It is indeed easier to escape if you go alone, but Yan Liang also knows that the enemy is chasing so quickly and so tightly, and there is not much hope of escaping, he understands in his heart that whether it is Guan Yu or him, if such an opportunity appears, it is unlikely that he will easily let go of the other party.

If the winner is him now, he would rather let go of all the mountain camps, but only Guan Yu can't be let go, such a situation will naturally appear on Guan Yu, he can chase here, if it is purely to eliminate the Jizhou army, I am afraid it is unlikely, more or to run for himself and eliminate the trouble.

His thoughts coincided with Guan Yu, or that neither of them would let go of each other, Yan Liang knew this very well, and Guan Yu also understood it deeply, so Yan Liang already knew that if he couldn't escape this time, then his end would come, so he didn't delay any longer, didn't look back, and galloped into the distance.

It's just that Yan Liang can't run far at all, because he has been locked by one person since the morning, that is Guan Yu, he has been staring at the direction of his escape, and then came with the troops to take a shortcut, when he thought that he was getting farther and farther away from the pursuing Setshan camp, he found that a group of men and horses were killed in the oblique stab.

He hurriedly commanded his guards to block the attack, and he withdrew first, now he can't take care of it so much, the most important thing now is whether he can run away first, but at the moment when he broke away from the team, suddenly a figure came quickly, Yan Liang only heard the wind whistling in his ears, and when he glanced at it, he found that Guan Yu was stupid to his side.

"Yan Liang, go die!"

Yan Liang was just about to raise his knife to defend, when he saw Guan Yu, who roared as a tiger, raised the Qinglong Yanyue Knife, fell on him, and cut off the head of his neck with a knife, and at this time, the elephant trunk knife in Yan Liang's hand was raised in the air.

Guan Yu's killing was too sudden, if it weren't for his shouting after getting close, Yan Liang among them wouldn't have noticed him at all, and he would have fallen off his horse in an instant.

Yan Liang died like this, in the hands of Guan Yu, just like Romance, it was another very coincidental raid, maybe this is Yan Liang's fate, this catastrophe can never be avoided.

~~~~~~~~~~~

A brilliant victory, the two sides invested nearly 150,000 troops before and after, and finally achieved the final victory at the cost of the Xuzhou army destroying the enemy's 40,000 Jizhou army.

The big victory of this battle is destined to be remembered, he is not only another big victory for Yuan Shao, but also a big victory that affects the direction of the world, compared to the excitement of Zang Ba and Huang Zhong, Guan Yu has always been silent, no one knows what he is thinking at the moment, although this battle has achieved a brilliant victory, but after Yan Liang's death, will it ignite the decisive battle between them and the Jizhou army, it is not known.

He was worried, worried about whether he was a little impulsive, even if he was captured alive, maybe there would be room for maneuver, just like when he captured Wen Chou, but now it can be said that they and the Jizhou army are completely opposed, and they will not die, such a result will obviously not be what the lord is willing to see, he let Qingzhou out, for what, isn't it just to let Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fight for it.

Now that this situation has appeared, Yuan Shao is still so likely to turn against Cao Cao?

But this is war, and he can't help it.

Guan Yu shook his head, don't think about it, after all, this battle is won after all, Langya is safe, the whole Xuzhou is safe, and then you can go to Peixian and go all out to deal with Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, but to fight continuously in a short period of time is a big test for the Setshan battalion and the Langya army, but the situation has been decided, they can rest for a few days, after all, the threat from Jizhou is in contact, and the battle with Cao Cao depends on them, when the time comes, whether to close the door and fight the dog, or directly eliminate, everything has become simpler.

This is the current situation, the battle of Xuzhou has been decided because of Yuan Shao's defeat.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shu's coalition army can no longer set off a big wave, I have to say that the current strategic vision of the military division really makes him admire, if it is not for the plan he came up with, then the battle of Xuzhou does not know how long it will drag on, and in the end it is likely to make Yuan Shao the biggest winner.

In such a situation, obviously no one is happy to see that the original lord considered it simple, only regarded Cao Cao as an opponent, maybe the lord has some understanding of Cao Cao and knows his power, but Cao Cao's wings are not plump after all, compared with Yuan Shao, the biggest threat is still Yuan Shao, if Yuan Shao is let go, when his strength is too big to shake, then who else can stop him from going south, at this time, not only to consider not to let Cao Cao benefit, but also to prevent Yuan Shao from letting him continue to sit big.

Fortunately, the lord finally came to his senses.

"The troops are out, return to Kaiyang!"

Guan Yu didn't give the soldiers time to rest, if Yuan Tan of Ju County suddenly killed at this time, then it would be difficult for the Setshan battalion, which had been fighting fiercely all night, to stop them, for safety, they must withdraw safely as soon as possible, and they couldn't repeat Yan Liang's mistakes, but they only rested for three hours, and the world was turned upside down!

If he had been on the road for three hours, it would be difficult for Guan Yu to catch up with them, and Yan Liang suspected that Dongguan had an interception, which was actually redundant, it can be said that the battle with him was also a random deployment because of the continuous change of the situation, if it were not for the appearance of the Jizhou cavalry, Guan Yu would not have rushed straight to Juxian.

So this battle is just a coincidence, and how can it be intercepted in Dongguan in advance.

"General Guan."

The person who came was none other than Zang Ba and Huang Zhong, Guan Yu nodded at the two of them, and asked with a smile: "The two of you have worked hard all night, and I have already sent a report to Xuzhou to ask for the first credit for the two of them and the Qingzhou Army and the Langya Army!" ”

"General Guan is polite, you commanded this battle properly, and I will be ashamed of it." It was Zang Ba who spoke, and it was obviously a little against his will for his remarks, but it didn't matter, he was still a good person, he could support him unconditionally at a critical moment, and what if he said something high-sounding.

Guan Yu said with a smile: "This battle is the first battle of the city, and General Zang Ba is the first merit, not to mention that he has made such a great effort to eliminate Yan Liang!" ”

Zang Ba exchanged a few polite words with him, and suddenly saw a bloody head hanging on the side of his saddle, wrapped in cloth, which could be so valued by Guan Yu, and burst out: "General Guan, this won't be ......"

"It's Yan Liang's head?" Zang Ba didn't finish speaking, Guan Yu had already taken over the conversation and said.

Zang Ba sighed slightly in his heart, staring at the head wrapped in cloth, and sighed in his heart, Yan Liang can be regarded as a famous general in the world, but he was defeated by Guan Yu so easily, and even fell into the situation of separation of the head of the person, it is really terrifying.

Zang Ba has also fought with Yan Liang a few times over the years, although he has won over him, but they are all small victories, but he was killed by Yan Liang's various attacks and made him miserable, especially this time Yan Liang led the army to attack Licheng, and he was caught off guard, and lost nearly 10,000 people, such a heavy price, can he not be unforgettable, I didn't expect such a character, but at this moment, the head was hung on Guan Yu's saddle bridge, which made him sigh.

Guan Yu noticed his reaction and smiled, he didn't take it seriously, in fact, Yan Liang's body had been wrapped in horse leather, and then he would take his corpse head to see the lord, he believed that Liu Lan would definitely return Yan Liang's corpse, so he might be punished in this battle.

It sounds a little strange to be punished for winning the battle, but this is the reality, so he has to hang Yan Liang's corpse more, otherwise it will be too aggrieved.

The news of the great victory in the battle with Yan Liang was soon transmitted back to Xuzhou by the fast horse at the fastest speed, Liu Lan immediately prepared to reward the Langya army, as for the Setshan camp, because they wanted to support Pei County, so they would be rewarded after the war, of course, when they returned to Kaiyang, Liu Lan's wine, meat, chicken and sheep had been delivered, so that these soldiers who had achieved brilliant victories could be feasted first, and it could be regarded as a reward for these soldiers in advance.

In Kaiyang City, Guan Yu rested for five days, but drank wine for three days in a row, which was undoubtedly the happiest three days for the soldiers of the Setshan Battalion, but such a comfortable day, at the end of the fourth day, they began to resume training, and on the fifth day, they set off for Pei County.

The troops went all the way south and arrived at Lanling, and Liu Lan's personal arrival made Guan Yu a little flattered, he had already received Yan Liang's corpse, so Guan Yu knew that his arrival would definitely not be so simple.

But Liu Lan's arrival in person is really not that complicated, this is the war, is it because of killing the enemy on the battlefield to punish the meritorious generals, obviously not, he is more to send Wen Hou to the soldiers of the Setshan Battalion, of course, he has to have a long talk with Guan Yu, because this battle with Cao Cao is likely to end soon, but he must guard against Yuan Shao's likely thunderous revenge.

And this is the main purpose of his coming to see Guan Yu, so that he and the Setshan camp can get ready.

In Lanling, to be precise, in the camp outside Lanling City, Liu Lan saw Guan Yu, his big tent was cleaned very clean, this is Guan Yu's consistent style, Guan Yu is really much stronger than him and Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei all rely on their own soldiers to sweep, otherwise there will be no place for the lower corner at all except for lying people, but Guan Yu is different, he will clean the inner tent cleanly, and even the military couch is neat and spotless.

Liu Lan was no longer surprised by this, and talked with Guan Yu about the next arrangements while drinking, avoiding too much talk about the changes that Yan Liang's death might cause to the situation.

But at the same time, Liu Lan did not give Guan Yu more praise, the rewards for him and the Setshan Battalion should be after the war, but as Guan Yu had already thought, the rewards for the troops and soldiers would not be less, and this was enough.

~~~~~~~~

And half a month ago, when the Kaiyang battlefield opened, on the Peixian battlefield, Zhang Fei arrived under the banner of Huang Zhong, with great fanfare, completely for Cao Cao to see and hear.

However, for this Huang Zhong who suddenly appeared next to Liu Lan, Cao Cao's understanding of him is very limited, and he only heard that Liu Lan Jingzhou received a general, but his ability is not known because he has not yet fought head-on, but with his understanding of Liu Lan, this kind of person should have real ability, but it is just obscure, and in time, or even just need an opportunity, it will make the world look sideways.

This is like Zhao Yun back then, almost no one knew him, let alone heard of his name, but the first battle of Jizhou made him famous, but the last time he inquired, it turned out to be a pawn under Wen Chou's account, just such a little-known boy, it is impossible to have a bright future under Yuan Shao's account, but the kid can be appreciated by Liu Lan and become famous in a fight, how can you say that Liu Lan's vision of knowing people is poor, so for the arrival of Huang Zhong, Cao Cao does not dare to be careless at all.

Especially after he heard that Huang Zhong had arrived in Pei County from Lanling, his heart suddenly tightened, he was a little worried, his true intentions, must not be discovered by him, if Xiahoudun secretly sent troops to Lanling at this time, then once he was detected, it was likely that all his deployments would fall short.

In the past few days, Cao Cao was very worried, and even sent people back to Fei County, so that Xiahou Tang temporarily died down, although Huang Zhong only brought 30,000 Langya troops, but don't forget that Xiahou Tang is only 30,000 horses in Shanyang, if there is any accident, it will be dangerous, after all, Fei County is a barrier into Yanzhou, Fei County is lost, it is a thoroughfare, if they send cavalry, all the way to plunder, he will really have a headache to death.

Cao Cao walked quickly, returned to the big tent, and recruited Guo Jia, for Huang Zhong's arrival, he must pay more attention, but Guo Jia did not care about this, and even persuaded Cao Cao that Huang Zhong's arrival was not dangerous to them, because he suspected that this was probably Liu Lan's trick.

From various points of view, Liu Lan's transfer of Guan Yu from Wuxian County is the most reasonable, and even Zhao Yun from Xuzhou came to say that it was in the past, but under the pressure of Yan Liang's soldiers, he suddenly transferred Huang Zhong and Langya's army, Liu Lan really planned to give up Langya?

Never, if he wants to give up Langya, then Zang Ba will not only retreat to Langya.

Inexcusable.

It's like Zang Ba retreated all the way south, why didn't he garrison in Dongguan, the gateway to Xuzhou, but had to go to Langya to garrison, which shows that Langya is Liu Lan's bottom line, at this time he said that he was going to give up Langya again, how could it be?

If this is the case, then it is better to simply give Xuzhou to Yuan Shao, or even surrender directly to Yuan Shao, what else to resist?

Cao Cao was noncommittal about this, although what he said was good, but who knows if this is Liu Lan's suspicious tactic, no matter who his main target is, now more than 30,000 people from Lanling can't be wrong, since they are here, then the siege must be solved, and even let them unite with the defenders of Pei County.

But Cao Cao's worries, Guo Jia always thought that it was redundant, thinking that the Langya army would never dare to rashly attack our army, and even he thought that the current main force of Liu Lan must be in Langya, and their purpose was to deal with Yan Liang.