Liu Cong and his subordinates discussed the future development direction.
"Father's reply has arrived. Now I have officially merged the four cities into Xunyang County, with Chaisang as the county government. Liu Ba will be the county governor, Huo Jun will be the general protecting Yue Zhonglang, and Gan Ning will be the captain of Zhenyuan!"
To the east of Chaisang is Jiujiang, which is also a big city and can be used as a barrier to prevent Jiangdong. To the north is the Yangtze River and to the west is Pengze Lake. It is geographically advantageous and can be used as a county.
"I order you two to recruit 35,000 troops from Jiangxia and Xunyang counties, 10,000 for the navy, and Gan Ning to garrison Fankou to defend Jiangdong for me!"
After all, Xunyang County was newly acquired and the people were not yet attached to it. Furthermore, with more than 120,000 people, recruiting 35,000 troops would affect local production, so it would be more appropriate to recruit troops from the two counties.
"Thank you, Lord!" Liu Ba and Gan Ning thanked them.
Fortunately for Liu Ba, Gan Ning was already very excited. What kind of life did he live under Huang Zu? How about following Liu Cong? In just over a month, he was already a general who fought against rebels and led an army of 10,000.
Unlike Liu Ba and Gan Ning, Huo Jun felt that he had not made any contribution in this war, but he had been promoted greatly, from captain to general.
"Lord, in this battle, the last general has not made any achievements. Thanks to the lord's love, Jian is promoted to the rank of Zhonglang General, but the last general dare not accept it." Huo Jun came out and knelt down in the hall and said with a serious face.
Liu Cong personally stepped forward and helped him up: "You were the first to follow me. Although you didn't make any great achievements this time, it's just that the opportunity didn't come. You are my confidant. I use you to guard Xunyang because I want you to defend Jiangdong for me.
Zhongmiao (characterized by Huo Jun), you have to share my worries!"
Huo Jun no longer refused, his eyes filled with tears, his face full of sincerity: "Thank you, Lord, I will serve you to my death!"
Liu Cong nodded, motioned Huo Jun to return to his seat, and then said: "Prefect Huang and his son, they have made indispensable contributions in this battle. I have asked my father to present himself to the Emperor, to be the Marquis of Xiling Township, and to order Huang She to be the Military Marquis. You and your son will continue to serve as the marquis of Xiling Township."
My father guards Jiangxia!"
"Thank you, Lord." Huang Zu and Huang She stepped out of the queue to thank him.
"Cousin, you lead the navy and continue to be stationed in Xiakou, waiting for my order." After Liu Cong finished speaking, Zhang Yun immediately agreed.
"Chang Wen, in this battle, you made a surprise attack on Chaisang and took the lead. You have done a great job. I will add you as General Zhonglang to defeat the rebels. You will lead five thousand troops and follow me to continue southward."
"Thank you, Lord!" Wei Yan never thought that he would transform from a gatekeeper to a general leading an army.
"The rest of the meritorious people will be rewarded. Shi Yuan and Wen Wei, please follow me to Jiangling first."
"promise!"
The prefect's mansion, in the backyard.
Sun Shangxiang and Liu Cong sat opposite each other, looking at the exquisite meals on the table in front of them, but Sun Shangxiang had no appetite.
The handover of the city in Jiangdong has been completed. Liu Cong will leave Jiangxia tomorrow, and she will also be sent back to Jiangdong by Liu Cong.
Liu Cong looked at Sun Shangxiang's sad face, smiled and said, "Eat something first. If you go back hungry, your mother will say that I made you lose weight due to starvation."
Sun Shangxiang looked at him with resentment. Women are all emotional. As long as they believe something, they will not think about it rationally.
Liu Cong walked up to her, patted Sun Shangxiang's head and said: "You have been away from Jiangdong for so long, your mother should be worried. In the future, our days will be longer, and the days you will spend with your mother will be less."
"I have already told my father that he will send an envoy to Jiangdong. Let's agree on a wedding date first. I will marry you to Jingzhou in two years at most!"
When Sun Shangxiang heard this, all his resentment disappeared, his face turned as red as an apple, and his pupils turned elsewhere, avoiding Liu Cong's gaze!
Liu Cong looked at Sun Shangxiang's stunning face. When Sun Shangxiang was struggling, he picked her up and looked at Xu Feng, Ping'er Yue'er and said, "Everyone, get out of here!"
He closed the door with his foot and placed Sun Shangxiang on the bed.
"What do you want to do?" Sun Shangxiang was shy with a hint of anger.
Regardless of her resistance, Liu Cong pounced on her and bit her red lips...
"Well……"
The next day, on the official road from Jiangxia to Chaisang, Xu Feng led more than a thousand soldiers to guard Sun Shangxiang and slowly headed east of Jiangdong.
"Drive! Drive!" There was a sound of horse hoofbeats. Xu Feng was riding on the horse. He turned around and saw, "It's my lord! Stop the whole army!"
As soon as Xu Feng finished speaking, Sun Shangxiang opened the curtain, jumped out of the carriage, and looked at Liu Cong from a distance. Yue'er and Ping'er couldn't stop him in time, so they stood in front of the carriage and watched.
"Hey!" As soon as the horse stopped, Liu Cong jumped off the horse and ran quickly to Sun Shangxiang. In full view of everyone, he hugged her and kissed her passionately for a long time.
Before Sun Shangxiang could react, Liu Cong took out a kit from his arms, handed it to Sun Shangxiang and said, "Wait for me, you will definitely wait for me."
"Shan Rong, we must send her safely to Jiangdong!" Liu Cong ordered Xu Feng again, then got on his horse and left.
"Promise! I will definitely honor my lord's orders!" After Xu Feng watched Liu Cong go away, he approached Sun Shangxiang who was still stunned and said, "Miss Sun, will you get in the car first?"
"Ah?" Sun Shangxiang realized that there were so many people watching around him. He screamed and ran onto the carriage as if running away.
After getting on the carriage, Yue'er couldn't wait to ask: "Miss, what did Mr. Liu give you?"
Only then did Sun Shangxiang remember the bag of tips in his hand. He opened it and saw a silk book inside. He opened the silk book:
The clouds are making tricks, the flying stars are spreading hatred, and the silver man is far away in darkness
Spend.
As soon as the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win. There is no one in the world.
number.
Tenderness is like water, good times are like dreams, I can’t bear to look at the magpie bridge and return home
road.
If the love between two people lasts for a long time, how can it last day and night?
"This is a poem? Doesn't it seem like it?" Although Sun Shangxiang has been interested in martial arts since childhood, she is the eldest daughter of the Sun family in Jiangdong after all. How could she not be literate at all?
Ping'er leaned over and said, "If our love lasts for a long time, how can we stay together day and night? Miss, Mr. Liu really cares about you."
Sun Shangxiang looked through the car window in the direction Liu Cong was going back, and embarked on the road back to Jiangdong. But he kept thinking silently in his heart: If the love lasts for a long time, how can they go back and forth...
Liu Cong returned to Jiangxia and immediately led 5,000 cavalry led by Wei Yan southward.
Another 3,500 cavalrymen were drawn out from the 5,000 cavalrymen Liu Pan came to support. The rest of the troops were ordered to be led by Liu Pan and returned to Xiangyang.
As he rode on the official road, Liu Cong couldn't help but think of his confusion and infatuation last night.
Touching his nose, Liu Cong seemed to be able to smell Sun Shangxiang's alluring and sinful body fragrance.
It's a shame that I controlled it last night, otherwise in ancient times I wouldn't have told you to get on the bus first and then pay for the ticket. Especially for aristocratic weddings, there are more rules. If there is anything, it would be a scandal.
Xiangyang, inside the Prefectural Mufu.
Liu Biao said to the crowd of civil and military officials: "The Sun family from Jiangdong could not invade Jiangxia, but lost the city and ceded territory. In order to reconcile the two families, I decided to form an alliance with Jiangdong and ordered my son Liu Cong to marry Miss Sun!"
"Lord..." Cai Mao wanted to say something, but when he met Liu Biao's gaze and thought of what happened that day, he finally sighed and said nothing.
"That's all, that's all. Anyway, when Cao Gong goes south, the wealth and honor in the future can only be entrusted to the Cao family."
Seeing that no one objected anymore, Liu Biao nodded and said, "Uncle Ji, how about you go to Jiangdong as an envoy to promote this matter?"
Yiji laughed and said, "It's what you wish for."
"Bring Lu Su back, he has had enough of staying in Xiangyang." Lu Su had received the news long ago, but it was a pity that Liu Biao insisted on keeping him for a few more days to avenge him...