Chapter 442 Flooded Seven Armies (20)
Because Guan Ping closed the camp gate and Yu Jin refused to agree to send troops to help, Pang De himself was insufficient and could not break Guan Ping's camp.
Pang De had no choice but to go to Guanyu Camp every day to fight.
Fortunately, because Guan Yu was injured by arrows, Liao Hua and Zhou Cang were also afraid that Yu Jin would take the opportunity to attack Guan Yu's camp, so they stopped attacking Fancheng and prepared to support Guan Ping at any time.
In this way, Yu Jin led a large army. Although he had not yet confronted Guan Yu head-on, it was equivalent to eliminating the crisis in Fancheng.
Since Guan Yu no longer attacked the city and Fancheng was not short of food and grass, Yu Jin could also achieve the goal of understanding the encirclement.
Now both sides are in a strife. The 222 side that takes the initiative to attack is very risky. Yu Jin is even more reluctant to fight Guan Yu, so he has to lead the army to fight every day.
Although Guan Yu was injured, the arrow branch only damaged the scalp and suffered a slight shock in his brain.
Such injuries are actually nothing serious for Guan Yu, who is lying on the battlefield.
Even if Guan Ping did not support him at that time, and Pang De really caught up, Guan Yu could fight Pang De again and would never be at a disadvantage.
But it is not difficult for Guan Yu to defeat Pang De, but Pang De has a strong ability to save his life. Guan Yu is a little helpless if he wants to kill him.
After he was injured, Pang De came to fight, and Guan Yu had expected it.
The first time Guan Yu pretended to go out to fight, that was to rest assured the generals, otherwise no one would be able to persuade him.
Guan Yu is not stupid. He is not optimistic about the current situation, but it is a bit difficult to get on the verge of being on the verge of being a tiger.
This time I was injured is not a step to retreat!
He attacked Fancheng for less than a month, and it seemed that the damage to the troops of both sides was not much different, but in fact, Guan Yu suffered a loss.
Because the soldiers he sent to attack the city were all elite soldiers in the army, especially the five hundred school swordsman commanded by Zhou Cang, who had lost more than half of them, and Guan Yu felt heartbroken when he thought of it.
Before Yu Jin came, Guan Yu was gritting his teeth and persevering.
Because he knew that as long as he captured Fancheng, he would completely defeat Cao Ren. No matter whether Cao Ren was killed or fled, the lonely city of Wancheng would be difficult to defend, as if it was in his palm.
Now that Yu Jin has brought reinforcements, Guan Yu has no hope of capturing Fancheng.
Originally, Guan Yu wanted to use his personal courage to kill Pang De in front of the formation, making Yu Jin scared, and then take advantage of the victory to defeat Yu Jin. At that time, Fancheng could even go down without a fight.
But things went against my wishes. Guan Yu not only did not kill Pang De in front of the formation, but instead suffered minor injuries.
Guan Yu originally wanted to retreat with the situation, so he let Guan Ping close the door and rest. He read books in the big tent every day and did not take the initiative to ask for a fight.
Just as Guan Yu wanted to withdraw his troops, Wang Fu, who was guarding Xinye, led the special envoy sent to Wancheng.
Wang Fu brought good news to Guan Yu, that is, the special envoy convinced the two important generals guarding Wancheng, one named Hou Yin and the other named Wei Kai, who promised to start an uprising in Wancheng recently, hoping to get Guan Yu's support.
Guan Yu was overjoyed when he heard the news. Because he had recruited 30,000 bandits, Guan Yu had gained the benefits and strengthened his rebellion work.
He sent several special envoys in Wancheng to instigate the middle and lower-level generals of the Wancheng defenders, and to cooperate with the inside and outside to break through Wancheng.
This time Hou Yin’s rebellion was a surprise!
Because Hou Yin did not agree on a specific time, Guan Yu and Guan Ping continued to confront Yu Jin here, allowing Liao Hua to quietly lead the army to Xinye and respond to Hou Yin at any time.
After Guan Ping knew his father's plan, he was even more reluctant to go out. The two sides entered a strange stalemate, that is, a contest of economic strength.
Now it depends on who has more food and grass. Whoever can't hold on to it first, that is when he retreats.
Yu Jin came from afar and did not bring much food and grass. He dared to quarrel with Guan Yu here, so naturally the food and grass were settled.
Because Cao Ren had notified Wancheng garrison Lu Chang, he asked him to personally lead troops to escort food and grass to Yu Jin.
Pang De fought for more than ten consecutive days without any effect, so he had to ask Yu Jin to send troops to attack Guan Yu's camp. Yu Jin's current goal is to seek stability, and he was too upset to fight Pang De's desire, so he wanted to send Pang De away.
Just so happened that the prefect of Wancheng Dongliguen sent someone to send official documents. The lord of Wancheng Lu Chang was preparing to lead the troops to escort the food and grass, hoping to get Yu Jin's response.
Yu Jin's own food and grass is about to bottom out. This batch of food and grass is very important, which can be said to be related to the victory or defeat of both sides.
Yu Jin was also worried that the food and grass would be robbed by Guan Yu. In order to prevent it, and to support Pang De, who was determined to fight, before Lu Chang's food and grass could be left the city, Yu Jin asked Pang De to lead the army to help.
Hou Yin is from Nanyang and has served as a senior officer in Zhang Xiu's army very early.
Later, when Cao Ren took over Wancheng, Hou Yin returned to Cao Ren's command. It has been more than ten years since then. Hou Yin was also led by his previous team. Due to his military merits, he was promoted to the position of general. He had a thousand military horses under his command. He was Cao Ren's direct general and his status was quite considerable.
This time, Cao Ren sent troops to attack Guan Yu, and Hou Yin was left to guard Wancheng, and Cao Ren appointed Lu Chang as the commander of the city.
According to the position level, Hou Yin and Lu Chang are on the same level, and the contributions they have made in recent years are also similar.
Therefore, in terms of promotion and reuse, the two have a competitive relationship. On the surface, they are harmonious, but their relationship is very bad in private and they often break up with each other.
This time, Hou Yin and Lu Chang stayed in Wancheng at the same time, and Hou Yin was beside Lu Chang, so he was inevitably beaten by Lu Chang, and he felt very uneasy.
A few days ago, relatives and friends from Nanyang, my hometown came to join us. They could not bear the burden of labor service and complained about Cao Ren's excessive taxes and provoking war.
The special envoy sent by Guan Yu soon learned about Hou Yin's situation, gave him a generous gift, quietly came to the door, appointed an official and made a wish, and wanted to instigate Hou Yin to rebel.
Hou Yin was very unhappy because he was targeted by Lu Chang. The situation was uncontrollable. He wanted to overwhelm Lu Chang, so he had to rebel.
The two sides hit it off and Hou Yin agreed to the special envoy's rebellion.
On this day, the lord Lu Chang, the city guard in Wancheng, led 20,000 troops and personally escorted Yuqian to escort food and grass.
Although Lu Chang had a feud with Hou Yin, Hou Yin's position was the highest except him. According to regulations, he could only hand over the important task of defending the city to Hou Yin.
Hou Yin had already conspired with his friend Wei Kai. After Lu Chang left the city, Hou Yin thought that he would not be able to come back for a while, so he led the army to take over the city, occupied Wancheng, and sent someone to send letters to Guan Yu, preparing to cooperate inside and outside to rebel against the Cao Wei regime.
After Hou Yin seized the four sects, he began to arrest officials everywhere.
The county Gongcao Yingyu, who was close to Lu Chang, was shot to death by arrows because of fierce resistance. The county prefect Dongliguen was captured.
Most of the other officials were familiar with Hou Yin. They were originally quite casual, but when they saw that he was not merciless at all, they immediately became honest and accepted Hou Yin's control. Many people even took the initiative to cooperate with Hou Yin.
Wancheng changed its flag overnight, Hou Yin closed the city gate and arranged for his confidant general to guard it, waiting for the arrival of Guan Yu's army.
Chapter completed!