Kuai Yue and Cai Mao did not catch up with Zhang Song, they lay in ambush for several days and nights on the road to Yizhou without finding any trace of Zhang Song, Zhang Song evaporated like air in the world. Kuai Yue didn't know that Zhang Song was already on his way to Xudu at this time.

On the other hand, Wei Yan, with the help of Yan Yan, only took half a month to capture Brazil County, and the army was only stationed in Langzhong for three days before moving westward to Jiange, an important town in Yizhou. At the same time, Gan Ning, who was stationed in Baishui Pass, heard the news, did not hesitate at all, he asked Wudu Taishou Zhao Ang to hold Baishui Pass, and he personally led 30,000 troops out of Baishui Pass, and Wei Yan's army joined Guangyuan, with a total of 70,000 men and horses on both sides, sorting out grain, grass and equipment for several days, and then he came to the Sword Pavilion in a mighty manner.

At this time, the main commander stationed in the Sword Pavilion was the first of the four generals of Xichuan. After he pacified the coup d'état in Yizhou, he led the other Shu generals who stayed in Chengdu to rush to the Sword Pavilion non-stop, wanting to use the danger of the Sword Pavilion to make Wei Yan's army hate the city.

The Sword Pavilion is too guarded, Zhang Ren glanced at the generals in the hall, and asked loudly: "Wei Yan's army will be coming to the city in a few days, if you have any good opinions, you don't have to be restrained!" ”

Wang Ping said: "Wei Yan uses troops, pays attention to exploring the enemy's situation in detail, and is good at using tactics such as division and encirclement, long-range surprise attack, feint retreat to lure the enemy, and annihilate the enemy in motion. ”

As soon as Wang Ping's words fell, Zhang Su, who was standing beside him, put forward a different opinion: "Zijun said this differently, even if Wei Yan is powerful? No matter how powerful he is, he only has 70,000, but our army has more than 100,000, twice as many as him, and the art of war is cloudy: ten will surround it, and five will attack it. It is recommended to go out of the city to engage in battle, defeat the invading enemy with superior forces, and break them one by one after the enemy army is dispersed, which is the best policy! ”

Wang Ping retorted: "This time is not that time, and now Jia Meng Pass has been lost." The Sword Pavilion has become the only way to enter Shu, if the Sword Pavilion is lost, the Xiliang army can drive straight into Zitong, and then join the army of Lu Bu Jiangyou, then Yizhou will be in danger! ”

Zhang Su was a little dissatisfied, and continued to refute: "Zijun, don't talk nonsense, now that our army has more than 100,000 troops and hundreds of generals, how can we not defeat Wei Yan." The son should not grow up with the will of others and destroy his own prestige. ”

Wang Ping shook his head and said word by word: "I didn't say that we couldn't beat Wei Yan, I said that we can't take risks, otherwise it will be too late to regret it!" ”

Zhang Su was about to open his mouth to refute, but Zhang Ren over there hurriedly waved his hand and interrupted Zhang Su's words, now is the time to employ people, he doesn't want to let the generals under the account have a gap. So he said: "I agree with General Zhang Su's opinion, tomorrow we will send troops to meet the enemy!" ”

Wang Ping saw that Zhang Ren had already made up his mind. At the moment, he sighed helplessly: "If the general wants to go out of the city to meet the enemy, you can divide the troops and I will go down to the north mountain of the Sword Pavilion, and we will be horns for each other, if the general is not victorious, I will respond!" ”

Although Zhang Ren is very optimistic about Wang Ping, Wang Ping's words at this time are indeed not good words. Before they set out on the expedition, Wang Ping said that they were going to be defeated, and his face was slightly ugly at the moment: "Since Zijun insists on this, then I will divide five thousand troops with you, but not in the North Mountain, but in the Sword Pavilion." In case Wei Yan divides his troops to sneak attack! ”

Wang Ping was in a hurry and wanted to open his mouth to admonish, but before he could speak, Zhang Ren stretched out his hand to interrupt: "Don't say it, it's decided, the generals will return to the camp now to prepare, and they will go out of the city tomorrow to meet the enemy!" ”

"The Last General Commands"

More than a dozen generals standing under the hall have surrendered their promises, and then they rushed out, each returned to the camp to prepare for the expedition, Wang Ping's body paused, he wanted to persuade Zhang Ren, but Zhang Ren ignored Wang Ping, walked out of the conference hall, Wang Ping was stunned for a while, and finally could only sigh helplessly, and slowly withdrew from the meeting hall.

The next day, Zhang Ren discussed with the generals again, and then left Wang Ping to lead 5,000 people to defend the city, and he and Zhang Su, Qin Mi, Li Yi, Liu Bi and other generals led 100,000 people out of the city to meet the battle, at the foot of the locust tree slope thirty miles east of the Sword Pavilion, just to meet the Xiliang army.

The war drums shook the valley in winter and winter, the banner hunted and shook the wind, the gun shadow flipped the jade python in the air, the sword light flew the dragon in the sun, and the bows and crossbows of both sides fired together, shooting at each other.

The banner of the Shu army was opened, Zhang Ren carried a spear in his hand, a black-maned horse under his crotch, and shouted loudly: "Wei Yan Pifu, why did you lead the army to invade my territory, I advise you to retreat early, otherwise you will be killed and wait for a piece of armor!" ”

Wei Yan was furious under the banner and scolded back: "Now that the princes are in dispute, there is still a division between you and me, if you know the current affairs and quickly dismount and surrender, you can avoid death, otherwise you will break through Chengdu, and the old and young will not be left!" ”

Zhang Ren heard Wei Yan scolding, two angry gases rushed straight to his head from the soles of his feet, and he turned his head and shouted: "Who will capture this fang with me!" ”

"I'll go!"

With a majestic promise, at the beginning of the banner of the Shu army, a blood-red high-headed horse galloped out, and immediately a nine-foot tiger general was wearing black armor, wearing a tiger helmet, and holding a seventy-pound horse chopping knife.

"Enemy generals are all names!" , Yan Xing flashed to Wei Yan, pointed his spear at the general and asked.

"A certain Liu Xuan, one of the four generals of Xichuan!" Liu Xuan's speed did not slow down because of Yan Xing's questioning, but more than doubled his previous speed.

After hearing this, Yan Xing's fighting spirit was immediately high, and the spear danced a spear flower in his hand, and rode his horse to meet him: "Look at a certain person to take your head!" ”

When the words fell, the two war horses were entangled together, Liu Bi carried a long knife on his back, chopping his head and covering his face, trying to kill Yan Xing under the horse in one go, but what Liu Bi didn't expect was that although this Yan Xing looked young, but the martial arts were not under him at all, the two of them came to me with a knife, and attacked each other for more than a dozen rounds, he saw that Yan Xing's marksmanship was strong and powerful, without the slightest flaw, and immediately put away his contempt, and used his martial arts to fight with Yan Xing in one place.

The horses walked the dragon and the snake, the knives and guns came and went, only to kill the sky and the earth, the sun and the moon were dark, and the horses' hooves trampled on the dust all over the sky. Rolling field, guns come and knife to spend a mess, knives to guns come to a cluster, the big knife is strong and heavy, like Mount Tai pressing the top, the spear is like a poisonous snake spitting letters, as fast as lightning, a good battle in the center of the battlefield, it is really a chess opponent, will meet a good talent, and it is difficult to solve the problem after fifty or sixty rounds.

Gan Ning saw that the two of them were inseparable from each other in the Chinese army, and he couldn't bear it in his heart, so he slapped his horse and raised his knife to go into battle: "General Yan don't rest, watch me capture this guy"

Zhang Ren was holding an iron gun in his hand, and when he saw the flag of the Xiliang Army opening again, a strangely dressed general slapped his horse out of battle, and then the spear stabbed the horse's buttocks lightly, galloping out of the battle: "General Liu retreats, I will fight him!" ”

Liu Bi and Yan Xing in the center of the battlefield saw that they couldn't help each other, and the war horses under their crotches were already struggling, so they turned their horses back at the moment, leaving the territory for Zhang Ren and Gan Ning to catch and fight.

With the two smoke and dust, Zhang Ren's spear and Gan Ning's knife met on the field, and a series of sonorous encounters were heard in an instant, Zhang Ren stared at Gan Ning with a cold gaze, and the iron gun in his hand waved repeatedly, stabbing three shots in a row at Gan Ning's upper, middle and lower levels, each shot was like a poisonous snake spitting letters, extremely weird, Gan Ning's eyebrows were lightly raised, waving a knife to parry, and after easily picking up Zhang Ren's spear, he did not forget to slash back at hand temporarily.

Zhang Ren pulled the spear straight, picked up Gan Ning's coiled knife, carried the gun with both hands, and suddenly exerted force at the waist, people borrowed horses, horses borrowed people, people and horses were one, galloping like the wind, the tip of the gun shot directly, and pointed to Gan Ning's façade.

Gan Ning was not in a hurry, holding a knife in his hand, sitting on a horse with a heavy waist and waving a knife to draw a circle directly on Zhang Ren's gun head, only to hear a "ding" sound, the knife and gun exchanged, the two of them suddenly felt numb, and praised each of them for their good strength in their hearts.

"Shoot me!" , The two horses staggered again, Zhang Ren started first, and under the shaking of the gun body, the tip of the gun was picked up by an inexplicable trajectory towards Gan Ning, Gan Ning was not to be outdone, holding the double halberd and splitting the thorns, and walking with the halberd, only to see the shadow of the halberd shrouded in the sky towards Zhang Ren.

Zhang Ren's marksmanship pays attention to collapse, point, pick, piercing, blocking, circle, splitting, dialing, etc., and the marksmanship is carried out and runs to get the essence of marksmanship, and Gan Ning's halberd method is much the same, paying attention to a series of halberd methods that are mixed with reality and fiction, such as stabbing, splitting, piercing, pointing, blocking, and pounce, so that the nearly 200,000 soldiers on both sides of the enemy who are watching are dazzled, they only see the shadow of the spear body and the halberd dancing like pear blossoms, and the sonorous sound of the weapon is like rain playing the pipa, anxious but not chaotic.

Under the desperate shouts of the soldiers on both sides, in the deafening sound of war drums, the two generals sacrificed their lives in the center of the battlefield, and after half an hour, the two had fought fiercely for more than 100 rounds.

"It seems that I underestimated the Xiliang Army, if I don't fight to the death today, I am afraid that it will be difficult to win!" , Zhang Ren realized that the Jinfan thief Gan Ning really lived up to his reputation, as the head of the four generals of Xichuan, if he couldn't win, he was afraid that the morale of the soldiers would be greatly frustrated, and he would win this battle no matter what today.

With the division and division of the war horse, Zhang Ren and Gan Ning went back and forth, and after fifty rounds of vicious fighting, Zhang Ren was already sweating, and Gan Ning was no exception, beads of sweat were already covering his forehead, panting like a cow.

"It's now!" , Zhang Ren saw Gan Ning showing a flaw, and at the moment his hands were carrying the gun in a strange way of movement, and seven brilliant marksmanship miraculously bloomed under the shaking of the gun body, and the cold light shrouded Gan Ning's whole body in no particular order, Gan Ning was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly waved his halberd up and down to parry.

"Ding, ding, ding" sounded six times in a row, Gan Ning in the other side suddenly felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, he looked down, only to see that he didn't know when he was shot, there was a black hole in the blood hole in his shoulder socket, and blood was flowing out, although this was a small injury, but it was impossible to fight again, just at this critical moment, Gan Ning drew his knife and swung away the spear with lightning speed, and turned the horse back: "What is the relationship between Zhang Xiu and you, why do you make a hundred birds and phoenix guns!" (To be continued.) )