Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 520 514. Battle of Wancheng (V)

"Open the door quickly! We have failed! The Wei army has set up an ambush and we have been ambushed. Now the Wei army is rushing towards our camp!"

At the gate of the Han army camp, a group of Han soldiers, covered in dust and with discarded armor, were shouting at the gate.

"Whose subordinates are you? What happened?"

There were few people on the wall of the village, only a few guards and a young general with a pale face and no beard, who was shouting at the soldiers below, his eyes full of confusion.

"We are under the command of General Bao Feng. The Wei army had ambushed us tonight and we were badly defeated. General Bao personally led the elite troops to cover our retreat, and we were lucky to escape."

The leader, who was also young and looked to be in his twenties, came to the front of the village and answered loudly. The young officer on the wall of the village lowered his head and thought, as if trying to distinguish the truth from the falsehood in his words.

However, the lights were dim in the village, and the officers on the wall did not notice that behind the young general, a figure riding on a horse and hiding in the fourth row with his head down quietly drew out a bow and arrow, and aimed it at himself.

“No, you guys… whoosh—uh…”

Before the young general could say anything, he was shot by an arrow that pierced his throat and he fell down.

"Brothers, follow me and kill! The Han army is unprepared, capture their stronghold!"

At this time, the young general who had just spoken also tore off his disguise, revealing a ferocious and bloodthirsty look on his face, and the defeated Han army behind him was also eager to try.

"Heh, such a petty trick, who are you trying to fool? Shoot the enemy general now!"

As a result, a sneer was heard from somewhere, and then two rows of Han army archers holding enemy-killing crossbows and magic arm crossbows appeared on the wall of the Han army camp, and they shot arrows like rain at the young general in front of them.

"Varied--!"

Just now, the young general saw that the Han army was not on guard, and was confident that those people could not threaten him, so he dared to approach so close. Now he was within a hundred steps of the front of the camp, and was suddenly hit by hundreds of powerful crossbows and arrows raining down. In a panic, he could only use all his strength to resist.

Unfortunately, his martial arts skills were still a little lacking, and the Han army's strong bows and crossbows were extremely powerful. Compared with ordinary bows and crossbows, they were incomparable in speed and power. The young general was hit by five or six arrows, but fortunately he tried his best to protect his head, heart and other vital parts, so these arrows hit his limbs, abdomen and other parts.

The troops behind the Wei army also surrounded them and protected them at the cost of more than a dozen people. It can be seen that the identity of the other party is definitely not ordinary.

"Ahem, father, the enemy seems to be well prepared. We should retreat quickly."

The young general coughed up a mouthful of blood and was supported by several lieutenants as he came to the man who had just shot arrows at the Han army. Looking in the light of the fire, who else could this man be but Wen Pin?

Needless to say, this young general is naturally Wen Xiu, who looks like Wen Pin.

Because Wen Pin's eldest son Wen Dai had died long ago, Wen Pin had to bury his young son before him, so he adopted two sons, Wen Xiu and Wen Hou, from the clan to accompany him and inherit the family business.

Tonight Wen Xiu will follow Wen Pin and serve him, while Wen Hou will stay in the camp to defend.

"It seems that the Han army has been prepared tonight. It is indeed difficult to achieve success by attacking at this time." Wen Pin nodded. They originally came here to try to capture the Han army camp, but the Han army is now on high alert and his adopted son was shot and injured. Naturally, they had to go back home first.

"Xiu'er, you go back to the camp first. I will lead the army to check the situation of the East Camp."

Wen Pin thought for a moment on the way back and explained the future arrangements to Wen Xiu. If Wen Xiu had not been injured, the father and son would have gone directly to the East Camp, but now they could only allocate some troops to protect Wen Xiu.

Wen Pin didn't know why, but his intuition from years of fighting on the battlefield told him that it would be best to go and support the East Camp, otherwise something would probably happen.

Wen Pin knew all about Man Chong's plan. He asked himself that even if he was in this situation, he would probably be manipulated by Man Chong's scheme. However, the Han army was much stronger than before, which made Wen Pin feel more and more uneasy.

As the top general of Jingxiang at that time, Wen Pin had a deep connection with the Han army. After being entrusted with important tasks by Cao Cao in Xiangyang, Wen Pin participated in the pursuit of Liu Bei. After the Battle of Chibi, Wen Pin also stayed in Jiangxia and fought against the Sun and Liu families many times.

The Han army, which had been hunted down by him and Cao Chun like a stray dog ​​at Changbanpo, had now become a behemoth that he could not understand.

Liu Xuande, who was so insignificant back then, relied on Liu Biao's financial support, but now the family fortune he left behind is enough to confront Cao Wei in the north and south.

"It's a good plan, but it's a pity that you can't get away tonight."

When Wen Ping was distracted, a voice rang out, startling him. The reason was that Wen Ping recognized the voice, it was the voice of Feng Xi, the commander-in-chief of the Han army.

During the Battle of Xiangfan in the past, Feng Xi denounced Wen Pin like a string of cannonballs, which made Wen Pin so angry that he still remembers it vividly. So how could he forget Feng Xi's voice?
But Feng Xi's voice here was not good news. Wen Pin could only hope that the other party would run into him when he realized that he could not take the East Camp and turned his horse back to the camp, rather than those possibilities that he did not want to think about.

"Why, General Wen Pin is surprised by my appearance?"

Feng Xi seemed to see through Wen Pin's thoughts and just answered with a smile, but Wen Pin only felt a huge pressure.

With the help of the firelight, Wen Pin saw that the Han army behind Feng Xi were neatly dressed, without a speck of dirt. It was obvious that they had not just experienced a great battle. It seemed that the other side was deliberately waiting for him?
Wen Pin's heart sank, knowing that today's incident might not end well. In order to play the role of the defeated soldiers, the entire Nanyang had only prepared a few thousand sets of Han army uniforms before today, and now Man Chong had handed them over to Wen Pin, so Wen Pin only brought a few thousand people to attack the camp this time.

Their plan was simple, which was to try to trick the camp gate into opening. If they failed, it would be great if they could shoot and kill the enemy general. However, they were outmaneuvered and were blocked by Feng Xi's army when they were about to return to the camp.

"Feng Xiuyuan, I respect your ambition to restore the Han Dynasty. Today, I dare to fight with the Grand Commander. If I win, please let my soldiers go. They are all people with families. I am willing to follow the Grand Commander back to the camp and become a prisoner.

If I lose, I am willing to be punished by the Grand Commander."

Wen Pin rode forward and said in a deep voice. It made sense for him to come up with this idea at this time, that is, even if he fought back, the final outcome would be the same as losing, so he might as well take a gamble.

"Fight with me? Wen Pin, are you serious?"

Feng Xi was happy and looked at Wen Pin. Although Wen Pin was once the top general in Jingzhou, he was not a big shot and his martial arts skills were still good. However, he was now an old and gray-haired veteran, and his martial arts skills had probably declined significantly. How could he fight against the middle-aged Feng Xi?

"In that case, let me give you a ride!"

(End of this chapter)