cite Han

Chapter 277

Seeing that Zhang Jin did not listen to his advice, Shi Xie stopped talking.

At that time, he supported Zhang Jin to sit on the position of governor of Jiaozhi, and wrote to the imperial court on behalf of all parties in Jiaozhi, suggesting that Jiaozhi should be changed to Jiaozhou, so that Zhang Jin could become the state shepherd in charge of the military affairs of a state.

Zhang Jin reciprocated, and formally appointed Shi Xie's three younger brothers as prefects of Hepu, Nanhai, and Jiuzhen as state herdsmen.

To put it bluntly, the two sides were just taking advantage of each other. Shi Xie talked to persuade Zhang Jin, but he was just fulfilling his duty as a minister. He hoped that the latter would go north and fight endlessly with Liu Biao.

After all, no matter how great power and prestige Shi Xie and his family have in Jiaozhou, it is undeniable that Zhang Jin is the real master of Jiaozhou.As long as Zhang Jin is in Longbian for one day, Shi Xie will be subordinated to him. Only when Zhang Jin leaves Longbian can Shi Xie be happy.

Zhang Jin took Shi Xie's hand and walked into the main hall, sat gracefully at the head seat, and glanced at the generals in the hall. Yi Liao was from Jiaozhi County, Qian Bo was from Hepu County, and Wei Yi was from Cangwu County. It might be possible for them to quell the unrest in the warring territory and stabilize the place, but it is a bit reluctant to lead troops north to Jingzhou to fight Liu Biao's army.

Finally, Zhang Jin's eyes fell on the short, dark-skinned, resolute-faced Qu Jing, who was from Changsha County. He also had courage and prestige.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jin said to Qu Jing: "Qu Xiaowei, you are from Changsha and know the way well. You should lead your troops as a pioneer on this trip."

"No." Qu Jing bowed solemnly.Since the Jingzhou army went south two years ago, he has lost contact with the family. The family has placed a heavy bet on Zhang Xian. With Zhang Xian's death and the fall of Linxiang, the situation is probably not good now.Therefore, he was in favor of Zhang Jin's decision to go north to Jingzhou to attack Liu Biao from the beginning, which also relieved a lot of pressure on Zhang Jin.

The support of the district scene alone is not enough. In order to let the generals use their lives, Zhang Jin drew a big cake for them and said: "I am waiting for this time to send troops. The two counties, alone, must go to the imperial court to ask for merit for the lords, and when the time comes, they will be enshrined as marquises and worshiped as generals, just around the corner, and the lords encourage them, encourage them."

All the generals couldn't help but look at each other, and with a little peace of mind, they all bowed down and said: "I am willing to die for the king, and I am willing to fight for the country's thieves."

Zhang Jin nodded in satisfaction, and then he ordered the generals one by one, assigning tasks, until an hour later, all the generals took orders and left.

The next day, when the whole army was swearing-in in the northern suburbs of Longbian, it began to rain heavily, which made Zhang Jin feel ashamed. Today is an auspicious day that he set after repeated divination. hit him in the face.

After swearing in hastily, Zhang Jin led the crowd away. The road conditions in Jiaozhou were extremely poor, and it took more than ten days to climb mountains and waddle before arriving in Yulin County in the north.

I don't know if God deliberately made things difficult for him. After entering Yulin County, it rained almost all day, which made it difficult for the army to move forward. It took a month to get out of Yulin.

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It rained continuously in Yulin, and it also rained continuously in Ling County, but such bad weather did not stop the Jingzhou army from attacking.

It is now the end of July, the Jingzhou Army has arrived in Ling County for [-] days, and it has been more than ten days since they launched an attack on Ling County.

The Jingzhou army has been attacking wildly for many days, and they have paid huge casualties, but they have gained very little. Except for destroying some towers on the city wall of Ling County, they have gained nothing. Ling County is still impenetrable and unbreakable.

This day ended with the failure of the Jingzhou army again, Kuai Yue returned to the camp with a serious face, and locked himself in the big tent to think about countermeasures.

After an unknown amount of time, Congzi Kuaiqi's voice sounded outside the tent: "My lord, someone sent an urgent report just now..."

When Kuai Yue heard this, his heart clicked. What could be called an "urgent report" must not be a trivial matter. He immediately called Kuai Qi inside and asked, "Zishou, what happened?"

Kuai Qi hurriedly said: "Our grain ship was intercepted by thousands of Jing barbarians in the Hengshan area, and tens of thousands of grains were lost."

Kuai Yue's expression changed immediately, and he said: "Didn't I leave a team in Hengshan? Didn't they send troops to help?" Hengshan Township is located between Linxiang and Lingxian County. Kuai Yue will naturally deploy troops in Hengshan Township.

Kuai Qi said: "My lord, these Jing barbarians are not ordinary looters. They didn't move a grain of rice in the boat, but burned it together with the grain ship. When the people from Hengshan Township came to rescue, it was too late." It's too late."

"These Jingmen were ordered by Liu Zhongda to attack our grain ship?" Kuai Yue immediately understood that the loss of tens of thousands of hu grains certainly gave him a headache, but Jingnan will usher in the autumn harvest next month. There is no worry about food in the Israeli army for the time being.But if these Jing Man were ordered by Liu Jing, the problem would be serious.

Kuai Qi nodded with a serious expression, and continued: "After burning the grain ship, these Jingmen deliberately exposed their whereabouts, lured the defenders of Hengshan Township to pursue them, and then ambushed in a dangerous place in the valley. Captain Zhang didn't notice for a while, and died in battle. On the spot, more than half of the [-] soldiers under his command were killed or injured."

Kuai Yue couldn't help being furious and said: "Zhang Kuang is too late to help. If he loses once, the light invaders will be unprepared. If he loses the second, death is not a pity!"

Kuai Qi said: "Your Excellency, calm down. Now there are only hundreds of defeated troops in Hengshan Township, and there is no leader. Self-defense is barely enough, let alone protect the north-south waterways... Your Excellency should send people to take over Hengshan Township as soon as possible."

Kuai Yue pondered, and said: "Zishou, Hengshan Township must not be lost. I don't feel at ease if I hand it over to others. Only when you sit in the township personally can I be completely at ease."

"No." Kuai Qi agreed without hesitation.

Kuai Yue patted Congzi's shoulder lightly, and said, "Zishou, you also know that the situation is unfavorable now. I don't have enough troops, so I can only allocate a battalion of a thousand men to you."

"One battalion is enough." Kuai Qi nodded slightly without complaining about the lack of soldiers. More than 1000 people may not be able to fight thousands of Jingman, but it is enough to protect the safety of the waterway.

Kuai Yue Yinyin warned: "You only need to stay in the military camp in Hengshan Township on weekdays. Even if you encounter provocations from the Jing barbarians, you must restrain yourself. You must not learn from Zhang Kuang and lose your teacher carelessly."

Kuai Qi nodded and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I can save this."

Kuai Yue said again: "When the grain transport ship comes again, I will ask Cai Degui to send a military ship to patrol the north. At that time, your combination of water and land will be enough to deal with Jingman's covetousness."

This matter should not be made public, the two discussed it secretly in the account for several hours.

On the second day of Pingdan, Kuai Qi led a battalion of thousands of people and hurriedly left the camp in the rain, crossed Chengshui to the north, and rushed to Hengshan Township by boat.

Kuai Yue watched Congzi leave, and then turned his gaze back to Lingxian City. Liu Jing's backhands appeared one after another, and the longer they dragged on, the more passive they became.

(End of this chapter)