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Chapter 7 Calculation
There was a burst of hearty laughter, "Haha, you are not bad, I will definitely give you credit when I go back this time."

Pang Hui looked happy as if nothing had happened.

He could act like nothing happened, but Yang Zheng didn't dare, let alone forget how cruel he was when he cut off Wang Axi's head.

Struggling to get up, he saluted him, "Meet the general."

"There is no need to be polite between you and me." Pang Hui looked enthusiastic, "Thanks to you this time, we intercepted three thousand stone grains and one thousand sets of armor and weapons."

"Why so few?" Yang Zheng couldn't help being surprised.

Pang Hui laughed and said, "It's quite a lot. The state of Shu is weak, how can it compare with my great Wei? If grain is transported here from the middle of Shu, [-] shi will leave [-], which is already a lot."

In history, every time Zhuge Liang raised his troops, he worked hard to transport food.

Although the Kingdom of Shu is in danger of mountains and rivers, it is precisely because of the barriers of mountains and rivers that it makes Prime Minister Zhuge's plan for the Northern Expedition even more difficult.

"Thanks to Du Zhan for being able to scare away the Shu thieves this time." Pang Hui said consciously or unconsciously.

"Du Zhan?" Yang Zheng frowned.

"That's right, it was the strategy of suspicion that he presented, and the timing was right to achieve this great victory! Of course, your bloody battle is not inferior to him."

Yang Zheng felt a burst of resentment. There were more than 50 people in the battle, but only four came back.

The credit goes to Du Zhan.

Just as he was about to argue, he suddenly saw a glimmer of light in Pang Hui's eyes.

With a move in his heart, Pang Hui appeared rough and bold, but in reality he was deep in thought.

Is it deliberately provoking?

It can only be said that there is this possibility, the harder he fights Du Zhan, the stronger his control over this remnant army will be.

This is also the usual method of leading troops.

"You are healthy, you don't need to worry about the rest." Pang met Yang Zheng without saying a word for a long time, and suddenly he lost the interest in exchanging pleasantries.

After Pang Hui left, Linghu Sheng snorted coldly, his face full of anger, "Pang Hui wants to change his family."

"Oh?" Yang Zheng looked at Linghu Sheng, as if he knew more than himself.

The two supported each other on the battlefield, and Yang Zheng already regarded him as one of his own.

Wang Xi and Zhao Deng came to join in the fun, but were driven away by Yang Zheng with a smile.

"The land of Yongliang has become the foundation of the Sima family. The great generals in the country, such as Guo Huai, Chen Tai, Deng Ai, Shi Bao, and Wang Ji, are all under their sect. The former emperor replaced Xia Houxuan as the governor of Yongliang, and Sima Yi's influence has not been weakened at all. , the general wanted to take advantage of the war against Shu to strengthen his control over the Yongliang army and disintegrate Sima Yi's power, but his success fell short, and Sima Yi's reputation grew even higher. Pang met with the general and wanted to join Sima's sect!" Linghu Sheng's eyes widened Light.

It turns out that Sima Yi's power is already so huge.

Yang Zheng remembered Sima Bada, all of them were in high positions, and they were related to the aristocratic clans. After so many years of intertwining, they seemed to be giants!

However, the Cao family is not as good as the previous generation. Up to now, there is no one who can be taken.

This is the general trend and destiny of the world.

It is strange that Sima did not rebel.

Since ancient times, there is only icing on the cake, and there are very few people who give charcoal in the snow.

Perhaps the former Pang would have sided with the Cao family, but this defeat was enough for him to change his family.

I was born in the Wuwei camp and was Cao Shuang's confidant, so I happened to use it as a certificate of honor.

At least he made clear his position to the Yongliang army.

That's why Yong Liangjun is on the same path with him, and he is an outsider.

It's a pity that those brave brothers in the Wuwei camp have all become cannon fodder.

How sinister is the human heart.

However, this also made Yang Zheng feel goosebumps all over his body. In the history of Gaoping Mausoleum, Cao Shuang's lineage was all wiped out by Sima Yi...

Wouldn't he be a dead end?
You can't mess with Cao Shuang anymore.

Seeing Yang Zheng pondering, Linghu Sheng sneered and said, "It's a pity that Luohua intends to be ruthless. Pang is an outsider from Xiliang, and he is not a common surname. Sima may not like him."

Yang Zheng smiled wryly, he didn't expect there to be so many ways in it.

But Linghu Sheng can understand the deep meaning, and it's not because of his life experience or simple.

He didn't want to say it, and he couldn't ask.

On the second day, Du Zhan's Yongliang army was beheading the prisoners.

Row after row of Shu soldiers and young and strong were pressed down and knelt in front of the pit. Among them were many half-grown children and old men.

As the blade passed, numb-looking heads rolled down one after another.

The corpse was kicked into the pit.

Yong Liangjun burst out laughing.

Du Zhan was very interested, and Pang Hui watched it with great interest.

No matter how tragic the battlefield is, Yang Zheng can accept that each is his master and each his country, but the facts in front of him are unbearable for him.

"General!" Yang Zheng bowed in front of Pang Hui.

"Oh, it's Xingyun? What's the matter?" Pang Hui was in a good mood, and he could gather the defeated army with food.

Yang Zheng breathed out a sigh of relief, pretending to respect him as before, "It's been a bad omen to kill prisoners since ancient times, and we are short of manpower now, why not use these people to deliver food for us?"

Pang Hui said with a smile: "Xingyun is benevolent, but we are fleeing. If there is a war, these people will definitely rebel. It is better to kill them to avoid future troubles."

During the conversation, dozens of heads fell to the ground.

Yang Zheng tried his best to stabilize his mind, "In the event of a real war, you can use him as a vanguard to disperse the enemy."

Pang Hui laughed and said nothing.

Du Zhan sneered, "So, General Yang is sympathetic to the Shu people?"

This remark was obviously digging a hole, waiting for Yang Zheng to jump into it.

Since Liu Bei entered Shu, Wei and Shu have fought wars year after year, and the hatred has accumulated over time.

In the front, there is a Dingjun beheading Xiahou, and in the back, there is a wooden gate to shoot Zhang He.

Every household has a blood debt with the people of Shu.

Sure enough, people from the Yongliang Army, Zhongba, and Zhongjian battalion around cast angry glances.

Even so, Yang Zheng still couldn't vomit, "God has the virtue of good life, general..."

"Enough." Pang Hui interrupted, with a look of displeasure flashing across his face, "There is no need to say more."

Turn around and leave.

Du Zhan cast a playful look.

Yang Zheng sighed in his heart, he was powerless after all.

It suddenly occurred to him that even if Pang would listen to his advice, how could these Shu people not resist?
After this battle, the remnant army was reduced to more than [-] people, and they had no energy to control the prisoners.

And killing prisoners is the most reasonable and efficient.

This is the law of troubled times and cannot be changed.

The further north you go, the greater the resistance you encounter.

The Shu army gathered heavy troops in Shenling, and almost all the nearby mountains were in their hands.

Passing through Shenling is Guanzhong, and for the Yongliang army, it is home.

The defeated army fleeing from Shenling learned that the situation ahead was not optimistic.

During the expedition, more than [-] troops and [-] civilians died of thirst, were captured, died on the battlefield, or were swallowed by mountains, and the remaining people were less than [-].

General Cao Shuang's army, overseeing the fierce attack for more than ten days, fought endlessly to the death, suffered heavy casualties, and still could not advance an inch.

However, the Shu army also paid a considerable price.

In terms of strength, the Shu army was still at a disadvantage.

The only reason is that the mountains are dangerous.

In addition to Pang Hui's remnant army, there were also many defeated troops who gathered from the south.

Fei Yi and Wang Ping guarded Shenling, while Jiang Wan drove his troops to cover up and kill them from behind.

Pang will call everyone to discuss the matter.

Now that Du Zhan is in the limelight, he took the lead to speak: "From the perspective of my subordinates, the Shu army has traveled four hundred miles from Xingshi Mountain to this point, and the army is already exhausted. Within a few days, our army will surely be able to break through Shenling."

It was not good for the Wei army to attack Hanzhong from Luogu.

Similarly, it is not good for the Shu army to invade Luogu from Hanzhong.

Resupply is also a big problem.

It has been four months since the war, and the Shu army's counterattack has lasted for nearly a month. Du Zhan's statement that "the army is exhausted" is not false.

Pang Hui habitually turned his gaze to Yang Zheng, "What do you think?"

"Our army's defeat was not a crime of war." Yang Zheng wanted to say that the defeat was due to the incompetence of the general, and finally swallowed it back. Bai, Fei Yi and Jiang Wan will definitely not fight to the death! This subordinate believes that this battle will end soon."

Pang Hui nodded, "That's right, the army is full today, and they will march tomorrow at dawn to meet the general!"

(End of this chapter)