Chapter 134: Does General Gan Count as a Merit?

My name is Ma Su. I have been familiar with the art of war since I was a child. My dream is to become a military immortal like the Marquis of Huaiyin.

I have already decided to join the army. As long as I show a little bit of performance, I believe I can do it in the next step.

Taking charge of Sima, becoming a captain, a lieutenant general, and a general. Thinking about it, I am still a little excited.

I never expected that I would now become a soldier under Zhang Fei, the conquering general.

I'm dead.

Zhang Fei politely declined his second brother Guan Yu's invitation to stay one night in Jiangling City, and took Ma Di directly back to Linju on horseback.

As the sun set in the west, the two of them also entered Linju City Gate.

"General, everything is normal in Linju!" Fan Jiang came over diligently to help Zhang Fei lead his horse.

Zhang Fei jumped off the horse lightly and stretched his body. Zhang Fei saw that Fan Jiang found two soldiers before they worked together to lift Ma Su off the horse.

"You can't even ride a horse, but you still want to lead the army?" Zhang Fei sneered loudly.

He no longer had the energy to argue. Ma Su only felt a burning pain on the inside of his thighs, and his butt seemed to be about to burst.

Of course he can ride a horse, but only to the extent of traveling on horseback.

This is the first time that I have traveled more than a hundred miles a day and galloped like this.

"This boy is called Ma Su." Zhang Fei ordered:

"Fan Jiang, send him to the barracks. Isn't there still a place in the Mijiazi barracks? Send him there to have a rest."

Fan Jiang responded, picked up Ma Su and left.

Ma Su could feel himself being thrown on a rough bed.

While he was groggy, he smelled an unpleasant smell, horse manure, sweat and some unspeakable smell mixed with it.

This smell actually made him energetic.

Ma Su felt himself being turned over again, and then a somewhat impressive voice called his name:

"Ma Su?"

Ma Di tried his best to cheer up, looked at this somewhat aristocratic face, and said doubtfully:

"Your Excellency?"

His noble face suddenly turned a little stinky, and two words popped out from between his teeth:

"Mi Fang."

Ma Su tried his best to cup his hand and said sincerely:

"Last time you applied powder and didn't recognize it."

A flash of shame and anger flashed across Mi Fang's face, but it was eventually suppressed and replaced with a hint of ridicule:

"I didn't expect that Ma Zheng was also thrown here."

Ma Su shouted:

"I served the police for one year last year and can be said to have devoted myself to my duties."

"This year, I followed my lord to conquer Yizhou and was sent here because I disobeyed military orders."

"What about you, who is blessed by your brother? Is it because you are holding your brother back?"

Mi Fang's face turned red, as if she was on the verge of an attack.

At this time, a cold voice sounded in the barracks:

"Has the conquest of Yizhou begun?"

Only then did Ma Su realize that there was another person in the room, his whole body hidden in the darkness.

Ma Su said: "When my lord's army arrived, the six cities in Yizhou opened their doors and surrendered. They surrendered without fighting."

The figure was silent for a moment and said:

"With such a great victory, you are actually sent here?"

"Did you become a deserter?"

Ma Su's heart was stung, and his voice was a little sharp:

"How dare a mere soldier make such arrogant assumptions about Shangguan?!"

This figure stood up from the darkness. It had a rather majestic face. He stood in front of Ma Su and said:

"My father Liu Bei."

"This is Liu Feng."

Mi Fang smiled with tears streaming down her face.

I just feel that the scolding I have received here in the past two months is all worth it!

Ma Su spent an unforgettable night, with a hard bed board, a strange smell, and roommates with whom he had no good relationship.

The next day he was shaken awake by Mi Fang.

"Ma Su, get up and do morning exercises!"

The sky was just getting brighter, and Ma Su couldn't remember the last time he got up so early.

But seeing Liu Feng already put on his armor and standing aside looking at him, Ma Di wisely got up without saying a word.

In the morning, we need to cultivate fields and inspect the city defense.

In the afternoon, the three of them went to a room prepared in advance to teach the soldiers how to read.

This was forced by Zhang Fei. He did not require his soldiers to be able to write, but they must at least recognize some words.

The ultimate goal is to be able to recognize the "Military Medical Book" held in Ma Su's hand.

Are these soldiers who don't know a single word studying medicine? Ma Su only thought it was ridiculous.

But Liu Feng and Mi Fang taught them very seriously, so Ma Su could only obey them.

In the evening, he had to go to a neighboring city to help the people. Under the supervision of the military marquis, Ma Di helped two households fill the water tanks of the people, so that he could go to have dinner.

Ma Su only felt that life in the military camp was completely different from what he had imagined.

…

Liu Bei went to Jiangling first after resting at the police station for a night.

The twin cities of Jiangling have begun to take shape, and what is more eye-catching in front of Liu Bei is a group of navy soldiers.

They just came over from Dantu yesterday, and after they came over, they asked to see Liu Bei.

Their ferocity and banditry are clearly written on their faces, but they are not as scattered as ordinary water bandits. They seem to be able to link up and cover the attack at any time with their hands and movements.

It feels like the team is scattered.

Gan Gui was surrounded by them, and Liu Bei understood that this was Gan Xingba's group of soldiers.

"As expected, he is indeed Gan Xingba's personal soldier, and he is a good man!"

Liu Bei admired.

This admiration dispelled part of the hostility, and a leader among the soldiers stood up to deal with Liu Bei:

"May I ask General Zuo whether he wants me to wait for the attack on Zigui or Wu County?"

Liu Bei shook his head: "Zigui Wu County has surrendered."

The leader of the personal soldiers was delighted. The water near Wu County in Zigui was turbulent, and they were the two places they least wanted to attack by water.

The leader of the personal soldiers hurriedly said:

"Then we ask Gan Gui to be the general, and we, 800 people, are willing to be the left general to attack Quren as the vanguard."

Liu Bei shook his head with a strange look on his face and said:

"In February, Li Yi, a rebel general in Yizhou, was killed by me in Zigui."

"From Zigui to Jiangzhou City, all surrendered, no soldiers died, and no civilians were injured."

"Everyone, you can go back to your hometown."

The group of old soldiers looked at each other, and their faces were all confused.

Go home? Zigui to Jiangzhou are already under the rule of this uncle Liu?

"My family is Yufu..." An old soldier couldn't help but said loudly.

Liu Bei also answered loudly:

"It's the same with Yu Fu. No one was killed or injured, and the soldiers did not disturb the city."

"If you don't want to be a soldier, you only need to be a naval instructor in Jiangling for a year, and then you can return home. No one will make trouble."

The old soldiers finally started to discuss loudly:

"No, I want to go home! I didn't tell my mother when I came out!"

"My wife was pregnant when I followed General Gan out!"

"But General Gan went to Jiangdong."

"It was General Gan who brought us out. We have to take him back with us, right?"

The voice of Gan Ning made the old soldiers quiet down , and then they looked at Liu Bei:

"Lord, let us go and tie General Gan back! He is not happy at all in Jiangdong!"

Some people even made a specific plan in an instant:

"Lord, you only need to borrow a boat from us. We can catch up with him soon by going down the river. Then we can trick General Gan out, rush over and knock him out and bring him here."

Some people even asked more boldly:

"Lord, if we catch General Gan, it will be a credit, right?"

Liu Bei felt his head hurt instantly. This familiar feeling... the honest face of the third brother appeared in his mind.

Could it be that the third brother actually has the talent to be a navy?

"Lord..."

Gan Gui squeezed to Liu Bei's side for some reason, and his face was full of grievances.

Although Gan Gui didn't say anything, Liu Bei felt a sense of guilt.

He could only promise: "Next time if the navy is needed, you will definitely be sent as the vanguard."

Gan Gui smiled happily.

The surroundings quieted down at some point. Liu Bei looked over and saw the eight hundred navy soldiers full of fighting spirit.

They looked at Liu Bei and Gan Gui with endless expectations in their eyes.

They wanted to return home, but they certainly didn't want to return home so simply.

Who doesn't want to return home in glory?

Liu Bei took a breath and said loudly:

"If you don't want to take off your armor and return home, the great uncle Liu of the Han Dynasty can only guarantee here that the navy will have endless opportunities in the future."

In fact, this sentence is enough!

The eight hundred of them followed Gan Ning and experienced the old Liu Biao, the desperate Huang Zu, and the idle Sun Quan.

They have been unwilling to be silent for too long!

"I am willing to die for the general!"

The eight hundred men half-knelt on the ground, their anger soaring to the sky.

Liu Bei patted Gan Gui's shoulder and smiled happily.

But he did not forget to remind him:

"Don't attack General Gan now."

Thinking of the previous proposal of this group of Bashu men, Liu Bei even had an impulse to directly pull his third brother over to be their commander.

Gan Gui whispered:

"My Lord, it's not possible now. Does it mean that I can go and tie my old man up later?"

Liu Bei smiled and turned away.

He was going to tell his second brother about the problem of the navy.

It's still the second brother who is worry-free, Liu Bei sighed in his heart.

…

In mid-May, in Jiangzhou City, Pang Tong received a reply from Liu Zhang, the governor of Yizhou.

After taking it and scanning it, Pang Tong handed the letter to Zhao Yun and sneered:

"Liu Jiyu, you are cowardly."

Zhao Yun took it and looked at it curiously, only to see that the letter did not have too much entanglement about Li Yi's death.

Praise Liu Bei for killing Li Yi as "eliminating harm for the country", and then changed his tone and mentioned that Li Yi might have colluded with Pang Xi.

The meaning of the words couldn't be simpler: You have already beaten Li Yi, why not just take care of Pang Xi as well?

Zhao Yun was gentle and frugal, and would not talk about others behind their backs. He just sighed and shook his head.

He remembered that Pang Tong had told him without hesitation that Liu Zhang was the governor of Yizhou in name, but actually the governor of Chengdu.

Now it seems to be the case?

Sitting on the rich Chengdu, Li Yi could not be pacified, Pang Xi did not obey orders, and even Zhang Lu's rebellion a few years ago was not without Liu Zhang's own help.

Now that the lord is here, Liu Zhang is not thinking about maintaining the majesty of his governor, but also wants to play the game of driving the tiger to swallow the wolf...

Zhao Yun would not say these words, but just handed the letter back to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong gently brushed the letter paper, and one thought after another flashed through his mind, and then he said to himself:

"Let's not get involved in their conflict in Yizhou for the time being."

"This letter should be sent to Pang Xi as fast as possible."