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Chapter 232 Injured

After Xi Zhen led the remnants to surrender, Liu Jing, in order to show his trust in him, disregarded the opposition of everyone around him, and asked someone to bring him a horse, and the two rode on the battlefield side by side.

The corpses and wounded of both the enemy and the enemy, like the withered leaves at the end of autumn, are densely packed and spread all over the ground.The groans and sobs of the wounded were endless, adding a touch of desolation to the already bloody battlefield.

Liu Jing shook his head slowly, and sighed: "This battle is not my wish. Mr. Zhang Fu is my old master, and Liu Jingzhou has the kindness of recommending me. Although I did not accept Liu Jingzhou's order , also grateful for his kindness, so I went to the south of Changsha, hoping to avoid the dispute between the North and the South, and not want to be caught in the middle."

Liu Jing paused for a moment, and then said: "Unfortunately, nine out of ten unsatisfactory things happen in life. After Cai Degui defeated the Changsha Navy, he was full of ambition and sent his troops south to win Ling and Guangxi. Ling County is at stake. I am the magistrate of Ling County. In order to protect the common people from being harmed, even if we don’t want to meet Liu Jingzhou, we still have to fight.”

Xi Zhen was stunned for a moment, of course he couldn't believe Liu Jing's words completely, but Cai Mao was to blame for the Jingzhou Army's defeat today.

Many people in the Jingzhou Army, including Kuai Yue and below, were opposed to Cai Mao's going south to Lingling and Guiyang counties, and Xi Zhen was one of them.The reason is very simple, as long as the Jingzhou army captures Changsha and cuts off Zhang Xian, the two counties of Lingling and Guiyang can be passed down, and there is no need to take the initiative to attack.

The ridiculous thing is that, not to mention the two counties of Lingling and Guiyang, Cai Mao was beaten by Liu Jing before he even left Changsha.

As soon as the war ended, tens of thousands of civilians who stayed in the rear barracks immediately rushed to clean up the battlefield.

Xi Zhen saw that Liu Jingjun collected the corpses and treated the wounded, regardless of enemy or friend, and treated them equally. , the states and counties are dilapidated, the soldiers and civilians are dead, and the bones are as reckless. Looking around the world, there are many people who violate the prohibition of heaven and earth, how many people can do what Liu Jun does?"

Liu Jingzheng said: "In the past, King Wen couldn't bear to expose the bones, so he recruited the souls of the dead and returned them to the coffin; he collected the bones of the ownerless, and put them in the quilt. , For thousands of years, it still shines brightly. As a posterity, I should set it as an example, and it is the right thing to do, and it is not worth mentioning."

Xi Zhen shook her head and said, "It's easy to say, but hard to do." He is the leader of the army and knows how difficult it is to do so. "The ancients said: 'Soldiers are also murder weapons!' At that time, the 28 Yuntai generals who assisted the ancestor Guangwu Dingding, such as Wu Han, Ren Guang, Fu Jun, etc., fought for the country and made outstanding achievements. The ancestors could not restrain soldiers from taking captives, disposing of corpses in graves, and sexually plundering women."

Liu Xiu was more than incapable of controlling. When he first arrived in Hebei, when he was still weak, he even allowed himself to plunder the people.Moreover, before becoming emperor, and even in the early days of becoming emperor, Liu Xiu was so indulgent in the looting behavior of the generals that the problem of military discipline always existed during the process of the Han army's pacification of the world.To be honest, in this regard, Liu Bei is enough to hang Liu Xiu up and beat him eight hundred times.

"The ancient and the modern are the same." Liu Jing said: "Sikong Cao Mengde slaughtered Xuzhou in the past, and there were no chickens and dogs left in his path; he dug up graves, stole money and things, and left his remains in the wild. How can the world feel at ease when the emperor is in his hands?" ?”

Xi Zhen looked at Liu Jing unexpectedly, and unexpectedly he had such a big opinion on Cao Cao, but thinking about how the two behaved in the world, they were indeed completely different from each other.

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"Ahem..." Wang Qiang sat on a boulder with a pale face on the edge of a forest on the north bank of the Xiangshui River. His right calf was pierced by a crossbow arrow, and his injuries were quite serious.

Before that, he personally led [-] soldiers and dozens of boats to attack the rear of the Jingzhou Navy, burning more than ten large ships, and successfully dragging down the opponent, but the price was also very astonishing.

In this battle, he did not avoid danger, took the lead, and risked his life to ignite a ship. His leg was hit by a flowing arrow, and he lost his balance and fell into the Xiangshui River.

Injured in his leg and wearing armor weighing tens of kilograms, Wang Qiang almost drowned in the river. Fortunately, at the critical moment, he was rescued by two soldiers who were good at swimming and took him to the north bank.

The [-] soldiers who accompanied him in this battle either died in battle, drowned, or were captured. Only a hundred or so managed to escape to the north bank.

It's just that the soldiers have nothing to complain about. No one forced them to fight. They were all lured by heavy money and voluntarily became "dare to die".Before the start of the war, Qi et al received an extremely generous amount of money, and if he died in battle unfortunately, he would also be given a pension.

At this moment, beside Wang Qiang, there were not only a group of soldiers in crimson clothes and armor, but also a group of Jing Man with curly hair, short clothes and bare feet.

A Jing Man leaned over, skillfully took out the crossbow bolt from Wang Qiang's leg, then applied herbal medicine, and bandaged the wound with Xingteng.

The corners of Wang Qiang's eyes twitched in pain, and he said to Shan Rixun who was standing aside with his arms crossed: "Fortunately, I met Brother Shan, and I finally saved my life."

Shan Riquan praised: "Brother Wang is not known for his bravery, but in today's battle, Brother Wang is willing to take risks and use the weak to attack the strong. His courage is no less than anyone else."

Wang Qiang twitched the corners of his mouth, whoever is willing to risk his life to fight with each other is not all because Liu Zong doesn't want to see him, so he has no choice but to do so.

Speaking of Liu Zong, he led the fleet and chased the Jingzhou navy all the way north.But now it was evening, the Xiangjiang River was winding and winding, and it would be difficult to move an inch after dark, so Liu Zong should not chase too far.

After treating the wound, Wang Qiang saw that the sky was getting dark, so he stopped staying for a long time and crossed the river with Shan Rideng to meet Liu Jing.

When the two arrived at the Nan'an military camp, Liu Jingzheng was worried about Wang Qiang's delay in returning. Seeing him riding in a deer cart with blood on his legs and pale face, he hurried forward to hold his hand and asked, "Zijian, are you injured? Is it serious?"

"Liu Jun..." Wang Qiang's heart warmed when he heard the words, and he replied: "It's just a small injury, it's nothing serious." After saying that, he wanted to stand up on one foot.

"Zijian doesn't need to get up." Liu Jing gently pressed his shoulders, pushed him back to the deer cart, and said, "Zijian only used a small number of warships this time to contain the rear of the Jingzhou navy, so that I can calmly To deal with Cai Mao's army, the credit is not insignificant."

Liu Jing knew about the fact that Wang Qiang was not welcomed by his clan brother Liu Zong, but it was difficult for him to intervene in this matter.After all, Liu Zong just hated him, and did not abolish the public because of private interests.

The best solution is undoubtedly to separate the two.

Since Liu Jing's navy was relatively weak before, in order to better deal with the powerful Jingzhou navy, he asked Liu Zong to forcibly knead several fleets under his command into a whole, which greatly enhanced the strength of his own navy.

Liu Zong was born in a wealthy family, and he was the leading hero in Changsha. He has been in the army for several years, and his personality is very strong. Whether it is Wang Qiang or Liu Zhu, they are more or less suppressed by him.The two are deputy generals of the navy in name, but their actual power is not as good as that of Liu Cheng, Chen Jin, and Huang Wu.

Now our navy has severely damaged the Jingzhou navy in one fell swoop, and captured more than [-] or [-] large warships alone, so that the strength can be improved to a higher level. As one goes down, the strength of our navy is enough to keep pace with the Jingzhou navy .

Therefore, Liu Jing is going to take this opportunity to divide the navy under his command into the front, middle, and rear, and let Liu Zong, Wang Qiang, and Liu Zhu each have one.Liu Zong is still the commander of the navy who takes care of everything, but Wang Qiang and Liu Zhu's lieutenants have become worthy of their names.

""Sima Law" says: 'Rewards are not overdue, and punishments are not removed.'" Liu Jing said to Wang Qiang: "Zijian has made such great achievements, he must be rewarded. I am going to divide the navy into three, of which The other part is under the command of you, Zijian."

"Liu Jun..." Wang Qiang was a deep and dignified man, his emotions and anger were invisible, and his face changed a little after hearing Liu Jing's promise.

Liu Jing smiled and nodded, "You deserve it."

Wang Qiang clasped his fists and said: "Liu Jun's trust is so important, even if the villain is heartbroken, he is still willing."

Liu Jingjing nodded, turned to look at Shan Riqiu, and said, "Uncle Weng, the reason why we were able to defeat the Jingzhou navy this time is that you and the warriors under your command are no weaker than anyone else."

Shan Riyan smiled and waved his hands and said: "Liu Jun said seriously, we just hid on the mountain and threw stones and arrows, so it can't be said that we have made any great contributions."

"No." Liu Jing shook his head and said, "My troops are limited. Without your help, I would have to allocate part of my troops to ambush on the north bank, and the troops on the south bank will naturally be stretched. It's much bigger now."

"It is my wish to be able to help Liu Jun." Shan Rifeng said: "From my point of view, the Jingzhou Army is not as powerful as the rumors say."

Liu Jing shook his head and said, "Uncle Weng, don't underestimate the enemy. The main force of the Jingzhou army is still under the city of Linxiang. This time, only the Jingzhou navy came here. In addition, we won a big victory because of our mental calculations and inadvertence."

(End of this chapter)