It was late at night and the moon hid in thick clouds. Only sparse starlight illuminated the road, and the surrounding area was dark.
Fortunately, the road is flat all the way, so there is no need to worry about the path being difficult to identify.
Jiang Yunqi showed an arrogant smile on his armored face. After today, his name, Jiang Yunqi, would be famous throughout the Wu and Song countries. No one would dare to look down on him because of his background, and no one would dare to point fingers at him.
But before Jiang Yunqi could continue to imagine his success, something unexpected happened when 50,000 heavily armored soldiers rushed to a plain on the border between Song and Wu at night under the moonlight.
There was a sudden chaos among the heavily armored soldiers in front, and waves of wailing and screaming from the soldiers were heard.
At the same time, the sharp shout of "There's a trap" also alerted all the heavy armored soldiers who heard the sound.
Jiang Yunqi's expression changed instantly.
Although he was very confident in the heavy armored soldiers, Jiang Yunqi was still a very cautious person, so he was in the center of the night attack army, which was the safest place.
This also led to him not knowing what had happened before.
But what could happen ahead? This was clearly the route he and General Xu had scouted, the most suitable for a night attack by heavily armored soldiers.
Jiang Yunqi didn't have to wonder for too long, as soon a heavily armored soldier with a pale face came to report.
"Captain, no, no, no, it's bad. There are a lot of pits dug in the ground ahead. Our horses can't get out once they fall into one. The people behind us didn't rein in the horses." The soldier couldn't help but wipe his face and said in a choked voice, "Hundreds of our brothers have been thrown off their horses, and some have even been trampled to death by horses..."
Jiang Yunqi's face suddenly darkened, and the bad premonition in his heart resurfaced.
After a long while, Jiang Yunqi gave the order: "Pass the order down, let everyone stop and rest for a while. Also find someone to go ahead and explore the way, to see how many pits there are? How far are they?"
At this point, Jiang Yunqi called over his confidant and said in a solemn and calm voice: "Xingzhi, take two people to the northwest. If this road is blocked, we will take that road later."
Yes, there is naturally more than one way to reach the destination, but this one is currently the closest and fastest way.
"Yes, I'll go right away." The confidant agreed, then looked up at him again, hiding the slight surprise in his eyes.
It's amazing! Jiang Yunqi's reaction was exactly what Mr. Song expected.
What a pity, he might never know. It would be better if he turned back home or insisted on taking this road. Otherwise...
Before leaving, the confidant looked at Jiang Yunqi with some pity. Going against Mr. Song was really the greatest misfortune in his life.
Since Song and Ming were born, why did Jiang Yunqi also exist
But at this moment, Jiang Yunqi did not notice the change in his confidant's eyes. Instead, he frowned and thought about what to do next.
In fact, he knew that today's expedition was not going well, and he should return to the camp first and make long-term plans.
But thinking of what General Xu said before he set out, Jiang Yunqi was unwilling to go back in disgrace, because he didn't dare to think that if General Xu was disappointed in him, he would not give him the opportunity to lead troops next time.
You must know that only by leading troops can you achieve success, and this is real achievement.
He...can't just give up halfway.
However, he only lost a few hundred people. He still had more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, and they were heavy cavalry that could defeat a hundred enemies at once, which was enough for him to fight a good battle.
After waiting for a long time, a soldier came up on horseback and said in embarrassment: "Captain, there are potholes every three meters for at least a hundred meters ahead, and the potholes extend along the entire road section. We really can't go on this road." Jiang Yunqi lowered his eyes slightly and pursed his lips. Is he destined to return empty-handed today
Fortunately, there is always a way out. After about an incense stick of time, the confidant came back with a few soldiers and reported with smiles on their faces that no traps or ambushes were found on the other road.
Jiang Yunqi narrowed his eyes and made a decision in an instant: "Tell all soldiers to change the route."
The confidant's eyes flashed, and he asked the soldiers to go to the front and rear to convey Jiang Yunqi's order. At the same time, he rode his horse slowly out of Jiang Yunqi's sight.
Jiang Yunqi was hiding something in his mind at the moment and didn't notice this at all.
Of course, even if Jiang Yunqi found out that his confidant was missing, he would only think that he had gone downstairs to do something. How could he have thought that he had already run away
After all, if we continue on this road, it will be a dead end.
The road to the northwest is also a large plain, but the difference is that this road requires a detour, so it will pass through a forest and is not very suitable for heavy armored soldiers to move forward. This is why this road was not considered before.
But now the arrow has been shot, and this is the only path we can take.
As the journey went on peacefully, Jiang Yunqi felt relieved. He thought that those pits were dug by the Song people to guard against the Wu army, and were not intended to target his heavy armored soldiers.
Seeing that they would reach their destination after passing this forest, Jiang Yunqi became even less prepared. The heavy armored soldiers were also filled with excitement, as if they had already seen the scene in the upcoming battle where the Song soldiers would be forced to beg for mercy after being rushed by them.
However, at this moment, something happened to the heavy armored soldiers marching in the front, and the noisy voices made the whole forest lively.
Before Jiang Yun could react, he heard the sound of fireworks rising into the sky, and suddenly a bunch of fireworks bloomed in the air. He was suddenly startled and thought, Oh no, there is an ambush.
But my confidant Xingzhi clearly said that he had checked and found no traps. What went wrong
By the way, what about behavior
Jiang Yunqi turned his head and looked around, but he still didn't see the boy who had been following him. It was then that he suddenly remembered that he and General Xu had asked Xingzhi to explore the road in the beginning.
Could it be... Xingzhi betrayed himself
Of course, now is not the time to think about this, because this forest is not suitable for heavy armored soldiers to fight in!
"Hurry, retreat, return the same way, quickly, leave this forest." Jiang Yunqi shouted at the soldiers at the top of his voice.
However, it was too late.
The road behind had already been blocked by Song soldiers, and there were also tens of thousands of Song soldiers in front. They had become trapped in a jar, being surrounded from front and back by Song soldiers.
Countless torches suddenly appeared, instantly illuminating the dark forest as bright as the blue sky in the daytime. The spirited soldiers of the Song State appeared in the forest with shields and spears in their hands.
And this group of woods were full of trip ropes, and some trees were even tied with several ropes. There were so many that the Wu soldiers could not cut them all, and their eyes were gradually filled with despair.
Different from the desperate soldiers of Wu State, the bandits who were trained in the woods were like they were at home, and they played their advantages to the fullest. They all rushed towards the horses' legs that were not tripped by the trip ropes, almost hitting one horse leg with one gun.
The moment those heavily armored soldiers fell off their horses, they became vulnerable to slaughter, with countless Song soldiers waiting to take their heads.
Victory or defeat is decided instantly.
(End of this chapter)