Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 52. Hanging Sheep and Beating Drums
That evening, Wu's army groped in the dark and captured two sheep and even a pig from the surrounding area.

"General Sun, what are we doing? Are we going to reward the soldiers?"

Li Yi was a little confused. Can the current problem be solved by rewarding the soldiers?
"Hehe, General Li, I want to follow the example of Duke Huan of Qi!"

When Sun Huan saw that the generals including Li Yi were still unaware of his brilliant plan, he felt quite proud and explained it to everyone in a good mood.

"In the past, when Duke Huan of Qi was still Prince Xiaobai, he and Prince Jiu returned to Qi from other places to fight for the throne. However, Prince Jiu had the help of Lu State, and the number of his entourage was much larger than that of Prince Xiaobai, so he besieged Prince Xiaobai in the mountains and forests.

Young Master Xiaobai found a small path, but did not dare to retreat rashly. After all, there were Young Master Jiu's soldiers outside who were watching him at all times. If he left rashly, it would definitely alert Young Master Jiu.

So Master Xiaobai had his men hang up a sheep, and the sheep's hooves would flutter up and down. When a drum was placed underneath, the drum would sound continuously. Master Xiaobai used this to confuse the enemy and retreat safely.

After Sun Huan finished speaking, all the generals understood. It turned out that General Sun wanted to use the same strategy to confuse the Han army and retreat safely.

"General Sun is indeed a promising relative of the king. Such a brilliant plan is beyond our imagination!"

Li Yi smiled brightly and flattered him skillfully.

"Hahaha, I just read more stories from the Spring and Autumn Period. If you are willing to learn in this way, you can also know these allusions.

Well, enough of the small talk. The enemy will have trouble discerning our movements in the night. Even if we take action, we have to wait until dawn. Go down and prepare!"

Sun Huan waved his hand, and all the generals immediately clasped their fists and left the tent. Some ordered the soldiers to hang sheep, and some ordered the soldiers to pack up the supplies...

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Since dusk, there has been a constant sound of drums coming from Sun Huan's camp, making Feng Xi's army extremely alert.

"Xiu Yuan, it seems that Sun Huan was frightened by the beating during the day, and he is still on full alert at night."

Zhang Nan pushed open the curtain, walked in and talked to the other three.

"How long has the drum sounded over there at Sun Huan's end?"

Feng Xi asked thoughtfully.

"It's been almost an hour, and it kept ringing even during dinner."

Fu Yu replied.

"Something's wrong. How can they keep knocking for so long? Isn't Sun Huan tired? Aren't his soldiers tired? And it feels like they are just bluffing..."

Feng Xi stroked his wooden water cup, which he had specially asked a craftsman to make because he did not need to drink water from a bronze jug.

Sun Huan's tactics seemed familiar to him. Suddenly, four words flashed through Feng Xi's mind: Hanging a sheep and beating a drum.

"No, Sun Huan wants to escape! Wen Jin, Yi Zhong, gather our cavalry immediately, we will chase him at night! Yuan Xiong and the remaining soldiers must secure the camp, do not move lightly!"

Feng Xi slammed the cup hard on the table and gave the order to go into battle.

"Ah? Xiu Yuan, isn't it risky to do this? You must know that most soldiers have night blindness and it is difficult for them to see the road clearly at night. And what if this is an ambush by Sun Huan..."

Wu Ban was the first to object. After all, he had been slacking off for years and had almost no idea how Feng Xi was transforming and training his soldiers.

"It's okay. Yuanxiong may not know that night blindness is just caused by lack of nutrition. Since last year, the soldiers' meals have included pork liver and other foods for nourishing soup. Although everyone can't get much, most of the soldiers' night blindness has improved. As for the strategy, if he wants to set an ambush, it would be safer to use other methods. Doing so will alert the enemy, which is unwise."

Feng Xi waved his hand, interrupting Wu Ban's words. Sun Huan had been badly defeated in the daytime battle, and at this moment, he probably wanted to escape more than he wanted to defeat Feng Xi.

If Sun Huan had been silent, Feng Xi might have been more cautious. But now this kind of bluffing is like a frog in nature, which only puffs up its belly to scare the enemy, but makes creatures familiar with its characteristics even more unscrupulous. The three Feng Xi brothers took advantage of the night to reorganize their 2,000 cavalrymen, and like a fire dragon, they left the camp with torches and headed straight for Sun Huan's camp.

As Feng Xi expected, although Sun Huan's camp was brightly lit, there was no other sound except the sound of drums, making it look like an empty camp.

"Go around the camp and follow the road!"

Feng Xi made an immediate decision. He asked the messenger to notify Wu Ban and send a small group of soldiers to launch a tentative attack on Sun Huan's camp. At the same time, he personally led the cavalry to chase Sun Huan directly towards the road where Sun Huan might retreat.

When Wu Ban received the message from Feng Xi, he immediately sent several squads of soldiers to tentatively approach the Wu army camp. The expected rain of arrows and noise were completely absent. These soldiers even boldly moved away the barricades and called on their companions to break into the Wu army camp.

After a while, Wu Ban received a report from the soldiers.

"General Wu! The Wu army camp is empty! There is nothing left except some tents! The drum sounds were made by the Wu army hanging a few sheep and a pig."

"Is it really so?! Feng Xiuyuan is truly a god. He could have predicted this..."

After hearing the soldiers' report, Wu Ban was also shocked.

"A beautiful lady is a good match for a gentleman~"

Sun Huan was in a good mood. After the Wu army retreated a few miles, they dared to light torches to illuminate the direction. Sun Huan rode leisurely on his horse, humming a theatrical version of the Book of Songs that he had heard from somewhere.

"General Sun, this is a brilliant plan. Although our army has suffered heavy losses, we can still retain strength to deploy defenses backwards, and then we will still have the power to counterattack. I'm afraid that even the military god in the world would not be able to do this well."

Li Yi at the side also continued to flatter Sun Huan. After all, Li Yi himself was a brave general who made a living by being brave, and he still admired people like Sun Huan who were cunning and cunning.

"Haha, no problem. General Li should study more ancient military books, which will surely be helpful."

Sun Huan laughed out loud. He was very pleased with Li Yi's flattery. He also had the habit of wanting to be a know-it-all and couldn't help but teach Li Yi a thing or two.

While everyone was having fun here, a soldier quickly stepped forward from the back to report.

"Report! General Sun, something terrible has happened. It seems that there are pursuers coming from behind!"

Sun Huan's originally smug smile froze on his face in an instant, and within three seconds it turned into a hideous expression, just like a top face-changing artist.

"How is it possible! How could he catch up to me now? How could he see through my plan?!"

Sun Huan couldn't accept it. Even if the enemy troops came after him lightly at dawn, he could accept it. After all, a night had passed, and it was understandable that the other party would notice something was wrong.

But he had just walked less than twenty miles when the other party caught up with him. Doesn't this mean that the other party reacted immediately?
"How many people are there! Fight back! Fight back against them!"

Sun Huan screamed hysterically, unable to accept that his brilliant plan was so easily exposed.

"General Sun...General Sun, the enemy is all cavalry, and it's hard to tell how many there are in the dark... I can't see the end of them at a glance..."

The soldier seemed to be frightened by Sun Huan as well, and spoke haltingly.

"Damn it...end it immediately..."

"kill!!!"

Before Sun Huan could give the order, Feng Xi had already seen Sun Huan's rear army. With a command, two thousand cavalrymen charged towards the unprepared infantry of Sun Huan's rear army.

(End of this chapter)