After nearly two months of planning, Liu Bei finally took control of Xiang County.
The entire process went exactly as Qin Tian had said—smooth as silk.
After subduing the Mei Gan and Mei Cheng brothers, his troops marched straight into the city. Without even needing to fight, they successfully seized control of Xiang County.
In these chaotic times, soldiers did not care who their lord was, nor did they particularly care who commanded them!
As long as they had food to eat, serving Yuan Shu today and obeying Liu Bei tomorrow made little difference.
However, for the sake of security, the first thing Liu Bei did after entering the city was replace the guards!
Every commander of a hundred men or more was replaced with his own people.
Then, with soldiers stationed at the city gates and Qiao Rui, Fu Shiren, Xiahou Bo, and the others tasked with stabilizing the situation within the city,
only after making all the necessary arrangements did Liu Bei enter the residence and summon Mei Gan, Mei Cheng, and the others who had just been captured.
At this time, Liu Bei sat in Mei Gan's former seat, Qin Tian sat beside him, and Zhang Fei stood at his side.
Before long, Chen Dao escorted Mei Gan, Mei Cheng, and the others into the hall.
Seeing this from the seat of honor, Liu Bei asked,
"Where is Mei Gan?"
Because they had been too far apart outside the city to see clearly, and with all the generals present now, Liu Bei could not readily identify him.
Upon hearing this, Mei Gan could only lower his head and sigh.
"Mei Gan is here. Greetings, Governor."
Seeing this, Liu Bei asked,
"When our army questioned you beneath the city walls, I saw that you seemed hesitant. It appears