Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 546. Wang Situ's Death
"...I have never seen such a shameless person!"

"Zhuge Village Man, you...you..."

Although it was not the same time or the same place, the development of the matter was exactly the same. Fortunately, Wang Lang was still relatively young at that time, so he did not die suddenly due to a mouthful of blood spurting out from his chest and being unable to breathe.

However, Wang Lang was still very angry, and he rubbed his chest for a long time without saying anything. Han De, who was standing by, could see that Wang Lang was not in good health, so he quickly asked his third son Han Qiong to escort Wang Situ back to the Wei army camp as a guard.

Han De naturally continued to follow Cao Zhen's request and continued to attack the city, pretending that Cao Zhen had not gone far. Wang Lang was so angry that he had difficulty breathing and staggered all the way back to the Wei army camp.

"Doctor! Doctor, come and check on Lord Situ's condition!"

Seeing that Wang Lang even tumbled off his horse, Han Qiong hurried forward to support him and shouted loudly for a doctor to come out and check on Wang Lang.

"Well... Lord Wang was just angry for a moment. Let me prescribe a dose of medicine. It will be fine after taking it for two days. But you must not get angry again during this period, otherwise it may endanger Wang Situ's life."

The doctor was quite capable. He wrote out a prescription and asked his subordinates to prepare the medicine.

In the evening, Han De led his army back and was relieved to know that Wang Lang had only suffered some internal injuries and his life was not in danger. After all, Wang Lang was one of the three highest officials in the court. If he died in front of his battle line or in his camp, he would inevitably be held accountable.

At night, Wang Lang ate and drank as usual without any abnormality. But late at night, Wang Lang, who was lying on the couch, felt a hot current rising in his heart, and at the same time, a surge of blood rushed to his forehead, making him extremely uncomfortable.

“Ahem…Puchi…”

Wang Lang sat up and coughed a few times, and actually coughed up blood. The sound alarmed the surrounding guards, and when they rushed into the tent to check on Wang Lang, Wang Lang actually coughed up blood all over the floor. This well-known Si Tu Wang Lang actually died of coughing up blood.

Han De was woken up by the guards in the middle of the night. He knew Wang Lang's death and felt a chill on his back. However, after checking Wang Lang's food today, he found that everything was normal, without any symptoms of poisoning. No signs of poisoning were found in either food or medicine. The water source was even more impossible. The water Wang Lang drank was also the drinking water of the army. If there was a problem, it would have been discovered long ago.

In the end, the doctor who had diagnosed Wang Lang in the morning gave a more reasonable conclusion, that is, Wang Situ dreamed or remembered the insults he was given by Zhuge Liang during the day at night, and when he recalled them again, his blood and qi surged, causing him to be angered to death.

This is a military camp after all, and there is neither the ability nor the time to conduct a further autopsy, so the final conclusion can only be that Wang Lang was angered to death.

There was no other way. Since Wang Lang was dead, he could only let the guards he brought with him go ahead and catch up with Cao Zhen's army, and then return to Luoyang to report the matter to Cao Li. And if Han De attacked Jieting again tomorrow, he would have to escape. This was also the time Cao Zhen estimated that the Han army would find the flaw.

Early the next morning, Han De led more than 10,000 Wei troops under his command to attack Jieting again. However, Han De had few soldiers and posed no threat to the Han army.

"Master, could it be that Cao Zhen has already retreated?"

Jiang Wei, who participated in the morning defense, asked Zhuge Liang's opinion with some uncertainty.

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

Zhuge Liang waved his goose feather fan and looked at Jiang Wei with a smile.

"First, the general who will attack the city today is the one who stood beside Wang Lang yesterday. The Wei army is full of brave generals. Even a great general like Zhang He would not attack the city for two consecutive days before this. Cao Zhen is definitely not someone who does not understand the art of war. If he were to attack by force, he would have attacked the city in turns. It is impossible for him to attack the city for two consecutive days. Secondly, the number of Wei troops is not right. From yesterday to today, the Wei army attacked the city with no more than 10,000 people, and even had the intention of sending themselves to death. It is impossible for Cao Zhen to attempt to capture Jieting, which is guarded by 50,000 troops, with only 10,000 people.

The most important point is that I saw the smoke from the Wei army camp this morning. There was much less smoke than in the past few days, so I dare to guess that what we are facing is a rear guard troop left by Cao Zhen, who is just pretending to attack the city in order to delay for a while."

Jiang Wei's words made so much sense that Zhuge Liang couldn't help but nod his head repeatedly.

"Bo Yue is indeed a son of Tianshui Qilin. He is now proficient in military tactics. If I am right, Cao Zhen left the night before yesterday. Whether it was Wang Lang coming to discuss Taoism with me yesterday, or the Wei army attacking the city, they were all just stalling for time."

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and waved his fan.

"Then Master, why don't we send out our entire army to pursue Cao Zhen?"

Now it was Jiang Wei's turn. If his master could see the problem, why was he still so calm?

"Our army did not take action yesterday because I could not be sure whether this was Cao Zhen's conspiracy. Sima Yi was in Cao Zhen's army. He was sinister and cunning. I was afraid that he had a trick up his sleeve, so I waited for a day. But today, it seems that this Han army was left behind by Cao Zhen's heroic sacrifice."

Zhuge Liang was a cautious person. Although he guessed it, he still observed for a day. The scouts of the Han army did not find anything unusual today, so Zhuge Liang had some ideas, but the specific content is not something that can be told to outsiders.

"Then Master, why don't we counterattack and directly defeat this group of enemy generals and pursue Cao Zhen?"

"Well, that's fine. Bo Yue, you and Zilong, take Zijun, Ziyuan and other generals, divide the troops into three groups, and rush to the Wei army camp. Cooperate with each other and beware of the Wei army's ambush."

Zhuge Liang thought about it. Now the Han army soldiers and generals in Jieting City were all holding back their anger. Moreover, from his observations yesterday, it seemed that Cao Zhen had most likely really left. That was why Zhuge Liang issued such an order which was relatively risky compared to his usual ones.

If it was the Han army in the original timeline, Zhuge Liang would not have taken such a risk without a firm grasp. However, the Han army was now so large and powerful that even if the Wei army had an ambush and killed 10,000 or 20,000 Han soldiers, it was within Zhuge Liang's tolerance. Therefore, Zhuge Liang's lower limit also increased a lot with the national strength of the Han Dynasty.

"Yes, disciple, gather all the generals to fight immediately! We have been trapped in Jieting for several days, and we have long wanted to fight the Wei army."

Jiang Wei was quite excited and immediately went down to inform Zhao Yun and others not to mention it.

While Han De was taking a break and eating at noon, the Han army opened the city gates and attacked in three directions.

As an old soldier, Han De had made basic precautions, so the movements of the Han army were still under his control.

"Tsk... The general seems to have underestimated Zhuge Liang. I didn't expect him to react in just one day. It looks like we have to fight and retreat."

Han De couldn't help but let out a sigh, and reluctantly picked up his helmet and weapon, ready to resist this wave of counterattack by the Han army.

(End of this chapter)