Chapter 465: All Three Ways
Leading the army to gallop across the wilderness, Su Puyan was in a great mood!
Liu Yi's reputation as a titan was in vain, and Liaodong Shuangying was just a bragging of the Han people. After Su Puyan led the army back with great fanfare, Liu Yi sent three more letters one after another.
The first one was first to euphemistically express that he did not lack war horses for the time being, and if Su Puyan was short of the 40,000 war horses, he would forget it first. Su Puyan ignored Liu Yi's weakness and continued to lead the army forward.
It didn't take long for him to receive a second letter from Liu Yi, and this time Liu Yi's tone softened a lot. In the letter, he repeatedly mentioned the relationship between coming to Liaodong and the neighboring countries of Liaodong, and almost described the two as good brothers who were close friends of life and death.
Facing Su Puyan's dull march, the third letter was delivered soon. As soon as Liu Yi changed his previous attitude, he threatened with a bit of sternness that Pingzhou Mu's army would return in a few days, so that Su Puyan should not start provocations without permission, otherwise he would face Pingzhou Mu's thunderous anger and so on.
Su Puyan felt better when he received the letter, and when he approached the border of Liaodong, he was already smiling, and even the thousands of miles of wilderness in front of him was much more pleasing to the eye.
However, Su Butan was not deceived by Liu Yi's "sweet words", and he was determined to return to Liaodong to teach the bold Liu Yi a lesson and let him understand that Wuhuan warriors are not easy to mess with!
Even Su Puyan has already planned how much material to extort. How to determine this specific number is a matter of great learning. It is necessary to maximize one's own interests, but also to ensure that the businessman is not completely angered, causing the two to enter a state of fighting.
Su Puyan didn't intend to break up with Shang Ji. Although he was quite disdainful towards Liu Yi, the prestigious reputation that Shang Ji had accumulated was still very useful. Su Boyan did not have the confidence to win the war with Shang Ji, and it was not in line with Wuhuan's current strategy.
"How about some food and weapons and armor?"
Su Puyan silently thought about the issue of compensation.
Su Puyan, who seriously considered this issue, did not notice that there were several inconspicuous "savages" hiding in the wilderness behind the army!
Once the army passed through, these "savages" would use special means to report the movement of Su Puyan's army to Shang Ji. It can be said that Shang Ji even knows the marching situation of his army better than Su Boyan himself!
Although the Wuhuan people are brave, their fighting qualities are very poor. If the target of the battle is the Yellow Turban Army or ordinary local county soldiers, they can still win by virtue of their bravery.
But if you face the Shang Ji army or the imperial court's elite northern army, there will be flaws everywhere! In fact, the Wuhuan people seriously lack the combat experience of large-scale corps. Looting and fighting with a large army are two concepts. Although the Wuhuan people have had frequent small battles in recent years, they have never had experience in large-scale wars.
Even when the Han Dynasty recruited them to fight as servants in the past, they only recruited small-scale cavalry units. This is the first time that the Wuhuan people have dispatched more than two million troops in this battle!
Lack of real experience, carelessness, blind optimism, and the combination of multiple factors, Su Puyan's army marched without dispatching a professional scout troop!
The environment in the west of Liaoning is special. From Lulongsai to Liucheng in the east, this fertile land of more than two thousand miles is basically uninhabited. In history, Cao Cao also attacked Wuhuan by surprise, and he was discovered only when he approached Liucheng with a large army.
The Liaoxi Corridor has always been the back garden of the Wuhuan people, except for the Wuhuan people, there are almost no traces of other large-scale human activities. Coupled with Liu Yi's excellent performance, Su Puyan's vigilance was almost completely lost.
The investigators sent by Chen Guan hid near the possible route of Su Puyan's army all the way, and reported Su Puyan's whereabouts factually.
In fact, even if Su Puyan sent scouts, it would be difficult to find the personnel sent by Chen Guan. It would not be too easy to hide a few intelligence personnel in the wilderness.
They don't even need to take any extra actions, just wait for Su Puyan's army to pass by, and then report the approximate number and movement of the army to Chen Guan through the communication symbol. It's easy and enjoyable!
"My lord, Su Puyan's vanguard is only two hundred miles away from our army's ambush circle!"
At the junction of Liaodong's vassal state and Liaoxi, the Shangji army is ready to go.
Chen Guan walked over quickly and whispered in Shang Ji's ear.
Shang Ji stopped practicing and opened his eyes: "Is there any change in Su Puyan?"
"No, everything is normal!"
"Okay!" Shang Ji shouted: "Xiang Yixiong, they can do something there!"
"Yes!" Chen Guangong replied, and slowly stepped back to pass the order.
Liaodong was careless, and Liu Yi was riding on a handsome war horse with his helmet on and his armor on. On the right side of him is Liu Meng with a cold and stern aura, followed by Yang Cheng, Lu Kuang and other generals of the Shang army. On the left is Liu Yi's younger brother Liu Hu.
The half-grown child at that time has grown into a heroic young man. The continuous fighting and tempering, the abundant supply of resources, and the guidance of famous teachers have made Liu Hu grow extremely fast. Now he has entered the super popular ranks. There is also a place in the army!
"General Huchen, my lord has an order to command you immediately to lead 30,000 wolf cavalry, 50,000 heavy armored knives, 50,000 giant axemen, and 20,000 northern crossbows. , anyone who intends to obstruct along the way will be killed without mercy!"
"The last general will take the order!" Liu Meng stepped forward and clasped his hands together.
"General Yang Cheng, Wushu is the gateway to Liaodong, so be sure to be safe. I will leave you with an army of 80,000. Don't leave the city easily under any circumstances. It is a great achievement to guard the city!"
"Yes!" Yang Cheng took a step forward and replied respectfully.
"General Lu, you lead the army and horses of the headquarters, and send troops to Liucheng together with this general. You must fight down!"
"The last general obeys orders!" Lu Kuang's demeanor became more and more calm and resolute, with a bit of businessman's demeanor.
Liu Yi looked around at the generals, and said loudly: "My lord, I have made a great name for our Liaodong Army in the mainland. I know that you have complained about not being able to fight. Today, I have brought out all the best in Liaodong. If anyone destroys the Liaodong Army Prestige, even if the lord spares him, I will never forgive him lightly! This battle can be won but not lost!"
"Follow the general's order!" Everyone's heart sank, and they shouted in unison!
Liu Yi is Shang Ji's sworn brother and a veteran of the Liaodong Army, who has made great achievements along the way. But now it seems that he will be upgraded to Shang Ji's brother-in-law again soon. He is very powerful in the Liaodong Army. After saying this, even senior officials like Liu Meng and Lu Kuang have to treat it with caution.
"My Liaodong Army has clear rewards and punishments. The generals fought bravely, and the Lord will definitely not lose your rewards. Pingzhou is newly established, and there are many vacancies for officials, big and small. Your future depends on today's battle. Don't let the Lord down. Don't let this general down, let alone let yourselves down!"
"Die for Pingzhou, die for the Lord!"
The effect of Liu Yi's carrots and sticks was very good, and the morale of the army was high, and the fighting spirit was surging.
Seeing this, Liu Yi nodded in satisfaction, then waved his hand and said, "Let the army go!"
The gate of Wuli City was opened, and countless armored soldiers came out in a file, and the sound of clanging spread throughout the mountains and fields.