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"Ah!" Zhuge Liang's expression changed when he heard that, the light of wisdom in his eyes flickered again and again, and he caught the core context in an instant while his mind was in a hurry.Could it be

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Chapter 975 Killing the wolf, using barbarians to control barbarians

"Ah!" Zhuge Liang's expression changed when he heard that, the light of wisdom in his eyes flickered again and again, and he caught the core context in an instant while his mind was in a hurry.

Immediately, his expression was solemn, the feather fan in his hand was stuck in mid-air, dense beads of sweat overflowed from his forehead, and he lost his voice: "My lord is saying,,, this is a huge conspiracy that Ke Bi Neng and Ta Dun have already discussed! Surrender, lure our army into the White Wolf Mountain, trap our Eastern Expeditionary Army in the White Wolf Mountain with the help of the Tadun Army, and wait for the two armies to decide the outcome, then gather all the troops of Xianbei to defeat the winning side, and sit on the edge of the fisherman. Li? This is too unbelievable, Ke Bineng has such a strategy?"

Li Li murmured calmly: "If our army is not ambushed on the mountain road, it means that my guess is correct. Tadun can join forces with Wuhuan, Xianbei and even Fuyu people to come to help. Could it be that Kebi can't?" Can't you contact the various ministries of Xianbei and Mobei forces to come to help?"

After finishing speaking, Li Li didn't repeat any more, looked up at the densely veiled White Wolf Mountain, waved his big hand, and said in a loud voice: "Order Zhao Yun's troops to pay attention to vigilance, and the army will continue to move forward!"

Everything was as Li Li expected.The army passed through the mountain road without encountering any ambushes or sneak attacks, and marched quickly along the Beilu mountain road without any hindrance.

When approaching the eastern foot of Bailang Mountain, Zhao Yun sent sentry cavalry to report again that Ke Bineng's troops had marched into the wilderness at the eastern foot of the mountain and were fighting fiercely with the barbarian army led by Ta Dun.Zhao Yun asked to send troops to reinforce Ke Bineng's troops immediately, otherwise the [-] Xianbei iron cavalry led by Ke Bineng would definitely not be able to compete with the more than [-] barbarian troops under Ta Dun's command, and the entire army would be in danger of being wiped out at any time.

After learning the news.Zhuge Liang's expression relaxed, and a smile that only Li Li could understand appeared in the corner of his eyes.Li Li understood why Zhuge Liang laughed, he just wanted to use the hands of the Tadun barbarian army to take the opportunity to cut off the scourge of Ke Bineng.Once and for all, eliminate future troubles.In addition, it can also take the opportunity to test whether Ke Bineng is in collusion with Ta Dun, lures the Eastern Expeditionary Army into Bailang Mountain, tries to gather and annihilate them, and wipes out the [-] Eastern Expeditionary Army in one fell swoop.In fact, Li Li also had this idea.Since Kebi was able to fight the Tadun barbarians so hard, he simply let them fight to the death.Wait until Kebineng's [-] soldiers and horses are completely dead or wounded before attacking.

For Ke Bineng, who has two ambitions, such a plan to kill with a knife is undoubtedly the best choice, and it will go smoothly.No future troubles.

However, just when Li Li was about to give the order to suspend the attack, Gongsun Zan insisted on sending troops, saying: "Since Ke Bineng surrendered, he has not committed any treasonous acts, and everything will be done according to his orders. He also provided tens of thousands of heads for the army during the march." Cattle and sheep. To relieve the danger of the army's food and grass. At this time, it would be too hasty and unconvincing to put them to death just because they suspect that they have different intentions. Once this example is opened, all the barbarian tribes will definitely swear to death in the future Resistance, no tribal leader dares to take the initiative to ask for surrender, so he can only fight to the end, there is no other way."

After saying that it's great.Seeing that Li Li was quite moved, he frowned in thought.In order to further convince Li Li, Gongsun Zan continued: "Your Majesty, you have been fighting all the year round. After thinking about it, you should know that although the climate in the northern border of our Great Han is harsh and there are many swamps and sandy seas (deserts), the northern border is extremely vast, and its territory is not inferior to my Great Han. Territory. Because of this, from ancient times to the present, northern Xinjiang has never been truly pacified, and barbarian tribes have emerged in endlessly. After the Xiongnu was destroyed, Xianbei was born, and Xianbei was not destroyed, and Wuhuan was born.

In addition, in the north of Liaodong, there are small foreign countries such as Fuyu and Goguryeo, in the north of Mobei there is Dingling, and in the west are the countries of the Western Regions such as Yuezhi and Wusun.Therefore, if you want to completely pacify the northern frontier troubles, it is not advisable to blindly kill them all. Not to mention the expedition, just pacifying the northern border will not be achieved overnight.The final general is definitely not alarmist. If the Lord wants to completely pacify northern Xinjiang, at least more than 20 soldiers and horses will be used, and countless money and food will be spent. It will take ten or even 20 years to completely pacify northern Xinjiang. "

Speaking of this, Gongsun Zan paused for a moment, and seeing that there was no strange expression on Li Li's face, he continued: "Obviously, we don't have so much time to entangle with soldiers and barbarians for a long time, otherwise the rear will be unstable. Therefore I will find ways to subdue the barbarian tribal leaders, use them for my own use, and use the barbarians to control the barbarians, so as to temporarily maintain the stability of the border of Youzhou. When the time is right, I will free up my hands to wipe out the barbarians, and make them completely belong to our Han Dynasty. Exit." I have to say that Gongsun Zan's words are quite insightful, and perhaps this is the long-term strategy for dealing with the barbarians that he racked his brains after he completely surrendered to Li Li, combined with his more than [-] years of border defense experience.

In fact, Gongsun Zan may not have the talent to be a leader, but he is undoubtedly a very good frontier 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 poor military ability, but because he made a mess in governing the state and counties, and there were many barbarians behind him.As a result, every time he led the army to fight Yuan Shao, he always took the lead in taking the lead. After entering the stage of confrontation, but because of the unstable rear and lack of strength, he was repeatedly defeated or returned without success.

In addition, compared with the abundance of talents under Yuan Shao's command, Gongsun Zan's tent is really shabby, and there are only a handful of civil servants and generals who can stand on the stage.Even so, Gongsun Zan still fought Yuan Shao for many years, and no one could do anything to the other, and they have been at loggerheads ever since.It is not difficult to see from this that Gongsun Zan's own abilities are so strong that he can still survive for many years in between the barbarians and Yuan Shao.It's a pity that since ancient times, the winner is a prince and the loser is a thief. The historical Gongsun Zan was finally destroyed by Yuan Shao, thus completely obliterating all his achievements and the aura he deserved.

Now, Gongsun Zan is under Li Li's command. After half a year's running-in, and the fact that Xu Huang led the army to rescue him in the rain, Gongsun Zan completely surrendered to Li Li.The change in mentality made him return to the original starting point, and he really put all his thoughts on how to fight the battle in front of him, and then formed his own unique views on barbarian warfare.

This is really the ass decides the head, and seeks its own affairs in its place.Perhaps Gongsun Zan had thought deeply about this issue before, but even if he thought about it at that time, he would not do it, because his eyes were always fixed on Dahanzhou County, and his attention was always on his enemy Yuan Shao, so he had to concentrate his superior forces Deal with the Jizhou army under Yuan Shao's command.But now it's different.He is no longer the lord of Youzhou, but a general who leads the army in battle.It's not his turn to worry about overall planning.Since the protagonist Li Li and a group of advisers are planning, what he faces is how to lead the army to fight, and other things have nothing to do with him.

It took Gongsun Zan half a year to adjust his position and mind.During this period, Li Li stayed with him and treated him very kindly.And entrusted with important tasks.And this is also the key factor for Gongsun Zan to quickly adjust his mentality.Otherwise, if Li Li is dubious about him, be suspicious of him.Doubt him, or even send someone to monitor him, then the result will be another scene.

Facts have proved that people only need to compare their hearts with each other.Heart for heart.Eight taels for half a catty, if you sincerely pay, you will be rewarded. (Remarks: Qin Law 16 taels is one catty, and half a catty is eight taels.)

Gongsun Zan's words aroused Li Li's deep thinking, and Zhuge Liang's eyes became even brighter after hearing these words, and he secretly clicked his tongue.In all fairness, Zhuge Liang really wanted to get rid of Gongsun Zan, because after Li Li took over Youzhou, Gongsun Zan completely lost his use value, not only was it of no benefit to Li Li.On the contrary, it will affect the stability of Youzhou.In view of this, Zhuge Liang once instructed Zhao Yun to wait for an opportunity to get rid of Gongsun Zan.Completely obliterate it, and never cause future troubles.But Zhao Yun did not implement it, so that Gongsun Zan 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 issue along the way. It stands to reason that Zhao Yun would not disobey orders easily, and he should have encountered resistance.But now, Zhuge Liang felt a little lucky that Gongsun Zan was still alive, because what he said just now was really thought-provoking and insightful.

As Gongsun Zan said, Ke Bineng is nothing to be afraid of, whether he lives or dies is irrelevant, but Ke Bineng was the first barbarian leader to surrender to Li Li, and this is the crux of the problem.Once Kebi can die on the battlefield, no matter whether he has two ambitions or not, he can't die before he turns against the water, otherwise it will affect Li Li's reputation and create a false impression for many barbarian leaders: resistance is death, surrender is also death Instead of doing this, it is better to fight to the death and fight to the end.This kind of situation is absolutely unacceptable; although the Xiliang army is strong and strong, they cannot all be wasted in fighting the barbarians!

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang followed up with Gongsun Zan's words and remonstrated: "My lord, what General Gongsun said is reasonable. Right now, although we suspect that Ke Bi Neng has ulterior motives and other schemes, we haven't found any evidence. It's all speculation. In addition, He did not show the slightest objection along the way, and there was no abnormality in the mobilization of soldiers and horses. Therefore, this official believes that even if Ke Bineng has two ambitions in his heart, he is still on the sidelines. I can't make up my mind. If this is the case, then there is room for redemption. In this way, it is necessary for our army to attack immediately to prevent the entire army of Xianbei cavalry under his account from being wiped out. However, for the sake of safety, the humble minister It is suggested that our army does not need to rescue the Xianbei iron cavalry directly when attacking, and let him continue to lead his troops to fight against the barbarian army, while our army will go around from the rear of the Xianbei iron cavalry to the front or flank of the barbarian army to launch an attack. In this way, we can kill two birds with one stone and not fall Facts. I don’t know what the lord wants?”

Li Li, who was silent for a while, nodded slightly after hearing the words, and immediately ordered: "Order Zhao Yun's unparalleled cavalry to attack the left flank of the barbarian army, and Gongsun Zan to lead the cavalry of the Chinese army to attack the middle army of the barbarian army. General, go out with the Chinese army; Yan Rou, Yan Gang, Qi Zhou, and Xian Yufu lead an army of [-] infantry to press forward, press down with bows and crossbows, and retreat half a step without giving orders!"

"No!" All the generals took orders in unison.Immediately, as Li Li's Chinese army marched forward quickly, [-] cavalry rushed to the Donglu battlefield, while Zhao Yun's troops in front of the army rushed to the battlefield first and quickly entered the battlefield.However, the Wushuang iron cavalry led by Zhao Yun did not rescue the Xianbei iron cavalry who were besieged by the barbarian army. After rushing out of the mountain path, they went straight to the left wing of the barbarian army to kill the general.

Following Zhao Yun's troops, Gongsun Zan led more than [-] cavalry from the Chinese army into the battlefield, directly attacking Ta Dun's commander-in-chief.The [-] infantry who rushed to the battlefield then established a firm foothold at the foot of Donglu Mountain, built fortifications, placed antlers, horse-repelling fences, and erected crossbows.Then the giant shield soldiers were in front, and the spearmen followed closely behind. The spearmen and giant shields covered the archers behind them, pushing the crossbow, and advancing steadily.In this way, the encounter evolved into a positional battle. The front army led by Ke Bineng fought against the right flank of the barbarian army, the cavalry under Zhao Yun fought against the left flank of the barbarian army, and Gongsun Zan led the central army to attack the middle army of the barbarian army.[-] war cavalry charged in front, and [-] infantry were behind them, pressing on every step, and once again launched a decisive battle with the barbarians.

When the two armies fought 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 Bailangshan Mountain, and Shi A, the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, led five hundred soldiers to protect him.

Standing on the top of the mountain, a group of people can have a panoramic view of the fighting between the two armies down the mountain.Only then did Li Li and Zhuge Liang really see the barbarian army led by Ta Dun.The barbarian army did have a lot of soldiers and horses, as many as [-] to [-], but nearly half of the barbarian army had no armor.Apparently, these people were all young and strong tribesmen recruited temporarily by Tadun, with weapons of different lengths and extremely poor bows and arrows. Among them were many children in their teens.

Chapter 976 Killing the Wolf, Bloody Battle on Wolf Mountain

Standing on the top of Dongshan Mountain, overlooking the mountain.But seeing the banners and flags hunting, soldiers and horses galloping, the scene is really spectacular.The densely packed war cavalry rushed and rushed like mercury pouring down the ground, which was shocking.The resounding neighing of war horses, the clanging and slamming of weapons, the high-pitched and shrill screams, and the earth-shattering sound of horseshoes all interweave into a network, drawing the huge bloodbath on Wolf Mountain in front of you.

The war horses galloped wildly and roared, and the swords were bloodthirsty.Arrows as dense as rain traversed the sky, drawing a black veil over the wilderness; the long knife was full of blood, and the blood mist was filled, and brilliant colors were smeared wantonly under the arrow net of this black veil.It was a bright red color painted by smears of blood, blending with the steaming air in the air, rising slowly, covering the entire wilderness, and permeating every corner of the White Wolf Mountain.

Looking down at the bloody mist slowly rising from the bottom of the mountain, Li Li's expression was calm, his face was calm, and there was no trace of emotional fluctuations, he seemed stunned and indifferent, his body was motionless, as stable as a rock.

Standing beside him, Zhuge Liang and Tian Yu, saw such a shocking scene, their eyes widened in an instant, their expressions were dull for a moment, and a strong sense of intolerance flashed in their pupils.Immediately, the two of them couldn't help turning their heads away, trying their best to calm down, and it took a long time to bite the bullet and cast their eyes on the battlefield again.This is their duty, to observe changes in the battlefield at all times; once they find that the situation has changed, they immediately adjust their strategy, and the five hundred soldiers around them are the messengers who give orders.

In order to strengthen the attack power of the Chinese army's war cavalry, Li Li sent Li Zhidu, the commander of the Golden Guards who was always on the left and right, to the battlefield, and there were [-] gold-armored troops with him.The golden armor team is the core force to protect Li Li's safety.They were all soldiers trained by Li Zhi himself, and if they were placed in the army, they would at least be powerful generals above the head of the army.In addition, their weapons are excellent, and they are all dressed in golden armor that is hard to find.They are also equipped with famous horses from Xiliang, with unprecedented fighting power; although they are not brave enough to be unworthy of all men, they all have the tough fighting power of one against a hundred.

Li Zhi led the Golden Armored Team to attack with the army for only one purpose, and that was to execute the beheading plan.Under the banner of the Chinese military commander Ta Dun, the commander of the barbarian army, at least nearly a hundred barbarian tribal leaders gathered.The strength of these tribal leaders varies, and their tribes vary in size, but without exception they are all leaders of the barbarian army.Among them, Wuhuan "Dai Shanyu" Tadun is the soul of the entire barbarian army, and he is also the most important target of Li Zhi's trip.

During the battle of Lulongsai, these barbarian leaders left the battlefield immediately.Fortunately, he escaped with his life, so that the barbarian army was defeated, and he was able to gather the army again in an attempt to avenge his shame.This time we will fight again.Lilly learns from the last battle.At the beginning of the war, these barbarian leaders were targeted. This time it will be so easy for them to escape.

It is worth mentioning that for the first time, Li Li, who has always been warlike, did not participate in the battle. Instead, he took Kong Ming and Tian Yu to the top of Bailang Mountain to watch the battle.And this is exactly in line with Li Li's eclectic style of doing things.When others thought that he would personally lead the army to charge into battle, he would not appear on the battlefield; just as the princes of the Central Plains thought that he would not put aside the war situation in the Central Plains and lead the army to march eastward, he did the opposite. Appeared on the Youzhou battlefield.

This is Xiliang Lili.A person who is never influenced by others, a person who has both rationality and sensibility.At the same time, he is also a tyrannical iron-blooded overlord.

Looking from a high place, the large-scale slaughter of nearly 30 people in front of you is undoubtedly an unprecedented shocking and bloody scene for the fledgling Zhuge Liang and Tian Yu who was hired for the first time.However, to Li Li, all of this was nothing new, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was commonplace.

Think back to the Chang'an Rebellion, the Battle of Xiliang, the Northern Expedition to Yufuluo, the subsequent Battle of Sili, the Battle of Hanzhong, the Battle of Lulongsai not long ago, and the Battle of Bailang Mountain in front of us. , almost every time is a battle of tens of thousands of people.In the seven years since he started the army, the large-scale battles that Li Li has personally commanded have averaged one battle a year, so up to now, his nerves have been tempered to be extremely tough, and he can be at ease no matter when and where, as stable as Mount Tai.

Just as Li Li, Zhuge Liang and Tian Yu were looking down from the top, Shi A, who was following on the left and right, looked around the top of the mountain, and then quietly climbed up to a pine tree more than ten feet tall on the west side of the top of the mountain. A very chic wooden cage was removed from the branch.The cage was open, and there were three gray carrier pigeons inside. At this moment, the legs of the carrier pigeons were tied with a roll of letter silk soaked in oil.

After taking down the letter and silk, Shi A put the pigeon into the cage, then quickly ran to Li Li, and handed the letter and silk to Li Li one by one.The reason why they are submitted sequentially is because the three pigeons have special marks, and these marks represent the sequence.

If Li Zhi were here, he would definitely dismantle it first, and then report it to Li Li. He can explain clearly in a few words, because Li Zhi is in charge of the intelligence organization.But Shi A has no such authority.At least Shi A had no way of knowing where these pigeons came from, but Li Li definitely knew.Maybe that's why he came to the top of the mountain this time.

Li Li took the letter and opened it one by one, and after reading it, he rolled the letter into a ball and threw it to Shi A.Shi A understood immediately, squatted in a shelter from the wind and burned the letter, then stood behind Li Li and waited for orders.

Li Li stood proudly on the highest rocky cliff on the top of the mountain. After a moment of contemplation, he said in a low voice: "At the beginning of Youshi, the barbarian army was encircled at the eastern foot of Bailang Mountain."

After hearing the words, Shi A repeated it softly, Li Li nodded slightly, but without moving, he waved his hand to signal Shi A to send the message.Shi A bowed and retreated, and after a while, two carrier pigeons took off, one flying to the north and the other to the east.There was only one carrier pigeon left in the cage, which was handed over by Shi A to a soldier, and that soldier carried the cage and followed Shi A, standing behind Li Li on one left and one on the right.

Zhuge Liang and Tian Yu saw this scene, but they didn't ask much.Sooner or later they will know what they should know, and it is wise not to inquire about what they should not know.

Half an hour later, the sky above the battlefield at the foot of the mountain was filled with dust, completely covered in blood-colored mist and dust, and it was not clear from a high-level view.Immediately, Li Li led the crowd down the mountain quickly, put on his battle armor, and went to the battlefield in person.

After fighting for an hour, the fighting between the two armies on the Donglu wilderness battlefield has become intense. In other words, this decisive battle was a desperate struggle at the beginning, and now it is intensifying, and the fighting is in full swing.

Li Li, wearing a dark red battle robe and a golden battle armor, steered a Hualiu horse to a stop at the foot of Dongshan Mountain, reining in the front of the horse, watching the fierce battle in front of him with a cold expression.Zhuge Liang and Tian Yu, who followed him down the mountain, stayed in the rear formation, surrounded by tens of thousands of giant shield spearmen, safe and sound.

In the not-so-spacious wilderness, more than [-] war cavalry from the two armies crowded together, horses collided, swords came out one after another, broken bodies and broken arms could be seen everywhere, and blood flowed across the battlefield. .

In just one hour of the two armies' charge, the [-] Han cavalry (including the [-] Xianbei cavalry led by Ke Bineng) had killed tens of thousands of soldiers, and this number continued to increase as the battle became more intense. , every minute and every second is rising sharply, changing from time to time.In contrast, the number of soldiers killed in the barbarian army was nearly four times that of the Han army. Based on what we have seen so far, the casualties were no less than [-].

This is not to say that the generals of the Han army can fight four with one, but half of the nearly 16 barbarian troops are ordinary men in the barbarian tribes. Among them are not only half-old children but also elderly people who are nearly half a century old.However, at this moment, they all held weapons, rode on horses, and rushed to the battlefield with the tribal generals.On the battlefield, they are soldiers. There is no mercy on the battlefield. Life and death depend on fate. Skills are inferior to others. What awaits them is death.

At this moment, the entire battlefield is full of warriors charging and fighting.All the war cavalry were concentrated in the center of the battlefield. The soldiers of the two armies would advance but never retreat.Every step forward has to pay the price of blood, and every step back means death. Hundreds of thousands of horses collide head-on, and the warriors on horseback fight desperately and march forward bravely.The neighing, screaming, and patches of red light all resulted in horrific near-death screams, a dazzling array of flesh and blood corpses, mutilated limbs, and crying and wailing in struggle.

This is war, a slaughterhouse forged by blood and fire.The weak prey on the strong, only the strong can survive, and only the brave have the hope of continuing to live.

In the rear of the two armies, tens of thousands of barbarian troops drew their bows and galloped to shoot, or shot with precision, or threw them into the air, and the arrows roared towards the rear of the Han army's war cavalry.The infantry behind the Han army set up crossbows and threw them at a super long distance to shoot and kill the cavalry in the rear of the barbarian army, while the archers also shot with precision.Therefore, [-]% of the soldiers killed in battle were killed by the archers of the two armies.In comparison, the bows and crossbows of the Han army have a longer range, greater lethality, and sufficient arrows, occupying an absolute advantage.

Bows and crossbows have always been the weapon of choice for the Xiliang army. All soldiers are archers, and war cavalry is no exception.Therefore, if the barbarian army who is good at bow and horse wants to take advantage of the Xiliang army, it is undoubtedly that they have found the wrong target and hit a hard spot.