Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 320 314. Difficult to Fight
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened. The Han army that was watching from the sidelines has now come out in full force, and it seems that they are going to outflank our rear."

Meng Huo had been fighting with Yang Feng for the past few days, when he received another piece of not-so-good news.

"What?! These damn Han people, I knew they were dishonest... But if we withdraw our troops hastily, I'm afraid Yang Feng will have another opportunity to take advantage of us..."

Meng Huo was in a dilemma. If he ignored the Han people, he would be in trouble if they invaded the Nanzhong Cave. But if he abandoned Yang Feng and went back to defend the Han army, Meng Huo was worried that Yang Feng would run away. He was really stuck in a dilemma.

"It's okay, my king, just go back to defend. I'll guard Yang Feng's place. Although I can't defeat him, it's impossible for him to leave quietly."

At this critical moment, Meng Huo's brother-in-law brought the cave master and volunteered, saying that Meng Huo should go back to defend against the Han people, while Yang Feng would be in charge.

"how do I say this?"

Meng Huo looked at his brother-in-law with some curiosity. His brother-in-law usually had some strange ideas, and there must be a reason why he said this now.

"Your Majesty, the Han army does not have many troops in Yongchang County, and they are mainly defensive. Even if they catch us off guard, the disadvantage in terms of military strength is still there.

Yang Feng is like a hedgehog and can't eat in a short period of time. But by the same token, Yang Feng can only stay with us. He can't leave with his family.

He and his young men can leave, but can the old, weak, women and children be safe on the battlefield? So I guess that even if the king returns to defend, Yang Feng will not dare to act rashly. "

After making some analysis, he couldn't help but puff out his chest, feeling very proud.

"Well, then I will leave 20,000 people here with you, Yang Feng. I will personally lead the rest of the people to defend the city, and at the same time summon the other caves."

After listening to the analysis, Meng Huo nodded and thought it was very reasonable, so he asked his brother-in-law to lead 20,000 people to continue to fight with Yang Feng, while he returned to defend against the Han army.

Unlike the attack on Yang Feng, which was considered an internal conflict, many cave masters were unwilling to engage in such a tragedy, so the troops Meng Huo could actually recruit were relatively limited. However, it was different when fighting against the Han army. Those cave masters would not sit on the sidelines anyway, so Meng Huo could recruit more soldiers after returning to defend.

So the battle line was divided into two ends. In the south, the cave master and Yang Feng were facing each other. Both sides had about 20,000 soldiers, and the cave master also focused on attacking instead of defending, so the losses were instantly reduced. We didn't ask for merit, but just wanted to delay Yang Feng.

The strength of the northern front was quite different. Meng Huo returned to his cave and sent another signal. A total of 50,000 people faced less than 10,000 Han soldiers.

At first, the Han army, led by Zhang Yi and Ma Zhong, relied on their high morale and well-trained troops to charge at Meng Huo and kill more than a thousand men, but they were soon held back by overwhelming numbers. It is absolutely true that the numerical advantage is the most intuitive of all advantages.

One Han army soldier had to deal with five to seven barbarian soldiers, and it was a high-intensity fight at that. The physical strength would definitely not be able to keep up. Moreover, although these barbarian soldiers were not well trained, they were all mountain people with excellent physical fitness, even better than some Han soldiers. This offset some of the Han army's well-trained advantage.

Finally, Ma Zhong and Zhang Yi's attack came to a standstill, and they were counterattacked by Meng Huo, who relied on his large numbers and multi-line attacks. In the chaos, they could only barely stabilize the front line, but inevitably retreated a little, getting closer and closer to the border of Yongchang County.

"Cowardly general, do you dare to come out and fight me, the Three Golden Rings?"

Outside the Han army camp, Jinhuan Sanjie, the first cave marshal under Meng Huo, challenged the Han army to a fight in a show of force.

Whether it is the Southern Barbarians or the Western Qiang, they all admire the strong, and the most intuitive strong is the one with strong martial arts. Meng Huo's subordinates are no exception.

Jinhuan Sanjie was able to become the marshal of the first cave, so he was quite confident in his martial arts.

On the Han side, Ma Zhong was still okay, but Zhang Yi couldn't hold back. Seeing the southern barbarian's outrageous words, he was eager to give it a try. "De Xin, why don't I go out and fight them to dampen their spirits."

Zhang Yi stood up and was about to pick up his weapon. Ma Zhong thought about it and felt that he and his men had been defeated twice by Meng Huo who relied on his large numbers, so it was time to cheer up. So he simply agreed with Zhang Yi's opinion.

"You barbarian, you are so noisy, wait for me to kill you!"

Soon Zhang Yi jumped on his horse, opened the gate of the village and rushed to Jinhuan Sanjie.

“Hehe, you are quite arrogant, let me show you the real tricks of my First Cave Marshal!”

Jinhuan Sanjie didn't care. He was the strongest man in the cave and was quite arrogant.

The two men soon started fighting, Zhang Yi fought with a spear, while Jinhuan Sanjie held a long-handled mace. There was a future user of this type of weapon who was well-known to everyone. His name was Qin Ming, the Thunderbolt.

The two men fought with each other, one with a spear and the other with a stick. Zhang Yi's spear was elusive, and he always hit the blind spots of Jinhuan Sanjie. Jinhuan Sanjie, on the other hand, looked very clever, and only used simple movements to parry and counterattack Zhang Yi's attack.

Although Zhang Yi was the future rising star of Ji Han, his kung fu was only second-rate at the moment, and he and Jin Huan San Jie were evenly matched, and the fight was a close one.

The two fought for forty or fifty rounds, but in the end, the three golden rings were more powerful than Zhang Yi, who was a little exhausted. He had no choice but to make a feint and then rode away.

"Haha, the Han people are only good at bragging! Now they can only flee in panic, right?"

Jinhuan Sanjie knew that he only won by relying on his long physical strength, but winning is winning, so he immediately made a mocking remark, and the minions and soldiers behind him also followed suit, which greatly boosted the morale of the Nanzhong Army.

"Huh... Huh... This barbarian is really strong. Although I can't defeat him, he can't do anything to me either. But he has a lot of strength, and I am no match for him."

Ma Zhong had already met Zhang Yi at the gate of the village. Zhang Yi did not lose the battle, and he tried to make excuses for himself while panting, but he did not deny that he had indeed been defeated.

"Well, how about you and I continue to hold on and wait for the reinforcements from central Sichuan to arrive?"

Ma Zhong knew that Zhang Yi's martial arts were better than his. Now that Zhang Yi was defeated, he probably wouldn't get any good results. It would be better to wait for the subsequent reinforcements to arrive before making any plans.

"Huh...okay."

After a minor defeat, Zhang Yi knew that he would not get any results if he went into battle again, so he could only retreat with Ma Zhong and wait for the arrival of the Han army reinforcements.

The Han army set out from Chengdu and headed southwards. In just over ten days, they passed Yongchang County and arrived in Nanzhong.

Zhang Yi, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, Guan Suo, Chen Shi, Huo Yi... The lineup Zhuge Liang sent out this time was quite luxurious, but of course more of it was for the new generation to gain experience.

Even Guan Suo's fiancée Bao Sanniang came along. She and her brothers Bao Feng and Bao Yi had practiced martial arts together since childhood. She was not good at needlework or spear and stick, so she missed the last southern expedition. This time, after much persuasion, she finally went on the expedition with Guan Suo.

(End of this chapter)