Chapter 1378: The Southern Barbarian Army with Internal Turmoil
The barbarian army led by Ah Hao Lan and Dong Dana was as many as 60,000 people, which was nearly double the number of Han troops on the other side of the river and the barbarian prisoners they had recruited.
Meng Huo's return to the barbarian army is undoubtedly excellent news for the barbarian army, whose morale is already on the verge of the bottom line.
Surrounded by Meng Shu back to the barracks, 60,000 barbarian soldiers shouted in unison.
Returning to the barbarians, Meng Huo's mood did not relax.
When he left the Han barracks, he could already see that the Han army had recruited the captured barbarians.
Fifteen thousand barbarians joined the Han army, and in terms of numbers, the gap between the Han army and the barbarian army was getting smaller and smaller.
When the number of people far exceeded that of the Han army, the barbarian army was still retreating, and now the gap in numbers has narrowed a lot, and the situation of the whole war has gradually become clear.
After picking up Meng Huo, Dong Dana and Ah Xuan gathered the barbarian generals and gathered in front of Meng Huo.
Surrounded by a group of barbarian generals, Meng Shu's face turned pale.
The troops were divided into three routes, and if the barbarian army's earlier plan was carried out smoothly, the Han army would definitely not be able to survive in a desperate situation.
However, the Han army took advantage of the fact that the barbarian armies on the latter two routes were not in place, and suddenly crossed the river to attack the barbarian army, disrupting all the deployments of Meng Shu.
Turning his head to look at the Han army camp on the other side, Meng Shu said to Dong Dana and the others with a pale face: "The Han people have now recruited a lot of our clansmen, and in terms of numbers, they are not much different from us. ”
Hearing that the Han army had recruited barbarians to surrender, Dong Dana and the others were all filled with righteous indignation, and many of the barbarian generals had already opened their mouths to scold.
After the barbarian generals scolded for a while, Meng Shu pressed his hand twice at them and said, "We have little advantage in numbers, and now we can only outwit the Han people!" ”
"Outwitting the Han Chinese?" As soon as Meng Shu's words came out, Dong Dana and the others were stunned for a moment, and Dong Dana opened his mouth and asked: "The Han people are cunning, I don't know what the king can do?" ”
After thinking for a while, Meng Shu said to Dong Dana: "Confronting the Han people across the river, it is difficult for us to cross the river, and the army cannot be used. If we want to defeat the Han Chinese, I have to wait to cross the river again. ”
Meng Shu's words were full of black lines for Dong Dana and Ah Xu.
It was also Meng Shu who let them cross the river earlier, and now he is the one who said that it is difficult to break the Han army in a confrontation with the Han army on this side of the river.
Although the river is not very wide, it is not possible to cross the river with your mouth open.
As soon as Meng Shu opened his mouth, he wanted the army to cross the river again, Dong Dana and Ah Hao muttered in their hearts, is it fun to cross the river?
Although they disagreed with Meng Huo's decision in their hearts, the two didn't dare to say anything, after all, Meng Huo was a barbarian king, and they were just generals in a hole under the command of the barbarian king.
"Go, prepare your army, and prepare to cross the river!" Waving his hand at Dong Dana and Ah Xu, Meng gave his first order to return to the barbarians.
Standing up and making a barbarian salute to Meng Huo, Dong Dana and Ah Xuan led a group of barbarian generals and arranged for the army to cross the river.
After everyone left, Meng Shu turned around and stood facing the river, looking at the Han army on the other bank.
There had been a long battle with the Han army, and in the confrontation, the barbarians had never gained the upper hand.
When Zhuge Jun let him go, there was almost no entanglement, and the Han army thought that he already had a plan for the next step.
In the face of the Han army, although Meng Shu made the decision to cross the river with a large army and fight a decisive battle with the Han army on the other side, he did not have the confidence to defeat the Han army in his heart.
After crossing the river, what should we do next? He didn't have a plan!
Leaving Meng Huo, Dong Dana and Ah Xu, who commanded the army to prepare and plan to cross the river, whispered about Meng Shu's decision while watching the barbarians pack their bags.
"The king has been captured by the Han people repeatedly, and I think I am anxious!" Looking at the barbarians who were getting ready, Dong Dana whispered to Ah Xu: "If we fight with the Han army again, I'm afraid we will be defeated again!" ”
didn't go to see Dong Dana, and Ah Hao didn't say anything, just nodded silently.
He and Dong Dana had the same idea, that is, to fight with the Han army again, and the barbarians did not necessarily have an advantage.
"You can't watch your people die one by one." Looking at the tens of thousands of barbarians, Dong Dana's brows gradually twisted, and such a sentence came out faintly.
Ah Xu, who was standing beside him, finally turned his face and asked him with a blank expression, "What do you mean......?" ”
"It's better to ......" looked back at Meng Huo, who was looking at the Han army on the other side of the riverbank, Dong Dana lowered his voice and said: "We will capture the king and hand it over to the Han people......"
As soon as he said this, Ah Hao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly whispered: "Don't say this nonsense, if you let the king hear it, my two lives will be at risk!" ”
Of the 60,000 barbarians led by Dong Dana and Ah Xulan, only more than 10,000 were their subordinates, and most of them were soldiers and horses under the command of other cave generals.
These barbarian generals mostly respect Meng Huo, once Dong Dana and Ah Xu's intention to capture Meng Huo is exposed, the other barbarian generals may be the first to capture the two of them, and not only will they not be able to hand over Meng Huo to the Han people, but they will make the two of them suffer.
Ah Xu's reminder made Dong Dana shut up.
Turning his head to look at Meng Shu, Dong Di didn't say anything more.
"I'll be more vigilant when I cross the river." Glancing at Meng Shu, Dong Dana whispered to Ah Xu: "Don't put all the soldiers and horses into battle, if the wind is not in the right direction, capture the king!" ”
On weekdays, he was very close to Dong Dina, and after listening to his words, Ah Hao nodded without saying a word, but he already had the intention of capturing Meng Shu in his heart.
The barbarians prepared their troops and horses and planned to cross the river, and Zhuge Jun on the other side of the river soon got the news.
Knowing that the barbarians were marching downstream, Zhuge Jun pulled the corners of his mouth slightly, and did not say anything, beckoned to the guide, led him, and walked towards the bank of the river surrounded by a group of personal soldiers.
When he arrived at the river bank, looking at the barbarian army on the other bank, Zhuge Jun asked the guide on the side, "Do you know what the barbarians are trying to do?" ”
He bowed to him with his fists in his fists, and the guide said very humbly: "General Hui, the villain doesn't understand military affairs, and he can't see what the barbarians are doing!" ”
"They're going to cross the river!" Looking at the barbarians on the other bank, Zhuge Jun said: "Once the barbarians cross the river, it will be the time for our army and the barbarians to fight again!" ”
"General!" Zhuge Jun saw that the barbarians were about to cross the river, and the guide whispered to him: "That Meng Shu is a barbarian king, and it is not easy for the army to capture him twice in a row, and I am afraid that it will be ...... to capture him again."
"I'm afraid it's impossible?" Smiling slightly, Zhuge Jun said to the guide: "In less than half a month, our army will capture Meng Shu again, do you believe it or not?" ”
Zhuge Jun said very decisively, of course the guide would not question it, and maintained a posture of clenching his fists and standing at his side.
The barbarian army on the other side soon made a move.
They did not push directly to the riverbank, but went all the way down the riverbank.
Seeing this scene, Zhuge Jun smiled slightly, and ordered the soldiers behind him: "Please General Xu Chu come and speak!" ”
"No!" The soldier answered, turned and left.
After a while, Xu Chu, who got the order, rushed behind Zhuge Jun in a hurry, hugged his fists and asked him: "The general summoned the last general, I don't know what to order?" ”
Turning his head to look at Xu Chu, Zhuge Jun looked at the opposite side of the river bank again, and said to him: "The barbarians marching downstream, they must cross the river to fight a decisive battle with our army. Mrs. Zhurong led some of the soldiers and horses to flee, but now they are still missing, our army is waiting for the barbarians on the shore, and the half-crossing attack will obviously leave the barbarians with a chance to stab them in the back. The general led 3,000 soldiers and horses, and led 15,000 barbarians across the river tonight, pursuing Meng Shu all the way. General Ben led the main force and intercepted the barbarians downstream! ”
"No!" Knowing that he was going to cross the river to pursue the barbarians, Xu Chu raised his fists and answered, and said to Zhuge Jun: "Don't worry, the general will live up to expectations!" ”
Nodding, Zhuge Jun said to Xu Chu: "Go with General Ben to meet those barbarians." When the general crosses the river, he must remember that the three thousand soldiers and horses cannot be sent out, and the barbarians must come forward to fight. The 3,000 soldiers and horses who followed the general across the river were to ensure the general's integrity! ”、
Zhuge Jun's words came out, and Xu Chu only felt a warm feeling rising inexplicably in his heart.
Although he felt that with his martial bravery, there was no need for soldiers and horses to accompany him to protect him, but Zhuge Jun could think of this, which obviously put him in an extremely important position.
In response, Xu Chu followed behind Zhuge Jun and went towards the barbarian barracks.
Before they reached the barbarian barracks, they saw their barbarian leader from afar and hurriedly greeted them.
When he arrived in front of Zhuge Jun and the others, the barbarian leader saluted Zhuge Jun and said to him: "What does the general have to order, just send someone to summon him, why did he come in person?" ”
Zhuge didn't understand what the barbarian leader said, turned his head to look at the guide, and when the guide translated the words to him, he smiled slightly and said to the barbarian leader: "This general is here to give you a piece of credit!" ”
Although the barbarian leaders were not as clever as most Han Chinese, they could also tell from Zhuge Jun's words that they were about to send troops to fight, and they stood aside and quietly waited for Zhuge Jun's orders.
"Meng Shu led the army downstream, and you and others will cross the river with General Xu Chu!" While walking towards the barracks, Zhuge Jun said to the barbarian leader: "Inform the soldiers later, in this battle, no matter who it is, as long as the killing is brave, this general will write down the credit, the merit is enough, and even if you can be added to the knighthood!" ”
"No!" Bowing down, the barbarian leader learned the appearance of the Han people, answered, and accompanied Zhuge Jun into the military camp where more than 15,000 barbarians were stationed.
Zhuge Jun entered the barracks again, strode to the most conspicuous position, and glanced at the barbarian leader.
Seeing Zhuge Jun's eyes, the barbarian leader took two steps forward, raised his voice, and shouted to the southern barbarians in the barracks: "Clansmen! I'm going to have a fight! ”