Chapter 25 Guan Yu: Even if Liu Bei cannot rise in the future, it is not unacceptable?
Just when the Left General’s Mansion was in turmoil because of Madam Mi’s childbirth.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Jian Yong were also drinking wine and chatting absentmindedly.

As the first group to come out of Youzhou, they were the first group of people to follow Liu Bei. They experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion together, and then experienced the princes’ campaign against Dong Zhuo. They were displaced along the way, and they also had the deepest friendship.

“Second brother, Xianhe, ever since I, Old Zhang, drifted to Xinye, I thought that I would never stay in Xinye forever. Look, it’s only been one or two years, and we’re here. This is Nanyang Wancheng, the hometown of the Han Dynasty!”

Zhang Fei gulped down a bowl of wine and couldn’t help laughing.

Listening to Zhang Fei’s words, Guan Yu smiled, raised the wine jar, toasted to Jian Yong from a distance, and then drank it all in one gulp.

Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard and said with a smile:
“Third brother, from now on, we don’t have to worry about being displaced anymore. Mr. Yuanzhi is a great talent, with the style of a strategist from the Warring States Period. He is good at making friends far away and attacking nearby, which is enough to help us in Wancheng gain a foothold among the vassal states.”

“We have Zihao, who has the Golden Hand and the ability to forge elite troops. Now, we just have to attack other princes.”

Guan Yu put down the wine jar and said with emotion and pride.

It seems that Guan Yu is very confident about Wancheng.

And in fact, that is exactly the case.

Last year, when Liu Wu took out a sharp weapon made using the steel pouring method, after testing, he found that it was almost one level better than their weapons, and Guan Yu was shocked.

Then, Guan Yu felt that great things were to come.

Not only are all the heroes in the world insignificant, but they are also insignificant people!

Even the armies under the command of various princes. At that moment, Guan Yu sneered at them.

Such a magical weapon in hand.

The armies of the princes of the world are fighting head-on. Who can defeat Guan Yu?
Xu Shu also showed extraordinary talent. He made friends with distant countries and attacked nearby ones. He first made friends with Jiangdong and then used Jiangdong to threaten Jingzhou.

They also allied with Yuan Shang in the north. Even Cao Cao, whose reputation was known throughout the Han Dynasty, was now caught in their pincer attack.

These all happened when Nanyang was short of troops.

Xu Shu’s abilities were clearly demonstrated very well.

This has brought a good situation for their development in Nanyang.

Of course, there was another thing that also shocked Guan Yu.

That is, Liu Wu actually trained a large number of elite soldiers outside and named them “Zhongyong Guards”.

Last year, Liu Wu had asked him to test the strength of the Loyal and Brave Guards. Guan Yu did not refuse, but readily agreed. He also wanted to test the strength of Liu Wu’s elite troops who had captured Wancheng.

However, the final result stunned Guan Yu. Ten elite loyal and brave guards formed a joint attack formation and killed him on par with him.

This was something Guan Yu simply could not accept.

However, after learning more about the strength of the Loyal and Brave Guards, Guan Yu remained silent. Almost every member of the Loyal and Brave Guards could carry a total weight of more than 80 kilograms, and run for a hundred miles before engaging in a fierce battle.

At that time, a hundred loyal and brave guards, after running a hundred miles, immediately joined in the battle against the one thousand new troops under his command.

The one thousand newly-armed troops who were well-rested were defeated in one battle.

Even if it is a new army, it is ten times larger than the Loyal and Brave Guards.

Even if there were a thousand pigs, it wouldn’t be that easy to defeat them. Each of them was an extraordinary swordsman, and was also proficient in horse fighting, foot fighting, battle formations and other fighting methods, and could skillfully use any weapon.

Is this still an ordinary elite?
I’m afraid that if they are assigned to middle-level generals, they will all be extremely outstanding.

Therefore, after that battle with Empress Wu, the name of the Loyal and Brave Guards became known throughout the armies of Nanyang.

Liu Wu possessed a powerful method of training soldiers, which was known by Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Chen Dao and others. They were shocked and could not sit still. Having hundreds of such powerful elite soldiers as Liu Wu’s personal guards, wasn’t that a waste of resources?
Based on the principle that we are all family and what we get is ours.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Chen Dao and other generals came to Liu Wu one after another, gave up some loyal and brave guards, and went back to serve as middle-level generals to train their new recruits.

A total of 500 loyal and brave guards were dispersed into various armies to train 40,000 new troops.

Guan Yu had fought for more than a decade and was experienced in the battlefield. He had good eyesight, and every one of the 500 strong loyal and brave guards was a good instructor. He could feel that the 40,000-strong army was growing stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The army is strong and the weapons are sophisticated. It is something we see with our own eyes and something we feel happy in our hearts.

This is why Guan Yu dared to say proudly in this hall, “We have Zihao, who has the golden hand and the ability to forge elite troops. Next, we only have to attack other princes.”

In the hall, as Guan Yu finished speaking, Zhang Fei paused with his hand holding the wine jar, as if he had thought of something. The smile on his face slowly faded, and he sighed:
“It’s really all thanks to Zihao. To be honest, if it weren’t for Zihao, we really don’t know when we can get rid of that poor place in Xinye. How can we drink here, and how can we have the opportunity to compete with other princes for the world.”

“However, there are still some differences between Zihao and my brother. I heard that Madam Mi is going to give birth today. I wonder how sad my brother will be. Moreover, Madam Gan is also pregnant for almost nine months and is about to give birth. Alas, my brother is not doing well.”

After Zhang Fei put down the wine jar, he began to feel sorry for Liu Bei, but also felt a little disappointed with him.

Jian Yong, who was standing by, smiled bitterly and said to Zhang Fei:
“Third General, now that things have come to this, don’t say any more. Otherwise, it won’t be good if it gets to the lord’s ears or to Zihao’s.”

“My Lord and Zihao are brothers from the same clan after all, so let’s not say anything more about this matter.”

“We just need to find miracle doctors and famous doctors for our lord and do what we should do.”

Zhang Fei waved his hand at Jian Yong’s words and said, “I’ll just tell you guys, I won’t tell my elder brother and Zihao. As for miracle doctors, I found seven or eight of them last year, all of them were miracle doctors, but none of them could compare to Zhang Zhongjing, which really pissed me off.”

Zhang Fei cursed, which made Guan Yu and Jian Yong frown, but they also felt discouraged about Liu Bei’s illness.

I’m afraid that Liu Bei really can’t get up as Zhang Zhongjing said?

However, at this moment, thinking that Liu Bei could not get up, both Guan Yu and Jian Yong actually thought from the bottom of their hearts that it was not unacceptable to have Liu Wu?
After all, Liu Wu can train soldiers, forge sophisticated weapons, and he has those three commodities that they believe can create endless wealth. Such a Liu Wu is simply a walking mountain of gold and silver. Who wouldn’t like him?
However, when this thought came to their minds, Guan Yu and Jian Yong were both shocked and hurriedly drove the thought away.

step, step, step
Just then, Guan Ping walked in quickly and immediately attracted the attention of several people.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Jian Yong’s hearts all skipped a beat.

Guan Ping did not hesitate, and bowed to Guan Yu, saying:

“Father, Madam Mi gave birth to a boy, Uncle Zihao, and named him “Liu Mu.”

“Boy? Name him “Liu Mu”!”

When Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Jian Yong heard this, their expressions became complicated.

“Alas, Ping’er, if the lord asks, just tell the truth.” Guan Yu sighed and said.

“Yes!” Guan Ping looked at his father and bowed in response.

(End of this chapter)