Zhang San, please behave yourself!-Chapter 819 - 755: Fight Your Way Out!

The tense atmosphere was like dark clouds, densely covering the skies over Julong Pass.

At this moment, all the soldiers at Julong Pass, including some in charge of transportation, were busy.

Li Shangfa, supported by several personal guards, reached the city wall of Julong Pass and looked westward.

In the distance, the twenty-eight-hundred-thousand-strong allied army of the Thirty-Six Nations of the Western Regions stretched endlessly, like a vast sea of multicolored waves.

Li Shangfa had heard a very amusing saying before, claiming that there is a multicolored black in this world.

He originally didn’t believe it.

But seeing the overwhelming color formed by the twenty-eight-hundred-thousand-strong army, he believed it.

At this moment, Zhang San also arrived on the city wall with his men.

"General Li, you are the defending commander here. What are your thoughts on this battle?"

Hearing this, Li Shangfa let out a wry smile.

He did have some insights on defense, occasionally reading military books and fantasizing about commanding an eight-thousand-troop force to defeat a hundred-thousand-strong army, making himself a renowned general.

But in those military book examples, none featured an eight-thousand force against twenty-eight-hundred-thousand!

"We defend! As long as we can hold, we do. Meanwhile, find a way to get the message out, asking forces stationed along Longyou Road to send reinforcements, and also request aid from Chuan-Yu Road behind us. Deputy Chief Zhang, speaking of which... Oh right! Deputy Chief Zhang, turns out you are also a military leader. You participated in the Longyun Path battle and faced the Tujue. How do you think this battle should be fought?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Li Shangfa was initially worried, unsure of how to conduct this battle.

But he suddenly remembered that the man beside him had achieved great feats in the Longyun Path battle and was titled Marquis Beyond the Law!

Rely on him!

Zhang San smiled slightly and said, "If General Li is willing to let me help, then here’s the plan: I will command you, and you will command the whole army. If we win this battle, the credit is mainly yours, followed by my sworn younger brother’s. As for me, the level of credit doesn’t matter since I’m already a Duke. If we lose, the responsibility is mine, how about that?"

"No need for that, no need for that. Since Deputy Chief Zhang is willing to help, the credit is naturally yours! If there are any issues, it’s me as a defending general didn’t do well."

Zhang San smiled and said, "No worries! We’ll definitely win this battle anyway!"

Zhang San glanced at Li Shangfa’s personal guards and said, "Go and invite the three Guardian Gods of the army!"

Li Shangfa widened his eyes, looking at Zhang San.

Because he seriously doubted if the Three Lizard Brothers were indeed effective.

However, Li Shangfa noticed that none of his personal guards moved.

"What are you looking at? Quickly, damn it, go and invite the three Guardian Gods over here!"

Upon hearing Li Shangfa curse, the personal guards started to act.

Zhang San continued to ask, "Among the army, how many are experts at archery?"

Upon this, Li Shangfa felt proud.

"In my command, every soldier must know archery! After all, being at Julong Pass, the most necessary skill is—defense!"

Zhang San nodded with a smile and said, "Then it will be easier to manage; ensure each soldier carries at least sixty arrows. Then, the whole army moves out! We’ll exit the gates and clash with them!"

Upon hearing these words, Li Shangfa felt his legs growing weak again.

"Deputy Chief Zhang, on the opposite are twenty-eight-hundred-thousand strong! We... we only have eight thousand!"

Zhang San smiled as he patted Li Shangfa’s shoulder, using eye contact to signal the surrounding personal guards to steady Li Shangfa.

"But we have the Guardian Gods of the army! I have eight thousand elite soldiers, plus divine assistance! How can we not win this battle?"

Saying this, Zhang San signaled to the personal guards around.

Although the personal guards were supposed to obey Li Shangfa’s orders.

Now, they realized their own general was too scared to even stand properly, so they could only follow Zhang San’s orders!

Thus, someone started relaying Zhang San’s orders.

The soldiers below were a bit dumbfounded upon hearing they have to rush out and clash with the thirty-six nations’ army.

The most perplexed were the recently transformed Three Lizard Brothers.

The three of them indeed sensed the unusual atmosphere within the army.

But having never experienced war, the three brothers didn’t understand what exactly was happening at Julong Pass.

Not until the three of them were invited up to the city wall of Julong Pass, and saw the massive army opposite did they realize something extraordinary was happening.

"Brother Zhang San, are we going to war with the countries of the Western Regions?"

"I see their banners and attire, seems like representatives from all the countries of the Thirty-Six Nations of the Western Regions are here!"

"Exactly, exactly."

Zhang San waved his hand with a smile.

This eased the three Lizard Brothers significantly.

"It’s not that we are going to war with them, we Great Sui love peace. Just like me coming here this time hoping for good cooperation between the All Things Path and our Great Sui. How could peace-loving people like us recklessly initiate a war?"

Upon hearing this, the three Lizard Brothers nodded satisfactorily.

As long as we’re not going to war, that’s good.

After all, even though they had recently transformed into human forms and felt stronger, arriving here made the three brothers doubt whether they could indeed protect the soldiers.

Since there won’t be a war, their lack of fighting ability wouldn’t be exposed temporarily.

Thinking of this, the three Lizard Brothers all breathed a long sigh of relief.

"This time, it was the Thirty-Six Nations of the Western Regions suddenly charging to start a war with us. We are merely defending ourselves righteously."

As Zhang San spoke these words, the Lizard Brothers’ eyes changed.

If not for the presence of Julong Pass soldiers and General Li Shangfa, they might have kneeled to Zhang San, begging him to allow them to flee.

Zhang San gave a slight smile to the three brothers, his eyes full of confidence and goodwill.

"The Thirty-Six Nations of the Western Regions suddenly joined forces to attack us. Although they have a twenty-eight-hundred-thousand-strong army, their troops are clustered based on their respective countries, without any strategic formation!"

"Even though some areas have concentrated masses of cavalry and single unit types, lacking unified command over the battlefield, this troop arrangement merely facilitates collective charges. If they have the advantage, they might be effective a bit. Otherwise, if they show any sign of weakness, they may trample over each other, leading to total collapse."

"So, this battle, the three of you need not worry, just do your best! Now, I will direct you from the city wall above to jointly deal with the allied forces of the Thirty-Six Nations of the Western Regions, protecting the eight thousand soldiers of Julong Pass! General Li, the task of going out and confronting the enemy is up to you!"

"Ah!?"

At this moment, Li Shangfa felt his legs beginning to tremble uncontrollably.

Fortunately, Wang Ziteng quickly came over to hold him steady.

"No... it’s just... Deputy Chief Zhang, you won’t come out with us?"

Li Shangfa knew Zhang San’s strength was formidable; if Zhang San followed outside, even if they couldn’t win, at least he could survive.

Zhang San smiled gently, waving his hand and said, "No need. Such a great achievement should naturally belong to General Li and General Wang."

Zhang San said this, glancing at Wang Ziteng beside him.

Wang Ziteng was indeed excited, although fighting against twenty-eight-hundred-thousand with merely eight thousand seemed unwinnable to any sensible person, Wang Ziteng had confidence because of his Brother San.

"General Li, your leg is?"

Li Shangfa smiled awkwardly and explained, "Isn’t it because we’re going out to confront the enemy? So I thought of warming up my legs first to avoid running too slow on horseback later."

Zhang San laughed heartily and said, "That’s great! Julong Pass, the whole army, charge out to meet the enemy!"