Is it really crushing the cavalry in the face of the infantry? Probably many people will answer yes without thinking about it, because how can the cavalry lose to the infantry? Otherwise, why have the nomads in history always been a great threat to the Central Plains Dynasty? How many Hu dynasties have appeared?

But in reality, only the heavy cavalry can really crush the infantry. Defend men and horses with armor, then charge straight into enemy formations like a humanoid tank. Later Khitans, Jurchens, or Mongols all used this kind of heavy cavalry.

And strictly speaking, even the weak Song Dynasty in the world's mouth has resisted the Khitan, Jurchen and even Mongolia for many, many years in a horseless state, which also shows that the cavalry has a real advantage over the infantry. And the reason why this is so is naturally because the vast majority of cavalry is just light cavalry.

Just like now, on the battlefield, Li Yi's 10,000-strong infantry formed a circle formation, and the first row was a large shield soldier, who held a ring-headed sword in one hand and a huge shield in the other. And behind them, there were three rows of spearmen, and their spears were basically more than one zhang six, protruding from the gaps in the shields, forming a dense forest of spears. Behind the spearmen, however, were the archers, who bent their bows and arrows, and when the Hun cavalry approached, they would shoot quickly to give the enemy a counterattack.

And not far away, Lu Bu had already led a battalion of 10,000 flying cavalry to the infantry formation not far away, once the Hun cavalry had any flaws, he would lead the army to kill and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

Faced with this situation, although Yuvro ordered his troops to shoot with bows and arrows, it did not have the slightest effect, because the shields on each side made their arrows lose the power they should have. And the charge? If there was no problem with Yu Fuluo's brain, how could he go straight to this kind of gun formation? Even if Yu Furo charged the enemy at the risk of the lives of his subordinates, would the cavalry that had lost its speed really be able to block the attack of the infantry? Not to mention the flying cavalry camp of 10,000 people.

After going around in a circle, Yuvro ordered the troops to stop. Yes, he didn't find the enemy's flaws, and since that's the case, there's no need to keep going, otherwise wouldn't he have become a monkey being played? And he could see that Li Yi was planning to use the infantry formation to consume his physical strength, because when Yu Fuluo was trying to lead the army to approach the flying cavalry battalion, Lu Bu actually led people to run away, and he didn't even use a bow and arrow to counterattack.

Yu Fuluo looked at Li Yi with a cloudy expression, if it was usual, he naturally wouldn't mind continuing to play with Li Yi, after all, it seems that Yu Fuluo has nothing to do with Li Yi, but how can Li Yi have a way with Yu Fuluo?

Since ancient times, why have all the Central Plains dynasties suffered from the invasion of northern nomads, and even had to build the Great Wall to deal with foreign enemies? It's not because the Central Plains Dynasty can't beat those Hu people, but because most of the time, they can't catch up with those Hu people.

It's like when Tanshi Huai was still there, almost every year the Xianbei people would go south to intrude, and most of the time it was a small team. They burned, killed, looted, and did not fight with officers and soldiers at all. If you dare to chase? Then these Hu people will use their riding and shooting to educate and play you well.

And now, there is a severe drought in Bingzhou, even if Li Yi doesn't come out, Yu Fuluo is also thinking about whether to withdraw the army, and now ......

"Withdraw!" Juvro said with a sigh. He knew that once he retreated, it would be difficult for the situation in the state to continue according to his script. However, he didn't have much to do, because if he didn't withdraw, although Li Yi's troops would have nothing to do with themselves, but with such consumption, Party B's morale didn't know how low it would be.

"The lord is really clever, but he just pretended to scare that Yu Fuluo away." When everyone returned to the city, Lu Bu and others immediately sent praises.

Yes, pretending, after all, more than half of the Flying Cavalry Battalion are only recruits who have been trained for 1 or 2 months, and even if they are already skilled in arching and horseback, they are still far from the overall operation. But pretending is enough.

"Hehe, there's no way Yuvro would be willing to fight to the death with our army in this situation. Otherwise, even if he wins, after losing a large number of troops, how can he sit firmly in his position? Li Yi said with a smile.

Then with an expression on the side, he looked at Lu Bu and said solemnly, "Fengxian, now I order you to expand the flying cavalry camp to 30,000 people!" Gong Zhi, the trap camp has also expanded to 10,000 people! Give me the troops to train out as soon as possible! "Since Emperor Ling Liu Hong gave Li Yi the military and political power to merge the state, Li Yi will naturally not let it go.

"No!"

"Well, you go directly to Yanmen, Taiyuan, and Shangdang County to recruit, and after recruitment, you will directly arm and train locally, at least don't bring them directly until they are enough to deal with emergencies." Li Yi thought for a moment and added again. If they were recruited directly in Mamber, the population would obviously not be enough, and if they dared to come, it would be too dangerous, and Li Yi would not be able to protect them.

"No!"

"In addition, once again, send someone to send an order to the counties, especially the three counties of Wuyuan, Yunzhong, and Taiyuan, and tell them that they are not allowed to attack under any circumstances! Defend the city! There is only one way for those Hulu to perish! Li Yi looked at everyone and said in a deep voice.

"In addition, send people to tell the people of Shuofang, Shangjun, and Xihe, that they can ...... if possible Let's flee to each other. It's really not good, surrender those Hu people. I...... There's no way to protect them for the time being. Li Yi said with some pain.

Hearing this, Lu Bu and the others opened their mouths, but finally turned into a sentence, "No! ”

Yes, Li Yi gave up the three counties of Shuofang, Shangjun, and Xihe, which sounds cruel, because although there are very few Han people in the three counties of Shangjun, Shuofang, and Xihe, it is only relative. All combined, there are nearly 50,000 people. And these more than 50,000 people, just like that, with one of Li Yi's thoughts, were completely lost to the Huns by him and left them to dispose of.

It's just that there is no way, the reality makes Li Yi have to give up on them, not because Li Yi is cold-blooded or afraid of death, but because he is really powerless. Needless to say, the base camp of the Huns, there are more than 100,000 Yellow Turban remnants in the southern counties of Xihe. And what about Shuofang and Shangjun? Not only is the land vast and sparsely populated, the various county towns are far apart, and there are really many deserts in the middle. In this case, how did Li Yi save them? Not to mention rescuing them from the hands of the Hun cavalry who don't know how many.

As for sending troops from Wuyuan and other places, it is obviously impossible, because the troops of Wuyuan and Yunzhong are very small, otherwise Li Yi would not have let Guo Yi lead the army from Yanmen to support them. If troops are sent to the rescue, what will happen to Wuyuan and Yunzhong?

"Zi Kang Mo has to blame himself too much, as a general, what needs to be considered is always the overall situation! Although it is also very uncomfortable to give up those three counties, judging from the current situation, this is undoubtedly the best choice. Cai Yong, Qiao Yu, and Zhang Zhi, who rushed over after hearing the news, saw Li Yi like this, and hurriedly spoke to persuade them.

"Alas, although they said so, they were ultimately incompetent ......because of righteousness," Li Yi sighed when he heard this. It was the first time he had felt so powerless since he had traveled to this era. Even in the face of Guangzong City, which was guarded by 200,000 people, Li Yi had never been so powerless.

Perhaps, it's just because of the two points in time, Li Yi is in a different position, right? At that time, the only thing Li Yi needed to think about was how to help Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and others win the Yellow Turban Army as a deputy. And now, he is the pastor of the state, overseeing the military and political power of the state, and he needs to be responsible for the life and death of the entire military and civilian state.

As a commander-in-chief, many times he should actually turn the military and civilians into numbers, because only then can he think calmly and make the most appropriate choice. In fact, this is also a necessary quality for those who are in high positions, because many things in the world are obtained only by giving. If you don't give up, how can you get it? Although, as it sounds, is a very cruel thing to do.

Seeing Li Yi like this, Cai Yong and the others shook their heads, they understood that for Li Yi, who had always been smooth sailing, this situation was indeed difficult for him to accept. But there is no way, for the sake of the entire annexation of the state, in order to defeat the Huns, Li Yi's side must not move. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Wuyuan and Yunzhong were Li Yi's fiefdoms, and the Li family had lived in Jiuyuan for generations, I am afraid that the three of them would have persuaded Li Yi to give up Wuyuan and Yunzhong as well.

After all, nearly eighty percent of the population of the entire state is concentrated in the three counties of Yanmen, Taiyuan and Shangdang, and it can be said that as long as these three counties are held, it is equivalent to the entire state is guarded. Especially in today's situation, there is a great drought in the world, and they believe that as long as they hold on for a period of time, the Huns will naturally defeat themselves without a fight.

"Let's hope they survive?" Li Yi sighed. Although it was difficult to pass the pass in his heart, he had to pass it if it was not good, at least before the troops were trained, Li Yi had no way to deal with these Huns except for passive defense.

Hearing this, Cai Yong and the others did not speak, because at this time, they did not know how to persuade Li Yi.

After a long while, Li Yi seemed to be in a better mood, and looked at the three of them and said in a deep voice, "Uncle, as well as Yi Xiaojun and Bo Yingjun, I invite you to come this time, but I want to discuss with you how to deal with the locust plague that may occur after the drought......"

Hearing this, the three of them frowned at the same time, "Zikang, the locust plague is a natural disaster, and how can it be dealt with by manpower." ”

"How can there be any natural disasters, just a group of flying insects, even if they are overwhelming, how can they be considered natural disasters?" Li Yi said helplessly when he heard this. He already knew what the three of them would say, but after he really heard it, his heart was still full of indescribable depression. It's just that no matter how depressed and helpless he is, he still has to try to persuade the three of them.

"The Spring and Autumn Period of the Lu family once recorded that the locusts were killed by the farmers, and they were ridiculed for their harm. Three, did the farmer who killed these locusts because they harm their crops invite a condemnation from heaven? Li Yi looked at the three of them and asked, "Or is it okay to kill a few lone ones, and killing a group will summon disaster?" ”

"This ......" Cai Yong and the three of them groaned when they heard this, although they knew that Li Yi was just arguing with strong words, but they didn't know how to refute it. After all, they are just great Confucians, and they naturally have one set after another of various scriptures and books, but this kind of problem is ...... Obviously it can't be within the scope of their research.

"Uncle, Yi Xiaojun, and Bo Yingjun, Yi heard that the flying locusts are afraid of fireworks, and they only need to smoke them with fireworks around the field to expel and kill the flying locusts, and at the same time, Yi also plans to order someone to make a large number of fine nets to catch the flying locusts...... Li Yi looked at Cai Yong and the three of them.

"Never!" Cai Yong hurriedly said, "Zikang, although you seem to have some truth in what you said, but the disasters that come to the world from heaven must have their cause and effect......

"Uncle!" Li Yi didn't wait for Cai Yong to finish speaking, and directly interrupted him, "I don't know what cause and effect is, but I know that if the locust plague is allowed to rage, a very, very large number of people will die in the state!" Or do you think that with the current grain stockpile, you can wait until next autumn harvest safely under the threat of the Huns and the Baibo Yellow Turban thieves?!"

"Maybe we can ask the imperial court for help, although the imperial court can't send reinforcements, but it's still okay to support some grain and grass. But will those be enough? What if it's not enough? Li Yi kept asking.

"This ......" Cai Yong and the three opened their mouths, but in the end they couldn't say a word. As Li Yi said, if you really just watch it like this, is it really enough to store food? If not, how many people will die in the state? He really didn't know, and he didn't dare to count it.

"Let it be settled, after all, no one knows when the locust plague will appear. Uncle, there are two more, since you are not willing to enter, then Manbo City will ask you, and Yi will go to the three counties to persuade the people in person. Li Yi looked at the three of them and sighed.

"No!" Cai Yong objected again, "Zikang, you are the commander of the state, and if you want to leave, who will be in charge of the overall situation?" What if the Furro comes back? ”

Speaking of this, Cai Yong hesitated for a moment, and then sighed under Li Yi's gaze, "Okay, for the sake of tens of millions of people, I will go on that trip, hoping to convince everyone." ”

After Cai Yong finished speaking, a wry smile appeared on his face, he really didn't want to do this kind of errand, after all, this kind of disaster from heaven, in his opinion, how could manpower be able to stop it? Once stopped, who knows what bigger disasters will happen? It's just that as Li Yi said, if you really look at it, how many people will die? If there was no war, you could still go to the imperial court to ask for support for grain and grass, but now this situation is ......

"Don't worry, uncle, when righteousness waits, burn incense and pray to the heavens, and if there is any calamity, let it befall righteousness!" Seeing this, Li Yi hurriedly said.

"Humph! Does Zikang think that I, Cai Yong, am the one who is greedy for life and afraid of death?! Cai Yong snorted coldly when he heard this. After speaking, he scolded angrily, "And if something happens to you, how can I explain it to Yan'er?!" ”

"Yes, what Uncle said is right, for the sake of tens of millions of people, how can we be greedy for life and afraid of death?!" Qiao Yu and Zhang Zhi echoed.

"Thank you!" Hearing this, Li Yi got up and said in a respectful voice. This is gratitude from the bottom of my heart, because I live in this era and understand the situation in this era, so Li Yi knows how difficult it is for Cai Yong and the three of them to make this decision.

Celestial induction, in fact, has existed for a long time, but the reason is that people have too little knowledge, so they can only regard things that they can't understand as disasters from heaven. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius laid the theory and foundation of the induction of heaven and man. To put it simply, all kinds of disasters such as earthquakes and floods are caused by the monarch's immorality.

During the Western Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu thoroughly carried forward this doctrine, so now every disaster is basically a kind of amnesty to the world.

Li Yi naturally can't blame Cai Yong for them, after all, this is the limitation of the times, and every era will have his limitations, and the reason for this is because he has too little knowledge. I've seen a lot and experienced a lot, but that's actually what it's all about.

"My uncle, and two others, had this idea, and ordered a large number of fine nets to be made, and at the same time tied to the branches of trees, so that the people could use this kind of net to catch locusts. At the same time, the fields were surrounded by dry firewood and guarded, and as soon as the swarms of locusts appeared, they immediately lit to create thick smoke. Li Yi kept talking.

He didn't know much about how to deal with locust plagues, but he knew that most of the insects were basically afraid of fire and smoke. In fact, he also wanted to say that the locusts can be fried and eaten, and the taste is still good. It's just a pity that he didn't dare to mention this matter at all, otherwise Cai Yong and the others, who finally agreed, God knows if they would regret it.

"Please rest assured, uncle, as long as we can manage the locust plague well, the Huns will definitely be defeated without a fight!" Li Yi looked at the three of them and finally said.

"Alas......" The three of them sighed when they heard this, shook their heads and left without speaking. Obviously, Li Yi still doesn't agree with the fact that he is preparing to deal with the locust plague.

After Cai Yong and the others left, Li Yi stood up and walked out with a tired face, he still had to inspect the city defense. Although Yu Fuluo had already led his troops away, he did not dare to take it lightly.

Soon, Li Yi's order spread to Wuyuan and Yunzhong counties.

"The lord really plans to give up Shuofang and other counties?!" Yan Liang and Wen Chou looked at Du Zan and asked in disbelief. In their hearts, Li Yi has always belonged to the kind of model who loves the people like this, how could he give such an order?

"Alas, the lord has no choice. Although Mamber's side retreated from Yufro, he still stationed troops in Meiji. And the entire Wuyuan County combined, the number of troops is only more than 30,000. Du Zhan sighed when he heard this.

Hearing this, Yan Liangwen didn't speak, they who had been forced to read by Li Yi all the time, although they didn't understand a few books, but what did Du Zhan say, how could they not understand? No soldiers! No matter how much you don't want to admit it, that's the truth.

Looking at the expressions of the two of them, Du Zan understood that they had accepted this order, so he spoke again, "This time, Zan recruited two people to come, but I hope that the two of them will lead the army to withdraw the soldiers and civilians of Xi'anyang and Chengyi counties to Jiuyuan. The two counties are too far away from other counties, and once they are surrounded, it is really difficult to support. ”

Speaking of this, Du Zan said, "If possible, you can act on the other side of Shuofang County, but don't forget!" You must not act impulsively, and the local soldiers are no better than the cavalry battalion, once they encounter the enemy......"

After all, Du Zan was still ready to disobey Yin Fengyang, but he only dared to let Yan Liangwen Chou help the people of Shuofang County, because it was not too far from Xi'an Yang, not as far as other places, and the distance between them was really desperate.

"Please rest assured!" Yan Liangwen and Chou replied with serious expressions. They naturally understood how much risk Du Zan would take by doing this, after all, Li Yi's army had always been known for being severe. Although the relationship between Du Zan and Li Yi is very good, once something goes wrong, who dares to guarantee that Li Yi will not be angry? And even if Li Yi didn't blame them, once there was a problem on their side, the entire Wuyuan County would be in crisis.

On the other side, after Lu Bu and Gao Shun led the army to escort Cai Yong and the three to Yanmen, Lu Bu stayed in Yanmen to recruit troops, while Gao Shun quickly went to Taiyuan County. They all knew what Li Yi's order represented, and at the same time understood why Li Yi gave this order. Therefore, their hearts are full of fire at this time, and they are full of energy to quickly recruit troops, and train them quickly to take to Mamber.

Meiji.

Yufuro, who had withdrawn to the city, immediately issued an order, asking all localities to capture the two counties of Shangjun and Shuofang as soon as possible. "If those people still hold the same set as the previous tribe, don't blame the sword in my hand for not recognizing people!" Yu Fu Luo said with a gloomy face.

Although this may make those people unhappy, there is not much that Yuvro can do. If he can't take Shangjun and Shuofang as soon as possible, then how will he survive this drought?

"In addition, second brother, you lead 30,000 people to Baibo Valley!" Yu Fuluo turned to Hufu Spring and said.

"Brother Wang, do you want to attack those Yellow Turban Army?" Huyuquan was stunned when he heard this, and then exclaimed, "Absolutely not! Although they ......"

"Listen to me!" Yu Fuluo reluctantly interrupted him, and then said solemnly, "I let you go, I let you go to support them!" No matter where they want to fight, you can help them fight, and we don't want the captured cities, but we must divide half of the grain, grass and military supplies! ”

"This ......" Hu Xuanquan was a little hesitant when he heard this, after all, he had just rebelled against the Han Dynasty, and now he wanted to cooperate with the Han people. This kind of change obviously made it difficult for the young Huyuquan to accept for a while.

"Second brother, there is a saying among the Han people, although I don't know how to say it in the original sentence, but it probably means that the enemy of the enemy is our ally! Not to mention that we are allies in the first place! And we really need their bread and grass! Yu Fuluo didn't know what he was thinking when he saw the appearance of Hufu Spring, and immediately opened his mouth to persuade him.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't trust other people, and he couldn't do without Meiji, he really didn't want to send Huyan Spring. After all, this brother of mine is good at everything, but sometimes he is too upright.

"Please rest assured, Brother Wang! The younger brother will definitely borrow grain and grass! When Huyuquan heard the word grain and grass, he immediately spoke.