Chapter 685 Guan Gong's Weight and Weight

Hulao Pass, nearly half a day of offensive and defensive battle, both sides suffered heavy losses.

The defenders of the city relied on more sophisticated equipment such as the Thunderbolt Ten-Niu Crossbow and the Tengzhang Crossbow to repel successive attacks from the Wei army.

The siege team relied on Zhang Liao's crushing command and legion mobilization ability to continuously disintegrate the city defense here and charge straight up from every weak link.

This was already the most intense offensive and defensive battle between Han and Wei, but what made the situation take a turn for the worse was that the brave Wei army boarded the city first under the cover of arrows and stone throws.

Starting from a small piece of land, they continued to expand the territory they occupied at the city head, creating time and space for more and more Wei troops to climb the ladder.

The swarming Wei army, the swarming ladders, and the ramming logs of the rushing cars kept hitting the city gate, and the "dong dong dong" sound kept echoing...

The Wei army under the city gate bent their bows and arrows and shot at the top of the city indiscriminately...

So much so that the defenders on the city barely dared to show their heads, and could only shoot at angles. Every moment, someone was hit by an arrow and fell to the ground, and the roar of the huge boulder when it fell made everyone tremble.

Seeing that Hulao Pass is in danger.

The situation is extremely dangerous——

at this time.

Above the city tower, a bit of cold light swept across, and the soldiers of the Wei army retreated in panic. More often than not, they retreated not because of the hit, but...but because of intimidation, or to be precise, because of one person ...Involuntarily retreating because of a knife!

They are timid!

It is strange to say that the city tops that the Wei army finally occupied and refused to give way to were completely collapsed because of the appearance of one person.

Everyone was retreating, so much so that a Wei soldier who had just climbed up was squeezed by the retreating friendly troops, and was squeezed down, falling to his death in an instant at the foot of the pass.

"Guan Yu...it's Guan Yu——"

"Guan Yu is actually here at Hulao Pass——"

"Quick rewind, fast rewind——"

The Wei army was already in a panic, and they were all in an uproar, retreating in panic.

And the reason for this, the reason why they lost all fighting spirit day and night, was just because of one thing. In this Hulao Gate, they met the man who made them frightened and startled - Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang.

That resolute and majestic cheek;

That majestic and upright figure;

The green dragon Yanyue knife inlaid with exquisite dragon-shaped patterns——

Under a pair of thick eyebrows, the red phoenix eyes are like torches, shining with a soul-stirring light;

His long beard was thick and fluttering in the wind, but his eyes were ten or a hundred times colder than the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, as if he could wipe out everything with his gaze.

"Guan is here, you will die——"

The slash of the Green Dragon Sword was like thunder, and in an instant, thousands of Wei soldiers retreated. Even if they had no way to retreat, even if they were squeezed and jumped off the city gate...

Guan Yu's appearance turned the tide of the battle in an instant, and captured the enemy's occupied city back in an instant!

Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang, this name, whether in the Han army or the Wei army, brings too much oppression to people!

finally…

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the lost areas of the city were recaptured.

Even those Han troops who were guarding the city farther away were shocked when they heard what happened at the main city gate. Some of them started to shout loudly: "Guan Gong is coming——"

"Guan Gong is here——"

At this sound, it seemed that all the Han troops were aroused with 120% spirit and 13% courage.

Yes, Guan Gong is an insurmountable mountain to the Wei army, a natural danger that is difficult to touch;

But for the Han army, for this Jingzhou army, it is faith, the highest and unattainable existence among the majestic mountains, for them to look up to.

As long as Guan Gong is there, the city gates will be there, and the Han army will not be defeated——

"Kill--"

"Put it up——"

"Remove the ladder——"

The defenders swarmed forward, their generosity and courage filled the sky. They tried every means to push out the ladders, splashed hot oil and gold juice down the city wall, and smashed them down crazily with the hardest rolling stones.

The soldiers of the Wei army below the city fell from the ladder and howled. They fell heavily to the ground. The ground in front of Hulao Pass was dyed red with the blood of the Wei army——

…

"When did the Second General get here?"

Wang Fu, who originally commanded the garrison, looked at Guan Gong who seemed to fall from the sky in astonishment and slashed with the iconic Qinglong Yanyue Sword. He was so moved that he wanted to cry.

"Fake..." Guan Yinping's words next to him made his tears stop abruptly, "This is Master Zhou Cang pretending to be my father..."

ah…

Wang Fu's eyes were round and huge. He moved his eyes away from Guan Yinping and looked at Guan Yu standing at the top of the city in disbelief. He tried hard to suppress the throbbing in his heart, and then murmured:

"Fake? Fake?"

Guan Yinping also lowered his voice, "This is my fourth brother's last resort to stay in Hulao, and it is also the only way to definitely defeat Zhang Liao's attack! In this world, the only one who can deter Zhang Liao is my father!"

indeed…

The "surprise victory" that Zhang Liao is most famous for, the Battle of Bailangshan and the Battle of Xiaoyaojin, which shocked Jiuzhou, all originated from the battles of Baima and Yanjin before Guandu. It was Zhang Liao who served as deputy general and witnessed it with his own eyes. Guan Yu took the leader of thousands of troops and killed Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

That was his enlightenment, and it also made Zhang Liao learn from the bottom of his heart:

——It turns out that the battle can still be fought like this!

Zhang Liao admired Guan Yu and was in awe of Guan Yu!

This point has never changed in twenty years!

But Wang Fu...

This...

As Guan Yinping finished his words, Wang Fu never looked away from the "fake Guan Gong", especially the long beard that fluttered in the wind.

Wang Fu said in disbelief, "How can it be so similar?"

Guan Yinping tried to explain: "Master Zhou Cang has been holding a knife for my father for twenty years. He has been with my father day and night... He has been with my father longer than my mother and us children. How can he not imitate my father's behavior, knife skills and demeanor? What's more, my fourth brother's human skin mask is also real enough - —”

“That’s not right…” Wang Fu was still full of doubts, “Zhou Cang can indeed imitate his swordsmanship, demeanor, behavior, manners, and even his face, but… these are not enough to fool even me. I followed your father no later than Zhou Cang! At least, his unique long beard in the world, this long beard alone will never fool me! I am very sure that this long beard is clearly the second general’s—”

Huh…

Speaking of this, Guan Yinping silently clenched her teeth. She seemed to suddenly think of something. She pondered for a while, and finally chanted what she thought of in a low voice.

"General Wang, please do not doubt again!"

"The long beard you are talking about is because... because the long beard under Master Zhou Cang's chin is my father's—"

This...

Instantly, Wang Fu was shocked. He seemed to have heard something horrifying, which made him fall into great disbelief and panic overnight

...

The Wei army soldiers on the top of Hulao Pass could only retreat.

In the end, they were compressed in a small section of the city wall.

They could not break through, no, it was the huge fear and dread that made their hands holding the swords tremble, trembling violently.

In the end, these Wei army soldiers were thrown off the city gate one by one, falling from the towering Hulao Pass, with almost no chance of survival.

And accompanied by this scene was the excited cheers of the entire Hulao Pass defenders.

It was Guan Yu Guan Yunchang, this divine image standing on the top of the city.

As a result, he stroked his long beard while staring at the dark cloud-like scene under the tower, and even found Zhang Liao's position from the Wei army's formation.

His phoenix eyes suddenly opened and closed, and the cold light seemed to tell the other party a sentence, a fact.

——『Wenyuan, long time no see! 』

——『Wenyuan, you can't break the pass guarded by Guan! 』

On the other hand, look at the Wei army's formation at this time.

"General, it's Guan Yu..." A deputy general reminded Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes, and the hand holding the crescent halberd couldn't help but tighten a little.

The deputy general's voice continued, "Damn it, we had already attacked... but... but why did Guan Yu suddenly appear..."

Other deputy generals doubted: "If Guan Yu had been here early in the morning, why did he come out now? Is there a trick?"

"But if it was the real Guan Yu, then Hulao Pass would be difficult to attack!"

Anger, doubt, confusion, worry, all kinds of emotions permeated the entire Wei army for a while.

Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes, in fact, he also had some doubts.

Guan Yu has always been upright, even if he was defending the city, why would he leave halfway? For a moment, Zhang Liao also felt that there was a trick.

But...

When he saw Guan Yu standing on the top of the city through "Thousand Miles", the long beard under his chin fluttered in the wind, dancing lightly with the wind... Each strand looked smart and majestic. It was as if the beard and the long beard had their own life because of the wind!

This is a familiar smell!

This is the look that I have dreamed of countless times in my dreams!

Add to that the deep red phoenix eyes, the resolute but expressionless face, the calm face, the lofty ambitions that come together here... Zhang Liao is too familiar with it.

"It's Yunchang——"

"The real Yunchang!"

Zhang Liao murmured, "He can be fake, but his long beard can't be fake. After so many years, he is still as elegant and heroic as he was in Baima and Yanjin City Pass!"

At this moment, Zhang Liao seemed to see Guan Yu's appearance sixteen years ago;

He also seemed to see himself.

The waves were surging, the Yellow River was rolling, and he followed Guan Yu for the first time, chasing him into the Yuan army camp, witnessing his heroic appearance, and witnessing that extremely soul-stirring knife!

That knife was destined to be the appearance he would learn and look up to throughout his life!

"General, are you going to attack Hulao Pass?"

"General...many soldiers are afraid to move forward..."

"General, all the ladders have been overturned..."

Facing these voices, Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then ordered: "Sound the horn, and the whole army will retreat..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Liao paused, and the next words seemed to explain to the soldiers of the three armies, and also seemed to persuade himself.

"The pass guarded by Yunchang, I, Zhang Liao, can't attack it! Simply...wait for the victory report from General Cao Zhang and General Cao Zhen on the other side!"

With a few sighs, Zhang Liao finally chanted: "It's not easy to drag Yunchang out!"

"Sound the horn, retreat the troops-"

As Zhang Liao gave the order.

"Woo woo woo-"

The low horn sounded suddenly, and the Wei army soldiers who were still in high spirits just a quarter of an hour ago now heard the sound of "sounding the horn" as if they were pardoned.

Yes...

——Who is willing to attack the city gate guarded by Guan Yu?

——Who would risk their life to challenge a god of war?

…

——『Is it over?』

The Wei army left behind thousands of corpses and destroyed a large amount of weapons and baggage. Finally... Ming Jin's horn sounded to withdraw his troops, and they all retreated!

All the defenders were dancing excitedly, cheering and jumping for joy.

Only Zhou Cang, who was pretending to be Guan Yu, squinted his eyes and stared at Wei Jun completely disappearing from sight, and then he let out a long breath, as if he was relieved.

In fact, no one was more nervous than him.

Speaking of which, he is pretending to be Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang!

Guan Gong's temperament and demeanor are not so easy to express even after he has been following him for nearly twenty years.

But what he did in the end was precisely because of this. Watching the Wei army retreat, apart from the big stone hanging in his heart falling to the ground safely, he was left with only a burst of complicated emotions. He didn't know whether to say he was moved or shocked. .

call--

call--

There were two long exhales in succession.

Due to his emotions, Zhou Cang couldn't help but raise his head and look up to the sky. His mood couldn't be better.

It was also at this time that it inevitably brought back his memories from a few days ago.

It was still under a clear blue sky.

After the second general Guan Yu talked with his son Guan Lin, he resolutely decided to lead his army to attack. The Guan family army broke into pieces and secretly left Luoyang City.

Only he, Zhou Cang, planned to leave with Guan Yu to carry out the extremely "dangerous" but "hugely profitable" mission, but just before leaving, Guan Yu gave Zhou Cang a new mission.

"Yun Qi is guarding Luoyang City alone. As a father, I am always worried. So I discussed with him last night and decided to leave a backup plan, which is to keep you. You, Zhou Cang, will pretend to be me and guard Luoyang to intimidate the young people. ——”

Well…

Suddenly hearing Guan Yu's words, Zhou Cang's head was buzzing.

To the point that he was extremely shocked, and his heart fell into indescribable shock and amazement.

"Second General, I don't want to, but it's me...can I do it?"

Zhou Cang knew that this was the result of the discussion between the second general and Master Yunqi, and he was powerless to change it.

He will not try to change, he will definitely choose to obey,

But... but pretending to be Guan Gong, this matter... still makes Zhou Cang unsure.

"You have been following me all these years, and you know everything I say, do, and do. If there is anyone in this world who can pretend to be me, it is you Zhou Cang!"

Guan Yu solemnly handed the Qinglong Yanyue Sword into Zhou Cang's hand, which was his signature weapon.

Of course, in fact... Guan Yu still has a broadsword today, which was given to him by his son Guan Lin. It is a broadsword forged from pure steel.

Although it does not look as domineering as the Qinglong Sword, it is famous and has a long story...

But the victory is to cut through stone and metal, and to cut iron like clay.

And because it was given by his son Guan Lin, Guan Yu specially named it "Yunlin Yanyue Sword"——

Of course, that's not the point...

The key point is that the moment the Qinglong Yanyue Sword was handed over to Zhou Cang's hand, Zhou Cang felt tremendous pressure. This pressure... surged and violently pressed towards him.

But in the end, Zhou Cang still gave up, "The general will definitely fulfill his mission. As long as the general is here, no thief will be able to touch a hair of the Fourth Young Master!"

Guan Yu nodded with satisfaction, turned around, and finally got on the horse with Zhou Cang's hand.

Just as he was driving his horse away, Guan Yu suddenly thought of something again.

He turned sideways again, "I almost forgot about it. If it weren't for this long beard? Who wouldn't be able to see through your disguise?"

While talking, Guan Yu took out a dagger from his arms.

Having been a master and servant for nearly twenty years, Zhou Cang immediately had a premonition of what Guan Yu was going to do.

He quickly shouted, "Second General, don't..."

But the dagger was waved in Guan Yu's powerful hand, and in an instant, the iconic long beard was cut off.

Cao Cao had always cut off his beard and discarded his robe when he was in a desperate situation. How could Zhou Cang have imagined that such a proud Guan Gong, such a religious and totem-like Guan Gong... would actually cut off his long beard to protect Luoyang!

"This...Second General, this..." Zhou Cang burst into tears immediately. He looked at Guan Yu's gesture of holding his long beard. He cried and said, "My body and skin are affected by my parents. This is not a farewell, nor a farewell." It’s such a disaster, why did the second general underestimate himself and despise himself to such an extent? Why is this necessary?”

indeed.

In Zhou Cang's view, this kind of beard-cutting behavior is completely incompatible with the name "Guan Yu", and it is even more inconsistent with the image of Guan Gong standing proudly in his mind.

This...is this still Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang?

Is this still Guan Gong?

The long beard is gone, and so is his dominance and majesty——

Just when Zhou Cang's heart was about to break, Guan Yu handed Zhou Cang's thick beard into Zhou Cang's hands. He even made a gesture on Zhou Cang's beard, and then said with a smile.

"Yes, that's what it looks like!"

You must know that ancient times focused on the integrity of the body. It is said that the body's hair and skin are inherited from its parents. This is something that cannot be parted in life!

But now Guan Yu no longer cares about this, and his low and thick words came out again.

"Why are you crying? You should be laughing! If you use Guan's long beard, you can exchange for the safety of Luoyang, exchange for my son's safety, exchange for the tens of thousands of people in my country to be saved from destruction, and exchange for the bravery of the Han army. You can save your life to the greatest extent, so why bother with your long beard?”

These were the last words left by Guan Yu. After these words, his majestic red cloak spread out, and he rode away on the red rabbit horse——

On the other hand, Zhou Cang...

At that time, he only felt that the Qinglong sword and the thick long beard were unusually heavy!

There was even a moment when Zhou Cang could feel that the second general had really changed. He had transformed from an excellent commander into an outstanding, outstanding, and invincible commander.

Such Guan Gong:

——is invincible!

Such Guan Gong:

——is invincible!

Now, the scene of the Wei army retreating in panic is undoubtedly... the long beard, the Qinglong Yanyue sword, and the weight and weight of the two words "Guan Gong"——

"Second general..."

Zhou Cang raised his head to the sky and couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: "This Luoyang City, these four young masters... as long as you are here, no one can touch them——"

Thinking of this, Zhou Cang's mind was wandering again.

He couldn't help but think of where the second general was marching now? Is the fourth young master's plan... still going well?

…

…(End of this chapter)