Although Zhang Ren thought of all kinds of possibilities, he thought that all this was the prime minister's long-term preparation, and he couldn't stop the plan just because a few scouts were gone, if he lost such a good opportunity because of this, then he was not meritorious, but guilty.

Still decided to attack, Wang Ping heard it and said again: "General Zhang, no." I think it is still necessary to investigate the reasons for the disappearance of those scouts, and send someone to see if there has been any recent movement in the army of the Seventh Legion before deciding whether to attack. ”

"What? Are you questioning my decision? I ask you, who is now the supreme general here? Zhang Ren heard that Wang Ping dared to question his decision, and immediately asked with a displeased face.

Knowing that Zhang Ren was angry, Wang Ping didn't dare to say anything.

This Zhang Ren is very much used by Liu Bei, his martial arts since he was a child are also extraordinary, and he is a very proud person, which is not something that Wang Ping can offend now.

Wang Ping was silent, Zhang Ren nodded with satisfaction, and then reached out and patted Wang Ping's shoulder and said: "You can rest assured, this time we have made great achievements and destroyed the Seventh Legion, and we are all heroes." ”

Zhang Ren returned to Mianzhu City and began to prepare for going out of the city to fight. Zhang Liao and Deng Ai in the Seventh Army Outside the city did not know about this, but they did believe that with the cavalry of the Wuqiang State having reached the designated position, it was only a matter of time before the Western Shu army attacked.

"Strategist, everything is ready according to your plan, but I just don't know when they will attack?" Zhang Liao said a little like pins and needles in the tent.

Deng Ai is not an immortal, Mianzhu City has been under martial law, even if there are spies in the city, he can't send information, he naturally can't count it, but one thing he is sure of, that is, I believe it will not wait too long, after all, the cavalry of the Wuqiang Kingdom is really coming, every day of lurking, the 200,000 army needs countless food support, even if the Xishu army can wait, I believe they can't hold out for too long.

"Don't worry, Commander, I think it should be these days." Deng Ai couldn't give the exact time, but he did say it with confidence.

"By the way, a few of their scouts found our scouts and were killed, do you think it will be because the Xishu army does not go out of the city to fight?" Zhang Liao thought of a possibility, that is, the other party's scout was killed, which reminded Deng Ai.

"No, it won't. A few scouts on their own, but they didn't make much difference. Deng Ai seemed to answer in the affirmative, but thinking of Zhuge Liang's caution, he still said: "That's it, Commander, if the Western Shu Army doesn't do it within five days, we will take action to eat the cavalry of the Qiang Kingdom." ”

"It's fine." Zhang Liao knew that if the Xishu army still did not move within five days, it must be alert and would not move, even if this was the case, then he would have to eat the 200,000 cavalry sent by the Wuqiang State first, at least smash the other party's plan first.

The two of them were still talking here, and suddenly outside the big tent, the deputy legion commander Bao Mi walked in. As soon as he entered the account, he clenched his fists and said hurriedly: "Commander, military division, the gate of Mianzhu City is open, and a large army has taken advantage of the night to kill it." ”

"It's finally time to do it." Zhang Liao also stood up when he heard this, with an excited expression on his face.

Deng Ai also stood up and said, "Legion Commander, Deputy Legion Leader, it seems that the enemy is going to make a move, so please act according to the plan." ”

"Okay." After Zhang Liao and Bao Mi both agreed, they walked out of the military tent wearing armor.

Outside the gate of Mianzhu City, a large number of Xishu troops came out. According to Deng Ai's previous plan, the soldiers of the Seventh Legion guarding outside the city pretended to be invincible and began to retreat continuously, which was also to lure the enemy deeper, after all, it was still too close to the city gate, and as soon as there was a disturbance, people could completely retreat to the city.

It was General Zhang Ren who led the team, and when he went out of the city, he was also somewhat hesitant under the influence of General Wang Ping, and he was also worried about whether the Celestial Empire had already taken precautions, thinking about Zhuge Liang's words before leaving, as long as he could defend Mianzhu City, it would be a great achievement. And if he encounters the full resistance of the Celestial Empire army outside the city, he will also have to consider the matter of withdrawing to the city.

However, in this battle, he found that the soldiers of the Seventh Legion were not prepared at all, although the army could not go straight into the army, but the speed of advance was not too slow, which was of course due to the strong combat power of the Seventh Legion.

On the other hand, if Zhang Ren's progress is too smooth, then he also has to consider whether the other party has been prepared.

And now, all the reactions are so real, which makes Zhang Ren believe that the other party is really unprepared, and he is completely fighting back in a habitual state. That is, if there is no preparation, it is possible to implement the strategy of attacking from both sides.

This time, Zhang Ren brought out a full 200,000 Western Shu army, plus 200,000 cavalry of the Wuqiang Kingdom, and it was very likely that he would defeat the 7th Army of the Celestial Empire with 500,000 people by surprise. As long as he wins a battle, he must not win a battle with less and more battles, and he can learn to be famous all over the world, which is really what he has been pursuing.

"Kill, kill with all your might, and strive to join the cavalry of the Wuqiang Kingdom." Zhang Ren was holding a silver spear, with a fierce and vicious look on his face, and as the spear in his hand continued to roll, one after another soldiers of the Seventh Legion were killed under the gun.

The general was so brave that even the soldiers below him were in high spirits, and they swept towards the barracks of the Seventh Army like a violent wind, but all the military tents where they passed were set on fire, and the sea of fire was immediately connected.

The flames rose into the sky, and they were particularly conspicuous in the dark night, which was the signal they sent to the cavalry of the Qiang State buried in the rear, which meant that they wanted to join forces.

The cavalry of the Wuqiang Kingdom had been waiting a little impatiently, and the food they brought had already been eaten, and if they were waiting, they were afraid that they would not have the strength to fight. Now that he could finally do it, the 200,000 cavalry came out of hiding and rushed towards the place where the fire was lit.

It's just that what these cavalry of the Qiang Kingdom never imagined was that as soon as they rushed out, they met the deputy commander of the Pang De who was waiting here.

Different from the cavalry of the Wuqiang State, the cavalry of the Seventh Army is full of energy, in excellent condition, and with enough food and drink, its combat power and mental state are not comparable to the cavalry of the Wuqiang State at all.

In addition to the appearance of Pang De, it was simply a surprise, and as soon as he got started, he caught the cavalry of the Qiang State by surprise, and the balance of victory and defeat had already tilted in the dark.

Zhang Ren didn't know that the cavalry of the Qiang Kingdom, the reinforcement army invited by the prime minister, had been targeted by the Seventh Army Corps, and was heavily stopped. Now he was still rushing with his army, trying to join him.

In order to let Zhang Ren enter their trap, Deng Ai had already arranged 30,000 soldiers for the purpose of luring the enemy, which was the reason why he said to Zhang Liao that there should be a certain number of casualties.

The 30,000 people are completely for the purpose of luring the enemy, to put it bluntly, the outcome of these 30,000 is determined, and they are the victims to pay for the victory of the overall situation.

In this regard, Zhang Liao agreed after a fierce psychological struggle. is still the same sentence, where there are immortal people in war, for the sake of the overall situation, sacrifice a small number of people, this is something that has no choice. As I said, these don't necessarily have to die, as long as they can fight and retreat, show enough bravery, and Zhang Ren is introduced into the encirclement, then there is still a possibility of survival.

How did Zhang Ren know that this was Deng Ai's trick to lure troops, he only knew that the Celestial Empire army he was facing was very powerful, but fortunately, there were not many people, and he still took the initiative and advanced step by step in an orderly manner.

As for why there were only so few enemies to meet him, Zhang Ren's comfort to himself was that Zhang Liao knew that he was frightened by the attack from both sides and fled with his troops. This is just him staying to stop his own soldiers, as long as he kills these people and joins the crossbow cavalry, then the overall situation will be decided.

Zhang Ren is still leading the army forward, and the soldiers of the 30,000 Seventh Army have already killed more than 20,000 in battle, and it seems that they are about to be unable to withstand it. At this time, according to the plan of the military advisor Deng Ai, the deputy commander of the Baomi Army came to the outside of Mianzhu City with 50,000 Celestial Warriors who had changed into the clothes of the Xishu soldiers.

"Open the city gate quickly, we have been calculated, the Seventh Army has been prepared for a long time, General Zhang Ren has been planned, and now he is injured and waiting in the army to enter the city for treatment." Under the Mianzhu City, there were soldiers shouting loudly towards the top of the city tower.

"Quick, open the city gate, General Zhang Ren is injured." A commander in the Western Shu army, after hearing the shouts, hurriedly ordered to open the city gate. If something happened to Zhang Renzhen because of the untimely treatment, as a thousand-commander, he would not be responsible.

An order came, and the north gate of the city was opened from the inside, and a soldier named "Xishu" entered the city.

"What's going on? Who let the gates be opened? Above the city tower, another voice suddenly sounded, and then General Wang Ping, who was dressed in heavy armor, walked over with a group of personal soldiers.

Wang Ping had just gone to check the number of bows and arrows in the city's quartermaster office. Although it seemed that General Zhang Ren was singing all the way, it seemed that the situation was good, but he always felt uneasy, so he wanted to go and see how many bows and arrows were still in stock, in case the Seventh Legion suddenly attacked the city, he would be able to know it in his heart.

Just unexpectedly, after only a while, the city gate was opened from the inside, and he walked over with a puzzled face.

"General Wang, our own soldiers are back, saying that General Zhang Ren was injured and is returning to the city for treatment." The commander looked at General Wang Ping coming, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said.

"General Zhang is injured?" As soon as he heard the news, Chen Ping was also taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Where is it?" ”