Chapter 293 Don’t talk about martial ethics Liu Xuande

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Chapter 293 Don’t talk about martial ethics Liu Xuande

Seeing that Zhang Fei was determined to win, Liu Bei frowned and persuaded: "The second brother has been in Cao's camp. He is familiar with the opponent's formations and fights with ease. Why should the third brother fight?"

"this"

Zhang Fei thought for a while and explained: "It's not that I want to compete with my second brother for credit. It's actually that my subordinates lack actual combat skills. Cai Yang's five thousand men can just be used to train troops."

"Cai Yang's troops are not new soldiers. Third brother uses your three thousand new soldiers to resist. Even if we win, there will be a lot of damage. Wouldn't we live up to Yunqi's hard work?" Liu Bei shook his head and sighed.

Zhang Fei was stunned when he heard this, thinking, "Brother, what do you mean?"

Liu Ye could hear Liu Bei's reluctance. He had witnessed Zhang Fei's military training in Hefei, and he said that the soldiers trained with such intensity would not be too weak even if they did not participate in actual combat.

Then he helped Zhang Fei and said: "General Long sent these three thousand sons to enable you to help the Han Dynasty, so that you don't have to be timid to use it. As the saying goes, the more soldiers practice, the better they become, and the more battles they fight, the stronger they become. If you don't participate in actual combat, you will be better."

Animals kept in captivity cannot inspire their wild nature."

Liu Bei curiously asked: "Didn't Ziyang advise Bei not to make unnecessary sacrifices and try to preserve his strength in Runan?"

"Um"

Liu Ye twisted his beard and replied: "Maybe your understanding is biased. Training elite soldiers is actually to preserve strength. That is not called unnecessary sacrifice."

"In this case, the third brother will fight, but the damage must be controlled."

"Don't worry, brother, I will take the lead with my own soldiers. If more than two hundred people die in battle, it will not be considered credit."

Hearing that Liu Bei finally agreed, Zhang Fei patted his chest and said goodbye, and then said goodbye to Guan Yu and Zhao Yun proudly, clasping his fists and leaving like a winner.

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun looked at each other and smiled, sighing that Zhang Fei's personality was still so straightforward after marrying his wife.

He thought Liu Bei had already let go, but when he looked at Zhang Fei's back, he was still frowning. Liu Ye asked out of curiosity: "What are you thinking about?"

Liu Bei sighed: "Three thousand Huainan athletes are so young, even if only one or two hundred are injured, it would be a pity."

Liu Ye offered a plan and said: "It seems that the envoy cherishes General Long's 'gift'. Why not let the two generals Guan and Zhao go to fight together? Cai Yang will be defeated when encountering several attacks."

Guan Yufeng opened his eyes slightly and asked Liu Ye: "A mere Cai Yang wants the three of us to participate in the siege? Even Lu Bu has not been treated like this. If I tell you, it will make people laugh."

"If you want to reduce casualties, you can only end the battle quickly. In that case, you will have to invest more troops. No matter how deceitful the soldiers are, they will use all means to fight on the battlefield. General Guan is both wise and brave. He has read the Spring and Autumn Period well. He should know that Song Xianggong's benevolence and righteousness are lost.

The story of the country.”

Liu Ye remembered Long Xiang's reminder that you must have real skills in getting along with Guan Yu, and you must support your objections.

"Um"

Seeing Guan Yu half-squinting his eyes and not answering, and Zhao Yun not making any comments, Liu Bei turned to Liu Ye and asked, "In view of Zi Yang, how should Yun Chang and Zi Long be deployed?"

Liu Ye stroked his beard and replied: "Let the two generals each lead 200 sergeants out of the camp, and then go around the left and right wings of the battlefield, bringing more flags to show off. If there are more people, the three generals will be unhappy."

"Haha, Ziyang is thoughtful."

Liu Bei nodded in affirmation, and then told Guan Yu and Zhao Yun: "Second brother, Zilong, you also hurry up and prepare. Remember to communicate with Yide."

"Wei." Guan Yu and Zhao Yun clasped their fists in unison.

Before Cai Yang was ordered to leave Xudu, Xun Yu had asked him to join Li Tong first and ask them to send troops from Yang'an to contain Liu Bei. If they couldn't defeat Liu Bei, they would stay in a stalemate and not fight until Cao Cao returned to reinforce him.

Liu Bei was very prudent this time. Cao Cao was worried that he would have help from experts, so he came up with a more prudent strategy.

Li Tong did not need Cai Yang to defeat his opponent. He only needed to attract Liu Bei's army to the vicinity of Pingyu, and then wait for the Northern Expedition army to come to Runan.

Cao Cao did not go to support Shouchun because of several rebellions in Runan, and because Runan bordered Yingchuan and was too close to Xudu, he planned to take advantage of the opportunity of conquering Liu Bei to completely uproot the Yuan family's foundation in Runan.

As for the rebellions in various parts of Runan, Cao Cao still planned to use his usual tactics, either massacre the city or take it for his own use, and basically would not give a third option.

Pingyu, where Liu Bei is located, and Yang'an, where Li Tong is stationed, are separated by two rivers, Ru River and Caishui River. The core towns of Runan are both located next to the river.

Ordinarily Cai Yang would never get lost, but he couldn't stop Liu Ye from plotting against him.

Liu Ye's strategy was very simple. He used rumors and "small favors" to complement each other, and slowly aroused Cai Yang's greed. In the end, he inexplicably brought the army to the north of Pingyu like a "scam".

The so-called rumors mean that people pretend to be refugees and deliberately spread bad news about Liu Bei. For example, his main force is out, gathering mountains and plundering money and food, leaving public opinion empty.

The so-called "small favor" means sending yellow turban soldiers like Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao to deliberately create "accidental encounters" with a small number of soldiers and horses to lure Cai Yang into being fooled.

Cai Yang had seen little of the world, and had no advisers around him to warn him. With a little temptation, he was like a fool, and accidentally fell into Liu Ye's trap.

Fifty miles northwest of Pingyu, Cai Yang realized that he had not greeted Li Tong, so he sent a messenger to cross the river to the west.

After traveling another ten miles, the scout reported that a thousand-man troop was sighted ahead, gathering in formation by the river.

Cai Yang thought that this place was one day's walk from Pingyu, and Liu Bei's scouts should have discovered him, so he deliberately sent this thousand-man team to contain it, intending to delay Liu Bei's return reinforcements.

Can a thousand-man team stop me?

Cai Yang's impression of Liu Bei was still at this time last year, when he was defeated by Cao Ren with thousands of men.

Big-eared thief, Cao Zixiao can easily defeat you, and I, Cai Yang, can also make you famous.

When Cai Yang heard that there were enemies ahead, he became excited and immediately led his troops to meet them.

Walking meanderingly to the front of the formation, Cai Yang saw the flags in the enemy formation. As he approached, he saw the formation's general with a black horse, black armor, black face, a leopard's head and eyes, a swallow's jaw and a tiger's beard, holding a snake spear eight feet long.

Could this color and style be that of Zhang Fei?

Guan Yu beheaded Yan Liang and returned to Xudu to make him a marquis. He once praised Zhang Fei for his bravery in front of others. Cai Yang also heard about Zhang Fei's provocation against Lu Bu and thought to himself that Liu Bei actually sent this evil spirit. The big-eared thief didn't say anything.

Martial ethics.

While Cai Yang was frowning and thinking, Zhang Fei held a snake spear and shouted like thunder: "Cai Yang, Zhang Fei has been waiting for you for a long time, do you dare to come forward and compete?"

"You black guy, don't show off your bravery." Cai Yang raised his sword back and mocked disdainfully: "My general's troops are far superior to yours, do you still have the guts to break into the formation?"

"Is there anything in this world that I dare not do? Fight with me." Zhang Fei shouted angrily, and suddenly his horse straightened his spear and shot out like an arrow.

Cai Yang was shocked when he saw it, and thought to himself that this black guy is really reckless. Do you really think that he can really defeat ten thousand people when others call him an enemy of ten thousand people?

I will cut off this black head today and send it back to Xudu to Cao Sikong to offer victory.

"The entire army attacks, leaving no one behind."
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