Chapter 724: The world’s number one general, Gao Yao!

Chapter 724: The world’s number one general, Gao Yao!

At the same time, Han Xin couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Zhao Shuo was indeed an extremely shrewd person. Although he had suffered some hardships in the previous confrontation with him, this time, Zhao Shuo showed a shrewdness beyond imagination.

On the one hand, he resolutely defended the city and would never easily open the city gates for a frontal battle no matter how provoked; on the other hand, he dispersed his 40,000 troops around the county, also avoiding direct combat and hiding whenever possible, but always maintaining a protective posture for the county.

This arrangement put Han Xin in a dilemma, because as long as he made the slightest move, the surrounding Wei army would immediately take the initiative to encircle him. In this way, even if Han Xin used black gunpowder to blow up the city gate, it would be difficult to achieve substantial results. After all, once the Wei army began to encircle him, Han Xin's side would most likely be at a disadvantage.

Therefore, it was naturally impossible for Han Xin to launch an attack easily, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

Meanwhile, on the other side of Hanzhong, a thrilling battle was quietly unfolding. Zhang Liang's carefully planned ambush finally achieved complete success, and the army led by Wang Ben was defeated in one fell swoop without any preparation. This decisive victory made Hanzhong completely unable to resist, and the entire area was firmly controlled by the Southern Border Army.

At this critical moment, Ying Bu rushed back to Hanzhong in a panic. He regretted his previous decision and regretted that he was too confident to intercept Wang Ben, but he completely missed this rare opportunity to make a contribution.

"Military Advisor!" As soon as Ying Bu saw Zhang Liang sitting behind the desk, he couldn't wait to pour out his troubles, "Why didn't you stop me at the beginning? I really regret it!" His voice was full of regret and grievance, as if he had suffered great injustice.

In the official residence of the county city of Hanzhong, Ying Bu stood in front of Zhang Liang and emotionally recounted his experiences. He had gone through hardships and had to sleep in the open air, but he had perfectly avoided every key battle. First, he missed the important battle to occupy Hanzhong, and now he even failed to catch up with the battle of Wang Ben. However, Zhang Liang took down Wang Ben with almost no effort, which made Ying Bu feel extremely lost and frustrated.

"Hahahaha... okay, it's no big deal. There will be plenty of opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future! Besides, I asked you to think about it carefully at the beginning. Do you regret it now? Then you can't blame me!" Zhang Liang looked at Ying Bu's aggrieved and embarrassed look and couldn't help laughing heartily, with no intention of concealing it at all.

As for Ying Bu, the eight-foot-tall strong man, he stood there like an angry young wife. He snorted and wanted to say something to refute, but found that he had no idea where to start.

Indeed, Zhang Liang did persuade Ying Bu and gave him enough time to think and choose. It was up to Ying Bu to stick to his own ideas or follow Zhang Liang's advice. In the end, Ying Bu resolutely chose to believe in himself and resolutely carried out that decision.

So, no matter how much Ying Bu regretted it now, he couldn't blame Zhang Liang! After all, it was Ying Bu himself who made this choice! However, the frustration in his heart was really uncomfortable!

Gao Yao's subordinates didn't have so many twists and turns. Merits were merits and faults were faults. Merits must be rewarded and faults must be punished. This was the principle. Ying Bu had thought that he would finally have a chance to win military merits, but he didn't expect that he would fall into his own fantasy. He didn't get any credit for taking Hanzhong and destroying Wang Ben. It would be strange if Ying Bu could be happy.

"Okay, let's get down to business. First, take a look at the news that just came over!"

Seeing Ying Bu's look, Zhang Liang did not laugh at him excessively. Instead, he put away his smile and handed Ying Bu the battle report that had just been received.

Ying Bu did not waste any time and immediately began to carefully examine the contents. The more he read, the more shocked, angry, and finally amazed he became.

At this time, the newspaper reported the general situation of the battle in Jiujiang, from the surprise attack on the ferry to Gao Yao's personal visit to Jiujiang, the defeat of the Wu army's central army in one battle, and the capture of Wu Rui. All the details were written down.

"This... Wu Rui, he deserves to die!" After reading the letter, Ying Bu's face was full of anger. He cursed fiercely, and the anger in his eyes seemed to be bursting out. Ying Bu felt extremely angry and disgusted with what Wu Rui did.

Especially when he learned that Wu Rui had done such a cruel thing as massacring the city, he felt that this behavior was extremely shameful. Ying Bu could not understand how a person could be so cold-blooded and cruel to innocent people.

Zhang Liang on the side couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, such an extreme approach, if the prime minister hadn't stepped in personally, I'm afraid Jiujiang would have been handed over directly." Although he only learned about these situations through letters, with Zhang Liang's wisdom and insight, he could easily infer the general situation.

He knew very well how dangerous this battle was. If it weren't for the Prime Minister's extraordinary courage and outstanding military talent, the consequences would be disastrous. Thinking of this, Zhang Liang felt a sense of admiration for the Prime Minister.

"Well, the Prime Minister is worthy of being the Prime Minister. He charged into the army of thousands and captured Wu Rui. He killed nearly four hundred people in one battle. His fighting power is absolutely unparalleled in the world!" Ying Bu praised the Prime Minister's heroic performance.

Although Wu Rui is indeed hateful, he has now been captured. Ying Bu is impressed by the extraordinary fighting power displayed by Gao Yao in this battle. Back then, Ying Bu was convinced by Gao Yao's powerful force and had no power to fight back. However, today, Ying Bu is shocked to realize that Gao Yao's real fighting power is so terrifying!

I heard that Gao Yao killed 400 people in this battle. At first glance, the number does not seem to be amazing. But in fact, on a real battlefield, it is not easy to hit the enemy with a weapon and kill them. It requires a huge amount of physical strength and energy. For an average person, even if he holds a sharp blade and swings it hard at the enemy in armor, it is already quite difficult to kill ten people if the enemy does not resist.

Ying Bu secretly thought that if he did not consider the factor of being besieged by the enemy and just let the enemies fight him one by one, he could only kill about a hundred people at most, which was his limit. If there were more, Ying Bu himself could not guarantee whether he could still hold on.

Gao Yao killed nearly 400 people this time! This is an astonishing number. He led only 10,000 troops, but he was able to charge into the camp of 40,000 troops so bravely and fearlessly. It can be imagined that with such a huge disparity in military strength, they were facing the dilemma of being besieged almost every moment.