Although Guan Xing is four years older than Lan Ji, he was frail and sickly as a child. He is the same height as Lan Ji at the age of sixteen, so they look like they are the same age.

Because Guan Yu's tutoring was very strict, Guan Xing rarely had the opportunity to go out alone. This situation continued until Lan Ji came to Jiangling to live permanently. The two often played and practiced martial arts together, and occasionally had the opportunity to go out to play.

Since Lan Ji became a military commander, he spent most of his time away from the Prefectural Mufu. Guan Xing often used him as a cover to sneak into Lan Ji's youth camp to play.

"Brother An Guo, what happened?"

When Lan Ji saw Guan Xing coming to visit him again, he clapped his hands on the armrests of the seat and jumped up. His exaggerated jumping ability made him dumbfounded.

Guan Xing said with a solemn expression: "The four gates of Jiangling have just been closed, and Captain Xiang is dispatching to each gate..."

"Take General Yu back to the prison to rest first." Lan Ji immediately interrupted Guan Xing and watched his men push the prison cart away before continuing to ask in a low voice: "Is there something unexpected in Jiangling City?"

Guan Xing nodded, "I heard that Governor Su sent someone to deliver a message. Thousands of warships from Jiangdong appeared in the public security waters. They looked like they came with bad intentions. He reminded the Jiangling garrison to strengthen their defense. Now that Military Division Xu is not in the city, he asked the captain

So I took up this heavy burden."

"The Jiangling garrison has been redeployed many times, and now there are less than 3,000 people. General Xiang should be under a lot of pressure now, and I, the youth battalion, have to help out." Lan Ji's eyes were firm.

"Am I interesting enough? If there is a chance to go to the battlefield, you have to take me with you." Guan Xing lightly punched Lan Ji on the shoulder.

Lan Ji was startled when he heard this, and then shook his head, "How is that possible? Without my uncle's permission, who would dare to take you to fight? Besides, I am only a young soldier, and General Xiang may not agree to defend the city."

"Zhong Ling, don't lie to me. Didn't Military Advisor Xu give you the right to make final decisions before he left? Can General Xiang still control you?" Guan Xing exposed Lan Ji directly.

Lan Ji responded naively: "Swords have no eyes on the battlefield. If An Guo is hurt in any way, how can I explain it to my uncle?"

"It's really not fun. I often say good things about you in front of my little sister." Guan Xing looked at him sadly.

Lan Ji scratched his head and was speechless. Although he and Guan Yinping had decided to get married, they were both still young and it would take several years before they would actually get married.

At his age, he has understood many things. His mother is so powerful but he is controlled by his father. Guan Yinping's martial arts were all taught by Lan Ji. He will not be able to control himself in the future. What does this second uncle want to do?

"Don't forget that I will help you intercede with Commander Xu, otherwise how could Yu Jin become your private prisoner?" Seeing that Lan Ji didn't answer, Guan Xing continued to add.

Lan Ji was speechless after hearing this. Based on his father's friendship with Military Advisor Xu, he should have no problem asking for the prisoners himself. But he had already asked for the prisoners at that time and was too embarrassed to ask for the captured general again, so he asked Guan Xing to run for him.

I had a leg injury, but I didn’t expect him to take credit for it.

"Brother An Guo, it's not that I don't want to take him, but the fact is that you haven't been trained and will easily cause problems if you don't obey orders on the battlefield."

Lan Ji explained earnestly that these young soldiers under him were trained according to Gao Shun's methods. In addition to daily hard training of individual combat capabilities, the most important thing was to enforce orders and prohibitions.

Guan Xing hurriedly argued: "I am also the queen of the generals after all. Although I can't compare with you in martial arts, am I still inferior to them? At worst, I will be your follower. My father has always valued you. Even if you do something that violates the rules, it will definitely not be done.

I will punish you and cover for me. What’s wrong? We are all a family sooner or later, or are we not good brothers? "

"Uh...okay..." Lan Ji couldn't stand Guan Xing's insistence.

The two then came to the south gate of Jiangling and saw the city defenders busy each other. The soldiers carried arrows, stones, rolling logs and other defensive items to the city wall.

After boarding the tower, Xiang Xun was setting up fortifications. When he saw the two of them, he didn't dare to neglect them and hurried up to meet them.

"Why are you two gentlemen here?" Xiang Xun bowed his hands and saluted.

"General Xiang, it is said that there will be a war?" Lan Ji and Guan Xing returned the greeting and clasped their fists.

Xiang Xun smiled slightly, pointed downstairs and prevaricated: "No problem, Jiangling is impregnable. I just let the soldiers guarding the city practice. The two young masters should go back to the youth camp to play."

"Why are you hiding it from the general? Governor Su's scouts are at the inn. They almost bumped into me on the street just now." Guan Xing frowned.

Xiang Xun was shocked when he heard this, and quickly told him: "Master, don't make any noise. Military Advisor Xu is not in Jiangling now. If it is spread maliciously, it is likely to cause panic, and the city defense army will not have the energy to maintain public order."

"We are here to help. I still have five hundred people here. General Xiang, do you think you can help?" Lan Ji asked.

Xiang Xun said: "I know that Mr. Lan has the power of final decision. If you really want to contribute to the defense of Jiangling, you can help maintain order in the city. I am worried that once Jiangdong's army attacks, Jiangling City will fall into panic in a short time."

"When will Jiang Dongjun come?" Lan Ji asked.

Xiang Xun shook his head and replied: "I don't know the specific time, but according to Governor Su's inference, he should arrive in Jiangling soon. During the two days when Jiangdong troops approach the city, there will definitely be short-term riots in the city. Mr. Lan can use his temporary power to deal with it. As long as he persists for a few days,

There will be no problem with the weather, and there will be no problem if the food and grass in the city can last for several months."

"That's easy to handle, I'll go back and make arrangements right away." After Lan Ji said something, he suddenly remembered something, and then added: "Looking at the city defense soldiers moving supplies just now, do you want me to transfer some prisoners to you? Those who don't want to be beaten.

Soldier, I should be very willing to work with you."

"This is very good, just a few hundred people."

Xiang Xun had already heard about Lan Ji's establishment of a youth camp. Who would have thought that a twelve-year-old child could think of using prisoners for training, but such a real fight is far more effective than hitting a wooden stake.

"Brother An Guo, let's go."

"Oh okay."

Lan Ji returned to the camp and selected 500 prisoners and handed them over to Xiang Xun. These people had been defeated repeatedly in an environment where the jungle was strong and the strong preyed on the strong. They were unable to do their job as a sparring partner even if they had only a meal and soup every day.

After dinner, many of them were moved to tears.

The captives originally looked down upon these children, especially those officers with good martial arts skills, but after fighting with Lan Ji, they all turned into little ones. They thought to themselves that this guy was joking? He was clearly choosing a tiger and leopard rider.

Three days later, Lü Meng's 20,000 troops arrived outside Jiangling City. Looking at the flags on the city wall, he knew that the city was ready.

Han Dang protected Lu Meng and walked to the bottom of the city, and then shouted to the city tower: "My lord has been ordered by the emperor to take Jingzhou, but now the heavenly troops from Jiangdong have arrived, why don't you open the city gate quickly?"

Xiang Xuntan raised his head and said contemptuously: "Is your master the son of Sun Quan? He and his father and brother have been in trouble in Jiangdong for many years. How can the emperor issue an edict to the thieves? It's really ridiculous."
Chapter completed!