Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 509 503. High Martial Arts
"What are you two doing? Why are you so disgraced? What's the situation in Ji County?"

When Guan Xing and Zhang Bao arrived, they were puzzled when they saw Zhang Yi, who had a gloomy and ashamed look on his face, and Zhang Yi, who was bedridden, covered in smoke and with a bandage on his shoulder.

He had given the two men 10,000 men and told them to clear the way through the mountains and build bridges over the rivers, but now they were hesitating and not moving forward more than ten miles away from Ji County, looking like this. The two men couldn't help but feel strange.

"Generals... We are ashamed. Jiang Wei, the defender of Ji County, refused to open the city and fought with us. He is a skilled warrior and we are no match for him. Yesterday, we planned to capture Jiang Wei alive, but he figured it out and set fire to the forest, injuring Boqi..."

Zhang Yi felt a little embarrassed when he said this, because it was Zhang Yi who was injured in the fight between generals the day before, and it was also Zhang Yi who was injured when Jiang Wei set fire to the forest yesterday. Zhang Yi was bedridden, but he didn't even have a wound on his body. The difference was really too big.

"Is this true? Who is this Jiang Wei? How dare he block the Han Dynasty's northern expedition?"

When Zhang Bao heard that there was such a bold and presumptuous person, he could not help but touch his chin with a short beard.

"Come on, An Guo, help me to clear the battlefield. I want to see what kind of person this Jiang Wei is and how good his martial arts are."

Just now Zhang Yi and the other man mentioned that Jiang Wei was an extraordinary martial artist. Zhang Bao was already quite excited to see the great talent. He was bored every day in Chengdu, being bullied by his father all day long, or sparring with the Guan brothers.

Zhang Fei is too old. If they don't fight hard now, Zhang Bao can take over. However, in order to save his father's face, Zhang Bao always pretends to be one step behind to make his father happy.

Now that he heard that Jiang Wei was a skilled warrior, Zhang Bao felt itchy. If he could capture Jiang Wei alive, Ji County would fall without a fight, wouldn't that be wonderful?
Guan Xing pondered for a moment. Now the two of them knew very little about the situation in Ji County. They only knew that Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi were beaten up by the other party. They also only knew that the other party's martial arts were better than theirs, but they couldn't say how much better. So it would be better to follow Zhang Bao's suggestion and test it out first to see the truth.

In Ji County, Jiang Wei originally thought that the Han army would be enraged after suffering two consecutive defeats and would directly attack the city. He was fully prepared, but he was surprised to see the Han army in total silence without any movement.

"General, there is another Han general challenging us from under the city!"

However, the voice of a soldier interrupted Jiang Wei's thoughts, making him look up at the other party.

"Which one is it this time? The one from yesterday or the other one?"

Jiang Wei was a little bored. Although these two people have some skills, it is not much. If they come twice more, they will probably be captured alive. If all the Han army is of this level, it is really not good enough.

"Neither, neither. It was another man who looked to be in his late thirties, holding a strange weapon in his hand, who specifically asked the general to fight."

"Oh? A strange weapon?"

Jiang Wei became interested when he heard this. Throughout history, most people who used strange weapons were people with some skills, such as Liu Bei's double swords, Xu Huang's axe, Ji Ling's three-pointed double-edged sword, and of course Lu Bu, who dominated an era when he was alive.

When Jiang Wei went up to the city and took a look, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. This was not some strange weapon, it was clearly a snake spear, but the soldier was from the local area and didn't have much experience.

Without saying a word, Jiang Wei led more than a hundred soldiers out of the city and confronted the Han general.

"Is that a snake spear in your hand? In that case, who is Zhang Fei to you?"

Jiang Wei took the initiative and raised his gun to ask Zhang Bao. "I am Zhang Bao, son of Zhang Fei. I heard that you, Jiang Wei, are very skilled in martial arts and injured two of my vanguard lieutenants. I came here today to see what you can do."

Zhang Bao's words were quite polite, but Jiang Wei burst into laughter when he heard them.

"But son of Zhang Fei, you should quickly lead your Han army to retreat and ask your father to come. I heard that you have the Five Tiger Generals in Shu. Now there are still three of them, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Fei. If they come in person, I would be a little interested."

Jiang Wei's words and deeds did not take Zhang Bao seriously, and he seemed to be disrespectful to Zhang Fei, which made Zhang Bao furious. Zhang Bao still respected his father very much, and Uncle Yun also took good care of them. Now that Jiang Wei was so arrogant, how could he not be angry?
"Good boy, I want to see if your kung fu is as good as your mouth!"

Zhang Bao jumped out on his horse, and the snake spear in his hand went straight to Jiang Wei's heart.

"I'd like to learn from you Zhang family's tricks!"

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In the evening, Guan Xing and Zhang Bao were sitting in the tent. Zhang Yi was still lying on the couch and unable to get down. Zhang Yi was sitting beside him to take care of him.

"Jiang Wei's martial arts are really good. He has reached such a level at such a young age. I am afraid that the only ones in our Han Dynasty who can suppress him are the General of Cavalry and the Grand Commander."

Zhang Bao shook his head. The battle at noon ended in nothing. Zhang Bao and Jiang Wei fought for more than 70 rounds without a clear winner. In the end, both of them could only withdraw their troops and go home.

Zhang Bao's words naturally did not take his father and Zhao Yun into consideration. Both of them were over 60 years old, and their physical fitness had declined significantly. Even if they could burst out as strong as before in the short term, they could not maintain it for too long. Jiang Wei's youth and strength were his biggest advantage.

Now, in the entire Han Dynasty, the only ones who are still at the peak of their powers and whose martial arts can be defeated are General Ma Chao and Grand Commander Feng Xi. Even Feng Xi may have to fight for more than forty rounds before he can be sure of winning.

As for the core generals like Bao Feng, Bao Yi and Guan Xing, it is possible for them to fight with Jiang Wei or even defeat him, but there is no chance of capturing him alive. If they cannot be defeated, they will flee, and several people cannot stop them.

"Two generals, why don't we just attack the city directly? Although most of the siege equipment is in the Prime Minister's Central Army, we can still get ladders and the like."

Zhang Yi thought about it and whispered a word of advice. After all, the Han army now has 30,000 troops. Although the city wall of Ji County is not low, the Wei army is just over 10,000. The combat effectiveness does not seem to be as good as the old soldiers of Cao Wei in the Central Plains. It is better to attack the city directly and break the city with the military situation.

"It's not impossible. The Prime Minister has specially allocated 3,000 crossbows of the same type as the Jingzhou Army under the command of the Grand Commander to my vanguard, which can help suppress the city walls when we attack the city."

Guan Xing thought about it and decided that they couldn't be trapped in Ji County. If they delayed for too long, the Jingzhou army under the Grand Commander would be able to advance like a hot knife through butter, and they wouldn't even be able to take down Liangzhou. That would be truly embarrassing.

"In that case, I will order the soldiers to prepare early."

Seeing that there was a result, Zhang Bao ordered the army's craftsmen to urgently build ladders and other equipment, waiting to attack the city in a few days.

(End of this chapter)