Chapter 136 The faster they come, the faster they die

"According to reports from the detectives, Qingzhou Shepherd Yuan Tan launched an army to attack Liu Bei. Liu Bei transferred the guards of Donglai to Beihai, leaving only 3,000 people to guard the county. This is a good opportunity for us to capture Donglai and avenge our previous humiliation. Liu Yi and Yang Yi are all

They were buried in Donglai, and I want to avenge them! Everyone, who do you think can be the commander and lead 10,000 troops to kill Guan Yu and capture Donglai?"

Gongsun Du inspected the generals and asked seriously.

Since Liu Yiyangyi died in battle last time and retreated in defeat, he did not dare to send troops to attack Donglai, and temporarily suppressed his desire to capture Donglai.

Now Yuan Shao leads an army of 60,000 to attack Gongsun Zan, and Yuan Tan mobilizes all his troops to attack Liu Bei. This is a good opportunity for him to take advantage of the chaos and seize Donglai.

Not only do they want to capture Donglai, but they also want to avenge the previous two defeats to relieve their hatred.

There are only 3,000 guards in Donglai now. Although Guan Yu also stays in Donglai, it is just right. Liu Yi died in Guan Yu's hands, so he can be killed to avenge Liu Yi.

The generals were overjoyed when they heard this and looked at each other. They all seemed to want to recommend themselves to lead the troops, but they knew that such a good opportunity must first be given to Gongsun Kang.

Gongsun Kang felt proud, thinking that only 3,000 people were left in Donglai, and Liu Bei had to face Yuan Tan's army again, and there was no force to assist Guan Yu.

And he can lead 10,000 troops to attack Donglai. No matter how powerful Guan Yu is, he can't defeat his 10,000 men with 3,000 men.

If he kills the famous Guan Yu, his reputation will be spread in Liaodong and Qingzhou. In the future, he might be able to seize Qingzhou and become the Qingzhou Shepherd.

Gongsun Kang once led his troops to attack Donglai. Although there was no disastrous defeat, they returned without success.

This time, he wanted to show his ability in front of his father Gongsun Du.

"Father, Kang'er is willing to go, and I swear to kill Guan Yu and capture Donglai!" Gongsun Kang saluted Gongsun Du and invited him to fight.

Gongsun Du was overjoyed: "Okay, my son is willing to go, and he will definitely defeat the enemy! I can give you two thousand cavalry."

"Father, it is inconvenient for cavalry to cross the sea, and Liu Bei is good at using crossbows, so there is no need for cavalry. Ten thousand infantry are enough to defeat the enemy."

Last time, Gongsun Kang was defeated by Zhou Xing by using the strategy of concealing crossbowmen behind shields, and defeated his cavalry. For Liu Bei's troops, he always felt that they were restrained by cavalry, so he was unwilling to lead the cavalry with him.

"Well, it's really inconvenient for cavalry to cross the sea. This time, don't lose my face. You must send Guan Yu's head back and capture Donglai."

"No."

Gongsun Kang immediately ordered 10,000 infantry, bid farewell to Gongsun Du, and led his troops south to prepare to ferry across the sea.

As soon as the Liaodong troops moved, Guan Yu received the news just after leaving Xiangping, and immediately discussed countermeasures with Mi Zhu, the prefect of Donglai, Wang Xiu, the magistrate of Huang County, Li Ye, the meritorious Cao of Donglai, and others.

Mi Zhu worriedly said: "Yuan Tan and Gongsun Kang led their troops to attack at the same time. We are facing enemies on both sides and the situation is quite difficult! In the current situation, compared with Donglai and Beihai, Beihai is naturally more important. Only by protecting Beihai can we win.

We will not cut off our retreat. If we can defend the Donglai area, we will defend it. If we cannot defend it, we will have to abandon this county and retreat to Beihai!"

"Don't abandon Donglai!" Li Ye, the meritorious officer, said anxiously, "Mr. Mifu, no matter what, General Liu Zuo finally annihilated the bandits in Donglai and brought peace to the people of Donglai. If we abandon the defense of Donglai at this time, all the previous achievements will be wasted! Could it be that

Are you willing to watch the people of Donglai being plundered and plundered by Liaodong soldiers and horses?!"

"Yes, no matter what, we must defend Donglai!" Wang Xiu said immediately.

Mi Zhu sighed slightly: "But 10,000 soldiers and horses from Liaodong are about to cross the sea to attack. We only have 3,000 soldiers and horses to defend the city. Beihai also faces strong enemies and cannot come to help at all. I am worried that if I cannot defend Donglai, it will distract the lord.

You missed something important!"

Guan Yu gently stroked his long beard and listened to everyone's words. He couldn't help but glance at Mi Zhu with a look of displeasure on his face.

"So what? The Liaodong soldiers and horses came to attack twice before, but they were defeated. This time will be no exception. Besides, our relevant captain is here, are we still afraid that we can't defeat the Liaodong soldiers?"

Li Ye now knows more about Guan Yu, so he said deliberately.

Mi Zhu quickly looked at Guan Yu, and when he saw the displeasure on his face, he realized that what he just said meant to belittle Guan Yu, and quickly said: "With Yun Chang here, we can naturally defend Donglai. What I just said,

Just in case, the worst plan."

Although Mi Zhu is now the governor of Donglai, his prestige is not high and his ability is average. Neither Li Ye, the meritorious official, nor Wang Xiu, the magistrate of Huang County, respect him as much as they did Liu Bei before.

They all know that the reason why Mi Zhu became the governor of Donglai is not only because he is Liu Bei's brother-in-law, but also because he donated his family wealth to Liu Bei and showed great kindness to General Liu.

Guan Yu treated Mi Zhu in the same way. On the surface it seemed like nothing, but in his heart he didn't really approve of it.

But Guan Yu won't say it out loud, nor will he care about anything.

"Stop talking about giving up Donglai. Let's talk about how to resist the enemy. Do you have any good strategies?" Guan Yu said lightly.

Before the enemy troops from Liaodong arrived, the thought of abandoning Donglai would not appear in Guan Yu's mind. Even if the troops from Liaodong arrived, Guan Yu would still have the confidence to repel the enemy troops and defend Donglai.

Mi Zhu shook his head slightly. He could do business and make money, but he couldn't find a way to resist the enemy.

Li Ye thought for a moment and said: "Although we only have three thousand soldiers and horses, we can summon two to three thousand people to defend the city together. As long as we hold Huang County and wait for General Liu to repel Yuan Tan's soldiers and horses, we will be able to

When reinforcements come to help, it will not be too late to repel the enemy soldiers."

Wang Xiu also said: "Liaodong soldiers and horses have just left Xiangping. It is better for us to destroy Jinkou first, making it difficult to land, and at the same time dig out the road from Jinkou to Huang County, making it difficult to transport food and grass. This can delay Gongsun Kang's arrival at the city.

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"I think it's feasible," Li Ye said hurriedly, "Guan Xiaowei, as long as you can slow down the advance of Liaodong's troops, you can buy us time. When General Liu repels Yuan Tan's troops, we can have reinforcements.

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Guan Yu shook his head lightly and said: "If we destroy Jinkou and the road, won't it make Gongsun Kang think that we are timid? This will only make the morale of the Liaodong soldiers stronger. Moreover, even if the eldest brother repels Yuan Tan, he will continue to attack

We have to defend Donglai on the plains, and repel the Liaodong troops on our own. Gongsun Kang is a betrayer, and Guan can take his head at any time. We don't have to do anything.

Just wait here in Huang County, the faster they come, the faster they will die!"

Li Ye suddenly realized: "Guan Xiaowei is right, we cannot destroy Jinkou and the road. That will only make the Liaodong soldiers think that we are afraid. Let them come, and we can hold on to the city."

Mi Zhu and Wang Xiu also felt that what Guan Yu said was reasonable. To delay Gongsun Kang's advance was tantamount to showing weakness, which would increase the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige.

I also saw Guan Yu's calm face, completely fearless, as if killing Gongsun Kang was just a piece of cake.
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