The cavalry of the Yizhou Army are returning one after another. From the smiles on their faces, we can tell that last night must have been a hearty victory.
The main generals responsible for the night attack mission were General Wu Feng Tai Shi Ci, General Hu Wei Zhao Yun, and General Pang De and Ma Yue.
The troops and horses were provided by Wu Feng Battalion and some Liangzhou elite cavalry.
The person who proposed the strategy of another sneak attack was not the coach Liu Zhang, nor the mastermind Xun You, but Fengchu Pang Tong.
After the Yizhou Army defeated Han Sui head-on, tens of thousands of troops pursued him for more than 40 miles and captured countless enemy troops!
Such a great victory naturally caused everyone in the Yizhou Army to cheer for joy.
Just as the generals were reporting their respective gains to Liu Zhang, Pang Tong proposed this bold strategy.
Take advantage of his illness and kill him!
The 300,000-strong army collapsed and fled for more than 40 miles in one breath. The entire army must have been in a state of panic and chaos!
It only takes a little disturbance to completely destroy the defeated soldiers who barely survive.
However, this strategy is also very risky.
Han Sui's defeated troops fled for forty miles, and the Yizhou army also pursued them for forty miles!
Now having the cavalry march forty miles for a sneak attack would be a great test for the physical strength of the Yizhou soldiers.
According to Pang Tong's estimation, no matter how heavy the casualties suffered by Han Sui's army, there would still be at least 100,000 soldiers left.
A surprise attack on 100,000 people with less than 20,000 exhausted cavalry is a huge gamble in itself.
Risks and opportunities coexist, and high risks will naturally lead to high returns!
As long as the night attack can be successful, the Han-Sui coalition forces will definitely collapse again. Although they may not be completely wiped out, at least they will definitely not have the strength to fight again in a short period of time!
Liu Zhang naturally agreed with this strategy, and it was similar to Jia Xu's sneak attack on Cao Cao in history that he was familiar with.
After finally discussing with Tai Shici and others and getting a clear attitude, Liu Zhang decided to send a total of 15,000 cavalry men for a night attack.
Fortunately, after Didao and Ji County defeated Han Sui and Ma Teng outside the city, Liu Zhang's army did not lack war horses.
After replacing the stirrups and saddles, 15,000 cavalry immediately launched an attack under the leadership of Taishi Ci, Zhao Yun and others.
Facts proved that there was nothing wrong with Pang Tong's strategy, and the Han-Sui coalition was completely defeated in one battle!
If there had not been the sneak attack last night, Han Sui, with the support of the five Qiang clan chiefs, would have been able to regroup the army. It would be better to march to Yuzhong City.
After this great victory, Liu Zhang could temporarily relax!
For at least one to two months, the Qiang soldiers will be in panic, and their morale will be difficult to recover. Naturally, Han Sui will not have the strength to fight anymore!
After arranging the defense, Liu Zhang ordered to reward the three armies!
Liu Zhang's original plan was to engage in a protracted war of attrition with Han Sui, so Yuzhong City had a mountain of supplies and would not need any supplies for at least several months.
Unexpectedly, just one day after the war began, Han Sui was defeated and fled with the death of more than 100,000 people.
Liu Zhang was naturally not stingy with rewards, so he used all the good wine and meat to reward the meritorious ministers.
Just as Liu Zhang was hosting a banquet to reward the civil and military officials, the messenger from the street pavilion also arrived in Yuzhong.
"Reporting to my lord, Lu's military advisor planned to defeat the Xianbei vanguard and killed more than 20,000 Xianbei cavalry. The leader of the thieves fled in panic!"
Liu Zhang's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that today would be full of happy events!
"What are our losses?"
"Lord, we only suffered more than 300 casualties..."
Then the messenger told the whole battle process in detail.
The originally noisy banquet hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked horrified.
Annihilated more than 20,000 Xianbei cavalry at the cost of 300 men?
This is probably an unprecedented achievement in the entire history of the Han Dynasty!
Although the more than 20,000 Xianbei people killed on the Jieting battlefield were far less than the more than 100,000 Qiang people outside Yuzhong City, the meanings between the two were completely different!
The heavy casualties of the Qiang people were entirely due to their huge numbers. Hundreds of thousands fled, and most of them died at the hands of their own people. The actual number of people killed by the Yizhou Army was not even 23 out of 10.
But the Jieting battlefield was completely different. The corpses of more than 20,000 Xianbei cavalry were all chopped down one by one by the Yizhou Army!
Most of the Xianbei cavalry were killed before they even had time to flee!
"As expected of Zijing, he killed more than 20,000 Xianbei cavalry with 30,000 infantry!"
Liu Zhang would not be stingy with his praises, and Lu Su did not miss his reputation as "Rao Zijing, the guard at every turn"!
"Send the order and confer Lu Su the title of General of the Zan Army!"
Liu Zhang's sudden reward to Lu Su made everyone in the room secretly exclaim.
Except for Xun You's strategist general, no other counselor was awarded the position of general.
It seems that Lu Su's position in Liu Zhang's heart is really not low!
"My lord is wise!"
Everyone stood up and praised Liu Zhang.
Those who have merit must be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes must be punished. This is undoubtedly the performance of a wise master.
"The merits of all of you in the bloody battlefield are all seen by me. When you succeed in the future, you will all be heavily rewarded!"
The reward given to Lu Su was to motivate the soldiers in the street pavilion. Now the war is far from over, so naturally it is not time to reward based on merit.
In order to prevent the generals from having other ideas, Liu Zhang quickly explained.
"Lord, now that Yuzhong and Jieting have been victorious one after another, our army's morale is high. It's better to take advantage of the victory and march forward to annihilate Han Sui in one go!"
Dian Wei has a reckless character, but his proposal won the support of the generals.
Now that Han Sui had lost consecutive battles, his troops had no fighting spirit, and their morale was low, it was a good time to attack him.
As the saying goes, the advantage of taking advantage of a victory is not to have a small number of troops, and to take advantage of a defeated army is not to fear the number of troops!
The more than 100,000 defeated soldiers of the Qiang-Han coalition were completely ignored by the generals.
"Lord, the last general invites you to fight!"
"My lord, I would like to be the vanguard!"
"Lord..."
Unexpectedly, Liu Zhang's reward to Lu Su completely ignited the fighting spirit in the hearts of his generals.
For a time, the room was filled with passion and determination to eliminate Han Sui.
The fighting spirit of his generals was so high that Liu Zhang's heart was naturally filled with joy.
With these generals marching forward bravely, why worry about Han Sui not being destroyed?
"Generals, please take a seat!"
Liu Zhang waved his hand gently, making the room quiet for a while.
"I am deeply gratified to see the confidence of the generals!"
"It's just that it's not yet time for us to take the initiative to attack Han Sui."
After hearing these words, Xun You and Pang Tong breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Fortunately, my protagonist did not get carried away by victory and passion!
However, all the generals in the room showed helpless expressions, obviously a little disappointed that they could not attack.
"Think about it, think about it, what did we rely on to defeat Han Sui's 300,000-strong army?"
"It's a city!"
"If there is no strong city as a support, no matter how many strategies you have, you will not be able to implement it!"
Liu Zhang has always been very clear-headed. Unless Han Sui's entire army is wiped out, Liu Zhang will never take the initiative to attack without any scruples.
Even if Han Sui only had 100,000 troops left, Liu Zhang would still not underestimate him.
Perhaps 50,000 Yizhou troops could defeat 100,000 Qiang troops in a field battle, but they would definitely pay a heavy price.
Every soldier is hard-earned, and Liu Zhang will never squander it easily!