Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 121 Damn it! How could I doubt Zi Yu!

The news that Xing Daorong had left Hanzhong and fled directly to Jingzhou with 3,000 soldiers and horses was leaked.

The impact of this incident is still too great.

How could a military commander run away while a battle is still going on?
This is really too much of a joke.

Meng Da of Hanzhong really didn't dare to take the responsibility, so he asked someone to write a secret letter and send it to Chengdu.

He also knew that Xing Daorong was Liu Bei's trusted general, and it was hard to say how Liu Bei would punish Xing Daorong for his outrageous behavior.

But for him, he just had to report the matter.

Don't let Liu Bei get really angry with you and punish me as well.

...

The distance from Chengdu to Hanzhong is not too far.

The secret letter was sent at full speed from Hanzhong to Chengdu in just a few days.

Liu Bei was shocked when he saw this.

If it weren't for Meng Da's letter, he wouldn't even know that Xing Daorong had run away!

Liu Bei had never seen such a situation in his entire life of fighting, so he quickly called Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng to discuss the matter.

When Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng first heard the news, they were both dumbfounded.

Fa Zheng thought the news was too outrageous and was fake, but he exclaimed: "This... This is impossible!"

"Zi Yu, as a general, how could you escape from the battlefield?"

Liu Bei said, "We will know the answer as soon as we investigate this matter. I think Meng Da would not dare to lie. Zi Yu must have left Hanzhong by now."

"He wrote to me earlier saying he was going to Jingzhou, but I didn't take it seriously after I said no. I didn't expect he would go there on his own!"

"Simply...simply too courageous!"

"Absurd! How ridiculous!"

Liu Bei was obviously also very angry.

His brows were twisted into a knot and his eyes were almost full of anger.

Zhuge Liang said, "My Lord, as a general, how could you not know the consequences?"

"But he wants to go to Jingzhou no matter what. Does he really think Jiangdong will break the alliance? How can he do that?"

Liu Bei asked, "Does Kong Ming think Jiangdong will stab me in the back?"

Zhuge Liang certainly didn't expect this.

If he had thought of this, Guan Yu would not have lost Jingzhou.

But then again, if you’re not a god, who knows that Jiang Dong can change his face so easily?
After a moment of hesitation, he said, "There shouldn't be any mistakes in Jingzhou. I heard that Yunchang has a post every few miles along the river. If there is any movement in Jiangdong, it will be discovered in time."

"But... I think you should be more careful with your actions."

Liu Bei felt his head buzzing when he heard this. He really didn't believe that Jiangdong would stab him in the back.

However, Xing Daorong is not a madman. He is determined to go to Jingzhou despite the risk of being punished. What do you think he wants to do?
All kinds of thoughts crossed Liu Bei's mind, making him feel annoyed and said, "The most urgent thing now is to know where Zi Yu is!"

This was indeed a serious matter, and Zhuge Liang was just about to arrange people to investigate, but before he could take any action, someone reported that Guan Ping had arrived!
Liu Bei naturally knew that Guan Ping was now training with Xing Daorong, so he must have been sent by Xing Daorong.

He immediately called him in, and saw Guan Ping bowing and saying, "Uncle, I came here this time because General Xing has a letter to deliver, and asked me to pass on a message."

After meeting Guan Ping, Liu Bei felt a little relieved.

No matter what, we always know where Xing Daorong is.

He didn't waste any time, and didn't even have time to greet his nephew. He just took the letter and started reading.

But I saw the inscription: "The ancient sage said: A true man standing between heaven and earth should cultivate the great and upright spirit of heaven and earth and do things that are upright and aboveboard."

"The reason I came here today is honest and aboveboard, and I have absolutely no ulterior motives."

"The situation in Jingzhou is imminent. The key points have been explained one by one in the previous incident."

"But my lord does not believe that Jiangdong will break the alliance. I really have no way to persuade you and can only act on my own."

"This was all my idea, there was absolutely no one else involved. If you want to punish me, just punish me."

"Even if there is a punishment, I will accept it after the matter of Jingzhou is settled!" Liu Bei saw that Xing Daorong's letter was sincere, fair and upright.

He secretly sighed in his heart, wondering why he had suspected Xing Daorong.

Xing Daorong's letter immediately calmed Liu Bei down a bit and even made him feel a little guilty.

Fa Zheng hurriedly asked, "General Guan, where is General Xing now?"

Guan Ping replied, "I have entered Jingzhou and am heading towards Gong'an."

public security…

Fa Zheng knew that the place was a strategic location.

Linjiang port, the gateway to Nanjun.

It seems that Xing Daorong's move is completely aimed at Jiangdong.

"Is there really a sneak attack?"

Fa Zheng had a clear idea, and Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei naturally had the same idea.

All of Xing Daorong's actions were really to guard against Eastern Wu.

Regardless of whether he fled with his troops in secret or sent several letters, it was clear that Jingzhou was in danger.

Such a person, who repeatedly spared no effort and took on all the responsibility to guard against Dongwu, could move even a heart of stone.

Liu Bei no longer had the anger he had before, and now he even hesitated as he stood up and asked, "Is Dongwu really going to take action?"

Guan Ping said: "The general said that if Lu Su was still the governor of Dongwu, it would be fine. Today, it was replaced by Lu Meng. It must be because Lu Su refused to enter Jing, so the governor was changed."

"As for the claim of illness, it must be an excuse."

"Sun Quan wants Jingzhou. He has been going back and forth several times. He cannot capture Hefei. He will not dare to fight Cao Cao again. He will only plan for Jingzhou."

As Guan Ping spoke, he saw that several people looked unhappy, and finally couldn't help but express his own opinion.

But he said: "My lord, military advisor, when the general wanted to leave Hanzhong, he was opposed by everyone, but he did not hesitate at all!"

"I think... a general of your caliber shouldn't do something so absurd."

After hearing what Guan Ping said, Liu Bei finally made a decision.

"Tell Yide to come to Hanzhong to provide assistance. As for Ziyu...let him make his own arrangements..."

Guan Ping felt slightly relieved after hearing this.

Looking at the general's attitude, even ten oxen cannot pull him back. He is afraid that his lord will blame him and ask him to return to Chengdu to be punished. It will be difficult for him to listen to anyone then.

fortunately…

After all, the lord still trusts the general, and this arrangement is already extremely generous.

He immediately made up his mind and went back to report.

...

Xing Daorong was still thankful.

If he had followed Liu Bei, or if he had been Cao Cao or Sun Quan, he would have lost his head for what he did.

Not to mention the saying "let him be", which seems to be giving up but is actually laissez-faire.

But Xing Daorong doesn’t know this yet.

As soon as he arrived in Jingzhou and was heading towards Gong'an, he heard that Guan Yu had already started fighting with Cao Ren in Fancheng.

No wonder he walked a little slowly.

If you want to get from the three eastern counties to Jingzhou and avoid Xiangfan, you can only take the land route.

If they travel by land, they would be afraid of being "captured" by Liu Bei, so of course hiding would make their journey slower.

It was not until Guan Ping came back and said that Liu Bei asked Xing Daorong to make his own arrangements that Xing Daorong dared to go to Gong'an with confidence...

I was running so fast, but I was still a little slow...

(End of this chapter)