Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 516. Trap Mine
"Ugh! Uh-huh!"

On the morning of the second day, a unique landscape appeared in front of Wancheng. A dusty figure in cloth was tied to a thick pillar and stood two or three miles outside Wancheng.

This strange scene was naturally discovered by the Wei army scouts, and they immediately reported it to Wen Pin, who was the closest. Wen Pin did not dare to make a decision on his own, so he could only report it to Man Chong.

"A pillar? Why bother with it? Even if the Han army builds a wall there, we don't need to pay attention to it."

The matter was reported to Man Chong, but he was too lazy to respond. Do I need to tell myself about this kind of thing? If there is a pillar, then there is one.

"But, but Master Man Chong, General Xiahou is tied to that pillar..."

The scout sent by Wen Pin lowered his head, not daring to look at Man Chong. The fact that Xiahou Ba was captured alive by the Han army yesterday had already somewhat damaged the morale. First, Xiahou Ba rushed straight into the Han army as if he was offering his head, and then he was captured alive before the battle even started. Man Chong did not respond at all, except for ordering that he was not allowed to go to war without authorization in the future even if it was revenge for the murder of his father, and there was no substantial measure.

Today, Xiahou Ba was tied to a pillar by the Han army as if to show off, and was standing not far from Wancheng. Isn't this a naked show of force? The morale of the Wei army has been somewhat low because of this incident, so Wen Pin did not dare to act on his own and could only ask for instructions from Man Chong, the theoretical highest commander.

"Zhong Quan? Are there any Han army guards around?"

Man Chong frowned. Something must be wrong. The Han army couldn't really be here to show off, right? Then Man Chong could only be a little disappointed with the level of the Han army commander. In Man Chong's view, the best solution for the opponent was to threaten him with Xiahou Ba. After all, Xiahou Ba's status in Wei was not low, and it might even alarm the emperor.

Tying him up like this to vent his anger only shows that a warrior is a warrior after all. Isn't he afraid that he can risk everything to get Xiahou Ba back?
"No... no, but the Han army has set up several flags around..."

The scout shook his head. He was one of the scouts who discovered Xiahou Ba in the morning, so he was sent here by Wen Pin to answer Man Chong's questions.

"It says that Xiahou Ba was an accomplice of the evildoer and was punished by the heavens. We are told not to save him, or else we will be in trouble..."

The scout repeated the words on the flag word for word, but Man Chong could see the hesitation on his face.

"Is there any place around that can be ambushed? I don't believe that the Han army can rely on ghosts and gods alone without any backup plan."

This matter was so weird that Man Chong's brows were twisted into a "川" shape.

"No, no, there is an open space around us, and the nearest forest is more than a mile away. If, if we rescue General Xiahou immediately and then run, we will definitely have time..."

The scout described the surrounding terrain in detail, which made Man Chong feel more and more that this was definitely a trick of the Han army. However, he just couldn't see where the trick was, which made him feel like he had strength but nowhere to use it.

"Master Man Chong, there is no need to consider this matter. I am willing to personally lead more than a hundred elite soldiers to rescue Zhong Quan!"

A voice came from outside the door, and Man Chong looked over and saw that it was Xiahou Ru. Xiahou Ru was Xiahou Shang's cousin, and he and Xiahou Ba were also relatives, so he was also very concerned about Xiahou Ba's capture. Now that he heard there was a chance to rescue Xiahou Ba, he naturally wanted to try.

"Well... okay, in that case you should be extremely careful. If you see the Han army, retreat immediately. Put your own safety first and don't get yourself involved."

Man Chong gave Xiahou Ru some instructions, fearing that Xiahou Ru would get himself involved. Xiahou Ru patted his chest, agreed, and then left.

Xiahou Ru did not delay and went back to the camp and directly called up a hundred elite cavalrymen to gallop towards Xiahou Ba's position together with him.

The distance of more than a mile couldn't be any closer. Xiahou Ru looked around just in case: Xiahou Ba was tied to the pillar alone, with two layers of iron chains and ropes, so he was very strong on the pillar and there was no possibility of falling off. The pillar was not too high, and the part on the ground was only more than three meters. It was obviously made by the Han army who cut down a tree. Xiahou Ba's mouth was blocked by a piece of cloth, and his armor was also taken off, leaving only a layer of cloth, with a bulge on his chest. I don't know how the Han army tortured him.

"No no no!"

When Xiahou Ba saw Xiahou Ru, a look of joy appeared in his eyes. He had been trapped like this for a whole night, and it would be a lie to say that he didn't feel uncomfortable.

"Spread out and be on guard against the Han army!"

At Xiahou Ru's command, dozens of riders left immediately, and the remaining dozen people followed him and tried to dig out the root of the pillar and lay it on the ground.

Fortunately, the Han army did not dig very deep, and the entire root was less than one meter into the ground, so it took more than a dozen people less than a few minutes to knock down the pillar.

"General, it's bad. A small group of Han troops is heading our way! They are estimated to be less than a mile away from us, and will arrive in a cup of tea at most!"

As soon as Xiahou Ba was released, the sentry reported that the Han army was coming.

"Quick, untie Zhong Quan! Retreat immediately!"

The most time-consuming task was over, and the only thing left was to untie him, which was a simple task. The Han army had tied Xiahou Ba's body with ropes, and tied him to the pillars with iron chains, so they only needed to untie the iron chains and take Xiahou Ba away first, and the rest could be done slowly.

Xia Houru and a few others worked together to untie the chains in less than two minutes. The sound of horse hooves and shouts of the Han army could be clearly heard, and they were very close to them.

Several people supported Xiahou Ba and were about to leave quickly, but they didn't expect that there was a hidden rope on Xiahou Ba's body, which extended from his clothes on his chest, passed around his shoulders, and was tied to a pillar.

If Xiahou Ru had handled it slowly, he would probably have been able to find it, but now that the Han army had rushed over, how could he have seen this thin rope? With just a pull, Xiahou Ba came down from the pillar, but there was an imperceptible "sizzling" sound in the air.

Xiahou Ru had no time to pay attention to these details. While supporting the tied-up Xiahou Ba, he directed his men to go ahead and delay the Han army for a while. As long as he and Xiahou Ba got on their horses, they could retreat safely.

“Zhong Quan, let’s go quickly…” “Boom!”

Before Xia Houru could finish his words, he was interrupted by an explosion.

A cloud of smoke spread across the field, interrupting everyone's actions.

"General! General Xiahou!"

A guard in the distance shouted the two's names, but there was a dead silence in the field, no response. Seeing this, the guard could only grit his teeth and call a few companions who were also fine to rush into the smoke. They had to give an explanation, otherwise they would also lose their heads when they returned.

"General? General...ah!"

The guard shouted, attracting the others, and everyone gasped. Because in front of them was half a severed hand, still twitching slightly.

(End of this chapter)