Wei Buyi and Li Buyan could no longer hold back, and after getting Liu Tan's permission, they took their men and left.
Wei Deng hesitated for a moment and decided to take his men on patrol, mainly staying with Liu Tan to patrol.
He didn't plan to go to Wei Buyi and Li Buyan's place, as it would be inappropriate to compete with his brothers for credit. Moreover, after what happened just now, he had a good idea in his mind and knew that as long as he could pass this level, his contribution would be considerable.
He didn't dare to think about being granted a title of nobility, but it should be possible for him to be a military marquis among those thousand elite soldiers, right?
In the Han Dynasty, the military marquis was not a title of nobility, but a military position, with 200 men under his command. Wei Deng felt that there was still hope for this to be achieved.
With such hope, Wei Deng wanted to protect Liu Tan even more. Both his second brother and Li Buyan were gone, and there were only a few hundred guards left by the King of the Northern Territory. How could this be possible?
It must be said that Wei Deng's preparations had worked. Not long after, the Xiongnu captives he had sent out came back and told him a lot of nonsense. Wei Deng's heart skipped a beat and he asked, "Are you serious?"
The prisoner nodded nervously, and Wei Deng turned his horse around in an instant and galloped away with his men.
At this time, Liu Tan was looking at the blazing field in front of him, not knowing what he was thinking. He heard hurried footsteps and ran over. He turned around and found that it was Wei Deng who came back with his men.
Liu Tan couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he saw Wei Deng hurried back: "Why are you back again?"
The battlefield should be harvesting now. Even if there are many Huns, such an explosion is enough to scare away the people behind them. Even Liu Che might not be able to remain calm after seeing such an explosion, let alone the Huns.
Li Buyan and Wei Buyi should have started pursuing the victory by now. Why did Wei Deng come back instead of going over to get some benefits?
Wei Deng said with a nervous and frightened look on his face, "Your Highness, those Xiongnu who went to the mine just now were just feinting. Wu Shilu has already led his men here."
Liu Tan was stunned. Wu Shilu was coming this way?
He soon realized that the mine might be trying to lure his troops over, while the real main force was going to bypass them and head south directly to Chang'an.
Wei Deng then said, "Your Highness, I will escort you back to Shuofang."
Liu Tan said, "I can't leave. If I leave, all my efforts will be wasted."
It's not that Wu Shilu will have an easy journey to Chang'an after he left, but it is one less obstacle. What's more, after he left, Wu Shilu can send people to attack Li Buyan and Wei Buyi from behind!
Liu Tan can't let them all down!
He made a prompt decision and said, "You led the men to dig a trench. Where are the honeycomb coals you brought? Pour them all into the trench and light them for me! Then send someone to notify Li Buyan and Wei Buyi and have them return immediately for assistance!"
Since it was a feint attack over there, there shouldn't be many troops left.
Liu Tan was protected in the middle and watched a ravine quickly form.
At this time, we have to say that these Hun captives are really useful and are good at digging trenches. Anyway, Liu Tan only wants the trench to be wide but not deep. After the trench is dug, all the remaining honeycomb coal is poured into the trench and set on fire.
Through the raging flames in front of him, Liu Tan vaguely saw the Hun soldiers riding towards him.
He stood there and couldn't help but look back.
He could not see the newly built Shuofang City, let alone Chang'an.
At that moment, he realized that although he always felt that he was ideologically incompatible with this era, he was still reluctant to leave at this moment.
He looked around and saw that apart from hundreds of guards, there were only five hundred Hun captives. He never expected that at this time, most of the people around him were Huns, and the people opposite him were also Huns. This feeling was quite strange.
Liu Tan said in a deep voice, "We must hold out until Captain Li and Captain Wei return. If we can't hold them off, the entire Northern Territory could fall into their hands."
This was one of the reasons why he refused to leave.
Wei Deng wiped the sweat from his hands, and tried to put on a fierce look on his round face: "Just now...just now I was able to stop them, and I can do it now!"
Liu Tan turned his head and looked at him, smiling slightly: "Are you scared?"
Wei Deng was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Liu Tan and said loudly: "Don't be afraid!"
"Well, it's okay to be afraid. It's normal to feel fearful, but it's the courage and integrity you possess when you're afraid that's truly valuable."
Wei Deng nodded vigorously, but he quickly realized that his Highness was two years younger than him, right? Why did he speak so pedantically? He sounded like his father, even more so than his brothers!
Liu Tan watched the Xiongnu cavalry approaching, but also saw that their speed was slowing down. He couldn't help but smile: "Look, they are scared."
Wei Deng suddenly realized: "They are afraid that it will be the same as before."
Liu Tan said: "Yes, they know fear, and that's the best."
As he spoke, he took the bow behind him and slowly pulled out an arrow.
He raised his bow and aimed for a moment before saying, "Look at that guy with the golden light shining on his head. Does he look like Wu Shilu?"
Wei Deng had already been directing the Xiongnu in the Xiongnu language to prepare for defense. Upon hearing Liu Tan's words, he immediately nervously drew his bow and arrow and said, "Okay...it seems so."
Among the Xiongnu people, not everyone could wear a golden crown. At least one had to be a left or right wise king or above.
Liu Tan aimed at the golden crown and said, "My accuracy has never been very good when shooting at moving targets. This time... I can only rely on luck."
As he spoke, he loosened the bowstring in his hand.
The moment the arrow left the bow, Liu Tan couldn't help but sigh.
This arrow probably went astray again. After practicing for so long, although he was still not very good at shooting at moving targets, his prediction and feel were almost perfect.
But it doesn't matter. There are so many people around Wu Shilu. This arrow will definitely hit one of them, right?
While Liu Tan was thinking about this with a bittersweet smile, he drew another arrow and decided to aim at Wu Shilu again.
When he raised his bow and arrow, he found that the people on the opposite side also raised their bows and arrows.
Liu Tan: ...
If they shoot at each other, he will probably become a hedgehog, and Wu Shilu may be unharmed.
Liu Tan pursed his lips and let go of his hand again.
Kill one, it’s one.
As he was thinking this, he just put down his bow and was about to draw his arrow again when he suddenly saw the golden crown shake and fall off the horse.
Liu Tan was suddenly shocked. His arrow was still halfway there, so why did Wu Shilu fall down?
He asked, "Wei Deng, is that you?"
Weiden said nervously, "No, no...it's not me."
Just as Liu Tan was about to continue asking, he heard someone shouting from afar, "Ah Tan!"
Liu Tan's eyes suddenly lit up: "Lu Xuan!"
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