dognovel Chapter 454 Guan Xing Shoots and Kills Liu Chan
Chapter 454 Guan Xing Shoots and Kills Liu Chan
The enemy force in front of Guan Xing was Liu Chan's blocking army. Previously, Liu Chan had been ordered by Zhu Yi to rush to the South Gate first, and then herded Sun Huan to the Yangtze River like ducks.
To prevent Sun Huan from escaping by boat, Liu Chan even sent troops to drive away the garrison at the ferry crossing and destroy the boats there. However, he was in such a hurry to surround Sun Huan that he did not occupy the ferry crossing, which allowed Guan Xing to land successfully.
At this moment, Liu Chan and Zhu Yi had joined forces to surround Sun Huan in the triangular area where the Yangtze River and the Juzhang River meet, and were about to annihilate him. Liu Chan had even envisioned the wonderful scene of Sun Huan being defeated and captured, and himself being rewarded for his merits. However, before he could even rejoice, he heard screams behind him.
Liu Chan was startled and quickly turned around to ask, "What's going on? What happened behind us?"
Before he finished speaking, two soldiers pushed through the crowd and stumbled to Liu Chan, saying, "General, something terrible has happened! A Wu army has attacked from behind, led by Guan... Guan Xing..."
The soldiers' teeth chattered instinctively when the name Guan Xing was mentioned. As the former second young master of Jingzhou, who in the entire Jingzhou did not know the name Guan Xing?
The soldier's teeth chattered, and Liu Chan was even more distraught, exclaiming in shock as if his defenses had been broken: "How could Guan Xing be here? Are you sure you didn't hear me wrong?"
As he gasped in shock, his chrysanthemum instinctively tightened its legs, causing it to tremble violently. His teeth chattered so badly he almost bit his tongue; he was terrified.
In the past, he would not have cared about Guan Xing, but now Guan Xing's reputation is too great. He even wiped out Lu Xun's eastern expeditionary army. How much does he know?
Thinking of Guan Xing's terrible record, Liu Chan really couldn't muster any courage to resist, and could only pray in his heart that the soldiers had misheard.
Moreover, there is a high possibility that he misheard. Guan Xingyuan is in Jiangdong, which is separated from Jingzhou by the entire Yuzhang. How could he suddenly appear in Jiangling, right?
The idea was good, but things didn't go as planned. Before the soldiers could speak, Guan Xing led his men into the rear of Liu Chan's army. The army behind Guan Xing was like tigers released from their cages. As soon as they made contact, they slaughtered Liu Chan's rear guard.
What's worse, Liu Chan saw Guan Xing. He had met Guan Xing before, and although several years had passed and his memory of Guan Xing's face was already blurred, he quickly recognized the familiar figure in Guan Xing once he knew it was him.
Upon seeing Guan Xing, Liu Chan turned deathly pale with fright and roared hoarsely, "Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
After saying that, he ignored the army and turned to run. If it were Bu Zhi, he would have the courage to counterattack, but if it were Guan Xing, he would politely decline. Guan Xing's reputation was now even greater than his father's. Launching a counterattack against Guan Xing would be like an old man hanging himself.
Therefore, Liu Chan did not hesitate to run away. He was so anxious that he did not even have time to inform Zhu Yi, who was attacking Sun Huan from the north. But did he forget whether Guan Xing would let him leave?
Guan Xing, who had charged into the enemy ranks, also saw and recognized Liu Chan. Seeing that Liu Chan was about to escape, he decisively changed direction and charged towards Liu Chan's front.
Liu Chan ran north, while he ran northwest; by taking a larger detour, they could definitely intercept him.
Moreover, Liu Chan was the son of a prince who was imprisoned, not a member of an aristocratic family like Zhu Yi or Huang Zhe. He did not have many personal guards and troops, and the soldiers he led were all temporarily drawn private soldiers from aristocratic families. Their combat strength was very poor, and their loyalty to him was even worse. Faced with the ravenous Guan Xing, they either surrendered or fled. Not one of them was willing to fight desperately for Liu Chan.
After all, even Liu Chan himself escaped, so who else can you expect to fight to the death?
Guan Xing, however, was different. Not only was his martial arts far superior to the enemy's, but he also led an elite force selected from tens of thousands of soldiers. He faced Liu Chan's ragtag army with no pressure whatsoever. He pushed his way through and quickly reached Liu Chan's front, where he clashed with Liu Chan's few dozen personal guards.
Guan Xing fearlessly charged into the formation, grinning at Liu Chan as he went, "Brother Liu, it's been many years, how have you been?"
Seeing that he was less than thirty meters away from Guan Xing, and with only a few people left in between, Liu Chan was so frightened that his legs went weak and he collapsed on the spot, weakly shouting, "I surrender."
Guan Xing immediately stopped, grabbed his cloak, cut off two pieces of cloth with a knife, crumpled them into balls, and stuffed them into his ears. Then he shouted at the top of his lungs, "What did you say? I can't hear you!"
Liu Chan: "..."
That damned Guan Anguo, you have no martial ethics!
Guan Xing's act of plugging his ears was clearly a death sentence. Helpless, Liu Chan could only use his sword to support himself as he struggled to his feet and ran with all his might towards the riverbank. He would be safe as long as he jumped into the Yangtze River.
The question is, will Guan Xing give him that opportunity?
Guan Xing ordered his personal guards to entangle Liu Chan's personal guards, ran to a nearby rock to seize a high ground, then raised his precious carved bow, nocked an arrow, drew the string, aimed at the back of Liu Chan's head, and decisively released it.
The arrow flew swiftly past the heads of the soldiers along the way, mercilessly piercing Liu Chan's nape, and then continued its momentum, passing through his throat and flying forward.
At this moment, Liu Chan was less than fifty meters away from Guan Xing. At this distance, not to mention the back of Guan Xing's head, even his shoulder blade could be pierced.
Liu Chan, who was running, suddenly fell to the ground, his face hitting the ground and splashing up a lot of dirt and gravel.
Liu Chan seemed oblivious to the pain, his mind blank and filled with only one thought.
"Guan Anguo, how dare you kill me?"
No matter what, he was the son of a feudal lord. Even if he rebelled, he should have been brought back to the capital for trial after surrendering, following the normal judicial process. But you, Guan Anguo, ignored the surrender and openly killed people. Do you think you are the emperor?
But what's the use of saying this now? Liu Chan coughed up blood, his eyes glazed over, and tried to struggle to his feet, but the more he struggled, the weaker he became. Finally, his eyes rolled back and he fainted, dying with his eyes wide open.
Guan Xing didn't have time to check on him. Only after the arrow hit him did he remove the cloth from his ear and ask curiously, "What did Liu Chan just say? Does he want to surrender?"
Zhu Chao, the commander of the personal guards, quickly shook his head and said, "No, you must have misheard."
Guan Xing sighed, "That's such a pity. Damn it, have I been overworking lately? Why am I hallucinating? How am I going to explain this to the King?"
“Protect Liu Chan’s body well; after all, he was the son of a feudal lord and deserves a proper burial.”
After saying this, he ordered Zhu Chao to gather the surrendered soldiers and join Sun Huan, while he himself led his army to continue marching northwest to intercept Zhu Yi. Now that Zhu Yi had come, he was not going to escape.
At this crucial moment in the battle between the two armies, Zhu Chao had no time to clean up the battlefield. After ordering his men to protect Liu Chan's body, he continued to charge and prepared to join up with Sun Huan first.
Sun Huan was engaged in a fierce battle with Zhu Yi. He was blocked by the Ju Zhang River and could not retreat to Yidao City. He had no choice but to divide his troops to block Liu Chan while leading the main force to break through to the north. However, Zhu Yi was too difficult to defeat.
Zhu Yi was no poor wretch like Liu Chan. He had eight hundred powerful personal guards under his command, and with the cooperation of other soldiers, he suppressed Sun Huan completely.
Sun Huan was on the verge of despair after failing to capture the city for a long time when a commotion suddenly broke out in the east. Before he could even ask what was happening, he heard the cheers of the soldiers who were blocking Liu Chan's advance.
"Reinforcements have arrived, brothers, hold on!"
Overjoyed, Sun Huan hurriedly called out, "Has General Bu Zhi arrived?"
The reply came from the other end: "It's not General Bu Zhi, it's General Guan Xing. General Guan has led his troops to rescue us."
Sun Huan's smile froze on his face, his eyes looking strangely bewildered.
Guan Anguo is coming to save me? Are you kidding me?
But now is not the time to dwell on that. As long as there are reinforcements, it doesn't matter whose reinforcements they are.
Sun Huan shook his head and was just recovering from the shock when he heard the soldiers on the east side shout in unison: "General, General Guan has already circled around and attacked Zhu Yi's flank. You are ordered to hold Zhu Yi and make sure he doesn't escape."
Sun Huan, who was ordered by Guan Xing, felt extremely awkward, but he didn't have time to think and shouted impatiently, "Brothers, follow me!"
Now is not the time to dwell on why Guan Xing is here or what he's doing here. We must take this opportunity to eliminate Zhu Yi himself, or at least give him a good beating.
Knowing the priorities, Sun Huan quickly launched an attack on Zhu Yi. At the same time, Zhu Yi received news from the chaotic army in the east that Guan Xing had arrived.
Upon hearing the name Guan Xing, Zhu Yi, like Liu Chan, instinctively felt a tightness in his anus, but without thinking, he immediately roared, "Retreat! Retreat!"
He didn't know why Guan Xing was here, nor did he know how many people Guan Xing had brought. In this situation, why wasn't he running away?
But will Guan Xing let him escape?
Guan Xing led his army and quickly reached Zhu Yi's flank. Upon seeing the enemy, he charged forward without hesitation, shouting, "Zhu Yi, you little thief, have you ever heard of your grandpa Guan's name?"