great joy: If I have Guan Yu's help, I will be ten times better than Yan Liang and Wen Chou!Xuande repaired the book and sent it quickly. Liu Bei wrote the letter himself, but there was no suitable candidate for a while, so he sneaked into Cao Jun to deliver the letter.Yuan Shao then ordered the army to withdraw from Wuyang first, with a battalion for tens of miles, and temporarily stand still until Guan Yu came to help, and then attacked Cao Cao fiercely. When Cao Cao saw Yuan Shao withdrawing from Guandu, he ordered Xiahoudun to guard the fortress of Guandu, and he led his army back to Xuchang to rest.Cao Cao also found out that Cao Jun fought against the mighty Yuan Jun, and both battles were victorious. In addition to the life of the soldiers, Guan Yu's help was also a major factor. Therefore, he respected Guan Yu even more in his heart, and returned to Xuchang. He specially held a banquet to celebrate Guan Yu and treat Guan Yu kindly , It was rare in Cao Cao's life. In fact, when Cao Cao was alive and dead, Guan Yu did his best to help him win two battles and two victories, which had greatly dampened Yuan Shao's spirit and shocked Yuan Jun's army, and he was already timid before a decisive battle.On the contrary, Cao Cao's army was greatly encouraged. The fear of Yuan Jun's strength disappeared, and everyone was excited and determined to fight Yuan Jun to the end. This laid a solid foundation for Cao Cao's future decisive battle with Yuan Shao.Therefore, in the battle of Guandu between the Cao and Yuan armies, Guan Yu was a powerful general to suppress the army for Cao Cao; but for Yuan Jun, it was a prelude to defeat.Cao Cao looked at Guan Yu differently and treated him very favorably, which finally reaped great rewards. Moreover, from the point of view of the mystic image of the general trend, if it is not to act against the strangeness of the third part of the world, then Guan Yu must choose to stay in Cao Cao's camp. If Cao Cao can get Guan Yu's help, it is very likely that he will wipe out the world in one fell swoop Established his unified country.And Liu Bei must be disheartened because of Guan Yu's betrayal, and no longer has the intention to compete for the world, and the Shu Kingdom, which will be one-third of the world in the future, will most likely not appear.However, the general trend of heaven has already laid down Taoyuan's Xuange of three sworn brothers. It is destined that Guan Gong must be in Cao Ying and his heart is in Liu. In order to help Liu Bei accomplish his great cause, he will definitely return to Liu Bei's camp and help Liu Bei create a three-point world. general trend.And once this goal is achieved, Guan Yu's destiny of assisting the three-point world that started from Taoyuan Sanjie will be successfully completed, that is to say, the end of his luck and life span will come to an end.This is a strange case performed by the general trend of heaven, and it will be more clear in the future.On that day, Guan Yu accepted Cao Cao's congratulations, and his kindness was unmatched in this world.He returned to the mansion, and soon received a secret letter sent by Liu Bei. Liu Bei said in the secret letter: Brother Yun Chang: Liu Bei and you have been sworn sworn since Taoyuan, and swore to live and die together, why do you break your sworn halfway and cut off your sworn bond?You must be trying to gain fame and wealth, Liu Bei will complete it together, and offer my head to help you succeed!There are too many words to say, Liu Bei is waiting for your answer with the thought of dying.