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Chapter 275 Cochin

In the afternoon, the sun set in the west, setting off the crimson sunset glow, like a bowl of blood spilling red half of the sky.

And the county town of Ling under the sky is going on with the most cruel thing in the world - war.At this time, the upper and lower parts of the Ling county city presented a completely purgatory-like scene.

"Kill..." Liu Jingjun and the soldiers of the Jingzhou Army all sacrificed their lives and fought bloody battles.

From Pingdan to dusk, the Jingzhou army launched a total of five large-scale attacks. Countless people were killed in battle. The corpses were piled up under the city, layer upon layer, almost leaving nowhere for the Jingzhou soldiers who followed up to climb the ladder.

After a whole day of hard fighting, the Jingzhou soldiers were almost reaching their limit in terms of physical strength and willpower, so the fifth attack ended with the collapse of the soldiers.

"Dang...dang...dang..." At the same time, the signal of Ming Jin's retreat finally came from the Jingzhou Army's formation.

Gathering at the foot of Lingxian city, the Jingzhou soldiers who had not moved forward immediately retreated like a tide when they heard the sound of retreating.

Watching the Jingzhou army turn around and leave, Liu Jing immediately walked out of the city gate and came to the city wall.

As far as Liu Jing could see, corpses and wounded were scattered, banners and staffs were scattered, and a large amount of blood dyed the rammed earth black and brown.There are still many ladders and wells burning outside the city, making a "crackling" sound, and billowing thick smoke drifts over Ling County with the wind.

Han Guang bent down with a solemn expression, pressed the eyelids of a dead soldier with his thumbs, and let him close his eyes after a few times.This is the No.3 old part that died in battle today.

There were more than 280 people in the old ministry that voluntarily followed him and became slaves of Leiyang Tieguan, and he could accurately call everyone by name.During the few years in Leiyang Mine, due to acclimatization, malnutrition, and working day and night, nearly a hundred people died one after another.In several battles last year and this year, more than ten people were killed in battle, and now there are only 170 people left.

"Liu Jun..." Seeing Liu Jing walking towards him, Han Guang got up and bowed solemnly.

Seeing the sadness on Han Guang's face, Liu Jing looked at the dead soldiers at his feet. He didn't know the reason, and sighed, "Gongfu, this person is your old department, right?"

"Yes." Han Guang nodded.

"It's a pity..." Liu Jing shook his head slowly and said.

Han Guang looked solemn, and clasped his fists and said, "I was wandering in the troubled times, like a lonely soul and a wild ghost. Die without regret."

Liu Jingdao: "Gongfu, your old troops are all brave and loyal. After repelling the northern army this time, I will definitely reward them heavily so that their blood will not be shed in vain."

Han Guang thanked him, "Thank you, Mr. Liu."

Liu Jing nodded slightly, and then went to the defense area of ​​Chu Fang and Cai Sheng.One of the two men's armor was clean and tidy, and the other's armor was damaged and bloody, which formed a sharp contrast.Of course, this cannot be used to judge the pros and cons of the two.

Everyone's leadership style is different, what matters is the result.So far, both of them are undoubtedly successful.

Liu Jing went down the city wall, and instead of rushing back to his dormitory, he went to the medical clinic in the west of the city first.The medical clinic, which originally occupied a large area, suddenly became crowded after today's battle.

It is no exaggeration to say that the number of casualties today is more than double that of all previous battles combined.Fortunately, there are many doctors in the hospital and abundant medicinal materials, so that every injured person can be treated promptly and effectively.

When Liu Jing came out of the doctor's office, it was already late at night when he couldn't see his fingers. He returned to the dormitory, took a quick bite, and then went to bed to rest.

The next day, at Pingdan, the Jingzhou army attacked again. After a night's rest, the Jingzhou soldiers were exhausted, and the siege equipment such as ladders, well rails, and rush cars were greatly replenished, and they rushed towards Ling County like a mountain and a sea. .

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Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty destroyed the Nanyue Kingdom and established Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and Rinan counties.Later, Emperor Wu established the thirteen assassination departments in the Han Kingdom, with the seven counties south of Wuling as the Jiaozhi assassination department.

The name of Jiaozhi comes from "Li Wangzhi": "The south is called Man, and the carving is called Jiaozhi."

Although privately, people in the world often call Jiaozhi Jiaozhou, but the official name is still Jiaozhi.It was not officially renamed Jiaozhou until three years ago.

Jiaozhou Prefecture Government Office is located in Longbian, Jiaozhi County.

Longbian is located in a barbaric place, which is very different from China. The city is full of barbarians with knotted legs, heads pierced to the left side, and ferocious faces.

If you want to talk about Long Bian and even the most powerful person in Jiaozhou, everyone will answer with one voice - Shi Xie.

Just like when Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou and joined local heroes Kuai Yue, Cai Mao, Pang Ji and others, he took the position of governor.Zhang Jin, who also came to Jiaozhi alone, also relied on Shi Xie to gain a firm foothold in Jiaozhi.

Shi Xie was a native of Cangwu County, Jiaozhi. His ancestors were originally from the state of Lu, and he moved to Jiaozhi to avoid the chaos caused by Wang Mang.After six generations of unremitting efforts, Shi Xie's father, Shi Ci, became the prefect of Rinan, with an official residence of two thousand stones.

Shi Xie had a father who paved the way for him. When he was young, he went to the north, traveled to the Taixue of the capital, worshiped under Liu Tao, a famous official of the Yingchuan clan, studied "Zuoshi Chunqiu", successively inspected Xiaolian, and promoted Maocai.

In the fourth year of Zhongping (187 AD), when Sun Jian was appointed as the prefect of Changsha, Shi Xie was also appointed as the prefect of Jiaozhi.

Three years ago, the second year of Jian'an (AD 197), the governor of Jiaozhi, Zhu Fu, the eldest son of the famous general Zhu Jun, divided Yu Bao and Liu Yan from the village as senior officials, abused the people, and forced them to pay them. When the rice is full of dendrobium, the people resent and rebel, and the bandits come out together to attack the state of Tujun.Zhu Fu had no choice but to flee to sea, where he was invaded by barbarians and died.

Shi Xie took the opportunity to make a statement and asked his three younger brothers to be the prefects of Hepu, Jiuzhen, and Nanhai. In addition to his own prefect of Jiaozhi, the seven counties of Jiaozhi accounted for four of them.

It is said that it is the imperial court, but it is actually self-assessment. From then on, the brothers of the scholar family have been combined as counties, and the prefecture is the most prestigious.

Zhu Fu's death, the scholar's family reaped the greatest benefits. If Zhu Fu's death had nothing to do with Shi Xie and the scholar's family, who would believe it?

However, the Shi family was not officially recognized by the court after all, so although Zhang Jin had to rely on them, he did not become a puppet.

For example, a while ago Zhang Jin received an edict from the imperial court and a private letter from Cao Cao, both of which were talking about the same thing, asking him to lead his troops north to attack the traitor Liu Biao.

Cao Cao even promised in the letter that he would cede Lingling and Guiyang counties in Jingnan to him.Lingling and Guiyang are adjacent to Cangwu and Yulin counties in the north of Jiaozhou, and they can be connected as one.

Moreover, although Lingling and Guiyang are regarded as hidden lands by the people of the Central Plains, in terms of population and wealth, they are much, much stronger than the counties of Jiaozhou.Therefore, even if Zhang Jindang decided to obey Cao Cao's order, he went north to crusade against Liu Biao.

(End of this chapter)