In the battle of Kunze, most of the rebels were wiped out. Only Yongjie and others managed to escape the siege with thousands of remaining soldiers. However, Yang Qing and others did not intend to let them go just like this. Guan Xing asked Ying to pursue them, and he also ordered Feng Chong to lead the cavalry.
As for himself, he stayed in Kunze with Li Hui to deal with the loose ends. The recapture of Kunze City meant that the mission of the officers and soldiers on the middle road was basically completed. All that was left was to stabilize the people and liquidate the rebels.
That night, after Li Hui and Yang Qing sent people to report their victory to Zhuge Cheng, they took out part of the captured grain and grass baggage to reward the three armies. The whole army was delighted.
After the armies rested for a few days, Li Hui and Yang Qing each led their troops to recover the remaining counties. There were almost no rebels left in these counties. Therefore, as soon as the official troops arrived, all counties opened their doors and surrendered knowingly, and the official troops only accepted them along the way.
"Prime Minister, Kunze Li has sent you a document from your office." Zhuge Liang was discussing matters with the generals in the big tent, when suddenly a military officer came into the tent to report.
Yang Yi quickly stepped forward to get the document and presented it to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang opened it and took a look. After a while, his originally calm face was filled with smiles.
"Okay, not only has Li Hui's siege been lifted, Kunze City has also been recovered by our army. Li Hui, Yang Qing, and Guan Xing have made great contributions and are worthy of praise!" Zhuge Liang handed the document back to Yang Yirang. He circulated among the generals and said with a smile.
"Prime Minister, since Kunze has been captured by our army, should we inform the rebels on the opposite side of this news?" Liao Hua suggested after reading it in a hurry.
Zhuge Liang nodded: "That's how it should be. With their base gone, the rebels must be frightened. This battle seems to be almost over."
"Prime Minister, if An Guo goes to pursue Yongjie's remnants, he is likely to run into Zhu Bao. Do you want An Guo to contact Ma Taishou so that Zhu Bao and Yongjie's remnants can be gathered at the border of the two counties of Yizhou to annihilate them in one fell swoop?" Zhao Yun He said with his fists clasped.
Zhuge Liang hummed and said, "Zilong's words are reasonable. We can't let the remnant soldiers flee to the Wu Kingdom, otherwise this chaos may happen again in the future." After saying that, he ordered Liao Hua: "Yuanjian, you and Ma Zhong, Guan Xing wrote to them and told them to annihilate all the remaining soldiers."
"No!" Liao Hua stood up and responded. He and Yang Yi had a division of labor this time when they came south. One was in charge of the military affairs of Yizhou County, and the other was in charge of the military affairs of Zangda County.
"Your Majesty, the officers and soldiers suddenly shot hundreds of letters and slips. The general is afraid that they are deceitful, so he has ordered the soldiers of each battalion not to open them privately and collect them all." In the rebel camp, a deputy general held several letters and slips. Report to the account.
Meng Huo asked suspiciously: "Oh? What kind of trick did Zhuge Liang use? Let's take a look at it."
"What? Kunze lost it?" After all, it was because the Han people were familiar with Chinese. Cuan Xi had already finished reading the book before the other Yi generals had read half of it. He couldn't help but stand up and exclaimed.
Not to be outdone, Hao Wei slapped a few cases and said angrily: "Are those guys in Kunze pigs? They can't even defend a city?"
Although Meng Huo was of mixed Han and Yi descent, his level of classics and meaning was actually not low. Naturally, he had already read the contents of the letter, but Kunze was not his basis, so he did not have to worry too much.
Of course, this matter made his current situation even worse, and he was not in a good mood. He frowned and said, "Brothers, don't be anxious. The matter is now at this point. Let's face it calmly."
Cuan Xihaowei and others did not know how to refute this, so they could only sigh and drink one glass after another of the wine on the table.
"You've done a good job, please stand down first." Meng Huo waved his hand and asked the deputy general to stand down. As for how many letters can be collected, it depends on God's will. Such information cannot be blocked.
"King Meng, what should I do if Kunze loses me?"
"Your Majesty, how can we fight this battle?"
"Without Kunze, we are now alone."
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As soon as the deputy general came out of the tent, the originally dull tent suddenly became noisy. It turned out that it was the barbarian generals who were not familiar with Chinese who finally understood the whole story of the matter through the explanations of others, and then the general started to make trouble.
Meng Huo also felt troubled when he saw this. These people were reinforcements he invited from various tribes and tribes based on his own prestige. He originally wanted to rely on the bravery of the Yi soldiers to fight Zhuge Liang, but unexpectedly, he continued to fight for a long time. They were all big losses.
Defeat is the next best thing. What really makes Meng Huo uncomfortable is that every time he was defeated, he himself was captured by the army, and then was released by Zhuge Liang to fight again. This has happened six times now.
"This..." Meng Huo was asked for a moment and didn't know how to answer.
If you continue to fight, you will definitely not be able to defeat him. These days, he has tried his best to recruit barbarian soldiers from all ethnic groups to help him fight. He has used strategies such as head-on confrontation, sneak attacks to rob camps, and internal agents to fake surrender. Who knows, Zhuge Liang has dismantled them one by one. Against capture.
He was a little reluctant to just surrender. After being captured six times and humiliated six times, he still wanted to save face. Secondly, he was unwilling to give in. He originally wanted to join forces with Yong Kai to do a great cause, but the result of defeat and surrender should be laughed at by the people of Nanzhong and even the whole world.
Thirdly, if he surrenders to the army without winning for a while, the treatment and fate of a person like him will be difficult to say. Even though Zhuge Liang successively appeases himself and others and shows great kindness, if his side has some capital, he can always speak tougher. .
Meng Huo was in doubt and couldn't make a decision, so he just closed his eyes and thought deeply. But the tent was already in chaos. Everyone was talking about fighting, surrendering, or fleeing. They couldn't stop arguing and making a fuss.
Meng Yan on the side saw that this was not an option, so he walked up to Meng Huo and called, "Brother?"
"Huh?" Meng Huo opened his eyes after hearing this.
Meng Yan stepped aside, pointed to the noisy people under the tent and said, "Brother, I still need to make a decision. No matter what, we will definitely obey your order."
Everyone fell silent when they saw Meng Yan coming forward to ask questions. They stood up and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, what do you want me to do? I'll do it later."
Cuan Xi also said: "Brother Meng, just give the order, and we will follow it."
"Yes, Brother Meng, give the order." Howie also expressed his position.
In fact, after several battles, all the generals were tired. Even the most rebellious people could no longer resist. They all knew that Zhuge Liang had unpredictable tricks. He and others were tied together and they were no match for him. It's better to surrender and get over it.
Meng Huo saw everyone's opinion and understood their thoughts, so he stood up and said: "Okay, since brothers trust Meng, then we will fight the last battle with the army, and no matter whether we win or lose, we will submit to the imperial court. Become a good citizen again.”
"As ordered." Everyone responded in unison, all breathing a sigh of relief.
A few days later, the rebels discovered the location of the official grain camp. Meng Huo was overjoyed and decided to lead his troops to rob and kill the rebels. As long as the official grain camp was burned down, the official army would retreat.
Unexpectedly, this was a flaw that Zhuge Liang deliberately used. Meng Huo failed to lead his troops to rob the camp and fell into an ambush. Fortunately, he was ambushed many times and remained cautious. .
However, Zhuge Liang was careful and thoughtful in his military deployment. He had already concluded that Meng Huo would withdraw via a shortcut, so he set up an ambush on his way back.
In the forest, Meng Huo led his troops to retreat quickly, only to hear the sound of drums. Wang Ping on the left and Jufu on the right each led their elite troops to fight out. Meng Huo did not dare to resist, so he broke out of the encirclement and threw himself towards the mountain path.
As he was walking, a general and his troops appeared beside him and blocked the way. This general was none other than Changshan Zhao Zilong. He slapped his horse and went straight for Meng Huo himself. Meng Huo had already recognized that the coming general was Zhao Yun, the most famous person in the army. Knowing that he was no match for him, he withdrew his horse and turned around.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun's horse was so fast that he shot Meng Huo on the back and knocked him off his horse. When Meng Huo reacted, he saw the cold tip of the spear pointed at his throat.
"Meng Huo, what else do you have to say now?" Zhao Yun sneered.
Meng Huo was about to reply when he saw another group of people emerging from the mountain col, approaching with a wooden wheel cart. There is a person sitting in the car, wearing a feather fan and a turban, looking like an immortal. He is none other than Zhuge Kongming, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
"Meng Huo, if we don't surrender now, how long will it take?" Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and smiled.
Meng Huo was speechless. He wanted to surrender when Zhao Yun pointed his gun at him, but the officers and soldiers didn't give him a chance to speak.
Hearing Zhuge Liang's question at this moment, Meng Huo stepped forward and cried: "My lord, God is so powerful that the southerners will no longer rebel!"
When Zhuge Liang heard this, he knew that Meng Huo was finally convinced. He was overjoyed, got off the wooden cart, helped him up, and said with a smile: "Haha, the southerners can find peace."
On that day, Meng Huo was captured by Zhuge Liang for the seventh time. He finally felt grateful for Zhuge Liang's sincere intention to appease him, so he brought his wife, brothers, clansmen and barbarians of all tribes to submit to the court. Zhuge Liang appeased them one by one and pardoned them all.
Meng Huo and others were all grateful and knelt down to thank them for their kindness. Zhuge Liang immediately held a banquet to celebrate with everyone, and all the barbarian clans cheered happily.
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