Lu Dynasty

Chapter 714
Liu Bei was also very entangled. He knew that the civil servants in Jingzhou had a good impression of him, and Dong Hegeng, the guard of Jiangling, had once expressed goodwill to him.To put it bluntly, this long-distance raid was to take over Jiangling.But Liu Bei really didn't expect that what he thought was an easy acceptance turned into a hard fight.Looking at the narrow Yangtze River in front of him, Liu Bei wanted to cry but had no tears.Hearing the shouts of killing on the other side gradually diminished, Zhuge Liang said to Liu Bei: "My lord, don't worry, the battle on the other side is over. Uncle Zhi is both civil and military, and he will be safe and sound."

When Zhuge Liang said this, Liu Bei became even more worried. He grabbed Zhuge Liang's arm and asked, "Military Master, what should we do now that we are blocked here?"

"My lord can build a pontoon bridge!" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I guess there should be a tough battle under Jiangling City, so the other side should not interfere with us crossing the river anymore!"

"The military adviser is joking!" Liu Bei laughed, "General Dong has already expressed his willingness to advance and retreat with me. Why do we need to fight again under the city of Jiangling? The top priority is how to rescue Shuzhi and how to cross the river without being harassed by the opponent!"

Zhuge Liang knew that Liu Bei was a little nervous because of Gan Ning, so he smiled and waved his feather fan and said, "Don't worry, my lord, if you build a pontoon bridge now, no one will stop you. As long as you reach the other side, it will not be a problem to rescue Uncle Zhi!" Zhuge Liang suspected that Chen Dao might die in battle, but he didn't want to hit Liu Bei.As for the pontoon bridge, Liu Bei could build it long after Gan Ning was seen through pretending to be a ghost.It's a pity that Liu Bei's reaction was a little slow and he didn't remember it.

The pontoon bridges were very easy to build. Thousands of elite soldiers pulled up seven or eight pontoon bridges in just one afternoon. Of course, this was without Gan Ning's troubles.If Gan Ning made trouble for Liu Bei, let alone one afternoon, Liu Bei might not even be able to pull up a pontoon bridge in half a year!After the pontoon bridge was erected, Liu Bei couldn't wait to rush to the other side. He looked at the burned Chen Daojun camp in a mess, with corpses lying all over the ground, and his heart began to grow cold.Seeing that Liu Bei's expression was wrong, Wei Yan comforted him, "Don't worry, big brother. Uncle Zhi is scheming. If the situation is not right, he will be able to escape. Let's bury the dead soldiers in the camp first, and then send scouts to look for Uncle Zhi!" After Wei Yan's words, Liu Bei came back to his senses.In life one wants to see people, in death one wants to see corpses, but now you only see corpses all over the floor, but you don't see Chen Dao's body, maybe Chen Dao escaped!To be honest, Liu Bei lost nearly [-] troops, but he didn't feel bad at all. As the saying goes: Thousands of troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find.Originally, Liu Bei's subordinates were short of talents. If he lost Chen Dao, a loyal general, Liu Bei would feel distressed.After all, Liu Bei has lost countless cities and troops since he started his army. He even lost his wife several times, but he never lost a general!
Under Liu Bei's order, all soldiers began to work together.Sha Moke led people to re-establish Dazhai on the north bank, and Wei Yan was responsible for burying the corpses and looking for Chen Dao by the way.Of course, Liu Bei prayed to God and worshiped Buddha, hoping that Chen Dao would not appear in the corpse!I don't know if God heard Liu Bei's prayer, but Chen did not arrive among the buried corpses.Liu Bei was overjoyed, he immediately let the scouts scatter in all directions, hoping to find Chen Dao.

It may be that Liu Beijun's scouts were too incompetent, and they didn't find any trace of Chen Dao until midnight.As time went by, Liu Bei suffered a lot.This kind of situation where people are not alive but dead is not what he wants to see.Liu Bei was restless, and Zhuge Liang didn't know how to comfort him. What Zhuge Liang can do now is to wait for the news with Liu Bei.Suddenly, a small school rushed into the big tent and shouted at Liu Bei: "My lord is overjoyed, General Chen is back!"

Liu Beiteng stood up from the chair and said, "Shuzhi is back? Let him come to see me!"

"General Chen was seriously injured, and now the medical officer is helping him to heal, but..."

Xiaoxiao hesitated to speak, but Liu Bei was happy because Chen Dao came back, so he didn't notice Xiaoxiao's embarrassment.Zhuge Liang, who was at the side, saw that Xiaoxiao still had something to say, he smiled and said: "Speak directly, my lord will not blame you!"

Xiaoxiao said: "General Chen refuses to accept medical treatment and insists on pleading guilty to the lord!"

When Liu Bei heard that Chen Dao blamed himself for the defeat, he was also a little unhappy about his loyalty.If he lost a battle and was about to die, then Liu Bei should hang himself.With Zhuge Liang and Wei Yan, Liu Bei came to Chen Dao's tent.Chen Dao, who was lying on the bed, was indescribably miserable: disheveled hair, covered in dust and blood, with four or five stab wounds on his body, several half-cut arrows stuck in his legs and arms.When Chen Dao saw Liu Bei coming in, he immediately stood up and said, "My lord, I am so incompetent that I have killed more than ten thousand elite soldiers of my lord, please punish my lord!" Chen Dao was about to get up from the bed and kneel down for Liu Bei.

Such a loyal general, Liu Bei loves him too late, how can he bear to punish him.Liu Bei went to Chen Dao's bedside, pressed Chen Dao on the bed and said, "Uncle Zhi can heal his injuries with peace of mind. We will get back the shame of today. At that time, Shu Zhi will take revenge with his own hands! If you don't treat well, In case of any good or bad, how can I feel proud? I have also been defeated by Lu Feng and Cao repeatedly, but for my goal, I have repeatedly defeated and fought. Maybe you are not Gan Ning's opponent, but if you do not have the determination to defeat Gan Ning, Then you will be a man in vain."

"Gan Ning? But Bajun Gan Xingba?" After Zhuge Liang came, he had been dealing with military affairs, and then Wei Yan and Sha Moke had been busy, while Liu Bei was fidgeting, so Zhuge Liang didn't know the name of the offending general.

"It's Gan Ning from Berkshire, but I don't know if it's called Xingba!" Wei Yan had fought against Gan Ning before, and also informed him of his name.When Zhuge Liang asked, he answered truthfully.

"If it is really Gan Xingba in Berkshire, the lord will not be wronged!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Gan Ning has been familiar with the scholars since he was a child, and he is familiar with military strategies. Yu, with a bell on his body. When the bell rings, the common people will know that he has arrived. Later, Gan Ning traveled across the Yangtze River, often wearing brocade and silk as his clothes and sails. The world was turned upside down, and there is no general in Jingzhou who has not suffered in his hands. Even Wenpin Wenzhongye, a well-known general in Jingzhou, made him disgraced. Later, Jiangdong Sun Ce rose up, and Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, the thieves who robbed the river, surrendered After leaving Sun Ce, only Gan Ning disappeared, but he surrendered to Lu Feng! Gan Ning surrendered to Lu Feng, Jingzhou is in danger, and Jiangdong is also in danger!"

"Humph!" Two cold snorts sounded in Zhuge Liang's ears. It turned out that Sha Moke and Wei Yan were not happy to hear that Zhuge Liang praised Gan Ning so highly.Sha Moke said displeasedly: "It's just a bandit. If it wasn't for his tricks, the second brother would have already captured him. You don't need to say more, the military commander. When you meet Gan Ning again, let's see how I can kill him!"

(End of this chapter)