Wei Yan, leading more than three thousand seasoned soldiers who were barely wounded and high in morale, followed behind Guan Yu. Under Guan Yu's command, they arrived outside Leling City. As the city walls were lit by torchlight, Guan Yu could see the panic among the soldiers on the ramparts.
Guan Yu spurred his horse forward, riding within bowshot range, and bellowed at the military marquis standing below the city gate tower, "I am Guan Yu! Your chief general, Zhang He, has been slain by my hand. Surrender at once! Otherwise, when the city falls, it will be your time to die!"
"Thwack!" An arrow struck right at Guan Yu's feet, and soon a torrent of arrows engulfed him. Unfortunately for his attackers, Guan Yu merely waved his great sword, deflecting all the incoming arrows with ease. Without a contingent of elite archers, Guan Yu was not worried about being hit.