Chapter 17: Lost Wancheng

The Wei army, who rushed out of Luyang Road through a lot of hardships, finally saw the light. As long as you pass through Fangcheng, you can meet with Xu Huang's troops, and there is nothing to block their way. Sima Yi ordered a rapid advance, but he also knew that when the Wei army had not mastered the pigeon technology, information transmission would never catch up with Ji Han. However, soldiers are very fast, and even if the Han army's information transmission is fast, they should have time to prepare.

Sima Yi was very correct in his mind. In fact, they almost snatched Fangcheng. When the Wei army attacked Fangcheng, Zhuge Qiao's men had just arrived at Fangcheng.

The Wei army quickly rushed towards the continuous camps on the top of Fangcheng Mountain. The high-rise flags floated in the air, as if they had completely restored their majesty before the Luoyang War. The army Sima waved his sword and shouted: "Run, take down Fangcheng and occupy Wancheng!"

The Wei army also accelerated to rush up the mountain. Five hundred steps, four hundred steps, three hundred steps, and closer, and you could almost hear the panic sound of the Wu army on the city. The Wei army Sima shouted loudly: "Roar!" He was about to rush up the city.

At this time, the Han army E Huan's troops arrived. Seeing that the Wei army was in large numbers, Ji Han's troops were timid and wanted to retreat. E Huan was furious and went into battle in person, shouting loudly: "Rise the flag and fight!" In the blink of an eye, two large flags were erected in the square city, and the fighting "Han" and "Zhuge" were fluttering in the wind, revealing endless solemnity in calmness.

Suddenly seeing these three words, the Wei army suddenly became in chaos. They did not expect that they were not facing the Wu army, but the Han army, and they did not expect that this was a member of the Zhuge family. The Wei army, who had been scared by Kong Ming, had the first reaction: It's over, Zhuge Liang blocked his way.

E Huan didn't expect that the big flag was treed. The Wei army's powerful offensive was paused. Seeing the opportunity, he waved the Han army's arrows and poured them down like rain. The Wei army's Sima was a little brave. While blocking the panic, he retreated to the Wei army, and led the way. He shouted loudly: "You bastards, don't rush up, you all die for me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his body suddenly flew up from the back of the horse and fell away. A giant crossbow shot through his front heart.

"Okay, your kid is shooting this crossbow so accurately!" E Huan said, patting his subordinates' shoulders. The crossbow soldiers who had just released a crossbow were extremely proud.

Sima of the army was killed in battle, and the Wei army's front army was completely defeated. Taking this opportunity, Zhuge Qiao deployed his troops on the Fangcheng and faced Sima Yi head-on.

When the news reached Sima Yi's army, Sima Yi was furious. He beheaded all the hundreds of Wei troops who fled back and personally led the army to attack Fangcheng. Under Sima Yi's personal leadership, the Wei army regained its momentum and knew that the opposite side was not Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang's son, and had already been full of momentum and prepared to take revenge.

Ji Han suffered a loss now. First of all, the number of troops and horses is not as large as Cao Wei, and the training is not as good as Cao Wei's spirit. Speaking of wisdom, although Zhuge Qiao is the first among the younger generation, he is still one step behind Sima Yi. Originally, Zhuge Qiao planned to use the advantage of the territory to block for a few days and it would be easy to get along with each other, but who knew that in just half a day, Fangcheng changed hands several times, and the two sides started a fierce battle here. The corpse was in a mess and blood stained the hillside, and Ji Han could hardly resist. Zhuge Qiao planned to personally lead the army to attack Sima Yi's central army from the flank. But he was dispatched. Suddenly, a team of people emerged from the central army at the Wei army and surrounded the troops that Zhuge Qiao had quietly dispatched. On the battlefield, there was a sudden change of momentum. The commander wanted people to be in one place, looking at all directions, and responding at any time. Zhuge Qiao's surprise attack failed. He had to retreat.

In the evening, all troops reported to Zhuge Qiao to retreat. E Huan cried the most fiercely: "Sir, if we don't retreat, we will be able to fight all this!"

It seems that it is impossible to block the Wei army for a few days without risk. Now we have to choose the right one, should we fight to the death, or avoid the enemy's edge and lead to the disaster in Jiangdong?

Zhuge Qiao was also thinking that withdrawing troops was the easiest, but if he retreated easily, how could he explain to Dongwu? A father and a future father-in-law handed over the northern route to himself, and he would easily lose it and it would be difficult to see anyone. If the mutual trust between the Sun and Liu families was destroyed, it would be more than worth the loss. At the beginning, he and his father competed with Xinye and other counties. Although Ji Han was devoted to Ji Han, he was a little petty. After receiving help from them, he was considered a favor. If Sima Yi was easily let go, how could he explain to Dongwu?

Zhuge Qiao calmed down for a moment and said, "If we don't fight to the last person, I will never withdraw my troops. The situation in Wancheng changes three times a day. If we defend Fangcheng, the coalition forces of Sun and Liu of Nanyang County will take the initiative. If we give up Fangcheng, the entire Nanyang County will be in chaos."

At this time, Jiang Bin, who was ordered to supervise the grain, stepped forward and said, "Sir, is the Prime Minister sending Sima Yi to the south a plan to cause trouble to Jiangdong? We are trying our best here, is it against Ji Han's interests?"

This sentence was spoken to everyone, and they all looked at Zhuge Qiao. Zhuge Qiao said, "Although my father had a strange plan to destroy the city, his strength could not destroy Sima Yi. If he let him go south, he would naturally have the intention of killing people with a knife. But now, Lu Xun and others have already noticed this matter, so they sent me to block it. We are just a touchstone, and what we are trying is whether the Sun and Liu families still have friendship. If we get the approval of Eastern Wu, then on the battlefield of Nanyang, the Sun and Liu families will join forces to deal with Cao Wei. If not, then Sun Wu suddenly withdrew his troops, we will lose an ally in vain and lose the opportunity to further weaken Sima Yi in Nanyang. Therefore, even if the disaster leads to Jiangdong, the Wei army has arrived, we have nowhere to retreat."

He stood up and looked at the people around him: "Donalds, what can we do to sacrifice our troops for the sake of Ji Han's overall situation?"

Everyone stopped objecting, they stood up and shouted with Zhuge Qiao: "For Ji Han, defend Fangcheng to the death!"

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It was the third day that Sima Yi attacked the mountain. He did not expect that this Han army would be so difficult to eliminate. They blocked this throat, guarded the enemy and refused to retreat. This made Sima Yi’s original plan to take advantage of the conflict between the Han and Wu families to make profits completely. Obstacled under the strong city had a great impact on the morale of the Wei army. In addition, the food and grass were not maintained and the attack power was insufficient, so it was really infuriating to watch the Han army’s position not being able to be taken down.

Sima Yi has used tricks in recent days to lure the enemy in every way, attack head-on, indirectly, make key breakthroughs, and sneak attacks on the small paths. However, the Han generals on the opposite side are also extremely smart. Although they have achieved certain results, they cannot make major progress.

Sima Yi was furious and had killed five lower-level generals in a row. The Wei soldiers were in panic and wondered if they would touch Sima Yi's bad luck.

Sima Yi had no choice but to put his hope on his son.

After all, there are few Han soldiers. Although they can block their own large troops, if only a few people secretly pass by, there is still no problem.

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Before the war, Wancheng was as quiet as the ghost realm. Under Ji Han's order, no one was allowed to travel at will before the war, otherwise it would be handled according to the chaos. Regardless of killing, the captain of Ji Han, Fan Jiang, stayed here. Fan Jiang was an old man who had been in the army for a long time. He had been practicing calmly and sophisticated for many years. Although he was not a little bit too easy to adapt to the situation and his wisdom was ordinary, but as long as he did not make any special orders, he would complete it seriously.

The battle situation on the front line was getting more and more intense, and the Han army suffered heavy casualties, and even the wounded were not too late to send back. Food and grass were consumed, military weapons were consumed, and reserves were replenished. One by one, Fan Jiang was so busy that his feet were facing the sky.

At this time someone came to report: "Sir, an envoy from the Eastern Wu came."

Fan Jiang was angry and did not send soldiers and generals, so what kind of envoys came? They had soldiers and generals, but they asked us to come to the jar, and they said they were their own fathers, and their father-in-law, who only cared about power and did not care about family affection. At this time, he forgot to be ordered to steal the four counties of Xinye. However, since the people from the Eastern Wu came, he could not help. He said immediately: "Check it out. Let them enter the city and the leader came to see me. I am the only one who is in charge of such a large Wancheng. I can't get over it. No matter what, I want them to send troops."

Not long after, a thin man with a Dongwu accent came in: "See the lieutenant. My general knew that Ji Han was in difficulty in defending the city, so he especially asked the villain to come and help."

Fan Jiang said: "Is your general Zhuge or General Lu?"

"It's General Zhuge."

"Then how many people have you brought to help?"

"Three people."

"What?" Fan Jiang was angry for a moment, "Three people? You have too many people. I don't have that big pot. I can't make so many meals. Please come back. Let me tell you that although the Ji Han people are few and exhausted, for the sake of the Sun and Liu families, even if they are all killed in battle, they will not let a Wei army travel south. Let your elders prepare the coffin to release the body of Zhuge Prefect (Zhuge Qiao's official position is Shangyong Prefect)."

The man smiled and said, "Sir, why bother? Although we have few people, we have brought a treasure to retreat to the Wei army."

Fan Jiang was stunned: "Treasure? What treasure?"

The man waved, "Come on."

Fan Jiang was surprised, and saw two people carrying a huge wooden box and swaying in from afar. It was obvious that there were extremely heavy things hidden in it, and said, "Sir, this is the latest weapon in the newly developed area of ​​Dongwu. With this thing, it can match his millions of heroes."

Fan Jiang was curious. He knew that Ji Han's military weapons were unparalleled in the world. This time, the Prime Minister took Luoyang and used something that others didn't understand. At this time, he heard about the weapons of the Eastern Wu, and couldn't help but want to take a look. He left the table, walked to the tent, stood side by side with the Eastern Wu people, and said, "Open it and see."

The Dongwu people smiled and said, "Sir, my master told me that this thing should not be seen by others, otherwise if you see too many people, the news will leak, and it will not work."

Fan Jiang knew this rule, and waved his hand and the personal soldiers in the tent retreated.

Two Eastern Wu people opened the box with force, and a harsh squeaking sound came from a sound. When Fan Jiang looked down, it was empty inside and saw nothing. He was hesitating, and suddenly a figure flashed around him. Fan Jiang was shocked and flicked to the side, knowing that he was trapped, but there was no time. He thrust out of the back of his head, and his eyes went black, and he fell to the ground, and the personnel were not awake. The three of them took action together, tied Fan Jiang, sealed his mouth, put it into a wooden box, and took the command arrow from the table, and then he swayed out of the tent.

Fan Jiang's army was a bit like Zhang Fei, with military orders as mountains, but the management was not rigorous. His military soldiers did not doubt it, and when they saw that there were arrows, they did not stop them, so they let them go.

Although the three Eastern Wu people left the camp, they were already sweating heavily. During the implementation of this plan, as long as there was a little leak, Fan Jiang made a little noise, and they were afraid that the three of them would become ghosts under the sword. The three carried the wooden box, turned around the street, and entered a restaurant. In the dark room of the restaurant, one of them had a cloth robe, and they were Sima Shi. The three who disguised themselves as Eastern Wu people were the dead soldiers summoned by Sima Yi. Sima Yi had three thousand dead soldiers, and these dead soldiers each had their own strengths, some were good at swords and weapons, some were good at assassination, some were good at strategy, and some were just like these three people, both had their own strengths, assassination and other strengths, which could play an extremely important role at critical moments. In fact, for a long time, these dead soldiers were all important forces of Sima Yi.

Sima Shi looked at the three people and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, wake him up, let's ask about the current situation."

Soon after, Fan Jiang woke up, he looked up at the people and stood up slowly.

Sima Shi smiled and said, "General Ji Han, you have now explained the affairs of the city for my prisoners of war. I will let you die."

Fan Jiang laughed loudly, suddenly exerted force on his upper and lower jaws, and squirted Sima Shi's face with blood. Sima Shi was furious and could no longer ask, shouted: "Cut off his head, and we will take Wancheng tonight."

At night, the Wancheng military camp was in chaos first. When the soldiers discovered that the main general was quietly missing and did not hide the news, the Han army was in chaos. Some rushed out of the city to the front line of Fangcheng to find Zhuge Qiao to report the news, and some defended the city. But it was too late. The troops formed by Fan Jiang, composed of Nanyang people, were bewitched by Sima Shi and the hidden Cao Wei forces in Wancheng, and there was a commotion. In the two infantry stationed in the city, some soldiers rushed out regardless of the ban.

After the military camp, there were sporadic battles with the troops responsible for the guards. Some troops were urging by the rebels, and the soldiers joined the ranks of rebellion in groups, even in groups. In some areas, the army had fierce conflicts with the civilians in Wancheng. Street battles were carried out everywhere, and barricades were built with sandbags and door panels everywhere, making the free movement of the army impossible. At this time, the Ji Han people in Wancheng discovered that their foundation in Wancheng was so shallow.

Sima Shi was not in a hurry to see the chaos of the Han army, but he was not in a hurry to fight the city. He just teleported the news of Fan Jiang's capture on a large scale, causing the Han army to panic further.
Chapter completed!