Chapter 167 Lantian Decisive Battle (3)
However, no one of Pei Qing and his soldiers had any concerns at all, and they didn't even have psychological fluctuations. In their opinion, there was no difference between the 200,000 enemy troops and 200,000 ants.
"Why are the soldiers under Pei Qing not at all worried? Could it be that they trust Pei Qing so much?" Liu Bei was very surprised to see the reactions of the soldiers under Pei Qing. He really admired him. Why are these people so calm and comfortable?
In fact, not all of Pei Qing's soldiers were really calm and composed. After all, the enemy's troops were too many, and Pei Qing also had some soldiers who had just been recruited. At the same time, in order to train troops, Pei Qing specially selected some new recruits to go to war with him, and some of them were the Xiliang Army who had just surrendered. These people were not very confident. However, now Pei Qing can first share Yin Zhongkan's reputation in the army, so that the morale of the army is not easy to shake. At the same time, Xie An, that is, Xie Juzhen is in charge. Because Xie Juzhen's characteristics are calm and will not decline, the morale will not decline, so the soldiers become so calm.
Liu Bei naturally didn't know about these things, but now Liu Bei has a deeper understanding of Pei Qing and has made up his mind that unless he has enough strength, he must not offend this person, otherwise he may die miserably in the future.
"Since Pei Qing is not afraid, what else am I afraid of? There is Zhou Cang in my right wing army that scares the Xiliang Army, and there are second and third brothers. They are all world-class generals. Under their leadership, my right wing army will definitely not be at a disadvantage. In this battle, I must learn from the lessons of the last time and lead the soldiers under my command to fight the enemy bravely. I will no longer hesitate and will definitely seize great achievements. If I can win this battle, it will probably be the largest and most important battle to attack the Xiliang Army. If I want to seize credit, I will count the most important one this time. I cannot lose this precious opportunity."
On the one hand, Liu Bei was infected by the calmness of the soldiers under Pei Qing's command, and on the other hand, he also knew that this was a very important opportunity to make military achievements by himself. He must not give up, so he also sacrificed his life and could not give up the great opportunity to make military achievements by any means.
At this moment, a fast horse rushed to the direction of Wuguan, came to Liu Bei, and gasped and said, "Eunuch, the big thing is wrong. Yuan Shao, the governor of Jizhou, took advantage of the opportunity of the envoy leading the army to conquer the Xiliang army and sent his eldest son Yuan Tan to sneak attack the Pingyuan Kingdom. Now the plain is lost, and General Zhao is protecting the envoy's family to Wuguan."
"What?" Liu Bei and Pei Qing were shocked at the same time when they heard the envoy's words. Liu Bei was destroyed by Yuan Shao because the foundation on which he relied on was destroyed by Yuan Shao, and Pei Qing did not expect that Zhao Yun had already followed Liu Bei at this time.
Not long afterwards, when Pei Qing looked through history, he finally realized that Zhao Yun had indeed followed Liu Bei at this time, but at this time Zhao Yun was transferred to help Liu Bei. However, because Liu Bei was deeply involved in the relationship, Zhao Yun had already secretly defected to Liu Bei. However, because Zhao Yun's brother passed away, he left Liu Bei and returned to his hometown. He never met Gongsun Zan again until he defected to Liu Bei seven or eight years later.
Pei Qing estimated that his brother's death was just an excuse for Zhao Yun. The main reason was that Zhao Yun had seen through Gongsun Zan and felt that Gongsun Zan was not a wise ruler.
Now God has given Zhao Yun a chance. Because the plain country was captured, Zhao Yun, who was left behind in the plain, protected Liu Bei's family and went to Wuguan. Finally, he found a high-sounding excuse to leave Gongsun Zan.
After hearing the news, Liu Bei became more determined to seize military achievements in this battle, because he had no other way now. If he could not make meritorious in this battle, he would not even have a place to stand.
So Liu Bei then found Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, told them the news that Pingyuan had lost, and told them to kill more enemies and make meritorious contributions, because they had no choice but to retreat.
After hearing this, Zhang Fei was so anxious that he jumped up and immediately suggested that Liu Bei lead his army back to the plain and recapture the plain. However, neither Liu Bei nor Guan Yu agreed. In their opinion, provoking Yuan Shao with their weak force would be like self-destruction.
After hearing Liu Bei's explanation, Zhang Fei stopped talking. He knew that his words were unrealistic, so he said to Liu Bei: "Brother, don't worry, that I will definitely kill several enemy generals in this battle, make a great contribution, and lay the foundation for our rise."
So Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were ready to fight, waiting for the day of the war to come. They must perform well and kill the enemy and make contributions, because the more they made, the greater the official position Liu Bei would become and the more hope of rising.
Three days passed in a flash, and it was the day of a decisive battle. Pei Qing led the army to the established battlefield early. At this time, he found that the Western Liang army was coming almost at the same time, and the military appearance was very strict. It seemed that they had also learned the lessons from the last time and strengthened military discipline.
However, Pei Qing was not worried at all, because he believed that he would win without any suspense after this battle.
After the two sides set up their formations, they saw flags covering the sun, swords and guns covering the forest, and war horses covering the clouds. More than 200,000 people on both sides were tightly barriers. This large-scale war was even larger than the Guandu Battle that took place in history later. It can be said that it was the largest battle in recent decades except for the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
In front of the two armies, Li Jue rode a war horse and shouted loudly under the protection of the guards: "Pei Qing, last time you didn't abide by the rules and took advantage of our army's foothold and launched an attack directly. It's really hateful. It seems that you, a person who is not trustworthy, dares to lead heroes from all directions to fight on this battlefield? If I were you, just find a crack in the ground and go in. How can you be so embarrassed to be here?"
Pei Qing laughed and said, "Old Li Jue, I have seen so many shameless people in the world, but I have never seen a shameless person like you. At that time, it was your army who saw my righteous army but failed without fighting, but you pushed the blame to me. If you were to be held accountable, your command was the main responsibility. If it were me, the soldiers under my command would collapse without fighting, and they would be defeated. I would have committed suicide by wiping my neck. How could I ramble here?"
When Li Jue heard this, he snorted heavily. He knew that he could not beat Pei Qing at all. He shouted loudly: "Stop talking useless nonsense. We are here to duel, not to see you and me. If you have the ability, we will decide the outcome on the battlefield. There is no need to show off our verbal skills. After I capture you in a while, see if your mouth is still so sharp?"
"Haha, I agree very much with what you said, but if I capture you alive, I will definitely not save your life. I will tie you to Wang Situ's tomb and behead you to comfort my loyal soul!"
"Hmph, you have to have such ability!" Li Jue ignored Pei Qing and then issued an order to attack Pei Qing's camp.
Chapter completed!