Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 125 119. Support from the North
In Jiangling, Wang Fu and Liao Hua were sitting in the governor's mansion when two groups of messengers sent by Feng Xi arrived one after another. The first one was naturally to deliver the battle report to Yong'an, and the second one was the second person Feng Xi sent urgently after learning about the situation in Xiangyang, and he was asked to deliver a message to Jiangling.

"Please invite General Guan Xing here quickly."

After Wang Fu finished reading Feng Xi's tactical arrangements, he quickly asked the soldiers to invite Guan Xing, who was still enjoying family happiness.

"Uncle Guoshan, what happened?"

Guan Xing asked as soon as he entered the hall. Zhou Cang, Wang Fu, and Zhao Lei were all Guan Yu's peers and close confidants, so Guan Xing also called them uncles.

"An Guo, Cao Cao's army is besieging Fancheng. The Grand Commander is afraid that Huang Gongheng has no generals under his command and will have difficulty dealing with Cao Wei's elite soldiers and generals. So I asked you to ask if you are willing to go to Fancheng to assist Huang Gongheng. If it is not convenient for you to go, it's okay. His Majesty has sent General Fu Zhuo to come. He is probably on the way and will arrive soon."

Feng Xi was worried that Huang Quan and Zhao Rong could not handle the whole thing alone and might make mistakes without help. Moreover, although Huang Quan had some strategies in commanding the army, his military strength could not be compared with that of a reckless man like Niu Jin, let alone generals like Xu Huang and Wen Pin.

Therefore, Feng Xi hoped that if Guan Xing was free, he could go to Fancheng. Even if it was just to fight a general, it would boost the morale of our army.

"If this is true? Why didn't Uncle Guoshan tell me earlier!"

Guan Xing has been at home these days taking care of his mother, Mrs. Hu, or teaching his younger brother Guan Suo. By the way, he found the son of the old man who had attacked Wu that day and reunited them. So he never paid attention to the outside world. How could he have expected such a thing to happen?

"Alas, Yuan Jian and I originally thought that it was only Cao's troops invading the border and Huang Gongheng could resist them, so we did not bother you. We did not expect Cao Wei to gather an army of 100,000 to invade the border. Now Huang Gongheng's situation is worrying, so I came to ask you."

Wang Fu and Liao Hua still had some selfish motives and did not want to disturb Guan Xing's family reunion, so they did not tell Guan Xing about this. Now that Feng Xi personally named Guan Xing in the letter, the two could no longer play dumb.

"Since the Wei invaders have invaded our borders, why shouldn't I go?!"

Guan Xing gladly accepted the order. Wang Fu and Liao Hua showed certainty in their eyes and nodded.

"In that case, An Guo, you should take 10,000 soldiers in the city to Fancheng to support Huang Gongheng. General Fu Zhun is expected to arrive in Jiangling tomorrow, and the Grand Commander is also on his way back."

Guan Xing nodded in understanding, and went down to check the troops without saying anything else.

On the second day, Fu Rong went down the river to Jiangling, where he joined forces with Guan Xing and headed north to support Xiangyang.

Feng Xi sailed upstream from Dongting Lake and returned to Jiangling in just three days. He met Wang Fu and Liao Hua and learned what had happened.

Feng Xi made arrangements to have scholars such as Ma Liang and Cheng Ji stay in Jiangling to restore the people's livelihood in the recovered areas such as Jiangling and Wuling.

Of course, Feng Xi also told Ma Liang about the farming suggestions he had given to Zhuge Liang on the way. He also drew another blueprint of the curved plow and asked Ma Liang to build it as soon as possible in order to quickly restore Jingzhou's strength.

At the same time, Feng Xi asked Wu Ban to stay in Jiangling as a military general. On the one hand, Wu Ban was a rigorous person and was good at listening to opinions, and he could cooperate with the literati very well. On the other hand, Feng Xi asked Wu Ban to stay in Jiangling so that he could train the remaining Jingzhou army according to the training methods of the Shenwu Camp, so that they could adapt to Feng Xi's future combat style as soon as possible.

At the same time, Feng Xi also arranged for the captives. Ling Tong, Zhu father and son, Xu Sheng and others, like Sun Huan, Pan Jun and others, were placed under house arrest, waiting for the situation to calm down before being dealt with.

After sorting out the internal affairs, Feng Xi went to the "Thunder Hall" which was responsible for the research and development of gunpowder. Feng Xi deliberately chose this name. After replenishing supplies, Feng Xi set out again after staying in Jiangling for less than two days, marching northwards, ready to fight with Cao Wei.

General Cao Ren naturally knew that in Wancheng, Niu Jin had fought against the Han army as a vanguard.

"What does Gongming think?"

Cao Ren, with white hair and beard, looked at the old general who was also white-haired and asked, "The defense is weak, but it can be defeated with a thunderbolt strike."

The veteran touched his black and white beard and gave a comment.

"Ah."

Cao Ren agreed with this and immediately ordered his generals to dispatch all the main forces prepared in Wancheng, and they marched straight to Fancheng like a mountain pressing down on them.

Since the general has given the order, the three armies will naturally obey. Countless colonels, military marquises and other grassroots officers began to dispatch their troops and prepare for departure.

As the saying goes, "before the troops move, the food and fodder must be sent first." The dispatch of food and fodder is equally important.

"Hey! The one who's in charge of the food supply! Open the door quickly! We're here to pick up the food supply on the orders of Captain Wang!"

A captain came to the grain warehouse in an unruly manner and looked at the young grain clerk in front of him, completely ignoring him.

"Please...please trouble you to show me the proof of grain supply."

The clerk in front of him looked to be no more than thirty years old, very young, with a dark complexion, but his eyes were bright and he treated the captain in front of him neither servilely nor arrogantly.

"Hey! Look at this kid, he's actually a stutterer! Hahahaha, where are you from, kid? I've never seen you before?"

"I...I came here with General Cao Zhen."

The clerk bowed slightly and told his story.

Cao Zhen came from Huainan, so naturally he had to bring soldiers with him. There were also minor officials who escorted and guarded the food and fodder. It was not unusual.

"Hahaha, little stutterer, look carefully. This is our grain voucher. Interesting, there really are people who can't even speak clearly like this! Hahaha!"

The granary is an important place, so the captain certainly would not and dared not do anything, but he still dared to mock the clerk who was watching the grain.

The clerk ignored the captain's mocking words, but respectfully took the certificate from the captain's hand and carefully checked whether the records on it were correct, and ignored the bad words.

"Verification completed. Please follow me."

After verifying that everything was correct, the clerk took the captain and his soldiers to the granary to pick up the grain.

Today was just an ordinary day for the minor official. He had been laughed at by countless people since he was a child because of his stuttering. He had even been recommended as a scholar of the Minister of Agriculture based on his own talent, and his future was bright.

As a result, because of the stuttering problem, Diannong Duwei hesitated again and again, and still felt that he was not suitable for the position, so he simply arranged for him to go to a place where eloquence and communication were not required, which is now the place of guarding grain.

It is a coincidence that this minor official was originally from Jingzhou. He fled to Huainan with his family when he was young. Now, by chance, he has returned to Jingzhou again. It can only be said that fate plays tricks on him.

He sent the captain away, his eyes showing no sadness or joy. If God wants to give a man a great responsibility, he must first make him suffer. And he was not a man with a weak will. He firmly believed that one day he would be able to make a career.

(End of this chapter)