After Deng Ai and the other generals bowed to Liu Bei, they winked at Liu Chan, who responded with a smile.
"It's too hot outside. Go to the tent and wait for Yun Zhang and Yi De.”Liu Bei said.
After entering the tent, a few sleeping mats were placed together. After everyone sat down at the table, there were only two mats left for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
Deng Ai followed the crowd into Liu Bei's tent. Everyone found a seat and sat down. There were two seats on the left and right of Liu Bei's seat. Everyone knew that they were reserved for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. However, the tables were arranged well and there were just enough seats. Everyone sat behind Liu Bei, leaving only two seats on the left and right of Liu Bei's seat.
Deng Ai looked around, his expression awkward. He obviously couldn't sit in those two seats. For a moment, Deng Ai's face turned red, and he stood there at a loss.
"Deng Ai, you can stand beside me."”
Deng Ai hurriedly bowed and respectfully stood beside Liu Bei.
Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and the others led their troops outside, either to guard a region or to lead their troops to exterminate or recover the rebel forces of the four counties. They did not know much about Deng Ai. At first, they thought that he was a scion of a Jing State aristocratic family who had been sent to the army to gain experience.
Now that they had seen him, they could not help but reevaluate Deng Ai. Liu Bei had asked Deng Ai to stand by his side. It was obvious that he valued Deng Ai and wanted to nurture him. If he was from an aristocratic family, with Liu Bei's poor background, he would not have been treated like this unless this youth was really very talented.
A few of Liu Bei's personal guards walked in with wooden buckets and poured a cup of water for each of the porcelain bowls on the table.
"Ice water?" Wei Yan exclaimed. There was actually ice water in this weather.”
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The others also looked at the remaining ice shards in the bowl and found it strange, just like Wei Yan.
" There's no need to be surprised. The woman at home has developed a method to make ice. It's quite magical, and it's simple to make. The cost is low. In the future, the soldiers in the army will be able to drink ice water in the middle of summer.”Liu Bei said happily.
To the people of this era, ice making was quite magical. It gave them a shock similar to casting a spell.
When Liu Bei first learned of this, he also thought it was an immortal spell. However, after Liu Chan explained the principle, although Liu Bei still did not understand it, he did not think it was magical anymore.
"Awesome." Wei Yan drank it in one gulp. He felt refreshed and couldn't help but shout.
The others also praised her and complimented Mrs. Gan, because Liu Chan had always wanted to say that it was her wife who had developed the ice-making method.
The generals did not interact much with each other and spent a lot of time in Liu Bei's camp. While waiting for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the group of people began to talk and get familiar with each other.
Huang Zhong suddenly stood up and said to Liu Chan,""Young master, since the flood, the people of Linxiang have strictly followed the rules you stated. No one has been infected.
On behalf of more than 100,000 people in Linxiang, I thank the young master for his great kindness.”
As he spoke, Huang Zhong was about to bow to Liu Chan. Liu Chan did not have the physique to support Huang Zhong and not let him bow. He wanted to move to the side to avoid such a bow, but Huang Zhong said,"Young master, this is a gift from the people of Linxiang to thank you for saving their lives.”
Liu Chan couldn't help but sigh." What did I do? I only did a trivial thing."
I won't dare to accept your worship."
Liu Bei said," You should pay your respects to Han Sheng and the people of Linxiang. Don't let them down."”
With his father speaking, Liu Chan didn't mind and accepted Huang Zhong's bow generously.
Unexpectedly, Huang Zhong spoke again." Young Master saved my son's life in Linxiang. Now, my son has recovered like an ordinary person. It's all thanks to Young Master's grace that he's alive."
Zhong was moved to tears. If there was no young master, my Huang family would have no descendants. How could I face my ancestors?”
As he spoke, Huang Zhong bowed again, and Liu Chan didn't even have time to dodge.
Among the people present, they knew very little about Liu Chan. If Huang Zhong had not bowed to Liu Chan twice, no one would have noticed Liu Chan. After all, Liu Chan was still quite young at two years old.
"General Huang, how is Huang Xu now?”Liu Chan ignored everyone's curious gazes and asked Huang Zhong.
"According to Young Master's prescription, it's almost done.
"When he recovers, I will let him follow by Young Master's side and serve as your guard. Huang Xu has been practicing martial arts since he was young. His archery skills are outstanding. He slacked off when he was sick, but his martial arts and archery skills are also not something ordinary people can compare to.”As Huang Zhong spoke, he looked at Liu Bei. Liu Bei nodded his head lightly.
Liu Chan knew what Huang Zhong was thinking. There were three reasons for Huang Xu to stay by Liu Chan's side. The first reason was to repay Liu Chan's kindness and protect Liu Chan with his life. The second reason was that Huang Zhong was a hostage. Huang Zhong was a surrendered general and had been put in an important position. He was guarding Changsha Prefecture and had thousands of soldiers as a surrendered general. He was quite far away from Liu Bei. Letting Huang Xu stay by Liu Chan's side was to make Liu Bei and Huang Zhong feel at ease. The third reason was that Huang Xu wanted to be close to Liu Chan so that he could be put in an important position in the future.
Liu Chan also agreed readily, which made Huang Zhong quite happy.
After that, everything went on as usual. Everyone was familiar with each other. They were all generals and had many topics to talk about. Liu Chan and Deng Ai stood by Liu Bei's side, looking down without saying a word. They just stood there like wooden figures.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't keep everyone waiting. The neighing of war horses could be heard outside the tent. Zhang Fei, who was covered in brown blood scabs, walked in with a smile. His beard was also stained with many blood scabs, causing his beard to be congealed together. Because of the hot weather, Zhang Fei's body emitted a strong smell of blood.
Guan Yu stroked his beard and looked down on his commander. His pride was almost written on his face. His body was clean, but he looked a little tired.
After the two of them bowed, Zhang Fei smiled and said,"Big brother, Dangyang was captured effortlessly.”
Liu Bei nodded his head. This was something that he had expected, so he couldn't be too excited.
The other generals were a little surprised. They did not understand why they had taken down Dangyang so early.
"Chief Yun, Yide, please take a seat.
Next, I'm going to make arrangements."
Behind Liu Bei was a map of Jingzhou. The map was not very detailed, but it did mark the various cities, mountains, and rivers. In Liu Chan's eyes, it was so simple and crude that it made one's hair stand on end.
"Man Chong was stationed in Dangyang. He led his troops out of Dangyang to reinforce Jiangling, but Dangyang was empty and its position was extremely important.
It was located in the middle of the straight line between Xiangyang and Jiangling. The spacious galloping road connected Xiangyang and Jiangling. The area around Dangyang City was flat and suitable for large-scale cavalry.
Last year, I was chased by Cao Cao's cavalry at Changban Hill in Dangyang.
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