Three days passed quickly. During these three days, the order that Liu Qi was appointed as the general to conquer the south had spread throughout Xiangyang City. No one in Xiangyang doubted Liu Qi’s literary talent, but Liu Qi’s role as a general leading troops in war was a bit difficult.
Confidence.
In the early morning of the third day, Liu Qi's house was busy. The whole house was preparing for Liu Qi's expedition. Ma Zhong and Lu Jie were quietly waiting for Liu Qi's appearance with three hundred guards. Gan Ning, Su Fei and Wu Xiong also led the troops.
Jinfan's eight hundred riders waited quietly.
Xu Shu was wearing a coarse blue shirt and stood there casually. Ma Liang and Zhao Lei followed behind him cautiously. Xu Shu was unassuming in the crowd. Even so, he could not conceal the light on his body. Ma Zhong and others looked at Xu Shu from time to time.
Their eyes were full of admiration. In the past three days, Xu Shu's talents had impressed them. The secret force in Ma Zhong's hands, which had begun to take shape, had also been transferred due to Xu Shu's arrival, allowing him to go to the battlefield with confidence, and also allowing him to trust Liu Qi.
Xu Shu was full of gratitude.
Wu Xiong looked at Xu Shu with a complicated expression. He had long persuaded his eldest brother to defect to Liu Qi. However, Gan Ning acted cautiously and never made up his mind. After Xu Shu appeared, Xu Shu's talent far surpassed him. He watched Liu Qi's power grow little by little.
, he secretly made up his mind to persuade his eldest brother to make up his mind as soon as possible.
Liu Qi, who was in the backyard, finally finished comforting the two women. Wearing light armor and a sword on his waist, he walked out and looked at Ma Zhong who was standing aside: "Are you ready?"
Ma Zhong now had his heart set on Liu Qi, and said hurriedly and respectfully: "Everyone is ready."
Liu Qi nodded and looked at Xu Shu: "What do you think, brother Yuan Zhi?" Xu Shu shook his head and said he had no objection. Xu Shu and Liu Qi had further discussions in the past three days. The two had similar interests and had a tacit understanding of each other.
Liu Qi looked at Gan Ning, and Gan Ning stepped forward and said: "Eight hundred cavalry have been prepared and are at the disposal of the eldest son." Although Gan Ning did not really join Liu Qi at this time, they did need military merit when they first came to Xiangyang. When Liu Qi heard that
If you go to war, follow him.
"Let's go." After Liu Qi saw that everyone was ready, he got on his horse and took the lead. Xu Shu followed Liu Qi closely, followed by Ma Zhong, Lu Jie, and Gan Ning. A team of more than a thousand people marched toward the city gate.
And go.
Outside the south gate of Xiangyang City, there was a sea of people. They were all waiting for Liu Qi to appear. Beside the city gate, all the officials of Xiangyang, big and small, were gathered here. The first one was Liu Biao. Surrounded by the Flying Tiger Army in white armor, and in the distance
One mile outside the gate of Xiangyang City, 20,000 elite soldiers were waiting solemnly. This time Liu Qi conquered the rebellious army.
However, the latest attraction is the more than a thousand people on an inconspicuous hill not far away from them. These one thousand people look no different from ordinary troops. Their eyes are extremely calm, and no ordinary people want to go to the battlefield.
Sometimes excited, scared and panicked.
It is still white armor and black tiger head, but next to the tiger head there is a sharp sword with murderous intent. This is the elite Flying Tiger Guards in the Flying Tiger Army.
Accompanied by the noisy and messy sound of horse hoofs like drums, Liu Qi and his party appeared at the gate of the city. Looking at the crowd around him, Liu Qi did not stop, but continued to urge his horses to rush towards where Liu Biao was, fifty miles away from Liu Biao.
Liu Qi pulled the horse's rope when he was about 3 meters away and suddenly listened.
For a while, the horses' neighing continued, but then it quickly became silent. More than a thousand people stopped in front of Liu Biao. Seeing the actions of Liu Qi and his group, cheers burst out from the crowd.
Liu Qi jumped off his horse and walked quickly to Liu Biao, "Greetings to my father. I kept him waiting for a long time."
Liu Biao looked at Liu Qi in front of him, smiled, helped Liu Qi up and said, "Haha, that's right, I didn't expect my son to have such riding skills." Then Liu Biao raised his head and said to the crowd: "Today is my son Liu Qi, bye.
On the day of the expedition, he will lead my warriors in Jingzhou to attack the rebellious people and restore stability to Jingzhou." After saying this, he took the seal from the people around him and handed it to Liu Qi.
Liu Qi received the seal and was a little excited, "I will definitely wipe out the rebellion and kill the traitors."
Cai Mao and others also came forward to congratulate him and said: "Congratulations to General Zhengnan for your victory and your triumphant return."
Although he knew that what Cai Mao said were lies, in front of so many people, Liu Qi still replied: "I borrow the good advice from the military advisor."
Then the officials, big and small, met with Liu Qi one by one, and blessings continued, but I don't know how many of them were sincere.
Liu Qi said goodbye to Liu Biao and walked side by side towards the high platform with Xu Shu. Ma Zhong and Lu Jie followed closely, holding the seal in both hands, and followed suit. As soon as Liu Qi stood still, he heard a person below shout loudly: "The last general Cai He will lead the entire army."
Soldiers, see the general."
More than 20,000 people shouted together: "See the general." The shouts shook the sky and the countryside.
As soon as the shouting ended, another person shouted: "Flying Tiger Guards, see the general."
"See General." Although the number of the Flying Tiger Guards is small, their momentum is no less than that of 20,000 people, and is even more powerful.
The roars of tens of thousands of people were overwhelming, and the momentum was like a rainbow. The fierce momentum came out with the shouts of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Even Ma Zhong and Lu Jie behind Liu Qi changed their expressions. They turned to look at Liu Qi.
, but seeing Liu Qi and Xu Shu looking as usual, Ma Zhong and Ma Zhong forced themselves to calm down and wait for Liu Qi to speak.
Liu Qi looked at the 20,000 troops below, pulled out the sword from his waist, and said: "From today on, you are my deployment. Military orders are as high as the mountains. If anyone dares to disobey orders, behead them! If you don't follow the enemy, behead them! It will delay the war."
Whoever, kill!"
Three slashes in a row, showing his murderous intent.
Then he swung his sword, and with a clatter, a corner of the high platform was cut off abruptly.
The officers and soldiers in the army were stunned for a moment, and then loudly shouted: "I will obey the military order." The crowd, overwhelmed by the momentum of the army, also cheered.
"Let's go." Liu Qi got off the high platform, mounted his war horse, and rode away quickly with the city gate on his back. More than a thousand cavalry followed closely, the Flying Tiger Guard also followed closely, and finally Cai He led an army of 20,000 people.
A man and a woman in the crowd watched the whole process quietly. Their calm and gentle temperament made the people around them unconsciously leave space for the two of them, so the two of them were not affected by the crowd.
These two people were the father and daughter who commented on Liu Qi in Jufulou three days ago. The girl was still dressed in white, but she had a sword in her hand, making her even more heroic.
"How?" the middle-aged man asked, a few rays of admiration flashing in his eyes.
The girl in white praised: "On the battlefield for the first time, being able to calmly face the momentum of 20,000 people is not something ordinary people can do."
The middle-aged man nodded and said: "The young man next to him is also extraordinary. His green shirt can't hide his intimidating aura. Liu Qi should be fine with this person helping him."
The woman in white nodded without saying anything. He now knew why Liu Qi was with the young man that day, so he probably went to ask the young man for help.
In another part of the crowd, Sima Hui and the other three looked at the young man beside Liu Qi and were speechless for a long time. After Liu Qi and his party walked away, Sima Hui sighed: "I didn't expect the two of them to come together. This Liu Qi is actually capable.
Please touch Xu Yuanzhi, it is really unexpected."
Pang Degong nodded and said: "Last time he asked the three of us about the whereabouts of several people. I thought he was just talking casually. Unexpectedly, after a few days, he found one person. It seems that this Liu Qi is not
Simple."
Song Zhongzi also nodded and agreed with Pang Degong's statement.