Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 502 496. Murder and Arson
"kill!"

Zhang Hu shouted loudly and directly fired a shot to open the wooden fence gate, which shows how powerful he is.

Led by Zhang Hu, the Wei army soldiers filed in. There was no sound in the camp except for the occasional torches and the occasional crackling sounds from burning.

As the Wei army charged into the grain camp, they began to notice something was wrong. In a normal camp, whether it was hastily engaged or in a panic, there would always be some movement, but now this camp was too quiet, as quiet as if no one was there.

"Haha, you rats, you fell into my trap!"

At this time, a loud laugh was heard, and a bearded man wearing Han army armor, who could not hide the fierceness on his face, led countless Han soldiers out from the cliffs and woods on both sides and surrounded Zhang Hu and Le Chen.

At the same time, there was a bright fire on the hillside, and countless torches were lit, illuminating the entire valley like daylight.

Le Chen squinted his eyes and took a rough look. The number of the Han army in front of him was estimated to be no less than ten thousand. It was even more exaggerated on the mountain, with shadowy figures and torches several times more than those at the foot of the mountain. There must be at least twenty thousand of them.

"Go and set fire to the abandoned tents left by the Han army. Tell the Grand Marshal that they have fallen into the trap!"

Seeing that the enemy had a large number of people and was powerful, Le Chen knew that they must have fallen into a trap, so he quickly ordered his soldiers to light a fire. Although Cao Xiu had probably seen the Han army's torches, he still decided to light a signal fire himself just in case.

"Haha, listen up, you Han army! Your ambush plan has long been seen through by my Grand Marshal! Now my Grand Marshal is leading a large army to encircle and suppress you!"

Le Chen heaved a sigh of relief after seeing the abandoned camp of the Han army being set on fire. He laughed and mocked the Han general on the opposite side, while at the same time he was guessing who was on the other side.

First of all, it is definitely not Zhu Yi, because his age does not match. Secondly, it is not Zhu Heng or Ding Feng, because these two are famous generals from Jiangdong. The generals from Huainan have dealt with them several times, and everyone knows what they look like. They have also heard of Le Chen and Zhang Hu, but it is definitely not this sturdy man.

After thinking about it, I guess this person is the Han general Hu Ji. Hu Ji's name is unheard of, and he doesn't look like a capable person. His movements are loose and sluggish, and it is obvious that he has little martial arts skills.

"What?! But aren't you two here? Come on!"

Le Chen frowned as he watched. This man's speech and behavior were more like a mountain king than a general. After Hu Ji issued the order, the Han army also started to move after a while, preparing to eat up the Wei army that was surrounded in the valley first.

"kill!"

At the same time, earth-shattering shouts and cries of killing were heard from the hillside, which made Le Chen more certain that the main force of the Han army was here tonight. Such a sound could not be made without 20,000 or 30,000 people.

"Zhang Hu, tell the soldiers to cheer up and rely on the Han army's wall and the terrain of the valley for defense. Tell the brothers that this is the strategy of the Grand Marshal, who will be here soon, so hold on for a while!"

Although Le Chen was new to the battlefield, he had already shown the qualities of a famous general. He began to receive information in an orderly manner and command actions on the battlefield.

In comparison, Zhang Hu was like a simple brave general who obeyed Le Chen's orders without having any other ideas at all.

From time to time, rolling logs, stones and arrows fell from the mountain. The frequency of the arrow rain was also unusual. It seemed that the Han army on the mountain were taking turns shooting, maintaining this frequency so that they would not have to rest.

"Stay away from the mountain wall! Brothers, hold on for a while! Da Sima's reinforcements will be here soon!"

While encouraging morale, Le Chen personally went into battle and killed several Han soldiers, which greatly boosted the morale of the Wei army.

"Zhu Huan, what's going on! This is different from what you said!"

Faintly, Le Chen heard the Han general scolding Zhu Huan. Le Chen knew that Zhu Huan was a famous general of the Eastern Wu at that time, and now that he had surrendered to the Han army, his status should not be so low. Now this Han general was scolding his subordinate like a superior, which was unpredictable. "Kill! Rescue the two young generals!"

Le Chen was not lying. Cao Xiu saw the fire in the valley, and the army of Cao Xiu, which was hanging a few miles behind Le Chen, immediately rushed to the Han army's grain storage. They saw that the densely packed Han army surrounded Zhang Hu and Le Chen, and the two seemed to be in danger.

But now, there is one more layer of sandwich, and Cao Xiu's army has surrounded the Han army again.

"General Zhu Huan, General Hu Ji, would you like to have a chat before the battle?"

Cao Xiu thought that the mission was accomplished, so he was somewhat proud and prepared to call out the opposing Han general to humiliate him.

"who are you?"

Unexpectedly, the bearded man looked at Cao Xiu with doubt, which made Cao Xiu feel that something was wrong. This man's temperament and tone did not seem like a general at all. He immediately looked at Zhu Huan behind him.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Huan shrugged helplessly, raised his hand and chopped off Hu Ji's head. Strangely, the Han army did not show any reaction, as if Zhu Huan had just killed someone else.

"Who is this person! Zhu Huan, what are you doing? Where is Ding Feng?"

Now it was Cao Xiu's turn to be a little flustered. He pointed at the headless corpse on the ground and asked Zhu Huan in a panic.

"This man is called Niu Er, a local bandit in Wan County. He was later arrested and put in death row. He was supposed to be executed in a few days. But because our army promised that if he cooperated, he could give his family a large sum of money, he was willing to temporarily play the role of General Hu Ji."

Zhu Huan shrugged his shoulders. At least Niu Er got to fulfill his dream of being a general before he died, so he had made a profit.

"What? What about Hu Ji?"

Cao Xiu was stunned. He didn't recognize Niu Er and Ma Er at all.

"Haha, Cao Xiu, you fell into my trap!"

At this point, Cao Xiu had already realized that he had been fooled, and he just confirmed it with Zhu Huan one last time. Zhu Huan also reciprocated and laughed.

“Swoosh—Pah”

Several burning arrows from the Han army's formation shot into the sky, bursting with colorful light, which was extremely beautiful, causing many people to look up.

But Cao Xiu knew that this was not a good sign, it was a signal. Cao Xiu, even a fool, knew that he had been deceived. The most urgent thing was to save his strength and leave here. Fortunately, he saw that the main force of the Han army was basically on the mountain, so even if he fell into the trap, he could leave easily.

"Kill! Don't let Cao Xiu escape!"

However, things did not go as planned. Before Cao Xiu could give the order, torches lit up behind him and another Han army came charging in. Now, the pie that originally had three layers became four layers, and he himself became the filling inside.

The three generals leading this Han army were Zhu Yi, Hu Ji, and Ding Feng, who were supposed to lead the army. How could they dislike each other as before? The three of them joined forces, and in the dark night, it was unclear how many Han troops there were, and they rushed towards Cao Xiu in a mighty manner, causing the Wei army to fall to the ground.

(End of this chapter)