Xuande

Chapter 397 It's really not shameful to die at the hands of a hero like you!
From Liu Bei's point of view, this rebel army is indeed not a weak opponent, but an opponent with considerable combat strength.

However, everything is relative.

Compared with the weak, or the waste of the Yizhou government army, the Jinren army is very powerful and difficult to deal with. Under the same conditions, they are not opponents.

But compared to the strong, that's the case with the Jinren Legion.

No matter how thick the leather armor and wooden shield are, they cannot be compared with the elite-level equipment of the Liangzhou Corps. The Han army lined up in front of the formation, and Liu Bei, who was condescending to observe the situation, could tell at a glance that the Han army had the upper hand.

The front-line commanders in this battle are two brothers Cao Ren and Cao Chun. Liu Bei likes these two young generals very much. They have combat experience and command ability, and are full of vigor. They are suitable for fighting against powerful enemies, which can further hone them.

The result of the battle did not exceed Liu Bei's expectations. The Han army won a complete victory, but the process was not that simple.

The Ji people also have battle rules, as well as their unique banners and drums. They have their own evidence to advance and retreat, and their battles are orderly, which is very refined.

After coming into contact with the Han army formation, they will also launch a charge, and the infantry combat power is extremely strong, and the individual combat ability is very strong. When the two sides just approached, many Han soldiers squatted down and ran from the shield soldiers' legs Out of the army formation, attack the Han army formation in a way similar to a mouse battle.

They would rush to the front of the Han army's formation and attack the lower three routes of the Han army's shield soldiers. As long as there was a gap, they would use their swords to attack the Han army's shield soldiers, causing them some damage.

The soldiers of the Han army at the back were also well-trained. Regarding the fighting methods of the Xiong people, the soldiers of the Han army fought tit-for-tat and fought hand-to-hand. They defeated the Xiong people with more sophisticated weapons and equipment, and pushed them back.

The gap in equipment will lead to a gap in morale. The Han army still has spearmen, and the characteristics of the people who are used to fighting in mountains make them lack the use of long weapons. The Han army has made a gap in this level.

After a fierce battle, the Zi people retreated, and the Han army quickly turned to pursue them, and finally captured most of the Zi people, except for a very small number of scuds who ran too fast for the Han army to catch up.

After winning the frontal battle, Liu Bei further confirmed that the Jin people had courage and discipline, and were not much worse than the Han army in these aspects, but their equipment was not good, and their battle skills were somewhat lacking, so they could not properly deal with enemies they had never encountered before.

So they were defeated.

In this battle, the Han army killed more than 600 people and captured more than [-] people, including Luo Ge, the leader of this rebel army.

After the battle, Liu Bei discussed with his subordinates and wanted to recruit Luo Ge.

"I don't want to start a full-scale war with the Jin people. The reason for the chaos this time is because of corrupt officials. The Jin people have made great achievements against the big men. If the misunderstanding can be resolved this time and there will be fewer killings, it may be very good. Yes, what do you think?"

Xun You thinks it is possible to try, but Jia Xu does not agree with it.

"It is difficult to make the enemies who have just been fighting surrender unless they are completely conquered and feared. I think it is better to wipe out all these rebels, and then talk about surrendering, so that they will give up. Dare to resist again."

Liu Bei thought about it, and decided to stick to his original opinion.

"I have fought in the north and south for so long and made so many contributions. I think I have a little reputation. My reputation is enough to make them feel desperate in advance of a series of victories.

If I can recruit them without bloodshed, I will be able to gain their effectiveness. I will be very happy that such an elite team can be used by me, so I decided to try. "

Jia Xu has no more opinions.

Later, Liu Bei personally interrogated Luo Ge.

"Why rebel?"

Roger rolled his eyes.

"The government doesn't pay attention to credibility. It clearly agreed that we would help fight the war by reducing taxes and rewards. However, there was no reward, and taxes were increased. Do you think that our people don't have sharp swords if you do such a treacherous thing?"

"I see that your conversation is extraordinary, have you ever read a book?"

"I have read it."

"Oh?"

Liu Bei took another look at this man who looked 40 or [-] years old, and felt a little surprised.

When he was in the imperial court before, he had heard that the Jin people had a deep degree of Sinicization, and that the clansmen would also be educated in reading and calligraphy, and they only learned some cultural knowledge of the Han family.

In addition to the unchanging customs of martial arts, some children of relatively high-ranking big families will also study Confucian classics, learn the scriptures, and enter the imperial court because of their merits, no different from the Han people.

Now it seems that Luo Ge and the family behind him should also have a deep Chinese culture. The reasons for the rebellion are nothing more than the government's treachery and the persecution of the tribe, which is similar to the reasons why the Han people rebelled against the government.

Liu Bei then had some ideas about him.

"The government is treacherous, you kill the officials, why do you want to loot the city?"

"If the government doesn't give it to me, I'll take it myself. If the government doesn't give it to me, I'll take it in the city and take what I should. What's more, the city I captured is naturally my spoils of war. Do I need to listen to what I want to do with it?" Is it yours?"

Liu Bei smiled.

"In that case, you are my trophy now, and you can only accept what I want to do with you, right?"

"Winners and losers, there's nothing to say, kill or scrape, it's up to you, since I decided to rebel, I didn't take my life seriously."

After Luo Ge finished speaking, he closed his eyes very poorly and stopped talking.

Liu Bei circled him a few times, thought for a while, and opened his mouth slowly.

"I see that you look very unconvinced. You have been defeated by me head-on. Why are you still unconvinced?"

Luo Ge opened his eyes and looked at Liu Bei.

"What is there to be proud of winning by beating me with a large number of people?"

"War requires a large number of people, and a large number of people can lead to a large number of people, and it is easier to win. If I have a lot of people but don't use them, then I am a fool. How can anyone fight like this? You will because I have few soldiers, Will you take the initiative to reduce your troops and fight with me again? No one will do such a thing after Song Xianggong, and neither will I."

"…………"

Luo Ge was speechless, and closed his eyes again, as if he wanted to kill or cut whatever he wanted.

Liu Bei couldn't laugh or cry immediately.

"Do you know who I am?"

"do not know."

"My name is Liu Bei."

"Liu Bei?"

Luo Ge opened his eyes, and looked at Liu Bei with some surprise.

"Liangzhou Mu, Liu Xuande?"

"Yes, it's me."

Liu Bei stared at Luo Ge: "The Liangzhou rebels were defeated by me, the Xianbei people were defeated by me, and the Qiang people were defeated by me. Since I went out, I have not been defeated. Those who died in my hands Hundreds of thousands, my captives, millions, with your size of a few thousand people, if the world knows that you lost to me in a head-to-head confrontation, it will not be ashamed."

Luo Ge was silent for a while, then suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! It's not shameful to die in the hands of a hero like you! Right now, I only have one request. When you kill me, I hope you can do it yourself and don't let me die in the hands of a villain. , In this case, even if I am beheaded, I will never regret it!"

"Do you want to die that much?"

Liu Bei said slowly: "But I don't really want you to die. Your ancestors and clansmen have fought for the great man and made great contributions. If you are willing to pay off your merits and lead your men to fight for our army Fight, put down the rebellion as soon as possible, then I can forgive your mistakes and save you from death, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)