amaotonovel Chapter 435 Fei Yi's Shock and Excitement
Chapter 435 Fei Yi's Shock and Excitement
Inside the posthouse.
Fei Yi has been recovering from his injury recently. As for where the injury came from, it was naturally caused by Jiang Ji.
That damned Jiang Ji took a trivial matter as an excuse, and not only did he beat him up under the guise of an imperial edict, he beat him up particularly badly.
And that damned Sun Quan, Jiang Ji told you to fight, and you actually did it! I understand you didn't dare disobey the imperial edict, but couldn't you have held back a little? We have no past grudges or recent feuds, why did you fight to the death?
Poor Fei Yi was beaten so badly by Jiang Ji and Sun Quan under the pretext of an imperial edict that he was left with bruises and welts. He had been lying in bed recovering from his injuries for some time. Now that he was finally healed, it was time for him to go back and complain to Liu Bei.
As Fei Yi packed his things, he cursed under his breath. Thinking about his mission, he felt a sense of helplessness, as if he had given his all but was met with nothing.
Like other missions, a mission is divided into three stages: purpose, process, and result. The purpose of the mission, the process, and the result are the criteria for judging the mission's performance.
Fei Yi carefully reviewed his experience on this mission and was dismayed to find that he had failed all three assessment criteria.
First, there was the purpose. He had no purpose in going on this mission; he was just sent by Liu Bei to ridicule Lü Meng and vent his emotions. As a result, Lü Meng died as soon as he entered Jiangling and before he even met him, and the mission was declared a failure.
Just as he was about to head back home, he ran into Jiang Ji again. Everything was going smoothly until this bastard, who had no martial ethics, actually brought out an imperial edict and beat him so badly that he was bedridden for dozens of days. It was like he had tried to show off but ended up getting beaten instead. If he went back, wouldn't his colleagues laugh him to death?
Thinking of his colleagues' mocking remarks, Fei Yi felt an urge to rush into the general's mansion with his sword and kill Sun Quan. He angrily shouted to his subordinates, "Hurry up, pack your things and leave the city immediately. I don't want to stay in this wretched place for another second. Xiu Xu, go and say goodbye to Sun Quan. Tell him that I am injured and cannot leave in person. Ask him to forgive me if he wants. Just inform him and don't ask for his opinion."
Xiuxu was the courtesy name of Dong Hui, the General of Xuanxin. Dong Hui was serving as Fei Yi's deputy envoy this time. He sensed the deep resentment in Fei Yi's words and, not daring to provoke him, quickly left.
Unexpectedly, just as he ran out of the post station and turned the corner, the beggar squatting by the roadside suddenly stood up and blocked his way, saying, "You must be Dong Hui, the General of Xuanxin, right? I know you."
Dong Hui was startled by the sudden appearance of the dark figure. He instinctively retreated, gripping his sword as if to attack. But when he recognized the figure, he immediately stopped and demanded, "Who are you?"
The beggar handed over a dark wooden plaque and said, "I am Deng Hong, a personal guard of General Guan Xing and a lieutenant under General Guan Xing. I have important business to discuss with General Fei Yi. Please take me there immediately."
General Guan's personal guards?
No wonder it looked so familiar.
Dong Hui's expression changed slightly, and he quickly snatched the wooden plaque to check it. After confirming Deng Hong's identity, he didn't dare to delay and grabbed Deng Hong, running towards the post station.
General Guan, being far away in Jiangdong, sent Deng Hong to Jiangling, surely with an important mission in mind. Compared to the important mission entrusted to him by General Guan, bidding farewell to Sun Quan is nothing.
Dong Hui pulled Deng Hong to Fei Yi to explain the situation. Fei Yi, equally unwilling to delay, led the two to the study. After closing the door, he eagerly asked, "General Deng, why are you here? How is the battle going on with the old general and the young general?"
The most attention is currently focused on Liu Bei's Northern Expedition and the Guan family's defense of Jiangdong. Everyone in the world is eagerly watching the battlefield and waiting for the outcome of the war, and Fei Yi is no exception.
Unfortunately, Fei Yi had limited sources of information; he only knew that Han Dang and Xu Sheng had died in battle, and he knew nothing about what happened after that.
Deng Hong replied, "Time is of the essence, so I'll keep it brief. The Eastern Wu army has been completely annihilated by the young general. Lu Xun, Zhuge Jin, and Lü Dai have all been captured. The young general is secretly on his way to Jiangling, preparing for a surprise attack. He sent me here to contact spies in the city to scout ahead, and at the same time, to ask General Fei, as the king's envoy, to contact pro-Liu officials in the city to pave the way in advance..."
Some time ago, Guan Xing returned to Jianye and took over the intelligence network of Jiangling City from Guan Yu. He then ordered Deng Hong to leave the team and return to Jiangling ahead of time to integrate the intelligence network and contact Fei Yi and Dong Hui.
Deng Hong traveled a long way to Jiangling and finally arrived. He disguised himself as a beggar and sneaked into the city. Moreover, Deng Hong was no stranger to Jiangling. He had stayed in Jiangling with Guan Yu for several years and knew every street in Jiangling well. Therefore, he went straight to the post station without much thought and successfully met Dong Hui and Fei Yi.
Deng Hong was so concerned about the situation in the city that he spoke very quickly, but he forgot that such a large amount of information could not be received instantly.
Upon hearing the words "the Eastern Expeditionary Army was completely annihilated," Fei Yi and Dong Hui experienced a sudden ringing in their ears and became deaf. Their eyes widened as they stared at Deng Hong, and their mouths involuntarily opened wide, their shock written all over their faces.
The Eastern Expeditionary Army was completely annihilated by Guan Xing?
Those were 50,000 elite Wu troops, and Guan Xing annihilated them in such a short time?
How did Guan Xing manage to do that?
Seeing that the two were frozen in place as if under a spell and showed no signs of recovering in a short time, Deng Hong decisively grabbed the pottery pot on the table and smashed it on the ground with a loud bang.
The loud noise startled Fei Yi and Dong Hui, who quickly snapped back to their senses. After regaining their senses, Fei Yi raised his hand and slapped himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming before asking in shock, "What did you just say? Please say it again."
Deng Hong realized with dismay that it was impossible to get the two to accept this shocking news instantly, so he slowed down and said, "The Eastern Expeditionary Army has been completely annihilated by the Young General. Han Dang, Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang, and Liu A are all dead. Lu Xun, Zhuge Jin, Lü Dai, and He Qi are all captured. Also captured along with them are Ding Feng, Zhou Fang, Shi Xin, Bu Xie, Li Yi, and Dai Liang and Qian Bo from Jiaozhou. In short, the entire Eastern Wu Eastern Expeditionary Army and the Jiaozhou soldiers that Lü Dai brought from the sea were wiped out. The captured Eastern Wu generals have been taken to Jianye and handed over to General Guan. Do you understand?"
Fei Yi and Dong Hui's mouths gaped even wider. So many Wu generals were either dead or captured, and they were all gone?
What Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei couldn't achieve in their entire lives, Guan Xing accomplished in a single battle?
This is probably the greatest victory Liu Bei has achieved since he started his career.
Does that mean Eastern Wu is finished, and Sun Quan is doomed too?
Upon thinking of this, Fei Yi was overjoyed and so excited that he wanted to roar to the sky. His body felt light as if his soul had left his body.
This victory was extremely beneficial to the Shu Han state. The most direct benefit was that Sun Quan, that blue-eyed scoundrel, would no longer dare to boss him around.
The subsequent benefits are countless. At least they no longer have to worry about being destroyed by Cao Cao and Sun Quan or being trapped in a corner of Sichuan. Even when they are sent as envoys to Cao Wei, they can stand tall in front of Cao Cao.
Thinking of Sun Quan's dejected expression and the scene of him beating Jiang Ji in Luoyang, Fei Yi couldn't help but say, "No, I have to tell Sun Quan this good news so that he can be happy too."
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the door, intending to go to the General's Mansion to observe Sun Quan's expression up close and see him make a fool of himself. He was so fast that he had already reached the door before Deng Hong and Dong Hui could react.
Fortunately, Fei Yi did not completely lose his mind. He quickly regained his senses the moment his arm touched the doorknob, and turned to Deng and Dong, saying, "No, we can't let Sun Quan know about this yet. We have to take advantage of the time when Sun Quan receives the news to do something else."
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly realized that this was a golden opportunity to make a name for himself. If Wu's eastern expeditionary force was wiped out, Sun Quan would be out of the game and would have no choice but to surrender. If he could persuade Sun Quan or most of the important officials in Jiangdong to surrender to Liu Bei and recover Jingzhou, the merit he would gain would be enough to be ennobled.
Therefore, he should not ridicule Sun Quan, but instead coax Sun Quan to Liu Bei's side as if he were an ancestor, instead of verbally insulting him and pushing him to Cao Cao's side.
Compared to the military achievements he gained from persuading Sun Quan to surrender, being beaten by Sun Quan was nothing. As long as Sun Quan was willing to surrender to Liu Bei, he was willing to be beaten by Sun Quan again.
This is truly a stroke of good fortune! God, it seems you are still looking out for me, Fei Wenwei.
Fei Yi's mind raced, and suddenly he remembered something and quickly asked, "General Deng, what did you just say? General Guan has come to Jiangling?"