Hearing that Guo Huai was still alive, Yang Zheng couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Xiahou Ba was extremely excited. Yang Zheng's meritorious service was equivalent to his meritorious service.

If he and Deng Zhong hadn't stopped him and Jiang Wei calmly cleaned up the battlefield, Xiahou Ba and Guo Huai would have shed their skins even if they didn't die.

Thinking of Deng Zhong, I wonder how he is doing.

This victory was somewhat reluctant. Counting the casualties of the Qiang people, the Wei army should be far greater than the Shu army.

If Deng Zhong hadn't withstood the Tiger Infantry's attack head-on, he wouldn't have had much of a chance.

The Shu army gave Yang Zheng the impression that he did not want to fight to the death.

In the afternoon, the casualties of each army were counted.

Xiahou Ba was in the worst situation. They were besieged for days without anyone to rescue them. There was barely hope in the final battle, but it turned out to be a trap. There were 1,700 casualties, and most of the 3,000 elite soldiers were killed immediately.

Next was Deng Zhong, who suffered half of his two thousand infantry casualties.

In a cold weapon war, one-fifth of the casualties were suffered, and the entire army was in danger of collapse, but Deng Zhongjun held on to it.

More than 700 Qiang people under Yang Zheng were killed directly in battle, and almost all of those who survived were injured.

There are fewer and fewer veterans in the Wuwei camp. There were more than 400 soldiers at the beginning, but now there are only 243 left.

Yang Zheng's heart was bleeding.

Some things are ultimately difficult to replenish.

The veterans have experienced the most brutal bloody battles. They have tough temperaments, high fighting spirit, and tenacious will. The most rare thing is that they have the same heart and soul as Yang Zheng. If one loses one, one will be lost.

The person with the fewest casualties was Guo Huai. A veteran general was a veteran general. He almost participated in most of the wars against Shu. He could tell the strength of the Tiger Infantry Army at a glance.

Yesterday, I saw that the Shu army abandoned the camp without fighting, so I became vigilant and ordered the forwards to be vigilant.

With the fire, quickly exit the battlefield.

There were only over 300 casualties.

The Shu army left more than two thousand corpses and the injured were all taken away by them.

Compared with the Luo Valley War, it can be considered a victory now.

The land of Yongliang needs to boost morale.

Guo Huai was very politically savvy and publicized it extensively. Both Yang Zheng and Deng Zhong were among the recipients of awards.

Xiahou Ba was trapped for many days and resented Guo Huai for not saving him. Now he was burned again, so naturally he would not attend Guo Huai's celebration banquet.

If the boss doesn't go, Yang Zheng naturally can't go either.

After some discussion, the two gathered the corpse and headed back to Didao City.

"This achievement is so great that the imperial court should not talk about awarding a partial general." After experiencing this battle, Xiahou Ba took a look at Yang Zhenggao and spoke in a much gentler tone.

Wei's generals belong to the fifth rank and are usually awarded by the emperor or generals.

Higher than the captain and general, lower than the general.

When Xu Huang and Zhang He first came from Wei Wu, they both held this position and were promoted based on merit.

Cao Wei has always attached great importance to military merit. After all, the three kingdoms now stand in a tripod and need a large number of outstanding generals.

Xu Zhi was originally just a soldier in the army, but because of his bravery, he was promoted to captain by Guo Huai.

The Cao Shuang Group had just experienced a disastrous defeat in Luogu, and now Yang Zheng and Xiahou Ba's small victory was a timely help, enough to save them some face.

Yang Zheng was happy in his heart, "Thank you so much, general, but the Qiang leader Jiang Fane contributed a lot to repelling the Shu thieves this time."

Yang Zheng originally wanted to ask for credit for Jiang Fane.

Just as he started, Xiahou Ba reminded him in a low voice: "This person... you can just reward him with some money when the time comes. If some people in the court know that you are asking for credit for the Qiang chief, it will be a lot of trouble."

trouble?

Cao Wei governed the barbarians with his left hand to suppress and his right hand to win over.

Although he sometimes falls short of the light, his methods are superb and his sense of proportion is very good.

There are Qiang soldiers in the army, but no Yi generals.

When Wang Ping was in the Wei army, he was ostracized because of his identity.

As far as Yang Zheng knew, the scholar-bureaucrats of this era were quite discriminatory against barbarians.

The Qiang rebelled and surrendered at times, so the court would not easily believe them.

Yang Zheng roughly figured out the secrets involved, and knowing Xiahou Ba's goodwill, he no longer forced himself. It was still unclear whether he could get the Yamen General.

Xiahou Ba was in such a good mood that he ignored the burns on his body and talked a lot with Yang Zheng.

He Hui and other generals also looked at Yang Zheng differently.

There was always a hint of jealousy in the past.

Now it's respect.

When they arrived at Didao, before they entered the city, Gongsun Fu was already outside the city to greet him.

He looked a little anxious.

Yang Zheng confessed to Xiahou Ba and found a private place to talk.

Gongsunfu took out two bamboo slips from his arms.

"Here is the general, Mibai worships. Longxi has always been peaceful, but Yang Zheng suddenly arrived. The chickens and dogs are restless. There are Qiang people in front of them, and Shu thieves in the back. The generals in Longxi are instigated by them, and there are many discords. They are loyal.

, His heart is really treacherous. General Xiahou was confused by his words and could not detect it. The situation worsened and he secretly made friends with the Qiang people. He always harbored Dong Zhuo's ambitions!

I hope the general will stop quickly..."

After reading the letter, Yang Zheng smiled instead of getting angry.

Li Mi really hanged himself because he thought his life was too long.

I originally thought that if there was a rare war, I would let him die gloriously for his country.

Unexpectedly, the Qiang people stood still and the Shu army only wandered around the Taoshui River.

Secretly making friends with the Qiang people, always cherishing Dong Zhuo's aspirations!

When this sentence is sent to the audience, Deng Yang and Li Sheng add fuel to the fire. What will Cao Shuang do?

Even if I don't deal with myself, the credit for defeating the Shu army will definitely be lost.

The second bamboo slip, with similar contents, was given to Guo Huai.

Li Mi took great pains to kill himself.

This letter was written partly true and partly false. If the higher-ups really sent someone down to investigate, they would have preconceived the letter as soon as they saw the Qiang and Di people in Panghan City.

The key is that I am not really clean.

"This letter is well written." Yang Zheng couldn't help but praise it.

Gongsun Fu said: "Three times before and after, six people were captured by us, and no one escaped."

"Okay." Yang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, Li Mi had reached the point where he had to get rid of him.

Even if we let him go, if he secretly associates with the Qiang people today, and harbors Dong Zhuo's aspirations tomorrow, how can he survive if word spreads about it?

But this guy does have some discernment.

Yang Zheng did not have a clear plan for the road ahead.

He secretly made friends with the Qiang people and always cherished Dong Zhuo's aspirations, but he pointed out a clear path.

If you want to strengthen yourself, it is definitely not possible to follow the path of the Central Plains.

Without family background, it is difficult to move forward.

But the Qiang people don't care about family background and have always respected heroes.

In fact, the greatest contribution to repelling the Shu people this time lies with the Qiang people.

If we can unite them like Dong Zhuo and Han Sui, we will have capital that is not controlled by others in this troubled world.

Even if the Sima family usurped Cao Wei and wanted to liquidate themselves, they would still have to think carefully.

"You did a good job. I will go and say goodbye to General Xiahou."

Xiahou Ba originally wanted to keep Yang Zheng for the banquet, but the biggest casualties were the troops in Didao City. There were already sounds of sadness in the city, and the surviving soldiers were all listless. How could they still be in the mood for a banquet in this situation?

Xiahou Ba himself was also in disinterest, so he did not try to persuade him to stay.
Chapter completed!