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

After dealing with the Wu soldiers guarding the winch, Guan Yu personally lowered the drawbridge, then swung his sword to cut the winch cable and disable it. Only then did he say, "Zhou Cang, you take some men to guard the city tower, the rest of you come down with me to open the gate."

After saying this, he rushed down the steps and charged towards the Wu army guarding the city gate. The Wu army took the initiative to meet him, but how could ordinary city guards be a match for Guan Yu?

Even without his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, Guan Yu was still no match for these small fry, and three of them were quickly cut down.

Then Guan Yu grabbed a corpse and slammed it down, knocking down all the Wu soldiers on the steps. He roared, "I am Guan Yu, the Marquis of Hanshou. If you want to die, come up here!"

The Wu soldiers, who were dazed and confused after being hit, trembled upon hearing the name Guan Yu. They got up, dared not charge again, and turned to run away.

This man's name is so renowned that even the Twelve Tiger Generals of Jiangdong dare not face him alone, let alone them.

Wu Jun retreated, but Guan Yu did not. He successfully rushed to the city gate, opened the barbican, pointed at a few people, and said, "I will guard this place. You go open the city gate and welcome the army into the city. Hurry up."

With the winch and city gate captured, the rest was a foregone conclusion. Guan Yu picked up the shield of the Wu army, held a sword in his right hand and a shield in his left, and stood at the city gate, a man who could hold off ten thousand men.

At the same time, Guan Xingwangfu and his men, who had been running at full speed, also arrived at the city gates and rushed in as soon as the gates opened.

Guan Xing crossed the barbican and came to Guan Yu's side, exclaiming with delight, "Father, you are amazing! You are as vigorous as ever, even in your old age!"

Guan Yu glared at him and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Xin Fei, you take a thousand men to guard the city gate. Guan Xing, you take a thousand men to attack Zhang Zhao's residence. Wang Fu, you take a thousand men to seize the granary and storehouse. The rest of you, follow me to attack Sun's residence. After that, we'll meet up at Sun's residence. Charge!"

Under Guan Yu's command, the army rushed into the city and split up to carry out their operations.

The Han army entered the city, and Jianye City descended into chaos.

Hearing the commotion, the people got up and peeked through the crack in the door to see what was happening.

Although Jianye had never experienced war, most of its people were migrants from outside the city and were already used to the changing of the guard on the city walls, so they were not alarmed.

The common people are not panicked; it is the officials who are naturally panicked.

Currently, Jianye is being guarded by the strategist Zhang Zhao. At this hour, Zhang Zhao was already asleep and sound asleep when he suddenly heard someone shout, "Strategist, something bad has happened! Guan Yu has entered the city!"

Zhang Zhao ignored what he heard, turned over and continued sleeping, muttering to himself, "It's really strange to dream of Guan Yu."

It's no wonder he acted this way; the whole story of Guan Yu conquering Jianye is just too absurd.

Everyone knows that Guan Yu is currently being chased like a stray dog ​​by Lü Meng in Jingzhou. Under such circumstances, how could he possibly capture Jianye?

You must have been dreaming, right?

Zhang Zhao thought it was a dream and ignored it, but the person outside the door became anxious and frantically pounded on the door, shouting, "Strategist, get up quickly! Guan Yu has really broken in! The Han army has really stormed in!"

Hearing the other person's voice tremble with anxiety, Zhang Zhao finally realized something was wrong. He quickly got up and opened the door, only to hear urgent shouts of killing before he could even ask anything.

Zhang Zhao's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly asked, "What exactly happened? Are you sure it was the Han army that attacked and not the Wei army?"

Compared to the Han army, it seems more reliable for the Wei army to enter the city, after all, the Wei army is closer and stronger, while the Han army has nothing.

Guan Yu was almost killed, and Liu Bei was still far away in Chengdu. How could he come to Jianye?

The messenger cried, "It really is the Han army, and it's Guan Yu himself! You won't find another like him in the entire Han Dynasty. There's no way to fool anyone."

Zhang Zhao's vision went black and his legs went weak. He barely managed to stand by holding onto the door frame, muttering to himself, "How is this possible? Didn't Guan Yu flee Maicheng? How could he suddenly attack Jianye?"

There was no time for him to think anymore. Zhang Zhao raised his hand and slapped himself three times, forcing himself to calm down and said, "Come with me to the lord's residence and escort the lord's family out of the city first."

He had no intention of driving out the Han army and retaking the city because he had no troops at his disposal.

Currently, Wu's main force is all in Jingzhou. The garrison in Jianye is maintaining order, but it is impossible for them to fight Guan Yu, who is famous throughout China. It is estimated that half of the soldiers will have to run away before the battle even begins.

So there's no need to make a futile struggle; let's just run away first.

Zhang Zhao rushed to the gate of the mansion without even putting on his clothes. Before he could even leave the backyard, a group of soldiers rushed in and surrounded him.

Zhang Zhao's heart sank, and he frowned as he asked, "I am Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zibu. Which general is leading the troops? Would you be willing to come out and discuss this?"

The one who arrived was Guan Xing. Guan Xing stepped out of the crowd, clasped his hands in greeting to Zhang Zhao, and said, "General Zhang, this junior, Guan Anguo, greets you."

Zhang Zhao quickly regained the composure befitting a high-ranking official of Jiangdong, stroked his beard and sighed, "They really are General Guan's troops. I am quite puzzled by the fact that General Guan was defeated at Maicheng but suddenly appeared in Jianye City. I wonder if the Second Young Master could enlighten me?"

As he said this, Zhang Zhao felt so frustrated he wanted to vomit blood.

He had assisted the Sun brothers in ruling Jiangdong for so many years and had never been taken prisoner. He had survived the dangerous situation of the Battle of Red Cliffs. In the end, the Wu army won in Jingzhou, but his own base was destroyed. What kind of situation is this?

No, why is that?

Where did that damned Guan Yu come from?

Could Guan Yu possibly fly or disappear into the earth?

Guan Xing laughed and said, "Because they were defeated at Maicheng, they attacked Jianye. Is that hard to understand?"

There's a saying that goes, "A peacock spreading its tail feathers is beautiful, but it also exposes its anus."

“You Wu army took advantage of my father’s battle with the Wei army at the front to launch a surprise attack by crossing the river in white robes. You also colluded with traitors like Mi Fang and Fu Shiren to cut off my father’s retreat. You thought you could kill my father this way, but you forgot that after the main force of the Wu army went to Jingzhou, the Jiangdong region was left empty.”

"In other words, now is the best time to attack Jianye. If we don't launch a surprise attack, wouldn't we be letting down your all-out effort to cross the river in disguise?"

Zhang Zhao said dejectedly, "You're right, now is indeed the best time to launch a surprise attack on Jianye, but when your father was defeated at Maicheng, he only had a hundred or so cavalrymen with him. Where will you get the troops to attack Jianye?"

"Also, how did you manage to get from Maicheng to Jianye, which is over 1,500 li?"

This was what puzzled him the most: how could Guan Yu, who was like a stray dog, suddenly produce so many soldiers and cross the blockade line of thousands of miles to appear in Jianye City?

Guan Xing laughed and said, "We may not have soldiers, but the Dabie Mountains do. The heroes of the Dabie Mountains have long admired my father. When my father raised his arm to call for action, the bandits responded enthusiastically. Their enthusiasm was incredibly high."

"As for how to reach Jianye City, is there even a need to ask? Jiangdong is such a vast territory, can you really block all the roads?"

"General Zhang, I have answered all your questions. Now it is your turn to show your sincerity. Will you surrender or resist? Give me a clear answer."

"I suggest you choose the former. After all, you and the King of Hanzhong are old acquaintances, and the General of Chariots and Cavalry (Sun Quan) is the King of Hanzhong's brother-in-law. Since you are all relatives, you should prioritize harmony. What do you say?"

Zhang Zhao's lips trembled slightly as he asked again, "I have another question. Taking advantage of the fact that our main force was in Jingzhou, secretly sneaking into the Dabie Mountains and gathering bandits to launch a surprise attack on Jianye was a stroke of genius. I admire it immensely, but..."

"Such keen ability to seize opportunities and such a brilliant plan could not have been conceived by Guan Yu. Please tell me, young general, who offered this plan to General Guan? I want to know who defeated him."