"Okay, Mingzhi, if you hadn't led your troops across the mountains to deliver a fatal blow to Zhang He, I'm afraid the war wouldn't have ended so easily, and the results wouldn't have been so great." After cheering with the troops, Zhuge Liang led the crowd. Go to the government office to talk.
Yang Qingqian said: "This is all the credit of the soldiers. If they had not been afraid of the hard work of crossing mountains and rivers, Qing would not have been able to go around Zhang He as planned."
"Since the beginning of the Northern Expedition, your army has repeatedly made great achievements. If you hadn't initiated the establishment of the Wudang Flying Army, how could our great Han have such a strong army? Your contribution is indispensable." Zhuge Liang said.
Seeing that he had said this, Yang Qing stopped being humble and thanked him repeatedly. Zhuge Liang then said to Guan Xing and others: "Of course, your achievements are not small. I have such loyal ministers and good generals as you, so why worry about being unable to revive? I will go to the emperor to ask for your merits."
"Thank you, Prime Minister." Everyone responded in unison.
The war was not completely over yet. Zhuge Liang encouraged them a few more times and asked everyone to go back and rest. After all, after a big battle, Yang Qing and others were either very tired or suffered major or minor injuries. It was time to go back and catch up on some sleep. , heal the wound.
In the afternoon, Wang Ping and Badi also led their pursuers back to the street pavilion. They were ordered to hunt down Zhang He, Pan Yu and other remaining defeated generals. Although they brought back some heads of Wei soldiers, there were no heads of Wei generals, especially Zhang He.
It turned out that Badi led the Qian Wudang flying army to chase hard, and finally caught up with Zhang He and others in a river valley. However, Zhang He was followed by hundreds of Wei soldiers. A Wei military captain tried his best to cut off the rear, and finally let Zhang He and others. He and others successfully crossed the river and ran into the depths of Longshan Mountain to the east.
After Badi killed the captain and more than a hundred Wei soldiers under his command, he chased Zhang He and others across the river for several miles, but could no longer find any trace of Zhang He and others. Seeing that it was getting late, he had no choice but to retreat with a sigh and return. .
As for Wang Ping, Pan Yu was not even seen. The man ran away too early and disappeared completely. Wang Ping chased along the road and only encountered dozens of defeated soldiers. After beheading and capturing them all, he also took them with him. The sergeant is back.
After hearing the report, Zhuge Liang felt a little pity, but he was satisfied with this victory. He praised Wang Ping and Badi a few words and asked them to go back to rest quickly.
Zhuge Liang also summoned Yang Yi and Hu Ji, and ordered them to arrange for the gang leader army to kill pigs and sheep, prepare a celebration banquet, and reward the three armies in the evening.
At night, Wei Yan sent another envoy to report back. The Wei army under He Yu was defeated by him and Liao Hua. More than 1,300 people under He Yu were killed in the formation. The remaining Wei soldiers were either captured or surrendered. Only a few escaped. Hundreds of people.
At this point, the last organized Wei army under Zhang He was defeated by the Han army. Apart from sporadic searches for the remnants of the Wei army, the war was basically over. The news spread throughout the camps, and the soldiers cheered continuously. Everyone at the celebration banquet was even more happy.
On the afternoon of the second day, Wei Yan led the armed cavalry and scattered cavalry back to Jieting first. As for Liao Hua, he still led his troops to guard Fanxukou, waiting for Zhuge Liang's next arrangement.
That night, Zhuge Liang gathered his generals to announce the results of the battle and discuss next steps.
"Prime Minister, after a day of counting, the results have basically been calculated." Yang Yi was the first to report.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Then announce it and let all the generals listen."
"Nuo." Yang Yi stood up, unfolded the letter with both hands, and read aloud: "Since Zhang He led more than 50,000 people on foot and cavalry to Long more than half a month ago, General Anhan, the rear governor Yang Qing, and the central supervisory army Guan Xing, the governor of the central region, led ten thousand troops to defend the street pavilion to weaken his spirit. Later, the prime minister personally led his troops to fight with him for several days, and finally defeated Zhang He's army in one fell swoop.
In this battle, our Han army killed more than 25,000 generals and soldiers under Wei generals Deng Qi and He Yu, captured and surrendered more than 18,000 people under Wei general Qiu Yan, and nearly wiped out the 50,000 Wei army's infantry and cavalry. Only Wei army commander Zhang He, guard Dai Ling and thousands of other people escaped by chance and disappeared without a trace. As for equipment, crossbows, horses, armor and other military equipment, countless military supplies were seized. Our army achieved a complete victory in the battle at Jieting. "
"OK."
"What a rare victory."
"This battle was really enjoyable."
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After hearing the report of the results of the victory, everyone was excited and clapped their hands. They started talking about each other, and laughter continued to spread from the hall, attracting frequent glances from the guards on duty outside.
Zhuge Liang did not stop the excitement of the crowd. He shook his feather fan gently and looked at the crowd with a smile. After a while, he coughed to signal everyone to quiet down.
"Mr. Wei, please tell us about the casualties of our army."
After hearing this, everyone quickly suppressed their smiles and listened to Yang Yi's report with serious expressions.
Yang Yidao: "In the battle of Jieting, our army killed more than 12,000 people and injured more than 3,000 people. The losses were not small, especially those of Mingzhi's rear army." After that, he looked deeply Yang Qing glanced at him.
Everyone also knows that Yang Qing's rear army now only has more than 3,000 people left. After several battles, almost 70% of them were lost, making them the heaviest losses among all the armies.
After the Battle of Jieting, the army fought bloody battles for more than ten days. Not only did they consume tens of thousands of people, but they also greatly dampened the vigor of the Wei army and gave Liao Hua a good opportunity to seize Fanxukou.
If not, the main force of the Han army would not have easily won the battle in the past few days, so everyone looked at Yang Qing with admiration and gratitude.
"Let us also report how many troops each army currently has, so that all the generals can have an idea." Zhuge Liang said again.
Yang Yi bowed and said yes, and then announced: "Our army has been fighting fiercely for more than a month after leaving Qishan. Now, in addition to the 2,000 who guarded Tianshui, the former army still has 14,000 people, including 6,000 Hanzhong soldiers, The sudden general did not have the first two troops and eight thousand people.
The Chinese army currently still has 14,000 people, including 4,000 armed cavalry and scattered cavalry, 3,000 company crossbowmen, 3,000 Hubu Zhongying, and of course there are 4,000 people under Fanxukou Liao Yuanjian's command. Mingzhi's rear army only had more than 3,000 people left.
As for the left army, it is currently scattered in Qishanbao, Liliucheng and Nan'an County, with a total of eight or nine thousand people. However, General Zhao's right army has not yet received the latest military report, so its strength is not yet known.
Therefore, the four armies of the front, rear, left and center have a total of more than 40,000 soldiers and horses. Of course, if we add the more than 1,000 troops of the general behind Lucheng, the 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers of the counties who have surrendered, and the troops who are about to surrender. Han's Gaogang tribe has 3,000 men, and our army in Longyou has no less than 50,000 troops. "
After Yang Yi finished his report, everyone's excitement gradually calmed down. Although the Han army had achieved great results with successive victories in recent times, the losses of its own army were also considerable.
There were more than 60,000 people in the front, left, center and four armies before the expedition, but now there are only more than 40,000 left, a loss of nearly 20,000 troops, and everyone present is heartbroken.
Fortunately, these soldiers' sacrifices were not in vain. In the past two months, Ji Han captured a large area of land and recovered seven or eight counties. The territory was finally no longer a state.
Moreover, the Han army used 70,000 troops to fight against the Wei army of more than 100,000 people. Not only did they first repulse Sima Yi's 30,000 troops in Shangyong, but then used 10,000 troops to contain Cao Zhen's 30,000 troops in Yicheng. Jieting defeated Zhang He's 50,000-strong Chinese army. The Han army defeated the larger army with less, and the record was brilliant.
After everyone had digested the situation, Zhuge Liang said: "Everyone, although our army suffered a lot of losses, it finally succeeded in annihilating Zhang He's 50,000 cavalry. It can be said that we have truly recovered Longyou now.
Of course, Guo Huai is still refusing to defend Shanggui, and the most important city in Longyou has not yet returned to the hands of the Han, but I believe that Shanggui will be recovered in the next few days. Now that the Jieting War is over, what do you think our army should do next? "
