Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 84 79. Summoning the Surrendered Army
A few days later, in Badong County, Yong'an City.

"Zilong, you lead the army back to Chengdu. I will stay in Yong'an City for the next few days to avoid having to go to Sichuan for any important matters during Xiu Yuan's reign."

Liu Bei instructed Zhao Yun.

"Your Majesty, if you don't stay in Chengdu, I'm afraid..."

"It's OK. Kong Ming can arrange it properly. And Yong'an is in the rear, with Li Zhengfang in Shangyong resisting Cao Wei in front and Feng Xiuyuan attacking Jingzhou in the back. Moreover, Fu Yizhong and Fu Yuanbi are also by my side, so I will be fine. But Zilong needs to return to Chengdu to assist Kong Ming."

Liu Bei knew that he was at least safe in Yong'an, so he let Zhao Yun lead the main force back to Chengdu with just a few words.

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A few days after the Battle of Yiling, inside Jiangling City.

"What?! Lu Xun was defeated and his entire army was wiped out? Oh! Why did the king abandon General Han and use a pale-faced scholar like Lu Boyan as the commander?"

Sun Huan, the military commander of Jingzhou at the moment, who was sent to Jingzhou because of the previous defeat, also learned the news from the front line from the defeated soldiers in the direction of Yiling.

"General Sun, our most urgent task right now is to prevent the Han army from invading. Commander Lu was defeated and killed, tens of thousands of Jiangdong troops were wiped out, and we only have a few thousand county soldiers available in various places in Jingzhou."

A scholar at the side stood up and reported that this person was Pan Jun, who was an official under Guan Yu at that time.

This person had a bad relationship with Guan Yu in his early years. One reason was that Pan Jun was a disciple of the great Confucian scholar Song Zhong from Jingzhou at that time, and had a close relationship with Wang Can and others.

Unfortunately, these people did not think highly of Liu Bei at the time, and when Cao Cao was on his southern expedition, they all rushed to join Cao Cao. As their disciple and friend, Pan Jun's views were inevitably similar to theirs.

Secondly, Guan Yu himself was quite suspicious of these elegant scholars, thinking that they were all pedantic Confucian scholars who would not work hard. As a result, the relationship between the two became strained.

After Guan Yu was defeated, Pan Jun feigned illness and remained at home. It was not until Sun Quan personally went to Pan Jun's house, wiped his tears and persuaded him personally that Pan Jun was willing to surrender.

Now Pan Jun is almost the head of all the civil officials in Jingzhou and has considerable power. Because he had previously suppressed the rebellion of Fan Zhou, a member of Wuling, he was also named General Fenwei by Sun Quan.

"What's Pan Congshi's plan?"

Sun Huan was a leader of the younger generation among Sun Quan's clansmen. Pan Jun was a surrendered general, so Sun Huan did not think highly of Pan Jun. At this time, he asked Pan Jun's opinion with a bit of arrogance.

"Why not let me lead the remnants of Guan Yu's Jingzhou army as the main force and defend Jiangling to the death to resist the Han army and wait for the King of Wu's reinforcements to arrive."

Pan Jun bowed slightly and expressed his thoughts, but this idea was undoubtedly a little subtle in Sun Huan's ears.

Pan Jun himself was a surrendered general and was quite familiar with Guan Yu's former subordinates. If he led Guan Yu's former subordinates to surrender directly and opened the city to welcome the Han army, wouldn't he become his token of surrender?

"We must not let Pan Jun lead the army directly."

Sun Huan already had a plan in mind.

"General Pan was exhausted after destroying Fan Zhou a month ago. I should personally lead the old troops of Jingzhou to guard against the Shu army."

The army must be used, but it must be used by oneself. How can it be given to Pan Jun?
"General Sun may not be familiar with the officers of the Jingzhou Army, and there may be a gap. How about..."

Pan Jun didn't know whether it was true or false, and he kept trying to dissuade Sun Huan. "No problem. I will immediately transfer Mi Fang and Fu Shiren to be my generals. They must be familiar with the military affairs of Jingzhou. With them assisting us, we will be able to rest assured."

Sun Huan's eyes turned, and he thought of these two evil people. In the past, they embezzled military rations and military funds, and fearing that they would be discovered by Guan Yu, they simply surrendered to the Eastern Wu. Now, even if the Han army came, these two, as the culprits of the fall of Jingzhou, would certainly not dare to rebel again, and could only follow the Eastern Wu to fight to the death.

Besides, these two men were generals in Jingzhou in the past. The officers and soldiers in Jingzhou are quite familiar with them, so there will be no problems such as miscommunication. It is just right for them to contact grassroots soldiers.

When Pan Jun heard what Sun Huan said, he had nothing to say and had to act according to Sun Huan's wishes. He mobilized Guan Yu's surrendered troops from all over the country and at the same time ordered Mi Fang and Fu Shiren to come to Sun Huan's tent to obey his orders.

Mi Fang and Fu Shiren were both afraid of death, and when they heard that the Wu army had been defeated and the Han army would be at the gates of the city soon, they became quite anxious.

They knew that there was no possibility that the Han army would accept them again, and they could only go along with the Eastern Wu to the end, so they quickly packed up their belongings, reorganized their troops and came to Jiangling to receive orders.

A few days later, the surrendered troops and generals all gathered in Jiangling. Fu Shiren and Mi Fang also met the young and frivolous Sun Huan.

"You two generals have come a long way and have worked hard. I will need your assistance in the future to fight against the Shu army together!"

Although Sun Huan despised these two cunning and treacherous villains from the bottom of his heart, he had to use them at the moment, so he could only put on a smiling face to appease them.

"We will obey General Sun and will lead the way for him to repel the enemy of the pseudo-Han at the gate of the city!"

Fu Shiren also had a flattering smile on his face, patting Sun Huan's horse. Mi Fang didn't have that many opinions to begin with, and seeing how skilled Fu Shiren was, he could only helplessly follow up with a sentence:
"The same goes for the general."

Sun Huan nodded, seeming to enjoy it quite a bit.

"Thank you for your help, generals. I hope you and your officer Chen Qing will be safe. Since you have already surrendered to Wu, the Shu army will never accept you.

Therefore, I hope that you can work together with me to fight against the Shu army. When the king's reinforcements arrive, I will not hesitate to say a few good words for you two."

Sun Huan also knew the principle of combining kindness with force, so after threatening the two men, he changed his friendly attitude and painted a pie in the sky for them.

Unfortunately, Mi Fang and Fu Shiren, as fickle villains, were very susceptible to Sun Huan's tactics. After being reprimanded by Sun Huan, they nodded repeatedly and did not dare to have any disloyalty.

"Okay, you two should leave first. Come with me tomorrow to meet the soldiers and explain the truth to them."

Sun Huan simply sent the two away and waited for tomorrow to personally give a stirring speech to the surrendered troops in Jingzhou.

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"Commendants, since you have already fought for Jiangdong, don't have any other ideas. Liu Bei's Eastern Expedition Army is extremely cruel. Anyone who betrayed Guan Yu will be killed without leaving any alive. If you join the Han army again, you will inevitably be harmed by them!
Why don't you join me, General Sun Huan of Andong, in resisting the Shu army? When our Jiangdong reinforcements arrive, as a member of the royal family, I will naturally ask for rewards for you!"

Sun Huan was speaking proudly, but Guan Yu's surrendered soldiers below were not in high spirits. Some of them were whispering to each other from time to time, and their morale did not seem to be very high.

A general in the army listened to Sun Huan's spit flying around, but he just lowered his head and said nothing.

"...Everyone, please don't make the same mistake as Guan Yu!"

When Sun Huan said this, a tear flashed across the general's eyes, but he quickly wiped it away without a trace.

(End of this chapter)