Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 427 Don’t forget your original intention
Xing Daorong has not forgotten his original intention.

Liu Bei was deeply moved when he heard this.

When Xing Daorong said this back then, it had a different impact on Liu Bei than when he said it now.

But he said with relief: "You are still as pure as ever, and you have a pure heart. It is really rare."

"I will keep everything in mind and will never let you down!"

Xing Daorong laughed: "My lord has said this countless times, but we are fighting to the death for you, not for any official title or rank, but just to bring peace to the world as soon as possible."

Liu Bei didn't say anything more, his eyes were full of admiration.

He felt that it was a great honor to have a general like Xing Daorong who was not greedy for power or money, and at most was just greedy for some beautiful women.

Just as he was about to interrupt and start calling the generals, he heard Xing Daorong suddenly come forward and report: "My lord, we came here this time, as the military advisor said, we didn't bring any generals from Jiangdong with us."

"But... I brought one person with me, so I can't be considered a general. I still need to let the lord know."

Liu Bei was surprised when he heard this and asked, "Who did Ziyu bring with him?"

Xing Daorong said: "It is Zhang Wenyuan."

Liu Bei was even more surprised. Although Zhang Liao was very powerful, the number of generals killed by Xing Daorong on the battlefield was also huge.

In Liu Bei's opinion, if Zhang Liao refused to surrender, he could just kill him. If he didn't kill him, he could just keep him around. There was no need to keep him around and waste his time and energy.

but…

Naturally, Liu Bei didn't care about Xing Daorong's affairs.

He cares about it, so he cares...

He nodded and said, "You can handle this matter yourself, but if Zhang Wenyuan is determined to follow Cao, you shouldn't be so worried and troubled."

Xing Daorong nodded in response, thinking of giving Zhang Liao one last push.

After all, if he had no intention of surrendering even after Cao Cao's death, there was really nothing he could do.

pity…

It's just a pity.

...

However, after Xing Daorong arrived in Chengdu, he should have had some free time.

In Jiangdong, except when there is a war, there is really no free time at all on weekdays.

Xing Daorong was overwhelmed by all kinds of things, big and small, and had no time to rest.

When he came to Chengdu, Xing Daorong did not bring his family with him, and he just wanted to relax.

Zhang Fei invited first.

After Zhang Fei went down to Jiangdong, he followed Liu Bei back to Chengdu.

Later, Cao Pi's troops came to attack from three directions, and he stayed in Guanzhong to deal with Zhang He's army.

In Guanzhong, he fought with Zhang He several times, but... neither of them gained any advantage.

This is also a matter of course.

Zhang He's attack was similar to that of Cao Zhen's. It was originally a feint attack in order to suppress Chengdu in Guanzhong and prevent them from rushing to the rescue of Jingzhou.

His personality was much more cautious than Cao Zhen's, so he would naturally not make the same mistake as Cao Zhen, so Zhang Fei did not gain any advantage.

At the mansion, Zhang Fei couldn't forget about this matter, but said: "What a pity, what a pity, it would be better if Cao Zhen came to the north."

"Zi Yu, you don't know that Zhang He is simply a coward. I have scolded his mother three hundred times, but he has no intention of doing anything."

"This guy... is not easy to deal with!"

Zhang He was a guy whom Sima Yi also wanted to get rid of in the later period. He was very hard to deal with because he lived a long time and was able to hide.

At least he is much more difficult to deal with than Cao Zhen when he first became the commander-in-chief.

Zhang Fei cursed and said, but he didn't pick up much of the wine jar in his hand. Compared with the previous few years, when he first came to Chengdu, he drank much less.

Xing Daorong saw it and knew that Zhang Fei had changed a lot.

He also said, "It seems that Yide has drunk much less in recent years."

Zhang Fei laughed: "You should drink less, especially after hearing how Xu Chu died, I dare not drink any more."

Xing Daorong asked, "Does Yide know how that guy died?"

Zhang Fei nodded sullenly and said, "That's what my elder brother said. He said...if I don't change my temper, I'm afraid I'll end up like Xu Chu."

When Xing Daorong heard this, he thought to himself that Liu Bei was still Liu Bei after all.

This must have been something Liu Bei said casually, but...

The way Xu Chu died was indeed a replica of Zhang Fei's, but Xing Daorong knew that the others were able to be so alert because of their own abilities.

Fortunately, it was Liu Bei who saw it, otherwise Zhang Fei would not have listened even if others reminded him.

Xing Daorong then said, "It's always a good thing. It's OK if we die on the battlefield and go down in history as famous people."

"If one dies as miserably as Xu Chu, one will be infamous for eternity."

Zhang Fei nodded sullenly, as if he had put some of the thoughts into his mind. He put his hand that had touched the wine jar down again.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about Chang'an."

Although it was just a casual chat, Zhang Fei and Xing Daorong were both great generals, so they had to talk about the Battle of Chang'an.

Xing Daorong said: "Chang'an is not like any other city. Cao's army will definitely defend it to the death. There is no hope of luring Cao's army out. We can only fight to the death, open the city, and recover the old capital."

Zhang Fei didn't seem surprised at all when Xing Daorong said this. He just nodded and said, "The military advisor also said so. It seems that we really have no choice but to fight to the death."

"It's not that easy to decide the outcome of a battle."

It is not an exaggeration to say that one battle will decide the outcome.

If Chang'an was captured by Liu Bei, Wancheng would be a drizzle and not worth mentioning at all.

After Chang'an was captured, Liu Bei would have moved the capital to Chang'an on the spot. That was justified, righteous, and destiny!
Once Liu Bei moved the capital there, he would put himself on the front line, but this was exactly the effect he wanted.

The emperor guards the national gate.

Once this situation is determined, one can imagine how much of a blow it will be to the Cao family.

Xing Daorong listened and responded, "It's hard to say. Although Chang'an will definitely defend to the death, the Cao family has been defeated repeatedly. Maybe there will be a turnaround. There is no need to waste lives."

Zhang Fei knew that Xing Daorong's words were probably just to comfort him. If there really was a way, the military advisor would not have said that.

He shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about this. Let's eat and drink to our heart's content today. When the troops move in the future, I don't think we will have this opportunity again."

It's a rare opportunity, so it doesn't matter. However, Xing Daorong said, "That's right, I won't go home until I'm drunk today!"

After saying that, he also started fighting with Zhang Laosan.

...

Needless to say, they drank to their heart's content that day. On the second day, Zhang Fei sobered up, but Xing Daorong did not.

The Cui brothers came directly from Zhang's house to ask for people, and took Xing Daorong away.

Who can resist such enthusiasm?
Moreover, although the Cui family defected from the Cao family, they were so famous and had such a high status among the aristocratic families that Liu Bei attached great importance to them.

Since he was given so much face, Xing Daorong couldn't say no.

So the next day, there was another good meal.

Of course, eating and drinking are one thing, but how can these big figures of this era just eat and drink?

As they were talking, the Cui brothers said something that surprised Xing Daorong.

"News came from the north... Cao Pi... has already considered asking Liu Xie to abdicate!"

(End of this chapter)