Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 128 122. On the verge of breaking out

Xiahou Ba shouted out his own name loudly, with a hint of hatred in his tone.

It is well known that Xiahou Yuan was killed by Huang Zhong in Dingjun Mountain due to Fa Zheng's plan. Xiahou Ba has always kept this grudge in his heart and dared not forget it.

Xiahou Ba practiced martial arts and read military books for this purpose, hoping that one day he could kill Huang Zhong himself and avenge his father. Now that he had the opportunity to fight a bloody battle with the Han army, it would be worth it even if he killed a few Han generals.

"Son of Xiahou Yuan? Good thing you came! Let me see your skills!"

Guan Xing was stunned when he heard Xiahou Ba reveal his identity, but then he was overwhelmed with joy.

Young people like to compare, especially those with similar family background and status.

Both Xiahou Ba and Guan Xing are descendants of generals. Their fathers were also famous generals and both died on the battlefield. Their situations can be said to be quite similar, and meeting each other at this moment is like a match made in heaven.

Xiahou Ba's long spear was as sharp as the sting of a bee, while Guan Xing's broadsword was as sharp as the wind. The two men were fighting on horseback, and neither of them could do anything to the other.

"drink!"

Guan Xing swung his broadsword with force, creating waves of air in the air, and went straight for Xiahou Ba's head. The broadsword even made a buzzing sound in the air.

"Hey!"

Xiahou Ba was not in a hurry. He used a point to break the surface and stabbed the blade of Guan Xing's Green Dragon Crescent Blade with his spear, deflecting the direction of the sword.

"Great Kung Fu! There aren't many young people with Kung Fu like you among your peers! It's a pity that you are a general of Shu. Why don't you join our Wei?"

After fighting for dozens of rounds with no clear winner, Xiahou Ba and Guan Xing began to appreciate each other. During a break in their fight, Xiahou Ba spoke with some appreciation and tried to persuade Guan Xing.

"Oh, forget it. My father died at the hands of you Wei thieves and Wu dogs. Personally, your two families cannot coexist. Publicly, Han thieves cannot coexist. I don't want to associate with those treacherous thieves who usurped the Han Dynasty. Instead, you should put aside your past grudges and join my Han army to fight against Cao thieves."

Guan Xing refused immediately, but at the same time followed Xiahou Ba's example and tried to persuade him.

Both of them knew that the other party would not surrender so easily, so they just gave it a try. After all, it doesn’t cost anything to say a few words, so what if?
"Haha, I'm the same as you."

Facing Guan Xing's recruitment, Xiahou Ba sneered and said nothing more. The two of them had high status in their respective camps, so it was not worth defecting; plus the national hatred and family feud, it was absurd to join the other side.

There was no point in talking to each other, so after the two men finished their nonsense, they picked up their guns and swords and started fighting again. The scene was lively with swords and sabers flashing.

"Oh my god, these two guys whose fathers have died are fighting so fiercely, they must be really angry."

Niu Jin was guarding the battlefield for Xiahou Ba from behind, and couldn't help but criticize the two people on the field in his heart.

Guan Xing and Xiahou Ba fought for more than a hundred rounds without a clear winner. Neither of them could do anything to the other, so they had to find an opportunity to fight each other and then retreat.

"Let's stop here for today. We'll fight again tomorrow."

Xiahou Ba was panting heavily, and this high-intensity battle that he devoted himself to made him quite exhausted. Guan Xing was not much better, and he was also sweating profusely, with beads of sweat constantly flowing down his forehead and across his cheeks.

The two of them went back to their homes tacitly.

Coincidentally, both sides were quite satisfied with this mutual restraint. The Wei Kingdom was waiting for Cao Ren's army to arrive, and the Han army was also waiting for Feng Xi's reinforcements to arrive. Therefore, both sides tacitly chose to delay time by fighting alone. "Thank you for your hard work, An Guo. I have asked someone to prepare food. Go and rest quickly."

Huang Quan greeted Guan Xing at the city gate as usual. At least Huang Quan had the courage to face Guan Xing's challenge, but the enemy had not attacked the city again recently, which reduced Huang Quan's pressure a lot. He had enough time to re-strengthen the city defense and collect defense equipment.

"Major General, good news! The general sent an envoy to report that they have sent troops and are expected to arrive in two days."

When Xiahou Ba returned to the army, Niu Jin came up to him with a smile on his face and told him the good news.

"Oh? That's great. When the 100,000-strong Wei army arrives, how can this small city of Fan resist? By then, our army will cross the Han River in one fell swoop, take Xiangyang directly, and threaten Jingzhou again."

Xiahou Ba laughed. When Cao Ren's army arrived, the spit of each person would be enough to drown Fancheng. How could Xiangyang and Fancheng, with more than 20,000 people combined, be able to defeat them?

However, it was obvious that Niu Jin and Xiahou Ba had not expected that the Han army's reinforcements were also on the way. After all, according to the news from the Wei army, the Han army and the Wu army were still confronting each other in the Dongting Lake area, and the news of the Wu army's defeat had not yet arrived so quickly.

At noon, Fu Rong arrived at Fancheng with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to support Huang Quan. Fancheng, where Huang Quan was, had more than 15,000 people, and the remaining 10,000 people were assigned to Zhao Rong on the other side of the river to defend Xiangyang. Now, with the troops and horses brought by Fu Rong, Fancheng had more than 30,000 people, which was a considerable advantage in numbers over the Cao army on the opposite side.

"Yi Zhong came at the right time. I feel relieved to have you and An Guo here."

Huang Quan has a high emotional intelligence and was very polite to the two people who came to support him.

"Gong Heng, why do you have to do this? Besides, when my troops were about to arrive, we happened to meet the messenger sent by Xiu Yuan. He seemed to have additional instructions. Let the messenger come and tell you."

It turned out that when Fu Rong was about to arrive at Fancheng, Feng Xi, who was following closely behind him, thought of an idea, so he sent a messenger to rush to Fancheng to inform Huang Quan. He happened to meet Fu Rong and entered the city with him.

"Well, let him in."

Huang Quan nodded, and a messenger came in and greeted him, then said:

"Sir Huang, the Grand Commander orders you to do this and that..."

The messenger told Feng Xi's request, causing Huang Quan, Guan Xing and Fu Rong to look at each other in bewilderment.

"Did the Grand Commander tell me the reason?"

Huang Quan was a little confused. In his opinion, Feng Xi's order was too weird and had nothing to do with the current war.

"Uh... Sir, I don't know either. The Grand Admiral only said that this was just in case, as a surprise."

Huang Quan frowned, unable to figure out any connection between Feng Xi's order and defeating Cao, but since it was Feng Xi's order, Huang Quan would naturally carry it out.

"Come here, gather the craftsmen and soldiers in the city. There is a new mission."

Huang Quan handed over the city defense affairs to Fu Rong and Guan Xing, and went to carry out Feng Xi's instructions personally.

Feng Xi's side set out from Jiangling in a mighty force, also heading towards Fancheng via the Han River. Feng Xi knew that Cao's army could not have only this number of people, and he might have to fight against Cao Wei's elite cavalry and infantry in the Fancheng area.

However, Feng Xi was not unprepared. During his two days in Jiangling, in addition to replenishing some commonly used items such as gunpowder and fuel oil, he also asked craftsmen to make a number of secret weapons that he had specially thought of to deal with Cao Wei.

(End of this chapter)