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Chapter 286 Military Order

The appearance of Liu Jingshui's army immediately shattered the only reserve in Cai Mao's heart, and in fear, he issued an order for the entire army to retreat.

In order to avoid attracting the attention of the enemy, Cai Mao had to abandon his building ship and switch to an inconspicuous warship.

Seeing that the Jingzhou navy had no intention of fighting and fled in a hurry, Liu Zong naturally would not let them go easily. If he didn't take this opportunity to expand the results of the battle and try his best to weaken the enemy, he would be too sorry for such a golden opportunity.

Under the leadership of Liu Zong, all the sailors fought bravely to be the first, chasing and intercepting the fleeing Jingzhou navy ships.

After all, Cai Mao's decision to retreat was too late. Only about half of the ships broke through the encirclement net of Liu Jingshui's army, and the rest of the ships fell into the siege.

If there was no water on the land, the soldiers of the Jingzhou army might be able to abandon their ships and retreat from the land. Unfortunately, the north bank of Leishui was also flooded. Although it was not as deep as the southern suburbs of Ling County, it was still difficult to pass through.

It was difficult for land and water to escape, and they were unable to defeat each other. In desperation, the soldiers of the Jingzhou Army began to surrender in batches.

The overall situation was initially determined, and Liu Zong sent Liu Zhu to lead the warship to the north to pursue the fleeing enemy symbolically. He and Wang Qiang eliminated the enemies who refused to surrender one by one, and received the surrendered soldiers. Since then, the battle on the water has gradually come to an end.

In just one morning, Liu Jingshui's army won two glorious victories. After these two battles, Liu Jingshui's army captured more than a hundred enemy ships and thousands of soldiers and soldiers. Compared with their own side, their losses were minimal.

There was a lot of military supplies and food in the barracks, so Liu Zong couldn't help being surprised. He emptied all the supplies as quickly as possible, and then joined Liu Zhu's troops who had returned, and returned to Ling County leisurely.

In Liu Zong's eyes, the Jingzhou army besieged by the flood was a piece of meat on the ground, and they could be slaughtered whenever they wanted, so they appeared to be in a hurry.

Since there was already a swamp country outside the city of Ling County, Liu Zong led the fleet directly to the city of Ling County.

Liu Jing braved the rain to meet him on the city wall. He took Liu Zong with one hand and Wang Qiang with the other, returned to the city gate, and said with a smile: "Brother Cong, Zijian, you two have contributed a lot to this battle. No one can beat it."

Although the generals were unwilling, they all agreed with Liu Jing's words and congratulated them one by one.

Liu Zong laughed loudly and said, "The reason why the northern army was defeated in this battle is all Zijian's scheme."

Liu Zongnai is the commander of the navy, in terms of credit, he must be ranked first, no one can compete with him, there is no need to claim credit for himself.

But what surprised Liu Jing was that Liu Zong would actually take credit for Wang Qiang. This really surprised Liu Jing. When did the two people who have been in such a relationship have such a good relationship?But this is what Liu Jing is happy to see. In the past, he often felt a headache because of the discord between the two.

Wang Qiang said modestly: "Sima is too famous. Since ancient times, success or failure lies in decision-making. I only give suggestions based on past experience. No one is sure whether the flood will happen or not. Sima can immediately adopt my suggestion. This wins."

"Zijian's words are justified, and the "Book" says: 'If you are decisive, you will avoid difficulties later.'" Liu Jing praised Liu Zong without hesitation: "My brother has always been decisive, and I can't match this."

Liu Zong shook his head with a smile and said: "If you continue to boast like this, I really want to regard myself as a famous general in the world."

Liu Jing praised: "Although it is a bit premature to call brother Cong a 'famous general of the world', it is not an exaggeration to call him a 'famous general of Chu'."

Liu Zhu echoed: "Cai Mao is a famous general in Jingzhou, but he was defeated by Sima time and time again. Sima really deserves the name of a famous general."

Hearing Liu Zhu mentioning Cai Mao, Liu Zong's expression darkened, and he said with hatred, "Cai Mao ran fast this time, otherwise if I catch him, I will cut off his dog's head and keep it in a wooden box to enjoy all day long." Apparently Liu Zong was still brooding over Cai Mao's gift of the wooden box.

Liu Jing smiled and said: "Since my brother started the war, I have won four battles and four victories on the water. The Jingzhou navy was almost completely wiped out. Cai Mao fled in anticipation of the wind. Even so, can't brother Cong lose his anger?"

Liu Zong said categorically, "If I don't cut off Cai Mao's dog's head, I won't be able to calm down."

Liu Jing slowly shook his head and said, "I don't know whether Liu Jingzhou will continue to appoint Cai Mao as a general after this big defeat."

Liu Zongdao: "Liu Jingsheng is a Confucian. He doesn't practice martial arts. There is a shortage of soldiers under his command. Now tens of thousands of soldiers have been lost, and there are no people to use. Cai Mao can barely be regarded as a talent. He is also Liu Jingsheng's wife and brother. Maybe it will be more reused."

Liu Jing clapped his hands and said with a smile: "If Cai Mao leads the Northern Army in the future, wouldn't the Jiangbei land be left for us to gallop?"

Liu Zong was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but sighed in his heart: "Zhongda really is not a person who is willing to live in a corner. Now that he has not occupied Jingnan, he has the idea of ​​peeking at the north. His ambition is so great, it is really extraordinary. .”

Cai Sheng raised the case and said: "It has been two years since the Northern Army raised troops to the south, and the mountains and fields in the south of Jing have been desolate, the houses are empty, and the people have been displaced. If you don't avenge this revenge, you will be in vain. Waiting for the day of Liu Jun's Northern Expedition, I am willing to be a vanguard, and I will definitely return ten times the suffering Jingnan suffered to Jiangbei."

Ma Zhou also said: "Hongchao is right, people in Jingbei must pay for their blood."

Liu Jing shook his head and said: "Since Hongchao and Zijin know the sufferings suffered by the people in Jingnan, how can they bear to intensify and inflict it on others?"

"This..." Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou were stunned by the question, speechless for a while.

Liu Jing's subordinates are basically Jingnan locals, and their activities in the past were limited to the surrounding areas of Ling County, so they don't have to worry too much about military discipline.However, when he enters a period of rapid development and even fights across borders, military discipline will become a big problem. What he said now is also an inoculation for the generals in advance.

Liu Jing didn't say anything deeply, and quickly ended the topic, and the atmosphere in the room became relaxed again with the change of topic.

In the middle of the day, after having a full meal, the sailors were ready to go to the final battlefield to deal with the Jingzhou army besieged by the flood.

Regardless of the persuasion of Liu Zong and others, Liu Jing insisted on boarding the ship and going to the battlefield in person. The reasons he gave were very good. If he wanted to recruit the enemy to the greatest extent, how could he not show up?

For this reason, Liu Jing issued a military order to the entire army: "Anyone who surrenders from the enemy shall not be harmed, and anyone who disobeys the order shall be beheaded!"

Cai Sheng was discussing with Liu Zhu about avenging Zhu Ah. Hearing Liu Jing's order, the two of them suddenly felt that something was wrong. They are both old people who have followed Liu Jing for many years. .I just hope that person can resist to the end, otherwise they won't be able to directly attack him.

(End of this chapter)