Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

The Jingzhou army appeared to be powerful, but the actual offensive strength was very limited. Guan Yu wanted to break Cao Ren's will and let him voluntarily give up Fancheng and retreat.

Wenpin was defeated in Hanshui and returned to Fancheng to plead guilty. He emphasized that Guan Yu had all warships and sufficient armor and armaments. It seemed that he had been preparing for the capture of Xiangfan for a long time.

Not long after Fancheng was besieged, Xu Huang led an army of [-] people to rescue him.

Xu Huang took the lead in fighting the besieging soldiers and horses. After losing [-]% of the soldiers and horses, he tore a gap, and finally successfully entered the city to join Cao Ren.

Guan Ping knew that it was Guan Yu who intended to let him go, so he asked in puzzlement: "Father, our army strength is three times that of Xu Huang's, and we are fully capable of keeping him out. Why did you let them into the city?"

Guan Yu stroked his beard and sneered: "Xu Gongming is not an unknown person. If we really want to fight like that, we will lose a lot, so why not let them come to the city to get together?"

"Fancheng is already strong, and it will be more difficult to attack after increasing the number of defenders. What is your plan?" Guan Ping was still puzzled.

"Ping'er, you only saw that there were more defenders in Fancheng, but didn't you think that Cao Renping had added thousands of mouths for nothing? Now that we are surrounded by them, more people in the city will be harmful." Guan Yu said meaningfully.

Guan Ping seemed to understand but didn't understand, thinking that his father would consume the other party's food?It took a lot of time, but he didn't expect that the strong attack would not only take time, but also that the attacking side's attrition rate would be much higher than that of the defending side.

Not long after Xu Huang entered the city, Governor Yu Jin led seven armies to help. Guan Yu asked Guan Ping to use suspicious tactics to continue to suppress Fancheng.

Yu Ban's soldiers were cautious and did not dare to fight Guan Yu head-on, let alone go out to fight with Guan Yu in front of the formation.

After Guan Yu divided his troops, his strength was not as good as Yu Jin's. After several days of pulling and marching, Guan Yu, who was familiar with the terrain, led Yu Jin to the west of Fancheng, and set up camp not far from Han River.

Yu Jin had been fighting in the north for a long time, and he was not familiar with the geographical environment of Jingzhou. He did not think carefully about camping and going down the village, and finally chose to camp in the low-lying Yukou River.

Guan Yu was overjoyed after watching Yu Jin's camp, and said to Liao Hua, the master book beside him, "This time Yu Jin will definitely be captured alive by me."

"Why is the general so sure?" Liao Hua asked puzzled.

"Recently, it has been raining heavily and the river is swollen. Yu Jin is stationed in such a low-lying terrain. I just need to send water troops to coffer the dam above, and then flood it with water. Then Cao's army will be fish and shrimp." Guan Yu said proudly, stroking his beard.

"The general really has a clever plan, but if the warships to the north of Xiangyang are transferred, the Cao army in Xiangyang city will definitely notice the abnormality, and Zhao Dudu's side may not be able to resist it, and this may affect the major general." Liao Hua said first. Suppression, said the contradictions in it.

Guan Yu said to himself, "So we have to move troops from the rear..."

The two returned to the camp of the Chinese army, and the guards sent an envoy from Jiangdong's new governor to see him.

Guan Yu was puzzled after hearing this, Lu Meng said he was sick and returned to Jianye, now that Sun Quan has replaced the governor, Lu Meng will also die in a strange way, right?He sighed that the position of Jiangdong Governor is not an auspicious position.

Guan Yu entered the big tent with doubts, and the Jiangdong envoy humbly sent Lu Xun's letter.

In the letter, Lu Xun first praised Guan Yu for a while, and then said modestly that he was just a Confucian scholar, hoping to get Guan Yu's care, so that the two sides can live in harmony in Jingzhou, and his future depends entirely on Guan Yu.

Both Lu Xun and Lu Meng were "humble" to Guan Yu, but his brilliance lies in his humility while not forgetting to flatter and paralyze Guan Yu.

After reading the letter, Guan Yu was in a good mood. He asked the emissary, "What achievements does your Governor Lu have? Why haven't I heard of it before?"

"The governor was originally the magistrate of the county. Because of his meritorious service in conquering Shanyue, he was able to serve the lord. Unexpectedly, the governor Lu fell ill suddenly. The lord saw him as a humble man, so he let the governor Lu take over..." the messenger replied in a low voice.

Guan Yu stroked his beard and nodded, "Lu Boyan is indeed modest, you go back and reassure him, as long as he can remember his promise, Guan will never bully the weak."

"Wei." The envoy clasped his fists and saluted, and then added: "The governor knows that the general will win Xiangyang and Fancheng, and he expressed that he is willing to persuade the lord to send troops to help..."

"Whatever." Guan Yu waved off the guests.

Guan Yu is not uncommon for Sun Quan's help. He is also an important military base of Cao Cao. Want to learn from me?It's too late, isn't it?

Chapter 537 Autumn Rain and Gan Ning Cofferdam

Not long after the envoy left the big tent, Guan Yu told Liao Hua, "Yuan Jian, immediately send someone to Changsha with our military order, and Gan Ning to bring his warships and troops to Fancheng to help."

Liao Hua was startled when he heard this, and asked in puzzlement, "Didn't the general say that Jiangdong needs to be on guard, now that all the garrison in Changsha has been withdrawn, if there is a change, wouldn't it be..."

"One moment, another moment. Lu Meng has the heart of a jackal, so of course he must be vigilant, but Lu Xun is very knowledgeable about current affairs, and Jiang Xia's soldiers are not worried for the time being." Guan Yu explained.

"Do you want to keep some people around?" Liao Hua advised again.

Guan Yu frowned and said: "Yu Jin is already a turtle in an urn and a fish in a net. We must go all out to fight. Fancheng will be shaken if the support army is destroyed. It will be much easier to collect Xiang and Fan by then. Therefore, the navy in Changsha All must arrive.

As for your worry about Jiangdong's invasion, as long as Jiangling is in our hands, it doesn't matter if we lose Changsha. Don't forget that Master Xu is still in Jiangling, the police still have three thousand navy troops, and there are beacon towers along the river to send messages. Besides, Ziyu will not stand idly by . "

"It turns out that the general has already made a plan, but the last general's thinking is superficial, so I will arrange it now." Liao Hua clasped his fists and said.

"Go." Guan Yu nodded in response, and then began to arrange follow-up operations.

Gan Ning did not hesitate to receive Guan Yu's transfer order, and took away [-] Changsha sailors including the Jinfan Battalion. When passing by the police, he asked Su Fei to take care of the Dongting waters.

The big move of the Changsha navy did not hide the Jiangdong scouts in the Yangtze River waters.

Wu Qi, the supervisor of the army, said to Lu Xun, "Bo Yan is really clever. Gan Ning almost took away all the defenders in Changsha. Can we send a message to our cousin, and then we can send troops to attack Jingzhou?"

"We have to wait a little longer. The more stalemate Fancheng fought, the more Guan Yu couldn't get away and go back to defend. Although it was easy for us to block the Dongting Shuikou, there are many defenders left in Jiangling, and the difficulty of a strong attack is still not small. Wait. After a while, maybe Guan Yu will draw troops." Lu Xun replied with a frown.

Wu Qi then asked: "Although Bo Yan is the acting governor, I will still report the current situation in Jingzhou to my cousin. You don't mind, do you?"

Lu Xun cupped his hands and replied, "Supervisor, please."

Because Lu Xun's identity is very sensitive, in order to control him, Sun Quan sent his cousin Wu Qi as the supervisor of the army when Lu Xun was acting as the governor. Wu Qi is the second son of Sun Quan's uncle Wu Jing.

Wu Qi's ability is relatively mediocre, and Lu Xun is used to Sun Quan's balance technique, so he can handle it with ease.

Starting from the northward march of the Ganning navy, the land of Jingxiang started to rain one after another. Before he could rest at the camp in Fancheng, Guan Yu arranged for him to go upstream to build a cofferdam.

Not long after Gan Ning took refuge with Liu Bei, he was assigned to Lantian. During his stay in Jingnan, he made cofferdams many times, mainly to dredge the river and allow smooth sailing between various places.

The cofferdam task arranged by Guan Yu is directly in line with Gan Ning's major.

The autumn rain lasted for more than ten days. Gan Ning completed the cofferdam upstream as planned, and waited for Guan Yu to order to open the gates to release the water.

The news of Guan Yu's increase in troops was not concealed too much, because there were one or two hundred more warships on the Han River. Taking advantage of the heavy rain, Guan Ping's defense was lax, and sent people to send letters into Fancheng.

After reading the letter, Cao Ren put it on the table, and snorted coldly at everyone: "It seems that Guan Yu attaches great importance to Wen Ze, otherwise he would not increase his troops so soon, but this guy actually came to command me, let us attack inside and outside after the rain stops, hum..."

"After all, General Yu holds Wei Wang's fake festival axe..." Niu Jin, the general of the Ministry, bowed to the fire.

"Hmph, can his fake festival axe kill me? Just kidding." Cao Ren's eyes froze.

"Uh……"

Man Chong originally wanted Cao Ren to remind Yu Jin that the autumn waters were flooding and not to garrison troops in low-lying areas, but seeing that Cao Ren was angry, he dared not say much. Xu Huang, Zhao Yan and others did not like Jin, so they kept silent.

Yu Jin was extremely strict and even treated harshly. Cao Cao discovered this trait in him and often appointed him as the guard to supervise the illegal behavior of other troops. Yu Jin did a good job.

Cao Cao was in danger when he was conquering Zhangxiu in Wancheng. When he fled from the desert, the officers and soldiers of the battalions were in chaos. Afterwards, not only was he not convicted, but he was rewarded.

The internal law enforcement department is easy to attract hatred. As Yu Jin's official position gets higher and higher, he offends more and more people in the army, and gradually becomes a lone minister whom Cao Cao likes but others hate.

Yu Jin was the only military general in the Cao camp who held a fake Jieyue, not even Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Ren and other great clan generals.

The festival is a talisman festival, symbolizing the rights of the king (vassal king).

The false festival is to lend the festival to the courtiers to perform temporary tasks, which serves as a deterrent to one party. It is also a supplement to a right. When two people have the same official position, the right to speak is in the hands of the party holding the festival. This stanza will be returned after the temporary task completes.

Yue is an axe, which is a kind of torture tool, which is exclusive to the king.

In addition to being able to take the place of the king, the false festival yue has the right to beheaded the soldiers in the army without asking for instructions or reporting, and the holder of the fake festival yue can also kill those who hold the festival. general.

(Example: Lantian, as the shepherd of Jiaozhou, had to manage Lingling and Guiyang, which belonged to Jingzhou, so the knot in his hand played a blessing role, but Guan Yu wanted to intervene forcefully, and Lantian had to obey Guan Yu's orders.)

The reason why Cao Ren is not afraid of the forbidden fake Yue Yue is because of Cao Cao's unique clan commander system. Xia Houyuan is the commander of the western theater, Xiahou Dun is the commander of the eastern theater, and Cao Ren is the commander of the southern theater. All generals other than the commanders can only be generals.

After Zhang Liao defeated Sun Quan in Xiaoyaojin, Cao Cao named him General Zhengdong. Later, Xiahou Dun commanded the 26th Army including Zhang Liao in the Huainan area as General Fubo.

Because Xiahou Dun stayed in Xudu for a long time, his official position in the army has always been General Fubo, but his administrative position is Henan Yin (mayor of the capital). In Jian'an 22, he served as the commander of the eastern theater. He chose his favorite lonely minister, Yu Jin.

Yu Jin did not have an administrative position, and his military position was only General Zuo, so he could not suppress the dignitaries in Xudu. Cao Cao wanted him to have absolute authority in Xudu, so he gave him the highest treatment, a fake Jieyue, but his fake Jieyue would not be able to leave Xudu used.

None of the generals in Fancheng stood up to speak for Yu Jin, which caused Yu Jin to lose the opportunity to move out of Lukouchuan.

At the end of August, more than ten days of heavy rain had subsided, and the Han River had surged to the shore.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Guan Yu sent Gan Ning to dig a weir upstream to release water.

In an instant, the river water with silt was uncontrollable like a wild beast, like countless wild horses galloping across the field.

Chapter 538 The Seventh Yan Army Xu Huang Calls for a Battle

After the heavy rain, not only the river surged, but also the mountain floods had to vent to the low-lying places.

Yukouchuan, where the Seventh Army camp is located, and the nearby Jizhangang, Yujiagang, Tuanshanpu and other areas are relatively low-lying. The main reason for choosing this place as the camp was to fear Guan Yu's surprise attack.

When the strength of the two armies is equal, the location of the camp should consider factors such as proximity to water sources and open terrain, otherwise it will be very easy to be harassed by sneak attacks, fire attacks, falling rocks, etc. Yu Jin has a lot of experience in camp defense. It was because of being cautious that I finally chose Yuguchigawa.

The river water and the mountain torrents exerted force at the same time, and areas such as Lukouchuan, Jizhangang, Yujiagang, and Tuanshanpu were flooded in all directions, and flooded these places at an incredible speed.

In less than half a day, the water depth in these low-lying places reached five or six feet, and the camp of the Seventh Army led by Governor Yu Jin was completely submerged in flood water.

When the disaster was imminent, they flew separately. At this time, no matter who gave the order, it was useless. The soldiers were crying and fleeing to the heights.

When the wind stopped and the rain stopped, Yu Jin and his generals climbed up to look at the water in a panic. They saw a vast ocean as far as they could see. Dozens and hundreds of soldiers who were soaked were crowded on different high places to avoid water.

"General, there is no place to stand around, so what can I do?" the general beside him cried and asked.

Yu Jin looked up to the sky and sighed, then smiled wryly: "General Zixiao misunderstood me, we are all men from the north, how could we know that the water situation here is strange? They didn't say to prepare warships in advance, but they reminded us anyway, it was in vain that I took the initiative to write a letter to remind."

"Uh...it's too late to say anything now..." General Pi sighed speechlessly.

Yu Jin's eyes suddenly became fierce, "If he could go back alive, he would have reported to the king of Wei. This failure has nothing to do with those people in Fancheng."

"General, speak carefully..." Seeing the generals looking at each other, Napi couldn't help reminding that it doesn't matter to Yu Jin to blame others, but Cao Ren is a general of the clan, and he can't stand wearing small shoes in the future.

Yu Jin sneered: "What can't be done? Guan Yu didn't attack the city during the heavy rain, they only knew how to defend the poor city..."

"Boats... so many ships... General, look quickly..." General Pi exclaimed, pointing to the distance.

Yu Jin was a little excited at first, thinking that it was Cao Ren's reinforcements. The warships in Xiangyang and Fancheng had been defeated by Wenpin.

The mighty warships lined up side by side, advancing neatly in the water. When Yu Jin saw the "Guan" flag flying on the leading ship, the only hope in his heart was shattered, and then he slumped on the ground in frustration.

Guan Yu and Gan Ning led the fleet to surround them. The Cao soldiers who took refuge in high places had almost no armor and no rock to cover them. After several rounds of arrow rain, some people surrendered one after another.

Seeing that the encirclement was getting smaller and smaller, the surviving generals panicked, because Yu Jin's army was extremely strict, and at this time they did not dare to open their mouths to surrender.

Yu Jin looked around the terrified crowd, the tension in his heart suddenly relaxed, he looked up to the sky and sighed: "The general situation is over, there is no point in continuing to resist, let's surrender..."

When the generals saw Yu Jin open his mouth, they threw down their weapons with joy on their faces, waved their hands loudly and shouted for surrender. The scene was like welcoming relatives from afar.

Some generals who were unwilling to surrender, or were worried about breaking their promises, took off their coats and jumped into the water to escape for their lives, hoping that many defeated soldiers would slip away in troubled waters.

After Guan Yu landed, he accepted Yu Jin's surrender. Those Cao soldiers who dived into the water and wanted to escape were finally captured by Gan Ning's sailors.

Guan Yu successfully flooded the Seventh Army, and captured tens of thousands of Cao Jun officers and soldiers. Guan Yu also transferred the warships monitoring Xiangyang to carry them. Finally, after counting, it was found that there were only [-] troops left in Yujin.

Although it is a good thing to win a big victory, it is also very troublesome to deal with too many prisoners, because these family members of Cao Jun are all in the north, and it is impossible to sincerely help Guan Yu attack Fancheng.

Yu Jin's army came from Xudu, and they were the elite left behind by Cao Cao. Compared with the tired army brought by Xu Huang from Hanzhong, they were actually more effective in fighting. Not only was there a great hidden danger in keeping them around, but the rations for the 2 people alone Just a big problem.

After checking the captives, the chief bookkeeper Liao Huaqing asked Guan Yu for instructions: "General Guan, what should we do with these captives? Not only do we have to divide our troops to take care of them in Fancheng, but we are also in short supply of food and grass..."

Faced with such a choice in ancient wars, most generals will choose to surrender (for example: Bai Qi), a small number will force slaves to attack the city (for example: Temujin), and some will turn into slaves and hard labor.

Transferring to slaves and hard labor needs to be digested slowly. Guan Yu has no time to attack Fancheng now, so killing and surrendering is the best choice for him, but Guan Yu's character is arrogant and not humiliating. He has his own way of pursuing a general , will not commit such an unjust act of killing surrender.

"Take them all back to Jiangling, and then hand them over to Master Xu to deal with. If Jingzhou's food and grass are in short supply, you can ask General Lan for support." Guan Yuxu answered with concern.

"This... If this is the case, all our warships will be used, and we will need to send soldiers and horses to escort them along the way..." Liao Hua's voice will delay the battle.

Guan Yu ignored Liao Hua, but said to Gan Ning next to him: "Most of Xingba are navy troops, how can I teach you how to deal with this matter?"

Gan Ning nodded, "I asked Vice General Liang to escort him personally. Anyway, Jiangling has only been going back and forth for a few days. It's the right time for the flood to recede. I don't know if the general has any other explanations?"

Guan Yu frowned and thought for a while, then replied: "Let Yuan Zhi provide some more siege equipment. The flooding will affect the strength of the city. If Cao Ren still insists on holding on, I will start a strong attack."

"Wei, the last general will make arrangements." Gan Ning left holding his fists.

Fancheng was flooded with floods, and many facilities in the city collapsed due to decay. The soldiers and generals in the city were terrified. At this time, Guan Yu sent people to the edge of the city to surrender, and informed Yu Jin that he had lost the battle and surrendered.

Cao Ren was shocked when he heard the news. He summoned the people to discuss, "I never thought that Guan Yu is so powerful. The current situation is beyond our ability to deal with. Why don't we retreat by light boat before the city is completely attacked?"

"No, general. Fancheng's boats are limited, and it is impossible to take all the defenders away. Moreover, Guan Yu's warships are complete. If he is discovered, he will end up like Yu Jin?" Man Chong immediately dissuaded him.

"But the situation is critical now..." Cao Ren was still hesitating.

"Mountain torrents come and go very quickly. For the current plan, we must do our best to strengthen the city's defenses and wait for the follow-up reinforcements from King Wei. Once Fancheng falls into the hands of Guan Yu, he can drive straight in and threaten Xudu and Luoyang." Man Chong continued to advise.

Cao Ren nodded, "Bo Ning (Man Chong) is right, but Guan Yu flooded the seven armies, his power shook the world, and the morale of the defenders in the city was low. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't hold it..."

Xu Huang stood up with his fists clasped, and suggested: "General, Guan Yu is arrogant and unrestrained, but after all, he is already in his fifties, and his martial arts should not be as good as before. After the water recedes, he can take the initiative to invite a general to fight. If he can kill this person before the battle , the siege of Fancheng can be resolved."

"General Xu said it easily. Everyone knows that he is in his fifties today, but after all, no one has experienced his martial arts. Didn't you fight in a scuffle when you entered the city a few days ago? Who has the courage to go out of the city to fight with him?" Niu Jin shook his head. asked.

"If there is no suitable candidate, Xu Huang is willing to go out of the city to be loyal to the king of Wei." Xu Huang replied with firm eyes and sonorous words.

"General Xu, don't be reckless, could it be that you have forgotten Yan Liang back then?" Yilang Zhao Yan hastily reminded.