The Three Kingdoms: I asked you to save Guan Yu, not to destroy Sun Quan.

Hearing the cook shoo people away, Youchi was too embarrassed to ask any more questions and obediently stepped aside to start eating.

Youchi was also an unrefined person. He sat cross-legged on the ground, picked up a piece of braised pork and stuffed it into his mouth. After taking a bite, an unprecedented expression of satisfaction appeared on his face. Then he picked up a piece of spare rib, and an unprecedented sense of happiness appeared on Youchi's face.

The others were the same way, sitting on the ground and feasting just like Youchi, even pouring the soup into their mouths, and licking the bottom of their bowls three times after finishing their meals, all to avoid wasting food.

Seeing them wolfing down their food, Liu Shan squatted down in front of You Chi and advised, "Eat slowly, have you not eaten for days?"

Youchi chewed his food and mumbled, "It has nothing to do with not having eaten for days, it's just that it's so delicious. I've never eaten anything so delicious before. Your Highness, is this going to be our last meal before we're beheaded? Tell me, who do you want us to kill?"

Liu Shan rolled his eyes and said, "What do you mean, 'go against'? The war hasn't even started yet, who can we go against? This is your welcome banquet, but it's only for this one meal. I can't afford to feed you like this every day."

These are the pigs he and Guan Xing raised together. The two of them jointly opened a pig farm near the Juzhang River, raising more than 5,000 pigs. They originally planned to sell them at the end of the year, but since there was a war, they contributed them all.

Since it was raised by Guan Xing, it was naturally castrated. The meat was delicious and had no fishy or gamey smell at all. Coupled with the cooking techniques that Youchi had never seen before, how could Youchi be so captivated by the aroma?

In addition, there were too many troops coming this time, and five thousand pigs might not be enough. While Liu Shan and Guan Xing were entertaining them, they also sent people to various villages and towns to buy pigs at high prices, ensuring that every soldier who came to fight would have a sumptuous pig-slaughtering feast.

Upon hearing that they wouldn't be able to eat it tomorrow, Youchi's face immediately showed deep regret.

Liu Shan patted him on the shoulder and laughed, "Don't worry, once the world is unified, we will encourage people to raise pigs so that everyone can eat pork."

Youchi didn't understand many profound principles, but he nodded hastily and said, "Yes, yes, whatever Your Highness says goes. I'll follow Your Highness from now on. Your Highness, you can't abandon me. My elder brother said that once you leave, don't come back. You're not welcome at home."

The main reason was that after Liu Shan appointed him as a colonel, he went home and acted arrogantly, which angered his elder brother. His elder brother took advantage of the great battle to kick him out of the clan.

Liu Shan glanced at Guan Xing and said, "Don't worry, I'll issue you a Han Chinese household registration certificate later. From now on, you'll be a Han Chinese just like us."

Youchi exclaimed excitedly, "That's a good idea!"

The soldiers quickly ate and drank their fill, and Liu Shan and Guan Xing arranged for them to rest in the camp. They had run so far and needed to rest. They would familiarize themselves with the area for another day tomorrow and begin training the day after.

The other armies haven't arrived yet, and there's still some time before the battle. Naturally, we can't let these barbarian soldiers stay at home and sleep all day.

It should be noted that although these three thousand barbarian soldiers are not numerous, they are all strong young men of seventeen or eighteen years old, with the oldest being no more than thirty. If they receive adequate nutrition and training during this period, their combat strength will definitely reach a new level when the war begins.

As time went on, large groups of people arrived, and no matter who came, they would first enjoy a whole pig feast: braised pork, stewed ribs, stir-fried pig stomach, stir-fried sausage, and cold pig ears. In short, not a single part of the pig was wasted.

Therefore, while actively entertaining the soldiers, Liu Shan and Guan Xing successfully promoted dozens of ways to cook pork. After the battle, when the soldiers returned to civilian life, they would definitely bring back all the ways to cook pork, which would be of great significance in enriching the local food supply.

While Liu Shan and Guan Xing were entertaining the soldiers, Liu Bei's appointment of Lu Xun was successfully announced to Jiangdong. The first thing Lu Xun did after receiving the appointment was to send his mother, wife, and children to Jiangling, which can be regarded as his initiative to pledge allegiance.

Afterwards, troops from the six counties of Jiangdong, the four counties of Jingnan, and Jiaozhou arrived one after another. Even King Jian Huan of Funan and King Qu Lian of Linyi gathered five thousand troops and handed them over to Mi Wei to take back to Jiangling to assist in the battle.

In addition, another person arrived, someone that Liu Shan and Guan Xing neither wanted to see but absolutely could not avoid: King Zhao, Liu Feng.

Liu Feng had been stationed in Xicheng, and this time he brought 5,000 troops to provide support. However, he came from the three eastern counties and left his troops in Xiangyang to Zhao Yun. Therefore, he only brought his son Liu Lin to pay homage to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei had Liu Shan and Guan Xing receive him. The two sides met outside the city, and Liu Feng took the initiative to step forward and bow, saying, "Your subject Liu Feng greets Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Even if Liu Shan was very unhappy with Liu Feng, he would not let him lose face in public. He quickly reached out to help him up and said, "Brother, please get up. There is no need for us brothers to be so polite."

Liu Feng stood up and looked up at Guan Xing. Guan Xing was also looking at him. The two stared at each other for a moment and then let out a cold snort, neither of them liking the other.

After all, Liu Feng and Guan Yu had a grudge against each other during the Battle of Xiangfan. The conflict between the two sides was irreconcilable and they had no intention of reconciling it, so let it be.

Seeing that the two were about to start fighting, Liu Chan quickly changed the subject, pinching Liu Lin's cheek and laughing, "Little Lin, you've grown so tall in the years I haven't seen you. Have you missed your second uncle?"

Liu Feng's son is six years old this year. He is chubby and looks very much like his father. Upon hearing this, he nodded hurriedly and said, "I want to."

Liu Shan immediately took out a few candies from his pocket and handed them over. Liu Lin was so happy that he kept calling him "Second Uncle".

Liu Shan stared at Guan Xing, and seeing that he remained unmoved, he nudged him with his shoulder and elbow, scolding him for arguing with a child.

Guan Xing reluctantly took out a dagger and handed it over, smiling as he said, "Here, take this. A real man should have his own weapon."

Liu Lin excitedly took it and ran to the side, waving it impatiently, leaving the three grown men standing there awkwardly.

Seeing that Guan Xing and Liu Feng couldn't see eye to eye, Liu Shan grabbed Liu Feng and said, "Brother, let's go. Come with me to see Father. Anguo, you go back to camp first. I'll come find you later."

After saying that, he grabbed Liu Feng and left impatiently, leaving Guan Xing with only the back of his head.

Guan Xing watched the two figures as they walked away, lost in thought. He had no prejudice against Liu Feng, but he didn't have any fondness for him either. It would be best if they didn't bother each other.

Two days later, Wei Yan's reinforcements arrived. As the governor of Hanzhong, Wei Yan had to guard against the Wei army in Guanzhong, so he couldn't leave. This time, he sent his son-in-law Zhuo Han.

He was the man who promised his daughter to his son-in-law during the raid on Dazhen Pass to boost morale. Wei Yan was a man of his word. After the battle, he returned to Hanzhong and arranged for his daughter and son-in-law to get married. Liu Bei even sent someone to deliver gifts at the wedding. Zhuo Han thus rose to prominence.

Next came the large army from Yizhou, but Yizhou was too big and too far away, so the reinforcements could not arrive at the same time. Li Yan, the governor of Yizhou, could only actively allocate and send reinforcements in batches.

With the arrival of reinforcements from Yizhou, only Longxi and Nanzhong, which are the furthest away, are still missing.

The first to arrive were the Longxi reinforcements, a total of 20,000 cavalry led by Guan Ping himself. As for the defense of Jieting, it was handed over to the deputy general Wang Ping.

To avoid an invasion by the Wei army after his departure, Guan Ping wrote a letter to Cao Zhang, his old rival with whom he had fought for more than half a year, before leaving Longxi: "See you in Xiangfan."

It is worth mentioning that Liu Bei has recovered Longxi for more than a year. Under the governance of Huang Quan, the governor of Liangzhou, Liangzhou is now basically stable, and the Qiang people have basically won over the country. In addition, Ma Chao took away a lot of Qiang people, so there will be no trouble in Liangzhou in the short term. Therefore, Guan Ping has returned.

Upon receiving the news, Liu Shan and Guan Xing went out of the city to greet him again, but Liu Feng seemed deaf and stayed in the city without moving an inch.