Yuan Shu's 40,000 soldiers and horses all pressed forward, but the soldiers in front could not withstand it and began to retreat. Even if there were 100,000 soldiers from behind, it was useless and they would still collapse.
Especially after Liu Bei personally led all his troops to charge forward, it was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Yuan Shu's troops were in full retreat.
As soon as the people in front retreated, they immediately attacked the people coming up from behind. For a moment, they became a mess. They didn't dare to advance, and they couldn't retreat. They could only crowd in one place and be slaughtered.
When the people coming up from behind realized that the situation was lost and no longer feared the people supervising the battle behind them, and turned around to retreat, the enemy soldiers rushed back like running water.
Yuan Shu shouted loudly: "Hold it, hold it!"
But his shout was only heard by the general Zhang Xun beside him.
"General, let's go!"
Zhang Xun looked at the retreating troops and begged Yuan Shu.
"General, the enemy general is coming, hurry up!"
Zhang Xun saw Yuan Shu dumbfounded and shouted again.
Yuan Shu seemed to come back to his senses all of a sudden. He looked at the enemy soldiers chasing him in front, especially when he saw Zhang Fei and Guan Yu. He couldn't help being frightened. He hurriedly turned his horse's head and fled behind. Zhang Xun and his guards were closely guarded.
Follow behind.
When Qiao Rui saw Yuan Shu escaping, he didn't dare to neglect him. He quickly slapped his horse and fled behind him. As for the soldiers and horses, he couldn't care about anything now.
A defeat is like a mountain falling, and a collapse is like a flood.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Cao Cheng led the troops to cover up the enemy from behind.
Chen Dao was thinking about Liu Bei and did not chase the enemy soldiers. Instead, he patted his horse and returned to Liu Bei's side. Zhang Wu also returned to Liu Bei's side to protect him.
Liu Bei watched his troops chasing the enemy soldiers all the way, feeling happy in his heart. He couldn't help but look back at the city, saw Zhou Ping standing on the city, and saw the smile on Zhou Ping's face.
Thanks to my husband, I can win so easily! Liu Bei sighed in his heart.
Although the enemy relied on the efforts of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals, if they had no plan and only used brute force to fight, even if they could win, it would never be so easy. Moreover, Yuan Shu had more troops than himself.
From the moment he entered Xuzhou, Mr. Wen An began to make suggestions for himself.
The three major forces in Xuzhou, the aristocratic and powerful families, have fully supported themselves, and Zang Ba of Taishan also supports him, although their troops are only used to contain Yuan Shu's thousands of soldiers and horses, and have not actually been put into the battlefield.
But then I thought about it, if Zang Ba didn't support me, I might have to set aside more troops to defend against them. This would be very stressful for me who was short of troops and horses.
Cao Bao's Danyang soldiers now also support him. At least half of them are actually under his command, and internal worries have basically been eliminated.
And now the foreign invader Yuan Shu, from luring him to send troops, to ambushing troops to rob him of food and cutting off his food routes, forcing him to come to fight with him, and procrastinating for time makes him anxious. It is precisely because of these things that he can achieve such a great victory now.
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Among them, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's contribution to beheading generals, and Tian Yu and Xu Chu's contribution to robbing grains are more obvious, but Liu Bei knew that if we talk about the first contribution, it must be Zhou Wen'an.
If it hadn't been for my husband's layout and planning, I would still be in Xiapi worrying about stabilizing the internal affairs of Xuzhou and worrying about preventing Yuan Shu from coming to fight for Xuzhou!
There is such a counselor, and it is about Zhang Zhiyong... Liu Bei thought of this, with a proud smile on his face.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others led troops to pursue them all the way until they reached Yuan Shu's camp, then withdrew their troops and returned to the city.
Yuan Shu fled back to the camp. When Liu Bei's troops retreated, he did not dare to stay here anymore. He hurriedly ordered to set up camp, retreat thirty miles and then set up camp for a while.
Outside the Xuyi City Gate, Zhou Ping and Zhuge Jin came out of the city to greet them.
Seeing Liu Bei, Zhou Ping stepped forward and congratulated: "My lord, this victory is great, Xuzhou can be safe!"
"Hahaha...this victory is all thanks to Sir's plan!"
Liu Bei laughed, stepped forward and held Zhou Ping's hands for a long time.
Zhou Ping said hurriedly: "It depends on the power of the lord and the courage of the soldiers!"
"Sir, you are too modest!" Liu Bei said and looked at Zhizhong Zhuge Jin next to him.
Zhuge Jin was deep in thought and seemed to be hesitating. When he saw Liu Bei looking at him, he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Zhuge Jin pays homage to my lord and congratulates him on this great victory!"
When he heard Zhuge Jin calling him his lord, Liu Bei quickly let go of Zhou Ping's hand, stretched out his hand to support Zhuge Jin, and said with a smile: "Ziyu, this is not my victory alone, this is Xuzhou's victory!"
Zhou Ping felt gratified in his heart at this moment. Liu Bei's victory over Yuan Shu made Zhuge Jin believe that Liu Bei could defend Xuzhou. It also made the wealthy families in Xuzhou believe more firmly that Liu Bei would defend Xuzhou, and thus they would support Liu Bei even more firmly.
After Yuan Shu's defeat, unless someone joins forces with him to conspire with Xuzhou, he will never dare to fight for Xuzhou again with his own strength.
Now as long as Lu Bu is guarded against, Xuzhou will be truly stable.
As for Cao Cao, after he finished fighting Zhang Chao, he went to Yingchuan to fight the Yellow Turbans and greet the Han Emperor, and then went to Nanyang to fight Zhang Xiu. It would take at least two years before he had the energy to go east.
Two years were enough for Liu Bei to become strong and protect himself in Xuzhou.
But Zhou Ping's goal was not just to protect himself in Xuzhou. He also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to destroy Yuan Shu and seize Jiujiang and Lujiang counties within two years. If everything goes well, he might also be able to capture Jiangdong.
As for whether it can be successful, it depends on how the situation changes and develops later.
Liu Bei stood guard outside the city gate, preparing to welcome the victorious soldiers who pursued the enemy.
"Young Master, I shot seven people today!"
Zhang Wu walked to Zhou Ping and whispered, seeming a little uneasy in his heart.
"Only seven! Uncle Zhi, how many have you killed today?"
Zhou Ping saw them leaving Liu Bei on the city to kill the enemy.
Chen Dao replied calmly: "Twenty-eight."
Zhang Wu was a little surprised, thinking that he had killed seven people, but he didn't expect Chen Dao to kill so many people.
"Shaojun, have you ever killed anyone?" Zhang Wu suddenly asked Zhou Ping.
Zhou Ping sighed softly: "I have never killed anyone with my own hands, but many people have died because of me!"
It can be said that this war between Liu and Yuan was caused by Zhou Ping.
Including General Lu You, he was considered dead at the hands of Zhou Ping.
"Ziwei, in a world of turmoil, human life is not worth cherishing. Only by killing the enemy vigorously can we control the chaos." Chen Dao comforted Zhang Wudao.
Zhang Wu seemed to understand and nodded, feeling a little relieved.
Zhou Ping looked at Chen Dao in surprise. He didn't expect that Chen Shuzhi, who was usually not good at talking, would have such thoughts in his heart.
Indeed, in troubled times, without killing, it is impossible to quell the chaos. It is impossible to make others put down their swords, spears, bows and crossbows and return to their fields willingly with just a few words or a long speech.
In such troubled times, when people's thoughts are moved, they must first be subdued with authority, and then they can be governed with benevolence.
If you abandon your power now and seek benevolence, you are seeking your own death. This is the case with Liu Yu.
Whether it was Chen Dao who killed twenty-eight people or Zhang Wu who shot seven people, Liu Bei was happy.
"Both of you can be generals!"
Liu Bei's comments also made Chen Dao and Zhang Wu excited, with joy on their faces.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others led their troops back to the city.
Seeing Liu Bei, Zhang Fei said happily: "Brother, the second brother can kill the general with one sword, and I can stab the general with nine spears. Isn't that bad?"
In terms of force, Zhang Fei obeyed no one but Guan Yu.
Liu Bei smiled and said: "It's not bad. All the soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy today, and their performance was not bad!"
"Yide showed great bravery today. I finally gained a lot of experience." Zhou Ping praised.
Zhang Fei was very happy when he heard someone complimenting him. He grinned, then stared at the wine gourd on Zhou Ping's waist and said, "I'm very thirsty. Sir, is there still wine in the gourd? Can you quench my thirst first?"
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Zhou Ping laughed, untied the wine gourd and handed it to Zhang Fei: "Hahaha... good wine should be given to heroes, please drink it if you are virtuous."
Zhang Fei took the wine gourd, quickly unplugged the gourd, raised his head and drank hard, but only took a few sips before the wine was gone. He was obviously not happy with the drink. He handed the wine gourd back to Zhou Ping with a disappointed look on his face and said
: "It's so little, it's not even enough for me to take a sip."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "When we return to the city, I will drink with everyone."
