Because in everyone's opinion, Liu Xin came back in a hurry this time, and set out in a hurry, and acted in a hurry, even the 10,000 barbarians had just been recruited, and the preparation would definitely not be sufficient. As the saying goes, if you don't fight a battle for which you are unprepared, if you are not prepared, 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 in order to seize the four counties in central and southern China, and the reason why he had not taken action for a long time was only because the time was not yet ripe. Now, Yonghong, Gao Ding and others have gathered the Han soldiers of the four counties of central and southern China together, and Meng Shu has launched another 100,000 barbarian soldiers, and almost the entire strength of the four counties of central and southern China has been pressed on the border of Qike. The four counties in central and southern China have many mountains and deep valleys, and the roads are congested, and if you send troops to attack, you don't know how long it will take to win. And now, they have gathered 140,000 troops, as long as they can wipe out these people, then the four counties in central and southern China will no longer have the ability to resist, this is the opportunity that Liu Xin has been waiting for, so he can't wait, every second counts.

Seeing that the women were all sad on their faces, Liu Xin couldn't help but smile and said, "Madam, cheer up and wait for the news of the master's triumph." Come on, Rui'er, let me take a good look at how you look like this today, and you have lost all your former spirit. ”

Yan Rui, who was following behind Minchan, suddenly heard Liu Xin shouting the word "Rui'er", she was taken aback, and was about to move, but she saw a slender figure flickering in front of her, and she had already walked in front of Liu Xin and was deeply blessed, and said: "Daughter, I wish my father a victory and an early victory." ”

Yan Rui then remembered that Liu Xin was calling his stepdaughter Liu Rui, and couldn't help but blush, but fortunately, everyone's attention was on Liu Xin, and no one paid attention to the change in her expression.

But I heard Liu Xin laugh and said, "Rui'er, when did you become such a lady, this is not like your style." ”

Zhu Qian said angrily: "Master, you also said that you spoiled her and made her unruly, rude and willful, and if she didn't restrain herself, she would marry the Sun family in the future, and she wouldn't be looked down upon." These days, Rui'er has learned some female workers with me, and she has just restrained some of her temperament, so you can't tolerate her anymore. ”

Seeing Liu Rui's cowering look, Liu Xin knew that Zhu Qian had taught her a lesson these days, and couldn't help but shake her head and said, "What's wrong with my Liu Xin's daughter being rude and willful, who dares to look down on her?" Don't take your children too hard and destroy their nature. ”

After listening to Liu Xin's words, Liu Rui still maintained that respectful appearance, but a subtle chuckle appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Liu Rui's expression did not escape Ma Yun's eyes. Ma Yun is not worried about Sun Ce's family of orphans and widows, and dares to do something to Liu Rui, but if Sun Ce snubs her because Liu Rui doesn't understand the house, so that the husband and wife are not in harmony, it is also very inappropriate, so he said: "Master, you just have to fight your battle, and I have to raise and educate the children, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

Since Ma Yun had already spoken, Liu Xin, who had always been a little frightened of her, naturally didn't say anything, and waved her hand to everyone: "Okay, I'll go for more than a month soon, and half a load later, it's already windy outside, you all go back." ”

Suddenly, a child broke free of Yan Rui's hand, ran forward, knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Liu Xin three times in a row, followed Liu Rui's example, and said loudly in a milky voice: "I wish Daddy a victory!" ”

"Hahahaha, Lingqi, you're finally willing to call me Daddy. Okay, good" Liu Xin couldn't help laughing, shouted the word "good" three times in a row, and continued, "Lingqi, you practice martial arts at home, Daddy is coming back from this expedition, but I want to test your homework." If done well, Daddy has a reward. If it's not done well, you're going to get spanked. ”

How did he know that the master Ma Yun found for Lu Lingqi was Diao Chan, a "master of the dance forest".

But seeing Lu Lingqi raise her head, she replied seriously: "Daddy, my daughter must practice dancing well, and my daughter will come back with a first name, Daddy has to talk and count, and I can't forget the reward for my daughter." ”

From the little arrogance on that immature little face, Lu Bu's shadow could be vaguely seen.

Hearing that there was a reward, the corners of Liu Rui's mouth curled slightly, but when she saw Zhu Qian's stern eyes, she just closed her mouth again. Liu Yu, who had just come back from school, shouted: "Daddy, what reward, I want it too, I want it too." ”

Several other children also followed suit, but the sad atmosphere before parting was swept away. Liu Xin couldn't help but sigh secretly, it turns out that there are more dolls and there is no harm, with such a group of pistachios, you can still regulate your emotions.

Looking at the back of Liu Xin leading the army away, a stone in Yan Rui's heart finally fell to the ground, and her daughter was willing to recognize Liu Xin as her godfather, so naturally there was nothing to worry about in the future. In order to let Lu Lingqi recognize Liu Xin as her godfather, Yan Rui didn't know how much she moved, but the stubborn girl just shook her head, she didn't expect her to take the initiative to stand up today, which really surprised Yan Rui.

In fact, Lu Lingqi is just a child, innocent and lively, she doesn't understand what hatred is, just because she lost her father, she can't slow down for a while. In the past few years, Lu Bu has often fought abroad, and he has been with Yan Rui's mother and daughter less and more, and Lu Lingqi was not impressed by her father in childhood.

After coming to Xiangyang, Lu Lingqi came into contact with a completely different world. In the state pastoral mansion, Lu Lingqi is most willing to be close to Liu Rui. Liu Rui has almost the same experience as her, losing her father when she was young, and both mother and daughter were enslaved by rich families. Especially the beautiful stories told by Liu Rui have a huge lethal effect on this seven-year-old girl. When Lu Lingqi learned that 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's words of love for Liu Rui have become the last sticker to uncover Lu Lingqi's demons, she finally wants to have a "new father", and Liu Xin is naturally the best candidate for this "new father".

Because of the warship brought back by Xu Chu from Jiangdong, this time from Xiangyang to Qike, Liu Xin chose to go straight to Jiangling by water and then cross the Yangtze River. On the banks of the Han River outside the north gate of Xiangyang, soldiers lined up in long lines and slowly boarded the huge warships.

There are many mountains and forests, there are no big rivers, Zhu Rong has grown up in that environment since he was a child, and he has only taken a few bamboo rafts at most. This time when he came to Xiangyang, when he crossed the Yangtze River, Zhu Rong got on a real boat for the first time, but compared with the four-story building ships in front of him, it was like a three-year-old child standing in front of a big man.

Seeing these tall warships, remembering that he was on a passenger ship, and the wind swayed together, Zhu Rong involuntarily shrank back.

Seeing this, Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh and said, "Don't our heroines even dare to sit on the boat?" ”

The corners of Zhu Rong's mouth curled slightly, the horsewhip was raised, and he said: "Who said that I didn't dare to take the boat, I was just reluctant to leave this horse." ”

As he spoke, Liu Xin had already turned over and jumped off the horse, and a soldier had already taken the reins from his hand and led the horse to the gangplank on the bow of the boat. Liu Xin pointed with his hand and said, "Who asked you to drop the horse, you see, my horse is not also on the boat." Zhu girl, if you don't want to take the boat, you can go back to the state pastor's mansion for a while, and wait for the news of my victory. If you want to go to the front, then please. ”

Zhu Rong hesitated for a moment, jumped off the mount angrily, and some soldiers took a step forward and led her fiery red horse. But in the face of this long springboard, she was a little stagnant. Zhu Rong is a person who has practiced martial arts, whether it is taking a bamboo raft or a passenger boat in the past, he just jumped. But such a tall warship, with her skills, could not jump up anyway, and could only walk over the long gangplank.

There were two gangplanks on the bow of the ship, the one through which horses and vehicles passed was wider, and the one for people to walk on was much narrower. The so-called gangplank is actually just a long wooden plank that is used for people or vehicles to get on and off the boat. Because people walk on it, this plank will jump up and down non-stop, and the faster you walk, the harder you jump, so it is called a springboard.

Liu Xin looked at the situation and knew that Zhu Rong couldn't get used to this springboard, shook his head, and said, "Forget it, heroine, take my hand over." ”

Although it was a little embarrassing to cross the springboard like this, being able to hold hands with Liu Xin made Zhu Rong's heart still feel a burst of joy. The barbarian daughter is not so twisted, Zhu Rong generously held Liu Xin's hand, and cautiously walked onto the long springboard. For Liu Xin, it was just a blink of an eye to walk through this springboard, but with the burden of Zhu Rong, he had to be very careful with every step, and when he reached the bow of the boat, he was already sweating profusely.

Zhu Rong passed, but her four cousins shouted on the other side: "Master, master, pull us over too." ”

In fact, this work can be completed by other soldiers, and I believe that the soldiers are also willing to be flower messengers. It's just that these four little girls know that they are Zhu Rong's companions, and they will be Liu Xin's people in the future, how can they be willing to hand over their hands to those soldiers.

However, Liu Xin didn't want to come again, and suddenly saw a big car being pulled on the springboard next to him, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he shouted at the soldiers around him: "Go, prepare a car, let them sit on the car and pull it over." ”

After tossing and turning for a long time, the fleet finally pulled anchor and set sail. This fleet consisted of 10 large ships and 20 fast boats, each of which could carry up to 3,000 soldiers, sailing on the Han River. These ships are large and small, and the speed of moving on the full surface is naturally fast and slow, but the entire fleet can always maintain a neat formation without a trace of panic. It was quite difficult to do this, and it is enough to see that the sailors on board were already very skilled in handling the ship.

The ship that Liu Xin sat on is naturally the flagship of the entire fleet, and it is also the largest building ship in the fleet, plus the two floors below the deck, reaching as many as five layers, in addition to using the sail as the power, this building ship also creatively installed eight pairs of wheels in the lowest cabin, using the pedal as the power, it can be regarded as the earliest car and ship.

Standing on the topmost deck, Zhu Rong, who had just recovered from the embarrassment of walking through the gangplank, suddenly let out a "huh".