Chapter 299: Pang Tong's Death (14)
Pang Tong planned carefully and saw that the canyon was high on both sides and densely packed forests, so he could not climb through it. If he wanted to pass through the valley, there was only one path at the bottom of the valley, and he could only forcefully open to the entrance of the valley.
Since Zhang Ren set up an ambush and blocked the important road, he must have various means to wait for the enemy to take the bait. He didn't know how many people he would have to lose before he could open a bloody road.
Now Pang Tong is just blocked from the attack and is not in a desperate situation. Naturally, there is no need to let the soldiers fight to the death. If it really doesn't work, leading the army back the same way is not a feasible solution.
Pang Tong then stopped his horse and ordered the army to stop advancing, and asked the soldiers to invite Wei Yan in front to come and discuss strategies for advancing together.
Zhang Ren had ambushed and sent several waves of spies to report one after another. He found that Liu Bei's army had arrived and was quickly rushing towards the entrance of the valley.
According to spies, in the middle of the team, there was a general riding a white horse with a divine horse.
Last time, Zhang Ren accompanied Liu Zhang to meet Liu Bei on Fushui. He once met Liu Bei on a horse and saw an unusually jealous white horse under his seat.
Since the white horse appeared in the army, it is estimated that Liu Bei must have led his troops in person. Zhang Ren was very excited. If he could shoot or capture Liu Bei this time, this would be an invincible achievement!
Not only will the danger in Chengdu be solved, but it is also very likely that this will be involved in Jingzhou!
Zhang Ren was ecstatic, but it did not affect his emotions. He arranged for the sharpshooter to aim specifically at the white horse and instructed his soldiers to hide their bodies well and not to alarm the enemy. He let all the soldiers in front of him go over and wait for the enemy generals on the white horse to come and then shoot arrows together.
Pang Tong and Wei Yan discussed for a long time, but there was no feasible solution. Although Wei Yan was eager to make contributions, because Liu Bei repeatedly refused to let Pang Tong come, he was afraid that something would happen to Pang Tong, so he suggested returning the same way.
Of course, Pang Tong knew that he had been discovered by the enemy and had no effect of surprise attacks. Returning the original route was a safe plan!
But Pang Tong was very fond of a strange plan, so he was forced back by Zhang Ren, and he was unwilling to accept it! But he had to spend a lot of troops to attack, even if he didn't care, Wei Yan would not agree.
Pang Tong felt a little nervous when he remembered Zhuge Liang's letter and Peng Yan's prophecy. He was about to agree with Wei Yan's proposal, but he looked up and saw the flag flying behind Wei Yan. He woke up and had a plan.
Although it is early autumn now, in this mountain stream, the autumn wind blows through, revealing a cool feeling, and the direction of the wind just goes towards the entrance of the valley.
A few days ago, Ling Bao wanted to dig the Fu River, flooding Wei Yan and Huang Zhong's camps. Today, Pang Tong was ambushed by Zhang Ren again. Before he could make plans, he was plotted against him by the other party. Naturally, he wanted to fight back, but accidentally discovered a good opportunity for fire attack.
Pang Tong made up his mind and did not hesitate. He ordered some soldiers to start cutting down trees and cut off the fire first to prevent the fire from turning back.
Then some sergeants collect flammable objects such as dead branches, fallen leaves, etc., and place them in several places that are prone to fire, and prepare to light the fire together.
After receiving the order not to be exposed, the three thousand men under Zhang Ren could only lay down and hide in the mixed woods on the hillside. They were bitten by mosquitoes. Although they endured it, the itch became more and more unbearable. Many soldiers began to put down their weapons and scratched each other.
An hour passed, but Zhang Ren's sentry still did not notice Liu Bei's army appear.
Zhang Ren was puzzled. Liu Bei would definitely not set up camp in this valley where he could not move forward and retreat. He was reluctant to come out. There was only one possibility, that is, Liu Bei had already discovered his ambush.
But Zhang Ren was not very worried. Even if Liu Bei found his ambush, he was helpless. He had to spend some time choosing the ambush place.
This is the narrowest part of the canyon, and the mountains on both sides are steep and difficult to cross. The terrain here is too dangerous and the troops at the bottom of the valley cannot be used. Even if there are thousands of troops, it is difficult to cross the line!
Zhang Ren thought to himself that he could not wait here, so he began to figure out Liu Bei's thoughts and put himself in his shoes. When he encountered this situation, he had to retreat.
Zhang Ren was eager to make contributions, so he naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity to make contributions. He thought that Liu Bei might retreat, and was thinking about whether to lead his troops to chase him. Suddenly, several thick smoke rolled in from the valley. In a blink of an eye, the thick smoke dispersed, and the entire canyon felt like it was covered by a layer of mist.
Although the valley was still hazy, there was a pungent smell in the thick smoke, and the soldiers had already started to choke and many soldiers couldn't straighten their waists.
The mountain wind blew, with a warm feeling, Zhang Ren suddenly woke up. This was not just smoke, but Liu Bei was preparing for a fire attack.
Zhang Ren was shocked. The terrain here was dangerous. If it really started, it would be difficult for the soldiers to descend from the hillside to the bottom of the valley. If they wanted to run out of the valley, they would need to act early and urgently ordered the entire army to retreat quickly.
Zhang Ren's soldiers stood up from the ambush site, held the branches, and emitting thick smoke, and barely descended from the hillside to the valley. Just as Zhang Ren was about to order to withdraw from the valley, he suddenly heard a cannon and saw a military horse coming out of the valley.
A general who was in charge of the first place, with a face like a heavy date, danced an eighty-pound sword and led the general to come.
Zhang Ren could clearly see through the mist that the visitor was Wei Yan, the general under Liu Bei. They fought with swords during the exercise, and the impression they left on him was that they had a skillful move and had extraordinary arm strength, but he was not sure that he could win him.
Zhang Renjun had not yet established a foothold and had no intention of fighting. He did not want to fight, so he could only retreat out of the valley under the enforcement of his soldiers.
But the soldiers were ambushed for most of the day and their physical strength was consumed a lot. Now when they were in danger, they were rushing to escape to the valley entrance.
The mountain road was narrow and congested with the valley. Zhang Ren retreated slowly, Wei Yan led his troops to chop and kill each other continuously, and countless Shu troops trampled on each other. Although not many died, they were driven out of the valley like Wei Yan drove him away.
Although Zhang Ren led the military city, he did not make a military order and had not yet fought with the enemy seriously, nearly 30% of the three thousand troops lost. After leaving the valley, he was still chased and killed.
Zhang Ren was unwilling to accept that he was about to set up a formation to fight Wei Yan, but his soldiers were already scared. The road outside the valley was wide open, and the soldiers did not obey his orders at all and rushed away.
In just a few dozen breaths, Wei Yan led his troops to rush out, and more and more soldiers were out of the valley. In a blink of an eye, there were more than 5,000, and they were still pouring out in a steady stream. I wonder how many troops Liu Bei had!
After Wei Yan left the valley, he did not stop, but instead set up a cone formation and followed the Shu army, chasing and killing them slowly.
Although Zhang Ren also wanted to see Wei Yan, his soldiers had already retreated. He did not have the confidence to kill Wei Yan alone, so he could only retreat with the soldiers.
Wei Yan chased after him, and Zhang Ren's remaining army and horses were fewer and fewer than 40%. If this continues, before returning to Luocheng, no three thousand army and horses would be left.
Zhang Ren did not think that Wu Yi would still send troops to him after he returned. In order to save the last little capital, he gritted his teeth and wanted to fight with Wei Yan, so as to give his subordinates time to gather defeated soldiers.
Zhang Ren raised his gun forward, and before he could join the formation with Wei Yan, there was a drum sound behind him. From the direction of Luocheng, a horse army broke out from the dust.
Chapter completed!