For Han Shizhong, a son of a prince, although Zhao Kuangyin and Sun Jian were sincere in recruiting him, high office, great salary, glory and wealth were not his pursuits.
Moreover, even without the commitment of the princes, in Han Shizhong's view, he could definitely test his own skills and gradually rise to a high position from scratch.
As for Qin Hao, although he did not promise any official position to Han Shizhong, he promised to avenge Han Shizhong, and this was what Han Shizhong wanted most. After all, the hatred for killing his father was irreconcilable.
In addition, Han Shizhong had fought against Liu Xiu. He knew clearly how powerful Liu Xiu was and did not think that Zhao Kuangyin and Sun Jian would surpass Liu Xiu. Therefore, he could only have a chance to take revenge by following Qin Hao.
After Han Shizhong decided to join Qin Hao, he naturally would not stay in Dongting Lake any longer, because every extra day he stayed would bring more danger. After all, Liu Xiu would never let him go.
Han Shizhong immediately ordered the entire army to pack up all their luggage and evacuate by water to the three counties in Jiangbei, Jiangxia, which is now Zhangling County.
Jiangxia County has 14 counties. As for the three Jiangbei counties, they were ceded to Qin Hao by Huang Zu after the Battle of Jingbei, and were further divided into Zhangling County by Qin Hao.
Meng Wu, the prefect of Zhangling, was naturally overjoyed when he learned that Han Shizhong not only came to surrender, but also brought an army of three thousand. He went to receive Han Shizhong in person.
Han Shizhong only stayed in Zhangling County for three days. After settling his troops, he took his younger brother to Xiangyang to meet with his future immediate boss, Yue Fei, the governor of northern Jingzhou, and Qin Zheng, the governor of Jingzhou.
After learning that Han Shizhong had defected to the Qin army, the princes who wanted to recruit Han Shizhong were naturally disappointed. The Qin army's strength had been strengthened, but the number of forces it could win over was getting smaller and smaller, but they had nothing to do about it.
"Brother Han Xian, I have admired your name for a long time..."
Yue Fei laughed and held Han Shizhong's hand. He also admired Han Shizhong. After all, he and Liu Xiu fought more than once. Although they won and lost each other, overall they did not get a good result, and Han Shizhong was at an absolute disadvantage.
Even though he was down, he could still cause trouble to Liu Xiu, which shows that Han Shizhong's leadership ability is strong.
Han Shizhong had newly joined the Qin army and was not familiar with Yue Fei. It was obvious that Yue Fei was so enthusiastic. Although he felt a little awkward, he was secretly relieved.
"Captain Yue is ridiculous. Han is nothing more than a defeated army. He even lost his family after being beaten by Liu Xiu. Governor Yue defeated Liu Xiu several times, and Han is far inferior."
Han Shizhong said modestly, but what he said was true.
After exchanging pleasantries with Han Shizhong, Yue Fei invited Han Shizhong to the banquet. In order to entertain Han Shizhong, he specially held a banquet of the highest standard.
Han Shizhong was not interested in such scenes as banquets, but before entering the venue, a young general standing next to Yue Fei aroused his interest.
"Brother-in-law has so many talents under his command."
A trace of surprise flashed in Han Shizhong's eyes, and he said with a smile: "This little brother, at such a young age, has already practiced his external skills to this level. He is really a gift from heaven."
When the young man heard this, he immediately grinned. A hint of pride flashed in Yue Fei's eyes, but he smiled lightly and said, "No, the dog is still far behind."
"Oh, this little brother is actually brother-in-law's son?"
Han Shizhong looked surprised, but he was reasonable.
"Well, it's Inuzi Yueyun."
Hearing his father introducing himself, Yue Yun immediately straightened his back. He had been practicing martial arts with his master Qin Yong for 8 years, but now he had achieved some success in martial arts, so he came to train under his father.
When Han Shizhong saw that Yue Yun looked very much like Yue Fei, he immediately laughed and said, "It's true that a tiger father has no dog son. Nephew Yun Xian's future achievements are limitless."
"No, no, Brother Han is so complimentary. This guy can't help but praise him. If you praise him, he will definitely make a mistake."
Although he said this, Yue Fei was filled with pride in his heart, and then he said: "I wonder if Brother Han Xian can be a father?"
"Forehead……"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Han Shizhong's face: "My younger brother hasn't married yet."
Although Yue Fei's political consciousness is not high, his emotional intelligence is still passable. He immediately smiled and said: "How can an ordinary rouge fan be worthy of a good brother? As a brother, I know a few female generals who are not yet married. I wonder if my good brother is interested in getting married."
Ichiban?"
Han Shizhong's face became even more embarrassed. Why did he end up introducing someone to him while chatting? He had no choice but to say: "If you haven't avenged your father's hatred, why do you have a family?"
"My dear brother, these words are wrong. A great revenge must be avenged, but the family must also be restored. My dear brother, you don't know how popular those Yunying unmarried girls will be. I can only introduce them to you.
Whether they are willing or not depends on your ability, dear brother."
"This...thank you brother-in-law..."
Han Shizhong only stayed in Xiangyang for five days. After hanging his men at the Jingbei Governor's Mansion, he immediately went to Luoyang with more than a hundred guards to meet his lord Qin Hao.
Han Shizhong took the newly built official road, so he traveled very quickly. He passed through Xiangyang, Nanyang, Guangcheng Pass, and Yique Pass, and soon entered Sizhou and arrived at the imperial capital Luoyang.
Han Shizhong was also amazed by what he saw along the way.
Today is a time of great strife, with chaos everywhere in the world. Only under the rule of the Qin army is peace and tranquility, like a paradise in the world. It is somewhat incompatible with this troubled world, but it is also fascinating.
Looking at the giant city not far away, Han Shizhong whispered to himself: "This time I made the right bet."
At this moment, a group of heroic female cavalry came in the direction of Han Shizhong, looking for a female general in silver armor.
"Is this General Han Shizhong coming?" the female general asked.
Han Shizhong looked surprised. He had heard of the name of the Detachment of Women for a long time, but he didn't expect to see it so soon.
"It's down there."
Han Shizhong returned the courtesy, but when he glanced at the female general, he was stunned involuntarily, she was so beautiful.
"General Han Shizhong, the last general Liang Hongyu, now a partial general of the Women's Army, came to meet the general, general, general on the order of the lord..."
Seeing that Han Shizhong was still there, Liang Hongyu frowned and breathed twice.
Han Shizhong also noticed his impoliteness, couldn't help but blush, and said quickly: "Yes, yes."
When Han Shizhong's embarrassment caught the eyes of the female soldiers, they immediately made them laugh. This made Han Shizhong want to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
Liang Hongyu turned her head and glared at her subordinates. Although the female soldiers did not dare to laugh out loud, they still looked like they were suppressing laughter.
"General Han, please come with us."
"Oh, okay."
Liang Hongyu led the way for Han Shizhong, while Han Shizhong walked side by side with Liang Hongyu.
Along the way, Han Shizhong felt extremely tormented. He wanted to talk to Liang Hongyu, but he didn't know what to say, for fear of being rude to the beautiful lady and leaving a bad influence on Liang Hongyu.
"Sisters, I bet five taels that this General Han will definitely have a crush on our commander."
"Is this something unexplained? Look at the reserved look on General Han's face. It's obvious that he fell in love with our commander at first sight."
"What an enviable romantic encounter."
"To be honest, I am not optimistic about General Han. After all, there are many generals pursuing our commander."
"I'm not optimistic either. He's just a new general. He's still a little short of conquering our commander."
"I think General Han and our commander are quite a couple."
The female soldiers started talking in low voices, but little did they know that all these words were heard by the two of them, which made Liang Hongyu and Han Shizhong even more embarrassed.