Swallowing mountains and rivers with anger

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Swallowing mountains and rivers with anger

The Qinglong Yanyue Sword came with the sound, and Yan Liangcang felt a chill on his neck in panic, and then his head started to spin.

Guan Yu arrived quickly and accurately, beheading Yan Liang with one blow and saving Zhang Liao. Then he danced his sword and shouted like a beast, directly repelling the general who followed Yan Liang.

The general was killed in an instant, and Yuan Jun's soldiers were all horrified. They unconsciously stepped back, leaving a blank space for the battle site.

Guan Yu turned over and jumped off the red rabbit. He was going to pick up his trophy, the dust-stained head of Yan Liang.

The power of thousands of enemies is like a mountain or a river, and it seems to form a circle around it.

Even when Guan Yu dismounted and bent down, no one dared to step forward and attack him.

The embarrassed Zhang Liao next to him was dumbfounded and couldn't help but admire him.

"General Guan is a true god."

Guan Yu tied Yan Liang's head to the horse's neck, grabbed the saddle and jumped onto the red rabbit.

Raising the Green Dragon Sword, he pointed in one direction and shouted to Zhang Liao:

"Follow me and fight back."

Yan Liang, the leader of Yuan's army, was beheaded, and morale spread from the central army's position to the surrounding areas.

At that time, Guan Yu's surroundings were in chaos, but even in such a chaotic situation, he could still clearly identify his position.

Teams like Guan Yu and Zhang Liao who are brave enough to attack tough situations will usually withdraw after tearing apart the opponent's formation.

The physical strength and energy consumed by the attacking team are several times that of ordinary battles. If they continue to fight, they are likely to be in danger of losing their strength. Moreover, the Yuan army that collapsed is not a lamb. It can still hurt people if it struggles as a trapped beast.

Fortunately, Xu Huang, who was in charge of the response, quickly arrived at the fighting area.

Guan Yu rushed so fast that Xu Huang could not keep up until Yan Liang's men and horses retreated, just like the tide receding and exposing rocks, and also the location of the suicide squad.

Cao Cao also led the main force behind Xu Huang, sweeping towards the east wind like a strong wind, and then drove Yan Liang's remnant army to pursue the victory, stormed hundreds of miles and destroyed the White Horse Camp.

As the saying goes, defeat is like a mountain falling. Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong panicked and led their defeated soldiers to cross the river and flee to the other side. Many Hebei soldiers drowned in the Yellow River, and the siege of Baima was lifted.

Guan Yu's unprecedented style of play gave Cao Cao a huge contribution, which was enough to offset the favor he received, and also paved the way for him to leave later and pave the way for an irresistible reason.

Wan Jun took the head from it and returned it, and was brilliantly presented by Guan Yu in front of Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was not only surprised, happy, in awe, but also confused, because he had never seen this kind of ability beyond cognition in books.

Guan Yu's battle was famous all over the world and recorded in the annals of history.

The person who understood this most profoundly was undoubtedly Zhang Liao, who followed him the whole way with his tiger and leopard cavalry.

In addition to ensuring the safety of Guan Yu's back, he actually killed no more enemies along the way than Guan Yu.

Guan Yu was like a solid chariot, roaring forward and crushing the enemies blocking the road, while the hundreds of companions riding on tigers and leopards behind him were more like witnesses to his fame.

There are densely packed enemy troops blocking the road in front, and anyone who is even weak in momentum will be devoured.

Only Zhang Liao and the hundreds of tiger and leopard riders knew what they had just experienced.

Guan Yu used his actual actions to tell Zhang Liao what it means to be overwhelming and what it means to be a hero and change the situation.

Brave and fearless, swallowing mountains and rivers with anger.

After this single battle, Zhang Liao worshiped Guan Yu as a god.

After this single battle, Zhang Liao regarded Guan Yu as a role model.

The power of role models is equally powerful. In the Bailang Mountain battle a few years later, and in the Hefei battle more than ten years later, Zhang Liao turned his experience from this battle to his own use and imitated Guan Yu to gain his own fame.

While Cao Cao was relieving the siege of Baima, Yuan Shao in the north was not idle either and sent multiple troops to cross the Yellow River at the same time.

Cao Hong, Yu Jin could not completely stop him, so Hebei soldiers landed on the south bank one after another to gather, and built sand piles for defense along the Yellow River with their backs.

The Yanjin defense line could no longer be held at this time, so Cao Hong moved dozens of miles southward.

Cao Cao returned to Yanjin from Baima's victory and set up a stronghold in the south between Yanjin's Xinying and Baima, in the center to support Yanjin and Baima.

Readers may want to ask, Yu Jin originally had 2,000 men to defend Yanjin, but why couldn't he do so after Cao Cao's reinforcements? In fact, it has a lot to do with war preparations and overall planning.

Yuan Shao, like Cao Cao, relied on the support of local powerful men and united all forces that could be united to gradually defeat Gongsun Zan and unify Hebei.

As a qualified politician, Yuan Shao needs to balance the relationship between various supporters, and the mutual constraints among the Hebei factions become the biggest difficulty Yuan Shao faces.

Yuan Shao's eight great advisers, Ju Sue, Tian Feng, and Shen Pei were representatives of the Hebei gentry; Xin Ping, Guo Tu, and Xun Chen were representatives of the Henan gentry; Feng Ji and Xu You were from Jingzhou, Nanyang, and were also classified as Henan faction.

On the surface, factions in Henan and Hebei are fighting, but the actual situation is more complicated. Yuan Shao was born in Runan County, which belongs to Henan. He is closer to the nobles in Henan in his heart. However, he started in Jizhou and had to use the nobles in Hebei.

The powerful people in Jizhou provided money, grain and troops to help Yuan Shao unify the states in Hebei. However, when sharing the fruits of victory, internal conflicts arose due to uneven distribution of benefits.

Therefore, before annihilating Gongsun Zan and planning to attack Cao Cao, Ju Shou and Tian Feng openly opposed it, but Shen Pei, who was also a member of the Hebei gentry, strongly supported it.

Jushou was the chief counselor in Hebei. In addition to providing money and food to Yuan Shao, he also controlled the military and military power.

His opposition was not only verbal, he also used negative remarks to weaken the morale of the military, secretly raised food supplies, and sent troops to create obstacles.

On the surface, he professes loyalty and outspokenly advises, but privately, he is seeking personal gain for powerful forces.

In the past, when attacking Gongsun Zan, land and population could be gained, and the nobles of Hebei were the most active in investing money and effort. Now, they also contribute money and effort to attack Cao Cao, but the ones who benefit the most are the nobles of Henan, so Jushou and others tried every means to obstruct it.

Jushou's behavior was an open dissent, but he relied on the power behind him and the military power in his hands, knowing that Yuan Shao did not dare to do anything to him.

Yuan Shao also knew Jusue's intentions. Although he was angry, he had nothing to do. He actually hoped to check and balance the strength of Jushou and others by attacking the Central Plains and supporting Shenpei, Guo Tu and others.

At this time, Hebei is like a big ship. The sailors on the oars have their own ideas. It takes a long time to fully execute the order. On the other hand, the ship on Cao Cao's side is small and easy to turn around.

Cao Cao represents the clan military general group, and Xun Yu represents the Yingchuan civil servant group. As long as the two reach an agreement, Cao Cao's army can work together both internally and externally. This is Cao Cao's only advantage now.

Although Yuan Shao was surprised when he defeated Yan Liang, it was like a drop in the bucket to the huge Hebei Province and had little impact on the overall direction of the war. However, it was different for the weaker Cao Cao. He used a weak force to fight against a strong enemy and could not make any mistakes.

After Guan Yu killed Yan Liang and achieved meritorious service, he showed his intention to leave Cao Ying.

Cao Cao couldn't refuse because of his promise and personality, but letting Guan Yu leave at this time was equivalent to giving it to his opponent. How would he fight the decisive battle with Yuan Shao?

Cao Cao was worried about Guan Yu repeating the bravery of the white horse. He even thought about whether he could still command on the battlefield after letting Guan Yu go. After thinking about it, he could only use delaying tactics.

With the merit of beheading a general with a white horse, he invited Guan Yu to be promoted to an official, and was sent back to Xudu to meet the emperor, where he was rewarded and granted a title.

Guan Yu also became the second title conferred by this force in the Han court after Liu Bei, the Marquis of Shouting of the Han Dynasty.
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