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Chapter 504 Entering the Army
The Jiaozhou Shuibu army passed through the Weipu Pass smoothly, continued to go north along the Qinshui River, and crossed the border of Zhenyang County. Finally, the army stopped at a ferry more than ten miles north of Qujiang County.

Deng Xi and the others were all at a loss, it was only past noon, and it was far from the time for rest, so they didn't know why the army stopped.

Wang Qiang came to see Deng Xi, and said with a little apology on his face: "Mr. Deng, I still have important things to do, so I can only stop here. But Mr. Deng, don't worry. I will send troops to escort you to the north. The territory of Jingzhou is quite peaceful. , there are few robbers, Deng Jun need not worry about safety."

Deng Xi was greatly surprised, and became even more puzzled. What is there that deserves Liu Jing's traveling thousands of miles and dispatching tens of thousands of troops from Jiaozhou?

They just came from the south. The internal stability of Guiyang County is not their own problem. The north is Changsha County, and the west is Lingling County. Both are Liu Jingjiu's camps. The soldiers and people support them, and there will be no problems. The east...is Luling County, Yangzhou.

"Is Liu Jing going to use troops against Jiangdong?" Deng Xi was secretly surprised.

At this time, the news that Liu Jing sent troops to Yuzhang had not yet spread, and Deng Xi guessed the result based on Wang Qiang's few words.

Naturally, Wang Qiang would not explain to him, and soon sent a boat to send Deng Xi and others away, and then ordered the whole army to abandon the boat and land, and marched eastward, arriving at the junction of Guiyang and Luling three days later.

At the foot of Tailing Mountain, beside the Yuzhang River, this place is a remote area. It should be less populated, but at this time, tens of thousands of peasants and craftsmen have gathered here, transporting materials and repairing boats in full swing.

"General Wang, you have finally arrived..." Guiyang prefect Huan Yi learned that Wang Qiang had finally led his army, and immediately pulled away to meet him.

Huan Yi squatted in this wilderness for more than a month, his face was tanned, his clothes were no longer neat, he was completely different from Wang Qiang's impression, and he almost didn't recognize him.

"Huan Guiyang has worked hard." Wang Qiang couldn't help laughing twice, and then asked about the business, "I wonder if the ship and funds are ready?"

Huan Yi nodded lightly and said, "The grain is enough to feed thousands of people for two months, and hundreds of boats have been built, and they can set off at any time."

Wang Qiang couldn't help but sighed: "Huan Guiyang has raised money for me, and I have enough food and soldiers. I can send troops with peace of mind." After that, he went to the bank of Yuzhang water side by side with Huan Yi to inspect the terrain.

That's right, Liu Jing actually did not attack Yuzhang in two directions, but divided his troops into three groups to attack Yuzhang and Luling at the same time.

Liu Jing went down the east of the river and formed the North Route Army; Zhuge Liang left Changsha and formed the Central Route Army;

Wang Qiang's offensive route was once traveled by Xu Daofu, a general under Lu Xun's command during the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Lu Xun, a descendant of Lu Zhi, was defeated by Sun En and led the remnants southward to occupy Guangzhou.Later Xu Daofu took advantage of Liu Yu's northward attack on Nanyan and persuaded Lu Xun to raise troops again.Xu Daofu built hundreds of warships in more than ten days, and then entered the Ganshui River from Yuzhang River, first conquered Luling, then went down Yuzhang, swept the Jin army, entered the Yangtze River in one go, and went straight to Jiankang until Liu Yu returned. Teacher, only to quell the chaos of Lu and Xu.

Xu Daofu had tens of thousands of elite soldiers, some of whom were old bandits of the Three Wus who had survived a hundred battles, or were powerful soldiers of Jiaozhou, who were brave and good at fighting. Daofu took advantage of the loopholes and conquered several counties all the way.

Liu Jing didn't expect Wang Qiang to replicate Xu Daofu's miracle. He didn't have high demands on Wang Qiang. He only needed to lead his troops to attack Nanye, Ganxian, and Yudu counties in the south of Luling, and restrain Sun, the prefect of Luling from the south. can be supplemented.

Although Wang Qiang came from a humble background, he has always had great ambitions, so he would not be reconciled to the goal Liu Jing set for him.He led Jiaozhou's elite soldiers to thousands of miles to the north. Could it be that he was attacking a few remote counties in the south of Luling?
Take all Luling!Kill Sun Fu!

This is the goal Wang Qiang set for himself.

Next, Wang Qiang ordered the whole army to rest for two days. At the same time, he sent people to go north to Changsha to inform Zhuge Liang. On the third day, he sent his troops to Luling.

But it is said that Zhuge Liang led his army back to Changsha, joined the people in Jingnan, and stationed in Liling County.

Wang Qiang's messenger arrived at the barracks that day. After reading Wang Qiang's letter, Zhuge Liang couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief, holding the letter and smiling to the left and right: "Wang Zijian will not miss the deadline..."

Liu Jing Lianzhan Lianjie in the north, and Wang Qiang in the south were already in place. Zhuge Liang immediately ordered to mobilize all the troops and march eastward to Yuzhang.

Right now in the northern part of Yuzhang, counties such as Pengze, Liling, and Chaisang have fallen one after another. Taishici has fled in a big defeat, and the situation is precarious. lax.

At this time, the number of soldiers available in Yichun would not exceed a thousand. Zhuge Liang led [-] cavalry and rushed out from the mountains to the west.

As the saying goes, "When there are [-] people, there are no boundaries." The [-]-step cavalry army is mighty, walking along the north bank of the South River, with the flags forming clouds, and the fine armor shining on the sun, illuminating the sky and the earth. All the attention along the way.

The land on both sides of the Nanshui River is fertile, suitable for growing crops, and the population is dense. Because Zhuge Liang's army came too suddenly, most of the people had no time to flee, so they could only hide at home and shiver.

But soon they were surprised to find that this large army was not only majestic and majestic, but also very strict in military discipline.

Yuzhang is a place of constant chaos. In the past ten years, there has never been a moment of peace. Whether it is an officer, soldier or a bandit, there is no difference in the eyes of the people in Yuzhang.

To be honest, this is the teacher of benevolence and righteousness that can only appear when scholars talk about ancient times.

During this period, there were more than one embarrassing scenes where the people were overtaken by the army when they fled with their families, and the soldiers and the people walked side by side, looking at each other.

Zhuge Liang held his army neatly, without any fear, and soon won the favor of the people on both sides of the Nanshui River, and even some bold people rushed to Zhuge Liang to join the army.

Zhuge Liang didn't like to chill their hearts, and organized them into a volunteer camp. When they arrived at the city of Yichun, there were more than [-] people in the volunteer camp.

But when Yichun learned that tens of thousands of enemy troops were coming from the west, the army and the people were shocked. Immediately there was chaos in the city, and the people fled out of the city to the countryside with their families.

At the end of the development, even the county officials began to flee, and in a blink of an eye, all the officials in the county temple were gone.

Yichun is a drama county. Mountains and thieves have always been rampant, and non-warriors can't guard it. The former county magistrate is Sun Quan's favorite general Zhou Tai, and the current county magistrate is also a warrior.

However, although they are brave and good at fighting and able to quell external rebellions, they are also vulgar and ignorant, and they don't know how to conquer the hearts of the people inside. Therefore, all the officials in the county are not close to each other.

(End of this chapter)