Because in everyone's eyes, Liu Xin came back in a hurry this time and went out to fight in a hurry. Even the 10,000 barbarian soldiers were just recruited, so the preparations must not be sufficient. As the saying goes, don't fight an unprepared battle. Since
If there is insufficient preparation, then this battle will naturally be difficult.
In fact, only Ma Yun knew that Liu Xin had been planning for more than half a year to seize the four counties of Central and South China. The reason why he had not taken action was because the time was not yet ripe. Now, Yong Kai, Gao Ding and others concentrated the Han troops in the four counties of Central and South China.
When they got together, Meng Huo mobilized another hundred thousand barbarians. Almost the entire strength of the four central and southern counties was pressed against the Zangke border. The four central and southern counties had many mountains and deep valleys, and the roads were congested. If they sent troops to attack, I don’t know how long it would take to attack them.
To win. And now, they have gathered all 140,000 troops. As long as they can kill them all in one fell swoop, the four central and southern counties will no longer be able to resist. This is the opportunity Liu Xin has been waiting for, so he
They will be impatient and race against time to attack.
Seeing the sad faces of the women, Liu Xin couldn't help but smile and said: "Madams, cheer up and wait for the news of the master's triumphant return. Come on, Rui'er, let me take a good look, why are you like this today?"
His appearance has completely lost its former glory.”
Yan Rui, who was following Diao Chan, suddenly heard Liu Xin shout the word "Rui'er" and was startled. Just as he was about to take a step, he saw a slender figure swaying in front of her and already walking in front of Liu Xin.
She gave a deep blessing and said: "My daughter wishes daddy a successful start and an early triumph."
Yan Rui then remembered that Liu Xin was calling his stepdaughter Liu Rui, and couldn't help but blushed with shame. Fortunately, everyone's attention was on Liu Xin, and no one paid attention to the change in her expression.
But Liu Xin laughed and said, "Ruier, when did you become such a lady? This is not like your style."
Zhu Qian said angrily: "Master, you also said that it was you who spoiled her so much that she became so unruly and willful. If she didn't restrain herself, she would marry into the Sun family in the future, and she wouldn't be looked down upon. These days, Tian Rui'er has learned some female skills from me.
Zhenzhi, you have just calmed down a little bit, you can't tolerate her anymore."
Seeing Liu Rui's timid look, Liu Xin knew that Zhu Qian had taught her a lot these days, so she couldn't help but shook her head and said, "What's wrong with my Liu Xin daughter being unruly and willful? Who dares to look down on you?"
Don’t control your children too tightly and destroy their nature.”
After listening to Liu Xin's words, Liu Rui still maintained her respectful look, but an imperceptible chuckle appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Liu Rui's expression did not escape Ma Yun's eyes. Ma Yun was not worried about Sun Ce's orphaned family and dared to do anything to Liu Rui. But if Sun Ce ignored Liu Rui because she didn't know how to stay at home, she would be in trouble.
The husband and wife were at odds, but it was also a big mistake, so he said: "Master, you just have to fight your own battles. I will raise and educate the children, so you don't have to worry about it."
Now that Ma Yun had spoken, Liu Xin, who had always been a little scared of her, naturally didn't want to say anything more. He waved his hands to everyone and said, "Okay, I'll leave as soon as it takes more than a month or as late as half a year. It's already windy outside."
, you all go back."
Suddenly, a child broke free from Yan Rui's hand, ran forward, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to Liu Xin three times, imitated Liu Rui's example, and said loudly in a sweet voice: "I wish you a great victory, daddy"
!”
"Hahahaha, Lingqi, you are finally willing to call me daddy. Good, good, good." Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh, shouted "good" three times, and continued, "Lingqi, practice martial arts well at home. Daddy is such a good person."
When you come back from the first expedition, your homework will be tested. If you finish well, dad will reward you. If you finish badly, you will get a spanking."
Little did he know that the master Ma Yun was looking for for Lu Lingqi was Diao Chan, a "dancing master".
But Lu Lingqi raised her head and replied seriously: "Dad, my daughter must practice her dance well, and she will come back with a first place. Dad must keep his word and not forget the reward for his daughter."
From the arrogance on that young face, one can vaguely see the shadow of Lu Bu.
Hearing that there was a reward, Liu Rui raised the corner of her mouth slightly, but when she saw Zhu Qian's stern eyes, she closed her mouth again. But Liu Yu, who had just come back from school, shouted: "Dad, I want any reward, I want it too."
Want it too."
Several other children also followed suit, which wiped away the sad atmosphere before parting. Liu Xin couldn't help but secretly sigh, it turns out that having too many dolls is not without its disadvantages. With such a group of pistachios, it can still regulate emotions.
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Looking at the back of Liu Xin leading the army away, a stone in Yan Rui's heart finally fell to the ground. If her daughter is willing to recognize Liu Xin as her godfather, there will naturally be nothing to worry about in the future. In order for Lu Lingqi to recognize Liu Xin as her godfather,
Yan Rui didn't know how many words she used, but the stubborn girl just shook her head. She didn't expect that she would take the initiative to stand up today, which really surprised Yan Rui.
In fact, Lu Lingqi is just a child. She is innocent and lively and does not understand what hatred is. It is just because she lost her father that she can't relax for a while. In the past few years, Lu Bu has often been away fighting, and she has been separated from Yan Rui's mother and daughter.
In childhood, Lu Lingqi did not have a deep impression of her father.
After coming to Xiangyang, Lu Lingqi came into contact with a completely different world. In the Prefectural Mufu, the person Lu Lingqi wanted to get close to the most was Liu Rui. Liu Rui had almost the same experience as her. Her father died when she was young, and both her mother and daughter took care of him.
The rich are slaves. Especially the touching stories told by Liu Rui have great destructive power on this seven-year-old girl. When Lu Lingqi learned
After these stories were told to her by Liu Rui's father Liu Xin, Lu Lingqi's attitude towards Liu Xin took a 180-degree turn. And today Liu Xin expressed her love for Liu Rui.
, became the last Dharma sticker that revealed Lu Lingqi's inner demons. She finally wanted to have a "new father", and Liu Xin was naturally the best candidate for this "new father".
Because of the warships brought back by Xu Chu from Jiangdong, Liu Xin chose to go from Xiangyang to Zangke this time by going directly to Jiangling by water and then crossing the Yangtze River. On the edge of the Han River outside the north gate of Xiangyang, soldiers lined up in long queues.
Slowly board those huge warships.
There are many mountains and forests in Zangke, and there are no big rivers. Zhu Rong has grown up in such an environment since he was a child. At most, he has only taken a few bamboo rafts. This time when he came to Xiangyang, when he was crossing the Yangtze River, Zhu Rong took a bamboo raft for the first time.
We boarded the real ship, but compared with the four-story high-rise ships in front of us, that passenger ship was like a three-year-old child standing in front of a burly man.
Seeing these tall warships and remembering how he was on a passenger ship swaying in the wind, Zhu Rong couldn't help but shrink back.
Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh when she saw this: "Don't our heroines even dare to sit on the boat?"
Zhu Rong raised the corner of his mouth slightly, raised his riding whip, and said: "Who said I don't dare to take a boat anymore? I just can't bear to leave this horse behind."
While talking, Liu Xin had already jumped off the horse. A soldier had already taken the reins from his hands and led the horse away from the gangplank on the bow of the ship. Liu Xin pointed with his hand and said, "Who told you to throw this away?"
Dismounted, look, my horse has also boarded the boat. Miss Zhu, if you don’t want to take the boat, you should go back to Zhoumufu to stay for a while and wait for news of my victory. If you want to go to the front line, then
Just please.”
Zhu Rong hesitated for a moment and jumped off the mount angrily. Some soldiers stepped forward and led her fiery red horse. But facing this long springboard, she stagnated. Zhu Rong is a person who has practiced martial arts.
, In the past, whether taking a bamboo raft or a passenger ship, it was just a jump. However, with such a tall warship, she could not jump on it no matter what, and she could only walk across the long springboard.
There are two springboards on the bow of the ship. The one where horses and vehicles pass is relatively wide, but the one for people to walk on is much narrower. The so-called springboard is actually just a long wooden board for people or vehicles to get on and off the ship.
Use. Because when people walk on it, this wooden board will jump up and down non-stop. The faster you walk, the harder it jumps, so it is called a springboard.
Looking at the situation, Liu Xin knew that Zhu Rong was not used to walking on this springboard. She shook her head and said, "Forget it, heroine, hold my hand and come over."
Although it was a bit embarrassing to cross the springboard like this, Zhu Rong felt secretly happy to be able to hold Liu Xin's hand. Barbarian daughters were not so coy, so Zhu Rong held Liu Xin's hand generously and walked up cautiously.
That long springboard. For Liu Xin, it was only a blink of an eye to walk across it. But with Zhu Rong as a burden, he had to be very careful every step he took. By the time he reached the bow of the ship, he was already exhausted.
Sweating profusely.
Zhu Rong passed by, but her four cousins shouted from the other side: "Master, master, pull us over too."
In fact, this job can be left to other soldiers to complete. I believe the soldiers are also willing to be the escorts. But these four little girls all know that they are Zhu Rong's dowry, and they will also be Liu Xin's people in the future.
, how willing to hand over your hands to those soldiers.
However, Liu Xin was not willing to do this again. Suddenly she saw a large car being pulled on the springboard next to her. An idea flashed in her mind, and she shouted to the soldiers beside her: "Go, prepare a car.
Let them sit in the car and pull them over."
After struggling for a long time, the fleet finally pulled anchor and set sail. This fleet has a total of ten large ships and twenty fast boats. Each large ship can carry up to 3,000 soldiers. It sails on the Han River, which is a spectacular sight.
.These ships are large and small, and the speed of traveling on the surface is naturally fast and slow, but the entire fleet can always maintain a neat formation without a trace of panic. It is quite difficult to achieve this.
It can be seen that the sailors on the ship are very skilled in controlling the ship.
The ship Liu Xin was on was naturally the flagship of the entire fleet and the largest building ship in the fleet. Including the two floors below the deck, it had as many as five floors. In addition to using sails as power, this ship
The first floor ship also creatively installed eight pairs of wheels in the lowest cabin and used pedals as power. It can be regarded as the earliest car and ship.
Standing on the top deck, Zhu Rong, who had just recovered from the embarrassment of walking across the gangplank, suddenly said "Hey".