The biggest advantage of the cavalry is mobility, since it is not possible to charge the infantry formation, then, relying on mobility to escape, Zhang Fei will not be able to pursue.

Although he also had fifty cavalry, more than two hundred horse thieves scattered and fled, and fifty cavalry could not pursue.

Besides, this battle has been won by a big victory, and if someone ambushes him, it will not be beautiful.

Zhang Fei watched the soldiers clean up the battlefield, and the Yellow Turban soldiers made up for the death of the soldiers. Most of the war horses were injured, and if they could be treated, they should be treated as much as possible. If it can't be cured anymore, Zhang Fei simply ordered someone to kill the horses and eat meat.

After the horse thieves ran for dozens of miles, seeing that no one was chasing, several leaders of the Yellow Turban Army stopped, gathered the team, and only thirty or forty people remained. Everybody was deliberating with a face like earth.

"How can these officers and soldiers be so able to fight, so it is true that the officers and soldiers are attacking on a large scale."

"Big boss, let's go quickly."

"Yes, we entered the Yellow Turban, not for eating and drinking, but not for the sake of the officers and soldiers."

In the end, it was the big boss who made the final decision and said: "This time the official army is menacing, it's not something that a few of us can deal with, so we still have to go back to Shuai Xu Daqu and then reason." ”

It was not until the next day that six thousand war horses were sent across the Yellow River. However, in a few days, the narrow area south of the Yellow River and north of Jishui has been cleared.

This is a long and narrow area with fertile land and abundant water. Relying on two large rivers, it is difficult to think that the water source is not abundant, and if it is managed well, it is a treasure land.

Of the ten counties in the plain, eight counties are north of the Yellow River and are controlled by Liu Bei. At this moment, the last two counties south of the Yellow River finally returned to Liu Bei's hands.

The operation of the army, if it is a march on land, transporting food and baggage, the manpower and animal power required are extremely huge, and Liu Bei can't spend it like this, no matter how rich he is. What's more, Liu Bei crossed a time, but he crossed empty-handed, there was nothing to hang on, and the landlord's family had no surplus food.

Therefore, Liu Bei hit the Yellow Turban Army with the idea, just to grab the Yellow Turban Army's food to eat.

Therefore, the wise will eat the enemy, eat the enemy for one minute, and be my twenty minutes; Avoid one stone, when I have twenty stones. That's what the Art of War says.

At this time, it is after the autumn harvest, and even the strength of harvesting is saved.

A large number of Yellow Turban troops were captured by Liu Bei, among which Jingzhuang was used by Liu Bei as a folk husband to transport grain and grass. The old and weak women and children were organized into the Tuntian Army by Liu Bei, and they also served as hostages.

"Okay, good fight." Liu Bei knew about Zhang Fei's battle, and couldn't help but praise loudly.

"Tell me what you think about this fight."

Someone on the side has already prepared pen and ink, this is a rule introduced by Liu Bei after he came to this era, after each battle is completed, experience must be summarized.

After briefly talking about the battle, Zhang Fei suggested: "Big brother, the rest is nothing, it is just fighting with the cavalry, I feel that the sword and shield soldiers are useless, and among the five hundred people in a song, two hundred baggage soldiers are a bit redundant, it is better to change it to one hundred people and add one hundred pikemen." ”

"Well, you have a point. However, it's too late to change now, and when we pacify the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, it's not too late to experiment. "Liu Bei's government soldiers are actually advancing in exploration, and the archers, sword and shield soldiers, and pikemen are evenly distributed, which is completely Liu Bei's slight obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"This time, you are the pioneer. Remember, the first priority is to cover the army across the river, and if the Yellow Turbans attack, just hold the ferry, and don't pursue more. Liu Bei instructed.

"Big brother, don't worry, the yellow turban thieves are just a rabble, and they are insignificant." Zhang Fei is full of confidence.

Liu Bei was afraid that Zhang Fei would underestimate the enemy, and said: "In this way, I will give you 1,000 of my own soldiers, lest you have insufficient troops." ”

These 1,000 people are not only elite soldiers, but also include Huang Zhong, Yu Ban, and Le Jin, all of whom are serving as 100 generals. The gold content is quite high.

"Thank you, big brother." Zhang Fei is also not polite.

Jinan is in the south of Jishui. When it comes to Jinan, most people think of fountains, in fact, Jinan is a good place, belonging to the Yellow River impact plain, although the territory is not very large, but the land is fertile, the climate is suitable, and it is the anointed land of China since ancient times. As early as ancient times, Emperor Shun used to cultivate here. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were 78,000 households and a population of 450,000.

There are ten counties under the jurisdiction of Jinan, which are Dongping, Tugu, Licheng, Taixian, Zhuxian, Suan, Dongchao, Zouping, Liangzou and Yuling.

At this time, except for Dongping, which was still in the hands of the imperial court, most of the other regions belonged to Xu He, the commander of the Yellow Turban Qu.

Because he got the report of the horse thief who escaped, Xu He already knew that Liu Bei had sent troops to attack him at this time, so he also actively responded to it.

The first thing he did was to send heavy troops to guard the ferry, as long as Liu Bei's boat could not cross the water, he would naturally be fine.

In addition, Xu He has always been friendly with Sima Ju, the commander of the Yellow Turban Army in Le'an. The two occupy Jinan and Le'an. They are all commanders of the Yellow Turban Army and have become allies with each other. Therefore, Xu He sent a letter of help to Sima Ju, asking Sima Ju to come to support him.

Just crossed the Yellow River, and crossed the water.

"It's no wonder that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the territory of Qi State did not change much, and this terrain is only a big reason." When he arrived in Jishui, Liu Bei thought to himself. It is really not easy to cross the two big rivers of Jishui and the Yellow River in the north. In history, King Xuan of Qi invaded Yan, and in 50 days, he went down to the entire territory of Yan, and as a result, Qin, Han, and Wei invaded Qi. The defeat of Qi is also related to logistical difficulties.

Liu Bei didn't care at all about the Jinan Yellow Turban blocking the ferry, and this was not Liu Bei and Qingzhou Yellow Turbans going head-to-head. Liu Bei, as the general of the expedition to the east, may have difficulty mobilizing troops from other states and counties. However, it is still no problem to borrow a road from another state and county.

So, Liu Bei said to Zhang Fei: "Brother Xian, don't worry, just cross the river here with great fanfare, I will personally lead the troops, cross the Jishui from the upstream, and attack from behind the Yellow Turban Army." This is a plan to attack the west. ”

Above the water, there are naturally fishermen with boats, Zhang Fei painted a scoop according to the gourd, and also tied the boats together, wanting to load his men and horses to cross the river. After crossing the river is Jinan.

With such a large fleet coming over and getting so close, Xu He naturally knew that when Zhang Fei's ship appeared at the ferry, he found that the ferry was densely packed with yellow turban soldiers with yellow scarves on their heads, and Xu He had already sent his subordinates to occupy the ferry, waiting for Zhang Fei to come. At this moment, the 10,000 Yellow Turban Army stared at the fleet on the water menacingly.

As long as the ferry is blocked, the officers and soldiers will not be able to go ashore, and naturally there will be no way to take the Yellow Turban Army.

These Yellow Turban troops held the ferry, and they were actually quite disciplined, and the archers on the front line were all archers, and the arrows shot were all oilcloths wrapped around the arrows.

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