Three thousand soldiers and horses are not a small number. If they cross the Mobei River, the people of the Northern Qiang Kingdom will be on alert and prepare for battle.
However, Du Liang led his troops straight to the snow-capped mountains in the west.
Who would have thought that two days later, of the three thousand soldiers led by Du Liang, only less than five hundred were left, and they returned to the city in defeat.
All of a sudden, everyone in Mobei City was stunned. What kind of bandits were these
It’s too ferocious. Could it be a monster from the western mountain
No matter who the other party is, the government of Mobei City ordered the city gates to be closed. People from foreign countries can only leave but not come in, and people from the Great Zhou can only enter but not leave with a pass.
Moreover, the Zhenbei Army was not allowed to escort them, and any accidents that occurred on the road would be borne by themselves.
When the news reached Beiqiang, the merchants who were already in Beiqiang could only wait quietly. They would not dare to return until General Zhenbei wiped out this group of fierce bandits.
For a time, the people of Mobei City were in panic.
General Zhenbei was so angry that he was on the verge of a temper tantrum every day.
You know, he has been guarding Mobei City for so many years and has never suffered such a defeat. It would be a great shame and humiliation for him to lose his integrity in his old age.
Jiang Nanhao, a military officer of the Zhenbei Army, suggested to the General Zhenbei that the court send people for support.
It was rejected by General Zhenbei.
"I can't even deal with a few thousand bandits, so why should I send them support? I can't afford to lose face."
Jiang Nanhao advised again: "General, what we need is not people, but weapons. I heard that the Ministry of War has made firearms, such as thunder and fire, which are very powerful. Why don't we take some and try them out?"
General Zhenbei was hesitant.
When Lu Yunzheng heard the news, he found Liu Qiaoer and asked, "Didn't you give those things to the Ministry of War? Can you still make them?"
Liu Qiaoer actually thought of using gunpowder, but she didn't expect that General Zhenbei's soldiers couldn't even encircle and suppress the bandits.
After thinking for a while, he said, "I can provide the recipe and let them make it. You can go and talk to General Zhenbei. But I have a request."
Lu Yunzheng: "You say."
Liu Qiaoer: "Next time we fight bandits, I want to follow you."
"No." Lu Yunzheng refused without even thinking, "Men are fighting, why would a woman like you get involved?"
Liu Qiaoer glared at Lu Yunzheng angrily: "You still look down on a woman like me?"
Lu Yunzheng thought for a moment, Liu Qiao'er was indeed much stronger than other women, and her idea was that men and women were equal, so he quickly changed his words and said, "I'm just afraid that you'll be in danger."
Liu Qiaoer said, "What danger? The unknown is the danger. None of us has ever been to the snowy mountains in the west, and we don't know what the terrain is like there. General Du went there rashly and suffered a great loss, isn't it because he was not familiar with the terrain?"
Liu Qiaoer gave the recipe for thunder fire to General Zhenbei. When General Zhenbei heard that the Ministry of War's thunder fire was the recipe given by Liu Qiaoer, he immediately asked Jiang Nanhao to make it.
Fighting a war requires the right time, place and people. Du Liang was indeed reckless this time.
But soon, they came up with a new plan.
They would create a fake caravan and deliberately let bandits come to rob it, and then they would catch all the bandits in one fell swoop.
The caravan provided thirty horse-drawn carriages, each loaded with two or three boxes, as well as some food and other items. The total number of guards and the Zhenbei Army was five hundred.
These people served as bait. When they reached the river and set up camp, Du Liang would lead 5,000 soldiers to ambush on the east side. Once the bandits came to rob, he would catch them all in one fell swoop.
The plan was a good one, but this time, the bandits were not fooled. The caravan stayed by the river for one night, and when daybreak came, the bandits had not arrived yet.
They had no choice but to withdraw.
Du Liang suffered a setback and was punished by General Zhenbei with ten military sticks. He is now recovering from his injuries.
At this time, Lu Yunzheng volunteered: "General, it is said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will be invincible. We know nothing about the enemy. Why don't I take people to the west to investigate and then formulate a battle plan? Is that feasible?"
At this point, General Zhenbei really can't afford to lose this person.
Besides, Lu Yunzheng and others were just going to test the other side's strength, not to fight, so he agreed.
This time, Jiang Nanhao was the general, and he took Lu Yunzheng, Qi Ze and twenty other people, and sneaked out of the city quietly at night.
The group came to the foot of the snow-capped mountain and looked up, but there was not even a way to go up the mountain. Jiang Nanhao was also confused.
"It is said that the snow mountain is a forbidden area. Not only are there wild beasts, but there are also monsters. It is said that there are gods living on the other side of the mountain. Sigh, I really don't know if those bandits live on this mountain."
Jiang Nanhao was complaining when he suddenly heard a cute voice.
"Don't talk, stay hidden, there are people nearby."
Startled suddenly, Jiang Nanhao opened his eyes wide and looked at Lu Yunzheng. He really didn't expect that Liu Qiaoer would follow him.
It turned out that Liu Qiaoer was more sensitive than all of them.
In the space, Long Batian reported to Liu Qiaoer: "There is a person hiding at ten o'clock in the northeast."
Liu Qiaoer took out a crossbow, and when everything was dark in front of everyone and they couldn't see anything, Liu Qiaoer pulled the trigger and the crossbow shot with a "whoosh".
"Ah..." The hidden person was shot, and with a 'pop' sound, he fell from the tree.
Liu Qiaoer ran over quickly, and the others followed, and saw an injured person lying under a tree covered with fallen leaves.
"Tie him up and interrogate him." Jiang Nanhao gave the order.
After all, it was a mountain and a strange place. They were operating at night. Once they entered the snowy mountain, there were only trees and it was pitch black so no one could see anything.
Unfortunately, they were exploring at night, and Jiang Nanhao wouldn't even let them light a torch.
At this time, they didn't know how Liu Qiaoer defeated the enemy, they just thought she was very powerful.
Liu Qiaoer took out three night vision goggles from her sleeve pocket and handed them to Lu Yunzheng, Jiang Nanhao, and Qi Ze.
"Take this with you so you can see the road clearly. It's best to line up in a straight line. I suspect there is a trap on the mountain."
Although they didn't know what the night vision goggles were made of, they could indeed see the scene in front of them after putting them on. However, there were trees everywhere around them and they didn't know where to go.
According to Liu Qiaoer's arrangement, Liu Qiaoer led the way, followed closely by Lu Yunzheng, and behind them were five brothers without night vision goggles, pulling at Lu Yunzheng's clothes.
Behind them was Jiang Nanhao, followed closely by Lu Yunzheng, and behind them were five brothers without night vision goggles, and behind them was Qi Ze. A group of twenty people moved up the mountain like a snake in the dark.
Liu Qiaoer led them to walk very slowly, scratching the road with a stick as they walked. In the space, Long Batian could see the surroundings clearly.
"Go ahead without worry, there's no one here for now."
Who knew that less than ten minutes after they walked away, Long Batian said again: "There is a person on the tree at 13 o'clock in the northwest direction."
Liu Qiaoer squatted down immediately, and the people behind her followed suit.
Pull the trigger: "Whoosh"... "Ah" someone fell from the tree again.
Liu Qiaoer led people over, and this time the man was unlucky, he was shot in the heart and died.
The first person who was tied up was blindfolded and gagged. He couldn't see anything, but just kept struggling.
Seeing Liu Qiao'er beat the second person to death, Jiang Nanhao said, "Pull the man over here and let him see if he knows this man."