Chapter 96 How can we stop

Jingzhou people attacked Xunyang at night and took Xunyang all night, defeating Liu Yu's 30,000 troops.

The news seems to have wings and spread quickly to the north and south of the Yangtze River. Others may not feel anything, but Liu Huaisu, who was the first to be the brunt, felt that an invisible pressure was coming to him.

According to Liu Yi's order, Liu Huaisu was supposed to send troops to intercept Lu Qiang. Who would have thought that at the critical moment, Huan Xuan jumped out. Although like many people, he did not believe the news at all, but after all, Lu Qiang led troops to fight the rebellion, and all the information showed the accuracy of this matter, so he intercepted the road. There is no way to talk about a strong plan.

But no one expected that Jingzhou people and horses would suddenly appear in Xunyang and occupy Xunyang, which was heavily defended in just one night. Although Liu Huaisu also knew the real reason afterwards, it was the real Beifu army after all! How long did Lu Qiang's Jingzhou people train? How horrible is his army to defeat the Beifu Army, which is known as the strongest army in the world?

After receiving the news, although he had not received Liu Yi's order, Liu Huaisu immediately transferred his son and 5,000 people stationed in Jianchang back to Poyang County.

Liu Huaisu knows very well that since Jingzhou soldiers have torn their faces and have the imperial order in hand, they will never stay only in Xunyang. Poyang, where he is stationed, is also in Jiangzhou. Maybe Jingzhou people will come that day. He knows his son's ability, so it is most reassuring to keep him by his side.

Liu Huaisu is very aware of Liu Yi's arrangement. Liu Yu's people are stationed in Xunyang, and his side is stationed in Poyang in order to divide up the territory of Jingjiang after eliminating Lu Qiang.

But now everything has come to nothing. There are two ways to go. One is to ask Liu Yi to increase his troops and destroy Lu Qiang with Liu Yu. But once this kind of public disobedience to the will of the imperial court is spread, what will people in the world think? The other is to withdraw directly from Jiangzhou and give up Jingjiang Erzhou to Lu Qiang.

According to Liu Huaisu's idea, it is best to temporarily withdraw from Poyang County, wait for the arrival of reinforcements and Liu Yu's people, and then use the momentum of Mount Tai to regain Poyang and other places. What does the world think? It can be in the future. However, he felt that Liu Yi would not agree with his suggestion. As far as Liu Yi's person was concerned, how could he spit out the meat in his mouth?

Lu Qiang has the same problem. It's mine, and no one can take it away.

In the name of Jing and Jiang's history, he first ordered all county officials in Jiangzhou to report their duties in Jiangzhou. Those who have not expired will be dismissed from their positions, especially those who have had a secret relationship with the Huan family. If they arrive within the deadline, they can not be blamed for the past. If not, they will be punished by the enemy.

At the same time, Yan Yanzhi was urgently appointed as Xunyang Taishou. In fact, this official position could have been given to Xie Wangzu, but Lu Qiang felt that this old man was not suitable to be a city official, and it was best to let him follow him and give him some advice at any time. In addition, Lu Qiang also planned to send him to Jiankang and leave after the Poyang incident.

Guo Quan was once stationed in Xunyang and has a deep network here. Lu Qiang not only appointed him as the main general of Xunyang, but also asked him to recruit on the spot. The 30,000 horses brought by Lu Qiang this time cannot be used to guard Xunyang, so he must strengthen Xunyang's defensive strength.

Lu Qiang's behavior in Jiangling has long been spread through various channels. It can be said that the people of Xunyang have long waited for Lu Qiang to officially take over Xunyang. With the issuance of the same decree as Jiangling, the recruitment office in the school yard in the east of the city quickly became popular.

Compared with the army on land, Lu Qiang is more concerned about the navy. Although there are dozens of warships now, the combat effectiveness of the navy still needs to be improved. After driving away the Beifu navy, the Jiang brothers also summoned sailors in Xunyang according to Lu Qiang's instructions.

Judging from the performance of the sneak attack on the Beifu Marine Division Camp, Lu Qiang is quite satisfied with the two brothers, but I don't know if they can perform better in the face of the war?

With the gradual stabilization of Xunyang, Lu Qiang's eyes are also aimed at Poyang County. Zhou Anmu's people have withdrawn from Jiangzhou, but they have not gone far. Now they are stationed in Yuzhou, which is separated by Jiangzhou. Although there is a suspicion of pressure, after all, it is out of Jiangzhou, so Liu Huaisu, who is stationed in Poyang County, is the only army in Jiangzhou that is not under the control of the road.

Lu Qiang first ordered Guoquan to write a letter to Liu Huaisu. The letter was very polite, saying that Guoquan was ordered by Lu Qiang to take over the defense of Jiangzhou and thank General Liu for taking care of the place for General Lu. Now Lord Lu has the ability to manage these places by himself, hoping that General Liu can take the initiative to withdraw from Jiangzhou and so on...

This is called salute before soldiers. Although the possibility of force is not ruled out, it is best not to go to war.

Liu Huaisu couldn't hold this letter and laugh bitterly. Why did he become the doorkeeper for Lu Qiang? This matter is too big for him to make a decision, but the letter to Liu Yi has already been sent out, and everything has to wait until Liu Yi's order comes.

So Liu Huaisu also politely replied a letter to Guoquan, saying that he would obey the arrangement of the court, but the army had been stationed in Poyang for a long time, and many soldiers were dragging their families. It would take some time to move, so General Guo to wait patiently. After the resettlement of these military families, they will definitely withdraw from Poyang...

Looking at this letter, Lu Qiang can feel that this Liu Huaisu is much more difficult to deal with than Zhou Anmu and others. When you have settled the family members of the army? When will it be settled? January doesn't work. I'll wait for you for January. If you don't work for a year, will I still wait for you for a year?

Hard attack?

Lu Qiang immediately denied this idea. There are 30,000 horses in Xunyang. Although the recruits are being recruited, they obviously can't fight so quickly, and Liu Huaisu still has 25,000 people, so it is obviously impossible to fight hard.

What should I do?

This time, even Old Fox Xie is a little embarrassed. People say it's polite. If you send troops to fight again, it seems that you are a little angry.

When Lu Qiang and others were at a loss, Luo Song came to report that Zhou Anmu returned to Jiankang to recover from his injury. His brother Zhou Andao was sent to take over the Beifu Marine Division. Now he is operating the navy on the north bank of the river. There are signs that they are preparing to attack Xunyang.

Liu Yu shakes hard?

When he received the news, Lu Qiang's heart was raised again. Does this guy still want to occupy Xunyang again? But in what name is he going to start a army?

After a long silence, Xie Wangzu said his opinion.

"I feel that although Erliu knows that this battle is hosted by adults behind the scenes, he will never dare to send troops to fight blatantly, but this does not mean that they will swallow their anger. It can be seen that Zhou Andao replaces Zhou Anmu to lead the Beifu navy."

"Whether on land or in water, the Beifu army is far better than our Jingzhou. Since it is not convenient to send troops on land, it is undoubtedly the best way to block the waterway and suppress Jingzhou with the water army, and we Jingzhou are powerless to resist. Even if there is a conflict, Liu Yu can push it clean afterwards. , or Zhou Andao's revenge for his brother and so on, so Liu Yu's plan is not high!"

Lu Qiang understands that the development of water transportation in the south of the Yangtze River, private commerce, the transfer of government materials, etc. have to rely on water transportation, and once the waterway is blocked by the Beifu sailors, it is equivalent to putting a shackle around his neck, and this shackle will become tighter until he is unable to resist.

So, the battle with the Beifu Marine Division is inevitable. Can the existing navy forces in Jingzhou defeat the Marine Division? If this little family is being tossed out, the water will be completely the world of Beifu sailors.

When something happened in his heart, Lu Qiang couldn't sit still and took the bodyguard directly to the water army camp outside the city.

At this time, the water army camp can be said to be a jubilant scene. In the corner of the camp, the people who signed up for the army were discharged far away. On the other side, there were those responsible for the assessment, and those who passed the assessment were led by special personnel to lead the military uniform...

There are also many new recruits who have been lined up in teams for training under the leadership of veterans.

The Jiang brothers have a clear division of labor. One person is responsible for the periphery and the other is responsible for all the work of the camp.

When he heard that Lu Qiang was coming, Jiang Dalong immediately left his things and came to see it.

Human temperament is cultivated. Now, there is no trace of a fisherman in Jiang Dalong. When walking, the tiger is full of wind, and the demeanor of a fierce general has begun to appear.

"See adults"

Although the relationship between the two is different from others, Jiang Dalong always pays attention to his identity and has never been proud of his favor.

Lu Qiang waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, how about it?" Is the training of soldiers okay? Is there any difficulty?"

Jiang Dalong shook his head and looked around, looking like he wanted to stop talking.

Lu Qiang knew that he must also know something about Jiangbei, otherwise he would not have to be a general. He nodded and said, "Let's go!" After saying that, he walked to the river first.

The navy camp was originally built on a wharf. Now, under the supervision of the Jingzhou Marine Army, those Beifu surrenders are still expanding the wharf.

How to settle these people is also another purpose for Lu Qiang's arrival today.

When he came to the river, Lu Qiang pointed a horse whip at the busy prisoners and said to Tan Daoji, who came over, "These people can be dismissed. If you don't want to leave, send them to open up the wasteland."

These are all free labor. Now Lu Qiang suddenly said no, and Tan Daoji immediately understood what was going on. He promised, and Shi Li turned around and went to arrange it.

"Chief Jiang, are you sure about the Beifu navy?"

The river is wide, and the scenery on the other side is just a vague shadow. At the same time, the Beifu sailor is not stationed on the opposite bank, so he can't see anything from the perspective of Lu Qiang. He just felt it.

Jiang Dalong meditated and said, "If you face each other, you will definitely lose"

"Hmm?"

Lu Qiang heard something in Jiang Dalong's words and turned his head to look at him and said, "Go on"

Jiang Dalong smiled and said, "The Beifu navy has rich combat experience, and the warships are tall and sharp. In contrast, the Jingzhou navy is short of soldiers, the new recruits lack training, and the warships are also scarce, so it is definitely not good to have a face-to-face confrontation, but why should we confront them? There is a tactic called wolf tactics. I don't know if adults have heard of it?

After listening to Jiang Dalong's words, Lu Qiang's heart suddenly opened up. "Yes! Why did I forget the origin of the Jiang brothers? Brother Jiang Xiaoyu is a water bandit. Is his brother so clean? Water bandits can rob ships, but there are all kinds of means."

Seeing that Lu Qiang had understood what he meant, Jiang Dalong laughed and said, "Don't worry, Xiaoyu has begun to prepare"