"Ahh Zhuge Liang heard the change of color, the light of wisdom in his eyes flickered again and again, and he instantly captured the core vein in his mind in a hurry.

Suddenly, his expression was solemn, the feather fan in his hand was stuck in the air, dense beads of sweat overflowed on his forehead, and he lost his voice: "The lord is saying、、、 this is a huge conspiracy that Kebi can discuss with the two of them!" Can Kebi pretend to surrender, lure our army into the White Wolf Mountain, and trap my Eastern Expeditionary Army in the White Wolf Mountain by the hands of the Dun army, and wait for the two armies to decide the victory, and then gather the Xianbei troops and horses to defeat the winning side and reap the benefits of the fisherman? This is too unbelievable, Kebi Neng'an has such a strategy? ”

Li Li muttered quietly: "If my army is not ambushed on the mountain road, it means that my guess is right. Bundun can unite the nearby Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes and even the rest of the Fuyu people to come to help, can't Kebineng contact the Xianbei tribes and the Mobei forces to come to help? ”

After speaking, Li Li didn't say anything more, looked up at the top of the white wolf mountain, waved his big hand, and said loudly: "Order Zhao Yun's subordinates to pay attention to vigilance, and the army will continue to advance!" ”

?????? A qiē was as Li Li expected. The army passed through the mountain road without encountering any ambush or sneak attack, and marched quickly along the mountain road at the northern foothills, all the way unimpeded.

When approaching the eastern foothills of the White Wolf Mountain, Zhao Yun once again sent a sentry to report that the Kebineng Department had marched to the eastern wilderness and was fighting fiercely with the barbarian army led by Bunton. Zhao Yun asked for an order to immediately send troops to reinforce the Kebi Neng Department, otherwise the 20,000 Xianbei Iron Cavalry led by Kebi Neng would definitely not be able to compete with the more than 100,000 barbarian troops under the command of Bundun, and the whole army would be in danger of being wiped out at any time.

After learning the news. Zhuge Liang's expression relaxed, and a smile appeared in the corner of his eyes that only Li Li could understand. Li Li understood why Zhuge Liang was laughing, it was nothing more than wanting to take advantage of the hand of the barbarian army to take the opportunity to cut off the scourge of Kebineng. Once and for all, eliminate future troubles. In addition, he could also take the opportunity to test whether Kebi Neng was in cahoots with the Badun Wolf Bèi and colluded to lure the Eastern Expeditionary Army into the White Wolf Mountain, in a vain attempt to gather and annihilate it, and destroy the 80,000 Eastern Expeditionary Army in one fell swoop. In fact, Li Li also has this thought. Since Kebi can fight with the Barbarian Army, he simply let them fight to the death. Wait until the 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Kebineng Division are dead and wounded before attacking.

For Kebineng, who has two ambitions, this kind of plan to kill people with a knife is undoubtedly the best choice, and he pushes the boat with the water. Never again.

However, just as Li Li was about to give the order to suspend the attack, Gongsun Zhan strongly advocated sending troops, saying: "Kebi Neng has not had the slightest rebellion since he surrendered, and he will follow his orders." And also supplied tens of thousands of cattle and sheep to the army on the march. In order to solve the danger of food and grass for the army. At this time, it would be too hasty and unconvincing to ignore him just because he suspected that he had different intentions. As soon as this case is opened, in the future, all the barbarian tribes will definitely resist to the death, and no tribal leader dares to take the initiative to surrender, so he can only fight to the death, and there is no other way. ”

After the words are great. Seeing that Li Li was quite moved, he frowned and pondered. In order to further convince Li Li, Gongsun Zhan continued: "The lord has been fighting all year round, and I should know that although the northern frontier of my Han Dynasty has a harsh climate and many swamps and sand seas (deserts), the northern frontier is extremely extensive, and its territory is not inferior to the territory of our Han Dynasty. Because of this, from ancient times to the present, the northern Xinjiang has never really been pacified, and the barbarian tribes have emerged in endlessly, and there are Xianbei and Xianbei who have not been destroyed.

In addition, there are small states such as Buyeo and Goguryeo in the north of Liaodong, Ding Ling in Mobei, and Yueshi and Wusun in the west. Therefore, if we want to completely pacify the northern border troubles, it is not advisable to blindly kill them all, not to mention the labor expedition, and I don't know if it can be achieved overnight just to pacify the northern frontier. If the lord wants to completely pacify the northern Xinjiang, he will have to mobilize at least more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, spend countless money and food, and it will take ten or even twenty years to completely pacify the northern Xinjiang. ”

Speaking of this, Gongsun Zhan's voice paused slightly, and after seeing that there was no abnormal expression on Li Li's face, he continued: "Obviously, I don't have so much time to entangle with the soldiers and barbarians for a long time now, otherwise the rear will be unstable." Therefore, we will try our best to subdue the leaders of the barbarian tribes and use them for our own use, so as to temporarily maintain the stability of the border of Youzhou. When the time is ripe, free up your hands to exterminate the barbarians again, so that they will completely fall under the control of our Great Han King. I have to say that Gongsun Zhan's words are quite insightful, and perhaps this is also a long-term strategy he came up with to deal with barbarians after he completely surrendered to Li Li, combined with his own more than 20 years of experience in the border war.

In fact, Gongsun Chan may not have the talent of a human master, but he is undoubtedly a very good border general, an out-and-out commander of the army. The reason why he failed to defeat Yuan Shao and occupy Jizhou was not because of his military talent, but because he made a mess in governing the prefectures and counties, and there were many barbarians behind him. As a result, he led the army to take the lead in the battle with Yuan Shao every time, and after entering the stage of confrontation, he was repeatedly defeated or returned in vain due to the instability of the rear and the lack of strength.

In addition, compared with the abundance of talents under Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zhan's account is really a little shabby, and there are only a handful of civil and military generals who can be on the stage. Even so, Gongsun Chan has been at war with Yuan Shao for many years, and no one can help anyone, and they have been holding each other to this day. From this, it is not difficult to see that Gongsun Zhan's own ability is very strong, so that he can still support himself for many years without perishing between the barbarians and Yuan Shao. It's a pity that since ancient times, the prince and the loser are the thieves, and the historical Gongsun Zan was finally destroyed by Yuan Shao, thus completely erasing all his achievements and the halo he deserves.

Now, Gongsun Chan is attached to Li Li, and after half a year of running-in, and before Xu Huang braved the rain to lead the army to the rescue, Gongsun Chan completely surrendered to Li Li, and he was happy and convinced, and there was no more than to think about it. The change in mentality made him return to the original starting point, and he really devoted all his thoughts to how to fight the battle in front of him, and then formed his own unique views on barbarian warfare.

It's really an ass that decides the head, and it is in its place. Perhaps Gongsun Chan had thought deeply about this problem before, but at that time, even if he thought of it, he would not do it, because his eyes were always on Dahanzhou County, and his attention was always on his enemy Yuan Shao, and he had to concentrate superior forces to deal with the Jizhou army under Yuan Shao. But now it's different. He is no longer the lord of Youzhou, but a general who leads troops into battle. It's not his turn to worry about the overall situation. He has his lord Li Li and a group of strategists to plan, and what he is facing is how to lead his troops to fight, and everything else has nothing to do with him.

Putting the position right and straightening the mind, it took Gongsun Chan half a year to adjust. During this period, Li Li has been with him and treats him very kindly. and entrusted with important tasks. And this is also the key factor for Gongsun Chan to be able to quickly adjust his mentality. Otherwise, if Li Li is suspicious of him, he is suspicious of him. Suspect him, or even send someone to spy on him, then the result will be a different scenario.

Facts have proved that people only need to be heart-to-heart. Heart-to-heart. Eight taels for half a catty, sincere efforts will be rewarded. (Note: Qin law sixteen taels is one catty, and half a catty is eight taels.) ）

?????? Gongsun Zhan's words caused Li Li to think deeply, and Zhuge Liang's eyes were even more brilliant after hearing these words, and he secretly smacked his tongue. In all fairness, Zhuge Liang did think about getting rid of Gongsun Zhan, because after Li Li took over Youzhou, Gongsun Zhan completely lost its use value, which was not only of no benefit to Li Li. On the contrary, it will also affect the stability of Youzhou. In view of this, Zhuge Liang instructed Zhao Yun to wait for an opportunity to get rid of Gongsun Zhan. Wipe it out completely, and never suffer from it. But Zhao Yun did not carry it out, so that Gongsun Chan is still alive and well.

For this reason, Zhuge Liang was quite annoyed, but it was inconvenient to ask Zhao Yun directly. He was still thinking about this problem along the way, and it stands to reason that Zhao Yun would not disobey lightly, and he should have encountered resistance. But now, Zhuge Liang is a little glad that Gongsun Chan is still alive, because what he said just now is indeed thought-provoking and insightful.

As Gongsun Chan said, Kebineng is not to be feared, whether he is dead or alive has nothing to do with the overall situation, but Kebineng is the first barbarian leader to surrender to Li Li, which is the crux of the matter. Once Kebi can die on the battlefield, regardless of whether he has two ambitions or not, he can't die before he turns back, otherwise it will affect Li Li's reputation and create an illusion for many barbarian leaders: resistance is death, surrender is death, rather than this, it is better to fight to the death and fight to the end. This situation is absolutely unavoidable; Although the Xiliang army is strong and strong, it can't all be consumed in the battle against the barbarians!

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang followed Gongsun Zhan's words and admonished: "Lord, what General Gongsun said is reasonable. At present, although we suspect that Kebi can have malicious intentions and other plans, we have not caught any tricks, and it is all speculation. In addition, he did not show the slightest objection along the way, and the movement of troops and horses was not abnormal. As a result, Weichen believes that even if Kebi can have two ambitions, he is still in the wait-and-see situation, and he will not be able to make up his mind until the last moment. If this is the case, then there is room for redemption. In this way, it is necessary for our army to immediately attack the army, so as not to wipe out the Xianbei Iron Cavalry under his account. However, for the sake of safety, Wei Chen Jian did not need to directly rescue the Xianbei Iron Cavalry when our army attacked, so that he could continue to lead his troops to fight with the barbarian army, while our army detoured from the rear of the Xianbei Iron Cavalry to the front or flank of the barbarian army and launched an attack. In this way, you can kill two birds with one stone, and you will not be able to tell the truth. I don't know what happens under the Lord's will? ”

Li Lili, who was silent for a long time, bowed his head slightly after hearing this, and immediately ordered: "Order Zhao Yun's Wushuang Iron Cavalry to attack the left flank of the barbarian army, Gongsun Zan led the Chinese army to attack the barbarian army, Li Zhi, Chen Zhi, Ma Dai, Ma Tie and other generals went out with the Chinese army; Yan Rou, Yan Gang, Qi Zhou, and Xian Yufu led 40,000 infantry troops to press on and then pressed on with bows and crossbows, and they couldn't give orders not to take half a step back! ”

"No!" The generals commanded in unison. Immediately, accompanied by Li Li's rapid advance of the Chinese army, 80,000 cavalry quickly rushed to the battlefield at the eastern foothills, while Zhao Yun's subordinate in front of the army was the first to arrive and quickly entered the battlefield. However, the Wushuang Iron Cavalry led by Zhao Yun did not rescue the Xianbei Iron Cavalry who was besieged by the barbarian army, and rushed out of the mountain road and went straight to the left flank of the barbarian army to kill the general.

Following Zhao Yun's subordinates, Gongsun Zan led more than 20,000 Chinese cavalry into the battlefield and directly attacked the Shuai Qi of Badun. The 40,000 infantry troops who then rushed to the battlefield took up a firm foothold at the foot of the eastern foothills, built fortifications, placed antlers, fences to resist horses, and erected crossbows. Then the giant shield man was in front, followed by the pikemen, and the spear and shield covered the archers behind them, pushing the crossbows and advancing steadily. Since then, the encounter has evolved into a positional battle, with the front army led by Kebineng against the right flank of the barbarians, the cavalry under Zhao Yunsuo against the left flank of the barbarian army, and Gongsun Zan leading the Chinese army to attack the middle of the barbarian army. 60,000 cavalry charged ahead, and 40,000 infantry troops pressed the formation, pressing step by step, and once again started a decisive battle with the barbarian army.

When the two armies launched a decisive battle in the wilderness at the foot of Dongshan, Li Li took Zhuge Liang and Tian Yu, who joined the army, to the top of the mountain on the east side of the White Wolf Mountain, and Shi A, the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei, led 500 personal soldiers to accompany him to protect it.

The group stood on the top of the mountain, and could see the battle between the two armies under the mountain. It was only at this time that Li Li and Zhuge Liang really saw the barbarian army led by Badun. The barbarian army did have a lot of soldiers and horses, as many as 150,000 or 60,000, but nearly half of them had no armor. Obviously, these people were all young and strong tribes who had been improvised by Bunton, and their weapons were of different lengths, and their bows and arrows were extremely poor, and many of them were teenagers.

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