Zhang Fei is the kind of rough man who is straightforward and doesn't hide his feelings. Yuan Fang can see that he hates Guan Yu deeply.
Why does he hate Guan Yu?
Because after the Battle of Xiapi, he had already seen that Guan Yu and Liu Bei were the same kind of raccoons. They said they were benevolent, loyal and brave, but in fact they were cold-blooded and ruthless hypocrites.
Before Liu Bei died, he actually claimed to be emperor, which made Zhang Fei completely see Liu Bei's hypocrisy.
Although Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor because of Yuan Fang's mind-reading power, it was just Yuan Fang who dug out Liu Bei's hidden ambitions.
Now, Guan Yu is desperate and goes to Zhang Yang. This move is very similar to Liu Bei's back then.
But Guan Yu is more ruthless than Liu Bei.
Zhang Yang kindly took Guan Yu in, but Guan Yu not only did not dare to acknowledge his kindness, he even repaid the kindness by killing Zhang Yang and surrendering to Yuan Shao!
Such an ungrateful act caused the little remaining friendship Zhang Fei had towards him to disappear.
What is left is only contempt and disgust, as well as deep hatred.
"Guan Yu saw that Zhang Yang was weak and could not compete with me, so he killed Zhang Yang and surrendered to Yuan Shao. He wanted to use Yuan Shao's hand to deal with me. He wanted to take revenge on me and wanted to go crazy." Yuan Fang said with emotion.
Yuan Fang's emotion was like adding fuel to the fire, making Zhang Fei even more angry.
He clenched his fists and said bitterly: "I didn't expect that this villain Guan Yu would be such an ungrateful person. It's in vain that I, Zhang Fei, was so blind that I would become sworn friends with such a person!"
Zhang Fei was deeply regretful, deeply regretting what he had done back then because of his misunderstanding.
Back then, as a butcher, if he had not been deceived by Liu Bei's impassioned words and sweet words, he would not have become sworn friends with Liu Bei, nor would he have spent all his wealth to help Liu Bei in his uprising.
Without his support from Zhang Fei. How could Liu Bei rise up, let alone wander around, causing harm to all directions and destroying the lives of many people?
Now that Liu Bei is dead, I don¡¯t want Guan Yu to still be alive, inherit Liu Bei¡¯s hypocritical and cruel nature, and continue to do evil.
All kinds of things. It was inseparable from what Zhang Fei did, so how could he not blame himself.
"You don't have to blame yourself, Yide. Both Liu Bei and Guan Yu are the same thing. What they are best at is confusing people. Fortunately, Liu Bei has been executed, and now there is only Guan Yu left. Sooner or later, I will get rid of him." Yuan Fang comforted.
Zhang Fei's self-blaming mood subsided slightly.
But Yuan Fang looked directly at him and said seriously: "I just want to ask, if one day in the future, Yide, you bump into Guan Yu on the battlefield, what will you do?"
"If I bump into him, I, Zhang Fei, swear that I will kill him with my own hands, except for this big-eared remnant!" Zhang Fei replied without hesitation and gritted his teeth.
Zhang Fei¡¯s hatred was all written on his face. Even if Yuan Fang didn¡¯t use his mind-reading pupil, he could tell that he was speaking from his heart.
"Okay, I'm relieved with what You Yide said. You and I will work side by side to fight Yuan Shao and Guan Yu to the death!" Yuan Fanghao said sternly.
Zhang Fei nodded heavily, with anger and determination burning like fire on his dark face.
On that day, the mobilization order for the war was issued. The armies quickly gathered, and tens of thousands of grain and grass began to be transported northward.
A few days later, Yuan Fang's troops came out of Dingtao. He personally led an army of 100,000 people and marched towards the white horse Puyang line to fight Yuan Shao to the death.
With Chen staying on the front line, Yuan Fang still ordered Taishi Ci to lead an army of 10,000 to guard against Cao Cao.
On the front line between Hefei and Shouchun, there are Man Chong, Ji Ling, Zhang Liao and Xu Sheng, commanding an army of 15,000 to guard against Sun Ce.
On the front line of Hulao Pass, since Hanoi County has been included in Yuan Shao's territory, in order to prevent Yuan Shao from crossing the river from Hanoi to attack Luoyang, Yuan Fang gave Zhu Lingzeng 10,000 troops and ordered him to garrison Hulao.
In addition, on the front line of Pingyuan, Guo Huai led an army of 7,000 to defend Pingyuan City to prevent Yuan Shao from dividing his troops to attack Qingzhou.
In this battle, Yuan Fang used almost all his troops, leaving only more than 3,000 troops stationed in Dingtao City.
He has no way out.
In this battle, if you win, you will survive, if you lose, you will perish!
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A hundred miles north of Liyang lies Huangcheng.
In the south of the city, flags cover the sky and shine like the sea. The wilderness with a radius of ten miles is occupied by the camps of the Northern Army.
On the road leading to Yecheng, groups of infantry, cavalry, and mule carts were still arriving. The long snake-like marching team was winding northward with no end in sight.
The 200,000-strong Hebei Army is marching southward.
In the Chinese army camp, in the huge tent, Yuan Shao, wearing golden armor, was sitting high.There was no concealment of the proud aura that defied the world in his old face.
In front of the tent, a military general with one eye and a red face was kneeling on the ground with a solemn look on his face.
Yuan Shao looked down at the man and asked coldly: "Guan Yunchang, why do you want to kill Zhang Yang and surrender to me?"
The man kneeling in front of the tent is Guan Yu.
A few days ago, he killed Zhang Yang and surrendered a county in Hanoi to Yuan Shao. He even came to Neihuang in person to express his sincerity in surrendering.
Guan Yu raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Yu dare not hide it from Mr. Yuan. That traitor Yuan Fang killed my eldest brother. Yu can't take revenge on his own. Only by surrendering to Mr. Yuan can he kill Yuan Fang and avenge my blood hatred."
Guan Yu didn't say any compliments about his admiration for Yuan Shao, and straightforwardly stated his true intentions.
"It's good that you are honest." Yuan Shao nodded slightly, "Yuan Fang, this little beast, betrayed his father and killed his brother, causing trouble to the emperor. I am sending an army of 200,000 people south to get rid of this trouble. As long as you are willing to serve me , I will let you take revenge for killing your brother."
"Thank you so much, my lord." Guan Yu knelt down on his knees, looking grateful.
Yuan Shao didn't say much to Guan Yu, and waved his hand to him to rest first and join his army on the spot.
"Subsequently, Yuan Shao sent officials and troops to take over Hanoi County.
Having gained Hanoi at his fingertips and a general from Guan Yu, it was like having such a big gain before the war even started. Yuan Shao was very high-spirited and extremely proud.
"Guan Yu's return is a great sign. It indicates that my lord, going south this time, will surely kill Yuan Fang's traitors and dominate the world!" Xu You lost no time in congratulating Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao laughed and became even more proud.
At this time, Ju Shou said calmly: "Yuan Fang holds the territory of the three states. According to intelligence, he has mobilized 100,000 troops to fight our army. We should not underestimate the enemy. I believe that my lord should go south with the main force." , and at the same time separate the light cavalry and copy them from the side, which is the best strategy."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu You said: "My lord, this plan is too conservative. My lord has an army of 200,000 people. Why bother to split the road? Just use the army to crush us head-on and go south. Who can stop us!"
"Well, what Ziyuan said makes sense." Yuan Shao stroked his beard and said proudly: "I have an army of two hundred thousand, an upright army. If we measure the mere hundred thousand of the rebels, if we can stop them, we will advance from the front and give people all the way. Rolling to Dingtao."
Jushu's plan was rejected by Yuan Shao.
Frowning secretly, Ju Shou said again: "You can also advance from the front, but I feel that your lord should send a message to Cao Cao and Sun Ce, asking them to send troops to attack Yuan Fang's rear, so that he will be surrounded by enemies on all sides. In this way, we can also take the opportunity to weaken Cao Cao. With Sun Ce¡¯s strength, this is a plan that kills two birds with one stone.¡±
Yuan Shao pondered for a moment and felt that it made sense. He immediately wrote two letters and sent envoys to Yuzhou and Jiangdong.
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Yingchuan County, Xu County.
In the lobby of the military mansion, Cao Cao was sitting high, holding in his hand a letter written by Yuan Shao.
In the letter, Yuan Shao almost ordered Cao Cao to use all his troops to attack Chenliu's front line and contain Yuan Fang's rear.
"Humph, Yuan Shuchu is getting more and more arrogant. Does he really think that I am his subordinate and can I be at his mercy?" Cao Cao snorted coldly and threw the letter on the case in displeasure.
At the bottom of the hall, Xun Yu sighed: "Yuan Shao unified Hebei and led 200,000 infantry and cavalry troops southward. He is arrogant because he has arrogant capital."
Cao Cao's anger subsided a little and he was silent.
After a while, Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "If Nawen feels that I should obey his instructions and send troops to attack Yuan Fang?"
"The decisive battle between the Yuan family and his son is not an opportunity for us. My lord may as well raise his troops and go north, put on a posture of responding to Yuan Shao, and then sit back and watch and reap the benefits."
"In the battle between the north and the south, if Yuan Shao wins, the three states of Yuan Fang will collapse, and the lord can take the opportunity to go north to regain the lost territory and expand his strength."
"On the contrary, if Yuan Fang wins, the lord can quickly withdraw his troops and return south, and then make other plans."
After analysis, it seems that Cao Cao was in an invincible position.
Cao Cao weighed it for a long time, nodded repeatedly, and then said: "In Yi Wenruo's opinion, which of the two Yuan Dynasties has a better chance of winning in this battle?"
Xun Yu was silent, his eyes changed, and his fingers secretly moved, calculating the strength comparison between the two sides.
After a long time, Xun Yu Fang said: "Yuan Fang has the banner of emperor's righteousness and has many good generals under his command, but his troops are too few. Although Yuan Shao is arrogant and his factions are fighting endlessly, the absolute strength of an army of 200,000 is still Put it there. All things considered, I think it is really impossible for Yuan Fang to repeat his past miracles."
Although Xun YuHe didn't say it clearly, but the meaning was obvious. He was not optimistic about Yuan Fang. In this decisive battle between the north and the south, he was betting on Yuan Shao.
Cao Cao was thoughtful, and after a moment, he nodded slightly: "Wen Ruo's words make sense. Although Yuan Fang is cunning and has defeated the weak several times, I don't believe he can repeat the miracle this time. I I just sit back and wait for his defeat to regain my territory. After all, only I, Cao Mengde, can really fight Yuan Benchu. "
On the same day, Cao Cao wrote back to Yuan Shao, stating that he was willing to respond to his invitation and send troops to attack Yuan Fang from the southwest.
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A few days later, another letter from Yuan Shao was sent to Jiangdong.
In Moling City, Sun Ce had just moved his military residence there, and Yuan Shao's letter was delivered to his brand new military residence.
After reading Yuan Shao¡¯s handwritten letter, Sun Ce smiled.
"Yuan Shao finally took action against his traitor. Yuan Fang, Yuan Fang, I don't believe you can turn things around this time."
Sun Ce sneered and showed Yuan Shao's letter to the civil and military officials.
On the left side, when Zhou Yu read the letter, a ferocious sneer appeared on the jade face with scars that had not faded, and he murmured: "Yuan Fang, it seems that you hurt my face because of it. Without me taking action personally, you will avenge me. This time, you are dead!"