As a famous general under Cao Cao, Xu Huang had a very strong ability to grasp the fighter opportunity, but he would not let Guan Ping go. Liao Hua retreated and his army fought in a mess.

At the beginning, the troops on both sides were similar, but they were evenly matched.

But because Shang Hua, Meng Niu and others were on the side, they surrendered the bandits and Yu Jin's troops.

Those bandits who had no choice but to surrender to Guan Yu were a little scared when they saw that the situation on the battlefield was not good. After hearing the surrender of Mengniu Shanghua, some people threw away their weapons and surrendered.

Once someone started, he could no longer stop it. The large number of bandits and surrendered soldiers recruited by Guan Yu soon scattered, and most of the ones that remained were the original Jingzhou soldiers.

As a result, Guan Ping and Liao Hua's troops shrank significantly, and within half an hour, the number was almost half.

When Guan Ping and Liao Hua saw that the situation was not good, they fought hard and led the remaining troops to seize the road.

Although the number of troops decreased, because the rest were veterans from Jingzhou, their combat power was stronger. Xu Huang was unable to stop Guan Ping and Liao Hua.

Moreover, his own losses were not small, so he did not pursue and fight hard, but instead reorganized the surrendered troops and prepared to slowly fight with Guan Yu.

Guan Ping and Liao Hua returned to Fancheng Dazhai. The two of them came to see Guan Yu and said:

"Now Xu Huang has captured Yancheng, four tombs and twelve villages, and Cao Cao has led his own army to rescue Fancheng in three ways. There are rumors in the people and the army that Jingzhou has been attacked by Lu Meng."

Guan Yu also heard this rumor. The morale of the soldiers who were sieging the city was fluctuating, so he also stopped attacking Fancheng.

After finally appeased the army, Guan Ping and others were naturally not allowed to mention this matter again, which shakes the morale of the army. Guan Yu shouted loudly:

"This enemy is a false statement to disrupt our army's hearts! Lu Meng of the Eastern Wu was critically ill, and his son Lu Xun replaced him, and he did not dare to invade our Jingzhou!"

Having said that, Guan Yu had no idea, and the current situation was very unfavorable to him.

Fancheng was difficult to break through for a while, but Xu Huang came fiercely, Cao Cao's army was approaching, and Guan Yu had no time to attack Fancheng. The only feasible way now is to retreat to Jingzhou.

Guan Yu is not an indecisive person. Since he had made a decision, he summoned a group of generals to prepare for discussion and arrangements for retreat.

It was said to be a discussion, but all the generals were used to Guan Yu's one-man showdown. Without Ma Liang and Wang Fu present, dozens of generals did not even make reasonable suggestions.

Guan Yu had no other way. He thought that he was attacked from both sides and retreating was also very dangerous. The most urgent thing was to repel Xu Huang.

Before retreating, Guan Yu was preparing to arrange for the generals to attack Xu Huang. Before he had time to speak, he suddenly reported that Xu Huang's troops arrived.

When Guan Yu heard this, he was right in his mind and ordered his men to prepare horses and fight Xu Huang in person.

Guan Ping dissuaded:

"Father, it's only been less than two months since your right arm injury is treated. It's still far from the 100-day recovery period. You can't go into battle to kill the enemy."

Guan Yu still believed Hua Tuo, a genius doctor who cured his arm injury. He did not dare to openly object, so he said to the generals:

"Xu Huang and I have an old age. We have a deep understanding of each other. His martial arts are not my opponent. If we cannot convince him to withdraw, I will kill him first, intimidate other Cao army generals, and then calmly retreat."

Guan Yu relied on his martial arts skills and refused to listen to the audience to dissuade him. He put on his arm and carried a knife and got on his horse. He rushed out and went against the two sides.

Knowing that Guan Yu was injured by a poisonous arrow, Xu Huang dared to chase Guan Ping relentlessly. Suddenly, Guan Yu appeared with a sword on his horse. The Cao generals, including Xu Huang, were all frightened.

Guan Yu pulled his horse and shouted loudly:

"Where is Xu Gongming'an?"

Xu Huang was also a tiger general who was more courageous, so he would not be scared by Guan Yu. After a moment of stunned silence, he picked up the axe and marched from the door flag.

Xu Huang had a good personal relationship with Guan Yu, and he also owe Guan Yu a love on Huarong Road.

After coming out, Xu Huang hung the axe beside the saddle, saying that he would not make any moves, and then bowed to Guan Yu and said:

"After leaving with the general, more than ten years have passed. I don't want the general to be pale! I remember my old age and received many teachings. I am grateful to you on Huarong Road and the sword. I will never forget you. Now the general Ying Feng is shocked by China, making old friends feel so envious! Fortunately, I was so grateful to you when I saw him."

When Guan Yu heard Xu Huang say politely, he was happy, twisted his beard and nodded, and blamed Xu Huang:

"I have a deep friendship with Gongming, and I cannot compare with others. Why do I pursue my son now?"

Xu Huang did not answer, but lifted up the axe on the saddle, looked back at the generals behind him, and shouted loudly:

"After a while, everyone will work hard to move forward. If anyone obtains Guan Yu's head, he will be rewarded with a huge reward!"

Just now, he looked like an old friend was telling the old thing. Seeing Xu Huang suddenly change his face, Guan Yu was also surprised and blurted out:

"Why did Gong Ming say this?"

Xu Huang replied:

"We have a good personal relationship. I will greet the general first, but this time I came to lift the siege of Fancheng, which is a major national event. I dare not use my personal relationship to abolish the public. You and I must rely on our own abilities to fight to the death."

Although Xu Huang's martial arts skills are not as good as Guan Yu, it is quite difficult for Guan Yu to beat him. Moreover, his arm injury has not healed. Xu Huang knew that this was a good time for him to defeat the myth of Guan Yu. Before he finished speaking, he had already swung his axe to beat Guan Yu.

Guan Yu was furious, as if he had forgotten the injury on his arm, and returned to the sword to meet the enemy. The two fought for more than 80 rounds.

Although Guan Yu's martial arts skills were obviously higher than Xu Huang's, his right arm was still less powerful and he did not gain the advantage, let alone slashing Xu Huang in formation.

Guan Ping is also a master of swordsmanship. He fought with Xu Huang many times and knew that his father would never win. He was afraid that Guan Yu would make a mistake and rushed to withdraw his troops. Guan Yu would turn back after he thrust his horse.

Suddenly, there was a loud shout from all over the world. It turned out that it was Cao Ren from Fancheng. He saw Xu Huang's reinforcements from afar. The city had been out of food for two days. He didn't want to be blocked by Guan Yu anymore, so he led his army out of the city.

Cao Ren and Xu Huang attacked each other in a row, and the Jingzhou soldiers were in chaos. The surrendered soldiers and bandits who were recruited by Guan Yu also scattered in a hurry when they saw that the situation was not good.

Guan Yu's army of nearly 80,000 was reduced by 30% before he even started a melee with Xu Huang. The morale of the army had dropped to the lowest point.

When he saw that the situation was not good, Guan Yu hurriedly got on his horse and led all the generals to rush up the Xiang River, wanting to retreat from the waterway.

Behind Xu Huang, Cao Ren led his troops to chase and kill him for a while.

Guan Yu's warship was ready for a long time. It was originally intended to rescue the public security, but now it is very convenient to retreat.

The soldiers on the ship shot back Xu Huang's pursuers with a burst of arrows. Guan Yu led his troops across Xiangjiang River and walked away in Xiangyang. He wanted to seize Xiangyang City first and then Xu Tu later plan.

Suddenly, Wang Fu led hundreds of remnants in front of him, saying that Cao Cao's vanguard Xiahou Shang had already captured Wancheng and was rushing towards Xiangyang.

Guan Yu was shocked and dared not run to Xiangyang again.

Although Xiangyang City is also a strong city, the food and grass in the city have long been transported to the front line by Guan Yu, and there is almost no overnight food.
Chapter completed!