Liu Bei took a look at the terrain of the mountain and found that it was indeed not suitable for cavalry operations, so he said to Gongsun Zan: Brother, the combat effectiveness of these soldiers after Lei Gong's division is not bad. We just came on the way and our strength has not been fully restored, so it is better to rest for a night.
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Gongsun Zan was just unconvinced by his recent defeat, but after all, he had more than ten years of experience in the army and naturally knew that now was not the time to continue fighting. After Liu Bei's persuasion, he agreed.
After repairing overnight, Gongsun Zan led 10,000 cavalry and prepared to break through the fortifications built by Xu Wei.
Liu Bei looked at Xu Wei's troops, who were in strict military formations and disciplined. They were completely different from the Yellow Turban thieves they fought with. Even their own troops could not arrange such a neat military formation. He sighed: "This Thunder Lord is really
With some ability, no wonder my brother suffered a loss in his hands."
Gongsun Zan said: "Brother, I didn't pay attention for a moment. Now I am prepared. The power of my cavalry is enough to defeat the enemy!"
Then he saw a big flag with four characters written on it, "Put the Way for Heaven" and sighed: "I never expected that this Thunder Lord is one of the heroes of the forest."
I think Liu Bei was a member of the Youzhou Rangers at the beginning, and he was the leader in Zhuo County. Otherwise, he would not have been able to recruit hundreds of followers by setting up a flag, so he also had a good impression of Xu Wei, who was a ranger.
Liu Bei said: "The terrain is not conducive to my cavalry attack! It's better to let my younger brother persuade me. If the enemy surrenders, it will be a great achievement for our brothers."
Gongsun Zan asked Liu Bei to give it a try.
Liu Bei stepped forward and asked: "Who is your leader? Do you dare to come forward and talk to me?"
Xu Wei stepped forward and said, "What do you want to say?"
"Liu Bei, I see that you have laid out tight fortifications and a strong military formation. I think you are a capable person. Why don't you abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side to serve the emperor!"
Xu Wei was surprised when he heard Liu Bei's name. He had not expected to see the emperor of Shu Han, but that was it. After all, the two sides were enemies now.
Xu Wei laughed loudly when he heard that Liu Bei wanted to surrender himself and said: "Liu Bei, do you know why I would rebel in Wei County?"
Liu Bei was confused, is there any story in this?
Xu Wei said fiercely: "I led hundreds of refugees through Wei County, but Zhao Zhong's cousin saw the luxury of my carriage and sent soldiers to kill us all. If I hadn't held him hostage, we would have died.
I was in his hands, and then I hid in the mountains. I was so angry that I recruited tens of thousands of refugees with 1,000 shi of food to attack Zhao Zhong's manor, in order to avenge myself.
But the prefect of Wei County was worried about being retaliated by Zhao Zhong, so he led an army to kill us. The government forced the people to rebel, and I had to lead everyone to resist. But this prefect had no ability, so he killed us and was eventually occupied by us.
Weijun, I just didn’t expect that the imperial court would be so corrupt and create millions of refugees in just one year. Everyone was ignited by me and started revolting again. Why should I surrender to such a corrupt imperial court? Waiting for Zhao Zhong to bring people to kill him.
me!"
"Zhao Zhong!" When Liu Bei heard this name, his eyes were full of anger. If he hadn't acted so recklessly, he would still be a county captain. If he hadn't bought and sold officials, how could there be another million yellow scarf thieves in Jizhou? Now Liu Bei wants to kill Zhao Zhong.
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Liu Bei continued: "Zhao Zhong, a treacherous minister who brought trouble to the imperial court, will be punished sooner or later. Commander Qu also knows that Zhang Niujiao and the others have been destroyed. You alone are no match for the imperial court. Commander Qu, if you continue to oppose the imperial court, it is just a struggle."
, Mr. Liu Yu of Youzhou is a rare good official, Commander Qu might as well surrender to the court and save the lives of his men."
Xu Wei said with a smile: "I admit that Liu Yu is a good official, but today he is a foolish emperor. Not to mention that he appointed treacherous ministers like Zhao Zhong, but to say that he had promised to exempt Jizhou from taxation for one year, but went against his promise. Not only was he not exempted
Instead of increasing taxes by 10 cents per mu, how could there be another million Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou? This would not be a rebellion forced by the government and the people.
Do you know why there are millions of people rebelling at every turn? Because even the Han Dynasty can't survive! As long as Liu Hong, a foolish king, is in power, how can we save our lives? Instead of resting with the sword and waiting for the court to massacre, I still prefer to pick up the sword and chop.
To those corrupt officials who bully the common people!"
"Those traitorous ministers and traitors dare to call His Majesty by his name. Come and kill them!" Gongsun Zan said angrily.
Then he whispered to Liu Bei: "Don't persuade me, this Thunder Lord cannot stay, otherwise your Majesty will know what happened today, and we will not be able to afford the punishment!"
Although Liu Bei felt that Xu Wei was right and was a little dissatisfied with Liu Hong, a foolish king, he had limitations after all. The three cardinal principles and five constant principles, and the three concepts of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism were solid, so he stopped trying to persuade him.
Gongsun Zan ordered his cavalry to dismount and quickly clear away the antlers and traps in front of the battle formation. However, Xu Wei's barbed wire fence was not only dense, but also driven into the ground with wooden stakes by Xu Wei. It could not be pulled out at all, and it was difficult to cut it with a sword.
Break!
But Xu Wei had already commanded the crossbowmen to shoot at Gongsun Zan's soldiers. Under the volley of thousands of arrows, Gongsun Zan's soldiers suffered heavy casualties. At this time, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led their troops and held up huge shields to defend themselves against the enemy.
In addition to the crossbows shooting directly, they also used bows and arrows to fight back. Unfortunately, the arrows they used were mounted bows that could not shoot as far as Xu Wei's crossbows. Therefore, they were suppressed by Xu Wei after fighting for a whole day, and even the antlers were not cleared.
After dark, both sides shouted gold and retreated.
When Gongsun Zan counted the casualties, he found that there were more than 500 casualties. He was extremely distressed. His men were all the most elite cavalry in Youzhou, and now they were wasted in this small valley.
Liu Bei advised: "Brother, we can't continue fighting like this. We are cleaning up in front, and the enemy is deploying behind. It is impossible for our cavalry to clear all these fortifications even if they are exhausted. The terrain of the valley is really not conducive to our cavalry attack, so we should wait.
Master Liu Yu brings the infantry here to fight the enemy again. They are only 10,000 people and are not as elite as us. They cannot be the opponent of our 30,000 army!"
Gongsun Zan said: "The bandit's large army must be at Dahukou Pass. If they enter Bingzhou, the current situation of Bingzhou will be the same as that of Jizhou. By then, our brothers will not only have made military exploits, but will also be punished.
The imperial court reprimanded him."
Liu Bei then remembered that Bingzhou's army had basically been brought to Jizhou by Fu Bian. There were no more than 5,000 local soldiers in Bingzhou. They were scattered across Bingzhou for thousands of miles. It could be said that there was no defense. Lei Gong's Ministry had
With 70,000 soldiers and 200,000 refugees accompanying him, Liu Bei thought that so many refugees rushed into Bingzhou, causing the entire Bingzhou to change color in an instant.