"Not worth mentioning."
Pang Tong smiled faintly, with a hint of pride.
Xu Shu said, "We must not delay. Governor, you should order the preparations at once. The sooner this is done, the better."
"Good!"
Liu Bei nodded firmly and agreed.
Before long, Liu Bei secretly sent men to Shu Commandery and Eastern Guanghan Commandery to spread word of Yan Yan's defection, following Xu Shu and Pang Tong's plan.
At the same time, he ordered Wei Yan to lead roughly three thousand troops around Swordland and Eastern Guanghan Commandery toward Shu Commandery.
Chengdu, Shu Commandery.
Inside the Provincial Governor's Residence.
After reading the battle report from the front, Liu Zhang could not help bursting into curses. "Liu Xuande! You ungrateful wretch!"
"What possessed me to invite you to Yi Province back then? I trusted you so much, yet you want to seize everything I built!"
The report in his hand brought news that another major commandery on the front had fallen. Liu Bei now occupied more than half of Yi Province.
Watching helplessly as Liu Bei nibbled away at Yi Province, seizing it bit by bit, he felt as though his heart were burning!
He hated himself for inviting Liu Bei over just to deal with a mere Zhang Lu, only for the other man to occupy the magpie's nest and threaten to steal everything he had built!
He hated even more how Liu Bei had been so hard to kill, escaping even a Feast at Hong Gate that should have left him ten chances in ten of dying and none of survival!
"Liu Xuande! You truly deserve to die!"
Liu Zhang was beside himself with rage, but just as he was about to curse a little more, a twisting pain struck his heart, so agonizing that cold