As Liu Zong said, Quanling is as peaceful as Mount Tai, which is completely different from the tense situation before Liu Jing sent troops. Therefore, Liu Jing no longer rushed to the south, but decided to rest in Qing County for two days before setting off.

During these two days, most of his energy was devoted to the former Jingzhou generals such as Feng Xi, Gao Xiang, Huo Du, Huo Jun, and Wei Yan.

Since their defeat at the end of July, more than 10,000 Jingzhou troops surrendered. After seventy or eighty days of cultivation, their energy has been slightly restored, so they can be driven. This time they will also follow Liu Jing to fight south.

In response to this, the generals of the Jingzhou army were very active and asked to come first. As newly surrendered people, they are currently in an awkward situation. In order to integrate into Liu Jing's army as soon as possible, they can only make contributions to help themselves.

Liu Jing originally intended to use the Jingzhou Army as the main force of this battle. The generals were so active that he would not let him down.

On the third day, Liu Jing led the troops of 700 counties to stay in the army, and all the troops of Huang County went south. There were 3,000 soldiers of Huanyi and Guiyang County, 3,000 soldiers of Liu Zong, 10,000 infantry soldiers of Mazhou, 10,000 infantry soldiers of Feng Xi, Gao Xiang, Huo Du, Huo Jun, Wei Yan and other Jingzhou troops, and nearly 10,000 soldiers of Liu Jing, with the total number of soldiers of Liu Jing. The fleet left Huang County, and was in a vast and powerful way to Lingling. The scale was so large that it covered the river road and was difficult to look at the beginning and end. Everyone was stunned to see along the way.

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Although Zhang Jin held the emperor's edict and occupied the title of great righteousness, he could not be followed by the scholars and people of Lingling, but instead regarded it as a enemy.

This is not surprising. Since Liu Jing took over Lingling, he did not drag the people of Lingling into the war. Instead, he occupied Huang County and defended the enemy outside the country, so that the people of Lingling were spared from the suffering of war.

Compared to Liu Jing, Zhang Jin was like a robber. When he came, Lingling was suffering from floods, resulting in a significant reduction in autumn harvest, and some places even had no grains.

"The Art of War" says: "Those who are good at using the army... use it for the country, because the food is from the enemy, the army can eat enough."

Zhang Jin led more than 10,000 troops and thousands of miles away from home. Almost all military rations were collected on the spot. The people of Lingling were already struggling due to floods. They had been in a jar for countless months, but now they were entrusted and levyed by Zhang Jin again. The people of Lingling hated him to the core.

Zhang Jin was unpopular in Lingling, so the news was naturally very closed. He knew very little about Liu Jing's intelligence. It was not until Liu Jing's fleet arrived at the Quanling Realm that Zhang Jin realized it.

After hearing the scout's grand description of Liu Jing's army, Zhang Jin was silent for a long time, and then ordered the withdrawal of troops and wait for Liu Jing's army in a high position.

Qu Jing, Yi Liao, Qian Bo, Wei Yi and other Jiaozhou generals received the order from Zhang Jin and immediately led their troops back to the camp and headed straight to the central army's tent.

Wei Yi, a native of Cangwu, was adjacent to Qu Jing. The two of them walked together in the camp and complained to Qu Jing: "We sent troops with Zhang Jun in early July, and it has been more than 100 days. As a result, we have only acquired two or three counties in the southern part of Lingling. Now we have been besieging Quanling for more than a month, and the soldiers have suffered heavy casualties and have no results. I had previously advised the envoy that Quanling was difficult to conquer, so it would be better to temporarily retreat to Jiaozhou and make plans. However, the envoy refused to obey my advice. Now it's fine, it's hard to get out. I heard that Liu Jingjun has hundreds of warships and tens of thousands of soldiers and more than ten thousand of us, how can we fight against it?"

The people of Jiaozhou have always regarded strength as a hero and did not abide by etiquette and law. After getting along with each other, the generals of Jiaozhou found that although Zhang Jin was a famous Chinese scholar, he was not military and lacked power. The generals gradually lost their awe of him, and their words and deeds became more and more unrestrained.

Qu Jing looked deep and did not respond. Not long ago, he received a secret letter from his clan brother Qu Xiong, who said he had surrendered to Liu Jing. Qu Jing was very shocked by this. The grudge between his clan brother Qu Xiong and Liu Jing was heard even though he was thousands of miles away in Jiaozhou. Unexpectedly, after many years, the two of them would resolve their past grudges. It was incredible.

Qu Xiong praised Liu Jing very much in his letter, saying that Liu Jing was accomplicated, had a magical plan, was talented and had great ambitions. Now he defeated Liu Biao, occupied Jingnan, supported the strong army, and advanced to become Huan, and his literary career, and retreated without losing Dou Rong's achievements. Although the letter did not say it clearly, how could Qu Jing not know that Qu Xiong was a lobbyist for Liu Jing, hoping that he would betray Zhang Jin and surrender to Liu Jing.

In history, Zhang Jin died at the hands of Qu Jing, but that was because Zhang Jin fought with Liu Biao for Jingnan, and promoted the army every year, greatly harming the interests of the generals of Jiaozhou. After all, Zhang Jin was playing against their wealth and lives, and it was a must-lose bet. Qu Jing then represented the generals of Jiaozhou, killing Zhang Jin, and joining Liu Biao and Wu Ju.

Now Zhang Jin is far from the point where the generals are disgusted with each other and betrayal of their relatives. Moreover, Qu Jing is now highly valued by Zhang Jin and is appointed as the governor of the Jiaozhou Army and Dong is the governor of the army of the camp. Therefore, even if his clan brother Qu Xiong wrote a letter to be a lobbyist, he did not have the intention to betray Zhang Jin.

Of course, Qu Jing is not a loyal minister and righteous man. His clan brother Qu Xiong is his retreat. If things really cannot be done in the future, he will definitely betray Zhang Jin without hesitation.

Qu Jing said in a deep voice: "Now that the enemy is approaching, complaining is useless. If we cannot unite in this battle, I am afraid that this will be our burial place."

Wei Yi sighed, "I don't know this truth, how can I help you..."

"Okay." Qu Jing interrupted Wei Yi with a polite personality and neglected to inspect and take charge, but we must not be without a sense of superiority and inferiority."

Wei Yi looked dissatisfied, but he always believed in Qu Jing and did not refute it.

The two rode their horses straight into the Central Army camp. Soon after, Yiliao, Qian Bo and others arrived one after another. The generals all entered the Central Army's tent and paid a visit to Zhang Jin.

Zhang Jin was in the army for several months, and still had a red scarf and a chanting scriptures. How could a person like him convince the generals of Jiaozhou?

Zhang Jin sat in the main seat, looking around the generals in the tent, and shouted: "You guys, Liu Jing's son did not follow the king's orders, occupied Ling, Gui, and Liu Biao, are the same as the great thieves of the country. Now that we are sending troops, we should work together to fight against the traitors of the country. If we can defeat Liu Jing and seize Ling, Gui, Mu will definitely reward him."

All the generals remained silent. Liu Jing was coming in a fierce manner and the warships were very strong. It was not easy to defeat the other party? Moreover, since the troops were sent, Zhang Jin has been constantly drawing big cakes for them. However, to this day, the price they paid is extremely high, but they have gained very little.

Seeing that the generals were cold in reaction, Zhang Jin couldn't help but feel annoyed. These vulgar and ignorant Jiaozhou barbarians were short-sighted and only cared about their own interests. They knew that they had to show practical benefits to drive them to fight to the death with Liu Jing.

Zhang Jin first promoted all the generals to the generals, and the former Sima of other departments was promoted to the capital and the lieutenant. The original capital and the lieutenant were promoted to the Central Army and made a public promise that if Liu Jing could be defeated, he would divide the two counties of Lingling and Guiyang to the generals.

Only then did the generals receive the order happily.
Chapter completed!