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Chapter 211 Plan

Han Guang was dressed in a military uniform, with leather shoes on his feet. Under him was a pure white horse with a strong body, slender limbs and a flowing mane.

"Huainanzi" has a saying: "The general dare not ride a white horse, and the dead dare not light up the candle at night." It means that it should not be too eye-catching, otherwise it will easily become the target of public criticism.

However, it cannot be generalized. Hu Yijian people in the north often ride on white horses to show their bravery.

This custom also gradually became popular among the Han people. For example, the famous white horse Gongsun Zan, not only often rides on a white horse, but also gathers thousands of strong riders under his command. Fearing its prestige, they told each other, "Avoid white horses."

Zhang Sheng, the commander-in-chief of the Heishan bandit who runs across the Hedong and Hongnong areas, always rides a white horse because of his bravery, and is called "Zhang Baiqi", but few people know his real name.

Han Guang came out of the frontier, was infected with Hu Feng, bravely crowned (Yang) Dingjun, and also liked to ride a white horse.Now his mount is a gift from Liu Jing.

Since he was rescued by Liu Jing from Leiyang Tieguan in August last year, after three months of intensive care, his body has largely returned to normal.When Liu Jing was employing people, he awarded him 180 infantry, plus the original [-] old troops, to form a battalion.

It has always been a taboo for people from the north and the south to camp together. In the past, when Cai Sheng was appointed Sima of another department, Liu Jing deliberately recruited some refugees from the north. Later, his elder brother Liu Xiu used the excuse that "it is difficult for people from the north and the south to coexist". dissuade.

However, Han Guang did not have such troubles at all. The soldiers that Liu Jing allocated to him were all remnants and defeated generals. With his skill and bravery, and a group of cronies around him, it was easy to subdue these soldiers.

Han Guang crossed half of Ling County, arrived at the gate of the county temple, and jumped off his horse with agility.

Wearing a black headband and wearing a short jacket, the doorman looked a little nervous, and took the reins carefully.Han Guang is eight feet tall, has a mighty appearance, and is a Liangzhou native who has been demonized by the world. How can the guards not be afraid?

Han Guang's character is careless, and he doesn't like small things. After handing over the horse to the guards, he raised his legs and walked into the county temple. He walked around Fufu and saw Cai Sheng, Ma Zhou, and Wang Qiang chatting together.

Not only did the three of them hold heavy soldiers, but they also started to follow Liu Jing when they were in the market in Linxiang.

Among the three, Han Guang and Ma Zhou knew each other first, followed by Cai Sheng, and finally Wang Qiang. This is also the order of their relationship.

Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou, like him, are all knight-errants, with a bright personality, emphasizing love and righteousness, very much in Han Guang's mind.As for Wang Qiang, Han Guang thought that his character was too sinister and full of scheming, so he rejected this kind of person from the bottom of his heart.

Cai Sheng, Ma Zhou, and Wang Qiang immediately stopped talking and greeted Han Guang. The latter had served as a general of Jianwu, and he was brave and insightful. All three of them respected him.

Cai Sheng said with a smile: "Brother Han has only built the camp for two months, yet he trains the camp soldiers to obey them like arms and fingers. We can only feel ashamed of ourselves for such a thing."

Han Guang shook his head and said, "Most of the soldiers Liu Jun entrusted to me were soldiers from Changsha, not to mention there are also those who have followed me for many years. I have been in the army for ten years, and I can obey orders."

Cai Sheng said enviously, "What I envy the most is that Jun Liu bestowed fifty war horses to Brother Han."

Regardless of Liu Jing's nearly [-] people, there are only [-] horses, most of which are short Nanzhong pony horses, and there are only [-] to [-] war horses that can be used for riding and fighting.

Among them, Liu Zong had more than [-] horses, Ma Zhou had more than [-] horses, and the generals got another [-] horses, leaving fifty horses.

Although Cai Sheng felt a little regretful, he didn't have any complaints. As far as riding skills were concerned, even if Jingnan people practiced hard for ten years, they might not be as good as Liangzhou people.Only by handing over the horses to Liangzhou people who are good at riding and shooting can they play the greatest role.

Han Guang smiled and said nothing, this is the most sensible choice at the moment.

The four walked and chatted, and all the way to the side of the main hall of the county temple to sit down. At this time, Liu Zong, Liu Xiu, Liu Liang and others had already arrived ahead of schedule.

When they arrived, the crowd was almost full.

Liu Jing was wearing a black lacquered high crown and a black robe with his hands folded in his sleeves. He sat solemnly at the main seat with a straight back and bright eyes.

As the saying goes, "If you don't have hair on your mouth, you can't do things well." This sentence obviously does not apply to Liu Jing, who became a hundred-li marquis at the age of 19, but a beard was one of the signs of a man in the Han Dynasty, so since last year's weak crown, Liu Jing Jing deliberately grew a short mustache, that is, a beard on the upper lip, which made him look a lot more mature.

Liu Zong and Cai Sheng sat on the left and right of Liu Jing, and behind Liu Zong sat his younger brother Liu Cheng, his confidants Chen Jin and Huang Wu.Liu Xiu and Liu Liang sat next to Liu Zong.

On Cai Sheng's side, Ma Zhou, Wang Qiang, and Han Guang sat in sequence.

Including Yu Zheng standing behind him and the seriousness sitting beside him, there are a total of 13 people in the room. This is the core of Liu Jing's forces. Only Liu Zhu, who is stationed in Hengshan Township, did not attend because of a heavy responsibility.

Liu Jing glanced over Liu Zong, Liu Cheng, Liu Xiu, and Liu Liang, and couldn't help being filled with emotion for a moment. At present, the generals under his command, the Liu clan of Longqiu can be said to occupy half of the country.It is not difficult to see from this that there is a powerful family behind it, and the help is so great.

Liu Jing said slowly: "In the past few days, Wenxiu has been sending back news that Cai Mao intends to lead the Jingzhou navy to go south to attack Ling County and Lingling and Guiyang counties."

The people in the hall were not surprised, they had heard about this matter more or less before.

Liu Jing continued: "After many inquiries by Wenxiu, it is basically confirmed that the news is true, and the time is in February. That is to say, Cai Mao will send troops in half a month at the earliest."

Cai Mao's Jingzhou navy has hundreds of buildings, warships, and battleships, and tens of thousands of soldiers. Looking at the whole world, it is almost impossible to find a more powerful navy than it.

As the commander of Liu Jing's navy, Liu Zong was under great pressure in the face of such a powerful enemy. Even if his side had a water warfare weapon such as a pole, it was hard to say victory.

Seeing Liu Jing's gaze, Liu Zong said: "Our warships have been expanded several times, and now we have 32 warships, 45 warships, and more than 5000 large and small boats, with nearly [-] soldiers."

Although Liu Jing's navy is developing rapidly, but after all, the background is too shallow. Not to mention compared with Cai Mao's Jingzhou navy, even Zhang Xian's Changsha navy in the past is much inferior.

What's more, Liu Jing's navy used to have only eight fighting ships and dozens of large and small boats. It took less than half a year to grow to its current scale, and its combat effectiveness can be imagined.

In fact, it was not easy for Liu Zong to knead it into a whole in such a short period of time, and Liu Jing couldn't ask for more.

Liu Zong said again: "Among our navy, more than half of the warships of the original Changsha navy, the rest are rookies with little experience in water warfare. If we want to rely on them to fight against the Jingzhou navy, even if we have a sharp weapon, the chances of winning are not great. "

Liu Jingjing nodded. Of course, he would not drive his navy, which is strong but capable, to face the well-equipped Jingzhou navy. This is the most stupid way, and there is no chance of winning.

Liu Jing said: "Jingzhou's water army is powerful, relying on the water army alone is by no means an opponent."

Liu Zong suggested: "In my opinion, we can rely on Ling County and deploy defenses along the Xiangshui River. Then we will join the Shuibu army to fight against the Jingzhou navy."

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "Bo Si's intention is very good. First use the pawns to dampen his sharpness, and then wait until he is exhausted after a long battle, and then use the water army to attack his weakness. He will definitely be able to defeat the enemy in one battle."

Seriously, he couldn't help frowning and said: "If the commander of the Jingzhou navy is allowed to drive straight in, and the soldiers approach the city, I'm afraid it will cause chaos in the county."

Liu Zongmian looked hesitant, and just about to refute, Liu Jing stepped forward and said: "Bo Mu's worries are not unreasonable. Moreover, our strength is not as good as the opponent's. If we choose to stick to the enemy, we can only fight the opponent head-on. , even if we can repel the enemy in the end, we will also suffer great losses.”

Liu Zong's face paled, Liu Jing must have other plans when he said that, and then asked, "I don't know what plan Zhongda you have."

Liu Jing asked Yu Zheng to hang a map of Changsha County's terrain and cities several feet long and wide on the wall. The scale of this map is about one inch and ten miles.

The skeleton, flow direction, and curvature of rivers, as well as the location, outline, and scope of mountains, and the location, scale, and shape of city walls are all very accurate, and they are maps drawn after careful measurement and calculation.

In today's era, maps that are accurate to such a degree are by no means achieved overnight, but are the result of generations of cartographers working one after another for hundreds of years in the Han Dynasty.

Standing on the side of the map, Liu Jing pointed to a section of winding Xiangshui River between Ling County and Hengshan Township, and said to the gathered crowd: "A folk song in Changsha says: 'The sails turn with Xiang, and you can see the balance in nine directions.' Everyone has walked through the Xiangshui River in the section of Hengshan, and you must still remember its twists and turns, right?"

Everyone nodded subconsciously. They reacted quickly and already knew Liu Jing's plan.

Liu Jing clicked on an "M" shaped water area on the map, and said bluntly: "I intend to set up an ambush here. The Jingzhou Navy has hundreds of warships. Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I can guess the warships." Covering the river surface, connected end to end, and connected masts like clouds. There are so many warships in the Jingzhou Navy, passing through here, they will be cut into several pieces by the terrain."

Liu Jing turned his head and said to Liu Zong: "At that time, brother Cong will lead the water army to block the previous army and attack it, and we will have the advantage of attacking more and less. can defeat the opponent."

Liu Zong's eyes lit up immediately, there was no doubt about the strength of the Jingzhou navy, he didn't even have a single point of confidence in his heart, but if it was just the former army, it would be a different matter.

Liu Jing then moved his finger up and continued: "Now it is the dry season of the Xiangshui River, and the width of this water section is less than a hundred feet. I will personally lead the infantry and set up ambushes on both sides of the Xiangshui River to attack the Chinese army with arrows and stones." .”

(End of this chapter)