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Chapter 412 The Inspector
At the end of July, under the leadership of Nanjun Taishou Xu Shu, after more than a month of isolation and anti-epidemic, the epidemic in Jiangling City was initially controlled. Of course, it was only initial control, and it was still far from completely eradicating the plague.

At the same time, Liu Jing transferred 8000 soldiers from the [-] Jing and Jiao prisoners in the Changsha Army 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, with high walls and thick walls, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are more than [-] Jingzhou defenders in the city, most of them are the elite brought by Liu Qi from Xiangyang. .

Even though Liu Jingjun had siege weapons such as flying stone chariots and Linchong, he besieged Jiangling for a month, and still paid the price of 8000 casualties, accounting for a quarter of the total number of the army.

It seems that the loss is serious, but it is not always true. No one is stupid enough to use the elite as consumables to attack the city. Of the 8000 people, the most casualties are the newly surrendered soldiers, followed by the soldiers of Jing and Jiao who surrendered the year before, and Jingnan again. Ordinary scholars are finally Liu Jing's direct descendants.

Therefore, although Liu Jing's army suffered 8000 casualties, the main force did not suffer a major loss. With the addition of [-] fresh troops, the total force broke through the [-] mark again.

During this period, Huang Zu sent his eldest son, Huang She, and general Deng Long to lead thousands of soldiers into Kobaqiu.

Later, under Liu Jing's behest, Liu Zhu led the warship to go eastward and stationed in Zhouling County.

Zhouling County is located in the easternmost part of Nanjun County. Because it is isolated and adjacent to Huangzu's Jiangxia County, Liu Jing's previous energy was tied up by Jiangling, so he did not send troops to occupy Zhouling County.Now that Jiangling has been conquered, Liu Jing no longer has to restrain him, so he naturally takes Zhouling into his pocket.

Zhouling's geographical location is very important, it is located in the upper reaches of Jiangxia County, only more than [-] miles away from Shaxian, Huangzu's ruling place, and the warships can go down the river, and they can kill Huangzu in two days.

Liu Jing's army stationed in Zhouling and looked at Jiangxia fiercely, which made Huang Zu terrified. 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 for self-defense.

However, Huang Zu was obviously worrying unfoundedly. Liu Jing had no plans to attack Jiang Xia for the time being, and Xiangyang was his next target.

Now that everything is ready, only the east wind is needed, Liu Jing focused his eyes on the south. In early August, after waiting anxiously for more than ten days, Liu Jing unexpectedly received a good news from Yu Lin.

Liu Jing had imagined that Wang Qiang, like the famous city defenders in the history of the Three Kingdoms, would repel the invading army with his own strength, but he was just thinking about it.

A more practical solution is for Wang Qiang to stick to Bushan and block the Jiaozhou army temporarily, and then Jingnan will continue to send reinforcements to Yu Lin to reinforce Wang Qiang and force Zhang Jin to retreat despite the difficulties.

In the end, Wang Qiang gave him a huge surprise. He first showed his weakness and feigned surrender, and then made a surprise night attack. In the First World War, he defeated the Jiaozhou army, beheaded thousands of people, captured more than [-] prisoners, and Zhang Jin himself was killed by his own people.

Liu Jing and Zhuge Liang couldn't help looking at each other, as if in a dream, the result was so good that they couldn't believe it, Wang Qiang not only wiped out the Jiaozhou army, but also got rid of Zhang Jin, the confidant of Jingnan, even if they let them In the future, it may not be possible to achieve such a result.

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Wang Zijian is brave, resourceful, resolute and thoughtful. He is really a good general in the world. He guarded the forest alone, and with thousands of people, he defeated ten times the enemy. Although he is not as good as the general, he is enough to match him than the ancients."

Liu Jing shook his head with a smile, just listen to Zhuge Liang's words, he will not take it seriously, back then in Ling County, he relied on the help of the weather to succeed, not as good as Wang Qiang's victory by resourcefulness.But having said that, listening to Zhuge Liang's flattery really makes people feel happy.

Deng Zhi once again mocked Zhang Jin, a Nanyang fellow: "Zhang Jin used to go in and out of the capital, planning to punish eunuchs, which is the most important thing in the world. Later, the state entrusted Jiaozhou with his loyalty. Fighting against the barbarians, stabilizing the southern region, and later revived the Han Dynasty, his achievements were better than Dou Rong's. But Zhang Jin lacked support, and repeatedly raised troops to embarrass the general, and now he was destroyed by Wang Zijian, and died at the hands of villains around him.

Liu Jing was a little surprised by Zhang Jin's death, but not too surprised. In the original history, he was killed by his subordinate generals. As for whether it was a district scene, he couldn't remember clearly.

Li Yan said: "General, once Zhang Jin died, Jiaozhou has become an unclaimed land. Shall we take this opportunity to intervene in Jiaozhou?"

Jiang Wan frowned and said, "The general has overstepped his limits by taking Yulin County before. If he intervenes in Jiaozhou again, the country will probably criticize him." Attacking Liu Biao can also be said to be a crusade against traitors for the country, but there is no excuse for taking Jiaozhou by force. up.

"Otherwise." Li Yan said: "Fang is in chaos today, and everything should be changed at random. How can we stick to the rules and be afraid of the first and the last?"

Li Yan paused, and then said: "Jiaozhou is far away in the southern wasteland, isolated from the Central Plains, and there are many barbarians in the territory. They have always followed the way and obeyed. After Zhang Jin's death, the imperial court will be out of reach for a while, and Jiaozhou will definitely fall into turmoil. The flames of war in Jiaozhou are raging everywhere, and the people are dying. How can the people be blamed? If the new Jiaozhou shepherd sent by the imperial court is still as stupid as Zhu Fu and Zhang Jin before, Jiaozhou will never have peace."

Li Yan turned to face Liu Jing, and said sincerely: "The Han Dynasty is declining now, and Cao Cao is arrogant. I am afraid that it is not a blessing for the country. The general is a descendant of the great ancestor. He has always had the heart to revive the Han Dynasty. He clarifies the ambition of the world. It is time to collect Jing, If Cao Cao has the heart of rebellion, the general will raise the thorns and hand over the crowd, and go north to serve the king. If Cao Cao has no rebellious heart, the world will be peaceful in the future.

Liu Jing is silent, although Li Yan is full of loyalty, he has no loyalty to the court, but as long as he is loyal to him, it is enough.

Zhuge Liang said at this time: "The shepherd of the state is the lord of the state. Non-human ministers can be promoted. The general may wish to recommend someone to the imperial court to temporarily act as the governor of Jiaozhou."

This compromise approach was immediately unanimously approved by everyone.

Liu Jing asked Zhuge Liang, "Does Kong Ming have anyone to recommend?"

Zhuge Liang thought for a while, and replied: "It's up to you to discuss." Righteous discussion means to discuss school captain Lai Gong.

As we all know, Liu Jing's team is extremely young, with an average age of just over [-] years old. Although Lai Gong is not yet in his forties this year, he is already the oldest member of Liu Jing's team.The governor is in charge of a state and must be held by an elder.

In addition, Lai Gong is from Lingling County, and someone in his family has been an official in Jiaozhou for generations. Lai Gong has a certain understanding of Jiaozhou.

Moreover, Lai Gong and Liu Jing have a close relationship, so they can be appointed with confidence. After comprehensive consideration, Zhuge Liang believes that Lai Gong is the most suitable candidate.

Liu Jing didn't even think about it, so he refused. Lai Gong was the governor of Jiaozhou appointed by Liu Biao in history, but he failed to suppress Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu, and was driven back to his hometown by Wu Ju instead.Later, he was attached to the Shu Han, and he only held a valuable and leisurely position in the court. From this, it can be seen that he is not suitable for the ruling party.

(End of this chapter)