Chapter 1451: Merit? Fault?

Yun Zheng had already marched towards Gongbu City yesterday.

Before the army set out, a large number of scouts had been sent out.

On the way to Kampot, you will pass through several small towns.

According to Puwang, there are basically no troops stationed in these small towns.

Even if there are troops, they are the private armed forces of local dignitaries, and there are only a few hundred people at most.

Faced with their large army, these small towns had no ability to fight at all.

These small towns have no strategic significance, so they do not need to occupy them and can just use them as temporary supply points.

Along the way, Yun Zheng was also thinking.

Judging from the time, the person sent to deliver the message to Zhao Ji should have arrived, right?

In the past few days, Zhao Ji should lead his troops to attack Lob Tenzin's troops.

From the information he received, the army led by Lobsang Tenzin should be the most elite force in Xiqu, and also the largest in number.

As long as Lobsang Tenzin's troops were defeated, Xiqu would be doomed to fail.

It is time for Zhao Ji, the Confucian general, to show his abilities.

If Zhao Ji fails to defeat Lobsang Tenzin's troops, or wins by a narrow margin, he will force Zhao Ji to feed the horses!

Well, there are also Pang Jinjiu and Qu Zhi!

These two people killed their way here.

Especially Pang Jinjiu, who used to be a deputy general under Yu Shizhong and later took over Yu Shizhong's position. In the past few years, he has almost never missed any battles, big or small.

If you still can't stand up, go feed the horses!

While he was daydreaming, Yun Zheng thought of the piece of wood that Zhao Lie had sent over yesterday and the white pulp collected from that tree.

Zhao Lie is quite fast.

Unfortunately, that was not the natural rubber he was looking for.

This result made Yun Zheng a little disappointed.

We will have to send people to Nanzhao and Yunan to look for more rubber trees.

If we can't find rubber trees in San Francisco, we'll probably have to look overseas.

"Drive! Drive!"

Just as Yun Zheng was daydreaming, a horse galloped over suddenly.

When the scout approached, he immediately dismounted.

"Your Highness, our scouts have captured Su Zan, the Prime Minister of Xiqu!"

The scout gasped for breath.

I don’t know if it was because I was too excited or because of lack of oxygen.

"what?"

Yun Zheng and Miao Yin screamed at the same time.

Did their scouts capture Su Zan?

After a brief moment of distraction, Yun Zheng hurriedly asked, "Where are they?"

The sentry immediately replied: "Emergency treatment is being provided at the front!"

"Quick, lead the way!"

Yun Zheng immediately ordered.

Led by the scouts, Yun Zheng and Miao Yin rushed forward.

When I arrived at the army in front, I saw a group of people gathered together.

Seeing Yun Zheng and Miao Yin coming, everyone made way for them.

"Your Highness, look who this is!"

Qin Qihu spoke to Yun Zheng excitedly in a loud voice.

"I saw!"

Yun Zheng replied to him, his eyes falling on Su Zan and the scout covered in blood.

Su Zan was also injured and passed out. The scout who escorted Su Zan back was covered in blood. There were two visible wounds. The wound on his shoulder was more serious, and there was also a knife wound on his arm.

"Your Highness..."

Seeing Yun Zheng, the scout who escorted Su Zan back wanted to stand up and salute, but was stopped by Yun Zheng.

"You are injured, no need to be polite!"

Yun Zheng squatted down and asked the scout again: "Where did you catch Su Zan?"

"It's about thirty miles away from the army..."

The scout replied weakly.

When he caught Su Zan, there was no joy on his face.

He even didn't dare to look Yun Zheng in the face.

Yun Zheng looked at the scout's wound and asked, "Your team should be five people, right? Where are the others? Are they all... killed in the battle?"

"Ah."

Speaking of the others, the scout's expression became even more gloomy: "Su Zan's guards are very skilled. The five of us fought hard to capture Su Zan..."

This was just a very small battle.

However, it was a fierce battle.

Although they took the initiative to launch a sneak attack and shot and killed several enemy soldiers, the enemy still had the advantage in numbers and was also very agile.

The five of them captured Su Zan, who was hit by an arrow while escaping, at the cost of four of their men being killed in battle.

"This king will definitely give you great credit!"

Yun Zheng nodded and promised solemnly.

Perhaps it was because he had experienced too much killing. When he learned that four of the five-man scout team had died in battle, Yun Zheng did not feel much emotion except regret.

He didn't know whether he was numb or accustomed to it.

Upon hearing Yun Zheng's words, the scout immediately looked ashamed: "I am guilty and dare not take credit..."

Hearing the scout's words, Yun Zheng and the people around him were stunned.

"You fought hard to capture Su Zan, which is obviously a great achievement, so how can you be guilty of it?"

Qin Qihu asked in confusion.

The scout looked at Yun Zheng cautiously and said ashamedly: "Someone escaped. Su Zan asked them to go back and report the news. Su Zan seemed to tell them: Puwang surrendered, Ganci was lost..."

As the conversation progressed, the scout's voices became quieter and quieter.

When the man ran away, he knew something bad was going to happen.

But at that time he was already injured and had no strength to kill the guard. He threatened Su Zan's life to force the guard not to touch him.

Su Zan also told the guard not to bother him and to go back and report the news.

He also didn't know what the consequences would be if Su Zan's guards brought this news back, but he knew that it would definitely not be a good thing.

If things go wrong, Yun Zheng’s plan will be ruined.

After listening to the scout's words, Yun Zheng fell silent.

This is indeed not a good thing.

But it is not a serious sin to say that they have committed such a crime.

After all, with so many troops marching towards Gongbu, it is impossible for them to remain unnoticed.

All it can be said is that the message that Su Zan sent back would cause them to be exposed a little earlier.

However, for Puwang, this is definitely a huge bad thing.

His family may be in danger because of this.

After thinking for a moment, Yun Zheng immediately shouted in a low voice: "Qin Qihu!"

"The general is here!"

"Immediately lead your troops as the vanguard and launch a surprise attack in the direction of Gongbu! If you encounter any obstacles along the way, you are allowed to act at your own convenience! You can find your own food and fodder!"

"Yes!"

"Order Xiao Dingwu and Zeng Guang to lead their troops on a rapid march toward Gongbu immediately!"

"Yes!"

"Tell Xiao Jianan that the news of our army's capture of Ganci has been leaked, and the enemy may seize Ganci! Tell him to defend Ganci well! If Ganci is lost, he will be executed!"

"Yes!"

As Yun Zheng's order was given, Qin Qihu and the messenger left quickly.

"Okay, you should take good care of your injuries first!"

Yun Zheng once again looked at the ashamed scout, "No matter what, the fact that you five people captured the Prime Minister of Xiqu is a great achievement! If I say I will give you a great achievement, I will definitely give you a great achievement!"

"Thank you... Your Highness!"

The scout raised his head with great pain...