The leaders were not others, but the third brother Meng Ke and the fourth brother Meng Zhang. While Meng Li and Meng Nan led their troops to attack Dianchi Lake, Meng Ke and Meng Zhang led 50,000 to attack Bengu and sneak attacked the Wei army's grain storage place.

The result is naturally self-evident. The Wei army had been guarding in Bengu. The defense line built by the 30,000 Wei army was completely solid. Meng Ke and Meng Zhang led their troops to attack several times, but they all hit the nails. Not only did they fail to break through the Wei army's defense line, but they instead suffered losses and lost their troops and brought in a lot of troops.

Wen Qin personally took charge of the command and gathered 30,000 infantry and cavalry drawn from each battalion of the Right Army. Although these 30,000 people were not considered the elite force of the Wei army and were basically reserve troops of each battalion, even if the combat power was slightly inferior, it was more than enough to deal with barbarian soldiers.

So the barbarians launched several attacks on Bengu, but without exception, they were all repelled by the Wei army. Not to mention that they were close to Bengu’s granary, they could not even break through the first line of defense outside the Wei army, which really made Meng Ke and Meng Zhang very depressed.

Logically speaking, the number of barbarian soldiers is much larger than that of the Wei army, but no matter what Meng Ke wants, he can't tear open the defense line of the Wei army. Moreover, the Wei army's determination to firmly defend Bengu was not shaken at all. Meng Ke tried to lure the snake out of the hole and lure the Wei army out to fight in a field, but the Wei army did not take the bait, leaving Meng Ke completely helpless.

After a long period of attack, the momentum of the barbarians also greatly reduced, complaining and morale were sluggish.

Originally, these barbarian soldiers were a group of mobs. If Meng Li had not promised to take down Dianchi Lake and Bengu and allowed them to massacre the city for three days, the barbarian soldiers would have no motivation to participate in the war.

It is precisely because of this temptation that these barbarian soldiers are so desperate. Everyone fantasized about breaking Bengu and making a small fortune or plundering a Han woman to play with it. But the reality is an extremely slap in the face. They couldn't even take down the Wei army's most peripheral position, so they talked about capturing Bengu City.

The barbarians came here while they were incredibly defeated, which naturally made the barbarians of various tribes dissatisfied and believed that the Meng family had fooled them.

Meng Ke and Meng Zhang were helpless. After discussing for a while, they decided to withdraw their troops from Bengu and go to Dianchi Lake and Meng Li and Meng Nan to join. Meng Ke also realized that if the barbarians divide their troops like this, they may not be able to succeed if they want to attack Dianchi Lake and Bengu. It is better to combine the troops and horses from the two places into one, so that their power will become stronger. Whether they attack Dianchi Lake or Bengu, they have a certain chance of winning.

So Meng Ke and Meng Zhang agreed, gave up attacking Bengu, and led their troops to the north immediately to join Dianchi Lake and Meng Li.

When they left Bengu, they had not received any news that Meng Li's barbarian army had been defeated in Dianchi Lake. After all, the journey of Nanzhong was difficult and the communication was not smooth. The latest contact was two days ago. Meng Ke also learned that Meng Li had not succeeded. It seemed that Meng Li's situation would not be much better than them.

I hope that after the two armies meet, their strength will increase and they will be more confident in taking Dianchi City.

Meng Ke and Meng Zhang walked northward. They were talking about what happened after arriving at Dianchi Lake. While they were walking, a cry suddenly came from the bushes on the side of the road: "Third brother...Fourth brother..."

Meng Ke and Meng Zhang were shocked. When they looked up, they found Meng Li appeared alone in the jungle, with broken armor and embarrassed look, just like a fleeing famine. They hurried forward and asked why.

Of course, Meng Li was unwilling to make up his shameful matters public, but made up a lie. There was nothing to hide when the Wei cavalry was attacked in Dianchi Lake. According to fact, it was only when it was raining, Meng Li claimed that he had encountered an ambush from the Wei army here. The barbarians fought to the death, but in the end they were outnumbered. All the personal soldiers guarding him were killed, and only he escaped alone. Meng Li originally planned to go to Bengu, but he didn't expect to meet Meng Ke and Meng Zhang halfway, which was considered a great fortune.

Meng Ke and Meng Zhang were shocked. They naturally believed Meng Li's words. Originally, they wanted to join Meng Li's army when they went north, but they did not expect that Meng Li's side would be even more miserable. Except for Meng Li's escape alone, the other army was destroyed. This result shocked them very much.

"Where is the second brother?" Meng Zhang asked.

Meng Li looked sad and said, "In order to protect his brother, the second brother retreated, unfortunately he was trapped in a chaotic army, and his life and death are uncertain."

Meng Li did not surrender voluntarily, but only said that Meng Nan fell into the enemy. As for the result, Meng Ke and Meng Zhang could make up for it themselves.

Sure enough, Meng Zhang's face changed drastically when he heard this. Among the four brothers, he and Meng Nan had the best relationship. When he heard that he was trapped in the Wei army, Meng Zhang couldn't help but be anxious and asked Meng Nan where he lost. Seeing his appearance, he wanted to send troops to rescue him immediately.

Meng Li looked at the army led by Meng Ke and Meng Zhang. Although there were some losses, the loss rate was relatively low. Most of the main forces were alive, unlike his own side, where the entire army was wiped out, leaving him with only one barely.

This place is only twenty or thirty miles away from Yuhou Valley, and only one or two hours before Meng Li left Yuhou Valley. In Yuhou Valley, there are still thousands of barbarian prisoners. I believe the Wei army has not yet moved away.

Meng Li has roughly figured out the forces of the Wei army in Yuhougu. In addition to the 3,000 infantry led by Deng Zhong, there are only 2,000 cavalry brought by Yang Huxin. A total of only 5,000 Wei troops are in Yuhougugu, while the other main forces of the Wei army are far away in Dianchi Lake hundreds of miles away.

If Meng Li led his troops to kill a retaliation at this moment, the Wei army might not have been wary, and the barbarian army also had a clear advantage in terms of military strength. Meng Li had great hope of avenging this arrow.

Thinking of this, Meng Li said: "The second brother was trapped in the Wei army formation and must have been captured alive by the Wei army. Now, there are only 5,000 troops in the Yuhougu. If we rush to Yuhougu at this moment, we will definitely defeat the Wei army and rescue the second brother."

When Meng Ke and Meng Zhang heard this, they immediately agreed happily. After all, they had a great chance of winning by using their 50,000 troops to deal with the 50,000 Wei army in Yuhougu.

What's more, Meng Nan was captured by the Wei army at this moment, and his life and death were unknown. Their brothers and brothers were in love, so how could they abandon them? So Meng Ke and Meng Zhang did not hesitate and immediately decided to lead their troops to Yuhougu, and rescue Meng Nan first and then talk about it.

So the barbarians, led by Meng Li, headed north and rushed to the Yuhou Valley.
Chapter completed!