Chapter 197: Becoming rich

In Wuchang City, Liu Feng sat in the bedroom, looking very tired.

Zhou Yu has been withdrawing his troops for a day, but there are still many things in Wuchang City, such as treating wounded soldiers, burying corpses, and pacifying the people's emotions.

Huang Zhong and Zhang Gui were so busy that they almost didn't touch the ground. Although Liu Feng was carrying it on his body, he had to join in at this time to help deal with it.

After one day, he was so sore and soft. He also met Deng Ai once and knew that it was Deng Ai who was calling outside the city under the order of Pang Tong.

Liu Feng was in a very good mood after hearing this. He worked hard to find Pang Tong, and it was indeed true.

Originally, Liu Feng wanted to stay with Deng Ai, but the two hadn't been together for a long time, but Deng Ai's boy's personality is now a young general in charge of the first battalion. He went back on the grounds of military responsibilities.

Liu Feng had no choice but to let him go back.

However, Liu Feng also wrote a letter for him to take it to Pang Tong, one to affirm Pang Tong's contribution, and the other to ask Pang Tong to send Ma Liang here.

After the war, Wuchang City was already in ruins and was on the front line of Jiangxia. Liu Feng always felt worried.

In addition, if Chen Da defeated Zhou Yu, then 20,000 people would flock to Wuchang, and someone with the ability would have to arrange it.

Only when this matter is coming did you realize the importance of talents. After discovering this, Liu Feng felt that the talents he had accepted were not enough. Pang Tong could lead troops to fight, be a military advisor, and handle government affairs, but after all, there was a focus. Liu Feng didn't want Pang Tong to arrest civil and military officials at once, so he could only let him arrest military affairs.

Now Ma Liang went out of Xiling again and came to Wuchang to guard the civil servants in Xiling. Only Yi Ji was left, which really made Liu Feng feel short of money.

This is not the case when expanding territory and expanding territory in the future. It is really a headache.

Just as he was thinking, suddenly Huang Zhong's voice sounded outside the door.

"Can the lord be there?"

"Come in." At this time, Huang Zhong should be dealing with military affairs. Liu Feng was stunned when he heard this and then spoke. No matter when, Liu Feng had time, he would meet this general.

"No." Huang Zhong walked in with a response. He had already abandoned the armor on his body, and only wore a close-fitting piece of running outside. He could still be capable.

But his face was as tired as Liu Feng.

"Lord, the matter in Wuchang is basically over now. After this battle, Zhou Yu will definitely retreat to Chaisang and prepare to wipe out Shanyue. It will not be successful in a few months or even a year. If Wuchang is safe for a while, just leave it to me for the time being. You should go back to Xiling to recuperate. The conditions there are better, which is conducive to the recovery of the injury." Huang Zhong walked in and bent down at Liu Feng and said.

"Thank you for your concern, I'll go back tomorrow." Liu Feng nodded warmly in his heart. In fact, the injury is really not in trouble, but Huang Zhong's concern makes him stay in Wuchang anymore, which makes Huang Zhong distracted.

"That's good." Huang Zhong smiled. No matter what, Liu Feng is now his lord, and he is really worried about his physical injury.

There are many things in Wuchang City now, and Huang Zhong is very busy. After persuading Liu Feng, he said a few more words to Liu Feng, which was like saying goodbye and leaving.

But Liu Feng called Huang Zhong. He looked at Huang Zhong's tired face and felt very apologized.

Suddenly he remembered something, Huang Xu. After he entered Wuchang, he immediately asked Huang Zhong to step up training his soldiers, so that Huang Zhong had never left the military camp. He probably hadn't received any news yet. He called Huang Zhong and was about to tell Huang Zhong about this great good news.

"I have good news to tell you here." Liu Feng sat up straight and said with a smile.

"Oh?" Huang Zhong said in surprise. Is there any better news than resigning Zhou Yu?

"Do you still remember what I went to Xiangyang for?" Liu Feng asked with a smile. Huang Zhong moved his heart and looked at Liu Feng's smile on his face, and immediately became excited. He said in a trembling voice: "Is that true?"

"Your only seedling is saved." Looking at Huang Zhong's excited look, Liu Fenghan nodded with a smile.

"I feel sorry for you, I feel sorry for you. This only seedling from my Huang family has finally been saved." Huang Zhong's reaction was even more intense than Liu Feng imagined, and he actually burst into tears.

Liu Feng still underestimated that the men of this era have the persistence of having a descendant but not having a descendant.

The only seedling of the Huang family is Huang Zhong’s son.

Looking at Huang Zhong's tears, Liu Feng was only happy for him, but instead lost his utilitarian spirit. Huang Zhong is very loyal. From this Wuchang offensive and defensive battle, Liu Feng no longer needs to doubt it.

Even without Huang Xu, Huang Zhong would not have left him. Liu Feng was of course happy to see him crying for his son.

Just when Liu Feng was trying to say a few happy words, Kou Shui suddenly broke in from outside.

"What's wrong? So unruly." Liu Feng said a little unhappy. If he were alone, it would be fine. Now is the time to meet Huang Zhong. Moreover, Huang Zhong was still crying. Kou Shui's reckless behavior may have made the old general feel unhappy.

However, Huang Zhong just wiped his tears while sitting on his sleeve and didn't blame him much.

"The military situation is urgent, please forgive me." Hearing Liu Feng's reprimand, Kou Shui explained and said hurriedly: "Lord, Chen Junhou sent someone to report to Zhou Yu, saying that it was a great defeat. The 20,000 people had already fled in all directions, and I believe they would return to Wuchang soon. In addition, Chen Junhou thought that Chaisang was empty and could attack and add support to the lord. So he rose up and left."

"Did Chen Da go to attack Chaisang?" Liu Feng was happy first and then surprised. He couldn't help but stand up suddenly.

The joy was naturally that he defeated Zhou Yu, allowing this guy to taste the bitter fruit of attacking Jiangxia. In this battle, Zhou Yu suffered losses in his troops and generals, and the Shanyue rebellion within the Eastern Wu would definitely become more and more intense. It would be better to quell the rebellion until the eve of the Battle of Chibi. In this way, Zhou Yu would not be able to attack Jiangxia westward.

This shock was of course Chaisang.

Chaisang was the old nest that Zhou Yu had been operating for several years and a strategic location in Jiangdong. There were only four cities, but there were 120,000 people, most of which were food, grass and supplies.

The city is tall and thick, and it is easy to resist.

It is fake that Liu Feng said he was not coveting, but he never thought about attacking Chaisang, even when Zhou Yu came to attack him.

Because at that time, Liu Feng was thinking that during the Battle of Chibi, he always had to unite with Sun Wu. Even if he broke up this time and drove Zhou Yu away, he could not attack his city and make a grudge.

But now Liu Feng has already felt Zhou Yu's sharpness, and that kind of thought is gone.

In the future, the alliance will be profitable for both sides. We cannot only make me wronged because of the alliance. Why can you beat me, but I can't attack you? It doesn't make sense.

Besides, if Cao *** goes south, everyone will die. Between destruction and survival, Sun Quan will definitely choose to unify his past grudges and unite. That person is a wise man.

In other words, occupying several cities is not a big deal.

Therefore, Liu Feng was startled and then ecstatic. Four cities, with a population of 120,000. On the one hand, he created a barrier for Jiangxia. On the other hand, how many soldiers can the 120,000 people be raised? Jiangxia only has a population of 100,000. After taking down four cities, his power has increased sharply. Besides, there is also Panyang Lake. I heard that the Jiangdong naval army started training from there, and most of the ships were built there.

The shipbuilding industry is developed and there are many workers. It is very important to establish an invincible naval army.

"Brother, it seems that I can't go back to Xiling County for the time being. Please move all the thousand people who can move, and get enough dry food for two days. I will go and take over the four cities in person." Liu Feng ordered blatantly.

"No." When the big event came, Huang Zhong quickly abandoned his personal feelings and replied loudly.

Soon, the thousand soldiers Liu Feng needed were ready, and by the way, he also found a comfortable carriage for Liu Feng, and the army quickly headed towards Chaisang.

There were still eighty miles away from Chaisang, which was where Zhou Yu was defeated. Zhou Yu, Zhu Zhi, and some generals sat around an open space.

About two or three thousand soldiers had gathered around, all of whom fled that night. Zhang Guang was right. There were more people who escaped at night than those who died.

Zhou Yu also believed that there must be some scattered soldiers, at least 700 or 800 or even 1,000 people who had escaped far away.

But Zhou Yu no longer had the patience to continue to gather. Just now, the spy he sent out came back to inquire about the news that Chaisang had been captured and Jiujiang was also there.

There are two ways in front of him now. One is to go to Jianchang to defend, and the other is to cross the river and enter Yuzhang.

Both paths mean that Zhou Yu had to give up Chaisang, his beautiful wife and beloved son at home. He felt pain in his heart, but Zhou Yu was a rational person. He knew that attacking Chaisang at this time was a delusion. It was impossible to even defend Jianchang.

Zhou Yu slowly looked up and glanced at the soldiers around him. He was really disappointing and bitter.

I saw that these soldiers had no expression on their faces and their eyes were empty, because of their thirst, their lips were dry, and their hunger expressions were weak. In fact, they were completely gone. How to attack Chaisang and how to guard Jianchang?

Only by crossing the river and entering Yuzhang can Zhou Yu have the capital to reorganize. The four cities of Chaisang are over.

"General." At this time, Zhu Zhi shouted at Zhou Yu, looking very painful. Losing the four cities of Chaisang was a major blow to Jiangdong. They lost the most smooth land route to attack Jingzhou.

"Oh." Zhou Yu sighed, but he felt no more regretful. Even if Yu Zhang reorganized his business, he would have to advance to quell the chaos.

I don’t know when I will have the opportunity to return to Chaisang and attack Jiangxia.

At this moment, Zhou Yu sent a spy who had gone out to inquire about Western news and rode back with a nervous expression, "Report to the general, there are signs of a large army ten miles west, about a thousand people, with a strong momentum and rapid progress."

Sure enough, it was still here, and Zhou Yu's eyes flashed away. He knew that since Liu Feng had successfully attacked Chaisang, he would definitely send troops from Wuchang. Naturally, he had to arrange spies.

"Let's go. Let's go back to Yuzhang." Zhou Yu suddenly stood up and said, never looking at Chaisang again.

"Madam, Xun'er, Yin'er, take care of yourself. I hope Liu Feng is a gentleman and can treat you kindly." Zhou Yu had nothing to do in his heart, but he knew it was impossible.

Few men will be unwilling to be a woman with a reputation as Jiangdong after defeating a general.

But Zhou Yu could only deceive himself in this way because he had no ability. He attacked Jiang Xia and attacked Jiang Xia, but the city was taken away and his wife was lost. Zhou Yu felt that he had lost his face.

He will definitely take back Chaisang and attack Jiangxia in the future. Zhou Yu swears in his heart, but he is still a little confused. When he comes back tomorrow, his son may still be his son, but is his wife still his wife?

Ten miles to the west, the army's speed was very fast. However, at this moment, Liu Feng's spies also heard Zhou Yu's movements. The speed could not help but slow down.

Of course, Liu Feng didn't know Zhou Yu's complicated mood at this moment, and the hatred that he wanted to swallow his flesh and blood.

But it doesn't matter if you know it, you've been dead for a long time. Those harsh words are meaningless.

However, Liu Feng was still very cautious about Zhou Yu. Although he knew that his army had no morale, the number of people was superior after all.

Soon, Liu Feng received a report from a spy that Zhou Yu raised his troops and quickly headed to the east. "The four cities of Chaisang are mine." Liu Feng was ecstatic. He knew what this meant, which meant that Zhou Yu had to cross the river and go to Yuzhang.

"Let's go, go directly into Chaisang, don't worry about Zhou Yu." Liu Feng ordered.

The team increased their speed again and headed towards Chaisang.

But what Liu Feng did not expect was that when they arrived in Chaisang, the army changed from one thousand to about two thousand. They were all Zhou soldiers who were gathered up.

At first there were only a few dozen people, but later there were more and more. However, Liu Feng naturally refused all the visitors to Zhou Yu elites, and later he simply sent people to gather around.

It turned the army from one thousand to two thousand.

At this moment, the flag of "Liu" with the character "王" hanging on the Chaisang City is not known where Chen Da got it. The city gate is wide open to welcome Liu Feng into the city.

"Lord." In front of the city gate, Chen Da, Zhang Guang, and the important officers of the Pojun Camp and Shenbing Camp were all there. When Liu Feng's carriage drove in, they all paid homage to him.

"Yes." Liu Feng got off the carriage, came to Chen Da, patted Chen Da's shoulder vigorously, and smiled, "Good job."

"Thank you, lord." Chen Da was happy and said.

After praising Chen Da, Liu Feng continued to encourage the officers, and then laughed loudly: "I took over more than a thousand Zhou Yu's scattered soldiers on the road, and went to the food and grass first, and got some food for them to eat."
To be continued...