By daybreak, the Shu army had captured two large camps of the Jingzhou army and obtained countless supplies and equipment. The army was filled with jubilation and morale was greatly boosted.
Liu Xun was discussing matters in Liu Qi's tent. He looked around at the generals and stopped his gaze on Zhang Ren. He smiled and said, "Liu Qi's use of troops is no more than this."
Everyone laughed. Wu Yi said, "Morale is high now. We should seize Fucheng in one fell swoop and drive them out of the pass."
Huang Quan also said: "I just checked the supplies and found that there is not much food and grass left in the camp. I think the soldiers in Jingzhou are already short of food. We can't let them stay in Fucheng."
Zhang Ren advised: "Liu Qi is full of tricks. Cao Cao was defeated at Bowang because of Liu Qi. General, you must not stay away from the pass. You must be careful of being tricked!"
Liu Xun was about to celebrate his victory, but Zhang Ren's words dampened his mood. He said in a cold voice, "General Zhang, do you think that Liu Qi did this on purpose for my great victory in this battle? Or are you worried that I will defeat Liu Qi in one fell swoop, which will make you look incompetent in commanding troops?"
Zhang Ren sighed secretly, speechless. This time even Huang Quan stopped speaking for him. Facts proved that his strategy was feasible. If Zhang Ren had used this strategy earlier, he would have driven the Jingzhou soldiers out of Guanghan by now.
After resting for half an hour, Liu Xun left 500 men to move the supplies into the pass, ordered Wu Yi to be the vanguard, and Zhang Ren to lead the troops to follow, continuing to pursue the Jingzhou troops.
Wu Yi led his troops out of the camp and chased for thirty miles. As expected, he saw that the Jingzhou army was camping and resting here. With a command, he rushed straight over when they were unprepared.
Zhang Fei rushed out of the tent, shouting loudly and fighting Wu Yi. The Jingzhou army fired arrows at random and retreated in a hurry.
Wu Yi was struggling to fight Zhang Fei alone, when Zhang Ren happened to arrive. Zhang Fei did not dare to fight anymore, so he led the cavalry to retreat and captured another large camp.
"The fierce Zhang Fei is just like this!" Wu Yi's confidence increased greatly, and he was ready to chase after him even if he was defeated.
Zhang Ren frowned and said, "Since the Jingzhou army entered Sichuan, they have been invincible and unbeatable. Now they are defeated repeatedly and collapse at the first blow. I am afraid there must be a trick."
Wu Yi laughed and said, "Haven't you heard that a defeated army is like a mountain collapsing? Now their army's morale has been dispersed. If we don't chase them, we will miss the opportunity."
So he led his troops to continue chasing. Zhang Ren, with a worried look on his face, had to follow up. They chased for another twenty miles, captured another camp, and reached the territory of Fucheng.
When Liu Xun led his army to the scene, he saw that the camp was only half built, the tents were in tatters, and Liu Qi had already retreated back to Fucheng with the remaining troops.
All the generals were delighted and praised Liu Xun for his military prowess and Wu Yi for his bravery. They gradually became indifferent to Zhang Ren, thinking that the title of the best general in Shu was just boasted.
That night, the whole army celebrated their victory. Zhang Ren was alone in the corner of the tent, feeling unhappy. Huang Quan could not help but advise him, "The eldest son has arrived and has won many victories, but the general is feeling sad. This is really inappropriate!"
Zhang Ren put down his wine glass and sighed, "How can I not hope for a great victory for our army? But Liu Qi has been defeated twice in a row, but he has not come to fight. There must be some trick in this."
Huang Quan said dissatisfiedly: "Now that the eldest son is leading the army, we as generals are just following orders. Isn't the general worrying about nothing?"
Zhang Ren said in a deep voice: "How can a minister not be loyal to his master?"
Huang Quan sighed, shook his head and left, thinking that Zhang Ren was just unable to let go of his pride and did it on purpose.
Liu Xun had already noticed Zhang Ren's expression and was so angry that he gritted his teeth. "Everyone is celebrating, but you are as sad as if you had lost your parents. Don't my two big victories prove that he made a mistake in command?"
When he returned to the table, he asked Huang Quan what he had said, and Huang Quan had no choice but to tell him the truth.
Liu Xun sneered, "Zhang Ren is so cowardly, he is unworthy of being a famous general in Sichuan. If all the people in Shu are as cowardly as him, how can we repel the enemy? Tomorrow I will use the Dongzhou soldiers to take the city and let them know that my father has a reason for not using the civil and military men in Shu."
Huang Quan laughed dryly, not knowing how to answer. This time, Zhang Ren had completely disgraced the soldiers of his state. Could it be that he really wanted to surrender to the enemy and was unwilling to contribute
The next day, Liu Xun followed Huang Quan's advice and took the opportunity to weaken Zhang Ren's military strength. He only allowed him to lead 3,000 troops behind and had Huang Quan secretly monitor him to prevent him from launching a sudden attack and being attacked from both sides.
Liu Xun and Wu Yi led the troops ahead and when they were approaching Fucheng, they saw Liu Qi had already led his troops to meet the enemy. He was riding on his horse wearing a brocade robe and a fur hat that wrapped him up completely, making him look very wretched.
Liu Xun was wearing golden armor, looking very imposing. He rode forward, pointed his whip at the enemy and cursed: "Liu Qi, you ungrateful thief, you sent troops to invade our borders and bully us, because there is no one in Shu."
Liu Qi trembled on his horse and reluctantly replied: "People say Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent, so why don't you give Yizhou to me so that we can join forces to defeat Cao Cao?"
"Just you?!" Liu Xun looked at Liu Qi with disdain, "Since we are from the same clan, why don't we fight and decide the winner by the winner, so as to avoid the soldiers fighting each other, what do you think?"
Liu Qi thought about it for a long time, and finally shook his head and said, "I dare not!"
"Hahaha!" Seeing how cowardly he was, Liu Xun shouted, "Who will help me catch this thief?"
"Let me do it!" Wu Yi's brother Wu Ban responded and rushed forward with a sword to attack Liu Qi.
Chen Dao came out to meet him, and the two fought for thirty rounds without a clear winner. Wu Yi also came out to help, but was held back by Zhang Fei. The four of them fought against each other and the battle was difficult to determine the winner.
Seeing that Liu Qi had no more generals around him, Liu Xun was secretly delighted and urged his horse to charge forward: "Liu Qi, watch out for the guns!"
Liu Qi immediately panicked and shouted, "You... don't come over here!"
Huang Quan saw Liu Qi retreating in a hurry and the central army's formation in chaos. He was overjoyed and ordered the drums to be beaten and the entire army to charge forward.
The Shu army had won victory after victory and their morale was high. With Liu Xun personally riding his horse to charge first, they all rushed forward bravely. The Jingzhou army was pinned down by their own troops and their formation was in chaos, so they fled into the city one after another.
The defeat was overwhelming, and Zhang Fei and Chen Dao were powerless to do anything. They led their troops to retreat in a hurry. The Jingzhou army was crowded on the two pontoon bridges, and many people were squeezed into the river, causing chaos.
Liu Xun and Wu Yi led their troops to the moat. Zhang Fei roared and took dozens of his personal soldiers to guard the bridgehead. However, any Shu army that rushed across the bridgehead was swept into the river by him.
When the Jingzhou army rushed over, Chen Dao led his troops to shoot arrows, and with the help of the defenders on the city walls, they were able to barely stabilize their position. However, the river was still in turmoil and splashing water.
When Liu Xun saw the Jingzhou soldiers retreating into the city and closing the city gates tightly and refusing to come out, he thought of Liu Qi's embarrassed appearance just now and retreated with laughter.
The successive victories made Liu Xun full of confidence. The Shu army set up camps on all sides outside the city and held banquets to celebrate the victory. They also transferred troops and weapons from Mianzhu, preparing to break through Fucheng and capture Liu Qi alive.
At the banquet, Liu Xun raised his glass and looked at Zhang Ren, raised his eyebrows and said: "General Zhang, you said Liu Qi is quite strategic and the Shu army is strong, what's going on now?"
Zhang Ren frowned and said, "Liu Qi's successive defeats may be a tactic of his arrogant soldiers. Now that he is defending the city, he must have some tricks up his sleeve!"
Liu Xun's face darkened, but he immediately smiled and said, "I have won three battles in a row, so I won't argue with you for now. But Liu Qi's behavior today shows that he has already run out of tricks..."
He looked down and saw a plate of roast duck on the table. He cut off the duck head and gave it to Zhang Ren as a reward, saying sarcastically, "General, if you eat this duck head, your mouth will become even tougher!"
Zhang Ren looked at the plate and sighed, "Although Liu Qi is trapped, my army is fully deployed. I am very worried about Mianzhu Pass."
Liu Xun was furious and could not help but scold: "Liu Qi is already trapped in a jar. Stop talking and slow down our army's morale. When I catch Liu Qi, I will make you convinced!"