Chapter 966: Walking into a Trap
"When do we start?" Liu Bei asked solemnly.
Zhuge Liang came to see him today, he must have been fully prepared.
"Rahul is about to send troops to defeat the three generals. Once the three generals are defeated, our army will take action immediately!" A cold and stern look appeared on Zhuge Liang's face.
The aura of mental retardation has been cast on Rahul. It has to be said that Xun You's talent is really useful. Under the escort of Zhao Yun, he successfully cast the aura of mental retardation on Rahul.
And with Xun You's ability, he concealed all traces of the incident, allowing Rahul to ignore this fact.
It's okay when he doesn't move, Rahul is able to handle all the troubles with his lower limit, but once he really starts to take action, this will become one of Rahul's fatal hidden dangers.
"I understand. Just go ahead and do it. Just tell me how you need my cooperation!" Liu Bei nodded.
This battle is of extraordinary significance. Zhuge Liang's prestige may not be enough, but his prestige as Liu Bei Liu Xuande is enough to calm all troubles.
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No matter what choices Pang Tong and Zhang Fei made, no matter whether Zhang Fei was truly defeated or defeated miserably, it actually didn’t matter to Zhuge Liang.
The important thing is to fight. A standoff between the two sides will lead to no results. Only by fighting will flaws appear.
So Zhuge Liang specially transferred Pang Tong to Zhang Fei, as he was looking forward to seeing what effect the combination of the two would produce.
However, no matter what the effect is, it will eventually shake up the entire battlefield.
"Hahaha, Shiyuan, you've come at the right time. Old Zhang has missed you so much!" Zhang Fei slapped Pang Tong with his palm as big as a cattail leaf fan.
Pang Tong was hit so hard that he almost got a stitch in the side. If it weren't for the Confucianists' intensive training, he might have been seriously injured by Zhang Fei's two blows.
"Third General, we !" Pang Tong sighed.
Zhang Fei's expression became serious. Pang Tong was very much to his liking, so he had a deep understanding of Pang Tong. He was a rare wise man.
He is full of talent and wisdom. Even if he is not as good as those in the court now, he will be one of them sooner or later.
"Shiyuan, tell me quickly!" Zhang Fei asked anxiously. Even he understood the significance of this battle, so there must be no problems.
Pang Tong explained to Zhang Fei the current situation and the tasks assigned to him by Zhuge Liang.
Zhang Fei's expression suddenly became serious. This was really a big trouble.
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Fei suddenly raised his head.
"Shi Yuan, I have an idea!"
As a representative of those who are rough but meticulous, Zhang Fei naturally has his own military strategies. Otherwise, how could he have entered the Temple of Martial Arts?
Even though Zhang Fei doesn't often use his brain to think, once he starts thinking, relying on his beast-like intuition, he can always do things that ordinary people can't predict.
Zhang Fei’s decision was to strike first and gain the upper hand.
Since Zhuge Liang hoped that his side could preserve its combat effectiveness and pretend to be defeated, he hoped that he could hide and rush out at the critical moment to catch the Kushans off guard.
Well, if that's the case, he might as well strike first and stab the Kushans directly.
At that time, whether he was defeated or attracted Rahul's attention, it would not conflict with Zhuge Liang's orders.
Pang Tong frowned and thought for a moment. Why did he feel as if he was being cheated by Zhuge Liang?
"Damn it! Zhuge Kongming, you actually put a halo on me!" Pang Tong was a young genius after all. After thinking for a moment, he understood the whole story and couldn't help but spit at Zhuge Liang.
To put it bluntly, this behavior means that you don't trust him and want to take control of the overall situation yourself.
However, Pang Tong also understood that Zhuge Liang was using the most resolute way to ensure that there would be no second voice in the army.
It was also a way for Zhuge Liang to agree with his plan. If Zhuge Liang was not worried that other generals would support his Pang Tong's plan, then there would be no need for him to do this.
However, Pang Tong believed that Zhuge Liang was not afraid that his plan would be better than Zhuge Liang's own plan.
On the contrary, it was after listening to his plan that Zhuge Liang thought that his own plan was better, so he used this method.
After figuring it out, Pang Tong shook his head and changed the subject to ask Zhang Fei.
"I've always wanted to ask you something." Pang Tong spoke to Zhang Fei, who was scratching his head in thought, as if he had remembered something .
"What's up?"
Zhang Fei was confused. He hadn't used his brain for a long time. When he suddenly used it, many things that he hadn't noticed before were exposed.
Although Zhang Fei himself is smart, he has always been surrounded by wise men who are reliable, smart, and have compatible personalities with him to make plans. Zhang Fei is too lazy to use his brain. He just listens carefully to the military advisor's plan and then acts recklessly.
Suddenly, I thought independently, and many things that I had missed or never paid much attention to suddenly appeared clearly in my mind.
Even the development of his talent, which had always troubled him, had new clues.
"I've always wanted to ask, but I always get sidetracked. I have to ask this time." Pang Tong said very seriously, "This is related to our next move."
"Ask me, I will tell you everything I know ." Zhang Fei said with some honesty, holding the snake spear in one hand and hammering his chest with the other.
"What's going on with the Youyun Cavalry now?" Pang Tong asked the question that was in his mind.
Among all the legions, he felt that Zhang Fei's legion was the strangest. Others might not have noticed it, but for him who possessed the chain talent, the weirdness of Zhang Fei's legion could hardly be hidden.
"I don't know!" Zhang Fei shook his head. He really didn't know. He didn't know what was going on with the Youyun Cavalry.
After the battle with Oswald and his men, Zhang Fei dismantled the original Youyun Cavalry.
For him, the talent of fear is very useful, but there is always a quality problem between him and Youyunqi, and it always takes time to get used to each other.
But on the battlefield, this time is too deadly.
It was because of this delay that he failed to defeat Oswald and the Royal Rangers.
Although no one blamed him, Zhang Fei always believed that if he could be stronger, that battle might have turned the tide.
Then Zhang Fei constructed a new elite legion with his own legion talent as the core. In fact, when it was called the violent talent, it was just talk, because Zhang Fei himself didn't know what this talent was.
The original characteristics are retained. Intimidation, shock, and soul-torturing are just superficial. The most important thing is that Zhang Fei's legion talent itself can strengthen itself while absorbing the opponent's fear. The stronger the person who creates fear, the stronger the strengthening of himself.
In essence, the Youyun Cavalry led by Zhang Fei before combined the talents of the military type and the legion . The external talent effects included intimidation, mental torture, power deprivation, fear absorption, and great enhancement when the conditions were met.
And now, Zhang Fei relies on his own legion talents and combines them with the beliefs of his soldiers to create a new elite talent.
Zhang Fei named it Youyun after the Youyun cavalry.
While intimidation and fear absorption were retained, abilities such as the inner demon shadow disappeared, replaced by an ability that could greatly enhance strength.
Just like Zhang Fei's own essence, energy and spirit are combined into one, after activating his talent, the soldiers under his command can conduct will tests on themselves.
With each appraisal, the strength will be stronger, the intimidation will be stronger, and the absorption of fear will be higher.
However, if the test fails, the person will fall into madness, not recognizing anyone and fighting madly until he falls into a coma.
For the soldiers, this kind of power is no different from suicide.
Even during training, with Zhang Fei's timely action to shut down the machine, the dozen or so soldiers participating in the experiment still went crazy after multiple tests, overdrawn their own strength, and caused indelible sequelae, and finally had no choice but to retire.
Since then, Zhang Fei has never been able to fully unleash his talent again.
However, after a long period of training, he gradually began to unblock it, and now it was no problem for everyone to carry out the double check.
Zhang Fei didn't dare to try any higher.
His team's elimination rate is already the highest. If the loss continues to accelerate, we will have to consider whether to lay him off.
After all, the number of reserve soldiers joining the Imperial Guard was not large, and they were screened in such a cruel way, which was a bit too wasteful.
"Then I want to ask you one thing. What is the strength of your army now ?" Pang Tong looked at Zhang Fei and asked very seriously, "Because the road we are going to take next requires me to make different adjustments based on the strength of the army."
"I don't know. Maybe the Imperial Guards are still strong enough." Zhang Fei said awkwardly, "Because there are some problems with my legion. Basically, I haven't given it my all since the change."
"Let me tell you, I estimate that even those with fearless talents will become afraid under the suppression of my legion."
"That is to say, most of the weak-willed legions are still unable to face your legion directly?" Pang Tong was delighted when he heard this.
"Of course. Although there are problems, the most basic capabilities are still retained. Just like what Wei Wenchang did during the landing battle, my Youyun Cavalry will only do better!"
Zhang Fei patted his chest, he still had some confidence.
"Okay, then I'll find an opportunity, and you go all out, and we'll give Kushan a ruthless blow!"
Pang Tong narrowed his eyes and said, "Since you, Zhuge Liang, want me to be the fuse to start the war, then let me start it more thoroughly."
After two or three days of reconnaissance by Pang Tong, he determined that there seemed to be signs of military movements in the direction of the Kushans. However, because the Kushans were also on guard, there was no way to determine the number and personnel.
However, Pang Tong did not need to see it with his own eyes. Combining all the information, he was sure of it.
Zhuge Liang's prediction came true. Rahul actually wanted to eliminate Zhang Fei first, probably wanting to use this to start the battle.
"Three generals, get ready, we will give them a kick tonight!" Pang Tong said with a sneer.
Since you are here, I will give you a gift first.
"No problem, watch me tonight."
Zhang Fei patted his chest and said, when it comes to fighting, Zhang Fei is not afraid of anyone. Even if Lu Bu is standing opposite him, Zhang Fei dares to attack him.
Zhang Fei may not have any other abilities, but his courage is unrivaled in the world.
"General, I'm willing to fight!" Zhang Bao immediately asked for battle upon hearing this.
Guan Ping, Guan Suo and others also requested to fight. After Wei Yan was transferred away, they all served under Zhang Fei.
"You have other arrangements. General Zhang must go alone in this battle!" Pang Tong stopped everyone with a smile.
"Follow the military advisor's arrangements! I'll go down and prepare first!" Zhang Fei bowed, then gave the position of giving orders to Pang Tong, and went to prepare the Youyun cavalry for a night attack.
"Guan Ping, Guan Suo, listen to my order. You two will lead 5,000 men to ambush here. When General Zhang and I show up, your army will charge out directly and fight with the enemy. Then they will collapse at the first blow and retreat to this place. Do you understand?"
Pang Tong drew a straight line between Guan Ping and Guan Suo on the map.
"Yes!" Guan Ping and Guan Suo didn't understand what he meant, but they nodded and obeyed the order anyway.
"Zhang Bao and Guan Xing, you two will lead 5,000 men to ambush here. They will also collapse at the first blow. Retreat here. Do you understand?"
“Yes!”
Afterwards, Pang Tong selected several more people and gathered ten waves of ambushes.
However, all the orders issued were to defeat the enemy as soon as they engaged the battle, and lure the enemy all the way to their own camp.
"Military Advisor, what is the purpose of this move?" Guan Ping finally asked. He really couldn't understand. Isn't this just adding fuel to the fire and feeding the Kushans?
“Haha, when the time comes, release all the prisoners in the camp. They will give Kushan a surprise!”
Pang Tong sneered twice. It was fine if he was given a rotten campsite. What he wanted was not a campsite.
Moreover, he had set up a magic circle in advance, so the camp would be engulfed in flames, and all the captives and the elite Kushan army would be burned to ashes.
When the time comes, kill as many as you can, as long as Zhuge Liang's goal is achieved.
As long as the captives are dressed in the clothes of the Youyun Cavalry, and then Zhang Fei uses fear to shock them, causing them to fall into chaos. By then, the Kushan Legion, which has won consecutive battles, will not care so much.
Kusroyi, who had just arrived at the outermost camp of the Kushan Empire, had no idea of Pang Tong's plan.
"Rest on the spot. Scouts will be divided into teams of three to explore the surrounding area within a 30-mile radius. The scouts will send someone back to the camp to notify us." Kusroyi gave the order calmly. Compared to before, Kusroyi now clearly lacked something called passion.
Even compared to before, he is still cautious, but his initiative has decreased a lot. However, with his original foundation, Kusroyi is still a good officer.
Following Kusroyi's order, the entire legion began to set up camp on the spot, and the patrol personnel also began patrolling on the spot. The sentries dispersed in twos and threes without Kusroyi's arrangement, and then hid themselves in some unknown way.
"Let's cook and set out tomorrow night to fight the Han army!"
Soon, smoke from the cooking stove began to rise. Kusroyi was now on his home turf, so he did not need to hide too much whether he was deploying troops or cooking. The so-called exposure was always to the enemy, and there was no such concept on his own territory.
