Chapter Five Six Seven
"What? Our headquarters is the main force and we will enter Guangyang County east?" Guan Yu was shocked when he heard this. At this time, he realized how tragic the battle between Zhuo County was. He nodded and responded: "You should report to your lord immediately. After the Poison Department arrives at Juyongguan, the general will hand over the defense of the pass, and immediately send troops to Guangyang County!"
Nanlou smiled and said, "Why would I let me guard this pass for General Guan, right?"
A strange color flashed in Guan Yu's eyes, and he replied with a smile on his face: "King Nanlou, you are a grassland warrior, how can you use your talents? When my incompetent subordinates arrive, we will send troops to Guangyang County together, how about it?"
In fact, the battle for Juyongguan is a bit petty. After all, Shanggu County is his old nest. If Juyongguan is in the hands of the Yang family army, he will become the meat on the chopping board. He will eat it whenever he wants. As a tribe king, he has commanded more than 9,000 households, and his power is three points more powerful than Qiu Liju. Now that Qiu Liju is defeated in a battle, he has been destroyed by years of accumulation. Even the throne of the tribe cannot be passed to his son Lou Ban, but is stolen by Tadun, his nephew and adopted son.
Tadun was young and promising, and his prestige became increasingly popular in the tribe. In order to better rule the tribe, Qiu Liju once adopted Tadun to his own knees. Tadun changed from his nephew's identity to an adopted son, and his identity was raised, and his voice in the tribe was more powerful. However, Tadun could be a human being, and he always looked obedient in front of Qiu Liju. This behavior made Qiu Liju even more loved, and his status in his heart gradually became higher than that of the younger class.
With Qiu Liju's previous lessons, Nanlou dared not give up Juyongguan. He immediately smiled and said, "See what you said, my king's territory is in Shanggu County, not far away. If Juyongguan is guarded by me, it would be more convenient! We are allies, General Guan, you won't even give me this little face, right?"
Guan Yu's face turned cold and shouted, "Why did King Nanlou say this? Shanggu County was originally the territory of my Han Dynasty. Yuan Tan's son, who did not know the precious territory, ceded the area of Macheng to King Nanlou as a habitat. Now our Lord has no grudges and admits that you can live and reproduce in the Han area. With such kindness, King Nanlou is not satisfied?"
Nanlou looked ugly, and Guan Yu's words were really hard to hear. To him, it sounded like a gift, making Nanlou, who was arrogant, would have aroused his breath, and it would be on the spot. Fortunately, Yan Rou was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and stepped forward to comfort Nanlou and said, "King Nanlou, don't be angry, don't be angry. Now the war in Youzhou has not yet subsided. We might as well wait until the war is over before we talk to Yang Piqi in detail, how about it?"
Nanlou snorted coldly and said, "Today, for the sake of Brother Yan Rou, I will kill Yuan Tan and defeat Yuan Jun. I will come and talk about today with General Guan again. I am tired, so I will say goodbye!"
After leaving Nanlou, Yan Rou sighed and said, "Oh, General Guan, how could you be so impulsive?"
Guan Yu said in a deep voice: "He even wants Juyongguan, how can I agree to him? Don't you know the value of Juyongguan? Yan Rou, don't forget that you are also a Han Chinese!"
Yan Rou smiled bitterly and said, "Rou, his family was poor since childhood, and his parents died early. Although he grew up in the Wuyuan tribe, he always remembers his identity. General Guan, please rest assured. Rou can still distinguish between major issues! However, the tribe in Nanlou has more than 9,000 households, 40,000 to 50,000 tribes, and 60,000 to 70,000 slaves. He can raise an army of 70,000 to 80,000 people at any time. This power cannot be underestimated! After all, the people of Wuyuan are born cavalry. In this bitter and cold land of Youzhou, if our army is small, it may not be able to beat others! Now the lord has ordered General Guan, you are the main force of Guangyang County. At this time, we still have the desire to others, so it is nothing to say good things at this time!"
Guan Yu's expression was slow and replied: "I am straightforward. If there is any offense in my words, please let General Yan Haihang. As General Yan said, now our troops are about to leave Juyongguan and attack Guangyang County, it still needs the cooperation of the Hanlou tribe. Let's go to Nanlou to explain to Nanlou that Guan is in the safety of our army and knows the importance of Juyongguan, so he neglected him in words. When the war is over, I will set up a banquet to apologize to King Nanlou!"
Although Yan Rou reconciled from it, Nanlou and Guan Yu temporarily lived in peace, this incident also made Nanlou have a new view of the Yang family army. After all, if Nanlou had no other ideas about such a dangerous place, no one would believe it if Nanlou said it. However, for the sake of the overall situation, Nanlou suppressed this matter in his heart. At the same time, he also felt suspicious of Yan Rou.
If Yan Rou and others knew about the idea, they would be shocked. The seemingly honest and generous Nonglou would have his own little thoughts. However, after thinking about it, Nonglou could always control such a large tribe. This matter alone would be enough to say everything.
A few days later, Yu Du finally led his troops to Juyongguan. Guan Yu hurriedly ordered him to be the garrison of Juyongguan. At the same time, he transferred 10,000 troops under Yu Du's command, and joined forces with Nanlou to go to Guangyang County.
In the evening of that day, Yuan Tan, who was in Ji County, also received news that Guan Yu's troops had left Juyongguan.
It was not until now that he realized that Juyongguan had been captured by the Yang family army a few days ago. He originally thought that Yang Fan was still in Liangxiang and Yuan Tan still had some time to arrange troops. Now it seems that the Yang family army's pressing step by step really made him a little busy, and he summoned his civil and military personnel to discuss.
Yuan Tan glanced at Tadun and said, "Guan Yu's army has captured Juyongguan. Early this morning, he sent troops eastward and was coming to Ji County. Everyone, what are the strategies to defeat the enemy?"
Xin Ping said worriedly: "Lord, there are only 20,000 troops in Jixian City. How can we stop Guan Yu's tiger and wolf army? In the following view, it is better to retreat to Liaoxi County and join forces with the tribe of King Tadun to resist the Yang family army! At the same time, we will pull Gongsun Du from Liaodong into our camp, so that we can have hope of defeating the Yang family army!"
Yuan Tan said angrily: "You are going to retreat again? When Yang Fan attacked Dai County, you asked me to retreat, saying that you would encircle Yang Fan. Now look at Dai County, Shanggu County, and Zhuo County were all captured by Yang Fan. Even the second pass of Wu Ruan and Juyong were taken down by the Yang family army. When you go to western Liaoning, do you want me to live under someone else's roof?"
Tadun suggested: "I agree with Mr. Xin's view and retreat to Liaoxi County! I have some old relationship with Gongsun Du of Liaodong. If I persuade him to join the alliance, it will be not difficult!"
"Hmph!" It's okay that Tadun didn't say anything. Now, this was very disgusting to Yuan Tan. He immediately retorted: "Some people, don't say this too much. When the troops left Ji County and went to Zhuo County, what did they say? Some people just didn't believe it. Now, 30,000 cavalrymen were beaten to pieces in two months, and even Qiu Liju himself died in Liangxiang!"
Tadun was angry when he heard this, stood up and shouted, "Yuan Tan, what do you mean?"
Yuan Tan spread his hands and sneered: "What? You, the defeated general who is only three or four thousand under your command, dare to question me? Now your tribe has declined, and you still dare to despise me so much? If you don't have the help of this general, your tribe will be broken by the Yang family army!"
Tadun sneered: "General Yuan doesn't have to worry about this. Ji County is in front of him. If it is to be destroyed, General Yuan will destroy it first. Why? General Yuan, do you think you can face the Yang family army alone without our help? Believe it or not, I will return to western Liaoning now and stop caring about this matter!"
Xin Ping was shocked when he heard this, and quickly stood up, grabbed Tadun who was about to leave, and smiled and said, "Don't be angry, don't be angry! My Lord doesn't mean that. He just said something a little negligent. In fact, our army was defeated again and again. My Lord was anxious, so he neglected Tadun!"
Tadun's expression improved slightly, but he heard Yuan Tan sneer: "Zhongzhi, don't worry about him. Now he is just a stray dog. I really think that if you are about to leave him, you won't be able to do anything!"
Tadun's face froze, then he said angrily: "Okay, okay, I want to see how General Yuan turned the tide. Let's go!"
Chapter completed!