If Wu Ju hadn't surrendered to the enemy secretly, the Jingzhou army might have been blocked from Baqiu and would have been difficult to set foot on Changsha's territory. No matter how bad the situation was, the situation would not have been corrupt. Zhang Xian now has enough to protect himself, but it is almost impossible to drive away the Jingzhou army.

Therefore, Zhang Xian hated Wu Ju in his heart, and even if he poured all over Xiang and the river water, it would be difficult to cleanse it. However, no matter how much hatred Zhang Xian felt in his heart, he could not hurt Wu Ju at all, which made Zhang Xian so angry that he often couldn't sleep at night.

Liu Jing's killing of Wu Ju finally made Zhang Xian relax his anger. Moreover, this battle showed that the Jingzhou army was not invincible, allowing him to see a faint glimmer of hope and a glimmer of hope to drive the Jingzhou army out of Changsha.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhang Xian ordered Liu Jing to take the nine counties in southern Changsha. With his appointment letter, coupled with Liu Jing's own reputation and talent, he will surely integrate the nine counties in a short period of time, making his strength to a higher level.

Now I fantasize that Liu Jing will lead his troops north to rescue Linxiang in the future. This may be a bit unrealistic, but it is not impossible.

To take a step back, even if Liu Jing has not moved his troops after integrating the nine counties, it will be of great help to Linxiang. There is such a powerful hostile force in the south of Changsha, and he is eyeing him and waiting for an opportunity to move. The Jingzhou army will inevitably be distracted, making it difficult to deal with Linxiang with all his strength.

As for Liu Jing's power surge, there may be a risk of losing the big one in the future, Zhang Xian is in an extremely dangerous situation and can't take much care of it. He can only take the minority of the two powers.

Liu Jing is his old official. He has always cherished his feathers and valued fame. As long as he does not force himself too much, he will never rebel.

Huan Jie and Liu Pan expressed their approval for Zhang Xian's decision one after another, and the officials of other county governments naturally would not jump out and sing opposites. Even Zhang Yi did not raise any objections.

Huan Jie took the lead again and said, "Mr., although the Northern Army has been defeated, its strength is still strong. With our own strength alone, we can only stand stalemate with it. It is difficult to defeat the Northern Army. We should try to seek help from abroad."

Zhang Xian nodded calmly and asked, "Who should we ask for help?"

Huan Jie said without hesitation: "We are Han ministers, and we should seek our own country. The ancients said: "Those who follow the way will prosper, and those who go against virtue will perish." Sikong Cao Gong did not rise up as weak and righteous, save the court's danger, and obey the king's orders to punish him. The law clarifies the rule of the country, and the superiors and subordinates use their destiny. If there is righteousness, they will reward him, and if there is no righteousness, they will punish him. It can be said that he will follow the way.

Liu Jingsheng thought he was a royal family and had Jingzhou, but he did not want to be a national barrier. Instead, he raised troops in Changsha for no reason. Although the momentum was great, he lost all the Jiang. The heart of Hunan can be said to be against virtue.

Now Cao Gong defeated Yuan Shu in the south, destroyed Li Jue in the west, killed Lu Bu in the east, and settled the Central Plains. Why not raise the three counties of Jingnan and send people to Xudu to meet the emperor and Cao Gong, express their loyalty, and complain to Liu Jingsheng for his unworthiness, and ask the court to send troops to Jingzhou to uphold justice."

"Sheng. Boxu's words have won my heart." Zhang Xian sighed after hearing this. "Although I have been in Jingnan for a long time, I still have the court in my heart. However, the world was in chaos and roads were blocked, and I have never had the opportunity to go to the capital to meet the emperor. Now Cao Gong is in charge of the emperor to punish the riots, and has the intention to revitalize the country and cleanse the world. I should also send envoys to Xu to express his feelings."

Huan Jie bowed to the list, but in fact, in addition to Cao Cao in the north, Sun Ce from Jiangdong was also a good choice.

In just a few years, Sun Ce led his troops to capture the three counties of Wujun, Danyang and Kuaiji, east of the river, and only Yuzhang Huaxin was not convinced.

Sun Ce was not only strong, but also had a grudge against Liu Biao to kill his father. If someone was sent to him for help, he would have a great confidence in success.

But Huan Jie is Sun Jian’s old official, and his identity and position are a bit awkward, so it is inconvenient to speak.

He was hard to say, but Liu Pan had no such concerns. The two had communicated in advance, and Liu Pan then listed: "The Lord of the Fu, Sun Bofu, Jiangdong, can also help. The meaning of "The Spring and Autumn Annals": 'If the son does not avenge his father, it is not a son.' In the past, Wucheng Hou died because of Liu Jingsheng. Sun Bofu now has Jiangdong, so he will have the idea of ​​revenge. The Lord of the Fu was anxious about Sun Bofu and would have to respond."

This time, Zhang Xian did not agree immediately and frowned slightly.

In the past, when Sun Jian was the prefect of Changsha, he was the prefect of Lingling. Because Sun Jian was a military man with a lot of qualities and less civility, he did not abide by national laws and regulations, and often sent troops to counties. Zhang Xian hated him in his heart. Later, Sun Jian went north to attack Dong Zhuo and ordered his subordinate Su to lead the prefect of Changsha. In the end, less than a year later, he was destroyed by Zhang Xian and the Changsha clan.

Of course, these are old accounts, and with Sun Jian's death, they have long disappeared. Zhang Xian agreed without long thinking.

There are also Jiaozhou forces surrounding the border with Jingnan area, but Zhang Xian had no intention of asking for help from the governor of Jiaozhou Zhang Jin. Although both of them were from Nanyang, they were both fellow townsmen and surnames.

Two years ago, that is, the second year of Jian'an (197 AD), the governor of Jiaozhou Zhu Fu was killed by local barbarians. The court appointed Zhang Jin as the new governor of Jiaozhou. When he was passing by Changsha, Zhang Xian welcomed him very enthusiastically.

As for the reason why he did not seek help from Zhang Jin, he was afraid that the plan to drive out the wolf and expel the tiger was not successful, so he led the wolf into the house. Jiaozhou was close to Lingling and Guiyang counties. If he was recruited to go north, the two counties would be lost.

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Chu Fang sat in the school room under the city wall, drinking meat soup while gnawing on the sausages, which are dry food. The sausages are mainly made of rice and wheat, and then pounded and ground into powder after being cooked to make cakes. They are essential items in the army and are generally used as military food in emergency situations.

Because Linxiang was besieged for half a year, the food in the city gradually became tense, and the embarrassing food he ate was mixed with a lot of crude food such as wheat and beans.

But he still has meat soup to drink, and ordinary soldiers can hardly even drink vegetable soup.

Chu Fang had an average body size, but his appetite was extremely amazing. The whole plate of embarrassing food before the meal decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye. Soon after, he put it all into his stomach. Finally, he picked up the pottery bowl and drank the meat soup in one go.

After drinking and eating, Chu Fang put on his bag, walked out of the school room, and returned to the city wall.

"The Chief lieutenant..."

"The Chief lieutenant..."

When the soldiers saw Chu Fang, they all bowed to him in a righteous manner.

Last autumn and winter, under his leadership, Linxiang soldiers repelled the attacks of the Jingzhou army countless times, causing huge losses to the Jingzhou army. They had to make changes, give up siege and instead adopt the strategy of siege instead of attacking.

How can those who can lead their soldiers to win victories again and again?

Chu Fang came to the city wall and looked around. There was a desolate scene within his eyes.

"well……"

The Jingzhou army surrounded but did not attack, which was not a bad thing for Linxiang, but Chu Fang was a person who had been suppressed for eight years. He was eager to fight on the battlefield and to make achievements. His life as idle as he did now was not what he wanted.

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