At the end of the war, Zhuge Liang ordered people to clean the battlefield and treat the wounded soldiers, and at the same time ordered people to kill pigs and sheep to reward the three armies.
"Today's battle killed more than 6,400 rebels and captured more than 2,400 people. As for the military supplies seized, they are still being counted." In the Chinese army's tent, Yang Yi read excitedly while holding a bamboo slip.
The rebels suffered nearly 10,000 casualties in the first battle. Today's battle can be said to be a complete victory. Everyone in the tent is very happy. As for the rebels' armaments, everyone really looks down on them. What everyone cares about is to destroy the enemy. of military strength.
After winning the battle, Zhuge Liang also had a smile on his face, waving his feather fan and asked relaxedly: "Mr. Wei, what are the casualties of our army?"
"Our army has about 2,000 casualties, of which about 1,000 were killed in battle." When talking about his own casualties, Yang Yi's tone became a little heavier.
Today's war has been fought by the government troops against the rebels from the very beginning. The government troops were fully armored and well-equipped with weapons, so the rebels were unable to cause any harm to them. In the end, it was because of the dispatch of Meng Huo's elephant soldiers that the government troops were defeated. The number of casualties increased significantly.
"Wei Gong, Yuan Jian, the list of fallen soldiers must be verified and accurate. When they return to the court in the future, they must be compensated and no one left behind." Zhuge Liang ordered.
He is also used to war, and knows that casualties are inevitable, so all he can do is eliminate the worries of the soldiers. Casualty compensation is naturally also the responsibility of Yang Yi and Liao Hua, who joined the army, and they quickly obeyed the order.
"Everyone, what do you think of the Yongkai rebels after today's battle?" Defeating the enemy is the top priority of the army at the moment, and Zhuge Liang wants to know how the crowd will feel about the rebels' combat power after a battle.
Guan Xing had had his fill of killing today and was still very excited. Hearing Zhuge Liang's question, he cupped his hands and smiled and said: "Prime Minister, although the rebels are large in number, they are nothing more than a ragtag group of people, so there is nothing to worry about." He paused and then said: "However, those barbarian soldiers are quite brave and a bit difficult to deal with."
Yang Qing and others nodded in agreement, which was also their biggest feeling today. It's not that everyone is arrogant and complacent. Those present are all good generals of the Han Dynasty, and their subordinates are all the soldiers of the country. If they can't defeat these rebels in the field, they won't have to fight against the puppet Wei in the future.
Zhao Yun touched the beard under his chin and said slowly: "Prime Minister, that elephant soldier is a bit difficult to deal with."
If the rebels had not been blocked by the elephant soldiers for a while today, I am afraid that most of them would have been lost to the official army. If Yong Kai's main force was eliminated in one battle, it would be easy to regain Yizhou.
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang and Yang Qing looked at each other and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, we already know how to defeat the enemy, so there is no need to worry about elephant soldiers."
"Oh? What's Mingzhi's clever plan?" Zhao Yun asked curiously.
Yang Qing smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Don't be impatient, old general. We'll find out tomorrow."
Seeing Yang Qing playing riddles, Zhao Yun didn't want to ask any more questions and smiled roguely: "Mingzhi, you..."
The next day, the officers and soldiers came to Qin Zang's city to call for battle. Yong Kai and other talents were severely defeated and their morale was low. They dared not fight, so they had to order the rebels to defend strictly.
Zhuge Liang saw that the terrain of Qin Zang City was steep and it was difficult for the army to deploy its troops. There were two camps under the city that acted as a corner, so he knew that the city could only be captured wisely and not attacked forcefully. You must know that these soldiers who have been carefully trained by him are preparing for the future Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, and they cannot suffer too many losses in the South.
One did not dare to leave the city, and the other did not want to attack by force. The two armies were in a stalemate without any incident. However, the imperial court had another large army coming from the north and infiltrating into the hinterland of the rebels, so Zhuge Liang did not panic and took the opportunity to rest for a few days.
Zhuge Liang and others could afford to wait, but Yong Kai in the city was a little impatient. He had received a whistleblower report that the Han army in the middle had entered his territory, and was invincible in attacking the city along the way. It would be fine if other cities were captured. After all, he needed to gather his troops. Who could Cunxian County, an important fortress in the north of Zhizhi, was also captured by the army.
Cunxian County is the only place where the army of the middle route enters Yizhou County. If it is captured by the army, it means that the northern gate of Yizhou County is wide open and the base of Kunze is in danger.
"Trash, Yongjie is a trash, Cunxian County was thrown away by someone so quickly, damn it." Yong Kai was furious in Qin Zang City, and the teacups on the desks were knocked to the ground and shattered into pieces.
"Prefect, calm down, things have come to this, it is best for us to focus on the enemy in front of us and defeat Zhuge Liang's army." Meng Huo stood up and advised.
Others also tried to persuade him, and then Yong Kai suppressed his anger and said: "I sent an order to Yong Jie to shrink his troops in Kunze County and defend Kunze to the death. He must defend Kunze for me."
"No." A deputy general responded and went down to deliver the order.
Yong Kai turned to Meng Huo and said, "Brother Meng, does he have any clever plan to defeat the enemy?" Meng Huo shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "The officers and soldiers are powerful, so I can't think of any way."
"But if this delay continues, we will be attacked from both sides by the government and the army. By then, the situation will be in danger." Yong Kai said anxiously.
Meng Huo understood that Yong Kai had already made up his mind, so he asked, "What do you mean by the prefect's wishes?"
"I still want to go out of the city to fight. If I don't defeat Zhuge Liang's army quickly, I will die if I delay it any longer." Yong Kai gritted his teeth and said.
Meng Huo said doubtfully: "But the official army is so powerful that our army is no match. If we go to war rashly, we may suffer another defeat."
Yong Kai knew the gap in combat power between the two sides, but the situation was so urgent that he could no longer delay it. If he could not defeat Zhuge Liang, it would be in vain for him to be trapped here.
"What I said makes sense, but I think that we are not without the strength to fight. The elephant soldiers successfully blocked the official army last time, which shows how strong the elephant soldiers are. If we use the elephant soldiers to attack first and break through the official army formation, then we can If we attack it with troops, we still have a chance of winning."
Everyone heard this and felt it was reasonable. The power of the elephant soldiers last time was obvious to all. At least the army's war horses were afraid of elephants. Without the help of cavalry, it would be much easier for our own side to defeat the enemy.
Meng Huo nodded and said: "Since you all have this intention, then we will fight Zhuge Liang again."
The next day, the officers and soldiers came to fight outside the city camp as usual. The officers and soldiers thought that the rebels would not fight today no matter how much they yelled at them. Unexpectedly, suddenly the city gate opened wide and a group of rebels came out of the city. , and rebels joined him from the stronghold.
Upon seeing this, Guan Xing hurriedly informed Zhuge Liang, who was in the rear, that these days everyone would take turns leading troops to challenge, and today it was his turn.
The two armies faced each other, the drums were beating loudly, and the generals lined up in order, charging into the formation with murderous intent. Yong Kai and Meng Huo looked at each other. Meng Huo waved his command flag, and hundreds of elephants slowly came out of the formation, followed by the rest of the army and horses in a long formation.
"So this was the idea." Zhuge Liang made up his mind and immediately called Yang Qing.
Seeing Yong Kai arranging his troops in this way, Yang Qing saw through his intention at a glance, and rushed over after hearing Zhuge Liang's call.
"Prime Minister." Yang Qing leaned on his horse and said.
Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and smiled: "Mingzhi, I will see you defeat the enemy today." Yang Qing said: "No." He then smiled at Zhao Yun beside him and said: "General Zilong, today I will let you know how I defeated Yong. Kai’s elephant soldiers.”
Zhao Yun laughed when he heard this: "Okay, then I'll wait and see."
