Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 63 61. Overt Conspiracy (110)

"What kind of general is this? He is nothing but a cowardly scholar! If you want to retreat, you can do it. I swear to fight the Shu army to the death."

Han Dang left the tent and complained loudly to other Wu generals, making it clear that he was not convinced by Lu Xun. Some people thought that what the old general said was reasonable and were unwilling to withdraw their troops to defend the city.

The next day, Lu Xun took the lead and withdrew his troops with most of the generals. However, Han Dang and some other generals were unwilling to be cowards like Lu Xun, so they ignored Lu Xun's orders and still camped on the plain, ready to fight against the Han army. Even if they were defeated, they could move around and delay the Han army.

"What is the enemy's plan? Why did they withdraw most of their troops but leave some behind?"

Faced with the Wu army's counterintuitive actions, Liu Bei was a little confused, so he gathered everyone to ask.

"I heard that the Wu army has a new general commander, his surname is Lu Xun, his courtesy name is Boyan, he is less than 40 years old, I am afraid that the general is not compatible with the commander."

Ma Liang, who was in charge of intelligence documents, knew this clearly.

Feng Xi understood what was going on when he heard this. It seemed that he had reached the crossroads of fate. Whether he would turn into ashes like history, or be reborn from the ashes, it would be a matter of time.

But Feng Xi is still quite confident in himself. Since he came from the time travel, he has done countless things and changed many events, big and small.

For example, the biggest point is that Mr. Zhang San has not been beheaded by Fan Jiang and Zhang Da, but is leading his men to confront Gan Ning in the mountains of Wuling County.

Moreover, I have made sufficient preparations to face this day. When the gears of fate start to turn, all my previous actions will turn into an invisible force, shifting the original trajectory of my destiny to the unknown.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, Lu Xun must have ordered the troops to withdraw and defend. Han Yigong was already resentful that Lu Xun had taken away his position as the Grand Commander of the Army, and now he thinks Lu Xun is timid and unwilling to obey orders. Why don't we take this opportunity to attack Han Dang's troops and cut off one of his fingers first?"

Feng Xi immediately reported this to Liu Bei. Others may not know this, but he knew that Han Dang did not accept Lu Xun until after the Yiling fire. Before that, he only thought that Lu Xun was a pale-faced scholar who was not fit for great use.

"Xiu Yuan's words make sense, but if Lu Xun comes to rescue, what should we do?"

Liu Bei nodded, but was worried that Lu Xun would come to rescue Han Dang after hearing that Han Dang was attacked.

"This is a dilemma. If Lu Xun comes to rescue, our army can take advantage of the situation to attack the main force of the Wu army, and they will continue to suffer losses. If Lu Xun does not come to rescue, if Han Dang is defeated, Lu Xun will definitely lose the trust of his subordinates. Either way, it is beneficial to our army."

Feng Xi smiled and reported to Liu Bei, who nodded repeatedly.

"Good! Sun Quan has Lu Boyan, and I also have Feng Xiuyuan! Xiuyuan should perform well and not be outdone by Lu Boyan."

Liu Bei even took the time to encourage Feng Xi, which made Feng Xi secretly complain.

"If it were the me in the past, I might not be able to beat him. After all, in the official history, I was killed by the Wu army in a night raid. But it's hard to say who will win or lose now."

On that day, almost all the Han troops came out. Feng Xi, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, Wu Ban and other Han generals led their troops to attack Han Dang's camp.

The sun had just risen in the east, and the endless white-armored Han army surrounded Han Dang's camp like a dense tide.

"General Han... General Han, the Shu army is attacking..."

A lieutenant general rushed into Han Dang's camp in a hurry.

"What? How many people are there in the Shu army?"

Han Dang stood up immediately. He had fought with the Han army many times before, but he had never seen the Han army attack so hastily as they did today, so Han Dang still asked the lieutenant general with a fluke attitude.

"Look... there's no end in sight... General Han, we're surrounded by them, and there's no way out..."

The lieutenant general reported with sweat on his forehead, saying that this was also specially arranged by Feng Xi. Since Han Dang, such a big fish, had jumped into the net by himself, how could Feng Xi let him go?
The white-armored soldiers of the Han army attacked the fragile camp of the Eastern Wu like ants. Under the command of Feng Xi, the Han army made a siege weapon similar to a battering ram.

The four hastily made wheels, with a huge sharpened wooden stake suspended by ropes on the platform above, were a simple tool that could cause fatal damage to the walls and gates of the Han Dang camp.

Three or five of these simple battering rams, under the cover of the surrounding Han army's sword and shield soldiers, braved the rain of arrows from the Wu army and arrived at a wooden wall. With a few hits, they could directly knock a large section of the wooden wall to the ground.

As the wall that could serve as a shelter disappeared, the Han army rushed into the Wu army's camp. The Wu army had no choice but to put down their bows and arrows and pick up spears to fight the Han army.

However, the Wu army was not good at land warfare, and the elite troops under Feng Xi were well-trained. Facing the hastily-armed Wu army, they were like wolves entering a flock of sheep. A few Han troops who maintained their formation could chase after a dozen Wu soldiers.

The fierce battle lasted less than an hour, and the situation on the field became one-sided.

Han Dang only had his own troops and a few generals who were willing to follow him, with a total number of no more than 6,000 to 7,000. How could he withstand the fierce attack of tens of thousands of Han troops? "General Han! The Shu army is out in full force. We can't resist! Retreat quickly!"

A general rushed to Han Dang, who was still fighting in the command camp, and spoke loudly.

"Alas! It is my incompetence that has dragged you down. You can surrender to save your lives, but I cannot let down the old master Wen Tai!"

Han Dang also knew that he was wrong this time, so he simply picked up his sword and charged into the Han army that was surging like a tide all around him...

"Report! Commander-in-Chief, something terrible has happened. General Han's troops have been surrounded by the Shu army and may not be able to escape!"

Lu Xun had just arrived at the strategic location of Yiling and set up camp, but his good mood was immediately interrupted by a messenger.

"Han Dang's troops? Where? Could it be that the Shu army wants to forcefully break through the natural barrier and attack our garrison?"

Lu Xun asked quickly.

"This... is not a strategic location, but... is... is where General Han was stationed the day before yesterday..."

The messenger's voice became lower and lower. After all, it was true that Han Dang deliberately disobeyed orders, and it was not easy for him to explain for the old general.

"Stupid! Lord Han Yi is stupid! Why didn't you obey my orders and dared to fight the Shu army alone there!"

Lu Xun was almost mad with anger. What he said yesterday was ignored by Han Dang today.

You must know that in history, although Han Dang and other generals initially pretended to obey Lu Xun but actually disobeyed him, the situation in history was different from now.

In the original history, Sun Huan was not directly driven back to Jiangling as he was now, but led the remaining troops to defend Yiling City, attracting a lot of attention from the Han army to the siege of Yiling.

The Wu army did not suffer as many casualties as it does now. Although the Wu army lost many generals such as Pan Zhang in history, the deaths of Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong also restored a lot of morale, and the losses of ordinary soldiers were slightly lower.

In addition, Liu Bei was not clear about Lu Xun's background, so he did not seize the opportunity to attack Han Dang and other generals who disobeyed his orders at the time, causing them to only lose some soldiers but retreat intact.

But Feng Xi was different. At this time, Sun Huan had gone to some corner of Jingzhou to look after the warehouse; the navy on the river was burned by Zhang Nan; in front of him, there was only Han Dang, and he couldn't catch anyone else even if he wanted to fight.

In addition, he knew that Lu Xun was not able to convince the people in the early stage, his subordinates had many complaints, and the execution of his orders was greatly reduced, so he gave orders decisively. The result of these two factors led to the current situation, which is completely different from history.

"Grand Commander, regardless of General Han's guilt, we must send troops immediately to rescue the old general."

Zhou Tai sullenly clasped his fists and stepped out.

"Rescue? ...You cannot send troops without permission."

Naturally, Lu Xun could think of what Feng Xi could think of as well, but at this moment, facing this blatant conspiracy, he could only swallow his anger.

"What?! Commander-in-Chief, General Han is a veteran of three dynasties. How can we sit back and watch him be killed by the Shu army?"

Ma Zhong, a general of Wu, immediately objected. Han Dang was an old official who had followed Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan. Being killed here, especially because Lu Xun did not rescue him, was something the generals could not accept.

"... Don't you know my orders? You can't send troops on your own."

Lu Xun gritted his teeth and answered word by word.

"..."

All the generals were silent. Even Zhou Tai, who had previously supported Lu Xun the most, looked hesitant.

"The King's sword is here. You are not allowed to rescue Han Yigong without permission!"

How could Lu Xun not know what they were thinking? He slammed Sun Quan's sword on the table and scolded them.

The generals could only clasp their fists in silence and then leave. But what they were thinking was only known to them.

(End of this chapter)