Apparently, Kang Shi was not the only one eyeing Chaoli Pass.
When Zheng·National Seal Philanthropist·Qiao distributed the National Seal everywhere, several small forces with self-awareness knew that they could not compete with Huang Lie and his forces for the National Seal, so they did not join the pursuit of the National Seal. This caused them to withdraw from Qianzhou in advance due to some unforeseen circumstances.
They are lucky but also a little unlucky.
Fortunately, they were close to Miaojiang River. When the national seal was born, they immediately retreated across the river with the treasure and arrived at the border of Yanzhou. Unfortunately, they were not the only ones who thought so. Along the way, they also encountered other forces that possessed the national seal.
Let’s form an alliance
Neither of them trusts the other.
Let’s fight without alliance, right
The strength of small forces is close to that of small forces.
This resulted in the fighting in Yanzhou not being as fierce as in Qianzhou, but the people were still suffering and corpses were everywhere.
There was a lucky person among them who stood out and successfully returned to Chaoli Pass, and was able to take advantage of the natural barrier of the pass to buy a chance to catch their breath. But this lucky person was not so lucky, because they encountered Kang Shi's troops before they even had time to get comfortable in Chaoli Pass. At first, they still had some luck.
Who in the allied forces didn't know that Chen Tang's troops had been divided into two
Kangshi's army was small in number, and even with the participation of Gongxichou and others, they still had the natural barrier of Chaoli Pass to rely on, and they also held the national seal. If a real fight broke out, they would have the advantage.
result-
Kang Shi also had the national seal in his hand.
Chaoli Pass, known as the most dangerous pass in Yanzhou, changed hands twice in just half a month. Kang Shi took advantage of the gap when the guards were not yet firmly established and led his troops to attack and captured the place in one fell swoop. Before he could even drink a sip of hot water, he immediately arranged for the few remaining men to defend the pass.
A large number of scouts were also sent out to contact the lord and others.
Wei Shou was the commander of Chaoli Pass before, and the troops he left behind were very familiar with the situation inside the pass, which reduced Kang Shi's workload. Kang Shi, who had not slept for several days, had red eyes, and he forced himself to cheer up: "In addition to guarding Chaoli Pass and joining the lord's troops, there is another important matter."
The flood situation in Yanzhou is more troublesome than expected.
Not only are there floods, but there are also epidemics spreading rampantly.
The problem now is that they are short of people, food and medicine.
If these two problems cannot be solved, the common people will gather together and start a riot, and the consequences will be disastrous. It's not that these common people will threaten us when they gather together, but at this point in the war, as long as our forces can hold their ground, the northwest will basically be stable. But what can we do with land without population? These common people are the main force to revitalize the states in the future.
Save if you can without affecting yourself.
Gong Xichou said: "The situation in Yanzhou is not bad..."
Compared to the chaos in Qianzhou, Yanzhou just looked depressed. After all, the war was fought by various forces, and the common people seemed to be quite stable. Kang Shi said speechlessly: "Yanzhou looks okay, that's because most of the young and strong here were transferred to Qianzhou by Zheng Qiao. Taking Chaoli Pass as the boundary, 70% of the half of Yanzhou outside the pass are old and weak. How much chaos can they cause when they gather together?"
Yu Zi said solemnly, "The bodies of the old and weak are far less resistant than those of the young and strong. Once the epidemic gets out of control, it will be difficult for them to survive. The most terrible thing is that the shortage of food and medicine is not only outside the Great Wall, but also inside the Great Wall. The epidemic has also spread."
Shortage of food, medicine, and manpower...
The pressure from the three huge mountains made it almost impossible to breathe.
Kang Shi also began to doubt his life. Was this just his bad luck? Just when he was at a loss, the scouts sent back an exciting piece of information - they had detected a group of people, not many soldiers, escorting a large number of baggage carts.
Kang Shi was shocked: "Supply cart?"
He hurriedly asked, "Have you found out what is being transported in the car?"
Yu Zi was responsible for handing over information to the scouts, and then she integrated the information and reported back to Kang Shi: "That group of people acted cautiously, and the scouts did not dare to approach rashly, but from the depth of the wheels of the baggage cart and the objects left behind, there were corn and wheat, and the cart was full."
Kang Shi put his hands in his sleeves, frowned and thought deeply.
Yu Zi asked: "Military Advisor is worried about a trick?"
Kang Shi rubbed his sore nose and said unnaturally: "Wei Heng thinks... there will be such a coincidence?"
Pie in the sky may fall, but it is unlikely to fall into his mouth. He was worried about the shortage of food, and his hair was falling out. The scouts sent back news that a mysterious grain transport team appeared near Chaoli Pass? It can't be such a coincidence, right
Naturally, he would worry that it was a ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
However, the food was right in front of him, and he was hesitant for a moment if he didn't take a bite of such fat meat, he would regret it even in his dreams.
Kang Shi asked again: "Have you found out their identities?"
Yu Zi shook her head: "I didn't find anything."
This grain transport team acted very cautiously, without raising any flags, and the soldiers and horses transporting grain had no distinctive features, all dressed like ordinary people. But judging from their aura and the formation they formed when they were in action, they were definitely a well-trained elite.
Kang Shi held his chin in his hand and thought deeply.
The signs of a sneak attack and food robbery emerged but were suppressed.
After struggling for dozens of times, Kang Shi decided to take a risk and entrusted Gong Xichou with help for the sake of caution.
Gong Xichou refused as soon as he heard it.
I almost forgot what was going to happen next when I was so determined to get health.
"Why not?"
Gong Xichou pointed to his eyes. Although he did not rely on them, they were still not very convenient for leading troops in ambush. "You can ask that guy surnamed Chu to do the same."
Kang Shi said: "General Chu also refused."
Because Chu Jie felt that he was more reliable than Gong Xichou in guarding the pass, and he was also the commander of Yonggu Pass, so Kang Shi really couldn't order him around.
Most importantly—
Strictly speaking, Chu Jie is not a subordinate of the lord.
Gong Xichou muttered: "He refused, so I have to go?"
For the sake of the holy relic, he didn't argue with Kang Shi.
However, it was fortunate that he led his troops in an ambush.
Otherwise this farce would be really hilarious.
As a 16th-class Great Master, with some special features of the Wudan Totem, he sensed an extremely familiar aura from among the ambushed targets. Gong Xichou's expression was as brilliant as an overturned palette, playing a scene of falling from the sky.
The grain transport team below noticed it instantly.
"Who is sending himself to die?"
A figure rushed out from among them.
Gong Xichou slapped back the provocative Xun Ding and angrily scolded him: "Look who I am, keep saying harsh words! Xun Yongan, I haven't seen you for a while, and the number of people under your command has increased a lot, but you are even more courageous!"
A slap landed on Xun Ding's chest, causing his breath to surge.
Although it was pitch black, Gong Xichou was surrounded by dark green martial energy, and with his iconic voice, Xun Ding recognized him. So he stabilized his body in mid-air and landed lightly. With the help of his father Xun Zhen's words falling in time, he instantly trembled, covered his chest and cursed: "Gong Xichou, are you sick? Why did you jump out to scare people for no reason?"
Gong Xiqiu's position has always been a mystery.
But he didn't have any murderous aura, so Xun Ding didn't worry that he was an enemy. The next second, he felt like he was slapped in the face by reality - heads and shadows appeared on the hills in the distance, and if you didn't look carefully, you would have thought they were bushes...
Xun Ding: “…”
Gong Xichou led his troops to ambush them
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Xun Ding began to have the intention to kill.
But before he could even start killing, Gong Xichou slapped him in the face, and the latter continued to humiliate him: "I really should let Ah-Ke come and see how stupid you are. Xun Yongan, you are so murderous in front of me, you really think your life is too long, right?"
In the end, it was Xun Zhen who pulled his son back. He looked at Gong Xichou with a gloomy look and asked, "What happened?"
Gong Xichou waved his hand behind him: "Everyone come out!"
Xun Ding: “…”
The two groups sat down and looked at each other.
After confirming through eye contact, we know that they are really family!
Xun Ding was surprised and said, "Military Advisor Kang has already taken over Chaoli Pass? But, didn't the previous news say that Chaoli Pass was..."
Gong Xichou said darkly: "Your news is not timely."
Xun Ding: “…”
Under the current circumstances, it is normal for intelligence to lag behind by seven or eight days. Moreover, it was very hard for them to protect the food safely and avoid refugees and allied forces in Yanzhou. Fortunately, Gong Xichou recognized him, otherwise the two armies would have to fight before they knew that he was one of their own, which would be really embarrassing. After the misunderstanding was resolved, Gong Xichou sent a message to Kang Shi, asking him to send someone to take over this batch of food.
Only then did Xun Ding have time to care about Gong Xichou's eyes.
"What's wrong with your eyes?" I was muttering in my heart, wondering who was so powerful that he could blind this guy's eyes.
Gong Xichou raised his hand and stroked the cloth covering his eyes.
In the calmest tone, pretending to be the most awesome, he said, "You mean these eyes? When I broke through and was promoted to the sixteenth level of the Great Master, I encountered a little trouble and my eyes became temporarily blind."
Xun Ding: “…”
He said that Gong Xichou seemed to be more relaxed when beating him just now than before, which meant that this fellow had made a breakthrough to a new realm.
Xun Ding appeared calm on the surface, but he was so jealous inside that his facial features were distorted.
Gong Xichou had originally been the stumbling block between him and Alai. Now, not only had this stumbling block not been kicked away, but it had also risen from the ground and turned into a high and dangerous mountain blocking his way. He was angry!
As if seeing through Xun Ding's thoughts, Gong Xichou grinned, revealing two rows of neat white teeth. He really deserved a beating!
Xun Ding was so angry that he almost fainted on the spot.
Fortunately, Gong Xichou was not very interested in him.
His mind and eyes were full of another person, and he asked the leader of this team, "Why isn't Mama with you guys?"
Xun Zhen said: "My lord, you have other things to do."
Gong Xichou asked: "Is it safe?"
What should we do if the holy object is wandering around and gets bumped into
Xun Zhen said: "Of course it is safe."
If something goes wrong with the Lord's configuration, there will be no safe place in the world. If all else fails, there is still Qishan.
When Kang Shi learned that the remaining food was on the way, he clapped his hands and laughed: "What luck! Who will say I have a bad temper again?"
It turns out that smiles don’t disappear, they just move.
The same goes for luck.
Kang Shi sent troops to pick up the grain transport team. Except for Xun Ding's team, the other three teams arrived as expected, but the last team did not show up at the scheduled time. When the news was passed back to Chaoli Pass, Kang Shi felt that the mat under his butt had grown thorns.
In a word, sitting on pins and needles.
He looked serious: "How come I can't get it?"
Gong Xichou: "Could it be that he was delayed on the way?"
Because there was too much grain in the Qianzhou granary, and the transportation target was too large, it was easy for the enemy to detect it. Chu Yao and others discussed dividing into five groups, hiding during the day and going out at night, taking five different routes. After carefully calculating the marching time of the five teams, the last group should arrive at nightfall today, and the time difference will not exceed one hour, but now half a day has passed.
Xun Ding: "The last route is commanded by Wuhui."
Gong Xichou asked, "If he is in charge, there won't be any delay?"
The atmosphere in the hall was solemn.
Xun Ding whispered: "If they lose contact at this critical moment, they must have run into trouble, or even the enemy..."
Or an enemy who possesses the national seal.
The broken sword that Zheng Qiao sent through Ning Yan was now in the hands of Chu Yao's group. This thing was a hot potato. Whichever group held it would be at greater risk of encountering the enemy. Chu Yao took this into consideration and set off at last.
Kang Shi took a deep breath.
Some people don’t dare to think about the situation of Chu Yao’s branch.
If anything happens to Chu Yao, the lord will go crazy.
He asked Xun Zhen: "Han Zhang, please draw a map of Wu Hui's marching route and arrange troops to search."
Everyone would rather hope that Chu Yao's team was delayed by refugees than that they would be unlucky enough to encounter a strong enemy. On that day, Chen Tang led his troops to attack Cunshan City from behind. Most of the soldiers and horses sent out were scholars, and there were few high-end warriors.
According to Xun Zhen and others, the lord later took Wei Shou, Jiang Sheng and Ning Yan to Zheng Qiao to ask for their heads, which made Chu Yao's remaining combat power even more pitiful. At this time, the troops were divided to transport food, and Chu Yao had only more than 2,000 soldiers and horses.
More than 2,000 people encountered the force holding the national seal... Even if Chu Yao, Luan Xin and other scholars were talented and literati, they couldn't defeat them!
Kang Shi sent people to search for the whereabouts of Chu Yao and others, and at the same time sent people to wait for Chu Yao at the agreed location.
Maybe Chu Yao was just delayed.
It’s not Chu Yao who is here, it’s the lord who is here.
On the second day, Shen Tang and his group, dressed as refugees, passed by here and were stopped by a patrolling force not long after.
"Who are you?"
Chen Tang saw their flags and recognized them as his own troops. He then let down his guard, raised his hand and hooked up his bamboo hat with his fingers, revealing a smiling face, and said loudly: "Me? My last name is Chen, my given name is Tang, and my courtesy name is Youli. Let your team lead it over here."
Her face is quite recognizable.
The team leader hurriedly reported the news.
While waiting, Shen Tang also heard some news that Chaoli Pass had been occupied by her own people, and her eyes lit up.
"Ji Shou is great, this move is awesome!"
If we can stabilize Chaoli Pass, the overall situation in the Northwest will be stable!
Qian Yong, who was standing at the side, felt his teeth ache when he heard this.
Huang Lie made painstaking plans, but was finally picked up by her.
"Alas, it's time and fate."
As long as the final winner is not Zhang Yongqing or Huang Lie, he can accept any cat or dog. But soon, Qian Yong keenly noticed that the atmosphere was not right. He raised his hand and pulled Shen Tang's sleeve, winking at her: "Something is wrong!"
Could there be some trick going on at Chaoli Pass