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Liu Jing had just returned to Wuchang and got news of Chaisang's loss. At this time, Wei Yan had found out the reason. The Jiangdong Army pretended to surrender. Because of the implementation of a strong wall and clearing the fields, the Jiangdong Army was trapped in the air and mistakenly introduced the fake into the city. The Jiangdong Army cooperated inside and outside, resulting in the loss of the Water Gate.

In addition, Wei Yan also admitted that he was drinking and asked for heavy punishment. In anger, Liu Jing dismissed Wei Yan's position as the captain of the school and demoted him to Sima of another department, and ordered him to make meritorious contributions to Xiazhi County. If Xiazhi County is in trouble, he will be beheaded and punished.

Despite this, Liu Jing was still worried about the safety of Xiazhi County. He was especially worried about the leak of the refining secrets. He immediately ordered Li Jun to lead 2,000 naval troops to Xiazhi County to support Wei Yan, and also used a message from Fei Ge to inform the garrison of Xiazhi County that if the Jiangdong Army had the intention to attack Xiazhi County, he could set fire to the refining station first.

In the lobby, Liu Jing paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking angry and worried. At this time, less than half an hour before he returned to Wuchang, he heard such serious news. On the one hand, although there was a loophole in the acceptance method they implemented, and on the other hand, Wei Yan's drunkenness and misunderstanding made him extremely angry.

Before and after the Battle of Chibi, the self-confidence of Wei Yan showed made Liu Jing very dissatisfied, so he demoted him to guard Chaisang. However, he did not expect that Wei Yan's emotions were hit and he drown his sorrows with alcohol, which led to Chaisang's fall.

But at this time, Liu Jing was even more worried about Xiazhi County. Once the Jiangdong army discovered the method of turtle oil purification and obtained the turtle oil, the consequences would be unimaginable. Cao Cao was not very worried about obtaining turtle oil. After all, Cao Cao's naval army was weak, but if the Jiangdong army, which was also powerful, obtained turtle oil, it would undoubtedly be like a tiger and would cause irreparable consequences.

At this time, Jia Xu's voice came from outside the hall, "Is the Zhou Mu still angry about Chaisang's fall?"

Liu Jing did not look back. He looked at the roof with his hands behind his back and sighed, "It was my fault for employing people. Putting Wei Yan in Chaisang is actually my responsibility."

Jia Xu walked up to the hall and smiled, "When Wei Yan was sent to Chaisang, the signs of Jiangdong turning against each other had not yet come out. It was the best relationship between the two sides. In fact, we can't blame the governor of the state, we can only say that there are unexpected situations in the world."

Liu Jing still shook his head, "There are actually many lessons in the fall of Chaisang this time. If I can't learn from it and make excuses for myself, something will happen in the future, like bandits, which is a profound lesson. Not only bandits, but also so-called village people, as well as large groups of merchants, etc., may be mixed into the city by the enemy. If the internal and external cooperation is implemented, we must set a defense system."

Jia Xu also agreed with Liu Jing's idea, "When it comes to system, I have been considering it these two days. In fact, we cannot break off merchant exchanges, but we can set a rank, such as Class A means war, Class B means preparation, and Class C means peace. Different precision measures are implemented in different periods. In the future, we may not be able to take care of it, but as long as the hierarchy is implemented, the cities on the front line will naturally know what to do."

"The military advisor said it very well. I'm asking the hierarchy to formulate this hierarchy."

Speaking of this, Liu Jing sighed again: "Let's talk about what's happening in front of you. Chaisang is in the fall of the military advisor, and what should we do to deal with it?"

Jia Xu smiled slightly, "In fact, Xu Sheng violated the military taboo. Before the main force arrived, the vanguard acted rashly. The solution was very simple. Since the Jiangdong Army occupied Chaisang, we would occupy Qichun County and move all the population of Qichun County to Jiangxia. In addition, Pengze would inevitably be empty. Send a naval army to directly enter Pengze, destroy their water camp, and let Xu Sheng suffer the consequences."

Liu Jing nodded slowly, "The military advisor is indeed brilliant."

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Just as Liu Jing was worried, after Xu Sheng occupied Chaisang, he immediately ordered Ding Feng to lead a thousand troops to Xiazhi County by fast ship, striving to seize this important strategic county. This is also an important task assigned to him by Sun Quan and cracking the method of Jiangxia Army to refine tincture oil.

Xu Sheng also knew that the tincture oil sold to them by Jiang Xiajun was a very viscous black liquid with weak combustion power and was far from comparable to the tincture oil used by Jiang Xiajun. The secret here was hidden in Xiazhi County. Xu Sheng sent people to Xiazhi County several times to explore the secrets of tincture oil, but he returned in vain. He could not let go of this opportunity again.

The Qianjiang East Army took more than two fast ships, led by Ding Feng, and went west overnight. At the same time, Wei Yan also led two thousand defeated soldiers to run from Lu to Xiazhi County.

Wei Yan, the defeated general of Chaisang, was completely awakened. The dissatisfaction and pride he had accumulated in his heart were gone at this time, leaving only endless shame and self-blame. He had only one thought in his heart, and he would keep Xiazhi County no matter what.

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Xiazhi County is the production area of ​​Jiangxia tincture oil. It can be said that it is the most important strategic city in Jingzhou, with one thousand garrisons.

Since the oil refining secret was investigated by Cao's army last year, Xiazhi County's defense has been greatly adjusted. First, all residents in the city were moved to Yangxin County, and no civilians were allowed to enter the oil refining center.

The second is to add the number of troops, from five to one thousand, and Xiazhi County was built into a military city.

The head general who guarded Xiazhi County was a tooth general named Lu Jin, who was also the first veteran to follow Liu Jing, and was promoted from a senior to a tooth general step by step.

At this time, the beacon tower at the mouth of the Fushui River had been lit, and reports of the enemy's large-scale invasion were heard. At the same time, Lu Jin also obtained the pigeon letter sent by the Jiangxia army from the Chaisang when the fall of Chaisang, which made him nervous. He knew very well that the Jiangdong army would inevitably attack Xiazhi County after the capture of Chaisang.

He immediately sent more than a dozen scouts to inquire about the enemy situation in Shui and Lu.

As night fell, Lu Jin stood on the top of the city, waiting for news of the scouts uneasily. According to the normal marching speed, whether it was the defeated army of Chaisang or the Jiangdong army, they should have arrived in Xiazhi County at this time.

Just now, Lu Jin received an emergency pigeon letter from the Zhou Mu, ordering him to burn the refining station immediately once he discovered the enemy situation and send all the soldiers with confidentiality to Yangxin County.

Lu Jin was ready to burn the refining station. Now he needed to know the situation of the enemy. Suddenly, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from a distance. Soon, a scout came on a horse under the moonlight.

Lu Jin suddenly became nervous. He knew that the scout must have brought news. After a moment, the scout rushed to the city. He also saw the main general and shouted: "Report to General Lu, he found the enemy's clutch at the mouth of the Fushui River. There were several of them, which had entered Fushui and were heading towards Xiazhi County."

Lu Jin's heart suddenly hangs. Jiangdong Army is indeed coming. It seems that he must burn the refining workshop immediately. He turns around and is about to leave. At this time, the soldiers next to him suddenly shouted, "General, an army is coming."

Lu Jin suddenly jumped in his heart, turned around and looked out of the city. Under the silver moonlight, an army was marching rapidly along the other side of Fushui towards the county town. However, the distance was a little far away, and the flag of this army could not be seen clearly.

Lu Jin rushed to the scout under the city: "Go and investigate quickly."

The scout turned his horse and ran away, and soon came back to report: "I report to General, it is our army, retreated from Chaisang, and the general is General Wei Yan."

Lu Jin was relieved. Wei Yan arrived, which undoubtedly gave him a reassurance. He quickly ordered: "Build a floating bridge with open city."

The gate of Xiazhi County opened, and the soldiers quickly built a floating bridge on the river to guide the Jiangxia army across the river. Although the Jiangxia army was very tired after running one day and one night, dozens of war horses kept sniffing and spraying heavily.

But these Jiangxia soldiers had more cowardly and angry expressions on their faces. Without striving to resist, they easily threw away Chaisang, making all the soldiers unwilling to accept it.

Wei Yan was anxious. When he saw Lu Jin running, he immediately asked, "General Lu, there is news about Jiangdong Army."

Lu Jin quickly bowed and said, "Just just got the scout information, several warships of the Jiangdong Army entered the mouth of the Fushui River and were coming here. They would kill to the county town in at most two hours."

Wei Yan was about to ask again, but when he saw Lu Jin wanted to say something, he seemed to have something to say, so he suppressed his thoughts and asked, "What else do you have to say?"

"Report to the general, Bei Yi has just received the order from the provincial governor. Once the enemy is found, he asked to burn the refining center immediately. Now the enemy situation has already appeared. Please ask General Wei to instruct whether Bei Yi will implement the order from the provincial governor."

Wei Yan hesitated for a moment. If it were in the past, he would have his own ideas, but now that Chaisang is defeated, he dare not have any distractions. What's more, Zhi County is directly under Wuchang and is not under his jurisdiction. If he exceeds the authority and resists the order, he will inevitably anger Liu Jing and be severely punished.

Wei Yan had no choice but to sigh and said, "Although I think the refining station should be burned until the last moment, the military orders are as high as a mountain. We cannot violate the orders of the provincial governor, so we can implement them."

"Abide by the orders of low duties"

Lu Jin immediately ordered his men to "ignite the oil refining station"

Several subordinates ran away, but Wei Yan had no time to rest. The Jiangdong army was two hours away from Xiazhi County. He had to defeat the Jiangdong army and relieve his sins. He thought about it and had a plan in his mind.

Wei Yan asked again: "How much tincture oil is still in stock in the city?"

"Report to the general. There are more than a thousand barrels of refined tincture oil, which have not been transported away yet."

Wei Yan whispered to him with his ears, and Lu Jin looked embarrassed, "This... I'm afraid that I don't have the right to use so much tincture."

Wei Yan glared at his eyes, "Why can't you use it? If you don't use it, more brothers will die. In the end, the turmeric oil will also fall into the hands of the Jiangdong Army. Now you must listen to my orders."

Jiangxia's military rules are very strict. Although Wei Yan's command over power may be punished, as a subordinate Lu Jin must obey Wei Yan's orders. Lu Jin had no choice but to bow and said, "Abide by the order."

Lu Jin immediately ordered the defenders to dump all the more than a thousand barrels of turmeric oil in the warehouse into the rich water, forming a thick layer of oil on the rich water, and drifting downstream along the river. At this time, the oil refining station in the city was also ignited, the fire rose into the sky, the flames soared into the sky, and the black smoke rolled, visible dozens of miles away.

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It takes about fifty miles from Fushui River to Xiazhi County. It takes about two hours for ordinary ships, but the Jiangdong Army rowed a sixteen-oared fast ship, which was very fast. It was a scout who discovered the enemy situation and came back to report it. Most of the hour had passed.

At this time, Ding Feng had led his army to march nearly ten miles, with only more than twenty miles left from Xiazhi County. Ding Feng had also heard about the events back then. Han Dang was ambushed by the Jiangxia army on his way to attack Xiazhi and Yangxin County, and almost all his troops were wiped out.

So Ding Feng was extremely careful and sent a scout to investigate in front of him. He knew very well that Xiazhi County was the most important tincture oil production site of the Jiangxia Army, and there must be heavy troops stationed.

There were several soldiers exploring the front on both sides of the river, while the ships were rowing in the rich water, loaded with more than 2,000 Jiangdong soldiers. Ding Feng sat on the bow of the ship with an iron spear in his hand, watching nervously the situation on both sides of the river. It was particularly quiet at night, and soldiers kept saying "there were no ambushes"
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