mtlumby2d Chapter 278 Even a lowly soldier wants to kill a god?
Chapter 278 Even a lowly soldier wants to kill a god?
War is also about people; it always involves fighting people. To end a war, you must eliminate the enemy's manpower.
Having finally seized the opportunity to ambush Han Dang, Shen Yi naturally wanted to inflict a heavy blow on Han Dang in one battle. Therefore, when retreating to ambush, he deliberately left a large army hidden in the Wuyi Mountains to the south, under the command of Colonel Hao Yu.
Hao Yu is twenty-six years old this year. He is from Jie County, Bingzhou. He is a fellow townsman of Guan Yu. He changed his name to Hao Yu because he admired Guan Yu's reputation. Ten years ago, he fled to Jiangdong with his father and became a tenant farmer in Zhang Zhao's family. Eventually, he was summoned to the army to fight alongside Zhang Cheng. When Guan Xing captured Zhang Cheng, he was unfortunately captured. Because of his bravery in battle and his fellow townsman from Bingzhou, he was promoted to captain by Guan Xing.
Previously, when Shen Yi retreated, he left Hao Yu behind. Hao Yu followed Shen Yi's instructions to hide in the mountains and sent scouts to lie in ambush in Huaiyu Mountain. After Han Dang's army passed through, Hao Yu rushed out of Wuyi Mountain, crossed the corridor, and set up a position in the place where Han Dang had just passed to prepare to block the enemy.
Although Hao Yu only had three thousand men, he had logs, rocks, and bundles of straw that Shen Yi had painstakingly collected over several days. His supplies were even more abundant than Shen Yi's, so there was no need to worry about running out of equipment.
After entering the position, Hao Yu divided his army into smaller units, using garrison units to seize key locations, preparing to occupy advantageous terrain and use the supplies at hand to strike Han Dang.
Meanwhile, to prevent Han Dang from rushing through the passage despite the attack, Hao Yu personally led 800 men to dig a pit in the middle of the road. The soil in the mountains was softer and easier to dig than in the corridor, but the stones underground could easily damage the tools. However, these were not problems for Hao Yu, as the Han army had no shortage of tools.
Hao Yu dug a deep pit about a mile long in the passage, and only stopped when he had almost dug a passage between the two mountains. He then led his men to set up deer antlers in front of the pit to prepare for a tough fight against the Wu army's charge.
After completing these tasks, Hao Yu inspected the area again to make sure nothing was missed before going to the hill on the south side to wait.
This is the very front of the position. If Wu's army doesn't retreat, they'll be the first to see them if they do. So Hao Yu came here and lay down on the ground with the ambushing soldiers to wait.
Not long after they lay down, they heard faint sounds of fighting coming from the side. A soldier next to them said excitedly, "They've really started fighting. It seems General Shen has held off Han Dang."
Hao Yu teased, "Oh, so you know Han Dang?"
The soldier said speechlessly, "Captain, you're looking down on me. Han Dang became famous before I was born. Who in the whole of Jiangdong doesn't know the name of General Han Dang? But I've only heard of him and never met him. We can't possibly meet such a great person."
Hao Yu put his arm around his shoulder and laughed, "We'll see him soon. If we're lucky, we might even be able to kill him. Aren't you excited?"
The soldier asked excitedly, "Really? Captain, you're not kidding me, are you?"
The common people of the Han Dynasty loved to do two things: first, strive to become generals and marquises; second, risk their lives to kill those kings and marquises, dragging them down to their own level.
After all, what people love to see most is the fall of gods, the high and mighty gods falling to the mortal world. People both admire and hate gods, want to become gods and also want to kill gods. Moreover, the motivation to kill gods is stronger than to become gods, because becoming gods is too difficult, while killing gods is different. You just have to be willing to take the risk. Everyone destroys together, seeking a fair death.
So when the soldier learned that he had a chance to kill Han Dang, his eyes showed unprecedented excitement. It wasn't the excitement of achieving fame and success after killing Han Dang, but simply the excitement of possibly killing Han Dang.
At this moment, all he wanted was to kill Han Dang and bring this once unapproachable king down from his pedestal. He hadn't considered what would happen after he was brought down; even if he died together with Han Dang in the end, it would still be worth it.
It has to be said that human nature is truly wicked; once the inner demons are unleashed, the destruction they cause is simply unimaginable.
Hao Yu patted his shoulder and laughed, "It depends on fate, but as long as Han Dang comes, there's a chance. From now on, don't make a sound. If Han Dang hears us talking and doesn't come, we'll be at a huge loss."
They spoke very softly, and since they were several meters above the ground, Wu Jun might not be able to hear them even if he came over. The soldier, however, nervously glanced around and promptly shut up.
Hao Yu didn't say anything more, lying on the ground and gazing eastward quietly, waiting. After an unknown amount of time, he finally heard chaotic footsteps. Hao Yu quickly whispered a reminder: "Wu Jun is here, everyone get ready."
The footsteps were hurried and chaotic, clearly indicating a hasty retreat. At this critical juncture, who else could it be but Wu Jun?
As expected, Wu Jun quickly came into view, and like a stray dog, he plunged headlong into the Han army's ambush without even looking back.
Hao Yu didn't rush to attack. Instead, he kept a close eye on Wu Jun's vanguard. When the vanguard was about to reach the trap he had set, Hao Yu suddenly stood up, grabbed a rock the size of a bucket, and smashed it down hard. At the same time, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Attack!"
Upon hearing this, the Han army, which had been waiting impatiently on both sides of the mountain, decisively took action, throwing arrows, stones, logs, and burning bundles of straw at the Wu army at the same time, instantly stunning the Wu army that had entered the valley.
Wu Jun had just suffered a setback at Shen Yi's side, and his morale was already at its lowest point. When he was attacked again, his mind completely collapsed. The soldiers at the front instinctively rushed forward when attacked, trying to break out of the Han army's ambush and escape quickly. However, one of them stepped into a trap and his foot was pierced by a bamboo skewer. He screamed in pain and fell to the ground. Unfortunately, he was also hit on the buttocks by a bamboo skewer. The pain in his buttocks was excruciating.
As if things weren't bad enough, just as the unlucky Wu Jun let out a pig-like scream, a rock seemed to hear him and smashed straight down on his head. Wu Jun's scream was interrupted on the spot, and he fainted with his head tilted to the side.
The other Wu soldiers were so frightened by the guy's miserable state that they immediately stopped, turned around and ran back, only to encounter the same tragedy as before, colliding with the group of soldiers who were still advancing behind them.
The Wu army, having entered the canyon, was thrown into complete chaos. The attacks from the mountaintop shattered their defenses, and some, seeing no escape, cried out in despair, "Stop fighting! I surrender..."
After his reminder, the Wu army in the valley ordered their surrender, but the Han army on the mountaintop continued fighting as if they were deaf.
This enraged Han Dang, who had finally broken through the crowd and reached the valley. More than two thousand Wu soldiers had entered the valley, and judging from the current situation, it seemed that none of them would make it out.
Thinking of the loss of two thousand troops, Han Dang felt heartache, anger, and helplessness. However, he was also a decisive and swift person. Knowing that there was no way to get through this place, he stopped struggling and decisively ordered his troops to turn around and flee north, intending to enter Baiji Mountain in the north and then take a detour back. Little did he know that this trip would lead him back into the arms of Wu and Yue.
Seeing Wu Jun retreat, the soldier next to Hao Yu became anxious and hurriedly asked, "Captain, what should we do? Wu Jun has escaped."
He was even thinking about killing a god and having fun killing kings and nobles with commoners, but before he even saw the god, the god ran away.
Hao Yu laughed and said, "No rush. Given General Shen's personality, he's definitely sent people to block the way to the north. Let's chase after him again in a quarter of an hour and try to annihilate Han Dang in Huaiyu Mountain."
The soldier asked in surprise, "Why are we not chasing them now? Why wait until 15 minutes later? Aren't you afraid the Wu army will really escape?"
Hao Yu slapped the back of his head and scolded, "Are you stupid? Han Dang is definitely on guard right now. If we go now, we'll be doing Han Dang what he wants. So we need to be 25 minutes late, so that Han Dang will mistakenly think that we won't pursue and will lower his guard. Once he lowers his guard, we can catch him off guard and launch a surprise attack. Do you understand?"
Hao Yu didn't expect him to understand. He left some men to continue guarding against Wu's army while he rushed to the canyon to treat Wu's wounded soldiers.
He was once a soldier of Wu, and was a comrade-in-arms with the Wu soldiers below the mountain. They were enemies who wanted to kill him, but now that the battle is over, he will definitely be saved.
After a quarter of an hour of this commotion, seeing that it was almost time, Hao Yu left a battalion of soldiers to take care of the wounded and prevent the Wu army from returning, while he personally led the rest of his troops to pursue them.