The scouts sent by Cao Xiu at night disappeared in the sky like released birds.

Although the terrain of Nanyang is flat, you must choose the main road when marching. Running around randomly is easy to lose your direction and is easily swallowed by thorns, mud, etc.

The main road to the Central Plains is also the area where Guan Yu focuses on guard. He also placed Meng Da, who is good at defending, and said that if he did not defend, the second level of insurance will be added to the front.

In addition, the Han army had a good mass base in this area, and there were people nearby who were leaking the net to inform others, so Cao Xiu's idea was ultimately futile.

Guan Yu relied on the food, winter clothes and arrows that he had cheated from Zhongyuan, and stayed at Bowang to slowly play with Cao Xiu, but he confronted the other party and tested it for less than three days, and new news came from the direction of Duyang.

Not only did the rear of Wei State not send any more supplies, they sent small groups of troops out of Ye County to inquire. Although they were eventually sent by Meng Da to deal with it, it showed that the Wei State court had discovered the clues. Guan Yu thought that the frequency of urging grain was too high, and the "oil and water" had already been almost squeezed.

Seeing that the Central Plains' "oil and water" had almost been squeezed, Guan Yu changed his stable style in recent months and began to actively launch a fierce attack on Cao Xiu's army.

Cao Xiu was caught off guard and retreated 30 miles in battle that day. Then the Jingzhou soldiers took advantage of the victory to pursue them and drove all the Wei troops in Nanyang back to Wancheng in a few days. Cao Xiu then changed from offense to defense.

During Zhang Liao's garrison in Wancheng, the city wall was repaired and reinforced. Although Guan Yu was in full swing at this time, he did not choose to attack the city.

Cao Xiu had not stored much food at this time, so Guan Yu was not in a hurry at all. Time was the best helper to defeat the enemy.

The soldiers of Jingzhou chased into the waters of Wancheng. The warships were unable to move forward due to the blockage of the river. Guan Yu ordered the warships to be stationed at the river section and sent scouts to Wancheng to monitor closely, but stopped other military actions.

Guan Yu's troops left Xiangyang in October last year, and have been out for nearly half a year since he has been out of combat. He has been able to survive the winter smoothly with the supply of Wei. However, after the other party realized that he had fallen into a trap, he decisively "cut off food" and the Jingzhou soldiers began to "sit in the empty house".

Seeing that Guan Yu was calm all day long, Guan Ping couldn't calm down. He found Guan Yu alone and said, "Father, it's not a solution for us to waste here. I'm afraid that the surrendered soldiers would not believe them all. If the food in Wancheng is very sufficient, then we will become passive in two or three months? The child thinks that the river should be dredged immediately and the troops coming to Wancheng put pressure on Cao Xiu."

Guan Yu stroked his beard and explained: "There is no danger to guard around Wancheng, and it is not a city where grain is guarded. In addition, it is close to Zhongyuan, so it will not be stored here. I guess Cao Xiu's military rations will be over soon. As for dredging the river channel, it is not very meaningful. At this time, it is in the dry winter period, and the river level has dropped a lot, and the river water is cold, so dredging is time-consuming and labor-intensive, which is really not advisable."

Guan Ping thought about it and made a suggestion: "Bo Wang, the people in Duyang are all loyal to the Han Dynasty. If some civilians are recruited here to help dredge, the child believes that as long as the father raises his arms and calls, he will definitely follow him."

"Tanzhi also knew that Wei would not provide food anymore. If the people were summoned to help dredge the river, wouldn't our food and grass be consumed faster?" Guan Yu laughed in silence.

"Uh... I'm not thinking well. If my father thinks dredging is time-consuming and labor-intensive, why don't we surround Wancheng directly? Now the forces of both sides are almost equal. I guess Cao Xiu will not fight us head-on. If you send Zhongling out to monitor and spy, I'm afraid you will never meet a general like General Zhang again..." Guan Ping shook his head gently.

"I didn't plan to send Zhongling out for my father, but An Guo was clamoring to learn how to reconnaissance, so Zhongling had to accompany him. In addition, this place is nearly 70 miles from Wancheng. There is a risk of transporting food without warships. I will not give Cao Xiu any chance. You must know that promising food to hungry soldiers is more effective than promising high-ranking officials and generous salaries, so I will still let the Wei army collapse by itself." Guan Yu nodded and said.

"The Wei army killed people and massacred the city. If the day the food is exhausted, will my father not worry about them going south? What if the city you ruled will be bad." Guan Ping frowned.

Guan Yu didn't care: "Does Ping'er think Yuanzhi is a decoration? We have deduced it together before the war. If Cao Xiu bets on his own and seizes the city of Jingzhou, he will organize the people and defenders to stand firm, and will never give the Wei army an opportunity to take advantage of it, just..."

"Just what?" Guan Ping asked.

"I just have to prevent Cao Xiu from going south to Xinye, and then flee to Runan from north of Tongbai Mountain. After fighting for so long, Man Chong did not come to help, which proves that the battlefield in Huainan is also very fierce." Guan Yu replied seriously.

After hearing this, Guan Ping tried to ask: "Why wouldn't the child be separated and returned to Xinye to garrison? If the Huainan battlefield really reaches a critical moment, you can't let Cao Xiu and the others go."

Guan Yu nodded: "I am planning to do this for my father. I will allocate 10,000 troops to you. In addition, I will send someone to contact Yuanzhi. The big fish in Nanyang is almost out of reach. We will close the net after spring."

"Yi." Guan Ping held his fists and took the order.

Guan Yu was watching Wancheng by the Qingshui River. Cao Xiu's life was getting harder and harder. Seeing that the grain stored in the treasury was slowly bottoming out, his hair and beard were the same as Cao Zhen, and he was completely sad during this period.

He was unable to fight with Guan Yu when he left the city, so Cao Xiu sent troops south to plunder several times, but he could not break the city defense because there were few soldiers, but he was afraid that Guan Yu would attack Wancheng by surprise.

Cao Xiu really hoped that Guan Yu would attack hard. Defending the city was much easier than fighting in the wild. Unfortunately, Guan Yu on the opposite side was not on the road at all. Cao Xiu spent time and food in the struggle.

It was not until the end of the world that Cao Xiu made up his mind and raised all the troops from Wancheng to go south.

The Wei army moved, and the Jingzhou soldiers moved too.

On the land of Nanyang, the scene of "little group hunting wildebeests" reappeared. At this time, the number of wildebeests was significantly reduced compared to when they first sent troops to prosper, and there were "wild horses" who fell to the ground in each confrontation.

In late May, Cao Xiu divided his troops to plunder the south. The main force he led failed to attack Fancheng and was forced to fight two hundred miles northwest. In the ambush of Xu Shu and Guan Yu, the soldiers of the Wei army and the tiger and leopard cavalry successively died and surrendered.

Finally, he fled to the bank of the Han River. Cao Xiu was covered in blood, and there was only the same bloody old horse left beside him. He looked at the Han generals surrounding him, and his heart was filled with sadness.

The general who rushed to the front saw Cao Xiuluo alone, thinking about the opportunity to kill the general and make contributions. When they were about to surround them, they were suddenly stopped by Guan Yu's voice.

Seeing Cao Xiu so tenaciously, Guan Yu showed a very admirable look and said loudly: "Cao Xiu, as the Grand Sima of Wei, you have done your best. You are also a hero of Wei. But you are born at the wrong time. The world's momentum is like the rolling Han River, which cannot be reversed by human power. Guan knew that you would not surrender, so he gave you dignity and commit suicide..."

"I can be defeated by General Guan, and I, Cao Xiu, are not wronged. You use warships to cooperate with land battles. This is really wonderful." Cao Xiu sighed and bowed his head to touch the knotted horse's hair, and said meaningfully: "Good horse, follow me to the river to train the navy, and drive..."

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