Chapter 57 Who is the enemy soldier in green robe and long beard?
As a general, Le Ju must have some strength, so he naturally did not pay attention to the enemy soldier in front of him who was wearing a green robe, a red face, a long beard, and carrying a big sword.
He raised his sword and was about to slash at the opponent, thinking that his sword would definitely cut the green-robed enemy soldier in half.
But he was wrong.
The two horses intersected. He had just raised his sword, but before he had time to cut it, he felt a cold light flash in his eyes, and then a chill on his neck. It was over, his head was gone!
Guan Yu took advantage of the momentum of charging the horse and drew his sword so fast that it was difficult for Le Le to imagine and even more difficult to guard against.
Attack is always the best defense. Defeat the enemy first. If the enemy dies, you will be safe. This is another truth that Guan Yu realized.
Lejiu's head was chopped off, but the sword he held tightly with both hands was still raised high, but he could no longer cut it out.
His body was still sitting on the horse.
Guan Yu swung his sword and chopped down several more enemy soldiers blocking his horse, and shouted loudly: "The enemy general is dead, kill him!"
This shout was heard by some Danyang soldiers. They looked up and saw a headless enemy general sitting immediately. More Danyang soldiers followed and shouted: "The enemy general has been beheaded by General Guan, kill him!"
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When the enemy soldiers heard the shouting and saw that their General Lejiu had no head, they were horrified and suddenly had no intention of fighting anymore, and some began to retreat.
Liu Bei, who was watching the battle on the city, saw Guan Yu kill the enemy general with his own eyes, and was very happy in his heart.
Killing enemy generals is not only a great achievement, but also the key to determining victory or defeat on the battlefield. Guan Yu's purpose in going to battle was to show off his power, boost morale, and stabilize the morale of the army.
Now it seems that the goal has been achieved, the enemy general is dead, and the enemy's front line will collapse.
It's just that Yuan Shu's remaining formation has not moved. Although Guan Yu has defeated the front formation, Yuan Shu will definitely make the remaining formation attack, and Guan Yu's thousands of men will not be able to withstand it no matter what.
"Send an order for Chen to lead 3,000 troops out of the city and prepare to meet Guan Yu's troops. The crossbowmen on the city are ready to stop the enemy."
Liu Bei ordered that Chen Dao had already led three thousand soldiers to guard the city gate, waiting for orders to go out of the city to meet Guan Yu and others.
The crossbowmen on the city were also watching closely outside the city, preparing to wait for their own men to retreat. If the enemy soldiers came after them, they could shoot with their crossbows.
Of course, Yuan Shu also saw the scene of Le Sui being beheaded. At the moment Le Sui was beheaded, Yuan Shu screamed in surprise. He didn't expect that there was such a brave person among the enemy soldiers. He killed his general with just one sword.
Beheaded.
This man in green robe doesn't look like the opponent's general, nor does he look like an ordinary soldier. I don't know who he is.
"General, the front line has collapsed. Order the entire army to attack immediately, otherwise we will all be defeated." Zhang Xun shouted anxiously at this time.
"Advance, advance, the whole army advances." Yuan Shu came to his senses and hurriedly shouted the order.
The command flag was waved. Although many people saw the collapse of the front line, the military orders were overwhelming and the opponent only had thousands of soldiers, so there was nothing to fear.
Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses marched forward at the same time, and the cavalry on both wings galloped out to outflank Guan Yu's soldiers and horses on both sides.
"Quickly, Ming Jin withdraws his troops."
Liu Bei saw it clearly in the city and quickly ordered the gold to be withdrawn.
If Yuan Shu's troops are not withdrawn and Yuan Shu's troops are surrounded, it will be difficult for Guan Yu's troops to escape.
Chen Dao has already led 3,000 soldiers and horses outside the city, fifty steps away from the city wall, waiting for Guan Yu to lead his troops back. If the enemy soldiers come after them, they can go up and resist them, and block the enemy with the crossbowmen on the city wall.
soldiers.
But generally speaking, enemy soldiers will not chase them to the bottom of the city, because that is similar to attacking a city, and they will be killed too many by the crossbows on the city.
Moreover, soldiers and horses were blocked at the city gate. Even if they wanted to attack the city, it was impossible. They would only block the city gate and be shot by the enemy soldiers on the city.
Guan Yu heard the sound of gold ringing. This was a military order for him to retreat, and he had to listen.
"Retreat." Guan Yu shouted.
Liang Lu and Danyang soldiers also heard the sound of ringing gold. Although the enemy's soldiers in the front line had fled at this time, and they were enjoying the pursuit, the military order had been issued, and the enemy's entire army was pressing on them. If they did not retreat, they would have no chance.
Return.
As a result, many soldiers hurried back, and some of the injured were carried and helped away by others.
Guan Yu walked last, and the soldiers who were guarding him retreated first.
The enemy general Liang Gang led the troops at the forefront. He had just witnessed Lejiu's death. Seeing that Guan Yu was still there, he did not dare to advance too fast and advanced slowly.
The cavalry on both wings had also rushed out, but the soldiers led by Chen Dao marched forward again, raised their bows and crossbows and fired at the enemy cavalry who wanted to cut off Guan Yu's retreat, preventing them from encircling Guan Yu.
Because of Chen Dao's support and Guan Yu's power, the enemy soldiers did not dare to get too close, and the Danyang soldiers who went out to fight quickly retreated into the city.
The enemy soldiers did not dare to pursue them to the bottom of the city, so they stopped at a distance and watched Guan Yu riding his horse slowly into the city, and then the city gate was closed.
"Yun Chang, are you injured?"
After Guan Yu and others entered the city, the city gate was closed, and Liu Bei came down from the city wall to greet them in person.
"Brother, I have nothing to do. If I have 20,000 soldiers and horses to fight, I will definitely win this time, and maybe I can kill Yuan Shu."
Guan Yu dismounted his horse, and his guards had already come to take the sword.
There was so much blood on his body that his green robe almost turned into red.
Liu Bei asked this question only when he saw blood all over him.
"Although this is a small victory, it is enough to boost the power of our army and boost our morale. However, Yuan Shu's morale is demoralized and he is afraid of your power! With Mr. Wen'an's plan in place, Yuan Shu's defeat is inevitable, so there is no rush to fight.
This is a momentary victory.”
"Brother, even if there is no way to protect Wen'an, we can still win."
Liu Bei shook his head slightly: "Yuan Shu has many soldiers and horses. Although we have a small victory, we must not be arrogant! Yuan Shu was defeated because of arrogance this time. If he had pressed the whole army in time, I am afraid it would not be easy for you to win and return to the city. You
Let’s go and rest first!”
"Captain Liang, how are you injured?"
Liu Bei then turned to the school captain Liang Lu.
Liang Lu still had two feather arrows stuck in his armor. He also had several wounds on his legs. His whole body was covered in blood. He cupped his hands and replied, "Your Majesty, I'm fine. They're all minor injuries."
"Quickly, let the medical workers treat you."
Liu Bei had already prepared medical workers to treat the injuries of these injured soldiers.
After counting, more than 500 soldiers were lost in this battle.
But the enemy's losses will definitely be higher.
Especially after Guan Yu killed the enemy general Lejiu, the Danyang soldiers killed more fiercely, while the enemy soldiers fled in fear and were chased and killed by the Danyang soldiers.
Yuan Shu outside the city was very depressed at the moment. The battle that was supposed to be a sure win ended with this result.
This was unacceptable to him.
"Why is that so? Why is that so?"
Yuan Shu asked several questions, but Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui beside him could not answer.
They can't possibly say that it was because General, you were too arrogant and wanted fame, so you didn't get the whole army to attack in time.
"Does anyone know who the enemy soldier in the green robe and long beard is?" Yuan Shu asked again.
At this time, a county official who came from Huailing as a guide replied: "I heard that this man's name is Guan Yu, and he is Liu Xuande's general. I also heard that he and Liu Xuande are sworn brothers. Guan Yu is very brave. I heard that he was a sworn brother."
One day, he competed with a general in the army in Xuyi City, and ended up decapitating the general in just one round. Now no one in Xuyi City is afraid of this man."
The common people spread the word, and three rounds turned into one round.
"This man is actually a general?"
Yuan Shu couldn't believe that a general didn't wear armor. Could it be that Liu Bei was so poor that he didn't even have armor to wear as a general?
"Exactly."
"I didn't expect that Liu Bei's army would have such a fierce general. I'm afraid it won't be easy for me to win!" Yuan Shu exclaimed again.
