si-mexico Chapter 108 Guan Yu Slays Guan Hai! Taishi Ci: I'm Going to Surrender to Cao Cao
Chapter 108 Guan Yu Slays Guan Hai! Taishi Ci: I'm Going to Surrender to Cao Cao
outside Linzi City
Liu Bei, leading three thousand soldiers from Youzhou, along with his generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, set up a battle formation and challenged Guan Hai.
Kong Rong, who was inside Linzi City, saw this scene and angrily cursed Liu Bei!
Even someone who knows nothing about military affairs shouldn't set up such a formation!
Guan Hai's total troop strength was approximately 17,000 to 18,000.
What about Liu Bei's side?
All told, three thousand people!
Although the fighting strength of the Youzhou soldiers was generally much higher than that of the Yellow Turban remnants under Guan Hai's command.
But no matter how high the number, the disparity in numbers is still there.
Setting up a battle formation so openly and casually on the plains—isn't that just handing Guan Hai his head?
Guan Hai was overjoyed to see Liu Bei's formation!
What level of goods?
That's it?
Reinforcements?
Zhao Hong grinned maliciously from the side:
"Brother Guan, why don't we first deal with this Youzhou army, and then capture that old man Kong Rong alive in Linzi?"
Guan Hai stroked his beard and said:
"That's exactly what I was thinking!"
Since their defeat in Yanzhou, Guan Hai and Zhao Hong, the two surviving Yellow Turban leaders, have longed to make a comeback.
But ideals are beautiful, while reality is cruel.
The Yellow Turban rebels in Qingzhou numbered only a handful of people. After their defeat in Yanzhou, they had almost completely emptied their coffers.
No matter how much Guan Hai and Zhao Hong rallied the troops, the effect of recruiting soldiers was quite limited.
Now, the two have finally changed their thinking and realized that controlling the mountains and forests is never a good way out.
To become a major warlord, one must at least control a state!
Eliminating Kong Rong, occupying Beihai, and then taking over the entire Qingzhou became the grand ambition of Guan Hai and Zhao Hong.
"I'll personally lead the charge; you'll cover me!"
Guan Hai gave Zhao Hong an instruction, and Zhao Hong nodded repeatedly.
Guan Hai's martial arts skills were at least at the level of a first-rate general.
When converted into game stats, his performance is often comparable to Hua Xiong's.
With Guan Hai personally leading the charge, the more than 10,000 remaining Yellow Turban rebels behind him all shouted, greatly boosting their morale.
In contrast, the three thousand soldiers from Youzhou remained silent.
Let alone Guan Hai and Kong Rong.
Even many of the centurions among the three thousand soldiers from Youzhou had doubts about Liu Bei's formation.
However, the order given to them by Gongsun Zan was that they must follow Liu Bei's instructions and attack wherever he pointed.
thus.
These centurions could only watch helplessly, their anxiety growing.
A struggle flashed across Liu Bei's face.
He was certainly not someone who knew nothing about military affairs.
No matter how you try to explain, in the seven or eight years since my debut, I've fought dozens of battles, big and small.
There's no need to elaborate on those who followed their senior brother Gongsun Zan to gain experience.
When the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out in Zhuojun, Youzhou, Liu Bei personally led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and five hundred local militia to kill Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao at Daxing Mountain!
After that, he was transferred to Yuyang to attack Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju, who were plotting a rebellion.
During his time as magistrate of Gaotang County, Liu Bei also defeated three thousand river pirates.
Their combat experience is actually quite extensive.
Later generations said that Liu Bei "did not know how to fight," which means that Liu Bei had never fought a major battle, such as a battle with tens of thousands of troops. Liu Bei never commanded a large-scale battle in his life.
And this moment.
Liu Bei was well aware of his own strengths and weaknesses.
What are their advantages? They lie in the skill and bravery of the Youzhou soldiers, and in the unparalleled courage of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei!
The disadvantage is even more obvious: insufficient troop strength!
The only way to defeat Guan Hai is to take a risky route.
As Guan Hai and the remnants of the Yellow Turbans drew ever closer, Liu Bei personally led three thousand soldiers from Youzhou, carrying his double-edged sword, to meet them.
The two armies clashed, and the sounds of their weapons echoed in all directions.
Guan Hai truly deserves to be called a first-rate military general.
In just a few minutes, no fewer than twenty soldiers from Youzhou had died at his hands!
"Hahaha, I've heard that Liu Bei is Gongsun Zan's junior brother, but he's nothing but a good-for-nothing!"
"It seems that Gongsun Zan is all talk and no action!"
Guan Hai laughed loudly, mocking Liu Bei's incompetence.
Liu Bei's forehead was already covered in sweat.
The speed at which the double-edged sword was swung also slowed down over time.
Kong Rong, who was on the city wall of Linzi, was already pacing anxiously.
This is crazy...
Liu Bei was such a complete idiot!
How can you fight a war like this?
It is worth mentioning that.
At this moment, Taishi Ci had not yet returned to Linzi, but was following Cao Bao's 60,000 Xuzhou soldiers.
There were no capable fighters around Kong Rong either.
Hmm, to be honest, even if there were capable fighters, Kong Rong, that coward, wouldn't dare risk sending troops out of the city to support Liu Bei.
All he could do was watch helplessly as Liu Bei's three thousand Youzhou soldiers were brutally beaten by Guan Hai!
Everyone believed that Liu Bei was about to be defeated and Guan Hai was about to win.
Apart from……
The three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang!
Suddenly, a spear as swift as the wind lashed in from the side, heading straight for Guan Hai!
Who else could this person be but Zhang Fei, whose physical strength was still intact?
Like a meat grinder, several Yellow Turban soldiers died under the spears!
Guan Hai was greatly alarmed.
His intuition told him that this dark-skinned man was extremely dangerous and that he absolutely must not fight him!
Guan Hai then dodged to the other side and ordered his personal guards to hold off Zhang Fei.
But he didn't notice that Liu Bei, not far away, had a sly smile on his lips!
"Boom!"
The blade flashed like lightning, swift as a startled bowstring.
The Green Dragon Crescent Blade descended from the sky, killing several of Guan Hai's personal guards!
"Dang!"
Guan Hai fought back fiercely and barely managed to block the blow.
But then, another slash came down!
Guan Hai's warhorse was struck by the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, causing it to stumble and throw him forward.
"Pfft!"
The third strike landed.
Poor Guan Hai, he still became a victim of the Green Dragon Crescent Blade.
Guan Yu was also panting heavily.
Those three slashes were his family's secret technique.
As is well known, Guan Yu was skilled at surprise attacks, and the explosive power of his first three strikes was unparalleled.
Let alone someone like Guan Hai.
Even Yan Liang and Wen Chou, whose martial arts skills were clearly a level above his, found it difficult to defend against the lightning-fast "Guan San Dao".
Only those of equal caliber, such as Lü Bu, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Huang Zhong, Xu Chu, and Zhang Fei, could break Guan Yu's ultimate technique.
With Guan Hai's death, the remnants of the Yellow Turban Rebellion were thrown into chaos.
Zhao Hong was completely unable to control the chaotic army.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Liu Bei, along with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, launched a surprise attack and decisively defeated the Yellow Turbans.
Only when the war was nearing its end did Kong Rong order the garrison in Linzi to leave the city.
Looking at the head of Guan Hai that Guan Yu was holding, Kong Rong's smile bloomed like a daisy.
Even though he secretly looked down on Liu Bei, Kong Rong couldn't show it at this moment.
after all.
Liu Bei was his savior, and if news of Kong Rong's disrespect towards him were to spread, it would inevitably damage his reputation.
And so, the three brothers Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei settled in Linzi City.
A few days later, Cao Bao also arrived in Linzi with 60,000 troops.
But somehow.
Upon seeing Liu Bei, Cao Bao naturally felt a surge of disgust.
Zhang Fei looked at Cao Bao's smug face and was equally annoyed.
The party ended in a bad mood.
At nightfall.
Liu Bei intended to go to Taishi Ci's residence and have a long talk with him.
To be fair, Liu Bei had a good eye for people.
He knew perfectly well that Taishi Ci was an exceptionally talented individual!
But when he arrived at Taishi Ci's residence, he learned from the doorman that Taishi Ci, seeing that the siege of Linzi had been lifted, had decided to head south to Yanzhou!
And they've already set off overnight!
What? ? ?
Liu Bei was dumbfounded!
In an instant, Liu Bei felt a sharp pain as if he had been outmaneuvered!
His intuition told him that Taishi Ci and he were no longer destined to be together.
Wow, this is some serious talent!
Who could know the pain in Liu Bei's heart?
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