My father-in-law Guan Yu, I persuaded Liu Bei to launch a surprise attack on Xiangyang at the beginn

Chapter 71 What made Liu Bei reborn? Under the Qinglong sword, everyone was willing to sacrifice their lives!

"Uuuuuu——"

The solemn horn sounded, the war drums on the ships thundered, and the battle flags fluttered.

The soldiers of Liu's army were full of enthusiasm and fighting spirit. They urged their ships to rush towards Cao's camp.

When they were more than fifty steps away, Liu Bei gave an order and arrows rained down from the boat.

A rain of arrows like flying bees fell into Cao's camp in an instant.

Cao's army responded hastily and had no time to equip their shields, so they were immediately nailed to the ground in large numbers.

Screams rang out one after another, and streams of blood rose into the air, dyeing the sky above the camp wall red.

"The Prime Minister is in danger. Please quickly descend from the watchtower to avoid the arrows!"

Xu Chu pulled Cao Cao up and was about to go down to hide.

Cao Cao pushed him away and said sternly:

"I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stand here and command the soldiers. I don't believe that big-eared thief's arrow can kill me!"

Seeing Cao Cao's stubbornness, Xu Chu had no choice but to order his left and right tiger guards to form a shield wall to protect Cao Cao.

Xu Chu stood in front of Cao Cao, brandishing his sword wildly and deflecting all the incoming arrows.

The other counselors, such as Cheng Yu, were not as brave as Cao Cao, so they had to go down from the watchtower to avoid the arrows.

Cao Cao remained calm in the face of danger and finally inspired his soldiers a little.

The originally uneasy morale of the army gradually began to stabilize, and the archers of Cao's army began to shoot arrows at Liu's warships in counterattack.

The number of archers in Cao's army was twice that of Liu's army, and the rain of arrows quickly gained the upper hand.

so what!

The ships continued to move at full speed, and Liu's soldiers raised their shields high and fearlessly charged towards Cao's camp under the dense rain of arrows.

Among these Jingzhou soldiers, there were Liu Bei's original direct subordinates, Jiangxia soldiers, and more were former Jingzhou surrendered soldiers.

But now, these soldiers, who originally belonged to different groups, had only one thought in their minds:
Defend Jingzhou and drive away Cao Cao!
I must not let Jingzhou become the second Xuzhou, and I must not let my wife and children die under the butcher knife of Cao's army!

With such belief in mind, they followed Liu Bei and charged towards Cao's army, which was several times larger than their own, without hesitation.

at last.

The first ship crashed into the sand pile outside Cao's camp.

"Men of Jingzhou, if you want to save your wives, children, and elders, follow me and kill Cao!"

The young general Fu Rong roared, jumped off the warship waving his long sword, and rushed towards Cao's camp first.

The soldiers of Jingzhou behind him rushed off the warships like tigers and wolves, rushing towards the wall of Cao's camp.

The second, the third, the fourth...

Hundreds of ships swept Ke away and rushed onto the sand pile one after another. Thousands of Liu's soldiers rushed towards Cao's camp like a tide.

A fierce offensive and defensive battle began.

Look upstairs.

When Cao Cao saw the fierce attack of Liu's soldiers, an expression of disbelief flashed across his face.

My impression is that although Liu Bei was good at commanding troops, he was not good at training them, and his soldiers could not be called elite soldiers.

Whenever they fight against me, not only will they collapse at the first blow, but at least the morale of the army will easily collapse if the wind direction is slightly unfavorable.

But the Jingzhou soldiers in front of him were so fearless and their attack was fierce but within the rules.

He was even suppressing his own Cao army!

This made Cao Cao feel that although Liu Bei's territory was not as large as when he was in Xuzhou, his strength was far greater than before.

"Liu Bei, what on earth have you experienced in your eight years of sojourning in Jingzhou that you feel like you've been reborn?"

Cao Cao muttered to himself, his furrowed brows revealing deep confusion.

"Prime Minister, enemy warships have appeared in the direction of the granary. Liu Bei has indeed sent another army to attack our granary!"

Looking down at Cheng Yu, he pointed to the east and shouted.

Cao Cao came back to his senses from his suspicion and looked towards the east.

really.

Hundreds of rafts, taking advantage of the flood, were rushing towards the granary a few miles away.

Cao Cao's heart immediately rose to his throat and his fists clenched suddenly.

Forty thousand soldiers were flooded, and in the camps that were not flooded, forty to fifty thousand soldiers fled in panic. Now, including the soldiers in the grain camp, there are no more than forty thousand soldiers left.

But the situation has not yet reached the point where it is out of control.

As long as they held the main camp and waited until the flood receded, Liu Bei would naturally have to give up the attack and retreat back to the Han River by boat.

By then, if the scattered soldiers were gathered together, there would still be a total of 100,000 soldiers.

The advantage is still mine! This southern expedition can continue.

But if the granary was breached, all the food and grass would fall into Liu Bei's hands, and the situation would be truly hopeless.

Whether this southern expedition would continue or end with his defeat and escape to the north depended entirely on whether Xu Huang could defend the granary.

"Xu Gongming, please do not betray my trust. You must protect the granary for me..."

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and prayed silently in his heart.

Left wing grain camp.

More than a hundred boats and rafts have rushed onto the sand wall, and tens of thousands of Liu's soldiers jumped off the boats like tigers and wolves and rushed towards Cao's camp.

Without Cao Cao to inspire the troops, and with the main general Xu Huang also absent, the remaining deputy general Jiao Chu was simply unable to organize the soldiers to fight to the death.

Under the supervision of Guan Yu, Liu's soldiers broke through the camp wall in less than a quarter of an hour.

Countless Liu troops, like a tiger into a flock of sheep, broke into the granary across the board.

The morale of Cao's army was low, and they were forced to retreat step by step. It seemed that they were about to collapse.

"Stop it! Don't retreat even a single step. The granary must not be lost!"

Jiao Chu brandished his spear, desperately trying to suppress the collapsing morale of the army.

His roar successfully attracted Guan Yu, who was directing the attack more than ten steps away.

Guan Yu opened his almond-shaped eyes, squeezed his horse's belly, and rode out with his sword.

With the Red Hare and the Green Dragon Sword, the man and his horse rushed forward like a god of war to kill Jiao Chu.

Many of the Cao army in front of them had participated in the Battle of Guandu and had witnessed with their own eyes the mighty scene of Guan Yu beheading Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

When Guan Yu's towering figure, like a mountain, came with such pressure, his spirit and will were instantly crushed.

"It's Guan Yu, it's Guan Yu!"

"It's General Guan who killed Yan Liang and Wen Chou!"

"Run, run!"

There were loud screams of terror, and Cao's army advanced like waves, with no one daring to stop them.

Guan Yu broke through the formation alone, and no one dared to stop him. In an instant, he was standing in front of Jiao Chu.

"Those who betray their own lives shall die!"

A thunderous roar rang out.

The Qinglong sword in Guan Yu's hand swept out like lightning, carrying the power to destroy the world.

"Guan...Guan Yu?"

Jiao Chu screamed and his face turned pale with horror.

He never expected that the legendary bearded man would think so highly of him that he would come alone to take his life.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the two heroes of Hebei, could not withstand a single round under Guan Yu's sword. How could I, who am I, dare to fight against Guan Yu?
Jiao Chu was terrified and turned his horse around, trying to escape.

It's too late.

The Red Hare moves as fast as the wind and Guan Yu's sword is as swift as lightning, so how could they possibly give him a chance to escape?

Before the horse turned, the blade of the Qinglong sword had already arrived.

"Crack!"

With a dull thud, Jiao Chu's head fell to the ground.

Kill with one knife.

Guan Yu, who was killing the enemy, stood on his horse with his sword drawn, and his domineering and sharp eyes slowly swept over the surrounding Cao army.

With just one look, Cao Jun's will to resist was instantly destroyed.

They scattered in panic, running away with their heads in their hands.

Cao's defense line collapsed completely, and Liu's soldiers were full of fighting spirit and took advantage of the situation to rush into the heart of the grain camp.

Guan Yu exhaled lightly, sheathed his Qinglong sword, and shouted:

"Hurry up and light the signal fire to report the victory to my brother. I have already..."

The words have not yet fallen.

From the northwest, a Cao camp of more than a thousand men suddenly rushed over.

A flag with the word "Xu" on it fluttered in the wind.

When the scattered Cao army soldiers saw the flag with the word "Xu" on it, their collapsed morale miraculously rekindled, and they followed the battle flag, turned around and fought back.

"Gongming, you're here after all..."

Guan Yu frowned and raised the Qinglong sword he had put away again.

(End of this chapter)