With the surrender of the commander Huang Zhong, nearly 30,000 soldiers of the Jingzhou army also laid down their arms and raised their hands to surrender.

After the Central Army collected the prisoners of war, the first thing it did was to treat the wounded, and there were a large number of wounded on both sides who needed to be treated.

Zhu Ling came to Lu Bu and reported to Lu Bu the situation of the two days, and this time Lu Bu did not blame him for his large number of casualties.

Rather, he affirmed his way of digging trenches, and thought that it was a smart thing to store water and use the water flow to deal with the negative soil filling the ditch.

It's just limited by the line, and the effect is not so great, but in the future defensive operations, if conditions permit, the trick of water storage is still very practical.

After hearing that the Jingzhou military shield bridge had cracked the trench, Lu Bu was very interested in the person who came up with this solution, so he asked Huang Zhong who it was.

Huang Zhong summoned Wen Ping from the captives and introduced him to Lu Bu.

After Lu Bu had a conversation with Wen Ping, he was very satisfied with Wen Ping's mind, so he thought about recruiting Huang Zhong and Wen Ping, but both of them hesitated.

Lu Bu understood the crux of the problem at a glance, "The two generals are worried about their families in Xiangyang City?" Please rest assured, I will let people handle this matter, and I will definitely bring the families of the two generals to Chang'an safely. ”

Wen Ping is younger than Huang Zhong, and he is also more single than Huang Zhong, "Wen Ping has only one old mother in the family, as long as the general can bring the old mother, Wen Ping is willing to serve the dead!" As he spoke, he bowed to Lu Bu to the end.

Huang Zhong saw that Wenpin had been demoted, and he was no longer hypocritical, "I just ask the general to take my family out, and Huang Zhong is also willing to surrender." ”

Lu Bu laughed heartily, defeating 50,000 Jingzhou troops is not as important as getting two generals! In the second century A.D., talent was also the most important!

At present, the central army escorted the prisoners of war of the Jingzhou Army back to Shangyong City, and there were too many people, so they set up a large camp outside the city.

Lu Bu immediately convened the generals and held a summary meeting first, and Zhang Wei, Huang Zhong, and Wen Ping also participated in the summary meeting.

This has almost become a tradition of the Central Army, and every time a major war ends, as long as time permits, the generals of the Central Army will take the initiative to hold a summary meeting.

At the meeting, Zhu Lingxian introduced the gains and losses of the defensive operation, he introduced the specific use of trenches, and also mentioned the impact on the Central Army after the improvement of the equipment of the Jingzhou Army, especially the excellent protective effect of chain armor on long-range bows and crossbows.

Huang Zhong was also asked by Lu Bu to introduce the manufacturing process and equipment level of the chain armor of the Jingzhou Army, of course, the specific manufacturing method, he is not a blacksmith, and he can't accurately describe it.

Then everyone discussed together and spoke freely, Zhang Wei, Huang Zhong, and Wen Ping were all attending such a meeting for the first time, but they didn't expect that the generals could also sit at a table with the lord and the military advisor to discuss the battle formation together.

Moreover, the content of the discussion is also extensive, there are no constraints, and even about army training, equipment manufacturing and other aspects, and the generals of the Central Army are very educated, and everything is the truth.

Based on actual combat, Tai Shici believed that the simplest and most effective way was to increase the number of equipment of the cannon, which fired large crossbow arrows of similar size to the throwing gun, with a long range and great power.

It can be effective against large shields and hoplites, not to mention chain mail.

Lu Bu nodded in agreement, this method is indeed more feasible, just increase the number of equipment.

Lu Bu also came up with a method, which was to promote the Mo Dao that had been experimented in the guard brigade before.

The Mo knife is a kind of blade that is almost the same as the handle, each six feet long, adding up to one zhang and two feet.

The back of the knife is tapered from the edge of the blade, the back of the knife is thick, the blade is thin, and the weight is not light, so it needs to be like a heavy cavalry using a horse lance, and it is necessary to recruit strong men for special training.

With the power of the Mo knife, the big shield and the chain armor can be broken in two, which is a magic weapon for victory when breaking the deadlock.

The use of the horizontal knife can also evolve from chopping to stabbing, giving full play to the effect of the sharp tip of the horizontal knife.

Fang Yue proposed a weapon that he had discovered when he was fighting Ding Lingren on the grassland.

This kind of weapon, in fact, was used by the ancients, but it was later eliminated in the long river of history, this is the hand axe.

Fang Yue believes that as long as the weight and shape are appropriate, the hand axe is better than the throwing gun, and it does not need to be straightened like the throwing gun, and it can be thrown in a fixed posture.

Hand axes can be shot from all angles and postures, and are relatively hidden.

Moreover, the hand axe is not easy to block, and the effect of dealing with large shields and chain mail is also better than that of throwing guns, although the range is limited, shorter than throwing guns, but it is still an effective supplement, and the production industry is not complicated.

Lu Bu nodded, the hand axe could be a good complement to the spear, the cavalry unit could be equipped, and it was more difficult for the enemy to dodge.

The flame of everyone is high, and the discussion meeting is very lively.

However, there is another question: where did Wei Xu's third division go?

Lü Bu had already sent someone to enter the Meridian Road from the Hanzhong side to find Wei Xu's third division.

That night, news finally came, and the men looking for the 3rd Division came back with the news that they had met the vanguard of the 3rd Division not far from the exit of the Meridian Road.

It turned out that the meridian road was in disrepair, and a heavy snowfall before collapsed a section of the plank road in the middle.

Wei Xu could only send his own engineer battalion to repair the plank road and send a large army to the mountains to cut wood, so it was delayed for a long time.

Fortunately, there were no dangers along the way, and the loss of personnel was not large, but everyone wore untidy clothes in the ravine, a bit like beggars.

Lu Bu frowned when he saw it, and asked them to quickly change their military uniforms, and if they were not enough, they would borrow them from their brother troops.

After everything was arranged, Lü Bu led the Central Army to advance towards Ba County, this time with Zhang Wei as the guide.

Zhang Wei was very excited when he thought that he would be a member of the Central Army in the future, and along the way, he took the initiative to introduce the customs of Hanzhong and Ba County to Lu Bu and Jia Xu.

At this time, most of Ba County had been recovered by the Yizhou Army, and the last big stronghold controlled by the Hanzhong Army was Hanchang, also known as Bazhong.

Langzhong, the largest city previously controlled by the Hanzhong army, had been lost, and Yang Ang died in this battle.

Now about 60,000 Yizhou troops are besieging Hanchang under the leadership of Yizhou general Zhang Ren.

If Hanchang is lost, the Hanzhong army will no longer be in danger in Bajun, and Yang Ren will take less than 20,000 people to guard Hanchang.

After being surrounded by the Yizhou army, the transportation and supply have been cut off, and I don't know what the situation is now?

At that time, there were two main passages from Hanzhong to Shu, one was the Golden Bull Road, which was far away from Hanzhong, bypassing the west of Shu and passing through the Qiang region.

The other passage is Micang Road, which is also the closest passage to Hanchang.

From Nanzheng to the south, you need to cross the Micang Mountain in the middle, and then you can go straight to Hanchang or Bazhong.

This road is high and dangerous, and Lu Bu decided that the Rong Second Brigade and the Special Operations Brigade would leave the horses behind and be back into infantry. Zhu Ling's Fourth Division also left two brigades of troops to defend Shangyong and Nanzheng, as well as Fangling.

(End of chapter)