At this time, Hengshan County has entered the intense preparations, Xiangzhuang, which originally had more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, continued to recruit troops in this half year, and at this time, in addition to the 15,000 permanent troops in each county, Xiangzhuang can call up 30,000 troops.

These 30,000 soldiers and horses are the elite troops carefully selected by Xiang Zhuang, and he will go north one day, and this army will also become the indispensable main force of the Xiang family.

At this time, in the school field, the flag is fierce, the drums are noisy, and the 30,000 Jiangdong Chu troops are waiting in formation.

At this time, the news of Chen Sheng's defeat and death has come, the battle for the Central Plains is inevitable, the day of the Xiang family going north is gradually approaching, Xiang Zhuang is now gradually shifting his attention from the craftsman shop to the army, a horse purchased from Guanzhong distributed five thousand cavalry, these, are these years, Xiang Zhuang has been selling weapons to various places to earn money, but this money is meager, not enough to meet the strong military needs, not to mention, Xiang Zhuang wants to establish a strong information network in the country, this is even more far away, I don't know when it can be realized.

Moreover, in the past few days, Xiang Zhuang is about to return to Jiangdong, ready to discuss the details of going north with his uncle, at this time, Zhang Han is going west, it is a good time for the Xiang family to show their strength, so Xiang Zhuang will take Cao Feng, Kong Ji and Ding Gu and others to inspect the army and review the three armies.

This is also Ding Gu's opinion, in the past few months, the training of the army has been started by Ding Gu alone, he hopes that Xiang Zhuang can come to see, if there is a shortcoming, it can still be made up.

At this time, everyone came to the general's platform, and several generals had already run quickly, knelt on one knee, and arched their hands: "Meet the general, everything has been prepared, do you want to start?" ”

Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but smile and said, "Tell me, what do you practice every day?" ”

"Array, fighting, bowing and arrows, riding and archery, these are all skills that every soldier must learn." One of the generals replied, and at this time, Xiang Zhuanglang smiled and said, "Okay, let's start." ”

On the side, Ding Gu took a step forward and shouted: "Array." ”

On the platform, the flag was raised, below, 30,000 soldiers and horses evolved into various formations, the cavalry galloped back and forth, the shield soldiers and the Ge soldiers complemented each other, the chaotic sound of horse hooves, footsteps, the shouts of the soldiers, the sound of drums, and the sound of horns were endless......

Watching the soldiers train, Xiang Zhuang nodded with satisfaction and praised: "General Ding trains soldiers and horses, meticulously, you will sit in Hengshan County for the general, I am relieved on this trip." ”

Seeing Xiang Zhuang's praise, Ding Gu immediately smiled and said, "I am willing to serve the general." ”

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The next day, in the Shaxian River Port, one after another warships docked, and several soldiers put the shipboard on the river port, at this time, Xiang Zhuang's personal guards began to board the ship one after another.

Soon, more than 100 horse-drawn carriages came, loaded with wooden boxes, and hundreds of soldiers rushed to slowly carry these boxes onto the ship, which were the first batch of iron weapons built by Xiang Zhuang for Jiangdong.

At this time, on the river port, Xiang Zhuang said goodbye to Ding Gu, Liji and Gongao, Xiang Zhuang returned to Jiangdong this time, and will discuss the specific details of going north with his uncle, and they will sit in Hengshan County and be on call at any time.

At this time, Ding Gu had already touched his chest with his right hand and assured Xiang Zhuang: "General rest assured, I will definitely take care of Hengshan County and not give the Qin army any chance." ”

Xiang Zhuang nodded, he looked at Gong Ao again, and instructed: "You and General Liji, you must fully cooperate with Ding Gu, and there must be no negligence." ”

The two nodded, Xiang Zhuang looked at the hour, it was almost noon, in the distance, the wooden box was almost moved, Kong Ji was also at this time, walked over, and said with a smile: "General, the time has come, it's time to go." ”

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About three days later, the fleet traveled along the mighty Yangtze River, passed through Peng Lize, and stopped at the river port of Yugan County.

The big boat began to side with the shore, and the Jiangdong Chu army slowly disembarked and chose an open space to build a camp next to the riverbank.

Xiang Zhuang was worried that something unpleasant would happen to Cao Feng and Wu Fang as soon as they met, so he had to let Cao Feng inspect the camp and supervise the construction of the camp.

After walking for about half an hour, in the distance, on the galloping road, a Biao military horse came slowly, headed by a female general, wearing dark brown leather armor, waist boasting short sword, not long after, came to Xiang Zhuang and others, arched his hand and smiled: "General Xiang Zhuang, my father learned that you are coming to Poyang, so I came to greet you." ”

After speaking, Wu Fang smiled sweetly, and Xiang Zhuang also hugged his fists and replied: "There is Miss Lao Wu Fang." ”

The two teams merged, together to go to Poyang, about an hour later, the team arrived at the city of Poyang, at this time, the city of Poyang has been lined up to greet the army, see Xiang Zhuang and others arrived, on the city tower, the drum beat slowly.

Behind the welcoming team, there was a military band, at this time the military music played slowly, Wu Fang suddenly took Xiang Zhuang's hand, and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go into the city, Daddy is still waiting." ”

Wu Fang's sudden move made Xiang Zhuang feel uncomfortable, he didn't expect that Wu Fang would hold his hand in front of the public, after all, he is a man, such a move is nothing, but Wu Fang is a daughter, in this era of valuing three obedience and four virtues, Wu Fang's actions will undoubtedly give people a tongue and let everyone talk about her behind her back.

But Xiang Zhuang would never have imagined that Wu Fang's every move, what she thought in her heart, could not escape Wu Rui's eyes, the reason why Wu Rui did not object to Wu Fang and Xiang Zhuang's relationship, a big reason is that Wu Rui has taken a fancy to Xiang Zhuang, and he really wants to win over Xiang Zhuang and be his second son-in-law.

At this time, everyone came to the mansion guest hall, Kong Ji saw that Wu Fang was pulling Xiang Zhuang, and there was no posture of letting go, he couldn't help but be annoyed, walked to the side of the two, and coughed intentionally or unintentionally, Wu Fang reacted, she had been holding Xiang Zhuang's hand for a long time.

I don't know if I was embarrassed or shy, Wu Fang suddenly let go of Xiang Zhuang's hand, blushed and smiled: "General Xiang Zhuang, you ...... first Sit for a while, Daddy will be there soon. ”

After speaking, Wu Fang walked quickly to the back office, looking at her back, Xiang Zhuang shook his head helplessly, aside, Kong Ji really couldn't stand it, he faintly felt that Xiang Zhuang seemed to be very interested in this little girl, which would threaten his sister's marriage, Kong Ji thought that it was necessary for him to wake up Xiang Zhuang, think for a moment, Kong Ji sighed: "The general, as a town guard, is in charge of military power, and should not be too nostalgic for the private affairs of his children......"

Kong Ji didn't continue, but Xiang Zhuang had roughly understood the meaning of Kong Ji's words, as his future brother-in-law, he would definitely come out for his sister and wake himself up, this kind of thing, human nature, Xiang Zhuang nodded and smiled: "Brother Kong's words, I remember." ”

At this time, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and after a while, Wu Rui's laughter was faintly heard, and soon, Wu Rui walked in quickly with Di Bu, Mei Kai and others, and laughed loudly: "Let the virtuous nephew wait for a long time." ”

Xiang Zhuang and Kong Ji also returned the salute, at this time, Wu Rui pointed to the side hall and said with a smile: "The banquet has been prepared, the virtuous nephew doesn't have to be polite, let's talk while eating." ”

Wu Rui in front, Xiang Zhuang in the back, everyone slowly walked to the side hall, here, more than ten tables of wine banquets have already been placed, the maids are busy, serving food and pouring wine, several musicians are playing beautiful Chu music behind the screen, and several graceful girls are dressed brightly and dance in the room.

At this time, everyone had already divided the guests and hosts into seats, and after a while, Wu Rui was the first to speak, and said with a smile: "Not long ago, your third uncle came to Poyang, on behalf of the Xiang family, officially proposed, I have married my youngest daughter to Xiang You, and it won't be long before our two families are in-laws." ”

Wu Rui's words were extremely plain, but his gaze never left Xiang Zhuang's face, at this time, Xiang Zhuang had already clasped his fists and smiled: "If so, I want to congratulate Uncle Wu." ”

Seeing that Xiang Zhuang's expression did not change in the slightest, Wu Rui had to laugh dryly and pick up the wine glass: "Come, let's have a drink." ”

After drinking the first tour of wine, Wu Rui looked at the singers who were dancing in the house, and laughed: "Since our two families have made a marriage contract, how can I favor one over the other, in this way, the virtuous nephew looks at these dancing girls, they are all beautiful and fairy, if the virtuous nephew likes it, I can send you some and take them back to enrich the backyard." ”

Seeing Wu Rui say this, Xiang Zhuang shook his head, and at this time, Wu Rui sighed and said with a smile: "By the way, the virtuous nephew is from the military, I think these dancing girls don't have the appetite for the virtuous nephew, come to someone, change the military music." ”

Soon, the compact military music sounded, a group of dancing girls in leather armor rushed into the lobby, holding a shield in their left hand and a sword in their right hand, dancing in the room, dancing uninhibitedly, many people's eyes were straight, at this time, suddenly a girl wearing fish scale armor ran into several dancing girls, a short blade like a dragon playing in the water, flying left and right.

When everyone saw this, they all applauded, and at this time, Wu Rui stretched out his hand to the girl who was dancing, and asked with a smile: "Is this woman suitable for the general's appetite?" ”

Xiang Zhuang was also extremely surprised at this time, the girl in front of him, dancing lightly, sword shadows flying, at a glance, it was Lian Jiazi, but her face was covered with a layer of white veil, making it difficult for Xiang Zhuang to distinguish the woman's appearance, he couldn't help but get up and look, on the side, Wu Rui thought that Xiang Zhuang had taken a fancy to this woman, and couldn't help laughing: "Since the general is interested in her, I will marry her to the general, okay?" ”

Xiang Zhuang didn't have time to reply, the woman had already put down the sword in her hand, and the woman dancing on the side also retreated one after another, after the music stopped, the woman took off her veil, she was actually Wu Fang.

At this time, the atmosphere in the room was suddenly tense, silent, everyone's eyes fell on Xiang Zhuang and Wu Fang, just now Wu Rui's words were very clear, Wu Rui intended to recruit Xiang Zhuang as his son-in-law, and Xiang Zhuang didn't know how to refuse at this time.

Rejected Wu Rui in front of Wu Fang? How hurtful is that? Moreover, Xiang Zhuang could not do this.

Tangled, helpless, tossing and turning, Xiang Zhuang was in a hurry, picked up the wine glass, laughed dryly, deliberately opened the topic, looked at Wu Rui and said, "Uncle, have you heard of it recently?" Chen Sheng has been defeated and killed by Chen Jun, I'm afraid that the day when the Xiang family will go north is coming! ”

Xiang Zhuang deliberately diverted the topic, Wu Rui knew in his heart, it seemed that he still couldn't accept Wu Fang, and when Wu Rui was melancholy in his heart, he sighed and shook his head, but Wu Fang had already snorted coldly, took the sword, and left quickly.