Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 136 130. Battle of Fancheng (I)

"General, at the beginning, Huang Quan had only 15,000 men guarding Fancheng and 10,000 men guarding Xiangyang. Now that the Han army's reinforcements have arrived one after another, there may be more than 50,000 men."

Niu Jin couldn't quite figure it out and could only give a rough number.

Cao Ren nodded and ordered Xiahou Ba and Niu Jin to stay behind in the camp to settle the soldiers. Despite his old age, Cao Ren personally went to the front line with generals such as Xu Huang and Cao Zhen to see the strength of the Han army with his own eyes.

"This large camp has only 30,000 people, and it is in a strong position to fight against Fancheng. It seems that what Niu Jin said is correct."

Cao Ren had a sharp eye, and he could tell the strengths and weaknesses of the Han army camp with just a little careful observation. However, because Fancheng was hidden by the city walls, unless Cao Ren had secretly learned the skill of Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils in advance, he would not be able to see through the strengths and weaknesses of Fancheng.

After a brief look at Cao Ren, he withdrew his troops and returned to the camp. Today was just a look, and tomorrow would be the main event. Cao Ren thought that now he had more soldiers and generals, so he could first capture Feng Xi's army, and then besiege Fancheng. If everything went well, it would probably take less than two months to capture Fancheng.

……

"Cowardly Shu general! Do you dare to come out and fight?"

On the second day, a Wei general arrived at the gate of Feng Xi's camp to challenge him. Judging from his appearance, he was an old veteran, probably in his forties or fifties.

"Why does this person look so familiar...?"

Feng Xi always felt that the Wei general opposite him looked very familiar, and he was the one in his original memory.

"Grand Commander, that man was Wen Pin, the most powerful general in Jingxiang back then."

Bao Feng on the side reminded quietly. As a local tyrant, Baojiazhuang also had contacts with the big families in Jingxiang such as Kuaijia and Caijia, and naturally met Wen Pin during this period.

"No wonder..."

Feng Xi probably had seen Wen Pin before, but had forgotten about him long ago, so he just felt that his face was familiar.

"Since the other party has come to challenge us, how can we not fight? Come on, follow me out of the village and take a look!"

Feng Xi, along with generals including Bao Feng, Bao Yi, and Chen Shi, rode on their respective horses and came to the outside of the camp with several thousand soldiers.

"Who are you? Why are you speaking so arrogantly here?"

Feng Xi pretended to be confused with the manure in his arms and deliberately asked Wen Pin, intending to use his expertise in verbal attacks to undermine the morale of the Wei army.

"I am the most powerful general in Jingxiang in the past, Wen Zhongye!"

Wen Pin swung his sword, and a powerful aura burst out, causing the Wei army to instantly wave their flags and shout, and it seemed that their morale was greatly improved.

"Ha ha……"

Feng Xi sneered. He was very good at exposing people's past, and Feng Xi also had some journalism skills, just like when Zhuge Liang was debating with scholars, he described Lu Ji's filial act of taking oranges as "stealing", which was a deliberate quotation out of context.

"I have heard of you for a long time. Could you be the most powerful general in Jingxiang, Wen Pin, or Wen Zhongye, who boasted that he was omnipotent and surrendered to Cao's troops as soon as they arrived?"

Feng Xi took down his favorite tin horn from his saddle, and just like the meeting at the village entrance, both sides could hear every word clearly.

Wen Pin was so angry at Feng Xi's words that he looked embarrassed and shouted:

"In the past, Prince Liu Cong surrendered without a fight, and my family also declined the kindness of the late emperor. How dare you slander him!" Theoretically, Wen Pin did nothing wrong. After all, it was Liu Cong who surrendered, not him, and Cao Cao had specially comforted him with a few words. He had done his best. Why did it seem like he had some moral flaws in the mouth of the person opposite him?

"Haha, now that Cao Pi has usurped the Han Dynasty, you, Wen Zhongye, are willing to be his lackey, which is disloyal to the Han Dynasty that gave birth to you and raised you; you are a general under Cao Ren, but you are targeting Jingzhou, where you grew up, and you are personally leading your troops to put Jingzhou in dire straits, which is unjust to the people of your hometown;
Cao's army massacred cities and killed people at will, and built memorials with the heads of civilians. As an accomplice, you were unkind. Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, and you, Wen Pin, as the so-called number one general, did not think of fighting to the death for the Han Dynasty. Instead, you assisted Zhou in his atrocities and betrayed your ancestors. You were unfilial!
You are such a disloyal, unkind, unjust and unfilial person, who only knows how to change with the wind, forget about principles when you see profit, and choose wealth and glory for your own selfish interests. How dare you bark here? !
Don't you know that all the elders in your hometown are ashamed of you? The people of Jingzhou wish they could eat your flesh alive! When you die, how will you face the 24 previous emperors of the Han Dynasty? "

Feng Xi held a loud speaker and started to curse and insult Wen Pin in a rapid-fire manner, which made Wen Pin so angry that his face turned pale and blue. He pointed at Feng Xi with his hand over his heart and was unable to speak.

"you you……"

Wen Pin himself was born a military general, and was not as eloquent as ordinary literati. Now facing Feng Xi's series of scolding, although Wen Pin wanted to refute, he didn't know where to start. He could only look at Feng Xi angrily, but had nothing to say.

"You cowardly rat! You're a traitor who sells out his master for fame! Why don't you retreat immediately? You're embarrassing yourself here!"

Feng Xi was still not satisfied with Wen Pin's expression, so he cursed him a few more times.

"puff……!"

Wen Pin spat out a mouthful of blood because he was so angry that he couldn't vent his anger. Feng Xi's insults not only irritated Wen Pin, but also silenced the Wei army that was cheering just now.

"Haha, General Feng is a good speaker. I admire him. General Feng is so talented, isn't it a pity for him to stay under Liu Da'er's command? If he turns against his enemies and surrenders with courtesy, he will still retain his title of nobility."

When Cao Ren saw Wen Pin being scolded like this and even vomiting blood, he hurriedly rode forward and took over the conversation.

"Old man, who are you? Let me guess, since you are behind Wen Pin and are this old, you must be Cao Ren, Cao Zixiao, the cousin of that damned Cao Cao who loves other people's wives?"

Feng Xi glanced at Cao Ren and continued to shout with his loud speaker. Even though Cao Ren was so old, his hair and beard were all white, and his Qi cultivation skills were pretty good, he still couldn't help but want to tear Feng Xi's mouth apart.

Love married women? Dead Cao Cao? What a bunch of bullshit.

"General Feng, you'd better be gentle and take care of yourself, otherwise we will have to fight to the death."

Cao Ren sneered, implying that if you keep talking nonsense like this, I won't want you to surrender.

Feng Xi raised his eyebrows, picked up his loud speaker, and said righteously:

"Han and traitors cannot coexist. What can we say to a traitor like you? Your Cao family usurped the throne and rebelled against Han in order to enjoy wealth and glory. Now you are in a high position and have become the general of your dreams.

If you don't like me, why don't you grab weapons and fight me yourself? Don't care about your own life as a general and let the traitor Wen Pin and your favorite general Niu Jin die in vain. "

Feng Xi's words were secretly provocative, making Cao Ren's face even uglier.

"Slippery tongue! Who dares to catch this thief!"

Cao Ren realized that even if all of him and his gang of roughnecks who only knew how to march and fight were tied together, they would not be enough to be scolded by Feng Xi. It would be better to fight it out directly with his own men. The winner would be the king and the loser would be the bandit.

"I come!"

A young general rode out on his horse, holding a big sword in his hand, looking quite serious, and rushed straight between the two armies.

(End of this chapter)