Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 92 87. Guan Family Reunion
Now that Xiangyang and Fancheng were abandoned by Cao's army, Jiangling, the largest and most heavily defended city in Jingzhou, fell completely in less than five days. None of the senior generals and civil officials in the city were spared, and even the news of Jiangling's fall could not be spread in the first time.

After Zhao Lei's order, the Jingxiang Navy surrendered to the Han army without much commotion and was reorganized by Zhang Nan.

No one could have imagined that Zhao Lei, who followed Guan Yu to charge out from the north gate of Maicheng that day, was severely injured by Zhu Ran's ambush on the way, but he was only seriously injured and in shock. Later, if the "Old Dog" father and son had not come to bury the soldiers of Jingzhou, he might have really died in this snowy and icy place.

After waking up, Zhao Lei fully exerted his subjective initiative. He not only contacted countless old subordinates in Jingxiang, but also planted his own nails in the Jingxiang navy early on.

After all, Zhao Lei had served as the governor of Jingxiang for a long time before Guan Yu's defeat. He often commanded the navy to confront Sun Quan across the river when Guan Yu was too busy to take care of other things. He enjoyed great prestige among the soldiers. In addition, the Wu army acted despicablely and Jingzhou had become a hereditary feud after two generations of Sun Jian and Sun Ce. Therefore, most of the naval generals had no psychological pressure to betray the Eastern Wu.

With this operation, it is not wrong for Feng Xi to say that Zhao Lei was the main contributor to the conquest of Jingzhou.

After Jiangling was pacified, everyone had another thing to do.

Feng Xi asked the others in Jiangling to rest for a day, and he, Guan Xing, Guan Yinping, Zhao Lei and others led a team of Shenwu Camp guards to Baojiazhuang to pick up Old Madam Hu and bring her back to Jiangling, and then send her to Sichuan.

"Look, that's Baojiazhuang at the bottom of the hill."

Everyone was on a hill at the moment, and from afar they could see the fortress-like town of Baojiazhuang surrounded by moats.

At that time, it was not uncommon for wealthy landlords and wealthy families to build such fortresses in the wild. The most famous of them was Dong Zhuo's "Meiwu", which was heavily guarded and contained hidden treasures of gold and silver.

Feng Xi asked most of the guards of the Shenwu Camp to stay outside Baojiazhuang, while he and Guan Xing and others entered Baojiazhuang.

"Mother! Mother!"

Guan Yinping led the way, and soon they arrived at the courtyard where Hu lived. Guan Xing could no longer contain his excitement. He shouted loudly, rushed into the courtyard, knelt down in front of the surprised Hu, and kowtowed several times.

"Xing'er, it's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay..."

Faced with the sudden family reunion, Mrs. Hu also burst into tears. I don’t know whether she was thinking of Guan Yu and Guan Ping or was glad that Guan Xing was okay.

"Mother, I have personally cut out the heart of the man who captured my father as a sacrifice to my father's spirit in heaven. Mother, please wait a few days. I will soon cut the bodies of Sun Zhongmou and Zuo Xian, who ordered the execution of my father, into pieces."

Guan Xing reported the good news to Mrs. Hu, who nodded while crying and touched Guan Xing's face.

"Mother doesn't ask you to avenge your father, I just hope you can be safe. Your father and your eldest brother have passed away, and mother can't bear to hear any more bad news."

Guan Xing nodded in agreement. Just then, Guan Suo came back from playing with his friends and met his elder brother. The family was truly reunited.

Feng Xi naturally left the time to Guan Xing and Guan Yinping, and he and Zhao Lei went to find Old Master Bao to express their gratitude.

"Is it possible that Bao Long was still a member of the Bao family in the past?"

Feng Xi heard a secret from Zhao Lei that he had never heard of before, and his eyes widened.

"Yes, Bao Long was originally a guard at Bao Family Manor. He secretly learned some of the Bao Family's martial arts. Later, he was discovered stealing the Bao Family's property and fled with his accomplice Chen Ying. When Old Master Bao heard that the two of them were killed by General Zhao, he just lamented that the two of them had ruined the Bao Family's reputation..."

Zhao Lei recalled what happened in the past, which made Feng Xi speechless. Bao Long and Chen Ying were the lieutenants of Guiyang. Later, they failed to surrender and were stabbed to death by Zhao Yun. He didn't expect that they had such a relationship with Baojiazhuang. He was really surprised.

"Commander Zhao, who is this..." At the Bao family's residence, Bao Feng, whose face was dark and whose fists were as big as sandbags, opened the door and saw Zhao Lei and Feng Xi standing at the door. He knew Zhao Lei, of course, but he was a little surprised to see that Zhao Lei was focusing on this young man.

"Brother Bao, this is Feng Xi, the Grand Commander of the Eastern Expedition Army of the Han Army. I heard about the righteous act of Old Master Bao and came here to thank him in person."

Zhao Lei introduced them from behind, and Bao Feng nodded as if he suddenly understood. He let the two of them in and personally led the way for them to meet his father.

"Father, this is the Grand Commander of our Han Army's Eastern Expedition, General Feng Xifeng, and you also know Commander Zhao."

When Old Master Bao appeared in the hall, Bao Feng introduced everyone on the scene to Old Master Bao.

"Nice to meet you. I never thought that the former young master of the Feng family would be so young and promising. I am so ashamed..."

Back then, the Feng family was a powerful family in Nanjun, so Old Master Bao naturally knew about the Feng family's changes. Now that he was old and experienced, he flattered Feng Xi. Feng Xi had vision for the future, so he also flattered the old man about his business.

This one was a promising young general, and that one was a respected village elder who cared about the overall situation. Both of them were praising each other, causing Bao Feng, who was listening, to get goose bumps.

"Ahem, Grand Commander, please don't be so polite. These are just a small favor. However, I have an unwelcome request. I hope you can listen to it for a while."

"Oh? I wonder what difficulties Old Master Bao has? If I can help, I will naturally try my best to help."

Feng Xi immediately became interested and wanted to see what conditions the old man would take the opportunity to propose.

"My sons Bao Feng and Bao Yi are very brave and determined to make achievements. I also know the truth that 'learning the arts well can serve the emperor'. I hope the commander-in-chief will not be offended. It would be best if my two sons can get a position in the army."

Feng Xi was delighted when he heard this. He thought the old man was threatening to repay his kindness, but he didn't expect it to be such a condition? In fact, as the General of the Eastern Expedition, Feng Xi could open a government office. In addition, he was also the Grand Commander of the Military Forces of Jing and Yang Provinces. If he was willing, it would not be a big problem for these two people to directly become generals of miscellaneous titles.

However, Feng Xi still had to think about it. After all, if he agreed so easily, it would seem that the official position came easily, which would be bad if it led to the two of them making some wrong judgments.

"Well... if you just want to join the army, that's fine, but our Han army has always been about selecting the most capable. If you two are really capable, I will not hesitate to promote you and select talents for our Han army."

Feng Xi's meaning is also very clear. Want to be an officer or a general? Sure! But the prerequisite is that you have to have the ability, otherwise it is not acceptable.

"It's easy. My son Bao Feng usually uses a 120-jin iron drill, and no one in the surrounding area can defeat him. My second son Bao Yi uses a 81-jin painted halberd, and even his brother can't do anything to him. He is like Lu Bu reborn."

As soon as the old man opened his mouth, he started praising his son to the skies. Feng Xi just smiled. After all, he was his own son, so there was no reason to belittle him. He just praised him in a very impressive way.

"In this case, I, Feng, am not talented enough, but I am willing to have a fight with the two warriors. If it is really as the old man said, it will be a great honor for us."

Feng Xi thought for a moment and realized that the easiest way to understand the skills of these two brothers is to spar with them. If he tests their level himself, he will know whether they are a mule or a horse, right?
After all, the Bao family was willing to take risks to save Guan Yu's family from the crisis in Jingzhou this time. It is reasonable and moral for me to show some respect for this. This will also help me to win over the hearts of the people in Jingzhou who are somewhat wavering.

If these two people can really reach the second-rate level, it would be like picking up a wild treasure. After all, second-rate generals are already the main generals in many places. Even if he had not integrated the memories of the future, he would still be a second-rate general.

If he is third-rate, then I won't offend Old Master Bao and will just appoint him as a general in the Shenwu Camp. That way I can have an explanation.

As for first-rate and super first-rate, Feng Xi didn't even dare to think about it. That would be really a stroke of luck to draw an orange level result.

(End of this chapter)