My name is Wei Qing, and I want to fight the Xiongnu.

"Alright, then you'll be the deputy commander of our legion."

After Wei Qing finished speaking, he continued to shovel rice into his mouth. He had been fighting all morning, and whether it was fighting between martial artists or directing a martial arts demonstration, the physical exertion was enormous. Of course, he needed to eat more at midday.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao, who were standing nearby, were stunned for a few seconds after hearing the conversation between the two, and did not react.

No... this is... decided?

Holy crap, could you guys be any more casual?

Wei Qing had just offended the Xiongnu barbarian princess, and then he offended everyone in the Imperial Academy's command department, not to mention the nobles outside who were also subjected to his scathing criticism.

The legion created by this kind of person would make others think twice for three days and three nights before they could join. How come you, Cao Ying, decided to join with just a few words?

Furthermore, Wei Qing, you founded the Han Army Corps and are now a prominent figure. Even if you were to recruit helpers, shouldn't you be more cautious?

The meal wasn't even finished, and the position of deputy legion commander had already been decided?

For some arrogant individuals, even if they choose to join your Han Army, they will inevitably have a very high opinion of themselves!

Even if they're not aiming for the position of deputy legion commander, they certainly don't want their deputy legion commander to be a husky; that would be too unreliable.

Seeing that Wei Qing had agreed, Cao Ying smiled and looked at Cao Cao beside him, saying, "Mengde, your Cao clan army is indeed very strong, but if I join, and you elevate me too much, I'll feel awkward; if you place me in a position too low, you'll feel awkward. Let's just forget it."

Wei Qing's Han Army Corps is quite good; we're all freshmen and brothers, so it couldn't be more suitable."

After hearing what Cao Ying said, Wei Qing felt that he should correct himself. According to Cao Ying's generational line, I am actually your grandfather's generation.

However, Cao Ying made a valid point: he was indeed not well-suited to join the Cao Clan's army.

After speaking with Cao Cao, Cao Ying looked at Liu Bei and asked, "Brother Liu, what about you? Do you want to join us?"

After listening, Liu Bei considered it for a few seconds and finally gave up for the time being: "Let's not do it now. I'll find an opportunity to go back to my hometown of Zhuojun after some time, settle my mother down, and then I'll consider joining the Han army."

Both Liu Bei and Cao Ying had only one direct blood relative, but Liu Bei's relative was a widow who wove mats and sold shoes, while Cao Ying's direct blood relative was none other than the damned Prime Minister Cao.

No matter how reckless Cao Ying is, no one dares to lay a hand on Prime Minister Cao, but if Liu Bei doesn't handle things properly, his mother might run into trouble.

As a son, one should be careful in all matters so as not to cause worry to one's parents.

Upon hearing Liu Bei's choice, Wei Qing, Cao Cao, and Cao Ying all nodded in agreement.

The Han Dynasty not only governed the country with filial piety, but also believed that filial piety was the foundation of humankind.

Unfilial piety disqualifies one from being a human being.

“Alright, take these five jade tokens. They're the money we paid for beating Kong Gan and Dong Kanwu. Once they bring the money over, I won't make another trip.”

As Wei Qing spoke, he took out five jade tokens from the Hundred Weapons Pavilion and gave them to Liu Bei. Liu Bei did not refuse; he should take the money, and he deserved it.

After the meal, Cao Cao and Liu Bei took their leave one after the other.

Cao Ying and Wei Qing were left with nothing but unseemly stuffing food into their mouths; anyone who didn't know better would think they were two starving ghosts who had just been reincarnated.

While eating, Cao Ying said, "By the way, Wei Qing, I'm going to find some people to frame me later, and then I'll go extort money from Lü Kuang tomorrow. Are you coming?"

Wei Qing shook his head and said, "I'm not going. But it's no fun just extorting money. It would be better to also smear Lü Kuang's head."

"Definitely, I've disliked them for a long time."

The two ate their meal and chatted about bodily functions, completely unaware that there was anything wrong with it. However, many nobles eating nearby felt nauseous listening to them.

What kind of people are they?!

Forget about Wei Qing, but you, Cao Ying, are at least the Marquis of Pingyang, a top noble of the Han Dynasty. Can we not talk about these things when we're having a meal?

Unfortunately, no one cared about his thoughts, and the two continued to discuss how to pin the blame on Lü Kuang.

The two became more and more excited and congenial as they talked, until they exclaimed that they wished they had met sooner!

To outsiders, these two people do seem similar; both lack a sense of propriety.

The difference is that one uses his talent and strength to do evil, while the other uses his noble birth to be arrogant and domineering. It can be said that birds of a feather flock together.

Wei Qing didn't care about this. So what if I knew my limits? So what if I didn't? Did I suffer a loss?

Cao Ying thought similarly: I am arrogant and domineering, I bully others by relying on my power, I act recklessly, but I will never suffer a loss!

As long as you don't suffer any losses, of course you should do whatever makes you happy.

After finishing his meal, Wei Qing let out a satisfied burp.

I called over the waiter and paid the bill.

Wei Qing settled the bill; he made 100,000 gold coins for free today. He's rich!

Just as they were about to get up, several people who had set off earlier arrived in front of them.

Looking at the Xiongnu barbarians standing in front of him, Wei Qing gripped the hilt of his sword with his right hand and said in a low voice, "What, are you all tired of living? Want to experience the treatment of the idiots?"

"Wei Qing, there's no need for those sarcastic remarks. Bullying the weak is not heroic. If you have the guts, do you dare to accept the challenge from my White Wolf King Legion?"

"We, the Tu Xiu Legion, have heard that your Wei Qing Legion has a strong military spirit. However, the Tu Xiu Legion happens to be very good at dealing with so-called military spirits. Why don't you give it a try?"

“A few days ago, our Vulture Legion challenged the Han Legion to a duel, but we haven’t received a reply yet. Now we’ve finally found the real challenger. If you don’t dare to accept the challenge, then disband the Han Legion according to the rules.”

At the recruitment plaza, these people dared not challenge Wei Qing, for fear that Wei Qing would publicly demand a one-on-one duel.

Now there's no need to worry. Even if Wei Qing demands a one-on-one duel again, they can announce to the public that Wei Qing is afraid and dares not accept the legion's challenge.

When it comes to shamelessness, the human race is nothing compared to the barbarian and bandit races like the Xiongnu.

Cao Ying, standing next to him, introduced them nonchalantly: "These are all legions on the Imperial Academy's Heavenly Ranking. The Vulture Legion is ranked 123rd, the White Wolf King Legion is ranked 119th, and the Tu Xiu Legion is ranked exactly 100th."

Wei Qing then asked, "What is the platoon number in the Dongkanwu Army?"

"Out of the top 1,000."

Cao Ying then added, "Among the second-year students, only those who build their own legions and rank the highest are around 300. The rest usually become legion commanders through succession."

Wei Qing nodded after listening, and then smiled at the Xiongnu barbarians: "If I don't accept your challenge, according to the rules I have to disband the Han army? Very well, I accept the challenge, but there are too many armies challenging me. Why don't you line up first?"

Chapter 5: Enemy, damn it! Enemy, attack!

When the three Xiongnu envoys heard that Wei Qing had chosen to avoid battle, they all revealed a mocking and smug expression.

"Wei Qing, are you cowardly and afraid to accept the challenge?"

"Since you've created the Han Legion, don't even think about running away. You can't escape!"

“If you do not accept the challenge today, tomorrow the entire royal city of Chang’an will know that the Han army is nothing but a fame-seeking coward.”

Wei Qing listened to their incessant chatter, which sounded like Tang Sanzang chanting sutras. He lazily sat in his chair, picked at his ear with his little finger, and flicked it casually.

He felt it was necessary to correct these people's misconceptions: "Don't misunderstand, I didn't say I wouldn't accept your challenge. It's just that I read the rules of the Imperial Academy before I came here."

The Imperial Academy had a rule that if a member of a legion or a martial artist accepted multiple challenges simultaneously, the challenged individual could decide the order in which they would be challenged. If challenges were not accepted at the same time, they would be conducted in order of arrival. Furthermore, there was a three-day rest period after each challenge.

Since the Han Legion was founded, in just a few days, I have received about 1,200 challenges. Let's round it up to the 1,201st challenge.

At the rate of accepting one challenge every three days, it will probably be your turn in less than eleven years. Don't worry, when it's your turn, someone will specifically notify you.

1200 battles... How many legions are there in Chang'an Royal City?

Including all members, the total is probably less than 20,000, and that includes those who have already graduated from the Imperial Academy.

In other words, six percent of the legions in Chang'an Royal City issued challenge requests to Wei Qing's Han legions!

Not to mention those three Xiongnu barbarians, even Cao Ying had a look of utter astonishment on his face. Was he knocking on a widow's door at night, or digging up a grave for someone with no descendants?

Since the establishment of the Imperial Academy, even when Zhou Yafu established the Han Army and was determined to revitalize the morale of the human race, only twenty Xiongnu barbarian armies had challenged him at the same time!

By the time it got to you, good heavens, it's at least sixty times more!

However, Cao Ying quickly guessed the reason.

It's not hard to understand why Wei Qing received a large number of challenges immediately after defeating the Ninth Elite Legion of the Chu Army. These challenges were numerous and quite powerful.

Whether they believed they were capable of defeating the Han army or wanted to gather intelligence on the enemy during the battle, they were at least superior to the Chu army's Ninth Elite Legion.

But as the Han army disappeared without a trace, all news of the challenge vanished without a trace, and a large number of humans, alien races, and barbarians followed suit and launched challenges against the Han army.

Anyway, it's a case of kicking a dog when it's down, so why not?

As for why this situation has never occurred before, it's because apart from the Han Legion, no other legion could cause such a huge uproar simply because of its name.

In the past, regardless of their strength, the Han army always made thorough preparations, and even at the very beginning of their establishment, they were so well-known that they were widely publicized.

Regardless of whether it turns out well or not after it's created, at least it's attracted attention.

That is why, no matter what challenges the Han army faced, they had to keep pushing forward despite the pressure.

There won't be a situation like Wei Qing's, where someone simply disappears without a trace.

Secondly, to prevent malicious challenges, the Imperial Academy ranks legions and some martial artists. If a legion or martial artist is challenged by someone of lower rank, the challenger has the right to refuse the challenge. If the challenger fails, they will be severely punished, and the challenged person will be rewarded.

There are also restrictions on challenging legions or warriors ranked higher than yourself; you can only challenge those ranked ten places higher than yourself at most.

In other words, any legion or individual warrior, barring exceptional circumstances, can accept a maximum of ten challenges simultaneously.

After Wei Qing defeated the Chu army's ninth elite legion, he did not accept any further challenges, essentially meaning he hadn't even finished his placement matches. Therefore, all legions were now eligible to challenge him...

In fact, if it were anyone else who valued their status, they probably wouldn't have accepted the challenge from those mediocre people. Unfortunately, they were unlucky enough to run into Wei Qing.

According to the rules, as long as one accepts and wins, the challenging legions will not only be punished, but one will also receive a reward.

Even a mosquito's leg is meat, and since it was offered to him, Wei Qing naturally accepted it after defeating Kong Youde.

At this moment, many legion commanders are probably crying and wailing as they see the news of their successful challenge.

Regardless of whether they believed it or not, Wei Qing shrugged and said calmly, "These are all recorded. You can try to check them. I won't explain further. If too many people misunderstand, I'll have someone make a copy and post it in a prominent place so you can check it anytime."

"By the way, if we disregard the legions behind you, just the three of you challenging me, I might as well fight you right now. To be honest, I'm really tired after fighting all morning. If the three of you are strong enough, you might actually have a chance if you make your move now. I just don't know if you have the guts."

The three men perked up immediately when Wei Qing's suggestion was mentioned.

Those who could represent their respective legions to challenge Wei Qing were obviously the legion commanders.

Even if he's not the strongest in the legion, he's definitely a leader.

As for Wei Qing saying he was tired from fighting, that's for sure.

They were all commanders, so they naturally knew that the mental strain of a high-intensity battle was self-evident.

Especially with such a stunning comeback, players often need to rest for several days after a single match.