Wei Yan felt that his whole body was extremely hot and he could not calm down. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tightly held the long handle of the big knife in his hand, and finally felt a little more confident.
At this time, he was crouching in the long grass in early spring. Spring is like this in the south of the Yangtze River. After a night of spring breeze, lush wild grass will break out of the ground one after another. In a few days, it can grow enough to hide people. Wei Yan lowered his body, carefully pushed aside the grass blades in front of him, and looked around vigilantly. There are about a hundred soldiers hidden in the grass behind Wei Yan. All of them are ruffian heroes who played tricks with him in Changsha City back then, and they are also sworn brothers who share life and death with his little general. This time, he defied Liu Pan's military orders and secretly left the city. Wei Yan took all his men with him. [bsp; "Boss, is this Sun Ce's military camp?" A sergeant crept over.
Wei Yan didn¡¯t answer, just nodded.
The sergeant took a breath and wiped the cold sweat from his head. He lowered his voice and said nervously: "Boss, there are probably tens of thousands of people in this camp. We only have this few people. Aren't we here to die?"
Wei Yan turned around and glared at him fiercely: "Are you afraid of just tens of thousands of people?"
The sergeant turned pale and swallowed: "Boss, they are Jiangdong Army!"
"What's wrong with Jiang Dongjun? He's not just like us, he only has one head and two arms!"
The sergeant lowered his head and silenced his voice. Since he followed Wei Yan out this time, he vaguely felt that he would never have the chance to return to Changsha this time.
"As long as we ambush until night and rush into the camp under cover of darkness, no matter how smart Sun Ce is, we will never think that someone would dare to rob his camp with just over a hundred cavalry." Wei Yan gritted his teeth, "Don't you think so? Haven't you heard that wealth can be found in danger? Because we used to be rogue boys in Changsha, so even if we join the army now, we are still looked down upon by others. If we can kill Sun Ce and go back this time, it will definitely be a big deal. Our achievements are enough to make us feel proud in front of others!"
"But they are the Jiangdong Army." The sergeant muttered, "The bloody battle on the Lujiang River, the capture of Jiangxia, and the night attack on Fancheng are all legendary among the army."
"What's the use of talking about this now?" Wei Yan snorted coldly, "Look around you. This is already a battlefield. Either you die or I live. Don't you want to return to the city gloriously and win a victory?" Is it best to be a wife and a shadow, and to shine on the lintel of the family?"
"Boss, look at what you said." The sergeant's face twitched stiffly, "Even military merits are from the top. Boss, you can definitely be made a general and a marquis. How can we, small soldiers, have a share?"
"Whatever is mine is yours." Wei Yan clenched his fist tightly, "Since we have sworn together that we will advance and retreat together, if there is a reward, we can all accept it together!"
"What if it doesn't work?" The sergeant shook his head, "Boss, you are the one who has always been valued and promoted by General Huang, not us. If something happens, General Huang will definitely be able to protect you, but we may not. For insignificant little characters like us, if we can continue to cut off our limbs and save a small life, thank God. Even if we die on the battlefield, no one will feel pity."
"You're worthless!" Wei extended his hand to hold his chin, "If I'm afraid of you, go back. I'd dare to go down and rob the camp myself!"
"Boss, it hurts, it hurts." The sergeant opened Wei Yan's hand and felt that his jaw was almost crushed.
"As long as we can win and return to the city today, we will have accomplished a miraculous feat that can be famous all over the world." Wei Yan stroked the knife handle, "If you still want to go back alive, hold on to the knife in your hand! If you are afraid, go back by yourself now If you go to the city, you will no longer be my brother Wei Yan."
"Boss, why are you doing this?" The sergeant said with a bitter face, "If you don't go back, how can you, your brothers, go back?"
Wei Yan glanced at him: "Have you figured it out? Are you not afraid anymore?"
"To be honest, I'm still afraid." The sergeant's lower lip trembled slightly, which showed how nervous he was. "But since he is a subordinate of the boss, and he drank wine with his brothers and swore an oath, how can he be greedy for life and afraid of death and run away from the battle? ?" The sergeant tilted his head, thought for a moment, and added: "Even if we can't go back alive today, we must let the people in Changsha remember our names!"
Wei Yan nodded slightly, raised his eyes to look at the sky, and whispered: "Take half of the people down the mountain and pick up the horses. We are ready to attack at any time!"
Under the grassy slope, Sun Ce¡¯s military camp.
One day ago, Sun Ce led his army to set up camp only ten miles away from Changsha City. It was already evening, and the sergeants wereHe started to bury the pot to cook, while Sun Ce was holding his hands behind his back, silently looking at Changsha standing in the distance.
Tai Shici hurried over, looking thoughtful. Sun Ce turned to him and asked with a smile: "Ziyi, what's wrong? You look so sad. Did something happen?"
"My lord, there seems to be an ambush on the grassy slope where we are sheltered from the wind." Taishi Ci approached Sun Ce and whispered in his ear, "When I was out of the camp for inspection just now, I seemed to see the reflection of metal in the grass."
Sun Ce frowned and pondered for a while, then folded his arms and said, "Robbing the camp? This is really unavoidable. Let's just use the plan, like this." Sun Ce gave a few instructions in Taishi Ci's ear, and Taishi Ci He held his fists and accepted the order, and happily went to each camp to deliver the order.
Night finally fell, and the surroundings of the military camp were quiet, with only the faint sound of insects chirping.
"Boom! - Boom! Boom!" The soldiers patrolling the camp tapped the copper shields they carried with them with their sword hilts, and the empty sound spread far in the night. Wei Yan, who was lying in ambush on the grassy slope, stretched his muscles slightly, listened to the sound of the watch in Sun Ce's camp, and said to himself: "It's the third watch, it's time."
"Every battalion is fine - carry your swords with you -" The caller was the soldier who had just shouted to report safety, but was drowned out by the overwhelming shouts of killing. More than a dozen horses jumped out from behind the grassy slope at the same time. The cavalry on the horses raised their weapons and roared loudly, and launched a charge towards Sun Ce's military camp.
The soldiers on watch did not know whether they did not react or were frightened. Facing the hundreds of cavalry roaring and rushing in, they showed no intention of retreating. Wei Yan laughed coldly and clamped the horse's belly fiercely. The galloping horse accelerated again. Wei Yan raised his sword and was ready to step forward and take the first life of the enemy in this surprise attack. But when he approached the soldier, a huge uneasiness enveloped him, because through the moonlight, he actually saw a stern sneer on the soldier's face.
Although he was uneasy, he could not allow him to take care of so much at this time. Wei Yan bent down and swept his sword towards the soldier, trying to chop him into two pieces. Unfortunately, Wei Yan moved quickly, and the soldier moved even faster, so fast that his figure was blurred. As he dropped the round shield in his hand, he jumped up high to avoid Wei Yan's life-threatening knife. Wei Yan's sword was in the air, but he was unable to recover. The soldier pulled him in mid-air and fell down his horse.
As soon as the soldier landed, he jumped up again and climbed onto his horse. He leaned down, picked up Wei Yan who had fallen to the ground, and placed him in front of the saddle. Then he struck Wei Yan with a knife on the back of his neck, knocking him unconscious. Then he turned the horse's head and faced the stunned and bewildered man. More than a hundred cavalrymen rushed over. In the light of swords, the two cavalrymen at the front had blood flowing from their chests and fell off their horses.
The following cavalrymen reined in their horses one after another, not daring to challenge this man's edge. In the brief gap, the soldier turned his horse and retreated quickly. The cavalry were stunned, and the lost courage returned to their bodies instantly. More than a dozen of them formed a line, shouted loudly, and rushed towards them with their weapons.