Chapter 5 Guan Yu goes to his death alone
"Tie up that horse archer Guan Yu and behead him in public! "
As soon as Yuan Shao finished speaking, before his personal soldiers could take action, Yuan Shu had already drawn the sword at his waist and ordered his personal soldiers to tie up Guan Yu.
He had always been unhappy with Yuan Shao's position as the leader of the alliance and never took Yuan Shao's orders to heart, but at this moment he was more active than ever before.
The rest of the people present basically turned their eyes to Guan Yu with unfriendly expressions.
At this moment, it seemed as if the coalition forces were blocked at Sishui Pass, unable to move forward, and were suppressed by Hua Xiong and could not even raise their heads. All this was caused by this little horse archer who insisted on fighting.
“Wait a minute!!”
Liu Bei shouted quickly and stood in front of Guan Yu.
Zhang Fei also widened his eyes, with his tiger whiskers standing upright, holding a 10-foot-long snake spear in his hand, blocking Guan Yu's other side.
"Who dares to kill my second brother?!"
He roared, his voice like a tiger's roar.
No matter whether we are in the alliance of princes at this time, and whether the opponent is the Yuan family with three generations of officials!
Yuan Shu was extremely upset at being blocked by Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, and wanted to capture these two people together with the horse archer.
However, seeing that pale-faced man, who looked like a mad tiger, somehow, these words were not spoken after all.
“I have said before that we will not allow any archers to go into battle, so as not to damage the prestige of our army!
But this horse archer insisted on going into battle and even signed a military order!
As a result, as soon as he met Hua Xiong, he was beaten and ran back in embarrassment!
What?
You were so arrogant before, but now you start hiding behind others and dare not speak out? "
"you……"
Zhang Fei glared and was about to continue to confront Yuan Shu, but someone reached out and held him back.
It was Guan Yu who stepped forward.
He held Liu Bei with one hand and Zhang Fei with the other.
“Big brother, third brother.
Hua Xiong is indeed extremely brave and valiant. I think he is even stronger than Lu Bu, the most powerful general under Dong Zhuo!
I miscalculated, I am no match for him.
I risked my life to escape back, not because I was afraid of death, nor because I wanted my eldest brother and third brother to save my life.
I just want to tell my eldest brother and third brother this news, so that you will be careful when you meet Hua Xiong in the future.
I also want to see my eldest brother and third brother again and have a few words with them."
After saying that, he knelt down in front of Liu Bei.
He was seriously injured, and the movements pulled at the wound, which must have been very painful.
But he looked normal, as if he didn't feel anything.
Liu Bei hurried to help him, but Guan Yu refused.
He kowtowed three times respectfully to Liu Bei, and then kowtowed to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei, who was like a mad tiger just now, was so panicked that he knelt down and knocked against Guan Yu.
"Big brother, third brother, Yunchang can't stay with you anymore.
Third brother, from now on you must stay useful and protect your eldest brother.
Now that I'm gone, you're the only one left to protect big brother. Nothing must happen to you.
Big brother, after I die, bury my body in the peach forest on Third Brother’s farm.”
After saying that, Guan Yu stood up, and Liu Bei was already in tears.
"Second brother, you don't have to do this. I only want you to live, not Yunchang!"
Zhang Fei glared at her: "Me too!!"
Guan Yu shook his head: "Brother, Yunchang can't listen to you this time."
Liu Bei just wouldn't let Guan Yu leave, and Zhang Fei wouldn't let him leave either.
They knew that Guan Yu came back to see them and then went to fight Hua Xiong to the death.
But fighting at this moment would be tantamount to seeking death!
Guan Yu simply pulled out the broken sword and held it across his neck.
"Brother, please don't stop me, or I will die here in disgrace.
Even if you knock me unconscious, I will still die when I wake up."
Zhang Fei's arm, which had secretly gathered strength, drooped dejectedly...
Guan Yu asked for a big knife and a sword, then mounted his horse.
"Guan is not a coward, so I will fight to the death with Hua Xiong!
There is no need to bother you to do it!"
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes, glanced at Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and spoke, although his body was covered in blood, he was still full of pride.
"Hua Xiong's bravery may be no less than that of Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo's most powerful general. We will need to use more strategies to capture him in the future!"
He added.
"Oh! You're really good at flattering yourself!
If you can't beat Hua Xiong, then just say Hua Xiong is stronger than Lu Bu!"
Yuan Shu said that with disdain .
Guan Yu was too lazy to argue with him. He just gave a reminder because they were allies. Whether he listened or not was none of his business.
He turned his horse and headed towards the camp gate.
"Stop! Are you trying to find an excuse to escape?
Capture him and execute him according to military law!"
Yuan Shu shouted.
Cao Cao hurriedly spoke up to stop him: "Gong Lu, don't be angry for now.
Since he wants to fight to the death, let him go.
It’s better to kill as many Xiliang soldiers as possible than to die at our hands.
I believe this man will not run away!"
When Gongsun Zan saw Cao Cao talking, he did not say a word. He just stood there and stared at Yuan Shu silently.
As a bastard son born to a maid, he naturally felt a little unhappy with Yuan Shu's legitimate son.
This would still be true even if Yuan Shu was the legitimate son of the Yuan family.
Moreover, Guan Yu is also Xuande's sworn brother.
He had issued a military order, and if he wanted to beg for life after returning from defeat, Gongsun Zan would naturally not ask.
But if he came back to say goodbye to his brother Xuande, and then went to die on the battlefield, if others disagreed, he would definitely stop him!
"I hope you didn't make a mistake, Meng De!"
Yuan Shu was silent for a moment, then said this and put the sword back into the scabbard.
"Big Brother and Third Brother, none of you are allowed to follow me. If anyone follows me, I will die on the spot."
After Guan Yu finished speaking, he rode away on his horse, left the camp, and headed quickly towards Sishui Pass.
From time to time, some blood dripped and hit the ground, splashing blood flowers...
Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, who had already put their feet on the stirrups and wanted to go with Guan Yu, froze in place.
I could only stand here and watch Guan Yu leave.
Looking at Guan Yu, who was riding alone, heading towards Sishui Pass in the smoke and dust that had not yet dissipated, and whose figure was gradually becoming blurred, Liu Bei could not help but burst into tears.
Zhang Fei's eyes were red...
Many people who had previously been extremely disgusted with and disliked Guan Yu also began to have many different feelings at this time.
There was silence in the camp for a while...
