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Jingling County is a large county in the western part of Jiangxia. It is close to the Han River and is located in the Heze River water network. It has fertile land and dense forests. It is a rich fish and rice town in Jiangxia.

The county town has a population of more than a thousand households, and most of them make a living by farming and fishing. However, after years of population separation and the influx of people evading wars, the population of Jingling County has increased rapidly, reaching more than 9,000 households and more than 80,000 people.

Jingling County is also a major tincture oil production site in Jiangxia County. The number of natural oil wells here is more than that in Xiazhi County and produces greater output. Every day, a large number of ships transport tincture oil to Xiazhi County for further refining.

There were thousands of permanent troops in Jingling County, led by Sima Xiang Chong, another unit. Xiang Chong was the nephew of Xiang Lang, the governor of Xiangyang County. He was about 25 or 26 years old. He was full of martial arts and was very capable. He served as the governor of Zhijiang County. Later, he resigned from his official position and was recommended to Liu Jing by his uncle Xiang Lang at the beginning of the year.

Liu Jing boldly valued him and appointed him as Sima of another department, taking charge of the army of Jingling, and being responsible for guarding the western gate of Jiangxia County.

The Jingling County military camp was not in the county town, but was west of the county town, covering an area of ​​nearly acres, and they were all built tents. In the central army's tent, Cao Lin, the magistrate of Jingling County, found Xiang Chong with concern.

In the past two days, a large number of refugees came from Nanjun to visit relatives and friends, which made Jingling County overcrowded, and many people fled from Huarong County.

Although Huarong County is the county town of Nanjun, it is only forty miles away from Jingling County. If something happened in Huarong County, it would be difficult for Jingling County to stay out of the matter. This made the county magistrate Cao Lin very worried and rushed to discuss countermeasures with Xiang Chong.

"To Sima, it is possible that Cao's army went south, otherwise so many refugees would not have appeared."

Cao Lin didn't care whether Cao Cao's army would take advantage of the situation to attack Jingling County. After all, this is the most important tincture oil production in Jiangxia. How could Cao's army let go.

"Does Sima think the Cao army will attack Jingling County?" Cao Lin looked at Xiang Chong with a worried look on his face.

Xiang Chong also got some information. He pondered for a moment: "There is a high possibility that the Cao army will attack Jingling County, but the magistrate of Cao County does not have to worry. The Cao army will not massacre the city, nor will it burn, kill and loot. After all, Cao Cao wants to incorporate Jingzhou into his rule."

"But what should we do?" Cao Lin asked in a low voice. In fact, he wanted to ask Xiang Chong whether he wanted to resist Cao's army.

Without waiting for Xiang Chong to answer, a soldier ran to report, "Report to Sima, the governor of the state has led the fleet and is moored by the Han River."

"ah"

Xiang Chong and Cao Lin were so shocked that they stood up at the same time. Without any time to talk in detail, they hurried out to go out to meet Liu Jing...

After the heavy rain finally stopped, the water level of the Han River soared, flooding the dock. There were still warships moored on the river surface. Ten thousand troops were disembarking one after another and gathered on the south bank of the Han River.

Liu Jing did not return to Jiangxia directly. Although he withdrew from Xiangyang, it did not mean that Cao Cao's warships could drive along the Han River and threaten Xiakou, and would not give Anlu County Cao's army a chance to cross the river.

Therefore, the Jiangxia Navy will form a water blockade near Jingling County, blocking Cao's warships from moving south. This is an important strategic deployment for Liu Jing.

Liu Jing had already got off the boat. He rode on the war horse and looked at the Jingling County town not far away. Although the Jingling County wall has been raised and reinforced, it can withstand the siege of 10,000 troops, if it is a siege of 50,000 or even 100,000 troops, the county town will definitely not be able to support it.

However, to the east of Jingling County is the vast Yunmengze, which is destined that Cao's army cannot kill from Lu to Xiakou. They can only detour Anlu County from the north bank of the Han River to reach the opposite bank of the Yangtze River in Xiakou.

Yunmeng Zeguo is the most favorable geographical environment in Jiangxia County, which destined that Cao's army could only advance east along the Yangtze River.

In history, the last war broke out in Chibi, which was caused by the special geographical environment of Jiangxia. It was by no means accidental. Chibi was the first best crossing port after the fleet sailed out of Yunmengze.

While meditating, Xiang Chong and Cao Lin had already rushed over, and they stepped forward to salute, "See the governor of the state."

Liu Jing turned over and dismounted, looked at the expectant expressions of the two and said with a smile: "Is it my arrival that has brought your heart to the shore?"

Xiang Chong smiled bitterly and said, "The situation in Nanjun is now chaotic, which has affected Jingling County. The subordinates have not ordered the governor of Dezhou, so they can only hold their troops without moving, and they are quite unstable."

Cao Lin next to him also said: "There are a large number of refugees coming from Nanjun these days. The officials have opened warehouses for relief porridge and distributed tents. It is okay to support them for one or two months, but if it takes a long time, the government may not be able to support them."

Liu Jing smiled and said, "Don't worry, at least most of the people in Jingling County will be transferred to Chaisang. The fleet will arrive in two days, but County Magistrate Cao can start preparing now."

Cao Lin was overjoyed. He did not want to surrender to Cao's army, nor did he want to leave the people of Jingling to escape alone, which made him feel embarrassed and deeply entangled. If the people could be removed, he would let go of his heart.

"Which people can be withdrawn?" he asked again.

Liu Jing smiled, "It depends on personal wishes. If you want to withdraw, follow the boat. If you don't want to withdraw, stay. If you don't force it."

Cao Lin lowered his head and thought, it was true. At least the fishermen who accounted for the population would not leave. Every household had fish boats. If Cao's army was cruel, they could take a boat to take refuge in Yunmeng Zezhong. There were many small islands in the Zezhong. You could live there for several months by setting up a tent. There were a large number of fish, shrimps, water chestnuts and the like in the lake, so you would not have to worry about food at all.

"I understand, so I will go back to the city and prepare. I will ask the provincial governor and the provincial governor to enter the city together. The provincial governor can arrange food and accommodation."

"No, I'll live in the military camp"

Liu Jing smiled and said, "Maybe I will go to the county town to inspect it, but I don't have time today, so let's talk about it tomorrow."

Cao Lin gave a gift and left in a hurry. The Jiangxia navy began to build additional military camps at the wharf, while Liu Jing followed Xiang Chong to the military camps west of the city.

Liu Jing sat down in the central army's tent and immediately said to Xiang Chong: "I want to know the current situation in Nanjun. I hope you have sent a scout."

Of course, Xiang Chong knew about the situation in Nanjun, but he did not tell the county magistrate Cao Lin. He was afraid of causing unnecessary panic, so Xiang Chong hurriedly bowed and said, "Report to the provincial governor, Jiangling City was attacked by Xiahou Yuan's cavalry the day before yesterday and has fallen."

Liu Jing was a little surprised. Did he fall so quickly? He left Xiangyang Caitian and Jiangling fell, which really made him unable to understand.

"Where is Liu Bei now?" Liu Jing asked anxiously again.

Xiang Chong sighed, "He is now in Dangyang area, and he wants to transfer all the people in Nanjun across the river, but he didn't expect that Cao's cavalry attacked Jiangling and cut off his retreat. I don't know his current situation. I only know that Cao Cao's army has moved south from Xiangyang, which may be very unfavorable to him."

Liu Jing paced back and forth in the camp with his hands behind his back. He did not expect that Liu Bei would make such a low-intelligent mistake. The enemy was facing the enemy and did not want to retreat quickly. He actually wanted to move all the population of Nanjun.

This is certainly caused by greed, but Liu Bei has experienced the migration of the people of Xinye. He should have learned a lesson. He should know that the people are moving slowly and cannot march smoothly for several miles, not to mention moving south of the Yangtze River. Liu Bei actually made two mistakes on the same thing. Why didn't Zhuge Liang stop him?

Liu Jing slowly walked to the map and estimated the speed of Cao's marching. If he had set out the night before yesterday and had two days and two nights of marching, Cao's army should have been in Dangyang County now.

If Liu Bei was out of his way, he might flee to Jingling County. Liu Jing frowned. If this happens, how should he deal with it?

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After the rain, Daoge was particularly muddy, and the low-lying area had become a water slum. In the area of ​​Wufuyi Town, the accumulated water flooded to its thighs, forming a shallow water that was more than ten miles long and four miles wide, completely submerging the official road.

Liu Bei's army had to take a detour and marched southward in the water-stacked grassland. Soldiers kept stomping into the pond. After a short day and night, more than two thousand troops disappeared.

The possibility of escaping was not high. This army followed Liu Bei for many years and was loyal veterans. There was only one explanation. They were swallowed up by the deep pond when they marched at night.

At noon, the exhausted soldiers were resting in a pine forest. The terrain was high, and there was still a dry place in the lush pine forest. Thousands of soldiers squeezed into the pine forest, eating dry food and drinking water, and trembling with cold.

Liu Bei sat on a big rock and looked at the map silently. In fact, he knew in his heart that it was a bad thing for heaven. Even if he did not go to Nanjun to mobilize people to retreat south, he would still be unable to cross the river due to heavy rain and let him stay in Jiangbei. This is God's will.

Now Liu Bei put his hopes on Pang Ji and Wang Jie, hoping that they could defend Jiangling for him, so that the Cao army's cavalry could not break through the city. However, the city was still there, he had hope.

At this moment, the soldier who was watching on the top of the tree suddenly shouted: "Lord, the army appears inside and outside the south, as if it is a cavalry."

Liu Bei was shocked. He had no cavalry. If it were cavalry, he could only be the cavalry of Cao. Liu Bei stood up and shouted loudly: "The army gathered immediately."

Thousands of soldiers rushed out of the pine forest and gathered quickly on the grass. At this time, the earth had begun to shake. The rumbling thunder exploded on the horizon, and a black line appeared several miles away in the south.

The black line was getting closer and closer, turning into galloping horses. The black cavalry group swept towards this side like a storm. Liu Bei's soldiers were frightened and kept retreating.

Although the officers shouted anxiously, "The spearmen are stable and are not allowed to retreat." But they still couldn't stop the soldiers' timid retreat.

"It's the tiger and leopard cavalry." Some soldiers shouted in shock. The tiger and leopard were ferocious on the Cao army's flag, flying and flying.

Liu Bei's scalp was numb. Of course, he knew the sharpness of Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. With one block, his army could not withstand the violent impact at all. He would definitely lose this battle.

Although he knew that he would lose, Liu Bei shouted: "Arrowman is ready."
Chapter completed!