Chapter 824 Proud Meng Huo

Jianning.

"The small city of Jianning is so majestic. I wonder how majestic Chengdu is."

Meng Huo rode on a tall war elephant and looked up at Jianning City in the distance. Behind him were 20,000 barbarian troops gathered in a stream. Although the 20,000 barbarian troops were marching, they were all in high spirits. It was also the first time they arrived in Jianning City. When they saw the Han people's city, they couldn't help but scream.

The Nanman people have lived deep in the mountains for a long time, either directly spreading straw and living in caves, or living in simple adobe houses. Naturally, they are in awe of the majestic Jianning City.

"My sons, the city of Chengdu is even more majestic than the city of Jianning. When we conquer Chengdu in the future, everything will be ours!"

Hearing Meng Huo's bewildering words, the 20,000 barbarian troops were shocked and continued to advance.

But at this moment, dozens of knights were seen running away in panic from the opposite side. Their bodies were all decorated, and their armor was covered in blood. There was a knight with at least a dozen arrows inserted into his armor, and he was lying on the ground. He was motionless on the horse, his body bumping as the horse rose and fell, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

When the leading general saw tens of thousands of barbarian troops, he was overjoyed and said, "Is this the leader Meng Huo?"

"It is this king!"

Meng Huo agreed, and Yong Kai ran over in surprise: "Chief Meng Huo, I have finally met you."

Meng Huo asked strangely: "Prefect Yong, why are there only these people around you, where is my brother?"

Yong Kai's face was stunned, and he lowered his head and said: "Chief Meng, your brother and I joined forces to attack the Xiliang army. Unexpectedly, the enemy's cavalry was so fierce that our army was defeated. Your brother and I were separated during the battle. , should be arriving soon."

Meng Huo frowned. Meng You was different from other generals of the Southern Barbarians. He was his biological brother and could be entrusted with important tasks. If something went wrong, he would lose an arm.

"Golden Ring Three Knots, you take five hundred soldiers and horses along the road to find Meng You."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A majestic, half-chested, chest and face smeared with oil paint, a barbarian general holding an iron fork agreed and led five hundred soldiers and horses out.

"Prefect Yong, please enter the city and tell me how the Xiliang army defeated you." Meng Huo ordered to Yong Kai.

Hearing Meng Huo's tone, Yong Kai was naturally a little unhappy, but he had to bow his head under the eaves. Yong Kai had an army of 15,000 men before. Although the good and bad were mixed, he was at least on an equal footing with Meng Huo. Now he has soldiers Most of the horses were killed and wounded, and the number of defeated troops who would be gathered together in the future was estimated to be only a few thousand, far from being Meng Huo's opponent.

Thinking of this, Yong Kai knew how to adapt and immediately said respectfully: "Yes, please come to the city and stay in the general's mansion for the time being. I will give you a detailed report."

Seeing Yong Kai being so obedient, Meng Huo nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, let's go in first."

After that, Yong Kai and others led the way, led Meng Huo and others into the city, and settled down in the prefect's mansion.

Yongkai told Meng Huo how the Xiliang cavalry galloped all the way and defeated tens of thousands of troops.

"The horses from Liangzhou are dominating the world. The Xiliang cavalry are elite soldiers under Liu Yuqing's command, and they are truly extraordinary." Yong Kai sighed. He really felt like he was sitting in a well and looking at the sky. He had only heard of Liu Ye's victorious victory in every battle before. Really learned a lesson.

"Hmph! I'm afraid you scared some Xiliang cavalry out of their wits." Meng Huo snorted coldly. He was very dissatisfied with Yong Kai's attitude of boosting other people's ambitions and destroying his own prestige. At the same time, he could not help but feel resentful towards Yong Kai. I underestimated him by three points, but he is just an incompetent person.

Seeing that Meng Huo didn't seem to care about the Xiliang Iron Cavalry at all, Yong Kai hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, don't underestimate the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Didn't your younger brother also lead 10,000 barbarians to join the battle? Aren't you still being attacked by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry?" defeat?"

Meng Huo's face turned dark and he said in a deep voice: "What Xiliang Iron Cavalry is, isn't it just a group of people riding horses? I have war elephants under my command! One war elephant is enough to serve as an army. If we send war elephant soldiers to fight, we will definitely win a complete victory. !”

Yong Kai was about to say something else, but one of the barbarian generals under Meng Huo laughed and said: "Isn't it true that Governor Yong was frightened by the Xiliang soldiers? It's just a group of people riding horses. If you have seen us Nanman If the elephant soldiers are so powerful, you won’t think so.”

"Hahaha, that's right. War elephants can trample people into pulp with just one kick. What does the cavalry mean?"

"Hey, Governor Yong was frightened by the enemy, right? Hahaha!"

Several barbarian generals laughed, and Yong Kai was angry: These people don't know how high the sky is, okay! In this case, I won’t say much more. I’ll let you have a taste of it tomorrow and you will know how powerful the Xiliang cavalry is!

"Yang Feng, Ah Huinan, you are so busy that you need to speak less."

Meng Huo scolded, Yong Kai still needed it after all.

"Prefect Yong, it's been a hard battle today. You go down and rest first. In a few days, we'll see how our army defeats the Xiliang cavalry."

"yes."

Yong Kai said no more, just bowed his hand to Meng Huo, and then retreated.

"Hey, Your Majesty, this Yong Kai is probably scared out of his wits by the enemy."

Busty Ya smiled and said: "When the time comes, let Yong Kai watch from the front and see how we defeat the enemy."

Meng Huo nodded and laughed and said, "Let's keep our spirits up. This Yong Kai is deliberately planning to rebel. There is a lot of food and grass in the city, which is enough for us for half a year."

At this point, the barbarian generals in the room burst into laughter. The environment in Nanzhong was harsh, and it was naturally not easy to obtain food. Now it was easy to get enough food for the 20,000 troops for half a year. Naturally, they were all happy.

Meng Huo led 20,000 barbarian soldiers to repair the city of Jianning for two days. Jinhuan Sanjie led 500 soldiers and horses back to the city.

"Your Majesty, I led five hundred people to search along the road. We encountered many defeated troops, but we were unable to find the Second King." Jinhuan Sanjie shook his head.

"Well, I understand. It seems that Meng You is likely to be caught by the Xiliang cavalry."

Meng Huo groaned and made a decision immediately: "Send out the entire army to find the Xiliang army. After defeating the enemy army, we may be able to rescue Meng You."

After that, Meng Huo ordered the entire army to attack, leaving only three thousand barbarian soldiers stationed in Jianning City. In these days, Yongkai also successively collected the three or four thousand defeated soldiers who had escaped, and the two armies joined forces. , the strength of the troops was still more than 20,000. After leaving Jianning City, they headed north along the road.

It is worth mentioning that the Southern Barbarian Army carried more than ten war elephants. These behemoths walked slowly on the road. Although they were slow, they were tall and long after all, so they were not slow to walk. The Nanman soldiers were used to seeing these war elephants, but the Han soldiers under Yong Kai were naturally intimidated when they saw these war elephants.