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Chapter 210

On the outskirts of Linxiang, there are two acropolises, one is the Beijin Water City in the northwest of Linxiang, and the other is the Sanshi Shucheng on the west bank of the Xiangshui River.

After the Jingzhou army approached the city, Zhang Xian abandoned the Sanshi Garrison City on the other side of the Xiangjiang River in order to concentrate his forces to meet the enemy, while the Beijin Water City was strengthened, forming a corner with Linxiang.

Beijin Water City, as the name suggests, is built along the Xiangshui River, and boats can go directly to the city. In addition to shouldering the important task of defending the prefecture city Linxiang, Beijin Water City is also the most important port in Changsha and even the entire Jingnan area.

When Kuai Yue led the army to besiege Linxiang, Cai Mao also launched an attack on Beijin Water City.Beijin Shuicheng was far inferior to Linxiang in terms of city defense and military strength. After resisting Cai Mao's Shuibu army for three full months, the soldiers in the city declared their fall.

Cai Mao is proud and self-satisfied. He conquered Beijin Water City. He was quite satisfied in front of Kuaiyue.

Although he is the commander-in-chief of the Jingzhou Army, this matter cannot be decided by him alone, it must be approved by Kuai Yue.

Recently, Kuai Yue's mood is not very good. It's just one thing that he can't chew the hard bone of Linxiang. The second is that the army has been going south for a long time, and the army has begun to breed diseases.

Changsha was originally a humble and humid place, where miasma was rampant, and her husband died young.Most of the Jingzhou soldiers came from Jiangbei, Hanmian and other places. They were not accustomed to the water and soil in Jingnan. In addition, during the siege, soldiers slept in the wild for a long time and were prone to illness.

At present, there are as many as hundreds of soldiers and soldiers who are sick. The main symptoms are abdominal disease, cough, asthma, diarrhea and edema.Fortunately, it is winter now, and the disease is in a low-incidence period. The situation will get worse until next spring and summer.

"Degui, do you want to lead the navy to the south?" Kuai Yue sat upright at the head of the army tent, frowning and looking down at Cai Mao.

"That's right." Cai Mao nodded slightly, and said calmly, "You and I both know that it is very difficult to capture Linxiang in a short time, and it is better to find another shortcut than to be trapped in the city.

In order to fight against us, Zhang Xian has dispatched all troops from Lingling and Guiyang counties. Now that the two counties are empty, this is a rare opportunity for us.Yidu, you lead the cavalry and continue to besiege Linxiang, while I lead the navy to the south. With the number of our navy and ships, the two counties will surely surrender.

The two counties of Lingling and Guiyang are equivalent to cutting off Zhang Xian's siblings. At that time, there will only be an isolated city in Linxiang, with no help from the outside and difficulties inside. The day of the city's destruction is not far away. "

Kuai Yue frowned. He knew what Cai Mao was thinking. He just wanted to make more contributions. However, he thought it was wrong to go south at this time, so he shook his head and said:

"The two counties of Lingling and Guiyang are irrelevant to us. As long as Changsha is here, the two counties will obey. On the contrary, now that Zhang Xian is still here, if you lead the navy to the south, you will definitely be hostile by the scholars and people of the two counties. There will be wars in the two counties, and at that time, we will be in a deep quagmire and we will be tired of coping."

In Kuai Yue's view, this move is tantamount to asking for trouble. Obviously, he only needs to deal with Zhang Xian's opponent, so why bother to go south to provoke Lingling and Guiyang counties, and make a fuss for himself.

Cai Mao felt a little unhappy when he heard this, and said in a deep voice, "There are pros and cons to this matter, and I think the pros outweigh the cons. Besides, I want to lead the navy south, not only for the Lingling and Guiyang counties, but also for the Ling county. Liu Zhongda."

"Liu Zhongda..." Kuai Yue showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

It is impossible for him not to have heard of the name of Liu Jing and Liu Zhongda. After all, this person is recognized by scholars from the north and south of Xiangyang, and is the crown of the younger generation of scholars in Jingzhou.

His talents are extraordinary, his wisdom is superhuman, and he knows the general situation of the world. Liu Biao called him "a prophet who learns from the opportunity, and has the help of ghosts and gods." Deng Xi believed that he had "the talent of Wang Zuo." His teacher Song Zhong also praised him. For "national weapon."

At the beginning, Liu Biao loved his talent very much, so he went to great lengths to recruit him. The State Governor's Department and the Zhennan General's Mansion conscripted him one after another, and finally even made an exception and named him a "maocai".

It's a pity that Zhang Xian was the first to promote Xiaolian as Xiaolian. For this reason, Liu Biao, who has always shown others with elegance and kindness, couldn't help being furious in front of others, which shows how much he attaches importance to Liu Jing.

Kuai Yue went south this time, and when he was parting, Liu Biao had specially told him not to hurt Liu Jing's life.In the huge Changsha, there are only one or two people who receive this kind of treatment.

From Kuai Yue's point of view, although Liu Jing is outstanding in intelligence, he is only the magistrate of a county, and has no influence on the overall situation at all. If he is willing to stay out of the matter, he will naturally have no worries about his life.

However, Kuai Yue discovered that he underestimated Liu Jing. According to reports from Wu Ju and other Changsha descendants, after the Battle of Baqiu, some of the defeated troops in Changsha, including his clan brother Liu Zong and others, did not choose to return to Linxiang, but went south to Ling County. he.At present, there are at least three to four thousand people and dozens of ships under his command, and his power cannot be underestimated.

More importantly, Ling County is located at the intersection of Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang counties, and its geographical location is extremely important. In addition, Liu Jing has a high reputation and prestige in Jingnan. Negative Effects.

Seeing that Kuai Yue remained silent, Cai Mao continued: "Liu Zhongda, you must know a thing or two about his different degrees, he is quite talented, and Ling County where he is located is the barrier to the north of Lingling and Guiyang counties. Today, Liu Zhongda has a heavy army and a brief attack, and he is dismissive of our recruitment, his intentions are clearly revealed. A disaster like this must be eradicated as soon as possible."

Kuai Yue showed a serious look on his face. He was not blind. It was impossible for him not to see such a real threat as Liu Jing. It was just that they were tied up before and couldn't mobilize troops to deal with Liu Jing temporarily.

Kuai Yue still opposed going south to Lingling and Guiyang counties, but Liu Jing in Ling County had to be killed in advance.

Kuai Yue made up his mind, and said, "What Degui said is not without reason, Liu Zhongda is indeed a threat to us."

Cai Mao was overjoyed when he heard the words, and then asked: "Then Lingling and Guiyang counties..."

Kuai Yue decided to use the dragging formula, and said with a smile, "You can look forward to Shu if you win Long. Why don't you wait for De Gui to conquer Ling County and capture Liu Jing? It won't be too late for you and me to discuss."

Cai Hao stood up involuntarily, and laughed proudly and said: "It's too much to worry about. I have hundreds of large naval ships, thousands of soldiers, and a small town in Lingxian County. How can I be a thunderbolt? If Liu Zhongda Relying on my young talent, if I dare to act like a chariot with the arms of a mantis, don't blame me for disregarding the general's orders."

Seeing that Cai Mao was getting carried away, Kuai Yue couldn't help reminding: "How can Liu Zhongda's fame be without reason? De Gui must not be careless. In case of setbacks..."

"Frustrated? Does the alien think that I will capsize in the gutter?"

Cai Mao was quite disapproving, Liu Jing was just a 20-year-old boy, even if he had a little talent, he could only talk about it, what threat could he have?Could it be possible to defeat his navy with just one mouth?

Kuai Yue felt displeased and wanted to stop talking a few times, but finally he didn't say anything.Cai Mao's character is like this, the persuasion of others will not work at all, but will annoy him instead.

But Kuai Yue didn't worry too much. Cai Mao's character is arrogant and self-satisfied, and he doesn't accept others' words, but he is not an incompetent person. Can only be caught without a fight.

The two then discussed when to send troops. Since the first day of August, Cai Mao's navy completely defeated the Changsha navy in several battles, and then attacked Beijin Water City non-stop.After a few months, the soldiers are already at the end of their strength, and going south at this time will inevitably lead to a decline in morale, complaints, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is also very worrying.Therefore, the two decided to rest for two months, and then go south to Ling County in February next year.

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Ling County, Zhongshui Township.

Standing on the shore, Liu Jing watched a brand-new warship being dragged into the water by many boatmen, and couldn't help shaking his head. This method was really inconvenient, so he decided to build a dry dock.This is also one of the purposes of his coming to Zhongshui Township this time.

It's just that building a dry dock is not a small project. It is estimated that it will not be put into use until next year, and because it is a new thing, it is mainly based on accumulating experience.

Since the relocation of dozens of shipyards in the south of Linxiang to Zhongshui Township, scenes like today have happened countless times every day, and warships are launched into the water like dumplings.

This is by no means an exaggeration. What restricts the speed of shipbuilding has never been shipbuilding itself, but wood.

Wood used for shipbuilding needs to be sunken or dried in the shade, and the time is measured in years.Shipbuilding is much faster. As long as there is enough wood, a fleet can be pulled up in ten and a half months.

For example, Xu Daofu, the prefect of Shixing in the Jin Dynasty, had a different ambition. He wanted to build ships and sent people to the mountains to cut trees, claiming to sell them downstream.Later, they lied that there was less labor and it was difficult to transport them, so they sold them cheaply in the county, and the price was reduced several times. The scholars and people were greedy for cheap, selling clothes and buying wood.

Later, when Xu Daofu rebelled, he asked the people for wood according to the coupons sold at that time, and then recruited shipwrights. In just ten days, he pretended to be a large-scale fleet.

The dozens of shipyards that Liu Jing moved from Linxiang all had a lot of wood in stock, so in just a few months, various ships were launched one after another, which greatly improved his fleet.

The cost of this batch of ships is astronomical, Liu Jing can only pay [-]% of the remuneration, and the other [-]% is partially compensated with land and shipyards, and all the rest are all IOUs.

In fact, given the current situation in Changsha, Liu Jing can completely adopt a strategy of plundering and plundering like Xu Daofu. After all, it is a chaotic world of cannibalism.But he really can't do this kind of thing.

Liu Jing stayed in Zhongshui Township for several days. He didn't set off to return to Ling County until the dry dock started construction.At this time, the third year of Jian'an (198 AD) was coming to an end.Although this year, the world has been in constant turmoil, if it is compared with next year, it will inevitably look like a big witch.

Next year, in the fourth year of Jian'an (AD 199), after Yuan Shao got rid of Gongsun Zan, the confidant in the north, and the confidant in the north, he raised an army of [-] from the four prefectures and marched south to the Central Plains.

And Cao Cao will also destroy his powerful enemy Lu Bu in this year, surrender Zhang Xiu, relieve his worries, and go north to fight Yuan Shao.

This is one of the most famous battles of the Three Kingdoms, the Battle of Guandu.

This is a battle that will determine the future pattern of the North. As a modern person, Liu Jing certainly knows that Cao Cao will have the last laugh.

However, Yuan Shao is a skinny camel that is bigger than a horse. Even though Guandu was defeated and died of illness, Cao Cao still spent eight years to completely solve Yuan's.

This means that Liu Jing still has enough time. In eight or nine years, he will own at least four Jingnan counties. He firmly believes in this.

As soon as the four-year anniversary of Jian'an passed, Liu Jing focused his attention on the north.

Last year, Liu Zhu was appointed by him to lead the fleet to station and take over Hengshan Township.The biggest reason why Liu Jing chose Liu Zhu was that he had Linxiang's intelligence network in his hands.

Liu Zhu was born in the market and used to steal for a living. He is quite familiar with intelligence and other things. Liu Jing has been interested in training him in this aspect since a very early age, especially after Liu Jing left Linxiang and went to Ling County.

Liu Jing once sent him to Xiangyang to find out information, and the wrong attack was right, just in time for his wife's family Deng to move south, so they came back together.

Not long after, Liu Jing sent him to Linxiang again to preside over the relocation of soldiers' families and shipyards, and he did not return to him until the Jingzhou army approached the city.

Hengshan Township is closer to Linxiang, so it is convenient to find out information. Liu Zhu is the best candidate.

Liu Zhu didn't let him down either. After the first month, news came back one after another. At first, it was just a few words, but slowly, the news became more and more detailed, which aroused Liu Jing's high attention.

There are rumors in Linxiang recently that Cai Mao will soon lead the Jingzhou navy to go south to crusade against Lingxian County and Lingling and Guiyang counties. Liu Zhu has already found out about this matter. It was first reported from the Jingzhou Army barracks. Liu Zhu speculates Nine out of ten times this news is true.

The two saw the same thing, Liu Jing didn't dare to neglect, and immediately called everyone to discuss countermeasures.

Liu Jing originally had more than [-] sailors, and later the remnant sailors from Changsha joined him. In recent months, he has built a large number of boats and recruited soldiers. The number of soldiers has approached the ten thousand mark.

If Liu Jing hadn't tried his best to persuade the two counties of Lingling and Guiyang to get food in short supply, it would be tantamount to a dream for him to rely on Ling County to support so many people.

The power under Liu Jing's command expanded extremely fast, and ordinary people would definitely suffer from indigestion.

Fortunately, he started to deploy a few years ago. His clan brother Liu Xiu took command of the army as his leader. Over the years, he has trained an elite army of 500 soldiers. To be honest, if he casually transfers a [-]-man camp from it, he can support a battalion. shelf.

However, there are very few generals under Liu Jing who can lead a battalion alone.

Counting the cronies around him, there are only Liu Zong, Liu Xiu, Cai Sheng, and Ma Zhou who can be used.

Regarding Han Guang, Liu Jing still had scruples in his heart, but his military talent was exactly what he needed, so he also awarded him a battalion of troops.

Once this year's Zhengdan is over, Liu Jing has no choice but to push the seedlings to encourage them, so that his clan brother Liu Liang is also in charge of the first battalion. He is already this year, and he can barely use it.

As for the remaining solemn and Yu Zheng, serious has basically taken over the government affairs of Ling county and is very busy all day long, while Yu Zheng has almost become Liu Jing's bodyguard, he also needs such a person by his side.

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