While setting up camp first, the vanguard of the army that had been marching along the Xiangzhang Mountains for several days finally arrived at their destination.

Surprisingly, what is ahead is not Lingzhou City, but Donghai City, which is farther away!

In a dense forest not far from Donghai City, there are many trees and overgrown weeds. In late autumn, the branches and leaves on the trees have turned brown, and many of them have fallen on the dust.

From a distance, it looks like an ordinary forest, but if you look closely, you will find that there are some strange movements in the forest.

Looking closer, I saw thousands of brown-armored soldiers sitting densely in the forest. Everyone's face was dusty, and they could tell that they were marching far away.

The brown war horses were covered with branches, and the horses' hooves were wrapped with thick cloth to prevent them from making any noise. Teams of elite scouts were cruising at the edge of the dense forest, looking around with cold eyes.

In the army formation, Ouyang Jing, the adopted son of King Fu, was sitting on a blue-gray stone protruding from the ground, with a gloomy look on his face. Several blood-devouring guards sat around him. There was a map spread out on the grass between them.

Everyone was talking quietly about something.

After a while, a fast horse galloped into the forest from a distance. A soldier got down, walked quickly to Ouyang Jing's side, and knelt down on one knee:

"General! The Yuwen camp occupied Donghai City for ten miles. The siege lasted for a long time and both sides suffered heavy casualties. But now Donghai City is still in our hands."

Ouyang Jing nodded slightly but did not answer. A captain next to him looked at the soldiers and asked: "How many people are there in Yuwen's camp? Have you met any sentries from Yuwen's army along the way?"

"Judging from the size of the barracks, it is estimated to be around 50,000. Most of them are infantry, with few cavalry." The scout lowered his head and replied: "I didn't meet a single Yuwen sentry horse on the road, let alone a large group of scouts."

The captain waved his hand, and the scout quietly retreated.

"Haha, General." The captain turned to look at Ouyang Jing and said with a smile: "I didn't expect this Yu Wen Chenghua to be so lax and didn't even do the most basic inspection. God help me."

Several captains on the side also nodded with joy on their faces.

"Hmph!" Ouyang Jing, who had been silent for a long time, sneered: "He thinks he can sit back and relax just across Lingzhou City? He camped outside Donghai City in a swaggering manner, without taking any precautions, and treating our Fuzhou army as nothing. This kind of

Can a human lead an army? Let him know how powerful our Fuzhou Army is this time!"

The generals laughed loudly, and after confirming that there was no probing horse, everyone finally relaxed a little.

"How long will it take for General Xi to arrive?" Everyone's laughter stopped, and Ouyang Jing's question rang out again.

A school captain stood up and replied: "It is expected that 30,000 infantry will arrive on the battlefield in the evening."

Ouyang Jing's expression remained unchanged and he waved his hand: "Okay, let's go down and rest first to ensure the cavalry's strength and attack late at night today!"

"promise!"

The originally sunny sky suddenly began to darken, and gradually dark clouds began to gather. Autumn winds began to rise, accompanied by the roar of thunder. A heavy rain was about to fall. Ouyang Jing looked at the five thousand soldiers who were sitting on the ground to rest, with a smile on his face.

A confident smile.

Lingzhou City Governor's Mansion

The generals gathered together and were chatting with each other. The atmosphere was quite cheerful. After all, they captured Lingzhou City in one day and one night. They made rapid progress and wiped out all the soldiers defending the city. Only Xiao Qiu escaped.

, it can be considered a great victory.

Chenyue always felt that something was wrong. After thinking for a long time, he looked at Zhu Tianhe and asked: "General Zhu, is there any news about the scouts sent to Hefu County? Could it be that King Fu treated the defenders of Lingzhou City like this?

Are you confident? No troops left?"

Everyone also fell silent and listened quietly.

Zhu Tianhe immediately said: "I was about to say that. Just now, the scouts sent out came quickly to report that there were indeed traces of a large group of soldiers passing by on the official road in the direction of Hefu, but the direction was not towards our Lingzhou.

It's coming south, more like going back to Fuzhou."

Everyone was surprised when they heard this. At this moment of confrontation between the two armies, King Fu suffered a huge defeat first. Is it possible to withdraw his troops without increasing his troops?

"Are you sure?" Chu Yucheng on the side frowned.

Xue Meng nodded: "The scout battalion disguised themselves as civilians and went deep into Hefu County in batches. Only then did they find horse hoof prints and rut marks on an official road going south. Judging from the depth of the marks, they should have been left in the past few days.

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Zhu Tianhe also echoed: "At least they are not directed at my Lingzhou. The scouts outside my camp have been spread out for fifty miles. If there was a large-scale sneak attack by the Fuzhou army, they would have been discovered long ago. A small group of enemy troops would be of no use."

, the Left Cavalry Army and the Heavy Armor Battalion are still stationed outside the city."

After hearing this, everyone felt that there was no problem. More than 20,000 elite troops were stationed outside the city. Even if the Fuzhou Army came out in full force, they could still hold on for a while.

Only Chen Yue and Chu Yucheng were still frowning. They stood up and came to the map on the wall. Chen Yue turned around and asked: "General Zhu, did the scouts investigate the road where the traces of the army and horses were found in detail? What is the specific location?

Can you point it out?"

Seeing Chen Yue stand up, everyone also stood up and gathered around the map.

Zhu Tianhe leaned forward slightly, his eyes constantly scanning back and forth on the map. Everyone held their breath and did not dare to say a word.

After a long time, Zhu Tianhe pointed his finger on the map: "This, this is it!"

Chen Yue took a step forward, his eyes constantly darting, and he saw that the road indeed went south from Hefu County to Fuzhou, but there were many small roads in the middle that could turn eastward.

"Where is this?" Chu Yucheng pointed directly at a crooked mountain range that snaked out from the road. It was just a thin line on the map, not very eye-catching.

"The Xiangzhang Mountain Range is about a hundred miles southwest of Lingzhou City." Xue Meng thought for a moment and then replied, somewhat puzzled: "Is there any question?"

Xue Meng felt that it was a little strange that Chu Yucheng suddenly mentioned this place. It was so far away from Lingzhou City. It was unlikely that King Fu's army would go in such a large circle to attack the camp. Then by the time they got here, only half of them would be tired.

The only option is to die.

Chen Yue squinted his eyes to look at this inconspicuous mountain range. He saw that the Xiangzhang Mountain Range moved from west to east, crossing Lingzhou County, with twists and turns. After passing through the mountain range, it went directly into Donghai County, which is about 30 kilometers away from Donghai City.

It's less than a hundred miles away, and if you don't look carefully, you won't notice that the entire road actually avoids Lingzhou.

"Damn it!" Chen Yue punched the map on the wall with his fist, causing a cloud of dust to rise up: "I just said something was wrong. It turns out that King Fu's target is Yuwen Chenghua of the East China Sea! Extremely cunning!"

Everyone in the house was shocked!

Is it really possible for Yuwen Chenghua, who traveled hundreds of miles to bypass Lingzhou and hit the East China Sea?
Chapter completed!