Chapter 362: The Villainous Princess's Daily Slacking Chapter 362: Yan Wang Gets Fired Up

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

However, the people on the city wall did not surrender immediately as Ai Jiao had expected upon hearing this. Instead, they were like a group of headless flies, at a loss.

Although they had already received news that the Prince of Li was dead, everyone still harbored doubts, feeling this might just be a rumor. So they continued to do as they pleased, doing whatever they were supposed to do.

Who could have imagined that the Dachang Army would suddenly arrive beneath the city and launch a siege? The soldiers of Yifeng City were completely unprepared, and for a time were caught off guard, some dead, some surrendering.

Yi Tai Cheng was originally not a border defense stronghold, so the number of garrison troops here was relatively small.

And these thirty thousand troops were actually secretly recruited and trained by the Prince of Li without the Chao Ting's knowledge! Now that the Prince of Li was gone, these soldiers were like they had lost their backbone, instantly becoming at a loss and completely at sea, not knowing what to do.

Just then, a voice suddenly came from the crowd: "Don't be afraid, everyone!" Everyone turned toward the sound and saw that the speaker was a minor Commander.

He continued: "As long as we hold Yi Tai Cheng, the Prince of Li will surely receive news and then lead troops to support us. So as long as we hold our positions and never retreat, we will surely wait for reinforcements!"

The minor Commander's words were like a reassurance pill for everyone, and everyone's emotions stabilized somewhat. Immediately afterward, someone else chimed in: "That's right, the Commander is correct! We will surely defend Yi Tai Cheng!"

Seeing this, Ai Jiao turned to look at Yan Wang and said: "Wang, it seems Nan Liang hasn't responded. How about we just charge over?" Yan Wang thought for a moment, then nodded and replied: "Mm, then let's attack!"

With Yan Wang's order, the army surged forward like a flood.

Just like in the previous battle, the Shield Soldiers quickly formed a line, creating a solid line of defense to cover the Archers behind them. The Archers stood behind the Shield Soldiers, drawing their bows and nocking arrows, aiming at the enemies ahead.

However, this time the situation was clearly different from before. The opposing Nan Liang Army was clearly fewer in number, and their morale also seemed somewhat low.

The Yan Family Army attacked like a sudden storm and quickly broke through the city gate; the city gate could not withstand their fierce assault. And those Nan Liang soldiers were all fanatical believers brainwashed by the Prince of Li; even though the Prince of Li was not present, they swore loyalty to the death and did not retreat.

This fierce battle ultimately ended in victory for the Yan Family Army, but the Nan Liang soldiers paid a heavy price.

Only ten thousand soldiers chose to surrender, while the remaining twenty thousand refused to surrender to the death, so they were all killed. For Yan Wang, ten thousand more surrenders was also a good thing. After all, once Nan Liang's reinforcements arrived, ten thousand more troops would mean one more point of chance of victory.

Ai Jiao, having won the battle, was in exceptionally high spirits, chirping nonstop like a happy little bird in Yan Wang's ear all the way.

Although Yan Wang occasionally found Ai Jiao annoying at ordinary times, at this moment he also rarely showed no impatience, perhaps because the joy of victory made him more tolerant toward Ai Jiao.

Not long afterward, everyone smoothly returned to the Jun Ying. Tang Qi, upon hearing the news of everyone's triumphant return, was equally overjoyed. Yan Wang immediately ordered the Kitchen Camp to prepare more delicious dishes for the evening to celebrate this hard-won victory.

Night fell, lamps were first lit, and a festive atmosphere filled the Jun Ying.

Today's Kitchen Camp did not cook as usual, but instead specially purchased a large amount of fresh beef, mutton, and pork in the afternoon, preparing for a grand barbecue feast.

The Soldiers did not create barriers because of differences in status; on the contrary, they sat together very harmoniously, with laughter and voices never ceasing.

Yan Wang smiled, raised his wine cup in hand, stood up, and said to everyone: "Everyone has worked very hard today, so tonight let us fully enjoy the food and drink heartily!

However, tomorrow's task may be more arduous, so tonight everyone can eat and drink to their heart's content, but cannot drink alcohol. I will use tea in place of wine to offer everyone a cup!"

After speaking, Yan Wang without hesitation downed the cup containing tea in one gulp, showing his generous side. Seeing this, others also raised their cups containing juice or tea and responded in unison: "Thank you, General Yan, for the barbecue!"

It turned out that these delicious barbecued meats were all purchased by Yan Wang out of his own pocket for everyone. Although the military pay given by the Emperor of Dachang was sufficient, because the journey was distant, carrying a large amount of meat would easily spoil, so in fact they would not bring this much meat along.

Moreover, although the Emperor gave not a small amount of silver, to let so many people eat a hearty barbecue meal, the following days would probably have to be spent on thin porridge.

So everyone understood clearly that these things were bought by General Yan out of his own pocket to reward everyone.

Everyone was full of gratitude for his generosity and naturally listened to and followed him.

Just then, a loud shout suddenly came from the crowd: "General Yan, may I go to the battlefield tomorrow? I have been here for a long time but have never been on the battlefield, always staying behind in the Jun Ying, and I am really feeling stifled!"

Before Yan Wang could respond, Ai Jiao beside him cheerfully interjected: "It's not that we won't let you go, but you happened to catch a wind-cold and your health has been poor, so we let you stay behind."

After hearing this, the little soldier scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and explained: "My wind-cold has already healed, I can go to the battlefield! I also want to contribute to the country, I don't want to come all this way for nothing!"

Hearing the little soldier's words, Yan Wang instead felt a surge of pride in his heart. He said loudly: "Good! Tomorrow not only you, but everyone must go to the battlefield!"

The words had not yet fallen when a burst of exclamations erupted from the crowd: "Yay yay yay, we can go to the battlefield!" However, some showed difficulty on their faces, muttering: "Ah, just rested one night, and tomorrow we have to go to the battlefield again..."

Hearing the words from below, Yan Wang not only showed no displeasure at all, but instead revealed a smile. He slowly stood up and explained to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow we will send troops to attack Nan Liang's next city.

At this moment Nan Liang's reinforcements have not yet arrived; this is exactly an excellent opportunity for us to expand our battle results. If we can seize this opportunity to capture several more cities, we can end this war sooner and return home triumphant sooner."

His words were like a clear spring flowing into everyone's hearts; the original complaints gradually subsided, replaced by faces full of anticipation. Everyone nodded in turn, expressing understanding and support.