Han Xiang

Chapter 51 Prepare to live a hard life
Long Xiang looked surprised, now there are only a hundred people under his command, one official in Tang Xi is enough.

It's okay to add soldiers, but it's a little inappropriate to directly install an officer.

The ancient army model is that soldiers recognize generals, and no one will obey an airborne leader unless they have super ability and charm.

Yuan Shu has such a strong man?Long Xiang thought about it and found it impossible.

In the end, it was determined that he was a related household through the back door. Long Xiang thought that he was good at fishing, and he probably had a good reputation now, so he might have attracted some of his kind.

Long Xiang's mind turned very quickly, and after he figured it out, he smiled at each other.

"I don't know who it is?"

"Yun Qi actually knows him, he is Cao Xing, Hao Meng's lieutenant general."

"Ah?" Long Xiang opened his mouth in surprise, then swallowed his saliva, and asked, "The last general remembers that his position is military commander. Is it too wronged to be an officer? He doesn't serve as Lieutenant Hao's lieutenant?"

Qiao Rui shook his head and smiled wryly, "After the previous disastrous defeat, our army lost more than [-] people. Now all battalions are dissatisfied with the ranks, and Cao Xing's demotion is helpless. As for Hao Meng, who I led to vote, His Majesty has given him Chengyang Tinghou should stay in Shouchun to enjoy the blessings from now on."

After hearing this, Long Xiang immediately understood that Hao Meng and Zhang Jiong were from the same village. They had a close relationship with Yuan Shu in the past, and later they surrendered to save Qiaorui. Sex wasn't so lucky.

"At the end of the day, I will remember that Colonel Hao brought some parts, they"

Seeing that Long Xiang hesitated to speak, Qiao Rui pointed his finger, as if to say why you always miss good things, kid?
"Hao Meng brought dozens of people to Shouchun. He left some as guards, and allocated 30 people to Cao Xing. You just accept them."

"The last will obey."

Seeing that Long Xiang was so forthright, Qiao Rui nodded affirmatively: "When he finishes handing over later, I'll ask Li Tun to bring him to the report, so don't wait."

"Wei." Long Xiang clasped his fists sonorously.

"I still have some things to deal with, so I won't stay here for long"

Qiao Rui patted Long Xiang on the shoulder, stopped after walking a few steps, turned around and added: "I haven't thanked you enough yet, come to my house for a while when I'm free."

"It's all thanks to Luo Yicheng." Long Xiang was very humble.

"You are all the same, Li Tun will come to invite you on a fixed date, and I am leaving"

Qiao Rui couldn't stand his beak, waved his hands and walked down the city wall with Li Tun.

Tang Xi sent the two of them to the top of the stairs, turned around and strode towards Long Xiang.

"Yun Qi, how can you agree at will? Right now the battalions and ministries are short of manpower, General Qiao actually has a lot of choices, don't forget about our important event"

Tang Jue was both complaining and worried. He was afraid that the outsider Cao Xing would suddenly blend in, and Hefei's secret would not be kept.

Long Xiang couldn't be clear about it, but Qiao Rui was obviously taking care of him, and if he refused, it would make the other party unable to step down.

He comforted softly: "Uncle Xi, don't worry, the family members of the brothers in the south have all been sent away during this period, as long as you are more careful in the future, there will be no problems, please take your time."

Tang Yu showed a bitter face: "It doesn't matter if I spend a little time, but Cao Xing was originally a military commander. It's hard to say whether he will obey him. Do you have the confidence to suppress him?"

"Haha, Uncle Xi is worrying too much. He only has 100 soldiers, and we have more than [-] brothers. What am I afraid of?" Long Xiang didn't care.

Seeing that Long Xiang was full of confidence, Tang Xi nodded and reminded: "Lü Bu's people have bad habits. They can rebel against the lord now, but there is no guarantee that they won't rebel against the lord in the future. In short, Yunqi should be more careful, I will arrange more guards at night. "

"It's a good thing to be cautious, and it's not okay to be too cautious. Observe and observe first. In my opinion, Cao Xing is not a reckless person."

"Ah."

Long Xiang waited until before the shift change in the afternoon before Li Tun brought Cao Xing to report.

The two reunited in Shouchun, with complicated emotions written all over their faces.

Tang Xun originally planned to show off his authority, but found that Cao Xing, who had just arrived in Huainan, was very obedient, so he chose to tolerate it for the time being.

As soon as Qiao Rui returned to the mansion to sit down for work at night, Mrs. Chen brought the drink and walked up to her.

She asked gently: "I heard that the general went to the south gate at noon, did you ask Long Xiang to leave Luo Yicheng? You're still waiting for news."

"No." Qiao Rui closed her eyes and shook her head lightly.

Chen put the drinking utensils on the table, and her voice suddenly became high-pitched: "Time waits for no one, you should be early."

"I'm going to do business today, I'll talk about private matters later."

Qiao Rui waved his hand, showing a little irritability.

Seeing that Qiao Rui's words were not pleasant, and his complexion was rather dark, Mrs. Chen guessed that he was in a bad mood, so she leaned over and squatted beside her, squeezing her shoulders and back, without saying a word.

Chen's retreat was an advance, which made Qiao Rui feel ashamed, so he opened his eyes and sat upright, sighing.

"It's not that I have any objections to Madam, but His Majesty called a group of ministers this afternoon and announced two more bad news, so I feel a little irritable."

"bad news?"

Chen raised her head and exposed the snake's neck, looking eager for knowledge.

Qiao Rui nodded and replied: "While we were fighting Lu Bu, Chen Yu led troops to capture Guangling. If Yan Baihu and other sect thieves could not stop Sun Ce, Yuan Yin would certainly not be able to defend Danyang. At that time, Your Majesty's territory will be limited With the remaining counties of Jiujiang and Lujiang, how can we talk about taking control of the Central Plains?"

Although Mrs. Chen has some knowledge, she is only a woman who cares for her husband and children. At this time, she casually said something like 'why not eat minced meat'.

"My Huainan soldiers are well-stocked, we can't fight Sun Ce and Lu Bu, can't we also deal with Chen Yu?"

"The so-called soldiers and horses go first before the food and grass are used. Even if Huainan has enough soldiers and food, it will not be able to withstand the continuous consumption in the past two years. In addition, the loss to Lu Bu in Louting last time caused countless losses. The officials are worried that they will send troops to Guangling at this time. Lu Bu will definitely come to attack Shouchun, so although His Majesty is angry, he doesn't talk about using troops lightly."

"What should I do?"

"How to do?"

Qiao Rui sighed: "It's nothing more than recruiting troops everywhere and raising food from all directions."

"That means you won't be fighting for a short time?"

After hearing Qiao Rui's sigh, Mrs. Chen felt joy in her heart.

Qiao Rui nodded and continued: "Last year, I was worried about too much rain. This year, there will be no dew at the beginning of spring. It will be another year of drought and catastrophe. Yan Xiang announced in the hall today that there are locusts raging all over Huainan. It should not be possible in the short term." The Food of Qi War"

"That's regretful."

Chen almost clapped her hands, but quickly changed her tune. This cleverness should be inherited by Qiao Wan.

Qiao Rui sighed again: "Hey, it's another year of disasters, the mansion needs to be economical, and we must be prepared to live a hard life."

"Bitter" Mrs. Chen was startled for a moment, and immediately asked for instructions: "How about starting from the day after tomorrow?"

"Ok?"

Qiao Rui turned his head with a puzzled look on his face.

Mrs. Chen smiled and said: "The general can return safely, I highly praise Long Yunqi's contribution, my concubine has prepared a meal of wine and food, and intends to thank him, all the ingredients have been bought back to the house, and after the banquet tomorrow, I will save money, how about it?"

"Ma'am is going to have a banquet tomorrow? Then I'll ask Li Tun to invite him earlier tomorrow. Since you want to reward your benefactor, you must be sincere. Remember to tell Wei Er not to be rude."

On the surface, Qiao Rui was talking about her daughter, but she was actually reminding Mrs. Chen not to put on airs.

Chen understood the implication, nodded with a smile and said, "Don't worry, General, this concubine will set an example, and Wei'er will naturally follow suit."

　This weekend, the weather is good, add another chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)