The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 631 The snipe and the clam fight
Liu Bei and others led their troops several miles outside the Kushan military camp. They looked at the flames and shouts of killing in the Kushan camp from afar and could not help shaking their heads.

"We were prepared as if we were not, and we had the advantage in numbers, but we were still beaten like this in the midst of a chaotic battle. It's like a hopeless case!" Sun Ce said disdainfully.

He had a very bad impression of the Kushan southern warlords.

Because every time he couldn't help but think of those old guys in Jiangdong in the past, who were full of corruption, cunning, deception and other auras that made him disgusted.

They are not easily defeated in a head-on battle, but are full of internal strife and dragging their feet.

People like this will never achieve great things.

They will fight desperately only when their own interests are involved. Once things go wrong or they are targeted, their weak nature will be immediately exposed.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei and Liu Fan could not help but nod slightly.

Naturally, they could understand the hidden meaning of Sun Ce's words and agreed with it.

Depending on your position, you will naturally look at things from a different perspective.

From the perspective of the powerful, they created the foundation with great difficulty, devoted countless efforts for the local people, and shepherded the people and governed the place in peace and stability.

Then these princes came, without making any contribution, yet they wanted to increase taxes, divide land, and conscript people. Who would be happy with that?

Why should our land and people be exploited by these so-called princes?

Although we are living in troubled times, we can still tolerate it if we only have to pay an appropriate amount of "protection fee".

However, as soon as these princes came to power, they directly cut off the source of the problem, laid them off, and brought the people in the county and villages under their direct jurisdiction.

Why?
They believe in themselves even more than the other princes. Who knows if these princes will suddenly go crazy?
But coincidentally, the princes thought the same way.

These powerful people are both good and bad, have unstable positions, and like to collude with each other, posing a huge threat to his rule.

Both sides think they are the leaders and victims, but in fact they just have different positions.

To a certain extent, it is precisely because of the balance between the two that the people have living space.

Otherwise, the imperial power would be dominant, and once a tyrant emerged, the country would be in ruins and the people would suffer.

The Jin Dynasty is a typical example of a powerful dynasty that was in chaos, corruption and powerlessness.

The state imposed heavy taxes and levies, and the common people sought refuge with the powerful.

The powerful exploited the people too much, so the people returned to the country to seek a chance of survival.

This is also the reason why Tian Ze put a layer of shackles on himself while suppressing the powerful, just to maintain the balance as much as possible.

Because, after all, people are unreliable, especially individuals.

Even the Emperor Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Taizu of Song made many mistakes in their later years, and the successors they chose were even more difficult to describe.

Liu Bei and others had not yet reached Tian Ze's position. Even though they understood his ideas, they could not agree with them.

They are still in the start-up phase and it is not suitable for them to directly apply this model.

Liu Bei and others could understand the ideas and positions of the powerful, but they did not agree with them.

Especially these Kushan southern warlords, they sneered at it.

When they came out and saw how big the world was, their ideas changed. The same was true for the noble families in the Central Plains.

These Kushan warlords were not even as good as the original Jiangdong warlords and were undoubtedly at the bottom of the contempt chain.

Not to mention the current aristocratic families and powerful people, even the Jiangdong powerful people who were originally despised by the aristocratic families and powerful people in the Central Plains did not look down on them at all.

"It's almost dawn." Pang Tong said lightly.

"It's our turn to take action!"

While the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. The current situation is undoubtedly developing in the direction they most hope for.

If we don’t maximize the benefits, it would be a waste of this God-given opportunity.

Liu Bei nodded slightly. These Kushan troops were finished.

After half a night of fierce fighting, Kumar was anxious to quell the rebellion and did not even consider the possibility of an ambush by the Han army in the surrounding areas. He spared no effort in the attack.

Under such circumstances, the disadvantage of the looseness of the Kushan southern powers turned into an advantage.

Because Kumar couldn't control them at all, these powerful troops simply fought on their own and dispersed.

In order to ensure the stability of the situation and avoid further accidents, Kumar naturally did not dare to relax for a moment.

Even the Kushan Guards Infantry Battalion was killing without stopping.

These soldiers are human beings, not machines, so they will naturally feel tired and exhausted.

After fighting for several hours, it was considered good enough if one had some strength left by dawn.

The Kushan army in this state can be defeated in a snap.

In the dim night, Liu Bei and others were like calm hunters, quietly watching the struggle of their prey in front of them, dragging themselves into the death trap step by step.

As the sky began to turn pale, Liu Bei slowly drew out the double-edged sword at his waist.

"send troops!"

Following Liu Bei's order, the Han army, which had already surrounded the Kushan camp from both sides, suddenly sounded the sound of trumpets one after another.

The drumbeats were like thunder, shaking the ground slightly. The soldiers quickly formed into formations, with swords and spears at their disposal. Their armor shone coldly in the dim morning light.

The armies of the three kings surrounded the Kushan army from three sides, leaving only one side for the enemy to escape.

The moment he heard the horn, Kumar, who was in the camp preparing to command his soldiers to gather the defeated soldiers and stabilize the battlefield, suddenly froze and looked around in disbelief.

"This... this is impossible?" Kumar, who was always calm, widened his eyes, his pupils full of shock and fear.

The hand holding the golden sword couldn't help but tremble violently, and the original feeling of relaxation after exhaustion disappeared in an instant, and only a chill was felt.

Not only him, but also the elite Kushan troops around him were the same.

After a night of fighting, they were already exhausted.

I thought the war would end with daybreak.

Who knew, this was just the beginning.

The Han army's war cries that came one after another outside the camp were like death warrants, and all the Kushan soldiers looked at a loss.

The fleeing Kushan southern warlords were stunned, and then overjoyed.

At this time, they had no time to think about whether the appearance of the Han people was a coincidence or was well prepared.

Compared to being hunted and on the verge of life and death, at least they can survive.

Living is better than anything else.

This is also the reason why Pang Tong hoped that the southern Kushan warlords would be defeated.

Only if they suffer a crushing defeat will their psychological expectations be lowered, and then they will be able to accept any conditions.

Pang Tong did not want Liu Bei to be branded as someone who went back on his word, nor did he want these Kushan warlords to become a threat to his side, so this was the best option.

The life-saving grace is greater than heaven, even if what they did next was a little excessive, it was not unreasonable.

Of course, there are also many smart people among the Kushan southern warlords.

Deva, who was fleeing, realized in an instant that he was being used.

However, I am at the mercy of others and it is too late to say anything at this time.

And being killed by the Han people is at least better than being killed by Kumar.

(End of this chapter)