The Rise of the Song People of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 696
The purpose of Guan Yu's attack on the pontoon bridge was not to destroy the pontoon bridge, but to gain a victory to boost morale. What can best boost morale?
Naturally, beheading a general of the opponent, especially a famous master like Lu Wenlong, can definitely severely damage the morale of the enemy army.

Yuan Shao lost the two generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou at the beginning of the Battle of Guandu in the original time and space, which is a typical example.

As for Lu Wenlong's martial arts, Guan Yu thought that if he couldn't kill this person by surprise in the first three swords, it would be very difficult to have a chance, and he might lose after a hundred rounds.

So when he was retreating, seeing Lu Wenlong chasing Guan Yu, he made a plan and used the "drag knife trick" to see if he could kill Da Song, the royal general.

The famous stunt of dragging the knife makes people feel that it is Guan Yu's famous stunt. In fact, many people will use it.

But whether Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong were inspired by Guan Yu is unknown, and Guan Yu has always used the knife-dragging trick as a must-kill move. For example, in the one-hundred-round battle between Guan Yu and Huang Zhong, Guan Yu wanted to use it the next day. Drag knife meter.

After Guan Yu carried forward the trick of dragging the knife, many people in later generations used this trick frequently. The most famous one should be that the Sui Dynasty general Yu Juluo used this stunt to kill the mighty Li Yuanba in "Xing Tang Biography".

Suddenly, Lu Wenlong saw Guan Yu's body half sideways, the Qinglong Yanyue knife in his hand suddenly slashed at his head, and he already reflected that it was the knife-dragging trick that Lu Heng once said!
I saw that Lu Wenlong immediately put away the horse speed of the red charcoal fire dragon horse. Even so, he couldn't dodge Guan Yu's blow and was still within the attack range. Drink it: "Open!"

"Dang! Xilulu!" The three weapons collided. Lu Wenlong's top-down effort naturally weakened Guan Yu's top-down strength, but he still accepted the move abruptly, and the huge force was transmitted to Chi Tanhuo. After the Dragon Colt, even the BMW horse neighed, obviously it was already in pain. If it was an ordinary war horse, it would not be able to handle this move, and Lu Wenlong would fall off the horse.

Even so, Lu Wenlong didn't feel well, he just felt like he was out of breath, and Guan Yu narrowed his eyes again, raising Lu Wenlong's threat to a higher level in his heart, and he didn't even solve the trick of dragging the knife. The opponent is enough to make Guan Yu attach so much importance.

However, if you pay attention to it, you should retreat first. After fighting with Lu Wenlong for a long time, the fire has been burning for a long time. I believe that the cavalry of Song Dynasty will arrive soon, otherwise they will not be able to leave if they want to. Guan Yu took a deep look at Lu Wenlong Riding away.

Lu Wenlong did not chase Guan Yu again this time, but took a few deep breaths to suppress the feeling of turbulent energy and blood. The cold sweat on his back had already soaked his underwear. If he hadn't remembered Lu Heng's warning in time, he would be seriously injured if he didn't die in the middle of the night. .

However, tricks like dragging the knife are all about surprise, and now that Guan Yu's unique move is being used in front of Lu Wenlong, he will no longer be unprepared for such a unique move.

"Drive!" Guan Yu guarding Zhou Cang and Liao Hua had just entered Fancheng, Zhao Yun had already arrived with Lei Qiying, but seeing Guan Yu retreating into Fancheng from a distance, there was nothing he could do, Lei Qiying and Zhao Yun were naturally Du Gao saw When the pontoon bridge at the east gate was attacked, Zhao Yun was asked to lead thousands of cavalry to set off first, hoping to keep Guan Yu behind.

However, it was obvious that due to the terrain and Guan Yu's decisive retreat, Zhao Yun was in vain!Yang Miaozhen also hammered her fist to show her dissatisfaction!
Guan Yu's surprise attack to boost morale was still achieved. Da Song lost two middle-level generals, and all the pontoon bridges and wood to be built were burned clean, although these losses were negligible for Da Song.

However, Guan Yu's side was not without losses. Liao Hua caught Zhang Qing's hidden stone weapon with his face. After fleeing back to Fancheng, his whole face was swollen with pain like a pig's head, and he was unable to fight for at least ten and a half months.

After Du Gao learned about the situation, he didn't blame Lu Wenlong, he just ordered to continue to build the pontoon bridge. On the contrary, Du Gao's reaction made Lu Wenlong feel that he was negligent, and he became more careful so that Guan Yu had no chance to take advantage of it.

The next day, while the pontoon bridge was still under construction, Du Gao ordered Lu Wenlong, Yang Zaixing, Gao Chong, Zhao Yun, Zhao Kuangyin and other powerful generals to take turns calling for battle in the city, hoping that Guan Yu would be able to fight.

However, Fancheng was closed and there was no response. If Guan Yu hadn't fought Lu Wenlong yesterday, with Guan Yu's pride, he would have wanted to kill one or two people with a reputation in the Song Dynasty to break the myth of such a strong general as a cloud.

But yesterday's fierce battle let Guan Yu know that Lu Wenlong's strength is well-deserved. In addition, Yang Zaixing had fought with Guan Yu long ago (in the Cao camp when he besieged Yuan Shu back then), and Zhao Yun was also an old acquaintance, so he naturally knew Zhao Zilong. Wu Yong.

Although Gao Chong and Zhao Kuangyin had never fought against Guan Yu, Lu Wenlong, Yang Zaixing, and Zhao Yun alone were enough to consume them to death.

Since Guan Yu closed the door and did not fight, it does not mean that Du Gao is idle. The strength of a large number of people is terrifying, not to mention Du Gao who is fully prepared. There are eight oxen crossbows, dozens of Lu Gong chariots, ram chariots, etc., and the siege equipment is very spectacular when driven outside Fancheng.

In three days, Lu Wenlong had also completed the construction of the pontoon bridge and handed over the order. Du Gao thought for a while and wanted to divide the Thunder Riding Battalion into two, take away 5000 people and hand them over to Yang Zhi at zero hour, and then leave 3 horses for Zhao Yun to be the commander-in-chief. Jiwei's deputy commander Gao Chong, Zhao Kuangyin, Zhang Qing, Ding Desun, Gong Wang and others continued to besiege Fancheng, while Du Gao himself led the army to attack Xiangyang in the south.

Someone here wants to question Du Gao. It’s okay to send troops to block Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass first, then send Zhang Liao to encircle Wancheng, and now Zhao Yun to encircle Fancheng.

Under this explanation, Du Gao is really not afraid of being cut off from the rear and supplies when he is going south this time. The reason is very simple. Half of Jingbei is already in the hands of Song Dynasty.

Especially after Jiangxia and Jiangling were in the hands of the Song Dynasty, they were not afraid of this problem at all. The powerful navy controlled the Hanshui River, and they could directly transport grain and grass from Jiangxia to the camp in Fancheng, not to mention that Du Gao's military strength was ten times that of Liu Bei. (The [-] mob didn't count, and they didn't dare to bring them out to fight in the field).

So Du Gao's strategic goal from the beginning was to go straight to Xiangfan to get rid of Liu Bei, and connect Jingbei and Yuzhou.

As for the siege of Fancheng, Du Gao didn't want to fight, so Zhao Yun broke Fancheng within a month and joined him.

When Guan Yu watched Du Gao in Fancheng, the mighty army of more than [-] crossed the river from the pontoon bridge, he was worried about Liu Bei's safety, but there was nothing he could do, because Zhao Yun had already begun to lead the army to attack the city...

(End of this chapter)