Chapter 457

"Bang!"

It was as if a huge pie had fallen from the sky, making Gan Ning see stars.

Naval Commander!

Various treatments equivalent to the Four Conquest Generals!

How could this temptation not make Gan Ning's heart flutter?

"Xingba, are you satisfied now?"

Gu Yi teased.

Gan Ning was so happy he kept rubbing the back of his head.

As the saying goes.

The child who cries gets the milk.

Under Gu Yi's command, Gan Ning received unprecedented courtesy and importance.

Toward Gu Yi, he was naturally loyal.

And the fifty thousand Bashu naval troops under Gu Yi were also obtained by Gan Ning spending several years of effort, training day and night.

For such a Gan Ning, Gu Yi naturally couldn't treat him poorly.

Immediately after.

Gu Yi also emphatically praised the contributions made by the three generals Huang Zhong, Tai Shi Ci, and Xu Sheng.

The three garrison generals Ling Cao, Chen Wu, and Dong Xi, whom Liu Bei left in Niuzhu, had died one after another at the hands of Huang Zhong, Xu Sheng, and Tai Shi Ci.

The Niuzhu garrison was also dead, wounded, or surrendered.

With Niuzhu being conquered.

A large gap had been completely torn open in the six commanderies of Jiangdong.

Next.

How should Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang respond?

……

Chaisang.

In the council hall.

After receiving the news of the deaths of the three generals Chen Wu, Ling Cao, and Dong Xi, and the fall of Niuzhu, Liu Bei hurriedly summoned his civil and military officials to discuss matters.

It must be said.

After gaining the support of the Jiangdong aristocratic families.

The number of talents under Liu Bei's command had experienced explosive growth.

First were the four patriarchs from the four great aristocratic families of Jiangdong, ranked on the left.

These four people might not have high talent, but their political status was not low.

And their sons or grandsons were all important officials in the era of Sun Shiwan in original history.

For example, Lu Kang, the grandfather of Lu Xun;

Gu Hong, the father of Gu Yong;

Zhu Yong, the uncle of Zhu Huan;

Zhang Yun, the father of Zhang Wen;

These four were the people with the highest power and status in the six commanderies of Jiangdong!

The biggest reason why Liu Bei was able to quickly become the master of Jiangdong was that he had gained the support of the four great aristocratic families.

And besides these four people.

There were also some "freelancers," or aristocratic talents who had drifted here from the north, who were also sitting in Liu Bei's council hall.

For example, Zhuge Xuan, Zhuge Jin, and Zhuge Liang.

For another example, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, and Cheng Bing.

However.

It was very awkward.

Even though there were many people holding meetings in the council hall.

But not a single person was willing to take the initiative to speak.

The fall of Niuzhu meant that Gu Yi could send troops toward Chaisang at any time.

Or divide his troops to attack Wu Jun or even Poyang.

In short.

The six commanderies of Jiangdong were crawling under the feet of this "evil wolf" Gu Yi at any time.

Scanning the crowd.

Liu Bei's face was ugly to the extreme.

He thought that Sun Ce's defection, even if it couldn't directly kill Gu Yi, would make the army under Gu Yi collapse.

But who would have thought that the one being counter-killed would be Sun Ce?

In the Battle of Niuzhu, the army under Gu Yi didn't suffer too many losses.

On the contrary, they also received support from Su Fei and the Jiangxia Naval Force.

The total number of troops was even more than before.

Besides that.

Liu Bei had absolutely no confidence that he could beat Gu Yi on land.

Although Gu Yi didn't bring cavalry this time.

But the two elite infantry units, the Camp-Crushing Battalion and the Great Halberd Warriors, were also in the Southern Expedition queue.

Coupled with the elusive Brocade Sail Thieves...

No matter from which angle one looked at it.

What awaited Liu Bei seemed to be a song of "coolness"!

Just when Liu Bei was about to speak to break the silence in the council hall.

Suddenly.

A messenger with a happy face ran in from outside and reported:

"Report to my lord!"

"That scoundrel Wang Lang couldn't hold on and abandoned the city to flee."

"The entire Kuaiji Commandery has been completely conquered by the two generals Guan and Zhang!"

"At present, the two generals are on their way back after withdrawing their troops."

"At most in five days, they will bring their troops back to Chaisang!"

Hearing this battle report, Liu Bei stood up excitedly.

Don't look at the many talents under his command.

But in Liu Bei's heart.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were his foundation.

They were his most trusted brothers!

Having roamed the battlefield for more than ten years.

If it weren't for the protection of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Liu Bei would likely have died countless times already.

And the fact that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei defeated Wang Lang and took Kuaiji Commandery.

Also meant that the six commanderies of Jiangdong were completely under Liu Bei's rule.

Although they were about to face Gu Yi's conquest next.

But with the return of Guan and Zhang leading troops.

The probability of winning should at least be a little higher, right?

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