The Three Kingdoms: I asked you to save Guan Yu, not to destroy Sun Quan.

The Gu River is a tributary of the Zhe River, flowing from north to south through Damu County, less than ten miles from the county seat.

Guan Xing left the county town without delay, and with the grain and supplies, rushed to the riverbank as quickly as possible to occupy the ferry crossing and prepare to cross the river.

Although Da Mo was not a major transportation route, it was still a place where merchants and travelers passed through, so it was normal to build a ferry crossing there.

There were no troops stationed at the ferry crossing, only a few yamen runners responsible for collecting tolls and maintaining order. Naturally, they were no match for the ferocious Han army, and they fled before the Han army even arrived.

Why not run? Are you waiting to be killed?

Meng Jun led his troops to seize the ferry crossing. After finishing, he ran to Guan Xing and said, "Captain, we have taken the ferry crossing, but the bridge is too narrow, less than two meters wide. It can only allow one carriage to pass at a time, which is too slow. Moreover, we have wasted too much time in the county town. I am afraid that Zhang Cheng will catch up. What should we do?"

The bridge built by the county was clearly constructed with shoddy materials. Not only was it narrow, but it also wobbled and creaked when you walked on it, as if it might fall apart at any moment.

Guan Xing said urgently, "Find Shen Yi. Didn't he prepare a bamboo raft? Use the bamboo raft to transport the goods and try to finish the transport before Zhang Cheng arrives."

"Old Xie, go prepare firewood, and take out the oil we robbed and prepare it. After crossing the river, burn the bridge immediately. Hurry, hurry, time is of the essence."

Xie Chong tentatively asked, "Captain, I heard that General Zhang Fei destroyed the bridge after he rallied Cao Cao's army at Dangyang Bridge. As a result, he was reprimanded by strategist Zhuge Liang, who said that General Zhang Fei should not have destroyed the bridge, but should have left it to confuse Cao Cao's army. Shouldn't we also leave the bridge? It would be a pity to burn it."

"You tiger..." Guan Xing scolded irritably, "Zhuge Liang suggested leaving the bridge open because Cao Cao was suspicious and did not know the strength of the Han army. He was afraid of being ambushed and dared not cross the bridge rashly. Can our situation be the same as that time?"

Xie Chong muttered unconvinced, "How is it different?"

Guan Xing patiently explained, "Of course it's different. First of all, Zhang Cheng knows better than you how many troops we have and what our combat strength is. Secondly, Zhang Cheng has been outmaneuvered by us for so many days, he's furious. If you dare to leave the bridge, he'll fight you to the death even at the cost of more than half of his casualties, do you believe it or not?"

"Old Xie, don't try to imitate classic battles. There are some things you can't imitate. Take the Battle of Back River, for example. Who but Han Xin could pull it off?"

"Throughout history, only Han Xin succeeded in the battle with his back to the river. All the other generals who tried this all fell into the river and drowned. Take the Battle of Hanzhong for example. How badly was Xu Huang defeated by Generals Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong in the battle with his back to the river?"

Xie Chong's mind flashed back to the image of Zhang Cheng recklessly rushing across the bridge, chasing after them and hacking and slashing wildly. He was so frightened that he quickly said, "Captain, I was wrong. I will never dare to do it again."

Guan Xing nodded and said, "Let's get to work, we don't have much time."

While the two were talking, Shen Yi led his men in dozens of bamboo rafts coming from upstream. Xie Chong immediately led his men to load the supplies onto the rafts and transport them across the river.

Moreover, Xie Chong thought rowing was too slow, so he found a rope and threw it onto the bamboo raft, then threw one end of the rope to the other side of the river and ordered people to stand on the riverbank and pull hard.

I must say, the speed has actually increased quite a bit.

Guan Xing asked in surprise, "Where did this rope come from?"

The ferry crossing is at least fifty or sixty meters wide, so it's not easy to find a rope that long.

Xie Chong chuckled and said, "When I was moving grain earlier, I saw a batch of ropes piled up in the warehouse, and I thought they would be useful, so I just took them."

Guan Xing gave a thumbs up and exclaimed sincerely, "Director Xie is truly brilliant! But since we have both bamboo rafts and ropes, why bother paddling across? Wouldn't it be better to just put the rafts together and make a floating bridge?"

"Uh..." Xie Chong froze, and after a moment of astonishment, he raised his hand and slapped himself, cursing, "How could I not have thought of that? What kind of brain do I have?"

Without thinking twice, he immediately contacted Shen Yi and went to build a pontoon bridge.

The pontoon bridge is very simple; just put two bamboo rafts together and secure them with ropes. Moreover, Shen Yi had prepared enough bamboo rafts in advance, which could be lined up in a row to connect the two banks of the river.

With this, the Han army had two bridges, making them more than twice as fast as before.

Finally, the last batch of supplies successfully crossed the river, and Xie rushed over and said, "Captain, we can go now."

Guan Xing nodded and was about to leave when suddenly a series of hurried footsteps and shouts of killing came. Guan Xing's expression changed slightly and he quickly said, "Damn Zhang Cheng, why is he like a leech that I can't shake off? Everyone, run forward and cross the river quickly."

Most of the troops have already retreated to the other side of the river, leaving less than a thousand men on this side. Without any baggage to carry them, they can move quickly in groups of several.

Guan Xing stayed behind last, standing at the bridgehead to accept the cooking oil Xie Chong handed him, his face twitching with heartache.

This much oil could cook so many dishes; it's such a waste to throw it away.

Using cooking oil as fuel was, in his eyes, a crime.

But there is no way!

Seeing Wu Jun getting closer and closer, Guan Xing disregarded the pain in his wallet, poured cooking oil on the bridge, set it on fire, and retreated.

As for the pontoon bridge made of bamboo rafts, it was scattered again and Shen Yi rowed it to the other side of the river to burn it together.

In short, it cannot be left to Wu Jun.

Cooking oil is also flammable; it bursts into flames with a whoosh as soon as it comes into contact with a spark.

Amidst the flames, Zhang Cheng led his army to the riverbank. Seeing the raging fire and the fleeing Han soldiers, he turned pale with rage.

"Damn it, I was just one step too late."

Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth and roared furiously, "Fire arrows! Fire arrows now! Shoot those bastards on the bridge to death!"

He snatched the bow and arrow from his subordinate, drew the bowstring, and released the arrow at Guan Xing's flickering figure in the firelight.

Guan Xing saw Zhang Cheng's movements, but instead of crouching down to avoid them, he chose to use his armor to withstand the attack.

He was afraid that if he dodged, the arrows would injure his teammates behind him.

Finally, the arrow struck the breastplate precisely, causing a sharp pain in his chest. Guan Xing, however, pretended to be relaxed, grabbed the arrow, and shouted, "General Zhang Cheng, why is your arrow like a woman's slap, it has no power at all?"

Zhang Chengqi drew his bowstring again, but this time Guan Xing did not give him a chance. Several shield soldiers rushed over and formed a shield formation in front of him, covering his slow retreat.

At the same time, several soldiers came over with bundles of pine branches, threw them into the fire through their shields to intensify the flames, and then retreated to take over for the next group.

Guan Xing, like a sheep defecating, left countless pine branches behind as he crossed the bridge. Because pine trees contain resin that is highly flammable, he left a sea of ​​fire wherever he went.

Before they could even get a firm footing after crossing the river, Xie Chong asked anxiously, "How are you, Captain? Are you injured?"

He just witnessed Guan Xing being hit by an arrow; it's impossible that he wasn't injured at all.

Guan Xing patted his chest and laughed, "Don't worry, it's fine. The Mingguang armor is of very good quality. Zhang Cheng's arrow didn't even pierce the breastplate, it just hurts a little."

After saying that, he exchanged a glance with Xie Chong and laughed at the same time.

Zhang Cheng couldn't laugh; he was so angry at the other side of the river that he gritted his teeth.

This time, he was chasing too fast and didn't bring his ballista. Ordinary arrows couldn't penetrate the armor and shield, so he could only watch helplessly as Guan Xing retreated.

Unable to deal with Guan Xing, Zhang Cheng turned around and scolded You Yong, who was chasing after him: "You County Magistrate, is that right? Why can't you hold Guan Xing off a little longer? If you could just hold him off for half an hour, this bastard wouldn't be able to escape today."

You Yong: "..."

What am I supposed to use to defend myself? Do I have soldiers or guns? I've already done my job by not abandoning the city and running away, okay?

Besides, why are you taking your anger out on me if you can't beat Guan Xing?