Facing the Qiang invasion, Zhang Fei, the governor of Longxi County, led 3,000 battalion soldiers and 1,000 county soldiers to conduct defensive operations.
However, because the opponent had more people and Zhang Fei had fewer people, he could not repel them.
Currently, the troops of the Qiang coalition are attacking Lintao County. Zhang Fei is leading the army to resist with difficulty. He hopes that Liu Bei will lead reinforcements as soon as possible to support them.
After Liu Bei learned the news, he was furious and immediately convened a military meeting to begin combat deployment.
"According to the latest news, the number of Qiang people in rebellion is no less than 20,000, and the scale is not small. But they are looking for death. I decided to dispatch seven battalions and attack Longxi County. Not only must we deal with the invading Qiang people, but also Let them taste the bitter fruit that the Xianbei people have tasted!"
Liu Bei slapped the table with murderous intent.
Currently, there are only seven battalions left under his command that have completed preliminary training. There are also two newly formed battalions that are undergoing training and are not yet ready to attack.
The total strength of the troops is slightly inferior, but in terms of military training and military equipment, Liu Bei believes that the Qiang people cannot compare with him, so Liu Bei is confident in this battle.
Like last time, the attacking troops were led by Liu Bei personally. Yan Zhong stayed behind in Hebei County to handle government affairs on behalf of Liu Bei.
The chief secretary led Wu Feng to engage in the attack and followed him to attack.
Four generals, Wu Jie, Liu Sheng, Wu An, Liu Yong, Wu Ping, Pang De, and Wu Rui, Xu Huang, went out with him, and Jia Xu, who joined the army and served as secretary, followed him. This was the old team that went out last time.
This time, Liu Bei ordered Xun You, who had just arrived in Liangzhou to take up his duties not long ago, to join the army and serve as a secretary to attack with him.
Yan Zhong, who stayed behind, was fully responsible for arranging grain and other logistics materials to support the operation and ensure logistics for the army.
The collective farms in Hanyang County and Longxi County allocated part of their manpower to work with the state capital's manpower to ensure the logistics and transportation of the army.
On November 23rd of the fourth year of Zhongping, the army attacked. As December approached, Liu Bei led the army and approached Lintao County.
At this moment, in Lintao County, Zhang Feizheng was leading the battalion and county soldiers under his command to make a difficult resistance. Due to the lack of numbers, all the military strongholds outside Lintao City had been lost before the war began, and all the remaining troops entered the city. The city was defended.
Facing the superior Qiang attack, Zhang Fei had a hard time at first.
He is a charge general, a fighting general who grew up in Youzhou. What he is best at is leading the cavalry to gallop around. It is painful for him to have him huddle in the city and lead the troops to defend the city.
But he thought of Liu Bei's instructions and trust in him, and thought of Liu Bei's disappointed eyes once he lost the city, he couldn't stand it anymore, and he had to find a way to hold on to the city.
If there are not enough arrows, bring the enemy closer and then shoot. Do not shoot randomly.
If there is not enough wood and stone rolling, then the buildings in the city should be demolished and used as rolling wood and stone.
There was insufficient food, so he took the lead in eating less food, and distributed his own rations to the soldiers. He also killed his two favorite horses for stew to boost the morale of the defenders at the city head.
When a soldier was injured, he bandaged the soldier's wound himself.
When soldiers died in battle, he learned from Liu Bei and personally presided over the memorial ceremony for the dead soldiers during the siege period. He cremated the dead soldiers and sealed all their ashes, relics and pensions. After the war, they were sent back to their hometown and given to Relatives.
He is stupid and is not as inspiring as Liu Bei, so he just does these things silently, trying not to mess with some things that are not there, and he feels that it is enough to do things in place.
In the beginning, Zhang Fei was a person who liked to be arty. Because he had not read much and had no cultural level, he liked and admired scholars, and thought they were awesome.
However, later Liu Bei forced him to read and read, and used cramming teaching methods to suppress him to death. Gradually, Zhang Fei learned a lot of things, understood a lot of truths, and gradually gained a new understanding of scholars and knowledge itself. the opinion of.
Later, when he made military exploits and was appointed as a county governor, Liu Bei had a deep talk with him and told him some of his innermost thoughts and expectations for him.
Liu Bei did not want Zhang Fei to be a fighting general or a pioneer general forever. Liu Bei hoped that Zhang Fei could grow into a powerful and famous general who could stand alone on the battlefield and lead thousands of troops to fight a beautiful battle, instead of charging into battle alone. Poke dozens of transparent holes out of the enemy.
Liu Bei hoped that Zhang Fei could leave his name in history with an upright attitude, instead of being a rude, fierce, and unreasonable stereotype whenever he was mentioned.
"As my brother and subordinate, Yide, you are destined to go down in history with me. I hope that when you are mentioned by future generations, you will be an image who can stand by my side and assist me, rather than someone who needs to be mentioned by me. Point and take care of the image, what do you think?"
Liu Bei's conversation made Zhang Fei realize Liu Bei's expectations and trust in him. He was deeply moved and realized his own shortcomings.
Therefore, after taking office as the county governor, he began to take the initiative to study, study, and patrol Longxi County to understand the local customs and various hidden dangers in Longxi County. He also worked hard to learn to write government affairs reports and military affairs reports from the people under his command in the Ministry of General Affairs.
These reports were highly praised by Liu Bei, who wrote to him many times to express his joy and expectations for Zhang Fei's brighter future.
Zhang Fei was excited about this and studied harder. He gradually got rid of some of his bad habits and made progress.
His biggest change is that he is no longer impulsive and rude when encountering problems, but can calm down and think about problems.
Calm, calm, serious, thinking.
This eight-character mantra was written down by Zhang Fei and hung on the bedside. He read it once every day when he got up and once before going to bed to deepen his memory.
Because he was a county guard and knew his responsibilities, he took the initiative to learn from Liu Bei's approach to his subordinates. While he had strict requirements on his subordinates, he also showed kindness.
He would never tolerate his subordinates' mistakes and would punish them strictly according to the rules set by Liu Bei to serve as a warning to others.
After his subordinates performed meritorious service, he did not hesitate to reward him. Even if it was only a small amount of merit, he would write it down and submit it to the state capital to ask for a reward. He would never let any of his subordinates' efforts go in vain.
Therefore, the internal evaluation of Zhang Fei in Longxi County continued to increase. His subordinates all praised Zhang Fei as a very good county guard with clear distinction between rewards and punishments.
Although Zhang Fei was unable to win this battle, the morale of his soldiers had been well maintained. His subordinates and soldiers were willing to serve and fight with Zhang Fei, so Zhang Fei's action of holding on to the city was successful.
The Qiang people lacked the ability to attack the city, and Zhang Fei restrained the main force. The attack was not smooth, and their morale was low. Although they had a large number of people, they could not win.
So Zhang Fei successfully persisted until Liu Bei arrived with reinforcements, and never let the Qiang people go beyond their control.
On November 30th of the fourth year of Zhongping, Liu Bei led his troops to the outskirts of Lintao County and encountered the Qiang coalition forces. Pioneer Pang De led the assault cavalry to fight against the Qiang cavalry and achieved a small victory. Then he got closer to Lintao County and the defenders in the city Upon discovering the arrival of Han reinforcements, there were thunderous cheers and a boost in morale.
The three leaders of the Qiang coalition were very worried when they saw this.
They suddenly felt that the enemy they faced seemed different from the past.
Although the people of Longxi County were quite capable of fighting before, they were not as capable as this. When thousands of people faced their more than 20,000-strong coalition, they were stunned and did not allow them to advance further into the hinterland of Longxi County.
Now the Han reinforcements have arrived.
This situation caused them to be shaken internally.
Fanda, the leader of the Baima Qiang, was very worried about this matter.
"We can't do anything about thousands of Han troops, not to mention that now the Han reinforcements have arrived. If we continue to fight, can we win? I heard that Liu Bei is very good at fighting!
His army is very strong, and he has defeated the Xianbei people before. He is not an easy person to deal with. We originally just wanted to grab a wave and leave, but now that we are fighting like this, it is not what I want to see! "
Xuheduo, the leader of Shenlang Qiang, also felt that he had done something wrong.
"I didn't expect the Han people to become so capable of fighting. Now that their reinforcements have arrived, it may not be a wise choice to continue fighting. We should probably retreat, otherwise I'm afraid something else will happen."
Chige, the Xianling Qiang leader who took charge of this matter, felt uneasy.
He can't let these two guys run away when the situation is bad. Everyone finally reached an agreement and got some benefits together. Now a lot of people have died. Without getting the benefits, the team will break up?
Then don't these people under his command kill him?
Originally, the Xianling Qiang had a hard time surviving after the previous defeat, so they needed to grab some things to survive the cold winter. Chige itself also needed a military victory to maintain its dominance, lest its dominance be lost to those who were gradually losing control. The younger brothers who were willing to obey were shaken.
Now that this operation is neither going up nor down, Chige is also pounding in his heart.
He could only try his best to persuade.
"This is not the first time we have fought against the Han people. The Han people were beaten by us before and had no strength to fight back. We have no reason to be afraid of them. It is so cold this winter and everyone's life is difficult. If you want to save some people from dying, don't fight. , what else can be done?
I heard that Liu Bei has many farms in Longxi, and the Han farmers there produce a lot of grain. If we grab all the grain, we can get through this winter, and when spring comes next year, wouldn't it be great? Why should we back down now? "
Fanda and Xuheduo looked at each other, somewhat hesitant.
They have heard of Liu Bei's reputation and know that Liu Bei is very good at fighting. This is a fact.
But the need for survival is indeed a real problem before them. In a harsh living environment, they don't want to confront a fierce man like Liu Bei, but they can't let too many people in the tribe starve to death, can they?
So they finally decided to fight the battle bravely, grab enough food to survive the winter, fill their bellies, and then consider other issues.
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PS: Because I have to lose weight, I have to control my diet. I will no longer be happy in the future, sooooooooooooo...
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