Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 55. Commander-in-Chief of the Central Army

"I have met your Majesty."

Half a month later, Liu Bei's central army also arrived in Yichang. Feng Xi naturally did not dare to neglect it, and immediately came to meet Liu Bei with several of his deputy generals.

"No need to be polite! Xiu Yuan is truly a young man to be feared. As the vanguard of this expedition to the east, he has been unstoppable all the way! From now on, you don't have to serve as the vanguard anymore. I now order the Divine Martial General Feng Xi to be the commander-in-chief of this expedition, to sit in the center of the army, and to be responsible for dispatching the troops of the entire army."

Feng Xi was a little confused by Liu Bei's appointment.

"Your Majesty, this..."

"Xiu Yuan, there is no need to say more. Your ability is obvious to all of you. I am relieved to have you command the entire army."

Liu Bei's few words made Feng Xi feel a little relieved, so he took over Liu Bei's order and naturally became the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition.

"In addition, promote Zhang Nan to the position of Admiral of the Navy, responsible for commanding the more than 10,000 naval forces of this Eastern Expedition, guarding our two water transport routes, and ensuring smooth traffic on both sides of the strait."

Unexpectedly, Liu Bei was not done yet, and he also defeated several friends who followed Feng Xi.

"But then again, isn't this an appointment in history? The conclusion of this world line is really scary..."

Feng Xi thought to himself.

"The last general has given orders!"

Zhang Nan, who was standing by, naturally accepted the order and expressed his gratitude.

Fu Zhu was also transferred back to the central army tent by Liu Bei to lead the personal guards that Liu Bei led out of Sichuan this time to protect Liu Bei's safety. Wu Ban continued to lead Feng Xi's troops and was under the unified command of Feng Xi. The position of the vanguard was temporarily vacant and no one had been decided yet.

"Commander-in-Chief Feng, in your opinion, how should we fight the enemy in this battle?"

After Liu Bei waited until all the generals were seated in the tent, he began to ask Feng Xi, who was the first person to be attacked.

Feng Xi thought about it. Even in history, Liu Bei's war against Wu started smoothly. Before Lu Xun came, the Wu army was defeated and retreated step by step. He didn't need to target anything specifically, so he replied:
"Your Majesty, we must have a decisive battle with the Wu army, crush their spirit, and at the same time demonstrate our army's determination to avenge their grievances."

Feng Xi's words were exactly what Liu Bei wanted. Liu Bei nodded and asked Feng Xi to make arrangements and prepare for a big battle with the Wu army.

His two friends now have other important tasks, and since he is the Grand Commander, he cannot engage in clique-like activities, so Feng Xi stood up, looked at the generals and asked:
"Which general is willing to lead the charge and break the Wu army's prestige first?"

"I come!"

"I come!"

Two voices sounded at the same time. Feng Xi, Liu Bei and others looked together, and saw that it was the young generals Zhang Bao and Guan Xing who spoke in unison.

"What? Zhang Xingguo, do you want to compete with me?"

Guan Xing looked at Zhang Bao with indignation on his face. He had finally managed to get out of the shadow of his entire family being killed except him, and wanted to kill the enemy with his own hands to avenge his parents and brothers, but Zhang Bao jumped out to fight for him.

"Why? Doesn't the vanguard position say Guan? Why can't I take it?"

Because of Feng Xi, Zhang Bao did not feel the pain of losing his father, and at this moment he still looked as if he was looking down on the world with great ambition.

"You! Zhang Xingguo, don't force me to turn against you!"

"Come on! If you're afraid of you, you're not a real man!"

Seeing that the two men were on the verge of fighting, Feng Xi raised his eyebrows and came to the center of the tent.

"That's enough! Look at how you two have lost your composure in front of His Majesty! Your fathers are General San and Marquis Guan, and they are brothers to His Majesty. Why can't you two get along with each other?"

Liu Bei nodded when he heard Feng Xi's words. This was what he wanted to say just now, but Feng Xi actually agreed with him. "I think you two don't need to fight for it. You two will be the vanguards. Go and kill the Wu generals first. Do you dare to accept the order?"

Feng Xi had played the good guy, so naturally Liu Bei had to play the bad guy.

"Why are you doing this, nephews? For the sake of a vanguard position, the brotherhood between your fathers has been damaged. I see that you two are of similar age, so why don't I, your uncle, take charge and you two can follow your father's example and become brothers of different surnames. Are you willing, nephews?"

After listening to Liu Bei and Feng Xi's words, the two felt that there was some truth in them, so they kowtowed and knelt to thank Liu Bei. Liu Bei did not delay and immediately ordered people to light incense burners in the army. Under the witness of Liu Bei, Feng Xi and other generals, Guan Xing and Zhang Bao became brothers with different surnames.

Early in the morning of the second day, the two young generals Guan and Zhang went to the front of the Wu army to challenge them. Feng Xi naturally led the other generals to support them.

"Does Wu Gou have the guts to fight?"

Guan Xing rode forward, raised the broadsword in his hand, and shouted at the generals of Eastern Wu.

"Hey, you little brat, go home and drink your mother's milk!"

In the Wu army tent, Li Yi's arm was just fine. Seeing an unfamiliar young general coming out, he was overjoyed and prepared to kill him to make a great contribution.

Why did Li Yi appear here? After Sun Huan was defeated, Han Dang was afraid that something bad might happen to him, so he simply let Sun Huan guard Jiangling and went to fight in person.

But Li Yi was unwilling to defend the city in the rear during the war. He would rather go to the battlefield and kill the generals, which would be a meritorious service. So he simply told Han Dang that he wanted to go to the battlefield without telling Sun Huan. Han Dang did not care and let Li Yi go.

Li Yi rushed out with a big axe, and fought with Guan Xing. Guan Xing had learned a lot from Guan Yu, and the big sword in his hand was as powerful as clouds and wind, and every sword was extremely powerful, which soon put Li Yi in a state of panic.

"Damn it, are all Shu generals monsters? How come any of them are so powerful?"

Li Yi couldn't help but curse in his heart, but he had to cheer up and continue fighting.

Li Yi fought with Guan Xing for more than twenty rounds with all his might, but he could no longer hold on. He felt his hand trembling, as if the shot in the arm by Feng Xi more than ten days ago had not healed well.

When the Wu army saw that Li Yi was about to collapse, one of their generals rode out on his horse, intending to rescue Li Yi by fighting two against one.

"How dare you, villain! Do you think my Zhang Bao Snake Spear is useless?"

Seeing that the Wu army was trying to cheat, Zhang Bao kicked his horse in the belly and charged into the formation with a snake spear in hand.

"The one who killed you was Wu General Cui Yu!"

The new general saw that Zhang Bao was just a young guy, so he laughed and changed direction, heading towards Zhang Bao, as if he thought he was an easy target.

"drink!"

Zhang Bao didn't say anything and just chopped with his spear. Cui Yu then realized that he was wrong. The man in front of him was not a soft persimmon but a tough one!

"what!"

Li Yi lost his support and fought Guan Xing for another three rounds. Guan Xing slashed his upper body with a knife, and blood gushed out. Fortunately, he leaned back slightly and was not cut in two by Guan Xing.

Li Yi endured the severe pain and rode away without paying any attention to Cui Yu.

Guan Xing did not chase Li Yi when he saw this, but instead came together with Zhang Bao to attack Cui Yu.

"Li Yi! You...!"

Cui Yu couldn't hold back any longer when he saw this and started cursing Li Yi.

He originally came here to support Li Yi, but Li Yi ran away and he became the one being besieged.

(End of this chapter)