On an unknown hill, Liu Jing's expression suddenly changed after hearing Yu Zheng's report. His original joy of defeating the Jiaozhou Army was immediately cast into a shadow.
Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Lai Gong, Huan Yi and others could not help but look at each other in confusion.
Yu Zhengsurong said: "Ma Zijin was shot in the left foot by a stray arrow. He was seriously injured and fell into a coma. The military doctor is removing an arrow from him to stop the bleeding. However, the military doctor bluntly said that Ma Zijin's condition is very bad and his life may be in danger..."
Liu Jing turned around and left without saying a word. The battlefield was now in its final stages, and Chu Fang was holding his flag to control the generals, so there was no need for him to personally command.
After coming down from the mountain, Liu Jing asked someone to fetch Chi Ji, and he rode quickly to the medical shack in the rear, which was the field hospital he had set up.
When Liu Jing rushed to the hospital, several of the best medical doctors in the army, including the military doctor, were still treating Ma Zhou in the tent.
Liu Jing couldn't go in and disturb the doctors, so he had to stay outside the tent temporarily. He summoned Ma Zhou's personal guards and asked him about the beginning. When he learned that Ma Zhou was shot by a stray arrow because he was chasing his former enemy Zuo Yi, he ignored the dissuasion and
He insisted on continuing the pursuit until he killed Zuo Yi.
Liu Jing was extremely angry. He knew the grudge between the two. At first, he had advised Ma Zhou not to be obsessed with revenge, just like Han Xin, on the grounds that "in the past Huaiyin was humiliated by his crotch, but in the future he would become successful and famous, and he would not kill someone to vent his anger."
Only when you are born as a marquis and die as temple food can you become a man. Unfortunately, Ma Zhou did not listen.
Later, Ma Zhou returned to his hometown to seek revenge, but Zuo Yi received the news in advance and fled to Jiaozhou. He thought that the two sides were far apart and would have difficulty meeting each other in the future, but they did not expect that they met in the end.
Soon, the military doctor came out of the tent with a heavy look on his face. Liu Jing's heart immediately "thumped" and he asked urgently: "How is Zijin?"
The military doctor replied: "Ma Jun was severely injured, and the treatment was delayed, and the bleeding continued. All we can do is to take arrows, stop the bleeding, and apply medicine. In the end, whether Ma Jun will survive depends on
Just leave it to fate."
Liu Jing said displeased: "What does it mean to resign yourself to fate? Use the best medicine for sores and the best doctor for sores, and you must save Zijin."
The military doctor hesitated for a moment and said truthfully: "Ma Jun's left foot was pierced by a crossbow arrow. Even if he survives, he will become lame."
Liu Jing was stunned on the spot when he heard this. With Ma Zhou's strong character, between becoming a cripple and dying, he would definitely choose the latter without hesitation.
Liu Jing immediately walked into the tent and came to the hospital bed. At this moment, Ma Zhou was lying quietly on it. His messy eyebrows were smoothed, his sharp eyes were closed, his face was pale, and there was no trace of unruly air.
Liu Jing sighed in his heart. Ma Zhou was the first person to join his sect, earlier than Cai Sheng. Liu Jing also had high hopes for him, hoping that he could become his Lu Meng, Pan Zhang...
But God's will plays tricks on people, but...
But as long as Ma Zhou can survive, Liu Jing will not give up on him. Lameness is nothing. Sun Bin has broken his foot, but he can still dominate the world and be famous in history. His one-armed brother Liu Xiu has now become his right-hand man.
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Liu Jing turned to the military doctor who was standing quietly beside him and said: "Zi Jin is seriously injured. It is not appropriate to stay in the field for a long time. Send him to Quanling City as soon as possible."
"No," the military doctor responded.
Liu Jing reiterated again: "We must try every means to save Zijin."
"No." The military doctor sighed in his heart.
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The battle between the two sides began at the end of Pingdan, at the beginning of sunrise (5 o'clock), and at Yuzhong (9 o'clock). Soon the battle came to an end. Next, Liu Jingjun's infantry and cavalry pursued southward for dozens of miles and defeated the troops. At dusk (19 o'clock)
Fang Gui.
The final statistics of the battle results showed that Liu Jingjun killed more than 3,000 people, captured 6,000, and killed nearly 10,000 prisoners. It is no exaggeration to say that this battle directly crippled the Jiaozhou Army, while his own casualties were only more than 2,000. It was a great victory.
A complete victory, but unfortunately failed to capture Zhang Jin, which is a bit unsatisfactory.
Liu Jing convened a meeting with the generals overnight to discuss the next move. As the saying goes, "It is disrespectful to come and not go back." Zhang Jin led the Jiaozhou soldiers into Lingling, ravaged the counties and plundered the people. As the prefect of Lingling, he only
Defeating the Jiaozhou Army is not enough, we must take advantage of the victory to pursue it, counterattack into Jiaozhou, and come back with ruthless revenge.
However, Liu Jing had no intention of attacking Jiaozhou Prefecture and Longbian County of Jiaozhi County. Jiaozhi County was the territory of Shi Xie, and his three brothers also served as the prefect of Hepu, the prefect of Jiuzhen, and the prefect of Nanhai respectively. There were others in the seven counties of Jiaozhou.
Fourth, the Shi family occupies half of Jiaozhou and is a veritable native emperor in Jiaozhou, far beyond Zhang Jin.
When Liu Jingbing marches into Jiaozhi, he will inevitably clash with Shi Xie, a local leader in Jiaozhou. Zhang Jin has not been eliminated yet, but he has made another formidable enemy. This is not in his interest and will do him a lot of harm but no good.
What's more, Longbian is located in Vietnam in later generations, thousands of miles away from Quanling. The time spent on the road alone takes five or six months, not to mention fighting, and it may not be possible to return in a year.
Got it. And Liu Jing is not worried about his future. He has just occupied the three counties of Jingnan, and his foundation is far from solid. Moreover, Liu Biao is eyeing him in the north. If he goes south to Jiaozhi, Jingnan will be in chaos.
Jiaozhi County is too far away, and Cangwu and Yulin counties, which are adjacent to Lingling County, naturally became Liu Jing's target. Cangwu County is one of the largest counties in Jiaozhou, and its population is far greater than that of Yulin County, but it is also because
In this way, Cangwu County is destined to be a tough nut to crack.
Moreover, Shi Huang, the governor of Cangwu, was a famous scholar in Guiyang. His family had been officials in Jiaozhou for generations. He also had a reputation as a virtuous man and was very popular among the Han and Yi people in Jiaozhou. This time, because he was from Guiyang and his status was sensitive, he did not respond.
Zhang Jin called for Liu Jing to send troops to Cangwu, and his troops were sent to Wuming.
In comparison, attacking Yulin County is much less difficult. Its governor has been killed by Wei Yan on the battlefield. Now that Yulin has no owner, Liu Jing sends troops into Yulin County, and he may be able to take over the entire county without a fight.
After some discussions with the generals, Liu Jing finally decided to send his clan brother Liu Zong, who had not participated in the battle today, with 5,000 naval troops and 5,000 infantry to march south early tomorrow morning.
In this battle, Liu Jing asked him to lead the navy and hold the battle from behind. Liu Zong felt a little unhappy. Although he was the commander of the navy, he was not unable to command the infantry. As Liu Jingjun's second-in-command, he felt that he had been ignored. Now Liu Jingrang
He led a fleet of 10,000 troops and marched south to Jiaozhou. Liu Zong was finally relieved.
Liu Liang asked to lead the cavalry to follow Liu Zong south, but Liu Jing refused without thinking. Today, in a not fierce battle, hundreds of horses were lost, which made him heartbroken. Jingnan does not produce good horses, and one of them died.
There is only one missing horse, and there is no way to replenish it. Yulin County is a barren land, and the Northern Horse has penetrated deep into it. God will bless him if he can come back half way, so he can't afford to bother.