Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 640 - 586: Four of the Five Armies Have Retreated!

Chapter 640: Chapter 586: Four of the Five Armies Have Retreated!

"What if... we first open the city gates and let the civilians in, then find a way to cut off the Turkic cavalry in the middle! Afterward..."

Before a former general of the Shuofang Army could finish, he noticed that the other generals around him were looking at him strangely.

Zhang San sighed and said in a low voice, "These tens of thousands of civilians, how can we be sure they are all civilians? It’s impossible for some powerful cultivators from the Tujue not to be mixed in among them."

"We don’t need many, just ten strong cultivators from the Spiritual Platform Realm. Once inside, they would be enough to take control of the city gates and allow the Tujue army to pour into the city."

In fact, everyone had some strategies in mind, but it seemed none of them could save the civilians below.

At that moment, Zhang San looked at the tens of thousands of civilians who were almost at the foot of the city walls and sighed softly. He then said to Changsun Bubai beside him, "Military Envoy, some time ago I arranged for the maidservants by my side to secretly infiltrate the Tujue army and spread rumors. If the rumors take effect today, they should be credited with the greatest achievement in this battle of Ren City, right?"

Changsun Bubai frowned.

Other people always try to take credit for themselves, but why was Zhang San attributing the credit to the women by his side?

This was probably because your Hu Xingxiang is far away in Li City. Otherwise, if she were here, she’d probably give you a good thrashing tonight!

"Ahem... The matter of credit is only due to those who have acted and played a role. It cannot be granted just because you ask for it here," he said.

Zhang San obviously understood Changsun Bubai’s meaning. Such great credit could only be given if the rumors he spread played a key role; otherwise, it would be difficult to award it to them.

Zhang San smiled, nodded, and said, "Don’t worry."

With that, Zhang San took a few steps forward.

The group of maids behind, hearing what Zhang San had just said, finally realized that their master had always taken their words to heart.

Then, Zhang San stood atop the battlement of Ren City, took a deep breath toward the Tujue army to the north, and then executed the Forty-Eight Layers Tower.

"The Tujue army in five divisions has retreated in four! Now only your division remains! Soon, you will be surrounded by the various armies of the Great Sui and die below Ren City!"

"Die below Ren City..."

"Die below Ren City..."

At that instant, as Zhang San bellowed, his loud voice unexpectedly began to echo across the battlefield.

Changsun Bubai frowned slightly, and asked Bai Dushu in a low voice, "This place isn’t a valley, so why is there an echo?"

Bai Dushu explained somewhat awkwardly, "Military Envoy, it’s not an echo; it’s Zhang San pretending to echo from behind."

And at this moment, as Zhang San’s artificial echo took effect, all the Tujue people couldn’t help but remember the news that had spread through the camp recently that the Tujue army had advanced on the Great Sui in five divisions, but four of them had retreated, leaving only their division.

If they were to be truly surrounded by the various armies of the Great Sui, wouldn’t they really die below Ren City?

At this moment, it wasn’t just the soldiers below who felt their resolve faltering.

Some of the officers also sensed that the situation was not good,

Especially the senior officers,

After all, with five divisions invading the Great Sui, there should be reports to Sharlobi, the Great Khan, about the whereabouts and progress of the other four divisions.

But until now, there hadn’t been a single piece of news from the other four divisions.

On hearing this, Sharlobi was shocked and immediately glanced at the State Preceptor beside him.

The State Preceptor raised his hand and said calmly, "Great Khan, there is no need to panic. We don’t know if this is true or false. Perhaps it’s just a lie from the Sui Army to shake our army’s morale. A lie! It must be a lie!"

Sharlobi pressed, "Are you sure it’s just a lie?"

The State Preceptor smirked to himself, thinking: Is Sharlobi an idiot?

"Great Khan, of course I’m not sure, but right now you must speak with certainty that it is a lie!"

That’s when Sharlobi realized that if he himself doubted the veracity of the matter, the soldiers below would naturally feel uneasy.

"This is sheer nonsense, a complete fabrication by the Sui People! We, the Tujue warriors, are the mighty eagles of the steppe; since when would an eagle spread its wings and not fly! Tujue army, follow my command! Attack the city!"

Following Sharlobi’s order, the Tujue army directly launched an attack on Ren City.

All eyes were on Zhang San.

"Your shouting is useless!"

And just at that moment, from the northwest, a thunderous sound of a cannon echoed.

With a rumbling sound of hooves, the very ground trembled.

The Tujue could feel, just by the vibrations on the ground and the distant sounds, that a formidable cavalry was approaching.

However, within the immense dust cloud, before one could discern how many enemies there were, a grand banner raised high came into view.

It bore three large characters: "Longyou Road".

The instant the Tujue commanders saw the characters "Longyou Road", many sensed that the situation was ominous.

Then, a thunderous boom of a cannon resounded once more.

In the east, a large contingent of troops appeared with a dust storm sweeping in like a tempest.

Within the huge dust cloud, even though the cavalry’s appearance was indistinct, one could see the grand banner embroidered with three large characters — "Jin River Path"!

Seeing both the armies of Jin River Path and Longyou Road arriving, even the Tujue soldiers readying for the siege were thrown into a panic.

Boom—

Another cannon roar, and then, a force also emerged from the northeast, their numbers unclear, but the high-flying banner with the characters "Longwang Road" atop the dust signaled the final straw that crushed the Tujue army.

Zhang San, standing north of Ren City’s battlefield, once again utilized the Forty-Eight Layers Tower and yelled, "Great Sui’s four armies, at my command, all troops attack!"

With Zhang San’s thunderous shout, the Tujue felt their scalps go numb!

Just the Lingwu Army of the Longyun Path had kept them at bay outside Ren City for such a long time.

One could only imagine the outcome waiting for them with the combined strength of four armies.

At that moment, countless Tujue troops began to retreat.

Even Sharlobi’s orders to halt their withdrawal went unheeded.

Running away was the last thing they wanted to happen.

Because once one person started running, a whole string of others would immediately follow in a pack.

They would even run faster than if they were stealing chicken eggs.

The instantly collapsing Tujue formation threw the cavalry who had been herding Sui civilians at the very front into confusion.

They had hoped to earn merit in this battle and prop up their tribal leader as the new Khan.

But seeing the situation now, they feared that their own leader might flee, leaving them to wonder what they were doing there.

Consequently, quite a few cavalrymen started tossing the children and women off their war horses and turned to flee.

Even some Tujue martial artists and cultivators mingling among the Sui populace began making a run for the north!

Seeing this scene, everyone on the city walls was dumbfounded.

"Zhang San, when did the other three armies arrive? How come I didn’t receive any news of it?"

Zhang San grinned and turned to glance at Changsun Bubai.

He had realized that ever since Changsun Bubai had fallen ill, his mind wasn’t as sharp as before.

"Where the hell did those three armies come from, being able to heed my command for a full assault? They’re all fake! Quick! Send someone to pursue the Tujue from behind now, don’t let them realize! Once they do and find out it’s fake, it’ll be a big mess indeed!"