If Han Sui is captured, even if Han Sui's body is obtained, Jincheng County will no longer be a threat, and Liu Zhang can concentrate on dealing with Ma Teng's 50,000 cavalry.
Even if Han Sui's head was thrown into Ma Teng's army, Ma Teng would definitely be frightened.
"Congratulations, my lord, Han Sui is dead and there will be no further obstacles to regaining Liangzhou!"
Fazheng quickly congratulated Liu Zhang. In fact, he had already guessed the result.
With the three armies of Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Xu Huang and Gao Shun's trapped camp blocking him at all levels, how could Han Sui escape from the trap set by Liu Zhang with the decline of Han Sui's escape?
Just when Liu Zhang and Fazheng were surprised, the messengers also rushed to Liu Zhang on horseback.
"Your Majesty, Di Dao has an urgent report!"
"Speak quickly! Who caught Han Sui?"
Liu Zhang's expectant and eager tone made the soldiers stunned, and they knelt on the ground for a long time without answering.
"..."
"Speak! Where is Han Sui?"
Liu Zhang frowned, as if he had a bad premonition, and quickly asked the soldiers for accurate information.
The soldier could only look at the ground with his hands folded, not daring to raise his head and look directly into Liu Zhang's eyes.
"Reporting to my lord, Han Sui... ran away..."
"What!"
Liu Zhang grabbed the soldier and asked sternly again.
"What did you say? Where are the Han Sui people?"
The soldier was shocked and turned pale. He immediately cried and looked very aggrieved.
"My lord... my lord... Han Sui asked others to pretend to be him and lead the soldiers to break out of the encirclement, but he ran away from the alley..."
Liu Zhang's cheeks twitched crazily, and the slap in the face came so quickly!
Thinking of the fact that he had just promised Fazheng that Han Sui would not be able to escape, he did not expect that news of Han Sui's escape would come so soon.
"call..."
Liu Zhang took several deep breaths to calm down from his anger, and then released his hands holding the soldier.
"Where are Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Xu Huang? How are they doing in battle?"
The soldiers did not hesitate and immediately handed over their hands to report.
"Lord, General Zhao and General Xu combined forces to annihilate the Liangzhou Army outside Didao City and annihilated more than 3,000 enemy cavalry, while the rest were all captured."
"Then General Zhao, General Dian, and General Gao led their troops to intercept Han Sui's defeated troops and annihilated more than 2,000 enemy cavalry. The rest were all captured. Except for Han Sui himself and a few of his own soldiers, no one escaped."
In this way, Han Sui's 40,000-strong army had been completely wiped out, and Han Sui only escaped with his own life.
This achievement was undoubtedly a great victory for the Yizhou Army, but Liu Zhang really couldn't be happy.
After spending so much thought, they laid a dragnet, and even put Wu Feng Battalion under tremendous pressure in order to completely wipe out the enemy! Everything went very smoothly, and Liu Zhang even saw the fattest big fish with his own eyes before closing the net.
!
It is certain that some fish will slip through the net. After all, this is inevitable.
But Liu Zhang never thought that the one who slipped through the net was the fattest and most important Han Sui, who Liu Zhang wanted to capture the most!
After Han Sui escaped, the situation in Jincheng County changed again.
If Han Sui unites with the Qiang and raises tens of thousands of troops, it will undoubtedly be another fierce battle!
"Hey! It's really God's fate! I didn't expect that when the cooked duck was put to my mouth, it flew away in the end!"
Thinking of what he had just said, "There is a certain destiny somewhere," Liu Zhang could only smile helplessly.
"It's broken, Meng Da!"
Fazheng, who had been silent next to him, suddenly exclaimed.
"My Lord, I have a good friend named Meng Da, who was the one who pretended to be Ma Teng's messenger. He was ordered by Han Sui to stay at Didao City Gate. I don't know whether he is dead or alive..."
After having a detailed discussion with Liu Zhang before, Fazheng had already put the Mengda incident behind him. It was only when he heard the messenger mentioning the Didao incident that Fazheng suddenly remembered it.
Liu Zhang was also very concerned about Meng Da's situation and quickly turned to look at the soldiers.
"Do you know if a man named Mengda was captured?"
The soldier thought for a while and finally shook his head.
"Your Majesty, I don't know..."
Liu Zhang nodded slightly and did not embarrass the messenger in front of him any more.
Soldiers are just the lowest level warriors in the army. Unless the general tells them, they will hardly know any information.
Liu Zhang didn't have much grudge against the famously capricious Meng Da.
Historically, Meng Da's rebellion against Liu Bei was really a helpless move.
Otherwise, what awaits him is nothing more than the end of perishing like Liu Feng.
After Mengda surrendered to Cao Pi, he was immediately appreciated by Cao Pi and was entrusted with important tasks.
When fighting alongside Xia Houshang and Xu Huang, he also received praise from these two men.
From this point of view, Meng Da's ability is undoubtedly very strong. It is difficult for ordinary people to enter the eyes of Xia Houshang and Xu Huang.
Judging from Cao Pi's joy at Meng Da's surrender, it must be that Meng Da had an advantage that he highly recognized.
From a subordinated general, it must be difficult for Cao Pi to value his moral character, which is undoubtedly his ability.
Cao Pi divided Fangling, Shangyong, and Xicheng into Xincheng County, and promoted Meng Da to the position of prefect, which fully illustrates Meng Da's personal ability.
At least in Cao Pi's view, Meng Da was strong enough to withstand the threat from Hanzhong in Shangyong.
Liu Zhang completely believed in his heart that if there was no threat to his life in this life, Meng Da would definitely fulfill his duties under his command and would never have any thoughts of rebellion again.
"Xiaozhi, I've met Meng Da before. He's a smart man, so I think nothing will happen to him."
Hearing Liu Zhang's comfort, Fazheng nodded in agreement.
"What my lord said is absolutely true. Meng Da has been dissatisfied with Han Sui for a long time. He must not be willing to sacrifice his life for Han Sui."
Fazheng breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Liu Zhang again.
"My lord, Meng Da is a bit frivolous, but he is very capable. If Meng Da is lucky enough to survive, I hope my lord can accept him and support the Han Dynasty together with my lord!"
This time it was Liu Zhang's turn to beg for him. Now it was time to hire people. Naturally, the more talents like Meng Da, the better.
"Don't worry, Xiaozhi. As long as Meng Da is willing to surrender, I will definitely hire him based on his talent!"
"Fa Zheng thanks the lord for Meng Da!"
After receiving Liu Zhang's promise, Fazheng finally showed a smile.
He and Meng Da had a close friendship and both regarded each other as close friends.
Mengda had a lot of dissatisfaction when he defected to Han Sui before, but Fa Zheng was stubborn and Mengda had no choice but to follow him alone.
Now that Fazheng has surrendered to Liu Zhang, it will be a blessing for both of them if they can be loyal to Liu Zhang again!
Liu Zhang was also very anxious about Mengda's situation and immediately ordered his soldiers to return to Didao City to inquire about the situation.
"Xiaozhi, don't worry, as long as Meng Da is fine, I will make sure he is fine!"
Meng Da's surrender will undoubtedly increase Fa Zheng's loyalty again, even if Liu Zhang has no doubts at this moment.
At this moment, Fazheng's expression suddenly changed, with a look of horror in his eyes.