Soldiers come to the world

In Xiakou, large ships loaded with water troops moved from Yicheng slowly docked. Groups of soldiers rushed down from the large ships and looked up at the Huanghu Tower on the top of the mountain in surprise. It was a military castle built It is tall and solid, and the highest point is a five-story observation building. Standing on the top of the building, you can have a panoramic view of the Yangtze River.

The surrounding castles are equipped with heavy trebuchets and stone cannons, which can launch boulders to the docks and destroy all ships that come ashore.

The Xiakou Wharf was crowded with sailors from Yicheng. They lined up quickly. Many people were quite worried. After all, their families were all in Yicheng County. The soldiers were always uneasy, but there was nothing they could do.

At this time, the sound of drums sounded from the east. This was the order to set off. Groups of soldiers rushed eastward quickly, bypassing Huanghu Mountain, and headed for the newly built naval camp east of Xiakou City.

In the west corner of the pier, there were many people from Xiakou who came to watch the fun. Standing in the crowd, Li Fu watched a big ship approaching the shore with complicated eyes. Although he was kicked out by Liu Jing a few days ago, he did not Not discouraged, he felt that Liu Jing understood very well.

Especially when he learned that Liu Jing led the army to attack the Jingzhou navy, he realized that Liu Jing was thinking about the Jingzhou navy at that time, and had no time to take care of the Northern Expedition, so what now?The battle of Yicheng is over, will he think about it again.

Li Fu was still not reconciled, he didn't want to give up this opportunity to restore Yuan's Hebei, when the big ship slowly docked, he saw Liu Jing stepping off the ship's plank, the crowd suddenly became commotion, more than a dozen Xiakou officials and entourage Squeeze out of the crowd to meet them.

Li Fu moved quickly, mingled with his entourage, and went up to meet him. A soldier saw that he was not dressed properly, and was about to stop him, but he glared, "I am Li Fu, a soldier from Jiangxia who joined Cao Junjun, and I have an emergency report to the prefect. , delaying the military situation, can you bear it?"

He is the boss of Yuan Shang's tent, and he has a kind of official authority. The soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then let him go together.

Liu Jing got off the big boat and faced a group of Xiakou officials who welcomed him. He forced a smile and greeted everyone one by one. At this moment, a man jumped out from the line of officials, knelt on the ground and shouted: "Liu Taishou, why don't you listen to me again!"

The guards next to him were shocked and rushed forward, pinning the man to the ground. The officials looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one expected that there would be a stranger among them.

Liu Jing recognized Li Fu, stopped his soldiers, stepped forward and said with a sneer, "Master Li, does he want to assassinate me?"

"Don't dare! If I don't say something, it's like a fish stuck in my throat, and I can't spit it out!"

"You are nothing more than trying to persuade me to send troops to save your Yuan family in Hebei. What else can you say?"

"I want to say Anlu County!"

Liu Jing's complexion changed, he stared at Li Fu for a while, and ordered to the left and right: "Take him aboard!"

The soldiers pushed Li Fu onto the big boat, and Liu Jing said some polite words to the officials, then turned around and got on the big boat.

In the spacious cabin, Li Fu was pushed in by his own soldiers. Liu Jing waved his hand to let the soldiers go out. Then he pointed to the couch and said with a faint smile, "Please sit down!"

Li Fu was not polite, and sat down. He didn't wait for Liu Jing to ask first, and said directly: "I just heard a news that Cao Jun is sending more troops to Nanyang. I wonder if it's true?"

"What if it's true? So what if it's not true?" Liu Jing looked at him and asked.

"If it is true, then it proves that Cao Jun is indeed afraid of Jiang Xia's army going north, so he acted first and sent troops to Nanyang to contain Jiang Xia's army?"

"Why is Jiang Xia's army restrained instead of Jingzhou's army?"

"It's very simple. Liu Jingzhou is an empty talker. Even if he is healthy, he would not send troops to Xudu. What's more, he is seriously ill now, and it is impossible to send troops to the north. Liu Bei's troops are insufficient and he has no intention. If someone really sends troops to the north, they can only It is Jiangxia, so Cao Jun sent troops to Nanyang, so Xiangyang will inevitably ask Jiangxia for help, preventing the prefect's army from going north."

Liu Jing nodded. This person is quite clear-headed, and his views are more reliable. He also believes that Cao Jun does not plan to attack Jingzhou now, and the increase of troops in Nanyang is actually a defense.

"Then what are you talking about about Anlu County?" Liu Jing asked quietly.

Li Fu sighed and said: "I know that the prefect is mainly worried about sending troops to the north to do nothing but waste the troops. In fact, I have a plan to let the prefect go north and get both benefits."

"What plan?"

"It's very simple. The prefect sent troops to capture Runan, and then the cavalry went north to threaten Xudu. If Cao Jun was prepared, he immediately turned around and returned to Anlu County. In this way, he made a gesture of northern expedition at any time, but in fact, the prefect successfully occupied Anlu. County, this is actually a false plan to destroy Guo."

Liu Jing stared at him for a long while, then suddenly smiled and said, "If Master Li is willing to make a bet with me, I will agree with your plan."

Li Fu was overjoyed, and quickly got up to salute, "I would like to hear more about it!"

"It's very simple. If the Yuan family is not destroyed, I will send troops to Runan and threaten Yingchuan. As a favor for you, I will send you a lot of money to send you out of the country. But if the Yuan family brothers are killed by Cao Cao within half a year, the Yuan family will be extinct." , then you must be loyal to me, and I will continue to appoint you as the chief secretary of the Jiangxia Army, are you willing to make this bet?"

Li Fu pondered for a moment, if the Yuan family perishes, he will have nowhere to go, and Liu Jing is a very good lord, worthy of his allegiance, so he said without hesitation: "Then we will make a deal!"

"Okay! We've made a deal."

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Li Fu retreated, and Liu Jing stood in front of the small window with his hands behind his back, staring at the north, and remained silent for a long time. He knew that going north from Xiakou all the way would lead him directly to Xudu. Historically, Liu Bei advised Liu Biao to take advantage of Cao Cao's expedition to Wuhuan. Attack Xuchang, but Liu Biao did not accept it in the end.

No one knows the reason for not adopting it. Perhaps, as Guo Jia said, Liu Biao is too talkative and lacks practical work, but it may be that Liu Biao is worried that Jingzhou's troops will be empty and Jiangdong will take advantage of it to invade.Before reaching a reconciliation and some kind of tacit understanding with Jiang Dong, there is indeed such a possibility.

What about yourself?Now Liu Jing is faced with this kind of opportunity and choice, what should he do?If he went north with all his troops, Jiang Xia would no longer be his Jiang Xia after he came back, and even if he split half of his troops to go north, he would most likely be invaded by Cai Mao.

Or, as Li Fu suggested, only send [-] cavalry to march northward in a high-speed mobile way to raid Runan and Yingchuan counties, causing a huge impact in the Central Plains and forcing Cao Cao to retreat.

But in this way, the whole of Hebei will be completely destroyed by Wuhuan sooner or later, and millions of Han people will be plundered and reduced to miserable slaves.

This is the real reason why Liu Jing has been hesitant. To a certain extent, he supports Cao Cao's extermination of Wuhuan. Although Cao Cao is his greatest enemy, if he expands his mind to the world instead of Jingzhou, Then Cao Cao's Northern Expedition to Wuhuan was also in his interest.

However, Li Fu's counterfeit plan to annihilate Guo moved him quite a bit. He had been thinking about seeking Anlu County, but he couldn't find a reason for a while. Although he thought of many strategies, such as pretending that Cao Jun attacked Anlu County, Jiangxia The army went to the rescue and so on.

However, these strategies have flaws. Once exposed, Liu Jing’s reputation will be discredited, and the gains outweigh the losses. However, Li Fu’s plan completely avoids these risks. It is an upright way of sending troops and maneuvering. After thinking for a long time, Liu Jing turned around and ordered. : "The three generals Wei Yan, Chen Shuo and Liao Hua are invited to come."

Not long after, Wei Yan, Chen Shuo and Liao Hua came to Liu Jing's cabin one after another. Liu Jing asked them to sit down, and first asked Chen Shuo with a smile, "How are you, brothers, are you satisfied with the conditions of the Xiakou barracks?"

Chen Shuo nodded, "The conditions are very good, and everyone is very satisfied, but the brothers are a little worried about the family members in Yicheng County. If Xiangyang threatens the family members of the soldiers, I am afraid that the morale of the army will not be stable."

Liu Jing laughed, "You might as well go back and tell the soldiers that Cai Mao's eldest son is a hostage in my hands. Cai Mao dare not take Yicheng County's idea anyway, and General Feng Yi led a thousand troops to garrison Yicheng County. Don't worry."

Chen Shuo also breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "I forgot that Cai Yi is in our hands, so it's okay. In fact, we are also afraid that the military family will move here and there, and it will waste people's money."

"It's good that you can understand, explain this matter clearly to the soldiers, and I promise to ensure the safety of their families!"

"With the prefect's promise, if there is anything you can't believe, the subordinates will go talk to the soldiers immediately."

Liu Jing smiled, and changed the topic to another matter. He smiled at Chen Shuo and said, "Jiang Xia Army has a tradition. When joining Jiang Xia Army, they must train for a month, and the Jingzhou Navy is no exception. , so I brought you and General Wei here to discuss training with you."

Chen Shuo was silent. Of course he knew what the training of the Jiangxia army was about. It was to rectify the army, disperse all the soldiers and generals, and completely destroy the factions in the navy. After the training, the navy would become A whole new army.

Although he knew there would be such a day, when it really came, Chen Shuo was a little sad, but he also understood that since Liu Jing brought him and Wei Yan to discuss this matter, it was to tell him that he would still He is the commander of this army.

Chen Shuo nodded slowly, "I have no objections!"

"Okay! That's it for this matter. How to train, General Wei has a wealth of experience, and he will be fully responsible for it. General Chen will assist. I will leave this matter to you two."

Chen Shuo felt a little bit bitter in his heart. Wei Yan was in full charge, and many things were out of his hands, but he had no choice but to nod and agree, "The subordinates will fully cooperate with General Wei!"

Wei Yan got up to say goodbye, and the two left immediately. Only Liu Jing and Liao Hua were left in the cabin. Liao Hua had already realized that Liu Jing would entrust him with an important task. He straightened his waist and looked solemn.

After a long while, Liu Jing said to him slowly: "There is indeed a big task to be entrusted to you. You lead two thousand cavalry to Runan, and then..."