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Chapter 498
Liu Jing didn't know whether Jiangdong scholars would be happy with his arrival, but he arrived in Yuzhang less than ten days ago, and two named scholars Xu Zong and Sheng Kuang joined him. From this, it can be seen that Sun Quan rule is not stable.

In the final analysis, the Sun family is still poor, and Sun Ce seized Jiangdong with violence. It is difficult to convince the public, so he can only use killing methods to deter people.The celebrities and heroes who died at the hands of Sun Ce cannot be counted together with their hands and feet.

Originally, following Sun Ce's assassination by Xu Gong's disciples, the grievances between the two sides were wiped out. After Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, he changed his focus on wooing the wealthy Jiangdong clan.Of course, he would not hesitate to get rid of some thorns who refused to give in, such as Sheng Xian.This strategy of attracting the majority and suppressing the small group allowed Sun Quan to stabilize Jiangdong as he wished.

But there is a premise here, that is, there is no foreign invasion. Now that Liu Jing led the soldiers of Jingchu down the river to attack Jiangdong, those who were forced to submit because of Sun Quan's great power, will they continue to be content with the status quo? ...?
Sheng Kuang also suggested: "Kaiji has always been rich and powerful, and it is also in the rear. It has helped Sun Ni a lot. Sheng Kuang is not talented, and he is willing to sneak back to the hometown of Kuaiji, contact relatives and old friends, and summon Shanyue to join the general in Dongyao. , together against Sun Ni."

Sheng Kuang didn't know that his father's old officials, Gui Lan and Dai Yuan, had been recruited by Danyang prefect Sun Yi to take charge of Danyang's military affairs. Otherwise, he would not sneak back to Kuaiji, but went straight to Danyang.

Liu Jing raised his eyebrows when he heard that, but he was very skeptical, does Sheng Kuang, a scholar, really have the ability to stir up trouble in Kuaiji?
It's not that he underestimated Sheng Kuang. Although Kuaiji is located in a remote place, it is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. There is Gu Yong in Wen and He Qi in Wu.

In fact, not only Gu Yong and He Qi, but Yu Fan, Zhu Ran, Zhu Huan, etc. are currently in Kuaiji. Sheng Kuang wants to ride back to Kuaiji alone, and wrestling with the Jiangdong heroes is no different from sending him to death.

Moreover, Liu Jing also needed Sheng Kuang's signboard to attack Jiangdong, so he could not give up easily, so he rejected his suggestion without hesitation.

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious..." Liu Jingzhong patted the back of Sheng Kuang's hand again, and said, "I came here this time to fight against the villain Sun Ben, and I have no intention of coveting Jiangdong. If the captives can take care of the overall situation and keep each other safe, I don't want to be an enemy."

Does Liu Jing have no desire for Jiangdong?Such nonsense can't even fool a three-year-old child.

Sheng Kuang understood the meaning of Liu Jing's words. His immediate goal was to get rid of Sun Ben and capture Yuzhang, and then wait for Sun Quan to take the initiative to take the bait, and use this as an excuse to start a war with Sun Quan.

Sheng Kuang calmed down a little, and said: "The general is thinking about Zhou Xiang, and Kuang can't do it."

As long as he can take revenge on Sun Quan, no matter how long he waits, he doesn't mind.

"Zijie gave up his state position and crossed the river to help righteous people. It is deeply respectable..." Liu Jing first praised Sheng Kuang, and then said: "Zijie was born in Jiangdong, and he knows people and land well. He can temporarily serve in the army. Be my guide to the East."

"No." Sheng Kuang bowed down to accept the order.

The fierce siege battle continued until sunset. The soldiers of the Jingzhou army went up to the city wall time and time again, and were driven down again and again.

It must be admitted that under the leadership of Xu Sheng, the Chaisang defenders were very tenacious. Most of the defensive facilities on the city wall, such as sculls and gate walls, were destroyed and burned by the flying stone carts of the Jingzhou army. It is difficult to recover. Under such conditions, the Chaisang defenders can still hold the city wall, which has to be admired.

However, Liu Jing would not be merciful because of his admiration. In the next two days, the Jingzhou army launched a more violent attack on Chaisang.

After days of fierce fighting, the city was seriously short of manpower. Xu Sheng had no choice but to pay attention to the people of Chaisang, driving men to the city to help in the battle, and women to transport food and equipment. However, doing so could only delay for a while. After all, the ending of defeat cannot be changed.

In the past two days, Tai Shici did not refuse to save Chaisang. While sending people to ask for help from Sun Ben in Nanchang, he ignored the new defeat and low morale of the army, so he forcibly attacked. As a result, he faced the army of Han Guang and Ma Zhou and fought several battles. unfavorable.

What surprised Tai Shici even more was that Liu Jing sent a navy to go around and attack Liling. Liling was located between Chaisang and Haihun, which meant that his retreat was cut off by the Jingzhou army.

At this time, Tai Shici himself was in a dangerous situation, so he didn't care about Chaisang. Tai Shici repeatedly weighed between defending and withdrawing troops, and finally decided to stand still for the time being.

At present, the army is at a disadvantage in the front battle, the rear is cut off, and the morale of the army is shaken. Once the enemy is overtaken by the retreat, it will inevitably be defeated.It's better to stick to the camp and try to protect yourself first.

In the early morning of the fifth day, Liu Jing stood under the city of Chaisang, pointed at the top of the city, and ordered the whole army: "If you can't defeat Chaisang today, you will never retreat!"

All the soldiers of the three armies shouted "Long live", and the sound shook the sky.

The chaisang defenders were indeed at the end of their strength, and Xu Sheng was also at a loss for recovery. Before noon, the Jingzhou army captured the east wall, and the west side, who was in charge of supporting it, also took the opportunity to make a surprise attack. Once the east and west were lost, the south side would naturally be unable to defend up.

"Kill, kill..." Xu Sheng, with disheveled hair and bloody face, looked like an evil ghost. He swung the spear in his hand vigorously, and instantly defeated the five or six Jingzhou soldiers who surrounded him.But there were too many enemies, and in a blink of an eye, another seven or eight people surged up, killing them endlessly.

While resisting hard, the left and right guards begged Xu Sheng: "Lieutenant, the general situation is over now, before the enemy finds the captain, you should hurry up and break through. Once you are recognized by the enemy, you will not be able to leave if you want to leave at that time." .”

Xu Sheng looked at the people gathered around him who never left, gritted his teeth, and shouted: "Follow me!" After that, Xu Sheng took the lead and led the crowd to break through.

For a moment, arrows rained down, swords and spears came down, Xu Sheng was wounded several times, but he became more energetic, pushed forward, invincible, and successfully led more than a hundred defeated soldiers out of the city wall.

At this moment, the gate of the city was opened, and the soldiers of Jingzhou swarmed in with the loud shouts of killing.

Xu Sheng asked everyone to flee for their lives, but no one was willing to leave. All the soldiers were willing to live and die with Xu Sheng, so Xu Sheng took them back to the county temple.

The reason why Xu Sheng didn't choose to break out immediately, but rushed to the county temple, was because his wife, concubine and children were all in the official house, especially since he just had a son this year, he couldn't bear to abandon it.

Xu Sheng fled all the way back to the county temple, picked up his wife in a carriage, and broke out to the west.

Xu Sheng thought that the main attack direction of the Jingzhou army was on the east and south sides, and that the west side had fewer troops and could easily break through. However, he didn't know that Liu Jing had already prepared for this, so how could he be allowed to escape. Wen Pin deployed heavy troops at the west gate to prevent Xu Sheng from escaping.

Only one step away from leaving the city, Xu Sheng naturally did not want to be captured without a fight, and led the rest to fight to the death, but unfortunately he was outnumbered in the end, Xu Shengjiu was exhausted and was captured alive by Wenpin.

(End of this chapter)