Chapter 220

Su Xuan received the news of Lord Yuan Shu's army moving just after meeting the imperial court's envoy, accepting the appointment, and becoming the Governor of Jingzhou.

He immediately summoned the civil and military officials still in Jiangling City and announced: "Lord Yuan Shu has dispatched Ji Ling and Sun Sun Jian, leading a total of 50, 00 troops to kill toward Xinye;"

"Time waits for no one! Zhang He, Xu Chu, you immediately go to reorganize the troops of the Brave Cavalry Battalion and the Personal Guard Battalion, we will set off later and rush to Xinye at the fastest speed to fight Lord Yuan Shu's army."

"Yes!"

Zhang He and Xu Chu bowed solemnly to accept the order.

They didn't wait any longer and went out to reorganize the army.

Su Xuan then said to the crowd: "I am now the Governor of Jingzhou, so naturally I must control the entire Jingzhou as soon as possible;"

"Zhao Zilong!"

"The end general is here!"

"I order you to lead the 6, 00 troops of the Green Dragon Battalion, with Xia Xia Houlan, Gan Ning, and Wei Yan as deputy generals, to take Wuling County and Lingling County at the fastest speed;"

"And cooperate with Zhicai, Tian Yuanhao, and others to arrange for officials to take over the government offices and power of each county in these two counties, and be sure not to let these two counties fall into chaos. Can you do it?"

"The end general accepts the order and will definitely not fail the Lord's heavy trust!"

Zhao Yun immediately accepted the order excitedly.

"We are the same!"

Xia Xia Houlan, Gan Ning, and Wei Yan also stepped out together to accept the order.

"Hmm!"

Su Xuan nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Gao Shun and Huang Gai: "Boping! Gongfu! I order you to lead the 2, 00 troops of the Trap Battalion and the 8, 00 troops of the Jiangling Water Navy respectively, cooperate with each other, and take Changsha County and Jiangxia County at the fastest speed;"

"Afterward, cooperate with Zhao Zilong to take Guiyang County;"

"And cooperate with Zhicai, Tian Yuanhao to let our officials smoothly take over the government office power of these three counties, do you understand?"

"Yes!"

Huang Gai and Gao Shun also stepped out together to accept the order.

Su Xuan then said: "Cai Mao, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin will temporarily serve as deputy generals to Huang Gai, listen to orders by his side, listen more, watch more, and learn more!"

"Su Zhan will serve as deputy general to Gao Shun, listen to orders by his side, listen more, watch more, and learn more, no mistakes are allowed, understand?"

"We accept the order!"

Cai Mao, Su Zhan, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin all stepped out together to accept the order, their faces full of excitement.

They finally had a chance to make contributions and pay off their debts!

That's great!

That's right! Su Zhan also owed a lot of merit points.

This was intentional by Su Xuan. Even for his three younger brothers, he didn't provide everything for free, but gave them some convenience in terms of authority, allowing them to exchange for the resources they needed even if their merit level was not enough.

At the same time, the credit limit was higher than that of ordinary generals, and they could enjoy the hegemon's discount when exchanging.

The purpose was to prevent them from being pampered, and to stimulate and force them to constantly strive to improve themselves.

So as not to become playboys or be forced to be eliminated because they couldn't keep up with his pace.

His three younger brothers all had good natural talents, so he naturally wouldn't relax his cultivation of them.

He wanted to cultivate his three younger brothers and even his father into existences that surpassed the clan generals like Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou Lord Yuan under Cao Cao in the future.

Then, Su Xuan looked at Xi Zhicai, Tian Feng, Xun You, Li Yan, Cheng Yu, and others: "Gongda! Zhicai, Tian Yuanhao! The subsequent official arrangements and stable governance of the four counties in Jingnan and Jiangxia County will be left to you to take charge of!"

"Zhengfang, you cooperate with Gongda and the others;"

"After taking these four counties, Zhicai will serve as the Prefect of Nanjun, continue to sit in Nanjun, maintain the stability of Nanjun, and also allocate food, military equipment, and officials for each army and county... etc., it will be hard work!"

"I will let Zhengfang come to help you and be your assistant!"

As he spoke, Su Xuan looked at Li Yan: "Zhengfang, it will be hard work for you! For a period of time, the pressure on you and Zhicai will be very great!"

"We will definitely not let the Lord down!"

Li Yan and Xi Zhicai stood up and bowed together.

"Hmm!"

Su Xuan nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Xun You: "Gongda, the location of Jiangxia is extremely critical, and the former Prefect of Jiangxia has already been scared away by Sun Sun Jian. You will temporarily serve as the Prefect of Jiangxia. After Gao Shun and Huang Gai take Jiangxia, you will sit there for me;"

"At the same time, Gao Shun, you will also be stationed in Jiangxia at that time, cooperate with Gongda to defend Jiangxia, suppress chaos, and also guard against the counterattack of Lord Yuan Shu and Sun Sun Jian from the north."

"Yes!"

Xun You and Gao Shun immediately accepted the order.

Su Xuan looked at Tian Feng: "Tian Yuanhao, after Huang Gai and the others take Changsha, you will temporarily serve as the Prefect of Changsha and clear out the backhands left by Sun Sun Jian in Changsha;"

"Since he dared to kill the former Inspector of Jingzhou Wang Rui and the Prefect of Nanyang Zhang Zi, and also looted Jiangxia County, and now even brought troops with Ji Ling to attack me, then he can forget about Changsha!"

"Of course, Gongfu, you will divide your troops to be stationed in Changsha at that time and build a new water navy camp in Dongting Lake;"

"If you can directly occupy the water navy camp that Sun Sun Jian spoke of in Changsha and surrender his water navy, that would be even better!"

"Yes!"

Tian Feng and Huang Gai stood up to accept the order.

Su Xuan then looked at Cheng Yu: "Zhongde, you go with Zhao Zilong to Wuling County, Lingling County, and Guiyang County, and have a good chat with Cao Yin to see if he is willing to serve me;"

"If he is willing, that would naturally be best, and he can continue to serve as the Prefect of Wuling;"

"However, the military power must be confiscated from him, and the troops given to Zhao Zilong, let Zhao Zilong arrange a deputy general, and divide 2, 00 surrendered troops as county soldiers to temporarily sit in Wuling County and suppress all kinds of disobedience, banditry, and barbarian chaos."

"Lingling County and Guiyang County will also be handled in this way;"

"First see if the Prefects of the two counties are willing to surrender to me, and then act according to the regulations;"

"In short, the Prefects under my rule will not hold military power from now on, except in special circumstances, with military and political separation."

"Yes!"

Cheng Yu and Zhao Yun immediately accepted the order.

"Alright! Let's arrange it like this for now! If there are any problems, let the secret guards use golden eagles to send me messages at any time, and I will handle and reply in time!"

"Everyone, act according to the orders quickly!"

Su Xuan waved his hand.

"Yes!"

All the civil and military officials accepted the order and left.

Su Xuan first came to the back garden of the inner residence and found Xun Cai and the others.

At this time, Xun Cai and Cai Yan were playing the zither;

Bian Yu'er and Diao Chan were dancing;

Zou Zou Qian and Zhang Ning were sitting on the side watching;

Rarely, Zhen Jiang was also here at this time.

Seeing Su Xuan coming, everyone stopped one after another and stepped forward to greet Su Xuan.

"Greetings, Husband (General)!"

"We are our own people, no need for extra courtesies!"

Su Xuan waved his hand with a smile, nodded to Xun Cai, then looked at Diao Chan: "How has Miss Diao Chan been living here these days? Are you used to it? Are there any difficulties?"

Diao Chan heard this, and her pretty face blushed slightly as she bowed to Su Xuan: "Thank you, General, for your concern. Everything is fine. The General and the Madam have taken great care of me and have considered everything for me!"

"Diao Chan is deeply grateful and thanks the General and the Madam!"

Her words came from the heart. She truly felt that these days were the most comfortable and relaxed time of her life.

Xun Cai and the others were also very good to her, treating her like a good sister, without any intention of mistreating her.

The more this was the case, the more grateful Diao Chan became to Su Xuan and Xun Cai and the others.

She felt that she would never be able to repay their kindness in her life.

"Hmm!"

Su Xuan nodded with a smile: "I said no need for extra courtesies, as long as you feel everything is fine!"

Then, Su Xuan nodded to Zhang Ning again, and then said to his wives: "I will lead the army to Nanyang Xinye to fight Lord Yuan Shu later, so I came back specially to say hello to you!"

"I have arranged everything else!"

"At home, Cai'er, Jiang'er, you take care of things, don't let any chaos happen, understand?"

"What?"

Xun Cai and the others were shocked upon hearing this and couldn't help but worry: "Husband, you are going on an expedition? Will it be very dangerous?"

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