Zhao Yun was a little unwilling to fail to capture Ke Bine alive, so when he took the troops, held a large number of Xianbei prisoners, and drove herds of war horses and livestock back to Liu He's camp, he didn't show any smile on his face.

According to Zhao Yun's thoughts, this time, he had to capture or kill Kebi Neng alive, so that he could get out of the evil anger that Gongzi suffered during the first battle of Macheng.

However, Liu He didn't think it was anything to get rid of Kebineng, and when he learned that Zhao Yun had returned with a great victory, he was really overjoyed, and he felt comfortable all over his body, and he hadn't been so relaxed and happy for a long time.

Liu He said that after the troops withdrew to Macheng, a grand and warm celebration ceremony would be organized to reward all the soldiers who participated in the battle, promote the soldiers who had made meritorious contributions to the battle, and reward land and livestock, and give everyone a good long vacation!

In Liu He's tent, the generals gathered again, everyone was happy, but Zhao Yun, who had made the first contribution independently, sat quietly, seemingly a little absent-minded.

Liu He opened his mouth and said: "After this battle, the Xianbei people in central China have been completely defeated by us back to the prototype, I believe that for a long time in the future, these barbarians on the grassland will tremble with fear when they hear the name of my Youzhou army, maybe the timid will pee their pants!" ”

"Haha......!"

Everyone was amused by Liu He's somewhat vulgar language, and even Zhao Yun showed a knowing smile.

Liu He continued: "This time, although Kebineng was not captured alive, or this fight was killed under the horse, it was not a bad thing for us, on the contrary, it was a good thing. Why? Because if the Xianbei people in the middle of the country lose their Kebi energy. It will be a mess of scattered sand, and when the time comes, the tribes will have no leader, and they will sprout again. From time to time, they invaded the state in the south, bringing continuous pain to the people of the state, who were already suffering. After this defeat, after returning to the desert in the north, he will definitely learn from the pain, gather the tribe and develop and grow to the north and west, in order to one day be able to fight me again, so that the pressure on the border in the north of the Han Dynasty will be reduced a lot. ”

Sun Li asked with some puzzlement, "Childe." Something will not be clear in the end. Since keeping Kebineng is always a hidden danger, when he recovers in Mobei, won't it be a bigger trouble? Rather than let the Xianbei people in the central part of the country hug together under the leadership of Kebineng. Why don't we send someone to assassinate Kebineng and make the whole central Xianbei into a mess, wouldn't this be more beneficial to us? ”

When Liu He gathered his subordinates to discuss matters, the atmosphere was always democratic. Like now. He had just said that it was actually a good thing for Kebi to escape back, but Sun Li dared to immediately put forward an opinion contrary to it, and he didn't have to think about whether he would offend Liu He or even Zhao Yun by saying this.

Regardless of whether Liu He's reasoning can stand up or not, people with scheming can hear that Liu He is obviously comforting Zhao Yun when he says this, and Sun Li, a young man, is purely on the facts, and he does not think about the problem at all.

In response to Sun Li's question, Liu He suddenly smiled strangely, because he remembered an incident in history.

Kebineng was an outstanding leader of the Xianbei tribe during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty. He fought bravely and enforced the law fairly. is not greedy for money, so he was elected as the big leader by the Xianbei people. Although he objectively promoted the progress of the Xianbei people and the integration of the northern ethnic groups, the Xianbei people under his rule became stronger and stronger, and also caused huge defensive pressure on the northern border of the Wei State at that time.

At that time, when Kebineng's troops were at their strongest, they controlled more than 100,000 horses, often harming the Wei border. Every time the Xianbei soldiers went south to steal the wealth they obtained, Kebineng was able to distribute it openly and transparently, so he won the support of the people, everyone was willing to serve him, and the leaders of the tribes were also very in awe of him. The powerful Kebineng launched a war of tribal unification in the north and gradually established a powerful Xianbei regime. Feeling deeply threatened, Wang Xiong, the assassin of Youzhou in Wei, sent the assassin Han Long to infiltrate the northern desert and assassinate Kebineng, and the Xianbei regime that Kebineng had worked so hard to establish immediately collapsed, and the Xianbei people fell into chaos again.

Now the historical trend has undergone a major shift, the crumbling Han Dynasty is still there, and Youzhou under the governance of Liu He and his son has beaten the Xianbei people in the north to the point that they have no power to fight back, Kebi can want to establish a unified Xianbei regime in the north, but I am afraid it is not so easy.

However, Sun Li's suggestion coincides with Wang Xiong, the assassin of Youzhou in history, and he can be regarded as a knowledgeable person with ruthless methods. Sun Li's move, in later generations, has a very bullish term for military operations, that is, "decapitation operation". If the cost-effectiveness ratio is calculated, there is no doubt that the decapitation operation is definitely in the first place.

Thinking of this, Liu He suddenly realized a problem. He is now so "awesome" and has such a rapid development momentum, will forces like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao secretly select dead soldiers and killers, and see the opportunity to give themselves a beheading operation? Thinking of this, Liu He finally understood why Guo Jia was angry with him because of the research on gunpowder, presumably Guo Jia had already had a deep consideration and understanding of this.

In order not to dampen Sun Liai's enthusiasm for using his brain and thinking diligently, Liu He thought seriously for a moment before he said solemnly: "I think the proposition just mentioned by Deda is of great value and is worthy of our serious consideration. In terms of means and ends alone, there is no doubt that Deda's proposal to send people to Mobei to assassinate Kebineng is the most trouble-saving and labor-saving way. However, no matter what you do, you need to pay attention to a timing, I can have a blood feud with Kebi that is difficult to resolve, this time let him escape smoothly, not that I don't hate him in my heart, I don't want to cut him with a thousand knives, but I think it is better to let Kebi escape back to the north to reorganize the Xianbei tribes in the central part of the country than for the central Xianbei to be swallowed up and eaten by the western Xianbei and the eastern Xianbei. ”

After Liu He's guidance, Sun Li finally understood the truth, so he nodded convincingly and said, "The last general understands what Gongzi means!" Kebineng is like a cunning shepherd, Gongzi asked him to flee back to the north, because he wanted him to raise the sheep in the central Xianbei to be fatter, and then we will send troops to kill all the fat sheep and eat meat! ”

Everyone heard that Sun Li understood Liu He's meaning so much, although it was a bit child's play, so they laughed for a while, but no one said that Sun Li was wrong to understand it like this.

Because, Liu He himself thinks so!

Liu Hecai is not afraid that Kebi can make a comeback in the future, because as he said before sending troops to him, since Youzhou can defeat Kebi Neng once or twice, then no matter how Kebi can do in the future, he still can't win Liu He.

Time will always be on Liu He's side, as long as Liu He doesn't make major mistakes.

After everyone finished chatting about Kebineng, Guo Jia said: "Childe, now that the threat of the Hu people in the north has been lifted, there are two things in front of us that need to be resolved. First, Kebineng still has a small number of troops left in the four northern counties of Bingzhou, and do we take advantage of the situation to take the land of the four counties of Bingzhou? Second, Yuan Shaojun has been watching the development of the war this time, if Feng Ji learned that Xianbei was defeated and fled, he would either take advantage of the fact that the main force of our army had not yet returned to Youzhou to launch an attack from Gaoliu to Banshi, or take advantage of the return of our army to Youzhou, take advantage of the fishermen, and successfully recover the four northern counties of Bingzhou. The two things are actually closely related, and no matter what we decide, it seems that Yuan Shao is the one who will profit in the end. ”

Liu He asked people to take a closer look at the map of Bingzhou, and said: "I completely agree with Feng Xiao's analysis, Feng Ji, who has been holding back, is definitely not dozing off, maybe at this time he has received the news of our victory in the north and has begun to deploy troops." ”

Zhang He was indignant and said: "The soldiers of Youzhou fought bloodily, fought for several months, and more than 10,000 soldiers were killed and seriously injured, but Yuan Shaojun opened the door and robbed, and sat back and watched the Xianbei people control the four northern counties of Bingzhou and did not act, this time no matter what, we can't let Yuan Shaojun pick up the four northern counties in vain!" ”

Tian Chou, Xu Miao, Murong Ping, Zhan Zhao and other civil and military officials nodded one after another, all supporting Zhang He's opinion. Yuan Shaojun and the Hu people secretly colluded to eat inside and outside, unpopular, if the Youzhou soldiers obtained the fruits of victory after a bloody battle and were stolen by Yuan Shaojun, what would thousands of soldiers think?

Liu He frowned tightly and fell into deep thought for a moment.

"What a problem!" Liu He touched the stubble that emerged from his chin with his hand and muttered to himself. "If we send troops to capture the four northern counties of Bingzhou at this time, it is not a difficult thing, and it is estimated that the Xianbei people will flee north and west by themselves without waiting for our army to approach. The problem is that after we take the land of these four counties, we need to keep a large number of soldiers and horses for defense, and we need to defend on the north and south lines, we not only have to deal with Yuan Shaojun in the south, but also deal with the Xianbei people in the north, it is estimated that 40,000 soldiers and horses may not be enough! ”

Tian Chou continued Liu He's words and said: "Recently, General Xianyu Minghui of Liaoxi has sent news, saying that the preparations for attacking Liaodong are basically ready, if we invest the troops of the western front in the north of Bingzhou at this time, then the defense of the western front of Youzhou will inevitably have to draw troops from the Zhenbei Army and the Duliao Army, so that the plan to attack Gongsun Du will be postponed again. ”

"The plan to attack Gongsun Du in Liaodong cannot be changed, we have to think of a way to get the best of both worlds, both to deter and knock Yuan Shao, but not to make us fall into passivity." After repeated evaluations, Liu He finally made a choice.

Guo Jia seemed to have known that Liu He would make such a decision, and he immediately suggested: "Childe, this time we might as well be good people to the end, first help Yuan Shaojun drive away all the Xianbei people in the four northern counties, and then wait for Yuan Shao to send someone to ask for the four northern counties." ”

"What does Fengxiao mean by forcing Yuan Shao to let out some blood?"

"Well, that's what it means, if you can force Yuan Shao to cut a piece of meat, it will be even better." (To be continued......)