Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 929
"This is the way to bring disaster, what should we do?" Zhang Hu asked softly.

Zhang Liao's face was full of bitterness, "The turmoil in Beijing has nothing to do with us, just do our own thing. Since ancient times, the death of literature and the death of martial arts, probably Nanyang is the home of our father and son, ahem."

"Father, do you want to leave a way out?" Zhang Hu asked meaningfully.

Zhang Liao scolded angrily: "Received the great kindness of the late emperor for your father, how can you have two hearts? Cough cough"

"Father calm down, the child just said it casually." Zhang Hu hurriedly apologized.

Zhang Liao was tired and angry, fell asleep on the couch without eating dinner, and continued on the road listlessly the next day. When he returned to Wancheng, he fell ill and his physical condition was getting worse every day.

When he was dying, Zhang Liao called Zhang Hu to his bed to explain his funeral.

Zhang Hu guessed that Zhang Liao and Lan Ji had been injured in the battle. After crying for a while, he patted his chest and assured Zhang Liao, "Father, don't worry, the child will personally kill Lan Ji and avenge you."

Zhang Liao shook his head lightly, stroked Zhang Hu's forehead and said, "Don't say it's you, there is no one in the Wei Kingdom who is his opponent. Sooner or later, Lan Zhongling will grow up to be like Marquis Wen. In the future, no one in the world will be able to defeat him. Father himself will never be able to defeat him." Here you go, don’t care about anyone, don’t make enemies indiscriminately.”

"Oh" Zhang Hu cried like a child again.

"Don't cry, let alone be sad, people will die eventually, my father was brilliant once, this life is already worth it," Zhang Liao comforted softly.

"But you are only 55, Guan Yunchang is much older than you." Zhang Hu burst into tears.

Zhang Liao wanted to wipe Zhang Hu's tears away with his thumb, but unfortunately he didn't have the strength to lift his hand so high, so he could only comfort him helplessly: "People are different. Think about how long Cao Chong lived? You must learn to be content." "

"My child knows." Zhang Hu knelt in front of the couch and mourned endlessly.

"Although Yun Chang is old, Guan Ping, Lan Ji and other up-and-comers, while my great Wei's talents are gradually withering. Han is strong and Wei is weak. Liu Xuande will be able to rule the world. You want to leave a way out for the Zhang family. Just prepare it yourself." Zhang Liao urged in a low voice.

"Didn't you say that?" Zhang Hu raised his head to stop his tears, and looked at Zhang Liao in surprise, remembering that not long ago, the other party spoke righteously.

Zhang Liao looked away, "I have received the kindness of the late emperor, and I should die to repay Wei, but you are not."

"Father Let Me Vote"

Before Zhang Hu finished speaking, Zhang Liao interrupted: "After I die, you can use the funeral to transfer the military power, and then go back to your hometown to live in seclusion. Remember that you must not surrender before Wei is destroyed. If Liu Xuande can really rule the world, then you want to become an official. , You can live in seclusion if you want, it is best to change back to the original Nie surname of your ancestors."

"I'll save it, baby." Zhang Hu nodded violently moved, Zhang Liao was still worried at the last moment of his life.

Looking at the two tear troughs on Zhang Hu's face, Zhang Liao stretched out his hand to wipe it off with all his strength, but just as the trembling hand was close to his cheek, it fell down heavily as if dislocated.

"Father." Zhang Hu held Zhang Liao's hand, knelt by the couch and wept bitterly.

At the end of September, Zhang Liao died of illness in Wancheng.

When the news reached Luoyang, Cao Pi hadn't eaten for two days. Zhang Liao was one of the few military generals with foreign surnames in Wei who was able to play his own role. His sudden death had a huge impact on Wei.

Cao Xiu was worried that Guan Yu would sneak in, so he asked for an order to take the recovered Zhang Yun to Wancheng.

Perhaps Cao Pi had a special liking for Zhang Liao, thinking that without Zhang Liao defending Guan Yu in Nanyang, he would not be able to be emperor in Luoyang at ease, so he promoted Cao Xiu to be the chief minister in charge of military affairs.

Because Guan Yu has many brave generals under his command, and now there is another Lan Ji who can fight for [-] rounds, Cao Pi worried that Cao Xiu's available generals would not be enough to deal with, so he called Cao Zhang, the king of Rencheng, to Beijing to show his righteousness according to Liu Ye's suggestion. He went south to Wancheng to help Cao Xiu reject Guan Yu.

All the ministries of the Han army attached great importance to grasping information, so Lan Ji went to the border to reconnaissance. Although Wancheng covered up Zhang Liao's news, he was still discovered by Xiangyang spies and reported to Guan Yu immediately.

Guan Yu was very surprised to learn that Zhang Liao died of illness. He was still healthy when he fought against him in Nanyang last year. After thinking about it, it should be the reason for Lan Ji's battle with him.

When the Xiapi army was defeated in the past, Guan Yu stayed in Cao Ying for a short period of time. Zhang Liao took good care of him. Although they were in different camps, they still regarded each other as friends.

When his friend died of illness, Guan Yu mourned together. After finishing his military affairs that day, he brought Guan Ping and Lan Ji to Hanshui to pay his respects.

Autumn Wind, Autumn Water, Veteran
Guan Yu stood by the Han River, poured the wine he had brought into the river, looked to the north to mourn Zhang Liao, thought of the heroes dying one by one, Guan Yu seemed to have aged a lot at that moment.

"Zhang Wenyuan is a famous general in the world. Although he is an opponent, he is worthy of admiration. You two also come to toast." Guan Yu turned to greet Guan Ping and Lan Ji.

"Wei." Following Guan Yu's example, the two poured the wine into the boiling Han water.

On the way back to Xiangyang for the memorial service, Lan Ji asked curiously: "Uncle, is General Zhang's sudden death really related to me?"

Guan Yu stroked his beard and nodded, "Wen Yuan is old after all, and fighting you for three hundred rounds should hurt his vitality, just like old general Yan Chen Cang's battle with Zhang Yun, but Zhong Ling doesn't need to feel guilty. It is the glory of a general to die in battle. Zhang Wenyuan may Still very knowledgeable."

Lan Ji scratched his head and smirked, "I don't feel guilty, who told him not to follow his mother with Uncle Gao, otherwise he wouldn't meet me on the battlefield, it was Uncle Zhang who made the mistake first."

"Haha, although what Zhongling said is unreasonable, it's not without reason. Back then, you were clearly capable of killing Zhang Wenyuan, so why did you let Zhang Wenyuan go back?" Guan Yu stroked his long beard and asked meaningfully.

Lan Ji thought for a while and replied: "If it's a villain, I won't show mercy, but Uncle Zhang didn't bully the few with more, and fought me fairly from the beginning to the end, how can I not save him some face?"

"Well, martial arts have improved, and so have people's conduct." Guan Yu nodded with satisfaction, and then continued to add: "An Guo (Guan Xing) mentioned to me several times that he wants to go to the youth camp to follow you, and now the time is ripe."

"That's great." Lan Ji couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard that.

Lan Ji envied the close relationship between Lan Yuan and Gao Ling, but due to his status, none of the soldiers of the young battalion dared to get too close to him. Now that Guan Xing joined him, he also talked to more people during the march. So boring.

"Father, Nanyang has been defended by General Zhang for a long time. Now that he died so suddenly, even if Cao Xiu came, he would have time to take over. Should we seize the opportunity to send troops? It would be good to occupy several important cities." Guan Ping asked tentatively. .

"Of course, it's not enough to occupy a few cities. I plan to capture Wancheng, and the soldiers will point directly at Luoyang." Guan Yu rolled his eyes.

Guan Ping took a deep breath after hearing this, and said that his father was still in a heavy heart just now, thinking that he would be slowed down because of the death of his friend. Unexpectedly, Guan Yu's plan was more ferocious, and he clearly distinguished personal friendship from national interests.

"Take Wancheng? There are tens of thousands of Wei soldiers around Luoyang, and there is still a gap between the soldiers in Jingzhou and them. I'm afraid it will not be that easy?" Guan Ping doubted.

Guan Yu's eyes were firm: "As a father, I have my own strategy to defeat the enemy."

(End of this chapter)