I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 465 Do you miss me?

Chen Deng's personal guards, disregarding their disgust, quickly protected Chen Deng and prepared to leave.

But Chen Deng's mouth and nose were full of acidic fluid, so how could he stand up and leave?

Moreover, as Chen Deng saw Zhao Yun charging towards them, he immediately realized that the enemy was probably not Liu Miao's reinforcements!
"Don't back down... Hmph~~~"

As Chen Deng was speaking, he felt something choke him.

Without realizing it, I reached out to pull it.

A long worm, as thick as a thread, was pulled out of Chen Deng's nostril. Not only was it covered in gastric juice from his abdomen, but also several short hairs mixed with a yellow, viscous liquid.

With this extraction, Chen Deng's cranial cavity was completely clear.

Even though he now understood Zhao Yun's purpose, the fact that his skull was now clear made it feel as if his brain had been pulled out as well, leaving Chen Deng completely speechless...

"Go! You carry the general on your backs! Ugh!!"

The guards forcibly suppressed the convulsions in their stomachs, put Chen Deng on his warhorse, abandoned the main camp, and rushed towards Yuan Tan's main camp. They no longer cared about blocking the Han army, let alone fighting Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun easily swept across the battlefield, charging in and out of Yuan's army seven times in a row. Yuan's soldiers were terrified and dared not engage him in close combat, fleeing in panic.

"Have you seen Chen Deng's flag?"

After learning that Chen Deng had already withdrawn, Zhao Yun sighed with regret and stopped pursuing him. Instead, he seized Yuan's army's grain and supplies and took them all to Yexian.

When Lü Bu and Chen Gong saw Zhao Yun return laden with spoils, they realized it was indeed Yuan Tan's scheme, and their anxiety immediately subsided.

"Now, we only need to wait for the right opportunity, and then join forces with His Majesty to attack Yuan Tan and cause him to suffer a great defeat."

While Lü Bu was anxious, Zhuge Liang remained calm throughout.

Now that Lü Bu has calmed down, Zhuge Liang is full of fighting spirit again.

"What's missing now is simply an opportunity to step out of seclusion..."

------

Yuan Tan is currently devising a battle plan against Liu Miao.

"According to Yuanlong's plan—after he ambushes Lü Bu, he will deliberately release some of Lü Bu's cavalry to go to Jiaoxi to make contact with Liu Miao."

"Liu Miao will surely be terrified upon hearing this and will definitely send reinforcements to the east..."

Yuan Tan looked at the map of Jiaodong that outlined the mountains and rivers, and a smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

"Liu Miao, this is the tomb I have prepared for you!"

Yuan Tan's face trembled at the thought of a heavily armored cavalry force suddenly descending from the sky onto the narrow battlefield and crushing Liu Miao's crimson dragon banner that had once chased him so relentlessly.

Bear the burden of humiliation.

Sleeping on straw and tasting gall.

All the shame will be gone!
I will use Liu Miao as a stepping stone to reach the top in one step!
Yuan Tan was even considering whether he should exchange letters with Empress Yuan and Yuan Yao, who were still in Jinling, in advance, so that they would be more sensible and surrender sooner.

As fellow members of the Yuan clan, any enmity should be wiped clean!

This is the magnanimity of the future head of the Yuan family! The future crown prince of Zhao! The future emperor of Zhao!
"Your Highness! Something terrible has happened!"

The dream shattered quite suddenly.

Yuan Tan looked at the scout with displeasure: "What is it? Why are you making such a fuss?"

The scout, his hands clenched and face flushed, reported: "Chen Deng was defeated and barely escaped with his life! He just arrived at the camp and is unconscious!"

"..."

Yuan Tan's vision went black.

However, Chen Deng's defeat was not a major event, and Yuan Tan was still able to hold on.

"Take me there!"

When Yuan Tan saw Chen Deng, the situation was dire.

Chen Deng's face was pale, his clothes and armor were covered with lumps of mud and slime, and he smelled disgustingly foul.

"How did it become like this?"

Yuan Tan, suppressing his discomfort, walked up to Chen Deng and placed his hand on Chen Deng's neck—

Weak and extremely irregular throbbing.

Yuan Tan immediately frowned: "Could he have been hit by a stray arrow? But Yuan Long doesn't seem to have any arrow wounds on his body..."

He reached out to check Chen Deng's body.

Before the surrounding soldiers could stop him, Yuan Tan felt as if he had touched something slippery in his hand.

Upon pulling it out, several nematodes, their heads and tails indistinguishable and completely tangled together, were struggling in Yuan Tan's hand. Two of them were even trying to burrow into Yuan Tan's sleeves and enter his armor...

Yuan Tan never expected this.

He, the eldest son of Yuan Shao and the future crown prince, actually let out a scream that was even more shrill and terrified than a woman's.

But Yuan Tan did indeed call out.

And in front of countless soldiers around him, Yuan Tan let out the most piercing scream of his life.

"what!!!"

Yuan Tan frantically threw out the few threadworms in his hand while retreating repeatedly.

Tadun Chanyu, who arrived a little later, was attracted by Yuan Tan.

Seeing that Yuan Tan was actually frightened by a few insects, Tadun Chanyu immediately began to mock him.

"A mere few insects have frightened Your Highness like this?"

Tadun Chanyu stepped forward, picked up the thickest nematode himself, and coiled it around his finger, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

"This stuff is a real treasure up north!"

"Once, when I was out hunting, I was caught in a sandstorm and trapped in the middle of the wasteland. I survived by digging out these insects one by one and eating them!"

After saying this, to the astonishment of Chen Deng's personal guards, Tadun Chanyu put the nematode coiled around his finger into his mouth and bit it open with his teeth, juice even flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Your Highness is destined to become a ruler of the people; how can you be frightened by a mere insect?"

Looking at the stunned Han people around him, Tadun Chanyu felt a surge of disdain.

These Han Chinese are far too cowardly!
If the Han lands were full of Han people like this, it would be a waste!
Tadun Chanyu, beaming with pride, not only swallowed the worm meat in his mouth but also stuck out his tongue, laughing heartily! However, for some reason, Tadun felt that the worm tasted a little off…

Slightly sour, slightly tearful, slightly salty~~
It also has a faint fishy smell.

This is truly the rich land of Han! Even the insects are different from those in the harsh, cold lands beyond the Great Wall.
Tadun thought so.

Chen Deng's personal guards, standing nearby, finally had a chance to explain—

"Your Highness, this battle was originally a sure thing! But who knew that the general would suddenly start vomiting insects on the front lines, rendering him unable to command, which is why Zhao Yun on the other side was able to defeat him..."

Tadun Chanyu, who was looking down on the Han people, suddenly felt a lump in his throat.

Before Yuan Tan could ask for details, Tadun stepped forward, grabbed the man's shoulder, and glared at him with wide eyes: "You said this man vomited insects on the battlefield?"

"Yes……"

"What were those insects on the ground just now?"

"Yes……"

Tadun Chanyu felt as if someone had suddenly squeezed his throat.

The next moment, a convulsive sensation surged up from my stomach.

The last time I had this feeling was when I was young, when I ate a piece of raw mutton tail fat with my father.

"vomit!!!"

As Tadun began to vomit, Yuan Tan and the Yuan army soldiers who had witnessed everything seemed to receive some kind of signal and all began to vomit at the same time.

Chen Deng's personal guards, however, showed no unusual behavior at this time.

The reason for this is simply that I just vomited up what I ate in my previous life, so now I can't even vomit up any acidic fluid even if I dry heave.

Seeing that important figures like Yuan Tan and Tadun were also vomiting just like they had, the guards remained remarkably calm.

It's just a little bit of hardship~~~
"vomit!"

Yuan Tan originally wanted to stage a scene of "Wu Qi sucking pus"...

However, as soon as Yuan Tan approached Chen Deng, he saw that the nematodes that had not been cleaned off were still enthusiastically crawling out of his body and greeting him. In the end, Yuan Tan did not have the courage to go forward and take care of him.

"Summon a healer! You must save Yuanlong's life!"

Chen Deng must live!
Chen Deng was not only Yuan Tan's strategist in this battle, but also the leader of the Qing and Xu gentry!

If Chen Deng dies, Yuan Tan himself doesn't know who he can rely on in Qingzhou afterward.

However, many doctors came in succession, but they all glanced at Chen Deng and then excused themselves and left.

They can't cure this disease.

"Your Highness should prepare for your funeral as soon as possible."

"I will prepare for your funerals first!"

But no matter how furious Yuan Tan became, Chen Deng's condition did not improve.

Chen Deng remained unconscious after returning to Yuan's camp.

A few times during this time, it would struggle to crawl to the edge of the bed and spit out a few more mouthfuls of long, thread-like worms.

Yuan Tan was at a loss for what to do.

The entire Yuan army camp seemed to have come to a standstill.

Almost all tactical arrangements came to a standstill, casting a shadow over everyone's hearts.

Only after scouts reported that Liu Miao's army had crossed the Jiao River did Yuan Tan regain his spirits.

"Now is not the time to be idle!"

Yuan Tan summoned Tadun Chanyu, who had a resentful look in his eyes, and took the initiative to discuss countermeasures with him.

"Liu Miao is coming soon!"

"Put everything else aside for now!"

When Tadun Chanyu heard that Liu Miao was coming, his expression softened.

"Dealing with Liu Miao is indeed the most important matter."

Yuan Tan nodded.

"According to the scouts, Liu Miao arrived very quickly, seemingly intending to engage our army in a direct battle."

Yuan Tan looked melancholy at this moment.

"Now that Chen Yuanlong has not defeated Lü Bu, Liu Miao is probably not in such a hurry to go east."

"In that case, we'll probably have to find another way to lure it to the mountains to the east and confront it!"

Tadun also deeply agreed.

"Liu Miao has come in such a hurry that he must not know the details of our army yet."

"In that case, Liu Miao might take the initiative to find a cramped spot and use heavy cavalry to resolve the battle."

"So, there's no need to be too anxious."

Tadun and Yuan Tan still believed that the heavy cavalry hidden in Qingzhou had not actually been exposed.

in contrast.

In their eyes, Liu Miao was the naive young man who revealed all his cards.

Yuan Tan clenched his right fist and pounded his chest hard.

"Then let's play along and let Liu Miao be clever for a while!"

……

At this time, Liu Miao had approached within a hundred li of Jimo, and the Han army's scouts had already found Yuan Tan's whereabouts.

"It's been a long time since we parted ways in Hedong."

Liu Miao held Wen Shi's slender waist in his arms and suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

"I wonder if Yuan Tan misses me now?"

(End of this chapter)