Pang Xi had a sleepless night, tossing and turning over whether to fight or defend. Just like when Liu Yan and Ma Teng attacked Chang'an, escorted the Liu family's son to Shu, Jia Long rebelled, and Zhao Wei rebelled, Pang Xi made the right choice in these life-or-death decisions.
And this time, can we make the right choice?
If he defended, he might have failed in fetching water from a bamboo basket, or even if Zhang Lu had crossed the river and demolished the bridge. In battle, he might have been defeated and died. With Liu Zhang's cruelty, he would definitely be annihilated.
The crescent moon was to the west, the morning light was dim, and Pang Xi finally felt sleepy. At this time, he heard a knock on the door, and Pang Xi shouted impatiently: "What's so urgent? Get out of here."
"General." The voice of the commander of the soldiers came from outside: "There is news from Jiameng Pass. Jiameng Pass has been lost."
"What?" As if he had received a heavy blow, Pang Xi jumped up from the bed, opened the door, and shouted: "How is it possible? There are thousands of guards at Jiameng Pass. The situation is extremely dangerous. Liu Zhang has no siege equipment at all.
, are they unable to fly?"
The commander of the soldiers stood aside. A defeated soldier from Jiameng Pass knelt on the ground and said in fear: "General, it was the rebels from Baling Pass who took Jiameng Pass. They, they have General Pang Ming's seal in their hands. General He doesn't know that Baling Pass has taken Jiameng Pass."
The mausoleum has been lost and the city gate has been opened..."
The defeated soldier couldn't say any more, and Pang Xi said sternly: "Where is Mr. Yan? I will chop him into pieces."
"General He has died in battle." The defeated soldier replied calmly.
Pang Xi staggered back a few steps, his face changed suddenly, and he murmured: "It's over, it's over now. If Jiameng Pass is lost, Zhang Lu will not be able to enter Xichuan. When the Chengdu army arrives, Brazil will fall. I am in danger."
Seeing Pang Xi's panic, the commander of the soldiers stepped forward and said: "General, I don't think so. Although Jiameng Pass was lost, the troops were not many and they all surrendered. Zhang Lu has an army of 60,000, and he will surely be able to defeat him soon."
capture."
"What if we can't conquer it?"
The sudden defeat made Pang Xi think of Jia Long and Qu Tian's words in his heart, and he kept saying to himself that he could not wait until Liu Zhang's reinforcements arrived in Chengdu, absolutely not.
"Call the generals to discuss matters and leave the city today to fight against Liu Zhang."
The Brazilian generals gathered in the tent with murderous intent. These generals were also veterans of the Dongzhou soldiers. Although they were not as elite as the Dongzhou soldiers trained by Liu Yan, they were still brave. The reason why they defeated Zhang Lu more than they won was because Pang Xi could not
Just want to win.
"Liu Zhang is unethical and rebellious, killing loyal people. We have no choice but to fight back today. Listen, our army is three times larger than Liu Zhang's in today's battle. We will win without a doubt. All generals must move forward bravely. After defeating the enemy's army, they must pursue it with all their strength.
Until Liu Zhang is killed, anyone who retreats will be killed immediately."
"Yes." The generals agreed loudly.
Pang Xi saw that Deng Zhi was silent and seemed to disagree with going to war. He couldn't control it so much now and preached: "Deng Zhi is timid and is not conducive to the war. He ordered the captain of Xichong to be exiled."
"I will obey the general's orders." Deng Zhi said nothing and walked out across the sword without looking back.
Pang Xi led Qu Tian and other generals out of the lobby. Many civil servants came on the stone stairs outside. The first civil servant was about to speak. Pang Xi thought of Qu Tian's words last night and hated these speculators even more. He drew his sword and was angry.
The voice said: "I have issued a battle order, and anyone who disturbs the morale of our army will be killed."
The civil servants could no longer say a word.
The weather was gloomy, the sun was shining down through the clouds, there was no temperature at all, and the earth was cool.
In the wilderness, the two armies faced each other, and there was silence. Only the occasional snort of war horses could be heard. Pang Xi stepped out of the horse and shouted to Liu Zhang: "Lord Zhou Mu, I, Pang Xi, am loyal to the Liu family with all my heart. When the Lord passed away, I
He once protected several young masters from entering Shu, and later participated in pacifying the rebellion of Ma Xiang and Jia Long. Master Fu Bao was able to ascend the throne of Yizhou and guard Brazil for several years. He had no merit but hard work. Why did he raise troops for no reason? This is so cold and loyal.
."
Liu Zhang sat firmly on the horse's head, looked coldly at Pang Xi's army opposite, and said to Hao Sheng next to him: "Good general, I don't want to talk nonsense with Pang, you say it."
"Yes." He agreed with great force, reined up his horse with a sledgehammer, and let out a thundering roar: "You traitor, my master doesn't want to talk nonsense with you. If you are loyal, get off your horse and come see me immediately."
The loud and powerful voice frightened the Brazilian soldier's heart. Pang Xi also felt a pain in his eardrums. He snorted coldly and shouted: "Master Zhou Mu, everyone in the world is watching. Unless I, Pang Xi, want to rebel.
But we have to fight back. You slaughtered the scholars in Jiangzhou and went against the grain in the examination of officials in the four civil servants. Today I will use force to remonstrate with you."
Pang Xi drew out his sword, raised his head to the sky and said, "Change the chaos and kill."
"kill."
The Brazilian army swarmed out. Fa Zheng looked at the momentum of the Brazilian army and said to Liu Zhang: "My lord, from what I can see, the Brazilian army is large, but the two wings are weak. We can divide our troops into three groups, one to resist the center, and two to attack it.
The flanks will be destroyed."
Liu Zhang shook his head and said to Zhang Ren in a deep voice: "Devide two thousand troops to protect the two wings, and the rest of the army will attack the Brazilian central army. The target is Pang Xi."
"yes."
Zhang Ren promised loudly, raised his spear high, and shouted to the whole army: "Brothers, have you seen Pang Xi's banner? Whoever cuts off Pang Xi's banner will be rewarded with a hundred gold, and will be promoted to the third level. Anyone who kills Pang Xi will be rewarded."
Reward him with a thousand pieces of gold, make him a prince, worship him as a general, and kill him."
"kill."
The roar of the mountain and the tsunami of killing sounds shook the sky. The two armies collided fiercely. People fell on their backs, and the color of the sky and the earth changed. Pang Xi's target was Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang's target was Pang Xi. Both armies were elites in Sichuan.
, Brave and unafraid of death, Zhang Ren raised his spear and jumped on his horse, taking the lead in charging into the enemy's formation. Wherever the tip of the spear passed, there was a bloody light.
Pang Xi was surrounded by his own soldiers and watched the battle nervously. He held the hilt of his sword tightly with his hand. Qu Tian on the side comforted him and said: "My lord, Liu Zhang did not underestimate his own strength. He used thousands of troops to attack our army of tens of thousands."
, bringing about your own death.”
"But." Pang Xi looked at the fierce fighting in the field and frowned: "But our army has not been able to take a step forward."
Qu Tian smiled and said: "That is only temporary. The two armies are at odds and are consuming each other. Our army outnumbers the enemy. In the end, our army will win. What's more, we don't have to wait until that time. Look, my lord, although the two armies are more numerous than the enemy."
The army is in a stalemate, but our two wings are greatly advantaged, and we will soon be able to break through the enemy's army and rush into Liu Zhang's camp."
Pang Xi took a quick look, and it was indeed as Qu Tian said. Pang Xi had nearly 20,000 troops on both wings, while the opponent only had a thousand. Although they were elites, they were no more than a flying fox can shake a tree. Looking at Liu Zhang's own formation, there were only a few hundred cavalry.
With less than a thousand guards, once surrounded, there would be no chance of survival, so he couldn't help but nodded.
The two armies fought for nearly an hour. Faced with the fierce attack of tens of thousands of troops, Zhang Ren's two wings gradually became unable to hold up and showed signs of collapse. Fa Zheng looked a little anxious and said to Liu Zhang: "My lord, our guard force is weak.
Retreat to the mountain first, otherwise the enemy will attack and your lord will be in danger."
Liu Zhang pressed the hilt of his sword tightly and said while observing the battle: "The fierce battle is in full swing. If I make a move, the morale of the army will be in chaos and we must not retreat."
"But……"
Liu Zhang raised his hand to stop Fazheng from speaking, and asked the flag-bearing soldier on the side: "Are your hands sore?"
“Not sour.”
"As long as it's not sour." Liu Zhang said solemnly: "I want you to hold this handsome flag high for two hours. There are only two situations in which this flag can fall. One is your death, and the other is my death. Do you understand?
?”
The soldier straightened his chest, raised his head, and said loudly: "I understand."
Liu Zhang nodded and said to Fa Zheng: "Now let us test the abilities of these thousand elite soldiers selected by Zhang Ren for me.";