The next day, Liu Jing saw off Liu Zong's 10,000 water infantry army, and then ordered people to transport the bodies of the dead soldiers of the Jiaozhou Army into the valley, burn them with thousands of skulls, and bury them at the foot of Dongshan Mountain.
It is easy to deal with dead people, but it is difficult to deal with living people.
In the Battle of Lingxian, Liu Jing captured more than 30,000 Jingzhou soldiers. After that, although he surrendered the infantry and cavalry and more than 10,000 soldiers, nearly half of them were still taken into custody. This time, he captured another 6,000 Jiaozhou soldiers, and the number of prisoners was as high as two.
Thousands of people.
These captives cannot be killed or released. Based on the minimum standard of five liters of rice per day, they must eat at least 30,000 dendrobium rice per month, which is 360,000 dendrobium rice per year.
Liu Jing doesn't have to worry about food in the short term. Lingxian County was the granary of the Chu State hundreds of years ago. In recent years, he has reached Hengshan in the north, Zhongshui in the south, and Pingyang Township. He has built up water power, strengthened dams, and encouraged farmers to plant mulberry trees.
, opened up wasteland, resettled refugees, and accumulated hundreds of thousands of dendrobium. Although the counties in southern Changsha and Lingling and Guiyang counties suffered from floods this year, they had plenty of storage in their warehouses because of the years of peace.
Liu Jing currently has enough food to feed his army of more than 30,000 men and 20,000 prisoners for more than half a year, but he cannot keep the prisoners in vain.
Mining and smelting workshops in various places can accommodate some of them, but they cannot solve the fundamental problem. Liu Jing thought about it and could only think of one solution, and that was farming.
Changsha, especially the northern part of Changsha, has experienced successive years of wars, people have been scattered, houses are deserted, and fields are uncultivated. Currently, there are many ownerless lands. These are fertile fields that the people of Changsha have managed for many years. Once they are built and abandoned, they will be destroyed.
Farming yields quick results and high returns, which is far better than reclaiming wasteland.
After work, they can select the best from the captives and train them to become Liu Jingjun's reserve team. In this way, it not only solves the problem of prisoners, but also increases food and soldiers. It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone. Specific details
, but also need to discuss with the ministers.
In the afternoon, Liu Jing returned to the residence of the prefect of Quanling. Before entering, he saw Lai Gong, his sister-in-law Lai Ci, and his nephew Liu Qun sitting in the hall chatting. When the three of them saw him, they all stood up to greet him.
When Liu Biao's army went south, Liu Jing sent his sister-in-law Lai Ci and nephew Liu Qun back to their hometown in Lingling for temporary refuge. Unexpectedly, they escaped the Jingzhou army, but met the Jiaozhou army again. Fortunately, Jiaozhou
Before the army reached the city, Liu Ba and Jiang Wan had already brought their mother and son, together with the Lai family members, into Quanling City.
"Zhongda..." Lai Ci, dressed in plain clothes and with a high bun, said with a gentle smile. What she was most worried about before was that her uncle Liu Jing and her brother Lai Gong were fighting each other. She didn't want to see any of them be harmed.
The injury. Now that she is better, her brother Lai Gong has joined Uncle Ji, and she will no longer have to worry about it in the future.
Liu Jing stepped into the hall, first greeted Lai Gong, and then greeted his sister-in-law Lai Ci.
Looking at the majestic Liu Jing, who was in military uniform and leather shoes, with a high attitude and great strides, Lai Ci couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Uncle Ji was forced to work in the fields back then, but only five years later, he took advantage of the situation and conquered the north.
Liu Biao went south to Zhangjin and became the well-deserved overlord of Jingnan.
Lai Ci knew that Uncle Ji had great ambitions, and she also had high hopes for him, but she did not expect that he would achieve such achievements so quickly.
However, while being happy for Uncle Ji, Lai Ci is also a little worried. In troubled times, it is difficult for the people of Li to survive, but the princes of one party are not safe and secure. They are as powerful as Yuan Shu, but they are also ruined; and as tyrannical as Sun Ce
, he will inevitably die an unexpected death. Uncle Ji’s future path will surely be full of obstacles.
"Sir..." Liu Qun had uncontrollable excitement on his face. He is ten years old this year and will be eleven in more than a month. He has been very smart since he was a child and has now read the "Book of Filial Piety" and "The Book of Filial Piety" roughly.
"The Analects of Confucius", "Poems" and "Rites", we can no longer regard him as an ignorant brat.
Yesterday, Liu Qun secretly carried his mother on his back and ran to the top of the city to watch the confrontation between the two armies. Although he could not see clearly due to the distance, the thunderous sound of war drums and the shouts of killing still made his blood boil. He found that the scene was so exciting.
I yearn for the battlefield more than the scriptures.
Liu Jing didn't know what his nephew was thinking, so he asked: "Hutou, have you studied seriously recently?"
Liu Qun nodded and replied: "The Jiaozhou Army once besieged Quanling very urgently. It rained heavily in the city. For the sake of safety, my mother rarely let me go out. On weekdays, I only stay in the dormitory to study. I feel that I have made great progress in my studies recently."
Liu Jing smiled and joked: "You can be considered a blessing in disguise."
After Liu Jing sat down, he asked Lai Ci: "Sister-in-law, Jingnan has now returned to peace and there is no more trouble. Do you plan to stay in Quanling with Hutou for a while, or do you plan to return to Linxiang?"
Lai Ci replied without hesitation: "Hutou and I have lived in Quanling for more than four months. Now that the road is open again, we should return to Linxiang as soon as possible to serve my aunt."
Liu Jing nodded and said: "Okay, I will send a warship to escort you back to Linxiang."
Liu Qun asked: "Where are you, sir?"
Liu Jingdao: "Taoyang, Lingling, and Shi'an counties in the south of Lingling were once lost to Zhang Jin. Bandits and barbarians also took the opportunity to cause trouble and plunder the towns. In a few days, I will lead my troops south to appease the counties and deter unruly people.
, to stabilize the place. If everything goes well, we may be able to return to Linxiang before Zhengdan."
Liu Jing led his troops south, of course, for more than just this reason. His final destination was Shi'an County at the southernmost tip of Lingling County. To the southeast of Shi'an was Cangwu County, Jiaozhou, and to the southwest of Shi'an was Yulin, Jiaozhou.
county.
Liu Jing's garrison was established, which not only provided Liu Zong with backup, allowing him to boldly attack Yulin County, but also served as a great deterrent to Cangwu County, preventing him from rescuing Yulin County.
Liu Qun's face darkened when he heard this. Only then did he reunite with his uncle, but they would have to be separated for several more months.
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Two days later, Liu Jing put his sister-in-law Lai Ci and nephew Liu Qun on the boat and asked them to return north with Huan Yi's Guiyang warship.
Huan Yi is the governor of Guiyang and cannot stay away from the county for a long time. Now that Zhang Jin has been defeated, Liu Jing will naturally no longer keep him.
Two days later, Liu Jing asked Han Guang and Liu Liang to lead thousands of infantry and cavalry to stay in Quanling. Liu Jing himself led thousands of people to the water and headed south along the Xiang River.
Although Liu Jing has been the prefect of Lingling for nearly a year, he has never actually ruled Lingling. I don't know what the attitude of Lingling's officials and people is towards him, so when he went south this time, he specially brought Liu Ba with him. Liu Ba was originally
He was a famous scholar in Lingling and a big official in the county. He was later entrusted with county affairs by Liu Jing. His power was almost the same as that of a prefect. He had extremely high prestige among Lingling officials. With him around, Liu Jing's job would be much easier.
Sure enough, Liu Jingjun marched all the way south, passing through Taoyang, Lingling, and finally Shi'an. The officials and people in various places did not say anything but eat pots of milk to welcome him. Bandits and barbarians were also afraid of Liu Jing's military power, so they hid one after another.