"My lord, although the White Robe Army is strong, Lu Bu's cavalry is far stronger than mine.”
"Moreover, Lu Bu's martial arts are the best in the world and he has the Red Hare. If he breaks through the formation and wants to harm my lord, I'm afraid no one can stop him!”
Zhang Liao could not help but remind him again.
"I've said it before. I have my own way to restrain Lu Bu. You just need to prepare for the dispatch of troops."”
"No one can estimate the lord's ability to use troops. Since he can defeat me, does he really have a method to restrain Lu Bu?”
Zhang Liao secretly guessed and did not try to persuade him.
The military discussion ended and everyone retreated.
However, Guan Yu pulled Zhang Fei and the two brothers stayed behind.
"Xuan Lie, don't send troops, but do you really want to go against big brother's orders and attack Xiapi?”
Guan Yu questioned.
Before Liu Wu could say anything, Zhang Fei's expression changed.
He jumped up and said in surprise," This is such a good opportunity to kill Lu Bu and take back Xiapi. Big Brother didn't want to take it. What is he thinking?"”
Guan Yu frowned and said unhappily," Big brother is thinking about safety. Yi De, how can you doubt big brother's decision?"”
"Second Brother, it's not like you don't know how many times our Eldest Brother has made the wrong decision.”
"Thinking back, if he hadn't made a mistake in his decision and let the wolf into the house, would we have been forced into this state by Lu Bu?”
Zhang Fei was still brooding over this matter, and now he was exposing Liu Bei's scars.
Guan Yu's expression changed." Third Brother, how dare you say such things about Big Brother!"”
"Big brother is wrong, why can't you say it?”
Zhang Fei, however, had a look of dissatisfaction. He waved his hand and said,"In short, I will definitely stand on Xuan Lie's side this time. I will definitely kill those three family slaves!”
Guan Yu was shocked. His eyes were filled with astonishment.
He would never have thought that Zhang Fei, who had always obeyed Liu Bei unconditionally, would now openly oppose Liu Bei's decision and stand on the side of Liu Wu, the substitute.
"Yide, you…"
Guan Yu was shocked and annoyed, not knowing what to do.
"Commander Yun, you are also a person who understands the big picture. You should understand that our crusade against Lu Bu and the recapture of Xiapi was entirely based on the overall situation of our army.”
"My big brother must have been injured, that's why he wanted stability. The decision he made now might not be wise.”
"As the saying goes, when a general is outside, the monarch's orders are not given!”
"Now, Yi De and I plan to adapt to the situation and make our own decisions. We hope that you can do the same.”
Liu Wu's reason was flawless, pulling Zhang Fei into the same camp as him.
Guan Yu was speechless.
Liu Wu waved his hand." Since Chief Yun is worried, you will stay behind on the west coast. I will go out with Yi De."”
Guan Yu could only listen to Liu Wu's arrangements.
…
Two days later.
Liu Wu left 800 soldiers under Guan Yu's command to guard Haixi.
He led six thousand soldiers, with Chen Deng as the strategist, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Chen Dao as the generals, and the army headed straight for Xiapi.
In the county office.
Madam Mi Huan flipped through the account book and counted the grain transported from Qu City.
She was born into a merchant family and was well-versed in accounting since she was young.
Currently, Mi Zhu was supervising the transportation of grain in Qu City, while Mi Fang had not returned from Liaodong to buy horses. She was in charge of the logistics and grain.
"These 50,000 dans of grain must be transported to the front line immediately. There must be no delay for half a day, or else you will be punished by military law!”
Mi Huan closed the account book and ordered the grain officer sternly.
The grain officer hurriedly took his leave.
"It's a pity that I can't follow my husband out to war and take care of his daily life. If I had known this would happen, I would have sent my own maidservant to take care of him.”
Looking in the direction of Xiapi, Mei Huan muttered to herself, blaming herself.
At this moment.
The white-robed guard entered and reported that an elder named Gan Shou had brought his daughter Gan Mei to request an audience.
"The Gan Clan of Xiapi?"
Mi Huan remembered this person and said,"Invite the father and daughter in."”
Not long after, an elder with a white beard and hair walked into the hall with a young girl.
"This old man is Gan Shou. Greetings, Madam."
"I am Gan Mei. Greetings, Madam."
The father and daughter bowed respectfully to Mei Huan.
Mi Huan called out.
When Gan Mei raised her head, Mi Huan saw her face clearly and her heart skipped a beat.
Not only was Gan Mei extremely beautiful, but her skin was as white as jade. At first glance, she looked like a beauty carved out of jade.
Even Mi Huan's heart skipped a beat when she saw it.
"I heard that Gan Shibo wants to see me for something.”
Mi Huan calmed down and asked with a smile.
"It's like this."
"When we were in Xiapi, Envoy Liu had an agreement with this old man to take my daughter Mei 'er as a concubine.”
"After Xiapi City fell, I escaped with my daughter. When I heard that Envoy Liu was on the west coast, I brought my daughter here.”
"But as soon as this old man arrived, I heard that Envoy Liu was leading an army on an expedition. This old man was sick and could no longer take care of my daughter. I could only come to see Madam and want to entrust my daughter to Madam so that she can be presented to Envoy Liu in the future.”
Ganshou panted and explained the whole process with difficulty.
Mi Huan suddenly understood. So this Uncle Gan had come from afar to offer his daughter.
"So, before Liu Bei wanted to form a marriage alliance with my Mi Family, he had already taken a fancy to a woman from another family. Moreover, she was a young woman who could be his daughter.”
"Liu Bei, oh Liu Bei, your skin is really thick!”
Mei Huan sized up Gan Mei and mocked her in her heart.
Thinking about how such a young girl would be given to that old man Liu Bei as a concubine, and how she would most likely be a widow for the rest of her life, Mi Huan felt pity for her.
However, since Gan Shou wanted to give his daughter to Liu Bei, there was nothing she could do.
Just as Mi Huan was about to agree, a thought suddenly popped up in her mind.
"My husband wants to be the overlord of the world, and sooner or later, he will take a concubine. Since that's the case, why don't I take this Gan Mei for him first and send it to the front line to serve him?”
"In this way, we can save Gan Mei from the miserable fate of being a widow!”
"Isn't this the best of both worlds?"
Thinking of this, Mi Huan smiled and said,""Since my husband has made a promise, then Uncle Gan will stay in the residence. I will arrange for someone to take care of him. As for your daughter, if she is willing, I will send her to the front line now. She can help me take care of my husband's food and daily life.”
Gan Shou was worried that Envoy Liu would not keep his promise, but Mi Huan's words made him overjoyed.
"Thank you, Madam!"
Gan Shou quickly thanked him and pulled Gan Mei,""Mei 'er, hurry up and thank Madam.”
Gan Mei's face was red as she bowed and said shyly,""Thank you, Madam."
Mi Huan gave the order to arrange a place for Gan Shou to stay and ordered a team of white-robed guards to escort Gan Mei to the front line of Xiapi.
Guan Yu naturally had eyes and ears in the county office. After knowing that Gan Shou had brought his daughter, Guan Yu quickly rushed over.
"Sister-in-law, I heard that Gan Shou and his daughter escaped from Xiapi and came to seek refuge with Big Brother yesterday?”
Guan Yu asked impatiently.
"Commander Yun is so well-informed."
Mi Huan smiled and nodded." That's right. The father and daughter of the Gan family have indeed come to seek refuge. I've already arranged for Uncle Gan to stay."”
Guan Yu heaved a sigh of relief and said," My brother is recuperating outside and is lacking a woman to take care of him. When we were in Xiapi, my brother had wanted to take the daughter of the Gan family as his concubine. Since she has come to seek refuge, please let me take her to take care of my brother."”
A mocking sneer flashed across Mei Huan's eyes.
She pretended to be helpless and smiled bitterly." Why didn't Chief Yun say so earlier? I've already sent someone to send her to the front line to serve Xuan Lie."”
"What?"
Guan Yu was shocked and jumped up.
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