Soochow. Wuchang County.
In the lobby, civil and military officials were lined up, but they were noisy.
After Lu Meng crossed the river in white clothes, Guan Yu was killed, and the relationship between Soochow and Shu Han was completely broken.
Sun Quan, the leader of Wu, frowned and looked at the two factions in front of him, each with their own rhetoric - the war faction and the peace faction. These two major forces repeatedly remonstrated, causing Sun Quan to have trouble sleeping and eating all day long.
"quiet!"
After thinking for many days, Sun Quan has made up his mind.
However, before he could express it, he heard the news that Fan Jiang surrendered with Zhang Fei's head.
Fan Jiang was waiting carefully outside at this moment. He was overjoyed when he heard the news that Sun Quan had summoned him.
Entering the lobby, he kowtowed to Sun Quan from a distance. "Meet Wu Hou..."
"Zhang Fei deeply hates the Marquis of Wu. He is looking forward to Liu Bei's attack on Wu day and night. He also threatened to skin and cut His Majesty's flesh if he catches him. I couldn't bear the humiliation and risked my life to kill Zhang Fei! I only want to be wiped out and serve the Marquis of Wu!"
Hearing this, Sun Quan's green eyes flashed with anger, he straightened his purple beard and stood up immediately.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
"I want to see what this person who threatens to skin me looks like?"
When Fan Jiang heard what Sun Quan said, a hint of secret joy appeared on his lips. He quickly opened it from the package he carried and put it down carefully.
Sun Quan only glanced at it from a distance, and felt as if he had fallen into a cold cave, as if the head was about to come to life at any time, with its bloody mouth open, demanding his life. "Okay, that's great!"
Sun Quan was frightened and turned to Fan Jiang, furious.
"Guan Yu has already made Liu Bei hate me, and now Zhang Fei is here, you are a disaster!"
"Someone, drag him down and kill him!"
Fan Jiang was shocked when he heard Sun Quan's sudden change. He knelt down and begged for mercy.
At this moment, a voice came. "Wu Hou, wait a moment, I have something to report."
Zhuge Jin glanced at Fan Jiang, who was still kneeling begging for mercy, and bowed to Sun Quan.
"My suggestion is to save Fan Jiang's life and repatriate him. In addition, bring Fu Shiren and Mi Fang back to Chengdu and return them to Mrs. Sun. In this way, Liu Xuande's resentment can be alleviated."
Sun Quan thought about it and could only do this.
"Good. Now that you are the envoy, you can set off."
Repatriation?
Fan Jiang was stunned, and several people pulled him out before pulling him out.
When he was being dragged down, he stared longingly at the back of one of the people present, and wanted to call for help, but was shocked by the deep and dark eyes and could not speak.
…
At this moment, the night gradually dispersed, and the early morning sunlight filled the earth, illuminating the sneaking figures of Zhang Da's army.
"General, we have escaped from Shu, and it should be safe now." Wang Xiaowu said with a sigh of relief.
Zhang Da smiled slightly and did not answer. He just looked at the valley in front of him.
"Everyone, please pay attention. There is a valley ahead. Let's take a rest there first." Zhang Da ordered.
Everyone followed Zhang Da's guidance and quickly arrived in the valley.
During the night of escape, everyone was tired, hungry and thirsty.
Adhering to the principle of never giving up any of his brothers, Zhang Da blocked several attacks from Ma Dai's pursuers on his own.
Along the way, he went from Langzhong to Jinniu Road, then broke through Yangping Pass from Jinniu Road, and finally escaped from Yangping Pass to Chencang Road at night.
But even an iron body can't bear it, not to mention Zhang Da and the others are only mortals after all, not gods.
However, only about a quarter of an hour later, there was a sudden rush of footsteps in the distance.
"General, someone is catching up!" the soldier reported in a panic.
The surrounding soldiers stood up and looked nervously into the distance. I vaguely saw a cavalry unit approaching quickly, and the sound of horse hooves shook the ground.
Zhang Da sighed, "It is indeed a Xiliang cavalry. Before I saw its cavalry, I heard its sound first. It was so fierce! The horse Meng Qi who killed Cao Cao back then cut off his beard and discarded his robe is truly well-deserved!"
"Damn it!" Wang Xiaowu cursed, "How could they be so fast?"
Wang Xiaowu was shocked when he heard Zhang Da say "Xiliang Iron Cavalry" and asked Zhang Da: "Could it be that General Ma Chao of the Cavalry is chasing after him personally?"
Zhang Da wiped off the scarlet blood on Zhangba's snake spear and replied: "It's not impossible. We rushed out from Yangping Pass and hit Ma Chao hard in the face. According to his temperament, it's not impossible. "
"The horses are brave, I'm going to distract the pursuers, everyone, be careful!" After Zhang Da finished speaking, a trace of determination suddenly flashed in his eyes.
"General, you can't do that..." When an old corps commander saw Zhang Da risking his life to lure away his pursuers, he tugged on Zhang Da's sleeves and burst into tears.
"General Zhang Da, we old immortals have been holding you back along the way. We should be the burdens to distract the pursuers. How can we bear to let you take risks again?"
Another veteran with gray hair on his temples knelt in front of Zhang Da and said tremblingly.
Zhang Da took a deep breath, "I understand your thoughts. But, I, Zhang Da, will never abandon any brother!"
"Wang Xiaowu, listen to the order! I now appoint you as the deputy general and continue to lead everyone to Chencang. I have an old relationship with General Hao Zhao, the guard of Chencang. You can use the snake spear in my hand to explain the situation to him, and you will naturally ensure everyone's safety!"
Wang Xiaowu took the Zhangba Snake Spear and wanted to dissuade him, but Zhang Da left without looking back.
Seeing Zhang Da's heavy and determined figure, Wang Xiaowu burst into tears.
Every time Zhang Da passed a soldier, no matter how tired they were or how seriously injured they were, they would all stand up and silently watch Zhang Da leave.
Until Zhang Da left for a long time, they didn't look away for a long time.
It was as if he was saying in his heart: "General Zhang Da, you must come back safely!"
