History of Women in the Wei Dynasty

Chapter 90 The thunder shook
Those who would rather die with fragrance clinging to the branches are certainly not just a few like Xi Jiao.

To their southeast, Wei Mao was rescued by a Hengzhou soldier who quickly carried him into a felt tent, where there were already seven people.

The Hengzhou soldiers left with the words "Stay here" and immediately returned to the battlefield.

Wei Mao wasn't seriously injured. If it weren't for the sudden blow to the back of his head, he wouldn't have been completely powerless to resist. His head still hurts, but he's conscious. "Wei Yao, Wei Yao is in danger."

"Don't go out." One of them stopped Wei Mao: "We are prisoners now, we can't go out."

"Step aside!"

Another person, sensing that Wei Mao didn't understand at all, explained to him: "Those Rouran soldiers are actually the garrison troops of Wuchuan Town. Tonight is not a real battle; it's our Hengzhou soldiers conducting military drills with the garrison troops. Anyone who has been taken into the felt tent is considered to have heard about the military exercise and is a prisoner, so they can only leave after the exercise is over."

Wei Mao, backlit, stretched his arm forward, holding his bloody palm up to their eyes. "If the Hengzhou soldiers hadn't saved me, I might already be dead. And before I died, would I have known I was killed by the town's soldiers?"

He roared in fury, "If that man kills me, what difference is there between him and the Rouran killing me? If he dared to kill me, wouldn't he now be plotting to kill my people, your people? Can you guess?! And can you guess how many soldiers in the garrison are like him, taking this opportunity to vent their personal grievances?"

“You’re telling me tonight is a military exercise? If one side has already broken the rules, it’s no longer a military exercise; this is war! I’m going to rescue people, to rescue those Hengzhou people who are as weak as me, and even weaker than me. As for you…”

"I'm going with you." The figure crouching in the corner stood up. "I'm going with you! Listen up, those who are willing to be prisoners: no one looks down on you, but don't use the only bit of courage you have to stop us!"

This person came out of the tent with Wei Mao.

The roads running north and south are the main attack routes of the Rouran army, and also the shortest routes that Wei Yao and her men must take to escape to the main military region.

"Hey?"

With their path blocked, two burly Rouran soldiers, their mouths agape, stared at Wei Yao and Guo Yun, one with a menacing grin.

"Haha, run again."

The left flank is blocked! These soldiers are clever; they mock the weak lamb by mimicking broken Han Chinese.

“Da la wa la…”

Three soldiers from the garrison also caught up on the right flank! These three were even more cunning, shouting wildly, believing that no one could understand Rouran.

Wei Yao and Guo Yun's long hair had all come loose, and the more panicked and helpless they became, the more it aroused the evil intentions of the villains.

A young man from the Cui clan, determined to sacrifice himself, charged fiercely towards the leader of the bandits, shouting, "Quickly, take the girl and run!"

But being good at hunting is different from being a veteran of countless battles.

The leader punched Cui Clan's young master in the abdomen, causing him to bend over and fall, barely able to cry out in pain. He struggled to kneel and shout at Kong Mi with all his might, but his voice could only come out very faintly: "Take the young lady and run."

Kong Mi was on the verge of collapse. He couldn't do it, he couldn't! "Let's die together, let's die together! I'll fight them to the death—"

Another member of the Cui clan pulled Kong Qi with all his might, but even this action was self-deception! Where could they escape to?
Five soldiers from Hengzhou discovered the battle and split up to attack the garrison.

The bandits from Wuchuan had no choice but to send five men to fight, the rest knowing there was no time for playing games. The leader pointed only at Wei Yao, continuing in his feignedly harsh tone: "You stay, and I'll let them go, how about it?"

"Hahahaha—" the other beasts echoed with laughter.

"No!" Guo Yun stamped her foot and shouted, "No, no, no!"

Wei Yao shielded her terrified companions behind her, her own voice trembling, but she could no longer be afraid: "Stop pretending! You are the town's soldiers!"

boom!
In the distance where the grassland meets the sky, lightning chases away the thunderclouds.

The wind is stronger.

More tents caught fire, and the black smoke divided the large battlefield into smaller battlefields of varying sizes.

A soldier from Hengzhou pressed his fist against the throat of a garrison soldier beneath him and announced, "You are dead."

He then walked towards Wei Yao, but was stopped by two town guards before he could get close. The gang leader became even more interested in Wei Yao and asked, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

Wei Yao spoke loudly, trying to make sure as many people as possible could hear: "You... are garrison soldiers? Am I wrong? Tonight is a military exercise, you should stop now!"

Several more bolts of lightning exploded in the distance.

"Who told you?" The leader was still smiling, but the meaning had changed.

As expected, some Hengzhou soldiers were lured over by what Wei Yao had said. Seeing that he had no one else to rely on, the gang leader strode towards Wei Yao, his murderous aura growing stronger with each step, and repeatedly questioned, "Who told you... it was a military exercise?"

Wei Yao blocked Guo Yun's retreat step by step, giving a concise and quick reason: "The defeated soldiers lying down are all unarmed! No one in the fighting in the camp used bows and arrows! Those who were subdued were all dragged into the felt tents! You don't speak Rouran! Especially you, you speak with the Wuchuan Town accent! Most importantly, if the Rouran army can attack Wuchuan Town, then all the might of our Great Wei over the past few decades and the deterrence it has inflicted on the Rouran will have been for nothing?"

Zhao Zhi: "Well said."

Wei Yao collapsed to the ground, all her courage and strength exhausted after her mother appeared.

The gang leader asked Zhao Zhi, puzzled by her attire, "Are you a soldier from Hengzhou Prefecture?"

These words became his last words.

Zhao Zhi walked over and kicked him directly. The burly leader arched into a shrimp-like shape, his feet leaving the ground and falling to the ground.

And then nothing happened.

"Huh? You dare?!" The accomplice felt the leader's breath, his eyes widened in fury, and he swung a wooden stick at Zhao Zhi.

Without any apparent effort, Zhao Zhi seized the opportunity with a palm strike and then elbowed her opponent in the back of the neck.

With a crisp "crack," before the corpse fell, Zhao Zhi threw the wooden stick in her hand at another soldier who was trying to escape.

It hit the opponent's skull squarely.

On the battlefield, superior martial arts skills are paramount.

The remaining soldiers, disregarding the lives of their comrades, fled into the thick smoke like birds and beasts.

A child squatted down in front of Wei Yao, patted his chest and said, "Sister, Erzhu Rong is here, you don't need to be afraid."

He then handed Guo Yun a handkerchief: "Sister, Erzhu Rong has come to rescue you."

Zhao Zhi picked up Wei Yao, pulled Guo Yun up with one hand, and then said to Kong Mi, "Follow me to the main camp. And you, stay close too."

Erzhu Rong was overjoyed. The fierce warrior was finally willing to talk to him, which must be related to the secret he had just revealed about His Majesty's recent illness. So, to befriend someone, you must first share secrets.

That night, thunder also echoed across the Yiyang battlefield, which was extremely far from Wuchuan Town.

The heavy rain has been falling for a day and a half.

On the muddy road leading to the main camp, lightning illuminated a dozen or so travelers who were escorting His Majesty's younger sister, Princess Chenliu.

Our destination is the main camp of the Xuanhu army, where His Majesty is located.

Emperor Yuan Hong was extremely surprised. Why was his sixth sister, who should have been living a peaceful life in Luoyang, here in the rain?
"Elder brother," the princess greeted him with their old address, before revealing the secret under the guise of a family matter. "Madam Feng is having an affair with Gao Pusa! Madam Feng wants to become Empress Dowager Feng!"

The term "Empress Dowager Feng" has a double meaning, referring both to Empress Feng's intention to assassinate the emperor and her attempt to follow in the footsteps of her aunt, Empress Dowager Wenming, to become a second empress dowager in name only, but in reality, a female emperor who manipulates the court.

However, Princess Chenliu was unaware that the emperor had just taken the elixir, and in her anxiety, she fell seriously ill and was bedridden. The fate of the Great Wei Dynasty would not be altered by the rebirth of Wei Yao alone.

Erzhu Xinxing's worries, and the secret Erzhu Rong told Zhao Zhi, came true on this rainy night.

Empress Feng: In the novel, the current Empress Feng is the niece of the Empress Dowager Wenming, the legal grandmother who raised the emperor. The current crown prince is named Yuan Ke, and Yuan Ke's birth mother is named Gao Zhaorong. Gao Zhaorong died during the relocation of the capital, so Empress Feng, as his legal mother, becomes the caregiver Yuan Ke will have to live with constantly, just like the way Empress Dowager Wenming raised Emperor Xiaowen.

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