Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 19. Fighting against the Five Tiger Generals' Guards

In the past few days, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang looked normal, as if nothing had happened yesterday. And the military competition was coming to an end, with only a few elite teams left to compete with each other to decide who would be the last to win the title of "Shenwu Camp".

Feng Xi and Zhang Nan also made it to the finals without any trouble and became one of the final contestants competing for this title.

"Today's first match is between General Feng Xi of the Front Army and his personal guards, versus General Huang Zhong of the Rear Army and his personal soldiers from Changsha!"

The host waved the command flag and announced the two parties of the duel, but when Feng Xi looked over, General Huang, who was old and strong with white hair and beard, did not seem to be there.

"Are you Feng Xi and Feng Xiuyuan? Humph... you look no different."

"...?"

Hearing a voice tinged with contempt, Feng Xi couldn't help but turn around and saw two young generals who seemed to be slightly older than him, probably in their early thirties.

"I am Feng Xiuyuan. Who are you?"

Faced with the other party's somewhat hostile attitude, Feng Xi was puzzled, but he still restrained his tone and did not respond sharply.

"Humph, we are the lieutenants under the command of the rear general. My name is Liu Ning, and this is my brother Du Lu. The rear general disdains to compete with you young men who are seeking fame, so he sent us to supervise the battle."

The other party still had this rude attitude, which made Feng Xi a little unhappy. And from what the other party said, Huang Zhong felt that it was meaningless to bully a junior like him? So he sent the two of them?
At the same time, their names sound a little familiar...

"Heh, Feng Xiuyuan, although you proposed this method of actual combat training, and although you think your troops are elite enough, it is better to surrender as soon as possible when facing the general's personal army, so as not to lose face and be ashamed of the king's praise."

Feng Xi didn't say anything. After listening for a long time, he finally understood and thought that these two people were the kind of people he had expected.

There is a kind of person in this world who just can't stand seeing others do better than him. Although he himself may not be outstanding in ability, he will feel uncomfortable when he sees others are better than him and will want to harm others, even if it means killing others. He is such a waste and he will still do it.

When faced with such unreasonable people, Feng Xi would not indulge them, but he would not curse them like a shrew either.

"Since General Liu is so confident, I will wait and see."

Faced with Feng Xi's lukewarm attitude, Liu Ning and Du Lu snorted coldly and returned to their seats.

"Liu Ning, Du Lu... I just felt that these names sounded familiar..."

Zhang Nan on the side also pondered for a moment, then seemed to remember something.

"These two are both Han people from Dongxi. After the king recovered the four counties in southern Jing, these two followed Huang Hansheng into Sichuan."

Zhang Nan whispered to Feng Xi about their experiences, and Feng Xi nodded. No wonder he looked so stupid, with a bad temper and hostility on his face.

Feng Xi also remembered where he had seen these two names.

"Shu generals Du Lu and Liu Ning all surrendered to Wu." Logically, these two people were also brothers in distress, but in the end, they surrendered to Lu Xun because of the defeat in Yiling. Now it seems that although they are Han people, they still retain the Darwinian thinking of the barbarians who bully the weak and admire the strong, so it is no wonder that they bowed their heads and surrendered to Lu Xun, the strong man at that time.

"Xiu Yuan, although these two are arrogant, the Changsha soldiers have been in battles with Huang Hansheng for a long time and their combat effectiveness is not bad. I am afraid that..."

Zhang Nan was also somewhat worried about this battle. Regardless of Liu and Du's attitudes, there was no doubt that the other side had been through many battles. Although his own troops had also experienced many battles since entering Sichuan, Zhang Nan was still nervous when facing the level of the Five Tiger Generals.

"What is there to be afraid of? Today we are afraid of Huang Hansheng's Changsha soldiers, but tomorrow we should be afraid of Cao Wei's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and Tiger Guards? Wen Jin, have you forgotten the Battle of Hanzhong, when you and I led our troops to break into Cao's central army? Even if they are the Five Tiger Guards, what's the harm? In the battle, it is still unknown who will win."

Feng Xi's face was firm. Just as he said, the Changsha soldiers had been through many battles with Huang Zhong, but had he never fought in a war? In terms of combat experience, his personal guards were no pushovers either. After months of systematic training, they had gotten rid of many bad habits and their combat effectiveness had only increased.

As the referee waved the flag, both sides stood in their positions. Although the Changsha soldiers were already elite, they still looked a little messy, and people were talking in low voices from time to time.

On the other hand, Feng Xi's personal guards stood as still as pine trees, meticulously. No one even looked around, let alone whispering to each other.

"Wow... No matter how many times I see it, the soldiers under General Feng's command are indeed pleasing to the eye."

Many generals also lowered their heads and started to discuss. Although Feng Xi's troops attracted countless attention with their strict discipline and upright formation whenever they appeared in the past few days, their value was even higher when compared with the personal guards of the Five Tiger Generals.

"Tsk, what's the point of standing straight? Do we have to compete with each other on the battlefield to see who can stand straighter and who can keep quiet? In my opinion, it's just a show. In the end, the real test will be in the hands."

Liu Ning and Du Lu looked disdainful. They had lived with the barbarians since they were young and had thoroughly learned the logic of speaking with fists.

Soon both sides deployed their battle formations and prepared to attack each other.

The Changsha soldiers were in a spearhead formation, emphasizing assault, using the center as the spearhead to force their way through the enemy's formation. Feng Xi's personal guards were in a fish scale formation, with soldiers spread out like scales in a loose formation.

"Ha! Feng Xiuyuan is really good at talking big, but he doesn't know how to fight. If he uses the fish scale formation against the sharp arrow formation, as long as the center is broken, then everything will be over!"

Liu Ning did learn a lot from Huang Zhong. The Fish Scale Formation and the Arrow Formation are both offensive formations, and both emphasize the idea of ​​breaking through the center, but the Fish Scale Formation is weaker in the center than the Arrow Formation, and emphasizes the principle of advancing step by step.

The generals present were also veterans of the battlefield, so they naturally saw the problem that Liu Ning could see, and they discussed it in low voices for a while.

"Brother, this kid Feng wouldn't be defeated by Han Sheng's Changsha soldiers, right?"

Zhang Fei and Liu Bei were on the high platform together, and they, together with Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei, would comment on the situation below from time to time.

"It's hard to say... Even if the formation is slightly restrained, it still depends on the actual performance and the quality of the soldiers."

Liu Bei stroked his beard. This kind of thing is definitely unpredictable. Formation restraint is only relative. If the formation alone can determine the outcome, then everyone can just set up the formation on the battlefield.

Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang were also waiting to see what the differences were with this new generation of generals that their lord cared about, and whether they could break through the shackles of their generation.

(End of this chapter)