Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 42: Xing Daorong

Seeing the Jiangdong troops retreat, there was naturally jubilation in Jiangling City, and they were glad that they had survived and made a contribution.

Especially the soldiers who tied up Gan Ning, they were secretly glad that they acted quickly.

Although the capture of Gan Ning was mainly due to General Xing Daorong, after all, he tied the rope himself!

By the way, he kicked him twice, so that should also be considered an achievement, right?

When the credit is finally calculated, some contribution must be made.

But when everyone else was happy, Xing Daorong really couldn't be happy at all.

It was clearly the safest mission, all he had to do was show off, but somehow he ended up in a life-and-death battle with the people of Jiangdong.

A fight to the death would be fine.

I should have been the one to sacrifice, but how come someone else sacrificed for me?
Especially the look Chen Ying gave him before he died, how could Xing Daorong forget it?

Xing Daorong is not a pretentious person.

During the turbulent times of the Three Kingdoms, it was common to sacrifice lives in wars.

But when others sacrifice for you, the nature of the matter changes.

The soldiers nearby had already found a doctor to treat Bao Long, but as for Chen Ying...

People are already dead, so don't waste your time.

Seeing that their general looked unhappy, the soldiers around him also knew the reason.

I was happy for a while, but I didn't dare to be too happy. I had to hold it in for a while.

After a while, the general finally recovered and waved his hand, saying, "Why are you all standing there? Quickly clear the city walls and report to our lord that Zhou Yu is attacking Jiangling."

"Don't think that we can relax our vigilance just because the Jiangdong soldiers have retreated. Zhou Yu might come back and catch us off guard."

Although most people think that the general is overthinking, they cannot ignore what the general says.

He hurriedly collected Chen Ying's body while preparing fortifications.

But once Zhou Yu leaves, how can he come back?
Xing Daorong will definitely be credited with the credit for defending the city.

After all, Zhou Yu ran fast and went straight back to Chaisang.

In other words, Zhang Fei's move of troops was to take the city if possible, and forget about it if not. It was more of a warning to Zhou Yu.

"Don't just think that you can only care about Jingzhou, Liu Bei can also care about Jiangdong!"

This situation of mutual "backstabbing" was of course very bad. When Sun Quan learned the news, he sent someone to tell Zhou Yu not to think about attacking Nanjun anymore.

After the great defeat of Jiangdong, everyone on Liu Bei's side was naturally happy.

Although Chen Ying’s death was somewhat sad, after all, the one who died was not a general.

However, as the "direct leader", Xing Daorong seems to have found it difficult to get over the death of Chen Ying. He has been sitting in Chen Ying's mourning hall for two days.

Such behavior makes people sigh at Xing Daorong's loyalty and righteousness.

After all, these days if a deputy general dies, he will die. It is rare to see a general who is so loyal and righteous.

It even made Liu Bei a little worried, so he went to see it in person.

Entering the mourning hall, the atmosphere was extremely solemn, as if even time had stopped in the silence.

In the high-hanging mourning hall, the deceased's tablet was vaguely visible in the smoke of incense and candles. The weeping relatives bowed and worshiped in front of the hall, and the sound of crying and burning incense intertwined. Xing Daorong did not shed tears, but just sat in the hall, burning the burial money.

Seeing Liu Bei coming alone, Xing Daorong seemed a little surprised. He hurriedly stopped what he was doing and stepped forward and said, "My lord, why are you here too?"

Liu Bei felt relieved when he saw that Xing Daorong was in good condition.

"Thinking of Captain Chen's bravery, I couldn't help but come and take a look." Liu Bei said as he took the buried money from Xing Daorong's hand and threw it into the brazier piece by piece.

"Captain Bao survived, but his brain was seriously injured. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to fight in the future." Liu Bei continued. Seeing that Xing Daorong didn't react, he sighed secretly and comforted him, "I will take good care of his family. General, don't worry."

At this point, Xing Daorong finally reacted and sighed, "Generals die on the battlefield, warriors burn in the flames. It's fate that has its share of disasters, so don't blame others."

In fact, Liu Bei discovered when he first came into contact with Xing Daorong that although this general looked rough and wild, he was actually quite knowledgeable.

Just take the sentence "Generals die in hundreds of battles on the battlefield, and warriors burn in flames for eternity" which was spoken off the cuff and can be considered a famous sentence passed down to later generations.

However, seeing that Xing Daorong had thought it through, Liu Bei was slightly relieved. However, he did not know that Xing Daorong was not worried about Chen Ying's death, but what he should do next!

Originally, the engagement with Fan Yufeng already added an extra layer of bondage, and now that Chen Ying risked his life for him, there was another layer of bondage.

If I still want to die, will it be worthy of Chen Ying's sacrifice?
These are what I have been thinking about during the past two days in the mourning hall.

Fortunately, he finally figured it out.

There were too many unexpected events during the turbulent times of the Eastern Han Dynasty. You couldn't die when you wanted to, and you died when you had to.

I will still be the vanguard in every battle, and I will follow the lead when it is time to make waves. As long as I don't overdo it, I will have done my best to live up to Chen Ying's promise.

It all comes down to "do your best and leave the rest to fate", that's all.

"By the way, Sun Quan sent a message saying that he wanted to redeem Gan Ning who was captured alive by the general. He promised not to attack Nanjun anymore and was willing to give us some food and grass." Seeing that Xing Daorong was fine, Liu Bei took the opportunity to talk about business again.

Xing Daorong shook his head and said, "After what happened to Sun Quan, I think he will not attack Jingzhou in the next few years. But you should be careful, my lord. If the people from Jiangdong can come once, they can come a second time. Don't trust them too much."

"As for Gan Ning, he doesn't want to surrender, so there's no point in keeping him. Sun Quan will be focusing on Cao Cao in the future. Letting him go will actually help us."

"Let me make it clear. It doesn't matter whether we keep Gan Xingba or not. Now that Sun Quan has spoken, we should just send him back."

Liu Bei listened to Xing Daorong's explanation and found it was not much different from Zhuge Liang's, especially his treatment of Gan Ning. He was not moved by the private message and immediately had a higher opinion of him. He felt relieved and stood up and nodded, saying, "In that case, I will let Gan Ning go back."

Xing Daorong also stood up and said, "My lord, don't worry. Zhou Yu is the only man of great talent and strategy in Jiangdong. But if he returns here, I'm afraid he won't have much time left. If Lu Su succeeds him, Jingzhou will not have to worry for the time being."

"Throughout the ages, so many things have happened. The endless Yangtze River keeps flowing! My lord, we should go west!"

When Liu Bei heard Xing Daorong say that Zhou Yu was going to die, he was a little bit incredulous.

Looking at Xing Daorong in surprise, he said, "Zhou Yu is not even forty yet. Could it be that he was hit by a stray arrow under the city, and that's why the general said he was going to die?"

Xing Daorong may not know the year of death of every person in the Three Kingdoms, but he is relatively clear about the years of death of major figures such as Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

What’s more, Zhou Yu died of illness, which can be said to be his fate.

At that moment, he only said, "I was on the city wall and saw that his face was pale. It was obvious that he was empty inside and his internal organs were lacking in energy. He really couldn't live much longer."

"My Lord, rest assured, the news will arrive soon."

Liu Bei listened with doubt, so he took note and waited to see... whether it was true as Xing Daorong said, that Zhou Yu would not live long!
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