Chapter 51: Huge Sums of Money
Five days later.
Gongsun Zhan was re-arming the local area of Liaodong, and the elite soldiers mobilized from all over the country finally arrived.
Among them, including the white horse righteous servants after the supplement, there are 800 horses, counting Liu Bei's black tiger horses, the number of cavalry, there are 1,000 horses.
And being able to lead thousands of horsemen and horses is enough to gallop in Youzhou, even if it is a Xianbei person and Wuhuan person who are good at riding and shooting, it is difficult to stop it.
In addition, a total of 4,000 elite soldiers from Liaodong is also a large force.
After Gongsun Zhan's order, the Ministry of Liaodong and Liu Bei's Department each carried ten days of military rations, and prepared to cross most of Liaoxi County and attack directly to Feiru, an important town in Liaoxi.
For this long-range raid operation, regardless of whether Gongsun Zhan himself would believe in victory, Liu Bei was determined.
Since the battle with Zhang Ju and the Wuhuan people, the rear reinforcements of the Han court have been endless.
As far as this endless battle is concerned, it is a competition of national strength.
Zhang Ju and Wuhuan only occupied a few counties, and Gongsun Zhan, who was previously guarding Liaodong, failed to organize Qiu Liju and other rebel forces to plunder the land of several states, which was due to the limitations of the men and horses in his hands.
Meng Yi is different, this is the upright "Wang Shi" of the Han Dynasty!
And when most of the people stepped into the fat city where the Wuhuan people lived, two hundred miles, the military report that came from the end directly proved Liu Bei's conjecture.
In the endless battle, with the strength of the Han army, Meng Yi's leadership was correct, and the Han army defeated Zhang Ju and Wuhuan people.
Zhang Ju was defeated, and led the remnants to Liaoxi, leaving his foundation of power in Yuyang, that is, like a tiger without minions.
As for Meng Yi, he did not get carried away for the endless victory, and after the big victory, he quickly turned his men and horses, chased the rebels, and marched in the direction of Xu Wu, trying to expand the results of the battle.
"Xuande, in the next few days, I plan to stop hiding my whereabouts and go straight to Feiru.
In addition, in the Wuhuan army, now there will be chaos, and I have also decided that Xuande will lead half of the men and horses alone to take the lonely bamboo city! ”
On a hill, the army and horses stopped here, and Gongsun Chan pointed to the two places on the map at hand, and said to Liu Bei, who was listening carefully.
Lonely Bamboo City, located on the south side of Feiru, the distance between the two sides is not more than 100 miles.
However, as an important military town in western Liaoning, it is of great significance to be able to take Dugu City at the same time when taking Feiru.
Liu Bei's brain turned quickly, thinking about the situation, and finally said: "Bo Gui's strategy is also approved."
Now the rebel army and horses, because of the great victory of our Han army in front, it is at a time when people's hearts are in turmoil, and our army's morale is booming.
Another lieutenant general led his troops to meet the main force of the rebels, just to divert the attention of the rebels.
We will take these two cities as a force for the rear to help, and then join forces to fight the traitors.
In addition, reinforcements from all walks of life continue to gather in Liaoxi, and we don't need to be too short of some horses, the important thing is that after capturing the city, we can get food and grass supplements! ”
Liu Bei's words just explained the reason for Gongsun Zhan's strategy, and the others nodded one after another.
When Gongsun Chan heard this, he also laughed and said, "Those who know me, Xuande is also!" ”
After the matter is decided here, it is the separation of personnel.
As Liu Bei said, this time from Liaodong, before reaching the destination, in order to attack, there were many rebels, gathered from Guangyang, Yuyang and other places, and there were also many rebels like him and Zhao Yun, who came from Hebei and Yanduo to join.
The situation in this can be described in one sentence, that is, "there is a war in Youzhou, and the world comes to help".
Therefore, Liu Bei can't help but sigh that the Han Empire, although terminally ill, the Han people born in this land still uphold loyalty and patriotism, and contribute to this beloved land.
This is the enduring spirit of the Great Han!
Knowing that there were many rebel soldiers and horses, Liu Bei decisively left most of the elite in Liaodong to Gongsun Zhan, and he took a few righteous brothers, led the Black Tiger Cavalry, as well as two rebel armies, and one elite soldier of Liaodong, and went to Guzhu City.
Before most of the men arrived, according to Liu Bei's always cautious principle, all the scouts were sent out to investigate the enemy situation on the road ahead.
Xu was that this time they came from Liaodong, deliberately hidden, and with the extremely fast speed, the rebels within a hundred miles of Guzhu City were unsuspecting.
The soldiers and horses of the army village were scouted by scouts, and they continued to work and rest as usual.
After understanding this situation, Liu Bei quickly divided the men and horses into four divisions, and the two rebel armies that arrived were led by the second brother Guan Yu and the third brother Zhang Fei, and he and Zhao Yun each led one and were determined to make a surprise attack.
In the early morning of the next day, the four men and horses, from four directions, attacked the outer military fortress first.
In the face of a war of this scale, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and even Zhao Yun, who joined later, were already familiar with each other, so it was no surprise that they defeated the rebels in the military fortress outside the city.
Even among the four divisions, Zhao Yun, who attacked the fastest, attacked Dugu City at night, and the defenders of Dugu City did not have time to make a good deployment, and the city gate was broken.
Liu Bei and other subordinates then rushed in, and after fighting in the middle of the night, it didn't take too much effort to win the victory of Guzhu City.
"Brother, in my opinion, this rebel army is nothing more than that! It's much harder for us to get in than before! ”
In the Lonely Bamboo City City Lord's Mansion, Zhang Fei looked at the several rebel generals who were taken out, looked around again, and muttered.
Liu Bei was in several places in the case, while writing letters to Gongsun Zhan, who was still capturing Feiru, he shook his head and said: "Guzhu City, which is in the rear of the rebels, Zhang Ju and General Wuhuan are all transferred to the front line with the elite, and the people left behind are originally for the old and weak soldiers.
These soldiers were only mainly for defense, and they also had the responsibility of hoarding grain and grass from various places to transport to the front.
By the way, the grain and grass in the city have been checked? ”
Liu Bei raised his head and looked at Guan Yu, who was currently in the first case.
Guan Yu said: "Zilong is still counting, but the number is only a lot!" ”
Zhao Yun, who was the first to enter, according to Liu Bei's previous requirements, inevitably mixed up with volunteers from all walks of life, and sealed the grain, grass and money treasury early to make statistics and avoid scrambling and causing chaos.
In less than two quarters of an hour, Zhao Yun sent the rough accounts, and after Liu Bei saw it, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the wealth inside this lonely bamboo city.
This time, Gongsun Zhan asked him to come to take Guzhu City, I am afraid that he also expected it, and this wealth is a small return.
Regardless of the grain of a thousand stones, in the treasury, there are piles of property plundered by the rebels in many places in Youzhou in recent years, in addition to ordinary gold and silver, there are also jade jewelry.
And the Wuhuan people, the reason why they support Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, a very realistic purpose, is not because they fancy money and food.
Counting the military capital, fox slaves, and Yuyang, captured from the rebels, Liu Bei is now worth a lot of money, equipped with 5,000 soldiers, and there is no pressure.