Zhang Fei also understood the combat effectiveness of the Yanqi army. In a head-on confrontation, even if their numbers were slightly larger, they were no match for the Han army.
Especially the cavalry. They don't have many cavalry, and their weapons and equipment are also very poor. When facing the Han army, they are being attacked by a reduced dimension and have nothing to fear at all.
In this battle, in the direction of Moshan Kingdom, the army led by Long Wei advanced faster and arrived at Zhang Fei's combat area earlier, so Zhang Fei took the lead in attacking Long Wei's army.
Long Wei also didn't expect that he had successfully captured the Moshan Kingdom. He was ready to sharpen his sword and go to the chariot division. However, there was a problem in the rear, the logistics was interrupted, and traces of the Han army actually appeared in the rear. He was shocked and immediately I sent people to inquire about the news, and finally got the information, and then I was sure that something was wrong in the royal city.
He was so frightened that he finally came to his senses. He quickly marshaled his troops and moved toward the royal city. He happened to bump into Zhang Fei's army waiting for him, and the two sides started a fierce battle.
For Long Wei, it was a fierce battle, but for Zhang Fei, it was a bit boring.
The Han cavalry launched a group charge, and the Longwei cavalry was instantly routed and failed to achieve any results.
The infantry he led was relatively tough, relying on their formation to withstand several attacks by the Han army, causing Zhang Fei to lose some men. However, after the Han army switched to cavalry and archery tactics, the Longwei still failed to resist, and the outer military formation began to collapse. , was finally captured by the Han army. An hour before and after, Long Wei's army was defeated and the entire army was annihilated.
Long Wei himself died in the battle after all his personal guards around him died in the battle.
After Zhang Fei eliminated the Longwei Division, he quickly returned to the Yanqi King's City. After resting for a long time, the army went out of the city again to attack the Longyong Division, which had failed to attack Xuguo.
Among the three armies, Longyong was in the most difficult situation, because he was the only one who failed to successfully conquer the set goals and was stuck in a bitter battle. He was also the one that relied most on logistics.
After learning that there was a logistical problem, he almost immediately wanted to lead the army back. However, Wei Xuguo seemed to have seen something at that time, and actually took the initiative to attack several times, catching him off guard.
He could have returned several days in advance, but it was because of the obstruction of the Wei Xu army that he was unable to return in advance. When he finally decided to return, he still left an army behind and abandoned a considerable part of his baggage. After blocking the pursuit of Wei Xuguo, he successfully returned.
But when he returned with his troops, he faced Zhang Fei and the Han army's elite cavalry head-on, and was defeated by the Han army's attack.
Although the Han army was very tired at this moment, under the leadership of Zhang Fei, the Han army still broke out its final combat effectiveness even though it was at the end of the war.
This battle lasted for about two sticks of incense, and the Han army won at a small cost. The last army of the Yanqi Kingdom was defeated by Zhang Fei, and Zhang Fei won again.
When he carried his tired body back to King Yanqi's city, facing the admiring eyes of his subordinates who welcomed his victorious return, Zhang Fei felt very happy and happy, but he couldn't get up any energy at all. .
Like his soldiers, everyone had reached the end of their strength and fell asleep after returning to the army. A large group of people fell asleep, and the shouts in the military camp were loud.
They slept like that for a day and a night, before gradually waking up from their sleep.
After Zhang Fei woke up, the first thing he wanted to do was to eat, so Dong Zhuo personally roasted a lamb for Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei held the lamb and gnawed it, and gnawed away most of the lamb before he was finally full. stomach.
In this combat operation, Zhang Fei led two thousand Han cavalry alone, setting a new record for the Han army in fighting in three places for ten consecutive days and defeating four enemy armies in a row. It can be said that the queue was full.
The result of this war was that Zhang Fei only used 2,000 people, plus the assistance of 1,000 people from Che Shiqian's country, to wipe out an ambitious small country in the Western Regions and basically destroy its armed forces. , and also got three grateful younger brothers.
Moshan Kingdom, Weixu Kingdom and Yuli Kingdom, although there is only one prince left in Moshan Kingdom, Weixu Kingdom suffered heavy losses, and even the royal family of Yuli Kingdom was cut off, leaving only an empty shell and a name.
But it doesn't matter. Banchao's biggest enemy no longer exists here. The Third Reich has taken a decisive step in its strategic layout of returning to the Western Regions.
This step is more shocking than before when Dong Zhuo and Zhao Qi destroyed Che Shihou's country and spread the news to all directions.
For example, King Wugui of Cheshiqian Kingdom did not even dare to raise his head when facing Zhang Fei. When Zhang Fei took his people back to the King's City in Cheshiqian to rest, the people from Pulei Kingdom and Yizhi Kingdom who came to pay their respects The king also presented generous gifts one after another, and believed that Zhang Fei was the same general descended from the gods, and respectfully called him [Shenwei General].
Zhang Fei himself seems to like this title, but he feels that this title is a bit too arrogant. He feels that he can be powerful and a general, but this god and heaven...is his goal too big?
But it doesn't matter. Anyway, only the Western Regions will use his title. If this title can be popular in the Western Regions, Zhang Fei feels that it will be of great benefit to the management of the Western Regions in the future.
So he happily gave Liu Bei a report, explained his achievements, and asked Liu Bei for credit.
What Zhang Fei didn't know was that as soon as his memorial was set off, a court envoy from Dunhuang County also sent an edict from Emperor Liu Bei.
Because the commander-in-chief Zhang Fei was absent, Zhao Yun, the second person in charge of the Northwest Military Region, took the place of Zhang Fei and issued the edict. He learned that the imperial court had allowed Zhang Fei to have the right to act expediently against the Western Regions. When encountering military situations, he could decide on his own whether to mobilize troops. , and can report the matter to the court afterwards.
The imperial court even added three more troops to the Northwest Military Region to prevent insufficient troops and horses during military operations.
After Zhao Yun learned of the edict, he was very happy. He immediately sent people to find Zhang Fei in Che Shiqian's country, told Zhang Fei the relevant news, and then started to prepare for the possible use of troops next.
It has been less than a year since Zhao Yun took office as the second person in charge of the Northwest Military Region.
At this time last year, Zhao Yun was still serving as the second-in-command of an army in the Central Plains Military Region. He made great contributions in the turbulent Dutian Law Rebellion and eliminated many landlord armed forces in the Central Plains region. Therefore, when Liu Bei recounted his merits after the war, he promoted Zhao Yun went to the Northwest Military Region as the second person in charge.
Liu Bei also believed that there was a reckless element in Zhang Fei's character. Although he has improved a lot now, it is said that a country is easy to change but a character is hard to change. He needed someone to protect Zhang Fei when he was reckless and have a calm and calm personality. Zhao Yun, who has an overall view, is the best choice.
Zhao Yun did not live up to Liu Bei's expectations and played a lot of role in persuading Zhang Fei. However, Zhang Fei was Zhang Fei. With his super senior qualifications and strong military ability, Zhao Yun often had nothing to do with him.
Just like this time, Zhao Yun originally said that when he was dispatched, Zhang Fei, the general, should sit in the rear and command the entire army to avoid danger. However, Zhang Fei glared and looked unhappy.
"Boy Zhao, do you want to monopolize the military glory? You have been promoted after taking the military glory, and Lao Zhang still stays where he is. Is this your purpose? Good boy, you look like a talented person, but you are so filthy in the end? "
Zhao Yun was immediately speechless.
There was no way, Zhang Fei insisted on thinking of Zhao Yun as a little bad guy, so Zhao Yun had no way to control him.
Mainly, Zhao Yun didn't know what Zhang Fei had done before. After he sent away the imperial edict and received the memorial from Zhang Fei to Liu Bei, he took a look and realized what Zhang Fei had done in these days that was earth-shattering. things.
Good guy, with two thousand Han cavalry, Zhang Fei destroyed a small country in the Western Regions with considerable strength. He achieved four battles and four victories. He also mainly reversed a major change that was going to happen in the Western Regions that was not conducive to the Han Empire. This can be regarded as a typical example. He achieved great military exploits in the final victory with his small skills, this guy!
While Zhao Yun was praising him, he had a new level of understanding of Zhang Fei's "recklessness".
He remembered what Liu Bei said to him when he sent him to be his second-in-command.
"Zilong, you don't know Yide very well yet. As long as you stay with him for a while, you will know. Sometimes, you can be overjoyed by the achievements he has made, but at the same time, you can be overjoyed by the things he has done. I'm scared to death, this guy makes me love and hate him so much, but who makes him my third brother?"
Zhao Yun sighed helplessly and arranged for the memorial to be sent five hundred miles to Luoyang in a hurry.
Zhang Fei soon learned that Liu Bei and the Privy Council had given him the right to act cheaply. He was overjoyed and immediately sent an order to Zhao Yun to arrange for the Tiger Cavalry Army to come over. He needed the Tiger Cavalry Army soldiers to help Cheng Changzi, and then asked Zhao Yun to prepare enough Provide more logistics supplies for the use of the three new armies.
Zhang Fei was very happy that Liu Bei gave him another 30,000 troops, because he also realized that this victory had a lot to do with luck, and it also allowed him to fully understand the true power of the countries in the Western Regions.
A medium-sized small country can do such a thing of scorning him in front of him. Will the countries that may be encountered later that are larger and more powerful than the Yanqi Kingdom be obedient and obedient? ?
Shanshan and Pulei were obedient because their economic ties with the Han Empire were too deep. Many merchants from the Han Empire were doing business with them. Without the economic support of the Han Empire, they would collapse.
If the country is obedient, it is because it is too small to dare to be disobedient.
The reason why Che Shi's former country was obedient was because the Che Shi's back country was about to be destroyed before their eyes. They felt the same and did not dare to disobey.
Later, the Moshan, Weixu, and Yuli Kingdoms obeyed because they had to rely on the Han Empire if they wanted to continue to survive or recover.
There are inevitable factors for these small countries to be obedient. Other countries have nothing to do with the Third Reich for the time being. If you want to make them obedient, you must first find ways to have some relationship with them. If you don't have a relationship, there is no way to make them truly obedient. .
So, how do you have a little relationship with them?
Military means are obviously the most direct means.
(End of chapter)
