Chapter 66: Before the Decisive Battle
A rush to kill, Nanluan calmed. Liu Bei, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, immediately led his family and horses to live in Nanluan City. Nanluan City has been in the hands of the Yellow Turban Army for a long time, and the officials in the county government have long been gone. At present, it has been conquered by Liu Bei, and everything in the city is not sent by the imperial court before new officials arrive, as long as Liu Bei himself is willing, of course, it is up to Liu Bei.
Of course, it feels good to be in power and constrained by five people, but Liu Bei, who has been educated by Li Qin, Xi Zhicai, Liu Ye and others, has already broadened his horizons, but he is not aiming at the position of a county order.
Therefore, Liu Bei, who wanted to become a Taishou, did not pay too much attention to the situation in the city after taking over Nanluan. He only used the power he had gained to do three things:
First, issue a notice to reassure the people and reassure the people;
second, gather the leading figures who have heard the news and have appeared out of nowhere, talk to them, and pick out from them the acting county magistrates who they still look at;
Thirdly, dispose of the spoils of war and prisoners of war, behead their sinners, select their best to enlist in the army, sell the remainder, and pack the money they have obtained into boxes to be transported with the army to the front of the Gwangjong Formation.
It's a series of meticulous work. In order to accomplish this, Liu Bei stayed here for three days. It wasn't until three days later, when everything was taken care of, that Liu Bei led the repaired army to move forward slowly.
At this time, Liu Bei's men and horses had expanded to 7,000 people. Just to prevent the gossip of some people in the court, Liu Bei still called the 7,000 people "the 5,000 strong under my command".
Such actions were all done on the surface, but secretly, Li Qin asked Jian Yong to try to contact Zhang Shiping and General Su Shuang's confiscated thirty carts of money, pressed five carts with them, and ordered them to operate them for military purposes.
This is a move to conceal Liu Bei, which can be regarded as illegal "corruption", which can only be carried out quietly.
It costs money to raise an army. Li Qin knew this, and Liu Bei also understood that he was just doing some illegal work at this time, and Liu Bei still had some psychological obstacles.
So, he could only hide it like this - just hide it when he was doing it, and after doing it, Li Qin naturally reported it to Liu Bei. Although Liu Bei complained for a while, Li Qin didn't care much.
Anyway, it's already like that.
In this way, Liu Beijun led the army and returned to the camp of Guangzong with a large amount of grain and grass.
The camp of Guangzong suddenly became a sensation. Although Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were not short of food, grass, and money as officers and soldiers, every general felt that the more these things in order to be prepared, the better. Liu Bei transported these things to the front of the Guangzong Formation, undoubtedly adding another shot of stimulant to the officers and soldiers. All the soldiers were on fire, and their morale was rising.
After that, Liu Bei, Li Qin, and Zhang Chao entered the tent together to report to Huangfu Song the results of his journey.
“…… So, the rest of Julu County has been pacified by you? After listening to Liu Bei's report, Huangfu Song's eyes lit up suddenly.
He knew what it meant: "Zhang Jiao has become a lonely. As long as he is defeated, the main force of the Yellow Turban Army will be wiped out. They no longer have a place to flee. ”
"Good...... That's nice! Huangfu Song stroked his palms and laughed: "In this way, I can concoct Zhang Jiao with peace of mind." Xuande, I should count you for a great success in this battle. ”
"Thank you, Shogun!" Liu Bei thanked him.
"Xuande is too modest. It's your credit......" Huangfu Song smiled and waved his hand, and then talked to him about the current situation.
At this time, Huangfu Song, who was confronting Guangzong, had already fought several battles with Zhang Jiao. Because it was not a big battle, Huangfu Song ordered his troops not to do their best, so the two sides won and lost each other.
"To put it simply, I just want to create a feeling for Zhang Jiao, so that they think that the strength of the official army is no more than that, so as to slack their vigilance. Then, when the news spreads that your side has cut off their food channel, Zhang Jiao will definitely go berserk, and he will definitely do it in order to survive...... And the next thing we have to do is to withstand his wave of attacks under his demon magic. If Yuan Hua said that his behavior of using demon law to deal with ordinary people is against the sky, then we let him use demon law more frequently, and let heaven directly accept him. Huangfu Song told Liu Bei his calculations.
"It's going to be a tough battle!" When Liu Bei heard this, the expression on his face became grim.
If he doesn't do this, even Li Qin and Zhang Chao, who heard about it at first glance, are also ordinary.
Everyone heard his determination from Huangfu Song's words, and they all saw the bloody storm that was about to happen from such determination. However, several people have experienced a lot, and they are not disgusted by the upcoming bloody battle, but pay more attention to the things after the bloody battle.
"In short, after the victory in this battle, the Yellow Turban Thieves will be completely pacified." This is the perception of other people except Li Qin.
"Is it really completely calm?" Li Qin scoffed at this.
However, what happens in the future is a matter for the future. For everyone, the most important thing is the present.
Huangfu Song saw that Liu Bei was a little dusty, so he groaned for a while and instructed him: "I'll give you three days to rest and adjust, equip the water dragon cart and other things...... Three days later, your unit will take part in this general offensive as the right flank of our army. ”
"No!" Liu Bei bowed down to receive the order.
Although he also felt that he was not too nervous with only three days, but Huangfu Song, the handsome, said so, and he didn't have much to say. There is no room for bargaining in military affairs.
Liu Bei withdrew. He returned to the camp and announced Huangfu Song's order, and then let his soldiers operate. Huangfu Song said that he was giving them three days to repair, but he said that he would cooperate with the "water dragon car" to fight together, and these three days could not really be used to rest.
Training, drills...... After Liu Bei received the fifty water crane carts assigned by Huangfu Song, he pulled his team to the rear of the camp and found an empty space to start his work.
During this period, Huangfu Song did not stop his original actions. The tentative attack on Zhang Jiao's camp was still carried out step by step. Under the orders of the officers, countless officers and soldiers flocked to Zhang Jiao's side. Like arrows in a rainstorm, they splashed as much as they could, fiercely suppressing the few archers above the Zhangjiao battalion, covering the attacks of the sword and shield soldiers in front.
Because of the lack of bows and arrows, the Yellow Turban Army's counterattack was very weak at this time. They soon let the officers and troops attack under the wall of Zhangjiao's camp. After that, countless ladders were erected, and the soldiers under the wall climbed up to meet the boulders falling from the top of the camp wall.
The battle began. Heart-rending roars, bloody battles, and fierce battles unfolded everywhere in the camp. Because of the insufficient number of troops invested, this offensive lasted only a short time before the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army drove it down.
After that, according to the prior agreement, the two sides cleaned up the corpses, rescued the wounded, and generously gave them a good time for the seriously injured and incurable.
The whole temptation began in the early afternoon and ended at the moment when the sun was setting. Under the strict orders of the officers, after waves of offensives, there were always three or four hundred people filling in the top.
"It's really tragic. You said...... In order to achieve strategic goals, the soldiers were sent to their deaths...... Is it necessary? Looking at this seemingly indifferent battle, Liu Bei had a little unbearable on his face.
"As long as what you get in the end is greater than what you give, it is necessary." Li Qin said categorically: "What Lord Huangfu did was also to end this judgment as soon as possible. ”
"I understand that...... It's just ......" Liu Bei didn't continue. At this time, he looked up at the sunset that was as red as blood: "Tomorrow is the time for a decisive battle." I wish the day was over soon. ”