In the second month of February, Liu Jing, Liu Zong, and Liu Zhu joined forces at Baqiu. For a time, the boats on the water covered the river, the clouds on the bank covered the road, the sun shone brightly with fine armor, the sky was crimson with red flags, and there were more than 34,000 water infantry.

Everyone, gathered together, the military appearance was very spectacular.

These more than 34,000 soldiers are the elite that Liu Jing has gathered over the years. Based on the original Congbuqu, he has since successively recruited soldiers from Changsha County and surrendered soldiers from Jingzhou. They are Liu Jing's greatest reliance on being invincible in Jingnan.

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Of course, Liu Jing controls five counties, and his military strength is much more than that. The four counties in Jingnan and Yulin County each have thousands of county soldiers, with a total of no less than 20,000. However, the county soldiers have low combat power and can only defend local areas.

It is difficult to drive and defeat the enemy.

Even if the troops of the Northern Expedition were to be stretched thin in the future and it was necessary to deploy troops from the rear, Liu Jing's first consideration would not be the county soldiers, but the 20,000 soldiers in the military garrison to surrender.

The person in charge of the 20,000 thorns and surrendered soldiers was Liu Xiu, his clan brother who was good at running the army. Even though it was the busy farming season, he did not relax his military training. As long as Liu Jing needed it, he could send 5,000 people north to support him at any time.

Liu Jing took a short rest in Baqiu, and then ordered Liu Zhu to lead thousands of naval troops to stay at Baqiu. Liu Jing himself led 30,000 naval troops to march to Jiangling.

Watching the fleet gradually go away, Liu Zhu sighed in his heart. Rather than staying behind at Baqiu, he wanted to follow Liu Jing and destroy the enemy and make achievements.

As one of the three generals of the navy, Liu Zong and Wang Qiang have both been promoted to Zhonglang generals and worshiped as prefects, but Liu Zhu is still only a captain of Lingjiang and leads Baqiu County magistrate. How can he not be anxious?

However, he also knows the importance of Baqiu. Baqiu is the northern gateway to Jingnan, comparable to Jiangling in northern Jingxi. Moreover, the military supplies and grain collected from the four counties of Jingnan are all gathered here, and there is no room for them.

Liu Jing ordered him to stay in Baqiu because of his greatest trust in him.

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Not long after Liu Jing's fleet set off from Baqiu, Sun Quan also led his army out of Chaisang to attack Jiangxia.

Liu Jing raised 30,000 troops, and Sun Quan was not afraid to give in. Such a large-scale military operation could not be concealed at all. Nanjun and Jiangxia immediately sent the information back to Xiangyang.

Liu Biao was shocked when he learned that Liu Jing and Sun Quan were attacking at the same time.

He had previously speculated that the two might join forces to deal with him, but considering that Sun Quan had only just succeeded to the throne and lacked prestige, he had no time to look west for the time being, and Liu Jing also needed some time to consolidate Jingnan, he didn't care.

Now, the worst situation has appeared!

Liu Biao has been in charge of Jingzhou for more than ten years. Only when he faced Yuan Shu and Sun Jian at the beginning, he was invaded by the enemy into the hinterland of Nanjun. The situation was critical for a time. After that, neither Cao Cao nor Sun Ce could pose a fatal threat to him.

Ten years later, Jingzhou is once again facing life and death. If you are not careful, your foundation and reputation will be destroyed.

Liu Biao did not dare to hesitate and urgently convened the Zhennan General's Mansion and the state ministers to discuss countermeasures.

When all the ministers heard the news, their expressions changed.

In recent years, Jingzhou has blocked Cao Cao from the north and Sun Ce from the east, both of which resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of troops. The year before last, it even lost tens of thousands of elite troops in southern Jing. Liu Biao's direct troops at his disposal were less than 20,000 at one time.

Over the past two years, Liu Biao has repeatedly recruited the people of Jingchu and Guanzhong. Today, the total strength of the army has been restored to 50,000. However, due to too many new soldiers, the combat effectiveness is worrying.

Now Liu Jing and Sun Quan each have tens of thousands of tigers and wolves, and they are approaching fiercely. Facing one of them, Jingzhou dare not say that it will win, let alone facing both at the same time, everyone is extremely worried.

The chief secretary, Kuai Liangqiang, calmed down and took the lead to break the silence: "Jiangling is an old county. The city has high walls and thick walls, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. The year before last, Liu (Qi) Nanjun, under the orders of the general, went south to Jiangling to repair the city defenses and rectify the soldiers.

It is a defense for the war. There are now more than ten thousand soldiers in Jiangling City, and the valley has been supported for a year. The top and bottom are united, and Yingcheng refuses to fight. Although Liu Jing is good at using soldiers, he can't do anything."

Kuai Liang paused for a moment, then continued: "Huang (ancestor) Jiangxia is brave and resourceful. He is our famous general in Chu. He has guarded Jiangxia for nearly ten years. The people have surrendered and the officials are convinced. In the past, Sun Ce's bravery led all the people in Jiangdong.

When the crowd came, Huangjiang Xia was able to resist them without losing an inch of territory. Sun Quan's son, Sun Ce's troops are far inferior to that of Sun Ce. Huangjiang Xia will definitely be able to repel the enemies from Jiangdong in one fell swoop."

Kuai Liang's remarks did not alleviate everyone's worries. How could Liu Jing and Sun Quan be so easy to deal with? Especially Liu Jing.

You must know that even when faced with Cao Cao, the invincible man who swept the Central Plains, our side was able to interact with him without falling behind. But facing Liu Jing, our side suffered successive defeats without any victory. Liu Jing was simply our nemesis.

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During the administration, Pang Ji spoke up and said: "What the Chief Secretary said makes sense. Liu Nan County and Huangjiang Xia rely on the danger of the Yangtze River and have a strong city to resist the enemy. Moreover, Liu Jing and Sun Quan are not worry-free. There are barbarians in Jingnan.

There is chaos in the mountains and rivers east of the Yangtze River. The general can send envoys to Wuling and Yuzhang to lure the Jingmans with property and seals and ribbons. The mountains and rivers will rebel. If the soldiers in Jingnan and Jiangdong hear that there is chaos in the rear, their morale will definitely be in chaos. At that time, Liu Jing and Sun Quan will

There is only one way to withdraw our troops."

Liu Biao couldn't help but nodded. Pang Ji's suggestion was more practical than Kuai Liang. At least he proposed an effective method.

Liu Biao was very good at instigating rebellion. When Liu Yan died, he immediately sent Liu He to Shu to rebel against Gan Ning, Shen Mi and other generals. Later, he conquered Jingnan and asked Kuai Yue to rebel against Zhang Xian's general Wu Ju.

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The objects of rebellion this time were Jingman, Shanyue and other barbarians. It seemed very difficult, but in fact it was not. Wuling County had always been Liu Biao's territory in the past and had connections with the local Wuxi barbarians. As for Yuzhang County, Huang Zu had already been there

It began to infiltrate it during the Zhuge Xuan era. As Sun Ce unified Jiangdong, Huang Zu increased his infiltration efforts and had a very detailed understanding of Shanyue and other forces in Yuzhang County.

Later, Liu Xian and others also agreed with this proposal. Instigating rebellion is a matter of low cost and high benefits. It is good if it succeeds, but even if it fails, there will be no loss to oneself.

Liu Biao left Pang Ji in charge of this matter.

Pang Ji was a resourceful man and Shen Yi. When Liu Biao first entered Jingzhou, Xiangyang was occupied by Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng from Jiangxia. Pang Ji and Kuai Yue rode into Xiangyang and persuaded Zhang Hu with their sharp tongue, and Chen Sheng offered the city to surrender.

When it comes to instigating rebellion, it is left to Liu Xian. Confucian scholars like Kuai Liang will probably accomplish nothing. Only people like Pang Ji, who are both wise and brave, can do the job.

"No." Pang Ji accepted the order happily.

Zhang Yun, the nephew of Liu Biao and the general of the lieutenant general, said: "Liu Jing and Sun Quan came across the river with their people. Jiangling and Jiangxia are in danger. It is a good strategy to launch a rebellion, but it takes time. It is difficult to save the fire near by water. Liu Nanjun, Huang

Jiangxia writes several letters a day, asking for reinforcements. Should we respond to their request and send troops to support them?"

Someone suggested: "Liu (Bei) Yuzhou is a famous general in China and the heart of the general. It is better to let him lead the army south..."
Chapter completed!