Thus, Sharlobi immediately called over Aikan Shetou and Shiba Limi.
Aikan Shetou believed that since the Lingwu Army had arrived, the Tujue forces must be more cautious, hence there wouldn’t be any action tonight, so he washed up early and lay on his bed, letting his delicate wife and beautiful concubines help him with a thorough local cleansing.
Shiba Limi also thought that with the arrival of the Lingwu Army, Sharlobi might divide his troops to attack other places; after all, capturing Ren City wasn’t the only way to reach the Capital Region Road.
Therefore, after returning to his own tent, Shiba Limi started drinking, never imagining that just after getting into spirits, Sharlobi would summon him.
There was no choice, after all, who else was a Great Khan?
The two immediately went to see Sharlobi.
Sharlobi glanced at the two men and asked cheerfully, "I ask you two, do you think we will attack the city tonight?"
Upon hearing this, both Aikan Shetou and Shiba Limi were utterly bewildered.
"Great Khan, the Lingwu Army has indeed arrived!"
"In today’s battle, the Lingwu Army not only cut off the charge of our great army but also blocked the several thousand soldiers who broke into Ren City and were attacking the city — all were annihilated by the Shuofang Army. It’s tough to deal with the Lingwu Army!"
Seeing that they also believed an attack tonight would be unwise, Sharlobi couldn’t help but laugh.
"Hahaha... Exactly! Hahaha... Just like that!"
Aikan Shetou and Shiba Limi exchanged glances, both doubting whether something was wrong with Sharlobi’s mind. Perhaps a physician should be called to examine him?
At that moment, Sharlobi, looking very pleased with himself, said, "Since you can’t guess that we will attack Ren City tonight, can the Lingwu Army guess it? Can the Shuofang Army guess it? No! Nobody will guess that we are going to attack Ren City tonight. But that’s exactly what we’ll do tonight — surprise both the Lingwu Army and the Shuofang Army!"
Listening to this, the two Khans finally felt reassured. It turned out Sharlobi’s mind wasn’t impaired; he was only...
"Great Khan, are we really going to attack Ren City tonight? What if the attack fails?"
"This matter is very serious, I hope you consider it thrice, Great Khan!"
Sharlobi, with one kick to each, toppled the two Khans on the ground and sneered, "Even if we fail, so what? Have you succeeded in taking Ren City during your frequent attacks lately? We might not win anyway, so why not give it a try?"
The two Khans on the ground looked at each other and suddenly felt that there might indeed be some sense in it.
"Yes! Great Khan! We will immediately send people to make preparations."
"Be cautious! Don’t let the Sui People discover our plan to attack, understand? A sneak attack must come as a complete surprise!"
That night, the Tujue’s assault troops divided into three groups and suddenly attacked Ren City from the north, east, and west.
Meanwhile in Ren City, although Mei Fei had refused the Lingwu Army’s request to enter the city upon hearing they had arrived, he finally relaxed and began to rest easy.
After all, with the Lingwu Army around, the Tujue people would be cautious, and even if they attempted to attack the next day, they would have to allocate a significant number of troops to guard against the Lingwu Army — so an attack that night would indeed be impossible.
During this time, Mei Fei had not been sleeping well.
Now, he could finally sleep soundly.
However, just as Mei Fei had fallen asleep, he suddenly heard shouts of killing from all around.
The sounds of combat were not coming from the north alone but from the north, east, and west simultaneously.
Instantly, Mei Fei woke from his sleep and immediately inquired what was happening from his personal guards.
The personal guard who ran inside, all flustered, reported, "Grand Commander-in-Chief! Tujue has launched a surprise attack on the east, north, and west sides of Ren City; several areas have already been overrun!"
The moment he heard this, Mei Fei was completely unsettled.
At this moment, stationed with his men in a forest on the south side of Ren City, Changsun Wuji saw Tujue resorting to sneak attacks and couldn’t help but smile.
"This bunch of fools has gotten smarter, even thinking of sneak attacks now eh!"
The Martial Artists around him, seeing the Tujue daring to launch a sneak attack in the dead of night, also couldn’t help being excited.
"What if! We take advantage of Tujue’s sneak attack on Ren City to counterattack their main camp?"
Changsun Wuji pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice, "That does seem like a good plan."
But just at that moment, a voice came from above their heads.
"I think that’s not a good plan."
As the voice fell, a figure jumped down from the back of a Black Dragon in midair, landing right in front of everyone.
Seeing someone suddenly arrive, everyone was startled at first, then joyous.
"Brother San! You’re finally back?"
"Military Chief Zhang is back! Longyun Path is saved!"
"Military Chief Zhang, I’ve missed you so much!"
At this moment, everyone was thrilled, with many almost rushing toward Zhang San, especially Pockmarked Granny’s White Cloud, White Fatty, who upon seeing Zhang San returned, burst into tears.
Previously, Pockmarked Granny had come to ask about the Saint Heir’s current situation, but White Cloud could not give a satisfactory answer, and then had been punished by Pockmarked Granny.
Now, seeing Zhang San, White Cloud truly felt a warmth as if seeing his own father!
"Hmm... If everyone continues to be this loud, Tujue over there will probably be able to hear us," Zhang San said.
Hearing Zhang San’s words, everyone immediately fell silent.
Zhang San patted Changsun Wuji on the shoulder and said in a low voice: "The Lingwu Army is here now, and the Tujue people must be prepared. Thus, counterattacking them in this way won’t work that well. But I just took a glance and saw quite a few Martial Artists here. Come, tell me, what’s the situation in Ren City now?"