With the turmoil in Ganling, Yuan Shao had left Anyang and returned to Yecheng.
In his absence, the responsibility of commanding the front line naturally fell on the two vanguard generals Yan Liangwen Chou who had been sent earlier.
These two men, Yan Liang, guarded Youli City and were the generals of Youli City, while Wen Chou was the commander of the cavalry. They led the cavalry in the wilderness to constantly harass the grain roads behind Guan Yu.
The incident occurred suddenly. Yuan Shao was afraid that the fall of Ganling would lead to an all-out attack on Qingzhou and directly destroy the eastern battlefield, so he took a group of capable ministers and generals back to Yecheng to prepare for Qinghe Kingdom.
When they arrived at Youli City, they had to temporarily send someone to notify them and ask them to withdraw their troops from the front line. At the same time, he also urgently transferred Feng Ji and Min Chun, who were originally in Yecheng, to assist them. However, Yecheng was far away from Youli City.
The inner city is too far away for them to teleport over.
This resulted in Yan Liang and Wen Chou making almost no careful planning. He just asked the generals who were besieging Dangyin on the front line to return to Youli City with their troops.
Therefore, the chaos on the front line of Youli City is not due to any other special reasons. It is purely due to Yan Liangwen Chou's ability to lead the army. Otherwise, even if there are huge mistakes in the eastern battlefield, Yuan Shao only needs to leave a reliable general, such as Zhang He Gao Lan, or
If you send two decent counselors, such as Xun Chen and Shen Pei, there will be no such trouble.
But for Guan Yu, it was indeed a good opportunity for Guan Yu to retreat in chaos due to the enemy's weak ability to unite the army. The most important thing was that he seized this opportunity. Perhaps Yan Liang Wen Chou was careless. He did not expect that Guan Yu would have the courage to pursue thousands of troops.
Tens of thousands of troops were sent out, exposing weaknesses to the enemy.
At that time, Yan Liang was directing the retreat from the city tower. He saw soldiers and horses chasing him from a distance. He immediately knew something was wrong and immediately called Wen Chou. The two of them each led thousands of people in the city, came out from the east and west gates, and used a pincer-shaped offensive to outflank left and right.
, wanting to stop Guan Yu outside the city.
Seeing the two men approaching in a menacing manner, Guan Yu raised his broadsword, signaling the army to stop. Dust was flying behind him, and the cavalry and infantry were far apart, so the cavalry in front slowly reined in the horses, while the infantry was still two miles away.
"Father, what should I do?"
Guan Ping saw thousands of cavalry rushing towards the city in the distance, followed by thousands of infantry. There were more soldiers and horses than them. If he only killed the retreating soldiers and horses at the south city gate at this time, they would easily be killed by these people.
Outflanked by both sides, blocking the way back.
Guan Yu is already thirty-six years old this year. Since he was twenty-four years old, he has followed Liu Bei to fight against the Yellow Turbans, defeated the bandits, and defeated Dong Zhuo. He has fought in the north and south for many years. He has already had the demeanor of a general. How could he not see this?
As the saying goes, don't chase the enemy when you are in trouble. This is the case in the cold weapon era. If you just chase the enemy from behind, your military formation will actually be very scattered and without formation.
Once there is a sudden surprise attack on the left and right sides, it will put you in an extremely dangerous situation. Throughout China's thousands of years, there are countless examples of chasing enemies, being lured deep into the enemy, and being ambushed instead.
Isn't this how Liu Bei defeated Xiahou Dun at Bowangpo?
Although the current scene is different from luring the enemy deep into an ambush, the effect is the same. Guan Yu's army does not have many people, and it will definitely be no problem to chase down the enemies at the south gate who have retreated and caused chaos, but Yan Liangwen's ugly troops are completely
You can take advantage of them to kill the soldiers at the south gate, form a military formation, and attack them from the left and right.
The difference between having a formation and not having a formation is too great. Guan Yu hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said: "It seems that these two groups of enemies must be defeated before we can make a surprise attack. Ping'er, you go to the rear infantry formation. I will take Bahou and Qi later."
Go ahead and hold them back while you look for an opportunity to attack the enemies outside the south city gate."
Guan Ping took a look at the enemy. Yan Liang, Wen Chou each led 4,000 to 5,000 men, and the cavalry alone had 3,000 or 4,000, with a total strength of nearly 10,000. Since he was temporarily out of the city, the formation was not ready yet. It was a long snake formation, and it was majestic.
He rushed towards this book and stopped two miles away.
As for his father, there were only a thousand cavalry at the front, so he quickly set up the formation. He had the advantage of the formation, but there were too many enemies, which made him very worried. He said: "Father, there are too many enemies.
Well, our infantry phalanx has not arrived yet, so we should withdraw without taking any risks."
"Nonsense!"
Guan Yu glared at his son and scolded: "How can we miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recapture Youli City?"
"Father......."
"Okay, Guan Ping listens to the order and goes back to the rear infantry to assemble the army and prepare for a surprise attack! If you cause trouble again, you will be killed without mercy!"
"I...Yi!"
Guan Ping originally wanted to bite the bullet and try to persuade his father, but when he saw his father's unhappy expression, he knew it would be difficult to disobey him, so he had no choice but to agree, turn his horse's head, and go back to command the infantry square.
After a while, Guan Cheng, who had previously commanded the infantry phalanx, came on horseback. A thousand cavalry lined up to confront the enemy from a distance.
It was not possible for tens of thousands of people to enter the city in a hurry. On the contrary, Yan Liang Wen Chou had already started to set up the cavalry formation. On the battlefield, formation is always more important than the number of people.
Because Sun Shiwan had no formation at all, he led thousands of people to the outside of Hefei City to watch. Zhang Babai broke through with an awl formation and was almost hacked to death by Zhang Liao.
Yan Liangwen and Chou were still generals after all, and they still had basic common sense. When they were organizing their formations, Guan Yu had already organized them.
"General, what should we do now?"
Wu Anguo asked aloud.
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes, pointed the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in the direction of Yan Liang on the right and said: "I think the military formation on the left is a little slower to assemble, and the right is faster. Let's attack the military formation on the right first. If we can kill the enemy general, it's best. If not, it's best.
Just disrupt their formation first, then turn around and attack the left army formation hard."
"The formation on the left is really slow to assemble, and the right is almost done. Why don't we attack the left first, but the right?"
Wu Anguo didn't quite understand.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Guan Yu laughed: "If we attack the left side first, we will definitely defeat them. But this will buy time for the enemy on the right, and then we will face them
There are thousands of enemies who have been completely assembled. If you attack the right side first and disrupt their formation, the enemies on the left side will not be able to assemble so quickly. If you attack the left side again, you can defeat both troops at once. This is called
Defeat them one by one."
"I see."
Wu Anguo and Guan Cheng vaguely understood something, and couldn't help but feel shocked. It turned out that there were so many ways to play on the battlefield.
Guan Yu said: "The whole army listens to the order and charges with me!"
"kill!"
The cavalrymen suddenly shouted loudly and raised their sabers.
"Walk!"
Guan Yu clamped his horse's belly, lowered his claws and Huang Feidian rushed forward like a phantom.
Over there, Yan Liang was still organizing the formation, with the cavalry arranged neatly, followed by the infantry at the rear, with the spear and shield bearers in front, and the sword and sword bearers behind, quickly gathering and organizing into a team.
He had already assembled most of them, and was about to form a military formation to stop Guan Yu's army. Who would have expected that the enemy would be so brave, and without giving them any time to continue to gather, he would launch a surprise attack on them.
In desperation, Yan Liang had no choice but to lead the cavalry up first.
In just two miles, they arrived in an instant, and the men and horses from both sides quickly collided with each other, just like sparks hitting the earth. People and horses were everywhere, and the sound of fighting could not be heard.
Yan Liang was the bravest of the three armies. When he charged, his sword flashed across like a silver moon, and he killed three enemies in an instant.
And just when he was about to continue killing, among the chaotic army, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a green-robed figure not far away from the corner of his eye. He was rampaging through the crowd like a ferocious beast, killing wantonly, and kept approaching him.
When he turned around again, he saw that the green-robed figure was Guan Yu.
In the vast sea of people, he looked at Guan Yu, and Guan Yu looked at him. What made him feel creepy was that Guan Yu's expressionless face revealed an indifference of life and death, and there seemed to be a hint of terrifying and coldness in his eyes.
Even though he was staring at him with a cold light, the speed of swinging the sword in his hand was not slow at all.
He was like a fierce tiger coming out of the cage, killing gods when gods were blocking it, and Buddha when blocking Buddhas. In one sprint, he killed seven or eight people. His sword looked sternly at him, but no one was able to stop him. The yellow-clawed lightning shot through the crowd in an instant.
In a short time, he was already five or six feet away from Yan Liang.
"hateful!"
Yan Liang came to his senses at this moment, secretly cursing himself for being possessed by Guan Yu's murderous aura, and feeling filled with dissatisfaction.
Everyone said that Guan Yu was arrogant and invincible. Except for Lu Bu, no one was his opponent.
At Hulao Pass, Guan Yu did not fight, but it was rumored in the early years that Lu Bu was beaten by him until he vomited blood and ran away. Although it was Zhang Fei's contribution, it also established Guan Yu's reputation.
What's more, countless strong men have died at the hands of Guan Yu over the years, and they have also accumulated a reputation. Yan Liang, under Yuan Shao's command, although he was brave enough to win the three armies, the world has never recognized it because he did not have any outstanding achievements.
Now that Guan Yu is right in front of him, Yan Liang feels that this is an opportunity - an opportunity to become famous all over the world and let the world know how powerful he is as the best general in Jizhou!
Thinking of this, Yan Liang felt evil in his heart, pointed the long knife in his hand at Guan Yu, and shouted angrily: "Guan Yu is here to accept your fate!"
After saying that, he slapped his horse and waved his sword, and went straight to Guan Yu.
Guan Yu led dozens of personal guards, Wu Anguo and others to fight their way through the crowd. The target was Yan Liang. He always liked to kill the enemy general leader first in the rebel army. In this way, the morale of the enemy army would be greatly reduced, even if his own people
Even if you have few, you can easily win.
He originally thought that the enemy would be concerned about his reputation and would not dare to fight, but he did not expect that Yan Liang was so courageous and dared to come forward to die. This really surprised him.
But since the enemy has come to the door, it is naturally a good thing.
Guan Yu's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he also slapped the horse's butt. The sword in his hand was not raised, but was dragged on the ground, and he ran towards Yan Liang.
The distance of a few feet was reached in the blink of an eye, and Guan Yu was seen drawing a semicircle in the air with his sword, his claws flying like lightning, leaping high as if his heart was filled with joy, and at the same time, the sword was slashing down. He actually struck vertically with his right arm with one hand.
, slashing straight at Yan Liang.
Yan Liang didn't expect that he would underestimate him so much, so he became furious and raised his sword to attack. Such a powerful attack may seem powerful, but in fact it has many flaws. Once the enemy attacks him and the attack is broken, the central weakness will be exposed and there will be no time to defend.
, as long as the enemy is blocked by the sword and slashed with the force, he can be killed.
However, the moment the knife struck down, Yan Liang immediately realized that something was wrong, because he felt as if he was pressed to the ground by a mountain. The big knife in his hand trembled, the tiger's mouth cracked, and he almost lost his grip on the knife.
"This guy is so strong!"
Yan Liang secretly complained and used all his strength to neutralize the blow. No wonder Guan Yu would use a move with such a big flaw. As the saying goes, one force can reduce ten, and he can hit him with an ordinary straight punch.
, no matter how many flaws you have, I could just punch you to death, so why should you care about the flaws in your body?
Seeing that his first sword was being held, Guan Yu didn't panic and swung the sword across with his backhand, going straight to Yan Liang's neck.
At this time, you have no chance to raise your knife to block, because the other person has already taken the initiative, and you haven't blocked the other person's knife, but you have been shocked to the point that your jaw is numb and you can't use any strength, so you raise your knife to fight with that person.
He was seeking death. In desperation, Yan Liang was forced to throw his head up and fall on the horse's butt to avoid the blow.
As soon as he lay down, a black shadow passed before his eyes, and a strong wind slapped his face, which made Yan Liang break into a cold sweat. If he hadn't reacted quickly and immediately lay down to avoid it, this knife would have definitely connected with his neck and killed him directly.
His head was chopped off.
"die!"
The next second, a loud shout rang in his ears.
Yan Liang was still congratulating himself that he had dodged the blow. He had only just gotten up from his horse and was about to raise his weapon to resist. His ears were thundering, and his eyes were horrified to see that the third sword had already followed.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But his hand has not yet had time to be raised...
This knife was unavoidable!
Yan Liang opened his eyes wide, filled with fear and unwillingness.
At this moment, he had no room to think.
He could only feel that the God of Death was quietly coming behind him, as if he was preparing to wave the knife in his hand to end his life.
when!
A violent metal collision sounded.
At the same time, someone shouted in Yan Liang's ear: "Brother, leave quickly!"
By the time he came to his senses, his horse had been stabbed, and like a frightened rabbit, it weaved through the crowd and ran north.
"Um?"
Guan Yu looked at the person who ruined his good deeds. This person was none other than Wen Chou.
Just now Guan Yu led an army to attack Yan Liang's tribe, but Wen Chou's formation had not yet been set up, so he did not rush to lead his army to help.
But he also had cavalry, so when the cavalry on both sides were fighting, Wen Chou immediately led his cavalry to launch a surprise attack on Guan Yu's army from the side, hoping to help Yan Liang.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the formation, he saw Guan Yu coming to Yan Liang's side. In desperation, he immediately slapped his horse to rescue him. At the moment when the third sword was shot, he forcefully hit the Yanyue sword from the side with the horse sword that was nearly four meters away.
The point of the knife was off.
This is Wen Chou, whose force value can also reach over 90. If he were replaced by another general, he would never be able to save him.
Because there are only two ways to save Yan Liang, one is to directly stab Guan Yu and force Guan Yu to close his sword to defend, the other is to use weapons or help Yan Liang block and parry.
The first option is too risky. Firstly, Guan Yu is flanked by Wu Anguo and Guan Cheng, so he stabs Guan Yu directly. These two people are not freeloaders. Secondly, Guan Yu's broadsword is powerful and heavy, and Wen Chou only looks at the first blow.
After seeing the clues, even if he stabbed Guan Yu sideways to avoid it, the knife in his hand would still be cut down by inertia, and Yan Liang still couldn't save it.
Therefore, Wen Chou was caught between lightning and flint. He could only choose the second method, and it had to be him. If it was an ordinary general with a low force value, Guan Yu's sword would not only be powerful, but also powerful as lightning. Ordinary generals
There was absolutely no way he could hold it back with help, but Wen Chou's strength was very high and he had quick eyesight and quick hands, so he could barely block it.
Therefore, it can be said that Yan Liang was able to survive Guan Yu's third blow because he was lucky, and Wen Chou happened to be by his side. Otherwise, even if there were other personal guards who swarmed him, the three killing blows, except for Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei, etc.
Except for a few people, even people like Taishi Cisun Ce may not be able to bear it.
Wen Chou rescued Yan Liang and saw Guan Yu looking at him with a murderous look. Although he believed that his force was not weak, he saw that his eldest brother Yan Liang, who was as good as him, was almost killed in three moves. He suddenly lost all courage and lost his temper.
He dismounted, turned the horse's head, took out the saber from his waist, and stabbed the horse on the buttocks. Without any sympathy for the horse, he sprinted away and ran away.
The two generals were beaten away. Even if the remaining cavalrymen were twice as many as Guan Yu's army, how could they dare to continue fighting? They all fled in a roar, and scattered like birds and beasts. With little need for Guan Yu's orders, the soldiers of Guan Yu's army chased and killed them. The battlefield
The ground was a mess, with hundreds of corpses strewn all over the ground. The ground was soaked with blood, leaving a brilliant red color.
"General, the enemy general has escaped, are you still pursuing him?"
Wu Anguo and Guan Cheng were always guarding him. They actually saw Wen Chou coming over just now, but the horse was too long, and their weapons couldn't reach Wen Chou. When they swarmed up and wanted to chase Wen Chou, they sized up the situation and just slipped away.
Even if he ran away, there was nothing they could do.
"snort."
Guan Yu snorted coldly, put away the bloody sword and said: "The enemy generals have been frightened by me. I don't need to worry about the enemies who ran into the wild. The top priority now is to break the city. I just happened to take advantage of the situation to attack the city and capture Youli City."
Come down."
"only!"
After listening to the order, the two men roared and summoned the cavalry to gather and attack the south city gate.
At this time, the infantry phalanx from the rear finally arrived. The cavalry and infantry merged together, and six thousand people, like a torrent, headed towards Youli City.
Guan Yu was sitting on the claw yellow flying lightning, holding the bloody Qinglong knife upside down, and looking at Yan Liangwen Chou in the distance who had already run all the way to the north with a solemn look.
At this time, he was at the peak of his military power. It was a pity that he failed to kill the two generals Yuan Shao.
The golden age for generals is not their 20s. Around the age of 20, the bones of the body have just started to grow, which is the finalization period. Therefore, including Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who joined the army with Liu Bei in the early days, their force value should be around 80, and they have not grown to their peak.
Under normal circumstances, starting from the age of 30, the golden age of a military officer officially begins. This is the time when physical strength, martial arts, experience, and arm strength are all honed to perfection and reach their peak.
Especially between the ages of 35 and 40, it is almost the peak period.
At this time, Guan Yu was 36 this year.
Why was it that when we were at Hulao Pass in the early years, only Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Liu Bei could fight off Lu Bu? But when we arrived in Xuzhou, Zhang Fei could fight Lu Bu on his own?
It is precisely because at the time of Hulao Pass, it was the end of 189 AD, Guan Yu was 28 years old, Zhang Fei was 24 years old, and Lu Bu was about 34 years old at that time.
Two are on the rise and one is at the peak of his life, so there is naturally a gap in strength.
By the time they arrived in Xuzhou, Zhang Fei was 31 years old and Lu Bu was 41 years old. One was about to reach the peak of his life, while the other was still maintaining his peak combat power.
It can be said that Zhang Fei's combat effectiveness before Hulao Pass was probably around 92. By the time he arrived in Xuzhou, it had reached 98. Lu Bu was still at 100. Naturally, the two sides were matched against each other and it would take a long time to decide the winner.
Now Guan Yu's force value has basically reached 99, which is infinitely close to Lu Bu, especially the first three swords, which are unparalleled in strength. Yan Liang and Wen Chou are indeed not weak. If the two of them attack together, there may be a turn for the better. But Yan Liang was defeated first.
Guan Yu lost his chance with the first two cuts, but the third cut almost killed him, and he lost his courage.
If Wen Chou attacks at this time, it will not be a battle, but a fight to the death. Because even if Guan Yu does not kill Yan Liang with the first three swords, these three swords have gathered Guan Yu's momentum. Maybe he can fight for forty or fifty rounds, but then
After that, you will be defeated very quickly, and you won’t even have a chance to escape.
Therefore, it can be said that as long as Yan Liang, Wen and Chou don't come together and come one by one, there is no point. They line up to die and Calabash Baby saves grandpa, and they are just sent one by one.