Not to mention Li Xiang is in Hanoi, people such as Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei and others who have made military exploits in the Yellow Turbans have also arrived in their respective jurisdictions.
Among them, Liu Bei had the longest journey, but he was the first to reach his territory.
After the imperial court awarded him the reward that day, Liu Bei also visited talents everywhere like Li Xiang, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others. Originally, Liu Bei thought that there were so many talented people in Luoyang at that time that he, Liu Bei, could not attract so many people.
However, Li Xiang gained Xun Yu, Yuan Shao gained Cui Hao and others, Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others also gained something, and even the always arrogant Yuan Shu was lucky enough to gain the help of Yan Xiang, Yuan Huan, Yang Hong and others. Assistance, but only Liu Bei received little.
Unwilling to give up, Liu Bei still insisted on visiting Xun You, Chen Qun, and Du Xi. However, these people seemed to be incompatible with Liu Bei. Although they were impressed by Liu Bei's perseverance, they always felt that something was missing when they really wanted to make up their minds to serve. Therefore, in the end Liu Bei's efforts were in vain.
Thanks to Jian Yong's warning, Liu Bei finally woke up in time. As long as his power is strong enough one day in the future, even if he doesn't take the initiative to ask for help, someone will take the initiative to join him.
In this way, Liu Bei embarked on the journey to the plains to take up his post ahead of everyone else.
God seemed to have made a joke with Liu Bei. Liu Bei worked hard in Luoyang but almost no one answered him. On the contrary, when Liu Bei gave up and went to his post, surprises kept coming.
First, Zhang Fei's younger brother Zhang Qingxun came and obeyed Zhang Fei's order and joined Liu Bei's army. For Zhang Qing, Liu Bei naturally had a good test. Although his martial arts skills were far inferior to that of his brother Zhang Fei, his ability to fly rocks was hard to guard against. It will be of great use at critical moments.
After Zhang Qing, Liu Qi and Liu Guangshi came to join Liu Bei, claiming to be Prince Jing of Zhongshan.
Liu Bei was originally quite indifferent to these two people. After all, he had never heard of their names before, and he only received them ceremoniously for show.
But Liu Bei was shocked after talking to the people. It is not known how good the two men are in martial arts, but during the conversation, when it comes to military strategy and planning, the two men answered fluently, and even Liu Bei himself was stunned by a combination of punches.
On the way afterwards, Liu Qi defeated a group of more than a thousand bandits with only the 200 civilian troops Liu Bei had just recruited. After this incident, Liu Qi and Liu Guangshi completely entered Liu Bei's eyes, and their status in Liu Bei's small force rose sharply, only below Guan and Zhang.
Although no talents came to take the initiative to serve Liu Bei after that, Liu Bei's luck obviously did not end there.
Originally, the situation in Qingzhou was quite unfriendly to the Han side. However, after the Yellow Turban General Zhang Bao was assassinated, Qingzhou Yellow Turban instantly became a ball of sand and became useless.
And it is precisely because of this that anti-king forces such as Guo Wei and Dou Jiande are busy swallowing up the remnants of the Yellow Turban, giving Liu Bei, who has just arrived in Qingzhou, time to gain a foothold.
After the rebel kings had completely divided the Qingzhou Yellow Turban forces, they suddenly discovered that Liu Bei, who was in the plains, had already established a firm foothold and was closely united with Kong Rong's forces in Beihai.
From then on, Liu Bei and Kong Rong used Pingyuan and Beihai counties as their bases to fight against the rebel kings of Qingzhou.
As for the situation in Qingzhou, with the strong entry of Liu Bei's forces, the situation has completely changed.
From the initial struggle to resist, the Han side now has the power to counterattack and continues to expand this advantage.
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In the military tent, Liu Bei and Kong Rong were sitting on the main seats. The generals below were arranged on the left and right. On the left side stood Liu Bei's men, while on the right side were all Kong Rong's men.
"Uncle Xin (characterized by Liu Qi), this battle is left to you. This is my sword. Hold it. If anyone disobeys your general's orders and comes down from me, I will kill them all." Liu Bei looked at him. The brave Liu Qi said with a faint smile.
Kong Rong and Liu Bei had already discussed it before. Kong Rong knew that he still had some ability when it came to literary talent, but not military affairs, so Kong Rong handed over the command of this battle to Liu Bei early on.
As for Liu Bei, I have to say that although he is slightly less capable in some aspects, he is definitely a person who dares to delegate power at critical moments. Therefore, after Liu Qi proved his ability, Liu Bei handed over the command of the battle to Liu Qi, giving Liu Qi enough trust and power.
"Don't worry, my lord, if we lose this battle, I am willing to come and see you." Faced with Liu Bei's trust, Liu Qi was also deeply moved, and then replied confidently and firmly.
The generals in the tent became serious instantly after hearing the conversation between Liu Bei and Liu Qi.
Everyone, including Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, understood that since Liu Bei even handed over his sword to Liu Qi, it was obvious that he was serious this time. No one wants to die in the hands of his own people instead of dying on the battlefield.
And Liu Qi, who had Liu Bei's support, started to work freely.
Liu Qi looked at the generals present, his face was solemn, and then he said in a serious voice, "Generals, our army only has 30,000 troops, while the enemy has 80,000 troops, almost three times our number. In this battle, if our army If we fight head-on, we will be outnumbered and outnumbered. Therefore, if our army wants to win, it can only be supplemented by extraordinary troops. Only by combining good and extraordinary forces can our army have a chance of victory."
"If the general has any clever ideas, it's okay to say so." Song Jiang, who was under Kong Rong's command, said with a kind face.
"Our army has a total of three thousand elite cavalry. I need a general to lead his army deep and hide around the enemy's camp. When we can fight with them, we will immediately attack their camp, burn their tents, food and grass, and shake the enemy's morale." Liu Qi's expression. He said seriously, "However, this army is a lonely army. If it fails, it will definitely die."
As soon as this statement came out, both Liu Bei's generals and Kong Rong's generals were shocked. Going deep alone was already thrilling, but the need to attack the enemy's camp made the mission even more dangerous.
The result is exactly what Liu Qi said, if this matter fails, it will be a situation of no life for ten lifetimes. Not only the attacking soldiers and horses, but also the soldiers and horses fighting head-on. This is really a dangerous and dangerous plan.
However, everyone also understood that there was no way to do this risky plan. Nowadays, there is a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides. If we do not take risks, this battle will undoubtedly be defeated.
Many of the generals were brave and fearless of death. However, no one dared to accept Liu Qi's mission easily. After all, whether this matter is successful or not is not only related to his own life and death, but also related to the success or failure of the entire battle.
The life or death of one person is a small matter, but the success or failure of the entire battle is a big matter.
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