Chapter 56: Victory with more and less is not enough to show prestige
Guan Yu had a flowing beard and was always wearing a green robe. He did not wear any armor and only used cloth as armor.
A confident person like him believes that the only thing that protects him is the knife in his hand, not the armor.
Looking at the several military formations on the opposite side, but he only had one military formation, Guan Yu had no fear in his heart. After all, people with high skills are bold.
But Liang Lu and the Danyang soldiers were somewhat frightened.
Five thousand people versus more than 40,000 people, how to fight this battle!
"Captain Liang, are you afraid?"
Guan Yu seemed to see the fear in Liang Lu's heart.
Liang Lu was wearing armor and holding a spear in his hand. He calmed down and replied stiffly: "If you die, you can't just nod your head, so what's there to be afraid of?"
Guan Yu stroked his long beard: "Haha, just don't be afraid. Although the enemy has many troops, we can attack them quickly. As long as we defeat the enemy's front line and destroy the enemy's power, we can win. Brothers, don't be afraid.
, when this is defeated, I will drink and get drunk with you."
"promise."
Liang Lu sent an order to the soldiers to calm down and not to be afraid. The relevant general is here and this battle will be won.
These Danyang soldiers naturally knew how fierce Guan Yu was. Thinking about it, they should be afraid of the enemy soldiers when Guan Yu is around. What should they be afraid of?
As a result, the morale of the army was slightly boosted, and the soldiers held their weapons tightly in their hands, waiting for the order to advance.
On the city, war drums were beating, and the sound of the drums gradually became louder and louder.
Guan Yu gave the order: "Come in."
The flag was waved immediately.
Liang Lu gritted his teeth, raised his spear and pointed it forward, and the soldiers in the formation began to march forward in order.
Because they were charging into the formation, the sword and shield soldiers were walking in front. Liang Lu, as the deputy general, was in front of the formation, and Guan Yu, as the chief general, was behind the formation.
It's not that Guan Yu was afraid of death. He stayed behind the formation to supervise the formation. Anyone who retreated would be killed, unless the whole army retreated in a big rout.
Le rode his horse and stood in front of the formation with his sword in hand, looking at the enemy formation on the opposite side approaching him. He felt no fear in his heart and even had a smile on his face.
He thought that Yuan Shu asked him to lead the front line, which was giving him an opportunity to make meritorious deeds. Such an opportunity should not be missed.
The enemy actually came to fight with only a few thousand men, while there were more than 40,000 on his side. Although Yuan Shu only sent his own front line to fight, the power of so many troops on his own side was enough to frighten the opponent's soldiers.
"Enter."
Leji waved his sword, and the troops moved forward to face the enemy's formation.
The two armies marched opposite each other, gradually approaching, and finally the distance between them was less than a hundred steps.
Le then raised his sword and loudly ordered: "Stop, raise your bow and crossbow, and shoot."
The formation stopped, and the crossbowmen in front raised their crossbows and fired at the oncoming enemy formation.
At this time, Guan Yu quickly ordered: "Advance quickly."
The flags were waved and the drums on the city beat louder. Liang Lu knew that the time for the real attack had come.
We can no longer talk about formations at this time. According to General Guan, the most important thing now is speed.
As long as you run fast enough, avoid the enemy's arrows, and rush to the enemy's formation, you can win.
Liang Lu raised his spear, pointed forward, and shouted: "Charge!"
After shouting, he slapped his horse and rushed forward first. The soldiers behind him were ordered to run forward with their shields in hand. While blocking the enemy's arrows, they wanted to rush to the front of the enemy's formation.
I would rather fight with the enemy soldiers with swords and spears than be shot to death by arrows right now.
Liu Bei stood on the city, looking at the Danyang soldiers rushing forward. Many of them were shot down by arrows fired by the enemy soldiers, and he felt a little worried in his heart.
This battle is crucial. If he loses, Yuan Shu will become even more powerful and he will lose all his morale. At that time, he may have no choice but to be like Tao Qian who defended Tan City, clinging to the city and not daring to fight.
At the same time, Liu Bei thought of Zhou Ping, and only hoped that Mr. Wen An could come to Xuyi as soon as possible so that he could come up with more strategies.
Although Liu Bei knew that Zhou Ping's main ability was to know the situation and people, he only knew who to fight and where to fight. As for how to fight, that was a matter for the general who was trapped in the battle.
Liu Bei then looked at Yuan Shu who was watching the battle under his command in the distance. He did not expect that he would be facing off against someone like Yuan Shu.
Needless to say, Yuan Shu's identity is also very powerful. In today's world, the two Yuans are fighting each other, and everyone else is their vassal.
Now that I am raising troops to confront Yuan Shu, I don't know if I am considered a vassal of Yuan Shao.
Just as he was thinking about this, Liu Bei saw the cavalry on both sides of Yuan Shu's formation again, and was worried that Yuan Shu would suddenly send cavalry to cut off Guan Yu's retreat and encircle him.
When Yuan Shu was in Nanyang, he detained Liu He, the son of Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou. Liu Yu sent thousands of cavalry to meet Liu He, but Yuan Shu detained all these thousands of cavalry and took them for himself.
"Dong dong dong dong dong dong dong..."
The drum beat became more and more urgent.
Under the city, many Danyang soldiers had already rushed to the enemy's formation and started fighting with them.
None of the enemy's crossbows could be used at this moment, and the Danyang soldiers stepped on the corpses of their own men and rushed forward.
The battlefield is like this. You can't care about the dead now. The most important thing is to rush to the front and kill the enemy soldiers, so that you can survive. When two armies fight, the brave one will win.
Liang Lu had two feather arrows stuck in his armor. Fortunately, he was protected by the armor. Although the arrows penetrated the armor, they only penetrated the skin and did not penetrate deeply into the flesh. Although there was some pain, it did not make him lose his fighting ability.
He brandished his spear and stabbed several enemy soldiers, killing several enemy soldiers. He suddenly turned around and saw Guan Yu rushing toward him with his sword raised and slapping his horse.
"General Guan is here, brothers, kill him!"
The arrival of Guan Yu can indeed boost the morale of these Danyang soldiers and fight even harder.
At this moment, Guan Yu had already spotted the enemy general Lejiu, and he galloped towards him.
To capture the thief, capture the king first. If the king loses, the thief will disperse. To attack the enemy, kill the general first. If the enemy is about to die, the army will be defeated. This is the truth that Guan Yu has learned through many years of fighting and reading.
Historically, when he was hunting with Liu Bei and Cao Cao in Xuchang, everyone dispersed. Guan Yu wanted to take the opportunity to kill Cao Cao, but Liu Bei stopped him.
Lejiu was wielding his sword to kill the Danyang soldiers when he saw a cavalryman with a red face and green robes, carrying a big sword, clapped his horse and ran towards him.
He couldn't help feeling angry, but a cavalryman actually wanted to fight with him, so he immediately raised his sword and slapped his horse to greet him.
Seeing that Guan Yu was not wearing armor, he thought that he was just an enemy cavalryman. He never expected that the opponent was a general and did not wear armor.
The two armies were fighting each other. In terms of personal bravery, Danyang's soldiers were superior. But in terms of momentum, Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses were undoubtedly stronger. Therefore, it was difficult to tell the winner or loser for the two sides, and the situation remained stalemate.
Yuan Shu watched from a distance, feeling slightly secretly happy in his heart, feeling that he would win today.
As long as this victory is achieved, Liu Bei will be more afraid of himself, and then Xuzhou will be easily defeated.
General Zhang Xun said from the side: "General, it is difficult for General Lejiu to win for a while. You can ask General Liang Gang to press forward with his troops, and then send the cavalry on both wings to attack, cut off the enemy's retreat, and then encircle them. The enemy will be defeated quickly."
After hearing this, Yuan Shu shook his head: "Hey, defeating a small number with a large number is not enough to show your power. General Lejiu can already defeat the enemy soldiers. Let's wait and see."
Zhang Xun was helpless. He originally wanted to ask all the troops to prepare for an attack. If General Lejiu was defeated, he could attack him immediately, but he did not dare to say it.
Huai Ling captured the city without fighting, which made Yuan Shu more confident, thinking that all his troops would surrender. Although Liu Bei sent troops to resist, it would be easy to win.
Guan Yu rode his horse and rushed into the chaos. When he saw the enemy soldiers, he didn't bother to kill them. Only the enemy soldiers blocking the way would be lucky enough to die under his Qinglong Yanyue Sword.
At this time, Le also greeted him with a pat on his back, and they were only a dozen steps away from each other.
Guan Yu stared at Lejiu, as if he was afraid that he would suddenly disappear. He swung his sword and chopped down two enemy soldiers blocking the horse, and rushed together with the enemy general Lejiu.
