Liu Qi looked at Zhang Hu who led the team to flee, and had some doubts in his heart, because this Zhang Hu was subdued by Kuai Yue as early as when his father Liu Biao pacified Jingxiang, and later became a subordinate of Jiangxia Taishou Huang Zu, but for some reason he suddenly rebelled and crisscrossed the river, and Zhang Yun's elite army and Huang Zu ignored it. What's more, Zhang Hu only robbed Jiangdong merchant ships, and never dared to rob Jingzhou ships on a large scale, let alone rob official ships. secretly predicted that Zhang Hu's operation would be problematic.

But now is not the time to think about this, firstly, the war is tense, and there is no time to pursue Zhang Hu's fleet, and secondly, there is a famous general Gan Ning to recruit, such a character is compared to Zhang Hu, it is simply a phoenix than a pheasant.

So Liu Qi arched his hand at Gan Ning and said: "It turns out that the righteous man is Linjiang Gan Xingba, and under it is Liu Qi, the word Bo Jin, a native of Gaoping, Shandong, who has long admired the name of the righteous man, like thunder, I don't know if the righteous man is willing to have a drink with Ben General?" ”

Gan Ning said with a heroic smile: "It turns out that the general is the eldest son of Lord Mu Liu of Jingzhou, it is really disrespectful and disrespectful, the name of Corporal Lixian is all over Jingxiang, since it is the son who invites him to drink, how dare the young general disobey?" ”

After speaking, he ordered the sailors to drive the mainship to Liu Qi's side, and then gently got on Liu Qi's main ship and sat down beside Liu Qi.

Liu Shi beside him pressed his sword in his hand, looked at Gan Ning with a nervous expression, and had already made a plan in his heart, as long as the other party moved, he would immediately lead his own soldiers to come forward and kill.

How could Liu Qi not know Liu Shi's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Everyone put the sword back, Xingba is our guest, how can he be so hospitable?" ”

"Ah, General, be prepared...... Liu Shi whispered in his ear.

Liu Qi shook his hand and said: "Xingba is not that kind of person, I believe in him, you should retreat quickly, today I will have a good drink with Xingba, but the ship is in the middle of the river, and it is impossible to cook on the fire, only some raw and cold things, please forgive Xingba." ”

Gan Ning immediately drank a bowl of wine, and said with a smile: "Although it is just a raw and cold thing, my Gan Ning is hot in my heart." Childe, I will thank you for your kindness, and Gan Ning will be rewarded. ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "If Xingba really wants to repay, why don't you fight the rebels under my account?" In the future, if you make great contributions to the country and the people, you can also be crowned a marquis and a general, and a wife and a son. You can't always be a ranger, right? ”

When Gan Ning heard this, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "Don't hide it from Gongzi, I, Gan Ning, are looking for a right path, but it's a pity that I haven't been reused for so many years, and now that Gongzi is sincerely invited, how dare I not do my best to repay Gongzi?" ”

Liu Qi laughed and helped Gan Ning up, and said solemnly: "Gan Ning listens to the order, this general will appoint you as the former lieutenant of our army, temporarily command the subordinate subordinates, and follow the general to level the four counties of Jingnan, and on the day of meritorious service, he will definitely not hesitate to reward." ”

Gan Ning immediately bowed to the ground and said respectfully: "The general is so kind, I would rather follow him to the death." ”

Liu Qi was overjoyed, and immediately introduced Yu Ban, Pang Tong, Wang Cang, Fanqin and others to Gan Ning, Gan Ning also knew the reputation of Wang Cang and Fanqin, and naturally it was also a polite remark such as a long admiration.

Unconsciously, the army has come to Zuotang County on the other side, Liu Qi couldn't find Wei Yan, Xu Shu and Sima Zhi after getting off the boat, so he heard Pei Qian say: "General Wen Chang got the news after crossing the river, there is a force of 5,000 soldiers and horses are guarding the port of Xiaoling, but the enemy on land is relaxed vigilance, Wen Chang immediately divided 5,000 troops and horses, led by himself to raid Xiaoling, Yuan Zhi and Zihua were not at ease, so they led their subordinates to the rescue. ”

Liu Qi smiled when he heard this: "This Wen Chang is really bold enough, he is in such a hurry to launch an attack, in case the enemy fights with his back, won't he suffer a lot of losses?" Fortunately, Jin Xuan's father and son are not very capable of commanding troops, and the enemy army is defenseless, so there should be no big problem. Let's hurry up and send troops to the tomb. Next, it's time to discuss the strategy of taking Wuling. ”

After saying that, they gathered their army and went straight to the port of Xiaoling.

By the time Liu Qi's army arrived at Xiaoling, the battle had already ended, and Wei Yan briefly told Liu Qi about the battle and battle plan, and immediately got Liu Qi's approval.

Liu Qi heard that Wei Yan had recruited Pan Jun, and he was also very happy in his heart, because he knew that this person was a talent, upright, and had the ability to command the army. With Guan Yu guarding Jingzhou, after Guan Yu lost all the officials in Jingzhou were attached to Jiangdong, only Pan Jun said that he could not get out, Sun Quan took Guan Ding's father, Peng Zhongshuang and other captive Chu sages as an example to persuade him, and sent someone to wipe his face with a handkerchief, and Pan Jun surrendered.

Later, Pan Jun led a large army to pacify the Wuxi barbarians, captured tens of thousands, and finally brought the Wuxi barbarians into decline.

Liu Qi hurriedly ordered someone to reward Pan Jun, and ordered Pan Jun to follow Wei Yan to earn the Wuling Zhizhi Linyuan overnight, and ordered Pei Qian to lead the army to attack Xiaoling County, and ordered Xu Shu to lead an army of 5,000 to attack Zuo Tang, Sima Zhi led an army of 5,000 to attack Hanshou with a letter from Pan Jun to Hanshou County, but he led the forbidden army and 3,000 soldiers to attack Yuannan County.

Yuannan County has always been known as "the throat of Sichuan and Guizhou, the gateway of Yunnan and Guizhou". The geographical location is very important, as long as this place is occupied, it can hold the gateway to Wuling from Changsha and Lingling Counties, and at the same time, it can completely use Wuling County as a base to quell the Jingnan rebellion, so it naturally received special attention from Liu Qi.

Let's say that after nightfall, Wei Yan found a small soldier in the army who was close to Jin Yichang, asked him to put on Jin Yi's armor, and at the same time ordered all the 5,000 troops to change into the clothes and armor of the Wuling army, and let the other 5,000 troops follow behind, and then led the 10,000 troops to Linyuan City.

At this moment, the defenders of the city gate immediately shouted: "Stop coming, or I will release the arrows." ”

I saw Pan Jun riding a few steps forward and shouting loudly: "I am Sima Pan Jun, the former army of Gongzi, I am ordered by Gongzi to lead the army back and open the city gate quickly." ”

Then I saw a guard in the city shouting, "Didn't Gongzi lead the army to guard the tomb?" How do I return late at night? ”

Pan Jun hurriedly said: "Liu Qi, the eldest prince of Jingzhou, led an army of 100,000 to storm Xiaoling, and we couldn't hold it anymore, so we had to withdraw overnight, on the one hand, to tell everyone the news, and on the other hand, to assist Lord Taishou to defend the city. ”

The guard looked down at the city and saw that the sergeants were indeed their own banners, and at the same time, he saw that the sergeants were scattered in formation, and their clothes and armor were not neat, and they really looked like they had lost the battle. He ordered the drawbridge to be opened and the army entered the city.

Pan Jun led the army to advance slowly, Wei Yan followed closely, and when the two came to the city gate, they immediately slashed the defenders to death by surprise, and then immediately ordered the army behind to attack.

Although there are 20,000 troops in Wuling City, but now they were suddenly attacked, and they were caught off guard for a while, and they were seized by Wei Yan and Pan Jun.

"Brothers, the time has come for meritorious service, the son has a saying, whoever captures Wuling Taishou Jinxuan, the reward is 100 catties, and the marquis of 10,000 households will be sealed." Wei Yan rode forward, shouted loudly, and hacked to death several sergeants who tried to stop him.

Under Wei Yan's encouragement, 10,000 troops swept in like a tide and headed towards the Taishou Mansion.

At this time, Jin Xuan was discussing the battle situation in the Taishou Mansion, he thought that his deployment was already impregnable, even if Liu Biao came to conquer with an army of 50,000, he could completely defend it, because he could occupy the natural danger of the river, unless Liu Biao's army did not attack from Wuling County, otherwise it would inevitably be frustrated under his own perseverance.

As for the Zuotang Port, which was broken through by Liu Qiqing, no one would think that the Jingzhou army would dare to launch an operation to cross the river from Huarong, which was traveling south, because Huarong Road was a large swamp, muddy and difficult to walk, and even birds and beasts were rare, let alone an army of tens of thousands of people.

"Hehe, as long as I defend with all my heart, when Cao Gong frees his hand, I will be a hero of the Han Dynasty, and I, Jin Xuan, as a descendant of Jin Riyan, naturally cannot insult my ancestors. What's more, Cao Gong is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, his subordinates are like clouds, and his strategists are like rain, if such a character doesn't take refuge, who else can I count on? Do you count on the state pastor Liu Biao? Looking at his unenterprising appearance, I am afraid that sooner or later he will be doomed. The times create heroes, and heroes should also have the right time, rather than eventually still inevitably becoming a minister under Cao Gong's account, it is better to plan early, not to mention that the icing on the cake is easy, and it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow, and now Cao Cheng needs us to take refuge to boost morale, as long as we take refuge, how can we not get Cao Gong's courtesy? ”

"Yes, Taishou-sama's analysis is right." A group of literati couldn't stop flattering Jin Xuan, which made Jin Xuan's vanity get a little satisfaction.

At this moment, I suddenly saw a guard running in in a panic and shouting at the top of his voice: "Lord Taishou, something is wrong." ”

"What's so flustered? The sky didn't fall. Jin Xuan seemed to be in a good mood and said with a faint smile.

"Lord Taishou, the enemy, the enemy has attacked the city." The waiter's face turned pale and he said nervously.

"What?" The guard's words immediately made the faces of the officials of the entire Taishou Mansion change greatly, and they exclaimed.

"How is this possible? We haven't even received the news of the loss of the tomb, how can the enemy army come to the city? Jin Xuan no longer had the composure he had before, and said loudly.

"Qi, Lord Qiyu Taishou, the enemy crossed the river from Huarong and came to Zuotang." The guard said with a look of horror.

"What? In fact, he really crossed the river from Huarong. Who is the enemy commander? How dare you be so unexpected. Jin Xuan was shocked and hurriedly asked.

"It's Liu Qi, the eldest son of Lord Mu Liu of Jingzhou Prefecture."

"Hmph, a son-in-law, what can you do? I'm asking who are the generals who actually make the decisions? Could it be Cai Mao or Kuai Yue? Jin Xuan immediately shouted.

"No, the person in charge of the siege is a guy named Wei Yan, and it was Liu Qi who made the plan, and the villain heard that..."

"Heard of what? Not so quickly? Jin Xuan suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a deep voice.

"No, the villain heard that Liu Gongzi once led the army to defeat Cao Gong two months ago, and captured the general under Cao Gong's command."

"What?" Jin Xuan couldn't help but gasp and sat on the ground.