The Three Kingdoms: I asked you to save Guan Yu, not to destroy Sun Quan.

Chapter 177 Newlyweds Separated, Gunfire Erupts All Night

Now that Guan Yu and Sun Shangxiang, those two stubborn mules, have stopped their cold war, the rest will be much easier.

Guan Xing personally cooked a feast for Guan Yu and Sun Shangxiang, accompanied by their entire family. After the meal, Guan Yu returned to his military camp, while Sun Shangxiang stayed overnight at Xiao Qiao's residence. At dawn, Guan Xing personally escorted her back to the Sun residence.

Subsequently, Wang Fu led officials and gentry from the city to visit Sun Shangxiang, paying her the respects of a subject and publicly acknowledging her status as the mistress of the house.

This completely resolved Sun Shangxiang's concerns and eliminated the potential for her to cause trouble in secret.

Guan Yu and his men have already accepted you back. If you still cause trouble, then you're just being disrespectful.

Sun Shangxiang was approaching thirty and was no longer the naive little girl she once was. While accepting the audience from Wang Fu, Guan Xing, and others, she publicly stated that she fully supported Guan Yu's appointment as the governor of Yangzhou, and that Guan Yu would be in charge of all affairs in Yangzhou, and she would never interfere.

Her statement was enough to deter many forces that were secretly plotting against her, and played a positive role in stabilizing Jiangdong for Guan Yu.

With this, the feud between Guan Yu and Sun Shangxiang was completely resolved, and the rest was up to Liu Bei.

After they reunite, how Liu Bei will take care of his young wife is none of Guan Xing's business.

Having resolved this hidden danger, Guan Xing returned home and settled down to live a blissful and shameless life with Sun Luyu.

Unfortunately, his happiness lasted only seven days before Guan Yu summoned him to a meeting at the military camp. Guan Xing rushed to the camp upon receiving the order and entered the tent to find an unfamiliar old man in addition to familiar faces such as Guan Yu, Wang Fu, and Zhang Cheng.

Wang Fu took the initiative to introduce, "Anguo, let me introduce you. This is General Zhu Zhi, the former governor of Wu Commandery, who has been appointed as the military advisor by the lord."

Guan Xing knew why Zhu Zhi was here. Now that Guan Yu had occupied Jiangdong, the important position of Prefect of Wu Commandery naturally needed to be filled by his own people. No matter how stupid Guan Yu was, he would not let Zhu Zhi continue to stay in Wu Commandery. Therefore, Zhu Zhi was promoted in name but demoted in reality and transferred to Jianye.

Guan Xing bowed and said, "This humble general Guan Xing greets Chief Instructor Zhu."

Zhu Zhi returned the greeting and said, "Young General, you are too kind. I have long heard that you have the demeanor of a champion marquis, and seeing you today, I can confirm that your reputation is well-deserved."

Guan Xing hurriedly replied, "General, you flatter me."

After exchanging a few words of flattery, Guan Yu coughed and said, "Everyone's here, let's get down to business. Guoshan, could you give us an overview?"

Wang Fu said, "I just received news that Cao Ren has arrived in Wanling and taken over the Wei army that crossed the Yangtze River. He is strengthening the defenses of the three cities of Wuhu, Wanling and Liyang, and stockpiling grain and fodder. At the same time, he is also secretly sending reinforcements to Shicheng and Danyang, showing that he is poised to attack Jianye at any time."

"Shicheng and Danyang are the counties closest to Jianye. If we take these two cities, there will be no more obstacles on the way for the Wei army to Jianye."

"In addition, the Wei navy was not idle either. Cao Ren appointed Zhu Huan as the naval commander and Cao Xiu as the deputy commander, leading the navy to patrol the Yangtze River continuously, and even raided the river port."

The Wei army was west of Jianye, and Jiangcheng was east of Jianye. The Wei navy's raid on Jiangcheng was tantamount to kicking Guan Yu from behind, a blatant slap in the face.

However, there was no other way. The Wei army took over the Wu army's warships and recruited an excellent naval commander, Zhu Huan, which made up for the weakness of their inferior navy.

In contrast, Guan Yu doesn't even have a single warship, so he can't do anything about the Wei navy. The lower reaches of the Yangtze River are now under the control of the Wei navy.

Damn it, when did the Wei navy become able to roam the Yangtze River?

Guan Xing had no other choice but to ask, "What about Jingzhou? Is there any news?"

Wang Fu said with a strange expression, "A message just came back last night that Lü Meng is dead. I heard he was angered to death by Yu Fan."

"What?!" Wu generals Zhang Cheng, Zhu Zhi, Zhou Xun, and others exclaimed in unison, "The Grand Commander has passed away! Is this news reliable?"

The news of Lü Meng's death only came back last night. Wang Fu only reported it to Guan Yu, so the others did not know. Now, upon suddenly hearing this terrible news, all the surrendered Wu generals in the tent were in an uproar.

Wang Fu suppressed the urge to burst into laughter and said with feigned grief, "It is absolutely true."

The surrendered generals of Wu's army fell silent, unsure of what to say.

Guan Xing knew Lü Meng's fate, so he didn't show any surprise. Instead, he asked curiously, "Who is currently serving as the Grand Commander of the Wu army?"

Wang Fu shook his head and said, "It's temporarily vacant; Sun Quan hasn't appointed a new Grand Commander."

"Furthermore, both the King and the envoys from Cao Wei have arrived in Jiangling. The King sent Military Advisor Fei Yi, while Cao Wei sent Chief Clerk Jiang Ji. For some reason, Fei Yi imitated Fu Jiezi's feat of killing the King of Loulan and openly launched an attack on Jiang Ji on his way to the Marquis of Wu's residence, intending to kill Jiang Ji on the spot..."

Guan Xing exclaimed, "What the heck? Is it that exciting?"

Zhang Cheng, Zhu Zhi, and the others exclaimed in surprise, "That's too ruthless! Did it succeed?"

To openly attack Cao Wei's envoy in the street—Fei Yi is truly audacious!

Wang Fu sighed regretfully, "We failed. Fei Yi couldn't defeat Jiang Ji. If Lu Xun hadn't arrived with his troops in time, he probably would have been killed by Jiang Ji."

"Although Fei Yi did not die, Sun Quan was scared half to death. He has now sent troops to take over the defense of the post station and has ordered that the safety of the envoys from both sides in Jiangling be the responsibility of the Wu army. They must be escorted by the Wu army when they travel, and the two are absolutely not allowed to have any more private contact."

"Sigh..." Guan Xing said regretfully, "It's such a pity."

It's a real shame. If Fei Yi had actually killed Jiang Ji, he would have become famous overnight. What a pity.

However, to be fair, the envoy from the Han Dynasty was truly daring; he was willing to do any kind of tough job.

Guan Yu coughed again to attract everyone's attention before saying, "As you all know, the Wei army has initially established a foothold in Jiangnan and launched a probing attack. We are almost ready on our side, and we can no longer sit idly by and wait for our doom."

"I plan to lead my troops out of the city in the next couple of days to first deflate the Wei army's morale. I'm entrusting Guoshan and Jianye to you."

Wang Fu bowed and said, "My lord, rest assured, as long as the city stands, I swear to live and die with Jianye."

Guan Yu then said, "Anguo, it's time for you to set off. While returning to Kuaiji to defend against the Wu army, quickly build warships and train the navy. The attack on Jiangcheng is enough to prove that we really can't do without a navy. The Yangtze River cannot be occupied by the Wei army forever; we must take it back as soon as possible."

Guan Xing bowed solemnly and said, "Yes..."

The meeting lasted until late afternoon. Guan Xing dragged his tired body back to his residence. Sun Luyu brought him hot tea and asked dejectedly, "Are we about to go to war?"

She didn't want Guan Xing to leave. She was truly reluctant to let him go before the wedding was even a month old, but she also knew that war was a major event and she couldn't stop it.

Guan Xing put his arm around her slender waist and made her sit on his lap. While his hands roamed over her body, he boasted, "Don't worry, I don't really care about the enemy. I can wipe them out with a wave of my hand."

"Let's go, I'll conquer you tonight, and then conquer the world tomorrow."

He picked up his wife and carried her to the bed, and then...

The fighting was particularly fierce that night, with gunfire and artillery sounds echoing throughout the night.

As dawn broke, Sun Luyu slept soundly, his body limp, while Guan Xing, full of energy, got up, left a letter for Sun Luyu, and secretly left.

After meeting Zhou Xun, Zhuge Ke, Quan Cong, and Chunyu Shi at the agreed location, they rode out of the city to Wu County.

They first needed to go to Wu County to receive the shipbuilding craftsmen and the necessary supplies, and then take a boat by sea to Kuaiji Bay.

As for Chunyu Shi, he was going to Wu County to take up his post. Since they had the same destination, they naturally traveled together.