Liu Yi climbed on the arrow tower in front of the camp gate and looked at the desolate Tianshi Dao camp three miles away. The camp gate was open, the tents were scattered and scattered on the ground. Braziers and some baggage carts were scattered around feebly, and even more
You can see that hundreds of boxes are open and scattered everywhere. Occasionally, some pieces of cloth are rolled up and fall on the edge of the box. It looks like a mess, and it definitely looks like a hasty evacuation.
Thousands of Jin army sergeants are searching around the empty camp in small teams with weapons in hand. Occasionally, you can see some people seeing some cloth and loose money scattered on the ground and quietly taking advantage of others.
Without warning, they put away the money and silk, put it in their arms, or rolled it around their waists. Obviously, this search had "rewarded a lot" for these people.
Liu Fan stood beside Liu Yi and said bitterly: "These guys are still fighting the autumn wind while searching the enemy camp, but they really need to be cured. Brother, I will deal with them!"
Liu Yi waved his hand: "We haven't officially entered the war yet. It's not appropriate to punish one of our own people just because of such a trivial matter. I think before General Zu Ti's Northern Expedition, he also allowed his subordinates to plunder the wealthy households in Jiankang City and let them have a taste of it.
The benefits of gaining something in this kind of war can stimulate their fighting spirit. This is also an old tradition of our Beifu Army. When Liu Laozhi was in charge of the army, he often did this, allowing everyone to take the spoils for themselves, but they had to send them with them.
If a slave is like that and what is captured is not his own, then how many people are willing to sacrifice their lives?"
Liu Fan curled up his lips and said, "But we are an official army after all. We are always bound by military disciplines. It is not good to do this. After the news is spread, people will also be given a copy of the ginseng."
A trace of displeasure flashed across Liu Yi's face: "Afan, have you stayed with the slaves for too long and your brain is running out? It's because he has the power to appoint Xu Jue, and he can make assessments after the war.
Merit, promotion, land, and service are not what we have always done. There are tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people in the army. How many people can merit enough to be given a title? Isn’t that what most people want?
After getting some money, do you want to go home and buy a house and marry a wife? That’s why those fools who believe in sending slaves to spread the pie will follow him. Veterans and warriors who don’t accept that trick will come to me.”
Having said this, a trace of pride flashed across Liu Yi's face, and he pointed to the stronghold behind him, where the military camp was well-organized and tens of thousands of soldiers were armed with solemn swords, but they were silent warriors, and said: "Did you see it?
Ah Fan, how do my Yuzhou soldiers and horses compare with Liu Yu's army that besieged Guanggu?"
Liu Fan nodded: "Brother's subordinates are indeed sharp and well-equipped. They are also veteran generals who have experienced battles for a long time. They are elite at first glance. It is no wonder that these soldiers and horses can stop the demon thieves here.
It’s been a year.”
Liu Yi sneered and said: "If I hadn't wanted to wait and see the success or failure of Liu Yu's conquest of Nanyan, I would have taken He Wuji as a warning and not advanced lightly, but chose to stand firm. With my 20,000 elite soldiers, I would be enough to defeat them in the front."
The demon thieves have become the main force. In the past year, Meng Huaiyu has led 7,000 men and horses, and has fought three to four hundred battles with demon thieves, large and small, on the Xunyang front line. He has won less and lost more. If not for this, how could the demon thieves' army of one hundred thousand be unable to move even an inch?
Woolen cloth?"
Liu Fan sighed: "Brother, isn't it a bit too much to send Meng Huaiyu back to guard Liyang like this? He has been working here for a year, and then he was replaced during the attack. Meng Chang
If Meng Yanda finds out, what will he think?"
Liu Yi curled up his lips disdainfully: "Huaiyu has been fighting here for nearly a year. He has fought hundreds of battles, big and small, and is exhausted. To attack, you must use fresh troops instead of exhausted troops. This principle of military art is something he, Meng Chang, does not understand.
, don’t you Liu Fan understand? Don’t Meng Huaiyu himself understand? Besides, it’s not like I won’t give him a chance to make meritorious deeds. I asked him to go back and rest for ten days and a half. After I defeated the demon thief from the front, I will let him
Bring a fresh army to join me, and I will leave him the credit for sweeping the Jingnan counties and even continuing the western expedition to destroy Shu."
Liu Fan's expression changed: "Are you really going to wait for the army of slave slaves to arrive? Just rely on us to do it alone?"
Liu Yi gritted his teeth: "Besieging Guanggu, what did Liu Jinu leave for us? He wanted me to stay here to stop the demon thieves and protect Jiankang. Now I have been there for a year, and he has destroyed Nanyan
, we are about to bring the victorious master back to pick fruits? Is there such a good thing in this world?"
Liu Fan sighed: "But everyone in the world knows that this year we were the ones who withstood the demon thief head-on. Even if Liu Yu comes back to defeat the demon thief, this achievement will still be yours, big brother."
Liu Yi was so angry that he stamped his feet, causing the dust on the roof of the archery tower to scatter. He said bitterly: "Who can kill Lu Xun and Xu Daofu in the end? Who is the first to destroy the demon thief? Before
No matter how long we delay, it is not the first achievement. If in our previous Western Expedition, it was not me who commanded the execution of Huan Xuan and Huan Zhen, but Liu Yu who led the troops to complete these things, I would still have the status of the three giants.
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Liu Fan gritted his teeth: "But, can we really defeat an army of hundreds of thousands of demon thieves with only our two to thirty thousand troops? Isn't it too risky?"
Liu Yi sneered and said: "Soldiers are more valuable than finesse, and strength is more valuable than long-term. When the demon thieves started their army, there were only about ten thousand or three Wu old thieves, plus twenty or thirty thousand newly recruited barbarian tribesmen in Lingnan. Later they developed.
To more than 100,000, they are just recruiting surrenders and rebels along the way. These newly attached troops are just following the wind. They will defect to the monsters and thieves when they see the strength. Once they feel that they are at a disadvantage, they will defect one after another."
Speaking of this, Liu Yi pointed to the camp in front and said: "Just like the enemy camp in front, why did it become empty overnight? Now that our people have searched inside, we can at least be sure.
That is to say, this is really a disintegration, and it is definitely not a false camp to set up an ambush. In addition, half a month ago, the enemy's giant ships and fleets also headed west in the name of attacking Jiangling. This was confirmed by our reconnaissance.
, even Liu Daogui and our scouts in Jingzhou wrote letters to report that these fleets had indeed arrived in the Jiangling area and were not lying in ambush. Fan, what do you think this proves when so much information is combined?"
Liu Fan said thoughtfully: "Could it be that the monster thieves really want to give up and attack Jiangling, forming half of the country where Jingyang is in confrontation?"
Liu Yi laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "You finally realized it. Over the past year, they have also known that it is completely impossible to break through our water and land camp on land. The only hope is to take advantage of the main force
Still, especially the navy, concentrated their forces to fight. The navy first captured the water village outside Jiangling, and the main force of the army followed up and besieged Jiangling. On the line from Xunyang to Yuzhang, relying on the newly recruited troops
These stragglers have set up camp to resist and delay time. Do you think we can continue to slowly maintain a stalemate with them?"