The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 775
An hour later, the area around the Han army camp was covered in blood, and the corpses were lying on the ground in disorder. The huge place was like a purgatory, and the smell of blood was everywhere.

At this moment, the Han army was cleaning up after the war. Zhang Liao led his cavalry on the high slope and looked at the entire battlefield. For him, the victory came a bit too suddenly, and it didn't even take much effort , and repelled the rebels. Is the Han army's combat effectiveness too strong, or the rebels' strength too weak?
In fact, this battle was also within Zhang Liao's expectation early in the morning. He led the army almost out of nowhere and pushed towards Meng Huo's lair. If Meng Huo didn't take precautions, there would be a problem.

Therefore, Zhang Liao asked people to secretly dig an underground passage while building the camp early in the morning, so that he could easily avoid the rebels' eyeliner, and then appeared from behind the rebels without anyone noticing, so as to achieve the effect of surprise.

Originally, Zhang Liao planned to ask Wenpin to do this, but in order to restore his lost reputation as much as possible, he chose to do it himself.

In today's battle, the Han army fought happily. Not only did they have a small number of enemies, they not only withstood the fierce attack of the rebels, but also successfully repelled the rebels. This is undoubtedly an exciting news The news immediately raised the morale of the Han army, and the morale of the soldiers was also high because of this, and they were gearing up one after another.

It takes a lot of time to clean up the battlefield. It is indeed a bit tricky to count the casualties of both the enemy and the enemy from the tens of thousands of dead bodies.They cleaned up from the end of the battle until night fell, and the cleaning team of more than [-] people kept busy, and finally cleared up the specific number of casualties.

In this battle, the Han army killed 570 people and injured more than 1 people, while the rebels killed nearly [-] people. Even Meng Huo himself was almost killed by Zhang Liao, which is not worth the candle.

The most important thing is that Zhang Liao saw the right time and resorted to the strategy of capturing the thief and the king, forcing Meng Huo away.

Although the Han army did not kill many enemies this time, they won another victory. Although the 20 rebels were large, they behaved like a mess of sand, and many soldiers became less cautious.

However, the two victories did not mean anything. Zhang Liao knew very well that as long as Meng Huo was not caught and eradicated, there would be no peace in Nanzhong.

For this reason, Zhang Liao specially sent scouts to investigate, and he ordered the generals of each battalion to gather together and wait for dispatch.

For a while, Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Pang De, Xu Huang, Wu Yi and others entered Zhang Liao's central army camp one after another. The feeling of joy was completely different from the sad faces they had yesterday.

"The governor is here!"

With a high-pitched shout, Zhang Liao walked in from outside the tent. He had not taken off his iron armor until now, and the red blood stains on the iron armor were still clearly visible, and even exuded a strong bloody smell.

"See you, Commander-in-Chief!" Seeing that Zhang Liao had entered the big tent, everyone bowed respectfully.

Zhang Liao went straight to the top seat, and said to everyone: "You generals, please sit down!"

After everyone was seated one after another, Zhang Liao let go of the crowd. Seeing that there was a trace of joy on everyone's face, and the tension and uneasiness of last night were gone, he said slowly: "Although our army won today, However, Meng Huo was not captured, and the rebels were only temporarily repelled. There is still a long way to go, we should not be proud of this, we should make persistent efforts to completely turn Nanzhong into a pure land."

All the generals did not speak, but listened quietly to Zhang Liao's words. After Zhang Liao's voice fell, several people vaguely felt the meaning of Zhang Liao's words, and their expressions became more solemn.

Seeing this, Zhang Liao went on to say: "I just received the news that after the rebels returned in a big defeat, they were instructed by Meng Huo to leave heavy guards at all the passes and dangerous places leading to Ailao Mountain. It will take a lot of effort to break through this layer of defense."

"Even if the rebels set up a hundred layers of defense, we have to find out Meng Huo and send the head to Pengcheng! Although there are many rebels, they are all a bunch of mobs. You all saw it during today's battle. Those rebels The army is not our opponent at all! 20 people, to be chased by tens of thousands of people and beaten wildly, will become a laughing stock no matter who listens to it." Gan Ning said conceitedly.

Zhang Liao said: "Soldiers are expensive, and I want to send a large army to attack the rebels when their foothold is not stable and their forces are scattered. Get caught. I don't know who wants to lead the battle?"

"Governor, I'll go!" Gan Ning volunteered.

As soon as Gan Ning finished speaking, Huang Zhong and Xu Huang said in unison: "The general is willing to be the vanguard!"

This time, Zhang Liao found himself in a difficult situation. The three of them were vying to be the vanguard at the same time. Who should he let go?

All eyes were on Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao first looked at Gan Ning, then at Huang Zhong, and finally glanced at Xu Huang. The three of them have their own strengths. If they want to know each other, he knows Gan Ning best. But that's okay, because he once served as Gan Ning's boss and garrisoned the place together.The second is Huang Zhong. Ever since Zhang Liao took over Jingzhou soldiers, Huang Zhong has also been subordinate to him. Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong have been in contact for a while, and they feel that Huang Zhong is also a sweetheart, so he introduces him as a confidant.

If you want to say that you don’t know the least, then it should be Xu Huang. Both of them have been ranked among the five tiger generals, and their reputations are similar. During his reign, Zhang Liao made a lot of contributions, so Zhang Liao's official position soared all the way to General Cheqi, a rank higher than Xu Huang.

Xu Huang has been stationed in Yongzhou, and Zhang Liao is in Jingzhou. The two of them seldom interact, but they both had a spiritual friendship, so they are no strangers to Xu Huang.

In terms of general selection, Zhang Liao thought for a long time and finally made a decision. He said loudly: "This time the task is arduous and difficult. The striker must be a general who can play his own role. Therefore, I decided to let Xu Huang be in charge."

Gan Ning stood there proudly, full of joy, thinking that Zhang Liao would let him be the vanguard, but unexpectedly chose Xu Huang, which made it difficult for Gan Ning to figure out what Zhang Liao was thinking.

Huang Zhong has no opinion on who Zhang Liao chooses. He is a person who is more obedient to orders. As the saying goes, military orders are like mountains, and he dare not argue, lest they destroy Zhang Liao's overall layout. In his opinion, the reason why Zhang Liao chose Xu Huang Instead of choosing Gan Ning and himself, Zhang Liao must have his own ideas.

Among the three, the one who was most surprised was Xu Huang. He had no hope of repaying him. Gan Ning was Zhang Liao's former subordinate. Huang Zhong heard that he was Zhang Liao's long-forgotten friend. Impossible to choose your own.

But the fact is that Zhang Liao really chose Xu Huang, and he announced it in public, which made Xu Huang feel a little panicked, and he didn't expect it to come so suddenly.

There was no sound in the entire Chinese army tent, and time seemed to stand still, but after a short moment, it was interrupted by Zhang Liao.

Seeing that Xu Huang was standing there motionless, Zhang Liao immediately said, "Why, General Xu doesn't want to go? If you don't want to go, you can tell me in advance, I will leave General Xu in the camp."

Xu Huang hurriedly responded: "The governor calm down, how dare the general disobey what the governor ordered?"

"In this case, then you can lead the troops of the headquarters and set off in the starry night."

"Here!" Xu Huang received the order, turned around and walked out, hurriedly said: "Great Governor, just wait for my good news."

As soon as the words fell, Xu Huang left in the dust.

After Xu Huang left, Zhang Liao assigned some tasks one after another, and then the meeting was adjourned.

When everyone left the tent of the Chinese army, only Gan Ning did not leave. Seeing that there were no outsiders around, he said to Zhang Liao, "Commander, why don't you let me be the vanguard today?"

(End of this chapter)