Chapter 75 Is it so difficult to admit that Liu Xuande is resourceful?

Liu Bei was in a rare state of joy, and recruiting two to three thousand soldiers could not make him so happy.

Nowadays, soldiers are easy to recruit, but war horses are very rare. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy them.

No wonder that because Hou Cheng recovered fifteen horses, other generals came to give him gifts. He was so happy that he hunted more than a dozen wild boars. He also violated Lu Bu's prohibition on alcohol and secretly brewed wine to celebrate. This shows how valuable war horses are!

"Yide, you have done a great job this time. When you repel the enemy soldiers and return to the city, I will reward you with ten jars of wine."

Liu Bei was very satisfied with Zhang Fei's performance today. Not only did he repel the opponent's cavalry and capture the horses, but he did not pursue him again after hearing the golden sound, allowing the Liaodong soldiers to escape.

"Brother, there are still many war horses in the enemy camp. How about we rob the camp and bring back all the war horses."

Zhang Fei was in a good mood and immediately offered advice.

In addition to the more than 200 war horses recaptured this time, dozens of horses were also shot to death, but there were still 600 to 700 horses in the Liaodong Army camp. Zhang Fei wanted to make his elder brother Liu Bei even happier.

"No." Li Ye, the meritorious officer, hurriedly dissuaded him, "We have killed more than 600 enemies this time, and Liaodong has 10,000 soldiers and horses. Even if 2,000 people are left to guard the ship, there are still 7,000 to 8,000 people in the camp. How can we rob the enemy?"

Camp? Lieutenant Zhang, don’t be greedy for small things and lose big things!”

Zhang Fei glared at Li Ye: "What are you afraid of? Brother, give me five hundred men, and I will go and take back all the horses."

Liu Bei hesitated.

He was indeed thinking about the horses of the Liaodong soldiers, but what Li Ye said was right.

Although Gongsun Kang was defeated, there were still more than 7,000 people in his camp. If he went to rob the camp, it would be self-defeating and not good.

Liu Bei looked at Zhou Xing. When encountering difficult problems, he always wanted to hear the military advisor's opinion.

Zhou Xing first met Liu Bei's gaze and shook his head secretly, then looked at Zhang Fei and smiled and said: "No, since we want to show weakness to Yuan Shao, we have defeated the enemy soldiers now. If we rob the camp again, what we did before will be the same."

It was all in vain. Also, if the Liaodong soldiers were defeated too badly, they would not dare to cross the sea to attack again in the future. And Li Gongcao was right. Although the Liaodong soldiers were defeated today, there were too many soldiers and horses. If they were prepared,

, haven’t we fallen into a trap!"

"But, we have won today, will the Liaodong soldiers not dare to come in the future?"

Zhang Fei seems to have found a rebuttal point.

Zhou Xing smiled and said: "We only won a small victory today, and the Liaodong soldiers only suffered a small defeat. How can we make them dare not come with such a small defeat? Even if the Liaodong soldiers no longer come, at least we have to guard against it, so that we can keep our troops.

Ma Er and Yuan Shao have no doubts."

It's not that others want to hit you that are a threat. Others who have the ability to hit you but are at odds with you are threats, and you have to be on guard at all times.

If the Liaodong soldiers are beaten too hard, if Gongsun Du is afraid and takes the initiative to seek peace, Yuan Shao may look at Liu Bei and ask him to reduce his troops.

"Military advisor, how are we going to defeat the enemy?" Liu Bei asked.

"Wait, wait for the enemy soldiers to retreat. We will continue to camp here and no longer fight with the Liaodong soldiers. I believe that in a few days, Gongsun Kang will retreat. In this way, we have not shown our power, and the Liaodong soldiers have returned.

If the damage is not serious, they may come again, and we can continue to recruit and train troops."

Liu Bei agreed: "Well, that's fine."

After getting the war horses, Liu Bei took out 100,000 coins as promised and rewarded all the soldiers, especially the 500 crossbowmen and those who followed Zhang Fei into the battle to kill the enemy. He also killed pigs and sheep to reward the whole army.

Liu Bei's camp was filled with joy, but Gongsun Kang's camp was filled with sorrow.

He never expected that he would be defeated. Although it was only a small defeat, the loss of more than 300 horses made him feel heartbroken.

Compared with the southern states, it is not too difficult to get war horses in Youzhou. What worries him is that these war horses have been trained and are very different from newly acquired war horses.

The only thing that pleased Gongsun Kang was that Liu Bei still didn't know how to use troops.

If Liu Bei had led his troops in pursuit, he would have definitely lost more than 600 people, and he might even have lost 1,000 or 2,000 people.

"General, what should we do now?" the general next to him asked.

"Wait, wait until our morale recovers, and then we go to fight Liu Bei. This time I won't use cavalry. I must behead Liu Bei to relieve my hatred today!"

Gongsun Kang believed that his defeat was due to Liu Bei's trick. The other party had his crossbowmen hide behind shields and repel his cavalry, so he was defeated.

He was not afraid of this and continued to guard the camp to recuperate. At the same time, he asked people to pay attention to protecting the ferry at Jinkou and beware of Liu Bei sending troops to burn it.

The men and horses of the two battalions were guarding their respective camps. The Liaodong soldiers no longer came to challenge and yell at them, which made the soldiers in Liu Bei's camp feel a little uncomfortable.

They didn't know why General Liu didn't take the initiative to fight the Liaodong soldiers, but they knew that General Liu was definitely not afraid of the Liaodong soldiers.

A few days later, Yuan Shao and others in Yecheng, Jizhou heard about the incident in Donglai.

"I have said that it is not difficult for Liu Xuande to defeat the Liaodong soldiers, and it is true, as I said, hahaha..."

After Tian Feng finished speaking, he laughed and looked at Guo Tu proudly.

Guo Tu scowled and sneered: "So what? Liu Bei just won by luck, and it was only a small victory. He was able to win because of the help of General Yuan."

Yuan Shao asked in surprise: "Oh, what does this have to do with me?"

"General, Liu Bei was able to defeat the Liaodong soldiers. The strategy he used was the general's strategy in the past at the boundary bridge, where he ambushed the crossbowmen behind the shields and defeated Gongsun Zan's cavalry. Without the general's boundary bridge to defeat Gongsun, how could Liu Bei Donglai defeat Liaodong? General

It is better to support him with strategies than to support him with troops. Liu Bei should remember the general's kindness."

Guo Tu's flattery made Yuan Shao feel relaxed and happy, and he suddenly felt that Liu Bei's victory over the Liaodong soldiers was his own credit.

Although he was happy in his heart, he didn't show it in his expression. He just had a slight smile on his face.

Tian Feng also sneered and said: "Is it so difficult to admit that Liu Xuande is wise? Although it is a general's strategy to hide the crossbowmen behind the shield, Liu Xuande can use this strategy, which shows the wisdom of this man."

Guo Tu wanted to refute, but Yuan Shao quickly said: "That's all. In any case, Liu Xuande's victory over the enemy is a happy event. Now that the troops in Liaodong have not retreated, it is not known what will happen next. Alas, it is a pity that General Yan Liang led his troops to attack Dongwuyang and has not yet defeated it.

city, otherwise I should have asked General Yan to lead the troops to help Xuande repel the enemy. Now I just hope that he can repel the Liaodong soldiers by himself!"

Xin Ping continued: "The victorious enemy cannot take advantage of the situation to pursue him. It seems that Liu Bei really does not know how to use troops. Although the Liaodong troops were defeated, they were not seriously damaged. In my opinion, if Liu Bei wants to retreat from the enemy, he can only defend the camp and refuse."

, wait until the enemy retreats."

Xu You sneered and said: "I heard that when Liu Bei's soldiers rushed into the battle, they did not go to kill the enemy, but they went to lead the horses. Haha, Liu Bei's ambition is not small! I am afraid that the land of Donglai County cannot accommodate him!

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"Why did Ziyuan say that?" Yuan Shao was surprised when he heard this and asked urgently.

Xu You twirled his beard and said slowly: "General, Liu Bei is fighting to resist the enemy. If he wants to retreat, he must kill more enemy soldiers. However, Liu Bei ordered his soldiers to abandon their soldiers and ask for horses. This shows that he intends to strengthen the army."
Chapter completed!