Xuande

Chapter 573

Chapter 573

Judging from the current battlefield situation, the strength of the Wuhuan people is not very good, but there are still quite a lot of soldiers and horses.

Therefore, at the military meeting, Liu Bei believed that it would be inconvenient for the army to march in separate directions in the future, and they should gather together, look for opportunities to fight a decisive battle with the Wuhuan people, and eliminate them in the first battle, and then further launch the Northern Expedition.

In this regard, most generals have no opinion and agree with Liu Bei's idea.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, Dong Zhuo made a suggestion to Liu Bei.

"General, it's the first month of the month. The weather is severe and the people are exhausted. Continuing to fight may cause more damage to the soldiers and horses. Do you think we should garrison in Youzhou for two months and go out after the spring?"

Liu Bei thought for a while, then shook his head.

"During the harsh winter, it is true that the difficulty of marching increases, but if we wait until the beginning of spring to send troops, we will need local help, which will definitely affect the next year's spring plowing and cause even greater harm to Youzhou.

After this catastrophe, Youzhou has already suffered serious losses. If the spring plowing cannot be fully carried out next year, there will be a great famine in Youzhou. At that time, it will be a great sin for us. "

Liu Bei's opinion was unanimously approved by his subordinates, and Dong Zhuo didn't say anything more.

After everyone adjourned and returned to the military tent to rest and deal with military affairs, Dong Zhuo heaved a sigh of relief, took off his military helmet, and recalled Liu Bei's performance just now, and couldn't help but marvel in his heart.

What kind of temperament is Lu Bu? He has been with Lu Bu for a while, so he knows a little bit about it.

To put it simply, he has a strong desire for fame and fame, and values ​​​​interests more than anything else.

In this regard, people from border areas like them are similar, because of the harsh environment in which they grew up, and the precarious way of life, survival is the most important thing, so their way of thinking is essentially the same as scholars from inland states and counties. s difference.

Moreover, Lv Bu was very confident in himself because of his strong ability. Originally, Dong Zhuo thought that he could still control him, but this time he jumped into the position of the rear general. Dong Zhuo immediately felt that Lv Bu was not as obedient as before.

Helping the adoptive father to do one thing, even if there is such a big benefit, it may not be able to be done.

Before, he didn't have such a big appetite.

And just now, Dong Zhuo had a strong sense of sight, feeling that Lu Bu seemed to be convinced by Liu Bei, as if he had accepted Liu Bei's leadership and was willing to obey Liu Bei's orders.

Is this an illusion?
Dong Zhuo still had the mind to think about things, but Liu Bei didn't.

He dispatched troops and generals to arrange a formation, and then sent out sentry cavalry to search for the enemy and investigate the enemy's situation. Finally, he confirmed that there was a large wave of Wuhuan people in the Liaodong vassal state.

Wuhuan, who was raging in the Liaodong vassal state, was under Su Boyan's, but this group of people was cunning, or timid, and they probably got the warning from Nanlou who fled. Before Liu Bei led his troops to fight, They just ran away.

With the things they looted, and many looted Han people, they ran together and approached the residence of Qiuli in Liaodong County.

But just because they carried too much looted property, and they were reluctant to part with these hard-won properties, they had to take them away, and they didn't pack lightly, so the speed was very slow.

And Liu Bei ordered Zhang Fei to lead the cavalry to pursue fiercely, and he himself led a large force to catch up behind, and finally caught up with Su Puyan's rear troops in the southeast of the Liaodong vassal state.

Zhang Fei didn't say anything, he rushed forward and beat him fiercely, and he was entangled by them. When Liu Bei's large army rushed over, he surrounded him with one move. here.

Su Puyan himself was killed, and his followers were either killed or surrendered. All the property, livestock, and food they plundered were captured by the Han army, and another [-] to [-] Han people were rescued.

It was freezing cold, Liu Bei treated them to a meal of beef and mutton, gave them clothes, and sent his subordinates to lead troops to escort them and the captured Wuhuan captives back to Yuyang County for temporary resettlement.

Afterwards, Liu Bei led a large force to charge towards Liaodong County in one go.

At this time, the situation in Liaodong County is not good, but it is not bad either, because Liaodong County is the only county in Youzhou that is still maintaining resistance under the leadership of the county guard. The fact that the Liaodong prefect Gongsun Du did not fall was the reason why Qiu Liju's main force was held back.

Gongsun Du was not originally a county guard, and even because he offended some important officials, he has been at home for almost 20 years and has not been able to become an official. If Liu Bei hadn't recommended him as the prefect of Liaodong County after he became a general, he would have almost forgotten What does it feel like to be an official.

After learning that it was Liu Bei who appointed him as the prefect of Liaodong, Gongsun Du once thought that he was recommended by the clan member Gongsun Zan who had been appointed governor of Youzhou before, so he wrote a letter of thanks to Gongsun Zan and gave him a gift, but Gongsun Zan wrote back saying He had never done this himself, so let him thank Liu Bei himself.

This made Gongsundu a little strange. He and Liu Bei had never met each other. Although Liu Bei was also from Youzhou, he lived in Zhuo County and grew up in Xuantu County. It was really far away from him, and it was impossible for him to know each other. .

So, who recommended it?
Gongsundu sent people to Luoyang with gifts to find out about this matter, but before he could get an accurate answer, the Wuhuan people rebelled and killed the guard Wuhuan Zhonglang in a surprise attack. There was sudden chaos in the east of Liaoxi County.

At that time, Gongsun Du had only been serving as the prefect of Liaodong County for only three months. Logically speaking, his foundation should be in a state of instability, but Gongsun Du was not very ordinary. During these three months, he did two things.

First, murder.

He used various reasons to arrest and kill those who had offended him, despised him, and treated him disrespectfully over the years. He used these reasons to kill more than 50 people, involving more than 60 families.

The people in the county were frightened, so Gongsundu established his prestige by killing people.

The reason why the people in Liaodong County did not dare to resist after being killed by Gongsun Du was that Gongsun Du pulled up a banner to make a tiger skin, claiming that he had a close relationship with Gongsun Zan, the governor of Youzhou, and that he had a relationship with Liu Bei, the general of Luoyang. The relationship belongs to the state of someone above.

I came out to talk about my background, and my background, can yours compare to it?
Not to mention Gongsun Zan, they are all members of the Gongsun clan, and it is only natural that they are related.

Liu Bei was more surprising.

Liu Bei, the great general in Weijiahai, was actually related to Gongsun Du. This terrified those who had heard of Liu Bei's reputation, so they did not dare to resist Gongsun Du, for fear of being dragged out of the list by the court.

So Gongsundu used these relationships to show off his prestige, successfully bluffing the powerful in the county, annihilating more than sixty families, and establishing his own prestige.

The second thing is recruiting troops.

Gongsun Du knew very well that raising the banner to make tiger skins would have a certain effect, but in the end it was soldiers and horses that would allow him to gain a firm foothold and become the prefect of Liaodong.

According to the regulations, Bianjun can have 5000 soldiers to defend against foreign aggression, and Gongsun Du not only took over the former prefect's team, but also used his own family's private soldiers to make up for the [-] soldiers, and also took advantage of the sky high and the emperor's far away. In the name of recruiting handymen, another [-] strong men were recruited to join the army, and a [-]-strong Liaodong Army was compiled and trained.

Of course, the source of military funding is the more than 60 unlucky ones.

As a result, in less than three months, Gongsundu established his power in Liaodong County, and then he was ready to take the initiative to attack Wuhuan to make contributions.

Yes, just before the Wuhuan people were about to launch a rebellion, Gongsun Du was also planning to launch an attack on Wuhuan and crusade against the Wuhuan tribe, so as to publicize his military achievements and strive to gain Liu Bei's appreciation.

He felt that Liu Bei appointed him as an official, so he had to do something to repay Liu Bei's appointment.

Then the Wuhuan people rebelled. On the day when Gongsundu sent troops to prepare for a surprise attack, the Wuhuan people also launched a surprise attack at the same time. The tribe that Gongsundu was planning to attack was also planning to attack Gongsundu. The two sides plotted against each other.

Then calculated together.

The battle was fought, and everyone was a little puzzled, but Gongsun Du still won, killed more than 1000 people, captured more than 1 people, wiped out the small Wuhuan tribe, and won the victory.

However, the victory of this battle also alerted Gongsun Du, because from the mouth of the captives, Gongsun Du learned about the large-scale rebellion of the Wuhuan people. Du was shocked.

Realizing that the situation was wrong, Gongsundu quickly sent people to Zhuojun County to ask Gongsun Zan for help, and then strengthened the walls and cleared the fields, moved all the people around Xiangping into Xiangping, then widened the moat, raised the city wall, hoarded food, and urgently mobilized all men and women in the city. Ding joins the army.

It is gratifying that Gongsun Du completed the defense of Xiangping before the main force of the Wuhuan rebels arrived.

Seeing that the raid on Xiangping failed, the Wuhuan people surrounded Xiangping, and then went to attack other counties. Under Pingcheng.

The emergence of this situation made Gongsundu realize that for a long time, he might have to fight alone.

(End of this chapter)

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