Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 566 560. Siege
"What crime have you two committed?"

As soon as Feng Xi got up in the morning, he saw Bao Yi and Shamoke, who were responsible for the attack on Yique Pass last night, waiting in the big tent, saying they wanted to apologize.

"Grand Commander, we had a chance to capture Yique Pass last night, but we missed the opportunity due to my poor command."

Bao Yi felt a little regretful when he said this. Last night, Shamo Ke came down from the city wall and told Bao Yi what happened. Bao Yi told Shamo Ke that Wang Shuang was definitely showing off. If Wang Shuang was really not injured by his brother Bao Feng, why would he stand there and say such harsh words? He could just come up with Wei Ping to besiege Shamo Ke.

Shamoke suddenly realized that he had been frightened by Wang Shuang, the reckless man, and missed a great opportunity to capture Yique Pass. Bao Yi was also very sad, but since he had already retreated, he could only make a quick counterattack.

That's why Bao Yi came to Feng Xi's tent to admit his mistake. In his opinion, although it was Shamoke's mistake, as the commander, he did not take any remedial measures, which was his own fault.

"No problem. I had no plan to capture Yique Pass last night. On the contrary, your harassment was meritorious."

Feng Xi thought about it for a moment and then smiled.

"Think about it, who is Wang Shuang?"

Feng Xi kept the question in suspense and asked other generals who had arrived one after another.

"This man is a reckless man. I don't believe he has such a strategy."

Ma Su, who had collected intelligence on Wang Shuang, spoke first, and Bao Feng, who had fought with Wang Shuang, also nodded, expressing his deep agreement.

"If that's the case, how did Wang Shuang get the quick wit to think of threatening General Shamoke in this way? In my opinion, the one who could have come up with this plan was probably Hao Zhao."

Feng Xi pointed at the table and spoke slowly.

"Hao Zhao is a really difficult person to deal with. If he is the one defending Luoyang, or if the governor of Henan is him, it will be a real problem for our army."

Talking about Hao Zhao, Ma Su had to admit that this man's defensive ability was indeed extraordinary. Fortunately, he came from afar and was seriously ill, otherwise the Han army would have to use gunpowder weapons to force their way through the pass at all costs.

"General, I don't understand. Although we attacked the city wall twice last night, we didn't succeed. And Hao Zhao didn't even show up the second time. If we let him recover, it might be disadvantageous to our army."

Bao Yi felt that his harassment last night seemed to have little effect. Hao Zhao didn't even show up the second time, leaving him no chance to shoot him with stink bombs or hidden arrows.

"On the contrary, the reason Hao Zhao didn't show up the second time was not because he was recovering. It was because he was too weak to come to the city wall."

Feng Xi chuckled. Who hasn't caught a cold? It's normal to have a headache or fever. Common colds and fevers can greatly reduce a person's physical fitness. In addition, he asked Bao Yi to send a stink bomb attack to Hao Zhao last night. Feng Xi conservatively estimated that as long as Hao Zhao smelled it, he would probably vomit to the point of collapse.

When humans are sick, their ability to control their own bodies is not that strong. When Yique Pass was about to be breached, Hao Zhao could only notify Wang Shuang, who was less seriously injured, to come forward on his behalf to scare off Shamoke who was attacking the city.

"If my guess is correct, I'm afraid Hao Zhao can't get out of bed now."

Feng Xi smiled particularly brightly.

The situation was just as Feng Xi had expected. At this time, Hao Zhao was lying in the room vacated by Zhu Shu, wrapped in animal skin with no skin exposed. Only his face was exposed, his complexion was red and full of pain.

Last night, he heard the shouting and killing sounds that lasted for a long time. He knew that if he did not do something, Yique Pass would be lost, so he could only ask the guards to inform Wang Shuang. Fortunately, Wang Shuang scared off the enemy in the end, so Hao Zhao could sleep peacefully.

But Hao Zhao seemed to have been overworked yesterday. He defended the city several times and was vomited by the stink bomb in the middle of the night. His fever symptoms were getting worse and worse. He was so weak that he didn't have the strength to get out of bed, and even his consciousness was a little fuzzy. "The breakthrough will be today. Don't cook. Let the soldiers eat some dry food and dried meat first, and then attack Yique Pass directly!"

Feng Xi slammed the table and made a decision. The most elite troops of the Jingzhou Army, Feng Xi's personal guard, the Shenwu Battalion, took the lead this time.

Feng Xi's early morning dispatch of troops really caught the Wei army off guard. The two rounds of battles last night had already exhausted the Wei army, and now they had to face the Han army again just after getting up and even without having breakfast to restore their physical strength, which made many Wei soldiers feel desperate.

“Good timing.”

Feng Xi used a telescope to see the Wei soldiers with dark circles under their eyes on the city wall and sneered. He was too lazy to say harsh words to the other side and directly ordered the drums to be beaten and the march was advanced.

"Quick, archers, step forward and prepare to shoot the Han army!"

Although Wei Ping was also extremely tired, he had to take on this important task as the only healthy general.

"General Wang, you should also be careful and guard the top of the city. If any enemy dares to climb up first, we will drive them down at all costs!"

Wei Ping glanced at Wang Shuang beside him and gave the order.

"Don't worry, General Wei! I don't care about ordinary minions."

"kill--!"

The soldiers of the Shenwu Camp, dressed in white, charged forward a few steps. The Wei army's soldiers, who were already unable to contain themselves, began to shoot a few arrows sparsely. It was obvious that this was due to the pressure of the Han army's siege and the tension caused by factors such as lack of rest.

"Haha, throw!"

Feng Xi sneered and said only one word to Ma Su beside him. Ma Su waved his command flag and the Shenwu Battalion immediately stopped its charge. The grenadiers of the Shenwu Battalion stuck the large slingshots they were carrying into the ground and, supported by the people next to them, prepared to launch the same stink bombs as last night.

"No, get out of here!"

Wei Ping saw through the enemy's intention at a glance, and quickly gave orders, asking the Wei soldiers who were originally crowded on the city wall to disperse immediately. Then, the same stink bottle as yesterday was thrown up, and after it exploded, it emitted a foul smell in the flames.

"Ahem... Ugh... Do these Han soldiers clean toilets every day?"

Many Wei soldiers were retching from the smell and could only pinch their noses and breathe through their mouths. However, the pungent feeling could not be blocked, making everyone feel as if they were in a stinking hell.

"Crossbowmen, free fire."

Ma Su waved his flag, and the archers of the Shenji Camp accurately killed the Wei soldiers on the city wall. They were shot so hard that they dared only hide behind the parapet. If they showed their heads, they would be shot into sieves.

"Change the water bottle, projectile. March."

At this moment, with two consecutive orders, the idle grenadiers immediately replaced their weapons with newly filled water bottles. This was the least technically demanding thing, but it also had a significant effect, which was to help the Wei army extinguish the flames on the city wall.

The charging Shenwu Battalion seized this opportunity, set up four ladders on the city wall, and began to climb up like ants.

(End of this chapter)