Gan Ning took 3,000 soldiers and horses, quickly left the barracks, and galloped over when he asked where the scout Meng Shujun was.

Half a day later, three thousand soldiers and horses came and went like the wind, and soon arrived at the location of Meng Huo's army, and the scouts sent by Gan Ning came back to report that Meng Huo was about five miles in front of him, and was advancing, driven by fierce beasts that he had never seen before.

Gan Ning made a quick decision, knowing that Meng Huo was going to the Han army camp, so he set up an ambush on the road that he had to pass, waiting for Meng Huo and others to enter the ambush circle, and then attack him unprepared.

After some preparations, Gan Ning and the others were all ready, just waiting for Meng Huo and the others to get into the ambush circle.

Gan Ning hid in the bushes on the side of the road, looking out through the gap, but he was secretly thinking in his heart: "Meng Huo, this time I will let you have no return!" ”

It's a hilly terrain with undulating terrain and dense woods on both sides of the road, making it a great opportunity for Gan Ning.

However, things often backfired, when Meng Huo drove the army to gradually arrive here, Gan Ning and the others had not seen people, they first heard the roar of the beast, the sound was thick and strange, which they had never heard before, and there was not only a trace of coldness in their hearts.

After a while, a monster several meters tall walked into everyone's field of vision, the monster was huge, with four thick hooves, on both sides of the head there were ears bigger than the fan, the nose was about a meter long, and there were two huge fangs on both sides of the nose.

In addition to this, the monster carried something like a palanquin on its back, and in it sat three bows and arrows with bows and arrows, fully vigilant, and their sharp eyes scanned everything on the ground.

This is a behemoth that even Gan Ning has never seen, with a strange appearance, strange screams, and a huge body. It has left a shadow in people's hearts, and many soldiers have even become timid.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Boom ......"

More and more behemoths drove into everyone's eyes, the ground seemed to tremble, and the soldiers of the Han army hid in the bushes and did not move. A cold sweat broke down his back, and no one was sure that they could defeat such an army.

Even Gan Ning was shocked by this strange behemoth, and he lost his mind for a while. Just when Gan Ning was still unsure whether to attack or not, the archer carrying the behemoth on its back was condescending, and suddenly found the soldier hiding in the bushes.

"There's an ambush!"

The rebels suddenly shouted. Several archers drew their bows and shot arrows, shooting arrows in their hands, and attacked first, breaking the peace.

A few Han soldiers who had not been hiding fell in response, with deadly arrows stuck in their chests, and fell in a pool of blood!

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, the rebels were the first to attack, and Gan Ning and other ambushes were completely exposed to the attacks of these rebels, and they had to rush to the battle.

The ambush appeared, and the tide rushed towards the rebels. But when they rushed in front of the behemoth, they didn't know how to attack, but they were picked up by the behemoth's hard, long fangs and flew up with a casual swing.

The rebels drove those behemoths forward, and the soldiers of the Han army were like ants in front of these behemoths, some were trampled to death instantly, some were pierced through the body by fangs, and some were killed by arrows.

The Han army in front was defeated, and the rest of the Han army was terrified when they saw it. Before the battle, his heart was already frightened, and he did not dare to approach these behemoths, but was driven and killed by the rebels.

Gan Ning saw this. In order to cause unnecessary casualties, Gan Ning ordered a retreat while letting the archers cover on both flanks.

But those behemoths were covered with a layer of iron armor, and arrows could not shoot through them. On the contrary, it was easy to be provoked, and the archers of the rebels were even more condescending archers, and the Han army was passive, and they were immediately killed and dispersed as soon as they clashed.

As the saying goes, defeat is like a mountain, at this moment, the Han army has no ability to resist at all, and can only be slaughtered by others, and if they don't flee desperately, it is a dead end. Finally, the morale of the Han army fell to the bottom and collapsed in an instant, and all the soldiers had to flee for their lives......

Gan Ning escaped back to the barracks with people, at this time he no longer had the original ambition, in the face of the terrible behemoth, as soon as he returned to the barracks, he immediately told Zhang Liao about the strength of the rebels, and the horror of those behemoths.

After listening to Gan Ning's recital, Zhuge Liang glanced at Yang Feng and asked, "General Yang, what is the behemoth that General Gan is talking about?" ”

"It's an elephant, unique to Funan. This animal was not very brave, but it was trained by the people of Funan to become their tool of war, with the tall body of these animals, galloping back and forth on the battlefield, as if entering no man's land, which is why a country with only more than 10,000 soldiers is based there. Yang Feng said.

Zhuge Liang thought for a while, and then asked: "But all things are mutually reinforcing, since the elephant is an animal, then there must be something that makes him afraid, does General Yang know what kind of animal the elephant's natural enemies are?" ”

"There are no natural predators of elephants here, elephants are invincible!" Yang Feng said.

Zhuge Liang said: "There is no absolute in anything, even if he has no natural enemies, he must be afraid of any animal, right?" I don't believe that this elephant is really so invincible! ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhuge Liang asked Zhang Liao for his life, preparing to take a few people to observe the elephant in person. Zhang Liao did not let Zhuge Liang go out of safety considerations, but Zhuge Liang insisted on doing so, Zhang Liao and the generals could not persuade him, and finally Zhang Liao had to agree to Zhuge Liang's request and sent Xu Huang, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others to go with Zhuge Liang to protect Zhuge Liang's thoughtfulness.

So, Zhuge Liang, Xu Huang, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others went out of the camp, according to the location provided by the scouts, they searched all the way, and when they were about to get close to the enemy, they sent scouts to investigate first, only to know that the rebels did not continue to advance, but stayed by a small river nearby to rest.

So, Zhuge Liang and the others quietly slipped to the small river and observed these behemoths called elephants from a distance.

At this moment, the rebels stayed by the creek to rest, and herds of elephants stood and frolicked in the water, sucking water from the river with their long snouts, and then squirting the water out with their noses, while the rebels camped on the shore.

Seeing that it was getting dark, the elephants played in the water for a while, and then they were driven ashore, and then special people came to feed the elephants food, all some bananas, apples and other things, but there was no meat to see.

When the elephants were finished foraging, they were driven together and rested in a fence, while soldiers guarding the herd outside.

In the distance, Zhuge Liang and the others carefully watched everything that happened on the other side of the river, and it was not until night fell that Zhuge Liang asked everyone to return to the camp together.

On the way back, Zhuge Liang re-sorted out what he had seen, and when he arrived at the barracks, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he said to himself: "I see, it's ......."

"Strategist, what is this?" Xu Huang was the closest to Zhuge Liang, and after hearing Zhuge Liang muttering to himself, he felt strange, so he asked.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said to Xu Huang: "I have a way to deal with these behemoths!" ”

Xu Huang was shocked and hurriedly asked, "Really?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Let's go, let's go to see the Governor!" ”

The group returned to the barracks and saw Zhang Liao, it was late at this time, but Zhang Liao was anxiously waiting for the return of Zhuge Liang and others, and after seeing Zhuge Liang and others come back, they were relieved, for fear that Zhuge Liang and they would have three long and two short.

"Strategist, you're finally back! What are the benefits of this trip? Zhang Liao asked.

Zhuge Liang smiled: "I have gained a lot!" I've found a way to deal with those behemoths! ”

Zhang Liao said in surprise: "Let's talk about it!" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "I have been observing these behemoths with the generals for a long time, and I didn't find any clues until the enemy fed them, and combined with what Yang Feng said before, I can roughly draw a conclusion." ”

"What conclusion?" Zhang Liao asked.

Zhuge Liang said: "Although these behemoths are tall, they are not carnivorous animals, they eat some seasonal fruits, combined with what Yang Feng said before, these animals called elephants are originally more docile words, it is not difficult to see their habits." ”

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other for a while, and they were all skeptical of Zhuge Liang's words.

"Strategist, although these elephants eat some seasonal fruits, it can't prove that they don't eat meat, such a ferocious animal, if they don't eat meat, how can they gain a foothold in the forest?" Gan Ning retorted.

Zhuge Liang said: "If these elephants are carnivores, then the people who feed them will definitely feed them meat, not fruit." Let's ask, does a carnivore have to have meat at every meal? Tigers, wolves and other animals that we commonly see are carnivores, when have you ever seen them eat fruit? From this I can conclude that these elephants are definitely not carnivores. ”

"Even if they are not carnivores, these behemoths are very powerful under the drive of the rebels, and we can't compete with them for a while. The rebels are not far from here, maybe they will be killed tomorrow, what can we do to resist then? Gan Ning said.

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Breaking the enemy is tonight, and when the sun rises tomorrow, it will be the time when the whole territory of Nanzhong is calm!" (To be continued.) )

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