Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 71 Blocking the Knife
Bao Long felt that he was under a lot of pressure!
As soon as the general came back, he was followed by three newcomers, who pushed him aside.

And none of these three people can be offended.

One is from Liu Bei’s family.

Although he was called an adopted son, his surname was changed to Liu Bei's, which is almost the same as that of his biological son.

One is from Guan Yu’s family.

There is no need to say much about the relationship between Guan Yu and Liu Bei. If you offend his son, it would be no different from offending Liu Bei's son.

Let’s talk about Wei Yan.

He doesn't have any backing, but this guy behaves eccentrically and wildly, and Bao Long feels that he can't afford to offend him.

In short, his position as the general's direct deputy general was seriously threatened!

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Xing Daorong naturally didn't know about Bao Long's worries. In fact, he also found Liu Feng and the others quite annoying.

It’s just that Liu Bei seemed to support these guys staying with him, and he had no way to drive them away.

In this way, they arrived at Fushui Pass and reported to the garrison commanders Yang Huai and Gao Pei, saying that Liu Bei wanted to return to Jingzhou and asked them to open the pass to let him pass.

Yang Huai and Gao Pei had just received the news from Chengdu the day before, and they strictly guarded all the checkpoints to prevent Liu Bei from leaving. Liu Bei arrived shortly afterwards and wanted to open the checkpoints himself, and they immediately knew that he was up to no good.

They discussed with each other, "What is Xuande doing here?"

Gao Pei's face was heavy: "Xuan De wants to trick me into opening the pass, he is seeking death! We all hide sharp blades on our bodies, and stab him at the place where he is sent off, so as to eliminate the danger to our master."

Yang Huaiying said: "This is a great plan, let's use it as a plan!"

The two men took 200 people with them and went out of the pass to see them off, while the rest stayed at the pass.

When Liu Bei led his army to the Fu River, Pang Tong reminded Liu Bei on horseback: "If Yang Huai and Gao Pei come willingly, be on guard against them; if they do not come, then lead your troops and take the pass directly without delay."

Xing Daorong, who was listening at the side, agreed with him: "My Lord, since we have received news that Chengdu is going to attack us, I think Yang Huai has already issued an order. We must not underestimate the enemy."

"Tell me to stay with you at all times to prevent any accidents."

Liu Bei agreed, and put on heavy armor and carried a sword for protection.

The scouts ahead reported that Generals Yang and Gao were coming to see them off, but they only brought two hundred soldiers and horses.

Liu Bei immediately ordered his troops to rest.

Xing Daorong ordered Wei Yan, Liu Feng, Guan Ping, and Bao Long to lead a thousand men each and disperse in all directions: "But no matter how many soldiers or cavalry soldiers come through the pass, don't let any of them go back."

The generals took orders and quickly led their troops away.

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However, Yang Huai and Gao Pei each hid a sharp knife by their side, and led two hundred soldiers, leading sheep and delivering wine, to the front of the army.

Seeing that Liu Bei was unprepared, he was secretly delighted, thinking that he had fallen into a trap.

When he entered the tent, he saw Liu Bei sitting in the tent with Pang Tong and Xing Daorong. The two generals bowed and said, "We heard that the emperor's uncle has returned from a long journey, so we specially sent him a small gift to see him off."

So he offered wine to persuade Liu Bei.

Liu Bei smiled and said, "It is not easy for you two generals to guard the pass. You should drink this cup first."

The two generals also laughed along. As they toasted each other, Liu Bei said, "I have something confidential to discuss with you two generals. Everyone else, please leave."

Yang Huai and Gao Pei naturally refused, and said with a slightly ugly look: "Uncle, after all, we each serve our own masters. If there is any secret, you can speak directly without hiding it."

Liu Bei's expression suddenly changed, his eyes became sharp, and he looked at Generals Yang Huai and Gao Pei and said, "The governor and I are from the same clan, as close as brothers, so why can't I say it?"

Yang Huai suddenly realized that something was wrong. The governor had already said that Liu Bei was treacherous, but he was still pretending to be a snake in front of him. He was definitely treacherous!
With a ruthless heart, he immediately drew out the dagger and pounced on Liu Bei!
When Gao Pei saw Yang Huai taking action, he was stunned for a moment and then attacked as well.

Liu Bei was shocked. He didn't expect that this guy was hiding a weapon and wanted to attack him directly.

Fortunately, he was wearing heavy armor and was adjusting his posture to resist the attack, but Xing Daorong reacted faster. With a flash of his sword, he blocked Gao Pei from behind. Seeing that Yang Huai was unable to catch up, he immediately kicked his feet and rushed towards Liu Bei.

Finally he got one step ahead and pushed Liu Bei away!

But I felt a pain in my shoulder.

When he turned around, he saw Yang Huai with a fierce look on his face, holding a dagger, which hit him in the shoulder.

When Liu Bei saw Xing Daorong injured, he was immediately furious, even angrier than when he himself was injured!
He immediately shouted: "Come with me to catch these two thieves!"

Then the soldiers behind the tent came out together. Yang and Gao were eager to fight, but two fists could not beat four hands.

Besides, Liu Bei is not incapable of fighting. If he is prepared, how could he be defeated by these two people?
Catch them both immediately!

Liu Bei angrily rebuked him: "Your lord and I are brothers from the same clan. Why are you two conspiring to alienate our family ties?"

As he spoke, he saw the two men were dejected and shouted, "They wanted to kill me, their crime is unforgivable."

He then ordered the executioners to behead Yang Huai and Gao Pei in front of the tent.

The two men quickly begged for mercy and prayed to save their lives.

Seeing this, Pang Tong hurriedly advised Liu Bei: "My lord, if these two people are willing to surrender, you can use them to open the door."

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "These two injured my general, how can I let them go?"

When Xing Daorong heard this, he felt that there was no need to waste so much effort on himself.

He quickly advised, "My lord, these two generals are fighting for the Lord, they are quite courageous. Besides, we need them now, since they are willing to surrender, there is no need to kill them."

After hearing this, Liu Bei said, "Since you have spoken to me, I will spare your lives."

Yang Huai and Gao Pei bowed to Xing Daorong again.

Pang Tong said: "I will use you to lead the way and take my army through the pass."

Yang Huai and Gao Pei said, "I'm afraid someone in the army has escaped."

Pang Tong laughed: "The four routes have been blocked by soldiers and horses, and no one can escape. You two just need to select the troops."

Yang Huai and the other man were shocked. They didn't expect that Liu Bei had already arranged everything here.

After counting, there was indeed not one more and not one less.

He immediately realized that Liu Bei had been prepared for this and he had fallen into a trap.

He immediately agreed to all of them without any second thoughts.

That night, Yang Huai and two others led 200 people and went ahead, followed by the main army.

The front army arrived at the gate and called out: "The second general has urgent business to return, please open the gate quickly."

When the people on the city wall heard that it was their own army, they immediately opened the gates.

The army rushed in and captured Fuguan without bloodshed.

Seeing that their generals had surrendered, the defenders in Guanzhong naturally stopped resisting.

Liu Bei gave each of them a heavy reward, and then divided his troops into two groups to guard the front and back.

The next day, a banquet was held in the government hall to reward the troops, but Xing Daorong did not attend.

Why?

It was because the knife Yang Huai gave was really cruel.

Although he did not hurt any vital parts, it still affected Xing Daorong's movements. Liu Bei was afraid that his general might make any mistake, and even wanted him to rest for some time.

But how could Xing Daorong agree to that?
It would be even more dangerous to go into battle with an injury!
He said that this minor injury was not a big deal at all and he insisted on being the vanguard general.

(End of this chapter)