Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 81 76.5 The Past of Jingzhou (Part 910) ()

"Humph. You are so arrogant. Your skills are just so-so. How dare you tease me?"

The female rider snorted coldly and ignored Lian Kang, riding her horse forward to help her companions.

"Gudong"

After the female rider left, Lian Kang's head rolled to the ground and was covered with dust.

"Young lady, you are really good at martial arts... You are worthy of being his daughter..."

Zhou Si, who was standing by, couldn't help but sigh when he saw the performance of the female rider.

With the addition of the female rider, the dozen or so soldiers soon suffered heavy casualties. Only three were left alive and tied to the ground, and the rest were all killed.

"Let me ask you, why are you searching everywhere for Guan Yu's former subordinates?"

Zhou Si rode over, took off his hat and asked one of the soldiers, who turned out to be the soldier from Jingzhou who had surrendered.

“You…! You you you…you are…!”

The soldier saw Zhou Si's face clearly, his eyes were full of fear, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Sir, please spare me! Sir, please spare me! This is not my fault. It's all Pan Jun's fault. Pan Jun relied on his reputation and position to integrate all of us. Fan Zhou joined forces with the Wuling Barbarians to rebel. Pan Jun was worried that someone would go to Fan Zhou, so he asked us to patrol everywhere!"

After a few seconds, the soldier recovered and kowtowed, as if he felt extremely guilty, and revealed all of Pan Jun's arrangements.

"Brothers from all over the world, have you truly surrendered to Wu?"

Zhou Si ignored his plea for mercy and asked another question.

"This... Brothers are definitely willing to work under the Lord and the King... But there is nothing we can do... After all, my family and I are all in Jingzhou..."

The surrendered soldier was quite helpless when he said this.

"I understand. But I'm still a little sorry. Neither I nor the young lady's news can be exposed now."

Before the surrendered soldier from Jingzhou could react, Zhou Si drew his sword and killed him. As for the other two captives who were bandits wearing military uniforms, they were also killed by Zhou Si.

"Miss, when the city was captured, I didn't know where you, the lady, and the young master went. Everyone thought..."

After dealing with the pursuers, Zhou Si also started chatting with the female knight.

"Uncle, what are you talking about? When I heard that Wu's army was attacking, I and my personal soldiers rushed out of the city with my mother and brother. When we got here, we were taken in by Old Master Bao, and now we have a place to stay."

The female knight pointed to a small town in the distance. It had walls on all sides and a moat. It looked like a powerful town.

"Uncle, why don't you come back with me to Bao's Manor? First, it's getting late today and you've been traveling a long way, so it's a good time to take a day off. Second, Old Master Bao and his children have always cared about the Han people and would like to go on the battlefield and kill some Wu dogs themselves."

After a moment's thought, Zhou Si felt that it was feasible, so he returned to Baojiazhuang with the female knight.

The Bao Family Manor looks like a fortress, with strong servants patrolling the walls with sticks, and there are also many bows and arrows and boiling oil. No wonder it can be isolated from the world.

Under the guidance of the female knight, Zhou Si, Wei Zhi and the other two came to the manor where Old Master Bao settled them.

"Meet Madam!"

As soon as Zhou Si entered the room, he saw a white-haired woman embroidering in the yard, and he quickly bowed to her.

"I never thought that you would be able to escape and ascend to heaven. It really shows that God will never forsake loyal and righteous people!"

The old lady quickly asked the female knight to help Zhou Si up.

After a conversation among the few people, Zhou Si also understood the current situation.

It turns out that Old Master Bao also loves Wei's cleverness and wants to marry his eldest daughter to him. Everyone in the village is very happy about this, except the old lady, who is quite worried. She is always worried that she and her group will bring trouble to everyone in Baojiazhuang, so she is reluctant to agree.

"Don't worry, old lady. I am willing to contact the loyal and righteous people in Jingzhou. I heard that the king intends to march east to attack Wu and avenge you. If I lead people to respond, Jingzhou will soon be returned to the Han Dynasty. How can I be implicated?"

The old lady felt relieved after hearing this, but when she heard that Zhou Si wanted to take a risk to contact his old subordinates in Jingxiang, she also felt it was extremely dangerous.

"Since God has allowed me to live until now, it must be because he wants me to do great things and avenge you. How can I do something that would save my life?"

Zhou Si himself didn't care about it. If he could contribute to the Han army's capture of Jingzhou and make the Han army feel vengeful for him, then what would it matter if he died?
"Uncle, don't worry. I have thought of someone. This person is my father's Xin. He has a very close relationship with my father, but almost no one in Jingzhou knows him. If you go to Jiangling, you can find this person."

The female rider thought for a moment and remembered the person her father had talked to her about.

"I see! No wonder the Lord asked me to personally arrange a position for him. I thought he was a relative of the Lord, but I didn't expect it to be like this!"

Zhou Si naturally knew the name of the person the female knight mentioned. Back then, Guan Yu personally brought him to him and asked him to arrange a position for him. At that time, he thought that this was Guan Yu's friend or relative, but he never expected that there would be such twists and turns in the middle.

After they chatted for a while, Zhou Si decided to visit Old Master Bao. After all, the other party was willing to take the risk and save the old lady and the others, so he was definitely worthy of being thanked in person.

After the servants informed them, two muscular men came out to greet the group.

"I have heard of your great name for a long time. It is a great honor to meet you in person today!"

After the eldest lady's introduction, Zhou Si learned that these two men were the eldest and second sons of Old Master Bao, Bao Feng and Bao Yi. Both of them were extraordinary in martial arts, and both were brave enough to fight against thousands of men. They also liked to read military books on weekdays.

Upon hearing that Jingzhou was attacked, the two men wanted to lead their servants to rescue, but they happened to meet the old lady and others who had escaped from the city, so they simply protected them and returned to Baojiazhuang.

Zhou Si followed them to the inner hall and saw Old Master Bao, who had white hair and beard but looked very energetic. He revealed his identity and thanked Old Master Bao for what he had done.

"Your Excellency, what are you talking about? The people of Jingxiang will never forget the kindness of Lord Guan in governing the city. What we have done is just a small favor."

Everyone was polite to each other and the atmosphere was harmonious.

In the evening, Old Master Bao also welcomed Zhou Si and provided him with a good horse and some money so that he would not be too tired on the journey.

After a night, both the host and the guests were delighted. Zhou Si said goodbye to the eldest lady and others and went to Gong'an to contact the old members of the Jingxiang Navy to see if he could persuade one or two of them. This way, when the Han army attacked, most of Jingzhou's vitality would be preserved.

Zhou Si found a powerful man who was familiar to Old Master Bao in the vicinity of Jiangling, and the other party happily asked his servants to take Zhou Si across the river.

Zhou Si headed south, and after running for dozens of miles he finally saw the city wall of Gong'an and the naval camp next to it.

However, Zhou Si would not be so foolish as to rush in directly. He still needed to ascertain the attitudes of the generals of the Jingxiang Navy before he could take any action.

Zhou Si stayed in the restaurant in Gong'an City every day, waiting for the generals of the Jingxiang Navy to come and drink.

He would ignore those who laughed happily, and would only observe those who looked extremely depressed. It took Zhou Si nearly a month to contact several naval officers who he believed Shang Xinyou Junhou and Dahan had.

As Zhou Si had expected, they were not satisfied with the occupation by Eastern Wu. In addition, the Jingxiang Navy and the Jiangdong Navy were each other's enemies, and now it was inevitable that they would be embarrassed, making them very depressed.

Zhou Si learned from them that the current commander of the Jingxiang Navy was Fu Shiren's good friend, Fan Dai. This man and Fu Shiren were called the "drunkard" duo because Fu Shiren was a drunkard who could not walk when he saw alcohol.

Fan Dai didn't particularly like to eat, but he had very poor abilities and was not very good at anything, so Guan Yu never valued him. Instead, he had a very good relationship with people like Fu Shiren, which also showed his character.

"If you trust me, you can contact like-minded people after returning to the camp. I guess if my Han army invades Jingzhou, Dongwu will definitely let you fight against each other, which is something I don't want to see. At that time, you can..."

Zhou Si gave them some instructions, and they naturally trusted Zhou Si immensely. After returning and contacting each other, they acted as hidden agents and kept silent.

A month later, spring arrived and the land of Jingzhou was filled with the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers again. The news that Liu Bei vowed to march east also spread throughout Jingzhou.

During this month, Zhou Si also traveled to various places in Jingzhou to contact his old subordinates, with remarkable results. Loyal and righteous people from all over the place were willing to respond. Now everything is ready, except for the Han army to arrive in Jingzhou.

Naturally, the Eastern Wu would not fail to respond. Han Dang transferred most of the stationed Jiangdong troops to Nanjun, preparing to defend against the large Han army moving down the Yangtze River.

During this period, everyone had heard of Cao Pi becoming emperor and Liu Bei following suit, but such things were still relatively far away from them, so they did not care too much.

"Uncle, when are we leaving for Jiangling?"

When she heard that Zhou Si was going to go to Jiangling in person to instigate the people in the city to revolt when the Han army arrived, the eldest lady naturally couldn't sit still. She was like a boy, not good at embroidery, but loved to wield swords and guns, and she had learned 80% to 90% of the martial arts inherited from her family.

"Miss, don't rush. Han Dang is still in Jiangling City, and our Han army has just gathered and has not yet taken action. Jiangling City must be heavily guarded at this time, and it may be difficult for us to act. It is better to wait until our army fights with the Wu army in the Yichang area, and the Wu army will surely go all out, and then there will be a chance."

Zhou Si was not in a hurry about this. After all, the Han army was like a mountain at this time. It was the Wu army that was out of breath, not them. The Wu army would always be unable to hold back and would put all its troops into the battlefield.

Another ten days passed in Baojiazhuang in peace and quiet. Soon, the news that Sun Huan's troops were defeated by Feng Xi on the front line and Sun Huan fled back to Jiangling with dozens of people reached Baojiazhuang.

"Han army vanguards Feng Xi, Wu Ban, and Zhang Nan defeated Sun Huan in Zigui, killed Xie Jing and Tan Xiong in battle, and Sun Huan's 5,000 soldiers either died or surrendered?"

The eldest lady received the news with a strange look in her beautiful eyes.

"Why, Miss, do you know them?"

Zhou Si saw that the eldest lady obviously saw the name of an acquaintance, so he also asked.

"Yes, the nerd I chased and beat up back then has now become a vanguard general... It's really touching."

The eldest lady smiled and shook her head without saying anything more.

"Now the time has come. Sun Huan was originally sent as a vanguard to delay the progress of the Han army. Now he has been defeated by our army in just a few days. Han Dang will definitely not sit still and will go to the front line to deploy defenses in person. We can get information and wait for an opportunity to act."

Zhou Si looked at the map of Nanjun area and analyzed the current situation.

As expected, these days, when Han Dang heard that Sun Huan was defeated, he immediately led his generals from Jiangling, went upstream, and came to Yichang to confront the Han army.

Troops and horses were continuously pouring out from Jiangling, and the news naturally could not escape the eyes of Baojiazhuang. They quickly returned to report the news to Zhou Si and others.

"This is a great opportunity, uncle. How about we go into the city right away, contact that person, and then open the city gates to welcome the king's division?"

When the eldest lady heard the news, she was eager to try and rushed into the city immediately to take back Jiangling.

"Don't worry, young lady. Our army is still at the frontline confronting the Wu army. The strength of both sides is similar. In addition, Pan Jun is in charge of the battle in Jiangling City. He is ruthless and acts carefully. We must not act rashly."

Zhou Si had a relatively clear understanding of the situation and was not in a hurry. After all, it would not be too late for them to take action as long as there was a major breakthrough on the front line.

Another month passed, and all kinds of frontline battle reports spread throughout Jingxiang like wings. The reason was that the Eastern Wu army was defeated and beaten badly by the Han army, and the veteran general Han Dang was sold out by the newly appointed Grand Commander Lu Xun of the Eastern Wu and captured alive by the Han army.

"Alright! That old bastard Han Dang should be skinned alive!"

The young lady was also very relieved to hear the news from the front line. First, she heard that Pan Zhang was beheaded and the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade returned to Guan Xing; then she heard that the Wu army was defeated and retreated from Yichang to Xiaoting under the command of Feng Xi; now she heard that Han Dang was captured, which made the young lady's spirits rise a lot.

"Lu Xun of the Eastern Wu... this man should not be underestimated."

Zhou Si was quite worried. He had not been idle for the past few months. He learned from various sources that when Lu Meng attacked Jingxiang, it was this Lu Xun who gave him advice, which led to Guan Yu's defeat. Now that this man appeared on the front line again, how could he not feel worried?
"Uncle, don't worry. I believe Feng Xiuyuan can handle him."

The eldest lady, on the other hand, seemed full of confidence.

……

"Report! Sir, there is news from the front line that Lu Xun took advantage of the strong southeast wind last night to set fire to the camp! The situation on both sides is unclear now!"

"what!"

Zhou Si was shocked and immediately asked the Bao family's spies to find out what happened. Within a day, Zhou Si knew the course of the Battle of Yiling.

"How can Your Majesty camp in the forest?"

Zhou Si suddenly felt hopeless. If Lu Xun directly set fire to the camps, how could the Han army resist? If the Wu army won a great victory, all his plans would have gone to waste.

"Uncle, don't worry. I believe Feng Xiuyuan will have a way. Since he can become the Grand Commander, he must have his own way."

The eldest lady comforted Zhou Si, but there was also deep worry in her eyes.

Fortunately, the Han army won a great victory a few days later. Feng Xi let the Wu army into the camp and wiped them out completely. The news that most of the Wu generals were captured and killed came again, which made everyone feel relieved.

"How is it? Uncle, I've long said that Feng Xiuyuan is definitely not an ordinary person."

"It is so. I am grateful to God for blessing our Han people and allowing Feng Xiuyuan to turn the tide!"

Zhou Si was so excited that he burst into tears. He had thought that there was no hope for his revenge, but fate had played a trick on him and it turned out to be a false alarm.

"Since our army has won a great victory, they will surely arrive at Jiangling soon. I should enter the city."

Zhou Si stood up, and the eldest lady quickly stood up as well.

"Uncle, please take me with you!"

"This... Miss's body is worth millions of gold, how can she..."

"Otherwise, my martial arts skills are not inferior to uncle's, so I won't be a burden! Besides, how can uncle be safe if he acts alone?"

Seeing that the eldest lady was determined to do so and the old lady had no objection, Zhou Si had no choice but to put on makeup with the eldest lady, put on some covering items, and head straight for Jiangling.

(End of this chapter)