Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 725 - 350: [Yinping Surprise Attack: Is This Physique Really 66 Years Old?]

But.

What Deng Ai did not expect was.

After learning that Deng Ai had taken control of Jiangyou Pass.

Zhuge Zhan, leading tens of thousands of soldiers, stopped at Fucheng and did not advance.

This left Blue Star netizens in the livestream room puzzled.

For no reason other than.

Though Zhuge Zhan was unaware of Deng Ai's circumstances, they were perfectly clear on them.

Deng Ai had set out with thirty thousand troops.

But he had left soldiers stationed along the way, leaving only three thousand elite troops by the time he reached Motian Cliff.

And after descending from Motian Cliff.

Many had died, leaving only over two thousand.

These two thousand then crossed hundreds of miles of no man's land before reaching Jiangyou Pass for a temporary rest.

Deng Ai's force of just over two thousand elite troops had no reinforcements, no provisions, and the soldiers were exhausted.

Frankly speaking.

If Zhuge Zhan launched an attack now, Deng Ai might be finished.

After all, Shu had tens of thousands of troops.

Yet no.

Due to worries about a trap and uncertainty over Deng Ai's sudden appearance.

Zhuge Zhan cautiously chose not to launch a full-scale attack, but instead waited for Deng Ai to attack.

On screen.

The voices of other Shu generals were hoarse, and some even cried from anger.

Because blocking Deng Ai's army at Jiangyou Pass was the best option.

Once they passed Jiangyou Pass.

It would be the plains of Shu, where the situation could become extremely passive.

Wars on the plains have always been notorious for countless casualties.

Yet Zhuge Zhan remained unmoved.

Cautiously defending.

On Deng Ai's side, naturally unaware of Shu's situation.

Seeing that Shu's army did not come to fight them.

It was just what he wanted.

After a brief rest, he immediately led his troops to attack Fucheng.

And after Zhuge Zhan, defending the city, received the report.

He commanded troops to engage, but what shocked everyone happened.

Faced with Deng Ai's attacking army.

Thousands of elite Shu soldiers were defeated and fled.

And faced with such a situation.

Zhuge Zhan did not hastily supplement forces or use absolute numerical advantage to encircle Deng Ai's two thousand elite soldiers.

Instead, he retreated to Mianzhu.

Handing over Fucheng, which made Blue Star netizens in the livestream see black before their eyes.

No wonder Zhuge Liang took Jiang Wei as a disciple but did not teach his own son.

This....

What is he thinking?!!!!

Damn?!

Blue Star netizens in the livestream watching Zhuge Zhan's command saw black before their eyes, wishing desperately to dive into the screen and ask him what he was thinking?

Seriously?

Even being cautious, this is too much caution?!

Though Zhuge Zhan did not know the enemy's situation, while the audience had a third-party perspective, knowing Deng Ai had just over two thousand troops.

But no one anticipated.

After just one engagement.

Choosing to abandon Fucheng and retreat to Mianzhu, actually being cautious to this extent.

Unbeknownst.

It was this caution that gave Deng Ai an opportunity.

Watching Deng Ai easily occupy Fucheng.

Then resupply and recuperate.

Following that continuing onward, Blue Star netizens in the livestream felt their hearts thumping.

Annoyed.

Although this was Deng Ai's personal biography movie.

From the audience's perspective.

Zhuge Zhan's operation this time was.... too exasperating.

More critically.

After Fucheng, there was no more resistance.

Shu Plains, fully exposed.

The next attack would be Mianzhu, and beyond Mianzhu, would be the capital of Shu, Chengdu.

On screen.

After occupying Fucheng and securing sufficient supplies, Deng Ai.

Set off again to attack Mianzhu.

And Zhuge Zhan had already assembled his army heading north, both sides meeting between Mianzhu and Fucheng.

But Deng Ai's army was simply too small in number.

After a brief engagement, they retreated to Fucheng.

Afterward.

Faced with disheartened soldiers, Deng Ai shouted:

"Success or failure, life and death, all depend on today."

Once more organizing troops to charge.

This time.

The soldiers of the Wei Army were blood-eyed, for if they didn't win, they would die.

So facing the vastly superior Shu army numbers.

The soldiers of the Wei Army showed no fear, fighting harder and harder.

And it was this desperate struggle.

Shattered the will of the Shu Army.

Watching tens of thousands of Shu soldiers being crushed by a mere two thousand Wei Army soldiers, the netizens of Blue Star shook their heads in the livestream.

There's no other way.

It's practically a law of war.

When one side suffers a certain proportion of losses in battle, morale collapses. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

No matter how large your own army is, it's over.

Armies that can fight until the last man, like those of the Republic, are rare.

The tens of thousands of Shu soldiers were chased and hacked down by just over two thousand Wei soldiers.

And worse.

The main general Zhuge Zhan, along with generals Huang Ce and others, were cut down by the Wei forces amid the chaos.

Annihilation of the entire command structure.

Complete army annihilation?!

No one in the livestream had expected this.

Everyone knew Shu was in decline.

But no one thought it would be this bad.

Commanding tens of thousands of soldiers, yet being killed in chaos, with the command layer utterly destroyed.

You say he is incompetent...he truly is.

You say he is loyal...he truly died for his country.

Facing such a Zhuge Zhan.

The netizens of Blue Star didn't know how to judge him; incompetence is a sin, but he truly sacrificed himself for his country, fighting the Wei Army until the end.

With Mianzhu breached.

Chengdu was within arm's reach.

Not long after.

Deng Ai arrived at the gates of Chengdu, and Liu Shan surrendered with his seal, marking the fall of Shu Han.

Thereafter.

Deng Ai did something most foolish.

Perhaps he'd read too many books and knew too much.

Deng Ai imitated the story of Deng Yu from the Eastern Han.

To appease the defectors, he appointed Liu Shan as the General of Chariots and Cavalry, to stabilize the order in Shu.

But this touched Sima Zhao's inverse scale.

Subsequently, due to Zhong Hui's jealousy and Supervisor Wei Guan, they conspired to falsely accuse Deng Ai of treason.

Deng Ai was imprisoned.

Then transported by a prison cart to Luoyang.

Seeing this.

The netizens of Blue Star shook their heads.

Deng Ai died too unjustly.

He was straightforward, without deceitful schemes.

Not understanding the dangers of officialdom.

After all, his promotions were due to his military merits, along with a personality shaped since youth, silent and pragmatic.

So when he was thrown into the prison cart.

On the road, Deng Ai comforted his son Deng Zhong, assuring him they were innocent and had nothing to fear from the unscrupulous people's false accusations.

Once in Luoyang.

He would personally explain everything to Prince Sima Zhao, and everything would be fine.

Deng Ai had such naive thoughts.

But Deng Zhong also knew his father truly had no involvement in such matters, not even a thought.

So he breathed a sigh of relief.

Thinking that all would be well once they explained in Luoyang.

After all, they father and son.

Truly had no desire for usurpation, such matters would be clear once investigated.

But what Deng Ai and his son didn't expect was.

They had no rebellious intentions.

But Zhong Hui did.

When news of Zhong Hui's rebellion came, Deng Ai even laughed in the prison cart, hoping the escorting officers would release their shackles immediately.

After all, it was Zhong Hui who falsely accused them of rebellion.

But now while being transported, Zhong Hui rebelled.

Who intended treason was crystal clear.

They were clearly being wronged, no need to think about it.

And the soldiers were troubled too, neither daring to offend Deng Ai nor to disobey their superiors.

So they could only plead with Deng Ai and his son to endure a bit longer.

Until the next city, and then report to Luoyang, to decide on releasing Deng Ai.

For this.

Deng Ai thought it over and agreed with them.

But what Deng Ai did not expect was.

Supervisor Wei Guan felt uneasy, after all, he conspired with Zhong Hui for false accusations, and if Deng Ai was exonerated and then promoted due to his merits, it would be disastrous for him.

Immediately he sent people to pursue the escort team holding Deng Ai.

In the final scene.

Deng Ai was sitting upright in the prison cart.

Not a hint of downfall in sight, even wearing new prison robes.

Though not yet released.

He felt at ease, discussing the subtleties of the Yinping assault with his son Deng Zhong.

Preparing to document them.

Then.

A cavalry team rushed over from afar, the leading officer held Wei Guan's order high and shouted:

"By the command of the Supervisor, Deng Ai and his son are conspiring with Zhong Hui in rebellion, execute on the spot!"

Deng Ai's pupils contracted abruptly, several sharp arrows pierced through the air:

"Wei Guan!"

"You...."

Deng Ai, suddenly realizing something, his eyes filled with rage, yet despite all the reluctance, as the arrows struck his body, the scene inevitably faded to darkness.

Slowly ending.