Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 366: Different Paths to the Same Destination

Of course, Wutugu did not seem to understand the meaning, nor did he realize the charm of the beauty of language. He could only nod mechanically, as if he understood and yet did not understand.

But Feng Xi didn't care. People will instinctively blame others for their mistakes if they have the chance, and they will generally do so if they can get off the mountain.

Soon, most of the fires in the valley were extinguished, and the soldiers of the Ugo Kingdom were tied into strings and escorted back to the camp according to standard prisoner treatment, awaiting further processing.

Wutugu was confused and was forced to retreat by the Han army.

Logically speaking, such a large number of captives should have put a huge pressure on the Han army's logistics. However, after two years of management by Feng Xi, the output of Jiaozhou and Jingzhou had increased exponentially. Especially in Jiaozhou, there was so much grain that several newly built warehouses could not store it all, so transporting it to Feng Xi nearby was a piece of cake.

War is all about logistics, and no one understands this better than Feng Xi, who has a vision for the future. This is also a more important part of winning without fighting.

After all, Wutugu was brought back to the Han army camp in such a miserable state. When he arrived at the Han army camp, he saw that Xini, who he had left behind, was also in a bad condition.

Originally, the Xi Ni detachment had 10,000 men, but now only has about 5,000 or 6,000 men left and is surrounded by the Han army.

Feng Xi knew what Wutugu was thinking, so he handed him the big iron loudspeaker and let him do what he wanted.

Xi Ni felt terrible at this moment. Originally, he had come to the Han army camp today according to the plan to continue provoking and distracting the Han army's attention.

According to the experience of the previous few days, the Han army could only pretend to be dead and remain indifferent in the face of such provocation, allowing themselves to show off their power in front of their camp.

But Xi Ni never expected that today's Han army had changed, and was completely different from the Han army he knew a few days ago.

Xi Ni was still shouting and cursing outside the range of an arrow, but he saw that the Han army had pushed some strange objects onto the high platform they had built a few days ago, and gestured a few times at the rattan armor soldiers outside the wall.

“Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh!”

Then, without any warning, balls of fire exploded among his soldiers. The incident happened suddenly, and Xi Ni had never expected that the Han army would behave in an uncharacteristic manner today. It was not until those dozens of unlucky guys were burned to death that Xi Ni woke up from his dream.

However, the Han army did not give Xi Ni time to be stunned. The Han army, a mixture of orange and white clothes, rushed out of the big camp. They were so dense that there was no end in sight. It was at this moment that Xi Ni suddenly remembered that according to Meng Huo, the Han army had nearly 50,000 people, while the total strength of his side was only 30,000.

"Brothers, don't be afraid. Although the Han army has more people, we have rattan armor that is impervious to swords and spears. They are definitely not our match if we face them head-on!"

Xi Ni was not particularly afraid of the Han army's real guns and swords and their battle formations. In terms of frontal combat, the Rattan Armor Army was not afraid of the Han army.

However, the situation that Wutugu encountered was also replicated here at Xi Ni, but it was even more tragic here at Xi Ni.

The Han army's Molotov cocktails and homemade grenades really shocked the Wugo soldiers who had rarely left Nanzhong in their lives. Only then did Xi Ni understand why Meng Huo was reluctant and fearful when he talked about the Han army. The explosions and flames made the soldiers of the rattan armor army retreat step by step, and some soldiers even fled in the chaos. The few crude catapults that the Han army had seen on the high platform before were pushed to the front of the battle and bombarded the Xi Ni army that was surrounded in a circle.

As the Han army advanced and surrounded them from all sides, Xini was forced to form a circle for defense. However, the circle meant that the density of soldiers was extremely high, and the Wuguo Kingdom had no way to resist the Han army's projectiles and throwing objects. They could only watch their comrades being engulfed by the flames that fell from the sky and die tragically beside them.

The only thing they can do is to pray silently in their hearts that they are not the next person to die. There is no other way.

The soldiers of Wugo did try to break out by relying on the rattan armor, but this time the Han army was serious. The rattan armor that could only block the torso was not very powerful, but the effect was just so-so. After facing a black curtain of arrows from the Han army equipped with the enemy-killing crossbow and the divine arm crossbow, they had dozens of arrows stuck in their heads.

Although the Rattan Armor Army in the original timeline did cause a lot of trouble to Zhuge Liang, even whether Ma Chao would die in a certain Kong Ming Biography was linked to this battle.

But times have changed. Feng Xi is not Zhuge Liang, and the Shenwu Camp and the Southern Expedition Army are completely different from the Southern Expedition Army in the original timeline.

As mentioned many times, Zhuge Liang in the original timeline was defeated in Yiling and spent two years struggling to restore the country's strength before he pulled out 20,000 troops to march south. One can imagine their combat effectiveness, equipment, and logistics.

In some sense, if the situation was not too bad, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang would not have to go out in person. Just like now, when the three counties of Yinan rebelled last year, Zhuge Liang did not personally lead the army, but just let the young generals of the first and second generations hone their experience.

Now that there are some minor frictions with Nanzhong, Zhuge Liang will not abandon the complicated affairs in Chengdu just for Meng Huo and travel thousands of miles to Nanzhong to play with Meng Huo.

The same goes for Feng Xi. Even if Feng Xi did not come to Nanzhong, Guan Xing and Zhang Bao would definitely be able to deal with it with their abilities. However, Feng Xi did not want to waste time and troops in Nanzhong, so he decided to take action himself.

In this situation, the elite Han army was not under much pressure even when facing the rattan armor army whose torsos were invulnerable to swords and spears. The Han army's previous decline was due to the fact that they were outnumbered and Feng Xi deliberately retreated after fighting for a while, so it looked like the Han army was no match for the rattan armor army.

But now, the Han army is almost twice as many as the rattan armor army, and the well-organized Han army combat team is not under much pressure. The broadsword can behead, the hook and sickle spear can chop off the feet, and can also pierce the face. Not to mention the terrifying long-range firepower of the Han army.

The final result was that Xi Ni's living space was compressed step by step, and after suffering nearly 30% casualties, they were surrounded by the Han army.

"Xi Ni! Let the men lay down their weapons and avoid making unnecessary sacrifices!"

Just when Xi Ni was determined to die, he suddenly heard a voice outside the Han army's encirclement that was very familiar to him, but he could not believe it.

"The... the Lord?!"

Xi Ni never dreamed that the voice of his own leader Wutugu would suddenly be heard in the Han army.

Soon, as if to confirm his idea, the Han army's encirclement made way for a path like Moses parting the sea, and Feng Xi, riding a black horse but wearing a white robe, appeared in front of him with Wutugu, who was riding an ordinary warhorse.

(End of this chapter)