Chapter 353 347. Small Defeat
Tuan waved his weapon and ordered the army in the rear to press forward. Although Tuan could have relied on the rattan armor to challenge Guan Xing and Zhang Bao, Meng Huo had informed Wutugu in advance that the Han army was full of talented people and had extraordinary martial arts skills, and any ordinary general who challenged them would be courting death.

Although Wutugu was eager to try, he still ordered Tuan not to fight with the Han generals without authorization to avoid any accidents.

Tuan also knew his own weight. He heard rumors from Meng Huo's army that Jin Huan San Jie, the best warrior in Nanzhong, fought against the Han army but was caught up and killed by a young Han general in less than ten rounds. He didn't want to fight the Han army, so he just let his rattan armor army destroy the Han army.

"attack!"

Seeing that the other side had no intention of fighting, Guan Xing swung his sword and took the lead with Zhang Bao to charge into the army of the Wuguo Kingdom.

For generals with martial arts skills like Guan Xing and Zhang Bao, if they knew the weakness of the rattan armor in advance, then the impact would not be that great. At most, the soldiers of the Wuguo Kingdom would sometimes deliberately use the rattan armor to block the weapons of the two.

Even the Green Dragon Crescent Blade could not easily cut through the defense of the rattan armor. It could only leave a deep scar on the rattan armor. This showed that the material of the Green Dragon Crescent Blade was extraordinary.

Of course, more soldiers of the Wuguo Kingdom were easily beheaded or pierced in the head by Guan Xing and Zhang Bao with their swords and snake spears.

However, the two were generals with first-class martial arts skills, so it was natural for them to be able to achieve this level. However, the ordinary soldiers of the Han army did not have such a high level of control ability.

Although most of the Han army soldiers knew to attack the enemy's head or limbs, these battle-hardened rattan armor soldiers were no pushovers and deliberately avoided fatal damage from the Han army. In addition, the rattan armor covered a large area, so it was easy for the Han army soldiers' swords and spears to scratch the rattan armor, leaving not even a white mark.

As the Han army's combat effectiveness was greatly suppressed, the advantage of the large number of Wuguo people began to emerge. The battle situation began to develop in a direction that was unfavorable to the Han army, and Guan Xing and Zhang Bao naturally discovered this.

They had been paying attention to the situation on the battlefield from the beginning, and found that the Han army seemed to have fallen into a disadvantage. They immediately remembered Feng Xi's words, and without a trace of reluctance or desire to fight, with the two of them personally leading the army to cover the rear, the Han army was able to evacuate the battlefield intact.

Although the Han army did not suffer heavy losses, they still looked embarrassed. After all, the Han army had beaten Meng Huo before, but now they were beaten back in a battle, which was indeed embarrassing.

However, Feng Xi has never cared about the outcome of one or two battles. What he wants is a complete victory.

"Grand Commander, we are ashamed. These rattan armor soldiers are really powerful. Even the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade can't successfully cut through the armor of those ordinary soldiers."

Guan and Zhang returned to the newly built camp of the Han army and apologized to Feng Xi after seeing him.

"It doesn't matter. If we don't give them some sweet treats, how can they take the bait? We should strengthen the defense in the next few days and send more scouts. We must investigate all the movements of the barbarian army in detail. Nothing should be missed."

Feng Xi gave orders to the generals, and naturally no one would disobey them.

Feng Xi himself was holding the map drawn by Deng Ai, thinking about the location of the decisive battle. He pointed his finger at the surroundings on the map, and finally settled on a canyon called "Yixiantian".

Although it's a bit old-fashioned, it's practical. If it was a plain, Feng Xi was afraid that he couldn't control the strength, and by then even Wutugu and his rattan armor army would be wiped out, and the Wuguo Kingdom would be destroyed.

"Come here, ask General Deng to come here."

Feng Xi shouted outside the tent, and his personal guards went to invite Deng Ai over.

"Grand...Grand Commander, you are looking for me...what can I do for you?"

Although Deng Ai still stuttered, it was much better than when he first met him. Feng Xi touched his chin and found that it was indeed a psychological factor that caused his stuttering.

You should know that there are many types of stuttering, including those caused by heredity and those caused by acquired factors. For example, some children learn to stutter and end up stuttering. There are also various factors that cause stuttering. In short, although they are all stuttering, the causes are still different.

Feng Xi once noticed that Deng Ai would not stutter when he was extremely excited, but would stutter when he was in a calm mood. This was obviously not something that was congenital, because if it was, he would stutter no matter what his mood was.

Therefore, Feng Xi speculated that Deng Ai must have suffered a lot because he lost his father at a young age and was forcibly relocated to Huainan by the Wei State. This high-pressure environment caused the young Deng Ai to experience stress or tension, and it is not impossible that he developed a stutter.

Fortunately, Feng Xi has slowly discovered how to solve the problem. It seems that as Deng Ai's confidence grows, his stuttering symptoms have also eased a lot. Therefore, Feng Xi plans to slowly help Deng Ai build up more confidence and affirm his abilities. Over time, his stuttering might be cured.

"Shizai, come here, do you see this place?"

Feng Xi waved his hand and asked Deng Ai to come to the map spread out on the table and pointed to the narrow gap he had just seen.

"The Grand Commander, do you think you want to defeat the Rattan Armor Army here?"

Deng Ai's battlefield sense was still as sensitive as ever, and he immediately guessed Feng Xi's purpose.

"That's right. You will take some soldiers from the Shenwu Camp with you. Do you understand?"

Feng Xi whispered some instructions to Deng Ai. Deng Ai had followed Feng Xi for some time, so he naturally had a thorough understanding of Feng Xi's arrangements.

"Ming...understand."

Deng Ai bowed and went down according to Feng Xi's order.

"Congratulations, my Lord. You have won a great victory over the arrogant Han army in the first battle. It is true that the warriors of Wugo are much stronger than those weak Han people!"

Meng Huo and Wutugu naturally would not be idle while Tuan was fighting. They both stood on the high platform and witnessed how Tuan's rattan armor army defeated the Han army. So Meng Huo did not hesitate to flatter Tuan and flattered Wutugu so much that he felt like he was floating on air.

"Haha, King Meng Huo, you are too kind. This Han Chinese does not know the secrets of our South China and rashly engaged in a war. It is only natural that this consequence occurred."

Wutugu laughed loudly, and because he was in a good mood, he produced and ate another python.

"Since the Han army has retreated, why don't we take advantage of the situation to pursue the Han army and retake the previous territory?"

In the interval between the two men's flattery, the Second Cave Marshal Dong Tuna suddenly made such a suggestion. Wu Tugu was not a local, so he naturally followed the host's wishes and had no objection.

Meng Huo thought about it and still felt a little worried.

"The Han army has always been strong, why are there so few troops today? And it's just a minor defeat, why are they leaving the camp and running away?"

Facing the Han army's retreat today, Meng Huo always felt a little uneasy. Although he didn't know why the Han army did this, he subconsciously felt that there was a trick.

(End of this chapter)