Mi Han

Chapter 426
Gradually, Meng Huo noticed something was wrong.

The shouts of killing did not seem to come from the Yong Kai tribe who was fighting with him at all.

At this moment, Meng Huo understood why Gao Ding suddenly gave up his plan to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

It's the real Han army coming!

After realizing this, compared to Gao Ding's panic, Meng Huo felt a sense of joy in his heart.

From Meng Huo's point of view, he himself was undoubtedly the one who was wronged. Since he was wronged, there must be resentment in his heart.

And as his own son Lang kept falling down in order to protect him, Meng Huo's resentment became more and more serious.

Under such circumstances, facing the sudden attack of the Han army, a plan emerged in Meng Huo's mind.

Didn't Gao Ding and Yong Kai think that he had already surrendered to the Han army, so today he did what they wanted.

Anyway, if you compare Zhuge Liang's character with Gao Ding and Yong Kai, there is a huge difference.

When this thought surfaced in his mind, Meng Huo gave an order to his followers - no longer stick to it.

Under Meng Huo's command, the rest of Meng Huo's troops gave up their plan to form an formation for self-defense. They rearranged their attack formation and continued to kill the enemy in front of them.

Meng Huo's purpose is very simple, that is to use this method to completely disrupt the formation of Yong Kai and Gao Ding.

It is undoubtedly wishful thinking to defeat the followers of Yong Kai and Gao Ding in a momentary aggressive attack, but it is also enough to cause panic among the followers of the two to a certain extent.

At this time, outside the battlefield of the three parties, there is a fourth party Han army that is rushing towards this place.

If the formation of Gao Ding and Yong Kai's troops was still chaotic when the Han army arrived, then their troops would only face a unilateral massacre by the Han army.

When Meng Huo's troops suddenly launched an attack on their own army, Gao Ding and Yong Kai were aware of Meng Huo's purpose.

With his reckless style of play, it is very likely that the lives of the two of them will be lost here in the end.

It's just that even though they were aware of Meng Huo's purpose, Gao Ding and Yong Kai faced Meng Huo's almost rogue style of play, but there was no solution for a while.

When the armies of the three parties are fighting fiercely, at this moment, which army can easily escape from the battlefield?

Unless Han Xin is resurrected and uses his almost ghostly command art, it can be done.

But Gao Ding and Yong Kai are not worthy of carrying shoes for Han Xin, so naturally they can't do this kind of thing.

So Yong Kai and Gao Ding could only watch Meng Huo's army dragging their troops into the battlefield.

Although Meng Huo's troops were small in number, their combat effectiveness was not weak.

Although in the previous two battles with the Han army, they all ended in dismal failures, but that was from the tactical level of crushing between the main generals, and it had nothing to do with their combat effectiveness.

They are the predecessors of the Wudang Flying Army in history.

Coupled with their patriarch Meng Huo's constant command, this made them explode into extraordinary fighting power.

This combat power is enough to fight back and forth with the men of Yong Kai and Gao Ding in a short period of time.

As the Han army's shouts of killing continued to approach, Yong Kai and Gao Ding spun around like ants on a hot pot.

Both Yong Kai and Gao Ding knew that no matter how strong the fighting power of Meng Huo's tribe was, their numbers would not change.

Therefore, in the final result of this battle, there is a high probability that the coalition forces of the two of them will win.

But the important thing is that it takes time to brew, but it is precisely that they are most short of time now.

If it weren't for the fact that the people who were fighting were all their direct descendants, Yong Kai and Gao Ding would have abandoned them and fled for their lives.

Gao Ding and Yong Kai's hearts were filled with regret, they would not have acted so recklessly if they had known earlier.

Now not only did they fail to swallow Meng Huo's tribe smoothly, but they also plunged their own tribe into the quagmire of fierce fighting.

But if Gao Ding and Yong Kai had such foresight, they wouldn't have made those ostentatious operations in history.

But with the passage of time, what Gao Ding and Yong Kai were most worried about finally happened.

When the three armies fought to the most intense level, the Han army led by Zhao Yun, Ma Zhong, Li Hui and other Han generals finally came outside the barracks.

Since the enemy troops in the barracks were engaged in a civil war, the Han army easily broke through the outer defense line of the barracks and killed the center where the three enemy troops were fighting fiercely.

After Zhao Yun saw that Meng Huo's tribe was being besieged by Gao Ding and Yong Kai's tribe, he decisively commanded the Han army to attack Gao Ding and Yong Kai's tribe.

Now Zhao Yun didn't know that Meng Huo had already turned his heart to the big man. In his opinion, whether it was Meng Huo, Yong Kai, or Gao Ding, they were all enemies of the big man at this time.

It's just that they are also enemies, and it is obvious that Yong Kai and Gao Ding are the strongest.

As the oriole, if the Han army does not defeat the enemy's strongest living force first, how can it enjoy the next victory with peace of mind?
Under Zhao Yun's order, the Han army rushed to the enemy in front after a short rest.

When the fighting spirit of the Han army entered the battlefield, Yong Kai and Gao Ding's tribe, who were attacked by the enemy behind them, were killed by the Han army in a short while.

Especially when all the Yi soldiers saw the white-robed god of war appearing on the battlefield, their fighting spirit was severely hit.

Soon after, a major defeat occurred as expected.

Thousands of Yong Kai and Gao Ding's followers began to abandon their weapons and flee in all directions in a panic.

Panicked emotions are contagious quickly, especially when the situation is clearly unfavorable to one's own side.

More and more enemy troops began to flee in all directions. When the large-scale rout occurred, even Meng Huo's troops fled a lot.

In terms of the discipline of the army, no one is better than the other among the three rebels.

Zhao Yun saw that his army had gained an advantage in the battlefield, so he immediately ordered the Han army to chase after a part of the Yi army.

That Yi army was Gao Ding's direct descendants, and they were covering Gao Ding and fleeing towards the city of Qiongdu.

Zhao Yun did not forget the task Zhuge Liang gave him to take down Qiongdu City, so compared to Yong Kai's rebel army, Zhao Yun was obviously more interested in Gao Ding's rebel army.

The barracks were not far from Qiongdu City, and the short distance was not enough for the Yi army to give full play to their advantages of good running, thus throwing off the Han army who was chasing after them.

Gao Ding also knows that there is a Han army chasing him behind him, but now he only has the idea of ​​escape.

Therefore, when he arrived at Qiongdu City under the guard of a group of direct descendants, he anxiously ordered the soldiers in Qiongdu City to open the city gate.

Nanzhong is poor and weak, even though Qiongdu City is the seat of Yuexi County, its city defense is not as good as some big cities in the Central Plains. Qiongdu City does not have such an excellent protection measure for a city as a moat.

Even the gates of Qiongdu City are not wide.

But now this narrow city gate gave Gao Ding some hope of escape.

Due to the crudeness of the city gate, the Yi army in the city quickly opened the city gate after receiving Gao Ding's order.

The moment the city gate opened, Gao Ding led his descendants into the city recklessly.

And at the moment Gao Ding led the army to rush into the city gate, the Han army led by Ma Zhong also rushed into the city gate after Gao Ding's Yi army.

As the city of Qiongdu without Wengcheng, Ma Zhong was not worried that Gao Ding would set up an ambush in the city.

Besides, Gao Ding is already a bereaved dog, how can he organize ambush soldiers in the city in time.

Ma Zhong did not make a mistake in his calculation. After he led his army into the city of Qiongdu, Gao Ding immediately led his descendants to continue fleeing towards the city.

In order to escape for his life, he didn't care about the safety of the city gate at all.

After Gaoding escaped from the city gate, the Yi army guarding the city gate was already in a state of confusion, so how could they be the opponent of the high-moralized Han army?
Soon after, Ma Zhong led the Han army to clean up the Yi army at the city gate, and completely controlled the east gate of Qiongdu City.

When there is a city gate in hand, a steady stream of Han troops are rushing into the city through this city gate, constantly cleaning up the Yi troops who do not surrender in the city.

Zhuge Liang didn't wait too long in the camp of the Han army, and soon he got the good news from the front line that Qiongdu City had been successfully captured.

After getting the news, Zhuge Liang led some of the remaining Han troops to march towards Qiongdu City.

In order to be able to securely take Qiongdu City, Zhuge Liang sent out most of the Han troops and generals in the camp, and he only let Deng Ai lead some of the Han troops to stay in the camp to protect him.

Zhuge Liang deliberately chose to keep Deng Ai, and he also planned to teach Deng Ai further.

On the way towards Qiongdu City, Zhuge Liang turned to Deng Ai behind him and said, "Nanzhong will be completely calmed down soon."

When Zhuge Liang said this, his tone was very flat, as if he was talking about something trivial.

But after his words fell into Deng Ai's ears, it made waves in Deng Ai's heart.

As Qiongdu County was recovered by the Han army, the rebels in Yuexi County were no longer a concern.

And after the Han army pacified Yuexi County, the Han army's road to Yongchang County will also be opened. At that time, two of the four counties in Nanzhong will be reintroduced into the territory of the Han Dynasty.

Coupled with today's battle, it is bound to cause heavy damage to Gao Ding's army, which has greatly weakened the strength of the rebels in Yizhou County.

Judging from these favorable situations, what Zhuge Liang said was a predictable fact.

It's just that Zhuge Liang's understatement made Deng Ai feel admiration in his heart.

The strength of the Nanzhong rebel army cannot be compared with that of the Wei army, but the Nanzhong rebel army, which occupies a favorable location, is not so easy to calm down.

Otherwise, when Liu Bei just won Yizhou, there were so many famous generals under his command, why not take the opportunity to completely win Nanzhong?

Before the start of the Southern Expedition, many people predicted that it would be a protracted battle, after all, the geographical factors of Nanzhong were there.

However, since Zhuge Liang's army set off from Chengdu, the Southern Expedition has only been going on for three months.

If the time spent marching on the road is excluded, the time Zhuge Liang really spent dealing with the Nanzhong rebels was at most two months.

In such a short period of two months, Zhuge Liang was able to lead the Han army to gain the current advantage. Deng Ai couldn't help but admire Zhuge Liang.

Apart from admiration in his heart, Deng Ai secretly compared Zhuge Liang with Mi Yang.

From the battle report sent just now, it can be seen that the way General Zhao Yun took Qiongdu County is somewhat similar to the way Zhang Yi took Xicheng back then.

But it was these two somewhat similar ways of capturing the city that made Deng Ai see that Zhuge Liang and Mi Yang had quite different combat styles.

Everyone in the world knows that if the enemy's formation is in turmoil, leading the attack is likely to win a complete victory.

But the reason why war is unpredictable is that there are many different ways to make the enemy's formation turbulent.

At this point, Zhuge Liang is good at planning in advance. He will set up traps step by step to lure the enemy into traps, and finally achieve his goal.

Mi Yang, on the other hand, is better at making the best use of the situation, adapting to the situation, and dealing a heavy blow to the enemy in unexpected ways.

There is no distinction between these two ways of using troops in essence, but Deng Ai can't help but think of two world-renowned generals in the history of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

One is good and righteous, the other is good at wonder, and the two generals will combine to beat the invincible Huns, crying and howling.

Thinking that there are famous generals like Wei Huo in this dynasty, Deng Ai can't help but feel a sense of admiration in his heart.

Which aspiring man doesn't yearn for Xiaowu's turbulent and unparalleled era?
Because of the thoughts in his mind, Deng Ai forgot to respond to Zhuge Liang's words for a while.

Seeing Deng Ai's thoughtful expression, Zhuge Liang didn't blame him.

It didn't take long for the ten-mile journey to be crossed.

When Zhuge Liang led his army to the outside of Qiongdu, Zhao Yun had already led a group of Han generals waiting for Zhuge Liang's arrival outside the city.

At the same time, Zhao Yun was holding a bloody human head in his hand, which was exactly Gao Ding.

During the chaos in the city just now, Gao Ding was overtaken by the Han army and decapitated, which also announced the complete recovery of Qiongdu City.

What Zhao Yun regretted was that Yong Kai escaped during the chaotic battle.

But there is no way to do it, Qiong is the headquarters of Gaoding, so he will definitely run to the city.

But Yong Kai's base camp is in Yizhou County, so once he runs, it will be hard to catch.

These things Zhao Yun had just reported to Zhuge Liang in the battle report.

After seeing Gao Ding's head, Zhuge Liang nodded in satisfaction to Zhao Yun.

Then Zhuge Liang asked about Meng Huo's whereabouts.

Seeing that Zhuge Liang mentioned Meng Huo, Zhao Yun had someone escort Meng Huo to Zhuge Liang.

In the chaotic battle just now, Meng Huo did not lead his troops to attack the Han army, but Zhao Yun saw that Meng Huo was acquainted, so he spared Meng Huo's life after taking control of the overall situation.

When Meng Huo was escorted here, he changed his previous haughty demeanor, bent down and knelt down in an extremely humble way, and then walked all the way to Zhuge Liang on his knees.

Under everyone's gaze, Meng Huo said to Zhuge Liang respectfully:

"Prime Minister Tianwei captured humble generals three times, terrified Huo Huo, and was willing to surrender to the Prime Minister, and will never rebel again."

Hearing Meng Huo take the initiative to say the words of surrender, Zhuge Liang smiled.

He is well aware of Meng Huo's prestige in Nanzhong, and now Meng Huo is willing to surrender to the big man, which is a very good thing for the big man.

And next, he did need Meng Huo's assistance on one thing.

(End of this chapter)