Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 570 564. Convergence
"Well, since the Grand Commander has said so, I, Old Wang, will take the liberty of asking for your advice."

Wang Shuang's internal injuries had not healed yet. It was okay for him to throw a meteor hammer, but if they really fought, he would be about the same as Hao Zhao. Anyway, based on Wang Shuang's observations just now, he believed that he would definitely not be able to beat Feng Xi.

Wang Shuang took off the meteor hammer in front of Feng Xi and threw it at Feng Xi without any concealment.

Not to mention it was aboveboard, even if Wang Shuang attacked secretly like he did on the battlefield, Feng Xi would not be hurt by him, so Feng Xi blocked it with the red tassel spear in his hand, and with a flick of his wrist, the chain of the meteor hammer wrapped around the spear and then slid along the spear shaft into Feng Xi's hand.

"Yes, with this skill of wielding the meteor hammer, even a first-rate expert would suffer a loss if he didn't check carefully."

Feng Xi weighed the meteor hammer in his hand and nodded. As for why he suffered a loss, it was because it was quite difficult to kill a first-class general directly with a hidden weapon like the meteor hammer.

Even Zhang Yi in the original timeline was only injured. Only those with poor skills could be killed by the meteor hammer, such as Shi Bao in "Water Margin" who killed Yan Shun with a meteor hammer.

"The Grand Commander is really powerful. I, Old Wang, am impressed. Since the Grand Commander has accepted my meteor hammer, I, Old Wang, will go with you."

Wang Shuang had a look of submission on his face, and rode his horse over on his own initiative, acting very consciously like a captive, which made Feng Xi feel that he was still somewhat cunning like a peasant.

When everyone returned to Yique Pass, the situation in Guanzhong had already been rectified by Ma Su. Yique Pass was not like a city. There were no ordinary people inside the pass, only soldiers in the army, so counting casualties, supplies and the like was not a problem.

"Grand Commander, all the figures have been compiled."

When Ma Su saw Feng Xi and Bao Feng returning with Wang Shuang and Hao Zhao's body, he knew that they had caught up with the other party, and the matter of Yique Pass came to an end.

"Well, how many soldiers do we have available now? What about other supplies?"

Feng Xi sat in the big tent inside Yique Pass, and other generals sat on chairs on both sides. Wang Shuang also sat in secretly, looking very familiar. Feng Xi glanced at him and did not say anything to drive him away.

"You Chang, how many soldiers do we have left? What is the situation with our supplies?"

Feng Xi looked at Ma Su. As the chief clerk, these matters were naturally his responsibility.

"Grand Commander, excluding the soldiers left behind in Wancheng and Guangcheng Pass, our army still has more than 67,000 soldiers available. As for supplies, although we have replenished some gunpowder and kerosene, it may not be enough if we consume as much as we did in Wancheng. There are no gaps in weapons and armor, and we still have 140,000 crossbows, which is enough for our army to use."

Ma Su explained the current situation of the Han army one by one. Originally, Feng Xi had nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses when he went to the expedition. Now, after the casualties in the battles along the way, as well as those who were left behind in various places, only more than 30,000 were gone. However, Feng Xi was confident that these troops were more than enough to attack Luoyang.

"We asked Jiangling to transport more supplies. Where are they now?"

Feng Xi remembered that when he was at Guangcheng Pass before, he sent a pigeon message to Jiangling, asking Huang Quan, Ma Liang and others to send him more gunpowder, soldiers and other supplies. Now several days have passed and he still doesn't know what the situation is.

"Scouts report that the supplies have already reached Wancheng upstream from Xiangyang, and it will take two or three days to reach Yique Pass by land." "Well, rest for a day and send the surrendered soldiers of the Wei army back to Wancheng to replace my soldiers of the Jingzhou army."

Huang Quan and Ma Liang had already sent people to take over Wancheng and the counties of Nanyang, so if the Wei army was sent back and dispersed, they could be used together with the Han army to defend the city. As for Wancheng, there were nearly 10,000 Jingzhou troops left, so it was important to transfer some of them.

Fortunately, Wang Fu and Liao Hua returned to Wancheng to deal with these matters, so Feng Xi didn't have to worry about them.

"Also, Grand Commander, a scout from the Prime Minister's side just came over and said that the Prime Minister's apprentice General Jiang Wei led Generals Guan Xing and Zhang Bao to attack Guangcheng Pass from the front and back along the Yi River, but they found out that Yique Pass had already been captured by our army, so they came to inform you, Grand Commander."

Ma Su methodically told Feng Xi about another important event. Jiang Wei and his three companions had been walking in the mountains for a long time, just to catch Feng Xi by surprise and show off their skills in front of him, proving that their Sichuan troops were also doing something, but were delayed by Chang'an City.

As a result, after they climbed over one mountain after another and walked for several days before getting out of the mountains, they found that the Jingzhou army, which had been hesitating in front of Guangcheng Pass, had not only broken through Guangcheng Pass, but even Yique Pass. The rapid progress made them a little ashamed.

Jiang Wei originally thought that his master Zhuge Liang was a master of military strategy, as he had conquered Liang Province and blocked the Guanzhong army in just one month. He had heard Zhuge Liang talk about the Grand Commander Feng Xi every day, and although he had never met Feng Xi, he had wanted to test Feng Xi's ability.

As a result, Feng Xi, who had sent troops at the same time as Zhuge Liang, had already overcome all obstacles and was ready to attack Luoyang. In comparison, their Sichuan Army seemed to be just paddling along.

"Oh? Anguo and Xingguo are here too? Where are they now?"

When Feng Xi heard that Zhuge Liang had actually sent him reinforcements, he knew that Zhuge Liang was upset that their Sichuan troops did not attack Luoyang from west to east as planned, but instead stayed in Chang'an, so he sent three generals to obey his orders.

"According to what the scouts said, it is estimated that the three generals will arrive at Yique Pass tonight."

"Well, let's rest for a day at Yique Pass today. After we meet up with the three generals, we will join forces and attack Luoyang."

Feng Xi calculated the time and realized that the probability of conquering Luoyang before Cao Zhen came back to support it was too low, so Feng Xi's idea was to surround the city and attack the reinforcements. Luoyang City must be attacked, but it cannot be really attacked afterwards. Instead, Cao Zhen coming from Hangu Pass must be defeated first before attacking.

Another point is that if Cao Zhen is defeated at the gates of Luoyang City, it would probably be a heavy blow to the city of Luoyang. It might not be impossible for the city to open and surrender.

It’s just a pity that Cao Pi has already cleaned up the court. If it had happened ten years earlier, perhaps some loyal ministers who were concerned about the Han Dynasty would have rebelled and opened the city.

At dusk, 20,000 troops came in a mighty force, with flags bearing the names of "Guan", "Zhang" and "Jiang". Not to mention that the 20,000 troops were stationed in a place that Ma Su had already allocated, the three generals naturally wanted to meet Feng Xi.

"Grand Commander, three generals have arrived."

Feng Xi had already prepared a banquet in his tent to welcome the three of them. Guan Xing and Zhang Bao were old acquaintances, needless to say; Jiang Wei was also a famous general of the future Han Dynasty. Although he had never met Liu Bei, he was able to inherit Zhuge Liang's legacy and attack the Central Plains nine times. When he was powerless to save the situation, he was able to harm the three wise men and drag Deng Ai and Zhong Hui to death together. Feng Xi was also full of curiosity about him and wanted to meet him.

(End of this chapter)