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Chapter 234 Yao Gong

It was late February when Liu Jing led his army back to Ling County, and the officials and people of Ling County had heard the news that Liu Jing led his army to defeat the Jingzhou navy a few days ago. Shoulder to shoulder, the viewers are blocked.

Before dispatching troops, out of various considerations, Liu Jing kept everything simple and did not hold an oath.Now that he has returned from a great victory, there is no need to keep a low profile and boast about his military achievements, which is imperative.This is not only for the people of Ling County, but also for the envoys of Lingling and Guiyang counties.

In this battle, Liu Jingshui's infantry beheaded more than [-] ranks, captured more than [-] soldiers and soldiers, and lined up for several miles from Jindu in Xiangshui to the city of Ling County.

The people of Ling County lined up to watch, some pointing, some sneering, some laughing and cursing, the scene was very noisy.

But as the saying goes, "a scholar can be killed but not humiliated." Liu Jing ordered the soldiers to line up to form a human wall to maintain order and strictly forbid the people to attack and surrender prisoners.

With such a large number of captives, it is natural to confirm the news of our victory.Then Liu Jingshui's infantry landed, which immediately aroused the cheers of the people of Ling County.

The team at the forefront was the navy forwards headed by Chen Jin and Huang Wu. They made the most contributions in the battle and held hundreds of captured Jingzhou army flags in their hands.This alone is beyond his reach.

After that, Wang Qiang and more than a hundred "dare to die" under his command, they used their "single strength" to contain the rear of the Jingzhou navy, and also made great achievements.

Among the infantry, Cai Sheng and Han Guang made the most contributions. They led their troops to kill Wu Ju first, and then smashed Xi Zhen.

The entire parade lasted for half a day before it ended, and the soldiers and civilians returned in exhaustion.

Next, Liu Jing received congratulations from county officials, scholars, and envoys from Ling and Gui counties in the main hall of the county temple. It was not until the sun set that Liu Jing finally escaped and returned to the official residence.

Compared with the past, today's official residence is particularly lively, not only Liu Jing's family is present, even Deng Yuan's brother and sister-in-law are here.

Liu Jing greeted his stepmother Zhang, sister-in-law Lai Ci, brother-in-law Deng Lang and others one by one, and then his eyes fell on his wife Deng Yuan.

Judging from her pregnancy appearance, the date of delivery is at most one and a half months away.

Dressed in a high bun, the stepmother, Mrs. Zhang, held Deng Yuan's hand and said to Liu Jing: "Zhongda, since you left, the young master has been unwilling to eat and sleep restlessly. Now that you have returned safely, the young master can finally Peace of mind."

Liu Jing looked straight into his wife's eyes and said, "Didn't the young master promise me to take good care of your health? Why did you keep your word? As I said, Cai Degui is proud and self-satisfied, not an outstanding talent." People are able to lead the Jingzhou navy because of the meritorious service of the assistant and the identity of Liu Jingzhou's wife and brother. Such an opponent is easy to defeat, so why worry about it?"

Deng Yuan looked up at his slightly round and beautiful face, and said softly: "Although I know the truth, but I still can't be at peace in my heart, so what can I do?"

Standing aside, Deng Lang, dressed in plain sackcloth, couldn't help but sigh with emotion when he heard what Liu Jing said. It's no wonder that his father valued him so much when he was alive, but he never refused to ask for it. This brother-in-law is truly outstanding!

Deng Lang couldn't help sighing: "Looking at the whole Jingzhou, I'm afraid that only Zhong Da dares to comment on Cai Degui like this."

Liu Jing said with a smile: "Compared to Kuai Yidu who is profound, intelligent, and talented, Cai Degui is mediocre and not worth talking about."

Deng Lang nodded and said: "That's right, I have met Mr. Kuaifu a lot. Mr. Kuaifu's family background, appearance, and talent are all outstanding in Jingzhou, and Cai Degui can't compare." Kuaiyue was the prefect of Zhangling before, and Zhangling County was set up by Liu Biao in several counties to the southeast of Nanyang County, and the new county was set up. Its seat was Xinye County, Deng's hometown. That's why Deng Lang called Kuaiyue the Fujun.Of course, the Deng family still regards itself as the Nanyang Deng family and does not recognize the so-called Zhangling at all.

Sister-in-law Lai Ci asked worriedly: "Zhongda, have you seen my brother this time?" She knew that her brother Lai Gong was in the Jingzhou Army. In the second county of Guiyang, maybe Lai Gong, who is from Lingling, will also go south with the army.

Liu Jing shook his head and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. I have already asked the Northern Army to surrender after the war. Mr. Lai is still in Linxiang and has never gone south." If Lai Gong went to Lingling with the Jingzhou navy, he would be regarded as a "traitor" by the people of Lingling, and he would be criticized and his reputation would be affected.The best choice at this time is undoubtedly to keep yourself out of the matter.

"That's good, that's good..." Lai Ci couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.She was afraid that her elder brother and uncle Ji, who were their masters, would meet each other in battle. Fortunately, what she was most worried about did not happen.

Liu He, who wore his hair and sword, said, "Brother, did you really kill Wu Ju?"

"That's right." Liu Jing nodded.

Seeing that Liu He was full of interest, she wanted to say something more, and her stepmother Zhang said, "Okay, okay...Young Master is pregnant, so stop talking about beatings and killings."

Liu He was very disappointed when he heard what his mother said, but he could only stop the topic here.

Liu Jing also closed his mouth with a dry smile.

Soon the topic turned to family affairs, and not long after, the family had dinner together in the hall, and they left one after another until night fell.

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The next day, Liu Jing woke up early from his dream. Although he had just won a big victory, there were still many follow-up matters, and now was not the time to relax.

When he came to the official temple alone, Liu Jing found that seriousness came earlier than him, and judging from the piles of official documents that had been processed on his desk, it was obviously not as simple as arriving at [-]:[-] in the morning. .

"Ming Ting..." Seeing Liu Jing coming in, he stood up solemnly and saluted.

Seriously, this hard-working attitude made Liu Jing faintly worried about his physical condition, so he said with a serious face: "Bo Mu, you must not just work hard, otherwise, after a long time, you will be exhausted and your body will be affected. It will be too late to regret it by then. Combining work and rest is the correct way to do things."

The solemn and clumsy face was slightly touched, and he gave a deep bow, and replied: "The earnest words of the Ming court, I will definitely keep them in my heart."

Liu Jing nodded lightly, came to the serious book case, and said solemnly: "I'm sorting out the luggage seized in this battle."

Liu Jingjing nodded, and picked up a document. Since the front of the Jingzhou navy was almost wiped out in this battle, he obtained a lot of supplies, and the statistics one by one were quite cumbersome.

He said solemnly: "Ming Ting, the rations in the army now rely entirely on Lingling and Guiyang counties. The Ming Ting has captured more than [-] prisoners this time, and they have to eat a lot of food every day. It is too burdensome for us. It is really not suitable to delay for a long time, they must be settled as soon as possible."

Liu Jing said casually: "Let the two counties of Ling and Gui continue to increase the amount of food supply. We were born and died, and paid such a high price for them to block Cai Mao's army. How can they not show something?"

That is to say, but Liu Jing has roughly determined the destination of these captives. Among the more than 4000 people, more than 900 of them belong to Wu Ju's trilogy, and they are all from Changsha. With Liu Jing's prestige, he can easily take them for his own use.

Become the seventh battalion under him after Liu Zong, Liu Xiu, Liu Liang, Cai Sheng, Ma Zhou, and Han Guangbu.

Followed by more than a thousand oars and paddlers, these people are not too threatening, they can be collected and disrupted, and placed on the boat.

Finally, there is the Jingzhou Water Infantry Army with more than 2000 people. Under the current situation, even if they intend to surrender, Liu Jing will not use them.

After all, their families are all in Jiangbei, and they are in danger of defecting or even defecting at any time.Liu Jing is not currently short of troops, so there is no need to take risks.

Liu Jing planned to divide them into two, one half would stay in Ling County to repair the Qianghuan embankment, and the other half would be sent to Leiyang Tieguan to mine and smelt iron.

Frowning solemnly, he said: "It's mid-spring now, when the old grain is about to run out and the new grain is not coming out, Ling and Gui counties probably don't have much grain in stock."

Liu Jing said disapprovingly: "This is what they need to consider." In the past, he asked for food from Lingling and Guiyang counties, but he was repeatedly rejected.Now that he has repelled Cai Mao, in front of the second county, he can finally toughen up his waist and ask for money and food. He has the qualifications.

Seriously, how could he fail to hear the change in Liu Jing's attitude towards the second counties, and immediately stopped talking about this issue.Then he remembered something and said, "Ming Ting, not long before you went north, I captured a spy of Wu Ju."

"Wu Ju's spy?" Liu Jing raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Wu Ju is a native of Changsha, so it is reasonable for him to send spies to Ling County to spy on information.In fact, Liu Jing attached great importance to the secrecy work before the war. Not only did he order Severe to blockade Ling County, but he also ordered Liu Zhu to block the main waterway from Hengshan Township to Linxiang. The two-pronged approach basically eliminated the risk of information leakage.

Seriously nodding his head, he said, "Yes, it's thanks to 'Short Slave'."

"Tao Guan?" Liu Jing was greatly surprised when he heard this.Tao Guan took his whole family to seek refuge in Ling County. Since Ling County was small and sparsely populated, it was not easy to sell Hu Bing, so Liu Jing placed him in the newly opened Zuixiangju as the owner.In the past six months, although Liu Jing rarely asked about Zuixiangju's affairs, he knew that he, the owner of Zuixiangju, had done a good job.It should be known that he is a dwarf, so he has the ability to manage a group of cooks and servants in a submissive manner, which is extremely rare.

Seriously said: "Actually, it was not the short slave who discovered the spy, but the short slave's elder brother. After the short slave found out, he ordered his brother to keep an eye on the spy, and he rushed to the county temple to find me immediately."

"..." Liu Jing couldn't help being dumbfounded, unable to speak for a long time.To be honest, Tao Guan's parents and brothers are all parasites lying on Tao Guan's body and sucking blood with peace of mind.Unexpectedly, people who were regarded as "trash" by Liu Jing would be able to help him one day.

The world is really big, there are no wonders.

(End of this chapter)