Chapter 252 Dao Rong's Battle with Guan Yu and the Fall of Jiangling City
Chapter 252 Dao Rong fights Guan Yu and Jiangling City falls
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, and saw that the opponent's ax fell down, and there were many flaws. He could swing it open with a single slash, and then he would be able to decapitate the enemy with one slash.
He originally wanted to kill Xing Daorong with one strike, but when he saw that it was still early, he did not draw the sword, but turned sideways to avoid it.
Xing Daorong missed with one blow, and quickly swiped with his axe. Guan Yu held him with his knife. He felt that the opponent's strength was not very strong, and he was overjoyed.
Thinking that Guan Yu was here in vain, he suddenly became more courageous and waved his ax in his hand, slashing continuously, creating a fierce force.
Guan Yu swung his sword back and forth to parry. In his eyes, Xing Daorong's ax looked powerful and heavy, but it moved extremely slowly and lacked skill. It only had strength but no moves.
This means that Xing Daorong is actually just a reckless man who only knows how to wield an axe.
If ordinary people meet him, they will definitely not be able to deal with these three axes.
But Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others are all the best in martial arts in the world. In front of them, these three axes are like children playing with knives, not worth mentioning.
Just to delay time, Guan Yu was not in a hurry to kill Xing Daorong, so he could have taken advantage of the slow withdrawal of the opponent's ax to kill him with one strike, but instead he repeatedly let go, pretending that he could only parry.
Soon the two of them fought for more than ten rounds, and they were quite evenly matched, but what outsiders didn't know was that although Xing Daorong was strong, his endurance and martial arts were really unsightly, and he was just an embroidered pillow.
I was out of breath and sweating profusely.
However, when Cai Mao saw this scene in the distance, he nodded with satisfaction: "Shan, it is said that Guan Yu took the head of an admiral out of ten thousand troops like a man in a bag. This is how Yan Liang was beheaded by him. How could Xing Daorong fight with him for so long? It's true
He has some ability."
Hu Zheng said with a smile: "I have such a general in Jingzhou, so why worry about Jingnan being destroyed and Jiangxia being unjust? When the Taiwei pacifies Jingnan and Jiangxia, and then sends millions of troops to Jiangdong and Yizhou, the world in the south will be
It belongs to the Lieutenant."
"Hahahahaha."
Cai Mao laughed proudly, people's ambitions will grow.
Historically, when Cao Cao came, Jingzhou was far less powerful than it is now. On the other hand, Cao Cao was like Mount Tai, which naturally made him frightened and chose to surrender.
But now if Jingzhou is reunified, its military strength will jump to the top of the South. Moreover, Yizhou is currently in civil strife, and Jiangdong will gradually become dilapidated and withered. As long as Liu Qi and Liu Pan are eliminated, and then troops are sent to Yizhou and Jiangdong, the entire south will be his.
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Therefore, Cai Mao naturally had other thoughts.
Over there, Xing Daorong and Guan Yu were still fighting fiercely. Xing Daorong and Guan Yu fought for more than ten rounds. Their endurance was not good, and the movements of their hands were much slower. After a round, they often had to move away and rest for a few seconds before they could fight the next round.
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However, he was completely unaware of this. Although he felt that he was not incapable of fighting Guan Yu, he did not forget his mission and still wanted to lure Guan Yu into his trap.
So Xing Daorong found the right opportunity, swung away the Green Dragon Sword, reined in his horse and ran away, shouting arrogantly as he ran away: "It's getting late today, I'll fight you like a rat again tomorrow!"
He thought that after scolding Guan Yu, Guan Yu would chase after him, but he didn't expect that Guan Yu raised his head and glanced at the sky. Seeing that it was already dusk, he stroked his beard and laughed and said: "Okay, it's really late today. Let's fight again tomorrow!"
"ah?"
Xing Daorong was dumbfounded.
He originally wanted to lure Guan Yu to pursue him, but he didn't expect that Guan Yu would hit the snake and follow it to the stick, and did not pursue him at all.
Now he was too embarrassed to say anything else, so he had no choice but to go back.
When he arrived in front of his own formation, Cai Mao sent a messenger to call him to go to the rear to ask questions under the banner of the general, and Xing Daorong came quickly.
"I've seen the captain!"
"General Xing, please wake up quickly."
Cai Mao raised his hands in vain and said with great joy: "I didn't expect that I, Jingzhou, would have such a brave general."
He used to like Xing Daorong because he was tall and powerful and had two brushes. Ordinary generals were no match for him.
But now it seems that Cai Mao feels that he still underestimated Xing Daorong.
Being able to fight back and forth with Guan Yu, who is famous all over the world.
This is not as simple as being tall and powerful.
It’s like a god descending from heaven!
"Lieutenant."
Xing Daorong had wiped his sweat secretly before, and now he came to Cai Mao and said: "I stepped forward to fight Guan Yu fiercely. Because I thought it was the Taiwei who asked me to lure Guan Yu over, I didn't dare to use all my strength. I fought casually for about twenty rounds, and then
The excuse was that it was getting late, so I reined in my horse and came back, but I didn't expect that Guan Yu didn't dare to chase me. He also said that it was already getting late and we would fight again tomorrow. I had to die to fulfill the mission. It's really true."
"I see."
Only then did Cai Hao understand why Guan Yu didn't chase after him. He raised his head and glanced at the sky. Because the two sides had been stalling for time, it was already three quarters of the day. The sky and the earth were gray, with only a trace of the western sky left.
The afterglow of the setting sun, no wonder Guan Yu didn't chase after it.
Hu Zheng immediately said: "Of course General Xing is not to blame for this matter, but then again, our purpose is to kill Guan Yu, leaving them leaderless, taking the opportunity to break through the camp, and then harass Linxiang. Since General Xing is useless
With all your strength, if you use all your strength, wouldn't you be able to kill Guan Yu directly?"
ah?
Xing Daorong was dumbfounded again.
I was just bragging.
Even though I went up to have a try with Guan Yu, I thought I could fight him with hundreds of moves.
But at that time, I also used the strength of breastfeeding, and I couldn't defeat him at all.
If we fight to the death, we may not be able to win.
What's more, although he was unconsciously aware of the huge strength gap between himself and Guan Yu, he also understood that his endurance was somewhat lacking.
If you really fight for hundreds of rounds, won't you be exhausted?
It's just that the bull has been blown out. It would be embarrassing if he didn't admit it. Therefore, Xing Daorong had to bite the bullet and said: "Yes, if you use all your strength, you will definitely kill Guan Yu!"
"good."
Cai Mao was overjoyed and said: "In that case, we will fight again tomorrow. You go back to your headquarters camp. If you can take Guan Yu's head tomorrow, I will make you my general in Jingzhou!"
"Thank you, Lieutenant!"
Xing Daorong raised his hands and saluted: "I will retire at the end."
After saying that, he turned and left.
After he left, Hu Zheng raised his head and glanced at the sky and said: "Lieutenant, it's getting late now. The camp is more than ten miles away from here. It took more than two hours to get here from the camp. We have to hurry up."
Went back."
"It's already dark. We can't go back. Let's camp on the spot."
Cai Hao frowned. He saw that the sky all around was gray. Unknowingly, it was already three quarters of sunrise. Three quarters of sunrise was six o'clock in the afternoon. It was winter now, and it was completely dark at this time.
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Hu Zheng wondered: "Captain, don't we have ships? If we go down the Lanxi River and enter Zishui, won't we be able to return to the camp?"
Cai Mao shook his head and said: "You don't understand water warfare, but you don't know that unless you are very familiar with the waterway, you must not sail at night. The roads in this river are twists and turns, with countless shoals and reefs. If you sail at night, you may be killed if you are not careful.
The boat hit the shore and even capsized in the river. Especially since we have many people and boats, it is very easy for collisions to occur and the boat to be destroyed and people to die."
"I see."
Hu Zheng scratched his head and said: "It seems that we can only camp here today."
Cai Hao looked back behind him and said: "There is a forest just behind us. We sent people to cut down the trees and build fences as soon as possible to surround the camp. Although we were delayed and didn't want to spend the night here, we didn't bring any tents or luggage.
But Xing Daorong can kill Guan Yu tomorrow, and there is no harm in resting in the wild overnight."
"only."
Many messengers around immediately went to convey the order.
In this way, under Guan Yu's delay, Cai Mao was unable to return to his camp in the northeast of Yiyang City because of the delay, so he had to temporarily camp here.
Here Guan Yu returned to the camp, and Guan Ping, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and others gathered around him, and they all stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty!"
"Um."
Guan Yu dismounted and handed Zhou Cang the Green Dragon Sword in his hand. Pei Yuanshao led the horse, stretched his wrist muscles as he walked, and said with a smile: "I thought the other party had some skills, but he is just boring."
Guan Ping said in confusion: "Father, I see that Xing Daorong's martial arts are very loose. Why doesn't father kill him with one sword, but still wants to get entangled with him?"
When it comes to the combat power of generals, the only one from Cai Mao's camp who can show off is Xing Daorong.
After all, he was able to fight Zhang Fei in his heyday for more than ten rounds, and finally ran away due to lack of strength, and was then stabbed to death by Zhao Yun in a sneak attack. His strength value was not as weak as everyone thought.
Therefore, no one on Cai Mao's side could see the details of this battle. Even Xing Daorong himself thought that Guan Yu was nothing more than this.
But Guan Yu's side, Guang Zhoucang and Pei Yuanshao, can probably draw or even be better than Xing Daorong, let alone Guan Ping, who can draw against a fierce general like Pang De in thirty rounds.
Moreover, they have followed Guan Yu for many years and have naturally seen with their own eyes Guan Yu's true strength, which is definitely not what he shows today.
Therefore, Xing Daorong's few kilograms and taels have long been seen through by them.
It just made Guan Ping puzzled. Xing Daorong was nothing more than that. He thought that even if he went into battle, he would be able to kill him in less than twenty rounds. His father could be killed within three swords, so why should he let it go?
What about him?
Guan Yu smiled and said, "Have you seen the sky?"
"It's getting dark."
Guan Ping looked up at the sky. At this time, the sky had completely darkened, and lights had begun to be lit in the surrounding camps.
"Will they walk more than ten miles back to the camp in such a dark night?" Guan Yu asked rhetorically.
"Forehead."
Guan Ping opened his eyes wide: "Father, I understand!"
At this moment, the scout came to report: "Report, General, the enemy is camped outside the stronghold."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Guan Yu walked into the tent, stroked his beard and laughed.
Do they think Guan Guan is an arrogant person and can deceive me with a little provocation?
But I don't know that I never act arrogantly about someone.
There are so many heroes in the world, how can I underestimate them?
Even if you are a cowardless rat and wants to deceive me, let me show you today how proud I am!
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It's getting darker.
On November 3rd, Guan Yu was playing with Xing Daorong.
At this moment, outside Jiangling City, the Yangtze River is surging, and thousands of merchant ships are slowly approaching.
Liu Bei set out in the early morning of November 2nd.
The waterway from Jiangzhou to Jiangling is more than 800 kilometers, which is nearly 2,000 Hanli, but it only took two days and one night.
And you can't sail at night, so there are only two days.
Although there is a poem by Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty that goes: "The White Emperor's farewell speech among the colorful clouds, a thousand miles of Jiangling will be returned in one day."
But there is still more than a thousand miles from Jiangzhou to Baidi City.
Therefore, normally, it takes at least two and a half days to get from Jiangzhou to Jiangling, that is, two full days plus half a full day, almost three days.
The reason why Liu Bei only took two days was because of the paddle wheel invented by Shen Chen.
This thing was invented by Li Gao in the mid-Tang Dynasty and was not popularized until the Song Dynasty. Li Bai was a poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, so it was naturally impossible for him to have been there.
Therefore, with its help, the fleet sailed much faster than Li Bai's time.
It was not completely dark at this time, and it was just sunset in the evening.
As the sun sets in the west, the sky in the distance is illuminated by the bright sunlight, and the fire clouds dye half of the sky red.
The waves on the river were sparkling, and the river was surging, causing the boat to bump up and down.
Thousands of ships at the dock outside Jiangling City have long since been driven away.
In addition to Cai Mao's main force, this battle also required Sun Yi, Zhou Bo, and Han Xi stationed in Nan'an, both of which required a large number of warships.
So now there are not many ships left in Jiangling City, and there are only hundreds of ships on the dock. Compared with the huge Jiangling Wharf, which can dock tens of thousands of ships, it seems empty and completely lacks the prosperity of the past.
The fleet appeared on the river before the third quarter of the day.
The guard general of Jiangling City is called Meng Fa. Although it is not dark yet, he is already preparing to close the city gate.
Suddenly, I heard that thousands of merchant ships were approaching on the river outside the city. I was shocked and immediately left the city myself, taking hundreds of people on board to intercept them.
Regardless of whether those people are merchant ships or not, there is a war going on right now. If Cai Mao's fleet comes back at this time and the dock is occupied by these merchant ships, Meng Fa cannot afford to suffer.
When the fleet saw Jiangling City sending a dozen or so fighting ships, they immediately followed the previous plan and anchored the fleet again on the vast Yangtze River, and then sent people to negotiate. .
The person negotiating was still the merchant ship owner who had talked with Huo Jun. He came to Meng Fa's ship in a small boat.
"Meet the general!"
The chief immediately kowtowed when he got on the boat. When he raised his head and saw Meng Fa, Suer quickly put on a bright smile and said, "It turns out to be General Meng."
"You know me?"
Meng Fa was confused. He did see that the principal looked familiar.
The chief officer raised his hands and smiled and said: "General, noble people often forget things. I am Zhou Zhong, the merchant ship master of the Zhou family in Langzhong. My elder brother asked me to say hello to the general."
"Look at my memory."
Meng Fa slapped his head and said with a smile: "How is Mr. Zhou's daily life lately?"
"well."
The boss sighed and said, "This is not a war. We have not been able to do business for nearly a year. We were so worried that we fell ill in bed."
"This, this, this."
Meng Fa was very surprised and said: "Sir, is everything fine?"
The chief said: "Because General Zuo went to Jiangzhou, drove away Zhang Lu's army in Jiangzhou, and resumed trade, Dalang's condition improved. He is just weak, but he can't go with the ship."
"I see. It's just fine, sir."
Meng Fa nodded.
Zhou Lin was born in the Zhou family in Langzhong. His uncle was named Zhou Shu and his cousin was named Zhou Qun. His family was wealthy and had many slaves. The family property was obtained through business.
Meng Fa was a captain of the Yangtze River Navy.
During Liu Biao's period, although the Yangtze Navy was under the jurisdiction of Cai Mao, the governor of Nanjun, Cai Mao was usually in the governor's mansion of Nanjun in Xiangyang, so the daily operations of the Yangtze Navy were basically controlled by senior officers like them.
It just so happens that the scope of activities of the Yangtze River Navy is in the Yangtze River waters from the Three Gorges to Jiangling, which is also the only way for business families like Zhou Lin and others to do business.
So these people actually have a close relationship with Zhou Lin and other wealthy Yizhou families who do business.
As for the relationship, I naturally understand everything.
"This time we sail, we still have to follow our past practice and ask the general for convenience."
The chief saw an acquaintance and pointed to the fleet behind him and said: "General, please see, there is a trade flag on the ship, and the cargo has been inspected in Zigui. We all know the current situation. We plan to disembark and unload the cargo in Jiangling. We will never do it."
Go to Yunmengze and disturb the Taiwei."
"This is it"
Meng Fa hesitated for a moment. On the one hand, there was a way to make money, and on the other hand, there was the possibility of Cai Mao's anger, which really made people hesitate.
"As for the money this time, double, oh no, four times!"
The chief raised four fingers and said with an apologetic smile: "General, if this mission fails, several aristocratic families will have to lose all their money. From now on, they will no longer be able to honor the general."
Four times?
Meng Fa's eyes lit up. In the past, one piece of money was worth millions, and it was still worth four times. He immediately put Cai Hao's anger behind him and nodded repeatedly: "We are also old friends. As long as
If you don't go to Yunmengze to bother the Taiwei, everything will be easy to talk about."
"Thank you very much, General."
The manager raised his hands and smiled again: "Don't worry, general. After unloading the cargo, we will sail the merchant ships to other city docks. We will never block the river at Jiangling Wharf."
Seeing that the master was so polite, Meng Fa sighed from the bottom of his heart: "You are still considerate."
"We are old friends, how can we embarrass the general?"
The manager rubbed his hands and smiled and said: "In that case, I will go back first and ask the general to let us enter Jiangling Pier."
"good."
Meng Fa nodded, raised his head and looked at the fleet, frowned suddenly, and said suspiciously: "By the way, Mr. Zhou, the fleet usually only had one or two hundred ships in the past, how come there are thousands of ships this time?"
The chief hurriedly said: "The general also knows that since the war has been going on this year, goods in Yizhou are not allowed to enter and exit, and there is no trade. This time General Zuo entered Jiangzhou and finally opened up the trade. Everyone is afraid that he will not know when it will be closed again.
Therefore, all the major families took out their backlog of goods and assembled this fleet, which was the amount that all the major families in Yizhou used to do in a year."
"A year's worth?"
Meng Fa looked at the manager with an unkind expression and said, "If it's a year's supply, I'm afraid the money for this case is a little short."
"ten times!"
The boss held out ten fingers, and then said with a wry smile: "You really can't get any advantage in doing business with the general."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Meng Fa's expression immediately changed, and he went up and said pleasantly: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether it's money or not. We just like to make friends. All the big families are my friends, but I like to help my friends the most, so go ahead."
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"Thank you, General!"
The chief thanked him again and got off the stern and returned to his ship.
But when they got back to the boat, the boss turned his head and immediately changed his color, his expression became gloomy.
Pooh.
Make friends.
Who wants to be friends with greedy people like you?
In the past, the Yangtze River Navy sucked countless amounts of blood from us every year.
today.
It's time to take revenge!
Thinking in his heart, he turned around and said goodbye to Meng Fa with a smile on his face, and then urged the boatman to row quickly and get back to the big boat as soon as possible.
Meng Fa, on the other hand, watched his master sail away in a boat, and naturally he didn't know what he was thinking.
He was happy at this time.
When I think about moving money worth tens of millions into my house later, I feel like there are countless ants crawling all over my body.
My heart felt very itchy.
hey-hey.
Small money.
Thinking of this, Meng Fa couldn't hold back the joy in his heart. With a bright smile on his face, he waved his hand and said: "Go back and let them enter the dock!"
soon.
In the afterglow of the setting sun.
Thousands of merchant ships slowly sailed towards the dock.
They are so densely packed that they cover the sky and the sun.
Like a terrifying giant beast, it is about to swallow up the Jiangling city!
I would like to report secretly to you, I just feel uncomfortable, but after taking the medicine, I sometimes feel drowsy, and it will be much better when I sleep, so I will code hard, about 2-2 times a day.
3 chapters. I only update one chapter every day because I am afraid that my whole body will suddenly hurt and I can’t get out of bed, so I prepare a few chapters and save them. If I don’t have any major problems before the 31st, I will save them all on the 30th and 31st.
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