Chapter 274 The Battle of Wuxi, Huang Zhong's Battle
"Your Majesty." Abu said to Ye Wutie: "I see that the leaders of all the tribes are very dissatisfied this time. This summer and autumn are much hotter than in previous years. No tribe is not in shortage of food. Wu Xi's actions are excusable.
, this was a normal thing in the past.
But as Liu Zhang is our ally, Wuxi didn't rob anything at all. The king personally sent a letter to negotiate, but refused to let him go. Doesn't this mean that he doesn't take the king seriously at all? If this continues, other tribes will think that we, Youxi,
Because, because of the relationship between the young lord, I am flattering Liu Zhang." . .
"This is not important. The Han people look down on us. They have always been like this." Abu took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, we don't have enough food to eat. Many villages and caves are frugal in food and clothing. Many people died of illness because of hunger.
But even so, it is difficult to survive the hunting season. Everyone has only two choices, either starve or go to the Han people's place. Recently, three more recruiting stations have been added to Fuling. My king, do you think Liu Zhang should be an ally?
What does it look like?”
Ye Wutie silently looked at the snow in the sky. When he formed an alliance with Liu Zhang before, he never thought that this would happen. He thought that Liu Zhang would rule Shuzhong. If the barbarians lost their livelihood, they would go to Jingzhou at the worst possible time.
But now Liu Zhang's territory is all around, and the Wuxi barbarians have nowhere to grab. Liu Zhang recruited soldiers, intermarriages, and granted Tiansi imperial examinations. Due to the disaster of high temperature, almost one-tenth of the barbarians were taken away. And as the severe winter approaches,
This momentum will become even greater.
At this point, Ye Wutie also felt that there was a thorn in his heart. Baojin had lost three thousand tribesmen and his strength was greatly damaged. This time when he came to join the alliance, he almost begged himself to send troops. Although he suppressed it, what was in his heart?
no feeling. . .
If you come to seek treasure gold in a desperate situation, you will definitely feel resentful if you come back disappointed. Other tribes will also be sad, and Ye Wutie will only feel a lot of pressure.
"Let's see, as long as we survive this winter, it will be fine. After all, many tribesmen still miss their homeland."
Ye Wutie said that he did not have much confidence. The barbarians thought about their homeland more than the herdsmen, but it was not static. Wuxi's landform was vast. If there was no prey for several years in a row, these barbarians would not abandon the caves of the village and move.
Go somewhere else. Now that there is a place like Han, many barbarians are tempted.
Ye Wutie turned around and left the cliff and walked towards the back. Abu sighed heavily. He was not trying to sow discord between Wuxi and the Han people. He was just considering it from Ye Wutie's point of view. Abu also knew Ye Wutie's difficulties.
Hao Zai persuaded him, shook his head, and followed.
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After the New Year, every household in Yizhou hangs up lanterns, and the Mufu is also festive. The maids and stewards are busy preparing for the marriage of Liu Zhang and Huang Yue.
On the evening before the Lantern Festival, Liu Zhang was handling official duties in his study. Recently, apart from approving books, he was accompanying Huang Yue. Before, he had nothing to worry about, so it was nothing to approve books until very late. Now he is afraid that Huang Yue will be waiting for him most of the night. Liu Zhang
Try to review as quickly as possible.
However, it happened that at the beginning of the new year, there were so many brochures, which made Liu Zhang a little discouraged.
It was already midnight after Liu Zhang finished reviewing the last booklet. He stretched out comfortably and remembered that he would be the groom's official tomorrow, which was somewhat of a happy news. A faint smile appeared on his face.
People really feel happy when happy events happen. Ever since I returned to Yizhou, good things have happened one after another. First, there was a bumper harvest in Yizhou, and then the four imperial examinations went smoothly. Good news kept coming from the craftsmen's room, and business and agriculture were in good order. Then Huang Yue was pregnant, and now she is about to
They got married.
Liu Zhang couldn't help but feel proud of the wind.
Just as he was about to get up and go to Huang Yue's room, Lotus suddenly ran in in a hurry and said loudly: "It's not good, sir, Miss Xiao is back."
"Rong'er is back?" Liu Zhang was overjoyed. He looked up and down at the lotus and asked curiously, "What are you doing? Ron'er is back for the wedding, not to catch someone."
Xiao Furong promised to come back before her and Huang Yue's wedding, but she hasn't come back until now. Liu Zhang thought he had been away from home for too long and wanted to stay longer, but he didn't expect to come back anyway.
But the lotus flower looked like it was as if Princess Iron Fan came when she was marrying Fairy Zixia.
"No, it's not..." Lianhua waved her hands hurriedly, too anxious to speak. At this moment, a slender figure broke in and fell to the ground before Liu Zhang could get close.
Liu Zhang took a closer look and saw that it was Xiao Furong. Xiao Furong's clothes were torn and covered with mud, her forehead was covered with Han water, her face was anxious, her hair was messy on her chest and back, and she fell to the ground panting.
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Liu Zhang was startled and hurriedly helped Xiao Furong up: "Rong'er, what's wrong? The wedding is tomorrow, there's no need to be in such a hurry, look at you like this."
"No, it's not." Xiao Furong waved her hand heavily, and Liu Zhang was about to help her go to the chair. Xiao Furong grabbed Liu Zhang and said urgently: "Husband, it's not good, all of us from Wuxi are dispatched, gathering 50,000 people, to attack Fuling
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"What?" Liu Zhang's heart skipped a beat, and his expression changed instantly. However, looking at Xiao Furong's condition, he didn't rush into anything no matter how urgent it was. He first helped Xiao Furong sit on a chair, and then asked Lianhua to bring him a cup of tea.
Xiao Furong didn't care about the Han etiquette she had learned and drank it all in two gulps.
"What exactly happened?" Liu Zhang asked after Xiao Furong slowed down.
Xiao Furong breathed a few sighs of relief, held her heaving chest and said: "Wuxi has made two alliances, and each tribe has requested to invade Han territory, but my father suppressed them all. However, just ten days ago, the next
It rained, and the dripping water turned into ice.
It rained for three consecutive days, and many villages were crushed by ice. It was freezing cold. Originally, there was not enough food this year, so the tribesmen would still hunt in the snow in winter. However, it was frozen everywhere, and hunting was no longer possible. Many tribesmen stepped on the ice.
Fall off the cliff.
Five days ago, many tribesmen lost their villages and had no food. Many died of cold and hunger. The tribes petitioned my father again, and the people from Youxi also petitioned. My father had no choice but to agree.
At the request of the tribe, 30,000 people have gathered at Youxi in three days, and I believe that 50,000 people are almost here now.
My father imprisoned me in the village, but fortunately Sister Sangye took me out. Husband, please think of a way quickly, and you must not start a fight."
Xiao Furong looked at Liu Zhang anxiously. On one side was her clansman, on the other was her husband. Fifty thousand people was almost the total force that the Wuxi people could dispatch. If the clansmen won this battle, Yizhou would be robbed.
Regardless of the property, the husband's foundation will be unstable and his reputation will plummet. Jing Yi will definitely be in chaos.
And if my husband wins, there are 50,000 people, and with my husband's fierce methods, Wuxi may no longer exist, and will have to be oppressed and bullied by the Nanzhong barbarians in the future.
Xiao Furong was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma, only hoping for a perfect solution.
Liu Zhang tapped his forehead. He finally knew why Xiao Furong came to "attend the wedding" now. It turned out that it was blocked by Yewutie. The Five Streams are thousands of miles away from Chengdu. Fortunately, Xiao Furong came all night. Liu Zhang saw
Looking at Xiao Furong, who was in a state of embarrassment and dripping with sweat, she felt a little moved in her heart.
I didn't expect the accident to come so quickly. Fifty thousand barbarians are not a small number. Now Yizhou has just entered a period of recuperation and there are not many soldiers and horses everywhere. If the army is to be mobilized on a large scale, money and food will be consumed in war. Yizhou's internal affairs
The results may be lost.
"Here comes someone."
"Here." Wang Xu walked in.
"Immediately Pegasus sent an order. The garrison at Yubeli Pass and elsewhere in eastern Shu quickly reinforced Fuling, and Yang Huai controlled all the troops.
Liu Quan of Brazil left 5,000 of his 20,000 troops, and the rest moved south.
Li Hui, the captain of Jiangzhou, guarded Bajun to guard against the Nanzhong barbarians taking the opportunity to invade.
Zhang Ren was ordered not to move the trained cavalry and infantry under any circumstances, and the remaining 40,000 field troops were assembled, commanded by Deng Zhi, and rushed directly to Fuling."
"Husband..." Xiao Furong looked at Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang knew what she was thinking, patted her thin shoulder, nodded to reassure her, and said to Wang Xu: "Send the order to Fazheng, Huang Quan, Wang Fu, Huang Zhong, Gao
Pei and other civil and military officials will come immediately to discuss matters."
"Yes." Wang Xu took the order and left.
The barbarian soldiers gathered, Yizhou was shrouded in dark clouds, Xiao Furong was faster than the scouting horse, Fazheng and Huang Quan arrived at the study room overnight, and then they knew what had happened in Wuxi. It was not that the Han army in Wuxi was unable to detect the horse, but the cold weather
When the ground is frozen, it is difficult to go deep into the Wuxi jungle.
If it had not been for Xiao Furong this time, I am afraid that the barbarians would have gathered their troops and went down the mountain before the Han army got the news, and there would have been a real chaos in eastern and southern Shu.
In the history of the Han Dynasty, when foreign invaders invaded, the imperial court always reacted belatedly. Even if they defeated the foreigners in the end, they still caused great damage to the border. Although they usually had suspicions against Xiao Furong, Huang Quan, Wang Fu and others had some feelings for Xiao Furong at this time.
gratitude.
All the civil and military personnel were dignified, and there were fifty thousand Wuxi barbarians. Although the threat was great, if the Sichuan army came out with all their troops, they would surely be defeated.
But this is not the key. The key point is that if the Sichuan army comes out and goes to war, Yizhou's internal affairs will completely collapse, and the huge initial investment will be wasted, and Yizhou's development will be set back at least five years.
What's more, unless they are encircled and annihilated, if the barbarians are defeated and flee into the mountains, their success will be defeated, and eastern Shu, southern Shu and southern Jing will never have peace in the future.
"Mrs. Xiao, we have an alliance with the barbarians, under what banner did your father raise the army?" Fa Zheng asked. He didn't believe in the usefulness of the alliance, but wanted to know how the Wuxi people, who had always kept their promises, crossed this.
Difficult.
You can't just say you're hungry.
"Our rations in Wuxi can only last less than a month, and my father cannot restrain those tribesmen. But this time I came down the mountain to demand the return of the three thousand Wuxi tribesmen who were raped by Huang Junshi."
In fact, Wuxi was dissatisfied with Liu Zhang for many things, such as recruiting troops, granting land and titles, taking official positions in the Four Civil Service Examinations, and granting Han surnames when getting married. However, these cannot be used as reasons for sending troops. Firstly, these are not considered violations. Secondly,
These slogans have no appeal. In Wuxi, except for the chief lords, other barbarians still like these policies.
But for three thousand tribesmen to be offended, this was a real offense. The competitive barbarians could be aroused to ferocity in no time.
"Lord, I think we should return the three thousand barbarians to Wuxi. Military Master Huang is serious. We can't offend the entire barbarian tribe because of these three thousand people."
Wang Fu said anxiously that he said this entirely out of consideration for the development of Yizhou. In his mind, the three thousand barbarians were just three thousand more farmers working in the fields.
Now that Yizhou has finally reached such a situation, he, the busiest county magistrate in the world, has finally paid off for his hard work. Of course, he wants to maintain it and continue to develop.
"No." Fazheng said: "This slogan is obviously used to unite the tribe. Wuxi has made such a big noise this time. The leaders and lords have deep grudges against us. They cannot let it go, even if the three thousand barbarians are returned to them.
, they can still find other excuses, which only fuels their arrogance."
"Do we really want to fight?" Wang Fu asked anxiously.
Liu Zhang suddenly pounded his fist on the table and said in a deep voice: "Don't say that we can't force the Wuxi Barbarians to retreat if we hand back those three thousand barbarians. Even if we hand them over and they really retreat, we will never hand them over.
They took the initiative to attack, and we flattered the enemy and sued for peace. What does this mean? Our internal affairs are scheduled to last for five years. Do we have to tolerate them once they assemble? From now on, the barbarians in the south and the Qiang people in the west will not all rebel.
Already?"
After Liu Zhang finished speaking, Huang Quan, Wang Fu and others who did not want to fight lowered their heads. They were just worried about the development of Yizhou. They are now investing so much in the reclamation of farmland for craftsmen. If there is no money and food investment in the future, all the initial investment will be in vain. This
But it’s all their hard work.
Xiao Furong remained silent and did not speak. She did not want the two sides to fight, but now, the Wuxi barbarians could not survive without fighting. For the dignity of the Han army, Liu Zhang could not sue for peace, so fighting was inevitable.
I'm just thinking about how I should handle myself.
Liu Zhang glanced at Xiao Furong, pondered for a moment, and said in a different tone: "But... I won't fight this battle if I can. I won't do anything to flatter the enemy, but fair peace talks are still possible. I
I personally lead the army this time, I just hope Wuxi knows the importance, otherwise, no one can save them."
"My lord, you can't." Huang Quan said: "The barbarians can fight, but it is not necessary for my lord to conquer the army himself. If my lord leaves, Chengdu will be idle for a long time. What if there is trouble? And tomorrow is my lord's wedding."
"There is no need for a big wedding." Liu Zhang waved his hand, and Huang Yue's shadow flashed in his mind, and he immediately woke up: "The barbarians are gathering troops, and I am afraid they will go down the mountain soon. We must rectify our troops and go to war immediately.
I have ordered Deng Zhi to lead 40,000 soldiers and horses directly to Fuling. I will lead 3,000 personal soldiers and 10,000 soldiers and horses to set off first. In addition to the soldiers and horses from Brazil and other places, there will be about 70,000 people. The barbarians will definitely have
No return.
As for those young men in Chengdu, they did not dare to move when I was in Jingzhou, but now that I am in Yizhou, what can they do? These people, who are as brave as flies, will never have a chance if I don't die in a day.
"
Seeing that Huang Quan still wanted to persuade, Liu Zhang waved his hand and said: "Okay, Gong Heng, I have said that if we go to Wuxi this time, we will not fight if we can without fighting. And the peace talks can only be carried out easily if I am present."
, it also shows sincerity, if King Ye Wutie still refuses to withdraw his troops." Liu Zhang glanced at Xiao Furong apologetically, and said slowly: "Then there is nothing I can do."
Liu Zhang ordered Fazheng, Huang Zhong, and Gao Pei to accompany the army, while Huang Quan and Wang Fu stayed behind. The civil and military forces went back to prepare for the war. Huang Zhong and Gao Pei gathered troops and horses, and Huang Quan and Wang Fu arranged military supplies. Fortunately, Yizhou had a good harvest this year, otherwise, in the support
After clearing the land for cultivation, we really couldn’t produce food.
After all the civil and military officials left, only Liu Zhang and Xiao Furong were left. Xiao Furong was silent, holding the white jade sword tightly in her hand. Liu Zhang said: "I'm sorry, Rong'er, I don't want to embarrass you, but I can't help it."
Xiao Furong did not raise her head and whispered: "Husband, there is no need to say anything. I understand, it's just...just..." Xiao Furong just said a few words, tears fell down, and she lay on the table sobbing.
She was still a seventeen-year-old girl, so why did she have to make such a difficult decision? Xiao Furong didn't know what to do and was helpless. She just felt hurt.
Liu Zhang sat next to Xiao Furong and hugged her dirty body. Xiao Furong lay on Liu Zhang's shoulder and cried. Liu Zhang patted Xiao Furong's back and whispered:
"Rong'er, the reason why I personally went out to fight this time is to have peace talks with your father. I don't want to embarrass you, and I feel that the conflict between Wuxi and me is not irreconcilable. Maybe both sides can stop fighting, but... Ronger
You also need to be prepared for the unexpected. This time, you won’t go on an expedition and just stay in Chengdu, okay?”
"No." Xiao Furong raised her head: "If I go, the hope for peace talks will be greater. I must go."
"But……"
"Husband." Xiao Furong looked at Liu Zhang with tears streaming down her face. After a while, she wiped her tears hard and turned around and said: "Husband, Rong'er is fine. You can go see Sister Yue. Tomorrow will be
It's your day of great joy, but because of us, Wuxi, the wedding can't be held as scheduled. Ronger is sorry for her, you should go and see her."
Liu Zhang thought for a while, Huang Yue was pregnant, and he could not marry her as scheduled. This would already be a disservice to her. If the war was delayed and Huang Yue's figure was seen, he would be even more sorry for her.
Liu Zhang sighed, kissed Xiao Furong, and said to Lianhua: "Serve Madam to take a bath."
"yes."
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"Husband, go ahead. Regardless of whether there is a wedding or not, Yue'er is yours. Don't let your great career go to waste just because of Yue'er." Huang Yue was half lying on the bed, holding a bowl of ginseng soup in her hand, and said slowly to Liu Zhang.
, with an elegant smile on his face.
Under the light, looking at Huang Yue's expression, Liu Zhang finally felt relieved and a little moved. He held Huang Yue's hand for a while and finally got up to rectify the army.
Huang Yue looked at Liu Zhang's back and sighed softly. The bowl in his hand was tilted a little. The ginseng soup inside flowed onto the quilt and he didn't see it. He had been looking forward to the day tomorrow for a long time, but it just disappeared.
, no one knows the loss in Huang Yue’s heart.
But Huang Yue knew that in Liu Zhang's heart, nothing was more important than the great cause, and even compared with the great cause, his life was nothing. As his woman, how could she not respect his decision?
Liu Zhang led 3,000 personal soldiers and 10,000 Chengdu troops. Fazheng was so powerful. Hu Cheer, Huang Zhong, and Gao Pei followed the army and went straight to Fuling to fight.
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In the Yin family in Chengdu, Yin Yuan specially invited Mr. Yan to visit his home to discuss important matters.
"Father, no, if you do this, it will definitely bring disaster to the Yin family."
When Liu Zhang's army left the city and heard Yin Yuan telling Mr. Yan that he was taking the opportunity to cause trouble, Yin Bai couldn't help but stop him.
"Father, aren't we doing well now? Our family's property has tripled than before, and if this continues, it will increase significantly. We are already a proud ancestor. When the general goes on an expedition, we should provide him with money and food support.
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"The traitor." Yin Yuan was furious, pointed at Yin Bai, blushed and said, "I don't understand how you raised such a traitor like you. How many times have I told you that money is only an external possession?
Land is the foundation, why don’t you listen? Do you want to shame the ancestors of the Yin family to death?”
"Don't be angry, don't be angry." Mr. Yan pressed down on Yin Yuan, and Yin Yuan sat back on the chair, breathing heavily. Mr. Yan took a long breath and said: "It's not that what you said makes no sense, now is really not the right time.
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"Why?" Yin Yuan asked in confusion: "Chengdu was originally guarded by less than 20,000 people. Now Liu Zhang has brought out 10,000 people, leaving a few thousand people. Our family has installed many military attachés, plus our own servants.
, Zhang Renyuan is in the west, Liu Zhang is heading east to Fuling, we can give it a try."
"That's just a fight." Mr. Yan said: "A fight means losing and winning. If we win, so what if we take Chengdu? Butcher Liu Zhang fights back, who among us can stop him?
If you lose, what will be the consequences of losing? All our families will be confiscated and exterminated by Liu Zhang. Now Liu Zhang and those businessmen are short of money to open the Southwest Silk Road. Do you want to come to our door?
So if we act at this time, no matter whether we win or lose, we will be the disaster of annihilation."
"Also." Yin Yuangang pouted, and Mr. Yan added: "With Liu Zhang's accumulated prestige, the Sichuan Army and Yizhou Civil and Military Forces will either be loyal to Liu Zhang, or fear Liu Zhang's majesty. If you start an uprising, no matter how many people there are,
How many military attachés from aristocratic families do you think will follow you in rebellion?
Will those officials follow you in rebellion? Not to mention other things, not even a few noble families will follow you in rebellion. When the time comes, you will be completely alone and at the center of the storm, how will you deal with yourself?"
Yin Yuan was stunned for a while, and then sighed: "The old man really understands the current situation, Yin Yuan almost made a big mistake, but, do we have to endure it like this forever?"
Yin Yuan stared at Mr. Yan. Mr. Yan touched his beard and smiled: "Only a thousand days can be a thief, and there is no thousand days to guard against thieves, let alone a broken house like Liu Zhang. As long as we wait patiently, I believe there will be a chance to win."
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Mr. Yan chuckled lightly and said with everything under control: "Look, since everyone including Yuan Yin thinks this is an opportunity, there must be many people who hate Liu Zhang who think this is an opportunity and will definitely wait for an opportunity to spy. Maybe we can wait.
The opportunity will be created by these people."
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The army marched eastward, heading straight from Chengdu to Fuling. Liu Zhang and Fa Zheng were marching with their troops. Seeing the city of Fuling in sight, Fa Zheng said to Liu Zhang: "My lord, this time our army has mobilized 70,000 troops. The scale is large or not, and it cannot be a deterrent."
It would be difficult for the barbarian army to annihilate the 50,000 barbarian army.
To say it is small, if there is a real fight, although the barbarians should be able to be driven back, the consumption of 70,000 people is also a huge number. I am afraid that the internal affairs will be weakened. What do you think, lord?"
Liu Zhang looked ahead, pondered for a moment and said: "The 70,000-strong army is neither too much nor too little. I neither pretend to swallow up the barbarians nor let the barbarians despise our army. If I want to severely injure the barbarians,
,Xiao Nao, what do you think?"
Fazheng smiled: "From the tone of my lord, I'm here to negotiate peace. I just don't want to meet the barbarians' conditions, and I'm worried that the peace talks won't work out.
If you want to severely damage the barbarian army, it is impossible to fight head-on. The barbarians are accustomed to fighting against the wind, whether it is the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qiang, or barbarians. If they win, the barbarian soldiers will be more courageous. If they lose, they will rob women of property.
, they will each retreat, and even if they fight each other, they will not step into Han soil.
The barbarians have their own advantages and disadvantages. The barbarians are strong and good at shooting. We have strict military discipline and have just experienced the Battle of Jingzhou. Overall, our strength is superior, so it should not be difficult for us to defeat the barbarians. What is difficult is to suffer heavy losses.
After we defeat the barbarians, the barbarians will flee back to the jungle to be consumed. Therefore, if we want to achieve the goal of severely injuring the barbarians, we must devise a clever plan and attack the weakest and most sensitive areas of the barbarians?"
"What are the weak and sensitive areas?" Liu Zhang asked. If peace talks can be held this time, Liu Zhang certainly hopes for peace talks. After all, the situation of recruiting barbarians is pretty good, and fighting will also consume money and food. However, if the barbarians push further, they can only take measures.
As long as the barbarians are severely damaged, the life of the Wuxi barbarians will become even more difficult. At that time, more barbarian women and young people will seek refuge in the Han region, which can be regarded as gaining something from the east.
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When the army entered Fuling, soldiers and horses from Yuwu and other places had already rushed to Fuling City, and Yang Huai led the generals to greet them.
"You don't have to be polite, Yang Huai, how is the situation? Have the barbarians come down from the mountain?"
Yang Huai stood up and reported: "Not yet, but our spies have sent back the news that all the barbarian troops have gathered at Youxi Tuzhai, about 50,000 people, and are marching to the mountain pass. Now Fuling City plus the lord's troops and horses can only
Twenty thousand is probably no match for me."
"Don't worry, Liu Suan's 15,000 men and Deng Zhi's 40,000 men are marching towards Fuling. Can the barbarians attack the city of Fuling with their little skills? Go down and send the order, strengthen the walls, clear the fields, and be on strict guard."
"yes."
When Liu Zhang arrived at the county government, Fa Zheng said: "My lord, the barbarians cannot attack Fuling City, but I don't think the barbarians have any intention of attacking Fuling City. Their target is the countryside. Fuling is our key area for land reclamation, and there are other areas in the countryside."
Many salt fields and cloth fields traded with the barbarians cannot be destroyed by them.
Fifty thousand barbarian troops are five million locusts. Even if the people hold on to the wall and clear the country, they will still suffer losses. If we defend the city, we may suffer disaster all around Fuling."
"What do you mean?" Liu Zhang asked as he walked.
"We have to take the initiative, that's what I said, we have to attack the barbarian army's vital points."
"Be specific."
Liu Zhang glanced at Xiao Furong on the other side. He had nothing to say when fighting with others before and never avoided Xiao Furong. But now he was fighting Wuxi Man after all. The commander-in-chief of the other side was Xiao Furong's father, so Fazheng had to guard against him.
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"Husband, I want to go to Bailin Courtyard first." Xiao Furong said casually. Berlin Courtyard was the courtyard where Ye Wutie recuperated from his injuries: "Last time I went to Fuling City, I went directly to Wuxi. Rong'er wanted to see it."
Liu Zhang glanced at Xiao Furong: "It's not too late to go after settling in." He turned to Fa Zheng and said, "Xiaozhi, if you have any ideas, just tell me."
Xiao Furong glanced at Liu Zhang, but Liu Zhang went straight into the room without looking at her.
Fazheng followed in and finally said without hesitation: "My lord, no matter what the banner is when the barbarians send out troops this time, it is ultimately because of the lack of food. I am afraid that all they dream about now is food. If a batch of food passes in front of them, what will happen to them?"
It’s easy to grab it, what will they do?”
Liu Zhang looked at Fazheng, who drew a circle on the table with his finger, clicked on the center, pressed hard, and said in a cold voice: "Force them into a desperate situation and annihilate them all."
Xiao Furong's heart suddenly sank.
"What a plan." Liu Zhang said softly, but there was no joy at all on his face.
Within one day, Liu Quan and Deng Zhi rushed to Fucheng one after another. At noon on the second day, the barbarian army came down the mountain, and Liu Zhang led the army out of the city to engage in battle.
On the wilderness, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were spread out. One side had neat armor and a forest of spears. The other side was covered in ragged clothes and animal skins. They had strong muscles and were waving all kinds of weapons.
"The people shouted, demonstrating to the Sichuan army.
"Listen to the barbarians on the opposite side." Hu Che'er stepped out on horseback and shouted loudly: "My great general Liu Huangshu, please come out and answer me, King Yewutie."
Ye Wutie heard it from a distance and was about to go out when Abu said: "Your Majesty, the Han people are deceitful. Liu Zhang must be careful not to be fooled by those sweet words."
"That's right." Baojin, the Lord of Wuxi, said loudly, slamming the crescent shovel: "I'll meet these Han people later."
"Why do you need a lord? I, the flower boy, will kill the enemy and come back." A young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, with a childish look, waved a copper fork and ran towards the Han army's formation.
The barbarians had no horses, so Hua Hai'er ran straight over. A general from the Sichuan army was Gao Pei. Gao Pei picked up the reins of his horse, rushed towards Hua Hai'er, raised his sword and slashed at Hua Hai'er.
Hua Boy raised his bronze fork to greet him, and with the help of his horse power, the sword hit Hua Boy with a huge force. Hua Boy's whole body was sent flying out.
But he was not injured. He even stood firmly on the ground. It turned out that Huahaier was very nimble. When the sword struck, he could accurately control the impact of the war horse, take advantage of the situation, and retreat to block the fatal blow of the cavalry. In the past, Wuxi was quite common.
During the friction with Zhao Wei, Huahai'er relied on this trick to survive under the horses again and again.
Seeing that the attack failed, Gao Pei immediately urged the horse to hit Huahai'er. The horse's hoofs were high and he was about to trample Huahai'er to death under the horse's hooves. Huahai'er jumped up, got under the horse's belly, raised his copper fork and stabbed Huahai'er.
A fork penetrated the horse's belly, and blood poured down on the flower boy's face.
The war horse neighed sadly, jumped twice, and fell to the ground with a bang. Gao Pei was also thrown off his horse.
"Woo~wu~oh~" The barbarian waved the weapon in his hand and shouted loudly, and the sound of Yiyi's babbling echoed through the wilderness.
Gao Pei got up from the ground, looked at the flower boy who was half a head shorter than him and said: "Oh, what a good boy, in that case, you will walk on foot, and I will walk on foot, let's fight on foot to see the real results."
Gao Pei raised his sword and slashed at Flower Boy. Flower Boy's face was covered in blood, and the animal skin all over his body was dyed red with horse blood. With his childish face, he looked very evil.
"Humph, you ignorant Han people, today I, Huahai'er, will take your life." As a Wuxi warrior, Huahai'er inherited Wuxi's bravery and was fearless. With a wave of his copper fork, he screamed and greeted Gao Pei.
Go up.
The two fought in the battle between the two armies. Huahai'er's movements were dexterous and he could always avoid powerful forces and attack vital points. However, this was only the result of talent and training in fighting wild beasts. He had not learned any organized martial arts. Gao Pei
His body skills are not as good as Hua'er's, but his sword skills are steady and powerful.
The two fought for more than fifty years, and Huahai'er was struck with a knife and took away the copper fork, and fled in panic.
"The Han army is mighty, the Han army is mighty." The Sichuan troops raised their spears and shouted in unison, the sound shaking the sky.
"General Wuna, I, Baojin, have come to meet you." Seeing Huahaier's defeat, Baojin was furious. He picked up a crescent shovel and rushed towards Gao Pei, and the two fought together.
Bao Jin was quite strong and had acquired some basic martial arts skills. He fought with Gao Pei several times, but Gao Pei couldn't resist. He raised his sword and ran away. Bao Jin shouted "Ouch" from behind, and the barbarians behind him made another noise.
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"I can't stand it anymore, I can't stand it anymore." Gao Pei ran back with a knife and said to Liu Zhang: "My subordinates are incompetent. This barbarian is too strong. The crescent shovel makes it airtight. I really can't stand it anymore."
Liu Zhang also saw the battle situation. Baojin's crescent shovel seemed to be at least forty pounds, but in Baojin's hands, it was like Sun Wukong playing with a golden hoop. Gao Pei was not afraid of death, but he couldn't find it at all.
The opportunity to take action depends entirely on defense. If you are not careful, Baojin may pry your head off.
"Who dares to kill that barbarian?" Liu Zhang said loudly.
"I go."
"I go."
It was so awesome that generals such as Hu Cheer, Huang Zhong, Yang Huai and others asked for orders one after another.
Liu Zhang said to Huang Zhong: "Old General is the most brave general of our Sichuan Army. He is brave and invincible. You will fight."
He muttered so powerfully: "Hmph, the most brave general in the Sichuan Army is obviously me."
Hu Che'er on the side said sarcastically: "You? You'd better practice that hammering technique first."
Hu Che'er also knows now that he is so powerful because he is very strong. He learned moves from Xiao Furong, which is just a superficial lesson. He can't even beat the second-rate generals. He is no longer like he was in the prison cell. He was so powerful that he could pull off the iron chain.
At that time, I admired him so much.
Huang Zhong came to the field with his horse. He did not attack Baojin directly. He stopped the horse three feet away. Baojin glanced at Huang Zhong and said loudly: "Does Liu Zhang have no general? He sent an old man to fight, and even the horse
Don’t dare to rush, hahaha.”
The barbarians behind him started laughing.
Huang Zhong snorted coldly and said in a deep voice to Baojin on the ground: "That savage, I don't want to take advantage of you when I see that you have no horse, but I don't know how to dismount. Can you ride a horse? If you can,
, I ask the lord to give you a horse, and I will kill you before it is too late."
"Hahahahahaha." Baojin laughed loudly, carrying the crescent shovel and loudly said: "Wu Na Han, what a loud tone, no one can ride a horse, but if I want to kill you, an old man, there is no need to use a horse, you only need to
After fighting with this fifty-pound crescent shovel in my hand, and not running away like that guy just now, I will call you grandpa."
Huang Zhong smiled: "Grandson, look at the knife."
He picked up the horse's reins and slashed towards Baojin. Baojin hurriedly raised the crescent shovel to meet him. Originally, Baojin's move was also used against the general on horseback. As long as he blocked the blow with brute strength, he could follow the enemy's weapon.
Even if he can't kill the general on horseback with an upward slash, he can still hit the horse's back with a shovel and overturn the knight.
But Baojin never expected that Huang Zhong's strength was much greater than that of any Han general he had ever seen. With one strike, he felt that every cell in his body was shaken, his mouth went numb, and he was thrown out.
, rolled far away on the grass.
"Ho, ho, ho." The Sichuan troops raised their spears and shouted in unison, their morale rising.
"That savage, do you want a group of war horses now?" Huang Zhongwen stood up and looked at Bao Jin coldly.
Bao Jin stood up with a crescent shovel, wiped a mouthful of blood, and thought to himself, Huang Zhong just urged the horse. The horse was not in a hurry, but it was so powerful. It was obviously not because of borrowing horse power, but because the enemy general was already very powerful.
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"It seems that I can only defeat him with moves." Baojin thought to himself.
Bao Jin loudly said to Huang Zhong: "Old man, I accidentally let you take advantage of me. Let's compete again."
Bao Jin picked up the crescent shovel and slashed at Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong drove his horse back and forth, not relying on horse power, but walking around Bao Jin and facing off against Bao Jin. Bao Jin was overjoyed when he saw this.
Baojin is afraid of two people in Wuxi, and even Wuxi as a whole. One is Ye Wutie, and the other is Xiao Furong. The former is stronger than him, and the latter has exquisite moves. Shamoke is on par with him, but
Because he was a lord and could not compete with Shamoko for the title of the No. 1 Warrior of Wuxi, he allowed Shamoko to win.
My martial arts is ranked among the top three in Wuxi. This Han general is definitely no match for me. If I fight like this, isn't I looking for death?
Bao Jin was proud of himself and exchanged more than a dozen moves with Huang Zhong. He suddenly felt that something was wrong. Not only was this general powerful, but his moves were also very exquisite. Moreover, between the moves, he seemed to be giving himself up to avoid taking his own life.
After fighting for more than twenty moves, Bao Jin finally realized that he was no match for his opponent. He was pressed down and beaten by Huang Zhong. Finally, he swung the crescent shovel away and Huang Zhong held his sword on his neck.
"Barbarian, my lord just asked you, the Barbarian King, to come out and answer the question. We are related by marriage. We, the Han people, will pay homage first and then fight. I will not kill you for the time being. I will go back and tell Ye Wutie to let him weigh his weight and get out."
Huang Zhong let go of the sword. Bao Jin looked at Huang Zhong for a while, snorted, turned around and left.
"Grandson, grandson, hahahaha." Baojin spoke loudly, and was heard by soldiers from both armies. The Sichuan army shouted loudly. The barbarian army saw that the Wuxi lords had been defeated, and their morale was low.
Liu Zhang waved his hand, and the Sichuan army covered them up. The morale of the barbarian army was low. After a while, they were defeated. The Sichuan army took advantage of the situation and pursued them, killing countless enemies. The barbarian army fled back to the camp.
The barbarian army's camp was built against the mountain. Although it was simple, it was difficult to conquer. Even if it was conquered, the barbarian army could still run up the mountain. The Sichuan army stopped attacking and scolded the camp outside the camp.
"My subordinate did not kill the barbarian general. Please forgive me, my lord." Huang Zhong dismounted his horse and kowtowed to Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "The old general is brave. The enemy general looks like a barbarian lord. I don't want to completely fall out with the barbarians for the time being. Han Sheng's move is just what I want."
"Thank you, Lord." Huang Zhong stepped back.
Xiao Furong whispered to Liu Zhang: "That's Uncle Baojin, Lord of Wuxi." Xiao Furong followed the Sichuan army to cover up the barbarian army. There were corpses of the barbarian soldiers all the way, and it was extremely heartbreaking to watch.
Xiao Furong looked at the Sichuan soldiers scolding the formation. The barbarian army closed the camp and could not come out, and Ye Wutie also did not come out. Xiao Furong said to Liu Zhang: "Husband, I will go and ask my father to come out."
Liu Zhang nodded. (To be continued.)
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