Xuande

Chapter 301 Coming and not being indecent

Facing the invading land, Liu Bei did not have the slightest fear.

He led his troops forward, and soon encountered the main force of the Xianbei cavalry more than 30 miles south of Zhangye Junzhi, and the two sides launched a fierce battle.

There is nothing to say about the result of the battle. The Xianbei cavalry confronted the Han army head-on, and was surrounded by the superior Han army. They were defeated and almost wiped out.

After the war, Liu Bei looked at the corpses of Xianbei cavalry everywhere, only sneering.

"I really thought they were capable of fighting. I didn't realize that they are such a group of trash. They dare to invade Liangzhou like this? If they dare to invade Liangzhou like this, then I will come here and not reciprocate!"

Jia Xu, who was heavily armed beside him, managed to hold back the smile on his face.

Conscience of heaven and earth, your old man fed the soldiers of the Han army three meals a day to make them fat and strong. Don't pile up soldiers like money.

He Jia Xu has never seen such a professional and strong army since he was a child.

The Luoyang Northern Army may not be as complete as the elite equipment under Liu Bei's command.

Liu Bei's army is basically an army piled up with money. The soldiers are covered with money. When the army moves, it is a huge sum of money. Jia Xu is dazzled.

The strength of this army is estimated to be comparable to the cavalry that Emperor Wu swept across Mobei back then, okay?

The Xianbei people are indeed fierce, but there is also a divide between the rich and the poor among the Xianbei people. Not everyone can eat enough, or simply say that they went south to plunder because they didn’t have enough to eat. There are fat and strong elites. , but the skinny monkey is the subject.

At best, it can be regarded as a hungry wolf, not a strong one.

You take a group of tigers armed to the teeth to deal with a group of hungry wolves, how can there be no reason why you can't win?

To be honest, when this Xianbei cavalry faced the Han army, it did show the courage to fight fiercely with the Han army. Although there were fewer people, they took the lead in attacking. Put it in your eyes.

They have indeed brought their riding and shooting skills to the extreme.

However, the defense of the Han cavalry was too good. The horse bows of the Xianbei could not break the armor of the Han army and could not effectively kill the Han cavalry. However, many people were taken away by the hand crossbows of the Han cavalry. The person who shoots is thrown off his feet.

Then the Han army's assault cavalry began to charge with their spears. The Xianbei cavalry saw that the bow and crossbow were not good for shooting, and the opposing Han army was also a cavalry.

That sentence is true.

Weakness and ignorance have never been an obstacle to survival.

Arrogance is.

Facing the superior Han army, these Xianbei people were defiant and took the initiative to confront the Han army head-on.

The ending is self-evident.

The excellent weapons and solid armor of the Han army played a role in this way. During the fierce battle, the Xianbei cavalry were cut off from their horses one after another.

Cheng Pu and Han Dang each led a thousand cavalry to launch an assault in the battle. This was the first time they launched a military operation as Liu Bei's subordinates.

So they acted extremely bravely and personally led the assault. The two attacked the Xianbei cavalry from left to right, and turned those who were charged by the Xianbei cavalry on their backs.

Cheng Pu stabbed to death a well-dressed Xianbei general with a spear.

Han Dang got even worse, approached a Xianbei general directly on the horse, picked up his hand ax and went up, directly smashing the head of the Xianbei general.

The performance of the two was very eye-catching in this battle.

In the end, the leader of the Xianbei cavalry tried to escape, but surrounded by the Han cavalry, he couldn't run out at all. He rushed left and right, and just ran into the personal guard cavalry led by Liu Bei, and was knocked down by Liu Bei with an arrow. He fell to the ground and died.

In this battle, the losses of the Han army can be said to be very small, but the results are very large.

This Xianbei cavalry looted a lot of property, and even captured more than 3000 Han people and returned them as slaves, all of whom were rescued by Liu Bei.

All the Xianbei cavalry who died in battle were beheaded, and all the living prisoners were also beheaded by Liu Bei's order. The corpses were buried in a big pit, and the heads were treated with lime, ready to be built in Beijing.

After the war, Liu Bei held a military meeting, preparing to expand the war.

"The Xianbei thieves don't know how to live or die. I thought they were so elite and brave. I didn't expect that they were just such a group of people who planted their heads to sell their heads. If that's the case, how could I not buy their heads?"

After Liu Bei prepared to crusade against the Xianbei cavalry who invaded Liangzhou, he chased them the same way and went straight to their lair, giving them a big surprise.

"It's not rude to come and go. If they dare to invade my territory, kill my elders, and steal my property, I will build a capital in their residence!"

In this regard, both Qianzhao and Jia Xu support it, thinking that this is possible, and the arrogance of the Xianbei people may come to an end today.

Gai Xun was also inspired by Liu Bei's lofty ambition and bravery, and also thought it would be a good choice to fight back.

"The fathers and elders in all counties and counties in Liangzhou have suffered from Xianbei for a long time, and the prince has great ambitions. If Xianbei is defeated, the fathers and elders in all counties must be grateful for the favor of the prince. Every household is willing to obey the orders of the prince, and Liangzhou will never dare to disobey the prince. Commander."

So Liu Bei made a decision and ordered the Liangzhou state capital to prepare for the expedition of this 5000-strong Han army cavalry.

Of course, it is not necessarily necessary to prepare too much food and fodder. Once entering the opponent's territory, if it goes deep, it is an inevitable choice to use war to support war.

Just like after this battle, Liu Bei captured more than 1 uninjured good horses, more than 3000 wounded horses, more than 3000 dead horses, and about [-] sheep. The scale is very large.

Liu Bei then ordered the good horses, the wounded horses that were not seriously injured, and the sheep to be sent back to the animal husbandry department for management, and he ordered the soldiers to slaughter all the dead horses and seriously wounded horses.

With the help of the Huotou Army, the soldiers picked out the good horse meat, and then smeared and marinated it with the fine salt specially provided by the army to increase the shelf life of the horse meat. They also selected [-] fat sheep to accompany the army, and used the horse meat and fat sheep for army rations.

With such a great victory in the first battle, the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted, and they followed Liu Bei to move forward, successfully relieving Zhangye County of its worries.

Liu Bei did not enter the city of Zhangye County, but met Zhangye County Guard outside the city. Zhangye County Guard greeted Liu Bei tremblingly and thanked Liu Bei for his rescue.

"Continue to do what you should do well, and provide support for the army's logistics. The war is not over yet, and the army will continue to fight back. You must not slack off."

After Liu Bei gave some instructions, he continued to lead his troops to Jiuquan County.

Watching Liu Bei's army leave in an orderly manner, without any sign of disturbing the people, Cao Mulan, the meritorious officer of Zhangye County, sighed to the governor of Zhangye County.

"Many people say that Liu Shijun is strict in his army, good at using troops, and dares to win decisively. Looking at it now, how can such a mighty army not win? This time, the Xianbei people are afraid that they will suffer a lot."

"It's right for the barbarians to suffer when they invade my territory, but I don't know if the envoy is dissatisfied with me. If he is dissatisfied with me, how can I disobey his orders? It's just that this time, it's really not mine. Fault, how can a county resist 1 looters?"

The governor of Zhangye looked miserable, shook his head, let out a long sigh, stopped talking about it, and went to prepare for the logistics of the army.

He only hoped that Liu Bei would not replace him because of this matter.

The lessons learned by the governor of Wuwei County are still in front of his eyes, and he knows it clearly.

(End of this chapter)