The appearance of Liu Jingshui's army immediately shattered the only reserve in Cai Mao's heart. In fear, he issued an order for the entire army to retreat.
In order to avoid attracting the enemy's attention, Cai Mao had to abandon his large ship and switch to a less conspicuous stern ship.
Seeing that the Jingzhou navy was unwilling to fight and fled in a hurry, Liu Zong would not let them go easily. If he did not take the opportunity to expand the results and weaken the enemy, he would be very sorry for such a golden opportunity.
Under the leadership of Liu Zong, all the navy officers and men fought bravely to pursue and intercept the fleeing Jingzhou navy ships.
After all, Cai Mao's decision to retreat was too late. Only about half of the ships broke through the siege of Liu Jingshui's army, and the remaining ships fell into a tight siege. Some even did not even get out of the camp gate, and they all became turtles in the urn.
If there was no water on the land, the officers and soldiers of the Jingzhou Army might have been able to abandon their boats and retreat on land. Unfortunately, the north bank of Lei River was also flooded. Although it was not as deep as the southern suburbs of Lingxian County, it was still difficult to pass.
Both water and land were unable to escape, and they were unable to defeat each other. In desperation, the Jingzhou Army officers and soldiers began to surrender in batches.
When the overall situation was initially decided, Liu Zong sent Liu Zhu to lead a symbolic warship north to pursue the fleeing enemies. He and Wang Qiang eliminated the enemies who refused to surrender one by one, and accepted the surrendered soldiers who had been captured. From then on, the battle on the water gradually came to an end.
In just one morning, Liu Jingshui's army won two glorious victories. After these two battles, Liu Jingshui's army captured more than a hundred enemy ships and thousands of soldiers and sailors. In comparison, his own losses were minimal.
The military supplies in the camp were so abundant that Liu Zong couldn't help but be impressed. He emptied all the supplies as quickly as possible, then met up with Liu Zhu's troops who had returned, and returned to Ling County in a leisurely way.
In Liu Zong's eyes, the Jingzhou army besieged by the flood was just a piece of meat that could be slaughtered whenever he wanted, so he seemed unhurried.
Since there was already a vast country outside the city of Lingxian, Liu Zong led the fleet directly to the city of Lingxian.
Liu Jing faced the city wall in the rain. He held Liu Zong with one hand and Wang Qiang with the other. He returned to the city gate tower and said with a smile: "Brother Cong, Zijian, you two have done the most great work in this battle.
No one can beat it."
Although the generals were reluctant, they all agreed with Liu Jing's words and congratulated the two of them one by one.
Liu Zong laughed loudly and said: "The reason why we were able to defeat the Northern Army in this battle was all because of Zijian's plan."
Liu Zongnai is the commander-in-chief of the Navy. In terms of merit, he must rank first. No one can compete with him. There is no need to take credit for himself.
But what surprised Liu Jing was that Liu Zong would actually take credit for Wang Qiang. This really surprised Liu Jing. When did the two people, who had always been at odds with each other, have such a good relationship? But this is something Liu Jing is happy to see.
Yes, he used to have a headache because of the discord between the two of them.
Wang Qiang said with a humble face: "Sima is overrated. Since ancient times, success or failure has depended on decision-making. I only give suggestions based on past experience. No one is sure whether a flood will happen. Only if Sima can adopt my suggestions promptly will we have success."
This is a great victory.”
"Zijian's words are reasonable. "Book" says: Only by being decisive can you ignore the difficulties." Liu Jing praised Liu Zong generously and said: "Brother Cong has always been decisive, and I am not as good as him."
Liu Zong smiled and shook his head and said: "If you continue to praise me like this, I will really regard myself as a famous general in the world."
Liu Jing praised: "Although it is a little premature to call Brother Cong a 'famous general in the world', it is not an exaggeration to call him a 'famous general of Chu'."
Liu Zhu echoed: "Cai Mao is a famous general in Jingzhou, but he was defeated by Sima again and again. Sima really deserves the name of a famous general."
Hearing Liu Zhu mention Cai Mao, Liu Zong's face couldn't help but darken, and he said bitterly: "This time Cai Mao ran faster, otherwise I would have cut off his head if I caught him, and kept him in a wooden box for viewing all day long." Apparently.
Liu Zong was still upset about Cai Mao's previous gift of a wooden box.
Liu Jingshi smiled and said: "Since my brother started the war, I have fought four battles and four victories on the water. The Jingzhou navy was almost completely wiped out. Cai Mao fled in the face of the wind. Even so, can't I dispel my brother's anger?"
Liu Zong said categorically: "If I don't kill Cai Mao's head, I will be very angry."
Liu Jing slowly shook his head and said, "I don't know if Liu Jingzhou will continue to appoint Cai Mao as his general after this defeat."
Liu Zongdao: "Liu Jingsheng is a Confucian and is not trained in martial arts. He already lacks people to lead troops under his command. Now that he has lost tens of thousands of troops, there is even less people to use. Cai Mao is also considered a talent. He is also Liu Jingsheng's brother-in-law. He may be able to lead troops in the future."
More reused."
Liu Jing clapped his hands and said with a smile: "If Cai Mao leads the Northern Army in the future, wouldn't the land north of the Yangtze River be free for us to roam freely?"
Liu Zong was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Zhongda is really not a man who lives in a corner. Now that he has not yet occupied Jingnan, he has the idea of peeping north. His ambition is really very human.
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Cai Sheng stood up after snapping the case and said: "It has been two years since the Northern Army raised its troops and marched southward. The mountains and fields in the south of Jing have been barren, the houses are empty, and the people are homeless. If you don't avenge this revenge, you will be in vain. On the day of Liu Jun's Northern Expedition,
I am willing to be the vanguard and repay the sufferings suffered in Jingnan tenfold to those in Jiangbei."
Ma Zhou also said: "Hongchao is right, the people of Jingbei must pay with their blood."
Liu Jing shook his head and said: "Hongchao, since Zijin knows the suffering suffered by the people in Jingnan, how can you bear to do it worse to others?"
"This..." Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou were stunned when asked, and were speechless for a moment.
Liu Jing's subordinates are basically all natives of Jingnan, and their past activities were limited to the area around Ling County, so they don't have to worry too much about military discipline. However, when he enters a period of rapid development and even cross-border operations, military discipline will become
A big problem, what he is saying now is also to inoculate the generals in advance.
Liu Jing didn't say anything further and quickly ended the topic, and the atmosphere in the room became relaxed again with the change of topic.
In the middle of the day, after a good meal, the navy officers and soldiers prepared to rush to the final battlefield to defeat the Jingzhou Army besieged by the flood in one go.
Liu Jing ignored the persuasion of Liu Zong and others and insisted on boarding the ship and going to the battlefield in person. The reasons he gave were very good. If he wanted to attract the enemy to surrender as much as possible, how could he not show up himself?
For this reason, Liu Jing issued a military order to all the soldiers in the army: "No one is allowed to harm any enemy who surrenders. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
Cai Sheng was originally discussing with Liu Zhu about avenging Zhu A. When they heard Liu Jing's order, the two of them immediately felt that something was wrong. They were both old men who had followed Liu Jing for many years and knew that Liu Jing's military laws were strict and his words would be fulfilled.
, I just hope that person can resist to the end, otherwise, it will be difficult for them to attack him directly.