The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 220 Seeing Guan Yu Finally
Seven or eight days have passed since Liu Chan met Zhuge Qiao in Xiangyang.However, the two brothers Guan Xing and Guan Suo failed to come to Xiangyang to meet up as scheduled because they received a temporary order to reinforce Pan Jun's army.

When it comes to Xiangyang, we must mention Xiangjiang.Xiangjiang River is the name of the Han River flowing through Xiangyang. The terrain on the south bank is slightly lower than that on the north bank.And because the Han River has always had a huge amount of water, the erosion on the south bank is also serious, and the beaches are all distributed in the north bank area.

Fancheng is just at the top of the delta where Danshui and sewage meet, and its width from east to west is no more than 60 miles.Moreover, there are mountains and hills on the east and west sides, and only the middle part is low hills. It can be seen that the terrain here is actually very narrow, and the city of Fancheng is definitely not that big.

Guan Yu's army of [-] to [-] could not be deployed within such a narrow range, so he could only confront Yu Jin's army in an open area north of Fancheng, leaving only a part of the army to attack the city.

But when Liu Chan had just arrived in Xiangyang and was still waiting for Zhuge Qiao and the convoy to meet up, Guan Yu came again with good news.Guan Yu had already flooded the imperial army a few days ago by taking advantage of the rainy day when the river swelled.Now Yu Jin has been captured!At this time, it happened to be the end of August and the beginning of September.

When Liu Chan saw the good news, he was also overjoyed. It seemed that Guan Yu had succeeded in flooding the Seventh Army.Now Jingzhou has been relatively stable after some hard work, so Guan Yu's hasty retreat because of the loss of Jingzhou should be unlikely to happen again. Maybe Guan Yu's Northern Expedition is really promising.

Thinking of these, Liu Chan couldn't help but feel a little proud.However, after Zhuge Qiao arrived, he did not cross the Xiangjiang River immediately, but continued to stay in Xiangyang City.Because it is the time when the floods are raging on the north bank, and even the walls of Fancheng are almost washed away by the floods. How can they pass now?Let's wait two days.

So Liu Chan waited another seven or eight days, and the people he sent out to inquire came back and reported that the flood around Fancheng had receded and the roads were basically passable.In this way, Liu Chan stayed in Xiangyang City for nearly half a month.

Moreover, Liu Chan did not expect that although Guan Yu was defeated by Yu Jin, Cao Ren and Man Chong really cooperated seamlessly during this period of time, guarding the small Fancheng that was in danger. The prestige of victory will capture it.

So Liu Chan immediately set off with his men and horses, and two days later came to Guan Yu's Dazhai near Fancheng.

At this time, Guan Yu had already heard the news of Liu Chan crossing the river, so when Liu Chan came a few miles away from Dazhai, someone had already come to greet him.

But what made Liu Chan feel a little underestimated was that the person Guan Yu sent to greet him was actually just a school lieutenant.In Liu Chan's imagination, if Guan Yu didn't go out in person, at least one of the two vanguard officials, Guan Ping or Liao Hua, would be needed!
Although Liu Chan felt a little aggrieved in his heart, Guan Yu is now the No. 1 general who is victorious in all battles and Megatron China, and Liu Chan can only tolerate it for the time being.

When Liu Chan and others came to Dazhai, Guan Yu had already brought many Jingzhou officials, waiting for him with a grand welcome ceremony at the door, and Ma Liang and Wang Fu stood behind Guan Yu impressively.

I saw Guan Yu's sturdy body as high as nine feet, dressed in a green robe, with a sword on his waist, and a pair of shining red phoenix eyes. Standing there, he was really mighty like a god descending from the earth.The people around him, no matter how graceful they were, were completely dwarfed by Guan Yu like this.

Liu Chan got off his horse immediately, stepped forward to salute Guan Yu and said, "Nephew Liu Chan has seen Second Uncle."

Now Liu Chan's identity is the son of the Prince of Hanzhong, the special envoy of Jingzhou, Guan Yu is a former general, a fake Jieyue, and he is also the sworn brother of Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong. On the surface, there seems to be nothing wrong with Liu Chan's actions.

However, in everyone's opinion, no matter what is said between Guan Yu and Liu Chan, it is always the status of a ruler and a minister, so now Liu Chan bows to Guan Yu first, which is obviously not in line with the etiquette system.

No matter how arrogant Guan Yu's temperament is, now that everyone is watching, he dare not accept Liu Chan's first salute to him!So he immediately stepped forward to support Liu Chan, and said: "Don't be like this, my son, how can the last general dare to accept such a gift from you?" Then he bowed to Liu Chan.

It was difficult for Liu Chan to adapt to Guan Yu's humility. He wondered if Guan Yu's anger would decrease as he got older?But when he looked at Guan Yu's sharp gaze, the light inside was still so strong, it seems that his humility may not be true, but it's just a formality in front of everyone.

Liu Chan understood, and returned the salute: "As the second uncle's nephew, Chan should salute you."

So, after the two of them were courteous again, Liu Chan said: "Originally, my nephew should have come to Fancheng more than a month ago, and brought the rewards my father gave to my second uncle and the sergeants. I don't want to travel a long way along the way. , and the flood caused by my second uncle some time ago, so I didn’t arrive in Fancheng until today. Don’t be offended by my second uncle.”

In fact, Liu Chan's remarks were not only understated, but almost all of them were lies.The reason why he was late for such a long time was entirely because he was delayed because of his own affairs. What is the long journey?However, even so, these stereotypes still need to be said.

Of course Guan Yu was like a bright mirror in his heart, but now that Liu Chan had brought the gift, he didn't have to worry about it anymore.

More importantly, Guan Yu already knew what Liu Chan had done in Jiangling City, which could be regarded as helping him a lot.So Guan Yu didn't lose his temper, but said in a tacit understanding: "Nephew Adou, these are just trivial matters. Let's talk about it later when we get in."

Now that Guan Yu has said so, Liu Chan is of course happy to expose this matter.Only then did he walk over to greet Ma Liang and Wang Fu.There was a special friendship between Liu Chan and Ma Liang, and Ma Liang was rather humorous. After a few words, the two burst out laughing.

As for Liu Chan and Wang Fu, they were already very familiar with each other when they were in Jiangling.What's more, Wang Fu is indeed a talented person, Liu Chan has always treated him very politely, and the two also exchanged some polite words.

Then, Liu Chan greeted those lieutenant generals, partial generals, and generals who he knew or didn't know.Only then did Guan Yu take Liu Chan's hand, and everyone entered the commander's tent in Dazhai together.

The place inside is extremely spacious, with two rows of desks neatly arranged, and the innermost one is two side by side black lacquered desks.Liu Chan knew that those two tables should belong to him and Guan Yu.At this time, all the tables and tables were already filled with wine and food, waiting for the guests to come.

Sure enough, Guan Yu led Liu Chan to the two innermost tables and asked Liu Chan to sit on his left. Then Hong Sheng said to the officials who came in: "Today, my son can personally come to the front to serve in the army. I am deeply honored in my heart. , so this meager banquet is set up to clean up the dust for the son, everyone please take your seats first."

So, everyone took their seats one by one, and the banquet began immediately, and You Guanyu raised his glass first.

During the banquet, everyone was probably very happy because they had won a big battle just now, but the atmosphere was quite lively, and people kept coming forward to toast Liu Chan and Guan Yu.Liu Chan's drinking capacity is not small now, not to mention that the alcohol content of this era is not high, so he took them one by one without hesitation.

And Liu Chan is new here now, so naturally he wants to establish a good relationship with these Jingzhou civil servants and generals, so he went down to the hall to toast everyone regardless of his status, which immediately made everyone feel a little flattered.

After paying a round of toasts and returning to his seat, Liu Chan reckoned that he had drunk no less than [-] cups, and only then did he feel a little tipsy.However, when some people are drunk, even if their legs and feet are weak, they can still keep their minds clear, not to mention that Liu Chan is not very drunk now.

Liu Chan raised his glass again and flattered Guan Yu: "Second Uncle, although you now own Jingzhou, you actually only occupy Nanjun County. But Second Uncle, you were able to take advantage of this corner of the Northern Expedition, first defeating Cao Ren, and secondly defeating Jin Liang. The famous general is really my No.1 general in China! No, my second uncle is really a god!"

In fact, Liu Chan's words were deliberately spoken loudly so that everyone below could hear them clearly.As a result, the people at the banquet immediately fell silent, and then there was a burst of applause, and they all agreed with what Liu Chan said was reasonable, and most of them were generals.

Seeing this, Guan Yu raised his phoenix eyes to look at Liu Chan, and found that his cheeks were flushed, wondering if he was drunk.But Liu Chan's words and the cheers from below made him feel very useful, and he couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

But Guan Yu said loudly: "Hey... Nephew Adou, you are already drunk. How dare you take the title of No. 1 general in China as the second uncle? Hehehehe... But I will definitely do my part for this ever-victorious general .”

Hearing Guan Yu's wild words, Liu Chan couldn't help laughing in his heart that he was indeed arrogant enough. It seems that he can't do it.But Liu Chan has always been alert. Since he wanted to flatter Guan Yu today and want to have a good relationship with him, he had to shoot to the end.

Liu Chan immediately stood up from the table, raised his glass and shouted: "Ministers and workers, under the leadership of my second uncle, the Jingzhou army has won consecutive battles. Now is the time when the morale is like a rainbow. Maybe tomorrow they will go straight to Xuchang! Come on, Let's raise a glass to my second uncle!"

Said, Liu Chan drank the wine in the glass first.The people below naturally didn't dare to be negligent, and they all drank it in one gulp, and then there was another applause.

At this time, Liu Chan looked at Guan Yu out of the corner of his eye, and found that the smile on his face became brighter.He couldn't help feeling a little smug in his heart, he caught Guan Yu's overjoyed mentality, and it really hit the nail on the head. It seems that he will have to say more nice things to Guan Yu next.

After Liu Chan sat down, Guan Yu seemed to suddenly become enthusiastic from his calm attitude.He poured a glass of wine for Liu Chan himself, and said with a smile, "Nephew Adou, you came all the way from Yizhou, and the journey was full of dust and dust. It was very hard, right? Come, Second Uncle toast you!"

It was really rare for Guan Yu to say such thoughtful words, and Liu Chan immediately thanked him.Then without saying a word, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, his arrogance was overwhelming.

Guan Yu likes bold people the most. Seeing Liu Chan's performance, he was overjoyed again.He originally complained about Liu Chan hanging out with those literati and rotten scholars all day long, so his attitude towards him has always been a little cold.But judging from Liu Chan's performance today, his opinion of Liu Chan suddenly changed a lot.

So, Liu Chan and Guan Yu chatted and drank while Liu Chan took the time to pat Guan Yu's flattery from time to time, only to make Guan Yu, who is as majestic as the god of war, smile all over his face.The two of them have become one for a while.

(End of this chapter)