Chapter 245 Breaking the Cauldron and sink the boat?

Guan Yu (?-220), a native of Hedong Xieliang (now Yuncheng, Shanxi), was a famous general of Shu and Han in the Three Kingdoms. In the early days, he followed Liu Bei to travel around the country and was captured by Cao Cao. He killed Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang in Baimapo and was known as a ten thousand enemies together with Zhang Fei.

(Personal opinion, this is purely a fart)

After the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei helped Wu Zhouyu attack Cao Ren in the southern county. He should not send Guan Yu to the north and block Cao Cao's reinforcements. After Cao Ren retreated, Guan Yu was awarded the title of Xiangyang Taishou. Liu Bei entered Yizhou, and Guan Yu stayed in Jingzhou.

In 24 years in Jian'an, Guan Yu besieged Xiangfan. Cao Cao sent a ban to reinforce him. Guan Yu was captured and killed Pang De, which shocked China. Cao Cao once wanted to move the capital to avoid its sharpness. Later, Cao Cao sent Xu Huang to reinforce, and Lv Meng from Dongwu attacked Jingzhou again. Guan Yu was defeated and killed.

After Guan Yu's death, he was gradually deified and respected by the people as "Guan Gong", also known as the beautiful man. There have been many praises in the dynasties. In the Qing Dynasty, it was regarded as the "loyal and righteous god martial arts, the benevolence and bravery, and powerful Guan Sheng Emperor", and was revered as the "Wusheng" and the "Wensheng" Confucius. Romance of the Three Kingdoms respects him as the first of the "five tigers and generals" of Shu, and Mao Zonggang called it the "righteousness" of the "three absolutes of Romance".

(Personally, I think this is pure bullshit)

It turned out that Liu Bei was weaving straw shoes or something in Lousang Village, but it coincided with the chaos of yellow scarves. He thought it was his opportunity, so he gathered volunteers with Guan Yu, the second brother he knew in Zhuo County. Although he got more than 500 people, although it was few, in the spirit of meat no matter how small the mosquitoes, he learned that Lu Zhi was trapped in Guangping, so he took it all night. More than 500 volunteers came to help, but they didn't expect to be besieged in Guangping City by hundreds of thousands of yellow scarf troops.

"Teacher, students think it's better to fight with all their strength than to wait for death," Liu Bei said to Lu Zhi.

"Xuan De has a wonderful plan," Lu Zhi asked with great interest.

Liu Bei said with a smile, "Teacher, the so-called death and then life, students think they can break the kettle and sink the boat."

"What to say," Lu Zhi frowned and asked.

"Guangping City has been trapped for half a month. There are only less than 50,000 people left in the army, and the grain and grass have been consumed too much. Now there are less than two days left. It's better to distribute all the food to the soldiers and tell them that there is no food and grass in the army. Presumably, the soldiers are scheduled to fight to the death of the Yellow Turban Army in order to survive. The scarf army is just composed of exiles. Without training, there are more than 100,000 people. It is really just a rabble. Therefore, as long as the army fights hard, it will definitely break through the encirclement of the yellow scarf thieves and may be able to defeat it," Liu Bei said.

Lu Zhi pondered for a while, shook his head and said, "This plan is too risky. Forget it."

"Your Excellency, there is no risk-taking marching and fighting. If it succeeds, then my lord..." said Guan Yu beside him.

Lu Zhi waved his hand, interrupted him, and said in an unquestionable tone, "Okay, I've decided to stand by and wait for help."

"But teacher, we don't have reinforcements," Liu Bei asked doubtfully.

Lu Zhi smiled and pointed to the north.

Liu Bei suddenly realized and said, "Is what the teacher said about Li Zhong, the shepherd of Youzhou?" Obviously, he ignored Li Zhong.

Lu Zhi nodded and said, "It was Li Zhong. He was leading 100,000 Youzhou troops to go south. He believed that he would reach Guangping in a few days. At that time, he would definitely break the yellow scarf thief." After saying that, he laughed.

Liu Bei frowned, as if his reaction to Lu Zhi, or his trust in Li Zhong made him a little jealous. He arched his hand to Lu Zhi and said, "In this case, the teacher will rest earlier, and the students will go down first."

"Xuan De also rested earlier," Lu Zhi said.

For a moment, Liu Bei withdrew from Lu Zhi's room with Guan Yu.

"Brother..." Out of the door, Guan Yu shouted.

Liu Bei stopped him, and then the two quickly walked back to the yard next to the treatment house and untied the sword on their waist. Then Liu Bei asked, "Brother, do you have anything to tell me?"

Guan Yu nodded and said, "Brother, I think Li Zhong is just a yellow-mouthed child. Why did Zhonglang trust him so much and put the eldest brother aside? It really makes the younger brother angry. Fortunately, he is still the eldest brother's teacher."

"Hold up," Liu Bei shouted, but there was no reproach in his words. You know, his only reliance now is Guan Yu's good martial arts.

Walking in front of Guan Yu, Liu Bei said earnestly, "Yunchang, I know you are upright, but you must not say such words any more. If it reaches the teacher's ears, it will be bad for anyone at that time, okay?"

Guan Yu nodded unwillingly, and he could still listen to Liu Bei's words.

Seeing Guan Yu nodded, Liu Bei smiled happily and said, "Brother, don't worry, as long as we assist the teacher to defeat the yellow scarf thief outside the city, the emperor will definitely give it to you. When we have our own territory, we don't have to look at other people's faces anymore." There is no secret of his heart at all. Ideas, or ambitions.

However, Liu Bei is more envious and jealous of Li Zhong. You know that he is middle-aged, but he has achieved nothing. In his weak years, Li Zhong can become a prince and master the military and politics of a state. How can he not be jealous?

But he covered it up very well. Maybe only he knows what he really wants.

After listening to Liu Bei's words, Guan Yu's eyes shot red light and nodded heavily. Not only Liu Bei, but he also wanted to have a chance to prove that Guan Yunchang was not a vegetarian to the world.

"camp on the spot," Li Zhong said to Xu Chu next to him.

"Yes, Lord," Xu Chu answered with a promise and then passed the order away.

Nearly 100,000 troops camped about 50 miles northeast of Guangping.

"What's on your mind?" Guo Jia came to Li Zhong and asked.

Li Zhong took a look at him, turned his head and said, "What do you think the world will be after this yellow scarf army is eliminated?" There is a sense of confusion in his words.

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Isn't there an answer in your heart?"

Li Zhong glanced at him and said, "How about knowing the answer, but there is a little loss in his heart."

"In fact, the lord doesn't have to be like this. The world is like this. If you divide for a long time, you will be together, and if you combine for a long time, you will be divided. This is the way of heaven. Now the Han Dynasty is terminally ill and there is no medicine to be saved. Moreover, the dynasty has been changed since ancient times, so there is no need to miss it," Guo Jia said carelessly, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

Li Zhong only smiled bitterly about this and said, "It's better to think about filial piety."

"The lord thought too much," Guo Jia laughed.

Li Zhong looked at him and said with a wry smile, "You", with a little helplessness in his tone.

"Okay, go and have a rest. There will be a decisive battle with the Yellow Turban Army tomorrow," Li Zhong said, but at this moment, he felt a slight sense of excitement in his heart. He doubted whether he had become a militant when he became a militant. How could he discuss life with his daughter-in-law when he heard that there was a war than those generals under him? It's even more exciting.

"The lord also rested earlier" and left here without looking back.

After staying here for a while, Li Zhong also returned to the camp to rest.

"Great virtuous teacher, the Youzhou army is only 50 miles away from here." The next morning, an officer came to Zhangjiao's account and reported.

Zhang Jiao was discussing a retreat with his generals when he heard the officer's report.

"Okay, follow the original plan," Zhang Jiao made up his mind and said to the crowd.

"Yes," the yellow scarf army general replied excitedly.

Half an hour later, about 100,000 yellow scarf troops left the camp and went north, and Lu Zhi's scouts in Guangping also found this situation and hurried to the city.

"Your Excellency, my lord," an officer ran into the Guangping City Office and shouted.

"What's the matter?" Lu Zhi said unhappily. He had already told his generals that whenever he wanted to calm down and look at him, they had already listened to what he said, which made him feel a little incompetent.

"Well", the officer also changed Lu Zhi's face and smiled awkwardly.

"Say it, what's the matter," Lu Zhi asked.

And Liu Bei and Guan Yu beside them are also listening.