Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 80 76. Zhao Yun Arrives (810)
"Xiu Yuan, Lu Boyan is gone?"

When Feng Xi returned to the camp, Liu Bei glanced at Feng Xi and saw that he was obviously in much better spirits and less depressed. He also asked with a certain tone.

"Your Majesty, I am leaving. I have already arranged for his remains to be prepared. If Your Majesty needs, you can cut off his head and send it to the King of Wu."

"No need. Since we promised to let him keep his whole body, we can just send his whole body and the heads of the subsequent generals to Dongwu. Please sit for a while. There are still generals to deal with."

Liu Bei pressed his finger to signal Feng Xi not to rush. Not only Feng Xi, but even Liu Bei relaxed at this moment, as if he had accomplished a major mission after the Battle of Yiling.

"Bring Han Yigong here."

Liu Bei waved his hand and asked the soldiers to bring Han Dang over.

Han Dang was also over sixty years old at this time, with white hair and beard, and looked similar to Lao Liu, but Lao Liu took good care of himself and looked like a man in his fifties, with not so many white hair and beard.

"Han Yigong, I haven't seen you for many years."

Liu Bei spoke with a strong sense of nostalgia.

The two had met before when the 18 princes were fighting against Dong Zhuo. Later, when they arrived in Jingzhou, they met several times and talked and laughed. When they met again today, one was the emperor and the other was a prisoner.

"It's been a long time since we last met. Lord Xuande is still as charming as ever."

When Han Dang spoke, he still spoke like the old Lord Xuande, and Liu Bei did not correct him.

"How about it, Lord Han Yi, do you plan to come to my Sichuan Province to retire? No need to lead troops or fight wars, just be a rich man."

"I am grateful for Lord Xuande's kindness. However, Lord Yi has been captured and should be punished as a military commander. Now that this has happened, how can I let down my old master Wentai, Gongfu, and Demou? How can I covet wealth and live in disgrace?"

Han Dang flatly rejected Liu Bei's request.

"Alas...send Han Yigong on his way."

The two looked at each other in silence.

"Thank you, Lord Xuande."

Han Dang was pushed down by the soldiers, and soon his head was presented to him.

"Come here, bring Ma Zhong and ask nephew An Guo to come over."

The last of the captured Wu generals has arrived. This man is none other than Ma Zhong, who set up an ambush to capture Guan Yu. If Feng Xi hadn't traveled through time, he might have shot Huang Zhong to death.

"Han Emperor! Han Emperor! Han Emperor, I, Ma Zhong, am willing to surrender!"

As soon as Ma Zhonggang was pushed in, he kowtowed like crazy and knelt down to beg for mercy.

Liu Bei remained unmoved, and Feng Xi looked at Ma Zhong, later known as the "famous general killer," as if he were a fool.

"Haha, Ma Zhong, I heard that a few days ago, whenever you talked about the battle in Jingzhou, you would brag to others about how you had ambushed and captured Yun Chang alive?"

Liu Bei looked at Ma Zhong with a forced smile and asked.

Ma Zhong immediately broke out in a cold sweat. After all, there was no achievement in his previous life that was more worthy of boasting than this, so he would definitely tell everyone about it.

"Han Emperor, Han Emperor, this is a misunderstanding, this is a misunderstanding. I was just a general under the damn Pan Zhang. When Pan Zhang gave an order, I had to obey. I heard that the young general had killed Pan Zhang and took back Guan Gong's sword. What do you think about this matter..."

Ma Zhong is worthy of being a general of Jiangdong. He has imitated Sun Quan's tone perfectly.

"Let's put it this way. Pan Zhang died to apologize for his crime. Do you think you are innocent now?"

Liu Bei rolled his eyes at Ma Zhong. This guy is always thinking about good things. Can you still run away when it’s your turn?

"See Your Majesty."

Guan Xing also came in through the tent and bowed. "No need to bow, An Guo. You came at the right time. Do you know the person in front of you?"

Liu Bei signaled Guan Xing to look at Ma Zhong.

“Ma Zhong…!”

Guan Xing hated the enemies who killed Guan Yu so much that he wanted to eat their flesh and sleep on their skin. As for people like Pan Zhang and Ma Zhong, he could recognize them even if they turned into ashes.

"Major General! Major General, spare my life! This is all Pan Zhang's fault. It has nothing to do with me!"

When Ma Zhong saw Guan Xing’s cannibalistic look, he was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and could only beg for mercy.

"My dear nephew, I leave this man to you to deal with. It's up to you to decide whether to kill him or chop him up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Guan Xing excitedly dragged Ma Zhong out of the tent. Screams were heard from outside. Later, it was heard that Guan Xing had ripped open Ma Zhong's stomach and dug out his heart with his Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

"Xiu Yuan, what do you think our army should do now?"

After Liu Bei dealt with the Wu generals, he naturally asked Feng Xi for advice.

"Your Majesty, I think we should seize Jingzhou while the Wu army has not yet reacted. First, it has only been a few months since the Wu army seized Jingzhou, and the people's hearts are not stable. From the old man that General Guan met, we can know that the people's hearts are still on the side of our Han Dynasty.

Secondly, Dongwu has not had time to clean up General Guan's old subordinates, and these people can be used by me by then. In addition, Ma Shizhong is also from a prominent family in Jingxiang, and can contact the nobles in Jingxiang. With his help, it will not be difficult to recover Jingzhou.

Third, the Eastern Wu army has just lost its soldiers and horses, and it is difficult to mobilize a large army in a hurry. We should take advantage of their unpreparedness and strike them with thunder and lightning."

Feng Xi's words made perfect sense, and Liu Bei nodded.

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It is said that Zhao Yun, after being reminded by Zhuge Liang, also traveled day and night, and arrived in Zigui in less than ten days.

The imagined chaos did not occur, and there was no trace of Wu soldiers, which made Zhao Yun a little alert.

As Zhao Yun's troops continued to advance, scouts also discovered that Liu Bei's central army was still stationed in the Yiling area and seemed to be fine.

After finding out that Liu Bei's central army was fine, Zhao Yun came to the big tent to meet Liu Bei with questions.

"Zilong? Why are you here? What happened in Chengdu?"

Liu Bei was a little surprised when he knew that Zhao Yun had come. After all, Zhao Yun was in charge of Chengdu. Why would he appear here?
Feng Xi understood the answer after a little thought. After all, in history, when Liu Bei was defeated and fled to Sichuan, it was Zhao Yun who led his troops to block the Wu soldiers' plan to enter Sichuan.

"Well, Your Majesty, Military Advisor Zhuge observed the celestial phenomena at night and saw that many generals in Jingzhou had fallen. He was afraid that the incident at Luofengpo would happen again, so he ordered me to lead the troops to provide support."

Zhao Yun thought about it and decided to tell the truth.

"Haha, Kong Ming is overthinking! In the battle the day before yesterday, fortunately Xiu Yuan had been prepared. Lu Xun, the Grand Commander of Wu, rashly led his troops to set fire to the camp. Unexpectedly, under Xiu Yuan's arrangement, Lu Xun and other generals of Wu were captured and killed, except Zhou Tai and Ding Feng. Now Lu Xun, the Grand Commander of Wu, was also given poisoned wine and died."

Liu Bei explained to Zhao Yun with a smile. Zhao Yun was horrified when he heard about the casualties of Soochow. He couldn't help but glance at Feng Xi, who was sitting in the first seat among the civil and military officials.

"Xiu Yuan is truly a pillar of our Han dynasty. Since Your Majesty is alright, I will return to Sichuan immediately to prevent the Prime Minister from being left without troops."

On this trip, Zhao Yun brought almost all the available troops in Sichuan, nearly 20,000 in number. If Cao Wei attacked or something happened somewhere else, Zhuge Liang would not even have enough people to mobilize, so Zhao Yun hurried back to Sichuan.

"Well, Zilong can bring another 30,000 men with you. The situation in Sichuan is of great importance and must be guarded against. If you have 50,000 troops, the Prime Minister can rest assured."

Liu Bei waved his hand and sent back his 30,000 men. In this way, his Eastern Expedition Army and the Sichuan Central Army would have about 50,000 troops each, making it easier to deal with any problems.

(End of this chapter)