Four days later, Zhang Wei fulfilled his promise and the 20,000-strong army was under command.
In order to take a look at the demeanor of the soldiers and boost their morale, Zhang Lu ordered that the three armies be rewarded that day and that the soldiers should have enough food and wine!
Then at Yin Shi the next day, we set off from Fu County on time and marched to Zitong with the entire army.
Fu County is about a hundred miles away from Zitong. Zhang Lu did not order a rush march. He planned to preserve the strength of the soldiers as much as possible, and even thought that he could attack Zitong today!
This time Zhang Lu also learned wisely and did not declare a challenge again. However, he was not particularly covert. Zhang Lu did not intend to conduct a sneak attack.
"Second brother, how far is it from Zitong?"
Having been marching for more than three hours, Zhang Lu, who was sitting on his horse, was a little tired.
"Brother, after passing this mountain, I estimate that in less than twenty miles, you can reach the south gate of Zitong."
Zhang Wei has been studying the map from Fujian to Zitong for more than ten days. He has been thinking about counterattacking Zitong, and it finally came in handy today!
Zhang Lu thought for a moment, twenty miles, it would take about an hour to walk!
"Second brother, do you think we will attack the city today?"
Zhang Lu's idea was to attack the city as soon as possible and break the city as soon as possible to avoid long nights and many dreams!
But the current situation of the soldiers is also a problem. If the soldiers are forcibly driven, will it affect morale?
"Brother, we can attack the city with our troops as a deterrent. As for attacking the city, let's let the soldiers rest for a night. It won't be too late to attack the city again tomorrow!"
Zhang Wei's suggestion is quite pertinent. Zhang Lu only has so many soldiers at the moment, so one less one will die!
"Hey, I also know that soldiers are physically exhausted, but I'm always worried about the long nights and dreams!"
Looking at Zhang Lu's sad face, Zhang Wei knew that these few battles had frightened Zhang Lu out of fear!
"Don't worry, brother, let's sleep peacefully today. The ones having nightmares are probably the defenders of Zitong City!"
"Um..."
Zhang Wei is so confident that Zhang Lu doesn't want to discourage him. Now that his side has an absolute advantage, there is no need to worry about not being able to defeat Zitong!
After knowing the destination, the march seemed to be much faster. It only took half an hour for the Zhang and Lu brothers to lead their troops to the gate of Zitong City.
"Who is the guard of Zitong City? Come quickly and answer!"
Zhang Wei rode his horse across the sword in a majestic manner, his voice was astonishing and full of energy, and he did not take Zi Tong seriously at all.
There was obvious restlessness in the city, and it suddenly became panicked.
"Haha, brother, it seems we still look up to Liu Zhang! If we had just sent soldiers to attack the city, we might have captured Zitong by now!"
The soldier's panic was seen by Zhang Wei, and he was even more sure that Zitong's guard strength was insufficient!
"Let's see what the guard said."
The situation was getting clearer and clearer, and Zhang Lu was still trying to maintain his last trace of calmness. "Brother, don't worry so much! The last defeat was just a result of Liu Zhang's trick! If he really got into a fight, how could he possibly
They are our opponents!"
It's not that Zhang Wei was arrogant. During this period, Zhang Wei thoroughly investigated Liu Zhangjun's situation.
The most feared iron cavalry is not suitable for the galloping of Guanghan County. The shocking armored soldiers only have more than a thousand people, and the other soldiers are nothing more than ordinary soldiers!
Zhang Wei didn't believe it. Could it be that these thousand iron bastards could stand up again?
Not long after, a figure appeared from the top of the city. He was about forty years old.
"Who is under the city?"
Zhang Wei kept laughing in his heart. The people in the city were very depressed, as if they were about to die!
"I am Zhang Wei, the general under the command of the prefect of Guanghan. Who are you?"
"Oh? But he is under Zhang Shijun's command?"
The people in the city were very surprised and poked their bodies out again, wanting to see what was going on.
"Master Zhang...?"
Zhang Wei muttered something easily, with a look of confusion on his face.
The name Zhang Shijun is the name given to Zhang Lu within Tianshi Dao. Unexpectedly, the guards on Zitong City also knew about it.
"you..."
"Wait a moment!"
Zhang Lu stepped forward to stop Zhang Wei and at the same time shouted to the city.
"I am Zhang Lu, the Heavenly Master, who are you?"
When they heard the name Zhang Lu, the people in the city were immediately overjoyed, and even their voices were filled with excitement.
"It turns out it's Zhang Shijun in person! Yuan Meng is being polite here!"
Yuanmeng?
Zhang Lu thought about it in his mind for a long time, but still couldn't remember the name.
However, with the development of Tianshi Tao, there are already many people in the sect, and Zhang Lu cannot remember them all.
"Are you a member of my Tianshi Taoist cult?"
Zhang Lu quickly shouted to the city, if the other party was a confident believer, that would be great, Zitong would be at his fingertips.
"Yes! I am a ghost soldier of Tianshi Dao. I am lucky enough to have met Master Zhang once!"
Hearing the word ghost and soldier, Zhang Lu became even more excited!
"Ghost Soldier" is a name within the Taoism, and it is strictly forbidden to be leaked out! If you are not an insider, you will definitely not know!
"Yuan Meng, if you open the city gate quickly, I will promote you as a sacrificial wine, and I will promote you many times in the future!"
Yuan Meng agreed to Zhang Lu without even thinking about it.
"Yes, Yuan Meng is willing to obey Zhang Shijun's orders!"
"Wait a moment!"
The city gate was about to be opened, but Zhang Wei suddenly spoke up to stop Yuan Meng.
"what are you doing!"
Zhang Lu looked at Zhang Wei angrily, very dissatisfied with his sudden opening.
"Brother, don't worry!"
Zhang Wei felt that something was not right and quickly shouted to the city.
"Yuanmeng, how many defenders are there in the city?"
"Reporting to General Zhang, there are 2,000 defenders in the city."
"Two thousand? Liu Zhang doesn't want Zitong anymore? Just give you this few troops?"
Two thousand was too little, which made Zhang Wei even more suspicious.
"No, Liu Zhang said it when he left. If there are enemy troops coming from Fu County, they will only attack from the south gate, so only a thousand people can resist it!"
Zhang Wei didn't believe this at all. Although Zitong City is dangerous, it is not a majestic city that can be blocked by one man and cannot be opened by ten thousand people. If two thousand people can block it for a while, they will certainly not be able to block it for the rest of their lives!
"Liu Zhang is good at using troops, so how come he only left two thousand men?"
"What General Zhang said is absolutely true! Liu Zhang left a battalion of troops at Jiameng Pass. When he left, he told the general that he could move reinforcements if necessary."
Yuan Meng answered in a matter-of-fact manner, and his expression was very calm. He didn't look like he was lying or feeling guilty at all.
Zhang Wei still had some questions, but before he could ask, Zhang Lu stopped him and gave him a fierce look.
"Stop talking nonsense! This Yuan Meng is a member of our Celestial Master Dao. He who respects the Celestial Master Dao must be a magnanimous gentleman. If you ask such aggressive questions, isn't it disrespectful to the people!"
"I..."
Zhang Wei wanted to defend himself, but Zhang Lu didn't give him a chance.
"shut up!"
"Yuan Meng, quickly open the city gate to welcome the Heavenly Master!"
Ignoring Zhang Wei, Zhang Lu began to urge Yuan Meng to open the city gate.
As soon as the city gate is opened, Zitong City is within easy reach!
Didn't Liu Zhang deceitfully open the city gates of Jiameng Pass and Baishui Pass?
Zhang Lu can also follow the same example and use Yuan Meng to blow open the two gates of Xiongguan!
If things go well, Liu Zhang can be driven out of Guanghan County soon!
"Master Zhang, wait a moment, I will order someone to open the city gate right now!"