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Chapter 382 Go Westward

Liu Jingjun's [-]-strong army gathered in the east and south of Jiangling City. For a while, the armor was dazzling and the river was full of boats and ships.

As the saying goes, "When there are [-] people, there are no boundaries." Liu Jingjun arrayed more than [-] people on foot and cavalry in the eastern suburbs of Jiangling.

The strength of Jingnan's army not only made the defenders at the top of Jiangling City feel uneasy, but also Liu Qi and Cai Mao were secretly surprised.

They had speculated about Liu Jing's strength before, but in the end they still underestimated the opponent.Less than two years after Liu Jing occupied Jingnan, he was able to mobilize more than [-] troops out of the country to fight. This proves that his strength is not weaker than Liu Biao. Liu Qi and Cai Mao are not surprised.

When Liu Jingshuibu's army was showing off its power under Jiangling City, the rear was not idle. Lei Wei, the "master of the fortress", was leading tens of thousands of civilians to build camps in Jin Township in the east of Jiangling and Jinan in the north.

Everyone in Liu Jingjun's Leiwei has a manual, which describes the process of building a camp, starting from the planning of the land, and then digging trenches, setting up barriers, and erecting fences... Leiwei must strictly follow the rules of the manual, and violators will be severely punished by military law .

Relying on such a camp building manual, Liu Jingjun built a uniform military camp stretching for more than ten miles from east to north in just half a day.

In the next few days, Liu Jingjun dug deep trenches around Jiangling City, preparing for a long-term siege.

At the same time, Liu Jing sent scouts to investigate around Jiangling, especially in the north, Wufuyi and Maicheng. The scouts went all the way north until Dangyang.Although Liu Jing didn't know that Zhang Yun was in Dangyang, but Dangyang was located between Jiangling and Xiangyang, and it was the hub of the north-south waterway in Nanjun. Thinking about it with his ass, he knew that Liu Biao must have a heavy army in Dangyang.

On March [-]th, the scouts in charge of exploring the north returned to the camp in Jinxiang, confirming Liu Jing's guess that Dangyang was indeed heavily guarded.

In order to prevent Dangyang soldiers from attacking from behind, Liu Jing slightly strengthened the defense in the north, and then temporarily stopped paying attention to Dangyang, and even Jiangling was not the focus of his attention at the moment...

That night, the temple in Jinxiang Township was brightly lit, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Jiang Wan, Deng Zhi and other Liu Jing's confidantes were there, as well as five leading generals including Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Huo Jun, and Huo Du. Surrounded by Liu Jing, he stands in front of two silk maps.These two silk maps are "Nanjun Western Topographic Map" and "Nanjun City Map".

After investigating the surrounding areas of Jiangling, Liu Jing decided to use his military adviser Zhuge Liang to oversee the army, Zhonglang General Gan Ning as the general, and lead four lieutenants Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Huo Jun, and Huo Du to lead an army of [-] water infantry, and take [-] troops from the upper reaches of Jiangling to the west. county.

Zhuge Liang needless to say, he can be said to be Liu Jing's biggest reliance against Cao Cao in the future.

Liu Jing has a clear understanding of himself. Because of his past life experience and familiarity with history, he may be a qualified lord, but he is not a military genius, at least not comparable to Cao Cao, the only military strategist in the Three Kingdoms.

Zhuge Liang is the only one under Liu Jing who has the ability to contend against Cao Cao.In order for Zhuge Liang to grow up as soon as possible, Liu Jing didn't think about such an opportunity to be alone, Zhuge Liang must be the first choice.

The reason why Gan Ning was chosen was that when Zhou Yu defeated the city of Jiangling in history, it was he who suggested to Zhou Yu to take Yiling first and stop Jiangling from aiding the west. This also became a turning point in the battle of Nanjun.Gan Ning is the most suitable leader candidate.

Among the four major lieutenants, Huang Zhong and Wei Yanyong are the top three armies, but they are not as important as brothers Huo Jun and Huo Du. They were born in Zhijiang, and the first stop of the army westward was Zhijiang County.

Huo Jun took the initiative to introduce the situation of his hometown Zhijiang to everyone present: "The name of Zhijiang originated from the branch of the river in the territory, and it flows into the Dajiang River in the east, so it is called Zhijiang. Zhijiang County is located on Bailizhou in the middle of the river. Bailizhou got its name from the hundreds of miles around it, and it is also called Zhongzhou.”

"Although mulberry fields and melons can be grown on Bailizhou, it is not enough for self-sufficiency, and the small wall of the county government is low, making it difficult to defend. On the day when the army landed on Bailizhou, my family lobbied inside, and the people of Zhijiang would bring the city to join us. "

There was a reason why Huo Jun dared to say that. As early as when Liu Jingjun arrived in Jiangling, the Huo brothers were ordered by Liu Jing to sneak back to Zhijiang to contact the tribe.

The Huo family belongs to the Zhijiang family, and there are not a few people who hold county positions. Even the county officials (five officials) are members of the Huo family.

Zhijiang can't defend and has the Huo family as internal support, so there is no other way but to surrender.

Liu Jing nodded slightly, then pointed to the location of Yiling on the map, and said to Zhuge Liang, Gan Ning and the others: "This time we are going west, the focus is on Yiling. Taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the counties in the upper reaches, they quickly marched back to the west of the river and captured Yiling. After Yiling, divide the troops to guard the mouth of the gorge, and they will be in an invincible position. Whether it is returning to Shiyi Road, Yishan, or marching into Zigui, In Wu County, there is nothing wrong with it."

The so-called Xiakou is the mouth of the Yiling Gorge of the Three Gorges. The Three Gorges starts from Yizhou Yufu in the west, passes through Wuxian County and Zigui, and ends at Yiling. It is [-] miles long. The overlapping peaks hide the sky and block out the sun, which is extremely dangerous.

Due to the discord between Liu Biaosu and Liu Zhang, a garrison of thousands of people was set up in Wuxian County and Zigui near Yizhou to prepare for the west.Liu Jing's army strangled the mouth of Yiling Gorge, and the soldiers of Wuxian and Zigui would immediately become turtles in the urn.

Zhuge Liang's understanding of the Three Gorges all came from books and maps, but Gan Ning was not. He defeated Yizhou, entered Jingzhou, and crossed the Three Gorges for [-] miles. Even though eight years have passed, he still remembers it fresh.

After being away from home for eight years, Gan Ning missed his hometown almost all the time, and hated Liu Zhang to the extreme.What made him a little relieved was that Zhao Wei, who drove him out of Yizhou with his own hands, also failed to escape the fate of a dead dog.

Liu Jing knew Gan Ning very well, and he especially warned him: "Our current enemy is Liu Biao. Before Liu Biao is eliminated, it is not appropriate to make another big enemy and enter the gorge in another day. If you encounter the Shu army, try not to fight with him. There is a conflict."

Gan Ning said arrogantly, "Then what if the Shu army takes the initiative to attack us?"

Liu Jing asked back, "Do you think it's possible?"

Gan Ning was dumbfounded for a moment.

It lasted more than half a year, and only one year had passed since the Zhao Wei Rebellion that affected half of Yizhou. This battle seriously damaged Yizhou's vitality. Liu Zhang was busy recuperating, so he didn't care about Jingzhou.

Afterwards, Liu Jing discussed with Zhuge Liang, Gan Ning and others for a long time, and the meeting was not adjourned until the appointed time.

The next day, brothers Huo Du and Huo Jun were the vanguard, setting off with a thousand people on a light boat.Zhuge Liang and Gan Ning led four thousand water steps, followed by more than a hundred boats, large and small.

At this time, the Yangtze River was already the inner lake of Liu Jingjun, and Jiangling entered the river without an inch of board.

(End of this chapter)