Everything has been settled. Liu Zhang did not choose to charge into the battle. He took Xun You to a high place and was observing the heroic fighting style of Dian Wei and others.
"Gongda, it seems we all think highly of Zhang Lu and the others!"
The situation on the battlefield was clearly visible, and the frantic killings of the coalition forces came into view, which shocked both Liu Zhang and Xun You.
"Yeah, I really didn't expect it to be like this!"
If they had known that the Zhang-Lu coalition would be in internal strife, why would Liu Zhang and Xun You have hesitated before?
"Why do you think they started fighting among themselves?"
Liu Zhang was very curious. It was not that he had never seen fratricide. In the past, the Yellow Turban Army fled and the Xiliang Army fled. They had killed each other and trampled on each other. But it was only because the retreat was blocked and they had to swing their swords.
Hack and kill.
But what about the Zhang and Lu coalition forces now? They are already furious. The troops behind them don’t know what is going on in front, and they don’t even know about the Fire Bull Formation in front! But they don’t know anything, but they know how to pick up the butcher knife and chop at the people around them.
companion!
"Lord, I don't know, maybe it's God's will..."
Xun You broke his head and thought of the reason, but he could only attribute it all to destiny! Even God was helping Liu Zhang and letting the other side kill each other!
"God's will? Haha..."
Liu Zhang couldn't help but think of his ancestor, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu!
At that time, Wang Mang sent an army of 500,000 to attack Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu only had 10,000 people. This was a battle without any suspense at the time. Everyone thought that Liu Xiu would be defeated and killed immediately, and some people had even been released.
It is predicted that Liu Xiu will flee without a fight!
The result was beyond everyone's expectations. Liu Xiu not only did not escape, but also led an army of only 10,000 to resist Wang Mang's army of 500,000!
When everyone thought that Liu Xiu was trying to beat the chariot and was seeking death, Liu Xiu explained to them what it means to be the chosen one!
Wang Mang's army had just set up camp when they were punished by a meteorite falling from the sky!
There is no exaggeration. Either earlier or later, you will not be harmed by the meteorite. But it happened just after Wang Mang’s army set up camp.
Meteors fell from the sky and hit Wang Mang's army! The men who were hit by the 500,000-strong army were thrown off their backs and their livers and gallbladders were split!
The outcome was also very obvious. Liu Xiu led 10,000 people directly into Wang Mang's army. Wang Mang's 500,000-strong army was completely wiped out, and the newly established new dynasty was directly destroyed!
At this time, Liu Zhang was not as exaggerated as Liu Xiu. There was no meteorite falling from the sky to kill Zhang Lu, but Zhang Lujun's cannibalism was enough to make people suspicious!
"Gongda, what should we do next? Send the army south and take Mianzhu directly?"
Liu Zhang himself felt a little guilty when he said that. With the troops in his hands, it would be difficult to take Mianzhu directly, even Fucheng, unless there was a meteorite falling from the sky!
"My lord, do you still remember your analysis of Er Yuan in front of Hulao Pass?"
Liu Zhang was slightly stunned, wondering why Xun You mentioned the Yuan Shao brothers.
"Remember, I said that Yuan and Yuan didn't understand that two parties benefit from cooperation and two harm from separation. Is there any problem?"
Xun You looked forward and nodded slightly.
"Lord, the current situation is the same as that of Er Yuan. It's just that we can't let them unite, we must let them separate!"
Liu Zhang had some enlightenment and came to some understanding.
"Gongda means to let them fight among themselves and then defeat them one by one?"
"Yes and no."
"Um...what is that?"
Liu Zhang was very embarrassed and thought he had guessed Xun You's thoughts correctly.
"Lord, Yizhou is called the land of abundance, mainly because of two places, Bajun and Shujun! This is also the reason why Yizhou is called Bashu!"
"Both Bajun and Shujun have a population of over one million. Bajun has the largest area, Shujun has the largest plains and the densest population! So even if we defeat Zhang and Lu this time, we cannot be enemies with them at the same time, let alone us.
The current strength of troops in field operations may have some advantages, but if we attack cities and demolish strongholds, it will be difficult to achieve anything."
Military strength has always been a headache for Liu Zhang, but now he is unable to recruit troops on a large scale.
"We have finally achieved such a great victory. Do we want to stop moving forward?"
Now that Zhang and Lu's armies were defeated, it was time to reap the rewards, but Xun You and the problem of troop strength did not allow Liu Zhang to advance.
"Lord, these cities will belong to us sooner or later, there is no need to rush to fight for them. If we gather troops and horses to attack Fu County and Mianzhu, this will give Zhang Lu, Jia Long, Zhao Wei, and Ren Qi an extremely strong sense of oppression. The truth is that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold.
They must all understand, so Jia Long, Zhao Wei, and Ren Qi will spare no effort to help Zhang Lu. This will definitely make it much more difficult for us to unify Yizhou."
These words awakened Liu Zhang like a revelation, and he instantly thought of Yuan Shao's two sons fleeing to Liaodong!
However, Liu Zhang remembered that it was Guo Jia who gave Cao Cao advice and slowed down pursuit of the two Yuans, and someone offered them their heads.
Sure enough, Gongsun Kang, the governor of Liaodong, killed Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang and presented their heads to Cao Cao.
The current situation is so similar to when Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang fled to Liaodong!
"Gongda's profound knowledge makes me admire him! It's ridiculous that I can't bear the benefits of the big victory right now!"
Xun You looked pleased. Liu Zhang was surprised that Liu Zhang could understand so quickly.
"Lord, as long as we stay still in Zitong and send a letter to Jia Long, Zhao Wei, and Ren Qi that we do not intend to become enemies with them, these three people will leave Zhang Lu in a short time!
At this time, we only need to expand our existing results. The land north of Zitong will be ours from now on!"
Liu Zhang fully agreed with what Xun You said, but he had doubts about the timing of the break between Jia Long and Zhang Lu.
"Gongda, what if Jia Long and the others never leave Zhang Lu?"
What Liu Zhang was most worried about was that after this defeat, these three people would become more afraid of him, thus strengthening their belief in joining hands with Zhang Lu.
"Lord, don't worry, Bajun, Shujun and Jianweijun are not independent kingdoms of Jialong and the others. There are many big families in the three counties who are unwilling to be ruled by Jialong, Zhao Wei and Ren Qi. If Jialong and the others grow up,
If time does not return to their respective counties, trouble will definitely arise among these aristocratic families, so no matter what, it is impossible for Jia Long and the others to stay in Mianzhu for a long time and fight side by side with Zhang Lu."
Xun You was full of confidence. He believed that as long as Liu Zhang could show enough weakness, the collapse of the Zhang-Lu alliance might be just around the corner.
Despite his reluctance, Liu Zhang had no choice but to follow Xun You's idea. Not to mention that the reinforcements from Hanzhong had not arrived yet, so how could they expand the results of the battle!
"Hey! We still don't have enough troops! If there are 200,000 troops, why worry about the alliance of Zhang and Lu!"
Liu Zhang was very helpless. No matter what he did in the future, he could only stay in Zitong for now!
"Instruct Dian Wei and his men to stop the pursuit after reaching a wide area, and escort the prisoners back to Zitong!"