Liu Xin then remembered that Zhu Ying was still in prison by Ma Yun. After thinking about it, she said: "Yuan Hao, go and release Zhu Ying, arrange a better place for him, and buy a few more rooms for maids."
All supplies must be in accordance with the prefect's specifications, so don't neglect him. If he wants to move around, let him go. Even if he wants to return to Zangke, don't stop him."
Zhu Ying often claimed that Liu Xin was his brother-in-law in prison, and now that he heard Liu Xin taking good care of Zhu Ying, Tian Feng couldn't help but smile knowingly and nodded in agreement.
The battle to attack Zoke went very smoothly. The population of Zoke County was not large, and barbarians accounted for the majority. The total number of Han soldiers under Zhu Bao was only 6,000, and the night attack cost more than 2,000.
When people learned that Zhang Fei was coming to attack, although Zhu Bao knew that Liu Xin had a good relationship with Zhu Ding, the situation forced him to think of recruiting barbarian soldiers as a last resort.
For a long time, Han officials had oppressed the barbarians a lot, and the relationship between Han and barbarians in Zoke County was already tense, and Liu Xin had already asked Feng Yuan to get in touch with Zhu Ding and ask him to contact various ministries to remain neutral. However, Liu Xin
Zhu Ding's various promises to the Wuling barbarians had already made Zhu Ding excited, and he wished Liu Xin could capture Zangke one day soon. Zhu Ding, who wanted to embrace Liu Xin's thigh, pretended to send troops to help Zhu Bao, but took advantage of his unpreparedness and occupied the county.
city, captured Zhu Bao alive and sent him to Zhang Fei's military camp.
Liu Xin unceremoniously took Zoke County into his pocket, and appointed Zhu Ding as the governor of Zoke, implementing the same policy as Jingzhou. For Liu Xin, after the separation of powers he instituted, the power of the current governor has been greatly weakened.
But for the barbarians, this appointment was a big deal, indicating that the imperial court had recognized that they could enjoy the same legal status as the Han people. When the news came out, not only the barbarians in Zoke County and Jingzhou celebrated each other, but also Jianning and Yongchang
The barbarians in other places are also happy.
Huang Zhong encountered stubborn resistance in Bajun. Liu Yan stationed a heavy army here, and Zhang Ren lost once. Although he lost more than 10,000 troops, he learned well. No matter how Huang Zhong yelled and scolded, he just couldn't hold on.
Zhang Ren was not only outstanding in martial arts, but also quite strategic, especially good at defense. Many cities in Bajun were built on mountains, making them easy to defend and difficult to attack. Huang Zhong attacked several times and lost thousands of elite soldiers before he captured the city.
Seven counties.
The war was extremely stalemate and much more difficult than Liu Xin imagined. A month later, Zhu Bao of Zoke County was escorted to Xiangyang and beheaded in public. However, Zhang Ren still occupied Jiangzhou City and refused to retreat, because he understood
Bajun is the east gate of Xichuan. If Bajun is lost, only Luocheng can be defended. If Luocheng is lost again, Chengdu will be in danger.
Liu Xin walked around the room with the battle report sent by Huang Zhong, unable to make a decision. After a month of fierce fighting, Zhang Ren's army suffered heavy losses. Now there are less than 10,000 defenders in Jiangzhou City.
The number of people Zhang Ren conscripted could not exceed 30,000. However, Huang Zhong's Fifth Army also suffered heavy casualties, with more than 3,000 killed, even more injured, and only 10,000 capable men.
The scene of the attack on the city came back to Liu Xin's mind. The battle only lasted for half a day and thousands of people died. If the attack continued until Jiangzhou was captured, the Fifth Army would probably completely lose its combat effectiveness. Liu Xin shook his head.
, I was too rash when I made the decision, and 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 war 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 the front are still bleeding. As the supreme commander, how can you be so indecisive!"
Liu Xin threw down the battle report in his hand and said: "Honey, you are right, I can't let the soldiers bleed any more, then I will order the withdrawal immediately!"
Ma Yun said flatly: "You are wrong! We should not withdraw our troops now, but should increase our troops! We have been fighting for so long. If we withdraw our troops now, not only will the blood of the soldiers in front be shed in vain, but Liu Yan's arrogance will become even more arrogant. I remind you
You are asked to make a decision as soon as possible, not to imitate the benevolence of a woman. If you can't win even one Jiangzhou city, why are you talking about fighting for the world?"
Liu Xin was awakened by her words and said: "That's right! We really can't retreat. I immediately asked Zhao Yun to lead reinforcements and bring all ten catapults from the institute. Then I ordered Gan Ning to lead the navy up the river.
It cuts off Zhang Ren’s escape route. What do you think of this arrangement?"
Ma Yun smiled and said: "I don't know much about war. I only know how to catch thieves. You can ask Jushou and Tian Feng more about this. But why are you willing to use a treasure like a catapult this time?
Already?"
Liu Xin knew that she was deliberately mocking him, but he was not angry. He 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."
The defenders of Jiangzhou suddenly discovered that the Jingzhou Army's offensive had stopped. Zhang Ren did not dare to be careless and still insisted on patrolling the city every day. In fact, the Jingzhou Army now besieging Jiangzhou no longer had an advantage in numbers, and was extremely powerful.
He may be more exhausted than them, but Zhang Ren was frightened by Huang Zhong in the battle at Nanjun, and he would never dare to go out of the city to face the enemy directly with the Jingzhou army.
This situation lasted for five or six days. Zhang Ren saw smoke and dust in the distance on the city tower, and it seemed like countless people were rolling in. Lieutenant General Wu Lan said uneasily: "General, I'm afraid there are reinforcements from Jingzhou. I think it's better."
Withdraw to Luocheng, where the city has a high level of food supply and the terrain is dangerous, making it suitable to hold on."
Zhang Ren also began to hesitate. After fighting hard for a month with the Jingzhou Army, most of his men had been killed or injured, and Liu Yan had not sent a single soldier to reinforce him. Zhang Ren felt a little chilled. The Jingzhou Army under the city stopped.
He must have some new plot to attack, and now reinforcements have indeed arrived. These Jingzhou troops are not afraid of death. His men are already considered elite soldiers in Yizhou, and relying on the advantage of the terrain, they end up fighting against 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, and sooner or later the Jiangzhou city would not be able to hold it.
Suddenly, a junior high school student hurriedly walked over and shouted: "Report! General, a group of troops appeared ten miles outside the west gate."
Zhang Ren was overjoyed and said to Wu Lan: "There is no need to withdraw. I have ordered all the troops to hold on with all their heart. The lord has sent reinforcements. Come on, you and I will go together to greet you."
Before the two of them walked down the tower, they saw another junior high school student staggering up, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "Report! General, something bad happened. There is a group of Jingzhou troops ten miles away outside the west gate."
Set up camp and put up a big flag with the word 'Gan'!"
Wu Lan said in surprise: "The surname of Gan, the commander of Jingzhou, must be Gan Ning, the thief of Jinfan. This man is now the captain of the Jingzhou Navy. They must have gone around the back of Jiangzhou through the waterway."
Zhang Ren was also shocked, turned around and said to Wu Lan: "The situation is over, I'm afraid you and I will lose our lives today."
Just when Liu Xin launched a large-scale attack on Bajun, the capital city of Luoyang was already in chaos. The conflict between the courtiers headed by He Jin and the eunuchs headed by Zhang Rang became increasingly acute. He Jin tried to eliminate these eunuchs several times.
, but were all blocked by Queen Mother He. With Liu Bian's ascension to the throne, Queen He Lian suddenly became Queen Mother He, with unparalleled power. If her father He Zhen hadn't bribed Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, she would not have been able to enter.
When Gong became empress, she couldn't stand the pleading of Zhang Rang and others, so Empress Dowager He helped them intercede with He Jin, but He Jin had no choice but to give up.
Not long after, Queen Mother He had another conflict with Liu Hong's biological mother, Queen Mother Dong. He Jin mobilized ministers to report that Queen Mother Dong was the concubine of the vassal prince and was not suitable to live in the palace. He actually kicked her out and died on the way.
Above. Zhang Rang and others hated He Jin and took the opportunity to spread rumors that Empress Dowager Dong was poisoned and killed by He Jin. In this matter, He Jin did do something, and Zhang Rang and others spread it everywhere.
His reputation took a turn for the worse, and he hurriedly summoned his confidants to discuss matters.
Yuan Shao cupped his hands and said: "The general has a heavy army. Once an order is given, no one dares to disobey it. Why not take this opportunity to kill all the eunuchs to avoid future troubles."
He Jin was the son of a butcher and had no independent opinions. After listening to Yuan Shao's suggestion, he hesitated and said: "I also asked the Queen Mother for instructions a few days ago, but the Queen Mother refused. What should I do now?"
Yuan Shao said without hesitation: "What's so difficult about this? The general can send out a message to summon the troops of the princes from all over the world to come to the capital to serve the king and kill the eunuchs. When the time comes, the matter is urgent and the queen mother will have to obey."
He Jin put his hands on his hands and laughed: "This is a good plan!"
Immediately ordered the chief Bo Chen Lin to draft a memorandum and send it to various towns. Chen Lin and Cao Cao tried to persuade him, but He Jin just refused to listen and reprimanded them. Chen Lin had no choice but to order people to move a pile
Bamboo slips.
In fact, "Xiang paper" was produced five years ago. In recent years, Jingzhou's papermaking technology has developed rapidly, and many new paper products have been derived. Even corrugated paper for the production of cartons has been developed.
Although within the Jingzhou government, the use of paper has long been popularized, and the bamboo slips have been abandoned for a long time. Even students in Xiangyang Academy can get Xiang paper provided by the government for free. However, Liu Xin implemented a strict technical blockade to the outside world.
Among the people, the price of Xiang paper has always been high, and in Luoyang, it was even more valuable than gold. No matter how much Xiang paper there was in He Jin's house, he would not be willing to use it to write an apology, and could only feel wronged by General Chen Lin.
Just make do.
When he saw Chen Lin writing "Jingzhou shepherds Liu...", Yuan Shao hurriedly said: "Wait a minute. General, please wait a moment. I heard that Liu Xin was sending troops to attack Bajun. Although Bajun was stolen by thieves, it was not
It was not under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou, so Liu Xin dared to cross the border to attack privately without asking the imperial court. Moreover, the rebellion in Bajun lasted for more than a day. Liu Xin did not attack early or late. As soon as the late emperor passed away, he impatiently crossed the border to use troops. It can be seen that
This person is very ambitious."
He Jin muttered: "Yes, I have heard that Liu Xin had a close relationship with Zhang Rang, and he is actually an eunuch. Don't call him to Beijing this time. After Zhang Rang is exterminated, we will deal with him later."
he."
Cao Cao laughed loudly and said: "General, my subordinates are willing to offer a plan. It will be easy to get rid of Liu Xin!"