Chapter 1344: The Rebellion in Yanzhou
When Liu Bei just discovered these Kushan Empire troops entering the Xiliang territory, Liu Bei had not yet aroused any alert.
He was even a little excited.
I fantasized that I could borrow some troops from the Kushan Empire.
After all, Liu Bei has been defeated by Liu Zheng's army and almost lost his confidence, and at this point, he has nowhere to ask for help.
No matter where it is, as long as there is any life-saving straw, he will try his best to grasp it.
When Liu Bei learned that these soldiers were from the Kushan Empire, he immediately sent an envoy to contact them and wanted to establish a good relationship with these Kushan Empire people.
Thus, with the help of the people of the Kushan Empire, he fought back against Liu Zheng and gave himself a chance to turn things around.
However, Liu Bei forgot that when he lost his role and lost control of the Han Dynasty, he was just a general who was in trouble and had no effect at all.
How could these Kushan Empire's army look up to Liu Bei?
They were originally coming to the Western Liang Dynasty. Liu Bei sent people to contact him and was directly killed by these Kushan Empire's army. Then the army rushed over from the Western Regions and killed all the way to Longxi County.
Liu Bei was still in Chang'an, waiting for good news, trying to go back to serve the king with the help of soldiers and horses.
However, the news that came was that the envoy he sent was killed, and the army of the Kushan Empire directly rushed to Longxi.
This news shocked Liu Bei.
Liu Bei, who was originally very enthusiastic, felt like he was in a slight state of pain after receiving the news.
At this time, he finally realized that if he is not of my race, his heart will be different!
Those who could borrow his 50,000 army to help him make a comeback were not at all cost.
It's just that the price is a bit late.
"Damn it! Damn it! These despicable Westerners dare to take advantage of the situation at this time!"
Liu Bei roared, but the roar at this time was just an incompetent and furious roar for Liu Bei.
Even if he was angry, Liu Bei would not help at this moment. Liu Bei had only more than 10,000 troops left in Chang'an. It was impossible for him to deal with the 80,000 troops of the Kushan Empire.
There are wolves in front and tigers in the back. At this moment, Liu Bei has become a problem with self-protection.
The Kushan Empire's army rushed all the way from the Western Regions, pushed directly to the cities and subdued various towns in Xiliang. If they encountered resistance, they would slaughter the city directly. If they surrender, they would capture the population and take them back to the Western Regions and act as slaves.
Only in this way can we calm down the humiliation of the Han Dynasty rejecting the Kushan Empire's proposal for marriage.
The Kushan Empire's army came from the Western Regions. Because of the large number of people and powerful people, the people's livelihoods in various parts of Xiliang were already in decline. They had experienced several rebellions before, and the people suffered serious losses.
Later, although Ma Teng calmed down the civil strife, he recruited troops one after another and was taken away by Liu Bei. In the past two years, only about 200,000 people were left.
These 200,000 people are also distributed among the 98 cities in twelve prefectures and counties in Xiliang.
In the small city, the population is even a few hundred, and even larger cities only have a population of more than 20,000.
Such a town could not stop it at all in the face of the 80,000 troops attacked by the Kushan Empire.
The 80,000 troops of the Kushan Empire fought all the way, as if they were entering a no-man's land, without any obstacles, and directly rushed to Longxi County.
The people of Xiliang were tragic. If it weren't for the soldiers and horses of the Kushan Empire, they would have to migrate all the populations of Xiliang to various parts of the Western Regions and act as slaves. I'm afraid that the 80,000 troops would have already gone south, stormed into the land of the Three Guards, and fought to Luoyang.
Even so, it will take only a few months. Sooner or later, these Kushan Empire troops will reach the land of the Three Guards and fight to Luoyang.
This is what Liu Bei is most worried about.
Before the Kushan Empire attacked Chang'an, they had already sent spies to contact the Kushan Empire army in the Central Plains.
This matter began two months ago.
Two months ago, the Kushan Empire sent troops from the Western Regions and sent its own spies to contact the 50,000 cavalry who arrived in the Central Plains first, thinking about causing trouble together.
It can disintegrate the Han Dynasty to a greater extent.
Now, these people who spread the news have finally arrived in Yanzhou and found more than 20,000 cavalry under Guan Yu.
Guan Yu had just arrived in Yanzhou and was stationed in Chenliu County.
Including Zhang Fei's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, Yanzhou had no major problems for a while. There were enough soldiers and horses and a lot of food stored there, and there were also generals in the army to guard it.
As long as you defend well here, even if tens of thousands of Liu Zheng's troops are surrounded, they can completely block Liu Zheng's attack in a short period of time.
However, they miscalculated the abilities of their soldiers.
One night, the more than 20,000 cavalry of the Kushan Empire launched a rebellion directly to fight for control of Yanzhou. Under the command of two Kushan Empire military generals, they directly led 20,000 cavalry to attack Zhang Fei's camp in Yanzhou.
More than 20,000 cavalrymen directly fought with the soldiers under Zhang Fei.
That night, Chenliu County fired into the sky and screams burst into tears.
The sound of fighting was heard several miles away.
This news was naturally also passed on to the spies responsible for monitoring Liu Chong, who was responsible for monitoring Yanzhou. The spies must have noticed what was happening in Chenliu County.
He quickly told Liu Chong about what happened on Chen Liu.
Liu Chong was shocked and immediately told the news about the two generals Sun Ce and Huang Zhong who surrounded him here.
When the two heard the news, they were also surprised. At first they thought it was Guan Yu and Zhang Fei playing some bitter tricks.
But if you think about it carefully, if there are only tens of thousands of people left, if the troops suffer heavy losses, how can there be a chance to fight back?
Even if you fight to the death, you still need confidence.
After a little discussion, Liu Chong, Sun Ce and Huang Zhong knew that this was an opportunity. They each led their troops to encircle Chenliu County in large numbers.
Although the army was mobilized in time, because the battle in Chenliu County lasted for a short time, by the time Liu Chong and others led their troops and arrived here, the battle in Chenliu County had ended.
Although the 20,000 cavalry of the Kushan Empire looked fierce and were also cavalry, these people were only some foreign cavalry after all. Zhang Fei and others who could kill at the beginning caught him off guard. It was just because of the sudden attack that Zhang Fei, Xu Chu and others were unprepared.
Chapter completed!