Guan Yu always felt guilty about Guan Ping.

In his early years, he killed people in anger, fled his hometown, left his wife and children helpless, which also made Guan Ping bullied since childhood. More importantly, he had not been able to teach Guan Ping what he had learned. Because by the time Guan Ping met him again, he had already passed the best martial arts age. He barely entered the realm of nourishing Qi with one hammer and one stick, but this achievement was only a matter of the end.

No matter how hard Guan Ping can endure or work hard, he will never want to touch the peak of generals in his life.

This also made Guan Yu feel very sad...

The drizzle was soaking that wet the robes.

Guan Ping asked softly: "Father, you have to go and meet with Xuande Gong next?"

Guan Yu was stunned and said in surprise: "This is naturally. General Zuo is missing now. If he can fight out, he will naturally find him."

"Don't worry, my father, Duke Xuande will never have any trouble."

Guan Ping hesitated for a moment and said softly: "But there is a saying that the child is like a thorn in his throat, and he has to say it.

My father is loyal to Xuandegong, but Xuandegong may not take you seriously... He defeated Xiao Pei this time and did not even contact his father. The child always feels that he may not be as sincere to his father as his father treats him. In the future, please be careful."

When Guan Yu heard this, he was furious.

"Children with yellow mouth, don't talk nonsense."

"Father, I know that I am young, have little knowledge and have a broad vision... But what I said comes from the heart. Does Duke Xuande really value his father? Otherwise, every time he fights, his father will always be excluded. This time, he asked his father to station in Xia Pi, probably to prevent the attack of Zhu Ling in Guangling. I always feel that Duke Xuande and the third general are closer, but he is a little afraid of his father."

This sentence left Guan Yu speechless.

As time goes by, Guan Yu also felt that the gap between him and Liu Bei seemed to be getting deeper and deeper.

Thinking back to the beginning, the three brothers joined the army together, and their kindness was like brothers and sisters.

At that time, Liu Bei often said that he wanted to revive the Han Dynasty and shine the lintel, and Guan Yu also admired it very much.

But now, the bold words of those days seem to be no longer there. Last year, Xu Tian’s hunting was clearly a battle between the royal family and Cao Cao. Liu Bei, as a relative of the Han family, was unwilling to help. If it weren’t for Liu Chuang’s fight against the two bears and regaining the face of the emperor, I’m afraid the entire Han Dynasty would be shamed. Guan Yu had intentionally assassinated Cao Cao at that time, but was blocked by Liu Bei and persuaded him not to act rashly.

"The emperor is still there. If he accidentally hurts the emperor, wouldn't he be punished and died?"

This was Liu Bei's explanation at that time, but after thinking about it carefully, I always felt that it was hard to let go.

It was from that time that Guan Yu developed dissatisfaction with Liu Bei. I believe that Liu Bei also realized Guan Yu's dissatisfaction. On the one hand, he continued to win over, but on the other hand, he was intentionally or unintentionally alienated. The friendship between the two seemed to be much weaker than that of the past...

In contrast, Liu Bei seems to be more intimate with Zhang Fei.

Guan Yu was unwilling to think about these things before, but now Guan Ping raised them in front of him, which forced him to seriously consider them.

"Frankly, don't say these words in the future.

General Zuo treats me as a brother, I will never let him go. However, now it is not the time to talk about these things, so let’s break out of the siege first.”

Looking at the densely packed Cao Jun at the foot of the earthen mountain, Guan Yu felt cold.

I have to say that the bravery that Cao's army showed last night made Guan Yu a little scared.

He has always been arrogant, but he must admit that the fierceness of Cao's army last night was beyond his expectations. In particular, the newly formed Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of Cao Cao showed extraordinary combat power. Guan Yu also compared it in his heart. If the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry met Chen Dao's Bai Feng, the Bai Feng elite soldiers might not be the opponent. Moreover, he was very strange, how did Cao Cao train this cavalry? You should know that most of the cavalry in the Eastern Han Dynasty were mainly light cavalry. However, the combat power of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was particularly amazing, and they could easily exert force on the horse.

It is not difficult for generals of the level like Guan Yu to use the strength of their legs and waist and abdomen to exert force and change their moves.

But for those ordinary cavalrymen, this is undoubtedly very difficult... Even the white horse Yicong, who was galloping around the world, or the Western Liang Feixiong Iron Armored Army under Lu Bu, seemed unable to do this. However, Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry could do it easily.

This also forced Guan Yu to look at the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry differently.

But Guan Ping smiled!

"Don't worry, my father, I don't think Cao Cao wants to take his father's life."

"oh?"

"Look at Cao's army, although it was surrounded by water at the foot of the mountain, it did not launch an offensive.

The child felt that Cao Cao had always been kind to his father, so he couldn't bear to attack him. I thought Cao Cao would definitely send someone to persuade him to surrender, hoping that his father could serve him."

"Yeah?"

"Father, what should you do if Cao Cao really wants to persuade him to surrender?"

Guan Yu thought for a while, "I should fight to the death."

"If my father was really like this, even though he had fulfilled the friendship of Duke Xuande, it would not be of much benefit to the overall situation."

"Then you mean..."

"Father, a real man is born in the world and should have a useful body to serve the country.

The decline of the Han Dynasty is the time for us to gain a future. If my father loses his life at this time, wouldn’t he let down all his studies? The child thought that if Cao Cao really wanted to persuade his father to surrender, his father might as well submit. If he really did not go, he might as well do something for him and repay this affection. If he knew where Xuande Gong was, it would not be too late for his father to go there again. It would be better than losing his life here in vain."

After saying this, Guan Yu frowned.

He looked at Guan Ping in surprise and pondered without saying a word.

Guan Yu discovered that Guan Ping had grown up... and seemed to have more independent thinking ability than before.

I was very happy, but at the same time I felt a little dissatisfied.

Surrender to Cao Cao?

Although Guan Yu also had a good impression of Cao Cao, he had been a little hostile to Cao Cao since Xu Tian hunted. Guan Yu was different from Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. He was a civilian and always had some loyalty to the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao's actions that day made Guan Yu feel very uncomfortable. Although surrendering to Cao Cao could temporarily save his life, Guan Yu was a little hesitant when he thought of Cao Cao's ambition.

"If my father dies, what can I do even if I am a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty?

Those who the emperor needs are not those who go to the death with a sigh, but those who can serve the Han Dynasty... Duke Xuande knew very well, and the third generals also understood this. Even the Uncle Liu, even knew it even more. Look at Uncle Liu, in order to preserve his strength, he abandoned his foundation and went to the remote place in Liaodong. Idle people may think that Uncle Liu had no courage to fight against Cao Cao, but in fact... Isn't Uncle Liu doing that? Isn't it that for the Emperor? Personal honor and disgrace are a big deal. What's wrong with being crushed to pieces for the sake of the Han Dynasty?"

Guan Ping said the righteousness of his words, and Guan Yu couldn't help but be moved.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a riot in the Cao army at the foot of Tushan. Immediately afterwards, a group of people surrounded Cao Cao and came to the foot of Tushan to check the situation.

The Xia Pi army on the mountain suddenly showed panic.

Guan Yu looked around and realized that the soldiers were completely dissatisfied.

Cao Cao surrounded but did not attack, which gradually faded the morale of the soldiers on the mountain.

At first, everyone could have the intention of dying and willing to die with Guan Yu. But as time goes by, coupled with the drizzle, people are trapped and horses are exhausted and hungry and cold are unbearable. The original determination is slowly worn away. Now, the aura of dying is almost gone.

At this moment, a war horse rushed to the Tushan Mountain.

The general immediately shouted loudly from afar and said, "I am Xiahou Dun, where is Yunchang? I have something to say."

Guan Yu and Xiahou Dun are also old acquaintances.

When Liu Bei and Xiahou Dun joined forces to attack Lu Bu, Guan Yu's base was not far from Xiahou Dun's military camp, so they also had some friendship.

Later in Xudu, Xiahou Dun fell ill, and Guan Yu also visited Xiahou Dun.

So when Xiahou Dun came, Guan Yu looked at Guan Ping in surprise, but saw Guan Ping looking at him without saying a word.

In my heart, I sighed.

Guan Yu stood up and walked towards Xiahou Dun.

It was in this flash that Guan Yu had made a decision: what Tanzhi said makes some sense...

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In March of the fifth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei defeated Xiao Pei.

The uprising in Xuzhou was more like a farce. As soon as Cao Cao sent troops, everything disappeared.

Liu Bei was separated from Zhang Fei and Chen Dao in the riot army.

He took Xu Xuan and fled in a panic.

Seeing that the situation in Xuzhou was irreversible, he simply defected to Yuan Shao with Xu Xuan.

After Yuan Tan received Liu Bei in Qingzhou, he waited for the guest of honor and quickly reported to Yuan Shao to know... Logically speaking, Xu Xuan fled with Liu Bei, and the Xu family in Haixi would have suffered a catastrophe. Fortunately, at this time, Xu Xuan's clan uncle, Xu Xuan, the prefect of Jiujiang under Yuan Shu, stole the imperial seal from Yuan Shu's hand, and came to Cao Cao's camp, and presented the seal to Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao very happy.

Cao Cao was appointed as the emperor to command the princes. He seemed to be incredible, but he lacked an item that was enough to prove his orthodox status.

Yuan Shao held the General Seal of Hebei, but Cao Cao did not have a jade seal that could compete with him. This is like the object of suppressing fortune described in many ancient novels in later generations. Yuan Shao's General Seal is a treasure that can suppress fortune. Now that Cao Cao has obtained the jade seal, he can't help but fight against Yuan Shao's General Seal, and at the same time he can divide Yuan Shao's so-called fortune and turn it into his own use.

After Xu Yan presented the jade seal, the Xu family in Haixi was guaranteed.

Cao Cao also knew that what Xu Xuan did was more of a personal choice and it was difficult to affect the entire family.

So he appointed Xu Xuan as the governor of Xuzhou and returned to the court with Dasheng.

In this battle, Cao Cao couldn't help but defeat Liu Bei, resolve the Xuzhou rebellion, and even more shocked Sun Ce from Jiangdong. This also made him no longer have any worries in the short term. Moreover, persuading Guan Yu to surrender also made Cao Cao extremely happy. He has always admired Guan Yu, but Guan Yu has always been loyal to Liu Bei. This time Guan Yu surrendered, there are conditions... If he learns about Liu Bei's whereabouts in the future, he still has to look for it. Although Cao Cao was not very happy about this, he did not take it seriously, but instead admired Guan Yu even more.

The reason why Guan Yu was loyal to Liu Bei was nothing more than that Liu Bei treated him very well.

If I treat him better, he will sooner or later change his mind...

Even on the way back to Xudu, Cao Cao had already figured out how to persuade Guan Yu to surrender!

However, when Cao Cao returned to Xudu, he received unexpected news!

When he sent troops to Xuzhou, Chen Gui and Chen Deng, who were stranded in Xudu, fled while Yuan Shao's troops entered Liyang and Xudu was in chaos.

At that time, Xun Yu was stabilizing the situation and appeaseing people's hearts.

Therefore, they were not wary of Chen Gui and his son. It was not until the third day after Chen Gui and his son fled Xudu. The servants of the Chen family realized something was wrong and reported to Xun Yu to know. Xun Yu hurriedly sent someone to pursue him, but Chen Gui and his son seemed to have disappeared and their whereabouts were unknown.

This also made Cao Cao feel a little unhappy.

There is no reason why the Chen father and son did this.
To be continued...