Liu Xiu looked at Huang Zhong and smiled faintly, "In the battle between Jiangxia, did you repel Sun Jian?"

Huang Zhong bowed his fists and said, "It's not me alone, but I followed the Duke Jun to fight with all my colleagues in Jiangxia. I'm just doing my best."

Liu Xiu nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that Huang Zhong, who was not old, was not a rough man and got along very harmoniously with his colleagues. "Where is the official position now?"

"Mengfu Jun appreciates it, and is currently the Chief of the Wu Meng."

Liu Xiu turned his head and looked at Huang Zu and smiled, "You are so Qucai. Are there only one Wu Meng Captain like this?"

Huang Zu was a little embarrassed. He was just a general of the Central Army, and his highest commander was the lieutenant. Although Huang Zhong was very fierce, his family background was very average, so it was not easy for him to be a lieutenant. Which of the lieutenants was not from someone with some power in Jingzhou? However, he heard what Liu Xiu meant, and immediately smiled and said, "The general was right. I am a rough man. I can neither fight nor govern the people. A warrior like Han Sheng is indeed a talented person by my side. The general has a keen eye to recognize people. If he follows you, he will definitely be able to be a marquis and general in the future."

He turned around and gave a wink at Huang Zhong, who was at a loss: "Why don't you thank the general for your promotion?"

Huang Zhong came to his senses and hurriedly stepped forward to thank him.

Liu Xiu smiled slightly. It seemed that Huang Zu was indeed a smart character with an extraordinary eye. He saw that he liked Huang Zhong and knew that he could not keep it, so he simply sent it over. In this way, he not only pleased him, but also sold Huang Zhong a favor.

He also felt a little emotional, thinking that at the beginning, a county magistrate in Zhuo County didn't even look at him. Now, as a general of the chariot and cavalry, even the prefect must smile when he sees him. As the saying goes, wealth and honor are so great that different people have to do the same thing in different positions. The difference is really big.

"Thank you then." Liu Xiu finally smiled at Huang Zu, turned around and said to Huang Zhong: "I heard that you have an extremely sharp sword, may you look at me?"

Huang Zhong quickly untied his sword from his waist and presented it with both hands. But he was a little worried. All the warriors are good weapons. This chariot and cavalry general is a famous general. He might have a crush on his sword, right?

Liu Xiu pulled out the knife and saw that the blade was red like blood, and there was a faint smell of blood. The patterns on the blade were faintly visible like blood. He glanced at it and shook his head: "What a heavy murderous aura! Han Sheng. Is this knife famous?"

"I dare to sue the general, and the sword name is Red Crow."

"Red Crow?" Liu Xiu shook his head, put the knife into the sheath, and returned the knife to Huang Zhong. "Hansheng, red is blood, and crow is ominous. He should drink the enemy's blood when he is in battle. However, this knife is too serious. I am afraid that the master will not be good, so it is better to use it less. For generals, killing people is inevitable. But only knowing how to kill people is just the courage of a husband."

Huang Zhong did not understand the meaning, but had to bow and leave. Liu Xiu didn't say anything else. He didn't believe in these fatal theories at first, but now he gradually believed it and could not make sense. It was just such an intuition. As soon as he started with this knife, he felt that countless unjust souls were roaring fiercely in the knife, and his evil spirit was very strong. In history, Huang Zhong became very powerful, and he killed Xiahou Yuan in a battle in Dingjunshan and became famous in one battle. But he died shortly afterwards, which probably had nothing to do with this knife.

But this thing seems to make no sense, but if you say too much, it will be like a charlatan.

Liu Xiu no longer had any entanglements about Huang Zhong's affairs. Since he had been taken over, he would be promoted after he made a contribution. He immediately discussed with Fu Xie, Cai Mao and others about attacking Xiling. Huang Zu, as the prefect of Jiangxia, naturally had to attend. Liu Xiu gave him a lot of face. Please introduce the situation in Xiling first.

Huang Zu was a little proud and cheered up his spirits, explaining to Liu Xiu the terrain around Xiling.

The terrain of Xiling is very special. There are mountains on the east and north, wetlands on the south, and only the west is a suitable area for marching. Therefore, if the army attacks from the southeast, it will be very inconvenient. Even if it comes by boat, there is a swamp wetland between us and Xiling. We can only take small boats, not large boats, and it is very convenient to come from the west to support. The army can go east from Anlu, or follow the Yangtze River, and get off the boat and walk on foot more than ten miles away from the city.

Liu Xiu nodded repeatedly at the map. He understood why Sun Jian had worked so hard to attack Jiangxia. From this point of view, Yuan Shu gave up Xiling and retreated to E County was another helpless move, and it was also a big mistake. It would be difficult to retake this loss.

After Huang Zu finished talking about the terrain, Liu Xiu turned his attention to the generals. He was different from others. As executors, all military generals had to participate in the discussion. This would make them more deeply understand the entire battle when they executed orders in the future. His subordinates were mainly Liangzhou people, and most of them were from military men. Even literati had no prejudice against military men, so no one took this seriously. But the people of Jingzhou didn't think so. Huang Zu was the prefect of a county, so of course it was needless to say, but other generals had no chance to attend such a meeting before. They just followed the scheduled plan in the end. As for why they did this, most of them were not clear.

Seeing that the generals of the chariots and cavalry valued the warriors so much, they were very happy and enthusiastically offered suggestions. Meng Da, Guo Jia and the dozens of staff officers led by them quickly recorded the records and at the same time made corresponding marks on the map. Before this, they collected the mountains and rivers of Jingzhou and Yangzhou, but the map was a map after all, and it was impossible to define every small hill. It was suitable for planning the grand strategy. Specifically for the terrain during tactical arrangements, the content of these locals was very important.

"Yuan Shu wants to do every step to fight attrition with us." Liu Xiu concluded at last, "He was like an old turtle in Dongting Lake, shrinking his head back, but stretching out his two claws. These two claws, one is Sun Jian in Linxiang, the other is Li Feng and others from Xiling. If we want to grab Yuan Shu's head, we must first cut off these two claws."

Liu Xiu looked at the generals majesticly and smiled slightly: "Yuan Shu thought he was able to do something, and he thought that the strength of both of us was similar. His arrangement was a perfect plan. But he forgot one thing." Liu Xiu spread his arms and made a circle in vainly: "The people here either have the courage of thousands of men or have unpredictable plans. How could Yuan Shu, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, be our opponents? He is just an appetizer before our war. This time, we will come to a steamed Dongting Celery to see which general is the most brave and able to cut off these two claws of Yuan Shu and the head of Yuan Shu."

The generals laughed. The Chu people’s customs, don’t refer to **. Liu Xiu said this a bit rudely, but for those who are mostly military generals, these words are more exciting.

"Not only will I cut off Yuan Shu's stupid head, but I will also stomp his turtle egg." Qu Yi stood up and shouted loudly: "General, Qu Yi is not talented, I am willing to attack the main attack."

Hua Xiong stood up immediately and dialed Que Yi in dissatisfaction: "I said Yuntian, you have fought a lot of wars with the general. Now you are a lieutenant. Do you give us some opportunities? Eating alone is not a good habit."

Tuo Yi pushed him away with anger. "Don't mention it. Last time Pingqiang, he only watched Xiahou Miaocai show his power. He was chasing Qianli and chopping off Zhongwu's bird head, but we could only watch, and we were so depressed. This time, he finally followed the general to fight. If I don't fight two more battles, I will almost never get a knife."

"You have fought some wars. Where are we?" Hua Xiong was indignant and patted his chest and said, "General, say justice. I have been under the general's tent for seven years. I have only fought one war. The Qiang Dog, June Jinglei, ran away when he saw my battle flag. I was alone and didn't cut it off."

"Who can you blame me for running too slowly. You are so embarrassed to complain to the general." Kuo Yi immediately caught his grammatical problem: "General, Ziwei is too slow, it's okay to fight aid, but it's not okay to take the initiative to attack."

"You can't do it." Hua Xiong was really anxious, "Tu Yuntian, you slander me again. Don't blame me for turning against me." He turned his face and had a flattering smile on his face: "General, let me lead the attack this time."

As soon as these two people fought, the others could not sit still. Although Xu Rong did not speak, he also showed his intention to fight for the first time. After hearing this, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan also asked for the battle. As for the people of Jingzhou, they were even more unwilling to fall behind. It was impossible for Liu Xiu to go to Jingzhou to watch the first battle.

Liu Xiu was very satisfied. After so many years of business, he finally had someone under his command. Not to mention anything else, this general is full of talents, and he is a heavyweight and powerful man at every move. He hasn't come yet. He is a great god-level like Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Guan Yu, who are not yet here, otherwise it will be more lively.

"Okay, don't worry." Liu Xiu waved his hand. The big tent that was just a noise like a vegetable market suddenly became quiet: "This time we will take down Xiling as quickly as possible and cut off one of Yuan Shu's claws. Of course, we must send the most brave general to the battle. Everyone has the chance. Please rest assured, let's discuss it and come up with a proper plan."

"Here." The generals agreed.

Liu Xiu immediately joined Fu Xie, Xun You and others for a while, and soon came up with a plan for siege. Fu Xie led Yan Yan, deputy governor of the Yizhou Navy, to seize the city south to block Yuan Shu's reinforcements. Liu Xiu led the main force to attack the city, and Qu Yi led Huaxiong to attack the city north. The north of the city was a flat land, which was suitable for the Liangzhou army. Cai Mao led Huang Zu to attack the city south, and the south of the city was a swamp wetland. Large warships could not be approached, but small warships could easily approach. Liu Xiu was located in the city west, and Xu Rong led Zhang Ren and others to attack the city. He led the personal guard camp as a reserve and reinforcements at any time.

Liu Xiu ordered that no matter which side of the attack, the main general and the deputy general were not allowed to go to battle at the same time. It is necessary to ensure that one person can observe the overall situation. Those who violate the order will not be rewarded for their merits and will be punished for their crimes.

The generals took the order and dispersed. Liu Xiu called Huang Zhong and took off a hundred-refined Qinggang Ring Knife with him and handed it to him. "Hansheng, this is my sword. After it has been refined, I will give it to you. You should try to draw your blood as little as possible to avoid affecting your future. I will ask the national master's wife to use a talisman. This will surely guarantee you to kill the general and seize the flag and be named a marquis in the future."

Huang Zhong looked at the runes vaguely visible on the knife, burst into tears, took a step back, knelt on the ground with one leg, raised the knife over his head with both hands, and said aloud: "Huang Zhong is not talented, and is willing to serve the general."

Xu Rong listened outside the tent and was happy. Liu Xiu looked at Huang Zhong so much, which shows that Huang Zhong must have extraordinary points, and Liu Xiu then pushed Huang Zhong to his command to obey the order, which shows that he had high expectations for him. He clenched his fists, determined that he must show off his abilities this time and be the first to break through Xiling City to repay Liu Xiu's kindness for his kindness and not let others beat the Youzhou people. (To be continued) Please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!!!
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