After hearing Liu Qi's cry, Liu Xun felt excited and the opportunity finally came. He comforted Liu Qi and said, "Xiongtai does not have to be sad, there will always be a way."
After Liu Qi heard it, he became energetic, wiped his tears, and hurriedly asked: "Is there any way, brother Xian will teach me."
Liu Xun said: "The regime has been controlled by the Cai clan. It is of no use for you to stay in Jiangling. It is better to wait until the beginning of the spring next year and ask Cai Hao for his order, so that he can assign you thirty thousand troops to recover Xiangyang. The Chua clan brothers are as stupid as pigs, just thinking. If I drive you away, I will agree. After taking Xiangyang, it can be used as a foundation. The more than ten counties under the jurisdiction of Xiangyang County are rich in people and rich in resources. The Cai family will definitely take you.
"But with a mere 30,000 troops, how can they conquer the city of Xiangyang under the command of a 50,000 thieves?" Liu Qi was worried, "Please help me."
"This Xiongtai can rest assured, I will do my best when the time comes." Liu Xun said solemnly.
After Liu Qi listened, he was very happy and thanked Dade for leaving.
In a blink of an eye, three months have passed, and in the early spring of Jian'an four years (AD 199), everything is recovering. Liu Qi asked Cai Tao for his order and led 30,000 horses to recover Xiangyang. Cai Hao had long wanted to drive Liu Qi out of Jiangling, and of course he agreed. However, only 20,000 horses were given, and 60,000 food and grass were given, enough for three months.
Liu Xun, Liu Qi, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and others led a large army to the city of Xiangyang thirty miles away and stationed. Liu Bei received a letter from Liu Xun and stayed at Guan Yu to defend the city, and led two thousand cavalry to join him. Knowing that Liu Qi had no talent for leading soldiers, he gave up the position of chief general to Liu Bei.
The big barracks were properly arranged, and Liu Bei held a military meeting in the head coach’s camp. Seeing Liu Bei, Liu Xun, Liu Qi, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Chen Dao and other generals all arrived one after another. He cleared his throat and said: "This battle is very important. Generals, if you have any comments, please let me know."
Chen went forward and said, "Master, generals. The high walls of Xiangyang City are thick, and the enemy is twice as thick as mine. If you attack hard and have a lot of casualties, you may not succeed. It is best to draw the enemy out for a decisive battle. "
"Well, what General Chen said is right for me." Liu Bei applauded.
"Lord Liu Xun stepped forward and said, "The purpose of capturing Xiangyang this time is to develop our strength on this basis. Therefore, the most important thing is to win the hearts of the people. Second, our army only has three months of rations, so we have to make a quick battle; third, most of the yellow turban soldiers are peasants with upright temperaments. It is best to incorporate most of them for my use and expand our army's strength. "
After listening, Liu Bei nodded slightly, approvingly.
The generals also admired and admired Liu Xun's strategic ability. He was unique and hit the nail on the head, and he came to the point.
Liu Bei added, "Brother Jing Sheng ruled the army with lenient, so the Jingzhou soldiers were lazy in style, and the military discipline was lazy. The army must be disciplined and disciplined in this attack. People must not lose their hearts. The behavior of the **women will never be forgiven."
As a result, military law orders were posted everywhere in the barracks, and officers at all levels also strictly warned soldiers to strictly observe discipline. Military discipline became stricter and combat effectiveness improved.
Zhang Bao was very angry when Liu Bei led the army to crusade, so he called the generals to discuss. However, the Yellow Turban army is full of upright temperaments, and they only fight fiercely at ordinary times, and don't care about any tactics.
"The enemy army has only 20,000, but our army has 50,000. Jingzhou soldiers are our defeated generals. It's just a violent attack. What kind of method is needed." The speaker was a dark and thick man, this person is Zhang Bao's cousin. -Zhang Quan, very brave in the fight.
"The lord must never", it was Zhang Bao's "Tiangong Army Master" who was speaking.
"This time is different from last time. This time the heroes Liu Bei and Liu Xun are leading the army. Moreover, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and Chen Dao are all famous generals in the world. You must not underestimate the enemy." Chengxian expressed his worries.
"How can you defeat the enemy with your hands and feet?" Zhang Quan was angry. He rolled up his sleeves as he spoke, and the blue veins on his arms burst out.
Seeing that Zhang Quan was doing this, Zhang Bao said, "Okay, Zhang Quan, I will give you five thousand soldiers and horses, and go to challenge."
After listening to Zhang Quan, he happily led an army of five thousand to fight in Liu Bei Camp. Zhang Quan went outside Liu Bei's camp and yelled at him. Liu Bei sent Liu Xun and Zhao Yun to lead three thousand troops out of the camp to fight.
When Zhang Quan saw the visitor, he yelled, "A group of rats dare to attack the heavenly army..."
After Liu Xun heard this, he was very angry, and wanted to go forward. Zhao Yun stopped and said, "Why don't the son go to battle himself." After that, he leaped forward.
Although Liu Quan is a reckless man, he has great strength and great martial arts. The battle with Zhao Yun didn't let the wind fall at all. However, Zhao Yun is a famous general in the world after all, and fighting not only depends on strength, but also on wisdom. I saw that the two fought for dozens of rounds without a win. Liu Quan was furious, and exhausted all his strength to chop at Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun dodged. Liu Quan tried too hard and almost lay on his horse. Zhao Yun returned to the horse one by one, just behind Liu Quan, and then shot Liu Quan off the horse. Liu Quan died.
When the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army saw that the main general was arrested, Liu Xun took the opportunity to send troops to cover up and kill them, killing hundreds of people and capturing more than a thousand people.
Zhang Bao saw that Liu Bei's army was really powerful, so he didn't dare to come out of the tortoise city. He ignored what Liu Bei's army shouted.
Wei Yan was very happy after hearing the news of Liu Bei's attack. Since the last time Wei Yan was put back by Liu Xun, Zhang Bao has always distrusted Wei Yan, and Liu Xun sent people to spread the news that Wei Yan had taken refuge in him. Zhang Bao's suspicion of Wei Yan deepened, and he kept on guarding against Wei Yan, not allowing Wei Yan to lead the army, and not to attend important meetings. Wei Yan was very angry. In addition, Wei Yan was grateful to Liu Xun for not killing, and always wanted to repay. This time Liu Bei came to attack and provided an opportunity. Wei Yan thought that as soon as he had a chance, he would kill Zhang Bao and sacrifice the city of Xiangyang. However, Zhang Bao has been unable to shrink since his last defeat, and he is heavily guarded, and has no chance to start. Wei Yan is very distressed.
The more than 1,000 Yellow Turbans who were captured by Liu Xun last time were all crushed in the camp. Liu Xun gave them food and drink, but did not torture them. However, if we consume more food every day, we don’t have much ration herbs, so this is not the way to go. How to deal with these prisoners.
Liu Bei held a special meeting with the generals to discuss how to deal with these prisoners. Some suggested that they should be killed so as not to leave trouble; some suggested that they should be forcibly incorporated for my use; others suggested that they should be assigned to do hard labor.
However, Liu Xun disagreed with these practices, and instead suggested that all these prisoners be returned to Xiangyang City. When everyone heard it, they were very surprised. Everyone thinks that there are already many enemies, but they have finally captured more than a thousand people, but they actually want to put them back. Then our army was busy in the last war? It's a foolish act, and they don't agree to let the captives go.
Faced with doubts, Liu Xun had his own plans. Can Liu Xun persuade the generals to make Liu Bei make up his mind to release the prisoners? Then why did Liu Xun suggest to be released back to prisoners