Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 86 81. Banquet
"What do you three think? Is this reliable?"

Although Feng Xi knew the names on the letter, he was not sure whether what he knew was consistent with the actual situation, so he could only ask for advice from the three people who were familiar with Jingzhou.

"I don't know his situation, but if it's really him, then he can definitely be trusted. But there are many suspicious points about this captain. After all, if he has second thoughts, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy losses."

Wang Fu thought about it and believed the letter 70%. Liao Hua also nodded. After all, the person in the letter must be loyal to Guan Yu, so there was no need to say more. However, they could not guarantee this lieutenant.

"Everyone, rest assured. Since he is the one who chose us, we can trust him. In this case, let's wait for the news from the captain in three days. Of course, we must not slack off in the next few days, just in case."

They didn't know, but Feng Xi knew that this man would definitely not betray Guan Yu.

However, Feng Xi always made preparations for both scenarios. If what the secret letter said was true, that would be the best. If it was Sun Huan's plan, he would have to make other preparations.

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The Han army attacked the city fiercely in the past two days. If it weren't for the high walls and deep moats of Jiangling City, it would have been difficult to hold out. The Han army even climbed the city wall once. If it weren't for Fu Shiren and Mi Fang desperately commanding the surrendered soldiers of the Jingzhou Army to resist, Jiangling would have entered street fighting early.

Even so, the morale of the Jingzhou army in the city became increasingly low, and there were even some rumors that started from nowhere.

"I heard that many of the 5,000 brothers that Sun Huan took away surrendered directly. Your Majesty was magnanimous and accepted them directly."

"If you ask me, we are your majesty's soldiers. It would be strange for us to work for Dongwu."

"I heard that His Majesty only executed traitors like Mi Fang and Fu Shiren, and showed leniency to those who were coerced..."

At night, the soldiers in the city kept whispering to each other. Their morale was low, and it seemed that everyone had some inappropriate thoughts.

Fortunately, Fu Shiren and Mi Fang had some informants in the army, so they naturally heard these rumors, but they didn't know how to deal with them.

If he killed people by force, it would definitely cause unnecessary unrest during this time of internal and external troubles. After all, if the soldiers mutinied, he would be finished.

"Don't worry, Generals. I have a plan."

When Fu Shiren and Mi Fang were worried, one of the officers stepped forward to offer advice.

"What's General Hu's plan?"

Fu Shiren looked at General Hu with some surprise. At this moment, the two of them were like people drowning, and they had to try any life-saving straw.

"The morale of our army is low because of the continuous defeats. Why not open the warehouse tonight, let the soldiers have a good meal, and let the generals have a banquet. This will not only boost the confidence and morale of our army, but also let the soldiers know that our army has enough food and can hold the position."

General Hu stood up and saluted, which made Fu Shiren and Mi Fang nod their heads. The two men were originally people without any strategy, but they were good at eating, drinking and having fun. After hearing General Hu's advice, they also felt that it was quite useful, so they went to report it to Sun Huan without mentioning it.

"Have a party?"

Sun Huan was somewhat surprised as to why these two people suddenly proposed to hold a banquet. Fu Shiren did not waste any time and immediately told him about the unstable military morale today, and unceremoniously claimed General Hu's two analyses as his own.

"Hmm... that makes sense. If that's the case, you can act accordingly."

Sun Huan nodded, agreeing with this.

Fu Shiren and Mi Fang were overjoyed. When they returned to the military camp, they asked General Hu, who had proposed the plan, to organize a banquet and reward the soldiers.

After all, given their status, how could they possibly do such a thing themselves? Secondly, General Hu was also a logistics escort for grain and grass, so he was naturally quite familiar with such matters, so it was reasonable to let him do it.

By dusk, everything was ready.

In the prefect's mansion, waiters were coming and going, and all kinds of dishes were dazzling; many old wines were taken out from the cellar, and the mud seals were broken, and the rich aroma spread out. These were the fine wines that General Hu specially prepared for these high-ranking officials.

"What happy event is there today? Why is there such a grand banquet?" Pan Jun came at the invitation and was extremely surprised to see such a grand banquet.

"Hehe, Mr. Pan, you may not know that we have suffered a series of defeats recently, which may have hurt our morale, so I specially granted you a banquet to boost our army's morale!"

Fu Shiren explained to Pan Jun with a slightly blushing face that he had secretly drunk a jar of good wine before coming, so he was a little tipsy at the moment.

"Nonsense! The Han army is still besieging the city. You are so drunk. What will you do if the enemy attacks?"

Pan Jun was annoyed by Fu Shiren's careless appearance. Even though they were both surrendered generals, they still disliked each other.

"General Fu Shi is right. It is precisely at this critical moment that we need to encourage the morale of the troops and let them know...know that we have no worries about food and drink here."

Mi Fang was also very drunk and could not speak clearly.

Seeing how useless these two were, Pan Jun didn't bother to say anything more to them, so he simply went inside to meet Sun Huan and explained the pros and cons.

"Yes, I asked them to prepare it. Soldiers need proper rest. If you keep squeezing them, it will backfire."

Sun Huan wanted to laugh when he saw Pan Jun's anxious look. You, a surrendered general from Jingzhou, want to compete with me for power? Are you worthy?
"Our generals are so drunk. If the enemy attacks tonight, how can we resist?"

Pan Jun asked Sun Huan with a stern face, and Sun Huan laughed out loud, as if he had seen through him, and replied triumphantly:
"I have thought of this a long time ago. I have arranged for my trusted general Rui Xuan to guard the city wall tonight. Besides, ordinary soldiers do not drink alcohol. There is nothing to worry about!"

Pan Jun was helpless to see Sun Huan's answer. However, considering that Sun Huan was on high alert, he had no choice but to sit down and drink a few glasses of wine at Sun Huan's request to relieve his anguish of being targeted by Sun Huan and having his power taken away.

In the military camp in the city, the soldiers naturally had no wine to drink, but there was enough food tonight, which gave everyone a little relief.

General Hu saw that everyone was basically seated, so he and the people around him walked up to the military platform.

"Brothers! Did you enjoy your meal tonight?"

"it is good……"

The soldiers' responses were a little sparse. After all, tonight's performance was only comparable to usual. Most of them kept their heads down and remained silent.

"Then I dare to ask you brothers, who do you think is better, General Sun Huan or Marquis Guan?"

After General Hu finished speaking, everyone widened their eyes in surprise, and looked at General Hu with doubt and uncertainty.

"Fuck it, I've had enough! Lord Guan led us to terrorize China, and we are better than the cowardly rats in Dongwu!"

The soldiers arranged by General Hu stood up and shouted loudly.

"I've had enough! I went home to visit my family last month, but my villagers wouldn't let me in! They said I betrayed Lord Guan, and my father wants to sever the father-son relationship with me! I don't want to be called a traitor by others pointing at me!"

A soldier who was not assigned by General Hu stood up and shared his story loudly.

"What do you want to do? Are you planning a mutiny?"

Several military marquises and captains stationed by the Eastern Wu nearby panicked and started shouting loudly.

"Brothers, do you still recognize me? Are you willing to believe me tonight?"

The man next to General Hu stepped forward and started to speak. The moment he appeared, many officers of the Jingzhou Army were in disbelief, their eyes widened, and they were speechless.

(End of this chapter)