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"Am I really too cautious?"

Zhuang Yan stayed outside Hua County for three consecutive days and sent out more than a dozen scouts, who all went deep into Hua County to investigate but found no ambush. At this time, he was a little shaken.

"I am willing to lead 50,000 troops to attack Hua County first. We will know if there is an ambush by then."

Liang Kai bowed to Zhuang Yan and asked for a fight. He could no longer contain his excitement. He knew very well that it was almost a sure thing to take over Pingxi County given the overall strength of the Song Dynasty.

Seeing that Liu Xie, the crown prince of the Western Shu Dynasty, was about to become the new emperor, he followed Zhuang Yan to fight in the war this time in order to gain military merit so that he could obtain a higher position before the new emperor ascended the throne.

"Don't be rash. Marching and fighting is not something that can be done overnight. If you make a mistake in one step, all the steps will go wrong. I would rather be cautious than send troops rashly."

Zhuang Yan waved his hand to interrupt Liang Kai's proposal, and then looked at the middle-aged man not far away. The other party was Lv Tan, the deputy general in charge of gathering intelligence: "You continue to send scouts, not only to go deep into Hua County, but also send people to Pingxi City to investigate and see if there is any unusual movement?"

"As ordered!"

Lu Tan had followed Zhuang Yan in marching and fighting for many years, and had always been responsible for gathering military intelligence. He was no longer surprised by Zhuang Yan's caution, and without any hesitation, he turned around and arranged for his troops to go out and investigate.

"You two have been with me for many years. You must remember that I have the advantage. Don't rush for quick success. As the saying goes, if you wait, you will see the moon after the clouds have cleared."

"If a war really starts, we will have to race against time. Speed ​​is of the essence. If we rush our troops before the war starts, we will be defeated."

"What we lose is not only the troops in our hands, but also the brothers who fought with us. Once they die, our Western Shu Dynasty will have another family without a pillar."

"The most important thing is that if we lose the war, it will be a devastating blow to the overall morale." Zhuang Yan said earnestly to Liang Kai and Yuan Tai.

"Follow the instructions of the general."

Although Liang Kai and Yuan Tai felt that Zhuang Yan was too cautious, they were not impatient. They had followed the old general in marching and fighting for many years and were already accustomed to it.

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"Report! Repay!"

Sima Zhuang and Sima Tang led an army of 450,000 and marched straight from Dading City to Tianyun City.

Two men were wearing armor, looking majestic, riding two mighty war horses, and the voice of scouts came from not far away.

"Reporting to General Zhuang and General Tang, the Yushi Village outside Tianyun City was seized by the enemy and a small city wall was built there."

The scout came up to the two men and reported directly.

"Have you found out who is guarding the Jade Village?"

Sima Zhuang narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn't expect that the other party would give up defending Tianyun City and dare to take the initiative to attack. This surprised him a little.

"We don't know who they are yet, but from a distance, it looks like that army is well-trained and they don't look like the soldiers who defended the city before." The scout quickly reported.

"How many troops are there?" Sima Zhuang continued to ask.

"I dare not get too close. I can't see clearly." The scout replied.

"Order the army to advance at full speed. Since the enemy dares to leave the town to defend Yushi Village, it means they are not afraid of our army. I want to see where they get the confidence from." Sima Zhuang gave an order and ordered the army to advance at full speed. Sima Tang next to him did not say a word.

Sima Zhuang and Sima Tang rode on war horses. The 450,000-strong army was very powerful. By noon, they were only a hundred meters away from Tianyun City.

"I don't know what's wrong with Sima Cuo. He led an army of 100,000 but couldn't take Tianyun City. It's ridiculous." Sima Zhuang stared at the soldiers on Tianyun City with disdain on his face.

Ever since he learned that Sima Cuo led an army of 100,000 but not only failed to recapture Tianyun City but also suffered heavy losses, he felt that the Minister of War should be replaced.

"Our most urgent task is to find out how many soldiers there are in Yushi Village and who is guarding it." Sima Tang turned his head to look at Yushi Village next to Tianyun City and said slowly: "Take a closer look. How far is Tianyun City from Yushi Village?"

“Less than a thousand meters.”

Sima Zhuang had been marching and fighting for many years, so his eyesight was naturally not bad. He only needed to glance at the city walls of Tianyun City and Yushi Village from a distance to tell the approximate distance.

"It seems that the people sent by the Song Dynasty to guard Tianyun City are no ordinary people. They obviously want to use the walls of Tianyun City and Yushi Village so that no matter whether we attack the city or Yushi Village, the other side can quickly support each other."

"If I remember correctly, the reason why Sima Cuo was unable to capture Tianyun City was because there was a very powerful crossbow placed on the wall of Tianyun City."

"This kind of crossbow has a range of 700 to 800 meters and is extremely powerful. Even a junior master would not dare to neglect the arrows shot at it."

Compared to Sima Zhuang, Sima Tang was much calmer and analyzed the situation at the scene calmly.

The reason why Sima Zhao sent the two of them to lead the troops together was largely because Sima Zhuang had a rather manic personality and was quite radical in marching and fighting.

Sima Zhuang, on the contrary, has a calm character and marches and fights battles step by step, without being greedy for merit or acting rashly.

"According to you, what should we do? Should we just set up camp here and not attack the city?" Sima Zhuang asked after hearing Sima Tang's analysis.

"We will send tens of thousands of soldiers to test the military strength and combat effectiveness of Yushi Village." Sima Tang looked at Yushi Village. Since the other party wanted to take care of each other, he had to see how many troops Yushi Village had. As long as he destroyed one of the parties and then destroyed the other party, he would be able to crush them with ease.

"Qu Deqing, I will order you to lead 50,000 troops to attack Yushi Village as quickly as possible. If you are defeated, retreat immediately."

Sima Tang gave an order and saw a burly man in black shiny armor riding a warhorse rushing forward from a distance.

He is Qu Deqing, a lieutenant general following the army. His cultivation has reached the peak level of sixth-grade junior grandmaster. He is brave in combat and very good at charging into battle.

"The last general takes command!"

Qu Deqing had a powerful voice and was holding a pitch-black spear. Behind him, 50,000 soldiers were rushing up in unison. They were the vanguard.

"All soldiers, follow me and charge out to take back the Jade Village." Qu Deqing roared, raised the spear in his hand high, the warhorse under his crotch neighed, leaped high, and rushed quickly towards the direction of the Jade Village.

Wu Jie stood on the wall of the simple Yushi Village and saw Qu Deqing leading the army to rush over. His scarred face was calm and confident: "Don't be anxious. Wait until they get closer before releasing the Nine Star Crossbow."

"Once the first row of Nine Star Crossbows has been released, order Wu Teng to lead 50,000 Changlin troops to rush out at the fastest speed and devour the enemy."

"As ordered!"

The messenger turned around and delivered the order to Wu Teng.