After three days of banquet in Chengdu, the soldiers and civilians were happy, but Zhang Fei was unhappy.
Gan Ning, who had the best temperament with him, took his brothers to show off after the drinking party on the first day. When he returned to Shu County, he felt very proud and naturally wanted to show off.
Zhao Yun, who had good friendships with other people, did not drink too much, and Pang Tong had social activities. Others did not dare to drink with him. The eldest brother and the second brother were not around, so they found it very boring.
After sitting at home all day, I felt really bored, so I came to see Gan Ning again. This man with a free and easy temperament was very suitable for Zhang Fei.
When I arrived at the Jinfan Army camp, I saw the sound of laughter. Soldiers gathered in twos and threes, drinking, competing, gambling, etc., and screamed from time to time.
Zhang Fei saw the tall and strange Shamoko in the crowd at a glance. He was watching several barbarian soldiers and Jinfan soldiers fighting each other. There was a pile of copper coins on the table and he was pumping his fists to cheer.
Zhang Fei rolled up his sleeves and rushed into the scene, pulling Shamoko along: "Come on, let's make some gestures."
"No, no!" Shamoko shook his head like a rattle, "I am not your opponent."
Zhang Fei became interested and said with a smile: "What's the harm in comparing?"
"General Zhang, if you want to watch the fun, I have enough wine and meat here. If you want to gamble, you can place bets, but you don't need to get involved in the martial arts competition, right?"
Shamoko took Zhang Fei and sat down. Who dared to spar with him? As long as the deal was agreed upon, it would be a real death blow. Although it would not be fatal, the skin would be peeled off after a fight.
Zhang Fei also plausibly called it "the most important thing is truth." How can we make progress if we don't use our full strength?
It really doesn't hurt your back to stand and talk. Are you the one who dares to be beaten?
"It's boring, gambling is boring!" Zhang Fei looked at it for a while and shook his head, then asked: "Where is Gan Ning?"
"Xingba?" Samoko stood up, stretched his neck and looked around, pointing to an old locust tree in the northwest: "Isn't that there?"
Zhang Fei looked around and saw Gan Ning wearing casual clothes with his chest half open and rolling dice with his sleeves rolled up. There were many soldiers surrounding him. If you didn't look carefully, it would be difficult to find him. He said in astonishment: "Why is Xingba Do you have to fool around with the soldiers?"
Shamoko laughed and said: "My brother-in-law is a prodigal, but he is notorious for his addiction and poor skills. He will not stop until he loses all the reward money."
Zhang Fei snorted coldly and strode over. He saw Gan Ning handing out a large amount of money amidst cheers and curses, but his face was full of joy.
Gan Ning was sweating profusely after losing. When he saw Zhang Fei coming, he waved and said, "Oh, Yide has come just in time. Come and make a few bets and give my brother some wine money."
"Gan Xingba, come here!" Zhang Fei grabbed Gan Ning's collar, "I have something to tell you."
Gan Ning had no choice but to push the money on the table forward, and the soldiers started to fight for it. He followed Zhang Fei to the side and asked, "General, what do you want from me?"
Zhang Feihuan's eyes widened and he said dissatisfiedly: "I invited you to drink, and you said you had something to do to socialize, but you are here gambling with the soldiers. What's the point?"
"This is my entertainment!" Gan Ning wiped his sweat and said with a smile, "These are all my brothers. It's rare to celebrate and take a break, so naturally I have to accompany them!"
"Gan Xingba!" Zhang Fei yelled: "You would rather accompany these little soldiers than have a drink with me. You clearly look down on me, Old Zhang!"
"What do you mean by a small soldier?" Gan Ning took Zhang Fei and sat down in the shade of a tree in the corner, and said seriously: "They are all my good brothers who have been with me through life and death."
"Brother?" Zhang Fei glared and said, "Then who am I?"
"Best friends and confidants!" Gan Ning said with emotion: "Friends are rare. One or two in life are enough. But brothers share weal and woe. The more the better. Without them, how could I be Gan Ning?"
"That's wrong!" Zhang Fei snorted coldly, "We go into battle to kill the enemy and get rewarded for our meritorious service. We all earned it by our own ability, with one knife and one shot. What does it have to do with them?"
"Yide!" Gan Ning sighed softly and advised: "Speaking of this matter, I have to mention that you punished your subordinates for no reason after drinking. Not only me, but other people have also tried to persuade you many times. Why don't you change it?" change?"
Zhang Fei said displeasedly: "They follow me to have a good life and have no worries about food and clothing. They follow me to perform meritorious service and perform their duties. So why do they occasionally get into trouble?"
Gan Ning looked at Zhang Fei and said sternly: "The general's sworn friendship with Liu Xuande and Guan Yunchang in Taoyuan makes me envious, but why is your brotherhood limited to this? Although brothers are close, they are now separated from each other. As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. If you don’t treat your subordinates as brothers, how can they be of the same mind as you?”
Zhang Fei frowned, and then said after a while: "My eldest brother is a member of the Han clan, with great ambitions, and my second brother is righteous and has unparalleled martial arts. They are all heroes of the world. I, Lao Zhang, respect them and only made friends with them. These little soldiers can be considered brother?"
"People have different abilities, but they only have one life! They follow you and me, charge into battle, and use all their strength. Which one of them is not risking his or her life?"
Gan Ning shook his head and sighed, pointing to the laughing soldiers in the field, and said slowly: "They entrusted their wealth and life to me, which is their trust in me. Isn't this a life-changing friendship? When we interact with people, it's not about their rank, but their status. Sincerely, although Guan Gong is capable of defeating thousands of people, when you are in danger, it is these soldiers who accompany you day and night who will be with you in life and death!"
Zhang Fei's eyes widened when he heard this, remembering his friendship with Liu Bei and Guan Yu, which was just a joy between the three of them. Compared with the joyous scene in front of him, his camp was empty and dull, and he suddenly felt lonely.
At this moment, several soldiers ran over: "Boss, I just bought a hundred rabbit heads from East Street. We treat you to eat."
Gan Ning raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you have some wine?"
"Of course!" Several people stepped forward and dragged Gan Ning, "I must force you down today."
Gan Ning turned around and said helplessly: "Yide, I will accompany you some other time. You should be more careful!"
The group of people left happily, and soon they saw Gan Ning eating, drinking, laughing, and dancing with everyone. Later, he was caught and thrown into the air, causing the whole camp to cheer like thunder.
Zhang Fei sat alone in the corner, his big eyes full of desolation. He remembered that Liu Bei had told him to treat his soldiers well. Liu Qi and Pang Tong also reminded him many times. Guan Yu seemed to always smile at his subordinates...
After sitting in silence for a while, Zhang Fei suddenly stood up, strode out of the camp, went straight to his residence, picked up his sword and went to the backyard to chop down an old elm tree wildly. Seeing his gloomy face, the guards were so frightened that they stayed away and did not dare to ask.
Zhang Fei cut off ten elm sticks as thick as his fingers and held them in his hand. He summoned his guards to gather together. He saw that everyone's faces were pale, and some even fought with each other.
"Bring out my twenty jars of wine and take them all to the military camp!"
After Zhang Fei finished his instructions, he arrived at the camp alone. Although there were many people sitting around chatting and laughing, it was much worse than Gan Ning's camp.
The soldiers were shocked when they saw Zhang Fei Fenghuo appearing at the gate of the camp. They all went back to their barracks with a whoop, like they were seeing a wolf's rabbit. The huge camp was deserted, and it instantly became deserted.
"Gather all the camps!" Zhang Fei shouted, and went to the general's stage to beat the drum himself.
When the soldiers in the camp gathered together anxiously, Zhang Fei slapped the elm tree strips on the table, and everyone trembled with fear.
Zhang Fei slowly scanned the audience and said in a deep voice: "Everyone who has been beaten by me, please stand up!"
