Judging from the current battlefield situation, the Wuhuan people are not very strong, but they still have quite a lot of soldiers and horses.
Therefore, at the military meeting, Liu Bei believed that it would be inconvenient for the army to march separately in the future, so it should be concentrated together, looking for opportunities to fight the Wuhuan people, defeat them in one battle, and then further launch the Northern Expedition.
In this regard, most generals had no objections and agreed with Liu Bei's idea.
In the dead of winter, Dong Zhuo made a suggestion to Liu Bei.
"General, it is the first month now. The weather is very cold and the men and horses are exhausted. If we continue to fight, I am afraid that the soldiers and horses will suffer more damage. Do you think we should station the troops in Youzhou for two months and wait for the spring to start before going out?"
Liu Bei thought for a while and shook his head.
"It is true that it becomes more difficult to advance during the severe winter. However, if we wait until spring to send troops, we will need local help, which will inevitably affect the next spring plowing and cause greater harm to Youzhou.
Youzhou has already suffered serious losses after this catastrophe. If spring plowing cannot be carried out at full capacity next year, there will definitely be a famine in Youzhou, which will be a huge sin for us."
Liu Bei's opinion was unanimously recognized by his subordinates, and Dong Zhuo said nothing more.
After everyone ended the meeting and returned to the military tent to rest and deal with military affairs, Dong Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief and took off his military helmet. He thought carefully about Liu Bei's performance just now and couldn't help but marvel in his heart.
What kind of temperament does Lu Bu have? He has been with Lu Bu for a while, and he has a little understanding of it.
To put it simply, it means that one has a strong ambition for fame and puts interests above all else.
In this regard, they are similar to people from the border areas. Because of the harsh environment in which they grew up and the precarious lifestyle, survival is the most important thing. Therefore, their way of thinking is essentially the same as that of scholars from inland prefectures and counties.
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Furthermore, Lü Bu relied on his powerful abilities and was extremely confident in himself. Dong Zhuo originally thought that he could still control him, but this time he jumped up and became the rear general. Dong Zhuo immediately felt that Lü Bu was not as obedient as before.
If you want to help your adoptive father with something, it may not be possible for you to get such huge benefits.
In the past, he didn't have such a big appetite.
And just now, Dong Zhuo had a strong sense of déjà vu, feeling that Lu Bu seemed to be impressed by Liu Bei, as if he had accepted Liu Bei's leadership and was willing to obey Liu Bei's orders.
Is this an illusion?
Dong Zhuo still had thoughts about things, but Liu Bei had no such thoughts.
He mobilized his troops and generals to arrange formations, and then sent out sentries widely to search for the enemy and explore the enemy's situation. Finally, he determined that there was a large wave of Wuhuan people in the Liaodong vassal state. On the 20th of the first month, he ordered the entire army to attack and march into the Liaodong vassal state.
Wuhuan, who was wreaking havoc in the Liaodong vassal state, was under the command of Su Puyan, but this group of people was cunning, or timid. They probably got the warning from Nanlou who escaped, and before Liu Bei could lead his troops to attack,
They just ran away.
Taking the things they looted and many Han people who looted, they ran away together and moved closer to Qiuli's residence in Liaodong County.
However, precisely because they carried too much looted property and were reluctant to part with these hard-won property, they had to take it with them and did not pack lightly, so the speed was very slow.
Liu Bei then ordered Zhang Fei to lead his cavalry in pursuit, and he led a large force behind to catch up with Su Puyan's rear troops in the southeast of the Liaodong vassal state.
Without saying a word, Zhang Fei rushed up and beat them hard, and was entangled in them. When Liu Bei's large army came over and surrounded them with one move, Su Buyan's troops were made dumplings by Liu Bei, and the whole army was wiped out.
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Su Puyan himself was killed, and his tribe was either killed or surrendered. All the property, livestock, and grain they had plundered were captured by the Han army, and another 50,000 to 60,000 Han people were rescued.
It was freezing cold, so Liu Bei treated them to a meal of beef and mutton, gave them clothes, and sent his subordinates to lead troops to escort them and the captured Wuhuan prisoners back to Yuyang County for temporary resettlement.
Later, Liu Bei led a large force to charge towards Liaodong County.
At this time of year, the situation in Liaodong County is not good, but it is not bad either, because Liaodong County is the only county in Youzhou that still maintains resistance under the leadership of the county guard. Even the neighboring Xuantu County still has
The reason why there was no fall was because Gongsun Du, the governor of Liaodong, held back Qiu Liju's main force.
Gongsun Du was not originally a county governor. He had been idle at home for almost twenty years and had not been able to serve as an official because he had offended some important officials. If Liu Bei hadn't recommended him as the governor of Liaodong County after he became the general, he would have almost missed it.
I have forgotten what it feels like to be an official.
After learning that Liu Bei appointed him as the governor of Liaodong, Gongsun Du once thought that he was recommended by Gongsun Zan, the tribesman who had been appointed as the governor of Youzhou before, so he wrote a letter of thanks to Gongsun Zan and sent him gifts. As a result, Gongsun Zan wrote back saying
He had never done this, so he asked him to thank Liu Bei personally.
This makes Gongsun Du a little strange. He and Liu Bei are strangers. Although Liu Bei is also from Youzhou, he lives in Zhuo County and he grew up in Xuantu County. They are really far apart and it is impossible to know each other.
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So, who recommended it?
Gongsundu sent people to Luoyang with gifts to find out about this matter. But before he got an accurate answer, the Wuhuan people's rebellion broke out, and they killed the general guarding Wuhuan Zhonglang in a surprise attack.
There was sudden chaos east of Liaoxi County.
At that time, Gongsun Du had only served as the prefect of Liaodong County for three months. Logically speaking, his foundation should be unstable. However, Gongsun Du was not an ordinary person. In these three months, he did two things.
First, kill people.
He used various reasons to arrest and kill those who had offended him, despised him, and treated him disrespectfully over the years. He used these reasons to kill more than fifty people, implicating more than sixty members of his family.
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The people in the county were frightened, so Gongsun Du established his prestige by killing people.
The reason why the people of Liaodong County did not dare to resist after being killed like this by Gongsun Du was because Gongsun Du used the banner to make tiger skins and claimed that he had a close relationship with Gongsun Zan, the governor of Youzhou, and then had an affair with Liu Bei, the general of Luoyang.
Relationship is a state where there is someone above.
You need to talk about your background when you come out to hang out, but is my background comparable to yours?
Not to mention Gongsun Zan, they are all members of the Gongsun family, so it is natural for them to be related.
Liu Bei is more surprising.
Liu Bei, the general in the Weijia Sea, was actually related to Gongsun Du. This frightened those who had heard of Liu Bei's fame and they did not dare to resist Gongsun Du for fear of being listed by the imperial court.
So Gongsun Du used these connections to show off his power, successfully frightened the powerful officials in the county, killed more than 60 members of his family, and established his own prestige.
The second thing is to recruit troops.
Gongsun Du knew that raising banners and making tiger skins would have a certain effect, but it was soldiers and horses that ultimately allowed him to gain a firm foothold and become the governor of Liaodong.
According to regulations, border counties can have 3,000 county soldiers to defend against foreign invasion. Gongsundu not only took over the former eunuch's team and used his own family's private soldiers to supplement the 3,000 county soldiers, he also took advantage of the high sky and the emperor's far distance.
In the name of recruiting handymen, another 2,000 strong men were recruited to join the army, and a Liaodong Army of 5,000 men was organized and trained.
Of course, the source of military resources is those sixty or so unlucky people.
As a result, in less than three months, Gongsun Du established his power in Liaodong County, and then prepared to take the initiative to attack Wuhuan to make achievements.
Yes, on the eve of the Wuhuan people preparing to launch a rebellion, Gongsun Du also prepared to attack Wuhuan and conquer the Wuhuan tribe, in order to publicize his military exploits and win Liu Bei's appreciation.
He felt that if Liu Bei appointed him an official, he would have to do something to repay Liu Bei's appointment.
Then the Wuhuan people launched a rebellion. On the day Gongsun Du sent out troops to prepare for a sneak attack, the Wuhuan people also launched a surprise attack. The tribe Gongsun Du was planning to attack was also planning to attack Gongsun Du. The two sides plotted against each other.
Then the calculation came together.
When the battle started, everyone was a little confused, but Gongsun Du still won. He killed more than a thousand people, captured more than 10,000 people, wiped out the small Wuhuan tribe, and won the victory.
However, the victory of this battle also alerted Gongsun Du, because from the prisoners' mouths, Gongsun Du learned about the large-scale rebellion of the Wuhuan people. He was suspicious and sent people to inquire. The news brought back by the sentry alerted Gongsun Du.
Du was shocked.
Realizing that something was wrong, Gongsun Du quickly sent people to Zhuo County to ask for Gongsun Zan's help. He then strengthened the walls and cleared the country, moved all the people around Xiangping into Xiangping, then widened the moat, raised the city walls, hoarded food, and urgently mobilized all the men in the city.
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What is gratifying is that Gongsun Du completed the defense of Xiangping before the main force of the Wuhuan rebels arrived.
Seeing that the attack on Xiangping failed, the Wuhuan people surrounded Xiangping, and then went to attack other counties. Gongsun Du didn't know the result. Anyway, in December, a large number of Wuhuan people came to Xiangping with some siege equipment.
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The emergence of this situation made Gongsundu realize that he might have to fight alone for a long period of time.