Chapter 232: Lu Bu ran out naked! You, Guan Yu, can also be the best in the world! Fellow villagers, open the door and reminisce!
Guan Yu reined in his horse outside the dense forest and stopped the pursuit.

You definitely can't chase her anymore.

Lu Bu no longer cared about his dignity, abandoned his horse, and walked into the dense forest, fleeing like a stray dog.

With the dense forest as cover, even if Guan Yu abandoned his horse and chased in on foot, he might not be able to catch up.

Today's battle has dealt a heavy blow to Lu Bu's main force, and has achieved the goal set before the war.

What's more, although Lu Bu escaped, he left him the Red Hare, which was also an unexpected gain.

Guan Yu jumped off his horse and stroked the Red Hare, trying to tame this divine horse.

The Red Hare was very spiritual and seemed to know that it was Guan Yu who saved it. It neighed a few times and rubbed Guan Yu's arm as if to express its gratitude.

Guan Yu patted the horse's back gently, then jumped onto the horse.

The Red Hare neighed happily, and the light returned to its eyes.

This divine horse did not need to be tamed and easily recognized Guan Yu as its new master.

"Red Hare, oh Red Hare, you are indeed a divine horse with spiritual power. That slave of the fourth family actually wanted to kill you. How can he be worthy of being your master!"

"From now on, you will follow me, Guan Yu. We will fight side by side and help my brother to support the Han Dynasty and achieve great things!"

The Red Hare seemed to understand Guan Yu's words. It kicked its four hooves vigorously, stood up immediately, and neighed excitedly.

Guan Yu laughed heartily, picked up the Qinglong Sword, urged the Red Hare to turn around and fight back on the battlefield.

He immediately drew his sword, looked down at the fleeing enemies, and shouted:
"Lü Bu has already escaped. Why would you, the Huainan people, want to die for those four slaves?"

"Those who are willing to surrender to General Zuo will be spared death!"

"Kill those who resist!"

The thunderous shout echoed across the battlefield, drowning out the screams of killing and making everyone's eardrums buzz.

The fleeing soldiers of Lu's army were all frightened by Guan Yu's divine power. When they saw that their Marquis Wen's Red Hare was also obtained by Guan Yu, even their belief in escaping was completely shattered.

Tens, hundreds, thousands...

Thousands of Lu's soldiers threw away their weapons, knelt on the ground in groups, and kowtowed to Guan Yu to surrender.

Before sunset, the fire on the battlefield was extinguished, leaving only traces of smoke.

This ambush battle finally ended with Lu Bu's crushing defeat.

"General Guan, I have already checked the battlefield."

"In this battle, our army killed more than 4,000 enemies, and more than 6,000 to 7,000 Huainan soldiers surrendered. Only less than half of the enemy troops fled into the dense forest."

"We have seized countless flags, drums and weapons. This is truly a great victory!"

Zhou Cang came running and excitedly reported the results of the battle to Guan Yu.

Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard and smiled slightly, obviously very satisfied with such a fruitful result of the battle.

"After this battle, Lü Bu no longer had the strength to fight back and could only flee back to Shouchun to die."

"Don't worry about him for now. Leave two thousand soldiers to escort the surrendered soldiers, and the rest of the troops will follow me back to Yangquan to meet the military advisor and capture Zhang Wenyuan."

Guan Yu pointed his Qinglong sword towards Yangquan.

So when the order was given, Guan Yu led 5,000 soldiers and rushed to Yangquan City without caring about his fatigue after the bloody battle.

...

In the evening, at the eastern camp of Yangquan City.

Inside the central military tent, Xiao Fangzheng sat leisurely, sipping the wine in his glass.

"Well, I have to say that the Huainan rice wine tastes sweet and mellow, not inferior to our Jingzhou wine."

"When I return to the camp tomorrow, I will bring a few jars back for my lord to taste."

While Xiao Fang was tasting it, he did not forget to admire it.

Guan Ping's mind was not on the wine. He was playing with the empty wine glass in his hand, pacing in the tent, looking outside the tent door from time to time.

"Tanzhi, you said you would compensate me for two drinks, why has your glass been empty for so long?"

"Come on, come on, sit back and I'll fill it up for you."

Xiao Fang smiled and waved at him, then picked up the wine spoon and was about to scoop a spoonful for him himself.

How could Guan Ping dare to let Xiao Fang pour wine for him? He hurriedly stepped forward and took the wine spoon.

"Military advisor, it's not that I doubt your strategy. You are a very smart person."

"But Lu Bu is the best martial artist in the world, and his troops are several times more than my father's. This battle is really..."

Guan Ping didn't want to say anything more, as any further talk would be questioning Xiao Fang's strategy.

But the worry in his heart about his father Guan Yu was no longer obvious.

"Lü Bu's martial arts were the best in the world, that was back then."

"It has been nearly ten years since the Battle of Hulao Pass. During these ten years, he has indulged in wine and women. I am afraid he is no longer as brave as he used to be."

"Your father is now in his prime, and his martial arts are at their peak. Even if he were to meet Lu Bu, he would not necessarily be at a disadvantage."

"Perhaps, in the future your father will dethrone Lu Bu from the position of the world's number one general and replace him. It may not be impossible."

Xiao Fang took a sip of the wine and continued:
"As for my plan of ambush and fire attack, to be honest, it is not a very good plan. If it were used under normal circumstances, it might have been discovered by Chen Gong."

"But now Lu Bu is in a hurry to rescue Yangquan, so his entire army must be on the march, and he has no time to send out scouts to spy, so it is impossible for him to detect our ambush."

"I am 90% sure that this strategy will succeed."

"So, Tanzhi, just relax and pay me back for the wine. Maybe by the time you finish this glass of wine, your father will have returned triumphantly."

After saying that, Xiao Fang picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Guan Ping's tightly furrowed brows completely relaxed, and a look of pride appeared on his face.

"The military advisor is right. Father is in his prime. Even if his martial arts cannot surpass Lu Bu, he can at least be on par with him!"

"Besides, the military advisor has made every possible plan and has never been defeated in his life. Since the military advisor said that there is a 90% chance of winning, then father will definitely win this battle!"

"My worries are really groundless and the military advisor laughs at me."

Guan Ping laughed at himself, raised his glass and drank it all.

Just as he finished drinking, the guards rushed in excitedly and shouted:
"Major General, General Guan has returned with his troops in triumph!"

Guan Ping's body was shaken and he was instantly overjoyed.

Xiao Fangze put down his wine glass and smiled faintly:
"Tanzhi, I was right, wasn't I? Your father has come back before we even finished our glass of wine." "Let's go and welcome your father."

Xiao Fangbian got up and left.

"Military Advisor Xiao, you are truly a god..."

Guan Ping was secretly impressed, and quickly put down his wine glass and left excitedly.

A moment later, Xiao Fang met Guan Yu at the camp gate.

"Military Advisor Jinglue, this plan of yours is truly brilliant!"

"In all these years, I have never won such a satisfying victory. This battle is a hundred times more satisfying than the battle of Lu'an!"

Guan Yu laughed out loud before Xiao Fang could speak.

This is no wonder. After all, the battle of Lu'an was just to deal with the weakling Sun Quan.

The battle at Huai River dealt a heavy blow to Lu Bu, the world's number one general.

And this Lu Bu had once seized Xuzhou from his brother and almost drove them all to death.

Today, Guan Yu dealt a heavy blow to Lu Bu and avenged his past. How could he not feel happy?

Xiao Fang was calm as usual, and just smiled faintly:
"It seems that in today's battle, General Yunchang not only won, but also won a great victory."

“It’s more than a great victory!”

Guan Yu patted Red Hare lightly and sneered:
"Lü Bu was defeated by me, and when he fled, he also abandoned his Red Hare, which I captured."

"Today's battle severely damaged Lu Bu, and I also got a divine horse. It's more than a great victory!"

Xiao Fang's eyes moved, and his expression finally showed some ripples. He looked at Guan Yu's mount.

It really is Lu Bu’s mount, Red Hare!
Xiao Fang couldn't help but laugh.

In the battle of Ruxu River, Taishi Ci snatched his Fang Tian Hua Ji from him, and in today's battle of Huai River, Guan Yu took away his Red Hare. Lu Bu's entire set of magical equipment has been almost destroyed, and from now on he can only go out naked.

It is really pitiful that the world's number one general has fallen into such a state of disgrace and misery.

But thinking about all the disgusting things Lu Bu did, he ended up in the situation he is in today. It can be said that he brought this upon himself and he does not deserve sympathy.

"Congratulations to General Yunchang for his great victory over Lu Bu and for obtaining the sacred Red Hare. If he can kill Lu Bu again in the future, the title of the world's number one general will go to General Guan."

Xiao Fangzhi knew that Second Brother Guan was a proud person. Since he was showing off his achievements to him, he naturally had to respond with some compliments.

Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, he could not hide a bit of arrogance between his brows.

Xiao Fangze changed the subject and pointed his feather fan in the direction of Yangquan City:
"Lü Bu has packed up. While it is still dark and the enemy in the city cannot tell the strength of our army, we should act according to the plan and trick General Yunchang's fellow countryman from the north out to chat with him."

Guan Yu put away the arrogance on his face, and the fighting spirit rekindled in his eyes, and he shot a cold gaze towards the top of Yangquan City.

"Guan Ping, Zhou Cang, and Liao Hua, listen to my orders and follow the military advisor's plan."

"promise!"

...

It is late at the east gate of Yangquan.

Zhang Liao stood on the top of the city wall, holding his sword, his brows furrowed, and his eyes sternly stared at Liu Jun’s camp outside the city.

"Yangquan has been completely surrounded, and we have been cut off from the outside world. I wonder how Wen Hou is doing now?"

"Brother Wenyuan, do you think that Marquis Wen was also defeated by Liu Xuande, and even Shouchun City was captured by him?"

The deputy general Lei Bo beside him said worriedly.

Zhang Liao was shocked. After a moment of silence, he sighed:

"Liu Xuande had the assistance of a genius like Xiao Jinglue, who could easily break through the beacon towers. He conquered Liu'an and destroyed Sun Quan overnight. His military might was unstoppable."

"At this moment, if Marquis Wen has really been defeated, it is possible."

"As for Shouchun, perhaps it is true as you said, that Liu Xuande has already conquered it."

Lei Bo shuddered slightly, remained silent, his thoughts racing.

After a long time, Lei Bo lowered his voice and said:
"It seems that the fall of Huainan is inevitable. I'm afraid that Marquis Wen's life or death is uncertain."

"It seems meaningless for us brothers to continue guarding here."

"Brother Wenyuan, I heard that you and Guan Yu are from the same hometown in the north and have a close relationship. Have you ever thought about using this relationship to find a way out for yourself and for our thousands of brothers?"

Zhang Liao was shocked.

He could naturally hear that Lei Bo's implication was that he wanted to persuade him to take these several thousand defenders and open the city to surrender to Guan Yu.

Zhang Liao was silent for only a moment, but then he said seriously:

"Marquis Wen has treated me well. Now, we don't know whether he is alive or dead, and there is no news whether Shouchun has been captured. How can I betray him and become an unjust person?"

Lei Bo was thinking of some words of persuasion, but they were blocked by Zhang Liao.

He swallowed a few times and was thinking about how to persuade him again.

Suddenly, Zhang Liao's eyes opened wide and he looked towards the outside of the city excitedly.

In the east, behind Liu Ying, there were suddenly sparks of fire.

The sounds of trumpets, drums, and shouts of killing also rang out behind Liu Ying.

"How is this going?"

Lei Bo's eyes were blank, he hadn't figured it out yet.

Zhang Liao's eyes were already ablaze with joy, he picked up his sword and said excitedly:

"I knew that Wen Hou would not be powerless with Chen Gongtai's advice."

"This must be that Marquis Wen is leading his army to come at full speed, intending to attack the enemy and kill Guan Yu by surprise."

"Brother Lei, you lead 500 soldiers to defend the city, and I will lead the main force to attack from the east gate. Together, we will help Marquis Wen to defeat the enemy camp in one fell swoop!"

After saying this, Zhang Liao raised his sword, dismounted from his horse, and galloped towards the city.

The city gates opened and the drawbridge was lowered.

"Wen Hou, whether you still have the favor of heaven depends on this battle!"

Zhang Liao took a deep breath, rode his horse and rushed out of the city gate with his sword.

Three thousand defenders followed Zhang Liao out of the city gate and rushed towards Liu’s camp in the night.

(End of this chapter)