Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 85 80. Conspiracy in the City
"Sun Huan, you little brat! You are defeated! How dare you come to the battlefield and embarrass yourself! Don't you know that Generals Tan Xiong, Xie Jing, and Li Yi are waiting for you in the underworld?"

Feng Xi did not change into the white robes of the Eastern Expedition Army. He rode his horse to the front of the battle formation and began to taunt Sun Huan on the opposite side.

"Feng Xiuyuan! Don't be so arrogant! Today, the city of Jiangling is where you will die!"

You can lose the battle but not the formation. Although Sun Huan was defeated repeatedly, he could not lose his momentum, so he made harsh remarks to Feng Xi.

Feng Xi's eastern expedition army was quite fast. It went downstream and arrived in front of Jiangling City in just one day after Liu Bei left.

In order to boost morale, Sun Huan led his troops to the city and confronted Feng Xi, intending to stop while the going is good after a small victory.

According to Sun Huan, although Lu Xun failed to achieve any success, the fire did have a certain impact on the morale of the Han army. So he charged forward for a while and left after a small victory. This could also boost the morale of the surrendered troops and increase their fighting spirit.

"Since you want to die so badly, I will satisfy you. Guan Xing, Chen Shi! You two will lead the front army and defeat Sun Huan's army!"

Feng Xi called on two generals on both sides, and Chen Shi and Guan Xing led their troops to attack Sun Huan's troops.

"Don't be afraid! Good men, follow me and kill the Shu dogs!"

Sun Huan swung his sword and his Jingzhou troops had no choice but to rush towards the Han army.

For a moment, people and horses were thrown to the ground on the field, and the two armies were fighting each other.

Normally speaking, since the troops under Guan Xing and Chen Shi were not trained personally by Feng Xi, they would certainly not be able to completely suppress the Jingzhou army carefully trained by Guan Yu in terms of combat effectiveness.

However, the morale of the Jingzhou army was inevitably low when facing Guan Xing, and there was almost no fighting spirit. Many people even surrendered directly when they saw Guan Xing on the battlefield.

"Damn it, Feng Xi is only good at these little tricks... withdraw the troops and return to the city!"

Although Sun Huan's troops suffered a minor defeat, they were not completely routed, so they retreated safely back to the city.

Sun Huan was very angry about what happened on the battlefield and called Mi Fang and Fu Shiren.

"The army of Jingzhou is so timid towards Guan Yu's son! You all should go to the army quickly and tell the soldiers not to hold back. Anyone who kills Guan Xing in battle will be rewarded with ten thousand gold coins, and I will personally ask for him to be made a Marquis of Guannei!"

Mi Fang and Fu Shiren had no choice but to respond and retreat to the camp to convey the message without further mentioning it.

"...That's right. When the time comes, General Sun will personally recommend you for the credit. Don't have any unrealistic ideas. Do you understand?"

As Fu Shiren was speaking on the stage, the general who had shed tears that day remained silent and did not say a word.

In the evening, the general was walking on the street, preparing to return home.

Like the Han army, these officers who had their own residences in the local area could go home freely at night. This general had been in Jingzhou for almost ten years, so naturally he had a small property in Jiangling, which was enough for him to live in.

"...Captain,...Captain!"

The general heard a low shout coming from the quiet street, frowned, and looked around. In the dark night, a dark shadow was looking at him in the alley.

"Who are you?"

The general knew that the newcomer was definitely not from the Eastern Wu. Because he was only a lieutenant under Guan Yu at the time, and after the Eastern Wu invaded, Sun Quan rewarded many generals in the army and promoted them to higher positions in order to win over the people. He had already become a minor general.

"Captain, do you remember the letter from home? Come with me."

The man came in stealthily, saying only this one sentence before heading into the alley.

The general was horrified and confused at the same time, but he still chased after the figure.

The two ran in the alley for a while and came to a secluded and deserted courtyard, where the figure stopped.

"Can you tell me now who you are?" The general had his hand on the sword at his waist. If the other party dared to do anything bad to him, he would draw his sword and kill him immediately.

"Captain, I haven't seen you for a few months. Are you doing well?"

The 'captain' squinted his eyes and carefully looked at the figure standing in front of him in the moonlight. When he saw the person clearly, he was shocked and his hands involuntarily left the sword.

“Sir? You’re not… not…”

The captain stuttered and bent over to kowtow, but the other party took two steps towards him and supported him.

"Captain, please don't be like this. Let me ask you, are you still loyal to the Lord? If so, I will work with you today to make a plan. If you feel that the rats in Dongwu treat you well, you can tie me up and send me to Sun Huan. I will help you advance your career and make our acquaintance worthwhile."

When the captain heard the figure mention the word "Lord", he couldn't help but shed two lines of tears.

"What are you talking about! I have followed you south since the beginning. How can a small favor from the Eastern Wu change my heart towards you?

I am now committed to this, waiting for the royal army to return to Jingzhou one day, and I will open the city to welcome the return of my Han army! How can I be a person without a father and a king! "

The captain expressed his feelings directly, causing the figure on the opposite side to nod repeatedly.

"Well, well, well, you are indeed someone that the Lord valued back then. Fortunately, Mi Fang and Fu Shiren do not know your relationship with the Lord. Now that my Han army has surrounded Jiangling, do you dare to join me in doing great things and welcome the royal army together?"

"Why not?! My Lord, please tell me what you need me to do, and I will do my best."

"Let me ask you, how many people under your command are still loyal to you?"

"Except for the one military officer sent by Dongwu, the others are all my trusted followers and have served you all the way with me till now!"

"Okay, contact the other troops tomorrow and see what they think. If they all appreciate the favor of the military marquis, we will open the city in three days to welcome the return of the Han army!"

"I will do my best to fulfill your trust. I wonder where you are now? If you don't mind, you can stay at my house."

"Then I'll beg you to forgive me."

The two men then left the courtyard and quietly returned to the captain's home at night when no one was around.

……

"A letter from the city?"

The next day at noon, Feng Xi was a little surprised. He had just arrived at Jiangling City for less than a day, and there were people in the city willing to cooperate with him?
Feng Xi read the letter carefully, his eyes full of disbelief. He either didn't know the names of the people mentioned in the letter, or he knew them so he couldn't believe it.

"He's still alive? He's still alive? What on earth is going on in this world?"

Feng Xi was a little confused. He was very familiar with the names of the two masterminds mentioned in the letter. He was so familiar with them that he didn't even want to suspect that this was the other party's scheme. But it was also too outrageous for him.

Fortunately, there were people around him who knew the situation in Jingzhou, so he immediately asked someone to invite the two of them over.

"Come here, invite Liao Zhubu and Wang Sima over! Oh, and ask Ma Shizhong to come over as well."

Feng Xi spoke to the guards outside the tent. The guards bowed and soon brought Guan Yu's Jingzhou chief clerk Liao Hua and military commander Wang Fu, and Ma Liang followed closely behind.

"Please take a look at this letter. I am a little unsure of its authenticity."

Feng Xi handed the letter in his hand to the three people. After they read it, they all showed an incredible expression like Feng Xi.

(End of this chapter)