Chapter 39

Jingzhou is located in Hubei Province and is named after the winding and towering Jing Mountain within its borders.

This place has been a land of outstanding people and beautiful scenery since ancient times, producing many famous figures.

During the Three Kingdoms period, this area was the focus of contention among Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan. Cao Cao’s defeat at the Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Bei’s acquisition of Nan Commandery, Guan Yu’s flooding of the seven armies, and Lü Meng’s crossing of the Yangtze River in disguise all took place on this land.

During the Ming Dynasty,…