Although Qin Fengliang had explained it to Qin Mao, Qin Mao couldn't help but ask again when looking at Su Ziji who had fought alongside him.
Su Ziji didn't hide anything. Since Sun Baihu was not nearby, he whispered: "Jinjikou must have sent someone to notify Marshal Qian, but Marshal Qian's decision and reaction will take some time."
"So our troops have to move slowly. We have to wait for Qian Shuai to send troops to rescue the imperial envoy, and then we can catch up."
"Otherwise, the scene will be embarrassing and even unpredictable."
"After all, when we bring people there now, it's actually just a formality. We don't really want to use two thousand people to fight the enemy chieftain head-on."
"With us people just passing through, not only will it be difficult to clear the siege, but more troops will be lost, and we may be caught in one fell swoop."
"This is just an attitude and a deterrent. However, if Marshal Qian is so bold that he refuses to rescue, two thousand people are enough to launch a surprise attack."
"There must be a small road near here that can lead to the enemy chieftain. At that time, he can also launch an attack from the rear and cooperate with the imperial envoy inside and outside."
But this is already a last resort, it is too risky. Su Ziji will not use this method unless it is absolutely necessary.
This is tantamount to hitting an egg against a stone. Even if the egg is very hard and the stone is very soft and can be broken with just one inch of force, the price paid must be very painful. Few of the 2,000 people present can survive.
After hearing this, Qin Mao was silent for a while, looked around, and sighed: "When we were on the boat, I thought that although your swordsmanship was good and your courage was commendable, you were still just a scholar."
"Now it seems that you are much better than me. If you join the army, you will definitely have a better future than me."
"No wonder my father once said that I was a waste. I thought that as long as I was strong in martial arts, I could prove myself. Now..."
"Why do you have to belittle yourself?" Su Ziji smiled faintly and pointedly said: "Although your father is a veteran and has strategies, you not only have an innocent heart, but you are also loyal and brave."
"As long as a military general has talent in marching and fighting and is given a chance, he can always train it. But if the heart is broken, he tries to play both sides, and he acts cunningly, he may be proud of himself for a while, but he will not have a good result."
Qin Mao thought Su Ziji was alluding to Qian Zhidong and nodded: "That's what you said."
Seeing his innocent look, Su Ziji felt as helpless as a hammer hitting cotton, and it was hard to ridicule him any more.
There were more than two thousand of them, except for a few who were on horseback, and the rest were infantry. Su Ziji also ordered a slow march. When they arrived at Hungry Wolf Ridge, they could hear shouts of killing from a distance.
"Report——!" The scout who left first had returned at this time and reported to Su Ziji: "Marshal Qian has sent troops to rescue and is attacking the mountain!"
"Okay!" Su Ziji nodded on the horse: "Without any further delay, we will rush in immediately and rescue the imperial envoy!"
This was said to Qin Mao.
Qin Mao immediately nodded and waved his hand to issue an order: "Soldiers, follow us in and rescue the imperial envoy!"
There were more than 2,000 of them. Due to their small number, the route they took was somewhat different from Qian Zhidong's army. It would be faster to insert through a small road.
Therefore, even though it was later, he was the first to arrive at the outskirts of the village.
"kill!"
Viewed from a high place, the enemy chiefs are now divided into two groups, one is resisting Qian Zhidong, and the other is still supervising the battle despite knowing that there is little hope.
Thousands of chieftains desperately attacked a mountain stronghold at any cost, clashing with swords, guns, swords and shields. After several resistances, the bandit army retreated again and returned.
Enemy corpses criss-crossed were piled up on a small slope at the feet, and flowing blood flowed down. Fireworks were billowing in the village, indicating that flint had been thrown into it, and there were screams.
After a short series of battles, more than 300 corpses of the chieftains fell and lay scattered all over the ground.
The enemy chief silently looked at the stronghold and saw that although the dragon flag was broken and even stained with blood, it was dancing tenaciously. He could only sigh and said: "If the imperial envoy does not surrender, you will not be able to defeat it?"
So many people have died.
The newly retired general responded: "Yes, but if we let our Qinglong Battalion go into battle again, we will definitely defeat them."
The enemy chief didn't say anything. He gently touched the position on the leather map and looked a little depressed: "Oh, I don't expect that even though the imperial envoy is a civil servant, one of them even cut the eggs, and he can be so stubborn..."
Suddenly a siren sounded, and the enemy chief frowned. Then the siren sounded continuously, from long to short, and someone reported: "An enemy force appeared on the left, numbering about two thousand."
The enemy chief stood up immediately and just looked at the two thousand people who had originally ignored them. Now he could forcefully eat them, but this meant that the plan to attack quickly was officially ruined.
"The situation cannot be solved, retreat, let's go back to the mountain!" The enemy chief looked at it for a while and immediately ordered a retreat.
"Brother, we can't withdraw. There are more than a dozen villages that are already very dissatisfied. If we withdraw again, we're afraid there will be trouble again." Someone immediately persuaded them.
"We can't withdraw. Are we waiting to be surrounded?" The enemy chief waved his hand. The internal problems can still be solved. If they are surrounded by Zheng's army again, the situation will be over.
The enemy chief made a decisive decision and immediately ordered a retreat. Listening to the order and the sound of military trumpets, he adjusted his formations back and forth and retreated slowly, with his troops in good order.
"This man is truly a hero!" Su Ziji thought to himself.
Although Qin Mao had long expected that the imperial envoy coming to rescue this time would probably not face the enemy head-on, but the fact that the imperial envoy was relieved of the siege without a fight still left him a little stunned.
The most important thing is that they arrived late, but they took the lead. If Qian Zhidong knew about it, wouldn't they be furious?
Qin Mao became happy when he thought Qian Zhidong was unhappy.
Su Ziji didn't look at the man, and directly rushed forward. He found that almost all of the soldiers who were trapped in the mountain stronghold in front had wounds from swords and arrows, and were covered in blood. However, they did not dare to relax at all, and were preparing for the last fight.
, presumably before the rescue, the enemy chief planned to capture the imperial envoy alive and charged several times.
However, the number of people brought by the imperial envoy was not small. Although they were far less numerous than the enemy chieftains, and they were trapped in the stronghold, it also gave them an extra layer of defense.
This delayed the arrival of reinforcements.
"Please inform me that Su Ziji's rescue is late and that he needs to see the two imperial envoys!" Su Ziji got off his horse and said.
Most of these people knew Su Ziji and knew that he was a Tai student who was left in the camp. Unexpectedly, he was the first group to come to the rescue.
Feeling grateful in his heart, he naturally notified Su Ziji immediately. Soon, someone came out and invited Su Ziji to come in.
Su Ziji glanced at Qin Mao: "Brother Qin, wait a moment."
Qin Mao was not in a hurry. This time he could share the work together. He was already in a complicated mood and nodded.
Su Ziji entered the village and saw that there were many corpses lying around in the village. There were also some grain trucks that had been smashed to pieces by stones from outside. Packets of grain were soaked in blood.
Entering again, he saw a hall with soldiers standing on both sides. Su Ziji calmed down and loudly announced: "Student of the Imperial Academy, I would like to ask Su Ziji to see you!"
The hall was silent for a moment before Cui Zhaoquan's slightly hoarse voice was heard: "Come in!"
"Yes!" Su Ziji agreed and went inside. Cui Zhaoquan was in the middle and Supervisor Zhao sat on the left. Su Ziji hurriedly saluted, and both of them raised their hands to greet him.
"Su Jieyuan, are you bringing Qin soldiers and horses to the rescue? Where is Qin Fengliang?" Cui Zhaoquan asked immediately without any nonsense.
Su Ziji replied: "General Qin, he is at Jinjikou now."
Then he told the two of them about their capture of the golden rooster's mouth. As for the intention, there was no need to analyze it. These smart people can figure it out on their own.
"Humph!" Both imperial envoys showed a hint of coldness on their faces, obviously very dissatisfied with Qian Zhidong.
But he didn't say anything in front of Su Ziji. Supervisor Zhao said to Su Ziji: "You did a good job in this matter. By the way, Shao Sisen, the imperial student who accompanied you in the army, was hit by an arrow.
Would you like to take a look at the house not far away?"
Su Ziji was a little surprised that Shao Sisen was injured. Knowing that the two of them wanted to distract themselves from asking others, he said knowingly: "Brother Shao is injured? I'm going to visit him right now!"
"Take Su Juren there." Supervisor Zhao assigned someone to take him there. When Su Ziji went out, Cui Zhaoquan immediately ordered coldly: "Go and call Qin Mao in."
"You also go out and let Sun Baihu come in. We have something to ask about." Inspector Zhao's face was green and white, and he bit his lip as he ordered.