Soldiers come to the world

There are 1000 troops stationed in Chaisang County, and the military and government are unified. The county magistrate and Yajiang are the same person. His name is Zhou Ling.

But this time Liu Cong was injured, Zhou Ling temporarily dispatched 500 troops to escort Liu Cong to Wuchang for treatment, leaving only [-] defenders in the city, but at this juncture, Chaisang was attacked by Jiangdong Army.

Zhou Ling's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he stared blankly at the Jiangdong Army fleet in the distance. Obviously, the Jiangdong Army did not give up attacking Chaisang, but retreated temporarily, preparing for the next attack.

At this time, Liu Jing walked slowly to his side and said in a deep voice, "It is estimated that the Jiangdong Army will launch a second attack in the early morning."

"Young Master is right. They are just a sneak attack tonight, and they are not fully prepared. Since the sneak attack is hopeless, they will redeploy. It will take a little time. We must hurry up and strengthen our defenses."

Speaking of this, Zhou Ling gratefully said to Liu Jing: "Thanks to Mr. Jing for discovering Jiangdong Army's conspiracy in time, otherwise Chaisang would have been lost."

Liu Jing smiled, "This is what it should be. The destruction of Chaisang City will not benefit anyone."

Thinking that he only had 500 people, Zhou Ling couldn't help but worry and said: "Young Master Jing is not chaotic in the face of danger, and he is in command. I implore Young Master Jing to stay and help me direct the defense. To be honest, I am under too much pressure alone."

"I have no problem, it's just that Chaisang's troops are indeed insufficient. Has Magistrate Zhou thought of any way to deal with it?"

Zhou Ling glanced at the beacon fire in the east city, sighed, and said, "What else can I do? I can only ask for help from Wuchang. The beacon is lit, and it will reach Wuchang in an hour. Then at least two days, the reinforcements will definitely come. The key is whether I can hold on for two days, we only have 500 people, alas!"

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said: "It is definitely necessary to ask for help. Not only Wuchang, I can also write a letter and order my subordinates to send it to Yangxin County, asking Gan Ning to lead the army to help. In addition, several major families in Chaisang have soldiers. They are well-trained and can mobilize family soldiers to participate in the defense, at least a thousand of them."

"Of course it is possible to ask Gan Ning for help, but it's just the members of the Chaisang family..."

Zhou Ling seemed to be in a dilemma. He knew that the big families of Chaisang were all two-sided, especially the Tao family, which was inextricably linked with Jiangdong. It might not be realistic for them to send their servants to participate in the defense.

Liu Jing understood his worry, and said decisively: "It's okay, I'll go talk to the Tao family!"

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Liu Jing came to the Tao Mansion in a hurry, just entered the gate, but met Tao Zhan head-on, Tao Zhan has been worried about Liu Jing's situation, she had asked the housekeeper to inquire, but she was restless, so she ran to the door to wait for the housekeeper's news, Unexpectedly, I just met Liu Jing coming back.

She immediately breathed a long sigh of relief, patted her chest, looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "I'm worried about what happened to you! Fortunately, no arms or legs are broken."

Liu Jing felt her concern for him, and a warm feeling surged in his heart. He scratched his head and asked her with a smile, "Did you not be embarrassed by your father when you came back?"

Tao Zhan covered his mouth and said with a low laugh: "No! The house is in chaos, and my father still doesn't care about me. Maybe he doesn't know that I'm back again."

"Then where is your father? I want to discuss with him about borrowing Tao's servant."

After walking a few steps, Liu Jing turned around and asked, "How likely do you think it is?"

Tao Zhan lowered his head and thought for a while, then shook his head, "Father is in the atrium, you can go and talk to him, but I think it's unlikely."

Liu Jing nodded, and walked quickly towards the atrium. Tao Zhan watched his back as he walked away, but he was thinking about how to help Liu Jing.

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Sure enough, Zhou Ling's worries did not come to light. Tao Sheng listened to Liu Jing's request to send servants to help in the battle, and remained silent for a long time. There were indeed more than [-] servants in his house, all of whom were highly skilled in martial arts and well-trained, but the Tao family never participated in the battle. The dispute between Sun and Liu.

The reason is naturally known to everyone. Now Liu Jing asked him to become a soldier to participate in the defense of the city, which really made Tao Sheng feel embarrassed. If Jiangdong knew that he sent troops to defend, how would the Tao family gain a foothold in Jiangdong in the future?

But he had to say some things, "Young Master Jing's great kindness to the Tao family, the Tao family will always remember it, and the Tao family will naturally do their best to satisfy the young master's request, but the Tao family also has difficulties, and Young Master Jing should understand a thing or two, Apart from Pai Jiading, the Tao family is willing to fully support the defense of the city."

Tao Sheng's implication is that the Tao family is willing to contribute money and food, but they cannot provide people.

Liu Jing didn't say anything for a long time, he was really unhappy, what time is it now, the Tao family is still thinking about it.

Liu Jing said lightly: "Since the Tao family is in a difficult situation, then I won't force it. As for other support, I don't need it yet."

As soon as Liu Jing finished speaking, Tao Lie's bell-like voice came from the courtyard, "Who says the Tao family doesn't want to send out people!"

Guided by the two lanterns, Tao Lie walked into the room quickly, followed by Tao Zhan. Since Tao Zhan had given her heart to Liu Jing, she naturally thought of Liu Jing wholeheartedly. She knew that her father would never agree , only to find the grandfather to change the father's decision.

Seeing his father entering the house, Tao Sheng stood up in fright, but saw his daughter following behind, his eyes were even more surprised, didn't she already leave Chaisang?Why are you back again.

Tao Sheng's heart was in a mess, with a myriad of things piled up in front of his eyes, and he couldn't care about his daughter for the time being.

"Why did father come in person?"

Tao Lie snorted coldly at him, clasped his fists to Liu Jing and said, "Young Master Jing came to negotiate in person, the Tao family will definitely give this face to you, Young Master Jing, please sit down!"

Liu Jing glanced at Tao Zhan gratefully. It must be her tip-off that Mr. Tao came at a critical time. It happened that Tao Zhan also looked at him, his eyes full of mischief and complacency.

After they sat down, Tao Lie sighed, "If Jiuniang hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that the Jiangdong army had attacked Chaisang. It seems that I'm really an old man waiting to die."

Tao Sheng could hear the dissatisfaction in his father's tone, and quickly explained: "My son just found out, but it's not yet five o'clock, so I dare not disturb my father's rest."

Tao Lie ignored him, and said to Liu Jing: "I don't hide from Mr. Jing, I reached a tacit agreement with Liu Jingsheng and Sun Wentai back then. No matter how the two families fought, the Tao family remained neutral. If I gave Jingzhou [-] shi of grain, then Jiangdong must also be given [-] shi, so the Tao family has been able to survive in the cracks for so many years."

Liu Jing nodded, "I understand the difficulties of the Tao family, so I don't force it."

"no no!"

Tao Lie hurriedly waved his hand, "I just said that the Tao family has to give Young Master Jing's face, and people will definitely lend it to Young Master, just to change the way."

Not only Liu Jing was stunned, even Tao Sheng didn't understand what his father meant, how could he change his method?

Tao Lie smiled slightly, "Master, you can set up a flag in Chaisang City to recruit soldiers, and all the money and food will come from the Tao family. Not only that, I will arrange for three hundred members of the Tao family to join Young Master Jing's team by way of recruiting troops. This is their personal responsibility." , has nothing to do with the Tao family."

Only then did Liu Jing suddenly realize that he secretly admired Tao Lie, Jiang is still old and spicy.

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Liu Jing and Tao Zhan left the room, only Tao Lie and Tao Sheng father and son were left in the room, Tao Sheng said worriedly: "Although my father used a flexible method to become a monk to help Liu Jing, I'm afraid this matter can't be hidden from Jiangdong. "

Tao Lie said coldly: "Of course I know I can't hide it from Jiangdong, but so what if I can't hide it, will Sun Quan attack the Tao family because of this? Unless he doesn't want the money and food every year, do you think he will tear it up with the Tao family for such a trivial matter?" Shameless?"

Tao Sheng bowed his head and remained silent. He already understood what his father meant. Sun Quan would weigh the pros and cons. As long as the Tao family did not openly help the Jingzhou Army, Sun Quan would turn a blind eye and pretend he didn't know about it.

Tao Sheng sighed, "It's still the father who is far-sighted, and the child is far inferior."

Tao Lie glanced at him, and then said earnestly: "I just figured out one thing, the real purpose of Liu Biao sending Liu Jing to Jiangxia this time is probably to compete with Huang Zu for the control of Jiangxia. Once Liu Jing succeeds, then He will be the Lord of Jiangxia."

Tao Sheng pondered for a while and said, "Father, my son has something to say, do you know if you should say it or not?"

"Just say what you have to say."

"My boy thinks that maybe Liu Jing can help the Tao family solve the crisis of Liu Cong's injury."

Tao Lie pondered for a long time, and finally nodded, "If I had to choose, I would rather place my bet on Liu Jing. To be honest, I can't trust Huang Zu at all."

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Liu Jing came out of the atrium, turned around and went to the East Courtyard. He found Xu Shu and a dozen of his subordinates. Although it was not yet dawn, lights were lit in front of almost every window in the East Courtyard. The Jiangdong Army attacked Chaisang at night. The news of the incident had already spread throughout the East Courtyard, causing an uneasy commotion in the East Courtyard.

"My lord, how is the situation?" Xu Shu asked anxiously as soon as he entered the courtyard.

"Let's talk in the room."

Liu Jing walked quickly to the room, and brought Wang Tai along with him. Liu Jing sat down, drank a sip of tea, and said to the two of them, "Jiangdong Army's surprise attack failed, and they retreat temporarily. It is estimated that they will continue to attack after dawn. City, this time I don’t want to stay out of it.”

Xu Shu nodded, "Chai Sang is the gateway to Jiangxia. If the city of Chaisang is destroyed, the situation in Jiangxia will be in danger! Since the young master is entrusted by the state shepherd, of course he can't stay out of it. If possible, I suggest that the young master take command of it."

Having said that, Xu Shu smiled slightly, "Don't you think this is actually an opportunity, my lord?"

Liu Jing was thoughtful, and Xu Shu could always see the essence of the problem clearly in a chaotic situation, so he could accurately focus on the key points.

At this time, Wang Tai said beside him: "My lord, what can I do?"

Liu Jing withdrew his thoughts and said with a smile to Wang Tai: "You can do two things for me. I will write a letter, and you will immediately ask Hou Wu to send it to Yangxin County and hand it over to Gan Ning. The Tao family will provide all the money and food needed for the city to set up a banner to recruit soldiers, and you bring your brothers to recruit the private soldiers for me."