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Chapter 401 City Collapse
Seeing that Zhang Jin directly refuted Shi Xie's suggestion, everyone in the hall was very resolute, and they all fell silent immediately, not daring to persuade any more.

Seeing Zhang Jin's gaze, Qu Jing and Qian Bo couldn't help but look at each other, knowing that it was time to make a statement, they all came out and said: "The king is worried about the labor of the minister, and the king humiliates the minister to death. We are willing to help the king to advance and destroy the city." Enemy, regain Yu Lin's lost ground."

Zhang Jin nodded in relief, but the support of the two of them alone was not enough. He also needed Shi Xie's support.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if he has the support of everyone in Jiaozhou, it is not as good as Shi Xie alone.Whether Shi Xie supports or not is the key to his success this time.

However, Shi Xie obviously held an opposing opinion. Since his suggestion was refuted, he fell into silence, and did not say another word until the end of the meeting.

After the meeting, Zhang Jin left Shi Xie alone, invited him into the back house, burned incense and set wine, raised his glass and said: "When I first came to Jiaozhi alone, the gentleman accepted it sincerely, and personally led the officials to welcome him. Later, he suggested to the country to change the history of Jiaozhi governor As the governor of the state, when the army was defeated, he helped the orphans to appease the barbarians and stabilize the hearts of the people. The help is so great that no one can match it. I hope that the scholars can also help out this time."

Shi Xie is old and sophisticated, how could he give in because of a few words, stop drinking, and then persuade him: "The emperor used to be in the capital, Zhi Kuang royal family, punished the eunuchs, and his loyalty was praised by the world. But today there is chaos, the princes are fighting, the states and counties It is deserted, and the people are devastated. As a national vassal, you should be in the midst of chaos, protect the land and the people, and wait for the world to be stable. At that time, although the sinus is rich and the Hexi is protected, it will be impossible."

Zhang Jin said with emotion: "Now the Han Dynasty is in danger, and there are disturbances from all directions. It is the time when the big man is making contributions and careers. He is alone in helping the country and building Huan and Wen's careers. Dou Rong is not alone."

Shi Xie couldn't help but hey, Zhang Jinkong has great ambitions, but in his opinion, not to mention Huan and Wen, even Dou Rong is far behind him.

Zhang Jin knew that if he wanted to impress Shi Xie, it would be useless to talk empty teeth, he had to show sincerity, he pondered for a while, and said again: "Shijun, if you go north this time, if you can successfully recover Yu Lin, capture Ling and Gui, I'm going to move the state government to Cangwu (county) Guangxin."

Zhang Jin has considered this matter for a long time, and it was not a hasty decision.

As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, Zhang Jin and Shi Xie were in the same place, although they had never had any conflicts, both of them felt restrained and extremely uncomfortable.

In fact, when Zhang Jin went north to compete for Ling and Gui two years ago, he had already had this idea, but Shi Huang, the prefect of Cangwu at that time, did not agree, so he declined the letter.

Since the beginning of this year, Shi Huang, who has been suffering from many diseases, has become more and more ill. It is said that he is struggling to stay in bed now, and he is no longer able to stop Zhang Jin.

Shi Xie's heart was moved. He had been in Jiaozhi County for more than ten years, and Enwei had been famous. The people in Jiaozhi only knew that there was Shi Xie, but they didn't know that there was Zhang Jin.

But in the final analysis, Zhang Jin is the king, and he is the minister. No one wants to have someone pointing fingers on his head, and Shi Xie is no exception.It couldn't be better if Zhang Jinru reformed Cangwu Guangxin.

Shi Xie's attitude immediately made a 180-degree turn, sending troops and food, and strongly supported Zhang Jin's Northern Expedition.

A few days later, Zhang Jin assembled more than [-] Han and barbarian soldiers, held an oath in the northern suburb of Longbian, and then sent troops to Yulin to fight against Liu Jing again.

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In June, Jiangling.

The heavy rain started at the beginning of the month and lasted until June [-]th. This rain stopped Liu Jingjun from attacking the city and gave Jiangling a chance to breathe, but at the same time it also brought a new crisis to Jiangling.

The rammed earth city wall is easy to obtain materials, low in cost, and durable, but it has a huge disadvantage-it is afraid of being washed away by rain.

Days of heavy rain caused severe cracks in a section of the city wall north of Jiangling. If it is not repaired in time, a large-scale landslide may occur at any time, and the consequences will be disastrous.

Naturally, Liu Jing also noticed it. He had paid attention to it a long time ago. When he was guarding Ling County, the city wall was washed away by heavy rain. Fortunately, the place where the collapse was near the water was relatively hidden. The gap was sealed overnight.

Liu Jingduan would not let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and immediately mobilized hundreds of flying stone vehicles to bombard the cracks in the north city wall. After a whole day of continuous onslaught, they finally successfully collapsed at sunset. city ​​walls.

Liu Jing was not in a hurry to order an assault. The collapse of the city wall directly exposed the defenders in the city to Liu Jingjun. In the army formation, the ground was filled with casualties in an instant.

The Jiangling defenders also launched a counterattack, but they lacked heavy equipment such as flying stone carts and bed crossbows.

Under Liu Jingjun's covering and continuous attacks, the Jiangling defenders suffered heavy casualties and were broken into formations, retreating hastily, or avoiding to the sides.

Seeing this, Liu Jing immediately ordered an attack. He rejected Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others' invitation to fight, and handed over the task of attack to Chu Fang.

He was originally the siege governor of the north city wall, and he was the leading general under Liu Jing's command. Liu Jing would definitely not use someone else.

Chu Fang's appearance was unremarkable, but he was very respectable to the three armies. He personally led two thousand soldiers, wading through the mud with one foot deep and one foot shallow, staggering along, and fighting towards the city under the rain of arrows.

In just a hundred steps, Chu Fang had already hit five or six arrows in a row with the scorpion in his hand. He was in the middle of the queue, closely guarded on both sides.

Due to the mud outside the city, it was difficult to run, so Chu Fang didn't order to charge until he crossed the trench and was only a few steps away from the city.

At this time, the Jiangling defenders, under the command of Cai Mao and Cai Xun, had regrouped at the gap in the city wall and were ready to fight.

"Kill..." In an instant, the soldiers in the front row of the two sides collided fiercely at the break of the city wall, stabbing each other with spears and halberds, and arrows rained down from above their heads.

Soon, it was difficult for the two sides to maintain an orderly formation, and the soldiers on both sides fought desperately, criss-crossing within a range no more than a few feet wide.

As time passed, hundreds of corpses lay inside and outside the gap, and soldiers from both sides continued to fight fiercely, stepping on the corpses of the enemy and us.

Seeing the attack for a long time, but unable to make a breakthrough, Chu Fang couldn't help feeling a little anxious. At this time, the sky was getting dark, and once it got dark, the attack would become more difficult.

Chu Fang immediately stopped hesitating, and gathered dozens of brave soldiers, who were the first to ascend, and took the lead to attack the breach.

"Kill..." As soon as the big iron halberd in Chu Fang's hand was pierced, the enemy's spears and halberds were all smashed, and the people in front of him vomited blood and fell to the ground.

Chu Fang is a well-known general in Jingnan, bravely crowning the three armies, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one fierce general under Liu Jing's command. He personally launched the horse, and within a few rounds, he defeated the enemy army and led the crowd into the city.

(End of this chapter)