Huan Yi went to Leiyang to take office this time, not only with his wife, but also with dozens of Huan clan members. Liu Jing knew without asking that it must be Huan Jie. Huan Yi was not optimistic about Zhang Xian's prospects, so he came here at this time
He ordered his people to go south to avoid him.
In fact, not only the Huan family, Liu Jing also recently received a letter from his clan brother Liu Pan, who also expressed his intention to have some clan members go south to join him.
Liu Jing is naturally very willing to do this. In this era, a person without a clan to rely on is no more than a lonely ghost.
Now, he has as many as a dozen Longqiu Liu clan members under his command, including clan brothers Liu Xiu and clan brother Liu Liang. In the early stages of his development, they played a very important role in setting up fleets and camps.
important role.
And these people, in the past, it was difficult to even rank among the Liu clan in Longqiu. Except for Liu Xiu and Liu Liang, everyone else was just a mortal. With the opportunity to recruit more and more outstanding clan members under his command, how could Liu Jing not
enthusiastic.
Dozens of members of the Huan family were arranged by Liu Jing to live in Duting, Lingxian County. Huan Yi was moved to the official residence of the county temple and wrote a handwritten letter to Zhongshui Township as quickly as possible.
Give it to Ma Zhou and Chu Fang.
After that, Liu Jing took Huan Yi to the dormitory, exchanged cups and cups, and chatted. The two had not seen each other for more than a year, and they had endless things to say in their hearts. They laughed and laughed for a while.
In the past, when the two lived next to each other in the official residence, they had similar interests and talked about everything. They often held candles until late at night.
Today was no exception. As the sky gradually darkened, Liu Jing asked people to light candles to illuminate the bedroom, and continued to chat with Huan Yi. The two chatted until the night after, and when they felt sleepy, they slept on the same bed and stayed together.
And sleep.
In the next few days, the two discussed current affairs while waiting for news from Leiyang. Of course. Most of the so-called discussion was spent by Liu Jing talking and Huan Yi listening.
Huan Yi has long been accustomed to this way of getting along.
Ma Zhou and Chu Fang did not keep the two of them waiting. On only the fourth day, news came back that they had successfully captured Leiyang and captured all the officials alive.
Excluding the time spent traveling back and forth, it only took Ma Zhou and Chu Fang more than a day to capture Leiyang, which was truly amazing speed.
Huan Yi immediately stopped staying in Ling County and took his family with him to prepare for his appointment.
Liu Jing believed that although Leiyang was successfully captured by Ma Zhou and Chu Fang, Leiyang was not a very peaceful place to begin with, and with such a change that had just occurred, there might be a lot of unrest within the territory.
For the sake of Huan Yi's safety, Liu Jing decided to personally lead a warship to escort him and take office.
Regarding Liu Jing's decision, Huan Yi was quite surprised. The situation in Jingnan was so chaotic now, and a war between Liu Biao and Zhang Xian could break out at any time. At this time, Liu Jing wanted to go south, which was a bit strange. But in the end Huan Yi also
There was no objection, and he didn't think Liu Jing would have any bad thoughts about him.
Of course Liu Jing would not have such bad thoughts about Huan Yi. When he went to Leiyang this time, his first goal was naturally the Zhuyefang in Leiyang, and secondly, he was looking for people.
I remember that it was the year before last when Yang Ding went south to invade Jingzhou and was killed by Liu Biao's troops. There were two to three hundred soldiers under his command who were unwilling to surrender and were sent to Leiyang as slaves by Liu Biao. It has been so long and I don't know.
How many of them survive now?
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Jingzhou, Nanjun, Xiangyang.
As the saying goes, "If there are a thousand people, it will completely connect the sky with ten thousand people, and it will be boundless." At this moment, tens of thousands of Han troops were lined up in the southern suburbs of Xiangyang, forming a camp, and there was no sound.
In front of the infantry formation, there was a group of black armored cavalry numbering more than a thousand people.
Looking up, I saw that the sun was shining brightly in black armor, the flags covered the sky, and the army was extremely majestic.
The emperor's uncle, the general of Zhennan, the herdsman of Jingzhou, and Liu Biao, the Marquis of Chengwu, were stationed under the canopy, wearing Yanmian and red polo shirts specially authorized by the emperor.
"The Book of Songs·Daya·Han Yi" says: "Wang Xihanhou, Shuqi Suizhang, Mao Cuoheng, Xuangun Chishuo."
Yanmian and red ponytail are the clothes and shoes that can only be worn by the emperor and princes and kings.
Because of Liu Biao's meritorious service in escorting the emperor when he was in trouble, he was given the special gift of "xi drummers and chariots, and orders to praise him." It's at the level of princes and kings.
Liu Biao had an extraordinary appearance. He was more than eight feet long and had a gentle appearance. He was also wearing the attire of a prince, wearing a crown, a red horse, a large chariot on the left and right, a flute, a trumpet, a prosperous chariot and a horse, and he was very majestic.
Everyone would be dwarfed in front of Liu Biao, with the exception of one person. This man was eight feet tall and handsome. He wore a turban on his head, heavy armor, and a sword at his waist. He stood bowed in front of Liu Biao.
This person is the famous scholar in Jingzhou, General Shi of Jingnan, the governor of Zhangling County, Marquis of Fanting, Kuai Yue and Kuai Yidu. He is the successor of Kuai Tong. He is a man of deep wisdom and great majesty.
At that time, the general He Jin came to power, and after hearing his name, he was appointed as Dong Cao. Kuai Yue advised He Jin to kill the eunuchs, but He Jin hesitated. Kuai Yue expected that he would be defeated, so he left the capital. Later, Liu Biaodan Riding into Jingzhou was able to quickly quell the disturbances in the territory, which was all thanks to Kuai Yue's plan.
Liu Biao slowly opened his mouth and said: "Xidu, I leave the affairs of the south to you." Kuai Yue was the commander-in-chief of the army that went south to attack Zhang Xian this time, but he was not the only commander. General Zhennan was currently in Jiangling. The military advisor and the governor of Nanjun, Cai Mao, was also the commander-in-chief. The two of them were in charge of the water-stepping army.
"I will live up to the general's trust." Kuai Yue bowed with his troops and said: "Changsha is not prone to violence and dares to rebel. Now, under the general's order, we will raise the troops of a country to punish the rebels with great righteousness. We will march up and down to fight. Go If you act violently and obey, you will surely bring the area south of Dajiang and north of Wuling back under the rule of the general."
"Good." Liu Biao nodded and said with a smile.
After Kuai Yue, the generals stepped forward to say goodbye to Liu Biao. Liu Biao remained silent most of the time, maintaining his majestic image as a king, until an armored young man with a height of nearly eight feet and an extraordinary handsome appearance strode forward.
Liu Biao looked at the young man in front of him with gentle eyes. Although he had great trust in Kuai Yue and Cai Mao, as a superior, he could not hand over all the general power to the people below without protection. He must place his own people in the army. , such as the boy in front of me.
This son is his nephew, named Liu Pan. He has not liked reading since he was a child, and only loves bow and horse. He is an outlier among the Liu family in Shanyang.
Liu Biao is a well-known celebrity in the world. In his eyes, martial artists are not worthy of being on the stage. He used to not like Liu Pan who was good at martial arts and thought it would be difficult for him to have a big future. However, as the world became more and more chaotic, he began to treat Liu Pan. His attitude also changed. Later, when he was pacifying Jingzhou, Liu Pan's bravery played a big role in trapping and killing the Jingzhou clan thieves. Among the thieves, even those who were known to be strong were killed by Liu Pan himself.
It's a pity that Liu Panyong is brave, but he has no strategy. He can only be a general, not a commander. Now General Zhonglang leads the cavalry.
It is said that it is a cavalry army, but in fact there are only more than 1,200 people. There is no way. Jingzhou has few horses, and there are even fewer good horses that can be used for combat. As for Guanzhong and Shu, where good horses can be obtained, one is in chaos, and the other is in chaos. He had a grudge against him. In the past few years, Liu Biao had plundered the refugees in Guanzhong and killed the rebel generals in Liangzhou, so he only had more than a thousand good horses.
Liu Biao was a little worried about Liu Pan, and Yin Yin warned: "Kuai Yidu, Cai Degui is a hero of Jingchu, and is now the commander-in-chief of the army. Although you are my nephew, you must have a humble heart and obey the general's orders. Don't rely on yourself." The special status provokes the majesty of the commander-in-chief."
"I will never dare to disobey my uncle's orders." Liu Pan said with great solemnity. Kuai Yue and Cai Mao could be regarded as his uncle's right-hand men, especially Cai Mao, who also became his uncle's brother-in-law. Liu Pan did not dare to act recklessly with them easily. .
Liu Miao's expression softened, he encouraged him a few more words, and finally patted him hard on the shoulder and said: "I hope that when you come back, you will have accomplished your feats. By then I will ask for your merits, and you will be granted the title of Marquis and General. It will be just around the corner. Go. Bar……"
"No." Liu Pan walked down from the general platform with an excited expression, strode to his mount, and flew up.
On his side, there is a cavalry officer, he is about thirty years old, with a majestic body, a face like cast iron, a pair of piercing tiger eyes, a thick black beard, and a majestic look.
Liu Pan said to the cavalry general: "When the Han Dynasty was promoted, a man lived in this world. When he was born, he was a prince, and when he died, he was a temple official. The rest is not important. The merits of being a prince are right before our eyes. You and I can encourage each other."
"promise."
As the saying goes, "The great events of the country are to be sacrificed to the army." The army went out for an expedition, which had extremely complicated procedures. As the commander-in-chief of the army, Kuai Yue read an "Essay on the Battle of Changsha" written by the talented scholar Wang Can in public, and immediately led his troops, rode, and marched. A naval force of 20,000 men marched south to Jiangling to meet up with Cai Mao.
The two men joined forces, with a total strength of more than 40,000, including hundreds of ships, ships, and fighting ships.
After resting for a few days, on August 1, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao led an army of 40,000 from Jingzhou, and marched down the river. They claimed that they could move 100,000 people on water and have thousands of ships, and attack Baqiu directly.