At this time, the two armies had already handed over, and Yang Qing said no more, so he went to the back of the formation and ordered the sergeant to roll out thirty red oil tank trucks to the front of the formation. Zhao Yun and others looked and saw that the sergeant had opened the tank. It turned out to be a giant beast carved from wood.
These wooden beasts are covered with colorful paintings, and are covered with sweaters made of five-color wool. Their fangs and claws are all made of fine iron. They look majestic and very scary. But the real power of these wood beasts is not in their appearance, but in their mouths.
As soon as the preparations were completed quickly, Yang Qing selected more than a thousand sergeants and pushed thirty monster vehicles outside the formation.
At this moment, a group of rebels, led by elephant soldiers, continued to kill the official army. Since the elephants were unstoppable, the rebels had a slight advantage at this time. Yong Kai, Meng Huo and others in the rear formation burst out laughing when they saw this, feeling that it was a party to send out the elephant soldiers today.
While the elephant soldiers were wreaking havoc, they suddenly saw dozens of carts rushing out of the official formation. The carts seemed to be carved with various beasts. Just when the rebels were stunned, the beast car had already arrived in front of them.
I saw the giant beast spitting flames from its mouth and black smoke from its nose, just like a real beast coming with its teeth and claws. Hundreds of elephants were terrified when they saw it. No matter how the barbarian soldiers drove them, they no longer dared to move forward, and they all ran towards their own rear formations. , in this way, countless rebels were knocked down.
Zhuge Liang quickly ordered his troops to advance in a big way. The drums and horns sounded for a while. Generals such as Guanxing King Pingjufu led his troops to pursue them one after another. Zhao Yun in the rear formation also led the cavalry that had not been dispatched to pursue from the flanks.
The rebels got into a mess and fled. The situation suddenly changed. Yong Kai, Meng Huo and others found it difficult to accept it. They were stunned for a while. Fortunately, they came to their senses and fled after being reminded by their personal guards.
After the officers and soldiers chased them for a while, the rebels were defeated and countless people were captured alive. However, after all, the rebels had many people and the walled city was their retreat, so Yong Kai and others managed to escape in a desperate fight.
When Yongkai returned to the city to inspect his troops and horses, he learned that thousands of people had been lost. He couldn't help but burst into tears. Now only half of the 30,000 troops and horses were left. He no longer dared to go out to fight in the city, so he ordered all the ministries to work closely. To defend the city, no soldiers are allowed to go into battle without military orders.
Now, no matter how much the officers and soldiers angered the rebels, they did not make any response and decided to hide in the city. Zhuge Liang also tried to attack the city, but the rebels defended well and failed.
"Prime Minister, the rebels have retreated into the city. Our army has not been able to attack for a long time. If it is delayed for a long time, there may be changes." The lights in the commander's tent flickered, and Yang Yi approached and reported.
Although he was responsible for all the affairs of the Southern Expedition including military control, food and grass transportation, etc., in recent times, Prime Minister Zhuge mostly relied on Yang Qing for the army's expedition strategy, as if his participation in the army was of no use.
Yes, Yang Yi has a desire to compare. Although he admits Yang Qing's ability, it does not mean that he will think that he is any worse than Yang Qing. It is just that Yang Qing must be more familiar with the situation here in Nanzhong for a long time, and he is not the same. Those who are waiting for free food.
"Oh? What does Wei Gong teach me here?" Zhuge Liang asked curiously.
He knew that Yang Yi's talents were mainly in military affairs and document processing, and that he was not as good as Ma Su and Yang Qing in strategizing and ingenious strategies to defeat the enemy. Now that he heard that he had a clever plan to defeat the enemy, Zhuge Liang became interested.
Yang Yi said: "Prime Minister, it is difficult to get out of Qin Zang City for a while. Why don't we divide our troops behind it and clear out other cities first. In this way, Qin Zang will become a dangerous city. Where can Yong Kai and others escape to? ?”
It turned out that this was a strategy. Zhuge Liang had already thought of it by dividing his troops and retreating. When he heard what Yang Yi said, he couldn't help but sigh: "I have thought about this method for a long time. However, since our army has Li Hui leading the troops, he can directly insert behind the thieves." , we don’t need to divide our troops here anymore, it’s better to hold back Yong Kai’s main force and annihilate it in one fell swoop, to avoid having to divide our troops to suppress him in the future.”
Although Zhuge Liang rejected Yang Yi's suggestion, in order to encourage him, he continued to smile and said: "Wei Gong's plan can be used as a backup, so you should try my method first."
"Ah, the Prime Minister has a plan to defeat the enemy?" Yang Yi said in surprise.
Zhuge Liang said he would give it a try, but Yang Yi knew that Prime Minister Zhuge always planned every strategy, so now that he had made up his mind, he was almost certain.
"Prime Minister, what's your clever plan?"
Zhuge Liang smiled, picked up the brush on the desk and started writing on the open slip. Yang Yi stepped forward and took a look, and it turned out to be the words "anti-intentional conspiracy".
"Speaking of this strategy, he inspired me." Zhuge Liang put down his brush and said easily.
"It's Yang Mingzhi again." An inexplicable color flashed in Yang Yi's eyes.
Zhuge Liang didn't notice the change in Yang Yi's expression, and explained the details of this strategy. After all, Yang Yi had to take care of some things.
"Yes, Yi will definitely cooperate with Master Yang." After being given the opportunity by Zhuge Liang, Yang Yi resigned and left.
However, it was said that the officers and soldiers attacked repeatedly. Although the city was not broken, numerous people were captured alive after several battles. All the prisoners were taken to the back village and imprisoned. Only Yong Kai's men were imprisoned on one side and the other sergeants were imprisoned on the other side.
The captives didn't know that Yang Qing had already lured dozens of people to surrender secretly, but they still mingled with the prisoners and secretly spread rumors that Yong Kai's people would be spared death and all the others would be killed.
One night, Zhuge Liang ordered other prisoners to come to the tent, and pretended to ask: "Who are you all from?" These prisoners had already heard that Yong Kai's followers would be spared death, so they all answered that they were the Huo family and the Cuan family. and Meng Huo's tribe.
Zhuge Liang pretended not to know, and rewarded them with food and wine one by one, and then ordered them to be sent out of the stronghold to let them go back.
Before leaving, he threatened: "Yong Kai has made people surrender to the imperial court. Since you are his subordinates, I will let you go back today as an internal response. You will surrender with your lord tomorrow." After hearing this, all the prisoners thanked and left. Go to the city to see your general and tell him about Yong Kai's surrender.
Naturally, the surnames of each family should not be credulous. They secretly sent people to each army to inquire, but some people were released and talked about the virtues of the officials and soldiers of the imperial court and the great kindness of Prime Minister Zhuge. As a result, everyone was surprised and could not believe each other.
Yang Qing also secretly sent people to deliberately shoot forged letters into Meng Huo's village in the city. A group of Yi soldiers had already picked up the letters and handed them to Meng Huo for inspection.
"Your Majesty, I am afraid that these letters were thrown into our camp by mistake by the Han people." A Yi general approached Meng Huo and said softly.
Although Meng Huo was of mixed Han and Yi descent and was well versed in the classics, he was rude in front of the barbarians. As a result, the barbarians believed in him and often called him the king.
Meng Huo was also aware of the recent rumors, and today he found another letter from the Han army. He was even more surprised and confused, so he quickly opened the letter and read it.
The letter stated that Prime Minister Zhuge had allowed Yong Kai to surrender, and as long as he followed his plan and destroyed other rebels, Prime Minister Zhuge would tell the court that Yong Kai would not be blamed.
Not only that, the letter also stated that if Meng Huo could be captured and killed, the post of governor of Yizhou County would not be impossible for him. Of course, the letter also agreed on the contact person and password at the end, and Zhuge Liang also repeatedly warned Yong Kai to act carefully and not to be discovered by others.
"You're so brave, you should be killed." After reading the letter, Meng Huo became so angry that he could no longer hold back his anger.
He was originally invited by Yong Kai to join the rebels. Unexpectedly, he was so focused on resisting the army that Yong Kai, the leader, wanted to surrender. This was really shameless.
"Brother, Yong Kai is rebellious, what should we do?" A tall and majestic young general walked up to Meng Huo in the tent and said.
This man's name was Meng Yan, and he was a younger brother of Meng Huo. He was not only very brave, but also very resourceful. Therefore, Meng Huo relied heavily on him and often discussed with him every major military strategy.
Meng Huo thought for a while and said: "Well, Yong Kai has always had an unruly temperament. How could he surrender to the court so easily? This may not be true. We need to inquire more in detail until the news is confirmed. Calculate.”
"Brother is absolutely right." Meng Yan agreed and took another look.
"It's just that people are unpredictable. Yong Kai may not have other thoughts after his repeated defeats, not to mention that the conditions in Zhuge Liang's letter are not low. So brother, I think we should be more cautious these days. After all, it’s important to be on guard against others.”
Meng Huo nodded: "It makes sense. Then you can arrange to send more spies near Yong Kai's military camp to keep an eye on Yong Kai's movements."
"Yes, brother."
