After sealing Yecheng, there was actually no force in Jizhou that could stop Liu Bei.
Although Yuan Shao's leadership in Jizhou has been established, his reign was still short and he did not have time to issue decrees to every place. Even some small counties far away from Wei County had never received decrees from Yuan Shao.
The local chief officials of the ten counties are now Yuan Shao's people. They are all Yuan Shao's die-hard loyalists and participated in the previous purge of the eunuch industry.
They either worked in Wei Commandery and Yuan Shao's army, or they served as local officials in the ten counties. Those who were unwilling to cooperate with Yuan Shao were either killed by him or abandoned their positions and ran away.
Therefore, when Liu Bei went all the way north, there were some officers who decided to resist out of fear of being liquidated.
But this was of no use, because they had very few troops and horses at their disposal. The prefect of Wei County was captured and killed by Liu Bei, and then the Prime Minister of Zhao and the governor of Julu County were also captured and killed by Liu Bei.
They simply did not have the strength to resist Liu Bei's attack. The principle of thousands of troops marching is clearly reflected here.
Countless officers who took refuge with Yuan Shao were defeated and killed, and many others, seeing that the situation was not good, rubbed oil on their soles and disappeared in a flash.
For example, Changshan, the Prime Minister appointed by Yuan Shao, abandoned his official position and fled without a trace.
The Zhongshan Prime Minister appointed by Yuan Shao was defeated by the family alliance headed by Zhen, captured, and sacrificed alive to Liu Bei, and then was killed by Liu Bei.
The entire liquidation work to bring order to the chaos in Jizhou began from this moment.
Liu Bei reorganized his troops and horses in Zhongshan Kingdom, replenished grain and grass, and went north to explore for news. The family consortium headed by the Zhen family transported grain and materials for Liu Bei, and took the initiative to buy wine and meat for the soldiers. Liu Bei's soldiers were severely eaten before the war.
A meal of meat.
Liu Bei also quickly found the information he needed. He learned that the Xianbei cavalry had marched south and surrounded Dong Zhuo's headquarters in Fanyang City, while Gongsun Zan was surrounded by Yuan Shao in Zhuo County. Neither city was lost. In addition,
Zhuojun has been completely occupied.
The Xianbei cavalry's march south proved that the spontaneous resistance organized by local county officials in Youzhou had basically failed. Even if there were still some sporadic forces fighting to protect themselves, they could not withstand the comprehensive southward march of a large number of Xianbei cavalry and Wuhuan cavalry.
Especially when the main figure Gongsun Zan failed in his duties, failure was inevitable.
Thinking about it, the disaster in Youzhou this time was really tragic.
If he can't win a complete victory here and keep Yuan Shao's head and the heads of the Wuhuan and Xianbei people, then after returning to Luoyang from this expedition, he will definitely be attacked by someone with intentions and his reputation will be damaged.
After all, Gongsun Zan was the governor of Youzhou appointed by himself. Now that something went wrong, it would be difficult for him to completely escape responsibility.
Unless he can beat the Xianbei and Wuhuan people to a bloody pulp in one breath and recreate the grand scene of 300,000 prisoners. In this way, he can overcome the guilt of "unknown people".
But this meant that we had to fight hard and take certain risks, which made the Northern Expedition more difficult.
So Liu Bei sighed helplessly.
My good brother, why are you so far away at such a critical time?
Liu Bei had no choice but to face this situation. He faced more than 30,000 Xianbei cavalry and about 50,000 Yuan Shao's troops. A total of more than 80,000 enemy troops were almost as many as him, Dong Zhuo and Gongsun Zan.
The same, almost the same.
The armies of Liu Yu, Qiao Mao and Niu Fu were either unable to move or were still in the south, unable to move north in a short period of time and unable to become immediate combat forces.
Therefore, it is necessary to join forces with Dong Zhuo while Yuan Shao is still being held back by Gongsun Zan to eat up the Xianbei cavalry.
After clearing his thoughts, Liu Bei no longer concealed the malice in his heart.
This group of Xianbei people are really a little too arrogant and unable to understand the situation.
Didn't the destruction of those two big tribes back then serve as a wake-up call for them?
Or do they not know that the actual person in charge of the Luoyang court is themselves?
It seemed that there had been no Northern Expedition and no construction of the capital for so long that they had forgotten the fear they had brought to them and started to float again.
Is this good?
This is not good.
With a cold face, Liu Bei ordered his troops to move north quickly, preparing these Xianbei people to bring the "cold wave" that they might have forgotten.
This winter will be very cold.
It was not that Suli and Mika were ignorant of the news that Liu Bei had come for reinforcements. The sentinel quickly sent the news of the arrival of Liu Bei's army. However, Su Li and Mika discussed it for a while and felt that they should not be afraid.
Although Liu Bei once defeated the western Xianbei, the western Xianbei tribes in the central and eastern areas regarded the western Xianbei as traitors and rebels against the royal court. Their internal conflicts were also great.
Liu Bei took control of western Xianbei, and eastern Xianbei and central Xianbei were not necessarily unhappy.
Besides, that was what happened back then. Liu Bei might have used some conspiracy to launch a sneak attack, but that bunch of losers in Xianbei in the west didn't get through. Now if they were prepared in advance, they would definitely not let Liu Bei succeed.
They will let Liu Bei defeat here, remind the Han people of the fear that Tanshihuai brought to them, and remind them of the Xianbei hurricane that swept across the northern border of the Han Empire.
You losers from Xianbei in the west, take a good look at our performance!
Suli and Mijia made an agreement with Qu Yi, who followed their attack. Qu Yi led his troops to continue to surround Fanyang City. Suli and Mijia reorganized more than 30,000 Xianbei cavalry and went to show off to Liu Bei.
Qu Yi was quite worried about this.
"Liu Bei has always had a reputation for being good at using troops. He was also a famous general who was invincible in all battles in Liangzhou. He has never been defeated against the Qiang people, Han people, and you Xianbei people. Now he has more troops than you. You guys are
Aren't you more careful?"
Su Li and Mika laughed loudly at this, mocking Qu Yi for being afraid of well ropes after being bitten by a snake for ten years.
If you are afraid of yourself, don't think that we are afraid too, and Liu Bei doesn't have more cavalry than them, they are just a group of heavy infantry. How can such an army fight against us?
Taking a step back, if we can't fight, can't we escape? As long as we run away, Liu Bei can catch up?
Suli and Mika did not listen to Qu Yi's advice and led their troops south. Qu Yi surrounded Fanyang City in the rear, but at the same time he was full of worries and worried about something happening.
The result is true, the more you worry about something, the more it will come to you.
Liu Bei and the Xianbei cavalry engaged in an encounter, and at the beginning of the encounter, Liu Bei had no intention of letting these Xianbei cavalry leave the battlefield alive.
The Tiger Cavalry Army and the Valiant Cavalry Army he brought were full cavalry formations. The other three armies could still muster almost 5,000 elite cavalry. Coupled with the 5,000 Bingzhou cavalry commanded by Lu Bu, the number of cavalry Liu Bei could use was also 3,000.
Thousands of people.
In terms of numbers, Liu is totally worthy!
So he ordered Zhao Yun and Ma Teng to lead a cavalry to outflank from the left, and ordered Pang De and Cao Ren to lead a cavalry to outflank from the right. He personally led the cavalry, together with Zhang Fei, Xu Huang, Cheng Pu and other brave generals leading the assault.
The cavalry attacked from the front and faced off head-on with the Xianbei cavalry.
In addition, the five thousand Bingzhou cavalry led by Lu Bu have also been looking forward to this war for a long time.
After serving as the rear general in Luoyang for a long time, Lu Bu began to feel itchy and wanted to join the war.
He felt a little regretful that Liu Bei didn't call him when he was attacking Yuan Shu before. This time, Liu Bei called him, and he felt very happy.
So when Liu Bei attacked, Lu Bu also received the task and led the Bingzhou cavalry to attack the Xianbei left wing.
He sharpened his sword and took the long-hungry Bingzhou cavalry, preparing to launch a super offensive against the Xianbei people belonging to the Bingzhou people.
They all survived and grew up from the grassland to today's hob meat!
Su Li and Mika actually didn't expect that Liu Bei would take the initiative to attack from the beginning. He was very tough and fierce. He had no strategy, only tactics. He put the infantry at the back from the beginning and had no intention of letting them come forward.
All the cavalry rushed forward.
Cavalry versus cavalry, I want to remind you of the fear of being dominated by the Han Empire!
Don’t forget, my surname is Liu!
Liu Bei roared and participated in this group charge. Under the protection of the most elite iron guard cavalry, he rushed towards the Xianbei cavalry with an indomitable charge, leaving the Xianbei cavalry with little room to even use classic mounted shooting tactics.
When we came up, we faced a full-scale attack by the Han army.
The Xianbei cavalry were forced to fight. After firing a few arrows, they were driven in front of the Han army by a pure cavalry formation. They slashed with their swords and charged with their spears, giving them no chance to react and breathe.
So Suli and Mika's troops were stunned by the Han army as soon as they came up. They completely lost their own tactics and tactics, and followed Liu Bei's tactics completely, without using any of their own specialties.
But when they faced the Han army's sophisticated armor, weapons forged with new steel-forging methods, and powerful horse fighting capabilities, they were completely at a disadvantage once they faced each other.
The Han cavalry charged into the battle, killing one Xianbei cavalry after another like melons and vegetables. The Xianbei cavalry raised their swords to fight, but they often could not persist in fighting the Han army, and would be hacked off by the Han army in a few rounds.
As a result, in hand-to-hand combat, the Xianbei cavalry gradually fell into decline.
Zhang Fei considered himself to be the most powerful man in Liu Bei's army. Especially when he learned that these Xianbei people were running rampant and unbridled in his hometown, destroying his hometown to a complete mess, he couldn't help but feel sad.
After a burst of grief and anger, Zhang Fei fell into a rage.
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