Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 140 134. Battle of Fancheng (V)

"quack……"

As the sun set, a few black crows let out mournful cries, flew all the way from branches somewhere, and landed on the ground.

Next to them are countless delicious foods, some charred and some greasy.

These crows started picking and choosing like housewives entering a supermarket, pecking from time to time and tearing off a few pieces of flesh to assess the taste.

"Tap, step"

The sounds of footsteps startled these dark gourmets, and they were so scared that they quickly flapped their wings and flew away.

Some Han soldiers walked out of the camp and began to collect the bodies of the Wei soldiers. This was also Feng Xi's order. As a man from the future, Feng Xi knew that if these bodies were left alone, they might become the source of another plague.

Plagues in ancient times were actually sometimes as simple as this. After a war, corpses were left to rot and thrown into the water. The surrounding residents drank the poisoned water and became sick, and then the disease slowly spread...

Feng Xi's request was also very simple. The Han army just needed to throw the corpses into the trench and then set it on fire to burn them into ashes. This would not take up space and would also benefit the local fertility.

Cao Ren listened to Wen Pin and Niu Jin's reports in his tent without saying anything. Today's defeat was not unexpected to Cao Ren.

Today, spies from Jiangnan brought the battle report of the Battle of Dongting Lake. Cao Ren then realized that Feng Xi also used all kinds of strange tricks when he was fighting against Jiangdong. When Wen Pin and Niu Jin were really defeated, he began to suspect whether the opponent had some new tricks.

"You two have worked hard today, go down and rest first."

Cao Ren waved his hand, sent the two men away, and walked out of the tent to look at the Han army camp in the distance.

At dusk, smoke was rising from the Han army’s camp as usual, but Cao Ren frowned as he watched.

If nothing else, there was obviously less smoke from cooking in the Han army camp, which was unreasonable.

Even if Niu Jin didn't know, how could Wen Pin, as a smart veteran on the battlefield, not know how many casualties there were on the other side?
According to Wen Pin, the maximum loss of the Han army today was no more than 2,000 people. But now the smoke from the cooking fires in the Han army camp made it look as if 10,000 people had died. How could this not arouse suspicion?
Just in case, Cao Ren stood and watched for a while, but there was not enough time to cook the second pot of rice, so this meant that the Han army on the opposite side must have only cooked for 20,000 people.

Cao Ren didn't know whether the Han army was short of food or was playing some tricks, so he could only keep this strange thing in mind.

Soon it was nightfall. A sneaky figure dodged several patrols in the Wei army and quietly reached the camp where Wen Qin was.

Wen Qin had been unable to sleep or eat for the past two days because of what happened the day before. Although Cao Ren and other Wei generals didn't say anything, their eyes always made Wen Qin feel creepy, and that kind of eyes always made Wen Qin feel that he was no longer trusted.

"General Wen, General Wen..."

Suddenly, Wen Qin heard someone calling him in a low voice from behind the tent. Wen Qin was extremely confused, so he pushed open the curtain of his tent and saw that his personal guard was still standing at the door. He simply walked behind the tent, but saw no one.

"Who are you?"

Wen Qin asked in a low voice, looking around.

"I am here to save your life."

A man walked out from the shadows, with a shifty look on his face. Wen Qin definitely didn't recognize him.

"..."

Wen Qin thought about it and decided to wait and see what he had to say. After all, it was not a bad thing to have more ways out in the current situation.

"You come with me."

Wen Qin said nothing more and took the man back to his tent. A soldier not far away saw this scene, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he turned and left, heading towards Cao Ren's tent.

"Tell me, who are you and who do you work for?" Wen Qin entered the tent, sat in front of his desk, supported his cheek with one hand and looked at the rat-eyed guy below.

"General Wen, I am the confidant of General Zhuge Jin of Suinan, the Eastern Wu. I heard that the general is under suspicion of Cao Ren and is now in danger. My master has long heard of the general's talent and is willing to treat him with courtesy."

Wen Qin was relieved when this wretched man spoke. He was afraid that this man was from the Han army, and then he would not be able to explain himself.

If it is Dongwu... Even though it is in decline, but if I, a capable minister and general, go there, I may be able to save the crumbling empire. It is not impossible for me to be made a marquis and become a prime minister...

"Does your master think so highly of me?"

Wenqin decided to ask about the situation and Dongwu's price first before making a decision.

"Of course. After being persuaded by my general, Marquis Wu is willing to treat you as General Longxiang and Marquis Ancheng. When the general makes further achievements in the future, I will reward him according to his merits. Here is my master's handwritten letter, please read it carefully."

Wen Qin nodded. This treatment was not bad. The key was that the competitive pressure in Eastern Wu was not as great as that in Cao Wei. He heard that the main generals of Eastern Wu were almost defeated by the Han army. He would definitely be a mainstay there.

Wen Qin took the letter from the man and read it carefully. What the letter said was consistent with what the man said, but Wen Qin always felt that something was wrong.

"Zhong Ruo! Have you slept yet?"

Wen Pin's voice suddenly rang out from outside, causing Wen Qin to shudder. Although the two were not from the same family, they had the same surname after all, and they interacted quite often.

Wen Qin didn't have time to think about it and immediately replied:
"Zhongye, what's the matter? I've already gone to bed!"

Wen Qin hurriedly wanted to stuff the secret letter from "Zhuge Jin" into his own body, but the confidant of "Zhuge Jin" next to him suddenly did something that stunned Wen Qin.

The man suddenly took out another piece of paper from his clothes, crumpled it into a ball and swallowed it.

Wen Pin, who was outside the door, seemed to have heard the voice as well, and he rushed into the tent with his sword already unsheathed. Without even looking at Wen Qin, he pierced the man's hands and feet with two swords, preventing him from escaping.

"Wen Zhongye! You...what are you doing?!"

Wen Qin was stunned by this sudden scene and pointed at Wen Pin, not knowing whether he should do anything.

"Why, is there something shameful in Zhong Ruo's tent?"

An old but extremely majestic voice sounded, and Wen Qin was stunned. He saw Cao Ren and Xu Huang, two old men with white hair and beards, walking in from outside the tent, surrounded by Niu Jin, Xiahou Ba, Cao Zhen and others.

"Who are you?"

Cao Ren also ignored Wen Qin and looked directly at the man lying on the ground. The man turned his head away, pretending to be dead and not saying anything.

"crunch..."

Seeing that the man was pretending to be dead, Cao Ren remained silent. He simply raised his foot and stomped hard on the man's arm, making a sound of twisting bones.

“Hmm, hmm…Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

The man groaned in pain a few times, but finally couldn't bear it anymore and screamed loudly.

"Are you willing to tell me now?"

Cao Ren's expression did not change at all, he looked at the man on the ground without any sadness or joy.

(End of this chapter)