In the afternoon, the sun sets in the west, reflecting the red sunset glow, like a bowl of blood spilling red half of the sky.
The most cruel war in the world was going on in Lingxian City below Tianyu. At this time, the upper and lower parts of Lingxian City presented a completely purgatory-like scene.
"Kill..." Liu Jingjun and the Jingzhou Army officers and soldiers all sacrificed their lives and fought bloody battles. The shouts of killing were overwhelming and shook the surrounding areas.
From Pingdan to dusk, the Jingzhou Army launched a total of five large-scale attacks, killing countless people. The corpses were piled up under the city, layer upon layer, almost leaving the Jingzhou soldiers who followed the climbers with nowhere to go.
After a whole day of hard fighting, Jingzhou's soldiers were almost at their limit in terms of physical strength and willpower, so the fifth attack ended with the collapse of the soldiers.
"Dang...dang...dang..." At the same time, the signal for Ming Jin to withdraw his troops finally came out from the Jingzhou Army's formation.
The soldiers of Jingzhou who had gathered at the foot of Lingxian County and were unable to move forward heard the sound of retreat. They immediately retreated like a tide as if they had received a general amnesty.
Watching the Jingzhou army turn around and leave, Liu Jing immediately walked out of the city gate tower and came to the city wall.
As far as Liu Jing could see, corpses and wounded were in a mess, flags and staffs were scattered, and a large amount of blood dyed the rammed earth brown. There were still many ladders outside the city, and fires were burning in the wells, making a "cracking" sound.
, billowing smoke drifted in the sky over Lingxian County.
Han Guang leaned down with a solemn expression, pressed the eyelids of a dead soldier with his thumbs, and let him close his eyes several times. This was the third soldier who died in battle today.
There were more than 280 people in the old tribe who voluntarily followed him and were enslaved by the iron officials in Leiyang. He could accurately name everyone. During the years in the mines in Leiyang, due to unsuitable climate and malnutrition, he had no days.
After working all night and waiting, nearly a hundred people died one after another. Last year, and this year, more than ten people were killed in several battles, and now there are only one hundred and seventy people left.
"Liu Jun..." Han Guang saw Liu Jing walking towards him, stood up and bowed respectfully.
Liu Jing saw a trace of sadness on Han Guang's face, and then looked at the dead soldiers at his feet. He still didn't know the reason, and sighed: "Gongfu, this person is your old subordinate, right?"
"Yes." Han Guang nodded.
"What a pity..." Liu Jing slowly shook his head and said.
Han Guang looked solemn, clasped his fists and said: "We are wandering in troubled times, like lonely ghosts, and have gone through many hardships. Fortunately, we met Liu Jun, and we had a chance to start a new life. What Liu Jun pointed out, although we are thousands
Die without regrets.”
Liu Jingdao: "Gong Fu, your old troops are all the bravest and most loyal in the world. After defeating the Northern Army this time, I will definitely reward them heavily and prevent their blood from being shed in vain."
Han Guang thanked him and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Liu."
Liu Jing nodded slightly, and then went to Chu Fang and Cai Sheng's defense area. One of the two had clean and tidy clothes, while the other had torn and bloody clothes, which formed a sharp contrast. Of course, this cannot be used to judge the quality of the two.
Everyone has a different leadership style, and what matters is the results. From the current point of view, both of them are undoubtedly successful.
Liu Jing got off the city wall and did not rush back to his residence. Instead, he went to the medical clinic in the west of the city. The medical clinic, which originally occupied a large area, suddenly became crowded with today's battle.
It is no exaggeration to say that the number of casualties today is more than double that of all previous battles combined. Fortunately, there are many doctors in the hospital and sufficient medicinal materials, so every injured person can be treated promptly and effectively.
When Liu Jing came out of the doctor's office, it was late at night. He returned to the house, took a hasty bite and went to bed to rest.
The next day, at dawn, the Jingzhou Army attacked again. After a night's rest, the Jingzhou soldiers were fully energetic, and their siege equipment such as ladders, well rails, and rams were also greatly replenished. They rushed towards Ling County like an overwhelming force.
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Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty destroyed the Nanyue Kingdom and established three counties: Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan. Later, Emperor Wu established the Thirteen Governors' Department in the Han Kingdom, and the seven counties south of Wuling were designated as the Jiaozhi Governor's Department.
The name Jiaozhi comes from "Rites·Kingzhi": "The south is called Man, and the carving title is Jiaozhi."
Although privately, most people refer to Jiaozhi as Jiaozhou, the official name is still Jiaozhi.
The administrative office of the Jiaozhi Governor's Department is located in Zhilongbian, Jiaozhi County.
Longbian is located in a barbaric land, which is very different from China. The city is full of barbarians with knotted vertebrae, bare bones, and ferocious faces.
If one were to say that Long Bian was the most powerful person in Jiaozhi, everyone would answer Shi Xie in unison.
Just like when Liu Biaodan rode into Jingzhou and joined forces with local heroes Kuai Yue, Cai Mao, Pang Ji and others, he took the position of governor. Similarly, Zhang Jin, who came to Jiaozhi alone, also had to rely on Shi Xie to gain a firm foothold in Jiaozhi.
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Shi Xie was a native of Cangwu County, Jiaozhi. His ancestors were originally from the Lu State, and moved to Jiaozhi to avoid Wang Mang's rebellion. After six generations of unremitting efforts, Shi Xie's father, Shi Ci, became the prefect of Rinan, with two official positions.
Thousand stones.
Shi Xie's father paved the way for him. When he was young, he went north to visit the Imperial Academy in the capital. He became a disciple of Liu Tao, a famous minister of the Yingchuan clan, and studied "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals". He was successively inspected for filial piety and integrity, and promoted talented people.
In the fourth year of Zhongping (187 AD), when Sun Jian was appointed as the governor of Changsha, Shi Xie was also appointed as the governor of Jiaozhi.
Three years ago, in the second year of Jian'an (AD 197), the governor of Jiaozhi, the eldest son of the famous general Zhu Jun, Zhu Fu, took fellow villagers Yu Bao and Liu Yan as chief officials, raped the people, imposed taxes on them, and collected a yellow croaker.
After a few days of dendrobium, the people rebelled, and bandits came out to attack Tujun in the prefecture. Zhu Fu had no choice but to flee on the sea, and died due to the invasion of barbarian bandits.
Shi Xie took the opportunity to go to court and assigned his three younger brothers to be the governor of Hepu, the governor of Jiuzhen, and the governor of Nanhai. Together with his own governor of Jiaozhi, he already occupied four of the seven counties of Jiaozhi.
It was said that they were petitioning the imperial court, but in fact they were making their own decisions. From then on, the brothers of the scholar family were combined into counties, forming a powerful state with unparalleled majesty.
The Shi family gained the greatest benefit from Zhu Fu's death. Who can believe that Zhu Fu's death had nothing to do with Shi Xie and the Shi family?
However, the Shi family was not officially recognized by the court after all, so although Zhang Jin had to rely on them, they did not become puppets.
For example, Zhang Jin received an edict from the imperial court and a private message from Cao Cao a while ago. They both talked about the same thing, ordering him to lead his troops north to attack the traitor Liu Biao.
Cao Cao even promised in the letter to cede Lingling and Guiyang counties in the south of Jingnan to him. Lingling and Guiyang are connected with Cangwu and Yulin counties in the north of Jiaozhi, so they can be connected together.
Moreover, although Lingling and Guiyang were despised by the people in the Central Plains, in terms of population and wealth, they were much stronger than the counties in Jiaozhou. Therefore, Zhang Jin immediately decided to obey Cao Cao's order and go north to conquer.