Chapter 450: The Southern Expedition

Liu Bei stayed in Yu Fu for one day. After the soldiers rested, they continued on their journey and arrived at Linjiang in Ba Commandery.

Along the way, everyone witnessed the difficulty of the Shu roads.

Guo Jia sighed with emotion,

"My lord, if Liu Zhang hadn't opened the gates to let us in, how could we have entered Shu so easily?"

Liu Bei looked into the distance,

"Alas, Ba and Shu are vast, fertile lands, a true Land of Abundance, yet Liu Zhang cannot even resist Zhang Lu, leaving the people of Ba and Shu to suffer the scourge of war."

Pang Tong cupped his hands,

"My lord, taking Ba and Shu is beneficial to you and the people of Ba and Shu; it is only disadvantageous to Liu Zhang and the portion of the gentry who support him."

Liu Bei looked over to the side, where Gan Ning had returned to his old home in Linjiang, with thousands of fellow villagers coming to welcome him.

"It seems Gan Xingba's reputation in his hometown is very high."

Liu Bei led his men over.

Gan Ning said in a loud voice,

"Fellow villagers, this is the Imperial Uncle Liu, whose might shakes the nine provinces!"