I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 489 One more gamble!
Yuan Chunqing approached, but before he could find any trace of the enemy in the chaos, he saw Chunyu Qiong charging towards him menacingly!

"General Chunyu! What is this?"

Yuan Chunqing arrived hastily for the rescue, with only some cavalry by his side. He had no idea that Chunyu Qiong would launch an attack on him. In just one encounter, he was captured by Chunyu Qiong, who was once as famous as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

"Chunyu Qiong! Are you trying to rebel?"

"Bah! It was you who sent people to harass our army first!"

At this moment, Yuan Chunqing's arms were pinned down by Chunyu Qiong's personal guards, his face pressed against the mud, making him appear extremely humiliated and disheveled.

Upon hearing Chunyu Qiong's words, Yuan Chunqing stubbornly raised her head and unleashed all the pent-up resentment she had been harboring for days—

"Chunyu Qiong! Stop making false accusations! It was clearly you who, seeing His Majesty's crushing defeat, conceived the idea of ​​betraying the Great Zhao! If you're a man, you should be accountable for your actions! Don't try to pin the blame on others!"

"I bother!"

But Chunyu Qiong had the upper hand at this moment, and seeing how easily he had subdued Yuan Chunqing, who was clearly plotting a rebellion, he had a bad feeling, but he could only put on a brave face.

"Shut up!"

"If there's anything you need to say, go and explain it to His Majesty yourself!"

Yuan Chunqing was also suspicious.

If Chunyu Qiong betrayed the regime, how dare he still mention Yuan Shao now?

The two eventually realized something was wrong.

As commanders of the same army, who would be willing to back down at this moment?
If Chunyu Qiong were to withdraw, how would he explain his unauthorized capture of Yuan Chunqing?

If Yuan Chunqing retires, how will he maintain his position among the soldiers?

The two glared at each other, neither willing to back down.

"Humph!"

Turning around, Chunyu Qiong, somewhat guilty, ordered his personal guards, "Go and investigate! Find out where those cavalrymen who raided the camp came from!"

"Here!"

Although the scene in the Yuan army camp was chaotic, Wei Yan's departure was still discovered, and it was then known that the cavalry was actually the Han army that came out of the fortified village!
"You son of a bitch! Are you kidding me?"

"No! It really is the Han army in the fortified village! And the numbers match up."

Chunyu Qiong and his trusted subordinates were not happy at all; on the contrary, they became increasingly panicked!
It really was the Han army?
And for this, he actually kidnapped a member of the emperor's clan? A member of the Yuan family?
Chunyu Qiong felt a tingling sensation on his scalp!
"General, what do we do now?"

How to do?
Chunyu Qiong felt a bitter taste in his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

What else can I do?
Since it was a misunderstanding, it was natural to release Yuan Chunqing and apologize to her...

But capturing people on the battlefield is not something that can be easily resolved.
In particular, Yuan Chunqing was pinned to the ground by him in front of everyone!
After this incident, Yuan Chunqing's reputation has likely been completely ruined.

Even if I apologize this time, do you think Yuan Chunqing will let me off the hook in the future?

Moreover, Chunyu Qiong himself was of very high seniority and prestige, so how could he easily lower himself to apologize to Yuan Chunqing?
"Damn Han general!"

Chunyu Qiong gritted his teeth.

Never let him know the name of the Han general in the fortified village, or I will skin him alive!
But right now, the first thing to resolve is the matter of Yuan Chunqing.

At this moment, Chunyu Qiong couldn't help but complain to his confidants: "Why didn't any of you stop me back then?"

The confidant looked completely innocent.

In such a chaotic situation, how many people are clear-headed? How could they possibly think of so many things?

Looking at his trusted confidants, who were as wooden as wood, Chunyu Qiong spat and sighed repeatedly.

"General..."

Suddenly, an aide spoke up.

"I've heard that although Yuan Chunqing is a relative of His Majesty, his father, Yuan Yuanchang, followed Yuan Shu's family to join Liu Miao and went into hiding in Yangzhou... Otherwise, we should have confirmed his crime of colluding with the Han and executed him directly!"

Chunyu Qiong was startled by his advisor's words.

He was only concerned about saving face and worried about Yuan Chunqing's future retaliation. He had no intention of killing him or even accusing him of treason.

Seeing Chunyu Qiong's hesitation, the aide continued, "When His Majesty separated from Yuan Shu, most of the Yuan clan members followed Yuan Shu, so the number of Yuan clan members in Hebei is extremely small now."

“Yuan Chunqing is an outstanding member of the imperial clan and will be given an important position sooner or later. There are even rumors that His Majesty will appoint Yuan Chunqing as the Commandant of the Capital Region after we return from this battle.”

"Now that you have captured him on the battlefield, you have completely offended him! If you don't kill him now, he will kill you sooner or later!"

Chunyu Qiong still held onto a sliver of hope: "His Majesty and I have a deep friendship; it's impossible for His Majesty to kill me for this."

The aide, however, said leisurely—

"The emperor has always had his own considerations."

“The general is a subject, but Yuan Chunqing is a member of the imperial clan and thus a ruler. For a subject to offend his ruler, is this not treason?”

Chunyu Qiong instantly recalled Yuan Chunqing's expression when he commented on the fortified village.

Once, the Yuan family stood with everyone else.

But now that the Yuan family has become the imperial family, how can their thoughts and ideas be the same as usual?
However, Chunyu Qiong was still hesitant.

The risk of killing Yuan Chunqing privately is far too great!

If I'm exposed, I wouldn't have enough heads to lose!
"Don't rush. Send someone to Yuan Chunqing's camp to appease his troops for now."

Chunyu Qiong ultimately dared not make such a big decision.

Killing a member of one's own clan is a serious crime.

If we are exposed, then we will definitely die!

Chunyu Qiong came up with a compromise—

"First, capture this fortified village, seize the Han general inside, and then bring him before Yuan Chunqing to explain."

"If Yuan Chunqing accepts, then we will naturally release him; if he doesn't believe us... then we'll discuss it further!" "General..."

"All right!"

Chunyu Qiong has made a decision for now.

"After a night of turmoil, let the soldiers rest first, and we'll attack the city again at dawn!"

"Here!"

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When Wei Yan led his men back to the fortified village, he was immediately greeted with cheers as if he were a hero!
Not a single person was lost!
"I never saw Fei Lian or Fang Lai before, but today I am able to see the general!"

Wei Yan wiped the blood off his face and breathed a sigh of relief after counting the number of people.

"I merely charged into the enemy lines; the danger to the fortified village remains unresolved!"

Wei Yan climbed the corner tower again.

Although the Yuan army camp not far away was still in turmoil, it was not as chaotic as he had imagined.

"That Chunyu Qiong truly deserves to be called a famous general!"

In fact, Wei Yan's charge just now was far from achieving his goal.

However, Chunyu Qiong overreacted, which led to his hasty retreat.

Seeing that Chunyu Qiong's camp was not in great disarray, Wei Yan couldn't help but feel somewhat discouraged.

But then, Wei Yan spotted Yuan Chunqing's other camp...

"Gather the soldiers! Let's charge into battle again!"

The guards on both sides were terrified upon hearing this!

"General! The Yuan army must be on guard now that we just raided their camp. How can we possibly launch another attack?"

"Moreover, it's already fortunate that we didn't lose any troops! Now that the general has won one gamble, he should stop immediately. There's no reason for him to continue betting on the same thing."

"Enough talk! Gather the troops!"

Wei Yan pressed his slightly sore arms.

"Back when Lu Bu, the Marquis of Wen, fled to Guanzhong and joined Yuan Shao, he could lead dozens of cavalrymen every day and charge into Zhang Yan's tens of thousands of troops three or four times at will! After more than ten days of such fierce fighting, he defeated the formidable Black Mountain bandits! Now that we have more than a hundred cavalrymen, what is there to fear!"

When the guards heard that Wei Yan actually regarded Lü Bu as a role model, they couldn't help but bare their teeth.

"That's a great general..."

"So what if I'm a general? Who knows if I, Wei Yan, will ever become a general of the Han Dynasty!"

At this moment, Wei Yan was like a fearless calf, completely disregarding all the heroes in the world!
"Let's re-enter Yuan's camp and see if they can hold their ground this time!"

……

Yuan Chunqing's camp.

The entire camp was filled with unease.

Now that Chunyu Qiong's camp has been attacked again, and his own generals have personally led troops to rescue it, yet not a single word has come back. This makes it hard not to have doubts.

When the messenger sent by Chunyu Qiong arrived and heard that Yuan Chunqing was not returning to the camp for the time being, the deputy general who was left behind immediately became furious!
"I've never heard of a general abandoning his soldiers and running off to someone else's camp! Tell me clearly, why can't the general return?"

The messenger, Chunyu Qiong, stammered but could only insist: "General Yuan felt tired and did not want to return."

"Nonsense! The two camps are only a mile apart! How could they be too tired to come back? Do you think the general is a weak woman? Tell the truth! What exactly does Chunyu Qiong want? Otherwise, I'll go over there myself and find out!"

The more the deputy general pressed him, the more uneasy Chunyu Qiong's envoy became.

Just then, a scout came to report—

"General! Zhao cavalry have broken into our ranks and are slaughtering indiscriminately!"

"what?!"

"what?!"

The deputy general and the envoy Chunyu Qiong exclaimed in unison.

The envoy Chunyu Qiong, who already had something to hide, muttered, "Didn't the general say he would spare Yuan Chunqing's life for the time being? Why did he suddenly send troops to attack?"

Deputy General Yuan Chunqing overheard this and immediately became furious: "So it really was you who detained the general!"

The envoy, Chunyu Qiong, tried to explain further, but the more he tried, the worse it got.

"General, you didn't do it on purpose!"

"Who allowed your general to wander off? He was mistaken for an enemy soldier?"

"He's just been tied up, we haven't killed him yet!"

The lieutenant spat and drew his sword from his waist: "That old scoundrel Chunyu actually dares to kill the general? Watch me kill his messenger first!"

Having said that, he raised his knife and immediately beheaded the other man.

The lieutenant rushed out of the tent and shouted, "General, you've been trapped in the camp by that old traitor Chunyu, and now you've sent troops to attack us. Clearly, you've surrendered to the Southerners!"

"My men! Follow me into battle to defeat the enemy and reclaim our general!"

“Here!!!”

Having just charged into battle a second time, Wei Yan was clearly more exhausted. Before he could even retreat back into the city, he was already panting heavily, and he didn't even have the strength to grip his horse's belly with his legs.

But when he saw Yuan Chunqing's camp completely erupt like a boiling pot, a smile finally appeared on his face.

"In that case, the great undertaking can be accomplished!"

(End of this chapter)