After these things were done, Liu Bei led his army to Lufu County, Jiuquan County and gave the army a three-day rest.
At the same time, he ordered the prefect of Jiuquan County to lead the soldiers and civilians of Jiuquan to prepare logistics for the army and provide various daily services so that the army could restore its physical strength to its peak.
He wants to go to the north.
Through repeated rigorous interrogations and inducements of the captured Xianbei people, as well as the guidance of the local Jiuquan County people, Liu Bei has basically determined the location of the Xianbei tribe where Zhi Jianluo Luo is located, and the general direction and route are also clear. Several businessmen expressed their willingness to lead the army.
They even suggested that they knew the specific location of another western Xianbei master's headquarters, Yanliyou, and if Liu Bei wanted to go, they were willing to lead the way.
This time Xianbei went south, it was a very serious blow to these merchants. Many of them lost their relatives and hated the Xianbei people. They heard that Liu Bei was going to fight back, and they wanted to help.
Liu Bei quickly held a military meeting with Gai Xun, Qianzhao, Jia Xu, Pang De, Liu Yong, Xu Huang and other major generals to discuss the next plan for a thorough attack on Jiajianluo Luo's headquarters, and further proposed Perhaps we can launch a sneak attack plan on Yanliyou's headquarters.
Anyway, these Xianbei people will be cleaned up sooner or later, just sooner or later. Now that the opportunity is right in front of us, how can we let them go?
Hit with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches coming. If you want to hit, hit thoroughly.
Everyone unanimously agreed with Liu Bei's opinion. After the army rested for three days, the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Han Army with full strength formally launched an attack, directing its troops towards the location of the Zhijian Luoluo tribe.
Zhi Jian Luo Luo's tribe is located about five hundred miles away from Jiuquan County, which is not too far.
According to the empirical calculations given by the merchants, a cavalry regiment with no heavy baggage can arrive in about five days if it moves forward normally. If it is a faster forced march, it can arrive in three days and three nights.
Liu Bei did not ask the troops to march forcefully. After entering the prairie, the army's daily marching speed was controlled at around a hundred miles, leaving enough rest time for the army. They arrived at their destination five days later. It happened to be noon, and the army immediately began to confront each other. The attack of Jianluoluo tribe.
The more than 15,000 fresh troops of the Zhijian Luoluo tribe were all wiped out by the Han army in the previous war. The remaining strong men were not enough, and they were attacked by the Han army and had no time to resist, so they quickly collapsed.
The Xianbei tribe said that all the people were soldiers, but when things came to pass, one or two people still ran away frantically, unable to cooperate in fighting.
They probably would not have thought that they would also be chased and killed by the Han cavalry who suddenly arrived.
They would not have thought that the methods they used to deal with the Liangzhou people would also be used by Liu Bei on them.
It is the so-called retribution, the natural cycle.
Times have changed. Wherever the enemy goes, I can go too. I want to do all the dirty things you did back to me exactly. Otherwise, how can I be worthy of those wronged souls?
Anyway, Liu Bei ordered the Han army to attack with all their strength and kill them indiscriminately.
No matter who he is, kill them all until they collapse completely and kneel on the ground with their hands on their heads begging for surrender!
Kill them until they collapse completely!
Follow the law of the jungle to the end!
There is no reason to argue here!
The Han cavalry fought bravely, back and forth, from one end to the other, from one end to the other. Seven in and seven out are not enough to describe the intensity of this battle royale.
After half a day's work, the Han army achieved complete victory.
After a day and night of work, this tribe was completely wiped out from this land.
The army behind them rested and made statistics. In this raid, more than 4,000 people from the tribe were killed, more than 110,000 people were captured, and more than 700,000 cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock were seized. Zhijian Luoluo's tribe became history. , no longer exists.
Liu Bei was very satisfied. He made a comprehensive judgment on the combat effectiveness of this tribe and came to a gratifying conclusion.
The Han army has never been weak, and the Xianbei people have never been strong. Everything is only relative.
However, the Han army in the Tanshihuai period was much weaker than the Han army in its heyday. Equipment, training, logistics, command and other aspects were in comprehensive decline. In all aspects, they could not compare with their normal level. One percent, that's why Tan Shihuai, a military and political genius in a certain sense, could not be conquered.
The Xianbei people had the super bonus of Tanshihuai, and they happened to hit the weakening period of the Han army, so they succeeded in the battle.
But now that Tan Shihuai is dead, and the Han army on our side is moving closer to its heyday in multiple dimensions such as equipment, training, logistics and command, it is normal to achieve a complete victory in the battle against Xianbei.
Everything just got back on track.
So Liu Bei decided to continue his efforts. After building the Jingguan here, he would also lead his troops to attack the tribe of Yanliyou, giving them a small shock to the Han army.
Afterwards, Liu Bei ordered Qian Zhao to lead two battalions of cavalry troops to escort the spoils of the battle back to Liangzhou for storage and management, and he took the remaining three battalions to raid Yanliyou's tribe.
Qianzhao expressed concern about this.
"I'll lead one battalion. Yanliyou's tribe has at least 20,000 to 30,000 capable soldiers. It's too dangerous for you to lead only three battalions."
Liu Bei shook his head.
"You can't beat me. I'm lightly armed and can escape quickly, but you can't. You must have enough deterrence to bring back these more than 100,000 people and more than 700,000 cattle, sheep and horses. This is what we have earned by risking our lives. Don’t dare to lose it, your responsibility is even greater, after completing the task, I will give you credit!”
Qianzhao had nothing to say and nodded, saying that he would complete the mission even to the death.
Then Liu Bei led the main force of the army and continued to advance in the direction guided by the merchants.
Qianzhao is waiting for the completion of the construction of Jingguan.
After the Jingguan built with more than 10,000 heads was completed, Qianzhao ordered the captured Xianbei people to watch the Jingguan and give them the greatest psychological shock.
The captured Xianbei people were all frightened and cried when facing this capital, and some even died of fright on the spot, causing a period of chaos.
After this shock, they did not dare to take any action for a short period of time, and would only follow the Han army back to Liangzhou obediently.
On the other side, on Liu Bei's march, the Han army fed on livestock, eating meat every meal, or boiled goat's milk and horse's milk and drank it to replenish the soldiers' strength.
The war horses mainly eat forage. Two or three days before the battle begins, the horses are fed beans and forage that they carry with them, and precious eggs are also used to replenish the horses' physical strength.
In this way, when the battle begins, the war horses can gallop violently and play a decisive role in victory.
Although he only led three battalions, the Han cavalry in these three battalions were full of energy and high morale. Liu Bei summoned officers of all sizes to lecture and encourage them many times, and then asked them to go back to encourage their subordinates.
"The Xianbei people regard our home as their racecourse. This time I will let them know whose home is the racecourse!"
"So what if there are a lot of people? When Emperor Xiaowu was emperor, one Han was the five barbarians! Our eight thousand people are equal to their 40,000 barbarians! In terms of numbers, we are much more than them!"
"Elites? I, Liu Bei, fight the elites! Who dares to show off his power in front of me! I will beat him to death! Wipe them off this land!"
"My soldiers are the most elite soldiers! My generals are the most powerful generals! My army can go wherever it wants to go! No one can stop it!"
"As long as I am alive! I will be invincible!"
Liu Bei also did not forget to give speeches to officers of all sizes, arousing their emotions in ups and downs, making them excited and making their blood boil.
They chanted "invincible" with forgetfulness, and completely ignored the Yanliyou troops who were much more numerous than them.
(End of chapter)
