Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 69. The gears of fate begin to turn (66)

"clang!"

The bell rang, symbolizing the fourth watch of the night. It also symbolized that all the actors in this fateful drama were in place and ready to begin the performance.

"kill!"

Suddenly, shouts and cries of killing came from the southeast of the Han army camp. The commanders of the southeast camp were none other than Liu Ning, Du Lu and their Changsha troops.

Huang Zhong was old and weak, so he could only recuperate in Chengdu and could not participate in the expedition. Liu Ning and Du Lu, as deputy generals, replaced Huang Zhong and led the troops to the expedition.

Although Feng Xi looked down on Liu Ning and Du Lu, he would not deliberately target them. After the two moved their camps, they happened to be the southeastern camp guarding Liu Bei's central army.

Tonight, the two of them gathered together to drink secretly as usual, and complained about Feng Xi's faults. By the time they had drunk three jars of wine, they had already passed out in the central army tent.

The two men barely maintained a last bit of vigilance, and when the shouts and screams of killing arose all around them, the two men who were sleeping like dead pigs finally got up from the ground with sleepy eyes.

"What are you doing... making so much noise..."

Liu Ning rubbed his eyes and pushed open the curtain. The scene in front of him instantly made his brain clearer.

Fire, his camp was now burning in an endless fire. His Changsha soldiers, who were good at fighting, were panicked and fled in embarrassment because of the sudden fire and night attack.

Many people were burned to death in their sleep before they could wake up; some people woke up, but the fire was already close to them, and they had no time to do anything but run back; some people were awakened by the shouting and killing, but were also at a loss and could only stare blankly at everything in front of them.

In the fire, countless Wu soldiers in green, led by a general riding a steed, broke through the flames and rushed into the camp from outside.

"Damn it! What's going on! What's going on!"

Liu Ning's eyes were bloodshot. He could never have imagined that the Wu army would set fire to the camp tonight.

"What's wrong, Lao Liu? Why is it so bright outside?"

Du Lu inside the tent was still a little dazed, looking at Liu Ning outside the tent with a dazed look.

"Don't sleep, Lao Du! The enemy is attacking the camp!"

Liu Ning yelled, and Du Lu trembled with fear. He immediately staggered to pick up his weapon and walked out of the tent. Liu Ning also went back to the tent and took out his mace, ready to meet the enemy.

Unfortunately, the two of them had just secretly drunk a lot in the first half of the night, and now the alcohol was taking effect on them. They felt sore limbs and weak hands and feet.

The Wu army had already set fire and killed their way to Liu Ning and the others. Even though they were in poor condition, they could still easily deal with some miscellaneous soldiers.

After killing several Wu soldiers in front of him, Liu Ning realized that it was time to gather the troops and tell them not to continue bombing the camp, so he shouted loudly:
"Don't panic! Don't panic! I am Liu Ning! Soldiers, keep your formation! Don't continue to run away!"

Liu Ning's shouts were not only effective, but also useless. The soldiers around him were fleeing in panic and no one paid any attention to him.

To make matters worse, the Han soldiers had no time to deal with him, but the Wu soldiers had time to deal with him. Ma Zhong was still hacking and killing the Han soldiers along the way, but when he heard Liu Ning's shout, he immediately turned his head and looked in the direction of the two men.

Ma Zhong's eyes lit up at once. Although the two men were disheveled, judging from their armor, they were obviously generals above the rank of lieutenant in the army. They were definitely two big fish.

However, Ma Zhong's ability to read people's expressions made him hesitate when he saw Liu Ning's mace. After all, Ma Zhong was born a hunter, and he was an expert in archery and traps; but if it came to a life-and-death fight, Ma Zhong would be weak. After all, he himself did not have any profound martial arts, nor was he a gifted person. His martial arts could only be said to be third-rate, and he was not even as good as some captains. Ma Zhong took a closer look and was overjoyed. It was obvious that the two were not in good condition at the moment, their feet were weak, and the mace was danced as slowly as a turtle. Ma Zhong simply bent his bow and sword quietly, aiming at Liu Ning's right arm.

“Swoosh—Puff.”

Ma Zhong's arrow accurately hit Liu Ning's right arm, and the iron arrowhead went straight into Liu Ning's shoulder.
"what!!!"

Liu Ning cried out in pain, and the mace in his hand fell to the ground unconsciously. He covered his right shoulder in pain and couldn't speak. Du Lu was shocked and found Ma Zhong riding on a horse in the distance, still in the archery posture.

Seeing that Liu Ning had lost his fighting ability, Ma Zhong simply jumped on his horse and whipped it, rushing straight towards the two of them. After all, beheading a general and seizing a flag was a great achievement, and now these two people were delivering the credit, weren't they?

Seeing Ma Zhong rushing over, Du Lu could only brace himself to take his blow. But firstly, Ma Zhong came on horseback, while Du and Lu were just walking; secondly, Ma Zhong had been conserving his energy and was now full of energy, while Liu Ning and Du Lu had just been drunk and felt uncomfortable.

"Dang! Whoosh—Crack"

So, as one side gained strength while the other lost strength, Du Lu was unable to block even one move. Ma Zhong knocked the spear in his hand away, and it spun several times in the air before being inserted into the soil nearby. Du Lu himself was also shaken by the huge force and fell to the ground.

Ma Zhong never dreamed that these two Han generals were so incompetent that they would break at the slightest touch. This achievement came too easily to him.

"Shu will die!"

Ma Zhong's face was ferocious, and the spear in his hand was about to take the lives of the two men.

Liu Ning and Du Lu were both shocked and frightened. At this critical moment when their lives were hanging by a thread, they both made the same choice at the same time.

"General, spare our lives! We surrender!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at the other party in surprise, wondering if he was amazed that great minds think alike.

"Oh? There are still Shu generals willing to surrender? What can you do to make me not kill you?"

As a member of the team that conquered Jingzhou, Ma Zhong had witnessed the character of Guan Yu's generals. Each of them would rather die than surrender. They were as smelly and hard as toilet stones. This was the first time he had seen a Han general surrender so easily on the battlefield.

The two looked at each other happily. Since the other party did not kill them immediately, it meant that there was still hope. Liu Ning rolled his eyes and decided to go all out. Since he had surrendered, why not make the biggest gesture? Then, even if he joined the Wu army, he would not be ashamed.

"General, I am willing to lead the way and take you to capture Liu Bei! If you can capture Liu Xuande, you will be extremely rich!"

Liu Ning gritted his teeth and spoke out his thoughts directly.

Not to mention Du Lu who was standing by, even Ma Zhong was stunned.

"If you tell me even a single lie, I will kill you. Are you really willing to take me to capture Liu Bei?"

"Of course I am willing! Since we have surrendered to Wu, the Han army will definitely not tolerate us. I will simply give this great achievement to the general, and hope that the general will help us in the future."

Liu Ning showed a flattering smile, which made Ma Zhong smile unconsciously.

"Okay, okay, then you guys lead the way! If we really capture Liu Bei, I will strongly recommend you two generals."

(End of this chapter)