The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 185 Those who have accomplished great things in ancient and modern times all regard the people as the most important, the people as the foundation, and the people as the most important.

However, at this time, in addition to Henan, many princes had joined the anti-Yuan alliance.

But the speed of information dissemination in ancient times was slow after all, and Cao and Liu were in Henan, and had no idea of the situation outside at this moment.

The military situation was urgent, and Li Yi was the first to send troops north.

Because Cao Cao was on the defensive, he only needed to focus on building defenses on the south bank of the Yellow River to resist Yuan's army.

Li Yi, on the other hand, was the attacking party. He had to race against time to resolve the Qingzhou war, and then turn his attention to Yanzhou.

Li Yi appointed Zhao Yun as the vanguard, ordered him to straighten his armor, grab his spear, jump on his horse, and lead the way.

Zhang Fei was the escort officer of the squadron. He first dispatched 10,000 soldiers to the north, and the follow-up troops slowly pressed forward.

This is mainly to buy time.

After each city is captured, subsequent reinforcements will be sent to supplement it.

In this way, Li Yi's vanguard of 10,000 troops could move forward without interruption.

So as not to delay the battle opportunity due to the need to send troops to garrison.

About 10,000 brothers set up camp and moved out of the stronghold, and all their luggage and military supplies were loaded onto vehicles.

Push those who push, pull those who pull.

They went all the way from Xia Pi to Langya and joined Zang Ba's Taishan Army.

Zang Ba brought his Taishan brothers to see him, and Li Yi ordered Zang Ba to lead the army to sweep Beihai State and Donglai County.

These two places are located on the right border of Qingzhou, which is also the place where Yuan's control is weakest.

Li Yi ordered Zang Ba to sweep and control these two places in order to eliminate any worries so that he could concentrate on moving forward.

He led his army north and entered the State of Qi first.

The capital of Qi State was Linzi.

In the old days, after Jiang Shan, Duke Xian of Qi, ascended the throne, he reinforced and expanded the Yingqiu City in order to guard against the invasion of the Ji State.

Since the eastern wall of the expanded Yingqiu City was close to the Zibo River, Yingqiu City was named Linzi.

It has a history of thousands of years now.

After Li Yi's army of 10,000 entered Qi, he first ordered the soldiers not to disturb the people.

Then send people to explore the surrounding terrain, draw a map, and then decide on the next advance plan.

Zhang Fei advised:

"We are strong and our enemies are weak. Yanzhou is still resisting the main force of Yuan's army."

"Why didn't the Grand Commander send troops to capture the city as soon as possible, but instead lingered here without advancing?"

Li Yi explained:
"Soldiers, the important affairs of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival, must be observed."

"A lion will go all out when it fights a rabbit, and we are not the only ones who have the upper hand now."

"You must act calmly and wait for the right moment to strike the enemy by surprise and achieve your goal in one fell swoop."

"…This is the way to use troops. I hope you will have no doubts."

The larger the number of troops, the slower the march and the greater the losses.

Therefore, Li Yi only led 10,000 people north, and the reinforcements from the large force in the rear were also used to fill in the captured strongholds.

Defending a stronghold can greatly save the loss of food and fodder.

Li Yi worked so hard just to save as many resources as possible and use them in the real main battlefield.

Zhang Fei has always admired Li Yi. After hearing this, he was delighted and said:
"I would like to follow your advice, sir!"

Li Yi suddenly felt that Zhang Fei’s questioning of him just now could not be because he simply wanted to listen to his teachings?

After all, Zhang Fei was a person who particularly liked to listen to scholars talk about profound principles.

"...Okay, generals, stay in your camps and do your job until the military report is sent back."

"I have my own plans."

All the soldiers bowed and agreed in unison.

After about three hours, it was already pitch dark and one could not see one's fingers when one stretched out one's hand.

Finally, a scout got the news and brought it back to Li Yi's camp.

According to the scouts, Yuan Tan, the former Qingzhou governor, had secretly gone to Nanpi half a month ago.

In other words, Yuan Tan is no longer in Qingzhou.

Zhang Fei scratched his head and said in surprise:

"We were about to start fighting, but the owner ran away first."

Li Yi turned his gaze towards Zhao Yun.

Since Liu Ying already had Xu Chu as his personal bodyguard, Zhao Yun became the focus of Liu Ying's training.

He was first sent to Jiujiang to govern a place and develop his political ability.

Now, whenever there are wars, big or small, he stays by our side, never missing a single one.

Li Yi now just wants to see whether Zhao Yun has made any progress compared to two years ago.

Zhao Yun understood what Li Yi meant and immediately expressed his opinion:
"The lord recommended Yuan Tan as a talented person, and he was the one who recommended him."

"Yuan Tan did not want to fight with my lord, so he left Qingzhou first."

As soon as this was said, everyone expressed their agreement.

Don’t underestimate the identity of “promoter” in ancient times.

Let’s put it this way, if Liu Bei died suddenly, Yuan Tan would have to cry bitterly even if he was just pretending.

So let alone the fact that the two families are now going to go to war directly.

Of course, as a governor of a state, Yuan Tan did not have such great power and courage to leave Qingzhou and go to Nanpi without authorization when the war broke out.

I guess this is what Yuan Shao meant.

It was Yuan Shao himself who wanted to avoid a direct battle between Yuan Tan and Liu Bei, and Yuan Tan had been defeated by Liu Bei before and was captured alive.

Being captured alive was quite shameful in ancient times. Yuan Shao was probably even more worried about this son, whom he didn't like very much.

That's why he was ordered to take the Qingzhou soldiers and enter Nanpi, Bohai Sea.

Otherwise, even if Yuan Tan had ten times the courage, he would not dare to leave without permission at such a critical moment.

"...Nanpi is located in Jizhou."

Li Yi also spoke up, supplementing Zhao Yun's analysis.

"Yuan Tan led the Qingzhou troops into Bohai and will definitely go south to Weijun."

"This will undoubtedly increase the pressure on the Yanzhou battlefield and Cao Gong. We must speed up our pace."

There were already enough soldiers in Jizhou, and now Yuan Tan’s Qingzhou soldiers were still rushing to the front line.

Just thinking about it makes me worry for Lao Cao.

"Since Yuan Tan is not guarding Qingzhou, who is in charge of Qingzhou affairs now?"

Tian Yu also spoke.

The scout reported:

"General, according to intelligence, the one guarding the five points of Qingzhou now should be Gao Lan, the famous general of Yuanying."

The late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period all liked to group similar people together.

The Shu Han had Crouching Dragon, Phoenix Chick, and the Five Tiger Generals.

Sun Wu had four heroes and twelve brave ministers.

Cao Wei had eight tiger riders and five outstanding generals.

Ma Chao and Lu Bu also have eight strong generals under their command.

The most famous building in Hebei is of course the Four-Column Building.

However, there is also a saying that calls it four courtyards and eight pillars.

The four court officials were Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, and Gao Lan.

The eight pillars are Tian Feng, Ju Su, Xu You, Pang Ji, Guo Tu, Shen Pei, Xun Chen and Xin Ping.

But no matter which statement is true, Gao Lan is one of the Four Pillars of Hebei.

In many storytellings, Gao Lan is portrayed holding a huge axe weighing 100 kilograms and fighting with Zhang Fei to a draw.

Although these are all from folk tales.

But you have to know that Yuan Shao was a loser, so there are very few records about many of his subordinates.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou could help Yuan Shao lead tens of thousands of troops, but in official history they could only be background boards and stepping stones.

Because there are no more glorious records of them in history books.

On the contrary, because Zhang He defected to Cao Wei, the historical records about him suddenly became thicker, exceeding the sum of the records of the other three pillars.

Art comes from life, and folk tales have chosen Gao Lan.

That also indirectly reflects that according to the stories about Gao Lan that have been passed down in history, his strength should be quite impressive.

"...Do you know this person?"

Li Yi looked around and asked everyone.

Sun Qian stood up and said:
"I heard that Gao Lan is a famous general from Hebei, good at fighting and quite brave."

"Grand Commander, do not underestimate the enemy."

Because Sun Qian was from Qingzhou, he was also sent to the war to conquer Qingzhou.

After all, the locals are relatively more familiar with the environment of their hometown.

Ok……

Li Yi pondered for a while and paced back and forth in the camp.

All the generals were puzzled. Chen Dao was the first to speak:
"Grand Commander, even if Gao Lan is brave and strong, how does he compare to us?"

"Even if he has military strategy, how does it compare to the Grand Commander?"

"Chen Dao is a humble man, but I am willing to lead 3,000 elite soldiers to take Gao Lan's head as a token of respect to the Grand Commander!"

As soon as he said this, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Tian Yu and other generals came forward to ask for battle.

Seeing everyone so enthusiastic, Li Yi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It seems that everyone has been getting frustrated in recent years, waiting to make achievements on the battlefield.

"...Hehe, everyone, please be patient."

"Gao Lan is just a man of courage, not worth worrying about."

"Since I came to Qingzhou, what I really care about are the people of Qingzhou."

When these words were spoken, all the generals were stunned.

The Yuan family still has a very good image in the eyes of the people of Hebei.

After all, Yuan Shao was a "lenient and benevolent" person, so his criminal laws, corvee labor and other aspects were probably relatively lenient, so the people all remembered his kindness.

But Yuan Tan was an exception. In Qingzhou, he listened to the advice of the people and indulged in luxury and debauchery.

They robbed the public, sold public property, and plundered the common people.

Thanks to Yuan Tan's tyranny in Qingzhou in recent years, the reputation of the Yuan family, which had three officials for four generations, has been completely ruined in Qingzhou.

The people of Qingzhou all hope that a new master will take over Qingzhou.

A few years ago, Liu Bei and Li Yi came to Qingzhou once.

At that time, they moved some of the Qingzhou people to Xuzhou to provide sufficient labor for the subsequent military farming movement.

However, at that time, it was difficult to completely break off relations with the Yuan family, and there were considerations such as insufficient strength of the company.

They didn't dare to relocate a large number of people.

Now that we have declared an all-out war with the Yuan family, it is time to launch a large-scale migration movement.

As long as a large number of Qingzhou people were relocated, it would be equivalent to directly destroying the Yuan family’s war potential in Qingzhou.

After all, you can't replenish troops and food supplies locally, you can only transport them from Jizhou.

But we all know that transporting soldiers and food over long distances results in huge losses.

Not to mention supporting the entire Qingzhou.

Yuan Shao already has Youzhou as his bleeding channel. Imagine if Qingzhou came along, would it drag down the wealthy Jizhou?
When Li Yi put forward his strategic concept, all the generals admired his foresight.

If Li Yi's plan to relocate people could be completed, the war problem in Qingzhou could be completely resolved.

If you fight according to the plan, even if you really capture the entire Qingzhou, Yuan's army will still be able to regroup and fight back.

This would undoubtedly drag Xuzhou into the quagmire of war in Qingzhou, which was not in line with the strategic concept set by Li Yi.

"When we arrived in Qingzhou, many elders and common people lined the streets to welcome us, and the whole city came together to welcome us."

"If we want to relocate the people, it shouldn't be difficult."

The strategy of relocating people requires the right time, place and people, and Qingzhou just happened to have them.

Thanks to Yuan Tan for his great contribution.

"Then, generals, act according to the plan and post notices to reassure the people. Anyone who wishes to follow our army into Xuzhou may go with us."

"If anyone is unwilling, let them go."

Although the extra people will also mean a few more mouths to feed.

But these people are different from the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou accepted by Cao Cao after all.

The Yellow Turbans from Qingzhou were more like refugees.

These local people were not without food at home, so they would not starve to death immediately.

Even if there are difficulties at home, the government can provide a little help, which will not add a huge burden to the state government.

At the same time, Li Yi did not want to move all the people of Qingzhou to Xuzhou.

First take them to the rear of Qingzhou, and put them within the controllable range of the Xuzhou army.

Let’s put pressure on Yuan Jun’s productivity first.

Soon, the generals took orders and acted.

He took his officers and called on the local people to go to Xuzhou with them.

Qingzhou is close to Xuzhou, and many people in Qingzhou have heard of Xuzhou’s prosperity and General Liu’s benevolence.

Everyone has suffered from the Yuan family for a long time. Now that they can move their family from "Ningguta" to "Shanghai", who wouldn't want to go?
So, word spreads from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred.

Many Qingzhou citizens began to pack up their belongings and gathered at the Xuzhou military headquarters with their families.

There are about hundreds of thousands of people, which is no longer a small number. The Xuzhou army has no way to fight against Yuan's army when managing such a large number of civilians.

So Li Yi made a decisive decision to escort the people south immediately.

It doesn't mean we must enter Xu, but at least we should first join up with the Xuzhou army coming to support us from the rear.

They then resettled the people of Qingzhou.

Soon, the army began to march southward towards Xuzhou.

The hundreds of thousands of Qingzhou people are definitely not all of Qingzhou.

But such a large number still alarmed Gao Lan who was in Linzi.

Soon after he arrived in Qingzhou, he took on a big job.

That is to resist the attack of the Xuzhou army.

These days, he is ready to fight at any time.

As a result, instead of receiving the news of the arrival of the Xuzhou army, they received the news that the people of Qingzhou had fled with the people of Xuzhou.

This news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Gao Lan, like being struck by lightning.

"...This, this, this Xuzhou person is so shameless!"

Gao Lan stamped his feet in anger.

Since he had just arrived in Qingzhou, he didn't even have time to build up strong defenses and clear the countryside.

What's more, it is best not to use the strategy of clearing the countryside unless it is absolutely necessary.

After all, it is like drinking poison to quench thirst, which will greatly deplete one's own strength.

If the people were really relocated, how would Yuan's army replenish its manpower and food supplies?
Gao Lan also didn't expect that the people of Qingzhou would actually abandon their homes and businesses to follow the people of Xuzhou.

Is it that Yuan Tan has a bad reputation, or is it that Liu Bei is too attractive?

At that time, a native of Qingzhou, Guan Tong, advised Gao Lan:
"Li Yi will not be able to move fast with hundreds of thousands of people."

"We will lead our army to chase them and capture them alive, and then the Xuzhou army will be defeated."

Gao Lan was overjoyed when he heard this, "If that's true, I'll take the credit!"

He then adopted Guan Tong's advice, led 10,000 infantry and cavalry, and went out of the city to pursue Li Yi's army.

……

At this moment, the mountain road in Linqu was filled with people.

The sun had just set, and the people were already shouting:
"My Lord, my Lord, I can't walk any more. Let's go tomorrow!"

We set off when the sun was already high in the morning, and now it's time to stop.

In this way, the distance covered was no more than thirty or forty miles a day.

In the past, Li Yi always ordered them to run another three miles and walk another two miles.

What it means is, if you take one more step forward, you can live a little longer.

Seeing the people complaining of being tired, Li Yi urged his horse out of the line and said to them:

"Now, fellow villagers, if you are willing to follow me to Xuzhou, you are entrusting your lives to Li and General Liu."

"Li must not relax or be lax. If he is late, Yuan's army will catch up with him."

"They will certainly not recognize any relatives and will kill you all."

"Is this what you all want to see?"

The common people did not understand Li Yi's good intentions and thought that you, the commander-in-chief, were riding a horse.

Walking on four legs is easier and more convenient than walking on two legs.

As for them, some were supporting the elderly, and some were holding the young.

Every time he walked a little longer, he would start complaining.

But there won’t always be thousands of good things in the world that you can stumble upon.

If you, the people of Qingzhou, want to live a peaceful life with General Liu, you have to risk your life now and keep moving forward even if it means gritting your teeth.

Zhang Fei also rushed over, complaining: "It's not fun! It's so not fun!"

"Instead of driving the people away like this, it would be more fun to turn around and fight with Yuan's army."

Zhao Yun comforted him softly:

"These people have suffered greatly at the hands of the Yuan family in Qingzhou and have nowhere else to turn."

"Now that I am willing to follow my lord, how can I abandon him?"

"Besides, didn't the Grand Commander say that if all the people of Qingzhou go to Xuzhou, the Yuan family will definitely be constrained by Qingzhou."

Having lost the most important resource, the labor force, the Yuan family had to give it a transfusion from Jizhou if they wanted to stabilize Qingzhou.

This can also indirectly relieve the pressure on the Yanzhou front.

Zhang Fei curled his lips and hummed:

"...Zilong has a really good heart."

"We risked our lives to escort them to Xuzhou to enjoy a good life, but they kept complaining along the way."

"It's not like we're holding a knife to their necks. If they don't want to leave, they can just leave on their own."

Zhao Yun's face straightened and he said:

"If they leave now, where can they go?"

"If we run into Yuan's army, will we be able to survive?"

Humph……

Zhang Fei groaned and waved his hand:

"... Forget it, just go."

"But the method you came up with is too good. There are more than a million people in Qingzhou."

"We have only relocated tens of thousands of people, and it has taken so much effort. How many years will it take to relocate a million people?"

"Moreover, Gao Lan knew that we were relocating people, so he was prepared."

Zhang Fei saw clearly that Gao Lan would not sit idly by and wait for death.

Basically, this relocation will be the last one.

If Gao Lan wanted to relocate the people later, he would have to make preparations.

But this time, only tens of thousands of people were relocated.

For a city as big as Qingzhou, it is not a serious blow to the point where it cannot function properly.

"…Is Yide saying that my strategy is wrong?"

Li Yi urged his horse to come.

Zhang Fei was shocked, and hurriedly apologized with a smile:

"Sir, you heard me wrong. I was just discussing with Zilong how long it would take to get to the next destination."

Li Yi ignored Zhang Fei's explanation and continued to explain:

"A single spark can start a prairie fire."

"The people of Qingzhou have suffered from the Yuan family for a long time. If one person spreads the word, ten people will spread it to a hundred people."

"If the people know that our army is benevolent and righteous, they will definitely not help Yuan Shikai, and the enemy can be defeated."

“This is what is meant by ‘he who wins the hearts of the people will win, and he who loses the hearts of the people will not win.’”

"Now the people are on my side, our army will surely win, so why bother saying more?"

After hearing this, Zhang Fei quickly apologized again:
"Mr.'s words are very inspiring. I will accept your advice."

At the same time, I secretly thought that this was not good. The teacher must have heard me scolding him behind his back just now. I just hope he doesn't bear a grudge against me.

At this moment, the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds and a strong wind blew up.

When everyone looked up, they found that it was not dark clouds, but countless birds.

There are all kinds of birds, from hawks to sparrows.

The sky was blocked out and a strong wind blew.

After the flock of birds passed, the sun appeared again.

Li Yi frowned and said:
"This must be Yuan's army coming from behind. The sound of their hooves is like thunder, and the noise of their drums is so loud that the birds are frightened and flee."

"That's why more and more people gathered. They came from dozens of miles away and there were countless of them."

Zhang Fei hurriedly said:

"If Yuan's army arrives, we won't be able to protect these hundreds of thousands of civilians one by one."

"At least three or two of them must be dispersed."

Zhao Yun quickly straightened his armor, grasped his spear, tightened the reins and said:

"If Yuan Jun comes, Zilong is willing to cover their retreat!"

Li Yi thought about it for a while, and when he was ready, he took out the order:

"Zilong, listen to my orders!"

Zhao Yun hurriedly bowed and said:
"Grand Commander, I am here!"

"Zilong, please extend your hand."

Zhao Yun didn't understand what Li Yi meant, so he just followed his orders and stepped forward and stretched out his right hand.

Li Yi held Zhao Yun's hand, looked at him intently, and asked:

"Now the people, with their old and young, have entrusted their lives to Xuzhou."

"Yi has entrusted me with a great responsibility. Do you have the courage to take on this responsibility?"

Zhao Yun felt strange because ever since he followed Liu Bei into Xuzhou, he had always been the first to attack the enemy and had never retreated in battle.

Why are you so polite today, sir?

Do you think that I, Zhao Yun, am afraid of fighting?
Zhao Yunai's face straightened and he answered loudly:
"The way for a general is to forget his family when he receives an order."

"When two armies are on the battlefield, their relatives are forgotten."

"When you charge into the enemy line, forget about your own safety. Please just give your orders, Grand Commander."

Li Yixi said:

"I really didn't make a mistake about you! Zilong has the bearing of a great general. A lifetime of fame can't hold you back."

"Listen carefully, I will give you an order."

"I order you to take charge of the people of Qingzhou for the time being. Make sure you send them to Xuzhou safely. Be careful on the road!"

Zilong thought, he originally wanted to be the last one to leave, so why did he give me the important task of protecting the people?

However, the gentleman must have thought it over carefully, and there must be a reason why he is so serious about it.

Therefore, Zhao Yun only paused for a moment before accepting the task.

Li Yi asked Zhao Yun to take the people away.

He made such considerations, on the one hand, because Zhao Yun was steady and prudent, and on the other hand, among all the generals, he cared the most about the grassroots people.

The entry of hundreds of thousands of people into Xuzhou is a small matter; their safety is a big matter.

Because this concerns the reputation of Liu Bei and Xuzhou.

Once the people suffer losses, what will be damaged is Lao Liu’s reputation as a benevolent and people-loving person.

On the contrary, if it succeeds,

This will make more people in Qingzhou understand that Liu Ying will really do his best to save the people.

This large-scale resettlement movement was more like a performance art carefully designed by Li Yi.

He wanted to use this migration to tell the people of Qingzhou and the people of the world.

As long as you are willing to surrender to Lord Xuande, all the soldiers in Xuzhou will do their best to protect your safety!

This also proves what Lao Liu said,
Those who have accomplished great things throughout history all regard the people as the most precious, the people as the foundation, and the people as the most important.

The king is light and the people are noble!
Li Yi issued an order again——

"General Yide, listen to my orders!"

"Zhang Fei is here! Yes, yes, yes!"

Zhang Fei quickly reached out his hand.

Li Yi looked at him, and when issuing this order to Zhao Yun, Li Yi held his hand to show that he was extremely serious.

He thought that Zhang Fei had a bit of a childish temper, and if he didn't shake his hand, he would probably get jealous.

Lest Zhang Fei think too much, there must be a reason why he shook hands with Zilong but not with a butcher like me.

Thinking of this, Li Yi also held Zhang Fei's hand.

"Hey..." Zhang Fei felt touched.

Li Yi thought, since they shook hands in the same way, the way they spoke should be the same.

"Third General, Yi has entrusted you with a great responsibility. Do you have the courage to take on this responsibility?"

Zhang Fei thought, how impressive was Zilong's speech when he received the order just now?
Now I have to say a few words in a noble manner, lest the teacher look down on me and think that I have not read even a single book.

"The person who receives the order bears a heavy responsibility and should act faithfully after receiving the order."

"Just give me your orders, sir. I will have no regrets even if I die!"

When Li Yi heard this, he felt that although the words were not as impressive as Zhao Yun's, they did seem sincere.

It can be seen that Zhang Fei listened to Liu Bei's advice and studied seriously.

In history, Liu Bei always hoped to train Zhang Fei into a talent like Zhao Hu, who is both civil and military and can govern the country and prosper the nation.

Unfortunately, Zhang Fei never listened to Liu Bei's teachings until his death, and failed to live up to Liu Bei's high expectations of him.

But at this time Li Yi could clearly feel the changes in Zhang Fei. He was really trying hard to change his own shortcomings.

The reason,

After all, Zhang Fei's bad habit of "respecting gentlemen but not caring about villains" made him unable to listen to many good advice.

However, most of the scholars he admired looked down on him.

By the time Zhuge Liang came to power, Zhang Fei was already old and his personality had basically been formed.

What's more, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei were busy starting their own businesses at that time.

How could they teach Zhang Fei as carefully and personally as Liu Bei and Li Yi are doing now?

"I will lead a group of you to cover my retreat. Be careful!"

When Zhang Fei heard that he was asked to cover the retreat, he was overjoyed, but suddenly he became a little worried.

"Leave the matter of cutting off the rear to us."

"Sir, you are the son of a wealthy family, you shouldn't risk your life in Fenghe."

Li Yi shook his head and said:

"A snake cannot survive without a head, and a bird cannot fly without wings."

"I am the chief strategist of Henan and the commander-in-chief of the three armies."

"If I leave first, the soldiers will not be able to fight to the death."

"If I stay here and work together with the soldiers, my brothers will be able to move forward and focus on defeating the enemy."

The reason is very simple. Since Li Yi has already rushed forward, why shouldn’t you?
This is also the reason why leading the army in person was considered a trump card in ancient times.

Even the emperor has gone up, how dare you not go up?

Li Yi also ordered Tian Yu and Chen Dao to lead a thousand troops each, discuss some strategies, and ambush outside Jishan.

Then he ordered Zhang Fei to set up camp on the spot and wait for Gao Lan's army to arrive.

……

That night, the sky was as black as charcoal.

Li Yi walked out of the side camp and looked at the night sky, only to realize that it had not rained for dozens of days.

God is really strange. He doesn't fight wars in normal times, but gives you a good harvest.

Once a war breaks out, it won’t rain, making the people, who are already suffering from the war, even more miserable.

"Sir, why aren't you sleeping so late?"

Zhang Fei suddenly appeared behind Li Yi and asked with concern.

"I'm awake now. I just got up."

Li Yi put his hands behind his back and answered calmly.

"Isn't Yide still awake?"

Zhang Fei chuckled and scratched his head:
"I'm going to the bathroom."

Li Yi waved his hand helplessly, signaling him to go ahead.

Zhang Fei hurried out of the side camp, went to a secluded place, urinated, and then returned.

Suddenly, there was a faint sound of a horn coming from the wind.

I saw flames rising to the sky in the northwest direction, and swords and guns were standing there, flickering in the flames.

Although Zhang Fei could defeat ten thousand enemies, he had no choice but to pull up his trousers and hurried back to his tent.

"General, the enemy is coming!"

Li Yi seemed to be well prepared, and said calmly:

"Yide, don't panic. I set up camp here just to wait for Gao Lan to come and rob my camp."

"Go and beat the drum quickly to pass on the order, and order the soldiers to attack the enemy."

"Our army is strong and Gao Lan is no match for us."

One force can bring down ten.

When the war has come to this point, why do we need so many conspiracies and intrigues?
Those brought by Li Yi were the most elite infantry and cavalry in Xuzhou.

There are also capable generals like Zhang Fei in the army, not to mention that he has ambushed outstanding commanders like Tian Yu and Chen Dao.

The one who should really use the strategy is Gao Lan.

Because it was a head-on confrontation, even if Li Yi blindfolded himself to give orders, he didn't think Gao Lan could defeat the Xuzhou army.

But Gao Lan was only concerned with leading his troops in pursuit and did not think of any strategy to defeat the enemy.

If the two armies engage in a direct encounter, the Xuzhou army will be able to take advantage of the situation.

Zhang Fei received the order and hurried to the tent.

He grabbed the two drumsticks and beat the drums as hard as he could.

"Dong dong dong..."

The drums beat urgently, and the soldiers from each camp rushed out of their tents in full armor and weapons.

Everyone is rubbing their hands, ready to fight.

Later, Yuan's army arrived, with Gao Lan leading 10,000 troops.

The horse was tall and the man was big, with the long stem of the lantern inserted on its back and the lantern hung in front of it.

The candlelight was bright, illuminating the road ahead.

At this time, lanterns were mostly military supplies and were used in night battles.

It was not until the Tang Dynasty that it was gradually used in celebrations to symbolize peace and prosperity in the country.

A knight of Yuan's army turned his horse's head, looked back, and galloped in front of Gao Lan's horse.

"Report to the General!"

When Gao Lan saw the soldier coming to report, he seized his horse.

"What's the news?"

"Reporting to the general, we are trying to catch up with Li Yi's troops, and there are civilians blocking the road ahead."

original,

Li Yi's army had only 10,000 men. It was not easy for him to take care of hundreds of thousands of civilians and march south in an orderly manner.

On the way, Li Yi urged everyone to walk faster, and it was inevitable that some people would fall behind and get separated.

These people did not dare to go back, so they each looked for people to help them, and gradually they gathered together and formed a large crowd.

By the night shift, there were already several hundred people gathered here.

"We have not received the general's order, so we are here to ask the general for his decision!"

What the informant meant was that if they didn't kill these civilians, it would be difficult to catch up with Li Yi's large army.

Gao Lan's face darkened and he said angrily:

"When I arrived in Qingzhou, the people did not pay taxes to me, but surrendered to the enemy in Xuzhou."

"How can we not kill these lowly people and let them live?"

"Come, pass on my order, and charge forward with my team!"

The soldier who reported the incident immediately returned to the team and ran to pass on the message:
"Listen up, brothers! General Gao has ordered our team to charge forward!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

These Yuan soldiers were not as tactful as Gao Lan, who said "kill" as "charge".

Since the leader has given the order, we just have to kill them.

What's more, fighting with the Xuzhou army will inevitably result in casualties.

If we fight with this group of ordinary people, all our military achievements will be wasted.

Anyone who doesn’t charge is a fool!

Yuan soldiers' swords swept back and forth, and their spears hesitated.

In the dark night, how many lantern lights are there?
The knife swept over and a civilian's head was hit by the blade.

All I heard was a "click" sound.

The man's brains burst out, revealing thousands of pink spots, and he fell directly to the ground.

"Hey!"

When the people saw the soldiers killing people, they panicked and shouted, "How dare they kill people?"
After all, they were native people of Qingzhou and had diligently paid taxes to the Yuan family for so many years.

How can you not show any mercy at all?

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(End of this chapter)