The most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms

Lu Zhi led his army to retreat, while Zhou Cheng pursued them for more than 70 miles before withdrawing his troops and returning to Yecheng.

In this battle, more than half of the 5,000 elite Southern troops were lost. County soldiers, various tribes, and rural warriors also suffered heavy losses.

At the same time, Shen Xing, the governor of Anping Kingdom, died in the rebellion.

Of course, the moth thief also suffered a lot of losses.

The Dawn Cavalry lost more than 600 riders, the Huben Camp lost more than 2,300 people, and the Panshi Camp also suffered nearly a thousand losses.

As for the young, strong, old and weak, the loss was nearly 40,000.

However, Zhou Cheng could accept these losses.

If you can't kill anyone in a fight, that's just playing house.

Compared with Zhou Cheng's normal mind, Guo Dian and others' mentality is about to explode.

For example, Guo Dian lost more than half of his county soldiers, and the various tribes and village warriors were chased by moth thieves. In the end, the defeated troops gathered together were less than 6,000 in total.

Guo Dian brought more than 20,000 troops and horses to Dongwu City. Now that he has lost so many troops, he has no way to explain to the wealthy families in Julu County!

Of course, the worst thing is not Guo Dian, at least he is still alive, Shen Xing even lost his life.

When Liu Bei escorted the army supplies and met Lu Zhi, he learned that Lu Zhi had defeated Yecheng.

After Liu Bei delivered the grain and grass to Cancao, he went to find Lu Zhi.

At this time, Lu Zhi was in the commander's tent, rubbing his forehead. It seemed that the defeat in this battle was a big blow to Lu Zhi.

Liu Bei saluted first, and then said:"Teacher, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. Although there are losses in this battle, the cavalry is all there. When each county recruits more troops, they will definitely be able to defeat the moth thieves.""

"Xuande."Lu Zhi waved his hands and said in a helpless tone:"Zhang Rang and others will not let me go after this defeat. I don't care, but if Zhou Cheng is not eliminated, I will feel uneasy. It's a pity. Such young heroes are not used by the court."

As the saying goes, there is no acquaintance without fighting.

Through this battle, Lu Zhi got to know Zhou Cheng better.

Although Zhou Cheng was young, he had his own opinions on leading troops in war.

Zhou Cheng knew very well that the moth thieves were most afraid of It was the official cavalry, so they deliberately created a spear formation in order to restrain the cavalry.

However, the official troops were not fools. They used swords and shields to restrain the spear formation.

The cavalry even went around and cut into the moth thieves. The weakest area completely broke up the Moth Thief's already unfavorable formation.

Therefore, after Zhou Cheng knew that Lu Zhi had sent elite cavalry to guard the grain, he immediately seized the opportunity to attack and defeated Lu Zhi with the entire army.

Following. Zhou Cheng is getting older and older, and Lu Zhi is really afraid that Zhou Cheng will be the next Huo Qubing.

Although Huo Qubing is not very old, his ability to lead troops to fight is second to none, and he is very courageous and good at using strange soldiers.

In terms of using troops, Zhou Cheng, although He didn't dare to say it was surprising, but he was so courageous.

Liu Bei listened, and his heart felt like a lemon, sour.

He conquered the big man and fought bloody battles. However, Lu Zhi had never valued him so much.

"That's all, I'll compile a copy of the book and apologize to the emperor."

Lu Zhi picked up the pen and began to review the reasons for the defeat on the silk.

"……"Liu Bei wanted to persuade Lu Zhi. After all, Lu Zhi was the only help for his official career.

It's just that he also understands Lu Zhi's character, so persuasion is useless.

But after Lu Zhi left, where should he go?

If the person who succeeds Lu Zhi is someone like Dong Zhuo, then she is really a widow with a dead son, and there is no hope.

……

Luoyang Imperial Palace.

Liu Hong was still sitting listlessly. At this time, the ministers were reporting.

After the war, there will be years of famine.

The rebellion triggered by the moth thieves in February has not been put down until November.

Farming in many counties has been missed, and because of the war, people have been displaced. Bandits and thieves are everywhere, people's livelihood is in ruins, and the country is gradually declining.

Moreover, the Liangzhou rebels have grown rapidly like a snowball, and now have more than 100,000 troops.

The Qiang people are already aggressive, and after the chaos broke out, they responded more and more.

Disaster relief, sheltering refugees, and countering rebellion all require money!

But the treasury is empty, where does the money come from?

Those aristocratic families do have money, but how many of them are willing to spend it?

Liu Hong sometimes disdained the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Which family has no money? I have never seen them spend all their wealth to share the worries of the country and the people.

"Your Majesty, Lu Ziqian has recently defeated Jizhou, and the moth thieves in Jizhou have regained their momentum. Qingzhou has come to report. The moth thieves may go to Jizhou and join up with the Jizhou moth thieves."

"Your Majesty, although there are many people in Qingzhou, there is nothing to be afraid of. On the contrary, the moth thieves in Jizhou are a serious problem and need to be eliminated first."

"Your Majesty, I recommend Da Sinong to go to Jizhou to quell the rebellion."

While Liu Hong was upset, the ministers had already begun to recommend candidates to lead the army.

However, Zhang Rang said in a strange way:"Your Majesty, Lu Ziqian has betrayed the trust of the court and should be immediately escorted back to Luoyang for questioning."

"snort! General He Jin snorted coldly and said:"Your Majesty, the barbarian rebellion in Liangzhou has not yet been resolved, and it is the time for the court to appoint people. Although Lu Ziqian was defeated, I still remember his past achievements."……"

Liu Hong was not dead yet, and Zhang Rang had someone to rely on. At this time, he was tit for tat and said:"General, if you hadn't recommended Lu Ziqian to go to Jizhou to quell the rebellion, how would there have been today's defeat?"

He Jingang was about to refute.

"enough. Liu Hong was already impatient, so he said:"Take back the seal and ribbon of Lu Ziqian, the general of Bei Zhonglang, and recall him to Luoyang for questioning.""

Subsequently, Liu Hong made Zhang Wen, the chief minister of agriculture, a general of chariots and cavalry, and appointed Yuan Pang, the commander of Jinwu, as a deputy general. At the same time, he recruited troops and horses from counties and counties in Youzhou, Qingzhou and other states to go to Jizhou to help fight against the thieves.

Liu Hong no longer wanted to hear about it anymore. The moth thieves have been named, so we might as well mobilize an army and wipe them out in one battle.

As for food and grass? Let Zhang Wen go to various states and counties along the way to prepare.

Liu Hong doesn’t have that kind of money and food for them to squander like this.

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