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At Xiakou, large ships were loaded with naval troops moved from Yicheng and slowly docked. Groups of soldiers rushed down from the ship and looked up in surprise at the Yellow Swallow Tower on the top of the mountain. It was a military castle, built tall and sturdy. The highest point was a five-story overlooking building. Standing on the roof, you can see the Yangtze River.

The surrounding castles are equipped with heavy trenchers and stone cannons, which can launch boulders to the docks and destroy all docking ships.

Xiakou Wharf was crowded with naval soldiers coming from Yicheng. They quickly lined up, and many people were quite worried. After all, their families were all in Yicheng County. Although the above was comforting, Xiangyang did not dare to touch their families, but the soldiers were always uneasy and had no choice but to do anything.

At this time, the drum sounded in the east, and this was the order to set off. A group of soldiers rushed eastward, bypassed Huanghu Mountain, and headed to the newly built naval camp east of Xiakou City.

In a corner of the west side of the pier, there were people from Xiakou who were standing in front of watching the bustle. Li Fu stood among the crowd, looking at a large ship docking with complicated eyes. Although he was swept out by Liu Jing a few days ago, he was not discouraged. He felt that Liu Jing understood very well.

Especially when he learned that Liu Jing led his army to conquer the Jingzhou naval army, he realized that Liu Jing was considering the Jingzhou naval army at that time and had no time to take care of the northern expedition. So now that the battle of Yicheng has ended, will he consider it again?

Li Fu was always unwilling to give up the opportunity to restore Yuan's Hebei. At this time, the big ship slowly landed. When he saw Liu Jing walking off the board, the crowd suddenly became turbulent. More than a dozen Xiakou officials and entourages squeezed out of the crowd to meet him.

Li Fu acted quickly, sneaked into his entourage, and followed him to meet him. A soldier saw that his contempt was wrong and was about to stop him. He glared, "I am the Jiangxia military officer Li Fu. I have urgent military information to report to the guard. It has delayed military information. Can you afford it?"

He was the leader of Yuan Shang's tent, and he had his own official power. The soldiers were stunned for a moment and let him go.

Liu Jing came down from the big ship and faced a group of Xiakou officials who welcomed him. He forced a smile and greeted everyone one by one. At this moment, a man rushed out of the official team and knelt on the ground and shouted: "Liu Shou, why don't you listen to me anymore?"

The personal soldiers next to him were shocked and rushed up and pressed the man to the ground. The officials looked at each other. No one expected that a stranger would appear among their own people...

Liu Jing recognized Li Fu and stopped his personal soldiers. He stepped forward and sneered, "Does Li Zhubo want to assassinate me?"

"I dare not say anything, like a fish in the throat, and I won't vomit it."

"You are nothing more than changing your way to persuade me to send troops to save you Yuan's family in Hebei. What else can you say?"

"I want to say Anlu County"

Liu Jing's face changed, he stared at Li Fu for a while, and ordered his left and right, "Take him on the boat."

The soldiers pushed Li Fu onto the big ship, Liu Jing said a few more words to the officials, and then turned around onto the big ship.

In the spacious cabin, Li Fu was pushed in by his personal soldiers. Liu Jing waved his hand and asked the soldiers to go out. Then he pointed to the couch and smiled faintly: "Please sit down."

Li Fu was not polite, sat down, and he said directly without waiting for Liu Jing to ask first: "I just heard a news that Cao's army was adding troops to Nanyang, I don't know if it is true."

"So what if it is true or not?" Liu Jing asked as he looked at him.

"If it is true, it proves that Cao's army is indeed afraid of the Jiangxia army going north, so they should take the initiative first, send troops to Nanyang and restrain Jiangxia army."

"Why are the Jiangxia army restraining, not the Jingzhou army?"

"It's very simple. Liu Jingzhou is an empty talker. Even if he is healthy, he will not send troops to Xu Du. Moreover, he is seriously ill now, so he is even more unlikely to send troops to the north. Liu Bei's troops are insufficient and he is powerless. If someone really sends troops to the north, it can only be Jiangxia. Therefore, Cao's army will send troops to Nanyang, so Xiangyang will inevitably ask Jiangxia for help, so that the defending army cannot go north."

Liu Jing nodded. This person was quite clear-headed and had a relatively reliable opinion. He also believed that Cao's army did not plan to attack Jingzhou now, but increased troops to Nanyang, which was actually a defense...

"Then what happened to Anlu County you mentioned?" Liu Jing asked without saying a word.

Li Fu sighed and said, "I know that guards are mainly worried about sending troops north but working in vain and consuming troops. In fact, I have a plan to allow guards to go north and get both benefits."

"What strategy"

"It's very simple. The guard sent troops to capture Runan, and then the cavalry went north to threaten Xudu. If Cao's army was prepared, they immediately turned around and returned to Anlu County. In this way, they would act as an attack on the north at any time. But in fact, the guard successfully occupied Anlu County, which was actually a false plan to destroy Guo."

Liu Jing stared at him for a while, and suddenly laughed and said, "If Li Zhubo is willing to make a bet with me, I will agree with your plan."

Li Fu was overjoyed and quickly stood up to salute, "I hope to hear the details"

"It's very simple. If the Yuan family has not been destroyed, I will send troops to Runan and threaten Yingchuan. This is a favor for you. I will send you a lot of money to send you out of the country. But if within half a year, the Yuan brothers were killed by Cao Cao and the Yuan family was exterminated, then you must be loyal to me. I will continue to let you be the chief clerk of the Jiangxia army. Are you willing to make this bet?"

Li Fu pondered for a moment. If the Yuan family perished, he would have nowhere to go. Moreover, Liu Jing was a very good lord and worthy of his loyalty. He said without hesitation: "Then we will make a decision."

"Okay, we'll make up for it."

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Li Fu retreated, Liu Jing stood in front of the small window with his hands behind his back, staring at the north, and said nothing for a long time. He knew that once he went north from Xiakou, he could go directly to Xudu. In history, Liu Bei had advised Liu Biao to take advantage of Cao Cao's expedition to Wuhuan to attack Xuchang, but Liu Biao did not accept it in the end.

No one knows the reason for not adopting it. Perhaps as Guo Jia said, Liu Biao likes to talk empty and does not work hard, but perhaps Liu Biao is worried that Jingzhou's troops are empty and that Jiangdong takes advantage of the situation to invade. This is indeed possible before reaching a reconciliation with Jiangdong and some tacit understanding.

So now he is facing such an opportunity and choice. What should he do if he goes north if he goes north, then Jiang Xia will no longer be his Jiang Xia when he comes back. Even half of his troops will go north, and Cai Mao may take advantage of the situation to invade.

Or as Li Fu suggested, only two thousand cavalrymen were sent to the north with high-speed maneuvering advance, raiding Runan County and Yingchuan County, which had a huge impact on the Central Plains and forced Cao Cao to retreat.

But in this way, the entire Hebei will be completely destroyed by the Wuhuan sooner or later, and all Han people will be captured and become miserable slaves.

This is the real reason why Liu Jing has been hesitating. In a way, he supported Cao Cao's extermination of Wuhuan. Although Cao Cao was his biggest enemy, if he expanded his mind to the world instead of Jingzhou, then Cao Cao's northern expedition to Wuhuan was also in his interests.

However, Li Fu's fake strategy of destroying Guo made him quite moved. He had been considering plotting against Anlu County, but he could not find a reason for the moment. Although he thought of many strategies, such as pretending that Cao's army attacked Anlu County, Jiangxia army went to rescue, etc.

But these strategies have flaws. Once exposed, they will ruin Liu Jing's reputation and the gain will not be worth the loss. However, Li Fu's plan completely avoids these risks. It is a righteous and open dispatch of troops and maneuver. After pondering for a long time, Liu Jing turned around and ordered: "Please ask Wei Yan, Chen Shuo and general Liao Huawei to come."

Soon, Wei Yan, Chen Shuo and Liao Hua came to Liu Jing's cabin one after another. Liu Jing asked them to sit down and asked Chen Shuo with a smile: "How is it, brothers are quite satisfied with the conditions of Xiakou Military Camp."

Chen Shuo nodded, "The conditions are very good, and everyone is very satisfied. But the brothers are a little worried about the families of Yicheng County. If Xiangyang uses the families of the soldiers to threaten them, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be unstable."

Liu Jing laughed, "You might as well go back and tell the soldiers that Cai Mao is hostage in my hands. Cai Mao dares not take on Yicheng County anyway. Moreover, General Feng Yi led a thousand troops to station in Yicheng County, so there is no need to worry at all."

Chen Shuo also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I forgot that Cai Yi is in our hands, so that's okay. In fact, we are also afraid that the military family will move around, which will waste the people and cause money."

"It's good that you can understand. Explain this matter to the soldiers clearly. I promise to ensure the safety of their families."

"With the promise to keep it, there is nothing I can't believe? My subordinates will go and talk to the soldiers immediately."

Liu Jing smiled and turned the topic to another thing. He smiled at Chen Shuo and said, "The Jiangxia Army has a tradition. When joining the Jiangxia Army, one must undergo a month of training, and the Jingzhou Navy is no exception. So I brought you and General Wei to discuss the training with you."

Chen Shuo was speechless. Of course, he knew what the training of the Jiangxia army was, which was to rectify the army, dismantle all the soldiers and generals, and completely destroy the forces and factions in the navy. After the training, the navy would become a brand new army.

Although he knew that there would be such a day, when it really came, Chen Shuo was still a little sad. However, he also understood that since Liu Jing asked him and Wei Yan to discuss the matter, he was telling him that he would still be the leader of this army.

Chen Shuo nodded slowly, "The subordinate has no objection."

"Okay, this matter is decided. General Wei has rich experience in how to train, and he is fully responsible for it. General Chen assists. I will leave this matter to you both."

Chen Shuo felt a little bitter, Wei Yan was fully responsible, and he couldn't help but have many things, but he had no choice but to nod and agreed, "I will cooperate with General Wei with all my strength."

Wei Yan stood up and said goodbye. The two left immediately, leaving only Liu Jing and Liao Hua in the cabin. Liao Hua had already realized that Liu Jing had given him important tasks. His waist was straight and his expression was solemn.
Chapter completed!