Chapter 458

Soon,

Pang Tong brought three young men in,

"Zhang Yi of Ba Commandery,"

"Wang Ping of Ba Commandery,"

"Deng Zhi of Nanyang Commandery."

"We pay our respects to Xuande Gong!"

Liu Bei smiled,

"I have just arrived in Yizhou and heard of you three young talents. I want to recruit you as generals; are you willing?"

The three were extremely excited; they had not expected that the Xuande Gong, whose might shook the world, would personally recruit them.

Zhang Yi was only a Gongcao (minor official) in the county at this time.

Wang Ping was a Sinicized Cong person of Ba Commandery (living at his maternal grandfather's house).

Deng Zhi was also just a guest (making a living) at the residence of the Administrator of Ba Commandery, Pang Xi.

The first two were commanders of the Wudang Flying Army.

Zhang Yi was the first commander, developing Yuexi Commandery and having extremely high prestige in Nanzhong.

The Wudang Flying Army could climb mountains and cross ridges as if walking on flat ground. Their main soldiers came from the Yuexi Yi (Qing Qiang). These people had been climbing mountains, crossing ridges, shooting arrows, and hunting since they were children, making them excellent mountain soldiers.

Wang Ping did not know a single character, yet he was able to become a famous general in the late Shu period. He was very smart and defeated the attacks of Cao Wei many times.

Deng Zhi could lead troops, govern places, and act as a diplomat; he was a rare talent.

The three knelt on one knee, cupped their hands, and said,

"My lord, your subordinates will surely devote our utmost efforts!"

Liu Bei helped them up one by one,

"Good, follow me to quell Nanzhong this time and show your talents."

"Understood!"

Liu Bei obtained three talents and set off from Fu County the next day, heading toward Yuexi Commandery in the southwest, meeting up with Wu Yi's six thousand main troops along the way, bringing the number to nearly twenty thousand.

Wu Yi observed Liu Bei's great army and found the troops to be extremely elite, much stronger than his own side, secretly sighing,

"Xuande Gong's ability to be victorious in every battle is definitely not based on luck!"

In Yuexi Commandery,

The King of the Sou, Gao Ding, was hosting Yong Kai,

Yong Kai had brought over thirty thousand troops this time, intending to join Gao Ding in an expedition against Zhuti Commandery and connect the territories of all the rebel kings in Nanzhong into one!

"Brother Yong, this time we are going to do something big!"

Yong Kai smiled,

"Liu Zhang is a mediocre person, a piece of trash pushed up by the Yizhou gentry. After we occupy Nanzhong, we will take Shu Commandery directly and take his place!"

"Chengdu Prefecture is full of beauties; when the time comes, brothers will enjoy all the riches of the world!"

Gao Ding's eyes lit up; this was truly possible!

"Report~!"

A scout came to report at this time,

"My lord, the General of the Flying Cavalry, Liu Bei, is leading troops to Yuexi Commandery and will arrive in Xichang in six days."

Gao Ding stood up abruptly. Even though he was born in a border region and didn't know many characters, he still knew of Liu Bei's great reputation.

It could be said that Liu Bei had bullied almost every warlord of the Han!

Victorious in every battle! His prestige in Nanzhong was also extremely high!

"Liu Zhang was actually able to invite Liu Bei to help in the battle?!"

Yong Kai had known about it for a long time, but had kept it from him before persuading Gao Ding to rebel.

He said in a deep voice,

"How many troops did Liu Bei bring?"