From Liu Bei's point of view, this rebel army is indeed not a weak opponent, but an opponent with considerable fighting strength.
However, everything is relative.
Compared with the weak ones, or the trash of the Yizhou official army, the Jin army is very powerful and difficult to deal with. Under the same conditions, they are no match.
But compared to the strong ones, the army of cheaters can only do that.
No matter how thick the leather armor and wooden shields were, they could not be compared with the elite-level equipment of the Liangzhou Corps. The Han army arrayed themselves in front of the formation. Liu Bei, who was observing the situation from a high position, could tell at a glance that the Han army had the advantage.
The frontline commanders of this battle were brothers Cao Ren and Cao Chun. Liu Bei liked these two young generals very much. They had combat experience and command capabilities, and were full of vigor. They were suitable for fighting against powerful enemies, which could further hone them.
The result of the battle was not beyond Liu Bei's expectation. The Han army won a complete victory, but the process was not that simple.
The Jin people also have fighting rules and regulations, as well as their unique flags and drums. They advance and retreat in a well-established manner, and fight in an orderly manner, which is very refined. They also shoot arrows in front of the formation, with shield soldiers in front, and melee troops following closely behind.
After coming into contact with the Han army's military formation, they would also charge into the formation, and the infantry's combat effectiveness was extremely strong, and their individual fighting ability was very strong. When the two sides just got close, many soldiers squatted down and ran away from the legs of the shield soldiers. After leaving the military formation, they attacked the Han army's formation in a manner similar to rat fighting.
They would rush to the Han army's formation and attack the lower three lines of the Han army's shield soldiers. As long as there was a gap, they would attack the Han army's shield soldiers with their swords, causing them a certain amount of damage.
The Han soldiers behind were also well-trained. In view of the fighting methods of the Chi people, the Han soldiers fought tit-for-tat and faced each other. With their more sophisticated weapons and equipment, they defeated the Chi people and pushed them back.
The gap in equipment will lead to a gap in morale. The Han army still has spearmen, but the Mi people's habit of fighting in the mountains makes them lack the use of long weapons, and the Han army has a gap at this level.
After a fierce battle, the Chi people were defeated, and the Han army quickly switched to pursuit, and finally captured most of the Chi people. Only a few Scuds ran too fast for the Han army to catch up.
After winning the frontal battle, Liu Bei further confirmed that the people were brave and disciplined. They were not much worse than the Han army in these aspects. However, their equipment was not good, their battle formation skills were somewhat lacking, and they could not properly deal with enemies they had never encountered before.
So they were defeated.
In this battle, the Han army killed more than 600 people and captured more than 2,000 people. Luo Ge, the leader of the Han rebel army, was also captured.
After the battle, Liu Bei discussed with his subordinates and wanted to recruit Luo Ge to surrender.
"I don't want to start a full-scale war with the Jin people. The reason why the Jin people are causing chaos this time is due to corrupt officials. The Jin people have made military exploits against the Han Dynasty. If the misunderstanding can be resolved this time and there will be fewer killings, it may be great. Yes, what do you think?"
Xun You thought it was okay to try, but Jia Xu didn't agree with it.
"It is very difficult to get the enemies who were still fighting just now to surrender unless they are completely conquered and feared. I think it is better to eliminate all these rebels and then talk about surrender and make them give up. No Dare to resist again."
Liu Bei thought for a while and decided to stick to his original opinion.
"I have been fighting in the north and south for so long, and I have made so many achievements. I think I have a little reputation. My reputation is enough to make them despair in advance.
If I could surrender them without any bloodshed, I would be able to gain their effectiveness. I would be very happy to have such an elite team at my disposal, so I decided to try. "
Jia Xu has no more opinions.
Later, Liu Bei interrogated Luo Ge personally.
"Why rebel?"
Luo Ge rolled his eyes.
"The government doesn't care about credibility. It clearly agreed that we would be exempted from taxes and rewarded for helping in the war. However, there was no reward, and taxes were increased. To do such a treacherous thing, does it mean that our people don't have sharp swords?"
"I see that your conversational skills are extraordinary. Have you ever read a book?"
"Read it."
"oh?"
Liu Bei looked at this man who looked to be in his thirties or forties again and felt a little surprised.
When he was in the imperial court before, he had heard that the Ti people were highly sinicized, and that the tribesmen were educated in reading and writing, and all they learned were Han cultural knowledge.
In addition to the fact that martial arts customs have not changed, some children of relatively high-status large families will also study Confucian classics, study their meanings, and serve as officials in the court because of their merits, which is no different from the Han people.
Now it seems that this Luo Ge and the family behind him should also be deeply Chinese. The reason for the rebellion is nothing more than the government's betrayal of trust and the persecution of the tribe, which is similar to the reason for the Han people to rebel against the government.
Liu Bei then had some thoughts about him.
"The government has betrayed its trust. You just kill the officials. Why do you want to plunder the city?"
"If the government doesn't give it to me, I'll take it myself. If the government doesn't give it to me, I'll take it from the city. I'll take what I should take. What's more, the city I captured is naturally my spoil. What do I want to do with it? Do I still need to listen to it? Is it stupid?"
Liu Bei smiled.
"In this case, you are now my trophy. You can only accept whatever I want to do with you, right?"
"Succeed as a king or lose as a bandit. There is nothing to say. Kill or scrape, it's up to you. Since I decided to rebel, I don't care about my life."
After Luo Ge finished speaking, he closed his eyes and stopped talking.
Liu Bei walked around him a few times, thought for a while, and then spoke slowly.
"I see that you look very unconvinced. You were clearly defeated by me head-on. Why are you still unconvinced?"
Luo Ge opened his eyes and looked at Liu Bei.
"You relied on your numbers to beat me and won. What's there to be proud of?"
"To fight, you need more people to gain strength. With more people, you can gain more strength and win more easily. If I have more people but don't use them, then I am a fool. How can anyone fight like this? You will because I have few soldiers, Are you going to take the initiative to reduce your troops and then fight me? No one will do that kind of thing after Song Xianggong, and neither will I."
"………………"
Luo Ge was speechless and closed his eyes again, as if he wanted to kill or behead him as you pleased.
Liu Bei suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.
"Do you know who I am?"
"have no idea."
"My name is Liu Bei."
"Liu Bei?"
Luo Ge opened his eyes and looked at Liu Bei with some surprise.
"Liangzhou Mu, Liu Xuande?"
"Yes, that's me."
Liu Bei stared at Luo Ge: "The Liangzhou rebels were defeated in my hands, the Xianbei people were defeated in my hands, and the Qiang people were defeated in my hands. I have never been defeated since I went on the expedition. Those who died in my hands, Hundreds of thousands, my captives number in the millions, and with your size of thousands, it would not be a shame for the world to know that you lost to me in a head-to-head confrontation."
Luo Ge was silent for a while, then suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.
"Hahahahahahahahaha! It's really not shameful to die in the hands of a hero like you! Right now, I have only one request. When you kill me, I hope you can do it yourself, and don't let me die in the hands of villains. , in this case, even if I am beheaded, I will never regret it!"
"Do you really want to die that much?"
Liu Bei said slowly: "I don't really want you to die. Your ancestors and people have fought for the Han Dynasty and made great contributions. If you are willing to give up your merits and lead your men to fight for my army, Fight and put down the rebellion as soon as possible, then I can forgive your mistakes and avoid your death penalty, what do you think?"
(End of chapter)
