Chapter 1215: After the break

Chapter 1215 Ending

The so-called Little General Wei is Wei Chang who is guarding Gaodu City.

Gaodu City is related to the retreat of the army led by Wei Yan. At this time, when he heard the urgent message from his son Wei Chang, Wei Yan's heart skipped a beat.

He didn't care that there were so many people in front of him, so he directly grabbed the letter from the guard's hand.

He couldn’t wait to tear it apart in half, then he reacted and ordered:

“Take a break for now and stand by!”

After saying that, he hurriedly walked to a deserted place, took out the letter, and glanced at it for the first time. Even though Wei Yan had seen strong winds and waves, his hands could not help but tremble!

"impossible!"

Wei Yan became furious before he could read the contents of the letter: "Absolutely impossible!"

He kneaded the letter into a ball and squeezed it tightly, and the veins on the back of his hand popped out.

Hard breathing, huffing and puffing, like a cow panting.

The originally maroon face turned white first, then green, and then turned blood red.

“The traitor!”

Wei Yan finally squeezed out these two words from between his teeth.

There are not many words in the letter, but almost every word goes straight to the heart of Wei Yan:

"The bandits are strong, but the general has few troops, and the city cannot be defended. According to the general's instructions, we are preparing to retreat to Gaoping Pass."

Lao Tzu’s instructions?

Is this the meaning of Lao Tzu's instructions?

How many days have you been guarding?

How many days!

Trash!

 Wei Yan gritted his teeth and tore the letter into pieces.

“You have been with me for so many years, but you can’t even defend such a dangerous place as Gaodu City. What use do you have!”

Once Gaodu City is lost, Gaoping Pass will be the last resort.

But if even Gaodu City cannot be defended, can Gaoping Pass be defended?

Thinking of this, Wei Yan couldn't help but laugh angrily. At the end of his laugh, his voice sounded like a night owl:

"Hahaha…"

The guards were all frightened when they saw that the prince suddenly seemed to have gone crazy.

Don’t know what happened.

The guard captain who was pushed over bravely asked:

“Junhou?”

Wei Yan finished laughing and made two hooting sounds. His expression was a little dull, and he could only hear his instructions:

“Send an order to have all the soldiers come back.”

“Retired the troops?”

After receiving the news, Wang Han and Wen Shi couldn't believe their ears.

You actually withdrew your troops at the critical moment?

Wang Han, who was always paying attention to the battlefield, scratched his fingers on his palms and felt that the palms of his hands were still wet with sweat.

Seeing that the engineering battalion was about to be forced into action, he was prepared to disobey the order if things got out of hand. Did he not expect that the front troops would suddenly retreat?

Is this...God helping me?

"what happened?"

"I don't know. After General Zuo Hussar ordered the troops to retreat, he sent someone over to invite the two generals to discuss matters."

“Meeting matters?”

Hearing this word, Wang Hanhe Wenshi's heart suddenly rose again.

Perhaps he thought wrongly, and General Zuo Hussar forced the engineering battalion to go into battle now?

But…

That’s not right either.

In matters concerning the engineering camp, Wen Shi has always been the one to take the lead.

There was never any reason why even Wang Han, the captain of the escort, would have to go there.

With this in mind, the two of them came to the commander's camp with some doubts and some uneasiness.

After entering the commander's camp, I discovered that all the generals and colonels in the army seemed to have been called over.

“Everyone is here?”

After hearing this voice, Wang Han subconsciously looked up.

But when I saw the person sitting behind Shuai An, I was right that it was Wei Yan.

It’s just that the voice is no longer as loud and energetic as usual.

Instead, there was a hint of exhaustion in the hoarseness.

I don’t know if it was Wang Han’s misunderstanding. He felt that Wei Yan looked a little defeated at this time, had no energy at all, and even his body had collapsed?

“The princes and princes are all here.”

Wei Yan nodded and stood up.

Wang Han couldn't help but take another look.

It was unmistakable. At this time, Wei Yan no longer had the aggressive aura he had in the past.

This is something I have never seen before in Wei Yan.

“I have called you here because there is something I want to tell you.”

Wei Yan didn’t delay too much and said straight to the point:

“I have the trust of the emperor and am the commander-in-chief of the two important places in Hedong and Shangdang. I want to lead you to show your strength and achieve great achievements.”

“I didn’t expect that the thief was so cunning and vicious that he didn’t dare to confront me head-on, but he used a trick to take away Shangdang.”

At this point, Wei Yanchang took out a long breath, glanced at everyone, opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

But in the end he still said with some difficulty:

“I was careless and betrayed His Majesty’s trust...”

Having said this sentence with difficulty, Wei Yan felt as if half his life had passed away.

He deliberately did not look at the people below and continued speaking hurriedly:

“So in order to save the war in Shangdang, I led the troops back to the division. I wanted to take advantage of the bandits’ unstable foothold and retake Shangdang.”

"However, the thieves were well prepared. We fought hard for several days, and saw that the city was about to be destroyed. No one expected to defend it..."

Hearing this, everyone finally started to make a commotion.

Has Gaodu City been lost?

“General, if Gaodu is lost, the army’s retreat will be in danger!”

Someone couldn’t help but say.

Wei Yanchang sighed: "Why don't I know? That's why I'm calling you here."

"My original intention is to capture the eldest son. In this way, I can advance to threaten Huguan, and retreat to the city to defend it and wait for reinforcements."

"Who would have expected that Gaodu City would fall at this time..." As he spoke, Wei Yan couldn't help but become a little angry, "It can be said that God will not help me!"

Everyone will be silent.

Capture the eldest son and defend the city.

Probably that’s why General Zuo Hussar has such confidence.

In the past few months, the army first attacked Gaodu, and then returned to attack the eldest son.

The casualties were not unbearable.

Even the most elite soldiers cannot withstand such a torment.

If it weren’t for the soldiers below, many of them had been brought out by the general over the years.

I’m afraid that people’s hearts have been wandering for a long time and they have begun to think about retreating.

“Then what is the general’s plan now?”

"The eldest son can no longer stay for long, so I decided to divide the army into two parts. One part will go to Gaoping Pass first to join Wei Chang."

"The remaining one will be led by me personally as a final chapter."

Wang Han couldn't help but look at Wen Shi, with surprise in their eyes.

They did not expect that Wei Yan, who had always wanted to capture his eldest son regardless of casualties, would retreat so decisively.

And many people in the tent had hidden expressions of joy on their faces.

“General, now that the soldiers are tired and war-weary, it may not be a bad idea to retreat to Gaoping Pass to rest.”

Seeing the reaction of everyone in the tent, Wei Yan didn't say anything on the surface, but a feeling of sadness emerged in his heart.

Not to mention that the soldiers below are tired of war, I am afraid that even the generals are thinking of retreating.

It is difficult to reverse the situation in this battle.

Wei Yan thought to himself, gave a few random instructions, and left a few confidants behind.

After the others left, the few people left behind looked around, and one of them stood up:

"Your Majesty, with just our few men and horses, if the thieves really come out of the city from the eldest son to pursue us, I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of? I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"

Wei Yan seemed to have anticipated their reaction and said, "Even if the thieves catch up, I will be the first one to rush forward."

“Your Majesty?!”

A few people were startled, and they all had ominous thoughts in their hearts.

Wei Yan turned around, returned to the handsome desk and sat down. His face seemed to become older in an instant, and he only heard him say slowly:

“The Shangdang was lost. First I betrayed the emperor’s trust, and then I made the soldiers exhausted and lost their lives innocently.”

"This time I want to take the initiative to cut off the rear, just to allow the remaining soldiers to reach Gaoping Pass safely. This can be regarded as the last thing I do for them."

Having said this, Wei Yan raised his head and said to them:

"You are all old brothers who have followed me for many years. The people under my command are also my most trusted soldiers."

"You guys go back and tell them that after this break, there will be more misfortunes and I will not force them."

“It would be best if they are willing to stay. If they are concerned about their family members, they can also return to Gaoping Pass first.”

Several confidants were immediately shocked and quickly expressed their loyalty:

"How can the prince say this? Since the prince says that we are old brothers and the last general, how can he abandon the prince? He will definitely follow the general to the death."

When you enter the army, you should be mentally prepared to die in battle.

Charge into battle, be the first to capture the flag, and then take cover... there will always come a day.

This time, in private, it is to accompany the king in the battle, in public, it is to fight for the country.

What's there to be afraid of?

“Okay, okay!”

Wei Yan's face showed some relief, "If that's the case, then if we all work together, why should we be afraid of thieves?"

Wei Yan can be regarded as a veteran general in the army who knows soldiers. Wei Chang's letter was like a basin of cold water, completely waking him up from the edge of losing his mind.

 Wei Yan calmed down again and began to arrange the withdrawal of troops in an orderly manner.

Sun Li, Guo Xun and others, who had been waiting for the Han army to attack the city, quickly climbed to the city to wait and see after discovering that the offensive on the opposite side suddenly stopped.

When Sun Li saw the movement of the Han army, his heart tightened:

“Not good! Wei Yan is about to withdraw his troops!”

"Could it be that the rebel army was exhausted and Wei Yan knew that he could not attack the eldest son, so he retreated?"

Although Guo Xun followed Wei Yan in the army for a long time, he never personally led the army into battle.

At this time, we can see signs that Wei Yan is retreating, but no more information can be seen:

“Should we go in pursuit?”

Hearing this, Sun Li pondered for a moment:

"I see that the rebels are retreating in an orderly manner, busy but not chaotic. They are not retreating in panic. They must have broken up the rear army."

"But if we just watch the thieves retreat like this, I'm afraid it will damage the morale of the army again."

The rumor that Shu is as fearful as a tiger has spread in Guanzhong for many years in the early years.

Now that he finally had a chance to win back the game, it was impossible for Sun Li to show fear at this time.

Only heard him say:

"Mr. Guo, please guard the city until I lead the army to test it myself."

When Guo Xun heard that Sun Li was going to lead the army in person, he couldn't help but remind him:

"Wei Yan is a rare and fierce general among thieves. Although he is defeated this time, he should not be underestimated. General Sun still needs to be careful."

Sun Li nodded:

“Thank you sir for reminding me, I will be careful.”

After saying this, Sun Li went down to the top of the city, ordered his troops and horses to fight out of the city.

"Your Majesty, the thieves are chasing us out of the city!"

“Well, I saw it.”

Wei Yan led his army and reined up their horses and stood on the edge of the moat.

In front of him is the passage that many soldiers have filled in with their lives in the past few days.

Behind him were three thousand elite Han troops standing in formation.

After Sun Li led the army out of the city, he did not dare to advance easily.

While he ordered the Wei army to form a formation in the city, with the infantry in the middle, he also specially ordered thousands of cavalry to surround the two wings.

Then he sent someone forward to ask who was blocking the way.

When he found out that Wei Yan was personally leading the army to cut off the rear, Sun Li suddenly broke into a cold sweat and sent someone to say:

"Wei Junhou, are you planning to retreat? Didn't you say that you want to destroy Changzi City?"

Wei Yan sneered and asked someone to reply:

“I am still leading the army here, why should I retreat?”

After Sun Li was sure that Wei Yan personally led the army to break off, he suddenly became suspicious when he saw the neat array of Han troops on the other side of the moat.

 Wei Yan is the leader of the rebel army, and he actually leads the army on the opposite side. Doesn't he want to retreat?

He couldn't figure it out, so he didn't dare to send troops forward easily.

 Guo Xun on the top of the city could see clearly that except for the men and horses left in formation, most of the remaining Han army had withdrawn far away.

He saw that Sun Li was still holding back his troops for a long time, so he quickly sent someone to inform Sun Li:

“General Sun, most of the bandit army has traveled far away!”

When Sun Li heard about it, he couldn't hold himself back any longer and began to mobilize his troops to overwhelm him.

Wei Yan laughed when he saw this:

“Thieves, I can’t attack the city and ask for a fight, but I didn’t expect you to come to my door now!”

“Come on, let me see how capable you are!”

"Prepare!"

The Han army's crossbowmen made a "cw" sound and tightened the strings of their bows and crossbows.

Wei Jun began to run forward in small steps.

"put!"

“Puff!”

The rain of arrows fired by a thousand crossbowmen was naturally not dense enough.

Some of the infantry at the front of the Wei army fell, but more of them continued to charge forward.

At the same time, because Guo Xun at the top of the city sent timely information about the Han army's formation, Sun Li quickly sent his cavalry to outflank the two flanks.

 Wei Yan raised his telescope and saw Wei Jun's intention.

He sneered, handed the binoculars to the bodyguard beside him, and ordered:

"destroyed."

When the guard heard the words, he trembled slightly, but he didn't say much, he just said "hey".

If you fall into a dead end, you will not be able to escape, and the important weapons in the army must be destroyed.

This is the rule in the Han army.

Telescopes are important tools.

Your Majesty, you are ready to fight to the death!

“Put it on again!”

The second wave of arrows was less violent than the first wave.

The third wave…

In the fourth wave, there are no arrows, only arrow feathers.

The whistle sounded again.

The crossbowmen retreated into the formation, put down their crossbows, and picked up their weapons.

At this time, shouts of killing were heard from the front.

 Wei Yan raised his long sword and clamped it into the horse's belly, his eyes burning with fighting intent:

“Come on, thief!”

“Your Majesty!”

“Follow up!”

"kill!"

The two armies collided fiercely at the foot of Changzi City.

Encouraged by the general's personal participation in the battle, the Han army's morale was extremely high. The Wei army rushed forward. The formation was slightly messy, and some of them were killed by arrows earlier.

Facing the attack of the Han army, the front of the Wei army was scattered at once.

“Death to the thief!”

Wei Yan waved his big knife and stirred into the formation. Wherever the blade passed, blood lines floated!

(End of this chapter)

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