After seeing each other again, how many times have we shared our dreams with you? ----"Partridge Sky" by Yan Jidao of the Northern Song Dynasty
It is said that Chen Long lived in Chang'an for a short time, and secretly gained the Tuanxi Gong. He accidentally accepted Zhong Yao, and even though he had not met, he also made friends with Jia Xu. Zhang Ning also got the car Lina, which can be said to be a fruitful harvest. Everyone was homesick and finally took a big boat back to Lingling Xiangshui Ferry before the deep winter came.
White sails gathered at the ferry, and stevedores were busy on the dock. Chen Long nodded with satisfaction, which showed that Yang Huai's shipping business was booming. Lu Chang didn't wait for the ship to dock, jumped onto the embankment, and hurriedly reported to Huang Gai.
Chen Long looked around and saw some warships parked in the river bend diagonally opposite the ferry, with fluttering flags exposed. He couldn't help but become interested, and asked the big ship to release a small boat, taking Zhang Ning, Zhou Buyi and Guo Chia, ask a boatman to row into the bend of the river.
Several people were looking at the neatly arranged warships and admiring them. Suddenly, a speedboat came from the gap in the ship, loaded with soldiers with bent bows and arrows. A young general on the bow shouted: "Hey, what are you waiting for?" Who! Came to spy on the water village! Leave quickly, otherwise bows and arrows will be merciless!"
Zhou Buyi heard this and was about to scold him, but Chen Long stretched out his hand to stop him and said with a smile: "I was the one who was rude. Let's leave now."
The young general came closer and used the speedboat to force the boat to turn. Seeing that Chen Long and the four people had different appearances, he was slightly confused. When he saw Zhou Buyi clearly, he knew them. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "It turns out to be Military Advisor Zhou. The villain Gao Pei is a close friend of Gang Leader Yang Huai. Gang Leader Yang specially invited him here to help him build a navy."
Zhou Busuo chuckled and said: "General Gao, what a powerful general. Since you know me, can you know our lord?"
Gao Pei was startled. Seeing Zhou Buyi hiding behind Chen Long, he suddenly understood. He knelt on the bow of the boat and said, "My subordinates are blind and don't know that my lord has returned to Lingling. His eyes are so stupid, he should be beaten!" The soldiers behind saw him! The generals fell to their knees and dropped their bows and arrows. Kneel down a boat.
Chen Long jumped lightly and boarded Gao Pei's speedboat. He helped Gao Pei up and said, "I feel relieved to have you and Yang Huai in charge of the navy. I see that the parking of warships is quite organized. I hope you can study more about the navy." Tactics. Are you confident in defeating the enemy?"
Seeing that Chen Long was not to blame, Gao Pei felt relieved and hurriedly replied: "My lord, there are currently more than a hundred large and small warships, but they are still small in scale and there are no particularly large ships. The ones currently being practiced are all flexible and maneuverable. Once you encounter a strong enemy, you can only fight as a guerrilla."
Chen Long asked about details such as the number of navy troops and their treatment. While the two were talking, suddenly a medium-sized merchant ship sailed far away from the dock. A person on the bow shouted loudly: "But the lord is back! Yang Huai I apologize for being late to greet you!"
It turned out that Lu Chang found Yang Huai on the dock first, and then went to notify Huang Gai. Huang Gai hurriedly sent someone to invite Jiang Wan, and then went home to pick up Taohua. He happened to meet Zhen Mi and Tong Feifei who came to talk. Tong Feifei called Zhao Yun, Zhen Mi After calling Liu Qian, all the women were overjoyed and hurriedly came to greet her. Yang Huai approached the water tower, and when he got to the big ship, he learned that his lord had gone to the water village in a small boat, so he quickly ordered his men to drive the boat to greet him.
Chen Long praised Yang Huai's navy, but he didn't expect that it would take shape in less than a year. Yang Huai said: "Thanks to Gongyan, who knew the importance of the navy, he gave me an extra 200,000 taels of silver after the autumn to expand it."
Chen Long smiled and said: "General Yang's trade is booming, but he still needs two hundred thousand taels?"
Yang Huai's face turned red and he said: "These goods look large in volume, but in fact the profit is low. Only salt goods can make more money."
Chen Long knew that it was not appropriate to talk too much today, so he led Zhang Ning and others onto Yang Huai's boat, encouraged him a lot, and then sailed back to the dock. There were still more than 50 meters away from his ship, when he saw a huge crowd of people and fluttering colorful clothes. Huang Gai, Zhao Yun and Jiang Wan had already been hidden among the beauties, among whom a head of white hair could be faintly seen.
Chen Long knew that Huang Gai had arrived with his family members, and it seemed that Liu Qian and Zhen Mi were also there. The ship was moving too slowly, and Chen Long was so anxious that he suddenly jumped up high, crossed a space of more than 40 meters, and rushed towards the bow of the ship, dumbfounding the two military advisors and Gang Leader Yang behind him.
The beauties did not find Chen Long, who was whispering to each other on the deck. Huang Gai, Zhao Yun, and Jiang Wan stood beside the ship, like three light bulbs. Zhao Yun had sharp eyes. When Chen Long jumped up, he had already noticed someone approaching from high altitude. He quickly put up a defensive posture. He saw clearly that it was Chen Long and quickly shouted: "It's the lord!"
All the girls turned around, and Taohua saw Chen Long's sleeves fluttering from the sky. She thought it was in a dream, and ran to meet Chen Long's embrace. Unexpectedly, she stumbled under her feet and was about to fall down. Fortunately, Tong Feifei had quick hands and managed to catch Chen Long. After catching it, Peach Blossom had just stood firm, and Chen Long had already jumped into the forest like a bird, flying into Peach Blossom's embrace.
After months of separation, peach blossoms filled my arms for the first time. I missed her like water and couldn't help but cry loudly. Tong Feifei on the side quickly moved closer to Zhao Yun. Liu Qian was already old. Although she was happy in her heart when she saw her former lover returning unharmed, she only smiled slightly. Zhen Mi next to her felt a burst of envy, jealousy and hatred. When Zhang Ning got on the boat, he smiled and saw Chen Long and Tao Hua hugging each other tightly. All the male gods quickly gathered around and called their mistress.
Seeing Zhang Ning in the tearful eyes of peach blossoms, she broke away from Chen Long's arms with a sigh, rushed to Zhang Ning and shouted: "Mei Niang!" The two hugged each other tightly, recalling the good times when Mei Niang was in Huang Mansion. , a moment of deep sisterly love.
Only then did all the male gods have time to come to Chen Long, and they all bowed and saluted: "Lord!"
When Chen Long saw that Zhao Yun, Huang Gai, and Jiang Wan were all in high spirits, he couldn't help but reach out to hold the three of them's hands and hold them tightly together. The three of them all felt Chen Long's deep longing, and the man's loyalty and scolding Fang Qiu were all unspoken.
The carriages and horses were passing through the Lingling neighborhood. Chen Long, Taohua and Zhang Ning returned to the Huang Mansion in a car, missing each other all the way. Zhao Yun led Tong Feifei away, and Liu Xian also said goodbye and returned to his mansion. Liu Qian and Zhen Mi lived in the Huangfu Courtyard. When Jiang Wan left, Chen Long ordered: "Gong Yan, please inform all the generals to meet at the City Lord's Mansion tomorrow morning."
Jiang Wan understood and knew that Chen Long was going to have an important appointment, and said happily: "Today, my lord will reunite with his family first. Today's Lingling is not what it used to be. It can be said that there is a collection of talents that the lord needs to sort out." He said goodbye and left.
That night, Huang An arranged a banquet. The whole family sat together, and Liu Qian and Zhen Mi were specially invited to join. Huang Gai asked while drinking wine: "Brother, you are finally back. This time we brothers will have more reunions. You leave me Lingling for a few months. Fortunately, brother, I will live up to my fate." Chen Long hurriedly raised his glass and toasted. : "Brother, you have worked hard! Leave it to you, I can rest assured!" After saying that, they drank it all in one gulp.
Huang Gai continued to ask: "I wonder what big brother will do next?"
Chen Long muttered: "We still need to discuss the follow-up. I'm afraid Liangzhou and Jiaozhou will have to use troops. We will wait until the troops are ordered tomorrow before making plans." He laughed and said: "Today is a family reunion, we won't talk about official matters. Come on, come on, don't go home until you're drunk, I'll toast you one by one." As he drank a cup full of wine, everyone expressed their thoughts of longing for him. That night, Chen Long left drunk. Zhang Ning smiled and gave up the bunk to Chen Long, letting him and Tao Hua spend the night together.
At this point, let’s not mention Chen Long, but let’s talk about Chen Long’s main opponent in the future—Liu Biao took office. Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng were more than eight feet tall, with a gentle and majestic appearance. He was well-known in the world when he was young and was ranked as one of the "Eight Talents". He was promoted by He Jin and appointed governor of Jingzhou, but he was unable to take office openly. Liu Biao Danma entered Yicheng and conspired with Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue from Lu County in Yanzhong, Cai Mao from Xiangyang and others. During the gathering, Liu Biao asked: "There are many clan traitors here and the people are not following them. Yuan Shu has caused chaos because of this. Now the disaster has come! I hope to recruit troops here, but I am afraid that they will not be able to gather. What should you do?"
Kuai Liang said: "The reason why the masses don't adhere to it is due to the lack of benevolence. The reason why the masses are attached and cannot establish governance is due to the lack of justice. If the way of benevolence and righteousness can be implemented, then the people will come and go like the water flowing downward, so why worry about it?" If those who come are not willing to obey, why do you want to ask about the strategy of raising troops?"
Liu Biao asked Kuai Yue again, and Kuai Yue said: "Those who manage peace should put benevolence and righteousness first, and those who control chaos should put power and strategy first. It's not about having many soldiers, it's about being able to get them. Yuan Shu is a brave and unstoppable man, Su Dai and Bei Yu are both the same. There is nothing to worry about when you are a brave warrior. The leaders of the clan robbers are often greedy and violent, which is a worry for their subordinates. I have some people who are usually well-educated. If I send people there to show their benefit, the clan thief leaders will definitely come with the crowd. . The envoy will punish those who are dishonest, and then he will care for them and use them. People in such a state are happy to stay in this state. Knowing that the envoy is a virtuous person, they will definitely help the old and the weak. Then the soldiers will gather and follow them. , guard Jiangling in the south, Xiangyang in the north, and the counties in Jingzhou can decide. Even though Yuan Shu and others arrived, there was nothing they could do."
Liu Biao sighed: "Zi Rou's words are very good. The plan of alienation is also far-sighted. It's just that Lingling is occupied by Chen Long according to the order, and this person is difficult to deal with. We have to let it develop first and then make plans." He asked Kuai Yue He sent people to invite fifty-five clan traitors to a banquet, killed them all, and attacked their tribesmen together. Jiangxia water thieves Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng supported the troops to defend Xiangyang. Liu Biao sent Kuai Yue and Pang Ji to ride alone to persuade them to surrender. When the county guards and magistrates in Jingzhou heard about Liu Biao's reputation, most of them took off their seals and fled. At this point, Liu Biao controlled six counties in Jingzhou except Nanyang County and Lingling County, and organized troops in Xiangyang to observe the changes of the times.
Although Chen Long recruited many talents, including Jiaozhou Shixie in the south and Jingzhou Liu Biao in the north, they were still squeezed into the small area of Lingling. Chen Long's next step is like an eagle spreading its wings, but how should he develop? Should we go south to Jiaozhou, or north to Jingzhou, or should we endure it temporarily and wait for the opportunity to harvest Liangzhou? Please watch the next episode.
