I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 488 Your Grandfather, surnamed Yuan!

Wei Yan returned to the house but did not rest.

Although he appeared arrogant in front of outsiders, he couldn't help but hesitate inside.

Sending a hundred men to charge into the tens of thousands of Yuan troops outside is a risk with extremely slim odds.

But if they don't go, they'll just be trapped in the fortified village waiting to die.

Wei Yan got up, paced back and forth several times, unable to calm his mind.

Especially when he thought of those people from earlier, Wei Yan suddenly lost his confidence.

It is different from gambling with chips on a chessboard.

This time, Wei Yan is gambling with his life!
If it were just my own, that would be fine, but some of it belongs to others...

What does Wei Yan need now, either a person or something, to boost his confidence?

"Wen Chang! If I give you two thousand soldiers, do you dare to take Chang'an?"

"nature!"

My thoughts drifted through many memories, finally settling on Wuguan Pass from back then.

My conversation with Liu Miao from back then came back to me.

Wei Yan had no idea how he had somehow ended up in front of the Emperor of Han and offered his plan to capture Wuguan.

What surprised him even more was that the Han emperor, who was sacred and mysterious to Wei Yan, actually agreed to his seemingly absurd plan at the time.

This was the first time Wei Yan had felt such profound trust.

Even capturing Wuguan wasn't enough; the emperor himself wanted to lead his troops into Wuguan to seize Chang'an!

Although they ultimately failed to capture Chang'an and only obtained the seemingly insignificant Lady Yuan Tan, the feeling of commanding an army and roaming freely across the land is still unforgettable to this day.

"If the emperor were here today, what would he do?"

Although the time spent with Liu Miao was short, every smile and gesture of Liu Miao had been etched into Wei Yan's heart.

"Probably, she'll just turn over and go to sleep without a care in the world, and then tell me I can do whatever I want?"

Looking at the empty bed, Wei Yan felt inexplicably invigorated!
He's determined to fight this battle!
If the emperor were here, he would trust him unconditionally, so what would he have to fear?
Wei Yan finally stopped hesitating and immediately gathered his troops, agreeing to meet at the south gate.

"I saw it clearly during the day today! Yuan's army camp is divided into two parts, each located on the northeast side."

Wei Yan addressed the hundred or so soldiers who were about to leave the city with him.

"We'll only attack one area! Follow me and dig deep! Dig as deep as you can! Remember! Stay close to me! Otherwise, if you get trapped, I won't save you!"

"Here!"

Although the words were somewhat cold, these soldiers all knew what they were doing following Wei Yan.

Once they left this fortified village, not only were they on the verge of death, but even Wei Yan was already halfway to his doom!
Want to live? Then climb up here yourself with all your might!

Wei Yan coldly observed the soldiers.

Even though he knew these soldiers inside and out and usually joked around with them, he was very serious and fierce at this moment!

"I can bring a hundred of you because there are only a hundred warhorses left in the fortified village."

"I left the remaining soldiers inside the fortified village and gave them orders that if they saw anyone who didn't see me, whoever returned, they should be shot dead!"

Wei Yan completely cut off the deserters' escape route.

He pounded his chest twice.

"There's no need for you to say anything more!"

“You are all soldiers of the garrison. Your parents, wives, and children are mostly inside this fortified village! If you don’t drive back the people outside, you know what the consequences will be!”

Wei Yan took a deep breath: "Stay close to me! We're ready to go!"

"I will definitely bring you back alive!"

Without the usual loud military orders, these soldiers silently made their final preparations.

Wei Yan also donned the armor of Yuan's army and had his personal guards smear a round sun with pig's blood on his back as a sign to distinguish friend from foe. He then went to mount his warhorse and prepare to leave the city!
"General, something's happened..."

"what happened again?"

Wei Yan frowned: "I don't believe that I have any good-for-nothing deserters under my command."

Wei Yan immediately realized that some people didn't want to go out and just wanted to stay in the fortified village to avoid facing the situation.

"Not a deserter."

The guards gestured wildly in the air with their hands and mumbled something, but they couldn't make anything out. They could only pull Wei Yan outside and let him see for himself.

"What exactly happened? Is the drawing of the background finished? You..."

Wei Yan was annoyed that the other party was still bothering him at this time. He walked out of the barracks, stopping and starting, and the heat that hit him almost made him cry.

They were still the same people, the same people with whom we had lived and worked for so long.

Unlike their earlier bewilderment and fear, the faces of these people were now shrouded in mist, making it impossible for Wei Yan to see their expressions.

As for that layer of mist, whether it was something Wei Yan saw himself or the steam emanating from the things the people were holding, no one could say for sure.

Bowls of millet porridge.

Basins of salted turnips.

Some people were holding dried dates and mulberries that they had kept for who knows how long and were reluctant to eat them, and they were looking at them longingly.

"General."

An old man carrying a dove-shaped cane came out.

When Wei Yan saw the old man, his eyes almost popped out!

Isn't this the guy who used to tell young men that "you should marry a woman with a big butt"?
Could it be that the other party is an elder? Or even possesses a cane officially issued by the government?
No wonder His Majesty abolished the Three Elders! Look at what these Three Elders were saying to the young people...

"General."

The old man approached Wei Yan.

"We all heard that the general is leading the troops into battle tonight, and that there is no fire to cook, so we have prepared some food." "It's just simple food, without any wine or meat to boost our strength, but at least it will fill our stomachs. We hope the general will not find it offensive."

Wei Yan's nostrils twitched, and at the same time he deliberately raised his eyes high, not daring to look straight ahead.

"Need not!"

The old man hesitated and looked back, but still tried to persuade him, "General, this is all a small token of everyone's appreciation."

“We’ve come this far, and we’ve come to regard the general as one of our own sons. Those soldiers are just kids from the neighborhood. How can we just ignore them?”

"We really don't have the ability to fight on the battlefield, but we can certainly cook a hot meal."

"..."

Wei Yan tilted his head back for a moment before lowering it again, and replied in the softest voice he had ever used in his life, a voice he had never expected: "Grandpa, that's not how it works."

"Before going to war, especially before a horseback charge, you can't eat too much, otherwise the horse will shake you and you'll vomit everything you ate!"

Wei Yan took the wheat cake from an old woman next to him and put it into his pocket.

"This food is unpalatable before the battle, but can be eaten after the battle!"

"Please wait a moment while we return before you enjoy your meal!"

The old man tried to dissuade him, saying, "By the time the general returns, they'll probably all be cold..."

"Don't worry! It won't get cold!"

Wei Yan's confidence in this battle had swelled to an unprecedented level!
"Put it in the pot to keep it warm, we'll be right back!"

Wei Yan stepped into the stirrups and mounted his warhorse. After looking around, he resolutely pulled on the reins, revealing the crimson on his back.

"Follow me! May the Great Han prevail!"

"The great man is victorious!"

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Chunyu Qiong was suddenly shaken awake from his sleep.

"Uh-huh?"

He opened his eyes groggily and saw his personal guards shaking him anxiously.

"General! Enemy attack!"

The word "enemy attack" immediately alarmed Chunyu Qiong. He jumped out of bed and, while putting on his armor, asked, "Enemy attack? Where did the enemy attack come from? Could it be that Cheng Pu and Wen Pin have caught up with us?"

"It's not the Han army! It's our Great Zhao's troops!"

Chunyu Qiong was taken aback, and even stopped what he was doing.

He then shouted, "You're talking nonsense! If you're the army of the Great Zhao, why are you attacking my camp?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Chunyu Qiong suddenly froze.

He thought about the little tantrums he had thrown at Yuan Chunqing during the day.

At the same time, Yuan Chunqing's restrained demeanor made him wary.

Could it be that he led his troops to attack because I only said a few words to Yuan Chunqing?

Fear and anger spread through my heart.

"You, Yuan Chunqing! Just because you have the surname Yuan, you dare to act so lawlessly?"

After finally donning his armor, Chunyu Qiong strode out of the tent, only to find the area outside the camp in complete chaos!

You can vaguely see cavalrymen wearing Yuan army armor, charging left and right, showing no mercy when killing their own men!
"As expected, it is Yuan Chunqing's troops!"

Chunyu Qiong was terrified!
The troops that appeared here could only be Yuan Chunqing's men!

Who else could it be?

Cheng Pu? Wen Pin?
If they had truly arrived with their troops, why would they have pretended that Yuan's army was attacking?

As for the Han troops inside the fortified village?

Chunyu Qiong automatically skipped over it.

The Han army inside the fortified village numbered no more than two hundred men.

With such a small number of men, Yuan Jun's scouts outnumbered them. Did they have the audacity to venture out of the city to attack?
While directing his soldiers to regain their composure, Chunyu Qiong gritted his teeth and stared in the direction of Yuan Chunqing's camp.

Fortunately, the unrest came and went quickly.

The invading Yuan army cavalry seemed to have realized that Chunyu Qiong was already directing his troops. After a brief charge, they disappeared into the vast night.

the other side.

When Yuan Chunqing saw the riot that broke out in Chunyu Qiong's camp, he was also horrified!

"Last time, Cheng Pu personally attacked the camp. Could it be that Cheng Pu is leading his cavalry to pursue us again?"

We dare not be negligent.

Yuan Chunqing immediately led only cavalry to Chunyu Qiong's camp, intending to come to his rescue.

unexpectedly.

Just as Yuan Chunqing arrived, he saw Chunyu Qiong glaring at him with red eyes—

"You bastard, you surnamed Yuan! You son of a bitch!!!"

Yuan Chunqing's eyes widened!
His own uncle? That was the man Yuan Shao had enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple!
Is Chunyu Qiong out of his mind? How dare he insult me ​​like that?

"Chunyu Qiong! I've tolerated your seniority several times already! But this time, you've gone too far!"

Upon hearing Yuan Chunqing accuse him of abusing his seniority, Chunyu Qiong sneered.

"Alright, alright, you've finally stopped pretending!"

"Today I'll see just how cowardly you, Yuan Jun brat, are to dare launch a night attack on my army!"

(End of this chapter)