In Mianzhu City, Zhang Ren finished arranging his troops and went to Mianzhu Pass to guard the city. He came to report the arrival of Jingzhou soldiers and went out to meet them personally.
Liu Qi took Chen Dao as the vanguard and led 3,000 troops in advance. When he saw the defenders forming a formation, he called Zhang Ren to fight.
Deputy General Zhuo Ying said: "This unknown pioneer, the last general is willing to sacrifice his head."
Zhang Ren sent Zhuoying out to meet Chen Dao. After more than ten battles with Chen Dao, he could no longer resist and was defeated. Zhang Ren had no choice but to go out in person.
The two fought in front of the formation, and the dust flew into the air, and the shouts shook the sky. There was no difference between the winner and the loser, and the Shu army was shocked.
Guan Fei Guan followed Huang Quan to watch the battle. Seeing this, he sighed: "Chen Dao is not well-known in Jingzhou, but he has such ability. If Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others are coming, who can stop him?"
Huang Quan frowned. He persuaded Liu Zhang in Chengdu to concentrate his troops on Mianzhu and kill Liu Qi in one go. The troops in Jiangzhou on the south road were unable to support themselves, so they would naturally retreat.
However, Zhang Song believed that Liu Qi's intention to divide his troops was to encroach on the territory and isolate Chengdu. He must divide his troops to intercept them, otherwise there would be an urgent need for the Jingzhou Army to reach Chengdu.
Liu Zhang was already in chaos and did not dare to let the enemy troops approach Chengdu. He ordered Lingbao, Liu Sui and others to disperse their troops to meet the enemy, and he himself was appointed as Sima to accompany the army.
Although he knew that this was Zhang Song's secret mischief, Huang Quan tried his best to take charge of the battle. If he refused at this time, he would be laughed at. What's more, he had no shirking responsibility in the face of a powerful enemy.
I thought that Zhang Ren would be able to lead the army personally and win the battle. Seeing this situation, we realized how strong the Jingzhou army was. Now that the troops are scattered, if they are defeated one by one, Chengdu will be in danger!
What worried him even more was the rear. Zhang Song planned to send him to Chengdu, and Liu Zhang followed his advice. Once troops came to the city, he was afraid that the backyard would be on fire.
While watching the battle, I suddenly saw another man and horse coming in the distance. The first general with black armor and black horse, covered with sand and dust, rolled in like a dark cloud, and hurriedly called for gold to retreat.
Zhang Ren withdrew his troops and returned to the city. He said dissatisfiedly: "A certain person is about to kill a general. Why does Sima ask for gold?"
Huang Quan replied: "The reinforcements from Jingzhou have arrived. I think that person must be Zhang Fei. I'm afraid the general will make a mistake and it will be difficult for him to fight with four hands!"
Zhang Ren snorted slightly, but he also knew that Huang Quan had good intentions and did not blame him. However, he and Chen Dao fought for more than fifty times and finally gained the upper hand. It was a pity to give up here.
While I was wiping my sweat, I heard someone outside the city shouting loudly, like a thunderbolt, calling Zhang Ren by his name.
When everyone came to the city, they saw a general who looked like a black iron tower, with a swallow's jaw and a tiger's beard, holding a snake spear eight feet long, and shouted: "Zhang Ren, Yan man Zhang Yide is here, do you dare to fight?"
General Zhang Ren and the garrison all looked ugly. Not only were they worried about not being able to defeat Chen Dao just now, but they were also frightened by Zhang Fei's momentum, so they were about to go down to the city with their guns in hand.
Huang Quan laughed and said: "Zhang Yide, I heard that the general has courage that no man can match, but it turns out he is just taking advantage of others' danger!"
Zhang Fei said angrily: "Who are you, who dare to criticize me, Lao Zhang?"
Huang Quan said: "General Zhang was engaged in a fight just now. The men and horses are exhausted. Why do you come to call for a fight again?"
Zhang Fei shouted: "Okay, I'll let you rest for a day and come back to fight tomorrow!"
Seeing the Jingzhou soldiers retreating, Huang Quan breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhang Ren also secretly released his hands. This move finally saved his face temporarily and barely stabilized the morale of the army.
Zhuoying was ordered to guard the city, and everyone returned to the government office. Huang Quan frowned and said: "Zhang Fei is brave and can't be defeated by force. You should use tactics to win."
Zhang Ren thought for a while and said: "Mianzhu Pass is backed by Lutou Mountain and close to Mianshui. Although Zhang Fei is brave, he will be useless if he goes to the water. Huang Sima will lead his troops to the bridge tonight to ambush, and he will be defeated tomorrow. Lead him here, and when Zhang Fei chases him across the bridge, he will destroy the bridge and shoot him down to Mianshui, where he will surely die!"
Huang Quan believed this and acted according to his plan. Fei Guan was secretly shocked after hearing this. However, although he intended to surrender to Liu Qi, he could not be a traitor and had to sit back and watch.
Zhang Fei and Chen arrived to retreat and set up camp. Liu Qi's army arrived in the evening and asked about the battle situation. It turned out that Zhang Ren was outstanding in martial arts.
Pang Tong said: "Zhang Ren deserves to be a famous general in Shu. This man is invincible, so it is better to outwit him."
Liu Qi asked: "What do you think sir?"
Pang Tong took out a map and compared it with the mountains in the distance, and said: "Mianzhu Pass is built on a dangerous mountain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Tomorrow Yide will go to battle. We can fake defeat and lure him into the mountains and set up an ambush in the valley, hoping that he will not be able to escape." "
"The military advisor agrees with me!" Liu Qi clapped his hands and said with a smile, "If this happens, my third uncle will be wronged tomorrow."
Zhang Fei touched his stubble and said helplessly: "You two are already on the same page, what else can I, Lao Zhang, say?"
Everyone laughed endlessly, and Lei Tong and Kou Feng took turns patrolling the camp that night. The next day, Chen Dao led the white soldiers to ambush in the mountains, and Zhang Fei went to challenge them.
When Liu Qi and Pang Tong led their troops to raid the formation, they saw Zhang Ren, who was about forty years old. He had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a beard on his cheeks. He was powerful yet calm.
Zhang Fei held up his spear and laughed and said: "After Liu Yizhou and the eldest son of our family are both King Lu Gong, you and I were the same family hundreds of years ago. Why bother to fight and kill? Why don't you come to me, and we will destroy Cao's thieves together and help him." How about the imperial court?"
Zhang Ren snorted coldly: "Since both families are from the same lineage, my master is the elder of Liu Qi, so you should belong to Liu Mu's sect, and you and I can work together to fight against the rebellion."
Liu Qi sighed as he heard this. Originally, he and Liu Zhang were contemporaries, but when Liu Bei raised his army, he worshiped Liu Yan as his uncle in Youzhou and called Liu Biao brothers.
As a result, he was a generation lower than Liu Zhang. How could this be justified?
"Uh..." Zhang Fei was startled and said loudly: "Everyone in the world knows that Liu Zhang is weak and cannot employ people. Even Zhang Lu is as afraid as a tiger. How can he take on such a big responsibility? In the battle of Nanyang, my eldest son killed Cao Jun to the point of peeing. Help Sun Quan achieve a great victory, and make Cao Cao's thieves dare not face the south of the Yangtze River again! As the saying goes, water flows to lower places, and people go to higher places..."
As Zhang Fei spoke, he turned around and pointed at Liu Qi: "Open your eyes and take a look. This is the current Ming Dynasty master, the man who prospered the Han Dynasty!"
Liu Qi was slandering Liu Daer on horseback. When he saw everyone looking at him, he had no choice but to cough dryly, straighten his chest, and assume a righteous and awe-inspiring posture.
"Zhang Fei, you dare to slander my lord, which is unbearable. I will kill Liu Qi today!" Zhang Ren was furious and urged his horse to kill Liu Qi.
"Hey, let's get through this first!" Zhang Fei stepped forward to stop him, raising his snake spear to hold Zhang Ren's spear.
The two of them had been fighting for more than ten times in front of the pass. Suddenly, they coincidentally turned their horses and retreated, one to the east and the other to the west.
"Huh?" The soldiers watching the battle were dumbfounded and their eyes widened.
Zhang Fei stopped when he heard the sound of the drums. He looked back and saw Zhang Ren had arrived at the northwest corner of the city. He laughed and said, "Good guy, you want to cheat defeat. How can I, Old Zhang, fall easily into the trap?"
Zhang Ren also circled back, glanced at Liu Qi in the distance, his eyes were slightly stern, and he said in a deep voice: "To each other!"
Zhang Fei looked up to the sky and laughed and said: "As expected, we are all Zhang family members. You and I are so in tune with each other, so you should have obeyed me earlier!"
