Han Guang was wearing military uniform, with leather shoes, and under him was a white horse with a strong body, long limbs and a flowing mane.

"Huainanzi" says: "The general dares not ride a white horse, and the dead dare not lift the candle at night." It means that you should not be too eye-catching, otherwise it will easily become the target of public criticism.

However, it cannot be generalized. The northern Huyi people often ride white horses to show their courage.

This custom later became popular among the Han people. For example, the famous white horse Gongsun Zan not only often rode on a white horse, but also gathered thousands of strong riders under his command, most of whom rode on a white horse, called "White Horse Yicong". The Huyi in the north were all afraid of their power and told each other that they should avoid the white horse."

Zhang Sheng, the Black Mountain bandit general who traitors traitors traversed in Hedong and Hongnong, was called "Zhang Baiqi" ​​because of his bravery and strong horses. Few people knew about his real name.

Han Guang was born in the border area, contaminated by Hu Feng, and was bravest in Dingjun (Yang) and also liked to ride on a white horse. Now his mount is given by Liu Jing.

Since he was rescued by Liu Jing in August last year, his body has generally returned to normal after three months of careful care. Liu Jing was employed and awarded him 600 stints, plus more than 180 old subordinates to form a battalion of troops.

It has always been a taboo for people from the north and the south to the same camp. When Cai Sheng was appointed as Sima of another department, Liu Jing intended to recruit some refugees from the north, but was later dissuaded by his brother Liu Xiu on the grounds that "it is difficult for people from the north and the south to live together."

However, Han Guang was not bothered by this at all. The soldiers Liu Jing assigned to him were all a group of defeated soldiers. With his skills and courage, he also had a group of close confidants around him. It was easy to suppress these soldiers.

Han Guang crossed half of the county, arrived in front of the county temple gate, and jumped off the horse with neat skills.

The servant wearing a black robe and a short robe looked a little nervous and carefully took the reins. Han Guang was eight feet long and had a mighty appearance. He was a Liangzhou native who was demonized by the world. How could the servant not be afraid?

Han Guang was a distant person and unexpectedly walked. After handing the horse to the doorman, he raised his legs and walked into the county temple. He then walked around the Fuji, and then saw Cai Sheng, Ma Zhou and Wang Qi gathered together to chat.

Not only did the three of them hold heavy troops, but they also began to follow Liu Jing as early as Linxiang City. They were the latter's absolute confidant. Han Guang did not dare to neglect and greeted the three of them first.

Among the three, Han Guang and Ma Zhou met the earliest, followed by Cai Sheng and Wang Qi, which is also the order of the relationship between the two parties.

Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou, like him, are both from a raid. They have a cheerful personality, value love and righteousness, and are very in line with Han Guang's intentions. As for Wang Qi, Han Guang believes that his personality is too sinister and full of scheming, and rejects such people from the bottom of his heart.

Cai Sheng, Ma Zhou, and Wang Qiong immediately stopped talking and met Han Guang, who had served as General Jianwu, and was brave and had extraordinary knowledge. The three of them respected him quite well.

Cai Sheng smiled and said, "Brother Han has only been building a camp for two months, so he has trained the camp soldiers as if they were armed and fingered, and they all obeyed. For such a thing, I can only feel ashamed of myself."

Han Guang shook his head and said, "Most of the soldiers I have given to me are Changsha soldiers, let alone the troops that have followed me for many years. I have been in the army for ten years and can only implement orders."

Cai Sheng said enviously: "What I envy most is that Liu Jun awarded Brother Han fifty war horses."

Although Liu Jing had nearly 10,000 people under his command, there were only 400 horses, most of which were short-sized southern middle ponies, and only 130 or 40 war horses that could be used for riding and fighting.

Among them, Liu Zong had more than 30 horses and more than 30 horses. The generals got twenty more, and the remaining fifty were left. Cai Sheng didn't know how long he was greedy, but in the end Liu Jing handed all over to Han Guang.

Although Cai Sheng had some regrets, he had no objection. Just by riding, even if the Jingnan people practiced hard for ten years, they would probably not be as good as those of Liangzhou people. Only by handing over war horses to Liangzhou people who are good at riding and shooting can they play their greatest role.

Han Guang smiled and said nothing. This is the wisest choice right now.

The four of them walked and chatted, and came to the side of the county temple main hall to sit. At this time, Liu Zong, Liu Xiu, Liu Liang and others had already arrived in advance.

After they arrived, they were almost the same.

Liu Jing wore a black lacquer crown and a black robe. He held his hands in his sleeves and sat in the main seat with his back straightened and his eyes were bright.

As the saying goes, "The mouth is hairless and the work is not solid." This sentence obviously does not apply to Liu Jing, who became Bailihou at the age of 19. However, his beard was one of the symbols of a real man in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, since last year's twentieth crown, Liu Jing deliberately took on short moustaches, that is, his upper lip beard, which made him look much more mature.

Liu Zong and Cai Sheng sat on the left and right sides of Liu Jing. Behind Liu Zong, brother Liu Cheng, close friends Chen Jin, Huang Wu, Liu Xiu, and Liu Liang sat next to Liu Zong.

On Cai Sheng's side, Ma Zhou, Wang Qi, and Han Guang sat in sequence.

In addition to Yu Zheng who stood behind him and the seriousness who sat next to him, there were thirteen people in the room. This was the core level of Liu Jing's power. Only Liu Zhu, who was stationed in Hengshan Township, did not attend because he shouldered heavy responsibilities.

Liu Jing's eyes swept over Liu Zong, Liu Cheng, Liu Xiu, and Liu Liang, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. At present, the Liu clans in Longqiu occupy half of the country. It is not difficult to see from this that there is a strong family behind him, and how great the help is.

Liu Jing said slowly: "Over the past few days, Wenxiu has been sending back news that Cai Mao intends to lead the Jingzhou navy to the south and attack the two counties of Qing County, Lingling and Guiyang."

Everyone in the hall was not surprised. They had heard about this before or even more.

Liu Jing continued: "After Wenxiu's repeated inquiries, it can be basically confirmed that the news is true, and it will be in February. In other words, Cai Mao will send troops in as early as half a month."

Cai Mao's Jingzhou naval army tower ships, ships, and fighting ships were all hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and looking at the whole world, there was almost no more powerful naval army than it.

As Liu Jing's naval commander, Liu Zong was under such a powerful enemy, and he could imagine how much pressure he was on his body. Even if he had a water battle weapon like a slap, it would be hard to say that he was successful.

Seeing Liu Jing's sight coming, Liu Zong said, "Our military ships have been expanded several times. There are 32 ships, 45 ships, and more than 100 boats and boats of all sizes and sizes, and nearly 5,000 boats."

Although the navy under Liu Jing's command has developed rapidly, its foundation is too shallow. Not to mention that compared with Cai Mao's Jingzhou navy, even Zhang Xian's Changsha navy was not as good as before.

What's more, Liu Jing's navy had only eight bucket ships and dozens of boat ships of all sizes. It took less than half a year to develop to this scale, and the combat effectiveness can be imagined.

In fact, it was already very difficult for Liu Zong to be able to combine it into a whole in such a short time, and Liu Jing could not ask for more.

Liu Zong said again: "Among our navy, more than half of the former Changsha naval ships, and the rest are newcomers who lack experience in water warfare. If you want to rely on them to fight against the Jingzhou navy, even if you have a sharp weapon, you still have little chance of winning."

Liu Jing nodded. Of course, he would not drive the strong and powerful navy under his command to fight against the Jingzhou navy with the well-made ships. This is the stupidest way to do it and there is no chance of winning.

Liu Jing said: "The Jingzhou naval army is powerful, and relying solely on the navy is by no means an enemy."

Liu Zong suggested: "In my opinion, we can back to Huang County and deploy defenses along the Xiang River coast. At that time, we can fight against the Jingzhou naval army."

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "What is the point of Bosi? First use infantry to defeat his sharpness, then wait until he is exhausted when he is tired from a long battle, and then use navy to attack his weakness. He will definitely fight to kill the enemy."

Yan Su couldn't help but frown and said, "If the Jingzhou navy was allowed to enter directly and the troops were at the city, it would probably cause chaos in the county."

Liu Zong looked unhappy and was about to refute, Liu Jing said first: "Bo Mu's concerns are not unreasonable. Moreover, our strength is not as strong as the other party. If we choose to stick to the enemy, we can only fight head-on with the other party. Even if we can defeat the enemy in the end, we will suffer great losses."

Liu Zong's face cleared a little. Liu Jing said this, and must have other plans. He asked immediately: "I don't know what plans do you have."

Liu Jing asked Yu Zheng to hang a map of Changsha County terrain and city several feet long and wide on the wall. The scale of this map is about one inch and ten miles, and it clearly lists all the mountains, rivers, cities and towns in Changsha County.

The river skeleton, flow direction, bending, etc., as well as the mountain range, the outline, range, city wall location, scale, and shape are all very accurate. They are maps drawn after careful measurement and calculation.

In today's era, a map that is so accurate is not a matter of overnight success, but is the result of generations of map-making craftsmen over the past hundreds of years.

Liu Jing stood on the side of the map, pointing his finger to the winding Xiang River between Huang County and Hengshan Township, and said to everyone who gathered around: "The common song of Changsha says: 'Sails follow Xiang, look at Heng's nine sides.' Everyone has walked through the section of Xiang River in Hengshan, and I believe that they still remember it fresh in their winding twists and turns?"

Everyone nodded subconsciously, reacting quickly, and already knew Liu Jing’s plan.

Liu Jing pointed to a "m"-shaped water area on the map with his hand and said bluntly: "I intend to set up an ambush here. The Jingzhou Navy has hundreds of warships. Although I have not seen it with my own eyes, I can also guess the scene of warships covering the river, connected from head to tail, and connecting like clouds. The Jingzhou Navy has a lot of warships, and passing here, it will be cut off by the terrain several times."

Liu Jing turned his head and said to Liu Zong: "At that time, my subordinate will lead the navy and block the front army and attack it, and we will have the advantage of fighting less. We will have a sharp weapon to slap the rod. If we accidentally attack the big ship, we will definitely be able to defeat the opponent."

Liu Zong's eyes lit up immediately. There was no doubt that the strength of the Jingzhou naval army was not even sure about it, but if it was just his former army, it would be a different matter.

Liu Jing's fingers moved upwards and continued, "Now it is in the dry season of the Xiang River, and this section is only more than a hundred feet wide. Therefore, I will lead the infantry to set up ambush on both sides of the Xiang River and attack the army with arrows and stones."
Chapter completed!