In the spring and February of the sixth year of Xingping, the tenth year after the death of Emperor Xiaoling. Liu Bei led his army south to Xuzhou, and ordered Guan Yu and Zhang Feibing to unite and storm Xiapi. Yan Yan sent troops from Dongyang to attack Xutai. In the south, the flames of war began to spread again.

Yuan Shu is arrogant by nature and respects his own tombs. After Shouchun pretended to be a false name, it was even more out of control, and the history was very extravagant, and hundreds of concubines were all at the same time, tired of Liang meat, hungry and poor, and Mo Zhi was simple. Liu Bei went south, and Sun Jian rebelled, letting Yuan Shu know that his demise was imminent, so he became more and more nonsense. If the heavens want to die, they will make them mad. Yuan Shu searched everywhere for stunning women to enter the palace to enjoy, and plundered folk money, grain and gold to fill the palace room. The people complained everywhere, and the army was also panicked.

Guan Yu and Zhang Feibing joined forces to attack Xu County, and Ji Ling said to Qiao Rui: "The general can be stationed outside the city, and I am in the city, relying on each other." ”

Qiao Rui thought that all the 30,000 troops were placed in this small county town to defend the city, which was not only a waste, but also unwieldy. So he followed his words and led a large army outside the city.

Guan Yu saw it and said to Zhang Fei: "Yide and attack the city, I will go to break this thief." So he led the headquarters to take the bridge directly. Guan Yu has been dormant in the plains for many years, with nowhere to use his strength, and now the great land is at his own gallop, and under the surging heart, he can't wait to look up to the sky and howl.

Guan Yu took the lead and led the first army of Qingzhou to rush to the Qiaorui camp like a tide. Qiao Rui got the report and said with a smile: "Let's see who is here in Qingzhou?" In the first battle of the year, Qiao Rui was unwilling to show weakness, so he lost the morale that he had left. So he went out of the camp to lead the army to fight with Guan Yu. More than 10,000 troops and the Qingzhou army were immediately strangled together. Drinking and shouting, flesh and blood flying.

The First Army of Qingzhou has been practicing on the plains for many years, and the battle formation is skillful, and the robes around him are also full of acquaintances. It is even more comfortable with it. The army led by Qiao Rui, under Yuan Shu's repeated arrears of military salaries, not to mention training, it was already a credit to Qiao Rui's ability to govern the army. How can such an army survive when it encounters Qingzhou soldiers? It is impossible for 10,000 sheep to beat 5,000 tigers who know how to cooperate, and 10,000 will not work.

As soon as Qiao Rui saw that his army was losing and retreating, he hated it in his heart, what kind of camp did he come out, and it was the same as last year, if he closed the camp and hung up the free battle card, it would be over. Qiao Rui shouted: "Retreat quickly!" Hurry back! ”

After shouting, no matter how many people heard it, he led his pro-army to turn his horse and leave. Guan Yu saw the flag moving in the distance, where he was willing to put it, he shouted, the long knife danced, the horse's hooves were everywhere, and the people were separated on both sides like a tide. After a while, he killed in front of the Qiao Rui army, cut off the general flag with a knife, and killed several people in a row. Seeing Guan Yu's might, everyone shouted and fled in all directions. The bridge was so frightened that his soul was scattered, and he whipped again and again, and wanted to escape.

Guan Yu urged the horse to catch up, only one together, even the people and the horse, and waved the bridge into two sections. The nearby enemy soldiers saw a flash of sword, and their own general was cut in two, and blood was splattered all over the ground. Look at Guan Yu again, holding a knife in his right hand and slashing his hair in his left hand, watching them staring at each other. I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart, and my knees were weak, so I knelt down involuntarily, threw away the weapon in my hand and said, "The villain is willing to surrender!" ”

Guan Yu led the army to cut off the enemy's general flag and cut the bridge in formation, this series of actions was nothing but tea kung fu. At this time, on the battlefield, the Yangzhou soldiers saw that their flags had been broken, and the Qingzhou soldiers were cheering, and they didn't know what was going on. So he stopped pestering, turned around and ran. Thousands of people ran around, and Guan Yu had few people, so he couldn't catch up for a while.

Liu Bei saw it in the back, so he ordered Chen Zhi to say: "Uncle Zhi, and go to help Yunchang surrender." Chen Zhi obeyed the order.

Sha Mo was about to move next to him, Liu Bei stopped, and said in his heart Let you, a barbarian, go up, and the pawn will become the first rank.

Ji Ling was at the head of the city, sitting and watching the defeat of Qiaorui. The adjutant general beside him persuaded: "General, your lips are cold, why don't you go out of the city to save Qiaogong?" "Qiao Rui has repeatedly made military exploits under the command of Yuan Shu, and is good at soothing soldiers, and is deeply respected by the soldiers in the army, so he is called Qiao Gong.

Ji Ling sighed: "General Qiao's defeat is too fast to save him." What can I do about it. But I thought in my heart, fortunately I didn't go out, and I can't keep my good head when I go out.

Seeing that Zhang Fei was in a hurry to attack the city, he ordered: "Go down and prepare, abandon the city tonight, and withdraw the army to Jiujiang." ”

The adjutant general snorted, and looked at Ji Ling incredulously with his mouth wide open: "Withdraw the troops?" ”

Ji Ling sighed and said, "I can't hold it." He didn't say anything anymore, just leaned on the wall, looked at the Qingzhou army under the city, and said in his heart, Qiao Rui is dead, I am alone and trapped here, how to hold it, or to protect the army for the lord, and retreat to Jiujiang to make another calculation.

The adjutant general rushed all the way down to the city to prepare, but he thought in his heart, the general didn't plan to defend it, how did he know if he couldn't defend it?

Zhang Fei saw Guan Yu's first battle, and he was anxious, and the offensive was even more urgent. Seeing that Xu County was crumbling but could not be attacked, Zhang Fei attacked for a while, and saw that his army had suffered a lot of casualties, and said: "The aid outside the thief city has been lost, and Yun Chang and I have led the army to surround it, and its army will be chaotic, and when the time comes, the thief can break it." So he ordered Mingjin to collect his troops, clean up the battlefield, and bury the bones. Then he brought his troops back to his own battalion.

Ji Ling saw that Zhang Fei was no longer attacking the city, and he also breathed a long sigh in his heart, he had fought hard just now, Zhang Fei would not withdraw his troops, and he didn't know how long he could support it.

In the middle of the night, Ji Ling led a large army, abandoned all the baggage, wrapped his horses and hooves, and went all the way to Jiujiang. Early in the morning of the second day, Zhang Fei had just raised his account, and the scout came to report that Xu County was empty. Zhang Fei led his army to the gate of the city, but saw a group of soldiers waiting there with a few people. When I asked, I found out that these were several county officials and big households in Xu County. Ji Ling's army fled, and the county order and the main book were placed by Yuan Shu, and he couldn't please Liu Bei here, so he followed all the way. These abandoned people did not get the news until early in the morning, so they opened the city gates and sent people to report to the Han army.

Zhang Fei appeased a few words, and everyone led all the way to the treasury, Zhang Fei saw that Ji Ling probably felt that he was going to be virtuous when he ran for his life, and there was still a lot of money, grain, silk and silk left. The large battalion in the city is even more complete with all kinds of facilities, and you can lead the army directly into the station. How did he know that Ji Ling also wanted to empty the warehouse, but he was afraid that Zhang Fei would chase him, so he left most of the supplies here while feeling heartache. After gaining Xu County, Zhang Fei ordered someone to fly to report to Liu Bei.

Ji Ling fled all the way, but forgot to inform Lei Bo who was still holding on to Xutai, Yuan Shu asked them to guard Xu County, Suiling, relying on Huaishui, as a result, they fought a battle, Qiao Rui soldiers were defeated and died, Ji Ling abandoned the city and fled. But he forgot about Lei Bo, who was strict against Yan Yan in the platform.

Liu Bei ordered Zhang Fei to prepare a boat to cross the Huaishui, and at the same time asked Guan Yu to go to Suiling. It was Chen Lan's deputy general who guarded Suiling, and when he saw the banner of the Han army, he knew that it was not good. Looking at it again, the Han army raised the head of Qiao Rui and shouted under the city: "Qiao Rui has been killed and defeated, Ji Ling fled without a trace, Xu County has been restored to my Han family, and the thieves in the city will be able to surrender quickly, otherwise the day the city is broken, it will be the time for you to give the head!" ”

Vice General Chen Lan was defeated by Zhang Fei before, and when he saw the head of Qiao Rui, he was frightened in his heart, thinking that even Qiao Gong was killed in battle, and how could I, a little person, be the enemy of the Han army, just it, it is better to be a field house as soon as possible. So he ordered the gates of the city to be opened, and the whole army surrendered.

The Yangzhou soldiers were also reluctant to fight to the death, and when they saw that their generals were willing to surrender, they were elated as if they had won the battle. Guan Yu just routinely sent someone to shout to help his own prestige and deter the enemy's morale. Who would have wanted to send someone to shout, and the city guards actually surrendered.

After Guan Yu received Suiling, he summoned the general, and when he saw that although this person's face was delicate, his expression was humble and his temperament was low, and he asked him what he wanted, saying that he wanted to unload his armor and return to the field. In today's troubled times, the warriors do not assist the Ming Lord to calm the world, but they want to be a farmer? Guan Yu didn't have the slightest interest in this person, so he sent the matter out in a few words.