Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 321 315. Reinforcements Arrive

"Greetings, generals."

When the Han army reinforcements arrived, Zhang Yi and Ma Zhong had to meet Zhang Bao and his men. Although Zhang Yi and Ma Zhong were the military commanders in charge of the southwest region, they were of low rank and had little influence, so they still had to greet Zhang Bao and his men, who were already generals.

Zhang Bao and Guan Xing had fought with Liu Bei in the East, and after the victory in Yiling, they went to the south and north, one to recover Jiaozhou, and the other to fight against Cao Wei, and both made great military achievements. Feng Xi was not a petty person, so he wrote about the military achievements of the two and recommended them as General Fenwei and General Yangwei in his capacity as the Grand Commander.

When it comes to the character "Wei", it is no longer considered a general of miscellaneous titles. The next level up is the level of Fuguo, Zhenglu, and Longxiang Generals.

Before, the two were only a lieutenant general and a colonel, which were not very high military positions. Now that they have made great contributions, and both of them are descendants of military families, it is reasonable for them to rise to high positions.

As for Guan Suo, because he was young and had no achievements, he was only appointed as a deputy general under Guan Xing, both for his protection and to give him more experience.

"Why are you two so polite? I wonder how the battle has been going these days? How many soldiers does the Nanman have? Do they have any generals?"

Guan Xing is more calm than Zhang Bao. In the original timeline, Zhang Bao matured because his father Zhang Fei was killed by Fan Jiang and Zhang Da. But in this timeline, Zhang Fei is still alive and well, and he is still in Chengdu urging Liu Chan to exercise every day. At least Zhang Bao's character has not changed much.

On the contrary, Guan Xing had become calmer and more experienced because of the great changes in his family. He was polite to Zhang Yi and Ma Zhong and did not put on airs.

"Major General Rong reports, our army has been forced to retreat more than 20 miles in the past few days due to insufficient manpower and repeated challenges from enemy generals..."

Zhang Yi and Ma Zhong looked at each other and told the truth. Zhang Bao raised his eyebrows, a little unbelievable, and Guan Suo was also a little shocked. Guan Xing did not change his expression, just waiting for the two to continue talking.

"There are about 50,000 barbarian soldiers, five times more than us. In addition, the bandit leader Meng Huo has recruited many cave masters from Nanzhong. Among them, the more famous generals are the first cave commander Jinhuan Sanjie, the second cave commander Dong Tuna, and the third cave commander Ahuinan. These three are brave enough to fight against ten thousand men.

I am ashamed to say that... we fought against the First Cave Marshal Jin Huan Sanjie once, but we were no match for him."

Ma Zhong was fully prepared for the situation in Nanzhong, so when Guan Xing asked him about it, he was able to answer clearly. As for the fact that he couldn't beat the Golden Ring Three Knots, there was no need to hide it. He really couldn't beat them.

"You still have this? An Guo, don't fight with me today. Wait for me to go out of the village and learn this golden ring three knots and see how good the barbarian's martial arts are."

Zhang Bao immediately became interested when he heard Ma Zhong say that he and Zhang Yi could not defeat the barbarian general. As everyone knows, the generals in the Central Plains usually have martial arts skills, and they have a crushing advantage against those barbarian generals who only have brute force. Now that Zhang Yi and Ma Zhong have been defeated, it is estimated that this barbarian general must have some skills, and Zhang Bao is very happy to see the prey.

"Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? Why do I need my brother to intervene against this barbarian? Let me fight him first. If I am unable to defeat him, I will trouble my brother to save me."

Before Guan Xing could reply, Guan Suo beside him suddenly interrupted. Guan Xing was now developing towards becoming a general, and he had more things to consider, while Zhang Bao was still that passionate. He could only lead one army at most, and asking him to command a large army would probably be embarrassing him.

Guan Suo was still young at that time, full of passion and bravery. When he heard that he could go into battle, he immediately volunteered, hoping that Zhang Bao would give way to him and let him fight the barbarian generals first.

"Well... in that case, you have to be more careful. If you are unable to defeat the enemy, retreat. Don't show off." Zhang Bao was too embarrassed to compete with Guan Suo for credit. Since Guan Suo had recommended himself, Zhang Bao could only give up. Seeing that Guan Xing did not express any opinion, he stopped talking.

All the generals gathered together to discuss the situation, and Ma Zhong also informed everyone of what he knew about the situation in Nanzhong, allowing them to have some preliminary understanding of Meng Huo and others.

"I wonder how many reinforcements the generals have brought this time? I'm afraid Meng Huo has more men, so we can win by numbers."

Ma Zhong was still a little worried at the end and asked Guan Xing.

"Haha, a few barbarians, what's the big deal? We have 20,000 soldiers this time, plus you, Dexin, and Boqi's 10,000 soldiers, 30,000 soldiers are enough to flatten the land of Nanzhong."

Zhang Bao patted his chest and answered for Guan Xing, and his words seemed to show that he did not take the barbarian soldiers from the south seriously.

"Relax, generals. We have 30,000 soldiers, all of whom are elite soldiers from Sichuan. It is not a problem to fight one against two or even three. Before we set out, the prime minister also said that the commander-in-chief was worried about the war in the southwest and might personally lead 15,000 elite soldiers from his Shenwu Camp to come."

With Xu Shu and other generals from Eastern Wu now in Jingzhou, Feng Xi was completely liberated. He was like a completely hands-off boss. He only formulated the general policies and let others take care of the rest of the practical operations.

Moreover, it doesn’t matter even if Feng Xi leaves Jingzhou temporarily. Xu Shu is very capable and it is not a problem for him to command an entire state. Even if Feng Xi runs around with the Shenwu Camp, Xu Shu can still ensure the safety of Jingzhou.

In addition, Feng Xi knew that there were still some strange things in Nanzhong that could not be treated with the thinking of conventional warfare. Just in case, he decided to go there in person.

"The Grand Commander is coming too? It's a long way from Jingzhou to here."

Ma Zhong and Zhang Yi were both a little surprised. They had heard of this great commander-in-chief but had never seen him. They heard that he led the troops of Jing, Jiao, and Yang states and had destroyed the Eastern Wu not long ago. They found it a little incredible that such a person would personally go through all the hardships for such a wild place like Nanzhong.

"The Grand Commander had previously told the Prime Minister that there was some ability to drive animals in the south, as well as some kind of rattan armor, and asked us to be careful. I wonder if the two generals have seen it?"

Guan Xing recalled that when the three counties rebelled last year, Feng Xi sent Ma Su to Chengdu to inform Zhuge Liang, but Meng Huo turned against him so quickly that the information was meaningless. Now that he was facing Meng Huo again, Guan Xing had to be on high alert.

"This... I have never seen it before. Meng Huo only ordered the three cave marshals to lead their troops to attack. I have never seen anything else."

The two looked at each other, having never heard of this. After all, King Mulu was not well-known outside, and Ma Zhong had no way of finding out. The Wuguo Kingdom was in the south of the South, and the rattan armor was also a secret of the Wuguo Kingdom, so Ma Zhong had no way of knowing this news.

When Guan Xing mentioned this, the two of them could not find any trace of these things.

(End of this chapter)