Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 10. What Zhang Fei Saw

"Your Majesty, General Zhang is outside the palace gate and wants to see you..."

In the study of the Chengdu Palace, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were discussing whether this year's harvest would be sufficient to support next year's military operations.

After being persuaded by Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and other ministers, Liu Bei at least did not immediately mobilize his troops to attack the Eastern Wu. After all, Cao Cao, Liu Bei's biggest confidant, was still watching from the sidelines. Liu Bei also knew that Cao Cao was not such a kind person who would sit back and watch him beat up Sun Quan. He would definitely take advantage of the fact that both sides were injured to attack the two families.

"Alas... How did Third Brother know about this..."

Liu Bei also had a headache. He had clearly tried to pass on the news of blockading Jingzhou to Langzhong, but he didn't expect that Zhang Fei still knew about it.

"Let the third brother come in..."

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and said that he could not persuade Zhang Fei by himself, and he needed Zhuge Liang's help. Zhuge Liang shook his fan and gave him an affirmative look.

"Brother! Brother!"

At the door, Zhang Fei's thunderous voice rushed in before his men.

"Yide, why don't you stay in Langzhong and return to Chengdu?"

Liu Bei took the initiative and gently rebuked Zhang Fei with a hint of reproach.

"Brother, let me ask you, did you, my second brother and I swear an oath together in Taoyuan to become brothers of different surnames?"

Zhang Fei did not respond, but asked Liu Bei instead. Liu Bei would not ignore such a serious topic.

"Of course, the three of us brothers have sworn an oath that we don't ask to be born on the same day, month and year, but to die on the same day, month and year. Heaven and earth, bear witness to our hearts. If we betray our loyalty and forget our gratitude, we will be killed by both heaven and earth!"

"Brother, now that my second brother has been murdered by the evil thieves of Wu, why don't you send troops to avenge him?"

At this point, Zhang Fei couldn't control his emotions. Such a big man with half white hair and beard, but he burst into tears.

"Yide, I also want to mobilize all the troops in the country to wipe out Dongwu and avenge my second brother. But Cao is watching covetously, waiting for us to fight Dongwu to the death, and then he will sit back and reap the benefits."

Liu Bei's eyes were also filled with tears, and he stood up to comfort Zhang Fei despite his inner grief. The two men in their fifties were crying like children.

"General Zhang, I also sigh and regret about General Guan's affairs. However, there are priorities. If we send troops now, no matter who we attack, the other side will be happy to see it. Moreover, it is still the coldest time of the year. The roads are covered with frost and the mountains are blocked by heavy snow. It is inconvenient for the army to move out and it is difficult to raise food and grass. Therefore, we must be more patient."

Zhuge Liang stood up and gave Zhang Fei some advice, and then Zhang Fei nodded heavily.

"Okay, then I'll do as my elder brother and the military advisor said, and wait for some time. I'll keep Sun Quan's child's head for a few months."

Seeing that Zhang Fei was easily persuaded, the two men secretly breathed a sigh of relief and comforted him with a few kind words. Liu Bei asked Zhang Fei to relax first and return to Langzhong when he had calmed down.

What other ways could Zhang Fei use to relax? He could only drink or fight to vent his emotions. Zhang Fei was wandering on the streets of Chengdu. He wanted to go to the restaurant of Old Man Yan Yan to have a drink, but halfway through, he changed his mind and decided to go to the army to fight with Zilong to vent his inner depression.

Zhang Fei arrived at the army outside the city and learned that Zhao Yun had gone out and was not in the army. Zhang Fei became even more bored and wandered around the camps, and seeing the soldiers' lazy appearance made him even more bored.

"kill!"

When they were outside a camp, they heard a sudden shout of killing. Zhang Fei was startled, holding the Zhangba Snake Spear in his hand. He turned over and rode on his black horse and looked towards the camp. The soldiers who had nothing to do were not surprised by the shouts of killing. They immediately picked up their wooden weapons, quickly formed a battle array, moved closer to each other, formed a large battle array, and continued the cycle.

It took less than half a cup of tea from the time the shouting and screaming started until the soldiers were fully armed and on alert.

"what?"

Zhang Fei noticed that things didn't seem to be what he expected. He saw a group of people in black clothes holding wooden weapons rushing out from all directions, and the two sides were fighting in a group.

Originally, the men in black only had the advantage of a surprise attack, but now the other side seemed to be not afraid of a surprise attack at all. The men in black, who were outnumbered, were quickly divided and surrounded, and surrendered.

"Hey, Li Chong, you want to attack my men with such a small number of people? Forget about taking a rest. I wouldn't be afraid of you attacking my men even when they are sleeping."

Zhang Fei's ears moved, and he saw three generals talking over there, so he immediately dismounted and walked over with big strides. After all, the military camp was an important place, and riding horses was not allowed, and even Zhang Fei could not violate it.

"Hey, you guys, who's the chief officer here?"

Zhang Fei came over holding a snake spear, and his voice was like thunder, which frightened Zhang Nan and the other two. However, when they took a closer look, they found that Zhang Fei's iconic outfit was so recognizable.

The three men immediately recognized that the person in front of them was the sworn brother of King Hanzhong, Zhang Fei, also known as Master Zhang Sanye.

Wang Ji and Li Chong glanced at Zhang Nan at the same time. After all, Zhang Nan was a lieutenant general, and the two of them were only troop leaders. Since Feng Xi was not there, Zhang Nan was the chief officer.

"Third General, I am Zhang Nan. This is the camp of General Feng Xi, the general of the front army directly under the King of Hanzhong. What can I do for you, Third General?"

Zhang Nan knew that the gentleman in front of him had a bad temper and was extremely violent towards the soldiers, so he was also very cautious.

"Let me ask you, what were you doing just now? Why were you fighting each other? Is there a mutiny?"

Zhang Fei pointed at the soldiers who were still cleaning the camp and asked Zhang Nan.

"Third General, this is General Feng's actual combat exercise. In addition to regular training, General Feng requires our infantry to be prepared for combat at all times, even for night raids and fire attacks."

Zhang Nan had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Oh? So you guys might get attacked even when you're sleeping here? And now all three of your soldiers can react so quickly?"

Zhang Fei became interested. As an old soldier, he could tell at a glance that there were three unscrupulous people here.

"Yes, General Three. We will take statistics every five days. The song with the slowest reaction and the biggest loss will do odd jobs for the other two songs, such as cooking and pouring water. The song with the best performance will also receive extra food rewards."

Zhang Fei had never heard of this kind of training method before, and his eyes lit up. Judging from the speed at which the soldiers gathered and how they obeyed orders, let alone their combat effectiveness on the battlefield, at least it looked like it was going well.

With this foundation, you will definitely not be in bad shape on the battlefield. Even if they are all new recruits, they only need to adapt a few times, and after that they can become elites.

What's more, these people don't look like new recruits, and they still have a strong murderous aura. So, could this unit be the elite troops secretly trained by the big brother?

(End of this chapter)