If Han Sui is captured, even if his body is obtained, Jincheng County will no longer be a threat, and Liu Zhang can concentrate on dealing with Ma Teng's 50,000 cavalry.
Even throwing Han Sui's head into Ma Teng's army would definitely make Ma Teng fearful.
"Congratulations, my lord, Han Sui is dead and there will be no more obstacles in regaining Liangzhou!"
Fazheng quickly congratulated Liu Zhang. In fact, he had already guessed the result.
With the three armies of Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Xu Huang and Gao Shun's trapped camp blocking him at all levels, how could Han Sui escape from the trap set by Liu Zhang with the decline of Han Sui's escape?
Just when Liu Zhang and Fazheng were surprised, the messengers also rushed to Liu Zhang on horseback.
"Your Majesty, Didao is reporting urgently!"
"Speak quickly! Who caught Han Sui?"
Liu Zhang's expectant and eager tone made the soldiers stunned. They knelt on the ground for a long time without answering.
"..."
"Speak! Where is Han Sui?"
Liu Zhang frowned, as if he had a bad premonition, and quickly asked the soldiers for accurate information.
The soldier could only look at the ground with his hands raised, not daring to raise his head and look directly into Liu Zhang's eyes.
"Reporting to my lord, Han Sui... ran away..."
"What!"
Liu Zhang grabbed the soldier and asked sternly again.
"What did you say? Where are the Han Sui people?"
The soldier was shocked and turned pale. He immediately cried and looked very aggrieved.
"My lord... my lord... Han Sui asked others to pretend to be him and lead the soldiers to break out of the encirclement, but he ran away from the alley..."
Liu Zhang's cheeks twitched crazily, and the slap in the face came so quickly!
Thinking of the fact that he had promised Fazheng that Han Sui would not be able to escape, he did not expect that news of Han Sui's escape would come so soon.
"call..."
Liu Zhang took several deep breaths to calm down from his anger, and then released his hands holding the soldier.
"Where are Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Xu Huang? How are they doing in the battle?"
The soldiers did not hesitate and immediately handed over their hands to report.
"Lord, General Zhao and General Xu jointly attacked the Liangzhou Army outside Didao City, annihilating more than 3,000 enemy cavalry, and the rest were all captured."
"Then General Zhao, General Dian, and General Gao led their troops to intercept Han Sui's defeated troops and annihilated more than 2,000 enemy cavalry. The rest were all captured. Except for Han Sui himself and a few of his own soldiers, no one escaped."
In this way, Han Sui's 40,000-strong army had been completely wiped out, and Han Sui only escaped with his own life.
This record was undoubtedly a great victory for the Yizhou Army, but Liu Zhang really couldn't be happy.
After spending so much thought and setting up a dragnet, even in order to completely annihilate the enemy, Wu Feng Battalion was under tremendous pressure! Everything went very smoothly, even before closing the net, Liu Zhang had already seen the fattest fish with his own eyes!
It is certain that some fish will slip through the net. After all, this is inevitable.
But Liu Zhang never thought that the one who slipped through the net was the fattest, most important, and the one Liu Zhang most wanted to capture, Han Sui!
After Han Sui escaped, the situation in Jincheng County changed again.
If Han Sui unites with the Qiang and raises tens of thousands of troops, it will undoubtedly be another fierce battle!
"Hey! It's really God's fate! I didn't expect that when the cooked duck was put to my mouth, it flew away in the end!"
Thinking of what he just said, "There is a certain destiny in the world", Liu Zhang could only smile helplessly.
"It's broken, Meng Da!"
Fazheng, who had been silent next to him, suddenly exclaimed.
"My Lord, I have a good friend named Meng Da, who was the one who pretended to be Ma Teng's messenger. He was ordered by Han Sui to stay at Didao City Gate. I don't know whether he is dead or alive now..."
After having a detailed discussion with Liu Zhang before, Fazheng had already put the Mengda incident behind him. Just now when he heard the messenger mention Didao, Fazheng suddenly thought about it.
Liu Zhang was also very concerned about Meng Da's situation and quickly turned to look at the soldiers.
"Do you know if a man named Mengda was captured?"
The soldier thought for a while and finally shook his head.
"My lord, I don't know..."
Liu Zhang nodded slightly and did not embarrass the messenger in front of him any more.
Soldiers are just the lowest level warriors in the army. Unless the general tells them, they will hardly know any information.
Liu Zhang didn't have much grudge against the famously capricious Meng Da.
Historically, Meng Da's rebellion against Liu Bei was really a helpless move.
Otherwise, what awaits him is nothing more than the end of perishing like Liu Feng.
After Mengda surrendered to Cao Pi, he was immediately appreciated by Cao Pi and was entrusted with important tasks.
When fighting alongside Xia Houshang and Xu Huang, he also received praise from these two men.
From this point of view, Meng Da's ability is undoubtedly very strong. It is difficult for ordinary people to enter the eyes of Xia Houshang and Xu Huang.
Judging from Cao Pi's joy at Meng Da's surrender, it must be that Meng Da had an advantage that he highly recognized.
From a subordinated general, it must be difficult for Cao Pi to value his moral character, which is undoubtedly his ability.
Cao Pi divided Fangling, Shangyong, and Xicheng into Xincheng County, and promoted Meng Da to the position of prefect, which is enough to illustrate Meng Da's personal ability.
At least in Cao Pi's view, Meng Da was enough to resist the threat from Hanzhong in Shangyong.
Liu Zhang completely believed in his heart that without the threat to his life in this life, Meng Da would definitely fulfill his duties under his command and would never have any thoughts of rebellion again.
"Xiaozhi, I've met Mengda before. He's a smart man, so nothing will happen to him."
Hearing Liu Zhang's comfort, Fazheng nodded in agreement.
"What my lord said is absolutely true. Meng Da has been dissatisfied with Han Sui for a long time. He must not be willing to sacrifice his life for Han Sui."
Fazheng breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Liu Zhang again.
"My lord, Meng Da is a bit frivolous, but he is very capable. If Meng Da is lucky enough to survive, I hope my lord can accept him and support the Han Dynasty together with my lord!"
This time it was Liu Zhang's turn to ask for him. Now it was time to hire people. Naturally, the more talents like Meng Da, the better.
"Don't worry, Xiao Nao. As long as Meng Da is willing to surrender, I will definitely hire him based on his talent!"
"Fa Zheng thanks the lord for Meng Da!"
After receiving Liu Zhang's promise, Fazheng finally showed a smile.
He has a close friendship with Meng Da and both regard each other as close friends.
Mengda had a lot of dissatisfaction when he defected to Han Sui before, but Fazheng had no choice but to insist on his own opinion, so Mengda could only follow him alone.
Now that Fazheng has surrendered to Liu Zhang, if the two of them can be loyal to Liu Zhang again, it will be a blessing for both of them!
Liu Zhang was also very anxious about Mengda's situation and immediately ordered his soldiers to return to Didao City to inquire about the situation.
"Xiao Nao, don't worry, as long as Meng Da is fine, I will make sure he is fine!"
Meng Da's surrender will undoubtedly increase Fa Zheng's loyalty again, even if Liu Zhang has no doubts at this moment.
At this moment, Fazheng's expression suddenly changed, and his eyes showed fear.
"not good!"
