My father-in-law Guan Yu, I persuaded Liu Bei to launch a surprise attack on Xiangyang at the beginn

Chapter 46: Destroy Cao's Camp! Burn Cao Cao to the ground!
Guan Yu stopped, glanced back in the direction of Xiao He, stroked his beautiful beard and pondered in silence.

After thinking for a moment, Guan Yu nodded slightly:

"This Xiao Bowen is handsome and talented. He also studied under a great hermit and has extraordinary wisdom and strategy. He will surely become my brother's right-hand man and advisor in the future. It wouldn't be a disgrace for my daughter to marry him..."

Guan Yu pointed out Xiao He's advantages one by one as if they were his own treasures, and it was obvious that he was very satisfied with such a good son-in-law.

Changing the subject, Guan Yu sighed again:

"But you know Yinping's temper, brother. When she gets stubborn, there's nothing I, as her father, can do about it."

"Although marriage is a major matter and parents have the final say, in this matter, Yinping still has to agree."

Seeing Guan Yu heaved a sigh of relief, Liu Bei showed a look of joy, and smiled disapprovingly:
"Don't worry too much about Yinping, Yunchang. Don't you understand clearly enough what they said and did just now?"

"I can guarantee that Yinping will have no objection to this marriage!"

Guan Yu thought about it and it made sense.

Let's not talk about the scene where Guan Yinping allowed Xiao He to feed him. Just look at the gentle and pleading tone when she begged Xiao He to calculate the military strength of Cao's camp. As a father, I have never enjoyed such treatment.

"It seems that it is just as my brother said, girls cannot be kept at home when they grow up, alas——"

Guan Yu smiled bitterly and sighed.

This sigh naturally indicated that he approved of Liu Bei's proposal of matchmaking.

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he could not shirk his job as a matchmaker.

"However, with the war imminent, how can we let personal affairs hinder the fight against Cao Cao? Let's postpone this marriage."

Guan Yu should put national affairs first.

"That's what I mean, brother. Right now, we should prioritize resisting Cao Cao and win this battle first."

Liu Bei's smile faded, a heroic look lit up his face, and he extended his hand to Guan Yu:

"It's been a long time since we two brothers have fought together. This time, we will fight side by side and burn Cao Cao to pieces!"

Guan Yu's blood boiled instantly, and he raised his hand and clenched his fists with Liu Bei.

The two brothers looked at each other and laughed.

In the hall.

After seeing Liu Bei off, Xiao He sat down again, picked up his bowl and chopsticks and started to cook the mutton again.

"My lord and the others have left, let's continue with our hot pot. By the way, this sauce shouldn't be spicy, right?"

Seeing that Guan Yinping was in a trance, Xiao He reminded her with a smile.

He also picked up the shabu-shabu mutton and put it into her bowl.

This pinch of food was not a big deal, but it reminded her of the scene when Xiao He personally fed her with that chopstick just now.

Her heart began to beat wildly, and her pretty face, which had returned to normal, was suddenly covered with a layer of clouds again.

"Huh? Why is your face so red? Is the fire too strong? Let me adjust it..."

Xiao He muttered to himself while stirring the charcoal fire in the stove.

"I...I'm feeling a little unwell. I don't want to eat anymore. You can eat it yourself..."

Guan Yinping was afraid that he would see that something was wrong with her expression, so she quickly found an excuse, got up and left in a hurry.

As soon as Xiao He looked up, Guan Yinping had disappeared.

"You were fine just now, why do you suddenly feel unwell?"

"Her face is so red. Is it because the fire is too strong or because of the spiciness?"

Xiao He muttered to himself, his eyes blank.

...

At night, upstream of Xiangyang, on the south bank of the Han River.

Liu Bei stood at the bow of the boat, holding his sword, staring at the night sky to the north.

There were hundreds of warships on both sides, loaded with more than 30,000 soldiers, quietly hidden in the reeds on the south bank.

Just an hour ago, Guan Yu led the navy, turned off the lights and engines, and relying on the sailors' experience, he carried 30,000 soldiers and quietly moved fifteen miles upstream of the Han River.

From here, cross the river and go ashore, then head north for more than ten miles to reach Deng County.

At this moment, 30,000 troops are ready to march.

Just waiting for Zhao Yun's beacon signal.

"Beacon fire, my lord, the beacon fire has been lit in the direction of Deng County!"

Chen Dao's eyes became sharp and he pointed towards the northeast night sky and shouted.

Liu Bei's eyes narrowed and he looked closely.

really.

In the northeastern night sky, three beacons have shot up into the night sky.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu looked at each other, and joy appeared on their faces at the same time.

That was because Zhao Yun had used the rare item given by Xiao He to find out that Cao Cao's camp in Deng County was short of troops, and he lit three beacon signals as promised.

"Yunchang, let's cross the river!"

Without hesitation, Liu Bei raised his hand and pointed north. Guan Yu immediately gave the order for the ships to move.

Hundreds of warships slowly sailed out of the reeds and, under the cover of night, silently headed towards the north bank.

Within half an hour, 30,000 soldiers changed their horses and rushed to the north bank of the Han River.

Liu Bei led these 30,000 soldiers and horses, racing against time, and headed straight for Deng County.

When the moon passed the zenith, the army had arrived in Deng County.

The outline of a city is vaguely visible, and to the east of the city is a large camp with bright lights.

Zhao Yun, who had been waiting on the road, rode his horse and came to meet them.

"My lord, the Cao army's food camp is ahead. Yun roughly estimated that there are no more than 10,000 Cao troops in the camp!"

"Within a radius of ten miles, Yun did not find any signs of Cao's ambush."

Liu Bei let out a sigh, and the last trace of worry in his heart disappeared.

"Zheng——"

The double-edged sword is unsheathed.

Liu Bei pointed his sword at the enemy camp and shouted proudly:
"The survival of Jingxiang depends on this!"

"All officers and men, listen to my command. Follow me and charge forward bravely to crush Cao's camp!"

The blood and fighting spirit of the soldiers on both sides were ignited in an instant.

"Destroy Cao's camp!"

"Destroy Cao's camp!"

The sound of hunting pierces the silence of the night.

Thirty thousand soldiers of Liu's army rushed towards Cao's camp like a flood breaking through a dam.

...

Caoying, the central military camp.

The air was filled with the smell of alcohol and the cups and plates were in a mess.

Yu Jin looked very drunk, but he kept pouring glass after glass of wine into his mouth.

The guards on both sides looked at Yu Jin's drunken appearance, looked at each other, and sighed secretly.

Their General Yu was originally a strict person and never drank alcohol in the army.

However, since he was transferred to guard the Deng County grain camp two days ago, he has been drinking to drown his sorrows all day long, and he gets drunk and unconscious every day.

It is the same today.

"General, please stop drinking. You are responsible for guarding the granary."

"If word gets to the Prime Minister and he learns that the general was drinking in the granary, I'm afraid he'll blame the general."

The trusted deputy general beside him finally couldn't help but speak out a reminder.

"Important task?"

Yu Jin smiled bitterly and said disapprovingly:
"The Prime Minister has led his generals to Chaoyang to ambush the big-eared thief. My position here is merely a sinecure."

"After this battle, the Prime Minister will lead his army across the river, and I, your general, will be sent back to Xudu by the Prime Minister to retire."

Yu Jin vented all his complaints with the help of the wine, and drank another glass of wine.

His confidants understood that Yu Jin was being neglected by Cao Cao and would soon be abandoned. He was resentful, so he drank to drown his sorrows.

Everyone was unable to persuade him any further and could only shake their heads and sigh.

"Big-eared thief, Guan Yu, I, Yu Jin, have fallen to this point today because of you and the others."

"If the Prime Minister kills you all today, it will be considered as a way to vent my grievances. I can retire and return home without regrets..."

Thinking of this, Yu Jin finally felt a little better and raised his head to drink another glass of wine.

at this time.

Outside the big tent, there was a sudden deafening cry of killing, as if countless soldiers were suddenly coming from all directions.

The deputy general's personal guards were suddenly panicked.

Yu Jin was also shocked. He quickly put down his wine glass, staggered to his feet, and wanted to go out of the tent to check.

But he drank too much, and although he stood up, his vision was blurry and he couldn't take a step.

"General, the enemy is attacking at night!"

Another young officer rushed in in a hurry, shouting in a trembling voice:

"Suddenly, countless Liu troops rushed out from outside the camp. It looked like there were tens of thousands of them, and they were rushing towards our camp!"

It was like a bolt of thunder, striking down from the sky above my head.

Yu Jin's drunkenness was instantly dissipated, and he fell down with a thud, his face looking as if he had seen a ghost.

"Impossible, this is impossible, this is absolutely impossible-"

(End of this chapter)