Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 458 452. Secret Assembly
After receiving the order from the ruler of the Kingdom of Mulu, Han Nu rushed back to the Han army's camp without stopping. Although Han Nu looked like he was nodding and bowing, he was actually scheming. He had actually completed the fence-sitting behavior.

First of all, he completed the task assigned by the Han army perfectly. As for the reply of the King of Mulu, that was not something he could decide. After all, Feng Xi only asked him to deliver the message, and there was no requirement that he must make the King of Mulu surrender immediately.

As for the ruler of the Mulu State, after Han Nu's honest confession, it seemed that he also believed that Han Nu was only coerced by the Han army and was still loyal to the Mulu State, and he tried to appease him with kind words.

Han Nu's way of survival was to play both sides. Han Nu was limited by his own vision and could not understand how important the Han army was to the Japanese island. He only knew that if the Han army was defeated, he would have room for maneuver.

"General, I'm back."

When they arrived near the Han army camp, the Han slave put on a calm expression and returned to his fawning manner, then went straight inside to report to Feng Xi.

"Oh, what did the King of Lu say?"

Feng Xi studied the map and was not surprised to see Han Nu coming back. After all, the island of Jiuzhou looked big, but in terms of actual area, it was only 60% of the size of the Ningxia Autonomous Region in later generations. From the northernmost to the southernmost, it was more than 300 kilometers. Compared with Ningxia, it was more than 400 kilometers, which was not really very big.

At the speed of the Han army, it would take only five or six days to march from the northernmost part of Kyushu to the southernmost part. They had not even reached Nanzhongyuan from Jingzhou. Feng Xi did not even bother to look at the more than 1,000 foot soldiers who looked inferior to the peasant uprising army. It was not that he did not respect them, but the difference in strength between the two sides was too great. Even if the Han army fought with cold weapons, they would not lose. What was there to worry about?
"Yes, General. The ruler of Mulu just hesitated for a moment and said he would consider it for two days."

Han Nu knelt on the ground as usual, with his head almost touching the floor, not daring to raise his head to look directly at Feng Xi. Of course, Han Nu also told the truth to Feng Xi, but concealed some things, such as the words of encouragement from the King of Mulu.

“…Snap, snap.”

Feng Xi didn't answer Han Nu's words, but just walked a few steps on the floor. Han Nu saw Feng Xi's military boots approaching him from the corner of his eye. Feng Xi was naturally not used to sleeping on the floor, so he asked his soldiers to make a wooden bed for him yesterday afternoon.

"Gulu."

Hannu swallowed lightly. This depressing atmosphere made him wonder if his little thoughts were seen through by the general.

"Han slave, since you have learned Mandarin, you also know the idiom 'Yelang arrogance'. Yelang was just a small country in the southwest border in the past, and its area...maybe a little larger than Kyushu. When the Han envoys went to Yelang, the ruler of Yelang believed that his land was vast and rich, and his mountains and rivers were unique, but he didn't know that in the eyes of the Han envoys, he was just a jumping clown."

Feng Xi spoke slowly, causing cold sweat to break out on Han Nu's forehead. What did this mean? Was he thinking that the Kyushu region was short-sighted because of its strong military forces and could defeat the Han army? Or was he mocking the ruler of Lu Nu?
Han Nu was undecided and didn't know what Feng Xi meant. He didn't dare to respond and could only continue kneeling with his butt sticking up.

"Okay, stand up. It's not decent to stick your butt out. Just stand normally when you talk to me next time."

After a while, Feng Xi's voice was heard again, and the Han slave stood up as if he had been pardoned, but his head was still lowered, as if he wanted to bury it in his chest.

"Now that you have finished the task assigned to you, go down and have a rest. You have been running all day and you must have worked hard." Hearing Feng Xi's words, Han Nu raised his head and secretly observed Feng Xi. At this moment, Feng Xi sat back on his rough wooden chair, looking at the map on the table made from the cabinet of Ito Kunizo's house.

"Then... I will take my leave first."

Han Nu asked tentatively, Feng Xi nodded without saying anything, and Han Nu then bowed to the ground, saluted, and left quietly back to his residence.

After returning to the room, Han Nu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He always felt that his little thoughts seemed to have been seen through by the Han general, but the other party did not seem to punish him, and he did not know why.

However, at present, neither the Kingdom of Mulu nor the Han people seem to be people that a small person like himself can offend, so the Han slave decided to lead them obediently. Sitting on the fence is one thing, but seeking death is really seeking death.

After Hannu left, Feng Xi sneered. Hannu was obviously a man who rarely lied. Judging from his shaking body just now, Feng Xi probably guessed what happened. The worst case scenario was that he told everyone about his group, but so what?
Feng Xi had already sent scouts to investigate. He wanted to see what the ruler of the state of Lu was doing by delaying so much. It was nothing more than escaping or fighting to the death. Feng Xi judged that the probability of the other party fighting to the death was still higher.

After all, seeing is believing. Humans cannot believe things that are beyond their understanding just because of what others say. They have to hit the wall themselves before they know the pain.

As Feng Xi had expected, after the Han slaves left Mulu City, the ruler of Mulu immediately ordered his servants to personally notify the surrounding states, asking them to prepare for a battle and to gather their troops fifty miles away from Mulu City.

Although the ruler of Mulu had heard bits and pieces of the Han army's words, just like the Yelang Kingdom back then, Mulu did not think that the Han army could be that powerful. Everyone has two arms to support one head, so it is impossible for the Han people to have a few more hands?
However, the efficiency of these mobilizations on the Japanese island was shockingly low. From the time these samurai set out, notified the local provincial commanders, gathered the foot soldiers, and arrived in front of the Maluo City, it took a full five days. And the Han army had not made any moves since they ordered the Han slaves to come over that day, as if they had accepted the statement of the king of Maluo.

"Lord, except for that kid Ito, we are all here. What happened?"

Dozens of kings gathered in the city of Malulu, waiting for the answer from the king of Malulu.

"Ito Kunizou... was killed by the Han people who came from afar. This time we are not doing anything else but to avenge Ito Kunizou. We will kill all the Han people who dared to invade our country of Mulu!"

The king of the Murugan Kingdom spoke in a sonorous and powerful tone, as if he was very confident. The vision of those Kunizou was naturally not that high. When they heard that Ito Kunizou was dead, they were all thinking about how to seize the territory and population left by Ito Kunizou.

"There is no time to lose, let's set off immediately! While the Han people are confused by my plan, attack them by surprise!"

The King of Mulu had also read several chapters of The Art of War and was feeling very proud of himself at the moment, so he immediately ordered an attack.

(End of this chapter)