Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 48 Liang Ping Situation
"Ming Gong, yesterday two soldiers from Dongzhou disturbed the people during the march. I have given the official punishment." Wu Yi handed over his hand and reported to Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang smiled and nodded. He had already received the news yesterday. Wu Yi's army was doing a very competent job. In less than a month, he got rid of the bad habits of the Dongzhou soldiers.

This time, when he led the Dongzhou soldiers to conquer the rebellion in Bajun, there were not many Dongzhou soldiers violating laws and disciplines and harassing the people. This was all the result of Wu Yi's dedicated efforts.

He opened his mouth and admitted: "It should be like this. When a large corps fights, military discipline is the first priority, and military discipline must be strict."

"We are here to bring peace to the people. If we do evil and plunder and harm the people along the way, we are no different from rogue bandits."

He picked up his riding whip and pointed at Liangping County on the horizon, and then said: "It's no different from the thieves who cower to Liangping."

"With Ziyuan as a military official, I no longer have to worry about military discipline." He praised Wu Yi.

Wu Yi thanked him with his hand and sighed: "The benevolence and kindness of the public are unparalleled in the world."

Recently, he has been looking at Liu Zhang more and more smoothly. Liu Zhang is not at all like the rumors that he is weak and unable to do anything. Instead, he is courageous, well-behaved and worthy of authority.

On the contrary, whenever he thought of Liu Mao, he became more and more disgusted with that brother-in-law who only knew how to be a quarrel.

Wu Yi couldn't help complaining in his heart, it was really hateful, why wasn't Liu Zhang the one who followed Liu Yan to Shu? If Liu Zhang had married his noble sister, Dong Fu's physiognomy would have been so effective.

Liu Zhang smiled and waved his hand. He had heard a lot of such praise recently. He declared to the hundreds of knights surrounding him: "Go forward and observe more."

He came today to observe the terrain of Liangping County. As a general, if he does not personally observe the terrain and geography, he cannot be considered a qualified general.

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, liked to take more than a dozen riders to observe the enemy's situation. He also especially liked to go to the entrance of the enemy's camp to seduce the enemy. When the enemy chased him out, he would run away, and then keep turning around to shoot arrows and fly the enemy's kite.

Liu Zhang did not have that ability. Although he had studied Classics and History and horseback riding and archery since he was a child, he did have the ability to ride a horse.

But let him rely on his martial arts skills like Li Shimin to be extremely arrogant in front of the enemy camp. He doesn't have that ability.

I only dare to take more than a hundred capable knights, let go of the rangers at the same time, and scout around. In this case, to explore the geographical enemy situation.

Riding a horse and climbing a small hill, he observed the terrain around Liangping County.

Although Liangping is located in the mountainous area of ​​eastern Sichuan, it has the vast Dapingba. The terrain is both flat and open. Dapingba is surrounded by three mountains and five ridges, rolling hills, and six outflows of water. Liangping can be said to be a combination of mountains, hills, and dams. Of.

Then raise your eyes and look at Liangping County in the distance.

One after another, the rebels were scattered outside Liangping County. The rebels did not all crowd into Liangping County, which was a foolish approach. Instead, they established camps outside the city, forming a powerful force with Liangping County.

If Liu Zhang raises his troops to attack the city, he will send troops from the camp outside the city to attack his rear. But if he raises his troops to attack the camp outside the city, the city gates can be opened wide and troops will also be sent to attack his rear.

As expected of the Han Dynasty, martial virtues were relatively abundant, and most scholars knew something about the art of war, Liu Zhang sighed.

"This is a good place for a decisive battle, but I don't know if Liu He has the courage to attack." Liu Zhang pointed at Dapingba and said to Huang Quan, Wu Yi and Gan Ning.

Wu Yi nodded and proposed the development of the situation in this situation: "The rebels are already timid. If they hold on to the city, they may not be able to pacify them for a while."

"No way." Huang Quan took over and expressed his opinion: "Now Baidi and Kuimen are as stable as Mount Tai, and the soldiers of Jingzhou cannot advance westward."

"Now there are no reinforcements outside Liangping, and there is not enough food and grass. If we sit in the isolated city, we are just waiting for death. If we give it a try and fight our army decisively, we can still have a chance of survival."

"Liu He entered Ba County on his own and incited the people to rebel. I guess he is a cunning and deceitful man. Now that he has no way out, he must make a life-and-death fight."

"What the chief clerk said is absolutely true. Even if a dolphin or dog is forced into a corner, it will rush up in an attempt to make a desperate struggle to survive, let alone humans." Gan Ning agreed with Huang Quan's view and slapped him. A metaphor.

"Good." Liu Zhang also praised Huang Quan's views, and then issued an order: "First send out the rangers to clear out the scouts in Liangping County, so that the rebels' ears and eyes will be blocked, and then the army will approach and force them to fight decisively."

Speaking of cavalry, Liu Zhang couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Among the generals he had recently recruited, there was yet to be a cavalry general who could command cavalry.

In classical warfare, cavalry can determine the outcome of a battle and are indispensable. It is time for him to find one.
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Liangping County.Jingzhou Biejia Liu He was in the first place, and the heads of the Xie, Bai, and Yang families were all present.

The atmosphere in the lobby was very quiet at this moment, and it looked very strange, as if there was a wake.

Liu He looked at the three chiefs of the powerful clans. Bai's attack on Dianjiang failed and they retreated. Xie's family was captured in Linjiang County and also retreated.

Yang Ping, the leader of the Yang family, was the most incompetent. He handed over his elite men and asked him to attack Bajun County and govern Jiangzhou, which was a critical point.

Unexpectedly, when Yang Ping saw that the defender of the city was Gao Pei, the general from Shu, he was so frightened that he retreated to Liang Ping without even trying to attack the city. He said that safety was the priority, and gathered in Liang Ping to discuss further.

It's just that there is no way to stay safe now, and there is no time to discuss again. Liu Zhang has already been prepared for their attack this time, and they are now controlled by others everywhere.

What they didn't expect was that the cowardly Liu Zhang dared to lead the troops in person.

In the morning, the scouts reported that Liu Zhang's army had arrived near Liangping and sent out rangers to continuously hunt and kill the scouts sent by Liangping County.

Now they only know the situation near Liang Ping, but no longer clear. Their ears and eyes have been blocked by Liu Zhang, and they are like deaf and blind people.

"Liu Farewell, when will Jingzhou's troops march westward?" Yang Ping's tone was rather sad, and he spoke like a drowning man trying to grasp the last straw.

Liu He's face darkened. How could he know the news from outside? The last time he contacted Jingzhou, the news came that there was no sign of Jingzhou's troops mobilizing yet.

He said perfunctorily: "Soon, soon."

Then he felt that he shouldn't use this tone, otherwise he, the mastermind, would lose confidence, and how could the people below have the courage to fight.

He took a deep breath and returned to his usual firm and loud voice: "Liu Jingzhou will arrive soon. We should organize our troops and horses to resist Liu Zhang and wait for an opportunity to break through to wait for Liu Jingzhou."

After speaking, Liu He looked down, but no one looked at him or agreed with him.

There was an evil look between his brows, and he heard a voice from the audience that was not a man's voice echo: "Don't be too presumptuous, that's how it should be."

But Pu Chang responded, saying that people like to fight bravely, and fighting is like drinking water and eating. Now that the war is approaching, he feels restless all over.

Liu He nodded, but Pu Chang and his thousands of people under his command could not help anything major.

His mind was spinning rapidly at this moment, making various analyzes of the situation. After a while, he used the eloquence of Zhang Yi and Su Qin: "Three clan leaders, Ba County is now on guard everywhere. We are sitting here guarding the isolated city, just like you." If Liu Zhang wants to surrender, I will send him off respectfully."

"It's just for everyone's sake. I have to say it sincerely."

Hearing this, the three clan leaders Xie, Bai, and Yang looked at the Jingzhou Biejia who had brought them into the Jedi to see what he had to say.

"In the past, when Liu Yan was in power, Wang Xian, the governor of Bajun, and the Li family of the wealthy family were not at fault. It was just that Liu Yan wanted to demonstrate his severity, so Wang Xian caused the disaster of killing people, and the Li family caused the disaster of annihilation."

"Now that we have revealed our true nature, even if you go to the bush to plead guilty to Liu Zhang's son, I'm afraid it will also be punished by the clan." Liu He looked like he was thinking deeply about the three clan leaders.

What he said was true. It had only been two or three years since the prefect Wang Xian and the powerful Li family were massacred despite being innocent. The scene was still vivid in front of the heads of the clans, and the three heads suddenly looked hesitant and frightened.

Seeing their performance, Liu He knew there was something going on, so he continued to work hard and persuaded: "The one who is leading the troops now is Liu Zhang's son. He has always heard that Liu Zhang cannot take the party's ministers, so he did not send Zhonglang General Zhao Wei to come, otherwise if Zhao Zhonglang General Zhao Wei Come, we can lead General Zhao Zhonglang to join forces together."

"Now that Zhao Wei is not here, Liu Zhang's son is here, but it is not a bad thing. I have never heard that Liu Zhang has learned the art of war and led the army in battle."

"We are sitting here guarding the isolated city. Surrender means death, and fighting means death. It is better to give it a try. If we can kill Liu Zhang's son in formation, I will share Bashu with you."

When it comes to the latter part, Liu He's words are particularly fierce. He can be described as impassioned and has the power to confuse people's hearts.

The three clan leaders, Xie, Bai, and Yang, looked at each other with fierce expressions on their faces. They gritted their teeth and said to Liu He, "That's the end of the matter. It all depends on your orders."

(End of this chapter)