Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 373 367. Escape
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The Han army divided its troops into many groups and attacked in endless waves, which frightened the Nanzhong army.

This tactic was used by Cao Cao in the Battle of Cangting, an ambush from all sides. At that time, Cao Cao's army fought a desperate battle, holding back Yuan Shao's army, and then used Cheng Yu's strategy to divide the other troops into ten groups and attack in turns.

When Yuan Shao's army was already in high spirits due to the stalemate, the continuous reinforcements from Cao's army would have dealt a devastating blow to Yuan's army. Yuan's soldiers would not have had time to determine the number of Cao's troops. They would only know that Cao's troops were constantly attacking their flanks. In a panic, they would lose all will to fight, which ultimately led to the defeat of the entire army.

Today, the Nanzhong Army is not as good as Yuan Shao, and the Han Army under Feng Xi is stronger than Cao's Army in the past. In addition, the Nanzhong Army has been beaten several times by the Han Army and has already suffered psychological trauma.

Before, they had only comforted themselves a little by relying on a few small victories of Wutugu, but now they were suddenly facing the Han army again, and the fear that was almost forgotten once again filled the hearts of every soldier of the Nanzhong Army.

Just like an ambush from all sides, the Han army divided into three routes and launched a total of six waves. With 30,000 troops, they attacked in layers. For a moment, the soldiers of the Nanzhong Army, who were already a little uneasy, felt that the Han army was coming towards them from all directions and they had nowhere to escape.

"Grandpa Han, please spare me. I don't want to die."

At the front, a frightened soldier had already knelt on the ground, begging for forgiveness from the Han army. When the Han army saw him drop his weapon and kneel on the ground, no one paid any attention to him or hurt him, but instead passed him and went straight to kill his companions who were still in a daze and panic.

"Don't panic! Don't panic! Hold on!"

Meng Huo was so anxious when he saw this, but he had no other choice but to worry. The six armies of the Han army, led by Bao Feng, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, Deng Ai, Ma Zhong, and Zhang Yi, rushed into the Nanzhong army, which was in disarray due to the transportation of stones and the entry into the valley, like a tiger descending from the mountain.

This time, the Han army did not use any fancy homemade grenades or Molotov cocktails, but simply fought with the Nanzhong army with real swords and guns.

Even so, the Nanzhong Army could not hold on. Their quality in frontal combat was not as good as that of the Han Army. In addition, they were attacked by surprise, and each unit was surrounded by the Han Army, so they could only fight on their own. The level of the Nanzhong Army fighting on their own was extremely low, and they were soon wiped out or surrendered by the Han Army in large numbers.

"How could this be so! How could this be so!"

Meng Huo stared with bloodshot eyes. This was because he used too much force, causing the peripheral nerves behind the eyeballs to rupture partially. Some blood seeped into the eyeballs, which looked extremely scary.

"Your Majesty, we cannot stay here for long. Since the Han army has set up an ambush in advance, we should retreat quickly!"

King Duosi was beside Meng Huo and had a clear understanding of the current situation. He knew that the Nanzhong Army was doomed to be defeated, so it would be better to withdraw early and retain strength.

"Retreat! Mang Yachang, you lead the way!"

Meng Huo gritted his teeth and let Mang Yachang, the only general he could use who could barely be considered a "general", lead the way and lead himself and others out of the encirclement of the Han army.

Fortunately, the Han army seemed to have made some mistakes, and the encirclement in the south was unexpectedly weak, which actually allowed Meng Huo and others to break out of the siege without even encountering any effective resistance.

"Ha, it seems that the Han people were careless after all. Quick, head straight to Laoshui and prepare to retreat to the other side of the river!"

Meng Huo panted and laughed loudly, and told the soldiers who had left with him to prepare to return to the west of Laoshui. However, when Meng Huo looked up, he found that there were only 3,000 or 4,000 people who rushed out with him, and the remaining 20,000 people were nowhere to be found.

"What's going on? Where are the others?!"

Meng Huo was a little bit unbelievable. In his opinion, even if the Han army was fierce, it should not be a problem for the defense force in the south to rush out more than 10,000 people. But the current situation obviously exceeded Meng Huo's imagination. "My king, it seems that after we rushed out, the Han army immediately noticed the loopholes in the defense circle, so the follow-up soldiers did not rush out..."

King Duosi rode over and explained to Meng Huo in a low voice. King Duosi, who had just been watching all directions, saw clearly that after the Han army let them go, they suddenly seemed to react and filled the gap again.

Naturally, the remaining soldiers of the Nanzhong Army were blocked by the iron-clad Han army, and what they would face next was probably strangulation.

King Duosi did not dare to continue speaking, because it was obvious that the Han army's plan to lure the snake out of its hole was quite successful, forcing the Nanzhong Army to be trapped after hastily crossing the river. Now only one tenth of the people Meng Huo could command remained.

"Tell the soldiers not to rest. The Han army may catch up with us at any time. Set off immediately!"

Meng Huo bit his back teeth, having insulted the Han army thousands of times in his heart, and Dong Tuna had been cut into pieces by him countless times in his heart.

Regardless of whether Dong Dana did it intentionally or unintentionally, this wave of stupid actions directly led to the destruction of the main force of the Nanzhong Army, and Dong Dana cannot escape the blame.

If Dong Tuna really betrayed me, it would be fine. But if he dared to appear in front of me again...

A cold light flashed in Meng Huo's eyes, and he no longer had any good feelings towards Dong Tuna.

"My lord, something is wrong."

King Duosi lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly spoke, drawing everyone's attention over.

"What's wrong?"

Meng Huo asked without even turning his head.

"The Han army's strength is wrong. There seem to be only 30,000 Han troops in the Yixiantian area, while the total strength of the Han army is nearly 50,000. Where are the remaining Han troops now?"

King Duosi spoke with some worry.

"Is there any need to think about this? Brother Duosi, the King of Wutugu must be fine. He was just trapped by the Han army. The Han army would need to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to capture the King of Wutugu or trap him. These people must have been consumed in this way."

Before Meng Huo could say anything, King Duosi's good brother, Meng You, Meng Huo's younger brother, spoke up and thought of an excuse for Meng Huo. Meng You seemed to be an optimist and could actually explain it this way.

"Brother Meng You, what I am worried about now is that the King of Wutugu may have been annihilated by the Han army. There is no way to trap him or consume him. Moreover, the commander-in-chief of the Han army did not show up. The Han army must have done this because..."

King Duosi anxiously interrupted Meng You's optimistic but unrealistic idea. However, King Duosi was also abruptly interrupted in the middle of his words.

"He must be worried that you would find a way to escape, so the Han army commander personally led an army to set up an ambush on the road you must take to escape, waiting for you to fall into his trap."

(End of this chapter)