At the end of July, under the leadership of Xu Shu, the governor of Nanjun, and after more than a month of isolation and anti-epidemic, the epidemic in Jiangling City was initially controlled. Of course, this was only preliminary control, and it was still far from completely eradicating the plague.
At the same time, Liu Jing transferred 8,000 soldiers from the 20,000 captured soldiers in the Changsha military garrison into the army to make up for the losses caused by the previous attack on Jiangling.
Jiangling was originally an important town in Jingzhou. The city had high walls and thick walls, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. There were more than 10,000 Jingzhou defenders in the city, most of whom were elites brought by Liu Qi from Xiangyang. Their families and hostages were in the rear, so everyone fought desperately.
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Even though Liu Jingjun had powerful siege weapons such as flying stone chariots and Linchong, and besieged Jiangling for a month, he still paid the price of 8,000 casualties, accounting for a quarter of the total number of troops.
It seems that the losses are serious, but it is not necessarily true. No one would be stupid enough to use elites as consumables to attack the city. Among these 8,000 people, the most casualties were the newly surrendered soldiers, followed by the soldiers of Jing and Jiao who surrendered the year before.
Then it was the ordinary scholars of Jingnan, and finally it was Liu Jing's direct descendants.
Therefore, although Liu Jingjun suffered 8,000 casualties, his main force was not seriously damaged. He added 8,000 new troops, bringing the total strength to break through the 30,000 mark again. Not to mention that his strength was completely restored, but it was not far behind.
During this period, Huang Zu sent his eldest son Huang She and general Deng Long to lead thousands of troops into Kou Baqiu. Liu Zhu led his troops to counterattack, defeated his boat army and beheaded more than a thousand people. Huang She and Deng Long fled in embarrassment.
Later, under Liu Jing's instruction, Liu Zhu led his troops to the east and stationed in Zhouling County.
Zhouling County is located in the easternmost part of Nanjun. Because it is isolated and adjacent to Huangzu's Jiangxia County, Liu Jing's energy was previously occupied by Jiangling, so he did not send troops to occupy Zhouling. Now that Jiangling has been conquered, Liu Jing has no more
To contain it, Zhou Ling will naturally be included in the bag.
The geographical location of Zhouling is very important. It is located in the upper reaches of Jiangxia County and is only more than 200 miles away from Shaxian, Huang Zu's seat. The warships can reach Huang Zu in two days by sailing down the river.
Liu Jing's army stationed in Zhouling and looked at Jiangxia. Huang Zu was frightened. He was worried that Liu Jing would take the opportunity to attack Jiangxia, so he immediately transferred all the troops east of Xiakou back to Shaxian to defend themselves.
However, Huang Zu's worries were obviously unfounded. Liu Jing had no plans to attack Jiangxia for the time being. Xiangyang was his next target.
Now that everything was ready except for the east wind, Liu Jing focused his attention on the south. In early August, after waiting anxiously for more than ten days, Liu Jing unexpectedly received good news from Yulin.
Liu Jing had previously imagined that Wang Qiang would be like those famous city defenders in the history of the Three Kingdoms, repelling the invading army with his own strength, but he only thought about it.
A more practical approach is for Wang Qiang to defend Bushan to temporarily block the Jiaozhou Army, and then Jingnan continuously sends reinforcements to Yulin to reinforce Wang Qiang and force Zhang Jin to retreat in the face of difficulties.
As a result, Wang Qiang gave him a huge surprise. He first showed the enemy that he was weak and pretended to surrender, and then made a surprise night attack. He defeated the Jiaozhou Army in one battle, beheading thousands and taking over 10,000 prisoners. Zhang Jin himself was also killed by his own people.
Liu Jing and Zhuge Liang couldn't help but look at each other, as if in a dream, the results of this battle were so good that they couldn't believe it. Wang Qiang not only wiped out the Jiaozhou Army, but also got rid of Zhang Jin, a serious problem in Jingnan, even if they let them
Even in the future, we may not be able to achieve such results.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Zhuge Jian is brave, resourceful, perseverant and thoughtful, and is truly a good general in the world. He defended Yulin alone, and with thousands of people, he defeated ten times the enemy. Although he was not as good as the general, he was still comparable.
Better than the ancients."
Liu Jing smiled and shook his head. Just listen to Zhuge Liang's words. He won't take it seriously. When he was in Ling County, he relied on Tianshi's help to succeed. He couldn't compare with Wang Qiang's wisdom to win. But then again, Zhuge Liang didn't take it seriously. Flattery really makes people feel happy.
Deng Zhi once again ridiculed Zhang Jin, a fellow from Nanyang: "Zhang Jin used to go in and out of the capital, plotting eunuchs, and was highly regarded by the world. Later, because of his loyalty, the country entrusted him with the task of handing over the state. If Zhang Jin was willing to become a vassal town of the country and care for Li Shu, He fought against the barbarians and stabilized the southern region. Later, the Han Dynasty was revived and his achievements were even better than those of Dou Rong. However, Zhang Jin was not popular enough and repeatedly raised troops to make things difficult for the generals. Now he was defeated by Wang Zijian and died at the hands of the villains around him. He really deserved his death."
Liu Jing was a little surprised by Zhang Jin's death, but it was not too surprising. In the original history, he was killed by his subordinates. As for whether it was a district scene, he couldn't remember clearly.
Fantasy Novel Network 7huan.com Li Yan said: "General, once Zhang Jin dies, Jiaozhou has become an ownerless land. Should we take this opportunity to intervene in Jiaozhou?"
Jiang Wan frowned and said: "The general has already gone too far in capturing Yulin County before. If he intervenes in Jiaozhou again, he may be criticized by the country." Attacking Liu Biao can be said to be a crusade against traitors for the country, but there is no excuse to seize Jiaozhou by force. .
"Otherwise." Li Yan said: "The world is in chaos today, and everything should be done randomly. How can we stick to the rules and be timid?"
Li Yan paused and then said: "Jiaozhou is far away in the southern wilderness and isolated from the Central Plains. There are many barbarians in the territory. They have always surrendered if they have the right, and become stronger if they have no right. After Zhang Jin's death, the imperial court was beyond reach for a while, and Jiaozhou will definitely fall into turmoil. By then, There are wars raging in Jiaozhou and people are in ruins. How can the people deserve it? If the new shepherd of Jiaozhou sent by the imperial court is still as mediocre as Zhu Fu and Zhang Jin before him, Jiaozhou will never have peace."
Li Yan turned to Liu Jing and spoke sincerely: "Now that the Han Dynasty is in decline, Cao Cao is arrogant and arrogant, which may not be a blessing to the country. The general is a Miao descendant of the great ancestor. He has always wanted to revive the Han Dynasty and clarify the aspirations of the world. He should collect the thorns. Make friends to see China. If Cao Cao has a rebellious heart, the general will raise thorns, hand over the troops, and go north to serve the king. If Cao Cao has no rebellious heart, the world will be peaceful one day, and the general will offer thorns and make friends, and the princes will not be lost."
Liu Jing was silent that although Li Yan was full of loyalty, he was not loyal to the imperial court at all, but being loyal to him alone was enough.
At this time, Zhuge Liang said: "The governor of a state is the master of a state. He cannot be recommended by a human minister. The general may wish to recommend someone to the court to temporarily hand over the position of governor of the state."
This compromise approach immediately gained unanimous approval from everyone.
Liu Jing asked Zhuge Liang: "Do you have anyone to recommend?"
Zhuge Liang thought for a while and replied: "Zhengyi can be appointed." Zhengyi means Zhengyi, the captain of the school, Lai Gong.
As we all know, Liu Jing's team is extremely young, with an average age of less than thirty years old. Although Lai Gong is not yet forty this year, he is already the oldest member of Liu Jing's team. The governor must be in charge of a state, and there must be an elder. In addition, Lai Gong was from Lingling County, and his family had officials in Jiaozhou for generations. Lai Gong knew a lot about Jiaozhou. After comprehensive consideration, Zhuge Liang believed that Lai Gong was the best candidate.
Liu Jing refused without thinking. Historically, Lai Gong was the governor of Jiaozhou appointed by Liu Biao, but he failed to suppress Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu. Instead, he was expelled back to his hometown by Wu Ju. Later, he joined the Shu Han Dynasty and only served in court. He holds a prestigious and leisurely position in the government. From this, it can be seen that he is not suitable for governing.