The Three Kingdoms: Hindsight is 20/20, and the Three Revivals of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 273 Guan Yu's Quotes, Xiahou Yuan Truly Deserves to Be Called the General of the White Land (5 Updates)
After hearing Pang Tong's words, Liu Bei felt relieved.

Compared to Xiahou Yuan's two thousand elite soldiers, Liu Bei's four thousand troops were just new recruits. It was clear that Xiahou Yuan was at a disadvantage, as new recruits could fight veterans to a standstill.

In fact it is.

Seeing his elite soldiers fall one after another, Xiahou Yuan was both angry and furious. These soldiers had followed Xiahou Yuan in his campaigns, emerging victorious from blood and fire.

Xiahou Yuan was able to travel 500 li in three days and 1,000 li in six days, all thanks to the support of his elite soldiers.

As a result, these two thousand elite soldiers continued to suffer losses due to Xiahou Yuan's arrogance and conceit, while Liu Bei's troops were clearly only maintaining their morale by relying on the bravery and courage of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and others.

This outcome was unacceptable to Xiahou Yuan!

"General, we must not fight any longer! If Liu Bei's detachment arrives again, we will not be able to escape!" Xu Huang grabbed the reins of Xiahou Yuan's warhorse and urged him again urgently.

Looking at the exhausted but still spirited soldiers on either side, Xiahou Yuan gritted his teeth and angrily issued the order to retreat.

Just as Zhang Fei was about to give chase, Guan Yu stopped him with his sword drawn: "Xiahou Yuan's troops are adept at fighting in open fields and undefended terrain. If we continue the pursuit, we will lose our advantageous position. Although Yide is brave, his soldiers are already exhausted. The strategist once warned that a general must be cautious and vigilant, and cannot rely solely on bravery. While bravery is fundamental to being a general, it must be combined with wisdom to succeed; if one only knows how to be brave, he is nothing more than a commoner."

Zhang Fei was furious: "It's infuriating! I'm really not willing to let Xiahou Yuan leave like this. Second brother, do you have any words to humiliate him? I have a loud voice, I'll chase after him and humiliate Xiahou Yuan."

Guan Yu smiled and said, “I have heard that Xiahou Yuan is good at fighting on flat ground and is known as the General of Flat Ground. He is said to be able to travel 500 li in three days and 1,000 li in six days. Therefore, he is called the General of Flat Ground in the army. This is an exaggeration. However, Xiahou Yuan relied on his martial prowess and neglected his wisdom, which led to his defeat today. Yide, why don’t you gather the crowd and shout, ‘Xiahou Yuan fled 500 li in three days. He is indeed worthy of being called the General of Flat Ground.’”

The words fell.

Not only Zhang Fei's mouth dropped open, but Huang Zhong, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou also looked at Guan Yu in astonishment.

Guan Yu, who is usually stern and unsmiling, has become so sinister today?

Once these words were spoken, if anyone praised Xiahou Yuan as the "General of the White Land" again, Xiahou Yuan would think of the humiliation he had suffered today. It is difficult to turn a derogatory term into a positive one, but it is very easy to turn a positive term into a derogatory one.

Just like the "Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix" of later generations, these were clearly words of praise, but for some reason they could become words of insult.

"Ahem—" Guan Yu coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment and said, "Yide, if we don't shout, Xiahou Yuan won't be able to hear us."

Zhang Fei realized what was happening and quickly summoned his loudest cavalrymen, spurring his horse and shouting, "Fleeing five hundred li in three days, Xiahou Yuan truly deserves to be called the General of the White Land!"

The shouts also mobilized the troops behind him. In an instant, the soldiers shouted, "Xiahou Yuan has fled five hundred miles in three days. He truly deserves to be called the General of the White Land!"

Hearing the shouts and taunts behind him, Xiahou Yuan was so angry that he almost fell off his horse.

"I'm so angry!"

Xiahou Yuan was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged. He was about to turn around and fight Guan Yu and the others.

"The general must not fall for their trap! This is a ruse by the enemy!"

Xu Huang grabbed Xiahou Yuan's reins again, holding them tightly, refusing to let Xiahou Yuan turn around.

In his heart, Xu Huang silently sighed: "General Baidi was originally just a compliment to Xiahou Yuan within Cao Cao's army. But from today onwards, anyone who dares to call Xiahou Yuan General Baidi will surely displease him."

Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast; this principle has held true since ancient times.

"You traitors, I swear to kill you all!" Xiahou Yuan didn't know who came up with these words, but he could only secretly hate Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and the others!

Slope.

Liu Bei was also startled by the sudden shout and couldn't help but turn to Pang Tong: "Shiyuan, did you teach this too?"

Pang Tong's expression was equally surprised, and he shook his head: "No. It sounds more like Kongming's style of cursing. I almost thought Kongming was in the army too."

Liu Bei suddenly laughed: "That must have come from Yun Chang. Yun Chang followed Kongming the longest and was influenced by what he heard, hence this saying. General Xiahou Yuan of Baidi, what an interesting title."

When the generals reached the top of the hill and asked, they found that the words had indeed come from Guan Yu. Liu Bei couldn't help but laugh again: "If Xiahou Yuan knew that these words came from Yun Chang, he would probably be at odds with Yun Chang for life."

Guan Yu spoke calmly, smiling faintly, "In terms of martial prowess, Xiahou Yuan is no match for me; in terms of strategy, Xiahou Yuan is no match for me. If it weren't for the ferocity of Cao Cao's soldiers, I could have killed Xiahou Yuan in battle today. As for fighting me to the death, Xiahou Yuan is not qualified."

If someone else had said this, they would have been accused of boasting.

But when Guan Yu said these words, no one could argue with him, especially since Guan Yu, who had become humble and gentle after being trained by Zhuge Liang, was far superior to Xiahou Yuan.

Xiahou Yuan's misfortune today is actually a stroke of luck. If Guan Yu had equally elite and capable soldiers, Xiahou Yuan would have had no choice but to accept his fate and repair the deer antlers.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei also praised him generously: "Yun Chang is unparalleled in wisdom and courage, and will surely be invincible in the world in the future!"

Upon hearing Liu Bei's praise, Guan Yu's original faint smile turned into a wide grin, and he stroked his magnificent beard with his right hand to hide his inner excitement.

Zhang Fei felt a little jealous: "Brother, I'm not stupid! I was the one who led the men to shout 'General Baidi' first!"

Seeing Zhang Fei's simple and honest look, as if to say, "Big brother, please praise me!" Liu Bei couldn't help but laugh: "Of course I won't forget that Yide is also a general with both wisdom and courage."

Zhang Fei laughed heartily before retreating, satisfied.

Infected by this, all the civil and military officials laughed.

Although it was only Xiahou Yuan who came, not Cao Cao's main army, the fact that Xiahou Yuan was defeated and forced to retreat was still something to celebrate.

Amidst his laughter, Pang Tong cupped his hands and said, "Now that Xiahou Yuan has been defeated, Cao Cao's troops will not harass the supply wagons for a while. Your Excellency can order all the armies to return to Huguan City immediately and seize the initiative in Hebei before Cao Cao makes any moves."

Liu Bei nodded solemnly and ordered his troops to retreat quickly.

the other side.

Xiahou Yuan, dejected with his defeated troops, retreated to Shequan. Just as he reached the city gate, a hail of arrows suddenly rained down from the city wall, startling Xiahou Yuan so much that he almost lost his soul.

"The hunting dog is lost?" Xiahou Yuan exclaimed in surprise.

Although the raid on Liu Bei failed, it was only a temporary setback. Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war, and heroes can always start over. However, if the hunting dogs were lost, Xiahou Yuan's thousand or so remaining soldiers would starve and freeze to death in the cold winter.

Xu Huang was also quite surprised. He hurriedly looked at the flags on the city wall and saw a huge flag with the character "Cao" fluttering in the wind. He was immediately stunned: "Cao, the flag with the character 'Cao'?"

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