Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 133 127. Harassment
The Han army's sudden attack caused more than a thousand casualties to Cao Wei, but Cao's army finally managed to hold the camp. Feng Xi had just arrived in Fancheng and had no time to prepare his siege equipment. Even though many of them were dismantled and packed, it would take time to reassemble them. Therefore, the Han army and the Wei army fought hand-to-hand during the day.

Now, after the battle in broad daylight, Cao Wei suffered a loss because of its defeat in the battle of generals, so Niu Jin ordered all camps to act with caution to prevent the Han army from sneaking into the camp.

"kill!"

Sure enough, just after the second watch, there were shouts and cries of a large number of Han troops.

"Hurry up and get dressed! Pick up your weapons! The Han army is attacking the camp!"

At the urging of the low-level officers, the ordinary soldiers of Cao's army hurriedly stood up, picked up their weapons and equipment, and prepared to defend against the enemy's attack.

"General Niu...hiss...could it be that the Shu army is still harboring evil intentions?"

Xiahou Ba, wrapped in bandages, limped out of his tent. He gasped a few times because of the cold night and the pain on his wounds.

"I don't know. It's possible that the Shu army wants to rely on their large numbers to forcibly attack our army."

Niu Jin didn’t know what was going on, so he could only defend himself first.

"kill--!"

However, Niu Jin was a little confused because he only heard the deafening roar of the Han army's killing, but there was no sign of fire or sound of fighting.

"What's the situation at the gate? How many enemies are there? Which direction are they coming from?"

Niu Jin caught the messenger who came from the front village and asked him, but the other party was also equally confused.

"This... General Niu, there are no enemy troops... Captain Li of the front camp asked me to report to you that the Shu army was only shouting loudly in the dark outside the camp, but they did not attack."

"???"

Niu Jin was a little confused. As an uneducated man, Niu Jin hated these twists and turns the most. Now the enemy was in the dark and we were in the light, and Niu Jin was not sure what tricks the other party was going to play.

"Stay alert and report any situation at any time!"

"Yes!"

Niu Jin himself did not sleep either, but waited for the situation to change.

After a stick of incense had passed, the Han army's shouting and killing stopped, and Niu Jin breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that those Shu army brats know that my camp is well defended, so they dare not attack rashly."

Niu Jin waited for a while just in case. Only after it became completely quiet outside did Niu Jin heaved a sigh of relief and let all the troops go to rest. However, they still had to sleep in their clothes just in case to avoid a surprise attack by the Han army.

It was almost three o'clock in the morning. The soldiers were already feeling tired after fighting all day, and now they fell into a deep sleep without Niu Jin's orders.

"kill----!"

The overwhelming shouts of killing arose again. The Wei soldiers could only force themselves to get up, line up and prepare to resist the enemy.

"Kill!"

However, just like before, the Han army just shouted loudly but did not take any actual action, which made the Wei soldiers feel discouraged.

"General Niu, this is the Shu army's strategy to tire out the troops. They will shout and kill us as soon as we fall asleep."

As the son of a famous general, Xiahou Ba naturally saw what the Han army's strategy was and immediately informed Niu Jin.

"Of course I know, but there is nothing we can do. We have fewer troops than the enemy now, and we can't afford to gamble whether the Shu army is really going to attack the camp or is just bluffing."

Xiahou Ba also looked bitter when he heard this. Now his side was at a disadvantage, and it was not up to him to decide whether to attack or not.

If they leave the camp rashly, what if they fall into the trap set by the Han army? "Let the soldiers take turns to rest. Each unit will be on duty for an hour. Unless the Han army really attacks, the other units will pretend not to hear the shouting and killing."

Xiahou Ba thought about it for a while and could only come up with this expedient plan. Taking turns to rest would at least prevent the morale of his side from dropping too much.

"That makes sense. Let's do as Zhong Quan said. Order the soldiers! Let each unit take turns to rest. Unless the alarm bell in the main camp rings, there is no need to get up."

Niu Jin immediately called the messenger and asked him to notify all the camps and departments.

"kill--!"

Sure enough, within half an hour, the Han army's shouts and screams started again. However, the Wei army had already divided the order of duty, so most of the Wei soldiers did not move. They just cursed a few words and these night owls of the Han army turned over and continued to sleep.

Outside the Cao army tent, Feng Xi, Bao Yi and several hundred cavalrymen were looking at the Wei army camp which showed no reaction. Bao Yi whispered something to Feng Xi.

"General, it seems that the Wei soldiers didn't react much, and they have been patrolling back and forth. It doesn't seem like they are completely numb or tired of us as you said."

Feng Xi frowned. He had also seen it. He didn't expect that the useful tactic of tiring the soldiers out would not work.

"Let the brothers go back to the camp and rest for a while, and then replace them with some people, and then push out my catapult for me."

Feng Xi waved his hands helplessly, and hundreds of Han soldiers holding loud speakers had to return to the city to rest.

The crude catapult that Feng Xi had used in the Battle of Dongting Lake was naturally also brought along, and Feng Xi did not hesitate. He asked the soldiers to prepare several jars overnight, and had several soldiers hold them while they pushed the catapult slowly out of the Wei army camp.

"It seems that the Shu army realized that their plan had failed and retreated."

When Xiahou Ba got up to use the toilet, he heard that it was quiet outside the camp. The Han army seemed to know that they had hit a wall and did not come again.

"In the end, the Shu army can only use such useless tricks. In terms of combat power, it is still the elite troops of the Wei Dynasty."

Xiahou Ba couldn't help feeling proud for a moment, then he lay back in his tent and continued to fall asleep.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak~"

The catapult was pushed to a small hill outside the Wei army camp. Feng Xi took a look and found that it could barely be thrown into the Wei army camp, so the range was not too far.

But it doesn't matter. Feng Xi had no intention of really attacking the city. Could his half-finished catapult really burn 20,000 Wei soldiers to death?

But it was more than enough to disgust the Wei army.

"Aim at the direction and throw!"

Several Han soldiers worked together to push down the basket that contained a jar. A soldier took out a flint and a fire stick to light the jar. At Feng Xi's command, everyone let go, and the jar drew an arc in the air and flew towards the Wei army's main camp.

"Click!"

With a crisp sound, the jar fell to the ground and shattered. The kerosene and some unidentified objects inside burned fiercely under the light of the fuse.

"The Shu army attacks the camp! The Shu army attacks the camp!"

The Wei soldiers reacted quickly and were immediately on full alert, but they still did not see any Han soldiers. Instead, several Wei soldiers who went to put out the fire were almost knocked over by the smoke.

The earthen jar of Feng Xi was filled with nothing but kerosene mixed with some "snow". As long as the kerosene burned, it could heat up the "snow" as well.

This smell was not completely ineffective, but it was effective immediately. A strong stench immediately spread throughout the Wei army camp under the influence of the summer southeast wind.

Do you still want to sleep peacefully? Unless you are strong enough to spend the night in a manure pit without frowning, you will definitely be woken up by the fumes.

(End of this chapter)