Cao Ren looked at the waves that had splashed up at the city gate, and looked around. There was no fighting spirit on the faces of the soldiers.
Including Wenpin's army, it only took less than five days to destroy the 50,000-strong army. Even if they escaped by chance, how could he have the face to face the folks in Yecheng...especially how to face Cao Cao?
Cao Ren's mind went blank.
Wenpin is still commanding the remaining troops to use all available materials to plug the gap in the city gate - the water outside the city is surging, and the city gate is the last line of defense. Now a lot of river water has overflowed into the city, and with this The weather is getting worse... Queyue City is just an abandoned city. Even when it was at its peak, it might not be able to withstand such terrifying water potential, let alone now?
The only thing that confused Cao Ren was that for some reason... Guan Yu's army's unstoppable offensive suddenly stopped after a certain point in time.
It was as if...as if Guan Yu was deliberately letting them go.
Obviously relying on the warships and water force, they could easily break through the city gate, but now... Wenpin is controlling the water... and although the way out of the city is blocked, as long as they don't leave the city... Guan Yu will not launch any decent offensive against them.
In fact, Cao Ren has long been lost in failure... If it were normal, even if he didn't react immediately, he would have warned the people around him. It's a pity... Cao Ren is not acting like the highest-level general of Wei at all. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was completely crushed to death by Guan Yu in this battle.
As for Cao Ren’s doubts…
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What Cao Ren didn't know was that at this moment, Guan Yu was at the top of the hillside not far away, quietly looking at Queyue City surrounded by floods...
And the orders he gave were very clear.
"As long as Cao Ren doesn't run away, we don't have to take the initiative to attack."
As soon as he finished saying this, Zhou Cang beside him was of course confused.
He grabbed the machete and waited for Guan Yu to say a word, and was about to rush into the city and capture Cao Ren alive... But at this juncture, Guan Yu suddenly stopped the encirclement of the army and just let the army patrol around Queyue City. , and from time to time suppress a wave of arrow rain into the city.
How could Zhou Cang, who was so hot-tempered and impatient, be able to bear it? He immediately came to Guan Yu and asked Guan Yu's intention.
He knew that Guan Yu would never stop the attack without any reason, but... what could be more important at the moment than capturing a general of Cao Ren's level alive?
"General! Why do you have to call out to the brothers?
If we let Cao Ren slow down, with our current military strength, it would be impossible to completely surround them!"
"If you are worried that you will be ambushed when entering the city, give me a team and let me clear the way for the general and brothers. Regardless of whether it is Cao Ren or Wenpin, none of them can escape our siege today!"
With that said, Zhou Cang was about to take the initiative to ask Ying to lead the army to rush into the city to fight Cao Ren, but he didn't want to...
"Zhou Cang, I have reminded you many times that you should never rush for quick success at any time. Do you think I haven't thought of the method you mentioned?"
"Ah...no...dare...general...I...I'm just a little..."
Guan Yu is still the same Guan Yu. As he grows older, not only does he become more majestic, but even his past arrogance has been restrained and transformed into a more calm aura.
He just glared at Zhou Cang, and Zhou Cang's little temper just now disappeared.
Hearing Guan Yu's questioning voice, Zhou Cang was so frightened that the whole man shrank into a ball, and Guan Ping and others next to him were also frightened.
But Guan Yu was not angry.
He quickly explained:
"I'm not saying that your idea is wrong, but... I don't know if you have ever heard of that Yi Xiaotian once said... What really determines whether a person can win or not is related to a person's overall view."
"You, you just stared at Cao Ren, but you forgot the greater value of Cao Ren himself."
Zhou Cang was stunned for a moment when Guan Yu said this.
Especially Guan Yu also mentioned Yi Xiaotian... This made Zhou Cang feel weird.
But...big picture...what is this?
Guan Yu's words seemed to wake up Guan Ping beside him.
He murmured:
"Looking at the overall situation...Cao Ren's greater value...besieging the city..."
"Father! You...do you want to..."
Guan Ping suddenly understood, but his words were a little incoherent for a moment, but his hand pointed far away in the direction that Guan Yu had been observing for a long time.
Seeing this, Guan Yu finally showed a faint smile, and his eyes were no longer as scary as before.
"General... I'm just doing a fisherman's job... two days... no, it should be said three days."
Guan Yu stroked his long beard, his eyes were sharp, and he said with great power:
"I gave Cao Ren three days to ask for help. Now Wenpin is also trapped here by us. I don't believe that Cao Cao can be so determined and let the two-yuan love general fend for himself without coming to rescue."
"And once the other party comes -"
Guan Yu looked at Zhou Cang and asked with guidance:
"Speaking of which, do you understand the reason why I decided to use this hillside as a stronghold yesterday when I couldn't reach Queyue City in the first time?"
Finally, Zhou Cang slapped his head and his expression became excited:
"Ouch!! So...that's how it is! No wonder...no wonder yesterday you asked the soldiers to go behind the mountain overnight to block the river channel...I understand it all! Now I understand it all!"
Zhou Cang realized Guan Yu's foresight and couldn't help but admire his opponent's resourcefulness.
Reminiscent of his previous disregard for the overall situation, his face turned red with embarrassment.
Seeing Zhou Cang lowering his head in deep thought, Guan Yu didn't intend to order anything more from him.
If you say some things once, you will be able to remember them naturally. If you cannot remember them, it will be useless no matter how much you remind them.
What he is most concerned about now is whether the enemy's reinforcements will really take the bait...
This plan is very risky. If it succeeds, it will kill two birds with one stone. If it fails, a great opportunity to capture the senior generals of Cao's army will be lost... Moreover, if Cao Ren is allowed to return to the north, he will quickly accumulate strength and then harass their rear.
During this period of time, the great situation that I had led my brothers to fight hard had all come to nothing.
only…
For them now, this opportunity is worth gambling on.
Guan Yu was looking at the sky at this moment, and the big raindrops were hitting his face. If he was not prepared, he would even feel a little painful.
"God...if you are really helping Guan, Big Brother and the others, then I beg you to let the rain fall harder."
Guan Yu murmured to the sky.
For some reason, he always felt as if he was destined to have such a hearty victory, no matter what...
And just as he was praying to the sky, a dark figure suddenly appeared on the distant horizon.
