Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 361 355. Turtle Shell
"Clang clang clang!"

The rapid ringing of the bell meant that there was an enemy attack. The soldiers of the Han army stopped what they were doing, picked up their weapons, and went to their positions as they had practiced countless times beforehand, ready to deal with the enemy's attack.

Since Wutugu had defeated two great generals of the Han army in succession, he thought that the morale of the Han army had probably reached its lowest point, while the morale of his side had greatly boosted because of Wutugu's heroic performance.

In addition, the soldiers of the Wuguo Kingdom were invulnerable to swords and spears thanks to their rattan armor and were very powerful, so Wutugu naturally did not want to delay and chose to choose a day to pursue the victory and try to drive the Han people out of Nanzhong completely.

Thirty thousand soldiers in rattan armor rushed out in full force and charged towards the Han army’s main camp.

Although the Han army suffered several defeats in a row, its military strength was still there. In addition, the Han army's means of setting up camps were much more advanced than those of the barbarians. Inside the camp was a thick mud-pasted stone wall, outside was a fence, there were trenches, watchtowers, arrow towers, and everything else. It looked like a turtle shell.

However, Wutugu, relying on the advantage of his soldiers being invulnerable to swords and arrows, wanted to touch this turtle shell today.

"Wu Tu Gu! I know that these 30,000 men represent the entire Wuguo nation's strength. Considering that God is merciful and does not want to damage the foundation of your Wuguo nation in vain, I have spared your life. Why do you still dare to pursue us so relentlessly? Do you really think that our Han army is afraid of you?"

Before the battle, the white-robed commander of the Han army appeared on the camp wall, holding a large iron loudspeaker and angrily scolding Wutugu. Unfortunately, since the Han army had suffered several defeats in a row, Wutugu felt that the Han army's behavior was just its last struggle before the rout, and that they were just making harsh remarks to save face.

Wutugu completely ignored the Han army commander's harsh but cowardly scolding, and let Xi Ni be the vanguard, leading 10,000 people to attack the village directly.

"Fire arrows!"

"Whoosh whoosh—"

Seeing that Wutugu did not say a word and directly ordered his troops to attack the village, the Han army did not hesitate. The Han army commander-in-chief gave an order and the Han army archers standing on the scaffolding-like support structure behind the village wall immediately rained arrows.

Unfortunately, the power of the rattan armor was too terrifying, and many soldiers in the rattan armor army had wooden shields in their hands, which allowed them to protect parts that the rattan armor could not reach, so the Han army's wave of arrows caused almost no damage.

Wu Tu Gu looked at the Han army commander who was jumping in anger on the city wall and sneered a few times. With such limited strength, it is better to leave Nanzhong as soon as possible.

“Crack—plop—Ahhhhhh!”

Suddenly, something strange happened. When many soldiers in rattan armor were approaching the wall of the Han army camp, they suddenly stepped on empty air and fell directly into a hole nearly three meters deep.

This big hole was also extremely wicked. At the bottom were countless sharpened bamboo and wooden thorns, and it was also filled with some salt water, which made the rattan armor soldiers who fell into it scream miserably.

After all, not everyone is a tough guy who can remain calm even when faced with swords and axes, and this trap was too sudden and unexpected. Suddenly, my feet were empty, and then I felt a piercing pain in my limbs. This is the only instinctive reaction of humans, and it is difficult to overcome.

"Humph...you only know how to use such tricks."

Seeing that the trap set by the Han army was so despicable, Wutugu snorted coldly again, but his expression had already become a little ugly.

Fortunately, even if the Han army dug enough pits, only three to five people would fall into one trap. Apart from anything else, the rattan armor was enough to serve as a stepping stone for the people behind to climb out.

So although the battlefield was filled with screams, the actual casualties among the soldiers of the Ugo Kingdom were only about a hundred or so, which was nothing.

When they reached the wall of the Han army, the soldiers in rattan armor began to draw their weapons, ready to chop down the wall and then rush forward. However, the Han army seemed to have been prepared for this. The white-robed commander of the Han army laughed and suddenly gave an order. "Come on, serve boiling water!"

“Crash…crash…ahhhhhh!”

The Han army used the classic boiling water defense method. There was no other way. There were many rivers in the south, and the water resources were abundant. It was not difficult to boil a few pots of hot water.

Although the rattan armor is impervious to swords and arrows and does not sink in water, it cannot protect against heat. In addition, the rattan armor does not protect the face, so the Han army would occasionally pour a bucket of hot water on the soldiers in the rattan armor, which would give them a sauna.

"Haha, Wutugu, don't think that I'm really afraid of you. I've studied the weaknesses of your rattan armor army thoroughly. What do you think? Do you barbarians still think you can compete with us Han people?"

Seeing that the offensive of the rattan armor army was frustrated, the commander-in-chief of the Han army smugly mocked Wutugu with a tin loudspeaker, looking like a villain who had achieved success. Although Wutugu was a little angry, the barbarians were indeed not good at attacking cities and strongholds.

Originally, he wanted to rely on the sharpness of the rattan armor to forcibly capture the Han army's main camp. However, with the Han army's actions, even if he captured the Han army's main camp, his men would probably suffer heavy casualties, which was not what Wutugu wanted.

"Withdraw troops!"

Realizing that he probably couldn't capture the Han army camp, Wutugu could only grit his teeth and let Xini retreat. Because the Han commander-in-chief was right about one thing, that is, Wutugu's 30,000 men were indeed all the warriors of Wuguo State, and he didn't want to ruin the future of his own Wuguo State for Meng Huo's little thing.

"My Lord, I failed to capture the Han army camp. Please punish me."

After Xi Ni came back, he apologized to Wutugu. Wutugu waved his hands, looking extremely ugly and ashen.

"Today's matter is not about you, but the Han army is really powerful. They came up with a method to restrain our rattan armor army in just a few days. You really took it seriously."

Wutugu shook his head. He naturally knew that Xini was innocent, but he was surprised at the speed of the Han army's reaction.

"Lord, although the Han army thought of using hot water to defend against our rattan armor army, this method can only be used for defense. If we take the initiative to challenge them to a decisive battle, they will definitely not be able to use this trick."

Tuan said that the boiling water must be prepared in advance. The Han army couldn't carry a big pot to the battlefield, right? So Tuan's idea was to challenge the Han army to a decisive battle and defeat their boiling water method.

"The Han army already knows how powerful our Rattan Armor Army is. How could they be willing to fight a decisive battle with our army? Brother Tuan, what you said is too unreliable."

Xi Ni directly rejected Tuan's plan for a decisive battle. After all, the Han army was not stupid. They knew that the rattan armor army was powerful in field battles. What kind of crazy would it take to leave the camp and fight the rattan armor army in the field? They must have stationed their troops in the camp and waited for Wu Tu Gu to attack.

This stalemate made Wutugu a little annoyed. His army had never fought like this before. Everyone just deployed their troops and started fighting. If they lost, they would admit defeat. How could the Han army be so tough?

"Well, we can't just wait for the Han army to starve to death, right?"

Tuan complained casually, but Xi Ni was suddenly enlightened by Tuan's words. He slapped his forehead and came up with a good plan.

(End of this chapter)