Liu Xin remembered that Zhu Ying was still in prison by Ma Yun, thought about it, and said, "Yuan Hao, go and release Zhu Ying, arrange a better place for him, and buy a few more rooms. All the supplies should follow the prefect’s specifications. Don’t neglect him. If he wants to move around, let him go. Even if he wants to return to Zangke, he can’t stop him.”
Zhu Ying often yelled that Liu Xin was his brother-in-law in the jail, and now that Liu Xin was paying attention to Zhu Ying, Tian Feng couldn't help showing a knowing smile, nodded and agreed.
The battle to attack Jangke went very smoothly. Jangke County had a small population, among which the barbarians still accounted for the majority. Zhu Bao’s Han soldiers totaled only 6,000, and the night attack lost more than 2,000. People, knowing that Zhang Fei is coming to attack, Zhu Bao knew that Liu Xin and Zhu Ding had a good relationship, but the situation forced him to think of recruiting barbarians.
For a long time, the Han officials have oppressed the barbarians a lot. The Han-barbarian relationship in Yanke County was already tense, and Liu Xin had already asked Feng Yuan to get in touch with Zhu Ding and asked him to contact the ministries to maintain immediate access. However, Liu Xin The various promises to the Wuling barbarians have long made Zhu Ding's heart fascinated. He hoped that Liu Xin would capture Yanke one day earlier. He wanted to hold Liu Xin's thigh to hold Zhu Ding, pretending to send troops to help Zhu Bao, but he took advantage of his unpreparedness and occupied the county. In the city, Zhu Bao was captured alive and sent to Zhang Fei’s barracks,
Liu Xin unceremoniously took Zangke County into his pocket, and appointed Zhu as the prefect of Zangke, and implemented the same policy as Jingzhou. For Liu Xin, after the separation of powers, the current prefecture has been greatly weakened. But for the barbarians, this appointment is no trivial matter. It shows that the imperial court has recognized that they can enjoy the same legal status as the Han people. The news came out that not only the barbarians in Kangke County and Jingzhou, but also Jianning and Yongchang. The barbarians in other places are happy again and again,
Huang Zhong encountered stubborn resistance in Ba County. Liu Yan had heavy soldiers stationed here. Zhang Ren lost once. Although he broke more than 10,000 people, he learned well. No matter what Huang Zhong called out, he just persisted. Zhang Ren was not only outstanding in martial arts, but also quite tactical, especially good at defense. Many cities in Ba County were built on the mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Huang Zhong attacked several times and damaged thousands of elite soldiers before winning. Seven county towns,
The war was extremely stalemate, much harder than Liu Xin had imagined. One month later, Zhu Bao from Jangke County had been escorted to Xiangyang long ago and was beheaded in public, while Zhang Ren still occupied Jiangzhou City and persevered because he understood. Bajun is the east gate of Xichuan. Once Bajun is lost, there is only one place left to defend Luocheng. If Luocheng is lost again, Chengdu will be in jeopardy.
Liu Xin took the battle report sent by Huang Zhong and walked around the house. It was difficult to make a choice. After a month of fierce fighting, Zhang Ren’s army was hit hard. Now there are fewer than 10,000 defenders in Jiangzhou City. Zhang Ren’s conquest of the people would not exceed 30,000, but Huang Zhong’s Fifth Army also suffered heavy casualties, with more than 3,000 people killed and even more injured. There were no more than 10,000 men who could fight.
The scene of the attack on the city came into Liu Xin's mind again. Thousands of people died in that battle. If the attack continued until Jiangzhou was defeated, the Fifth Army might lose its combat power completely. Liu Xin shook his head. The time I made the decision was too rash, and I underestimated the difficulties. I only thought that my army was well-trained and disciplined, so that it would be invincible and invincible. It turned out to be a big mistake.
Ma Yun also knew that the battle was not going well. Seeing that Liu Xin had locked herself in the house for a long time, she couldn't help but walked in and said, "The soldiers in front are still bleeding. As the highest commander, how can you be so indecisive? "
Liu Xin threw down the battle report in his hand and said: "My wife, you are right. I can't let the soldiers bleed anymore, then I will immediately order the withdrawal of troops."
Ma Yun flatly said: "You are wrong. You should not withdraw your troops now, but should increase your troops. It has been so long. If you withdraw now, not only will the blood of the soldiers in front of you be lost, but Liu Yan's arrogance will be even more arrogant, I remind you. You are asking you to make a decision as soon as possible, rather than asking you to learn from the benevolence of women. If a Jiangzhou city can’t be taken down, what are you talking about competing for the world,"
Liu Xin was awakened by her words, and said: "Yes, I really can't retreat. I immediately asked Zhao Yun to lead reinforcements, take all the ten catapults of the research institute, and then order Gan Ning to lead the navy up against the river. After breaking Zhang Ren’s back path, what do you think of this arrangement?"
Ma Yun smiled and said, "I don't understand about the war. I only know how to catch the thief. You can ask Jushou and Tian Feng more about this. But this time, why are you willing to use a baby like a catapult? Up,"
Liu Xin knew that she was deliberately taunting herself, but she was not angry, and said, "No matter how precious the catapult is, it is not as important as the lives of the soldiers. I should have taken it out long ago."
Jiangzhou’s defenders suddenly discovered that the Jingzhou Army’s offensive had ceased. Zhang Ren didn’t dare to be careless and still insisted on patrolling the city every day. In fact, the Jingzhou Army besieging Jiangzhou no longer dominates in number, and it is extremely powerful. Maybe even more exhausted than them, but Zhang Ren had been scared by Huang Zhong in the First Battle of Nanjun. He never dared to go out of the city and face the enemy of Jingzhou Army.
This situation has been deadlocked for five or six days. Zhang Ren saw the smoke and dust in the distance on the tower. There seemed to be countless people rolling in. The deputy general Wu Lan said uncomfortably: "General, there may be reinforcements from Jingzhou, I think it is still Retreat to Luocheng, where the city is rich in food and the terrain is dangerous, so it is suitable to hold on."
Zhang Ren also began to hesitate. After fighting hard for a month with the Jingzhou Army, most of his subordinates have been injured or killed, and Liu Yan has not sent a single soldier to reinforce him. Zhang Ren felt a bit chilly, and the Jingzhou Army under the city stopped. After the offensive, there must be some new conspiracy. Now reinforcements have come. All of these Jingzhou troops are not afraid of death. His subordinates are already good soldiers in Yizhou, and they rely on the advantage of the terrain, and the result is that they are in line with the Jingzhou Army. The battle loss ratio still reached five to one, which was the main reason why he did not dare to go out of the city to fight. Jingzhou sent additional reinforcements, obviously determined to win. Sooner or later, this Jiangzhou city could not be defended.
Suddenly, a small school hurried over and shouted: "Report, tell the general, a man and horse appeared ten miles outside the west gate."
Zhang Ren was overjoyed and said to Wu Lan: "You don't need to retreat. The army is told to stick to it. The lord sends reinforcements. Go, you and I will meet together."
Before the two of them walked down the tower, they saw another small school stumbled up and knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "Report, tell the general, the big thing is not good, there is a team of Jingzhou army ten miles away from the west gate. Set up the camp and set up a big banner with the word'Gan'."
Wu Lan said in surprise: "The surname of the main general of Jingzhou must be Ganning, the Jinfan thief back then. This person is now the captain of the Jingzhou navy. They must have bypassed the waterway to the back of Jiangzhou."
Zhang Ren was also shocked and turned around and said to Wu Lan: "The general trend is over. I'm afraid you and I are all lost here today."
When Liu Xin aggressively attacked Ba County, Luoyang, the capital city, was already in chaos. The conflicts between courtiers headed by He Jin and eunuchs headed by Zhang Rang became increasingly acute. He Jin wanted to cut off these eunuchs several times. , But they were all stopped by Empress He. With Liu Bian’s accession to the throne, Empress He He Lian transformed into Empress Dowager He, with no power at the moment. If it weren’t for her father He Zhen to bribe Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, she would not have entered. When the palace became the queen, unable to withstand the bitter pleadings of Zhang Rang and others, the Queen Mother helped them intercede with He Jin, and He Jin had to give up.
Not long after, the Queen Mother and Liu Hong’s biological mother, Queen Mother Dong, had a conflict. He Jin mobilized the ministers to come up to the table, saying that Queen Mother Dong was the concubine of the vassal prince and should not live in the palace, so she was kicked out and died halfway. Above, Zhang Rang and others hated He Jin and took the opportunity to spread rumors that the Queen Mother Dong was poisoned to death by He Jinxia. In this matter, He Jin did move his hands and feet, and Zhang Rang and others spread the word. His reputation took a turn for the worse, and he hurriedly called his confidant to discuss matters.
Yuan Shao folded his hands and said: "The general holds a heavy hand. Once the order comes out, don't dare not follow the order. Why not take this opportunity to castrate the party and avoid future troubles,"
He Jin was originally a butcher’s son. He didn’t have any opinions. He listened to Yuan Shao’s suggestion and hesitated: "I asked the Queen Mother a few days ago, but the Queen Mother refused. How can this be good?"
Yuan Shao said without hesitation: "How difficult is this? The general can send a message to summon the soldiers of the four princes to the King Qin in Beijing to punish the eunuchs. When the time comes, the matter is urgent, and the queen mother has to follow it."
He Jin laughed with his palm: "It was a good strategy at the beginning,"
He immediately ordered the master Bo Chen Lin to send a draft message to the towns. Chen Lin and Cao Cao persuaded them all together. He Jin just refused to listen and reprimanded the two of them. Chen Lin had no choice but to order people to move a bunch of them. Bamboo slips,
In fact, "Xiang Paper" was produced five years ago. In the past few years, Jingzhou's papermaking technology has developed rapidly, and many new paper products have been derived. Even the corrugated paper used in the production of cartons has been developed. Although the use of paper in the Jingzhou government has long been popularized and bamboo slips have been abandoned for a long time, even the students of Xiangyang Academy can get free paper provided by the government. However, Liu Xin imposed a severe technical blockade on the outside. In the folks, the price of Xiangzhi has always been high. When it comes to Luoyang, it is even more comparable to gold. Even if He Jinfu has more Xiangzhi, he would not be willing to write an essay on it. He could only wrong Chen Linjiang. Will be,
When he saw Chen Lin writing "Mu Liu in Jingzhou...", Yuan Shao said hurriedly: "Wait, General, my subordinates would like to hear that Liu Xin is sending troops to attack Bajun. Although Bajun was stolen by thieves, he did not Under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou, Liu Xin dared to cross the border without asking the court to attack, and the Bajun rebellion lasted more than a day. Liu Xin did not attack early and did not attack late. Just after the first emperor passed away, he was impatiently crossing the border with troops. This shows that People are very ambitious,"
He Jin groaned: "Yes, I have also heard that Liu Xin has been very close to Zhang Rang. It is a castrated party. Don't call him into Beijing this time. Wait until Zhang Rang is removed. Pack him up,"
Cao Cao laughed loudly and said, "General, his subordinates are willing to make a contribution. It is easy to get rid of Liu Xin,"