When the news of Mobei came, Guan Yu and other generals were overjoyed. In this battle, Zhuge Liang had anticipated the enemy's moves and had already prepared reinforcements. He also sent another unit to attack the camp, achieving a great victory. Everyone was convinced.
Gan Ning and others returned to the camp to report the news. Guan Yu was overjoyed and rewarded the Jinfan Army heavily, ordering them to rest first.
Guan Yu ordered his men to bring Le Jin to him and asked, "General, you are also a great general in the world. Are you willing to give up the dark and join the light?"
Le Jin glanced at everyone coldly and said in a deep voice, "How was General Guan in Xuchang in the past? Why are you asking me again?"
Guan Yu sighed softly, knowing that Le Jin had no intention of surrendering, and sent people to take him to Wancheng, where Yang Jun, Jian Yong and others were there to persuade him to surrender.
Guan Ping asked anxiously, "Commander Cao has lost Mobei and his morale is low. Why hasn't he sent out his troops yet?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Zhang Liao has Jia Xu as his advisor, so he will be cautious. Our army must not act rashly unless the enemy moves."
While they were discussing, scouts came with an urgent report that Cao's army had divided its forces to the west to rescue Mobei, and Zhang Liao personally led a large army out of Kunyang to confront Guan Yu.
Zhuge Liang said: "Zhang Liao has divided his troops to attack Mobei, and he is worried that you will go to rescue him, so we should send out all the troops to fight him."
Guan Yu stroked his beard and smiled, "Except for Wen Yuan, all the generals in Cao's camp are as worthless as grass to me. If we leave the city, we will surely be defeated."
He then ordered the army to march out, and Guan Yu personally led his troops to Wushui. Scouts came back with information that Zhang Liao had sent troops to cross the river and stationed in Henan.
Guan Ping clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to be the vanguard and defeat Cao's army."
Guan Yu frowned and said, "Zhang Liao's deployment of troops in this way is a bit risky. What do you think, military advisor?"
Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and said with a smile, "Zhang Liao has sent out all his troops and crossed the river to the south. He must have seen that Zhang Xiu was killed and Le Jin was captured, and he has no generals left. He intends to fight a decisive battle and end the battle in one battle. If he wins, he can directly take Ye County and Bowang and control the important road to Nanyang."
Guan Yu snorted coldly, "Zhang Wenyuan wants to use Xiaoyaojin's trick again, and he is desperate. He regards Guan as a blue-eyed girl, and he is going too far!"
Zhuge Liang said to Guan Ping, "Young general, go ahead and test the enemy's strength. Fight as hard as you can. If you can win, then win. But remember not to chase the enemy. Jia Xu is a shrewd man, be careful not to fall into his trap."
Guan Ping was overjoyed and led his troops out first. When they were four or five miles away from the river, they saw a crowd of people and horses in front of them, and dust was flying. Cao's army was camping on the shore, and when they saw the enemy coming, they immediately deployed their troops on the river bank.
Guan Ping saw from afar that Cao's army was no more than two or three thousand, so he urged his troops forward and shouted, "Cao is a traitor, why don't you surrender quickly?"
A general in Cao's camp rushed forward and shouted, "I am Dong Heng, come and tell me your name!"
"It's Guan Ping!" Guan Ping has been following Guan Yu since he arrived in Jingzhou. He has been practicing martial arts but has no way to display them. He has been ready to go and urges his horse to attack the enemy general.
"Even if Guan Yu comes, what can he do to me?" Dong Heng smiled coldly and rode his horse to meet the enemy.
When the two horses crossed, there was a loud noise. Dong Heng's arms went numb and he was shocked. As expected, a tiger father will have a dog son. He shouted, "Brothers, come together!"
Dong Chao at the back was already prepared at any time and rode out on his horse to fight. The two of them fought against Guan Ping, but Guan Ping remained calm and unafraid. The three of them fought like a revolving lantern.
After fighting for more than twenty rounds, Zhou Cang saw a large number of Cao's troops appearing on the other side of the river and preparing to cross the river. He was worried that Guan Ping might get into trouble, so he led his troops straight forward.
Zhou Cang took over the fight with Dong Chao. At that moment, drums sounded in Cao's camp and Cao's army rushed over from the shore. The two armies engaged in a melee.
Suddenly, a red flag was waving in front of Cao's army on the opposite bank. Soon, a group of troops rushed over from upstream, outflanked Guan Ping's troops from behind, and surrounded them from three sides, causing chaos in the Han army's formation.
"There is an ambush, run!" Guan Ping was shocked, swung his sword to force Dong Heng back, and called on Zhou Cang to break out.
The two men took turns to cover each other, fought hard, and risked their lives to break out of the encirclement. Cao's army followed and killed them, and the Han army was defeated and fled.
Guan Yu was leading his troops on the march when he suddenly saw the army in front of him retreating. He learned that Guan Ping had been ambushed and was extremely shocked and furious. He urged his Red Hare to cross the chaotic army and attack Cao's army directly.
Guan Ping and Zhou Cang gathered the remaining troops and followed closely behind, turning back to fight back, only to see Cao's troops along the way scrambling for weapons and in chaos.
Guan Yu rushed forward and swept his Qinglong sword across, causing three or four people to fly into the air and scream in agony.
When Cao's army heard the sound of horse hooves, they looked up and saw that it was Guan Yu. They put up no resistance, threw away their weapons and looted supplies, and ran away, abandoning their weapons and armor.
"How dare you, you bastard, launch a sneak attack! You deserve to die!" Guan Ping was filled with shame and anger. He urged his horse to follow Guan Yu closely and led his troops to attack him.
Cao's army knew Guan Yu's bravery, so they fled all over the mountains in panic and rushed into the camp on the river bank. The defenders were in chaos and beat drums to warn the enemy.
Dong Heng and Dong Chao hurried out of the camp, and were frightened to death when they saw Guan Yu coming. Dong Heng was beheaded by Guan Yu with a sword, and Dong Chao let out a strange cry and fled on his horse.
Guan Yu rushed straight into the Cao army and swept his sword across. He was no match for his opponent and killed all of Cao's soldiers and threw them to the ground.
Guan Ping soon arrived on horseback and ran into the panicked Dong Chao, whom he killed with a single blow of his sword. Cao's army was completely defeated and fled in all directions along the shore.
Guan Yu and his sons divided their troops into two groups and chased Cao's troops east and west along the river. They frightened Cao's troops to death and most of them jumped into the water to escape. The water was splashing everywhere and the crowds were overcrowded.
The Cao army on the other side shouted in panic, but there was nothing they could do. Guan Yu was patrolling the shore like a tiger. Who would dare to go over to save them
Under the gate flag, Jia Xu's short and skinny figure hid in the shadows, stroking his beard and saying, "Father and son fighting in battle, Guan Yu is as mighty as ever!"
Zhu Ling asked anxiously: "Military Advisor, do you want to save him or not?"
Jia Xu said calmly: "Let him kill!"
Zhu Ling was shocked and whispered, "Since we are colleagues, how can we just stand by and watch someone die?"
Jia Xu said: "You need fragrant bait to fish, let alone to subdue a tiger."
Zhu Ling was stunned. Although he did not understand Jia Xu's intention, he knew that the death of Dong Heng and his brother was within Jia Xu's expectations. He sighed and said, "It's a pity that the two brothers died in vain."
Jia Xu said calmly: "Since I am receiving the king's salary, I should be loyal to my master. If I sacrifice the lives of Dong Heng and others to bring peace to the Central Plains, I can say that I have died for a good cause."
At this time, Cao's army had been forced to jump into the river. Guan Yu drew his sword and mounted his horse, ordering his soldiers to shout in unison: "Those who surrender will not be killed!"
"A kind man cannot command an army!" Jia Xu pulled his beard behind his back, shook his head and sighed.
Zhu Ling was horrified after hearing this and turned to look at this inconspicuous old man. He seemed very low-key and walked among the crowd just like ordinary people, but he was so cruel in doing things.
Those people on the other side were his own troops, and Jia Xu was actually speaking for Guan Yu. If he was not deeply trusted by Cao Cao, Zhu Ling would really suspect that this person was a spy for Liu Qi.
Jia Xu naturally saw Zhu Ling's shock and said, "If there were no great generals and elite soldiers to lure him, how could Guan Yu fall into the trap?"
"Fell into a trap?" Zhu Ling looked at the Cao army in such a state of disgrace, and suddenly remembered that he had not seen Zhang Liao yet, so he hurriedly asked, "Is General Zhang still lying in ambush on the shore?"
"How can we defeat the enemy by ambushing on the river bank?" Jia Xu shook his head slightly, looked up and saw a horse galloping in the distance, carrying yellow sand and flying, and chuckled: "My plan has worked!"
Guan Yu occupied the river bank to persuade Cao's army to surrender. He was about to send someone to inform Zhuge Liang and send an army to the river bank to set up camp. Suddenly, a fast horse came with urgent news that the camp was attacked by Cao's army.
Guan Yu was shocked and asked, "Who is so bold?"
The scout replied: "It is Zhang Liao!"
"Does Zhang Wenyuan really think I am Sun Quan?" Guan Yu knew he had been tricked, so he quickly led his troops to retreat and seek support.