"So the purpose of Song Zhongzi's trip to Xudu has been achieved." In the study, Liu Qi looked at Jia Xu with a somewhat excited expression. His purpose of sending Song Zhongzi to Xudu this time was to find an excuse to attack Hanzhong. Although it was a bit troublesome.
, but in order to make the division famous and have some advantages when attacking Hanzhong in the future, it is worth the trouble.
He originally thought that this trip would be difficult, but he did not expect that it would succeed so easily. You must know that although Jingzhou can threaten Cao Cao, Cao Cao may not be able to threaten Jingzhou. Even if Cao Cao does not agree to this request, Jingzhou will not agree to it either.
Will be in trouble with Cao Cao at this time.
"Lord, it seems that the situation in Xudu is more difficult than we imagined. If Cao Mengde had not reached the last step, he would never have agreed to the lord so easily. Now it can only be said that the situation in Xudu has made Cao Cao feel
Because of the crisis, he is unwilling to take any risks. Yuan Shao of Jizhou will definitely put a lot of pressure on Cao Cao." Jia Xu smiled and said, the smoother Song Zhongzi's trip is, the more beneficial it will be to Jingzhou. He has already contacted Jingzhou.
Together, Liu Qi's life and death is also related to his life and death.
"Well, the situation in Xudu is very critical, but I, Jingzhou, are not far behind. Although Jingzhou seems to be peaceful now, the counties in Jingzhou will be loyal to my father, but they may not be loyal to me. Now Xu
The imperial edict of the capital has not yet been issued, and temporary peace can still be maintained. However, once the imperial edict reaches Jingzhou, the counties in Jingzhou will definitely be ready to take action. The forces of Cai and Liu Cong have been eliminated in Xiangyang, but Liu Cong is not without Liu in other counties.
Supporters of Cong. Moreover, the counties in Jingzhou are fighting independently, and now they have reached a bottleneck. We can take this opportunity to unify the troops and horses of the counties, and then we can carry out military orders like a mountain."
Liu Qi sighed, the current situation in Jingzhou is not simple either. Although Xiangyang controls the important military strength of Jingzhou, the counties in Jingzhou also rely on their own troops. Each army has tens of thousands of troops, ranging from 30,000 to 40,000, and less.
Ten thousand or twenty thousand may not have any disadvantages in a short period of time, but as time goes by, some of these people may not be unambitious, just like Zhang Xian, the former governor of Changsha. If Zhang Xian didn't have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, he would be
I would never dare to rebel.
The most important thing is that the troops and horses in Jingzhou counties are scattered, which is not conducive to external expansion and is really detrimental to Liu Qi's next move.
"My lord wants to take this opportunity to conquer Jingzhou's power?" Jia Xu said with shock in his heart.
"Yes, this time the edict appointing me as Jingzhou Mu and Marquis was issued at the same time. We can take this opportunity to bring the prefects and generals of Jingzhou counties to gather in Xiangyang. By then, we can quell all the internal troubles in Jingzhou in one fell swoop." Liu Qi
He nodded.
Hearing Liu Qi's words, Jia Xu suddenly remembered that Liu Qi had transferred Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang back from Jiangxia a few days ago. Liu Qi did this to prepare for what would happen a few days later. At this time, the total number of troops in Xiangyang would not exceed
Ten thousand people, these ten thousand people have been carefully selected. Although they are far behind the Flying Dragon Army and the Flying Tiger Army, they are more elite than ordinary soldiers. In addition, Wang Yi's two thousand Flying Tiger Guards
, now the Feilong Guards led by Zhao Yun have also rushed back, enough to cope with any situation.
"These are the troops and horses from the counties in Jingzhou. Together they are several times more than the troops and horses that Xiangyang can control. Just like this time, once the Feilong Army and the Feihu Army fail and fail to withstand Jiangdong's attack, Jingzhou will
The country will fall into a situation of fragmentation. When Sun Jian from Jiangdong invaded Jingzhou and won consecutive battles, he surrounded Xiangyang and the entire Jingzhou, but no troops from any county came to rescue him. If he did not take this opportunity to integrate the forces in Jingzhou, what would happen?
One day when the army is defeated outside, people in Jingzhou will immediately become panicked, and the prefects of various counties will definitely become ready to take action." Liu Qi handed the bamboo slips in his hand to Jia Xu.
Jia Xu took the bamboo slip and glanced at it urgently, and was slightly shocked. The power of the counties in Jingzhou was really too strong. Jingzhou nine counties, Nanyang County, Nan County, Jiangxia County, Lingling County, Wuling County, Guiyang County, Changsha County,
Zhangling County and Xiangyang County. In the past, among the nine counties, Xiangyang only directly controlled Xiangyang County, Nan County and Zhangling County. These three counties were precisely the weakest of the nine counties in Xiangyang. Xiangyang County and Zhangling County
Ling County was established separately by Liu Biao from Nanyang County and the Southern Army.
The entire army of Jingzhou has at least nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses, including the old, weak, sick and disabled. Although there are many old and young among these 300,000 soldiers and horses, their combat power is not weak.
Among the 300,000 troops, Xiangyang only controls nearly 100,000 troops, 20,000 flying dragon troops, 20,000 flying tiger troops, 40,000 naval troops, and 10,000 troops each in Zhangling and Xiangyang.
The remaining nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses are scattered among the other seven counties.
Now, with the rise of Liu Qi, the situation in Jingzhou has changed again, but it has made Liu Qi invite Zhenghe's forces even more.
Although Jingzhou took back Wancheng, most of Nanyang County is still in Cao Cao's hands. Now Jingzhou only controls Wancheng, the county seat of Nanyang County, and several surrounding small counties.
In addition to Nanyang County, the counties controlled by Liu Qi include Changsha County and Wuling County. Since the last time Liu Qi led troops to quell the rebellion in Changsha County, the current prefect Han Xuan has long followed Liu Qi's lead, and the soldiers and horses in Changsha County
It has also been controlled by Liu Qi. There are 50,000 soldiers and horses in Changsha County. The last southern expedition army led by Liu Qi did not return to Xiangyang.
Not long ago, Wuling County was captured by foreigners, and now it was defeated by Zhang Xiu's troops. It can be said that Wuling County is also controlled by Liu Qi.
Wen Pin, the commander of the Feilong Army, and Wang Wei, the commander of the Feihu Army, were both direct descendants of Liu Biao. After receiving Liu Biao's orders, they had already joined Liu Qi's command, and Jiangxia County was also under Liu Qi's control.
Jia Xu was thinking about it and suddenly discovered that Liu Qi had secretly controlled seven of the nine counties in Jingzhou. Now, except for Lingling County and Guiyang County, the entire Jingzhou was under Liu Qi's control.
If so, then this time Liu Qi took the opportunity to consolidate the forces in Jingzhou, it can be said that no one can stop it. Even Guiyang Prefect Zhao Fan and Lingling Prefect Liu Du could not resist if they disagreed.
"My lord, now seven of the nine counties in Jingzhou are under the control of the lord. As long as the emperor's edict arrives, the lord can legitimately integrate the forces in Jingzhou." Jia Xu was determined and congratulated.
"How do you think the prefect of Guiyang, Zhao Fan, and the prefect of Lingling, Liu Du, will respond if they find out about this matter?" Liu Qi lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Although he controlled most of Jingzhou, he still had nearly four soldiers and horses in these two counties.
Wan, if they really plan to rebel, it will take some means to put them down.
"Lingling Prefect Liu Du has a reputation as a virtuous man in Lingling. He has always obeyed Xiangyang's military orders without any disobedience. Now that the situation has been decided, he should be fine. As for Guiyang Prefect Zhao Fan, it's hard to say.
This person has a cunning mind and some villainous behavior, and he might turn against the lord when the time comes." Jia Xu thought for a moment and said.
"Well, there is nothing to worry about just one person. If he knows the current affairs, it will be easy to talk about it. But if he really has any objections, just get rid of him easily. Guiyang has two of the Jingnan Five Tigers, Bao Long and Chen Ying, although they are in Jingnan.
The southern area has some prestige, but compared to Zilong, it is not even worthy of carrying shoes." Liu Qi waved his hand.
"Haha, my lord is right." Jia Xu smiled and did not object. He had seen Zhao Yun's martial arts. Compared with Zhao Yun, the Jingnan Five Tigers were really not worth mentioning.
"This matter is left to you. Pass the order to all counties as soon as possible, and try to catch up with the emperor's edict before it reaches Jingzhou." Liu Qi said.
"No." Jia Xu bowed in response and turned to leave.
"My lord, Mrs. Wan's carriage is ready and ready to go at any time." Not long after, a young general ran in and said.
"Well, let Yang Ling be careful. If anything happens to Mrs. Wan, ask him." Liu Qi nodded and ordered to the young general. It was Yang Ling who escorted Wan'er out of the city this time. Now the whole Xiangyang can get it
The only generals who took action were Wang Yi and Yang Ling. Wang Yi was entangled in trivial matters and couldn't escape, so he had to let Yang Ling take charge.
Historically, Yang Ling defeated Huang Zhong and Wei Yan and became the most powerful general under Han Xuan. He would always be the vanguard in every battle. He led the most elite soldiers and horses in Changsha. Although it is a bit exaggerated, he was also very capable and guarded.
There should be nothing wrong with Wan'er going out of the city.
"No." The young general bowed and performed the courtesy and left quickly.
After thinking about it, Liu Qi added twenty more Jinyi guards to secretly protect Wan'er's safety. The outside of Xiangyang City was no better than the inside of Xiangyang City. Although there was no danger in Xiangyang City, there were many bandits outside the city. Liu Qi had just taken over Jingzhou before he had time.
The bandits in various places were wiped out, but these bandits became more and more rampant because of the series of turmoil in Jingzhou.
But this time Liu Qi asked Gan Ning to lead the navy to eliminate water in Jingzhou. The purpose of the bandits was to cut off the escape route of these bandits. The water areas in Jingxiang are all over the place, and basically there is water. When these bandits go up the mountain, they are bandits, and when they go into the water, they are water.
Thief, if you don't cut off the escape route of these bandits, it will be really difficult to wipe out these bandits.
After receiving Liu Qi's order, the convoy outside the mansion slowly left, and headed out of the city under Yang Ling's escort. This time, in order to protect Mrs. Wan's safety, Yang Ling led nearly three hundred soldiers.
There has always been peace in Xiangyang City. Even if there has been some chaos in the past few months, he can only lead a few dozen guards when he goes out. If Mrs. Wan had not left the city, Yang Ling would never have led so many soldiers.
At the same time, the young general sent by Cai Xun also received the news that Mrs. Wan had left Liu Qi's mansion. The young general gave an order to nearly two hundred soldiers dressed as beggars to disperse, and left Xiangyang in batches and rushed outside the city.
Set up an ambush.
The dozens of beggars left behind were pretending to beg at various intersections, monitoring the situation of Mrs. Wan's motorcade at all times.