Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan
Date: 06-03-04 13:29
Guan Yu met his death at Mai Cheng
關 羽 死 於 麥 城
In 219AD, Guan Yu (關羽), the great general and the army under his command were surrounded in a walled city called Mai (麥 present day Mai Cheng 麥城 in Dang Yang Xian 當陽縣 in Hubei province 湖北省) by the army of Wu (吳). Guan Yu and his troops were being besieged for many months. Guan Yu sent messengers to Liu Bei (劉備) for help. The replied he received was a old saying:
A bucket of water cannot extinguish the burning of firewoods in a cart.
An advisor from the Wu army arrived at Mai Cheng trying to talk Guan Yu into surrendering to Wu. Guan Yu could not do that as he was the sworn brother of Liu Bei, his commander. Besides he was staunchly loyal to Liu Bei and therefore he refused to surrender.
By then all the provisions in the city were exhausted. In the tenth month of that year Guan Yu broke through the cordoned. However, while fleeing he and his adopted son Guan Ping (關平) were captured by the Wu troops.
Father and son were executed by the order of the ruler of Wu, Sun Quan (孫權). Guan Yu was 58 years old. Sun Quan put Guau Yu's head in a wooden box and sent it to Cao Cao (曹操) who was very happy to receive it. However, when Cao Cao opened the box he saw Guan Yu's mouth moved as if it wanted to say something to him. Cao Cao was so frightened that he fainted.
Chapter 76 from the book titled San Guo Yan yi (三國演義)
or The Romance Of Three Kingsoms by Luo Guan Zhong (羅貫中)
CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
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