Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

As Guan Yu exited the camp, the other lords curiously sized up the peerless warrior Hua Xiong, wondering what he looked like.

On the watchtower, Yuan Shu, watching the two generals facing off, couldn't resist adding fuel to the fire, saying with a hint of sarcasm.

“Gentlemen, how many rounds do you think Liu Xuande's sworn brother can last?”

Immediately, some lords who leaned towards the Yuan clan chimed in agreement.

“Difficult! Even Pan Feng had his head chopped off in one exchange. Although Hua Xiong wasn't particularly famous in Xiliang, his courage is probably not inferior to Lu Bu's.”

“If he can last five rounds, it would be a slight face-saving for the allied forces.”

“I fear this person will also have his head chopped off by Hua Xiong within three rounds, which would probably have an unimaginable impact on our army's morale…”

Seeing the petty lords attached to the Yuan clan praising Yuan Shu, Zhang Fei's face flushed with anger, and he was about to speak when Cao Cao, standing beside Liu Bei, still holding his wine cup, said.

“Gentlemen, there's no need to inflate the enemy's arrogance so much. I, Cao, have met Guan Yu a few times. His demeanor is extraordinary, and his martial prowess must be good. It's not impossible for him to fight Hua Xiong to a standstill.”

However, Cao Cao's position in the allied forces was actually not as good as in the original timeline.

In the original timeline, Cao Cao could at least be considered the person who called for the alliance, and the lords had to give him some face.

But now, Cao Cao could barely be considered a major lord, but his say was quite weak, and he was merely regarded as a lord attached to Yuan Shao.

Therefore, Yuan Shu didn't give Cao Cao any face and laughed, then pretended to be curious and asked Liu Bei.

“Liu Xuande, how many rounds do you think Guan Yu can last?”

Liu Bei, who had remained expressionless, raised three fingers.

“Three rounds?” Yuan Shu couldn't help but grin.

“Not so…”

Liu Bei said in a deep voice. “Within three rounds, my brother will surely take Hua Xiong's head!”

“Hahahaha…”

Immediately, the lords led by Yuan Shu couldn't help but laugh, as if they had heard a great joke, until Yuan Shao couldn't help but turn his head and glare at the lords behind him, and the laughter gradually stopped.

“Instead of laughing here, gentlemen, you should think about whether your subordinates have brave warriors who can defeat Hua Xiong and restore the army's morale.”

Yuan Shao said somewhat angrily.

At this moment, Yuan Shao's heart was conflicted. He hoped that Guan Yu would die under Hua Xiong's blade, so that he could push the impact of the previous defeat onto Liu Bei's head as much as possible.

However, from the perspective of the overall situation, Yuan Shao was more aware that the allied forces being blocked by a mere Hua Xiong and Hulao Pass would have an unimaginable impact on the allied forces and Yuan Shao's prestige as the leader.

Therefore, Yuan Shao couldn't help but hope that Guan Yu could play some role.

The best outcome would be for Guan Yu to fight Hua Xiong for a hundred rounds without a clear winner, which would boost the morale of the allied forces, and Yuan Shao could also use the military order previously made by Guan Yu to control Liu Bei.

This was the most perfect development in Yuan Shao's vision.

The undisguised laughter from the watchtower also reached outside the camp.

Listening to the harsh laughter and Guan Yu's arrogant remarks just now, Hua Xiong, who was originally complacent because of the killing of Pan Feng, suddenly felt a sense of anger at being despised and provoked by a nobody.

Even if Guan Yu had an unusual appearance and looked imposing, Hua Xiong had never heard of a brave general in the world who dressed like this.

“Bold madman, knowing my name, Hua Xiong, you still dare to come out of the camp to die?” Hua Xiong questioned angrily.

“You don't need to state your name either. Guan will not remember the name of a henchman. In the future, people will only know that you are a ghost under Guan's blade.”

Having said that, Guan Yu, who had not truly unsheathed his blade for almost three years, now felt that the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in his hand was already starving and thirsty, wanting to drink the blood of the enemy.

Immediately, without waiting for Hua Xiong to speak first, Guan Yu clamped his horse's belly, dragged the Green Dragon Crescent Blade upside down on the ground, and charged towards Hua Xiong, carried by this rare Youzhou warhorse.

“Ignorant fool, today I will take your life and teach you eastern rats not to look directly at my Xiliang warriors.”

At this moment, Hua Xiong, who had won two consecutive victories and even defeated Pan Feng under his blade, was at the peak of his confidence. How could he be timid?

After shouting loudly, Hua Xiong also raised his blade to meet Guan Yu in the opposite direction.

Although many soldiers were staring at this scene, with Yu She and Pan Feng's defeats in front, except for the axemen led by Guan Yu, almost all the other soldiers had no hope for Guan Yu, and even felt that the nameless Guan Yu's sortie was just a waste of life, adding another wronged soul in front of the camp.

When the two warhorses, both rare steeds, charged towards each other, the distance between the two sides was almost closing at lightning speed.

Hua Xiong held the long-handled broadsword tightly with both hands, and once again slashed out the blade light that had just taken Pan Feng's head.

At the moment of slashing out, Hua Xiong was particularly confident, and even felt that this blade might not be able to hurt the nightmare in his heart that he dared not look directly at—Lu Bu.

However, Hua Xiong suddenly discovered that at the same time as he slashed this blade, Guan Yu's blade appeared faster in front of his eyes.

‘What a fast blade…’

Only this thought flashed through Hua Xiong's mind, followed by disbelief…

‘Impossible, my blade is clearly fast enough to chop off Pan Feng's head, why is this nameless person's blade faster than mine?!’

Puchi!

The two warhorses passed each other, and victory and defeat, life and death, were also separated at that moment.

However, what shocked countless eyes was that Hua Xiong's head had disappeared, and a large amount of blood spurted from his chest.

Even the corpse still maintained the posture of waving the blade, and then was dragged to the ground by the weight of the long-handled broadsword, making a dull sound.

And Hua Xiong's head, which fell from mid-air, was caught by Guan Yu with a casual lift.

Only at this moment did the soldiers of the allied forces completely react, and then issued earth-shattering cheers and cheers.

In contrast, the three thousand Xiliang iron cavalry led by Hua Xiong were ashen-faced, still looking at the defeated Hua Xiong on the ground in disbelief.

Guan Yu, holding the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in one hand and the head in the other, squinted his eyes and glanced at the three thousand Xiliang iron cavalry, and said.

“You go back and tell the thief Dong that the one who killed Hua Xiong is Guan Yu, and let the thief Dong wash his neck clean in Luoyang and wait, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in Guan's hand will surely cut off his head to sacrifice to the heavens and the people.”

Immediately, Guan Yu regarded the three thousand Xiliang iron cavalry as nothing, and rode his horse slowly back towards the camp.

After entering the camp, Guan Yu came directly under the watchtower, dismounted, handed the Green Dragon Crescent Blade to his attendant, then stroked his long beard with one hand, held the head with the other, and walked up unhurriedly.

When he walked to the front of the lords, Guan Yu threw the head in front of the lords with an arrogant expression, and then only bowed to Liu Bei alone.

“I have not failed my brother's trust, and have taken back Hua Xiong's head, please brother inspect it.”

“Good, good, good, Yun Chang has worked hard.”

Even Liu Bei, who usually did not show his emotions, could hardly hide the smile on his face at this moment.

And Cao Cao, standing beside Liu Bei, looked at Guan Yu with a gaze that had evolved from amazement to an unspeakable heat.

What arrogance to despise the heroes, and what respectful loyalty…

The extremely contradictory personalities perfectly appeared in Guan Yu alone.

Cao Cao, who was adjacent to Liu Bei just now, subconsciously substituted himself into Liu Bei's perspective, only feeling an unparalleled sense of joy rushing to his brain.

‘If Cao were Liu Da'er, with Li Zikun on the right and Guan Yunchang on the left…’

Thinking of this, Cao Cao's envy and jealousy towards Liu Bei in his chest were almost uncontrollable.

‘Why do all the good things in the world belong to this Liu Da'er?’

Until Cao Cao, who was temporarily lost in thought, inadvertently tilted the hand holding the wine cup, and some warm wine spilled on the back of his hand, Cao Cao suddenly came back to his senses.

Immediately, Cao Cao suppressed all the distracting thoughts in his heart, and when the other lords were almost still silent, he took the initiative to greet Guan Yu, handed over the wine cup, and said.

“This wine is still warm, Yun Chang can drink it.”

Guan Yu unceremoniously took it and drank it all, completely unaware of how hot Cao Cao's eyes were when Guan Yu looked up to drink, wishing he could immediately take Guan Yu into his account.

However, Cao Cao only hated that his status was too low, not to mention forcibly transferring Guan Yu to his command, even Liu Bei's status in the allied forces was far inferior.

It was very similar to when he met someone he admired when he was young, but had no power to pursue.

Pain!

Cao Cao watched Guan Yu drink the cup of warm wine, then turned his head and walked towards Liu Bei, and continued to stand respectfully behind Liu Bei.

Too painful!

‘If the power is in hand, how could this scene happen?’

‘Not to mention Li Zikun and Guan Yunchang, even Liu Xuande will worship under Cao's command!’

Cao Cao's thoughts were surging wildly, and an uncontrollable ambition rose unconsciously.

However, the current Cao Cao is not eye-catching in the allied forces gathered by the heroes. Only Li Ji occasionally looked at Cao Cao more, and inadvertently found that Cao Cao's eyes seemed to have undergone some changes.

Guan Yu's invisible behavior, which was tantamount to a naked slap in the face, also made many lords present look either embarrassed, or iron-blue, or admired.

Liu Bei's tolerance was naturally not comparable to Yuan Shu's, and he would not retaliate at this moment. Instead, he reacted under Li Ji's reminder and said.

"The general guarding Sishui Pass, Hua Xiong, is dead. Furthermore, the three thousand Xiliang iron cavalry outside the encampment just brought Hua Xiong's body back inside the pass. This will surely cause a commotion within Sishui Pass, leading to a sharp drop in morale. Now is a good opportunity to pursue our victory and take the pass in one fell swoop."

Seeing that the situation was excellent, Yuan Shao instead hesitated instinctively and said,

"Our army's encampment has not yet been established, and our foothold is unstable. How can we attack the city? It would be better to discuss it tomorrow."

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PS: In reality, Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass are the same place, but the subsequent text will refer to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and maintain continuity of the plot.

Therefore, Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass will be set up separately. Just consider it a parallel world where the terrain is slightly different, my lords. (End of this chapter)