Wei Yan and Ma Su went to arrange for the soldiers to go to the camp outside the city. Yang Qing led Zhuge Liang and others into Jieting City.

Seeing that the city was in a mess and almost everyone in the army was injured, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but sigh to Yang Qing: "You have worked really hard these days. If you hadn't been fighting bloody battles here, the situation in Longyou would have taken a turn for the worse."

"The Prime Minister has entrusted the Qing Dynasty with the responsibility of defense, and I will do my best. Fortunately, I will kill the school, the soldiers will use their lives, and the street pavilions are still in my hands. Zhang He and other Wei thieves are unable to penetrate deeply, and the battle is still in my hands." Yang Qing said on one side.

He let Zhuge Liang and others into the hall and replied.

Entering the official hall, everyone took their seats one by one. Zhuge Liang asked Yang Qing: "Has Zhang He's army retreated?"

"Back to Prime Minister, Zhang He's army has retreated to the camp in the northwest of Nanshan Mountain, and our army's scouts are closely monitoring its movements," Yang Qing said.

Zhuge Liang asked: "How many casualties did the Wei army suffer?"

"Returning to the Prime Minister, according to my estimates, An Guo, General Zijun and others, as of today, the Wei army has suffered tens of thousands of casualties."

Zhuge Liang asked again: "How many troops and horses do you have left?"

Yang Qing sighed and replied: "Prime Minister, my army of tens of thousands is now less than 4,000 strong. The rear army and Anguo's Hu Bu Right Camp have suffered heavy losses."

"You have made great contributions to the country, and the imperial court will never forget it. I will tell the emperor tomorrow to reward the meritorious soldiers and provide compensation for the soldiers who died in the battle. As for you and the subordinates under Anguo's jurisdiction, if there is another conscription, Xu Er and others will be the first to supplement it."

After hearing this, Yang Qing and Guan Xing Wang Ping looked at each other, clasped their fists together and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister."

"It's already dark, so you can retreat and rest early, and prepare your troops and horses tomorrow for a showdown with the Wei army." Zhuge Liang said again, "You can stay until tomorrow."

After hearing this, everyone dispersed, and soon only Zhuge Liang and Yang Qing were left in the hall.

"Mingzhi, what do you think of Zhang He's army?" Zhuge Liang asked, shaking his feather fan.

After Yang Qing pondered for a moment, he replied: "Prime Minister, the Wei army led by Zhang He is an elite one. Not only are they well equipped with infantry and cavalry, but the personal martial arts of the sergeants are also excellent. They are worthy of being Cao Wei's first-class strong army, and Zhang He is also the best."

He is both wise and brave, but he is really difficult to deal with."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly. Seeing his serious face, Yang Qing changed his tone and continued: "It's just that those who have traveled thousands of miles to attack are bound to be short of troops and food. They have been attacking street pavilions for a long time these days, and their energy has long been exhausted, especially when they saw me today."

When the main force comes, Zhang He must be shocked and doubtful. If the two are offset, our army will at least have no reason to lose in the battle tomorrow."

"When the army comes, all the best soldiers in the country will gather here. Whether it is a battle formation, a battle of generals or a battle of soldiers, I will not be afraid." Zhuge Liang said confidently: "What I am worried about is that tomorrow Zhang He will not dare to leave the camp to fight with

If we fight, it will be difficult for our army to attack by force."

Yang Qing said with a smile: "Prime Minister, this is a test for me. How can Zhang and He not go out to fight tomorrow? Not to mention that our army has circled behind them and cut off their food and grass, but they have always regarded our army as new soldiers and have long wanted to fight with me.

The army is fighting in the field."

"Haha, you Mingzhi still have a clear understanding of the situation, far better than anyone else." Zhuge Liang praised with a smile.

Yang Qingqian said: "The Prime Minister's words really shame me."

Zhuge Liang smiled and asked some more questions about Zhang He's command style, etc. The two chatted until late at night before they dispersed.

"Okay, it's already getting late. Go back and rest early. You can follow me to meet the enemy tomorrow."

Yang Qing stood up and said goodbye: "No."

It is said that in the Wei army camp, Zhang He also gathered the generals overnight to discuss matters. The arrival of Zhuge Liang's army at the street pavilion surprised everyone in the Wei army. Now that the scouts have not reported back, Zhang He does not know whether Zhuge Liang came to attack Shanggui or not.

Have already come.

The generals discussed endlessly, but there was no conclusion. Dai Ling, the guard, saw that everyone was extremely doubtful, so he said to Zhang Heyan: "General, whether we have lost it or not, we should focus on Zhuge Liang's army now. Let me say, go up to Guangcheng.

Regardless of whether they are lost or not, when we go to Long to rescue them, we will have to fight against the main force of the Shu army.

Now, Zhuge Liang personally leads the army. As long as our army can wipe out the Shu army in one go, won't the Longyou counties recover without help? What's more, if Zhuge Liang can be captured and killed, not only Longyou can be successfully recovered,

Even the unparalleled achievement of sending troops south to annihilate Western Shu was in our hands."

Zhang He's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said secretly: "Yes, now that Zhuge Liang's army has arrived, the gains and losses of Shanggui City are not that important. As long as the Shu army can be annihilated in one fell swoop, why should we care about the survival of Shanggui and Qishan? Maybe?

, the achievements of quelling the pseudo-Shu can also be collected in the bag."

So Zhang He said excitedly: "This makes sense. Before we went south to find the main force of the Shu army, we never thought that Zhuge Liang would come to our doorstep. Everyone, as long as we defeat the Shu army and capture the Ge thieves, the king's order will be restored."

, not only that, splitting the soil and conferring a title is also a piece of cake.”

"We are willing to fight to the death." The generals were tempted by this wonderful prospect and responded in unison.

Zhang Hehuo stood up and said loudly: "Generals, listen to the order. We will fight the Shu army tomorrow. We must defeat the thieves in one battle."

"Yes," everyone replied.

Early the next morning, Zhang He sent an envoy to the street pavilion to hand over the letter of war. Zhuge Liang smiled after reading it, and then wrote the four characters "just what I want" on the letter of war, and asked the envoy to go back and tell Zhang that the agreement would be set an hour later.

Fight outside the city.

Zhuge Liang gathered the generals to assign their respective tasks, and gave the sergeants a good meal. When the time came, he left Yang Yi, Hu Ji and other civil servants and Wang Ping to lead 3,000 rear troops to defend the city. He led his army out of the city and set up eight formations to wait for the enemy.

Soon, Zhang He led the army and arrived on time. The two armies faced each other, each holding their positions with bows and arrows. The strength of the two sides was almost equal. The Han army had more than 30,000 horses and the Wei army had no less than 30,000 infantry and cavalry.

After the three drums were played, the gate flags in the Wei army's formation were opened. Zhang He took the lead, followed by He Di, Pan Yu, Cheng Shun and other Wei generals.

The same was true for the Han army. Wei Yan, Wu Yi, and Yang Qing all came out of the formation one after another, and then saw two sergeants pushing a four-wheeled cart out of the formation, but Zhuge Liang was seen sitting on the four sides.

On the wheel, he was shaking his feather fan with a calm expression.

"Is this Zhuge Kongming here?" Zhang He asked loudly.

Zhuge Liang gently shook his feather fan and responded with a smile: "Exactly. Is he General Zhang He?"

"It is indeed Zhang." Zhang He clasped his fists in greeting and said, "I've heard of the Duke's name for a long time, but I didn't expect you and I to meet on the battlefield today."

"The general has been under the treacherous rule for a long time. I'm afraid this is the only way you and I can meet." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhang He raised his sword eyebrows and snorted coldly: "My lord has inherited the destiny of heaven, Fa Yao and Shun, sit in the Central Plains, and return to the heart from all over the world. Now the two countries of Ru, Shu and Wu are not strong Chinese soldiers, but my lord is generous and kind, I'm afraid

To hurt the people.

I don't want you to know the fate of the day, not to estimate your own strength, to attack our prefectures and counties with fake and deceitful tactics, and in fact to bring about your own destruction! Now I have ordered the emperor to lead the army to Long, and you will be destroyed today.

Why don't you worry about it, change your ways, abandon the darkness, turn to the light, and submit to me, the great Wei Dynasty. In this way, I will be the emperor and forgive your previous sins. Not only will you all have a full life, but it will not be impossible for you to be granted a title. I hope you will think deeply and don't make mistakes.

"

After hearing Zhang He's words, Yang Qing felt that they sounded familiar. He remembered that Chen Qun, Wang Lang and others wrote almost the same words to persuade Zhuge Liang to surrender. He was speechless for a while and secretly thought to himself, didn't the Wei people come up with any new words?

Zhuge Liang laughed: "The Cao family usurped the throne, and both gods and men were angry. Fortunately, Emperor Zhaolie succeeded to the throne in Xichuan, and the Han Dynasty was finally preserved. Now I have been ordered by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to send troops to the north to fight against the thieves and revive the Han Dynasty. When Wang Shi arrived

Everywhere, the soldiers and civilians held high the flag of righteousness and rebelled against Wei and returned to Han. This was caused by the Cao family's retrograde behavior.

You were once a minister of the Han Dynasty, and you were deprived of the money of the Han Dynasty. You did not think of repaying the favor, but instead aided the usurper. Aren't you ashamed of yourself? Now that the king's army has arrived, if you haven't dismounted and surrendered, how long will it take? Otherwise, if the swords and soldiers are united, you will surely

If you are struck by thunder, your body will be shattered into pieces right now."

"Haha, the Prime Minister is actually using the same clichés. However, it is an old tradition for the two armies to confront each other and engage in verbal warfare. I just don't know how effective it will be. To deal with Zhang He and other veterans who have followed the Cao family for many years, we still have to use our hands.

See the real chapter." As soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Yang Qing couldn't help but sneered.

Zhuge Liang attacked Zhang He from a moral level. Zhang He was unable to defend himself and was so embarrassed that he felt that he was not Zhuge Liang's opponent if he continued speaking. He then coldly replied: "You are not ashamed to speak. In this case, you and I have still fought against each other."
Chapter completed!