After the war in Chibi, Liu Bei became the shepherd of Jingzhou. Cai and Kuai, the four major wealthy families in Jingzhou, moved to the Central Plains with Cao Cao. The interests of the original wealthy family Cai Kuai and Pang Huang in Jingzhou were reorganized. .
Xizhen was born in the Xi family, a prominent family in Jingxiang. Among the same clan, Xizhen was less famous than Pang Tong and better than Ma Liang.
After Lantian took charge of Lingling, he carried out drastic reforms. He established schools, promoted agriculture and industry, paid attention to the interests of the people, and appointed military and political officials to use their talents without naming them. These measures greatly stimulated the local gentry, because Lantian was not only Liu Bei's brother-in-law. , and also has an elite army in hand, and there is basically no opposition to the reform.
Seeing that Lantian did not reuse the nobles, the Lingling nobles could only secretly seek help from the leading nobles in Nanjun. Pang Tong, who represented the Pang family, was recommended to Liu Bei by Lantian. Zhuge Liang, who represented the Huang family, had a close relationship with Lantian. The two established Jingzhou wealthy families had no choice but to Don't want to interfere with Jingnan.
Finally, under the coordination of Pan Jun, who was engaged in Jingzhou, Xi Zhen of the Xi family was transferred to Lingling as the northern captain.
Lantian knew that Xi Zhen had a loyal reputation, and saw that the Jingzhou nobles wanted to reach out to Jingnan, but Lingling did not allow kidnapping by the nobles, so he planned to kill Xi Zhen as a warning to the monkeys.
Only after Xizhen took up her post in Lingling did she know what the people's will is and what an elite teacher is, and she soon became Lan Tian's fan.
Out of respect for Lan Tian, Xi Zhen is willing to cooperate with Lan Tian in a play.
Later, Xi Zhen was demoted from Lingling by Lantian and sent to Changsha for his "bad military management". Changsha prefect Liao Li, at Lantian's suggestion, placed him in Linxiang as a city defense captain.
Seeing Lantian's thunderous tactics, the Lingling nobles could only keep their tail between their legs and not dare to make mistakes. The nobles in Jingnan all sought advantages and avoided disadvantages. If they wanted to climb up, they would go to Jiangling. If they really wanted to stay in Jingnan and serve as officials, they would not Go to Lingling.
Xi Zhenming was demoted by Lan Tian on the surface, but in fact, before he went to Changsha to take office, two hundred soldiers received special training from Gao Shun, and Lan Tian left him a secret order: If anyone surrenders in the city, he will be killed regardless of his official position.
Because he had the backing of the boss Lan Tian, Xi Zhen had no scruples when he killed Dong Dang to establish his authority. He was Lan Tian's back-up man who stayed in Changsha.
Ling Tong's trainee Xi Zhen was awe-inspiring. He was thinking that he might not be able to crack down on Linxiang. Should he go south along the Xiang River to join Cheng Pu? At this time, we should have entered Jingnan territory.
Looking back at the docking place on the east bank of the Xiang River, except for a thick patch of reeds blowing in the wind, there was no movement of horses and horses as far as the eye could see, and there was no sign of any sentry at all.
Ling Tong frowned. Although there were hundreds of warships in the front vanguard, they only carried less than twenty horses. Except for a few major generals who had horses, the rest were used by scouts for sentinels and messages.
Ling Tong's apprentice Xi Zhen defended tenaciously and had already thought of retreating. At this time, he discovered something unusual on the east bank of the Xiang River, so he immediately ordered a suspension of the siege and gathered the entire army to retreat to the warships.
After two days of siege battles, Ling Tong's troops were less than 4,000. They followed several generals and walked toward the parking place with some dejection.
As the saying goes, one vigorous effort will be exhausted and the other three will be exhausted. Although the siege lasted less than two hours in the morning, after hearing Ling Tong's order to retreat, everything was like a deflated rubber ball.
The reeds made a rustling sound, and the warship stopped inexplicably on the west bank of the Xiang River.
The Xiangshui River began to rise in spring, and the river had become very wide. It was unrealistic for thousands of people to swim across it. Ling Tong selected hundreds of soldiers who were good at water and asked them to take off their clothes and swim across to maneuver the boat.
These white bodies screamed repeatedly as soon as they pushed aside the reeds. After a moment, the screams suddenly stopped, and the only sound left was the sound of the river flowing.
"General...is there...anything...filthy?" General Bi next to Ling Tong asked in horror.
Ling Tong glared: "Where did this filth come from in broad daylight? Don't confuse the morale of the army."
"But the warship moved for no reason, and there were those screams just now..." General Pi took two steps back timidly.
Ling Tong pinched his chin. He suspected that there was an ambush in the reeds, but judging from the length of the river bank, even if there were an ambush, there would only be a few thousand people.
"The whole army forms a square formation. Come and crush them with me. I want to see if there are humans or ghosts among the reeds." Ling Tong shouted sternly.
The Jiangdong naval force immediately formed a square formation and advanced from a lazy march. Ling Tong also reined in the reins and slowed down because he was only a few feet away from the reeds.
three feet
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When I got closer, there was a whoosh, and there were thin arrows in the reeds like rain.
Although the front row of Ling Tong's army was careful, many soldiers were shot in the face by thin arrows. They covered their heads and fell to the ground in pain. The soldiers in the back row really thought there was a ghost, so they started running around in panic.
The formation they had just assembled collapsed instantly, and Ling Tong's troops fell into panic.
It was obvious that he had encountered an ambush. Ling Tong's horse also spun around in fright. He grabbed the reins with one hand to control the horse and shouted loudly: "Don't panic, prepare to meet the enemy."
The rear army was now in chaos, and the shouts of panicked soldiers covered up Ling Tong's instructions. When he was about to kill the general and establish his power, the ambush soldiers in the reeds shouted and charged out.
The reeds were like a portal, and people kept coming out of it. Ling Tong didn't know how many people were ambushed here, so he had to drive his horse and lead his troops to fight and leave.
Gan Ning took the lead and rushed into the crowd. He was seen slashing left and right with two halberds. The thousand-man team behind him had no horses, but their morale was as high as tigers coming out of the gate.
The Jinfan thieves of the past reappeared, and the battle was heading towards the direction of Jiangdong's defeat.
The runners cut down less than a mile. Ling Tong looked back at the reeds and saw that there was no follow-up ambush. Although he lost nearly a thousand men in the panic, from a comparison of the total strength, Jiangdong was still more than twice as many as his opponent. Apart from this, There are also more than a dozen war horses on our side.
"They were almost fooled, and the whole army turned around to fight back."
Ling Tong's voice was like an old bell. After he issued the order, all the officers, big and small, immediately gathered their troops to fight back. However, the soldiers were scattered as they ran. It was too difficult to clean up the troops in the war.
When Ling Tong was purging his troops, a hint of excitement suddenly appeared on his face. He found his enemy Gan Ning in the crowd, still without a horse.
God is really helping me. Ling Tong felt his blood was burning. He ignored the applause of his troops and rushed back to the enemy formation. He saw dozens of athletes blocking the road beheaded with his sword.
"Anyone who stands in my way will die." Ling Tong ran and shouted.
Several officers on horseback didn't know why the general was in trouble, so they could only follow behind and cooperate to cover up the kill. Cavalry battles must form a group to be powerful. A man like Ling Tong riding alone is easy to be hit by cold arrows.
"General, this is Ling Tong." The general beside Gan Ning reminded him.
Gan Ning looked disdainful. How could he be so arrogant with a horse? He pushed aside the crowd and shouted angrily: "Get out of the way, he is my prey."
Ling Tong and Gan Ning locked onto each other, and the soldiers along the way unconsciously gave way to the passage.
The broadsword and the two halberds collided violently. Gan Ning held the two halberds to meet Ling Tong's broadsword, but was knocked back two steps by the impact of the horse.
Although Gan Ning was shaken back two steps, Ling Tong's heart was filled with huge waves.
The infantry fights the cavalry, is this guy still a human being?
