I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 65 Appointment as General of Jianwu!

"..."

"Hypocritical!"

"So pretentious!"

Upon arriving in Shuxian, Zhou Yu told Liu Miao about his duet with Chen Yu by the river, only to receive the comment, "affected,"...

Liu Miao leaned against a railing, the whites under his eyes almost reaching the sky!

"Isn't Your Excellency being a bit too harsh on the Prefect?"

Zhou Yu had thought that Liu Miao would have some respect for Chen Yu, or at least some sympathy, but in the end, he only had the evaluation of "pretentious".

"Gong Wei is being pretentious, and so are you!"

Liu Miao emphasized again without any politeness, and handed Zhou Yu a bag of tangerines that he had prepared beforehand: "Winter is coming soon, this is the last time to eat tangerines, take this!"

Zhou Yu was annoyed, but he still took the orange, peeled one, and put it in his mouth.

The sweet and sour taste relieved the blandness of the past few days, and Zhou Yu was somewhat surprised: "How did you know that I like to eat citrus fruits?"

"Nonsense, last time in Quezhu I ate half of your orange, and you looked at me like you wanted to kill me. How could I not know what you like to eat?"

Liu Miao shook his head.

Nowadays, most food is bland, and even the most expensive spices don't have a particularly strong flavor. Only these native citrus fruits can bring a sweet and sour taste that's different from what we usually experience.

Seeing Zhou Yu enjoying his meal, Liu Miao laughed a few more times: "That's why I said you and Gongwei are being pretentious."

"If he truly had the heart to save the world and its people, wouldn't it have been simpler to just move all the treasury in Shouchun to Jiangdong? He keeps talking about saving the people, but doesn't he know that the people need to eat and spend money?"

"And you, since he said all those things to you, why are you wasting your breath arguing with him? Just knock him out, stuff him in a sack, and bring him back!"

"What gentlemanly morality? That kind of thing only shows when you're desperate! Right now, there's a perfectly legitimate path ahead, but some people insist on hanging themselves by a crooked tree. What else can it be but pretentiousness?"

Zhou Yu was speechless.

On the one hand, he felt that talking to Liu Miao about these things was like casting pearls before swine.

On the other hand, he felt that what the cow said actually made a lot of sense...

"Why don't you, Prefect Liu, go to Shouchun yourself, knock the Prefect unconscious, and bring him back?"

"No time!"

Liu Miao glanced at the dozens of ships of cargo behind Zhou Yu and burst out laughing. He then reached out to Zhou Yu and said, "The goods!"

Zhou Yu naturally knew what Liu Miao wanted, so he handed over the imperial edict that he had been carrying in his bosom to Liu Miao.

Liu Miao opened it and laughed.

"These four words, 'Yuan Family of Runan,' are probably more effective than an imperial edict right now!"

Governor of Yangzhou, General Who Conquers the East!
This imperial edict seemed to have severed Liu Miao's shackles with a single sword stroke, finally allowing him to roam freely in the vast ocean!

"Come on! Gongjin! I'll show you something good!"

Zhou Yu mumbled a few words wearily, but still followed Liu Miao's footsteps, all the way to the southern suburbs of Shu County.

When Zhou Yu got closer, he discovered that Liu Miao's two thousand new soldiers and Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai's one thousand naval troops had already gathered here, facing the two towering high platforms.

The altar base, built of Shexian stone unique to Shuxian County, stands solemnly like a mountain. On the platform, black banners flutter in the wind, while red banners embroidered with dragon patterns point straight to the sky!

Liu Miao took the lead and slowly ascended the altar on the red steps. Behind him was Lu Kang's eldest son, Lu Jun, holding a bronze plate containing a bronze tiger tally and a gilded Han sword, which shone brightly.

When Zhou Yu saw this, he realized what Liu Miao was about to do, hence his wide-open mouth.

Lu Jun then recited a prayer in a booming voice: "Heaven blesses the Han Dynasty! Today, on this auspicious day, we set up an altar to appoint a general!" Three horn blasts ripped through the air, and the sound of drums thundered!

Liu Miao then turned to face Zhou Yu with a grin and whispered, "Surprised?"

surprise?

This is absolutely terrifying!
Zhou Yu looked somewhat awkwardly at his dark robe, then at the three thousand soldiers below the platform, and complained rather sarcastically, "Lord Liu, you should have at least let me go back and change into some armor before coming here!"

Set up an altar and appoint the general!
How many people throughout history have received such an honor? Zhou Yu never expected that Liu Miao would start so hastily.

At the same time, Zhou Yu did not expect that Liu Miao would actually appoint him as a general and ask him to command the troops!

Although Liu Miao had mentioned it before, Zhou Yu still seemed to find it hard to believe when all of this happened!
"Ha! It's okay! I'm here with you! What are you afraid of?"

Not only was Zhou Yu not wearing armor, but Liu Miao was also simply dressed in a crimson robe, without much elaborate attire.

Liu Miao took the tiger tally and long sword from the gleaming bronze plate and walked to within five inches of Zhou Yu.

"Gongjin, living in this era means we'll always be fighting."

"You should know where our first battle will be fought, even without me telling you."

"Let me ask you, how many soldiers do you need to cross the river and carve out a foothold in Jiangdong?"

Although Zhou Yu prided himself on his strategic skills, it was still his first time riding in a sedan chair, and he took a few deep breaths before finally focusing his attention on the soldiers below.

The original two thousand were just new recruits.

The thousand soldiers under Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were mostly untrained young men, who could only be considered new recruits.

In summary, now it's up to him to send these new recruits to Jiangdong and fight a bloody battle against Zhou Xin's elite Danyang troops!
Especially with the natural barrier of the Yangtze River separating them, the attacking side's disadvantages are magnified infinitely!
However, after careful calculation, Zhou Yu still came up with a number—

"two thousand!"

"Among the ships I brought from Hefei is a multi-storied warship, which is a formidable weapon on the river!"

"With the combined forces of Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, who are skilled in naval warfare, we are ready to fight!"

After Zhou Yu finished speaking, he looked at Liu Miao with some trepidation.

There were only three thousand soldiers in total, but he took two thousand of them.

It should be noted that his relationship with Liu Miao was ultimately not as close as that with Lu Kang and Lu Jun.

Strengthening branches and weakening the trunk—this kind of determination is not something that can be made lightly!

really……

Liu Miao said in a deep voice, "No!"

Zhou Yu was disappointed, but not surprised.

Just as he was about to reduce the number of troops again, Liu Miao said, "I appointed Gongjin as general, not so that you would only have one chance to fight!"

"I appointed Gongjin as my general so that you would win every battle and never suffer a defeat!"

"Let me ask you this: if I were to entrust you with all three thousand soldiers, would you be able to win this battle?"

Zhou Yu stared blankly at Liu Miao.

It is evident that although Liu Miao's expression remained normal, his eyes were serious, indicating that Liu Miao was not so frivolous as to joke about such an important matter.

All troops are entrusted to you!
Even Zhou Yu's shoulders trembled at this moment.

Three thousand soldiers and countless ships can be mobilized at a moment's notice!

Strategic planning and decisive victory on the battlefield!
As a true man, this is what you should do!

Zhou Yu took a deep breath: "Victory is assured in this battle!"

Liu Miao then handed the tiger tally and Han sword to Zhou Yu, saying, "I am launching a campaign to conquer the east to punish the Han traitors. Today, I appoint Gongjin as General Jianwu! Let us pacify Jiangdong!"

As Zhou Yu received the tiger tally and the Han sword, the soldiers below suddenly erupted in thunderous cheers!
"Greetings to the General Who Conquers the East! Greetings to the General of Jianwu!"

"Greetings to the General Who Conquers the East! Greetings to the General of Jianwu!"

"..."

Zhou Yu stared blankly down below, then at the tiger tally and Han sword in his hand. He turned to look at Liu Miao, who was raising his arms to the soldiers, and then bowed deeply to Liu Miao.

"This humble general, Zhou Yu, greets my lord!"

(End of this chapter)