The entire Chen Deng army was wiped out, ensuring the absolute control of the military power of the Jizhou people and also discouraging the Xuzhou people. They could pay money and grain, but refused to send troops, so as not to be jealous of the Jizhou people again.
Although it is difficult to kill the same camp, the secret moves behind the scenes are as fatal.
Nowadays, except for some Xianbei, Wuhuan cavalry and Yanzhou soldiers surrounded Pengcheng, almost all of them were Jizhou soldiers. Although Jizhou has many household registrations and can gather more than 100,000 troops, it is not the same for them to capture Pengcheng at the cost of 10,000 casualties.
A small thing.
Zhang Fei's opinion was approved by many people here, and Liu Bei also breathed a sigh of relief.
"After that being said, we should not be careless. Tian Feng and Ju Su are both wise men. Once the situation is wrong, they are completely likely to change their course and show goodwill to the people of Xuzhou." Jian Yong reminded: "If the people of Xuzhou do not send troops, it is not Xuzhou who do not do not have any troops.
I hope it is blocked by the people of Jizhou. If Yuan Shao intends to recruit him, there will still be someone to support him."
"Yes, yes." Zhang Fei nodded.
"So, can you defend Xuzhou? It's not outside the city, but inside the city." Jian Yong grabbed his messy beard and looked at Zhang Fei. "With Yuan Shao's failure to attack the city, our army should hurry up and summarize the experience a while ago
Lesson to make up for loopholes. Yide, I heard that you lost your temper two days ago and injured two more military marquis?”
Zhang Fei was very embarrassed. "They... they don't listen to the dispatch, I..."
Liu Bei frowned and glanced at Zhang Fei. "Yi De, Yun Chang's letter made it clear, Zilong also mentioned that even if the emperor uses troops, he will not whip the soldiers at will. Only by loving soldiers like a son can he get them.
It is hard and strict military discipline, but not only for ordinary soldiers, but generals should set an example. Why can't you change your problem? Have you been drinking again?"
"No...no." Zhang Fei shrank, his whole body embarrassed.
"There is no best." Jian Yong let out a sigh. "The thousand-mile dike was destroyed in the ant hole. When Lu Bu guarded Chang'an, he was because several old soldiers could not bear the bullying of the generals and opened the city to surrender, so that the court was Li Jue,
Guo Si controls the king and his ministers are humiliated. Now Pengcheng is trapped and waiting for help. If he ruins his lord's plan because of a small matter, wouldn't it be a pity?"
Zhang Fei didn't dare to speak, just nodded like a chicken pecking at the rice.
Everyone here knows that if Liu Bei can restore his clan to his family, it will be of great significance not only to Liu Bei himself, but also to all of them.
"Xianhe, I heard that if you guard the city for a hundred days without reinforcements, those who surrender are not guilty, that is..."
Jian Yong raised his hand and interrupted Liu Bei. "My lord, this thought must not be achieved."
Liu Bei was a little embarrassed, but fortunately he was scheming and his face remained unchanged. "Why?"
"The energy can be boosted, but it should not be released. But if the lord has this intention, it will inevitably express it in normal times. It will make the soldiers last for a hundred days and naturally relax. Once a hundred days arrive, the momentum will be greatly released and there will be a risk of destroying the city. Furthermore,
Innocence does not mean making merit. Even if the emperor does not hold the lord accountable, there will be no reward. I believe that the lord should abandon distracting thoughts and live and die together with Pengcheng."
Jian Yong looked at Liu Bei and said, "Forgive me and say nothing, on the day of breaking the city, Yide can escort his wife. The young master left the city, but the lord could not abandon the city and leave. Compared with the clan, the lord's life and death are insignificant. The lord's war
Isn’t it just for wealth in half a lifetime? What else is richer than the royal family.”
Liu Bei stared at Jian Yong for a while, let out a breath slowly, and nodded.
Sun Gan looked at Jian Yong uneasyly, wanting to speak but stopping.
Under Jian Yong's insistence, Liu Bei made a decision.
No matter when reinforcements arrive, you must never mention surrender. From now on, in accordance with the suggestions of Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, soldiers will be organized to review the wars in the past period, check for omissions, and use the intelligence and intelligence of the first soldier as much as possible. .
Therefore, there must be no re-offending of whipping soldiers.
There are too many such examples and too miserable. In addition to the incident of Lu Bu guarding Chang'an mentioned by Jian Yong, Li Ling's defeat and capture were also related to the abuse of soldiers. Zhang Fei lost to Pei County not long ago, which was also inseparable from his unfriendly attitude towards the Danyang soldiers.
If it weren't for this, Cao Bao could have held on for a while and would not surrender immediately.
If those ten thousand Danyang soldiers were in hand, Pengcheng would never be so critical.
Zhang Fei did not dare to take it lightly and agreed repeatedly about whether Liu Bei could restore his clan.
After the meeting, Jian Yong and Sun Gan walked out of the main courtyard and walked towards their own courtyard.
"Xianhe, aren't your words a little too heavy?" Sun Gan said softly.
"Why should the lord live and die with Pengcheng?"
Sun Gan glanced at Jian Yong and smiled and said, "So you know it too."
"Of course I know, I did it on purpose." Jian Yong sighed. "You have been following your lord for a short time, and you don't know that it is difficult for your lord to start a business. Many times, all he can do is to save his life and avoid being burned. His strength is limited, which is a helpless move. , It’s understandable, but if you do it too much, you will inevitably have habits. Once you encounter difficulties, the first thing you think of is to escape.”
Sun Gan suddenly realized that he had this feeling, but he did not think so thoroughly.
Although Liu Bei has always been brave, he always gives people a sense of cowardice in retreating in the face of difficulties. He rarely sees him fighting desperately for victory. Once he encounters danger, Liu Bei's first reaction is to retreat and save his life.
"This is the last opportunity. You can't have the slightest hesitation. You must have the courage to take a long time." Jian Yong sighed. "The opportunity must not be missed, and the time will never come again. Within five years, the world will be peaceful. If you want to make achievements, you will not have it. There is a chance."
"In less than five years?" Sun Gan couldn't help laughing. "Xianhe is so confident?"
Jian Yong stopped and turned to look at Sun Gan. "Gongyou, can't you still see it? Thinking about how many years did Qin Shihuang use to unify the six kingdoms? Today, Zi held Liang Jingrui in his hand, which was no less than Qin Shihuang. Back then, Shandong prefectures and counties were not the six countries that year. Yuan Shao, the strongest, did not dare to fight against Dong Zhuofan. How many days could he last when facing the emperor?"
Sun Gan thought about it and nodded in agreement.
It is actually easy for the emperor to pacify the world. Yuan Shao is no match at all. The only problem is whether the emperor is willing to bear the infamous like Qin Shihuang.
After all, he was the Emperor of Han, not the barbarian king like Qin Shihuang. Shandong prefectures and counties are also his people, not his enemies.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei did not have many opportunities. He defended Pengcheng, restored his clan and became a clan member. If he could not defend Pengcheng, he would be an ordinary person in his life. In the future, he would be considered to be at the top.
Of course, this is their last chance.
If Liu Bei could not establish a country, if they wanted to be prosperous and wealthy, they could only turn to others, which would definitely not be as smooth as Liu Bei's founding of the country.
From this perspective, it is very necessary for Jian Yong to ignore Liu Bei and Zhang Fei's face and ask Liu Bei to fight to the death and prohibit Zhang Fei from whipping the soldiers.
This is not Liu Bei's own business, but the future of everyone.
"Xianhe, listen to your words, which made me suddenly enlightened."