There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

But I saw a group of warships going down the river, heading straight to the downstream, and a warrior standing on the bow was shouting loudly towards the river bank: "Is the man on the bank Xuande Gong?"

Liu Bei vaguely heard someone calling him on the boat, and couldn't help being excited for no reason.

He recognized this voice, it was none other than Xi Chuan's well-known general Zhang Ren.

Liu Bei was full of excitement. Holding a double-strand sword, he rushed from the crowd to the river. Excitedly, he yelled loudly at the river: "General Zhang, Bei is here, come and save me!"

Zhang Ren hurriedly ordered people to stop the boat.

The battlefields that came from Xichuan began to dock on the river bank, and the soldiers on the warships got off the warships one after another to help Liu Bei.

Zhao Yun came here this time with only cavalry and no one else. Seeing that there are so many Sichuan soldiers coming to help, he frowned, knowing that this time he would not be able to take advantage of anything.

While resisting Zhao Yun, Liu Bei's soldiers and horses slowly approached the Yizhou soldiers on the river bank, but Zhao Yun did not pursue deeply. After all, Zhao Yun could vaguely see the bows and crossbows on the boat.

If he pursued them hard, the person who was probably injured would be the Jinling White Horse Army himself.

Liu Bei and others slowly boarded the battlefield, carefully watching Zhao Yun and the others not far away. At this moment, a group of warships approached from the distant river, and they also sounded their horns.

Zhao Yun immediately recognized the source of the voice. He was excited for a while, and then he waved his big gun and said loudly: "Come on, soldiers! Follow me to kill the enemy, and leave Liu Bei behind!"

Zhang Ren hurriedly ordered the crossbowmen on the battlefield to shoot Zhao Yun with arrows, and ordered people to put away the deck and set sail quickly.

There were still some horses and soldiers from the Jingzhou Army on the warship who hadn't come up, but Zhang Ren didn't care so much at the moment, he could only leave them behind, and ordered the soldiers of the three armies to shoot arrows on the boat to stop the opponent's soldiers and horses, and then Zhang Ren himself It is to urge the warship to sail quickly.

Those ordinary soldiers who did not have time to go to the battlefield became the final victims helplessly, surrounded by Zhao Yun and others, they either resisted to the death and were eventually killed, or they had to put down their weapons and surrender in the end.

After taking part of the Jingzhou army, Zhang Ren's fleet quickly headed upstream.

And the warship led by the potter also followed them closely.

The potter ordered his soldiers to line up in several rows, stand on the bow of the boat, and shouted: "Since the friends from Yizhou are here, why don't you stay as guests!"

The sound pierced the night sky and floated into Zhang Ren's ears.

Zhang Ren frowned, and while urging the fleet to move forward, he ordered people to shout to the rear: "Since you are interested in the pottery merchant, why don't you come to Sichuan and Sichuan, and I will wait for the friendship of the landlord!"

After hearing Zhang Ren's words, the potter couldn't help laughing.

The soldiers he arranged to shout continued: "Don't worry, General Zhang, Tao will naturally go to the land of Sichuan and Shu! It will definitely be a nuisance visit! I hope General Zhang will not forget today's words when he arrives."

The warships of the two sides shouted and chased each other for a while, and finally the potter ordered the three armies to stop chasing.

Looking at Zhang Ren's fleet gradually disappearing from his sight, the pottery merchant patted his hand regretfully.

He turned around and said to Gan Ning who was behind him: "I caught Liu Qiong, Fu Wan, Dong Cheng and others, but they didn't catch Liu Bei. I should have thought from the beginning that he was playing tricks by going overland. If I had reacted sooner, I’m afraid there won’t be such a thing.”

Gan Ning comforted Tao Shang and said, "Although this is the case, the prime minister is actually not too late. If Zhang Ren's fleet hadn't come to meet him in advance, Liu Bei would definitely die today, and he would definitely not be able to escape!"

Looking at the direction where the warship disappeared in the distance, the pottery merchant slowly muttered: "Chuan Shu, Chuan Shu."

Chapter 881 Appease Jingzhou

It was nearly daytime, and the sun slowly rose from the eastern horizon. The sun shone on Zhang Ren and the others' boats heading for Sichuan and Shu, reflecting all the boats covered in the dark night.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Zhang Ren looked very tired. He turned his head to look at the calm river behind him, and heaved a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, Liu Bei was seen walking to Zhang Ren's side.

He made a long bow to Zhang Ren and said, "Liu Bei thanks General Zhang for saving his life."

Zhang Ren waved his hand and said: "Mr. Xuande doesn't have to be like this. Zhang is just following orders. Besides, you and I had old friends back then, both in public and private. It's all for Zhang to save Duke Xuande from this catastrophe." internal affairs."

Even so, Liu Bei still expressed his gratitude to Zhang Ren again and again.

Looking at Liu Bei's tired face, Zhang Ren couldn't help asking curiously: "Mr. Xuande, why do you look so bad? Is there something on your mind?"

Liu Bei's complexion was indeed very bad, with black eye circles, sallow complexion, and thin face, compared to Zhang Ren's last meeting with him, he was a completely different person.

Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said, "Isn't General Zhang also looking sad? Back then you were considered high-spirited, why are you so haggard now?"

Zhang Renchang sighed, and said: "It seems that Xuande Gong and I have different worries, but since I asked first, please ask Xuande Gong to tell me about your worries first?"

Liu Bei walked up to Zhang Ren, looking at the surging river under the boat, with a bitter and helpless look on his face.

"General Zhang, Jingzhou has been completely lost, the emperor has fallen, and my third brother and Pang Situ have also fallen into the enemy's hands. At this moment, Bei's mind is in a state of confusion. Anything can affect Bei's mind. If you want to Counting each item in detail, I am afraid that it will take three days to talk about it, and I will not be able to finish it."

After that, Liu Bei paused, and said to Zhang Ren: "General Zhang, what are you worried about?"

Zhang Renchang sighed, and said: "To be honest, Sichuan and Sichuan are not very peaceful."

Liu Bei was surprised: "The land of Sichuan and Shu is far away from the Central Plains. It is very difficult for pottery merchants to come and harass them. Why is it not peaceful?"

Zhang Ren walked up to Liu Bei and said in a low voice: "Mr. Xuande, to be honest, Cao Cao has captured Hanzhong and guarded the throats of Sichuan and Shu. Compared with Cao Jun, there are too few who are used to fighting, if Cao Cao really intends to annex Xichuan, I'm afraid..."

Liu Bei was silent for a while, and said: "Cao's manipulation is powerful, but the danger of Xichuan is famous all over the world. Even if Cao Cao has elite soldiers and generals under his command, as long as the Sichuan army guards the pass, it will be fine."

Zhang Ren sighed: "Although this is the truth, Duke Xuande has also seen that the land of Jingzhou has been taken by pottery merchants, and now pottery merchants are sweeping the world. If there is no accident, the land of Sichuan and Shu will be his sooner or later." Attacking the target, if the potters go straight up from Jingzhou and rush to Sichuan, how should we resist?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Ren paused: "There is Cao Cao in the north, and potters in the east."

Liu Bei pondered for a while when he heard the words, and then said: "This matter may not be unsolvable."

"Oh?" Zhang Ren hurriedly said, "What do you mean?"

Liu Bei said indifferently: "Don't forget, General. Back then, Cao Cao and us were also allies... Now the world has turned to the potters, and we are all the potters' next target. If we continue to fight among ourselves, I'm afraid No one lasts long."

Zhang Ren smiled wryly: "Although that is the case, what should we do now?"

Liu Bei said: "With the help of Liu Jiyu and General Zhang, Bei can take refuge in Western Shu. Then Bei is willing to ask Ji Yu for orders to go to Hanzhong to persuade Cao Cao to fight against the pottery merchants. Everyone will be saved."

Hearing this, Zhang Ren hurriedly said, "How sure is Mr. Xuande about this matter?"

Liu Bei thought for a while, and said: "Cao Cao is the hero of the world, and he has several far-sighted strategists under his command, so he is very sure to persuade him."

……

Gangneung City.

The moment he entered Jiangling City, it meant that this world-renowned city had completely become his territory, and the entire Jingzhou had also entered Tao's pocket.

The scale and vastness of Jiangling City amazed the potters. Although Jiangling City was not the largest among the cities under his control, its fortification was indeed among the best.

But no matter how strong Jiangling City is, it is also the place of the Four Wars. If there is no strong strength as a backing, this place will definitely be lost sooner or later.

After entering Jiangling City, the pottery merchant first asked people to bring the household registration, field register, tax form, including the overall planning form of the arsenal and granary in front of him.