Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 469. Secret Collusion
Not to mention Feng Xi's deployment and the tension in Yamatai, Han Nu felt relieved after receiving Feng Xi's order. He packed up his things overnight and took a boat to Kyushu.

It was not until the Han slaves set foot on the land of Kyushu that his uneasy mood finally settled down a little.

Ma Su's guess was correct. The Han slaves did hide something. The Japanese spies he had bought earlier actually got hold of some important information by accident. That is, Yamatai had contacted various countries, claiming to have a 20,000-strong coalition army, led by the "military god" Takemurai who had fought in all directions and never lost a battle. They hoped to fight against the Han people who were ready to invade Honshu.

The Han slaves were relatively cautious. After learning the news, they immediately took a lot of things and sent the Japanese who were trying to get the news to live on Honshu Island. That place was not the Han army's sphere of influence, so the Han army would not know the news.

Needless to say, Han Nu did this because of his fence-sitter problem. Seeing that the Han army was going smoothly, his trust in the Han army had greatly increased. This shouldn't have happened, but unfortunately Han Nu was, after all, a native of the Japanese island who had never seen a real large-scale battle or had never won a large victory with a small force.

In his simple understanding, war is all about who has more people and who is stronger. If everyone goes up, how can one win against two?
In other words, the "20,000 troops" mentioned in the intelligence frightened him. He immediately thought about it and felt that the Han army might be defeated here this time.

In addition to the advantage in numbers, the Han slaves also heard about the situation in Yamatai. They heard that the ruler of Yamatai, Himiko, was a god who was born to unify this chaotic world. All the civil and military generals under her command were gods who came from afar to assist her.

Of course, Han Nu had already told Feng Xi this information, but Feng Xi just smiled indifferently and did not comment, which made Han Nu feel that Feng Xi underestimated him.

In Han Nu's opinion, the Han army is strong, but it is still not strong enough to defeat the 20,000 troops led by the god of war. If he continues to stay in that dangerous place and then goes to war with the Han army, if he is defeated, his life will be in danger.

Even if Feng Xi didn't say it, Han Nu himself was planning to find an excuse to leave the army, but Feng Xi sent him back to Jiuzhou at the right time. Han Nu's plan was to wait for the right time, and decide what to do after the Han army and Yamatai had decided the outcome. Before that, he would just stay here honestly.

If the Han army won a great victory, he would naturally do as usual and follow Feng Xi's advice to be the king of the Nine Provinces. If the Han army was defeated, he would take the opportunity to respond to Yamatai and block the Han army's retreat, which would also be a clear way out.

Han Nu returned to Touma City, which was the former capital of Touma Kingdom and the future location of Satsuma and Kagoshima.

There is an excellent harbor here, and it is relatively close to Shikoku Island, so the Han army's ships often dock here.

On the second day after the Han army arrived in Touma City, they went to inspect the port and saw more than a dozen ships anchored at the port. According to the commander-in-chief, these were all the ships of the Han army. In other words, the lifeline of the Han army was now basically in their own hands.

This feeling made Han Nucai feel a little relieved, because this was the sense of security that holding power and being absolutely invincible brought him.

Han Nu lived peacefully and happily for a few days until an unexpected uninvited guest found him. It was the eldest son of the ruler of the State of Ma who had defected to him before.

This man seemed to have escaped the disaster by chance because he was discussing maritime trade with Yamatai at the time, but he was also frightened by the subsequent massacre of the Han army in Shikoku. Later, when he heard that the Han army and Yamatai were planning to fight in the Kinki area, he hurriedly took a detour from Sanyang Road and fled back to Kyushu. "Sir, I know you are also from our Wa Island. Now that you are helping the Han people, aren't you afraid that the Han people will deal with you in the future, just like the other rulers of Kyushu?"

Touma Zhongyu saw Hannu and started to persuade him. Needless to say, Touma Zhongyu was not someone who came back with only passion and revenge, and the shadow of Yamatai was still behind him.

With such an identity, Yamatai would definitely take advantage of it. The original intention was to let him return to Touma to stir up trouble, but coming to meet Hannu was a personal act of Touma Zhongyu. In his opinion, even if a Japanese like Hannu was valued by the Han people, his treatment would not be too good. It should be easy to use him as a breakthrough.

Of course, Hannu’s original name was Yasuke, and he had no surname. He was a typical “lowly person”, and Touma Zhongyu naturally knew that. Now that Touma Zhongyu could speak to him so calmly, he was giving him face.

"Well... things are still unclear right now. Even if we act rashly, it may not be successful."

Hannu is a steady person, and he is naturally unwilling to take sides rashly at this time.

"Haha, it's okay. I'm afraid you don't know that Lord Himiko of Yamatai has assembled nearly 20,000 troops. Let alone a few Han soldiers, it is estimated that the entire Han Dynasty would not be able to defeat such an army. The defeat of the Han people is only a matter of time."

Touma Zhongyu was quite proud of this, and his words were full of disdain for the big man. Han Nu listened to the other party's words and pondered for a while. He just pretended not to hear the second half of the sentence, but he still agreed with the first half.

"Let's put it this way. If the Han army is really defeated, I will open the city to welcome Lady Himiko. But I hope that I can become the lord of Kyushu and rule the entire Kyushu as the Han people promised me."

Hannu thought for a moment and finally stated his conditions. Touma Zhongyu smiled imperceptibly and nodded repeatedly.

"This is easy. I will immediately return to Yamatai to inform Lord Himiko. If you can defeat the invading Han people together with Lord Himiko and make an unparalleled contribution, Lord Himiko will not be stingy with these rewards."

After discussing for a few more words with Hannu, Touma Zhongyu left with satisfaction. Hannu immediately ordered people to go to the surrounding villages to gather another group of foot soldiers. After all, there were more than enough weapons, and only the people were lacking. Hannu needed to have some people in his hands, so that no matter which party he cooperated with, he would have enough confidence.

But what the Han slaves didn't know was that as soon as Touma Zhongyu left, he was captured by someone. The people who captured him were naturally Han soldiers. Faced with the ferocious Han people who couldn't speak the language, Touma Zhongyu could only be escorted onto the ship and drifted to an unknown place.

When Touma Zhongyu was escorted out of the cabin again with his head covered and saw the light of day again, he found himself in an unfamiliar environment, and the person sitting in front of him was a Han Chinese.

(End of this chapter)