Chapter 194 The wild goose falls to the ground

"General, the barbarian army is stationed in front, should we go directly?"

At the forefront of the advancing army, the deputy general asked Jin Mang.

Jin Mang looked cold and said calmly: "The barbarian army has been rushing to Beiliang for a long time. Your Majesty sent them gold medals last time, urging them to arrive in Anyang County as soon as possible to suppress Qin Ze."

"Logically speaking, they should have arrived a few days ago, but they are still stationed at the front. It seems that something happened."

The general nodded, with a hesitant look on his face, "General, could it be that... these barbarians learned that Qin Ze had conquered Anyang County and thought that the imperial court could no longer suppress Qin Ze, so they wouldn't have other ideas?"

As soon as he said this, Jin Mang shook his head.

Before sending troops, His Majesty's imperial edict made it very clear that to suppress Qin Ze, the barbarians must be allowed to go forward. His two hundred thousand soldiers and horses were just a back-up preparation.

Unless absolutely necessary, do not initiate military action.

Let the barbarian army and Qin Ze fight with blood. After the barbarian army suppressed Qin Ze, they were allowed to go to Beiliang, while his own soldiers and horses went to Anyang County.

After that, he stationed in Anyang County and supervised Beiliang.

As for whether the barbarians would have any objections, Jin Mang felt that he would not.

A few years ago, Qin Haotian defeated the barbarian army. Now that these years have passed, although the barbarians have been recuperating and launching a large-scale military campaign in the southern barbarian land, even so, they have not yet reached the ability to compete with Daqian.

What's more, after leaving the southern barbarian land, Wukui had no one to rely on. Food and grass were even provided by Daqian. If the supply was cut off, how could they dare to change at this time?

Jin Mang looked at the deputy general and said: "No, Peng Yue, the barbarians chose to garrison here. They must have realized that the road ahead was dangerous, otherwise they would have passed by long ago."

"It's not far from here, it's called Yanluo Mountain. It's very steep. Qin Ze will pass there if he continues to go south. It's impossible for him not to fight for it."

Vice-General Peng Yue nodded and continued: "General, what about us? Keep waiting?"

Jin Mang hummed and then said:

"Your Majesty is so anxious that we have rushed all the way. Since the barbarians have chosen to station here, we will station our troops behind them and wait for a rest before making plans."

"After the arrangements are made, you send a team of soldiers and horses to the barbarian camp to explain our purpose of coming, so as not to arouse their hostility."

"After all, hey, they are not the same as us after all."

Peng Yue nodded and immediately rode away.

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Outside the barbarian military camp, time gradually passed, and an hour and a half had passed since noon.

The sky became increasingly gloomy in the afternoon, and the wind became fierce.

The military flag was rustling in the wind. Under the flagpole, Wu Kui stood upright, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.

Shan Yi led the team to Yanluo Mountain in the morning and rushed there from the military camp. It was only twenty or thirty miles away, which was not too far. They rode fast horses and they would arrive there in a short time.

But now, it is already afternoon.

No news has come yet, and the soldiers sent to the front to support them have not brought any news yet.

This situation made Wu Kui become more and more impatient.

If Qin Ze had laid a large ambush in Yanluo Mountain, and Shan Yi broke into it, even if he got into the ambush and fought with them, there would be no chance that no news would be spread.

Thousands of people go forward, even if they encounter several times the number of troops, as long as they don't fight to the death, some people can still break out.

But now there is no news at all about this situation...

"Could it be that... after encountering a heavy ambush, no one can come back?" Wu Kui bit the corners of his lips, his expression getting darker.

The several generals on the side had different expressions, but that look of worry appeared in everyone's eyes.

"Your Majesty, it's already reached this point and no one has returned yet. I'm afraid they've been... ambushed!"

"Old General Shan has rich combat experience, but there has been no news yet that there may be a large number of enemy soldiers ambushed in Yanluo Mountain."

The speaker was one of the Eight Tigers, named Hong Lun. He was slender and eight feet tall. He was holding a formation-breaking halberd in his hand. At this moment, his face was full of worry.

As soon as Hong Lun finished speaking, a rough and thick voice sounded from the crowd.

"Don't wait any longer. Your Majesty, just lead our army and rush in! No matter how many troops Qin Ze has, with our strength, we are afraid of what he will do!"

"Just go straight to Yanluo Mountain and fight him with real swords and guns!"

With a "bang" sound, the man who spoke slammed the meteor hammer in his hand onto the ground.

Unlike most tall barbarian soldiers, this man is not tall, but extremely strong.

The broad arms, the muscular arms were bulging, as if they were growing sideways.

His name is Wu Rui, and he is Wu Kui's cousin. He is accustomed to wielding a pair of meteor hammers, possessing brute strength and terrifying strength.

"Wu Rui! Your Majesty sent General Shan to spy on the enemy. This is to enable us to obtain more information for the next battle!"

"If you rush in all at once, if you are ambushed, how many people will die for no reason?!"

As soon as Wu Rui finished speaking, a middle-aged man standing next to him scolded him.

Wu Rui raised his head and glanced at him, curled his lips and said:

"Second uncle, there is a war. There is nothing we can do about it. Anyway, if you charge, I'm not afraid. My Wu Rui dares to be the first to charge in!"

"General Shan is going to go this time. I mean that it will be me. Unfortunately, he doesn't agree, and neither does the king."

Speaking of this, Wu Rui lowered his head, his face a little depressed.

The middle-aged man whom he called his second uncle rolled his eyes and said, "Are you going? If you go, you won't be able to investigate even if there is no ambush inside!"

"You'll get lost even if you wander around in the mountains! We'll have to find you then!"

As soon as he said this, Wu Rui scratched his head and said with a grimace: "Okay, okay, I understand. Second uncle, please stop talking."

The tense expressions on the generals' faces were relieved at this moment. They all chuckled as they watched Wu Rui shake his head.

Hong Lun sighed at this time and said in a deep voice: "What General Wu Shuang said is that General Shan is a veteran, and it is the best choice for him to spy. But now, he has not even come back."

"This Yanluo Mountain is really dangerous."

The middle-aged man nodded, looked at Wu Kui who had been silent and said:

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, Yanluo Mountain is heavily guarded, but strangely enough, even if General Shan fought with them, there shouldn't be any movement like now."

"Could it be that there are no soldiers and horses in Yanluo Mountain, but the road is winding, and that's why General Shan hasn't come back yet?"

Wu Kui raised his head, looked at the middle-aged man, and said calmly:

"Hard to say."

"Even if the road is tortuous, it stands to reason that with Yi Yi's character, he will send troops back from time to time to send intelligence."

Just as he said this, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves.

At the same time, a shout also came over. Wu Kui's heart tightened and he immediately turned his head to look.

"Your Majesty! There is news!"

I saw a young general riding a horse, running quickly. It was Bai Miao, who used to wield a pair of iron forks and was nicknamed "Speed ​​Tiger"!

The generals followed closely behind and looked towards them, only to see Bai Miao in high spirits, with a happy face visible to the naked eye.

"I see General Shan and the others!" Bai Miao shouted happily from dozens of meters away.