Chapter 3: Preparing for the Night Expedition to the Enemy Camp
Bei Liangye spoke tentatively, but he also knew in his heart that if this was an ordinary poison, how could it trouble an old general who had been on the battlefield all his life.
"To be honest with you, Your Highness, I have tried many methods, but even if I don't inhale the black smoke, I will still be poisoned and unconscious, and I have already lost more than a thousand soldiers!"
When this matter was mentioned, Ruan Fengting's eyes suddenly lit up, something was about to pour out but then stopped.
Every time he returned from a major defeat, he would lead his soldiers to bury his dead brothers, and it would be so painful.
"Please take me with you. At night, you and I can sneak into the enemy camp to explore the enemy's situation."
Bei Liangye put his horse under his horse and took the lead. This wave of barbarians was no longer at the border. They had sneaked into several cities not far from the imperial capital and were attacking the city. Now he must kill all these barbarians.
Seeing that Bei Liangye had already driven on the road, Ruan Fengting thought for a moment and ordered his lieutenants to arrive before dawn tomorrow. He would go on the road with Bei Liangye and prepare to sneak into the enemy camp at nightfall.
Outside Ishihara City, the barbarians have been stationed for many days. Once they capture this city, they will not be far from the imperial capital. This city is the place where the imperial capital must pass, and it is also a very tightly defended place.
Ishihara Castle is famous for its name. The entire city wall is made of stones. There is a lot of fuel placed on the wall. Once the enemy attempts to attack the city, the fuel will be poured down the wall and ignited to form a line.
Barrier to prevent enemy soldiers from climbing the city wall.
In addition to fuel placed on the city wall, there are also many arrows. Each arrow is wrapped with fuel in front and has a spiral design on the tail. The entire arrow can fly five miles when fired. Once ignited, it becomes a nightmare for the enemy soldiers.
"Wizard, can we attack the city today?"
The leader of the barbarians was a nine-foot-tall giant who held a stone ax made of boulders. He could knock away several ordinary soldiers with one axe.
The sorcerer was a man in gray robes, with a gray servant mask on his face and a chain made of scorpion-tail needles around his neck. He was only five feet tall and exuded an indescribable stench.
"No, this wizard is predicting something very bad today. In my opinion, we should retreat as soon as possible and go back to meet the king!"
The wizard held two beads as black as ink in his left hand, and began to calculate with his right hand. After a while, his face turned ashen.
"What? Go back? Impossible! I don't believe that those courageous people can break through your poisonous smoke. Even if it is broken, there will be a ghost crying and wolf howling formation. What are you afraid of! It really doesn't work, and I am not a vegetarian.
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The barbarian leader looks a little stupid, but if you really care, he is not easy to fool.
"you!"
The wizard was furious. The king asked him to accompany the big cow to conquer the Central Plains this time. He was very reluctant. However, thinking that once he conquered the central plains, he would not only have half of the country, but also get the princess he had always coveted, so he followed the big cow.
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Now that he had figured out the omens of great danger, the powerful man became more energetic and refused to retreat at all costs. The situation was not going to be right soon, and he had to think of a way out.
Anyway, he just came with me and didn't ask him to keep Da Niu safe. Thinking of this, he finally relaxed his worries.
Bei Liangye and Ruan Fengting went ahead and arrived at Shiyuan City just as the sun was about to set. The city lord Shi Man had been waiting for a long time.
"I didn't know that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrives, I will be greeted from afar."
Although Shi Man was a rough man, he still knew etiquette. He welcomed the prince and others into the mansion and had already prepared wine and food.
"There is no need to be polite. It is not appropriate to drink alcohol today. Just eat something simple. I will go to the enemy camp with General Ruan to explore the enemy's situation."
Bei Liangye sat down, looked at the dishes on the table, handed the wine to the maid aside, and took it down, thinking about how to go deep into the enemy camp in a while.
"What? You, you want to go deep into the enemy camp?"
As soon as Shi Man said this, he felt it was inappropriate and quickly knelt down and said again——
"I made a mistake. I just think that the wizard is too mysterious. Your Highness, it is better to play it safe."
Bei Liangye waved his hand to signal him to stop. It's not that he had never thought about the wizard. When he was in the Northwest, he met a miracle doctor who said that he was destined to have a special relationship with him. He specially made his body invulnerable to all poisons, so he
I just thought of exploring the enemy camp.
Furthermore, Ruan Fengting also stated that he was the only one who had not been poisoned, so this move was not considered unsafe.
"Brother Shiman, don't worry too much. His Royal Highness has fought against barbarians many times in the northwest, so he is confident."
Ruan Fengting was aware of the prince's unusual experience, but the less people knew about it, the better. He did not intend to explain too much.
"In that case, this is the enemy's deployment plan that was obtained with great difficulty. It is only a rough outline, but perhaps His Highness the Crown Prince can use it."
Shi Man handed the map to the prince. This was a deployment map he came to by chance. It was absolutely reliable. Once he could pass through the black smoke and poison, he could go straight to Huanglong and break through the barbarian defense line in one fell swoop.
Bei Liangye took the deployment map and took a brief look at it. He was shocked. He was not familiar with the drawing method of this deployment map. This was the handiwork of the old miracle doctor when he was in the Northwest. It was absolutely unmistakable. He had also drawn one before.
Prepare a deployment plan so that you can successfully expel the barbarians from the country.
He later investigated the identity of the miracle doctor several times, but could not find any clues, not even the ninth brother's Xinyu Pavilion could find any clues.
"General, I thought we would be like this in a while..."
Bei Liangye clicked a few times on the deployment map. Those were unguarded areas. Although there may be other dangers, the communication method of barbarian soldiers was very strange. Once the barbarian soldiers were alerted, even if they were directly killed, the message would be passed to the leader.
There, they will be exposed.
Ruan Fengting nodded. He understood Bei Liangye's thoughts. He had suffered a lot of hidden losses in battles with the barbarian army. No matter what other dangers there were in the place without guard handles, for now, that was the best choice.
"In that case, I will not disturb the discussion between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the old general. I will leave first. If necessary, you will light the signal bomb and I will arrive with my troops."
Seeing that the two of them were already discussing, Shi Man didn't want to say anything more, so he just put the signal bomb on the table, then stood up and exited the room.
The sky was getting dark, and Bei Liangye and Ruan Fengting were fully prepared and were waiting for midnight to go to the enemy camp.
"Your Highness, I shouldn't have asked, how is my little girl?"
When Ruan Wanwan was mentioned, Ruan Fengting's expression darkened. This daughter had been wronged at home and was too kind-hearted. He was really afraid that she would be in the Prince's Mansion...
"General, don't worry, Wanwan will be fine. She can't and will be fine in the Prince's Mansion."
Chapter completed!