The next day.
Zhang Ren led his troops to fight.
Gan Ning led his generals and deployed 30,000 troops out of the city, and the two armies faced each other.
Huo Jun performed well last night, and all the generals were gearing up, preparing for several battles today. While showing off their power, they also performed meritorious service on the battlefield.
The first one was Wang Shuang, who couldn't sit still and said excitedly: "Captain, Shuang is willing to fight against Zhang Ren."
Gan Ning knew Wang Shuang's ability, so he nodded and said: "We can lead three thousand troops to meet the enemy. Don't let the enemy's formation be too deep, or you may fall into a trap."
"Here!"
Wang Shuang led three thousand troops into battle.
Against the circle, Zhang Ren rode out, with Wu Yi and Lei Tong on the left, and Deng Xian, Liu Dun, and Wu Lan on the right.
Wang Shuangzong raised his sword and went out to the front of the formation.
Zhang Ren ordered Liu Dun to come out to meet him.
"Hmph! Here comes a man who will die." When he saw an enemy coming to kill him, he was riding on horseback with a long knife in his hand. He could judge the person's martial arts skills by the bumps on the horse's back.
When Liu Dun heard Wang Shuang's words, he was furious: "You dare to say such arrogant words, you will risk your life!"
When he shouted, he had already rushed over.
The two fought each other for seven or eight rounds. Wang Shuang suddenly exerted his strength and swung out his sword. Only the light of the sword was visible, and he split Liu Dun in half from his chest. Blood spurted out like a pillar.
Everyone in the Shu army was shocked.
Gan Ning shouted and cheered for him.
Wang Shuang clapped his horse and took a few steps forward. He waved his sword on his back and pointed at the Shu army: "Who else?!"
The Shu generals were furious.
Wu Yi took the lead and came out: "Bold maniac, I will meet you."
When Wang Shuang saw this man's skill on horseback, he knew that this man's force was extraordinary, so he did not dare to be careless and patted his horse forward to fight.
It was just as Wang Shuang expected.
The two horses met each other and fought until fifty times, with no winner or loser.
However, Wang Shuangsheng was young and vigorous, and his strength was long-lasting. If he continued to fight, Wu Yi would definitely suffer.
Seeing this, Zhang Ren behind him ordered Wu Lan behind him to fire a cold arrow.
Wu Lan then dodged behind Zhang Ren, fired his bow and shot an arrow, hitting Wang Shuang in the middle of his seated horse. The horse jumped to its feet in pain, and Wang Shuang was unprepared and was knocked to the ground unprepared.
Seeing this opportunity, Wu Yi quickly struck with a knife.
At this critical moment, the sound of a bowstring was heard in the distance, and an arrow hit Wu Yi in the face. Wu Yi fell from his horse and the two armies came out to rescue their generals.
Back in front of the battle, Wang Shuang walked away from the gate of hell and quickly knelt down in front of Gan Ning: "Thank you very much, Governor, for saving my life. If it hadn't been for the Governor's arrow just now, I might have died!"
Gan Ning helped him up and said, "I asked you not to go deep into the enemy's position. You underestimated the enemy and rushed in. You just entered the range of the bow and arrow, giving the enemy an opportunity. Today's battle can be regarded as a lesson. You must be more prepared in the future."
"Thank you, Captain, for your teachings!"
Wang Shuang was extremely grateful.
Later, the enemy Zhang appointed people to carry Wu Yi to the tent for treatment. He personally led the army and charged towards him with great momentum. Seeing this, Gan Ning immediately drew his sword and roared: "Beat the drum! Kill the enemy——!"
So the generals led the army to meet the enemy and kill them.
Gao Shun led the trapped camp at the front, with the highest morale. As the two armies approached, the eight hundred sergeants of the trapped camp shouted: "The momentum of the charge is determined by advance or retreat; the ambition of trapped camp is determined by death or life!"
The sound was like a loud bell, drowning out the war drums.
All the armies were infected by the trapped camp, their morale skyrocketed, and they became even more desperate when charging.
Where has the Shu army ever seen such a desperate person?
The soldiers in the trapped camp were all wearing armor and well-armed. They rushed into the front camp and killed the enemy. The Shu army was frightened. No one dared to take it, and they directly tore a hole in front of the formation.
Zhang Ren saw that the enemy's troops were extremely brave and all the troops were frightened. He roared angrily: "Eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor are nothing more than wrapping a corpse in horse leather. Why should we be afraid?"
So he led his own soldiers and killed himself into the enemy's army.
Seeing how brave their leader was, the generals all fought hard to kill the enemy and resisted falling into the camp.
But the reality is always skinny.
The well-equipped trap camp is not something that can be defeated without courage and life. Both sides are desperate, and no one is afraid of the other. The Shu army can only be beaten in front of the trap camp.
Ji Ling, Huo Jun, and Wang Shuang each led an army, broke through the enemy's positions, and entered the hinterland.
The two sides fought fiercely for an hour, and the battle was fierce.
Standing on the supervising platform and looking down, I saw rivers of blood and corpses strewn all over the ground.
In the end, with the Shu army unable to support, Zhang Ren chose to retreat with his troops. Soldiers from both sides immediately left the fighting positions. For a time, the corpses and bloodshed on the ground became even more shocking.
Both sides invested a total of 70,000 people.
Thirty thousand people on Gan Ning's side and 40,000 people on Zhang Ren's side.
Thirty thousand bodies were left on the battlefield.
After the war, Gan Ning lost 11,000 troops and Zhang Ren lost 19,000 troops.
"The combat effectiveness of the Shu army cannot be underestimated!" Gan Ning sighed after hearing this battle loss. Since they led the troops to fight, this time the battle loss rate was the highest except for the Battle of Hangu Pass.
Gao Shun said: "The generals of the Shu army are really heroes. As the chief general, Zhang Ren personally led the troops into the battle, which greatly improved the fighting will of the Shu army, and thus withstood the front of our army."
"Zhang Ren is a talented general in Shu."
Huo Jun also sighed.
Yang Ren thought for a while and said: "Captain, Zhang Ren is courageous, determined, and strategic. If the Shu army takes him as a general, it will not be easy for our army to defeat it. I'm afraid it will be delayed for a long time."
Gan Ning cast an encouraging look at Yang Ren and said in a calm voice: "Although you were a surrendered general in Hanzhong, you are now a lieutenant general in our army. There is no need to worry. If you have any ideas, just say it. Look at General Ji." , he was also Yuan Shu's general back then. After taking refuge with the lord, he was entrusted with important responsibilities and trusted him, so you don't have to worry."
Ji Ling nodded.
Yang Ren was encouraged and organized his speech slightly: "Commander, generals, Yizhou is not monolithic. Zhang Ren is Liu Zhang's person and represents Liu Zhang's interests, and Liu Zhang's interests are not the interests of the Jingzhou nobles. We You can send people to spread rumors in Shu that Zhang Ren intends to surrender, and let the nobles force Liu Zhang to change generals. By then, the Shu army will undoubtedly be defeated."
"Um!"
Gan Ning thought for a moment, "This plan is very good! Zhang Ren, a great talent, is serving as a general under Liu Zhang. It's a pity. If he can abandon the secret and turn to the light, he will have a bright future in the future. Then follow this plan. Starting tomorrow, no battle is allowed. Wait until the middle of Shu result."
"Here!"
All the generals agree.
…
Wuguan.
Zhang Yun led three thousand cavalry, hiding day and night, and finally arrived at Wuguan this afternoon.
Today's Wuguan is no longer what it used to be.
In the old days, in order to allow candidates to rest here, Zhang Xiu spent money and manpower to expand Wuguan, almost turning it into a small city, and the height of the city wall was also increased a lot.
Standing on a rock, Zhang Yun felt a chill in his heart when he saw such a majestic pass.
He brought all cavalry, and there were only 3,000 of them. He could not attack the city, so he could only attack at night. But how could a night attack on such a high city wall be possible?
Half of the city wall is only seven or eight meters high.
But the current Wuguan is a full twelve or thirteen meters, and even a rope hook cannot be thrown up. Even if it is thrown up, the noise will probably attract the attention of the night watch soldiers.
"What should I do?"
Looking at Wuguan, Zhang Yun was in trouble.
