Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 532: Battle of Wancheng (XIV)
Countless loud noises, explosions, and lights flashed at the four gates of Wancheng. The violent explosions engulfed the soldiers on the gate towers, and even more so at the west and north gates, directly blowing the gate towers down, and a large piece of the entire Wancheng wall was missing.

"kill!"

This time, the Han army's shouts of killing rang out, but what followed was the sudden appearance of countless bright spots and flames in the dead and silent night.

However, the Wei army was hit by a disaster, and few people paid attention to the situation outside the city. Now, blood and flesh were flying all over the walls of Wancheng. Some were directly swallowed by the explosion and turned into a pile of flying flesh. Some were unlucky and were hit by the flying dirt and bricks. Of course, there were also some who were safe, but they were already scared out of their wits.

"What happened? Did the Han army attack the city?"

Man Chong, who had just fallen asleep, was awakened by the sound of drums. Before he had changed into his armor, he heard sounds coming from the four gates of Wancheng and hurriedly asked the guards around him.

"No... I don't know, Governor. I will go find out now."

The guards naturally knew nothing about anything, but a few of them immediately dispersed and went to the four gates to inquire about the situation.

"Commander-in-chief...Commander-in-chief, the four gates...all four gates have been breached!"

After a while, the guards who had gone out to gather intelligence came back in a hurry. After all, the city gate collapsed, there were still flames burning everywhere, and the scene of broken walls and blood flying everywhere was obvious without much explanation.

"I've heard that the Han army has palm thunder and heavenly thunder to destroy the city, but I didn't expect it to be so powerful..."

After listening to the guards' description, Man Chong also knew that now that the four gates had been breached, it was nonsense to rely on the city walls to fight the Han army.

"Immediately send out orders for all troops to retreat inside the city and fight the Han army in the streets and houses."

Man Chong gave the order without any hesitation.

"Commander-in-chief, there are still people from the Great Wei in the city. Is it possible to fight in the streets like this..."

The guard was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly advised. Wancheng was not like the previous Fancheng, which was purely a military fortress. Today, Wancheng is the seat of Nanyang County, and there are countless civilians in the city. If the Wei army and the Han army engage in street fighting, these unarmed civilians will definitely get into trouble.

"Now our Great Wei is in danger. If Wancheng falls, these people will no longer be our Great Wei citizens. Why bother with so much? Go now!"

Man Chong frowned. If the lady still had mercy at this time, they might as well surrender directly.

The guard went to pass on the message with a gloomy face, not for any other reason, but because he was from Nanyang. He had used his connections to bring his family from other remote counties to Wancheng, and he was quite happy about it. But now Wancheng has become a place of war, how can he not worry about his family?

As expected, although most of the Wei soldiers obeyed the order and withdrew to the city, they were not very interested in it. At least half of the more than 20,000 Wei soldiers were from Wancheng or the surrounding villages and counties. How could they be happy to use their hometown elders as human shields?
Soon, the Han army at the north gate rushed in first, while the Han army at the west gate was cleared by Man Chong who had ordered his men to block the city gate with sand and stones. Now the city gate had collapsed, but the sand and stones were still a hindrance, so the Han army's progress was delayed for a while, and they were broken through only a cup of tea later than the north gate.

"General, our army is unimpeded! The Wei army seems to have abandoned the city wall!" Feng Xi led the main force of the Han army and attacked from the west gate. Along the way, there were only a few Wei soldiers who were seriously injured and unable to move and were wailing on the ground. There was no organized resistance at all.

"It seems that Man Chong has withdrawn all his troops back to the city. He is indeed an old minister of Cao Cao, and he is so ruthless."

Feng Xi shook his head, not too surprised by Man Chong's behavior. Man Chong's current behavior was completely his last dying struggle, but Man Chong was a very determined and stubborn person, so it was estimated that the final battle of Wancheng today would definitely be a bloody road to death.

"Have the soldiers use bows and crossbows as their main weapon, and avoid using explosives and incendiary materials unless absolutely necessary."

Man Chong could ignore the people of Wancheng, but Feng Xi couldn't. So now he could only slowly fight the last street battle.

Although the Wei army tried to set up barricades on the streets and use walls to advance step by step, they were helpless against the terrifying firepower of the Han army. Even without using fire and explosives, simple bows and crossbows were enough to make the Wei army retreat step by step.

"Uncle! It's dangerous! Go home quickly!"

Feng Xi's ears moved, and he immediately looked towards the source of the sound, and found an interesting scene. An old man who still had some flesh on his body was opening the door and beckoning a Wei soldier to come in, but the Wei soldier had a confused look on his face, and seemed to be hesitating.

Feng Xi knew that the Wei army's conscription was extremely strict. If there was a defection or desertion, the family members would generally be held accountable, so Wei soldiers generally did not dare to defect easily.

"Brothers of the Wei army, many of you should be from Wancheng, right? After this battle, Wancheng will be the city of our Han Dynasty. You should lay down your weapons now and return home. When Wancheng falls in the morning, no one will be held responsible! Wouldn't it be better for everyone to save their lives?"

Feng Xi picked up his tin horn and shouted loudly. Indeed, many Wei soldiers looked conflicted. They were from Nanyang. If what the Han army said was true, after this battle Wei lost control of Nanyang, then even if they were deserters, Wei would have no chance to hold them accountable.

"You don't have to be buried with the Wei Kingdom, which has angered the heavens! I am the Grand Commander Feng Xi who predicted Cao Pi's death! If you believe me, go home quickly! Or find a place to wait until the dust settles. I won't make things difficult for you."

Upon seeing this, Feng Xi immediately added fuel to the fire, loudly announcing his own name and specifically emphasizing his identity as the person who predicted Cao Pi's death.

"Kougua...it's actually the Han army commander who is said to be able to use magic!"

Obviously, Feng Xi's reputation is quite famous. After all, within a few years, the news that Feng Xi predicted Cao Pi's death had spread all over the country. At first, everyone listened to it for fun, but when it came true, they immediately turned to awe.

"Sanlang, come and hide. I heard that the Grand Commander can use thunder magic. That's a punishment from God. Don't let them get you into trouble."

The second uncle who had just called the Wei army soldier also hurried to greet his nephews. This time, the Wei army soldier followed his second uncle into the house without saying a word.

With a start, the rest is a chain reaction. Feng Xi won victory after victory along the way and directly advanced to the streets around Wancheng Prefecture and Dudu Mansion.

(End of this chapter)