Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 318 312. Expedition
"King Mulu, the people from Yinzhi Cave are all coming to kill me, why are you still not taking action?!"

Meng Huo saw that the soldiers of Yinzhi Cave were advancing like a hot knife through butter and the defense line in front of him was in danger. A nameless anger rose in his heart and he looked at King Mulu who was standing beside him.

If King Mulu continued to take the money without doing the job, Meng Huo wouldn't mind dealing with one more person, even if it meant getting beaten to a bloody pulp, just like he was dealing with Yang Feng now.

Fortunately, King Mulu realized that he could no longer make excuses, so he stood up and shook the bell in his hand. Hundreds of soldiers, each leading a wild beast, formed a line, and there were several thousand people behind them. It was obvious that they would rely on the wild beasts to charge in the first wave, and then they would follow up to kill them.

"Ah, aah, aah! Ah, aah, aah!"

“Roar…roar…ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

King Mulu recited a series of spells that no one could understand. The beasts, which had been relatively docile, suddenly became agitated and even began to try to break free from the soldiers who were holding them.

These Mulu soldiers with unknown patterns painted on their bodies were also accustomed to this. They pointed in the direction of the Yinzhidong army opposite and then loosened the ropes that bound them.

These ferocious beasts began to run wildly like horses that had broken free from their reins, rushing straight towards the battlefield where the fighting was still going on below.

"King Mulu, these beasts...these animals don't recognize humans. Will they have an impact on our people?"

Meng Huo saw these ferocious beasts heading straight for the melee, and was worried that they would not distinguish between humans, causing heavy losses to both sides.

"It's okay. You have been with me for a long time. I use special herbs to prevent attacks. I think your soldiers will be fine now."

King Mulu's expression remained unchanged. Their training of wild animals was actually just like the circus of later generations, relying on conditioned reflexes to teach animals. King Mulu and his men had to apply a special herbal juice, which would not be targeted by wild animals.

In the past month, the soldiers of the coalition army have also been infected with this smell, so King Mulu dared to be so sure. Besides, even if there are occasional accidental injuries, isn't it helpless? I guess Meng Huo will also be selectively blind.

Things turned out to be just as King Mulu had said. These animals, mainly jackals and leopards, rushed to the front of the formation all at once, almost all of them pounced on the soldiers of Yinzhi Cave. Occasionally, there were two with a faint smell, and after being pounced upon, the animals would smell them and then let them go and continue to charge.

"Oh no! Meng Huo and his men actually have this kind of backup plan! Second and third brothers, bring people to support the first and fifth brothers immediately!"

Yang Feng in the camp saw the animals charging and immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Yang Feng immediately thought of King Mulu, after all, King Mulu was too famous in Nanzhong.

The Yinzhidong soldiers who had been fighting the coalition forces were now facing the same setback. Although they fought bravely and fearlessly, they were well-trained and did not collapse on the spot when faced with the sudden attack of hundreds of wild beasts.

"Oh my god! There's a black panther!"

A soldier screamed, and before he could escape, he was pounced on by a black panther, which bit his throat. Later, the army of Queen Mulu, who arrived with the beasts, also joined the battlefield. They only needed to clean up the mess left by the beast army. It couldn't be easier than this.

"Ahhhh!"

Lao Wu screamed. Because he rushed forward, he was now surrounded by a black panther and a wolf. Two fists are no match for four hands. Although he fought with the black panther for a while, he was still caught off guard by the wolf and bitten hard on the leg.

"Fifth brother! Fifth brother!" Yang Feng's eldest son saw it clearly from behind. He really wanted to rush forward to save his younger brother, but there was a large wave of defeated soldiers between the two of them. These soldiers who were killed and scattered by the Beast Army were like a rushing river at this moment, preventing the eldest brother from taking a single step forward.

"Uh ah ah!"

Just when the eldest brother wanted to move forward, the fifth brother couldn't hold on any longer and was attacked by the wolf again. He lost his balance and the black panther pounced on him and bit his throat.

"Old Five——!"

Both Yang Feng's eldest son and Yang Feng, who witnessed this scene, felt heartbroken. Fortunately, the eldest son was still relatively rational. Seeing his brother dead and the soldiers he led completely defeated, he could only retreat in the crowd.

Fortunately, the men led by the second and third brothers managed to hold their ground with several waves of arrows, making the beasts afraid to move forward and thus saving most of the lives.

After coming back to take inventory, they discovered that in addition to Lao Wu, more than 2,000 people were lost. This was not a small number for Yinzhidong, not to mention that Yang Feng's son was among them?
"Father, this defeat is all my fault. I didn't stop Lao Wu, so he...he..."

Yang Feng's eldest son was in tears, kneeling on the ground to apologize. The other sons also looked unhappy. The five brothers had a good relationship, and now their younger brother was gone, which was indeed difficult for them to accept.

"Hey, get up. Lao Wu won't want to see you torturing yourself like this. If I'm not mistaken, the beast army today might be the subordinates of King Mulu."

Yang Feng still managed to cheer up and comfort his eldest son. As a father, he couldn't afford to have any mental flaws, otherwise their morale would be completely destroyed.

"King Mulu... is he the legendary cave master who can call the wind and rain and drive tigers and leopards?"

Yang Feng's sons had naturally heard of the name of King Mulu, and they all felt a little scared and troubled.

"Yes, that's him. If he's here, it's not appropriate for us to leave the camp. I hope the Han army can come to help us, otherwise we can only waste time with Meng Huo like this."

Yang Feng said so, but he still had no hope of continuing to waste time like this. Yinzhi Cave was blocked, and the food supply for these 100,000 people alone became a problem. On weekdays, they could go out hunting, but now how could they go out to find food during the war? Relying solely on the food inside Yinzhi Cave, they couldn't last too long.

Therefore, Yang Feng could only hope that the Han army would not stand by and watch him die, but would come to support him and give him an explanation.

As luck would have it, the envoy sent by Zhuge Liang arrived late after this round of war. When he arrived in Yongchang County, he conveyed Zhuge Liang's intention to Zhang Yi and Ma Zhong who were stationed there, asking them to find the right time to attack Meng Huo and assist Yang Feng.

At the same time, Feng Xi, who was sick from idleness, was also deploying his elite Shenwu Camp in Jingzhou, preparing to take the Xiang River directly to Jiaozhou.

The reason is simple. Firstly, times have changed and it is impossible for Zhuge Liang to personally handle the affairs of Nanzhong. However, Feng Xi feels that young people like Zhang Yi and Ma Zhong will definitely handle the matter in a rough manner.

The second reason is that Feng Xi is not at ease with the war in the south. You have to know that in the original timeline, Zhuge Liang himself suffered several setbacks. Even if he doesn't go to see it in person, if he really loses a few future rookies, it will be a big loss.

(End of this chapter)