Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 156 150. Xu Huang Comes to Help
"Gulu..."

Seeing the naked murderous intent and malice of the Han army and Feng Xi, even the battle-hardened generals of Cao Wei could not help but swallow a few times due to nervousness.

"Feng Xi, don't be so arrogant! Xu Gongming is here!"

Just as the Han army was ready to charge, an angry shout suddenly came from the flank of the Han army, causing everyone to turn around and look unconsciously.

A cloud of dust suddenly rose on the western horizon, and accompanied by the dull sound of horse hooves, a mixed team of cavalry and infantry came galloping like a storm. The flag fluttered in the wind, and through the firelight, one could clearly see the distinctive word "Xu" embroidered on it. It was Xu Huang's flag, and also the reinforcements of the Wei army.

"Shoot! No matter if they live or die! Shoot these Wei generals to death!"

Feng Xi's eyes changed. Since Xu Huang reacted so quickly and rescued him in time, his idea of ​​capturing the enemy general alive would probably fail.

He could not hesitate any longer. If he continued to think about capturing the Wei generals alive, he would probably not be able to keep any of them. It would be better to just shoot them all to death, which would also be a real blow to the Wei army.

The Han army behind him obeyed the order and opened fire with bows and crossbows of all sizes. The Shenji Battalion under Feng Xi was particularly powerful, and instantly wiped out a small half of Cao Zhen's group of several thousand people.

Originally, the remnants of the army gathered by Cao Zhen were only temporarily assembled. Many of them were in a state of panic, and as they were fleeing in a hurry, some of them were even unarmed, and very few had shields.

This wave of arrows rained down like a massacre, and soldiers of the Wei army kept falling to the ground after being shot. Those who were lucky were shot in the vitals on the spot and died with their heads tilted.

Some who were unlucky were shot by arrows that missed their vital parts, and they survived, but they were also shot and unable to move. They could only fall to the ground and wail, and their cries were so mournful that they could be heard for a long time on the battlefield.

Many generals were still fine. After all, the rain of arrows was scattered and not too many fell on them. With their martial arts skills, they could still handle it.

"General Xu Huang is here! Quickly retreat to the northwest!"

Cao Zhen took advantage of the first wave of arrows to quickly and loudly command the Cao Wei generals to head northwest. Because Xu Huang's troops were coming from west to east, and if they also fled to the west, they would inevitably impact Xu Huang's formation, and Xu Huang would probably curse.

The northwest direction can not only avoid Xu Huang's reinforcements, but also use Xu Huang's troops as cover for a safe retreat, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Cao Zhen didn't waste any words, and led the surrounding generals to carry Cao Ren and evacuate quickly. The Han army was not to be outdone, and the second wave of arrow rain soon arrived, causing huge losses to the Wei army that was close at hand. Originally, Cao Zhen's side only had 4,000 or 5,000 remnants of soldiers who were temporarily gathered. After two waves of arrow rain, the number was reduced to more than 2,000, and more than half of them were killed or wounded.

Most of the remaining soldiers were probably just "fleeing with them by chance" instead of being rational. Many of them had already taken the initiative to rush towards Xu Huang's troops, obviously frightened and forgetting the basic common sense of the army.

"Release your arrows and kill the deserters who are charging the formation."

Xu Huang calmly ordered the arrows to be fired, and the defeated soldiers died with unwilling and desperate looks on their faces. In their hearts, they were not killed by the Han army, but by their own comrades, and they might not understand it until their death. During this period of time, Xu Huang's troops had blocked the Han army formation as Cao Zhen expected, and bought time for them.

But Cao Zhen's face was also somewhat worried. He had not noticed Xu Huang when he was far away just now, but now that he looked closely, Cao Zhen found that Xu Huang's troops only had about 10,000 people, which was obviously less than the Han army.

The Han army is so densely packed that it seems like there are no less than 30,000 of them. I'm afraid Xu Huang and his men won't be able to hold out for that long.

However, Cao Zhen himself was in a desperate situation and had no time to worry about Xu Huang's situation. Instead, he ordered his remaining soldiers, who were like fleeing refugees, to move quickly westward to Xu Huang's camp.

It turned out that Cao Zhen noticed that Xiahou Shang did not come with him. It seemed that Xu Huang noticed the changes in Fancheng and led more than 10,000 people to check the situation. Xiahou Shang led the rest of the Wei army to guard the camp to prevent other accidents.

The fact was just as Cao Zhen expected. After the loud noise in Fancheng, the deafening explosions penetrated the silent night sky and spread to every corner within a radius of dozens of miles: whether in the nearby settlements or in the quiet hills and rivers in the distance, the sudden loud noises could be clearly heard, and they shocked everyone like thunder falling from the sky.

Not only that, the flames rising above Fancheng also became a spectacle that made people unable to take their eyes off. The flames that shot up into the sky, like a huge torch, illuminated the night sky, and its light was still clearly visible even from several miles away. The flames reflected on the clouds in the distance, forming a strange red light, as if the sky itself was burning.

Although Xu Huang was old, he was not deaf or blind, so he naturally heard the loud noises and saw the flames. When the loud noises came, he immediately walked out of the military tent and stared at the flames rising from the direction of Fancheng. He immediately realized that something big had happened in Fancheng. He could hear the noise clearly, let alone the inside of Fancheng.

So Xu Huang immediately asked his soldiers to call Xiahou Shang and report the matter. After all, although Xu Huang had made great contributions, he was still nominally a subordinate of General Xiahou Shang. Xiahou Shang immediately said that he would guard the camp well and take it seriously to prevent this from being a trick of the Han army to attack from the east.

Xu Huang immediately selected more than 10,000 soldiers and personally led them to Fancheng to find out what happened there. If possible, Xu Huang would also try to rescue one or two people, after all, he didn't think they could be safe under such a fire.

Therefore, we have the current scene. Feng Xi's army was desperately stopped by Xu Huang's army. Although they outnumbered the enemy three times, it would still take time to defeat the Wei army. By this time, Cao Zhen and his men had already fled.

"Don't panic, Commander-in-Chief, Huang Quan is here!"

Another voice came from behind Xu Huang. It was Huang Quan leading his army.

After all, the Han army had already withdrawn to the south of the Han River, gathering a force of 60,000 to 70,000. How was it possible that only Feng Xi's 30,000 troops were coming tonight?

Huang Quan led more than 20,000 people as auxiliary troops and crossed the river from the upper reaches of the Han River. His original intention was to intercept Xu Huang's reinforcements. However, Xu Huang reacted too quickly, so when Huang Quan arrived, he could only see the smoke and dust of Xu Huang's departure.

Fortunately, Huang Quan was not a mediocre general. He knew that Feng Xi would definitely be blocked by Xu Huang, so he set out directly and followed Xu Huang to Fancheng.

However, Huang Quan was chasing Xu Huang very anxiously. Although he noticed a remnant army of several thousand people sneaking past him in the north, he just thought they were the defeated soldiers of the Wei army. Compared with Xu Huang in front of him, they were naturally just small fry. This allowed Cao Zhen and his men to escape by luck.

(End of this chapter)