Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 286 Extreme joy leads to sorrow
In Dingxiang County, the main cause of trouble was the Yilan tribe. Although some other tribes were also involved, their influence in Dingxiang County was not great.

Now that the Yilan tribe has been destroyed, recovering Dingxiang County is a piece of cake.

In order to punish himself for his eagerness for quick success and instant benefits when he was in Qiangyin County, Liu He went to Luoyang as soon as possible in order to recover the lost territory as soon as possible, thus committing the taboo of greed and recklessness, which almost caused the annihilation of the Anmin Army. In order to enforce strict military discipline, Liu He himself received a full sixty military sticks.

After being beaten by these sixty military sticks, even Liu He, who was in such good health, would have to rest for a few days before he could continue his long journey to fight on the battlefield.

So he sent Guan Yu and Zhang Yong. Guan Yu led 20,000 cavalrymen, and Zhang Yong did not lead ordinary infantrymen, but only led 8,000 Golden Sword Battalionmen. They were lightly equipped and had a small entourage to recapture Dingxiang County.

As for himself and other generals, they would wait until his injury recovered, and then encircle him from another direction, and thus meet up with Guan Yu and others in Dingxiang.

Liu He set out seven days late. Except for leaving some garrisons in Pingcheng and Qiangyin respectively, the remaining 50,000 troops set out from Qiangyin County and headed straight for Dingxiang County.

Unexpectedly, not long after the army entered Dingxiang County, they encountered one of the messengers sent by Guan Yu.

It turned out that the news of Liu He's army's expedition had spread to all counties in Dingxiang.

Therefore, as soon as Guan Yu and Zhang Yong arrived at the first city, Shanwu City, the seat of Dingxiang County, the Han slaves there suddenly rose up against the Xianbei people and joined forces with the Han army.

Although Shanwu City had more than 3,000 Xianbei defenders, they could not be a match for Guan Yu and Zhang Yong's army. What's more, the sudden rebellion of the Han people caused chaos in their army. Therefore, Shanwu City was successfully captured in less than an hour.

After learning the news, the remaining four cities in Dingxiang County gathered all the garrisons together and brought all the Han slaves to Wucheng County, preparing to use all their forces to fight a decisive battle with the Han army on the wilderness plains outside the city. If they failed, they would set fire to the city and burn to death more than 30,000 Han civilians in the city.

But the more than 15,000 Xianbei cavalry could never have imagined that there would be a special force in Liu He's army - the Flying Eagle Guard.

The Flying Eagle Guards had discovered the movements of the Xianbei army in these four cities early on, so they sent a group of people to inform Guan Yu and Zhang Yong, and another dozen people sneaked into Wucheng County.

When the battle started, these dozen Flying Eagle Guards disguised as slaves suddenly jumped up and killed the Xianbei people who were scattered throughout the city and ready to set fire at any time. The rest of the people also joined in the resistance, and soon hundreds of Xianbei soldiers in the city were killed.

The army outside the city was soon defeated. Except for a very few leaders who fled north in panic under the protection of their personal guards, the rest were killed or captured.

After two battles, the victory was achieved and Dingxiang County was recovered.

A few days later, Liu He and others set up a celebration banquet in the camp outside Shanwu City, so that all the soldiers could have a good meal.

Of course, Liu He would not forget the people in the city who had just escaped from the clutches of the Xianbei. He had allocated a batch of military rations and had people distribute them throughout the city.

Liu He, Guan Yu and others were in the camp, having fun with the soldiers.

Those aristocratic families believe in "don't talk while eating or sleeping", but this is not a problem in the army.

Everyone was singing military songs and eating at the same time. From time to time, some soldiers would run to the middle to dance with swords to add to the fun, or they would fight with each other in groups of three or four. It was really exciting.

Liu He looked at the scene in front of him and was filled with joy.

Zhu Ye came over like a thief, holding a bowl of water.

"Hey, um, big brother, I..."

Liu He looked at his appearance and expression and couldn't help laughing.

"What is Dehui doing?"

Zhu Ye looked at Guan Yu, Cheng Liang and Zhang Yong, and saw that they were all applauding the performance in front of them and seemed not to pay attention to the situation here, so he spoke.

"Hey, it's nothing, I just want to ask you something."

Liu He didn't listen to him finish, and shook his head repeatedly. "No, no, I don't agree."

Zhu Ye’s eyes immediately widened.

"I haven't even told you what it is yet, you're being too disrespectful, brother."

Liu He glanced at him and said, "I don't know your character yet. Looking at your expression, sneaking around, and even checking to see if Yun Chang and the others were looking this way, I know what you want to say. Did you just get Yi Long's good horse and are eager to fight? Do you want to ask you to lead the troops alone to retake Yunzhong County?"

After killing Yilon, Zhao Kui brought all the cattle, sheep and war horses of the Yilan tribe and presented them to Liu He. Among them was the war horse that Zhao Kui had mentioned before that had just recovered from an illness. It was said to be Yilon's favorite. Liu He used the system to check and found that it was indeed a BMW that could increase military strength by 1 point.

The ribs on both sides of this horse are thick and closely arranged, which is just right for some strong and powerful generals who have extremely high requirements for the use of strength in battle. If it were an ordinary war horse, these generals would most likely break the ribs on both sides of the horse after a long time.

Among the Anmin Army, Zhu Ye was the most suitable, so Liu He named the war horse "Silver Armor Beast" and gave it to him, which made him happy for a long time.

When Zhu Ye heard what Liu He said, he was stunned at first, and then nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, yes, that's why you say you're smart, brother. I can't hide anything from you. Think about it, brother. These Xianbei people looked fierce before, but now the army has been transferred away to fight among themselves. There are only so many soldiers left to defend the city, and their combat effectiveness is ridiculously weak. Let me take my 500 Thunder God Cavalry and guarantee that we can take back Yunzhong County smoothly and rescue the people of our Han Dynasty. If you fail, I am willing to be tried by military law!"

Liu He still shook his head, and Zhu Ye became anxious.

"Brother, you still don't trust my ability? These miscellaneous soldiers who stayed behind are far inferior to us in martial arts, battle formations, coordination, military discipline, and command. They can't be compared with the Xianbei elite who attacked Yanmen before. With my five hundred Thunder God Cavalry, even if we face ten times more of these miscellaneous soldiers at the same time, we are sure to win!"

Liu He said: "It's not that I don't trust the fighting power of the Thunder God Cavalry, but the situation in Yunzhong is different from that in Dingxiang. Even if Yunchang leads 20,000 Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry, it may not succeed, let alone your 500 Thunder God Cavalry?"

Zhu Ye was a little bit unconvinced, but since these words came from Liu He's mouth, he seemed to have no choice but to believe them.

Liu He looked at his expression and continued, "Brother, I know what you are thinking. Think about it, since we started our Northern Expedition, the Xianbei defenders in every city we encountered were vulnerable. Why is Yunzhong an exception? That's because you don't understand the situation of the Xianbei people."

Although Zhu Ye was a little impulsive, he was not stupid. When he heard Liu He say this, he immediately sat aside obediently, listening attentively.

Seeing him like this, Liu He felt somewhat relieved.

"The Xianbei are called a tribe, but in fact they are made up of dozens to hundreds of tribes of varying sizes. These tribes live wherever there is water and grass, have no fixed place to live, and their strengths vary. The Xianbei people we encountered before were mainly from the Yilan tribe, and there were also several small tribes. Yilong was killed by our strategy, and the main force of the Yilan tribe was either destroyed or supported Qianman far away. It was the so-called 'leaderless group of dragons', so it was so easy for us to attack the remaining cities."

Zhu Ye seemed to understand some of it.

"I understand. So Budugen and Qianman have never really started a civil war, but have been trying to gain support from various tribes in the hope of making their own power even greater?"

Liu He smiled and nodded, "Yes, Fifth Brother, you have a pretty good brain. Based on the information I got from the Xianbei people and the news from the Eagle Guards, we can be sure that there are two Xianbei tribes that are more powerful than Yilan in Yunzhong County, which covers 11 counties. They have learned about our northern expedition and the destruction of the Yilan tribe. Guess what they will do?"

Zhu Ye answered without hesitation: "The Xianbei people are so arrogant, and they all rely on herding for a living. It is definitely impossible for them to give up this fertile grassland because of a piece of news. The only way is to find a way to fight against us together."

Liu He smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. I am very pleased that you can think of this. The combined strength of the two tribes is still no less than 30,000 cavalry, some of which are the elite of the tribal royal family. If they were scattered all over the place, we would not be afraid. But now that they have received the news, they are likely to gather their forces in one place like the Xianbei people in Dingxiang County. Do you think you are still sure of victory?"

Zhu Ye scratched his head: "Hehe, it's not easy to fight them, but I'm not afraid of them."

"Okay, let's not talk about this. You can't just rush into battle blindly. There will be a time for you to make contributions. After a few days of rest, appease the Han people who have been bullied for a long time, and the Xianbei people who are now terrified, and then we will set out on a certain day."

Zhu Ye looked unwilling and opened his mouth as if he wanted to fight for it. Suddenly, a voice that sounded very urgent came and interrupted him.

"My lord! My lord! Something terrible has happened. In five counties of Taiyuan Prefecture, there was a fire in the military supply warehouses, causing heavy losses!"

This sentence caused a huge uproar, leaving everyone completely stunned, followed by boundless anger!
(End of this chapter)