The reason why Liu Jing put Zhang Yi under house arrest was because he lacked a reputation. He, the Lingling prefect, was recommended by his father Zhang Xian. If Zhang Yi asked him for Changsha in person, he would have no reason to refuse except "acting rogue".
The only solution is for Liu Yan to go to Xudu to obtain the emperor's edict, so that he can legitimately lead Jingnan. At that time, he will naturally release Zhang Yi and even give him an official position to show that he will not forget his old kindness.
Historically, Liu Zhang's eldest son Liu Xun resisted Liu Bei's army in Luocheng for a year. Pang Tong was killed by an arrow while attacking Luocheng. The price was not too heavy. However, after Liu Bei captured Yizhou, he still appointed Liu Xun as an official.
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In terms of magnanimity and magnanimity, Liu Jing dare not say that he is better than Liu Bei, but he doesn't think he is too inferior. As a person with a modern soul, he still has this confidence. There is no need to treat the son of his late master too harshly.
Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, Zhang Yi is self-aware. If he has evil intentions, Liu Jing will not let him go generously.
On the third day of Zhang Yi's house arrest, an extremely large fleet consisting of many barges arrived in Linxiang from south to north. Almost all the people on board the boats had curly hair, colorful clothes, and bare arms.
Barefoot Jingman.
These Jingman tribesmen followed Dan Rixi out of Hengshan. There were more than 5,000 households and nearly 30,000 people in total, which was comparable to the population of a county.
The migration of tens of thousands of people is by no means an easy task. It took more than half a month to reach consensus just in a single day. For the people in his own village, he could make a decision with one word, but with the alliance, it was inevitable that everything would change.
Hit a wall.
After all, the Jingman ancestors had lived in the Hengshan Valley for generations, so it would be difficult for them to leave their familiar environment and move to a strange Han city.
For this reason, Shan Rixi persuaded him openly, threatened and intimidated him secretly, and even resorted to extraordinary means, which made most of his allies reluctantly agree to his request. Then things became much simpler. Jing Man only had to follow Shan Rixi out of Hengshan.
, there are boats to meet you.
When Liu Jing learned that Dan Rixi and his troops had arrived in Linxiang, he immediately put down the government affairs at hand and went to Beijin Ferry to greet him in person.
Dan Rixi, who had his hair tied up in a green shirt and no beard on his face, looked like a Han Chinese. When he saw Liu Jing, he said apologetically: "Mr. Liu, I made a mistake. I once boasted that going to Haikou could recruit people for Liu Jun."
Fifty thousand, ten thousand soldiers were defeated. But now we have only recruited less than thirty thousand tribesmen..."
Liu Jing didn't take it seriously after hearing this. What he really valued was Shanrixi, which was deeply Chinese, rather than Jingman, who was not inferior in nature and had a different language.
"Uncle Weng, there's no need to blame yourself," Liu Jing took Shan Rixi's rough big hand and said half-jokingly: "Thirty thousand is already a lot. I'm afraid I won't be able to support him any more."
Shan Rixi said: "Although we are unable to keep our promise, we can still provide five thousand troops to Liu Jun."
Liu Jing shook his head when he heard this. There are more than 5,000 households with less than 30,000 people, but they need to provide 5,000 soldiers, which is equivalent to one person per household. The ratio of militiamen is close to five to one. Although all the people of Jingman are soldiers, this ratio is still
Some are too exaggerated. They are only suitable for hunting in the mountains and forests, and their combat effectiveness is not guaranteed at all.
Liu Jing said to Shan Rixi: "Uncle Weng, there is no need to so poor the people and prepare weapons. Just keep the ratio of people to soldiers at ten to one."
He currently has no shortage of troops. Not counting the more than 10,000 water infantry under his command, the number of Jingzhou Army officers and soldiers who have recently surrendered exceeds 10,000. Together with the more than 2,000 Changsha soldiers from District Xiong, the number is not much less than his own troops.
, bringing the total number of troops under his command to 30,000.
It's a pity that Jingzhou's surrendered troops are not able to drive them into battle for the time being. On the contrary, they have to allocate some troops to guard against him. Otherwise, he would have sent his troops southward to attack Zhang Jin with the overwhelming numbers. Why bother to watch Zhang Jin lead the army like this?
The soldiers marched straight in, as if entering an uninhabited country, and reached the foot of Quanling City.
How could Shan Rixi not know the dangers of poor soldiers? He just said this to show his ability in front of Liu Jing. He said with a serious face: "My people will all be the subjects of Liu Jun in the future. Whatever Liu Jun says, we will do it."
Do."
Liu Jing said with a smile: "When I returned to Linxiang last month, I immediately informed Ningxiang that part of the house has been built, which is enough to protect you from the wind and rain and prevent you from sleeping in the open."
"Thank you very much, Liu Jun..." Shanrixi didn't expect Liu Jing to think so carefully. He was very moved and hurriedly thanked Liu Jing. Then he asked: "By the way, Liu Jun, I heard that Zhang Jin, the shepherd of Jiaozhou, took advantage of Liu Jun's resistance.
During the Jingzhou Army, did you lead your troops to invade Lingling?"
Liu Jing nodded and said, "Have you heard about it too? It's true."
"I wonder when Liu Jun plans to send troops to conquer Zhang Jin?" Shan Rixi said with an eager look on his face.
He followed Liu Jing's plan and frequently appeared in the Xiang River, plundering the Jingzhou army's transport ships, and successfully seduced the Jingzhou garrison in Hengshan Township. In the first battle, he beheaded more than a thousand people, and the leading school captain was also shot dead by him with a crossbow.
, and made great military exploits for Liu Jing in the rear.
But he is not satisfied with this. How many people like Liu Jing have no prejudice against foreign races in the past and present? He is now following Liu Jing wholeheartedly and making achievements, hoping that one day he can reach or even surpass Jin Rixi's achievements. So.
He was happy when he heard about the war, but he only hated that the situation in Jingnan was becoming more and more stable. Now that Zhang Jin came to his door automatically, he couldn't be happier.
Liu Jingxiao asked: "Why, after listening to Uncle Weng's words, do you want to attack Zhang Jin for me?"
Shan Rixi nodded heavily and said: "Of course, it is the duty of a subordinate to share Liu Jun's worries." He was now the captain of western Changsha appointed by Liu Jing, so he regarded himself as a subordinate.
"Okay." Liu Jing clapped his hands and said with a smile, "When I lead my troops to the south, Uncle Weng can lead the elite of the clan to go with me."
"Nuo." Shan Rixi said, cupping his fists.
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In Quanling in mid-September, the sky is as blue as the sea and the white clouds are lingering. During this period, the floods on the ground have completely receded, and the Xiang and Shen rivers have become as green as blue again. Winding past the city, Quanling is surrounded by mountains and rivers.
It's truly breathtakingly beautiful.
However, Zhang Jin, who was standing on Dongshan Mountain, had no time to appreciate the beautiful scenery of Quanling. It had been several days since he led his army to Quanling. Lingling County officials headed by Liu Ba closed the city gate tightly and refused to talk.
Although Quanling was made of wood as rumored, it was not completely undefended. Moreover, he found that Quanling actually had spare power to station in a separate camp on the north bank of the Xiang River, which showed that the force was quite sufficient. After some inquiring, Zhang Jin found out that it turned out to be
Liu Jing sent thousands of reinforcements not long ago.
When he thought of Liu Jing, Zhang Jin suddenly became furious. He had written a letter to Liu Jing before. Normally, he should have received a reply long ago, but the reality was that he received nothing. Where is Zhang Jin?
I still don’t know that Liu Jing was deliberately stalling for time and had no intention of negotiating. While he ordered people to rush to make siege equipment, he wrote another letter to Liu Jing.