Chapter 752 This Donkey-Eared Scoundrel's Fate is Sealed!
Jiang Wei's words had a certain effect.
Some soldiers got up, leaning against trees, and Jiang Wei also managed to stand.
Actually... his heels ached with piercing pain. For over ten days, he hadn't dared to remove the footcloth from his boots. Sweat and blood oozing from his calloused, broken skin seemed to have fused the footcloth to his flesh.
Jiang Wei was a refined man, a scholar-general. Yet, even so, his feet were likely numb.
Just as he stood up,
Advance scouts emerged from the ravine,
Their voices carried unconcealed excitement...
However, the resurrected special forces soldiers were numb. They didn't wish to hear any more empty promises. Perhaps at this moment, the power of faith was far greater than any promises.
The scout spoke, his throat actually catching, tears blurring his vision as he cried.
The generals remained numb...
As if they had seen through it all. What kind of sky was this that they were still painting promises?
It was Jiang Wei who, excited, asked:
This question brought a heavy feeling to Jiang Wei's heart.
If they had protection, with their current state, they were afraid...
Who would have thought that the scout's next words would cause Jiang Wei's heavy heart to suddenly turn around...
His eyes suddenly widened...
Among those who knew Zhao Yun's identity, besides the people in the School of Governance, there was one other person: Jiang Wei himself.
Our own people...
Jiang Wei sighed inwardly. At this moment, he suddenly wanted to cry. He was a refined man, but... at this moment, he really wanted to curse to vent his feelings.
Immediately, Jiang Wei roared at everyone,
The soldiers, each with expressionless faces, dragging their feet covered in blisters, gathered around. Jiang Wei jumped onto a large rock, his gaze resolute, pointing at the mountains before them.
Everyone thought it was another round of empty promises. The generals actually wanted to say... stop painting them. We remember the promise when we joined the special forces camp. We will definitely persevere.
Jiang Wei continued to speak,
Was it a desperate gamble?
Or perhaps... a battle fought with their backs to the river?
These words seemed to awaken all the soldiers. They were stunned. Could it be... this time it was real? After crossing this mountain ridge, they would reach Chengdu city?
And was there reinforcement in Chengdu?
Otherwise, why would they have eaten all their dry rations?
Jiang Wei drew his sword and planted it on the large rock, looking left and right, revealing a hint of seriousness.
"Why is His Majesty able to rise from obscurity to become the ruler of a nation, to become the very soul of our Great Wei's army? It's because His Majesty has endured so much hardship. His Majesty has made so many contributions to Cao's camp. His Majesty has saved the foundation of Great Wei from danger countless times. Without these, His Majesty..."
He gestured behind the high mountain, his voice incredibly loud.
Jiang Wei's chest heaved. He raised his voice again.
Silence...
After Jiang Wei's speech, he was met with a long silence.
Suddenly, the soldiers' indifference vanished. In these pairs of tormented eyes, a green light suddenly shone. Limitless people, because of a certain desire, could achieve possibilities beyond their limits!
Their bodies trembled, and suddenly they had strength!... Wen Qin was also a member of the special forces corps, and he was Jiang Wei's deputy. At this moment, he couldn't help but be inspired by Jiang Wei.
He was the first to respond:
Howls echoed from the ravine, each one higher than the last, until finally, they were deafening!
Jiang Wei finally let out a sigh of relief. See, morale... had risen again!
His mind recalled the words His Majesty had spoken to him after summoning him before his departure.
And Jiang Wei's reply was:
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Still a hundred li away from Baidi City.
The Red Hare horse reared up, a Fangtian Huaji halberd, reflecting Lü Bu's ferocious face, slashed down. The edge of the halberd carried a terrifying gale, tearing several bloody gashes across the face of Shu general Li Yan, who was responsible for covering Liu Bei's retreat.
The halberd broke the erected spear.
With immense force, it continued to hack down towards Li Yan's face...
With Li Yan's mournful cry, and a loud bang, he flipped off his horse, his chest already split open.
Lü Bu didn't even glance at him...
A scout reported:
Before Lü Bu could speak... Chen Gong, who had arrived, inquired:
"Liu Bei fled with over thirty cavalry. He gathered remnants along the way and was intercepted by the troops of various generals, retreating to Baiyan Mountain with less than a thousand men!"
The scout reported truthfully...
Chen Gong's eyes narrowed slightly.
Chen Gong's words seemed to stir some memories in Lü Bu...
Back in Xu Province, Liu Bei had tried to win him over, and he, along with Dian Wei, had defeated Liu Bei. In that battle, Liu Bei's remaining forces were also less than a thousand.
But...
Who would have thought that when he returned to Xiaopei, he would quickly assemble an army of ten thousand men? And later, he would join forces with Cao Cao to defeat Lü Bu... even uttering those words at Bai Men Tower.
Thinking of this, Lü Bu snorted coldly.
Chen Gong smiled.
Hearing this... Lü Bu smiled, a wide, wild laugh.
After a hearty laugh, Lü Bu raised his Fangtian Huaji.
Speaking of which, the Fangtian Huaji pointed towards Baiyan Mountain.
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The Shu Road, the Lychee Road.
Sima Yi was uncharacteristically acting today. After Zhao Yun had been transferred away, Ma Su and Wang Ping, who remained, focused on defense.
Sima Yi wasn't in a hurry to attack, so he also maintained his defensive stance.
Compared to the artillery fire on the Jinniu Road and Micang Road, the Lychee Road had become a land of peace.
Sima Yi uttered a faint sentence, and his deputy generals, including Gongsun Zan, Qu Yi, and Huang Zhong, understood...
For more than ten days, neither side had engaged in conflict, and both tacitly observed the overall situation from across the river...
Indeed, everyone understood that the Lychee Road was just a long, narrow path, easy to defend and difficult to attack. This was true for both the Shu army and the Wei army. Sima Yi attacking Ma Su and Wang Ping had no confidence, and Ma Su and Wang Ping attacking Sima Yi also had no confidence.
But now? Why attack suddenly?
Why attack? It's better to observe from across the river, right? Anyway, this narrow road was irrelevant to the overall situation! Did Sima Yi still have the naive idea of clearing the Lychee Road and encircling Jiameng Pass from behind?
Qu Yi had just spoken.
Sima Yi's eyes were cold. The usually amiable Sima Yi suddenly became serious.
That's right...
Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yi Cong, Qu Yi's Vanguard Camp, and Huang Zhong's Divine Archer Camp were originally different legions within the Dragon Soaring Camp... But as Lu Yu became the lord of Great Wei, under the military system reform, these legions separated and became independent legions.
Originally, when Lu Yu sent Sima Yi to be the commander of the Lychee Road, old generals like Qu Yi, Gongsun Zan, and Huang Zhong were not convinced...
But Sima Yi performed exceptionally well against Zhao Zilong's offensive from Changshan. He managed to understand the opponent's attack tactics several times... This made Huang Zhong, Qu Yi, and Gongsun Zan extremely impressed.
Of course...
What they didn't know was that this was all a performance by Zhao Yun and Sima Yi...
The two sides were evenly matched, with each having victories and defeats. In this way, Zhao Yun gained more trust from Zhuge Liang, and Sima Yi could also establish his prestige on the Lychee Road!
At this moment, Sima Yi's words silenced Huang Zhong, Qu Yi, and Gongsun Zan.
They had indeed become lax.
Sima Yi's words became even more resolute.
At this, Huang Zhong, Qu Yi, and Gongsun Zan simultaneously clasped their hands together...
What they didn't know was...
That very morning, Sima Yi received accurate intelligence that Ma Su and Wang Ping had a dispute over the issue of defense.
Wang Ping believed that they should strictly defend the strategic points as ordered by the Prime Minister, and as long as these points were not lost, the Lychee Road would not be lost.
Ma Su, on the other hand, believed that the opposing Sima Yi was a wise man, and he was also a wise man...
He had even fathomed Sima Yi's state of mind, knowing that the opponent's intention was also to observe from across the river.
The current situation...
Everyone was waiting for the outcome of the Yiling battlefield.
It seemed that the situation on the Lychee Road had little significance to the overall picture... So why bother defending the strategic points?
Ma Su insisted on moving the main army into the dense forests and mountains, thus avoiding the sun's glare, and also forming a mutual support with the strategic points.
Wang Ping naturally disagreed. He thought this was too risky. If Sima Yi suddenly attacked, instead of attacking the strategic points, he would block the mountain passes.
This would trap Ma Su's troops on the mountain, making it difficult to even fetch water, let alone provide mutual support.
Ma Su, however, insisted that fighting with their backs to the mountain, the soldiers would be invincible, fighting one against a hundred. The final outcome was that Ma Su...
Took twenty thousand men to station on the mountain, while Wang Ping only took his own three thousand men to continue guarding the strategic points. And this accurate intelligence allowed the long-dormant Sima Yi to sense an opportunity.
Unusually, Sima Yi, as the commander, personally mobilized troops...
What should have taken an hour to muster troops took less than half an hour for Sima Yi's army to move out.
Gongsun Zan pointed at the strategic point before him.
Who would have thought... Sima Yi's mouth curved, and he smiled faintly.
Speaking of which, Sima Yi thought of his mentor Lu Yu's teachings...
-- The highest realm of the Thirty-Six Stratagems is... as long as the enemy's numbers are large enough, and the enemy commander's position is high enough, the enemy will constantly dispatch troops to rescue, and this is the key to annihilating all of the enemy's strength!
At this moment, Sima Yi's eyes flickered...
He seemed to smell that after the artillery fire on Micang Road and Jinniu Road, the Lychee Road was also about to become a battlefield of Asura under hell.
He raised his head and looked at the sky.
Without exaggeration, Sima Yi and Ma Su were not on the same level in terms of strategy. This was a dimensionality reduction and crushing!
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Facing Baidi City across the river, on Baiyan Mountain.
Fight to the death!
Liu Bei roared ferociously, as did Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, and others.
Perhaps surrendering to Great Wei might allow ordinary civil and military officials to survive, but neither Liu Bei nor Guan Xing and Zhang Bao had any chance of survival.
As someone who had fought and been defeated countless times throughout his life, yet always refused to die, Liu Bei raised his double-edged swords.
He roared at the approaching Cao army.
He knew that no matter what, he could not escape Baiyan Mountain today!
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