NovelOnline Chapter 685 The weight and weight of Guan Gong
Chapter 685 The weight and weight of Guan Gong
Hulao Pass, nearly half a day of attack and defense, both sides suffered heavy losses.
The defenders, relying on more sophisticated equipment such as Thunderbolt Ten Ox Crossbows and Jue Zhang Crossbows, repelled the Wei army's rounds of attacks.
The attackers, relying on Zhang Liao's crushing command and the ability to mobilize the army, constantly disintegrated the city defense here, rushing up from every weak link.
This was already the most intense attack and defense between the Han and Wei sides, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse because the brave Wei army climbed the city first under the cover of arrows and stones.
Starting from a small piece of land, they continued to expand the territory they occupied on the top of the city, creating time and space for more and more Wei troops to climb the ladder.
The swarming Wei army, the swarming ladders, and the battering rams kept hitting the city gates, and the heavy sound of "dong dong dong" kept echoing...
The Wei army under the city gate bent their bows and drew their arrows, shooting at the top of the city...
So much so that the defenders on the city almost didn't dare to show their heads, and could only shoot at an upward angle. Every moment, someone was shot and fell to the ground, and the roar of the huge rocks falling made everyone tremble with fear.
Seeing that Hulao Pass was already in danger.
The situation was precarious--
Just then.
On the top of the city tower, a cold light swept across, and groups of Wei soldiers retreated in panic. Most of them retreated not because of being hit, but... but because of deterrence, or to be more precise, because of one person... because of a knife, they retreated involuntarily!
They were timid!
It's strange to say that the city tops that the Wei army had finally occupied, and the city tops that refused to give up an inch, actually collapsed because of the appearance of one person.
Everyone was retreating, and some Wei soldiers who had just climbed up were squeezed by the retreating friendly forces and were pushed down and fell to death at the bottom of the pass.
"Guan Yu... It's Guan Yu——"
"Guan Yu is actually at Hulao Pass——"
"Quickly retreat, quickly retreat——"
The Wei army was already full of cries of shock, and they were all in an uproar, retreating in panic.
The reason for this, the reason why they lost their fighting spirit overnight, was just because of one thing, at Hulao Pass they met the man who made them panic and shocked——Guan Yu Guan Yunchang.
That resolute and majestic face;
That majestic and upright figure;
That emerald green Qinglong Yanyue Sword inlaid with exquisite dragon patterns——
Under a pair of thick eyebrows, the phoenix eyes were like torches, flashing with a breathtaking light;
The long beard was thick and fluttering in the wind, but the eyes were ten or a hundred times colder than the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, as if all the villains could be wiped out just by looking at it.
"Guan is here, you all will die--"
The swing of the Qinglong sword was as powerful as thunder, and in an instant, the Wei army soldiers retreated in large numbers, even if they had no place to retreat, even if they were squeezed to jump off the city gate...
The appearance of Guan Yu instantly reversed the situation and took back the city head occupied by the enemy in an instant!
Guan Yu Guan Yunchang, this name, whether in the Han army or the Wei army, brings too much oppression to people!
Finally...
In less than a quarter of an hour, all the lost places on the city head were recaptured.
Even those Han soldiers guarding the city farther away, after hearing about the main city gate, were greatly shocked, and some began to shout loudly: "Guan Gong is coming--"
"Guan Gong is coming--"
Under this voice, it seemed that all the Han soldiers were aroused with twelve points of spirit and thirteen points of courage.
Yes, Guan Gong is an insurmountable mountain and an untouchable natural barrier for the Wei army;
But for the Han army, for the Jingzhou army, it is a belief, the highest and most unreachable among the majestic mountains, an existence that they look up to.
As long as Guan Gong is there, the city gate will be there, and the Han army will not be defeated——
"Kill——"
"Go up——"
"Remove the ladder——"
The defenders swarmed forward, and their courage was overwhelming. They tried every means to push the ladders out, sprinkled the city walls with boiling oil and gold juice, and smashed them down with the hardest rolling stones.
The Wei soldiers under the city fell from the ladders, howling. They fell heavily to the ground. The ground in front of Hulao Pass was already stained red with the blood of the Wei soldiers——…
“When did the second general get here!”
Wang Fu, who was originally commanding the defenders, looked at Guan Gong who seemed to have fallen from the sky in astonishment. He was so moved by the swing of the iconic Qinglong Yanyue Sword that he wanted to cry.
"Fake..." Guan Yinping's words beside him made his tears stop abruptly, "This is Master Zhou Cang pretending to be my father..." Ah... Wang Fu's eyes widened and he looked away from Guan Yinping, looking at Guan Yu standing on the top of the city wall in disbelief. He tried to suppress the throbbing in his heart, and then murmured: "Fake? Fake?" Guan Yinping also lowered his voice, "This is the last plan for my fourth brother to stay in Hulao, and it is also the only way to repel Zhang Liao's invasion! In this world, the only one who can deter Zhang Liao is my father!" Indeed... Zhang Liao's most famous "surprise victory", the battle of Bailang Mountain and the battle of Xiaoyaojin that shocked the nine states, all originated from the battle of Baima and Yanjin before Guandu. It was Zhang Liao who served as the deputy general and witnessed Guan Yu's feat of taking the head of the army and beheading Yan Liang and Wen Chou. That was his enlightenment, and it also made Zhang Liao learn from the bottom of his heart:
——It turns out that war can be fought this way!
Zhang Liao admired Guan Yu and was in awe of him!
This point has never changed in the past 20 years!
But Wang Fu...
this…
As Guan Yinping's words came out, Wang Fu never took his eyes away from the "fake Guan Gong", especially where his eyes reached, the iconic long beard floating in the wind——
Wang Fu said in disbelief, "How can it be so similar?"
Guan Yinping tried to explain: "Master Zhou Cang has been carrying swords for my father for twenty years. He and his father have been together day and night... They have been together longer than my mother, and longer than us children. My father's behavior, sword skills Why can't he imitate his expression so perfectly? Besides, my fourth brother's human skin mask is also very realistic -"
"That's not right..." Wang Fu was still full of doubts, "Zhou Cang can indeed imitate these sword skills, expression, behavior, manners and even cheeks, but... these are not enough to fool even me. When I followed your father No later than Zhou Cang! At least, his long beard, which is unique in the world, can never fool me! I am very sure that this long beard belongs to the second general——"
call…
At this point, Guan Yinping clenched her teeth in silence. She seemed to suddenly think of something. She pondered for a while, and finally lowered her voice and said the thing she thought of.
"General Wang, don't be suspicious again!"
"The long beard you are talking about is because... because the long beard under Master Zhou Cang's chin belongs to my father -"
this…
In an instant, Wang Fu was shocked. He seemed to have heard something horrifying, which caused him to fall into a huge state of disbelief and panic.
…
The Wei soldiers at the head of Hulao Pass could only retreat.
Eventually, they were compressed into a small section of the wall.
They were unable to break through, no, it was the huge sense of fear and awe that made even their hands holding the swords tremble, so violently.
In the end, these Wei soldiers were thrown off the city gate one by one, falling from the towering Hulao Pass, with almost no possibility of survival.
This scene was accompanied by excited cheers from the entire Hulao Pass garrison.
It is Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang. This divine and martial image stands at the top of the city.
So much so that, while stroking his long beard, he stared at the scene like black clouds looming over the city below the tower, and even found Zhang Liao's position in the Wei army's formation.
Danfeng's eyes suddenly opened and closed, and the cold and stern light seemed to be telling the other party a word, a fact.
——"Wen Yuan, long time no see!" 』
——"Wenyuan, you can't break the barrier guarded by Guan!" 』
On the other hand, look at the Wei army's military formation at this time.
"General, it's Guan Yu..." A deputy general reminded Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao squinted his eyes and couldn't help but tighten his hand on the crescent halberd a little harder.
The deputy general's voice continued, "Damn it, we were already attacking... but... why did Guan Yu suddenly appear..."
The other lieutenants asked suspiciously: "If Guan Yu had been here all morning, why did he come out just now? Is there any fraud?"
"But if it's really Guan Yu, then Hulao Pass will be difficult to attack!"
Anger, doubt, confusion, and worry were all emotions that permeated the entire Wei army for a while.
Zhang Liao squinted his eyes. In fact, he also had some doubts.
Guan Yu has always been upright, even if he is defending the city, why would he get out of the way? For a moment, Zhang Liao also felt that he was being deceived.
Can…
When he saw clearly the appearance of Guan Yu standing at the top of the city through the "Thousand Miles View", the long beard under his chin was fluttering in the wind, dancing lightly in the wind...each one looked agile and majestic. It's as if the beard and long beard have taken on life because of the wind!
This is a familiar taste!
This is what I have seen countless times in my dreams!
Coupled with the deep red phoenix eyes, the resolute but expressionless face, and the calm cheeks, the heroic ambition coming out of this... Zhang Liao was too familiar with it.
"It's Yunchang——"
"It's true, Yunchang!"
Zhang Liao murmured, "He can fake it, but his long beard cannot be faked. After so many years, he is still as graceful and heroic as he was at the White Horse and Yanjin City Pass!"
At this moment, Zhang Liao seemed to see Guan Yu's appearance sixteen years ago;
It was as if he also saw himself.
The waves were surging and the Yellow River was rolling. For the first time, he followed Guan Yu and followed him into Yuan Jun's camp. He witnessed his heroic appearance and witnessed that extremely ecstatic sword!
That sword was destined to be something he would learn from and look up to throughout his life!
"General, can we attack Hulao Pass?"
"General...many soldiers are afraid to move forward——"
"General, all the ladders that were erected have been overturned——"
Facing these voices, Zhang Liao squinted his eyes, took a deep breath, and then ordered: "Send gold, and the whole army will retreat-"
Having said this, Zhang Liao paused for a moment, and his next words seemed to be explaining to the soldiers of the three armies, and also seemed to be persuading himself.
"I, Zhang Liao, can't attack the pass guarded by Yun Chang! Just... wait for the good news from the other side of Generals Cao Zhang and Cao Zhen!"
With a slight sigh, Zhang Liao finally chanted: "It's not easy to drag Yun Chang out!"
"Ming Jin, withdraw your troops——"
Following Zhang Liao's order.
"Uuuuuu——"
The low horn sound suddenly sounded, and the Wei army, which had been so powerful just a quarter of an hour ago, now felt as if they were receiving an amnesty when they heard the sound of "ringing gold".
yes…
——Who is willing to attack the city gate guarded by Guan Yu?
——Who would risk his own life to challenge a God of War?
…
——『Is it over? 』
The Wei army left behind thousands of corpses and destroyed a large number of weapons and equipment. Finally... Ming Jin's horn sounded to withdraw his troops, and they all retreated!
All the defenders were dancing excitedly, cheering and jumping for joy.
Only Zhou Cang, who was pretending to be Guan Yu, squinted his eyes and stared at Wei Jun completely disappearing from sight, and then he let out a long breath, as if he was relieved.
In fact, no one was more nervous than him.
Speaking of which, he is pretending to be Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang!
Guan Gong's temperament and demeanor are not so easy to express even after he has been following him for nearly twenty years.
But what he did in the end was precisely because of this. Watching the Wei army retreat, apart from the big stone hanging in his heart falling to the ground safely, he was left with only a burst of complicated emotions. He didn't know whether to say he was moved or shocked. .
call--
call--
There were two long exhales in succession.
Due to his emotions, Zhou Cang couldn't help but raise his head and look up to the sky. His mood couldn't be better.
It was also at this time that it inevitably brought back his memories from a few days ago.
It was still under a clear blue sky.
After the second general Guan Yu talked with his son Guan Lin, he resolutely decided to lead his army to attack. The Guan family army broke into pieces and secretly left Luoyang City.
Only he, Zhou Cang, planned to leave with Guan Yu to carry out the extremely "dangerous" but "hugely profitable" mission, but just before leaving, Guan Yu gave Zhou Cang a new mission.
"Yun Qi is guarding Luoyang City alone. As a father, I am always worried. So I discussed with him last night and decided to leave a backup plan, which is to keep you. You, Zhou Cang, will pretend to be me and guard Luoyang to intimidate the young people. ——”
Well…
Suddenly hearing Guan Yu's words, Zhou Cang's head was buzzing.
To the point that he was extremely shocked, and his heart fell into indescribable shock and amazement.
"Second General, I don't want to, but it's me...can I do it?"
Zhou Cang knew that this was the result of the discussion between the second general and Master Yunqi, and he was powerless to change it.
He will not try to change, he will definitely choose to obey,
But...but pretending to be Guan Gong, this matter...still makes Zhou Cang unsure.
"You have been following me all these years, and you know everything I say, do, and do. If there is anyone in this world who can pretend to be me, it is you Zhou Cang!"
Guan Yu solemnly handed the Qinglong Yanyue Sword into Zhou Cang's hand, which was his signature weapon.
Of course, in fact... Guan Yu still has a broadsword today, which was given to him by his son Guan Lin. It is a broadsword forged from pure steel.
Although it does not look as domineering as the Qinglong Sword, it is famous and has a long story...
But the victory is to cut through stone and metal, and to cut iron like mud.
And because it was given by his son Guan Lin, Guan Yu specially named it "Yunlin Yanyue Sword"——
Of course, that's not the point...
The key point is that the moment the Qinglong Yanyue Sword was handed over to Zhou Cang's hand, Zhou Cang felt tremendous pressure. This pressure... surged and violently pressed towards him.
But in the end, Zhou Cang still gave up, "The general will definitely fulfill his mission. As long as the general is here, no thief will be able to touch a hair of the Fourth Young Master!"
Guan Yu nodded with satisfaction, turned around, and finally got on the horse with Zhou Cang's hand.
Just as he was driving his horse away, Guan Yu suddenly thought of something again.
He turned sideways again, "I almost forgot about it. If it weren't for this long beard? Who wouldn't be able to see through your disguise?"
While talking, Guan Yu took out a dagger from his arms.
Having been a master and servant for nearly twenty years, Zhou Cang immediately had a premonition of what Guan Yu was going to do.
He quickly shouted, "Second General, don't..."
But the dagger was waved in Guan Yu's powerful hand, and in an instant, the iconic long beard was cut off.
Cao Cao had always cut off his beard and discarded his robe when he was in a desperate situation. How could Zhou Cang have imagined that such a proud Guan Gong, such a religious and totem-like Guan Gong... would actually cut off his long beard to protect Luoyang!
"This...Second General, this..." Zhou Cang immediately burst into tears. He looked at Guan Yu's gesture of holding his long beard. He cried and said, "My body and skin are affected by my parents. This is not farewell, nor is it... It’s such a disaster, why did the second general underestimate and despise himself to this extent? Why is this necessary?”
indeed.
In Zhou Cang's view, this kind of beard-cutting behavior is completely incompatible with the name "Guan Yu", and it is even more inconsistent with the image of Guan Gong standing proudly in his mind.
This...is this still Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang?
Is this still Guan Gong?
The long beard is gone, and so is his dominance and majesty——
Just when Zhou Cang's heart was about to break, Guan Yu handed Zhou Cang's thick beard into Zhou Cang's hands. He even made a gesture on Zhou Cang's beard, and then said with a smile.
"Yes, this is what it looks like!"
You must know that ancient times focused on the integrity of the body. It is said that the body's hair and skin are inherited from its parents. This is something that cannot be parted in life!
But now Guan Yu no longer cares about this, and his low and thick words came out again.
"Why are you crying? You should be laughing! If you use Guan's long beard, you can exchange for the safety of Luoyang, exchange for the safety of my son, exchange for the tens of thousands of people in my country to be saved from destruction, and exchange for the bravery of the Han army. You can save your life to the greatest extent, so why bother with your long beard?”
These were the last words left by Guan Yu. After these words, his majestic red cloak spread out, and he rode away on the red rabbit horse——
On the other hand, Zhou Cang...
At that time, he only felt that the Qinglong Sword and the thick long beard were unusually heavy!
Even, for a moment, Zhou Cang could feel that the second general had really changed. He had transformed from an excellent commander into an outstanding, outstanding, and invincible commander in the world.
Such Guan Gong:
——It is invincible!
Such Guan Gong:
——It is invincible!
Now, the scene of the Wei army retreating in panic is undoubtedly the long beard, the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, and the weight and weight of the two words "Guan Gong"——
"Second General..."
Zhou Cang raised his head to the sky and couldn't help but murmur in a low voice: "This Luoyang City, these four young masters... as long as you are here, no one can touch them——"
Thinking of this, Zhou Cang's mind wandered again.
What he couldn't help but think was, where was the second general marching to now? Is the Fourth Young Master's plan... still going well?
…
…(End of chapter)