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At noon, the results of the battle were counted out. In addition to the more than 2,000 cavalry taken away by Xiahou Ba, the Wei army also had more than 3,000 seriously injured soldiers from the baggage battalion. All the others were killed in battle, with a total of 8,825 people. At least half of them died under the crossbows and thunder chariots of the Shu Han army. There were only more than 4,000 people who died in battle, but these more than 4,000 people brought nearly 6,000 casualties to the Shu Han army.

If the Shu Han army had not had powerful weapons and equipment and had formations to defend, the final result would be hard to say.

After reading the report, Zhuge Liang summoned the generals to discuss the matter and informed all the generals of the war. Only then did someone know that there were some people who had missed the net in the Wei army. Xiahou Ba brought more than 2,000 cavalry and had already rushed to Jiang Wei's rear. He was shocked and the tent suddenly started to riot.

Jiang Wei had only 20,000 people. He had already struggled to face Zhang He's impact. If Xiahou Ba attacked him from behind, the consequences would be unimaginable. It is very likely that in a few days, they would face Zhang He's fierce attacks from 40,000 infantry and cavalry.

Everyone's eyes fell on the faces of the two generals in the square formation. The two were shocked, knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, but did not dare to beg for mercy. Because they knew that Prime Minister Zhuge Liang would reward his minor achievements and negligence would be corrected. It was useless to beg for mercy, not to mention that they had made such a serious mistake.

"I will take care of your family." Zhuge Liang waved his hand and ordered them to be dragged out for beheading.

A moment later, two bloody heads were placed in front of Zhuge Liang's desk.

There was no sound in the camp, and no one dared to speak.

Zhuge Liang stood up and his majestic gaze swept across everyone's faces. He said lightly: "The battlefield is a place of life and death. No one can take it lightly. A little negligence may cause great trouble. Because of the negligence of the two of them, we have to face a fierce battle. However, if we can defeat Cao Zhi, we can defeat Zhang He. Please be prepared and not slacken. We must unite as long as we do our best, as long as we do our best, we will definitely win the greatest victory, keep the Wei army out of the door, and guard Guanzhong."

The generals agreed.

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Chengdu, General Cavalry Mansion.

Li Yan sat upright and did not laugh.

The officials sitting around him did not dare to speak loudly. The Prime Minister was not in Chengdu, and the General of the Cavalry was in power alone, and no one dared to easily disobey him, so as not to cause unintentional disasters. Unlike Prime Minister Zhuge's rule of law, Li Yan was even more emotional, and he was also one of the authors of "Shu Ke". His proficiency in the law allowed him to find a set of rhetoric that was beneficial to him when facing anyone's rebuttal. In this case, unless he was killed by the virginity, he could fight against him.

"The Prime Minister fought against the Wei army in Guanzhong, and was lying in snow and swallowing ice. He worked very hard and had no complaints yet. You lived in Chengdu, and just did some more things, and complained again and again. What's the reason?" Li Yan's voice was cold and he had self-evident majesty. He had never been a kind person, and now he was in power, so he didn't need to pretend to anyone. "Guanzhong has a fertile field for thousands of miles. How important is occupying Guanzhong to restore the Han Dynasty? I believe that even the most confused person can understand the truth. Cao Zhi went deep into the army alone. Do you think he is a brave but not a resourceful person? No, this shows the importance of Guanzhong."

Li Yan coughed, picked up the cup on the desk, took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and continued to speak. He had received an urgent report from Zhuge Liang. Cao Zhi broke into Guanzhong, and the situation was very critical. If he wanted to persist, he needed a lot of food support. With this legitimate reason, Li Yan of course had to force his subordinates to collect grain.

The ones who were urging him were not only the officials of the General Cavalry Mansion, but also the officials of the Prime Minister’s Mansion. Zhuge Liang was not in Chengdu, and Jiang Wan went to Lingling again, leaving only Zhang Yi, the chief minister of the government, to support the situation. Zhang Yi is from Chengdu, but he has a close relationship with Zhuge Liang, which is quite trusted by Zhuge Liang. At this moment, he knew that Li Yan was taking advantage of the situation to seize power but had no choice. If he fought with Li Yan, Zhuge Liang in Guanzhong would inevitably be at risk of food being cut off.

However, raising grain is not easy. After two years of ripening in Yizhou, Wei Ba transported a large amount of rice from Jiaozhou. However, under Li Yan's operation, a large amount of grain was transported to Xincheng and no more grain was allocated to support Guanzhong. Faced with Li Yan's accusations of righteousness, Zhang Yi, who was already a little anxious, was so anxious that he was sweating and speechless.

Looking at Zhang Yi with a pale face, Li Yan showed a proud smile. As long as Zhang Yi could suppress him, no one would be able to fight against him. Once Zhang Yi had no support from Zhuge Liang, he would be nothing. He was from Chengdu, but he had limited relationships with Chengdu people. He was dependent on Zhuge Liang, but he did not get along well with the Jingxiang faction. The last time Zhuge Liang entered Hanzhong, he was also the chief minister of the palace, but had a conflict with the Siyan Captain Cen Shu, so that Zhuge Liang wanted to write to him personally.

How could such a person be his opponent? Zhang Yi's reason for opposing Meng Da's troops to leave the new city is so untenable. As a defeated general who was once captured by Sun Quan, Zhang Yi's military prestige is even less than that of him, and he has no say at all.

Zhang Yi could not argue with Li Yan, and could not leave, so he could only endure hardship. Others dared not speak too much and listened to Li Yan's speech tremblingly. They suddenly felt that compared to Li Yan, Zhuge Liang was a little stricter, at least he would not be so unscrupulous. Who would not know that Li Yan insisted that Meng Da sent troops to Xiangyang was due to the interests of the Dongzhou Group. This was understandable, but Li Yan said that Guanzhong was important, but while Li Yan was giving limited food to Meng Da and ignored Zhuge Liang's main force. This was obviously a bit too much.

Looking at the officials who dared to be angry but not speak, Li Yan sneered in his heart. He knew what they were thinking, but he believed that they didn't know what he was thinking. Everyone thought that Emperor Cao Rui of Wei was in Wancheng, and Nanyang must have heavy troops to guard, but they did not know that Cao Wei's main force was in Guanzhong, and Sima Yi was only left with less than 20,000 troops in Nanyang. At this moment, attacking Wancheng was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once Wancheng was in crisis, the siege of Guanzhong would be self-removed. No matter how important Guanzhong was, was it still more important than Luoyang?

When our troops left Wanluo and forced Cao Rui to move the capital, what is the contribution of Prime Minister Zhuge in Guanzhong? What should we do with others, make achievements, monopolize the power, and keep the heavenly constitution in his mouth, so that we can be qualified to speak. Although he wanted to compete for power with Zhuge Liang, he agreed with Zhuge Liang's words that the reason why Liu Zhang lost Yizhou was because he was too indulging in these people. Now, only by governing Yizhou with severe punishments and laws can we compete for the world with a state. The countryside wishes would not be able to govern Yizhou well.

Li Yan sneered secretly and continued to scold him in a harsh manner.
Chapter completed!