When Qin Shihuang unified the world, the following year, he launched a huge "national highway" project and ordered the construction of Chidao with the capital Xianyang as the center and leading to all parts of the country, "poor Yan and Qi in the east, and Wu and Chu in the south".
Among them, in order to conquer Baiyue in the south, Qin Shihuang ordered people to dig an artificial canal between the Xiang River and Li River in Lingling County, connecting the Xiang and Li rivers. From then on, "the north water merges with the south, and the north boat crosses the ridge."
"People from the Central Plains can also go boating in the south of the Five Ridges. The "Qiao Road" in the Five Ridges has also been repaired.
The route Zhang Jin chose was the "Qiao Road" in the Shi'an Mountains, which has been the most convenient road between Yue and Hunan since the Qin and Han Dynasties.
When Zhang Jin led an army of more than 10,000 people from Jiaozhou, they marched north along the Yishui River in Yulin County, Jiaozhou, and finally arrived at Shi'an County, Lingling County, which immediately aroused panic among the officials and people in Shi'an City.
Zhang Jin led his army to the city, and sent people into the city with the emperor's edict to tell the officials and people of Shi'an that he was under the order of the emperor to pay the governor of Lingling and Guiyang to the governor of Lingling and Guiyang.
The small number of soldiers in Shi'an City was unable to resist the Jiaozhou army. Seeing that Zhang Jin had the king's orders, the county magistrate had no intention of resisting and immediately led the city officials to bring cattle and wine out of the city to work for the army.
"What did you say?!" Zhang Jin, who was wearing a crimson scarf and a black robe with outstanding appearance, stared blankly at Magistrate Shi'an, his thin face full of shock.
"I dare not hide it from Zhang Shijun," County Magistrate Shi'an repeated again: "The one hundred thousand Jingzhou army has indeed been destroyed by Liu Fujun."
"How is this possible?!" Zhang Jin couldn't help but gasp. It took Liu Biao ten years to build up his fortune. The so-called army of one hundred thousand is definitely an exaggeration, but if you discount it in half, it would be fifty thousand.
Public.
He, the Jiaozhou Mu, only had more than 10,000 people under his command. This time when he went north to Jingzhou, he had no intention of confronting Liu Biao's army. Instead, he planned to use the emperor's righteousness to turn the officials and people of Lingling and Guiyang counties against his own.
Bian came and fought a protracted war with Liu Biao. Liu Biao had never been interested in Jiang Xiang. The longer the delay, the greater the changes. And if things went wrong, Zhang Xian could calmly return to Jiaozhou. Even if Liu Biao wanted to retaliate, he would be beyond his reach.
"The troops in Liu Jing's hands may not be more than his own. It is unimaginable to defeat Liu Biao's army, let alone annihilate his army." Zhang Jin fell into deep doubts for a while.
Zhang Jin had heard of Liu Jing's name whether he was in the Central Plains or in Lingnan, but he had never met him.
Three years ago, Zhang Jin was appointed as the governor of Jiaozhi by the emperor. He traveled south from Jingzhou to Jiaozhou and passed through Lingxian County. Unfortunately, Liu Jing was in Zhongshui at that time and Pingyang Township was busy with the autumn harvest. Zhang Jin's journey was during the reign of Emperor Zhang of this dynasty.
Sinong Zheng Hong presided over the newly opened Guiyang Qiao Road, so the two missed the opportunity to meet.
The county magistrate of Shi'an did not dare to conceal the truth from Zhang Jin, and told him exactly that the Jingzhou army encountered a rare flood and was subsequently attacked by Liu Jing's army, which led to the annihilation of the entire army.
Hearing what County Magistrate Shi'an said, Zhang Jin suddenly realized that he had directly ignored the role of Liu Jingjun and simply attributed the failure of the Jingzhou Army to irresistible natural disasters.
Then Zhang Jin felt happy. Although he was ordered by the emperor and invited by Cao Cao, he went north to attack the traitor Liu Biao. However, it was undeniable that Liu Biao was far more powerful than him. He really had no chance of winning in his heart. He was just coveting Lingling.
Guiyang has a vast territory, a large population, and is far more prosperous and prosperous than the counties in Jiaozhou, which is why it made such an unwise decision to use the weak against the strong. Now Liu Biao's army has been defeated, and Liu Jing's strength is limited. He has great righteousness and also supports
With strong troops, we will be able to easily take over Lingling and Guiyang counties.
Zhang Jin believed that he was sure of victory and that no one could stop him. He immediately relaxed and was no longer in a hurry to go north. He led his army to station in the southern suburbs of Shi'an and on the west bank of the Li River. He also sent people to Lingling County to govern Quanling and ordered Lingling officials to come forward.
Come and greet.
At this moment, Lingling officials, headed by Liu Ba and Jiang Wan, were running around Quanling, busy with emergency rescue and disaster relief, and harvesting rice.
Quanling is located in the upper reaches of Lingxian County. There are two major river systems in Hunan and Shenzhou. The degree of disaster is second only to Lingxian. Liu Ba, Jiang Wan and others received the good news that Liu Jingquan had wiped out the Jingzhou Army. Although they were overjoyed and excited, they were not
It can completely wash away their worries.
With the arrival of Zhang Jin's envoy, Liu Ba, Jiang Wan and others became even more worried.
Lingling County Mansion is sitting in the banquet, the main seat is vacant, and Liu Ba is sitting at the bottom. He has a handsome appearance and a refined temperament. However, since the flood, he has worked day and night with little rest, which has left him with dark circles under his eyes and a pale complexion.
Great reduction.
In addition to Liu Ba, there were four other people sitting in the room, namely Jiang Wan, the chief clerk, Tao Zhang, the meritorious officer, Li Da, the five sense officer, and Huang Cheng, the governor.
In fact, Li Da and Huang Cheng are just make-up, with only the right to participate and no right to speak. Tao Zhang is stronger than the two, but he is not the real person in charge of Lingling County. Only Liu Ba and Jiang Wan can
Liu Jing decided early on that he was the real person in charge.
Tao Zhang said to Liu Ba with a worried look on his face: "Liu Ling, isn't it inappropriate for you to reject Zhang Shijun's envoy in person?" Liu Ba is not only the registrar of Lingling County, but also the magistrate of Quanling County appointed by Liu Jing.
, hence the name.
Liu Ba raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said with an unhappy expression: "If you don't refuse, do you really want us to go to Shi'an to greet him? What a joke! We have our own county guard in Lingling, and An can serve others."
Tao Zhang smiled bitterly and said: "Although Lord Mingfu wiped out the Northern Army in one battle, the counties north of Ling County are still not pacified. Nan County and Jiangxia reinforcements may come across the river at any time. The soldiers of Wuling are also coveting them."
, At the moment, Lord Mingfu will definitely have no time to look south. Lord Zhang, following the king’s order, will bring tens of thousands of troops to Lingling. If this angers Lord Zhang, the consequences will be disastrous."
Li Da nodded in agreement and said, "What Gang Ji said makes sense. Quanling is made of wood and cannot be defended. It will definitely be difficult to stop the Jiaozhou army."
"Otherwise." Jiang Wan shook his head and said: "The so-called 'weaving wood into a city that cannot be defended' is all excuse. Back then, the state soldiers rebelled, gathered tens of thousands of people, and went straight to Quanling. Lord Chen (Qiu) refused.
When the county officials asked to flee, they personally led the Quanling officials, old and weak, to guard the city. The thieves attacked fiercely for more than ten days and could not move down.
Jiaozhou is located in a barbaric wilderness, and the people are like animals and do not know etiquette. Under Zhang Jiaozhou's command, there must be many barbarian soldiers. These barbarians are not restrained. If they win, they will swarm up. If they lose, they will scatter like birds and beasts. They are stronger in valleys and shorter in attacking fortresses.
In the past, the rebels were rebels because state soldiers were dissatisfied with the rewards from the imperial court. The elite soldiers of the Han people were still unable to capture Quanling, and how could they succeed if they only encountered barbarians from the state?"
Liu Ba stroked his palms and smiled and said: "Gong Yan said it well. In short, we cannot compromise, otherwise will it not chill the Mingfu Lord?"