Chapter 604
Guan Yu felt the crazy power of the other party constantly being put on him, and was secretly frightened. Although he had heard of Dian Wei's courage for a long time, he did not expect that the other party was so fierce! Guan Yu wanted to fight back, but the opponent's pair of large iron halberds continued to fall, like a storm, and did not give him any chance! Guan Yu kept guarding the door and quietly waiting for the opportunity. He knew that no matter how brave the other party was, it would not be possible to maintain such a fierce attack for a long time!
Dian Wei attacked for a cup of tea, and his strength and speed finally showed signs of decline. Guan Yu was secretly happy in his heart, and he persisted for a while. Seeing that the opponent's halberd hit his big sword, his movements were obviously sluggish, and the latter move could not be connected for a while! Guan Yu immediately seized this opportunity, suddenly shouted, and used his hands to activate the Qinglong Yanyue sword from bottom to top and flew towards Dian Wei! The sword light suddenly rose, as if it was shocking! Dian Wei was not afraid of danger, and quickly crossed the big iron halberd with his left hand. In the lightning, the big sword and the iron halberd collided with each other, making a loud noise. The two of them shook at the same time, paused, and shouted loudly, wielding weapons to attack the other party. The weapons of both sides collided heavily in the air, and another loud noise shocked the audience!
Then the two sides launched an attack, not giving in to each other, the big sword and the big iron halberd continued to collide, and the fierce momentum enveloped the entire battlefield! It was like two ancient giant beasts colliding and fighting! The fierce generals of both sides fought for more than 30 rounds without a distinction. At this time, the blood of the soldiers on both sides was completely boiling, and shouts rushed to the sky, and the war drums were even more thrilling!
After more than fifty rounds of battle, the two sides still had no choice but to win. Seeing that Dian Wei was even more fierce than the legend, Liu Bei was worried that Guan Yu would make a mistake, so he immediately ordered people to ring the golden bell to withdraw his troops. The sound of the golden bell suddenly crashed into the sea tide and echoed on the battlefield.
Guan Yu, who was about to kill, suddenly heard this sound and frowned. At this time, Dian Wei waved the big iron halberd and swept straight towards Guan Yu! Guan Yu immediately waved the Qinglong Yanyue Sword to block it, and then used his hands to thrust the knife into Dian Wei's waist and ribs! Dian Wei immediately took back the big iron halberd to block it! Guan Yu took this opportunity to quickly turn his horse and head straight back to the city. The big sword cavalry under his command also followed him back to the city. A thrilling battle came to an end.
Guan Yu quickly walked up the city gate tower and asked with some anger, "Why did your brother call the gold and withdraw the troops?" Liu Bei said, "Then Dian Wei is really a fierce tiger general. Brother Yu is really worried that Yun Chang would make mistakes, so he called the gold and withdraw the troops!" Guan Yu was quite moved by his brother's concern, and his anger disappeared in an instant! Looking at Dian Wei who was roaring outside the city, he said unwillingly: "It's a bargain for him this time!"
Seeing that Liu Bei was shouting in the enemy army, his momentum was getting stronger and stronger, he was quite worried. He couldn't help but ask Pang Tong, who was beside him, and said, "Military advisor, it's really worrying to the enemy army's momentum! I think they only have a few thousand cavalry, so why not take this opportunity to go out and defeat them before talking about it!" Pang Tong frowned and shook his head, "No. The elite troops of our army are all under General Yun Chang's command, but they just rushed back to the city and were very tired, and were mainly infantry. In front of this enemy army
The front is full of owl cavalry, and thousands of tiger cavalry are field-fighting sharp soldiers, and they are invincible in the battle! Although our army's strength is several times higher than that of them, if we go out of the city to fight, it is afraid that it will be difficult to fight against the enemy! If we cannot win, Hanzhong will inevitably be unsafe!" Liu Bei felt that what Pang Tong said made sense and nodded. Pang Tong clasped his fists at Liu Bei and said, "For the sake of the current plan, we can only defend Hanzhong and wait for Kong Ming to send reinforcements quickly!" Liu Bei nodded, frowned tightly, looking very worried.
Dian Wei yelled and scolded at the city for a long time, but when he saw that his opponent never left the city, he felt very bored. He turned his horse and ran back to Ailang and said angrily: "Lord, these rats have made up their minds to be turtles!" Ailang smiled and said: "Since they have made up their minds to be turtles, we should not waste our energy here! Send the order and retreat two miles to build camps!" The troops turned one after another, and set up camps among the hills and mountains more than three miles away from the city, resting. After seeing the Qin army temporarily retreating, Liu Bei's army in the city couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At dusk that day, Liu Bei returned to the hall of the capital. Xu Hong, as the prefect, hurried forward to greet Liu Bei. Seeing Liu Bei's frowning, he didn't dare to say what he wanted to say.
Liu Bei walked to the top and sat down, and everyone stood in the hall. Seeing Guan Yu and Pang Tong's expressions solemn, Xu Hong couldn't help but guess: "Is it a bit unfavorable to fight today?" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be shocked and said to himself: I've heard that Lu Bu is a brave and powerful general, and the Qin army under his command is invincible by the tiger and wolf army! Maybe, maybe the lord cannot defeat Lu Bu!... Thinking of this, Xu Hong's face showed a thoughtful look.
At this time, a personal soldier officer suddenly led a dusty officer in, clasped his fists and said, "Lord, the military advisor Zhuge has sent a messenger!" When everyone heard this, they immediately looked at the dusty officer.
The officer immediately took the bag on his back, took out a roll of bamboo slips, held them up with both hands, and bowed, "Lord, this is a handwritten letter sent by Mr. Zhuge. Please take a look!" Liu Bei quickly stood up, walked quickly to the officer, grabbed the bamboo slips and opened them to look at them. His brows suddenly frowned, but he didn't say anything. Guan Yu and others felt a little anxious when they saw this. Guan Yu asked anxiously, "Brother, what did Kong Ming say?"
Zhuge Liang frowned and said, "Kong Ming asked us to give up Hanzhong immediately to retreat to Jiameng Pass!..." Everyone was shocked, and Guan Yu asked angrily: "How could Kong Ming come up with such a bad idea?" Liu Bei frowned and said, "Kong Ming said that Zhao Yun led a 100,000 army westward to the vicinity of Hangu Pass. The army in Guanzhong could not go south to support us at all!" Everyone looked at each other when they heard this. Only then did they realize that Lu Bu was not only the tens of thousands of people currently invested in Hanzhong, but he had nearly 800,000 troops! As soon as he thought, he further thought that the Qin army stationed in Jingzhou might also advance westward. In that case, Xichuan would be dangerous! With a gurgle, Xu Hongxin couldn't help swallowing his saliva in fear.
Liu Bei said resolutely: "Retreat! Give Hanzhong!" Everyone was shocked, but none of them said. Liu Bei said to Guan Yu, "Chang Yun, go organize the army immediately. We will evacuate Hanzhong before Lu Bu's main force came tonight!" Guan Yu held his fists and responded quickly. Liu Bei looked at Xu Hong again and said, "Mr. Xu..." Xu Hong was thinking about something, but suddenly heard Liu Bei call him, and he was shocked and hurriedly responded. Liu Bei saw Xu Hong's expression in his eyes.
He smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, don't panic. Our army retreats tonight. It will be as expected by the enemy. There will be no problem! Mr. Xu is loyal to the Han Dynasty, so let me retreat to Jiameng Pass!" Xu Hong hurriedly said, "Thank you for your kindness!" Liu Bei said, "Mr. Xu will go down now and organize his subordinates to load the money and grain in the treasury as soon as possible. After nightfall today, you will leave the city from the west gate and quietly rush to Jiameng Pass." Xu Hong clasped his fists and went down immediately.
Liu Bei looked at the hall and sighed with some melancholy. Pang Tong understood Liu Bei's thoughts and comforted him: "Lord, don't be sad! When you defeat Lu Bu in the future, everything you lost today will be doubled back to your lord's hands!" Liu Bei's eyes were condensed, he nodded heavily, and praised: "Shi Yuan's words are deeply loved by my heart!"
Xu Hong felt the treasury and immediately ordered his subordinates to start loading the car. Seeing that they were afraid that they would not be able to load the car before nightfall, Xu Hong rushed home at this time.
Seeing his father come back in a hurry, his daughter Xu Jiao Niang hurriedly went up to meet him and asked, "Father, how is the battle today?"
Xu Hong frowned and shook his head, then said to Xu Jiaoniang, "Jiao Niang, hurry up and pack up the fine and valuable jewelry and we will evacuate Hanzhong tonight!" Xu Jiaoniang was shocked when she heard this and asked hurriedly, "Why is this?" Xu Hong frowned and said, "The Qin army is powerful, and this Hanzhong cannot be protected! The lord is ready to give up Hanzhong to retreat to Jiameng Pass to ensure the safety of Xichuan! We will take action tonight! The lord ordered me to load money and food immediately and set off first after night! Jiaoni, you will leave with me!"
Xu Jiaoniang frowned and said, "Father, our Xu family's foundation is in Hanzhong, and our fields and real estate are in Hanzhong. Wouldn't it be better to get uprooted after leaving?..." Xu Hong sighed and said helplessly: "It's over here, what can I do?"
Xu Jiaoniang suddenly said: "Father, my daughter has a plan that may make her a great contribution!" Xu Hong looked at her daughter in confusion.
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After nightfall, the west gate of Hanzhong was quietly opened. Xu Hong and Xu Jiaoniang led the team to carry all the money and grains of Hanzhong treasury and quietly left the city. Then Liu Bei's army had already gathered secretly, and soon afterwards, they quietly left the west gate. The team walked along the official road towards Jiameng Pass. The light in the night was dark, but in order to cover up, there was no torch in the entire team.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from the front. Liu Bei couldn't help but frowned and felt very unhappy, because he had long emphasized that the army would march quietly and must not make any movement.
Chapter completed!