Chapter 592: The Great War Begins
Liu Bei summoned Ma Chao to take Ma Chao into the grassland, and he would personally take risks to lure the enemy south. There is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days. With such a long line of defense and so many troops, if Xianbei does not come for a day, will it be necessary to keep defending it like this? Grain and grass can't be consumed, so Liu Bei plans to turn passive into active.
Ma Chao knew that Liu Bei was going to take him to the grassland, so he was naturally overjoyed. As long as you can fight, you can naturally make meritorious contributions by relying on your own ability. Are you afraid that you won't be able to pay homage to the general?
At the military meeting, the strategy proposed by Liu Bei was unanimously opposed by Xun Yu and others. What are you kidding, anything can happen on the battlefield, with Liu Bei's identity, if something happens, what should this huge group do? Countless people have tied their fate to you, and you are going to take risks? No, no, no!
But this time, Liu Bei did not listen to persuasion, he looked at the stubborn subordinates, and said: "I am going, not for the battle, but to lure Kebineng to the south." And then find an opportunity to break it. It's cold and we can't put it off any longer. The Xianbei people may attack at any time, and if they are not able to march according to our strategy, the county will be ruined, and I don't know how many people will suffer from the war. You don't need to persuade me anymore, there are generals, and you will be able to protect my safety. ”
Seeing that Xun Yu was still looking at him, Liu Bei smiled and said, "Wen Ruo, if things are not harmonious, how about I leave immediately?" ”
Seeing this, Xun Yu also knew that there was no way, so he had to sigh and say, "The lord is going, don't take risks." Liu Bei appeased the ministers a few more words, and then ordered everyone to disperse. In the inner house, Lu Heng and others, who knew that Liu Bei was going to go out of the fortress in person, couldn't help but be worried.
Liu Bei persuaded again: "I have been fighting for my husband for many years, and I naturally know it in my heart." It's okay to go here, just to lure the enemy's ears. Don't worry about me, just take care of your family. ”
In October of the first year of Yanping, Liu Ke, Yan Yan, Ma Chao and others led 20,000 horsemen to protect Liu Bei out of the fortress, and Shamoke stayed to guard Linzi City. Liu Bei led 20,000 horsemen, walked Gaoliu in Daijun, went straight to the grassland, and under the leadership of the guide, went to Danhan Mountain. It's not so simple to lure the enemy, if you don't have a bloody battle with Kebi, will he plan to go south?
Since he didn't plan to continue marching on the grassland, Liu Bei only replenished the grain and grass in Gaoliu, and what to do if there was no food on the grassland, he naturally used war to feed the war and plunder the Xianbei people.
In the Xianbei royal court by the water, Kebineng has already gathered 100,000 horsemen. These people are the elite of the tribe under his command, and this time, Kebi Neng plans to come ruthlessly to grab enough food and people. To force the Han people to bow their heads. Only in this way can he truly become the master of Da Xianbei, and then sweep away the opposition forces on the prairie in one fell swoop, unify Xianbei again, and crisscross the grassland.
At the same time that Liu Bei entered the grassland, Kebineng was also planning to send troops, and he was on the high platform, hoarsely making his declaration of war. Encourage the warriors of Xianbei, after entering the Han realm, wield the knife in their hands, raise the arrows in their hands, and go to burn, kill and loot. He emphasized that the Han women must not be killed, they work hard, can do all kinds of work, and can also give birth to children to the warriors of their tribe. So the value is high.
The wind on the grassland has begun to blow wildly. The soldiers marched against the wind, and as far as the eye could see, the sky was high and the clouds were light, as if they could see the end of the world at a glance. The grasslands are vast and beautiful. But this beauty, very monotonous. Apart from grass and rivers, there are only herders and their cattle, horses and sheep. Others, don't exist. And Liu Bei's army did not see a single nomadic tribe after entering the grassland for a day. Also, the big war is about to start, and whoever dares to graze here will have moved away a long time ago.
Under a rolling hill, the river flows quietly, and the bald master, Jiga, is commanding the tribe to begin camping. They had come from a great way to go to the royal court, and to receive orders from their master, Kebinen, to go with him in battle. The people on the steppe only recognize the strong. The tribes would kill each other for water, pastures, people, cattle and sheep. The victors will grow, and the losers will be swallowed up. This is the iron law of the prairie for thousands of years, under the witness of the gods. The Bald tribe used to be a large tribe, but it was conquered by the cavalry led by Kebineng, and thus became the slave tribe of Kebineng. Every winter, the savannah is not happy, and many people and livestock will starve to death and freeze to death. Ji Ga knew that the master wanted to go south, not just to seek justice for the clansmen, nor just to rob the Han people. Another important reason is that they want to use the war to consume the rapidly expanding population and the tribes that are usually not very obedient.
The bald department is usually very obedient, and he has never been short of the tribute that the master wants, so Jiga is very relieved, this time the horse herding south, the bald department will only have benefits, and there is no need to worry about becoming cannon fodder. So Jiga is also in a good mood now. The wealth of the Han people is known to everyone on the prairie, and the strength of the Han people is unknown to everyone on the prairie. However, the long border defense line of the Han people determined that they did not have the strength to attack on all fronts, as long as the Xianbei warriors grabbed it, they would run. In this vast prairie, who can catch up with the descendants of the gods?
Jiga was sighing, in joy, he looked at the women and children of the tribe, this is the future of the bald department. Unbeknownst to him, behind the distant hills, several pairs of eyes had been watching him for a long time. After a long time, after exploring this place clearly, Zhao Shengcai, the scout team, waved his hand and whispered a word. They slowly twisted their bodies and retreated until they were far away, and then they led their horses and quietly retreated.
After hearing the report, Liu Bei drew a circle on the map. Hearing that this is an undulating hillland, and the bald tribe is camped in the valley of the hills, Liu Bei immediately decided to destroy this department. The Han army was not afraid of night battles, and after the third watch, Liu Bei led the army to set off, and the soldiers were spitting cold air, holding cold blades, but their hearts were hot. Led by the scouts, the army quietly sneaked to the vicinity of the Bald Tribe. They did not attack immediately, but crouched down and waited for the opportunity, and the inferior and high-quality distilled liquor was passed to each other in the hands of the soldiers, and each person could only take a small sip, but as soon as the wine entered the throat, a line of fire rushed straight into the abdomen, and the abdomen and limbs began to give birth to a little warmth. As you know, this wine was brewed by the general at the risk of food shortage, so that the academy and the people of Gongcao could brew it together, and it was specially used by the soldiers to ward off the cold. Usually you don't see it in the market at all. The general was so kind to him, they naturally had to kill a few more enemy heads in return.
After the scouts had eliminated all the enemy sentinels, the Han army went into action. They leaped to their feet, climbed onto their horses, and rushed into the enemy camp with their swords held high to the sound of rumbling iron hooves.