But even so, thousands of Xianbei cavalry were allowed to run away. How could one not be angry? (Baidu Search Literature Museum)
"My lord, we have never found the body of a Xianbei leader named Kebineng. The escaped Xianyuyin should be this Kebineng."
Huang Yueying frowned and said: "This Kebineng is not simple. Zhelan said that when the Di people and Xianbei confronted each other in the grassland, the most terrifying thing was that Kebineng was as cunning as a fox.
According to the description of Zilong and Meng Qi in the battle of Xiwangpo, it was Kebi who was able to escape 20,000 Xianbei people, but Li Daitao was killed and Su Li was killed by General Wang Shuang.
¡° Now being able to pretend to be the Youzhou Army and escape at such a critical moment is clearly an opportunity that we are not familiar with and cannot distinguish. If this person is not eliminated, there will be endless troubles. "
Liu Zhang nodded affirmatively. He was not familiar with Ke Bineng and had no impression of him at all. But judging from what Ke Bi could do now, he was also a very powerful person.
You must know that the only thing Kebi is lacking now is equipment, but equipment is stolen too quickly. If Kebi can have a cavalry comparable to Dawan Cavalry, it would be a terrible thing.
If such a person is allowed to escape, there will be too many variables in the grassland in the future.
Liu Zhang said: "Kebineng has gone to Liucheng. The defenders of Liucheng cannot stop them. They must send reinforcements immediately." After the Di army swept across Wuhuan and Xianbei, only a very small number of troops were left to defend the tribe, and there was no war at all. Be prepared, it is impossible to stop Ke Bineng.
The Sichuan army must annihilate Kebineng before Kebineng can gain a firm foothold.
"Zhao Yun, Wu Tu Gu."
"The end will be here."
"Zhao Yun led five thousand Dawan cavalry out of Binhai Road. Regardless of whether Kebi can capture Liucheng or not, he attacked immediately."
"yes."
"Wutugu, immediately lead three thousand vine-armored elite soldiers. Bring hard crossbows out of Lulongsai, and be sure to intercept Kebineng's way back north."
"Where is Lu Longsai?" Wu Tu Gu asked strangely. Wu Tu Gu had been fighting with Liu Zhang for so long and had learned to read maps, but there were no marks on the map at all.
Liu Zhang took the map, drew a line on it, and said to Wutu Gu: "Lulongsai is an abandoned ancient road. You can organize the army yourself, and I will send you a guide."
"My lord is really knowledgeable." Huang Yueying looked at Liu Zhang in surprise and said. Although Lulongsai is not a very hidden place, it should not be mentioned casually by Liu Zhang. At least Huang Yueying knows that Liu Zhang has never lived in Youzhou.
Lulong fortress is a fortress outside the fortress. It was a military location used by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to conquer ancient Korea. It is also the ancient road leading to Liucheng. However, since the chaos in the late Western Han Dynasty, Liucheng and other places have lost control one after another, and Lulong was invaded and abandoned.
Until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty had no regard for the territory east of Youbeiping, and the worthless road of Lulongsai was no longer remembered.
Liu Zhang knew this because in history, Cao Cao took this route to surprise Liucheng during the autumn rain season. The Binhai Road was impassable, so Cao Cao had no choice but to find another road and unexpectedly defeated the Wuhuan leader Tadun.
It is said that this road is very dangerous, but Liu Zhang thought. Cao Cao's cavalry can get through, but if the stubborn mountain warriors and rattan armored infantry can't get past, then there's something wrong.
And Liu Zhang didn¡¯t want to attack Kebineng by surprise, but he just wanted to block Kebineng¡¯s way back north, and the rattan armored soldiers strengthened their crossbows. Kebineng's thousands of cavalry should not be able to get through.
Although Lulongsai has been deserted for more than two hundred years, many locals still know it. Now that the people of Youzhou want what they want, Liu Zhang has no worries about finding someone to lead the way.
The Sichuan army climbed over the Great Wall, occupying the entire territory of Youzhou with more than 400,000 troops, and suddenly formed an overlooking force in Jizhou. Hebei's power was already in danger, large-scale rebellions broke out in various places in Jizhou, and the family power was in turmoil.
Soon after, news came from Liucheng that Zhao Yun came out of Binhai Road and defeated Kebineng in one fell swoop. Kebineng led his remaining troops to escape north, but was blocked by Wutu bones. Crossbows and arrows flew across the area, and the Xianbei army could not pass. Kebineng led his army to flee to Liaodong. , defected to Gongsun Kang.
"Gongsun Kang?" Liu Zhang looked at the map from Northeast China to North Korea. This map was far less detailed than the map of the Central Plains. It only had some major signs. Liu Zhang looked at the Liaodong area and frowned deeply: "It seems that the Yuan brothers ran away. You also defected to Gongsun Kang, right?"
Huang Yueying nodded. He thought for a while and said: "As far as I know, this Gongsun Kang is not a very ambitious person, but he has the heart to serve the Han Dynasty. When Gongsun Du governed Liaodong, he was focused on the west.
However, after Gongsun Kang took over as the governor of Liaodong, he focused on the east and prepared to attack Goguryeo. The two sides are now in a state of conflict.
Yueying believes that based on Gongsun Kang¡¯sPeople, we only need to send a messenger and ask Gongsun Kang to kill the Yuan brothers and Ke Bineng, and the entire territory of Liaodong will surrender. "
Liu Zhang frowned and looked at the Liaodong area. He knew that what Huang Yueying said was true. In history, Gongsun Kang killed the Yuan brothers and also killed Wuhuan's leaders and presented them to Cao Cao.
The current Sichuan army is more powerful than Cao Cao in history. Gongsun Kang will definitely take the heads of the Yuan brothers and Ke Bineng.
But Liu Zhang also knew that although Gongsun Kang announced his surrender to Cao Cao, in fact Liaodong had never belonged to Cao Cao. During the period of Gongsun Yuan, he even defected to Sun Quan once. Even if he made a mistake and killed Sun Quan's 100,000 people, this It also shows that Liaodong is indeed beyond Cao Cao's control.
Now if the Sichuan army follows Cao Cao's example and Gongsun Kang offers the heads of the Yuan brothers and Kebineng, the Sichuan army will have no reason to attack Liaodong, and Liaodong will become a dependent territory rather than a directly administered territory, as it did in history.
Liu Zhang didn¡¯t want to do this and shook his head slowly: ¡°I have decided to attack Liaodong.¡±
"Attack Liaodong?" Huang Yueying and the Sichuan army generals were surprised, "Lord, is this necessary?"
"Yes, lord." Veteran general Huang Zhong stepped forward and said: "Now our Sichuan army has hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Yellow River south of Jizhou and Huguan in the west of Jizhou, and more than 400,000 soldiers in Youzhou. It is precisely to break through Hebei great opportunity.
When General Zilong stayed at the Xianbei camp, he had already captured the fortress Yixian. It can be said that there is no danger to us in the entire Jizhou. Now that our army is leaving Hebei, it is like plowing a courtyard and sweeping holes. We can make decisions with a snap of our fingers. "
"Yes, my lord, let's march south."
The generals advised each other together. From the day Liu Zhang raised his troops, Cao Cao was listed as the biggest enemy. After the Battle of Guandu, he was a sharp sword hanging over the Sichuan Army, and he was the Sichuan Army's mortal enemy in its struggle for world supremacy.
Now although Cao Cao has been kidnapped, Hebei is still there, and this biggest enemy can be wiped out before his eyes. The officers and soldiers of the Sichuan Army, especially those veteran generals who have followed him very early, can't help but be excited.
Hebei is settled, and those rats in Jiangdong have never been in the eyes of the Sichuan generals. The world is settled. How can we attack Liaodong at this time?
"You don't need to persuade me, I have decided to attack Liaodong." Liu Zhang interrupted everyone and made the final decision. The generals knew that Liu Zhang said this, and unless there was a very strong reason, there was basically no way to refute it.
"Yueying, you should know my intention, right?" Liu Zhang looked at Huang Yueying.
Huang Yueying nodded: "First of all, my lord wants to directly control Liaodong to avoid being in name only in the future. Secondly, he should be waiting for civil strife in Hebei, right?"
Liu Zhang said: "Yes, the civil unrest in Hebei has become more and more intense now, but it has not yet swept the city. If we attack Yecheng now, the clan can still withdraw the soldiers and horses from the Yellow River defense line and Huguan defense line. By then, the battle of Yecheng will be inevitable. It's a tough fight.
So I decided to wait. "
When Liu Zhang said this, he called out loudly: "Wang Yue."
"The end will be here."
"In the last battle at Xiwangpo, I underestimated your ability. I didn't expect that you not only defeated the Xianbei army, but also defeated it so beautifully. Then you will also lead the expedition to Liaodong this time."
"yes."
"Come here." Liu Zhang waved to Wang Yue. Wang Yue came over. Liu Zhang pointed at the map and said, "This time you will only take the mountain vine armored soldiers and 10,000 Dawan cavalry left by General Wutugu in Youzhou. Liucheng joined Zhao Yun and Wutu Gu, and the two of them directly served as your lieutenants to prepare for the battle in Liaodong.
But don¡¯t attack directly. You send a messenger to ask Gongsun Kang to kill the Yuan brothers and Ke Bineng. At the same time, find a way to let the Yuan brothers and Ke Bineng know about it. When the two sides merge, they can win in one fell swoop.
Remember, the other human heads can be temporarily remembered, but Ke Bineng will be killed. "
"Promise to complete the task." Wang Yue responded loudly.
"The rest of the generals have prepared for war and are ready to sweep across Jizhou at any time."
"yes."
After the generals retreated, Huang Yueying said to Liu Zhang: "My lord, are you too unkind to Gongsun Kang?"
Liu Zhang sat aside and took a sip of tea. The local tea in Jixian County was really good. He raised his head and said to Huang Yueying: "There is nothing unkind."
Liu Zhang thought this way, not only because Gongsun Kang might separate one side, but because Huang Yueying said that Gongsun Kang's heart was not right for the Han Dynasty. According to Liu Zhang's understanding, in history, although Gongsun Kang attacked Goguryeo, his main purpose was to use this This action removed Cao's worries about Liaodong.
During the battle with Goguryeo, Liaodong could clearly tell Cao Cao that Liaodong posed no threat to Cao Cao. In fact, the Gongsun family just wanted to establish an independent kingdom.
In fact, Liu Zhang hoped that Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Sun Ce would unify the world.There is no resentment among the princes, but those who have no ambitions and only want to be emperors are disgusted. Such people are the chief culprits of splitting the country. Many territories in China were separated in this way and slowly turned into other countries. of.
Therefore, Liu Zhang did not have any pressure to frame Gongsun Kang in this way.
In Hebei, the palace was full of death. The fall of Youzhou and the annihilation of the alien army quickly extinguished the family's dream of survival. They had no idea that only one year later, the Sichuan army would become so strong.
The original Sichuan Army was powerful enough, but according to the Youzhou battle report, the Sichuan Army's cavalry has emerged as an excellent unit that can only be slaughtered even by foreign troops who are good at shooting and riding. The infantry's invincible rattan armor soldiers have been expanded even more. With tens of thousands, how can Hebei fight with such a lineup?