Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 470 464. Exposed
A few days later, Hannu had made full preparations and gathered more than a hundred people as his confidants, armed with various weapons, which looked quite impressive. He also recruited some of the wild servants who had survived and were scattered around.

After all, Han Nu's official identity at this time was at least the lord of the Nine Provinces, so he used this as an excuse to recruit some servants who had served other countries and whom the Han army was too lazy to hunt down.

In this way, Hannu at least looked like a leader of a country, with his subordinates and soldiers. Moreover, the attack from the Han army that Hannu imagined did not come. He discussed with several servants and finally concluded that the Han army was probably in a fierce battle with Yamatai at this time and had no time to take care of the situation in Kyushu.

Han Nu waited peacefully for news from the front line, holding his breath and waiting for the final result.

On this day, Han Nu finally got the result he had been waiting for. A Han soldier with torn armor and covered in mud arrived at Touma City and rushed to Han Nu's house without saying a word.

"Mr. Hannu, the Grand Admiral asked you to prepare quickly, load the food and some valuables onto the ship, and set off immediately when the Grand Admiral returns."

After entering the door, the soldier immediately bowed to the Han slave and told him Feng Xi's order with some anxiety.

"What happened? Why are you so anxious?"

Han Nu was confused and asked immediately.

"Alas, I didn't expect that Himiko had so many talented people under her. One of them summoned a large amount of smoke out of thin air on the battlefield. In addition, her subordinates Takemikaze, Susano and others were extraordinary in martial arts. Unfortunately, our army was defeated after a great battle with them in the Kinki region. Only one in ten of our soldiers survived. So the Grand Commander ordered me to tell you that after preparing the ships and supplies, we will leave the Japanese island immediately and wait for the Grand Commander to return to the Han Dynasty to command the troops, and then come back to fight Himiko again."

The soldier told Hannu about the current situation with grief and indignation. Hannu nodded, pretended to be anxious, and began to comfort the soldier who came to report the news.

"Okay, I'll get ready right away. How long will it take for the Grand Commander to arrive?"

The Han slave asked casually, and the soldier who reported the news did not suspect anything.

"The Grand Commander has gathered less than a hundred people and is rushing back to Touma City. I just came back to report that the Grand Commander and his men have already arrived in Jiuzhou and will arrive by noon tomorrow at the latest."

The Han slave nodded and sent away the Han army soldier who brought the news.

"Sure enough... even the Han army was defeated when facing such a large army of Yamatai... and nearly 10,000 soldiers were killed or wounded, leaving less than a hundred people... Fortunately, I had made plans in advance."

Hannu's cheeks were drooped, his face was shrouded in shadow, and his expression could not be seen clearly.

"Someone, go and notify the foot soldiers and servants to gather."

On the second day, Feng Xi appeared outside Touma City with more than a hundred soldiers who were covered in blood and looked exhausted.

"Grand Commander, what happened?"

The Han slaves had already made preparations for the reception, and when they saw Feng Xi coming in person, they hurried out to greet him.

"Alas... I didn't expect Himiko to be so powerful. I, Feng Xi, have never suffered such a big setback in my life. Hannu, you will follow me back to the Han Dynasty. The current war is too unfavorable for me. I need to go back to the Han Dynasty to regroup my troops."

Feng Xi sighed, his expression of sadness and anger was seen by Han Nu. "Please come this way, Grand Commander. I have already prepared wine and food to welcome you. As the old saying goes... victory and defeat are common in the military, so why should you care? We will surely be able to wipe out the Yamatai rebellion in the future."

Han Nu comforted Feng Xi with a few words and brought Feng Xi to the former king's residence, where food and drinks that were relatively rich compared to the environment on the Japanese island had already been laid out.

"Grand Commander, please drink this cup to welcome us."

Han Nu raised his glass and toasted Feng Xi.

"..."

Feng Xi glanced at the wine glass, but did not say anything. Instead, he picked up the wine glass and poured it on the ground. This made Han Nu's heart beat faster. Could it be that the Grand Commander saw through his plan?
"Hannu, no, Yasuke. If you honestly follow my instructions and defend Touma City without any evil thoughts, I will probably fulfill my promise. Even if you are not the so-called Lord of Kyushu, you will probably be able to have a position here based on your merits."

Feng Xi was suddenly filled with emotion and glanced at Yasuke in front of him.

"This...what does the Grand Commander mean by this? Han Nu doesn't understand."

Yasuke was sweating profusely, but he still forced himself to make excuses and act crazy.

"Don't understand? You really don't know the strength of the Yamatai army? You didn't know that Touma Zhongyu came to you to make peace secretly? You didn't know that they secretly dug a big hole under the ship in the harbor, so that as long as I get on the ship and sail for a while, it will sink. You didn't know that? They pretended to hold a banquet and prepared medicinal wine. Even if it was not poison, it was probably a drug that would make my limbs weak and unable to use strength, just waiting for me to get on the ship and then die in the sea. You didn't know that?"

Feng Xi threw the wine glass to the ground with a stern expression. A few parallel sentences frightened Yasuke so much that he fell to the ground. He didn't expect that his carefully planned plan would be exposed by Feng Xi like a treasure. His mind was blank and his brain seemed to be stagnant. He could only stagnate and didn't know how to answer Feng Xi.

"Do you think I don't know that you are a fence-sitter who is waiting for a good price and trying to please both sides? I discovered it when I first asked you to go to the Kingdom of Mulu. You are a person who wants huge profits but dares not take risks. But I didn't care at that time because you didn't know much about my Han army.

After I warned you several times, you were still honest. When you were gathering troops at Yamatai, I saw through your little tricks. I didn't expect you to be unrepentant and continue to play both sides. Do you really think that everyone in the world is a fool?"

Feng Xi started to scold Yasuke, which made Yasuke sit on the ground and sort out his thoughts. Seeing that he was exposed by Feng Xi, he also knew that Feng Xi was very skilled in martial arts and that he would not be able to escape today, so he simply threw the pot and scolded Feng Xi loudly.

"Stop yelling, you Han dog! So what if you knew? Now that you have been defeated, even if you kill me, your boats to return to the Han Dynasty will be in trouble. I guess they can't be repaired in a hurry. If I'm not mistaken, Himiko's army is still chasing you!
At worst, you can kill me today, and I'll wait for you downstairs tomorrow!"

After Yasuke's hysterical shouting, he looked at Feng Xi's expression and was shocked. Because Feng Xi's face did not have any of the anger or anxiety that Yasuke had expected, but instead had a mocking look on his face.

"You, even if you can speak Mandarin, your brain is no different from those Japanese."

Feng Xi sighed with great regret.

"If I were you, I would immediately think that the news of the Han army's defeat was told to you by the messenger I sent myself. If I knew you had rebellious intentions, why would you think this news was true?"

(End of this chapter)