Liu Jing knew that his elder brother Liu Zong had seen turmoil in the world before he became an official, so he secretly used the Art of War department as a guest. He often traveled to Liuyang Mountain to shoot. He was a man who knew soldiers. However, he showed outstanding military talents after the defeat of Baqiu.
, which still surprised Liu Jing.
Since ancient times, it has been the most difficult thing to control a defeated army. In the battle of Jieting in history, Ma Di was stubborn and did not listen to others. He abandoned the city and went up the mountain. As a result, Zhang He cut off the Jiedang and destroyed it.
When the whole army collapsed, Wang Ping, the vanguard, remained calm in the face of danger and held his own with thousands of men beating drums. Zhang He suspected that there was an ambush and did not dare to attack. So Wang Ping gathered the remaining troops from the camps and returned safely.
It was precisely because of his performance in this battle that Wang Ping was promoted by Zhuge Liang, granted the title of general, and became the commander-in-chief of the Wudang Fei Army.
Liu Zong's performance in Baqiu was no worse than that of Wang Ping in Jieting. How could Liu Jing not be shocked? That's why he sighed, "Although he is a famous general in ancient times, he cannot be compared with others."
Liu Zong, Liu Pan, Chu Fang, Cai Sheng and Liu Jing couldn't help but sigh deeply in their hearts. How many heroes were buried in the battle between the north and south of Jingzhou recorded in just one line in the history books.
Liu Zong was quite pleased with Liu Jing's praise. In his heart, Liu Jing's words were worth a thousand or ten thousand words from others.
After being humble, Liu Zong said seriously: "The reason why I was able to survive this time is really due to Zhongda's previous reminder. If not for this, I'm afraid I would be in the dark like other people, and I would not know that a disaster is coming."
, lost his life in a daze.”
"How can this be said to be my credit?" Liu Jing slowly shook his head and said: "Since ancient times, there are many people who are good at planning, and there are few who can make decisions. The matter of reminding Brother Cong is just my own speculation. Whether it is true or not is still a matter of debate.
However, brother Cong was alert in his heart, stayed calm in the face of danger, was wise and decisive, not only kept his troops in order, but was also able to unite the defeated troops, force Wu Ju to retreat, and lead the troops back. This is something that only a good general can do.
"
Liu Zong stroked his short mustache and wanted to feel proud, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Liu Xiu had already read the letter written by Liu Jing to Liu Zong on the way, so he asked: "Zhongda, how did you know that Wu Ju would rebel?" Wu Ju was deeply trusted by Zhang Xian and could be said to be the person in Changsha who is least likely to rebel.
However, he did the opposite, which shocked everyone in Changsha.
"I didn't know that Wu Ju would rebel." Liu Jing said with a smile: "Liu Jingsheng rode into Yicheng alone in the past, and only used Kuai Yue's strategy to put down the Jingzhou rebellion. This time the Northern Army went south, and the commander was none other than Kuai Yue
, these people are very resourceful and resourceful, and they will definitely use many strategies.
Liu Jingsheng is the shepherd of Jingzhou and has great righteousness. Although the people of Changsha are of the same mind as Zhang Fujun, there must be many people who admire the north, Wu Ju is one of them. With a little win over this person, he may turn against Kuai Yue.
I will definitely not miss such an opportunity.”
Liu Zong and Liu Xiu couldn't help but look at each other, is it that simple? Now that's all, they can also think, but this is a hypothesis after all, and it is difficult to take it seriously in their hearts. Only Liu Jing will say it seriously. Is it possible?
, is this the difference between the two sides?
Of course, the matter is more than that. Liu Jing knew that Wu Ju was a subordinate of Liu Biao in history and deduced the result. Even so, he did not dare to be 100% sure. He could only rather believe that he had it than not believe it.
None. In the end, he guessed correctly and became Liu Zong.
Liu Zong said: "Wu Ju has been famous for a long time, and he has never done any evil. Although I have no close relationship with him, I still think he is a character. I didn't expect that he was such a disloyal person. Zhang Fujun favored him.
, far above everyone else, at this critical moment, he betrayed his loyalty and turned back, which is really a shame for our generation!"
Cai Sheng curled his lips and said: "It's hard to live up to your reputation. Ou Xiong and Wu Ju are all like this."
Ma Zhou stood next to Cai Sheng. When he heard the name of Ou Xiong, he couldn't help but recall the scene when the two of them captured Ou Xiong in the city on Liu Jing's order. He asked Liu Zongdao: "Speaking of Ou Xiong, Brother Liu, you
Do you know his whereabouts?"
"I don't know." Liu Zong shook his head and said, "I didn't see him all the way back to Linxiang. In my opinion, he either died in the rebel army or was captured by the Northern Army."
Ma Zhou said: "This dog thief is tough on the outside but timid on the inside. If he is captured, he will definitely surrender to the Northern Army."
Cai Sheng nodded repeatedly, deeply convinced.
Liu Jing didn't take it seriously. To him now, Ou Xiong was just an ant-like figure and not worthy of his attention at all. When the topic changed, Liu Jing mentioned Liu Pan who was in Linxiang:
"The only thing I'm worried about now is Brother Cong's safety. I've asked Liu Zhuxiu to send him a letter to persuade him to go south to avoid trouble, but based on my understanding of Brother Cong, he will most likely not agree."
A wry smile appeared on Liu Xiu's face and he said: "Yuanlong will definitely not agree. He wrote a letter a few days ago to advise me to take the overall situation into consideration, lead the troops back to Linxiang, and live or die with Changsha."
Liu Jing was quite dumbfounded when he heard this. He really didn't know what to say about Liu Pan's behavior of sparing no effort to poach his own family.
Liu Zong sighed: "Zhongda is superfluous. We should all know clearly what kind of character our eldest brother is. The more critical the situation, the less likely he will leave Linxiang."
How could Liu Jing not know this truth? He would be in chaos if he only cares about him. Because Liu Pan was the first noble person in his life, he led him into his official career and supported him along the way, showing his deep kindness.
And Liu Jing guessed that the reason why Liu Pan did not have the same name as Huan Jie in history was that he died in the battle between the north and the south of Jingzhou. So he had to do something, even if it was in vain.
Liu Zongdao: "By the way, Zhongda, we went all the way south and encountered your fleet several times to transport soldiers and their families. However, the ships were full of people and cargo, sailing very slowly, and there were also warships guarding them, so I didn't care about them.
And when we entered the waters of Lingxian County, we met another fleet carrying tribesmen."
Liu Jing said with joy: "Oh? Are the tribesmen coming too? A group of them have come before. I specially selected a good place for them near mountains and rivers, and sent people to build a large number of houses. They
Once you arrive, you can move in immediately.”
Liu Zong sighed: "In today's chaotic situation, the people of the tribe can still not worry about safety and food and clothing. This is all due to you Zhongda."
Liu Jing smiled and shook his head and said, "Brother Cong's words are obvious."
Knowing that the tribe's fleet was not far behind, Liu Jing simply stood at the Xiangshui port, chatting with Liu Zong, Liu Xiu, Cai Sheng and others while waiting for the tribe's arrival.
Within half an hour, the fleet carrying the Longqiu Liu family slowly arrived at the Xiangshui port.
Liu Yong, the patriarch of the Liu family in Longqiu, was very old and bedridden, making it difficult to travel far. Liu Pan, the acting patriarch, stayed in Linxiang. Therefore, the people who led the Liu family in Longqiu south this time were quite old and well-behaved people.
The prestigious fathers, Liu Jing, Liu Zong, and Liu Xiu all have to pay homage to the younger generation.
This time, because of the threat of war, the Liu family in Longqiu left wherever they could. Liu Zong's younger brother Liu Cheng also resigned from his post as a meritorious official and followed the family south. Huan Jie valued him very much and regarded him as a confidant. Liu Cheng once
He felt very entangled about whether to leave Linxiang. He wavered back and forth between his family and Huanjie, and it was difficult to make up his mind. In the end, Huanjie persuaded him to leave.
Liu Jing also saw Kou Feng, a man with a foreign surname in the family crowd. He was about eleven or twelve years old this year. He had tall arms and legs, a handsome face, and a pair of big eyes that looked left and right, bright and alert, and not afraid of life at all.
When Liu Jing saw him, he knew that his fate had been rewritten by him, and he would never become Liu Bei's adopted son again. However, although Liu Feng was a general in history, he was fierce and arrogant and often did stupid things.
, his execution by Liu Bei was definitely not unjust.
Liu Jing didn't know if his character would change due to his different fate. To be honest, if he was still the same as in history, Liu Jing would not hesitate to execute him.
In the evening, Liu Jing held a grand banquet in the new Liu family's residence to welcome the family and wash away the dust. The lively scene lasted until late at night.
The next day, Liu Jing began to count the soldiers. This time Liu Zong and Cai Sheng brought a total of nearly 3,000 soldiers, more than 2,900 soldiers to be precise.
Among them, Cai Sheng's tribe had received instructions from Liu Jing and expanded several times to more than 1,500 people. Liu Zong's tribe had 800 people, and there were more than 500 broken troops who voluntarily surrendered to his command, totaling 1,000 people.
More than three hundred people.
On the Lingxian side, there were 800 people from Chu Fang camp, 800 people from Mazhou camp, and more than 180 people from Han Guang and his tribe, totaling more than 1,780 people.
Adding both sides together, the total number exceeds 4,700.
This was only the infantry. As for the navy, Liu Jingyuan had eight battleships, more than 50 large and small boats, and more than 1,300 soldiers.
Liu Zong brought more than 40 large and small ships this time, including no flat ships, but ten sterns, seven fighting ships, and the rest were barges. There were also more than a thousand soldiers.
Since then, Liu Jing has commanded more than 7,000 infantrymen, some of which he has worked hard on, and some of which were unexpected surprises. In any case, it has been more than three years since he traveled through time, and in this troubled world, he finally has "
The foundation of one’s life”.
As far as Jing Nan is concerned right now, apart from Zhang Xian, he should be the strongest.
Now that the troops in Lingling and Guiyang counties have been depleted by Zhang Xian, as long as Liu Jing is determined, it will be easy to capture the two counties.
However, Liu Jing would not do such a short-sighted thing. At this time, everyone in Jingnan is united to resist Liu Biao. If he dares to take Lingling and Guiyang counties without authorization, it will be tantamount to stabbing him in the back and will definitely arouse strong indignation among the people of Jingnan.
.Even if he captured the second county, he would still be unpopular.
The best option is to wait for Zhang Xian's death and continue to resist Liu Biao according to his legacy. By then Lingling and Guiyang counties will naturally follow suit.
He will not move the two counties of Lingling and Guiyang, but he will not be polite to the grain transport ships of the two counties. After all, he has more than 7,000 people to feed, and he consumes more than 10,000 yuan of rice every month.
The amount of dendrobium is 178,000 dendrobium per year, which Lingxian County alone cannot afford.
Of course, in order to seize the grain transport ships of the two counties, apart from ripping off Zhang Xian's tiger skin, the method should not be too rough. After all, he would still count on the two counties to support his army in the future.
But it is said that Chu Fang drove two horses and went north along the east bank of the Xiang River. Along the way, he kept encountering people fleeing south with their families. Not only the county town of Linxiang, but also Luoxian, Yiyang, Xiajun, Hanchang,
People in southern Hunan and other counties.
Some of them heard that Lingxian County under Liu Jing's rule had no bandits and was quite stable, so they wanted to go there. Some of them planned to move to Lingling, Guiyang County, or even the more remote Jiaozhou, so as to stay as far away from the war as possible.
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Chu Fang traveled against the current, and the closer he got to Linxiang, the more people fled. When he entered Linxiang, there was chaos everywhere. The Jingzhou army had already entered Linxiang City, which caused panic among the people and they rushed to escape for their lives.
When Chu Fang heard the news, he speeded up his march and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. He came at the right time. At this time, the Jingzhou army had just arrived and his footing was not yet stable. He still had some confidence in rushing into Linxiang City. If so,
When the Jingzhou army stood still and built siege and trenches, it would be difficult for him to rush into the city.
Chu Fang came to a forest a few miles away from Linxiang and stopped. While observing the situation, he ate dried meat to replenish his strength.
During this period, he saw the Northern Army's cavalry galloping past several times. He did not dare to delay any longer. He ate in a hurry, took out his robe and armor from the horse's package, dressed neatly, and introduced the horse.
Armor, the so-called armor, is to put armor on the horse. A pair of thick and hard leather is draped on the chest of the war horse.
After laying out the horses, Chu Fang turned over, placed the big halberd on the horse's side, hung the long knife on his waist, held a hard bow, and drove the two horses out of the woods.
His best weapon is naturally the halberd, and the bow and arrow come second. When he was young, he often went hunting in the mountains. Later, after joining the army, he studied and practiced hard. Even after he stayed at home and observed filial piety, he never forgot to practice archery.
Because he knows that bow and arrow are a required skill on the battlefield, and he is a man with great ambitions. Of course, he will study hard and hone his archery skills.
Perhaps it was because he saw that Chu Fang was alone, not like an enemy, and he was wearing fine armor that covered his whole body, which made him look like he was no ordinary person. Therefore, although there were groups of soldiers coming and going on the way, no one said anything to stop him.
However, when he quickly approached Linxiang without any intention of slowing down, he finally aroused the vigilance of the Jingzhou army. Several riders rode up from the diagonal, and one of them asked: "Who is at your feet?"
Without saying a word, Chu Fang raised his hand and shot an arrow. Although the person who asked the question was wearing an armor and an iron helmet, he was hit in the throat by an arrow.
Yu Qi was all shocked. They never expected that this man, alone, would dare to attack them brazenly among thousands of troops. This was unheard of since he joined the army.
Chu Fang didn't care about this. He fired his bow one after another, and two more enemy riders were shot down. In a blink of an eye, the two sides were close. Facing the only three remaining riders, Chu Fang drew back his bow, took his halberd, and shouted loudly.
The three cavalry were suddenly in a hurry. Some were holding bows and some were holding spears, but they could not respond to the enemy in unison. They were killed by Chu Fang. With the help of horse power, they swept through the entire army with a swing of their halberds and swept away two people. Only one person was left.
He kicked the horse off.
From then on, a six-man cavalry team was easily dealt with by Chu Fang in a flash of lightning. Chu Fang ignored it, leaned on the horse's back, and rode straight to the city.
Whether it was the Jingzhou army outside the city or the Changsha army on the city, everyone was dumbfounded.