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Chapter 338 Wuhu

In the large tent of the army, Liu Jing sat at the head seat, and Huan Yi, who was also the prefect, sat with him. Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Lai Gong sat on the left and right as guests, and Yu Zheng, as a guard, held a halberd and pressed Sword, stand behind him.

The generals under Liu Jing's command were divided into two rows, Liu Zong, Cai Sheng and others were on the right, and Gan Ning, Feng Xi and others were on the left.

Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Gan Ning, Wei Yan, Huo Jun, Gao Xiang, Feng Xi... even from the perspective of the history of the Three Kingdoms, they can definitely be called a wealth of talents.

There is also Huang Zhong, unfortunately, his injuries are not healed now, he was hit by five arrows that day, the wounds were extremely serious, and he almost died, that is to say, his physical fitness is excellent, if it were an ordinary person, he would have died a long time ago.It will take at least a year and a half to fully recover.

Although Huang Zhong didn't declare his surrender, Liu Jing was quite confident in his heart. He had saved Huang Zhong's life and often cared for him.

Liu Jing already knew that Zhu Ah died at the hands of Huang Zhong. At present, only he and Chu Fang knew about this matter. Even Huang Zhong himself didn't know that he had killed a man named Zhu Ah.

Although Zhu A is Liu Jing's person, he can't be regarded as a confidant. The two probably use each other to make money.Therefore, Zhu'a's status in Liu Jing's heart cannot be compared with that of a fierce general like Huang Zhong.

In view of the close relationship between Zhu A and Liu Zhu, Cai Sheng, and Liu Zong, once this matter is leaked, it will definitely cause a great disturbance. Therefore, Liu Jing hinted that Chu Fang concealed the truth and pushed Zhu A's death on Liu Pan's head. Eliminate hidden dangers.

Liu Jing glanced at Chu Fang and Cai Sheng, and said, ""The Art of War" says: 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never end up in a hundred battles.' Ziping, Hongchao, you have fought fiercely with the Jiaozhou Army for months. If you understand it well, why don’t you introduce it to me.”

Cai Sheng and Chu Fang looked at each other, got up and said: "Okay, then I will tell Liu Jun and you that the Jiaozhou Army under Zhang Jin's command is only 8000 people, and it has been very urgent to besiege Quanling for more than a month. There are three or four thousand casualties, and the current strength is less than half of ours..."

Chu Fang added: "The Jiaozhou army is not only far inferior to ours in strength, but also has less armor. According to my observations, only about [-]% of the Jiaozhou army's soldiers wear armor, and most of them are rhinoceros and cowhide armor."

Liu Jing was not surprised by this at all. Jiaozhou was originally a barren land with backward iron smelting technology, so there must be a lack of iron armor.

Before the Battle of Lingxian County, Liu Jingshui's infantry was less than [-], with more than [-] collars of iron armor, more than [-] collars of leather armor, and an armor rate of more than [-]%. Among them, less than half of the iron armor was obtained when Cai Mao's navy was defeated last year, and the rest was Zhongshui, Pingyang Yefang and Leiyang Tieguan were built over the years.

Under Liu Biao's rule, Nanyang, Zhangling, Nanjun, and Jiangxia counties all produced iron, and Nanyang and Zhangling were famous for their iron smelting. Liu Biao gathered together in ten years, and the infantry and cavalry ratio of the Jingzhou Southern Expedition Army reached [-]%, which was enough. There are more than ten thousand collars.It's a pity that most of them were lost by the flood, but as the saying goes, "There are still three thousand nails in the broken ship." Liu Jingjun wiped out the Jingzhou navy, captured the new camp, and won more than [-] collars before and after.

As a result, the number of iron armor Liu Jingjun possessed directly doubled, surpassing Wanling.Looking at the whole world, you can count on one hand the power to have thousands of collars in iron armor.

This time going south, Liu Jing launched more than 3000 water infantry troops, with [-] armored leaders, and [-] soldiers from Huanyi and Guiyang County, with [-] armored leaders. There are [-] soldiers and [-] armored collars.

With such a strong strength, how can it be invincible against the Jiaozhou Army with few soldiers?

The reason why Liu Jing delayed sending troops south until now is to do everything possible to improve his own chances of winning, so that he can complete his work in one battle.

Liu Jing glanced at Ou Xiong below and thought of something, then asked Cai Sheng and Chu Fang, "By the way, Hongchao, Ziping, is there any news from Ou Jing?"

"No." Cai Sheng and Chu Fang shook their heads.

Ou Xiong couldn't help showing embarrassment on his face, he proposed to Liu Jing to recruit his brother Ou Jing. Turning a blind eye made him embarrassing in front of Liu Jing and the generals.

"I failed to persuade Brother Cong, and I owe Jun Liu's trust..." Ou Xiong left his seat and prostrated himself on the ground. He was only six feet six inches tall, but his voice was very thick and powerful.

Liu Jing waved his hand with a smile, comforting Ou Xiong and said: "Uncle Yuan doesn't need to care, Ling Cong's brother Ou Jing is a general under Zhang Jin's command, he has won Zhang Jin's trust, so it is not surprising that he refuses to recruit."

Ou Xiong's face was gloomy, and he said decisively: "The ancients said: 'Everyone is the master', and when I meet brother Cong on the battlefield in the next day, I will never take into account family affection and abandon the government because of personal interests."

Liu Jing sighed: "Brothers can't bear it, it's a pity in the world, how can I bear it?"

Ou Xiong said in a deep voice: "A man who serves others, he doesn't care about himself, let alone siblings?!"

"Brilliant." Liu Jinglian praised with his hands.

When the generals heard his words, they either admired, despised, or lamented...with different attitudes.

Next, Cai Sheng and Chu Fang continued to introduce the situation of the Jiaozhou Army to everyone, especially emphasizing that there were a large number of Wuhu people under Zhang Jin's command.

Wuhu, also known as Wuwu, lived in Jiaozhou for generations, and they are descendants of Baiyue. Compared with the half-civilized Jingman, they are more wild and unruly. The most vicious thing about them is that they have the ability to eat people. custom.

This appalling custom was inherited from their ancestors Baiyue. The Yue people believed in ghosts and gods, and they used to sacrifice the heads of hunted people. "Mozi Lu Wen" said: "In the south of Chu, there is a country that eats people." In the south of Chu , that is, the land of Baiyue in the south of the Lingnan, which is now the boundary of Jiaozhou. "Chu Songs Calling the Soul" also says: "When the soul comes back, the south can't stop, carve black teeth, get human flesh to sacrifice, and use its bones as a sacrifice."

Some Wuhu people still retain the tradition of cannibalism.However, the Wuhu people under Zhang Jin's command should not be vicious creatures. Their leaders, Qu Shuai and other superiors may be more sinicized than Jingman, so it is unlikely that they can eat people. Liu Jing only listened to it as an anecdote.

The meeting lasted for more than an hour before it was declared over. Before sunset, Cai Sheng bid farewell to Liu Jing and the generals, took a light boat, dived into the deep water, and swaggered back to Quanling, ignoring the Jiaozhou Army as nothing.Now Liu Jingjun's large ships are densely distributed between Hunan and Shenzhen, and the Jiaozhou Army only has light boats and small boats, so it is naturally powerless to fight against them.

The next day, Liu Jing, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and others came to Dongshan on the east bank of Shenshui, climbed up and looked at the Jiaozhou army camp across the river to get a glimpse of the reality.It was like this for several days.

(End of this chapter)