There was a lot of military supplies and food in the Jingzhou military camp, which could not be emptied in a short time. Liu Jing left Liu Xiu, Zheng Zheng and others to take charge of the matter, while he was preparing to return to Lingxian County to prepare for a celebration party and reward the entire army. .
At this time, Wang Qiang suddenly came to ask for a meeting. Liu Jing seemed very friendly to this hero who helped him nearly annihilate the Jingzhou Army. He accepted him and said: "Zijian, you are so eager to see me, but what's the important matter? ?”
Wang Qiang's ordinary face was as deep as ever, and he said slowly: "Liu Jun, this time the Northern Army was not completely wiped out. Cai Mao and other dozens of warships escaped. The Northern Army was in Linxiang, Luoxian, Baqiu and other places. There are still thousands of people. If we leave them alone and let Cai Mao calmly gather his troops to stabilize Linxiang and regain Changsha in the future, it will not be easy."
Liu Jing couldn't help but nodded. Naturally, he had also considered this matter, and sighed: "Don't I know that if you kill a tiger, it will leave disaster? However, our army has suffered many casualties in successive battles. Today's water infantry army can't even defeat it." Even if more than 10,000 people march northward, it will not be enough to drive all the Northern Army out of Jingnan."
Wang Qiang had a plan in mind and said: "If the Northern Army is allowed to recover, as Liu Jun said, a mere 10,000 troops will not be enough to defeat the Northern Army. But at this time, Cai Hao and others suffered a huge defeat, just like It is like a frightened bird. It does not require too many troops. It is enough to recapture Linxiang with just the villain's own navy."
"Liu Jun has always been kind to the people of Linxiang. Now Linxiang has only been surrendered by the Northern Army with force, and the people of Linxiang have not attached it. If they hear that the Northern Army has been wiped out and see our army coming, the soldiers and people of Linxiang will definitely be happy and respond immediately to attack and kill The Northern Army, open the door and eat pots of pulp to meet our army."
"Linxiang is certain, and the counties in the northern part of Changsha will also rush to kill officials to respond to our army. By then, although Changsha is big, there will be no room for the Northern Army."
Liu Jing turned to look at Wang Qiang. He was indeed a gambler who had been addicted to gambling. He had amazing courage, dared to take risks, dared to gamble big, thought things that ordinary people would not dare to think, and did things that ordinary people would not dare to do.
However, it must be said that although his plan is radical, it has a high chance of success, and there is no risk even if it fails.
Liu Jing was filled with emotion for a while. He originally rescued Wang Qiang just casually, but later he took a fancy to his family's background of going south to Jiaozhou for business for generations and asked him to be Liu Zhu's assistant.
However, something went wrong when Wang Qiang led his fleet south to Jiaozhou for the first time. He was besieged by Jingman in Ling County and lost a cargo ship.
In the next few years, due to the peaceful environment, Wang Qiang lacked a stage to show off, so he always behaved well, neither surprising nor disappointing Liu Jing.
But some people are born to be on the battlefield. They may seem ordinary on weekdays, but once they are in a war, they immediately stand out. Wang Qiang is such a person.
Last year, in the battle with the Jingzhou Navy, Wang Qiang, who had previously been inconspicuous, suddenly shined brightly and personally led a fireship to attack the rear of the Jingzhou Navy. He made great contributions to Liu Jing, but he himself was a target and almost died in the battle.
Recently, the Jingzhou army was annihilated because of one word, and now he has come up with a strange strategy. His intelligence is so deep that almost no one under Liu Jing can match it.
Liu Jing even vaguely saw a hint of Great Sima Wu Han in him.
Liu Jing held Wang Qiang's hand tightly and laughed: "Haha, Zijian's words really made me wake up from a dream. If it weren't for Zijian, I would have almost missed such a God-given opportunity." He paused and said, "But Zijian If Jian goes north alone, he will be too weak, so it is better to let Liu Wenxiu and Ou Yuanbo accompany you."
Liu Zhunai was a thief by trade, so he not only commanded the navy, but was also responsible for Liu Jingjun's intelligence work. He did not know how many spies he had planted inside and outside Linxiang. Sometimes, these spies were better than thousands of troops.
Regardless of Ou Xiong's personal role, his family is also one of Changsha's top military elites, with many tribes, and can also contact other wealthy families on his behalf, having the effect of responding to all requests.
Wang Qiang bowed and said: "Is it because the villain wants to be simple, or is Liu Jun thinking carefully?"
Liu Jing couldn't help but smile and shook his head. With Wang Qiang's mind, how could he not have thought of it.
Liu Jing couldn't help but walked back and forth for a few steps, and said to Wang Qiang: "I respect Kuai Yidu as an outstanding figure in the Chu country, and I can't bear to have him buried in a foreign land. As Liu Pan and I are both emperors of Xiaojing, we should also return his body. You go north." At that time, he should carry two coffins and hand them over to the Northern Army."
Returning the bodies of Kuai Yue and Liu Pan would not only gain a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, but also shaken the morale of the Northern Army. It could be said to kill two birds with one stone.
"Liu Jun is really a benevolent and righteous gentleman." Wang Qiang calmly flattered Liu Jing.
Liu Jing added: "In addition, I will send an extra empty coffin with Cai Mao's name engraved on it, which can be regarded as repaying the humiliation of the wooden box."
Before the war, Liu Jing did not hate Cai Mao's gift of the wooden box as much as Liu Zong did, and wanted to kill him quickly, but now that he had such an opportunity, he naturally did not mind repaying him in his own way. Really disgust Cai Mao.
"No," Wang Qiangsu said in obeisance. "The villain will definitely hand over the empty coffin to Cai Mao."
Just when the two were talking about Cai Mao, Cai Mao, who was like a bereaved dog, took advantage of the overflow of the Xiang River and the flash flood to sail more than a hundred miles in just one day and successfully escaped to Hengshan Township.
Ling County in the upper reaches of the Xiang River was engulfed by floods, and Hengshan Township in the lower reaches was not spared.
Most of the villagers in Hengshan Township had been moved away by Liu Jing before, and those who had not left also hid in the valley. Fortunately, they escaped.
However, the camp led by Kuai Qi was not so lucky, because the camp they were stationed on was not high and was directly washed away by the flood. Fortunately, there were few casualties. When Cai Mao arrived, Kuai Qi was leading his soldiers to set up camp again in the valley.
Upon discovering the arrival of Cai Mao and dozens of other warships, Kuai Qi initially thought they were patrolling as usual and didn't pay too much attention.
Since the Jingzhou army's baggage fleet was attacked by Jingman some time ago, the garrison stationed in Hengshan Township underestimated the enemy's pursuit, but was ambushed by Jingman, killing more than half of them. Not only was Kuai Qi sent to Hengshan Township to take over the mess, Cai Mao also repeatedly sent warships Come to Hengshan Township for patrol.
But when Kuai Qi saw the embarrassed Cai Mao, his heart suddenly clicked, and he realized that something big must have happened to the Jingzhou army. The camp had been flooded before, and he couldn't help but worry about the Jingzhou army in Ling County, but he thought that something big had happened to his army. There are so many navy ships that even if the camp is hit by a flood, they can escape in time. Could it be that things are not as he thought?
Kuai Qi forced himself to calm down and asked continuously: "Why are the military advisors here? Why are you so anxious? What happened?"
Cai Mao worked on his draft all day long, but when faced with Kuai Qi's question, his mind went blank and he didn't know how to speak.
Seeing Cai Mao hesitate to speak, Kuai Qi became more anxious and asked again: "Why didn't the military advisor answer? What happened?"
Cai Mao sighed deeply and replied in an extremely low voice: "Our army was first harmed by flash floods, and then attacked by Jing's army. There are tens of thousands of water infantry. You are the only one who can escape the danger. You can see it right now." These dozens of warships.”
Kuai Qi felt his brain buzz, and he was stunned on the spot. The worst thing happened. After a long time, Kuai Qi asked in a trembling voice: "Chang Shi, don't you know where my uncle is?"
Cai Mao sighed again and said: "The previous attack on the city was unfavorable. Yidu was in a hurry and lost his position. He did not hesitate to take risks himself and supervise the battle in front of the formation. As a result, he was attacked by the Jing army's thieves. He was seriously injured and almost died.
The flood was fierce last night, and with his severe injuries, I’m afraid he won’t be able to survive.”
"My uncle was seriously injured?" Kuai Qi looked at Cai Mao blankly. Hengshan Township is between Linxiang and Lingxian. It is extremely important to the Jingzhou Army and there is no room for mistakes. Kuai Yue is afraid that he will be distracted by his injury.
, so he did not tell him that he was seriously injured.
Kuai Qi lost his father when he was young. It was his uncle Kuai Yue who raised him as his own son. When he learned that his uncle was in danger of losing his life, Kuai Qi was so worried that he couldn't help but shed a few tears.
Cai Mao couldn't help but feel sad. In last year's battle, five members of his clan died, and several more died this year. The younger generation of the Cai clan is almost extinct.