As Liu Zong said, Quanling is now as peaceful as Mount Tai, which is completely different from the tense situation before Liu Jing sent troops. Therefore, Liu Jing is no longer eager to go south, but decided to rest for two days in Ling County before setting off.
During these two days, most of his energy was focused on Feng Xi, Gao Xiang, Huo Du, Huo Jun, Wei Yan and other former Jingzhou Army generals.
Since their defeat at the end of July, more than 10,000 Jingzhou troops have surrendered. After seventy or eighty days of training, they have regained their energy and are ready to be driven. This time they will follow Liu Jing south to fight.
In this regard, the Jingzhou army generals were very active and invited themselves to be the first to ascend. As newcomers, they are currently in an awkward situation. In order to integrate into Liu Jingjun as soon as possible, they can only achieve their own results by performing meritorious services.
Liu Jing originally intended to use the Jingzhou Army as the main force in this battle. Since the generals were so active, he naturally would not disobey them.
On the third day, Liu Jing led his 700 county troops to stay behind with solemnity. He mobilized all the troops from Ling County and went south. There were 3,000 troops from Huanyi and Guiyang counties. Liu Zong supervised the navy and 1,000 infantry. Ma Zhou
There are thousands of infantry, including Feng Xi, Gao Xiang, Huo Du, Huo Jun, Wei Yan and other Jingzhou troops. Together with Liu Jing's general water infantry of nearly 10,000, the total number reaches more than 28,000. The fleet left Lingxian in a mighty manner.
, headed for Lingling, the scale was so huge that it blocked the river road, making it difficult to see the beginning and the end. Everyone who saw it along the way was dumbfounded.
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Although Zhang Jin holds the emperor's edict and occupies a righteous position, he cannot be trusted by the people of Lingling, and instead regards him as a bandit.
It is not surprising that since Liu Jing took control of Lingling, he did not drag the people of Lingling into the war. Instead, he defended Ling County and defended the enemy from outside the country, thus saving the people of Lingling from the suffering of the war.
Compared with Liu Jing, Zhang Jin was like a robber. When he came, Lingling was plagued by floods, which caused a significant reduction in autumn harvest, and even no harvest in some places.
"Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: "Those who make good use of their troops... take it for the benefit of the country. Since the food is provided to the enemy, the army will have enough food."
Zhang Jin led more than 10,000 troops thousands of miles away from home, and almost all the military rations were collected on the spot. The people of Lingling were already suffering hardship due to floods. They had stored up countless months of savings in urns, but now they were violently confiscated by Zhang Jin.
Everyone hates it to the core.
Zhang Jin was unpopular in Lingling, and the news was naturally very limited. He knew very little about Liu Jing's intelligence. It was not until Liu Jing's fleet arrived at the boundary of Quanling that Zhang Jin became aware of it.
After listening to the scout's description of Liu Jing's army's grand appearance, Zhang Jin was silent for a long time, and then ordered his troops to retreat and form a tight formation to await Liu Jing's army.
After receiving Zhang Jin's order, Ou Jing, Yi Liao, Qian Bo, Wei Yi and other generals of the Jiaozhou Army immediately led their troops back to the camp and went straight to the Chinese army's tent.
Wei Yi, a Cangwu man, was stationed next to Di Jing. They rode together in the camp and complained to Di Jing: "We have been waiting for Zhang Shijun to send troops in early July. It has been more than a hundred days, and we have only gained the southern part of Lingling."
Two or three counties have been besieging Quanling for more than a month. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties and achieved nothing. I had previously advised the envoy that Quanling was difficult to capture, so it was better to temporarily return to Jiaozhou and make plans. But the envoy refused to listen to my advice.
, It’s better now, it’s hard to get away. I heard that Liu Jingjun is coming with hundreds of warships and tens of thousands of troops. How can we defeat him with only tens of thousands of people?"
The people of Jiaozhou have always valued strength and did not abide by etiquette. After getting along with each other, the generals in Jiaozhou found that although Zhang Jin was a famous Chinese figure, he was not knowledgeable in military affairs and lacked power. The generals gradually lost their respect for him and became more and more unobtrusive in his words and deeds.
Ou Jing had a deep look on his face and did not respond. Not long ago, he received a secret letter from his brother Ou Xiong, who said that he had joined Liu Jing. Ou Jing was very shocked by this. At that time, his brothers Ou Xiong and Liu Jing
Even though he was thousands of miles away in Jiaozhou, he had heard about Jing's grudges. He didn't expect that after so many years, the two of them would resolve their feud. It was simply incredible.
Ou Xiong praised Liu Jing highly in his letter, saying that Liu Jing was tolerant and tolerant, his plans were like a god, he was prepared for civil and military affairs, and he had great ambitions. Now he defeated Liu Biao and occupied Jingnan. He had a strong army and could advance to become a Huan.
The credit of Dou Rong was lost. Although it was not stated clearly in the letter, how could Ou Jing not know that Ou Xiong was acting as a lobbyist for Liu Jing, hoping that he would betray Zhang Jin and submit to Liu Jing.
Historically, Zhang Jin died at the hands of Jiao Jing, but that was because Zhang Jin fought for Jingnan with Liu Biao and went on a military rampage, building up the army year after year, which greatly damaged the interests of the generals in Jiaozhou. After all, Zhang Jin was taking advantage of the situation.
The game between their wealth and lives was a losing one. Only then did Ou Jing, on behalf of the generals of Jiaozhou, kill Zhang Jin and surrender to Liu Biao and Wu Ju.
At present, Zhang Jin is far from the situation where the generals were tired of fighting and rebelled against their relatives. What's more, Ou Jing is now highly valued by Zhang Jin and was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Jiaozhou Army and Dong Supervisor of all the camps. Therefore, even if his brother Ou Xiong wrote a letter in person to say so,
Guest, he has no intention of betraying Zhang Jin.
Of course, Ou Jing is not a loyal minister and righteous man. His clan brother Ou Xiong is his fallback. If things really go wrong in the future, he will definitely betray Zhang Jin without hesitation.
Ou Jing said in a deep voice: "Now that the enemy is approaching, complaining will not help. If we cannot unite in this battle, I am afraid that this will be our burial place."
Wei Yi sighed: "Why don't I know this truth? How can I make you..."
"Okay." Ou Jing interrupted Wei Yi and said: "Your Majesty has a gentle temperament and neglects to inspect and control, but we must not be ungrateful."
Wei Yi looked disapproving, but he had always been convinced by Ou Jing and did not refute.
The two rode their horses straight into the Chinese army's camp. Soon Yi Liao, Qian Bo and others also arrived one after another. All the generals entered the Chinese army's tent to pay homage to Zhang Jin.
Zhang Jin had been in the army for several months, still wearing a scarf, burning incense and chanting sutras. How could a man like him convince the generals in Jiaozhou?
Zhang Jin sat in the main seat, looked around at the generals in the tent, and raised his voice: "Gentlemen, Liu Jing's son disobeyed the king's orders and occupied Ling, Gui. He and Liu Biao are the same raccoon dog, and they are both great thieves of the country. Now we are sending troops. We are here.
We should work together to defeat the national traitors. If we can defeat Liu Jing and seize Ling, Gui, and Mu, we will be generous with rewards."
All the generals were silent. Liu Jing's attack was menacing and his warships were very powerful. It was not easy to defeat him. Since the troops were sent out, Zhang Jin had been giving them a big cake. However, to this day, the price they paid was indescribable.
It's not big, but what you get is very little.
Zhang Jin couldn't help but feel annoyed when he saw the cold reaction of the generals. These vulgar and ignorant Jiaozhou barbarians were short-sighted and only cared about their own interests. He knew that he had to provide tangible benefits to drive them to fight Liu Jing to the death.
Zhang Jin first added officers to the generals. The former Sima Ji of the other divisions were promoted to the rank of captain of the capital. The former captain of the capital was promoted to general of the rank of Zhonglang. He also made a promise in public that if he could defeat Liu Jing, he would conquer Lingling.
, the two counties of Guiyang were divided among the generals.