Chapter 199 A Beauty Like a Fairy

That night, outside the pass.

The Rong and Di peoples had been retreating to Huangguan Gorge, while the Zhao army remained firmly in Weicheng, advancing neither hurriedly nor slowly.

As the two armies faced each other, it seemed that neither of us would move unless the enemy did. The only thing to wait was who would give up first.

Until suddenly a fire appeared in the darkness in Huangguan Gorge.

"Fire! Fire!"

"Hurry up and put out the fire! The Zhao dogs are setting fire to the food!"

Shouts rang out one after another in Huangguan Gorge. In the cover of night, Wei Chu and Shen Duo had already led their men out of the gorge. While taking off their Rongdi army uniforms, they quickly ran to the reception point where horses had been prepared.

He mounted his horse, raised the Zhao army flag, and galloped back in the dark night. The bright red flag fluttered in the wind, and there were also the loud cheers of the soldiers and the curses of the Rongdi army chasing behind.

The two places were only a hundred miles apart. As they ran to the outside of Weicheng, they saw flames on the city gate and thousands of archers drawing their bows and strings, ready to shoot.

Even though the Rongdi army wanted to skin Wei Chu and Shen Duo alive and drink their blood, they could only pull the reins, stop outside the range of the arrows, and return with gritted teeth.

Entering the city gate, Shen Duo punched Wei Chu on the shoulder, hurting his own hand. He laughed and said, "Good boy, you are really fierce. You knocked down the gate in one go!"

"It's just a bunch of strength." Wei Chu scratched his head and smiled foolishly.

"That's not just physical strength, it's divine strength. It's made of iron. Rongdi probably couldn't even imagine that you could open it so easily."

It’s a pity that they couldn’t stay for long and didn’t get to see the expressions of the Rongdi people, who must have been extremely shocked.

They thought that they could stay safe by hiding in Huangguan Gorge and relying on the tightly locked food and supplies, waiting for them to be delivered to them.

Although Yun Ji did not order a rash attack, he did take action. He had already arranged for people to sneak in and investigate the interior of the canyon.

Based on the intelligence they received, Wang Wuwei and I figured out the location of Rongdi's food and grass in less than half a day.

Originally, Chen Duo thought that it was enough for him to lead the team in alone, so there was no need for Wei Chu to go with him.

It was not until he saw that Wei Chu was bold and careful, and even knew Rongdi language, and led them to the outside of the granary as if there was no one there, and punched open the thick iron door as if hitting a wooden board, that Shen Duo finally understood why Yun Ji had to send Wei Chu.

This guy and I are a perfect match!

I didn’t feel that way in the previous battles, but today I really like this big guy.

"But I was really scared when you turned around." Chen Duo still felt a lingering fear when he thought about Wei Chu suddenly coming back after he escaped from the gorge.

The Rongdi reacted quickly. If there were not so few Rongdi people left and the people they brought with them were all battle-hardened, they might not have been able to break out.

Wei Chu also knew that his rash actions were wrong, and said in shame: "It was my own unauthorized actions that nearly harmed my brothers. I will explain this to the prince."

"Don't be so polite. We are all brothers. There is nothing wrong with this. We brothers will keep it to ourselves."

As he spoke, Chen Duo rode his horse a few inches closer to Wei Chu, his gaze darting towards his arms. Curious and gossipy, he whispered, "I saw you pick up something. Did you come back for that? Is it something important? It looks like a woman's."

Chen Duo was the first one to follow Wei Chu back, so he took a quick look at it. There was embroidery on it, so it must be a woman's thing.

He is so nervous that he is willing to risk his life to go back and pick it up. He must be his sweetheart.

Shen Duo didn't know the relationship between Wei Chu and Su Rui, so this would be very gossipy.

Wei Chu smiled brightly, took out the piece of cloth embroidered with a marigold from his arms, wiped off the dust with his hands, and said tenderly, "It was given to me by my sweetheart."

"This... is a patch, right?" Chen Duo looked at the piece of cloth and it looked like coarse linen. It didn't look like a woman's handkerchief, but more like a soldier's uniform. The chrysanthemum looked like it was embroidered to beautify the patch.

"Yes." Wei Chu recalled the past and smiled even more.

Su Rui had saved him and given him food, but had never given him anything.

He understood that Su Rui didn't want to implicate her at the time, and he also understood that she didn't have those feelings for him and only treated him as a friend and an elder brother.

Even this patch was made because he was shot in the heart by an arrow and was just an inch away from death. That's why she embroidered marigolds for him when mending his military uniform, saying that she hoped it would keep him safe.

This was the only thing Su Rui gave him. Even though the military uniform had long been torn, he still cut off the patch on his chest and carried it with him.

"The one who can make Brother Wei so worried must be a beauty, right?" Chen Duo asked jokingly.

Wei Chu nodded seriously, "Yes, she is a beauty like a fairy."

Like a fairy?

Shen Duo didn't expect Wei Chu to say it so seriously.

Is it true beauty or is beauty in the eyes of the beholder?

Chen Duo has never seen a beauty as beautiful as a fairy... No, he has seen one.

Before the snowstorm, the man rushed into the military camp on horseback and threw himself into Yun Ji's arms.

With just one glance, Shen Duo remembered it forever.

But Concubine Su was not like a fairy, but more like a demon. Her every frown and smile was captivating. Even a self-respecting man like Yunji was...

Thinking of this, Chen Duo became interested. If the enchanting Concubine Su and the celestial being Wei Chu mentioned stood together, who would be more beautiful?

As he was thinking, he had already arrived at the gate of the general's mansion.

Wang Wuwei stood at the door. Chen Duo dismounted proudly, touched his hair and said modestly, "It's just burning some food supplies, it's not a big achievement. Why bother the military advisor to come and greet me in person? I feel unworthy of it."

Wang Wuwei looked at him waiting for praise and smiled, a smile of gloating.

"I'm not here to greet you two, but to convey the prince's punishment to you two."

"Punishment?" Chen Duo's eyes widened, and he pointed at himself in disbelief. "Your Highness is punishing us? We just burned the Rongdi grain. It's fine if you don't reward us, but you're punishing us?"

"Rewards are due, but punishments are also due. You acted without authorization, turning back to the gorge and nearly preventing your escape. This is a violation of military orders. Each of you will be punished with fifty blows of the military stick."

Shen Duo fell silent all of a sudden.

I had thought that no one would say anything about this matter and we could just get away with it, but I didn't expect Yun Ji to have such clairvoyance that he knew about it so quickly.

"And Commander Shen, knowingly failing to report the crime, is guilty of an even greater offense and will be fined six months' salary."

Shen Duo was so angry that he slapped his mouth hard, telling him not to talk too much!

Shen Duo was beaten so hard that he screamed like a ghost, but Wei Chu said nothing.

Those who deserve punishment have been punished, and then it will be time to reward.

The Rongdi's food supplies were burned by fire. If the Rongdi sent more food, the location of their camp would be exposed. If they did not, they would be defeated without a fight within a few days.

The battle was almost certain to be won, so a celebration banquet was held the next day.

Even Yun Ji, who never drinks, was pulled by Chen Duo and was forced to drink a glass today.