Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 519: Battle of Wancheng (IV)

"Your plan to return has long been discovered by Commander Man Chong. Why don't you dismount and surrender quickly!"

Needless to say, the general coming was Hu Zun who had just taken over the East Camp. The so-called Governor Man Chong was naturally referring to Man Chong who was temporarily serving as the Governor of Jingzhou.

However, this position was originally intended to be reserved for Xiahou Ba, Xiahou Ru or other descendants of the Xiahou family. As a result, all the members of the Xiahou family who remained in Nanyang have died. So in some sense, the word "temporary" can almost be removed from Man Chong's name.

Man Chong's plan to see through the Han army was also very simple. He first asked Hu Zun to deliberately design an empty camp with a large loophole, and then see how the Han army would react. If the Han army retreated, given the level of the Han army's military operations, they would most likely return. This idea was the same as Jia Xu's at the time.

Everyone thought that the first wave of night attacks had failed and that there would be no second wave. However, those who know how to use troops will always take the enemy by surprise and do the opposite.

In other words, Man Chong believed that Feng Xi’s use of troops must not be limited to the first level.

If the Han army is in the basement and cannot even detect the first wave of empty camps, it can only mean that the Han army on the opposite side is just a facade, so they might as well take advantage of the situation and eat this wave of Han army.

If Feng Xi had only focused on the first layer and did not send a second wave of night attacks, the Wei army would not have lost out, after all, it was the Wei army that saw through the ruse and repelled the Han army's attack, which was at least a victory.

If Feng Xi was on the second level and attacked the East Camp for the second time at night, he would be trapped in the encirclement set up by the Wei army again, just like he is now.

"Brothers, don't be afraid. The enemy has few soldiers. Eating them will be a great achievement!"

Although Xiang Chong fell into the trap, he remained calm. He took a quick look and found that the number of the enemy troops seemed to be similar to his own, so there was no danger of being surrounded, so he simply commanded the Han army to counterattack.

As mentioned before, the characteristics of the Jingzhou Army are the extremely rich tactics of night attack, counter-night attack, arson, fire prevention, etc.

If it were ordinary soldiers, they would not be able to tell the number of people in the dark night, and would be frightened by the momentum of the Wei army's counter-encirclement, and they would probably have lost their composure long ago. At that time, even if they had the advantage in numbers, they would still be defeated by the few because of the collapse of the army's morale. There are many such classic cases in Chinese history.

Although the Han army was frightened by the enemy's ambush, their long-term training and confrontation training made them know that if they fell into chaos at this time, there would be no way to turn the situation around. Only by maintaining discipline would there be room for either fighting or retreating.

It was dark and I couldn't tell how many people there were, but the other side had night vision? It all came down to a matter of momentum.

Xiang Chong's command was as steady as a rock, and he simply commanded the Han army to start counterattacking. Hu Zun had never encountered such an army before, and he thought that the enemy would be in a panic if not immediately defeated, and he would press forward in the chaos, and the enemy would be defeated tonight even if they were several times his number. However, the enemy was not panicked, and was actually at ease. Hu Zun, on the other hand, could only bite the bullet and fight with the enemy.

"Quickly notify General Wen Pin and ask him to come and support our army!"

Hu Zun found that it seemed difficult to defeat the Han army with his own troops, so he could only grit his teeth and call for support. This was also mentioned by Man Chong when he talked to him alone before, that is, if there was any unexpected situation, Man Chong would also send reinforcements to support him.

Wancheng is right between the east and west camps, making it very convenient to support both sides. This is also the significance of the two camps being mutually supportive.

After receiving Hu Zun's request for help, Man Chong made a prompt decision. He sent Cheng Wu to lead reinforcements to support Hu Zun, and at the same time sent a messenger to notify Wen Pin to act according to the plan.

Man Chong naturally didn't just think about these, he had even bolder ideas.

"Brothers! Lord Man Chong has sent reinforcements to us to defeat these Han troops!" Hu Zun was overjoyed when he saw the torches surging behind him. He immediately shouted loudly to encourage his soldiers.

And just as he thought, the morale of the Wei army soldiers, who were originally a little uneasy, was greatly boosted after hearing Hu Zun's words and seeing the flames coming from the direction of Wancheng.

However, the Han army on the opposite side did not seem to be shaken at all, as if they were confident in their situation, which made Hu Zun feel uneasy.

"kill!"

Sure enough, Hu Zun's feeling of uneasiness was realized after a while.

A Han army came out of nowhere and suddenly rushed out from the darkness, attacking the defenseless reinforcements of Cheng Wu's army.

Because they were in a hurry to come to support, Cheng Wu's troops were still marching in a long snake formation. In the darkness, they could not see how many enemies there were and were suddenly ambushed and divided. The Wei army immediately fell into chaos. Cheng Wu, like other soldiers, was separated by the Han army and could only fight on their own.

The Wei army, which had been in high spirits, suffered a setback. They were all veterans who had experienced many battles and knew what would happen to the reinforcements if they were attacked by the enemy in the dark, so they reacted in this way.

The reinforcements themselves are in a difficult situation. If the Han army attacks from both ends, our side will be in great trouble too.

"How could this be! Did the Han army have an early plan? Or did they just happen to encounter the Han army coming to support them?"

Hu Zun was already screaming in his heart, and the Wei army under him was also showing signs of collapse. Anyone with a little bit of common sense could see that unless the Wei army came to support them, their failure was a foregone conclusion.

"Retreat, retreat to the east gate of Wancheng."

At this point, Hu Zun can only choose the option that results in the least loss. As for the reinforcements sent from Wancheng, they can only wish for good luck, because now no matter what choice Hu Zun makes except retreating, the final result will be that he and the enemy will be eaten by the Han army together. It is better to take advantage of the fact that the Han army is fighting on two fronts and preserve his own strength.

Although this choice is somewhat unfair to the people who come to help, Hu Zun must consider the overall situation.

The result was not beyond Hu Zun's expectations. Xiang Chong's troops only entangled them for a while and then let them go. Instead, they rushed over and joined the Han army that had just rushed out to encircle and kill the remaining reinforcements from Wancheng.

Cheng Wu's troops had already been attacked suddenly, and it was already difficult for them to resist. As a result, the Han army over there came straight at them, shouting loudly as they came, saying that the Wei army in the East Camp had escaped.

"Damn it Hu Zun, what shall I do if you run away from here!"

Cheng Wu took the opportunity to take a look at the situation and found that it was just as the Han army said. Hu Zun's East Camp had disappeared and now he had left his side on the battlefield.

"Quick, follow me to break through!"

Since Hu Zun had done something drastic, Cheng Wu didn't want to die here in vain, so he also wanted to cut off his tail. He didn't have time to care about the fate of the separated troops, as long as he could break through the siege.

(End of this chapter)