After Liu Bei led the reinforcements to the battlefield, he set up camp and personally scouted the situation, observing the Qiang troops and the besieged Lintao County.
Liu Bei was very pleased that Zhang Fei succeeded in holding on to the city.
After all, Zhang Fei did not lose Longxi like he lost Xuzhou, but persevered from the beginning.
Zhang Fei has indeed undergone a great change. From the beginning, he opened his mouth to poke holes and kept silent to decide life and death, and now he is a qualified Longxi County Sheriff. Liu Bei saw his change with his own eyes.
His attitude towards learning changed from "just learning" to taking the initiative to learn. In the end, he was even able to write government affairs reports and military affairs reports independently. He also made great progress in this aspect.
The staff of the County Affairs and Talent Selection Department of Longxi County viewed Zhang Fei from a novice who was "busy and needed help from his subordinates to govern the place" at the beginning to a qualified county governor who "can complete most of the government affairs independently". Zhang Fei used The time is not long.
Perhaps the environment really changes people, or perhaps it is growth from the inside out in various senses. Zhang Fei is indeed different from the past.
In the future, Zhang Fei can indeed be entrusted with more and more important things.
Liu Bei smiled and looked at Xun You beside him.
"Gongda, how did you feel when you went to the battlefield for the first time?"
"It's breathtaking."
Xun You said slowly: "In any case, before you saw ten thousand people with your own eyes, you couldn't imagine how many people ten thousand people were and how large they were. Only after seeing it with your own eyes did you understand why the ancients had thousands of troops galloping around." explain."
"Well, ten thousand soldiers are marching forward, and ten thousand people can really turn the situation around. The ancients said that ten thousand people can run rampant in the enemy's territory. This is the truth."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "Gongda, how do you think this battle should be conducted?"
"You try to speak for your Majesty. If there is anything inappropriate, I hope you will correct me."
"good."
"The reason why the Di Qiang, Xiongnu, Xianbei and other barbarians outside the Great Wall invaded Dahanzhou County was because they wanted nothing more than property, food and other supplies necessary for daily life."
Xun You said slowly: "They can't produce themselves, so they want to invade and plunder. This winter is very cold, and there was heavy snowfall before. They should be recuperating at this moment to survive the cold winter.
But the fact is that they are connected with each other and invade Longxi County. The only reason is that the severe cold makes it difficult for them to survive. They must rob me of Liangzhou's supplies in order to survive.
In this way, they must be thinking of fighting a war that will end as soon as possible, and even thinking of looting and leaving before our state capital can react, leaving our state capital powerless and can only wait until the next spring to start the conquest. , this cold winter, they passed.
But they never expected that Zhang Fujun would lead his troops to defend Lintao County, making it impossible for them to break through Lintao County. The move was delayed for a long time, and the response of our state government was far faster than they imagined. Now, these barbarians should be in a dilemma . "
After Liu Bei heard this, he looked at Jia Xu on the other side.
"Wenhe, do you think what Gongda said is reasonable?"
Jia Xu squinted at Xun You and raised the corners of his mouth.
"Gongda has never lived in Liangzhou, but he also knows something about the barbarians outside the Great Wall. He deserves to be from a wealthy family. What he says is to the point. He has nothing to say."
Xun You's expression did not change.
"Jia Jun is full of praise, but you are just speculating."
"Then Gongda might as well continue to speculate. When the barbarians see my army coming to attack, will they withdraw in a hurry, or will they be stubborn and continue to invade?"
Jia Xu looked at Xun You with a smile, a look of kindness on his face.
Xun You's expression remained unchanged.
"Since they came here to rob money and goods, and now they have lost many soldiers in order to rob money and goods, what has happened now is that they are riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off.
If we withdraw without fighting, how can we recover the manpower we lost earlier? Without any explanation, the leader might not be able to survive this cold winter, so they will definitely continue to attack. "
Jia Xu put away his smile and glanced at Xun Yougao.
"Junhou, Xu has the same view. They have no way to retreat. Unless the leader wants to commit suicide, he will continue to fight and fight as a trapped beast."
"Well, coincidentally, I think the same way."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "Gongda has such insight when he first enters the battlefield. He is worthy of being a son of the Xun family. It seems that the Xun family is indeed a crouching tiger, hidden dragon, full of talents and well-educated."
"You are a subordinate of the king, and you think about the king. You put the king first in everything, and you should not consider yourself a descendant of the Xun family."
Xun You paid his respects again and said, "Since You are deep in Liangzhou, he has no other ideas. He is only willing to serve the Lord with all his strength!"
So smart.
Suddenly he heard what he was saying.
The origins and starting points of these children from wealthy families are much better than those of children from poor families and common people. Educational resources that are extremely precious and even inaccessible to children from poor families and common people are commonplace here, and they can access them without reaching out. get.
In this era, all the basic common sense and governance knowledge mastered by the senior officials are open to them, and the theory is directly filled up. In terms of practice, there are also disciples and former officials of the family who personally lead the operations. In less than a year or two, everyone is a skilled bureaucrat.
Therefore, as long as you are willing to make progress and study hard, any middle-aged man with a normal IQ can achieve a career with the support of his family. His achievements cannot be low, not to mention that Xun You is still so smart.
The advantage that big families have over the children of poor families and common people is really too great. As long as they are willing to get involved, the children of poor families and common people will never get ahead.
But for now, the victory of this battle is already within Liu Bei's grasp.
As they expected, the Qiang coalition decided to continue fighting. They concentrated their forces in a formation and took the initiative to move towards the direction of Liu Bei's army, as if they were going to fight Liu Bei's army to the death.
Liu Bei also successfully arranged his troops and arrayed himself to fight.
There was no suspense in this battle from the beginning. No matter in terms of number of troops, weapons and equipment, or morale, the Qiang coalition army could not compare with the Han army.
The Han army's armor-wearing rate, shield utilization rate and weapon sophistication far exceeded that of the Qiang coalition. It soon appeared on the battlefield that the Qiang's weapons could not break through the Han army's armor defense, while the Han army's swords could with one blow The situation of killing Qiang coalition soldiers.
The war between the two sides was one-sided from the beginning, and as time went by, this trend became more and more obvious.
When Chige saw that the situation was not good, he immediately called Fanda and Xuheduo for further discussion.
"The situation is not conducive to us. We should send out all the cavalry to attack the Han army and collapse the Han army's formation, otherwise we will definitely fail! If we lose here, what is the difference between being dead and dying?"
Fanda gritted his teeth.
"Then let me lead the troops to attack. I will attack personally. But if we win, I will distribute the spoils. I want to get the most and the best. You can't object."
"Can!"
Chi Ge nodded immediately.
Xuheduo did not object and acquiesced to the agreement.
So Fanda got on his horse and relied on his proficiency in riding and archery to lead the cavalry to attack the Han army.
As for the Han army, Liu Yong and Liu Sheng were leading the infantry to fight the Qiang people. When they saw the Qiang cavalry attacking, Liu Bei waved his hand and ordered Xu Huang to lead the cavalry attack.
Xu Huang took the order and immediately led his cavalry to attack in the direction of the Qiang cavalry.
The result was similar. The huge gap in equipment meant that the Qiang people could not take advantage at all. Their arrows could hardly break through the armor defense of the Han cavalry, but the hand crossbows of the Han cavalry could easily break through their defensive measures.
The result of the exchange of fire between the two sides was that the Qiang cavalry was turned upside down. The Han cavalry rushed into the formation of the Qiang cavalry and started killing. The situation soon tilted towards the Han army.
(End of chapter)
