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Chapter 215

Shan Qin's worries remained undiminished. In terms of admiration for Liu Jing, he was no less than his elder brother Shan Riyi, but this time the opponent was completely different. The Jingzhou Army had a whole hundred thousand troops. Even if Liu Jing was as wise as a god, what could he do? ?

The strength gap between the two sides was really too great, and Shan Rideng responded to Liu Jing's request to send troops at this time, which was tantamount to jumping into a pit of fire by himself.

Shan Riyi glanced at his younger brother, and said: "Don't worry, although Liu Jun didn't say it clearly, he actually has a plan, this time he will definitely defeat the invading Jingzhou army. Besides, if things don't go well, I can return to Hengshan, What can the Jingzhou army do to me?"

Shan Qin's expression turned slightly worried, what his elder brother said was right, as long as they hid in Mount Heng, the Jingzhou army would definitely have nothing to do with them. "Brother, how many people are you going to bring to support Liu Jun?"

Shan Ri said: "Liu Junxin said that there are not many people who are good, so I plan to select two thousand brave men from our village and allies."

Now there are about 7000 people under his rule, and more than [-] soldiers can be driven. However, he must not use all his own troops this time, otherwise there will be no one guarding his hometown.

So he naturally put his idea on the heads of many allies. The so-called allies need to come in handy at this critical moment, otherwise what's the use of allies?He decided that the village and the allies would send out one thousand fighters each. This was a number both sides could accept, and no one would suffer.

As soon as Shan Ri's words fell, a crowd of brawny warriors with buns in buns and colorful clothes jumped out one after another, asking for a fight.

Most of the people in the hall today are the old people who followed Shan Ridao to break out of the siege. They have shared joys and sorrows and shared adversity.

Shan Ridou nodded in satisfaction, and nodded, "Shan Hu, Shan Shan, Shan She...Follow me to fight." Those who were selected by Shan Rideng were elated, while those who were not selected were downcast.

Shan Riqin then comforted the losers: "I won't take you, not because you are not brave enough, but because there is no one at home. Shanqin will stay this time, but he is too young, and it will depend on you in the end." .”

What Shan Riyi said made all the losers feel elated, and they all patted their chests and promised that they would guard their homes for Shan Riyi.

The matter was urgent, and Shan Riyi immediately sent people to gather allies to discuss sending troops.

Shan Riyi has the temperament of being vigorous and decisive, and his alliance is not the loose alliance of Jingman.In the league, he has always kept his word and acted arbitrarily, and many allies had to obey his proposals.

In just three days, two thousand Jingman warriors were selected in a single day, and they were training while waiting for news from Liu Jing.

At this time, it is the end of the first month.

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Wu Ju walked into the official temple in Beijin City. Cai Mao suddenly sent someone to invite him today. As for the latter's purpose, Wu Ju had some guesses in his mind, which was probably related to the upcoming southward march of the Jingzhou navy.

In Linxiang, this is no longer a secret. It may be that he is strong and unstoppable. Cai Mao doesn't care about the plan being exposed at all, and allows the news to spread everywhere.

Wu Ju felt that Cai Hao underestimated the enemy a little too much. Although he hated Liu Jing and Liu Zong deeply, he also knew their abilities well. Both of them are outstanding people in Changsha, and they must not be underestimated.For this reason, Wu Ju had previously persuaded Cai Mao to pay more attention to the two, but unfortunately, the latter ignored his words.

Wu Ju came down to the back hall under the guidance of the servant boy, and before entering the door, he heard the voice of prostitution and the voice of persuading him to drink.

Cai Mao was born in the Cai family in Xiangyang, and he was always extravagant. His mansion in Caizhou in Xiangyang was extremely gorgeous, and even the four walls were knotted with bluestone.

Therefore, even though Cai Mao was in the army, he never forgot to enjoy himself. Today he held a banquet at Beijin City Official Temple, drinking and having fun with his generals.

"Wu Duwei is here..." Cai Mao pushed away two beautiful prostitutes in gorgeous long-sleeved robes in his arms, and got up to greet them.

"Cai Nanjun." Wu Ju didn't dare to take it seriously, and hurriedly bowed.

"Captain Wu, you're welcome." Cai Mao held Wu Ju's arm, and pulled him to his seat, and said, "Please come here today, one is for drinking, and the other is for discussing important matters."

Wu Ju knew it well, but pretended not to know: "I don't know what's important in Cai Nanjun?"

After the two sat down, Cai Mao said: "Your Majesty also knows that I am about to lead the Jingzhou navy to go south to Ling and Gui to seek thieves. Three or two thieves are nothing to worry about. A battle can be won. The only thing to avoid is that they are not familiar with the southern customs. Humanity. After thinking about it, I thought of my step, but I wonder if my step can be my guide?"

Cai Mao wanted to bring Wu Ju aboard, not only because he was a native of Jingnan, but also because he had [-] soldiers under his command. This was what Cai Mao valued the most.

Wu Ju waited for his words, and immediately clasped his fists and said, "I would like to be the pioneer of Cainan County, and punish the thieves in Lingxian, Ling, and Gui."

Now that Linxiang is indestructible, he has no chance of making meritorious service while staying in Linxiang. On the contrary, he has more opportunities to go south with Cai Mao.Once the two counties of Lingling and Guiyang are pacified, someone will definitely need to guard them. Who else would do this kind of job?

Cai Hao was slightly startled, he didn't expect Wu Ju to agree so happily, and immediately said with a smile: "With the help of Wu Duwei, this trip to the south will be worry-free."

Wu Ju couldn't help but reminded: "Liu Jing and Liu Zong both have talents, and now they are entrenched in Ling County, and they are armed with warships, so don't ignore them."

Cai Mao was totally disapproving, and Liu Jing boasted about his talkers, not to mention that Liu Zong's reputation in Changsha was not as good as Wu Ju's.If Wu Ju is used as a comparison, then Cai Mao thinks that Liu Zong has nothing to worry about.

If Wu Ju knew what was going on in Cai Mao's mind, he would be so angry that he would vomit old blood.

Cai Mao raised his glass and said: "Today's banquet, it's not advisable to talk too much about foreign affairs, come and drink."

Wu Ju couldn't help sighing in his heart, knowing that talking too much was useless, so he could only raise his glass in response.

The last few days of the first month passed by in a hurry, and on the first day of February, a thunderous drum sounded, breaking the tranquility of Linxiang.

Everyone in Linxiang is very vigilant about this. Since December last year, the Jingzhou army outside the city has always adopted the strategy of encircling and not fighting. There has been no major movement for almost two months. Are you going to aggressively attack Linxiang?

It's just that the Linxiang people soon discovered that the sound of the drums was not coming from the east or south where the Jingzhou army was stationed, but from the northwest.

"It's the navy who made the change?"

Zhang Xian and others realized that the drumbeat was not aimed at Linxiang, so they were slightly relieved.Speaking of the Jingzhou navy, Zhang Xian and others inevitably thought of the recent news that Cai Mao intends to lead the navy to the south of Lingling and Guiyang counties.

In order to completely trap Linxiang to death, the Jingzhou army dug a deep moat with a circumference of [-] miles around Linxiang for several months, dug Liushui to irrigate it, and formed a barrier.However, even if the Jingzhou army took such strict precautions, it still could not completely isolate Linxiang from the outside world.

Zhang Xian and the others hurried to the city wall of Linxiangxi, during which the second and third drums were heard successively from the middle of Beijin, and then they saw Jingzhou navy ships, large and small, lined up in an orderly manner, leaving the Beijin camp one by one and heading towards the city. South walked slowly.

The momentum of the Jingzhou Navy is extremely large, with hundreds of warships, the former army has disappeared from the sight of Zhang Xian and others, and in Beijin, boats are still coming out continuously. , Even the flag went south, without seeing the beginning and the end, which was spectacular.

Liu Pan supported the female wall, looked at the crowded river, and sighed with a heavy face: "Oh! With such momentum, there is no doubt that it will go south." The Jingzhou navy marched south, and Ling County was the first to bear the brunt. Today, most of the Liu family in Longqiu are here. There, including his heirs, he couldn't help but worry.

Zhang Xian and Huan Jie looked at each other silently. Liu Pan was so worried because his family was involved.However, from Linxiang's point of view, the Jingzhou army's division of troops is obviously not a bad thing.

Leaving aside whether they can pass Liu Jing and Liu Zong's test, let's take a [-]-step retreat, even if they are sure to win the battle, conquer Ling County, Lingling and Guiyang counties, it will be of no use. .The second county is easy to get, but unless heavy troops are deployed in the second county, they will face successive rebellions in the future.No matter what you do, it will be more beneficial to Linxiang.

Zhang Yi seemed a little gloating, he had always disliked Liu Jing, because the appearance of the latter made him look worthless, and because Liu Jing lacked respect for him in his heart.

Every time Zhang Yi thinks of Liu Jing's calm appearance, he can't help but feel very angry, and thinks: "This time Cai Mao sent his troops to the south, let's see if you can still pretend to be calm."

Huan Jie comforted Liu Pan and said, "Yuanlong don't have to worry, Cai Mao's navy is invincible, but he may not be able to do anything on land. Liu Zhongda and Liu Bosi are extraordinary people, Cai Mao must not be happy."

"Bo Xu is right." Zhang Xian nodded and said, "Yuanlong, if you care about it, you will cause chaos."

"I hope so." Liu Pan sighed.

(End of this chapter)