The Collection of The End

——A.D. 180——

Guan Yu was standing on the wall of Chencang, observing the battle between the inside and outside.

Although there were some twists and turns, the Battle of Chencang was overall very smooth.

The specific reason is that the two troops led by Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan did not get along well enough. The three groups who pretended to be Qiang people, trapped in the camp, and returned to support the rebels fought very "fiercely" with each other, but they were not murderous and careful. There are still a lot of exaggerations in the words. Although the Cao army counselor named Xun Chen ordered the "trap camp" to shout the trap battle cry heard from the people to distract attention, there are still some flaws.

When implementing this strategy of luring the enemy, the best performers were the Taiping Taoist disciples who pretended to be ordinary people - after all, they were acting in their true colors.

At that time, the "ambush" and "counter-ambush" battles outside the city were quite "intense", but General Chencang remained unmoved. He seemed to want to close the door and lock it, realizing that the strategy was inappropriate. After the performance, the generals were ready to attack the city directly when the situation was bad. However, Lu Bu, who descended from the sky, filled all the doubts and successfully dispelled some of Li Wenhou's doubts. He directly sent troops out of the city to "rescue" and was then followed. The troops from the planning department seized the city gate and stormed in...

Li Wenhou, who is now trapped in the city lord's palace, must deeply regret his hasty decision.

Chencang can be said to be a follower of the "Chencang Road". It faces the dangerous pass of the Wei River. If it is determined to defend, the defenders in the city can withstand five times more enemies attacking the city. This allusion of "Building Plank Roads in the Open and Covering Chencang" by Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, comes from this.

Since there were nearly 50,000 defenders in the city, although the city gates were deceived at this time, it would still take time for the attacking coalition forces to completely occupy this place. If the strategy of "not chasing those who escape" had not been set before the siege, it would have been impossible at this time. The pursuit and suppression battle in the city will only become more brutal.

Guan Yu was assigned the task of guarding the city gate at this time to prevent it from being recaptured by the enemy, while other generals were leading their troops to gradually clear up the resistance in the city. According to Xun Chen, this place was necessary for the main force of the rebel Qiang Fufeng to withdraw to Xiliang. Passing the road, they will definitely take it back at all costs, so before that, they must set up defenses here to deal with the flanking attack from the east and west.

Originally, in Xun Chen's plan, the direction of the Weishui River was considered a weak point in defense, but the arrival of those fleets greatly improved the situation. Even if I had never heard of any family named Sun who was good at water warfare, they would definitely be defeated after this battle. All major aristocratic families should keep this in mind.

As far as Guan Yu is concerned personally, the problem shown in this small-scale battle is that he is not "unparalleled" and his actual combat power is not much different from that of other friendly generals. He only kills scattered reinforcements, breaks through city gates, and defeats the city. The gate guard army controls a section of the city wall and has no remaining strength, so it is arranged here to guard the city gate.

Gongsun Zan, Dian Wei and the two Xiahou generals were still in high spirits and led their troops to rush into the city. Xun Chen, who was also without Wushuang, rested temporarily in the safe area under control near the city gate. As for the generals named Sun who came to help, Three or four generals were busy docking the ships and stationing them for defense, and seemed not to intend to join the city.

The only strange thing is that Yuan Shao obviously didn't have "Wushuang", but he followed him everywhere to kill. As a result, Zhang Jue, who had recently surrendered to Cao Cao but was not strong enough to participate in the battle outside the city, had to follow the guards all the way.

I also... want to be like the three generals and confront Lu Bu, who is known as "unparalleled in the world"... Guan Yu moved his eyes away from the city and turned to look at Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Jian who were still fighting with Lu Bu.

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Lu Bu's "Unparalleled", in Guan Yu's opinion, is simply "incomprehensible". The red and black lightning can be condensed and dispersed, and can be used offensively or defensively. Although there will be losses when launching a powerful attack or using it for defense, it is often lost when it is used for defense. Before it is completely consumed, a new thunder and lightning will be replenished. Judging from the results of the three generals, if there are not a dozen more powerful "unparalleled generals" besieging the defense that consumes the thunder and lightning, or the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers An attack that consumes lightning,

It is almost impossible to defeat this "unparalleled" one.

Among the three generals, Cao Cao and Cao Mengde's "Wushuang" effect seems to be to summon several phantoms that look like himself within a certain range around him at will. It is used to confuse the enemy and also has good attack capabilities. Most "phantoms" cannot The red and black thunder and lightning that resisted Lu Bu were all defeated in one blow, but there were also times when he persisted for a long time. During this period, the phantom showed swordsmanship and fighting methods that were very different from Cao Cao himself. If you look carefully, even the swordsman in his hand was The sword is also different. This kind of "unparalleled" power is similar to an invisible bodyguard. If you want to break it, you only need to simply divert it away. Cao Cao's own strength is... strong, but limited.

Next, there is the military general surnamed Sun who came to the rescue from the waterway. His "unparalleled" should be a type that strengthens himself. During the battle, he always makes the sound of tigers roaring and dragons roaring unconsciously. When he actually launches an attack or parries Lu Bu's attack, , images of white-fronted tigers and red dragons will appear around him. So far, these images have no signs of being able to move freely outside the body. Although the power of the dragon and tiger has made him nearly invulnerable after strengthening himself, it is difficult to crack it. It's very simple. Compared to Cao Cao's Wushuang who can protect his master on his own, his body that is no different from an ordinary person when it is not strengthened can be penetrated by a silent cold arrow.

Finally, there is Liu Bei and Liu Xuande who he is currently following. He does not seem to inspire "Wushuang", but he seems to inspire "Wushuang" all the time. His face is gentle and friendly, his black long clothes are clean and tidy, and he has a pair of exquisite black and white swords. Like a work of art, although fighting is ongoing, his movements are free and elegant, his swordsmanship is upright, although there are tricks, there is no sinisterness, and he always takes care of Cao Cao and the general surnamed Sun as much as possible - in short, even if It is impossible for his enemies to have any "reasonable" ill feelings because of his performance, and as this behavior continues, he himself gradually becomes more powerful. Although the specifics are not yet clear, judging from Lu Bu's attitude of gradually restricting and targeting him from not looking at him seriously, the threat Liu Bei can pose is gradually increasing.

Is this some kind of special "unparalleled" person who becomes stronger as long as he follows a certain pattern of behavior? Guan Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling the interactions he had had with each other during these days. No, not only, Liu Xuande maintained this "never unpleasant" attitude almost all the time. If you want to crack it, start with him. It's not possible to do it alone. He must influence the people around him and care about him and induce his inner imbalance. Only then...

etc! !

Guan Yunchang was horrified. Why did he unconsciously formulate restraint and cracking methods based on their "unparalleledness" and their own characteristics while watching the battle? It was as if they were all regarded as...prey?

Although I highly admired the actions of those "assassins" when I was studying in the Spring and Autumn Period, I didn't really want to be an assassin and assassinate the county magistrate... I just did it as a last resort.

Guan Yu forced his eyes away from the increasingly fierce battlefield outside the city, and began to think about several other friendly generals.

Xun Chen, who has no strength to restrain a chicken, can kill him with one sword; Gongsun Zan, who is weak in force and has a Wushuang tendency to strengthen his subordinates, can kill him with one sword after falling off the horse; Kill him, Xia Houyuan, Wushuang is unknown, he can kill him when he gets close.

Isn't this more excessive? !

Guan Yu was in a state of shock and confusion when he saw Yuan Shao leading several cavalrymen walking out of the city. Zhang Jue, who was arranged by Cao Cao to protect him, was also beside him.

"Yun Chang~" Yuan Shao greeted from afar: "I'm going to help Meng De, why don't I go as before?"

"A certain Shang wants to guard the city gate, General Yuan can go alone," Guan Yu responded: "However, Meng De probably doesn't need help from others."

"Ha~ I am not an 'other person', I am the 'Fourth Generation and Three Dukes' and the 'Unparalleled Military General'~" Yuan Shao responded as he rode out of the city gate.

Guan Yu couldn't help but frown. The battle between the three of them against Lu Bu was already in danger. If others interfered, someone would be seriously injured or even killed due to the imbalance of power...

While he was thinking about it, the judgments about the two men also emerged: Zhang Jue, a doctor, should not be killed; Yuan Shao should not be killed.

What's the explanation? !

Guan Yu, who just now doubted himself because of his "judgment" that he would kill people if nothing happened, suddenly became dissatisfied with it.

There were no other generals nearby, so Guan Yu's complaints to him were of course fruitless, so he tried to focus on where the general named Sun's subordinates were camped by the Wei River. The new generals were not familiar with them, so they probably couldn't tell anything. ……Um? Why are there women in their camp?

From Guan Yu's perspective, he saw a tall, muscular man patrolling in the camp under General Sun, taking over a job from a general or soldier who was doing heavy work, and then Laughing, he went straight to the place where he was originally sent to put him down, and right behind the big man, a woman in white holding some kind of small white-haired animal was following him closely, and tried to raise her hand many times, seemingly I wanted to take a photo of the tall general but didn't dare.

"It looks like someone got into trouble but didn't know how to deal with the aftermath." Guan Yu muttered to himself in confusion.

At this moment, although the woman Guan Yu was too far away to see her face clearly, he was still convinced that he was glared at by her.

boom--

Guan Yu's eyesight went dark, and then light burst out from the darkness. When he opened his eyes again, he felt like he was in the summer night sky, surrounded by shining stars. Among those stars, one of them was similar to the long-handled knife he often used. , but even more gorgeous, a water-colored long knife made entirely of starlight appeared in front of him.

"Qinglong Yanyue Sword..." Guan Yu murmured the name that came to mind the moment he saw this long sword, and reached out to hold it.

[Unparalleled Characteristics: Martial Saint,] A loud voice that uses a language that has never been heard before, but whose meaning can be understood without any hindrance, sounds in the endless starry sky: ['Zhenwu' will analyze and infer the characteristics of the target on its own. and weaknesses, and formulate a simple response strategy. Whether to implement it or not is decided by the unparalleled holder himself. The poem goes: If you are ever-changing, I will kill you with one blow. 】

The starlight converged and the long sword disappeared. The strong general was still helping everywhere, but his figure seemed thicker, and Yuan Shao had just walked out of Chencang City Gate.

But... I seemed to have seen some strange person just now? Guan Yu frowned and thought.

"Hey, General Guan~" Yuan Shao, who was looking back from the city, greeted loudly: "Are you drinking again? Why is your face as red as a ripe date?"