The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 115
white flag dead
Liu Bei was staring at Deng Ai. He didn't know why Deng Ai would do something unreasonable at this time; he needed to ask himself about a visit to relatives, so he couldn't help shaking his head, "The army is about to start, send the old man Let's go home," Liu Bei said in a deep voice, his indifferent eyes cast a hint of helpless disappointment.

Deng Ai saw Liu Bei's expression and reacted immediately, but the burden in his hand had to be handed over to Liu Bei, "Your Majesty, the general thought that it was necessary to take a look at the contents of this burden; after all, the old man came from Jiangyang County Hanzhong walked for more than half a month, just to give this burden to his son." Deng Ai knelt on the ground, holding the burden with his palms together and lifting it upwards.

Liu Bei's piercing eyes made Deng Ai's back feel cold; but he still held up his burden and did not retreat, just when Zhao Yun stepped out and prepared to be a peacemaker;
"Open it," Liu Bei said in a low voice.After all, Deng Ai has been an official for two years and has never made a mistake, so how could he make such a mistake now.

As soon as the voice fell, Deng Ai pulled out the flag inside and presented it in Liu Bei's eyes; it was a piece of ordinary white cloth, but in the middle of the white cloth was written a big, vigorous and powerful' Die' word. On the left and right sides of the word "death" there are several lines of small characters: on the right, "I don't want you to be filial in front of me; I only want you to be loyal to the survival of the country." 'On the left,' Cao Wei usurped the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty declined.The rise and fall of a country depends on everyone.I wanted to serve, but I was too old.Fortunately, I have a son, so I volunteered voluntarily.Give a flag and always carry it with you.Swab blood when wounded, wrap body after death.Go forward bravely, don't forget your duty! '

The moment the flag was unfurled, Liu Bei was bewitched just like the guards at the gate of the camp just now, unable to move, only his eyes were deep and hot.This trance is like the tragic song of Yanzhao, where a strong man loses his arm.A short number is worthy of a majestic essay.With just a little bit of ink, the way of life in the pool of blood was shed.

Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, and Chen Dao were also affected by the moment of silence brought by this flag, and their eyes fixed on the black font on it could not be forgotten for a long time.Some were moved, some were passionate, and some even made people cry.

Liu Bei's eyes widened, and it was hard to imagine how the old father's hand that had experienced vicissitudes of life shook and swiped when he held the pen, or the thick ink and heavy pen!But it can be said with certainty that when the old father wrote the word "death" and the sentence "wrapping the body at the time of death", what kind of tolerance, how miserable and how tragic was the old father's mind!
It's just knowing that the old father has made the banner of "death" and his son is about to go to the battlefield. The rest is silent mourning.

He exhaled lightly, "Shi Zai, bring the old man here." After regaining his senses, Liu Bei said softly to Deng Ai.

"No," said Deng Ai and stepped back.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Deng Ai turned around again, but there was a haggard old man beside him; before the "cao people pay homage to the emperor" approached, when the old man saw Liu Bei for the first time, Then he knelt down and bowed down.

Before thinking too much, Liu Bei stepped forward quickly to help the old man up, but the old man kept avoiding him, not letting Liu Bei get close to him;

"Your Majesty, the grassroots can't afford it," the old man responded anxiously.

"Sir, I can't afford it. Without the support of a loyal person like you, how can our Han family be rejuvenated?" Liu Bei said softly, holding the old man's hand.

"I don't know how to address Mr." Liu Bei asked softly when the old man calmed down.

"Reporting to the emperor, the grass people's surname is Pan, their first name is Shen, and their characters are Mingzhang. They are from Jiangyang County; this time, I just want to hand over this flag to my son Pan Xiang, and please give your majesty permission." There were a few tremors in the old man's voice , responded slowly.

"Mr. Mingzhang, if you trust me, please rest assured that this flag will definitely be handed over to Lingzi Pan Xiang; it's just that the army is about to march, please forgive me for any inconvenience now." Liu Bei bowed to the old man; this is Liu Bei Apart from worshiping the gods of heaven and earth and the ancestral temple of the Han Dynasty, it is the only time to bow down and salute since he ascended the throne.In the subsequent dissemination, it was known as the "Worship of the National Scholars".

When Pan Shen saw it, he knelt down on the ground and said hastily, "Your Majesty, you must not do this. The grass people believe it. Since the army is about to move out, the grass people will go back to Jiangyang."

"Deng Ai" Liu Bei shouted.

"exist"

"Find a carriage immediately and prepare dry food for Mr. Mingzhang's journey home" Liu Bei instructed Deng Ai; originally Liu Bei planned to give Pan Shen a sum of money for the elderly, but after thinking about it, he gave up this idea. After all, there are tens of thousands of old fathers in the entire Shu Han who sent their children to the military camp. If Pan Shen is set as a precedent today, the consequences will be immeasurable; Appears to be vulgar.

"No," Deng Ai clasped his fists in response.

Immediately Liu Bei bid farewell to Pan Shen, and the soldiers around him also erected the flag, and the death flag fluttered in the wind; everyone in the school field could see it.

According to Liu Bei's instructions, the Imperial Forest Army surrounded the platform at this time, as if they were waiting for some order.

Zhang Fei stood under the banner that had just been erected, and his eyes were completely on the banner; after a few drumbeats, Zhang Fei began to shout loudly, "Cao Wei usurped the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty declined,,, the country rose and fell!" , Everyone has a share,,,".Following Zhang Fei's shout, the Imperial Forest Army spread the words to the ears of all the officers and soldiers in the entire school ground, and all the officers and soldiers immediately understood and began to read along...

Pan Shen, who was sitting in the carriage and was about to go home, kept turning his head and looking sideways, feeling the cries of his son in the barracks at this time.Perhaps this was a special way Liu Bei gave him to see his son off without letting him see him. The carriage slowly drove out of the barracks with the calls of the soldiers.

According to Zhuge Liang's battle plan, Zhao Yun, one of the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Han, led an army of [-] as the vanguard of the entire Northern Expedition, marching mightily towards Baoxie Valley, preparing to become the breakthrough point of the army here, breaking through the country of Mei, and then marching into Guanzhong; Of course, this is just publicity. As for the Shu Han army, they are quietly marching towards Qishan at this time.

Also, Wei Yan and Zhuge Qiao are resting in Hanzhong at this time, waiting for the opportunity to go out; when Wei Yan proposed the Meridian Valley strategy, Wei Yan never thought that Zhuge Qiao would be on his side, let alone that Liu Bei would give him an elite tiger battalion Soldiers, after all, apart from Wudang and the first two armies, the soldiers of the Shu Han Dynasty are the most skilled in crossing mountains and ridges in the Hubu Camp; The whole army carried dry food for [-] days and entered the Meridian Valley by themselves.

[Chen Shou: "Wei Yan was good at raising soldiers, was brave, and had a high personality. At that time, he avoided him."]

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