Chapter 81 Impenetrable by Ten Thousand Men [Bonus Chapter]
"My son!"
"Wei Fuzhi is despicable! He actually risked my son's life to surrender to others. I will not be satisfied until I tear him to pieces!"
Yuan Qiuhe roared angrily and slumped into his chair.
The advisors and generals on both sides offered their advice, saying they wanted to share the burden of their lord.
In fact, they all had their own sources of information and knew that Yuan Chizhong had ignored advice and insisted on charging into battle, thus meeting his own demise by running into Guan Zhiwei.
Seeing that the eldest son was dead, Wei Fuzhi dared not face his lord's wrath and thus chose to surrender.
But none of them would say that, because in the Lord's eyes, his son was good, even if he was bad. Since his son couldn't be bad, then it could only be someone else who was bad.
Wei Fuzhi became the main target of the condemnation. They had no sense of shared fate, because Wei Fuzhi was just a lowly commoner who was not worthy to live under the same roof as them.
Yuan Qiuhe immediately selected three fierce generals to lead an army of 500,000, and with the help of strategists, they were determined to take Yong'an City.
Just then, a finely dressed young man suddenly walked into the tent.
This young man had a face as beautiful as the autumn moon and an extraordinary bearing. Yuan Qiuhe's expression softened upon seeing him.
"Father."
Yuan Chizheng, the third son of the Yuan family, bowed and said, "Your son is willing to share your father's burdens."
Yuan Chizheng originally didn't want to get involved in this mess, but Qi Xie privately asked him to volunteer.
"Think about it, the eldest son has lost face for the lord, but you have saved him. Doesn't that increase your standing in the lord's eyes? If you could also kill Wei Fuzhi, that traitor, your prestige would be on a completely different level. If a son resembles his father, the father will be suspicious; if a son does not resemble his father, the father will be disgusted."
Qi Xie instructed, word by word, "Third Young Master, you must know how to handle this."
Yuan Chi trusted this strategist who had always supported him, so he made up his mind to come to the hall where political affairs were discussed and volunteered.
Yuan Qiuhe was in a state of emotional turmoil, angry at his son's lack of ambition, heartbroken by his son's death, and even more furious at Wei Fuzhi for daring to betray him. With nowhere to vent his anger, he suddenly laughed heartily when he heard Yuan Chizheng volunteer: "You are indeed my son! Sweep Yong'an City for your father! Once you take the city, you don't need to sheathe your sword for three days!"
He wanted to send out another son to prove to the world that his son was not a good-for-nothing.
Where you fall, you must fight back and win back your pride.
No matter how brave Guan Zhiwei is, can she defeat an army of 500,000? They could drown her with a single spit from each of them.
"Yawn! Yawn!"
Guan Zhiwei sneezed and rubbed her nose.
Everyone quickly looked at her with concern.
She waved her hand: "Don't worry about me, someone must have been cursing at me. Let's continue the discussion."
Inside the camp, the generals discussed the upcoming battle plan.
Knowing that his lord was far away, he led his scout squad to constantly patrol and investigate the enemy's movements.
The latest news is that the other side has arrived outside Tongguan.
"I'm not going to fight a defensive battle this time. It's been too humiliating. I want to ambush them. You guys pick a spot."
Everyone immediately began to think about the map.
"How is Chiguan?"
To the north of Chiguan is the Yellow River, and the terrain is shaped like the Chinese character "乚". To the south is the Qinling-Huashan section. Looking around, the mountains are steep and continuous, and you can't get around them even if you travel thousands of miles. This is the only road that can connect east and west, and both merchants and armies have to take this road.
"I suggest we ambush them here; I am willing to do my utmost," Zhi Fang volunteered.
He still remembered how he was captured by the Yuan army.
He was exhausted from his long journey and was eager to return to Yingzhou.
Yuan's generals Wei Fuzhi, He Xin, and Qi Tianle launched an ambush and attack, overwhelming him with numbers and demoralizing his troops, forcing him to abandon the city and flee.
Now the situation has reversed.
He wants to fight this battle well and vent his anger.
The Zhai brothers also thought this place was good.
Wei Fuzhi suggested, "Yuan has several generals under his command, but I don't know which one he sent. If it's He Xin, he's quite cautious."
The Zhai brothers nodded in agreement.
"Although this is a good ambush location, it would be easy to be exposed if the enemy sends out scouts."
"If we hadn't been exposed, a pincer attack from both sides would have been a sure way to defeat the enemy."
Zhi Fang calmly replied, "We can use the Grand Tutor as bait. Everyone knows that the Grand Tutor is incredibly strong and has a reputation for charging ahead alone. These generals will definitely not dare to charge forward; they will surely send infantry and cavalry ahead."
The others remained silent.
Sending the commander out as bait sounds utterly rebellious.
But Zhi Fang knew that Guan Zhiwei didn't mind at all; she just liked to forge ahead.
As expected, Guan Zhiwei nodded: "Okay, assign me a thousand men."
Although Zhi Fang knew she didn't mind, he still offered, "My son will lead the troops to accompany you."
This is essentially like taking a hostage. He's not someone who wants to harm the commander, so that Gao Huan won't whisper sweet nothings in his ear later.
After some discussion, the ambush location, personnel, and bait were decided.
Gao Huan brought several jars of fine wine, which everyone celebrated and enjoyed.
Summer flew by in a flash, and before we knew it, the autumn breeze was already cool in the evening. Flocks of wild geese flew south in the sky, calling out as they passed Chixia Pass, flapping their wings to avoid it.
Frost covered the ground, the setting sun sank into the night, and the sound of horses' hooves was fragmented and chaotic.
The vanguard sent out by the Yuan army to scout ahead saw a general in armor guarding the pass, standing on horseback on the pass, with several soldiers behind him, but the number of soldiers was not visible due to the mountain.
"Guan Zhiwei is here, who dares to come?!" A furious shout echoed through the valley, with continuous reverberations.
The scout team immediately stopped and sent someone to report the situation to the main army.
"How arrogant! She's so confident of victory. She won't retreat, nor will she die. Otherwise, if a conflict breaks out, and she falls, the soldiers will rush to flee, causing the vanguard to collide with the rearguard and lead to a complete rout."
Yuan Chi was thinking to himself, is this person just too arrogant, or is he a fool?!
"It's clear the rumors are true; this person was indeed exceptionally brave," He Xin said.
Qi Tianle sneered: "No matter how brave or fierce she is, we outnumber her and will press her down layer by layer until she has nowhere to advance or retreat. She will die here today!"
Yuan Chi turned to Qi Xie and asked, "Sir, what do you think?"
"I am merely a strategist, not skilled in warfare. I am not in a position of authority, nor do I concern myself with any duties. I will simply follow the orders of the generals."
Yuan Chizheng nodded and selected a general and a group of men to be the vanguard, leading the charge into the valley.
The two sides began to fight, their killing intent startling the birds into scattering, except for the crows that lingered and refused to retreat.
"kill--"
The shouts and cries of battle were deafening, and blood and dust mingled together.
Guan Zhiwei was as hard as iron, insurmountable. She guarded the mountain pass, which was crowded with people.
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