Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 278 272. The Destruction of the Empire

"Hold on! Don't run around or you'll lose your composure!"

Lu Dai shouted loudly in the formation. Most of those defeated by the Han army were new recruits. After being defeated by the Han army, they began to flee in all directions like headless flies, which in turn impacted the relatively stable front in the rear.

Naturally, those veteran soldiers who were originally under Lu Dai's command would not be so weak. At least they maintained a certain formation when they were beaten back.

Bu Zhi could see clearly from the high platform that although the Wu army suffered a large-scale retreat under the first wave of attack from the Han army, fortunately the Wu army relied on its numerical advantage to hold on, and the situation seemed to have turned into a tug-of-war.

For this decisive battle, Bu Zhi naturally mobilized his entire army, hoping to win the battle in one go. Although they encountered setbacks in the early stages, the situation seemed to be developing in favor of Eastern Wu.

There were simply too many people in Eastern Wu. The several thousand Han troops would soon face a siege from Wu troops that were three or even twice their size, which slowed down the Han army's offensive.

"It looks like the entire Wu army has been dispatched... Give the order to select two units to attack."

Feng Xi also saw it clearly from the high platform. But he was not anxious about the current situation. The first wave of Han troops fighting against the Wu army had only 15,000 people, which was only half of his land force in the Eastern Expedition.

The remaining half was used to guard against Dongwu's tricks. Now it seemed that Dongwu didn't have any tricks, so he could release some of his reserves.

The command flags were waving in the Han army camp, and soon two teams of 3,000 men each rushed out from the Han army camp again, one on the left and one on the right, outflanking them from the flank.

The Wu army was originally trying to hold off the Han army, and both sides were at a delicate critical point. However, the addition of new forces to the Han army caused the Wu army's morale to begin to waver, and the originally solid defense line showed signs of loosening again.

And this is just the beginning. Wu Jun will soon suffer a more serious blow, both mentally and physically.

The new reinforcements that rushed out from both wings all had a small can in their pockets, which was Feng Xi's favorite simple grenade.

Just as Tongzhi had expected, this plum rain had a great impact on Feng Xi's gunpowder weapons. Some of the gunpowder became damp and could not be used.

Fortunately, a lot of gunpowder was wrapped in oil paper and placed in sealed jars with charcoal as a desiccant for transportation, so Feng Xi had quite a few gunpowder weapons to use. It might be a little difficult to attack a city, but it was definitely enough for a field battle.

The ignition method of the simple grenade has been optimized and improved. Feng Xi had thought about waterproof and windproof measures during the Battle of Fancheng. How could there be any omissions now?

Under the cover of their comrades in the front row, several Han soldiers huddled together, shielded themselves from the rain with their hats, rubbed the flints vigorously a few times, lit the simple grenades in their hands, and then threw them into the Wu army's formation.

Even though the well-preserved gunpowder was now exposed to some moisture, the explosive power was weakened a lot, but the damage caused by the fragments was still very considerable.

"Palm Thunder! The Han army used Palm Thunder!"

The soldiers of Wu army were a little shocked. Wasn't it agreed before that most of the magic of Han army had been abolished? How could they still use palm thunder?

If it was just an explosion, it would be fine. Occasionally, two Molotov cocktails filled with oil were thrown out. As we all know, gasoline and fuel oil fires cannot be extinguished with water. The oxygen must be removed because oil is insoluble in water.

This resulted in these oil incendiary bombs not causing too many casualties, but they were definitely terrifying visually.

Wu Jun grew up by the Yangtze River and lakes all his life. When had he ever seen a flame that could burn in the rain?
"It's the Samadhi Fire! I heard that the flame of the gods is not ordinary fire and cannot be extinguished by water!" Soon, the Wu army gave an explanation for the Han army and successfully disrupted the Wu army.

"General Bu wouldn't be lying to us..."

Some members of the Wu army were already beginning to feel nervous.

"I don't think so. Most likely, the Han army's immortals are more powerful than our Great Wu's immortals. Seeing that our immortals had summoned rain, they directly used the Samadhi True Fire, which our immortals could not break!"

The Han army had no chance to comment yet, but the Wu army had successfully argued for the Han army in a short period of time.

The final result is, "It's not that the immortals of the Wu army didn't work hard, but the immortals of the Han army were more powerful."

The result was that the morale of the Wu army, which had been boosted by Bu Zhi's encouragement, fell back with interest. Now that the Han army's magic was not affected too much, and they were a little bit defeated, many Wu soldiers felt that the weapons in their hands had become heavy.

"Brothers of the Wu army, Sun Quan wants to be emperor, why do you want to die with him? If Sun Quan wants to die, let him die. When our Han army takes over Jiangdong, everything will be fine!"

There were sporadic shouts on the battlefield, which was Feng Xi's best way to shake the morale of the troops. Now everyone could see that the Great Wu was in danger, and few people were willing to go to the end with Sun Quan. However, it was not realistic to surrender directly on the battlefield now, and not everyone was free from worries.

However, everyone's fighting spirit has been reduced, so it is still possible to retreat slowly.

This decisive battle in the rain lasted from morning to afternoon, and the final result was that the Wu army suffered another disastrous defeat, and after thousands of casualties, they had to retreat to Jianye City and make a final desperate resistance. The Han army also suffered thousands of casualties and finally aimed at the capital of the Wu.

"Your Majesty... I am ashamed of your kindness. I have suffered heavy casualties in two consecutive battles with the Han army, and now the Han army has surrounded Jianye..."

In the Jianye Palace, Lü Dai and Bu Zhi knelt on the ground, covered in dirt. They had only resisted the Han army for less than a month, just over twenty days, before they were beaten and returned to Jianye City.

"I see. Any other news?"

Sun Quan still had a calm expression at the moment, as if he didn't care about anything. However, he was not asking Bu Zhi and Lu Dai this question, but the Grand Commander of Wu, Zhuge Jin, who was pretending to be dead with his head down.

"Yes, Your Majesty. According to the scouts' report, the Han navy has completely occupied the river and seized the ships on both sides. It seems that it is impossible to pass through the Yangtze River at present."

When Zhuge Jin saw that Sun Quan was asking him, he felt it was not appropriate to continue to rely on others, so he reported the information about the spies in the surrounding counties to Sun Quan.

Everyone present knew that the Han army had completely cut off the possibility of Cao Wei's support from the south or Sun Quan's crossing to the north.

"...Then according to your opinions, what should we do now?"

Upon hearing that the Han army had blocked the Yangtze River, Sun Quan's calm face finally twitched, but he quickly calmed down and looked at the ministers below with a laziness.

No one dared to speak at this time. Everyone knew that the Great Wu Kingdom, which had only existed for a few months, might be approaching its end.

(End of this chapter)