This shouting brought Liu Xin's thoughts back. Yes, "One general's success can lead to thousands of bones drying up", "It's painful to prosper the people, and it's painful to destroy the people". These words only stayed in books in the past, but now they are faced by countless people.
Only after the fallen soldiers did he truly feel how cruel reality is. If he wants to fight for the world, these things are unavoidable. Liu Xin secretly warned himself that he must be more cautious in future decisions. His position is different.
You have to think twice about everything and feel like you are walking on thin ice.
But I heard Zhang Fei shouting again: "I'm so angry, there are so many horses, but few of them are useful!"
It turned out that Liu Xin was here to feel sorry for the wounded and wounded soldiers, but Zhang Fei was over there to feel sorry for the war horses on the ground. Many of these war horses had their hooves cut off and were no longer able to gallop. Some were injured by arrows or shot by arrows.
The horses were trampled by random horses, and only less than a thousand horses could still continue to ride. Seeing Zhang Fei stamping his feet like a child, Liu Xin seemed to be infected, laughed, and said: "Okay, Yide
, don't feel bad there. When Chang'an is captured, we will continue to send troops to let the Qiang and Huns know what a mistake they made in helping Dong Zhuo! Those nomads have many war horses, and they are afraid that we will be missing by then.
Isn’t it possible?”
Chen Gong was an upright man. He heard the meaning of Liu Xin's words, as if he was going to plunder the nomadic people. He hurriedly raised his hands and said: "My lord, these nomadic cavalry must have been forced by Dong Thief's coercion and had no choice but to send troops to fight with us."
Against the enemy. We, the Han Dynasty, are a country of benevolence and righteousness. We thrive on etiquette. If your lord wants war horses, you can trade them with those grassland tribes. You must not rely on strength to bully the weak. I hope your lord will think twice."
In fact, Liu Xin does not agree with Chen Gong's statement. He also talks about benevolence and righteousness, but it depends on who he is talking to. Of course, he can talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality to benevolent and righteous people, but he can only meet wolves with fists. These nomadic tribes on the grassland
, has been the biggest threat to the Han nation for thousands of years, and has destroyed the Han government many times in history, turning the Han people into their slaves. Liu Xin does not have much affection for them in his heart, he only thinks about
Don't let history repeat itself. However, he did not refute Chen Gong's words. The current occasion was not suitable for a debate with him. He could only smile and said: "Gongtai, do you think I look like a robber?"
Chen Gong also smiled sheepishly and said, "This subordinate is overly worried."
Early the next morning, Liu Xin continued to march forward without encountering any obstacles along the way. Soon he arrived at the foot of Hechi City, but saw that the city gate was wide open and not a single defender could be seen. Several fires broke out in the city and billowed.
Thick smoke shot straight into the sky.
Kuai Yue raised his hands on his horse and said, "Lord, be careful that there is a scam in the city."
Seeing the scene in front of him, Liu Xin somehow remembered the Empty City Strategy. As to who implemented the Empty City Strategy during the Three Kingdoms period, many experts and scholars have made arguments in later generations. Some said that Wang Ping used the Empty City Strategy, and some said that Wenpin used the Empty City Strategy.
, some even said that Cao Cao had used the Empty City Strategy, but they all believed that Zhuge Liang had never used the Empty City Strategy. Since Zhuge Liang had never used the Empty City Strategy, how could Dong Zhuo come up with the Empty City Strategy? Liu Xin only thought about it briefly, and then decisively
He said: "Hechi must be an empty city now. There is no need to worry. You must not disturb the people after entering the city."
His judgment was correct. Hechi was really an empty city, and it was completely empty. There was almost no living person in the city. Dead bodies were lying everywhere in the streets and alleys. Many male corpses had their heads cut off, and there were
Some of the young female corpses were naked, and their death conditions were horrific. Liu Xin was shocked by the sight in front of her. This was a massacre, an inhumane massacre of unarmed civilians.
The soldiers finally put out the fire in the city and rescued a dying young man from the ruins. From his intermittent words, we learned that it was the Qiang and Huns soldiers who had just been defeated yesterday who did all this.
Liu Xin couldn't help but think of the sad and angry poem written by Cai Yan in history. The scene of "a man's head hangs on a horse's head and a woman is carried on the horse's back" seemed to be right in front of him. He couldn't help but said bitterly: "These livestock herders! I won't avenge this revenge."
, I swear not to be a human being!"
Chen Gong, who had just been worried that Liu Xin would brutally suppress these nomads, was speechless when he saw what he saw. An extremely sad and angry mood spread among the Han army, and the soldiers were furious and asked for battle. However,
, At this time, Liu Xin's mind became clearer and clearer. He knew very clearly that the current targets were Dong Zhuo and Liu Xie, and it was not yet time to deal with these grassland tribes.
Soon another scout came to report that Dong Zhuo had set up two large camps in front of Sanguan, forming a horn with Sanguan. On the left were Li Jue and Beigong Boyu, and on the right were Guo Si and Liu Bao. They were both in deep ditches.
The base was high and heavily guarded, as if they were going to have a long-term stalemate with Liu Xin.
After hearing the report, Liu Xin snorted coldly and said: "Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao, these two traitors haven't gone back yet. If they fall into my hands this time, you will be unable to survive or die!"
The three armies listened to the order and set up camp in front of the pass. We will not fight unless Dong Zhuo is defeated!"
Dong Zhuo did adopt Li Ru's suggestion this time. Liu Xin's army came from Xiangyang. The road to Shu was difficult and dangerous, and supplies were very difficult. They would not be able to last long, so they set up camp at Sanguan and took a defensive position. Of course, now this
There was no other way around the situation for Dong Zhuo. After all, he had lost three battles in a row, and all of them had been miserably. The morale of the three armies was low, and they could only rely on danger to defend. Dong Zhuo mobilized a total of 550,000 for this expedition.
After several battles, the army lost some men and horses, but still numbered 370,000. In addition, when he moved Liu Xie out of Luoyang, he looted and amassed countless money and food. This place is close to Chang'an, and he
I am confident that I will bring down Liu Xin.
Although Liu Xin also dispatched three major legions and lost 20,000 troops in several battles, he still had to consider the defenses of Chengdu, Hanzhong, Jiameng Pass and Yangping Pass, as well as Ju County and Hechi.
Some troops needed to be dispersed. As a result, there were only 120,000 people gathered outside Sanguan, and more than 13,000 cavalry among them could not be used unless absolutely necessary. Liu Xin also set up four camps in front of Sanguan.
, Xu Huang is on the left and Gao Shun is on the right. He personally leads Zhang Fei, Sun Ce and Wenpin to guard the central army. Huang Zhong leads the cavalry and infantry to defend the rear camp. The rear camp stores a large amount of military supplies, equipment and food. In order to prevent
Dong Zhuo sent Lu Bu to launch a surprise attack. Only Huang Zhong was guarding the area, and Liu Xin was most at ease. Wei Yan, on the other hand, was responsible for transporting supplies from Chengdu to the front line.
The stalemate between the two armies in front of Sanguan lasted for more than three months, with more than 20 major and minor battles. Although Liu Xin won more than he lost, he could not move forward one step.
Liu Xin felt that his current situation was a bit like the stalemate between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in Guandu in history. Like Cao Cao, he had fewer but better troops, but Cao Cao's situation at that time was much more difficult than him. Cao Cao was based on seven
Ten thousand to seven hundred thousand, while Liu Xin's was 120,000 to 370,000. Moreover, Cao Cao was seriously short of food and grass, but Liu Xin had plenty of money and food.
However, Liu Xin did not feel that he was any easier than Cao Cao in history. Although Dong Zhuo was cruel and murderous, he listened to the opinions of his subordinates and was able to let them use troops, unlike Yuan Shao who was too resourceful and decisive.
Be broad on the outside and taboo on the inside. Especially after several battles, Liu Xin realized that he had been too misled by his memory. He had always thought that Li Jue and Guo Si were not great, and he did not take them seriously. Who knew
After the fight, I realized that these two people were very special. Maybe their personal bravery was not worth mentioning, but they were quite good at arranging troops. Several of Liu Xin's proactive attacks were thwarted by them.
Liu Xin did not want to see this kind of stalemate. He was inferior to Dong Zhuo in terms of military strength. What he hoped most was to mobilize the enemy and then find opportunities to concentrate his strength to defeat them one by one. In the previous few victories, in addition to dealing with Beigong Boyu,
In addition to the battle with Liu Bao in which he won with less, in other battles, Liu Xin did not suffer in terms of local strength. Now, Dong Zhuo has shrunk his forces together and rarely takes the initiative to attack. This stalemate situation has made
Liu Xin was in a dilemma.
Seeing this scene, Chen Gong said: "To inform you, my lord, I think you can order General Zhao Yun to lead an army to attack Wuguan. After hearing the news, Dong Zhuo will definitely divide his troops for reinforcements, and perhaps he will find a fighting opportunity by then."
Liu Xin pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head and said: "Zilong is responsible for defending the north gate of Xiangyang. Once the attack on Wuguan fails, it will give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it and endanger the safety of Xiangyang. We must not ignore it. Zilong
The dragon’s men and horses must not move lightly!”
Kuai Yue also stood up and said: "Now that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, it is not suitable to use troops. Why don't you, my lord, retreat to Yangping Pass for the time being, refuse to hold on to the pass, and make better plans later."
Zhang Fei stood up and shouted: "We have been fighting for so long, why should we retreat after suffering a slight setback? If you want to retreat, I will never go back until we win Sanguan."
Liu Xin glanced at Zhang Fei and saw that all the beards on his face were standing on end, his eyes were as big as wine cups, and he looked very scary. He laughed unconsciously and said: "Yide, you
Don't be impatient, retreating is not something I'm considering for the moment. We are in trouble, and Dong Zhuo's life must be hard too. Let's compete with him for endurance and see who can last longer. I have something to discuss in Yidu.
Let's do it for you. There are not many people in Hechi anymore, and a lot of land has been laid waste. You go to Juqe and Hanzhong to recruit some people to come to Hechi and distribute them fields and grain so that they can take root here."
Kuai Yue quickly understood what Liu Xin meant and said happily: "Please rest assured, my lord, my subordinates will definitely fulfill their mission!"
Most people in other places now live and work in peace and contentment, but the people in Hanzhong and Ju County have not yet tasted the sweetness of the New Deal and are still living a life of hungry meals. Now that they have an opportunity to support their families, they will naturally not let it go.
.Although there was a confrontation between the two armies to the north of Hechi, within a few days, Kuai Yue still recruited a large number of people who voluntarily moved to Hechi. After all, having enough to eat was better than starving to death.
The news that Liu Xin was reclaiming wasteland in Hechi soon reached Dong Zhuo's ears. Of course, this news was deliberately released by Liu Xin, just to let Dong Zhuo know that I, Liu Xin, am going to take root here in Hechi and fight against you.
After all, he wanted to force Dong Zhuo to make the first move.