Chapter 106 Hometown

Jingzhou, early November.

As the dry season gradually approached, Le Jin's scouts became more and more bold and frequently explored the south.

It was not until this time that the defenders of Dangyang discovered that their general had a very good archery skill.

In the past, when facing the spying scouts, they basically used the advantage of the city defense to disperse the scouts.

But their general Huang, whose hair was already gray, was in high spirits, could eat a bucket of rice and ten pounds of meat, and shoot a strong bow on horseback.

Every few days, he would lead his troops out of the city to sweep. If Le Jin's scouts did not escape in time, they would often only have the fate of being pierced through the heart by an arrow.

So although the scouts were more active, the surrounding area of ​​Dangyang City was very peaceful.

For the people of Dangyang, life did not change much, except for the nightmare-like army passing through a few months ago.

The only change was that the price of rice, cloth, etc. dropped a little, and the new general Huang spoke very kindly.

The scouts did not dare to attack, which made the gatekeepers a little lazy. The two were standing together and chatting:

"Have you heard? It is said that General Zhang was punished to do labor!"

Another soldier was beaming with joy:

"Your news is too early. It is said that General Zhang was stripped of his military power! The lord has severed his relationship with him!"

"Oh? Before my brother was transferred to General Huang's command, could it be..."

"Before that, he was under the command of Zhang Fei!"

"So that's it."

The two soldiers' chattering could not affect Zhang Fei, who was pushing the cart and sweating profusely.

Of course, he was not punished to do labor, and he did not severe his relationship with his brother.

After the light curtain ended, Guan Yu, Wei Yan, Zhao Yun and others returned to their respective garrisons on the same day.

Zhang Fei went to Liu Bei to allocate a batch of food and grass because there was not enough food and grass in Linju.

The allocation of food and grass went smoothly, but after loading the cart, Liu Bei told Zhang Fei that there were not enough horses, and one cart of food and grass needed Zhang Fei to push back to Linju by himself.

Push it if you want. It's only two hundred miles from Linju to Gong'an.

Zhang Fei pushed the wheelbarrow that was said to be the latest one made by the military advisor. It was full of food and he set off on the way back to Linju.

On the wall of Gong'an County in the back, Kong Ming climbed up to look.

He held a small booklet in his hand and recorded it in an orderly manner.

"It seems that this wooden ox needs to be improved. Yide is having a hard time pushing it."

"The goods will be unstable if they are piled high. Maybe a bracket should be added?"

Liu Bei's face was still stinky, but he felt a little distressed when he saw Zhang Fei.

"Since the lord is reluctant, just give Yide two more horses."

Kong Ming smiled.

"Yide's mouth..." Liu Bei shook his head and simply didn't look at it. He went down the wall with Kong Ming.

Walking together on the streets of Gong'an County, watching the peddlers hawking along the street, the people were in much better spirits than a year ago. At least many of them could have enough food, and Liu Bei was quite relieved.

Although Zhang Fei returned to Linju, he left Liu Bei with a trouble.

After returning to Gong'an County with Kong Ming, Liu Bei looked at the man in front of him with a headache.

He had a childish face, bronze complexion, and rough calluses on his hands. It was obvious that he was used to making a living on the water.

"My Lord!" The man immediately bowed.

Liu Bei hurriedly waved his hand: "I am not your Lord."

This was the trouble Zhang Fei left behind.

Kong Ming watched with a smile on his face and asked:

"Gan Gui, you still don't want to go back to Jiangdong?"

The young man named Gan Gui raised his head:

"I want to follow Lord Xuande back to my hometown!"

"Isn't your hometown in Jiangdong? You said that you are the son of Gan Xingba, and Gan Xingba is a fierce general in Jiangdong."

Gan Gui shook his head quickly:

"I have always told me that I must remember that I am from Linjiang when I am alive. Even if I die, my soul must first return to Linjiang along the river."

Kong Ming patiently persuaded:

"Lord Xuande is Liu Jingzhou, not Liu Yizhou. I can't take you back to your hometown."

The young man was not convinced again: "You lied to me again. General Zhang told me that Liu Jingzhou will become Liu Yizhou sooner or later!"

The last bit of guilt Liu Bei felt for Zhang Fei also disappeared.

Pointing to the floor under the hallway, Liu Bei simply sat on the floor:

"Gan Gui... I remember Yide said that you said you ran away secretly?"

The young man raised his head and nodded, recalling:

"General Zhou died... The old man cried that night and drank for several days afterwards."

"The old man said that in Jiangdong, we can only rely on General Zhou to return to our hometown. Now that General Zhou is gone, the old man and I will become lonely ghosts after we die."

"I don't accept it. The old man told me before that he was young and roared on the river. I can do it too... Then I was caught by General Zhang."

The man seemed very discouraged at the end.

Liu Bei nodded: "So Xianhe said that he was from Liu Yizhou, but you didn't stop."

Liu Bei had heard Jian Yong talk about the conflict between Gan Ning and Liu Zhang.

In the early days when there was a conflict between Jing and Yi states, Gan Ning and Shen Miluofa were instigated to rise up against Liu Zhang, but were later defeated by Zhao Wei. Gan Ning began to wander and could not return home.

But Jian Yong could never have imagined that he almost died because of this old story.

"Why doesn't Gan Xingba go and give in to Liu Zhang?" Liu Bei suggested:

"Zhao Wei is no longer here... Gan Xingba will give in to Liu Zhang, and he will probably be able to go back to be the county magistrate."

Gan Gui opened his eyes wide, then shook his head and shouted:

"When he was young, the old man did not give in to Liu Yizhou. If he did this, he would definitely be a lonely ghost."

Liu Bei stared at Gan Gui, with various thoughts turning in his head, hesitating.

"My Lord, I can also train the navy! I can help General Guan!" Gan Gui's chest thumped.

Yide said too much... Liu Bei felt that he was shaken by three points. His second brother had said before that the training of the navy was not going well.

What he got from Lei Xu was more like a pirate's army than a navy.

Mi Zhu had sent people to inquire about the training method of the navy in Jiangdong, but there was no result for the time being.

"My Lord, I can also call all the old man's 800 followers!" Gan Gui was full of confidence:

"As long as you can take us back to our hometown, you are our lord!"

Liu Bei held Gan Gui's hands tightly:

"Today, Gan Gui's help is better than a hundred thousand troops!"

Gan Gui also smiled: Old man, wait, the lord I found will definitely beat your lord, wait to be taken back to my hometown by me!

Kong Ming had already quietly left, and he already had a clear idea of ​​the subsequent development.

The turmoil caused by Zhou Yu's death is bound to have far-reaching impacts, and Gan Ning's failure is just one of them.

Kong Ming recalled that he had mentioned inadvertently when he met Lu Su before that Lü Meng and Gan Ning both had bad tempers and were not very compatible.

Gan Ning was determined to attack Yizhou, and he shared the same ideas with Zhou Yu, so he was highly valued and could fight against Sun Quan's confidant Lü Meng.

But now that Zhou Yu is dead, Gan Ning has become a rootless duckweed, and Gan Ning should have a clearer view of these things.

Now that Gan Gui has unexpectedly surrendered to the lord, even if Gan Ning knew, he would only acquiesce, but I don't know what Gan Gui's ending was in the original history books?

Shaking his head to get rid of these thoughts, Kong Ming smelled the herbal scent as soon as he entered the small courtyard next to him.

Pulling a big smile on his face, Kong Ming shouted:

"Dr. Zhang, how is the herbal powder that was agreed before?"

I don't know why the timing failed, I'm really sorry.