A city that was originally an ordinary city now looks extraordinary.
Everything was as Guo Jia expected, Liu Zhang had personally led the army eastward and stationed himself at the throat of the three counties!
The purpose is also very clear, to drive out the Xianbei people and occupy all the land in Guanzhong.
Before leading his army to the expedition, Liu Zhang had repeatedly confirmed with Lu Su and was familiar with the enemy situation he would face.
The three Xianbei troops totaled about 150,000 cavalry.
It is said to be three parts, but in fact it can be called two parts.
Bu Dugen was completely crippled by Lu Su in the first battle, and he had only a few thousand troops under his command.
If Fu Luohan hadn't been there, he might have been poisoned by Ke Bineng.
One hundred and fifty thousand Xianbei cavalry, this number alone is enough to shock people!
But for Liu Zhang and the Yizhou Army, it was a bit unremarkable.
Since leaving Hanzhong in the north, the Yizhou army first successively eliminated tens of thousands of cavalry under Han Sui and Ma Teng, each time taking only one day.
Then he stationed in Yuzhong to fight the Qiang people, with an army of two to three hundred thousand at every turn!
Therefore, numbers are too pale to deter the Yizhou Army.
From the commander Liu Zhang down to every soldier, they have become numb!
Even so, Liu Zhang still did not despise his enemies, and even gave the Xianbei people enough respect.
Not only did he lead the army, he also gathered all the strength under his command!
The generals included Huang Zhong and Gao Shun from Jieting, Taishi Ci, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun who had been following the expedition, Pang De, Ma Chao, Ma Yue who had just returned, and even Xu Huang from Longxi County and Zhang Liao from Wuwei County were also transferred.
To the front line.
In addition to Xun You, Pang Tong, and Fazheng who were always around, there was also the mastermind Liu Ye who followed Xu Huang back.
It can be said that Qixian City is home to Liu Zhang’s most elite forces!
After Liu Zhang led the three armies to advance to Qixian County, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan who had been stationed in Chencang and Wu Yi who were stationed in Shanggui did not remain indifferent.
Zhang and Ren joined forces together, with Zheng Du and Zhang Song who had returned from Wuwei as the left and right military advisors. They led an army of 25,000 and captured Wugong and Yi County in one fell swoop.
Under the arrangements of Zheng Du and Zhang Song, Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, and Wu Yi became inseparable.
While maintaining a tight defense, Zhang Ren's partial division also launched a coercive attack on Chang'an and Huaili.
Qixian and Wugong armies totaled 85,000 people and officially formed a pincer attack on Guanzhong.
After the Yizhou Army occupied the expected city, they no longer deliberately concealed it, and Liu Zhang's intentions were immediately obvious!
However, what the Yizhou Army did not expect was that the Xianbei people stationed near Chang'an did not make any move.
Qixian County Government is now Liu Zhang's temporary residence and the seat of Liu Zhang's parliament.
"Gongda, haven't there been any movements from the Xianbei people?"
Liu Zhang was quite puzzled. It had been half a month since he publicly revealed his whereabouts, but the Xianbei people in Chang'an City were still standing still.
Normally, if your escape route is cut off, you will definitely panic.
However, the Xianbei people were very calm and did not even send scouts to find out whether Qixian County was occupied by the Yizhou Army.
Xun You shook his head helplessly, as if he had anticipated this situation.
"My Lord, maybe the Xianbei people discovered a large amount of grain in Chang'an City..."
However, Xun You couldn't even convince himself of this argument.
According to scout reports, the Xianbei people have turned Guanzhong upside down.
Even the dock built by Dong Zhuo during his lifetime was not spared.
Unfortunately, the result was not at all what people expected.
After years of squandering and wanton looting by Li Jue and Guo Si, the poverty level in Guanzhong has completely exceeded the imagination of the Xianbei people!
The Xianbei people thought that entering Guanzhong was entering a land of treasures, but in fact the treasures had already been looted!
"I would rather believe that there is bad money left by Dong Zhuo in Chang'an than that there is still food!"
Liu Zhang naturally didn't believe it. If there was enough food to keep 200,000 people calm, how could a handful of corn in Guanzhong cost 500,000 yuan?
"Lord, actually it would be more conducive to the current situation if we stay at the street pavilion."
Seeing no one around, Xun You expressed his thoughts.
Liu Zhang personally led the main force to Qixian, and Zhang Ren sent a partial force to march to Wugong. This was a battle plan formulated by Liu Ye and Pang Tong based on Liu Zhang's needs.
In fact, Xun You has always been opposed to it.
Xun You believed that the soldiers of the three armies had been fighting for a year, and the soldiers were very tired and should take appropriate rest.
Moreover, the grain and grass seemed to be sufficient, but in fact, it was impossible to make ends meet. No amount of grain and grass could sustain the consumption of the entire Liangzhou.
The army was stationed at the street pavilion. In the absence of fighting, the daily food loss was controllable.
Now that the army is stationed in Qixian, they may face an attack by the Xianbei people later.
Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that soldiers are in peak condition at all times.
But such daily food consumption is completely astronomical.
In fact, it only takes half a year to wait until the next harvest.
Once the autumn harvest begins, Yizhou will have a steady stream of grain and grass entering the treasury under the guarantee of the military and civilian villages.
Moreover, after half a year of governance by Lu Su, Liangzhou will definitely produce grain, and it will no longer be completely dependent on Yizhou for military rations.
By then, the food crisis will naturally be resolved.
Therefore, until the eve of sending troops, Xun You was still trying to persuade Liu Zhang to be patient for another six months.
Half a year later, the troops are well-prepared and there are no worries anymore!
If you send out troops at that time, you will surely win in one battle!
Unfortunately, Liu Zhang was stubborn and insisted on attacking immediately.
This was also the first time that Liu Zhang completely refused to give Xun You any face!
"Gongda, now that we have reached this point, we can only go to the dark side..."
Liu Zhang had no intention of blaming Xun You. He knew very well that Xun You had good intentions.
But Liu Zhang also had a reason to come.
"My lord, you are not a confused person, nor have you ever been headstrong. Why are you so determined to cut off the Xianbei people's return this time?"
"Let them go back to the desert, and we can occupy Guanzhong without losing any blood. Wouldn't it be better?"
Xun You was not a wordy person. He really couldn't understand why Liu Zhang had to put the Xianbei people to death at this time.
If the Yizhou Army does not give the Xianbei people a way to survive, how can the Xianbei people not fight to the death?
Although Qixian County currently gathers the most elite forces of the Yizhou Army, in fact, not a single battalion is fully equipped with troops and horses.
The most miserable ones, Huwei Camp and Wuwei Camp, have been damaged by more than half.
Even Zhang Liao's Hanxing camp and Xu Huang's Wubu camp suffered losses of nearly a thousand people.
How can we guarantee victory with 60,000 people against 150,000 Xianbei cavalry?
It is obvious that we can win without fighting and minimize the losses!
But Liu Zhang chose the most dangerous path.
Completely cut off the Xianbei people's return route and fight with them to the death!