The next day, according to Gan Ning's instructions, Li Song did make a suggestion to Guan Yu, asking Guan Yu to exchange the generals captured alive in Hebei with Yuan Shang for hostages Zhou Cang and Liao Hua.

Guan Yu was overjoyed when he heard this. According to Li Song's suggestion, he sent someone to Yuan Shang's camp to deliver a letter.

Guan Yu was not sure whether Yuan Shang would agree to his opinion. If Yuan Shang refused to agree to his exchange, Zhou Cang and Liao Hua could be considered completely finished.

However, unexpectedly, Yuan Shang agreed very happily this time, and immediately sent an envoy to send a message to Guan Yu, agreeing to exchange prisoners and the two armies in front of the formation.

Guan Yu was very happy after receiving the letter, and then he wanted to exchange hostages according to Yuan Shang's opinion. However, Li Song offered a plan for Guan Yu.

Li Song analyzed for Guan Yu that Yuan Shang was sinister and cunning, cunning, and wisest. He agreed to exchange prisoners so easily this time, and he must have had some plans, so that Guan Yu needed to prepare carefully.

When Guan Yu heard this, he couldn't help but ask Li Song: "What does this mean by Prefect Li's words?"

Li Song smiled and said, "General Guan and Yuan Shang agreed to let the two sides fight. According to his personality, they would inevitably set up cunning tricks and send large troops to divide the troops. Taking advantage of our side's slack exchange of hostages, they would sneak attack Nanjun and surrounding affiliated camps."

Guan Yu thought about it after hearing this, nodded secretly and said, "Prince Li's words are indeed reasonable! Well, Guan made arrangements early to see if Yuan Shang can play tricks."

The next day, when the hostages were exchanged, Yuan Shang and Guan Yu exchanged prisoners in the wilderness.

On this side, Guan Yu and others drove away the captured Yuan generals, while Yuan Shang drove Zhou Cang and Liao Hua away, and each ran towards the other side.

After the drum sounded, the captives from both sides had returned to the formation, while the commanders of the two sides slowly hit the horses and came to the front of the formation, facing each other, and watching each other.

Yuan Shangjing looked at Guan Yu in the distance, and his eyebrows spread out. He suddenly smiled and said, "Guan Yu, the previous episode gave you a victory, don't be proud. Sooner or later, you will be returned."

Guan Yu stroked the long beard on his chin and said, "Yuan Shang, how dare you show off in front of me? Do you think I don't know what trick you want to use? It's just taking advantage of the opportunity of exchanging prisoners with me to divide the troops to capture Jiangling and its surrounding villages. Do you think Guan doesn't know?"

As soon as Guan Yu finished speaking, Yuan Shang's expression changed suddenly.

As he finished speaking, there was a thunderous sound from all directions, but the Jingzhou army was heading towards Yuan Shang to kill the general!

But I saw soldiers and horses coming towards Yuan's army.

Yuan Shang shook the whip hatefully, pointed at Guan Yu from afar, and said, "Guan Yu, you are cruel!"

The troops from all sides rushed forward, and Yuan's army was in a panic. For a time, they were suppressed by the Jingzhou army. Yuan Shang had no choice but to order Zhang Yan to lead eight generals from Heishan, Hebei to block the Jingzhou soldiers and flee in a hurry.

In this battle, the Jingzhou army won another great victory. Yuan army could not hide and had to retreat thirty miles.

Guan Yu won another victory. Then he turned back to Jiangling, Li Song and others continued to congratulate Guan Yu on his great victory.

When Guan Yu saw Li Song, he smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "Give up to the good plan of Li, Guan won another time today."

Li Song bowed humbly. After thinking for a while, he said, "General Guan, I have a sentence below. I don't know whether to say it or not."

Guan Yu stroked his beard and said, "What do you mean by Prefect Li? But it's okay to say it."

Li Song carefully considered the words and said, "The land of Jingzhou, the land of plump and le, the land is vast and the population is large. In addition, the soldiers and soldiers have been trained by General Guan for many years. It is already one of the few elite troops in the world. Only Yuan Shang, who can compete with General Guan, is the only one of Hebei Yuan Shang. However, now Yuan Shang has sent troops in a hurry and has lost several formations. His spirit has fallen. In addition, he seized the land of Cao that year by relying on deception, not kingly ways. If the place is good and people gathered together today, why not General Guan took advantage of the momentum to capture Yuan Shang, go north, first expel Yuan Shang, and then conquer the Central Plains, and share the worries for the lord?"

Guan Yu was stunned when he heard this, Danfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's what the prefect Li said! Guan Mou has been in Jingxiang for many years and has long been the intention of an expedition in the north. Now Yuan Shang has not been able to make an expedition in the south, and his troops are in danger, but it was when Guan Mou sent troops to fight in the north!"

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In accordance with Li Song's advice, Guan Yu was ambitious and finally made up his mind to gather the elite troops of Jingzhou, turn the defense into an offensive, and start leaving the city to attack Yuan Shang's army.

Yuan Shang lost several formations in a row, and his troops had fallen. At this moment, the Jingzhou army led by Guan Yu was as strong as the morale, and the troops were in full swing. Yuan Shang could not resist and headed straight for Jingbei!

This lasted for a month. Guan Yu defeated Yuan Shang's five formations in a row and drove Yuan Shang's army for 300 miles. The Yuan Shang's army threw away his armor and headed straight to Bowangpo in the north of Jingzhou. He seemed to advance and wanted to advance, but he seemed to retreat but not retreat. He wanted to return to the Central Plains, but seemed to be reluctant to leave Jingzhou.

Guan Yu's army stayed south of Yuan Shang's army. Guan Yu gathered his ministers to discuss the next step of action.

After the battle to exchange prisoners, Guan Yu defeated Yuan's army five times and drove the enemy 300 miles. Li Song's suggestion was made in every battle. At this time, Li Song was already relied on by Guan Yu as a wise and intelligent person.

This time, the army has moved from Jingdong to Jingbei, and the offense and defense have shifted, and the situation has turned toward the advantage of the Jingzhou army.

In the tent, Li Song talked to Guan Yu and said, "General Guan, this battle in Bowangpo is the last battle between our army and the Yuan army in Jingchu. Once this battle is won, the Yuan army will be completely expelled from Jingzhou! In this way, in the next battle, we can command all our military forces, mobilize food and grass north through Fancheng, directly insert it into Xuchang, and seize the hinterland of the Central Plains!"

Guan Yu nodded after hearing this: "Prince Li's words are very consistent with Guan's heart. But how should we fight this last battle in Jingzhou?"

Li Song bowed and said, "To achieve his merits in one battle, concentrate all his troops and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop! To completely defeat Yuan Shang's ambition to seize Jingzhou, so you must not hold back in this battle. All the troops and generals must be used! To completely defeat Yuan Shang!"

"Okay!" But seeing Guan Yu slapped the handsome case hard, he stood up and said, "This statement is very intimate. Yuan Shang's little thief has always been treacherous and cunning, and often defeated the heroes of the world by cunning. Today, Guan will rub his sharpness hard in the north of Jingzhou, so that Yuan Shang's little thief also knows that heroes in the world are not easy to mess with!"

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In Yuan’s army’s village, Yuan Shang also gathered all the generals under his command at this moment.
Chapter completed!