Chapter 116: Return from the exercise
"I throw in the towel!"
"Okay, let's go to the moat again." Liu Cong is not hypocritical, this kind of victory is too commonplace in later generations. Although Jiang Qin has been a thief, but after all, there is no systematic martial arts in this era, if Jiang Qin is allowed to choose eighteen weapons, maybe he will be able to resist a few more moves in the future, this kind of hand-to-hand combat, even a few more, Liu Cong will not take it seriously.
Although the first battle was lost faster than the horse battle, thinking that there was still a water battle, Jiang Qin didn't care, he originally pinned his hopes on the water. You must know that although it is early spring, how can it be warm and cold, people who are not often practicing in the water, they basically can't move when they go down to the water, let alone fight, although the moat is very narrow, but the water depth is too much, plus the silt, once entangled, it is difficult to show your head on the water, and you will suffer if you hold back a little poorly.
This time, Liu Cong still didn't bring anyone else, just Huang Rui kept following, which made Jiang Qin a little moved, it seems that this Liu Gongzi is still benevolent.
The soldiers at the city gate didn't know what the three were going to do, but seeing that Liu Gongzi and Huang Gongzi were in a good mood, they didn't ask much.
When the three of them came to the moat, Liu Cong said to Huang Rui: "After I go into the water with Gongyi in a while, none of you are allowed to make trouble, and ask someone to prepare two sets of clean clothes."
If Gong Yi wins, you will choose a fast horse to send Gong Yi to Sun Quan's army to rendezvous, and if Sun Quan's army is gone, escort him back to Chaisang.
"Childe ......"
"Why can't you command, my uncle has told you many times to learn more from my son, even if the county guard comes in person, you have to send Gongyi back. But if this Gongyi loses, if he still refuses to return to Jingzhou, you will send someone to throw him into the Yangtze River to feed the fish! ”
"Yes!" Huang Rui knew that Liu Cong was determined to recover Jiang Qin, and his father would not stop him, so he had to obey orders, but he was still very vigilant, in case Gongzi was in danger, he would rescue Gongzi as soon as possible.
Seeing that Huang Rui agreed, Liu Cong led Jiang Qin across the suspension bridge to the outside of the moat. Hearing Liu Cong's later sentence of throwing away the Yangtze River to feed the fish, Jiang Qin also smiled bitterly, but with the hostility between Sun Quan and Jingzhou, he could understand Liu Cong's actions.
"Gongyi, the game is very simple, you and I go into the water at the same time, each with his own ability, until one of them admits defeat before he can go ashore."
"According to Childe's words, it is."
Seeing that Liu Cong had arranged everything properly, Jiang Qin was no longer polite, he had already lost twice, and fighting in the water was his only chance! But how did he know that Liu Cong, who seemed to be a little weak, was actually a marine, and although Jiang Qin had been a water thief for a long time, he was also a little bit in front of Liu Cong. Liu Cong can dive freely in the wind and waves of the South China Sea.
Originally, Jiang Qin thought that he could win back a game by relying on his good water nature, but as soon as he started, he found that he was wrong, and everything was under Liu Cong's control.
Jiang Qin tried to get rid of Liu Cong's control several times, but Liu Cong was not caught, Liu Cong did not even come out of the water for a long time, and was as agile as the land underwater, but Jiang Qin, a former water thief, was restrained and choked on water several times. After Jiang Qin struggled to break free for a few seconds, Liu Cong quickly grabbed Jiang Qin like a ghost. After holding on to the water like this for a quarter of an hour, Jiang Qin could not do it.
From the time he was launched to the present, he has hardly attacked once, he is defending and escaping, and Liu Cong doesn't seem to be doing his best, but the situation is completely in his hands.
Huang Rui and the others on the shore began to have a snack about Liu Cong's safety, but seeing the two people in the water up and down, it was obvious that Liu Cong had taken the advantage. So they all relaxed, put the weapons in their hands aside, and sat on the ground, as if watching monsters in the river fight each other.
The expressions of Huang Rui and others, Jiang Qin's heart sank even more, not to blame Huang Rui and others for being so calm, but he didn't have a chance at all. Just when Jiang Qin deserted, Liu Cong touched Jiang Qin's side again, a bear hug, and then locked his throat with his right hand, and his left hand held Jiang Qin's hands that were cut back.
"Liu Gongzi, Jiang admits defeat!"
"Hahaha......" Hearing Jiang Qin admit defeat, Liu Cong stuck his head out of the water, "Huang Rui, bring your clothes!" ”
After the two of them went ashore and dressed neatly, Liu Cong stood up and looked at Jiang Qin: "Brother Gongyi, Liu has offended!" ”
"Everything is under the control of Gongzi, Jiang is ashamed!" Jiang Qin knew what Liu Cong was going to say, and he had an agreement with Liu Cong before the competition, and he lost the horse battle, hand-to-hand combat, and water fighting, Jiang Qin realized that it was not wronged to be picked off the horse by Liu Cong that day, so it should be a fact that Lu Meng was shot and Sun Quan was defeated.
"Brother Gongyi, don't worry about going to Nanjun with me, I have already sent a large army to Chaisang, and I will definitely defeat Zhou Yu. Therefore, I will try my best to send someone to pick up Brother Gongyi's family. Liu Cong didn't mention the gambling contract, nor did he talk about the matter of returning to Shun, but just solved Jiang Qin's worries.
But Jiang Qin didn't know that Liu Cong was so polite and respected himself so much, if he insisted on not surrendering, there would be only a dead end, and he would also affect his family, and after a little thought, he bowed to the ground, "Thank you, lord!" ”
"Gong Yi, please get up, Liu Cong wants to protect the people of Jingzhou, and he will rely on Brother Gong Yi more in the future."
"Jiang Qin is willing to serve the dogs and horses!"
"Hahaha...... Let's go back to town and drink again! "Being able to successfully recruit Jiang Qin, Liu Cong can be regarded as a famous general, although Jiang Qin may be a little worse than Gan Ning, Wen Ping and others, but he can weaken Sun Quan and strengthen himself at the same time, why not do it?
The people in Shaxian City who had just experienced Sun Quan's robbery gradually settled down under the best efforts of Huang Zu and others to appease them. Although Sun Quan's troops plundered a lot of gold and silver treasures, fortunately, the young and middle-aged people had not had time to transfer, which also ensured that Huang Zu could quickly restore the Jiangxia naval army system.
At the same time that Liu Cong persuaded Jiang Qin, Huang Zu also began to recruit troops in Shaxian City.
In order to ensure Shaxian's safety, at the request of Huang Zu, Liu Cong's troops stayed in Shaxian for another two days, until on the third day, news came from the sentinels. Gan Ning and others attacked Chaisang and won a complete victory.
In fact, it is not a big victory, Zhou Yu's naval army in Chaisang is only a little more than 30,000 in total, this time Sun Quan personally conquered, almost poured out, and fled to Shouchun, Wu County when he was defeated, Chaisang is an empty city, and the sailor camp is ten ships and nine empty. Gan Ning had nearly 15,000 people, with the assistance of Zhuge Liang, Wei Yan and others, and it would be strange if this battle was not won.
Although it was a broken chaisang, all Gan Ning and the others could do was to loot it, and then plunder some young adults. Because Liu Cong currently does not have the strength to garrison Chaisang. But this battle should make Sun Quan feel a lot of damage, and he should reflect on it, especially his future opponents are no longer Liu Biao and Huang Zu but the young Liu Cong.
Liu Cong and others waited in Shaxian for another two days, Gan Ning and others finally triumphed, and Liu Cong ordered all the people to return to Nanjun.
Due to the excessive consumption of Jiangxia before, Huang Zu repeatedly asked that Liu Cong leave 2,000 infantry to be temporarily lent to Huang Zu to garrison Shaxian, and the better it will be returned after half a year. Gan Ning and the others also lived up to Liu Cong's trust and found Jiang Qin's family in Chaisang City, which made Jiang Qin very moved. It's just that Pang Tong, who Liu Cong was worried about, disappeared again.
Liu Cong brought 20,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry with him during this exercise, and although Liu Cong tried his best to reduce his losses due to the Jiangxia emergency, he lost more than 100 people in the first cavalry breakthrough, but fortunately, the horses were still there. By the time the infantry besieged Sun Quan, coupled with the attack on Chaisang, the total losses exceeded 5,000, and there were a large number of wounded soldiers.
This made Liu Cong feel distressed for a while, if you count the losses of Liu Qi and Huang Zu, in fact, Sun Quan and Jingzhou should have almost a tie. The Jiangxia Navy and the Chaisang Navy were almost finished, and Shaxian County and Chaisang City were also plundered. However, from Liu Cong's point of view, he collected Jiang Qin, attacked Chaisang, Gan Ning and others robbed more than 20 warships, and plundered 3,000 strong and countless treasures.
The important thing is that Jiangxia is still there, and Huang Zu is still there! Liu Cong thought about it, but he had to speed up the recruitment after he went back.
Before leaving, no one from Liu Cong to ordinary soldiers expected that an ordinary exercise would be such a result, but this also justified the necessity of the exercise! Zhuge Liang and others even thought that Liu Cong had received the news in advance that Sun Quan was about to conquer Jiangxia. If you stand from this angle, then Liu Cong's intelligence ability is also quite outstanding, and it seems that this brocade guard can't be underestimated!