Linying is the last barrier to the south of Xuchang.
After passing Linying, the army can march straight in.
If they are cavalry, they can reach Xuchang City in one day.
After entering Yuzhou from Runan, Liu Zhang was invincible.
No one in the counties he passed dared to stop him.
Normally, the county magistrate opens the city gate early to wait for the surrender.
What's more, soldiers were sent in advance to report their determination to surrender.
After entering Yuzhou and walking all the way, Liu Zhang finally understood what a prosperous state is!
In terms of area alone, Yuzhou may not be ranked high, but when it comes to grain output, no one can compare with Yuzhou.
Every county town actually has a considerable surplus of grain!
Liu Zhang couldn't help but lamented what Cao Cao did, owning Yuzhou but still being short of food!
After careful investigation, I found out that Yuzhou was very barren before and the county government could not produce any extra food.
It wasn't until Cao Cao left and the counties in Yuzhou became ownerless land that earth-shaking changes took place.
In order to seize the right to speak in the county, various aristocratic families have revealed their family background.
However, this is not yet as rich as it is today.
Everything started when Xun Yu resigned.
After the Xun family openly stated that they did not support the emperor Liu Xie, the entire Yuzhou almost fell apart.
In this case, the competition for counties becomes more serious.
Whoever has a strong fist and can keep everyone fed is a qualified leader.
This is an everlasting law.
For a time, the noble families spent their wealth to compete for this leadership position.
So after Liu Zhang led his army, he saw the prosperity of Yuzhou.
However, the battle between the Yuzhou aristocratic families finally gave Liu Zhang an advantage.
After the Qin army crossed the border, they frantically gathered supplies!
Fortunately, Liu Zhang did not act inhumanely and take them all away.
Every time you pass through a city, some supplies will be left behind to ensure the expenses of the local people.
When Liu Zhang led his army to Linying, he actually collected several months' worth of rations for the army!
What an unexpected surprise.
However, after Liu Zhang took over Linying and collected military rations in preparation for heading north again, news of an enemy attack suddenly came.
Liu Zhang was stunned when he heard the news.
In the entire Yuzhou, there are still people who dare to attack him with soldiers and horses!
Are you tired of living, or do you think your life is too long?
Liu Zhang sent scouts to find out the news and prepared his army for war.
As a result, the scouts reported that there were only ten thousand enemies coming, all of them infantry, under the banner of Xun.
Liu Zhang was confused.
Could it be that Liu Xie saw that he was coming and invited Xun Yu out again.
But there’s not too much speculation, it doesn’t make any sense.
Ten thousand people, or infantry, can be crushed into pieces at will.
Thirty thousand people were left to sort out food and fodder, and Liu Zhang personally led an army of fifty thousand to attack.
Ten miles outside Linying City, we met the enemy head-on.
Liu Zhang was stunned when he saw it.
After so many years of military career, I have experienced countless battles, big and small, and encountered all kinds of strange enemies!
But I have never seen such soldiers and horses!
Chaos, more than just a chaos!
The soldiers were all gray-faced and disheveled. They stood staggering on the spot and did not look like soldiers at all.
Look at the big flag raised, it is almost parallel to the ground!
If you don't look carefully, you can't see the flag at all.
There are no horses in the whole army. From the generals to the soldiers, they all rely on two legs.
To say that these 10,000 soldiers are just a mob is a compliment.
Covering it with a flag is no better than ten thousand bandits.
Since the troops were sent out, only the thousand remnant soldiers sent by the imperial court could compare with them!
With these defeated generals, why do we need an army of 50,000?
Liu Zhang was confident that a thousand elite dead soldiers would be enough to completely defeat him.
As expected, when the banner of the Qin army and 50,000 elite soldiers appeared in front of them, there was a commotion on the opposite side.
The soldiers whispered to each other in fear, and the entire army was filled with an atmosphere of panic.
It is foreseeable that as long as Liu Zhang gives the order to attack, the opponent who does not need to fight will immediately break up and flee!
"King Qin, where did this bunch of rabble come from? Compared with the Yellow Turban Army back then, they are much inferior!"
Dian Wei looked ahead with a sneer, full of disdain.
It's not even as good as the Yellow Turban Army composed of farmers, so why should we pay attention to it?
"A group of robbers and bandits? Or...are there refugees causing trouble again?"
Xu Huang also gave this extremely low evaluation.
At this moment, someone ran out from the opposite formation.
Running and shouting.
"Is King Qin here?"
When Liu Zhang heard this, he understood everything instantly.
Who is this voice if it's not Xun Gou?
Soon, Xun Gou ran up to Liu Zhang alone and knelt directly on the ground.
thump!
"Young man, pay your respects to the King of Qin!"
"Xun Gou. Get up."
"Thank you, King Qin!"
Xun Gou slowly stood up while nodding and bowing in thanks.
"Long time no see, how are you, King Qin?"
Liu Zhang nodded.
"Good. What are you doing here?"
Xun Gou did not dare to hide anything and told Liu Zhang everything.
Of course, all the big talk about wanting to capture Liu Zhang was omitted.
Even so, Liu Zhang was dumbfounded.
"Liu Xie is crazy. He wants you to lead the army to stop Gu?"
"With just these 10,000 people?"
Xun Gou nodded awkwardly.
This time he personally led an army to go on an expedition. He knew how difficult it was to command an army.
At the same time, it also gave Xun Gou a clear understanding.
With his ability, it would be difficult to command a hundred people!
This army of 10,000 people will disperse in a hurry after they have gone no more than a hundred miles.
Fortunately, the distance between Linying and Xuchang is not too far, otherwise, I don't know what kind of joke would have happened.
"To report to the King of Qin, Liu Xie is determined to kill the King of Qin! I can't bear the harm to the King of Qin, so I specially led all the troops in Xuchang to seek refuge with me!"
"I hope the King of Qin will allow me to stay with the King of Qin..."
Since Liu Xie couldn't count on him, he naturally had to find another backer.
For Xun Gou, Liu Zhang is undoubtedly the better choice.
Now taking all the soldiers and horses of Xuchang to defect is equivalent to giving Xuchang and the emperor to Liu Zhang for free.
How can you not be happy?
Abandoning Liu Xie, a dying tree, and climbing up to Liu Zhang, a sturdy and towering tree, it would be a huge profit!
Xun Gou was proud of his wisdom!
