Chapter 423: Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong!
Early March of the fifth year of Taichu.
The Shu army was the first to arrive at Luoxia Pass, one of the border towns of Yan.
The State of Yan was mobilizing all available resources to prepare for a battle with the coalition forces of the four nations at home.
So on Qin Qiong's side, Li Jing only gave him an army of 100,000.
He was asked to hold on for about two months.
Buy time for Yan State.
No one would have thought that it was originally just a dispute between Qin and Yan over the territory of Jin.
However, it turned into the first war among nations that swept across the entire world.
The total number of people participating in the war on both sides was about 4.5 million.
It cannot be said that there is no precedent or successor to it, but it is definitely the best in the past few hundred years.
Inside Luoxia Pass.
Qin Qiong had already received news that Shu was going to attack. He dismissed it and said to the generals around him:
"The art of war says that an attacker must have an army at least three times the size of the enemy's."
"But the Shu army is only 50,000 more than our army inside the pass."
"What's more, Shu is just a weak country. This general can't believe that this small country would dare to be the first to go to war with Yan."
Having said that.
In fact, everyone thinks that the first country to declare war on Yan should be Qin.
As for Shu?
After the war, the State of Yan never even looked at them.
"Shu was originally an ally of Great Yan, but now, they have betrayed us and will surely pay the price for it!"
Some generals and soldiers hated Shu, a country with an unsteady stance.
But there are no eternal alliances between countries, only long-term interests.
As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. When the forces led by Qin win in this battle, Yan will become a tyrannical country.
The actions of Shu Kingdom were considered to be acting in the name of justice.
If the Qin side was defeated.
The Kingdom of Shu will inevitably be written into the pillar of shame in the history of all nations and become a "bitter lesson" in history.
At this time, a general named Zhou Bo under Qin Qiong suddenly spoke up:
"General, now that things have come to this, it's not for us, the military commanders, to determine right and wrong."
"I have heard that the commander of the Shu army this time is Guan Yu, the second brother of Liu Bei, the co-ruler of Shu."
"It is rumored that this man is extremely powerful. We must not underestimate him!"
Hearing this, Qin Qiong laughed and said, "I have heard of Qin's Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, Pan Feng and other peerless generals."
"Guan Yu of Shu? Who is he? He's just a clown, nothing to be feared!"
now.
In the Shu army camp.
Guan Yu was discussing the siege with his generals.
Suddenly, a subordinate came to report that a guy who claimed to be a distant relative of Liu Bei had a plan to break into the city.
Distant relative?
Guan Yu was curious about this.
Afterwards, Liu Bang, Fan Kuai, Lu Wan and others walked into the Shu Kingdom’s central military tent.
When they saw Guan Yu, they all knelt on one knee and shouted, "Greetings, General Guan."
Hearing this, Guan Yu glanced at everyone and focused his gaze behind the tall Fan Kuai, then slowly asked:
"You say you are a distant relative of the Lord? Do you have proof? If you don't, and you've taken advantage of my elder brother for no reason, I won't let you off easily."
Facing Guan Yu's questioning.
Liu Bang seemed quite calm. He presented a family tree and said:
"General Guan, please understand. My Liu family originally had two major branches. The first branch was in Jin State and was a prominent family."
"But the main root is in the State of Chu. Five hundred years ago, the situation among the nations was chaotic and the dynasties of each country were unsettled."
"In order to continue the Liu family's bloodline, we dismissed many of our descendants, which eventually evolved into the two major branches we have today."
Guan Yu took the family tree and was immediately furious. He said angrily:
"According to the records in this family tree, my master is actually your twelfth-generation descendant? How dare you take advantage of him! Come, draw and quarter him!"
As soon as these words were spoken, many soldiers rushed into the tent and wanted to take Liu Bang away.
Fan Kuai and others were about to resist.
At this time, Liu Bang knelt on the ground, trembling all over and said:
"The two branches of our Liu family have gone through many changes and have long been of the same clan but different origins, so we cannot address each other according to seniority."
"I came here only to serve the Shu Kingdom and help the general break through Luoxia Pass. Other than that, I have no other intentions!"
Guan Yu sneered, "Do you really have a plan to break the city? Tell me about it."
Liu Bang recalled the words of a mysterious gentleman, and gradually calmed down. He said slowly:
"Our army only has 150,000 soldiers. It's not a good idea to capture a border city with 100,000 soldiers defending it. So we should use our wits to win."
"Border Guard General Qin Qiong holds a very high prestige within the Yan army. If the general can find a way to challenge him to a duel and severely injure or even kill him, it will surely damage the morale of the Yan army."
"I have a trusted brother named Zhou Bo, who is highly valued by Qin Qiong for his martial arts and wisdom."
"General, after you severely injure Qin Qiong, I can use fireworks as a signal and order my trusted brother to quickly open the city gates. Then, you will form your battle line outside Luoxia Pass. How can this pass not be taken?"
Hearing this, Guan Yu was deeply skeptical and asked, "Is it so easy to capture this city?"
Liu Bang said firmly: "It's that simple."
Guan Yu asked, "You are originally from Chu. Why did you come to serve as a soldier in Shu?"
Liu Bang said: "The King of Chu is weak and has no ambition. It is difficult for him to achieve great success."
"As the saying goes, a wise bird chooses the right tree to rest in. Qin and Qi are both full of talented people. I am limited in my abilities and I am afraid I will be lost among the crowd."
"After much thought, I realize that only the Shu Kingdom is now in desperate need of talent."
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