Three Kingdoms Dance of Heroes 048. Liu Bei and Liu Xuan reunite.

  In Xiling City, Zhang Wu, Chen Sun and Ma Da were secretly plotting, but Liu Bei, who was leading his army on land, was full of ambition. He planned to lead his army straight into Jiangxia the next day. As he looked at the 50,000-strong army marching forward, a heroic spirit arose in his heart. With such a powerful army at hand, what was there to fear from Zhang Wu and Chen Sun?

  Liu Xuan, who was standing by, saw that his father had a somewhat heroic and majestic air about him. He couldn't help but smile to himself, and suddenly realized that his arrival seemed to have unknowingly altered the course of history.

  "Is this the so-called butterfly effect of later generations?" Liu Xuan furrowed his brow, casting a sideways glance at his father and then sweeping a gaze over Zhao Yun, thinking to himself: "Was there such a war in history? Previously, Xing Ba big brother had said that Huang Zu's defeat of the 'Jiangdong Great Army' was not worth mentioning, which is why Huang Zu became arrogant and went on to attack Jiangdong's stronghold of Chaisang!"

  "Historically, Sun Ce unified Jiangdong and the situation in Jiangdong had slightly stabilized. However, following Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan took over and Jiangdong was once again turbulent, lacking the energy to wage war externally. Yet now, one battle has resulted in Huang Zu being beheaded."

  Liu Xuan's eyebrows furrowed even more tightly as he thought about this: "Is this good fortune or bad? Now that Sun Quan has borrowed the prestige of killing Huang Zu in Jiangdong, and with Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Cheng Pu, three veteran officials from previous generations, plus the wise counsel of Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao, the situation in Jiangdong will surely take a turn for the better."

  Liu Bei's eyebrows revealed a hint of satisfaction, gazing at his son Liu Xuan who was frowning in deep thought. Liu Bei spoke warmly with a gentle smile: "Xuan'er, what are you thinking about so intently?"

  Liu Xuan was shocked by his father's words and suddenly woke up, looking at Liu Bei in a daze, asking: "What? What did you just say, Father?"

  Liu Bei glared at Liu Xuan with a bad temper, as if thinking of something, and suddenly said with pleasure: "Xuan'er, do you think the army under your father's command is powerful?"

  Liu Xuan understood what Liu Bei meant, and heaved a sigh in his heart. After some thought, he felt that he should hint to his father the importance of their base territory. He hesitated for a moment before speaking slowly: "Father, this army is indeed majestic and awe-inspiring!"

  Liu Bei's face lit up with a smile, his eyes curved like crescent moons. He was about to utter more heroic words when Liu Xuan's next sentence poured cold water on his enthusiasm!

  "But Father, this army is ultimately someone else's!"

  Liu Bei stared at his son with wide eyes, his face flashing with anger, shame, and resentment...

  Liu Xuan saw Liu Bei's face gloomy as water, and heaved a slight sigh in his heart. However, he stubbornly stared straight at Liu Bei, preparing to argue with reason and strength. After a moment, Liu Bei put away his angry expression, looked up at the sky, and suddenly burst out laughing!

  The army's generals looked at each other in surprise, but immediately continued marching forward with determination!

  "Xuan'er is indeed worthy of being my, Liu Xuande's son, and worthy of being a Han family's young master!" Liu Bei looked at Xuan with joyful eyes, nodding his head, and said in a slightly low tone: "Xuan'er, what you said, how could your father not know? And how could he not understand?" Liu Bei let out a soft sigh and continued to say: "Your father knows that you want to take the opportunity to advise me to seize Jingzhou as our foundation, isn't that right?"

  She said, her eyes shining as she gazed at Liu Xuan.

  Liu Xuan did not refute, but nodded calmly. It would be strange if Liu Bei didn't know about his little thoughts! Seeing that his son was not hiding anything and expressing himself so frankly, Liu Bei's affection for Liu Xuan grew even more. He looked up at the sky, where dark clouds were gathering, seemingly with a momentum to split the heavens and shatter the earth. After gazing for a long time, he turned to Liu Xuan and said: "Xuan'er, do you remember our conversation back in Shu Ping?"

  Liu Xuan was shocked, his eyes wide with surprise as he stared at Liu Bei. But Liu Bei just smiled and said calmly: "Xuan'er, you are my son, everything I have will be yours to inherit in the future."

  "Xuan Er must remember one thing, for your sake, even if the sky collapses and the earth splits, I will not show any emotions." Liu Bei's eyes narrowed slightly, very profound, and said in a low voice: "Xuan Er, no matter when or where, always keep an ace up your sleeve."

  "Also includes sworn brothers..."

  Liu Xuan was startled, his eyes fixed on Liu Bei's calm face. After a moment, he regained his composure. Seeing that his son could adjust his emotions so quickly, Liu Bei felt even more fond of him, and the joy in his eyes grew stronger.

  Liu Bei smiled lightly and said, looking at the rolling army: "Xuan'er, supporting the Han dynasty is the most important thing for us father and son..."

  "As for the matter of Jingzhou, your father has already made arrangements, so you don't need to worry about it."

  A mountain path dozens of miles northwest of Xiling City!

  The area of Jingzhou is not like the northern regions, where the land is flat and wide. The main roads are not bumpy, but rather smooth. However, in the south, it's different from the north. Everywhere you can see hills and rivers. From here to Jiangxia County, one has to take a mountain road, Jing Mountain.

  Why didn't Liu Bei lead his army directly to Jiangxia County by waterway? You ask why? The naval forces of Jiangling were under the control of Cai Mao's younger brother, Cai Zhong. Cai Zhong made an excuse that without a written order from Liu Biao, he couldn't let them pass easily, and it was like oil and salt not entering (i.e., impossible). Liu Bei and his men had no choice but to give up the near route and take the far route to Jiangxia County.

  Jing Shan, all the way up were continuous hills and mountain roads. On a hillside, there was a group of people standing on horseback, among whom were Zhang Wu, Chen Sun, Ma Da and other rebels.

  Ma Da furrowed his brow, gazing at the terrain of Jing Shan, and looked out at the horizon without a word. After a long time, Ma Da turned to face Zhang Wu, saying in a low voice: "General, order the troops to retreat!"

  His tone was calm, but with an unmistakable attitude, Zhang Wu heard and slightly furrowed his brow, but did not speak. Chen Sun couldn't care about so much anymore, and in front of everyone, he sneered at Ma Da: "Mr. Ma Da, I didn't hear wrong, right? Retreat?" Chen Sun glanced around the terrain, pointing left and right, with a disdainful expression: "Mr. Ma Da, you've been observing this place for a long time, you should know that this is the best ambush spot, shouldn't you?"

  "Retreat? Behind us are low hills, how can we ambush? Your grandma's bear wants to harm me?" Zhang Wu looked at Chen Sun speaking out of turn with a mouthful of coarse words, but surprisingly didn't interrupt. From Zhang Wu's perspective, what Chen Sun said was right, ambushing from behind would be the same as not ambushing at all.

  It's possible to wipe out Liu Bei's army and make it a fleeting moment, but Zhang Wenyu's city is slightly deeper than Chen Sun's, he has not spoken yet, he is waiting, waiting for Ma Da to speak out the reason!

  After Chen Sun finished speaking, Ma Da looked at Chen Sun with a hint of a smile and said in a low voice, "Has General Chen finished speaking?"

  Chen Sun was taken aback, looked at Mada with a suspicious gaze, nodded, and Mada smiled again: "Satisfied with the scolding?"

  Ma Da didn't wait for Chen Sun to finish speaking and disdainfully said: "You think you can defeat Liu Bei with your abilities?"

  "General, what I'm thinking is to withdraw the main force to the rear and leave..." Ma Da ignored Chen Sun and began to explain softly to Zhang Wu.

  Having spent a great deal of saliva, Zhang Wu explained the reason to him, and only then did Zhang Wu's face show surprise and joy: "If it weren't for Mr. Ma, I, Zhang, would have suffered a great defeat!" Zhang Wu didn't forget to glance at Chen Sun, shouting angrily: "Don't you apologize to Mr. Ma yet?"

  Chen Sun silently cursed Zhang Wu, but still hastily apologized to Ma Da with a bow. Ma Da only said lightly: "General Chen, war is about brains!"

  Zhang Wu, Chen Sun's smile on his face suddenly solidified, especially Chen Sun, the smile on his face was very awkward. What's more embarrassing is that Chen Sun could only accompany a smile and agree, making Chen Sun feel extremely angry in his heart! Chen Sun excused himself to go to the bathroom and slipped away.

  Zhang Wu also left immediately to prepare, leaving only Ma Da staying in place. The eagle's gaze was sharp and piercing as he looked at the distant horizon, muttering to himself: "Liu Bei, huh... Since I've come here, let me meet you once, hope you don't disappoint me..."

  As he spoke, another sinister and eerie smile appeared, sending chills down one's spine.

  The update is a bit late, sorry...