These days, although Yun Shang has cracked Qi Lang's moves again and again, but Kangyang City is still Qi Lang's territory after all, and she doesn't want to go to the army to interfere with Qi Lang until the right time comes. What if?
If you make one mistake, I'm afraid that the preparation you made before will be useless.
only……
Yun Shang turned to look at the man in black kneeling at the front and frowned slightly, "I remember that you reported to me a few days ago that you had approached the Xia Kingdom camp and even sneaked in quietly.
In the Xia Army camp, why did no one report in advance such a big thing as the Xia Army's attack?"
The man hurriedly said, "There is not much movement from the Xia Army. My subordinates speculate that the one attacking today may be only one of the elite units of the Xia Army, which should number no more than five thousand, or it may be that a group of troops did not camp with the Xia Army at all."
However, no matter what the possibility is, this team attacked at night and did not alert our spies in the army. I am afraid that there are not many people and they dare not actually attack the city."
Yun Shang pondered for a moment, and secretly agreed with his statement. In fact, it was not just the secret guards, but also many secret guards around her. She had also arranged for many secret guards to go to Xia Jun to find out information, but no one came to report on Xia Jun's actions tonight.
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Yun Shang nodded and waved her hand for them to go down and explore again. All kinds of noises outside could be heard, and she was afraid that she would not be able to sleep tonight. Yun Shang called Qian Yin, waited for her to put on her clothes, and put on the clothes in the room.
All the lamps were lit, and I sat on the soft couch with my eyes closed, thinking about the maps of Ning and Xia that I had drawn over and over again a few days ago.
There were knocks on the door outside. Yun Shang didn't open his eyes, and Qian Yin didn't move either. After a while, he heard the footsteps of two people outside. One was a maid waiting in the outer hall, and the other was a stranger.
of.
Just as she was thinking, she heard a voice coming in, "Princess, the Xia army is attacking. This servant is the maid next to Madam Qi. Madam asked her to send a message to the Queen, saying that there is some chaos outside now, but fortunately there should be nothing serious.
Your Majesty, there is no need to panic."
"I understand, thank you Madam for my princess." Yun Shang said softly without opening her eyes.
There seemed to be a pause outside, and after a long while, the footsteps were heard gradually disappearing again.
Yun Shang curled her lips slightly. This Mrs. Qi must be a good person. She had just heard the news, and she already knew that this battle should not be a big deal. She didn't live in seclusion as she imagined.
I'm afraid he is a person with a clear mind.
"Princess, it's still early at dawn? Why don't you take a rest?" Qian Yin looked at Yun Shang who seemed to be a little sleepy, thinking that she had always been sleepy, so she said softly.
Yun Shang shook his head, "I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight. Although it is only a small team, it is still Liu Yinfeng's method. Liu Yinfeng knows Qi Lang well. I'm afraid today's night attack is not
To scare us."
When Qianyin heard this, she stopped trying to persuade him, went out of the inner room, brought a cup of tea, and put it on the table.
Sure enough, not long after, the secret guard hurriedly ran in and said, "Princess, the incoming team consisted of about 4,000 people and attacked the Ningguo camp outside the North City Gate. More than 8,000 Ningguo soldiers were killed or injured."
After the army's sneak attack was successful, they quickly withdrew their troops. But..."
The secret guard paused for a moment before continuing, "General Qi felt that this was a provocation from the Xia army. He killed 8,000 people from Ning State with 4,000 people, but he still dared to leave like that. He felt angry and summoned
The general in the army said that he would personally lead the troops to pursue him."
Yun Shang knocked on the lid of the tea cup, frowned and sighed, "Qi Lang is really...arrogant and reckless..."
"Are they setting off?" Yun Shang asked softly.
The secret guard shook his head and said, "I just finished discussing with the soldiers and are in the process of ordering troops."
Yun Shang nodded and stood up, "In that case, I, the princess, will go there myself and prepare my horse."
The secret guard quickly responded and retreated.
Upon hearing this, Qianyin hurriedly fetched the cloak, tied it up for Yunshang, and said softly, "Winter is coming soon, and the night is heavy with dew. Princess, you'd better put on the cloak."
Yun Shang said "Yes", "I'm afraid there are a lot of people monitoring my whereabouts in this mansion. I have to climb over the wall to get out. This will be faster. You can stay in this mansion. If anyone asks,
Then you said I was asleep."
Qianyin frowned slightly, "The princess always doesn't take Qianyin with her, and Qianyin won't hold the princess back."
Hearing this, Yun Shang laughed slowly, "You, I'm not afraid of you holding me back, I just have more important things for you to do. Think about it, if the people in Qi Mansion knew that I was going to the army, they would definitely stop me.
, I can certainly go if I want to go, but it will be very troublesome. You can help me hold back the people in Qi's house if you are in the house. If you are not here, who will believe that I am in the house? I'm afraid today
Many people will come to visit you at night, so you can't be careless."
Qianyin couldn't resist Yun Shang, so she responded humiliatedly and sighed, "The princess is always making excuses."
After packing up, Yun Shang asked the secret guards to split up and head towards the military camp outside the north city gate. She only took five people with her and hurriedly rode away.
When she arrived at the north city gate, Yun Shang didn't bother to let the city defenders open the gate. She immediately let the secret guards fly out of the city gate with her. Within half an hour, she arrived at the military camp outside the city gate.
Perhaps because of the sneak attack that had just occurred, there was some chaos in the camp and there was a lot of noise.
"Who is coming? The military camp is an important place. No outsiders are allowed in." Two long spears were placed in front of Yun Shang. Many soldiers soon gathered at the door, staring at Yun Shang with eager eyes, but there was a bit of amazement in their eyes.
Yun Shang didn't speak. The secret guard on the side used his sword to open the spear. When the soldiers were about to attack, he took out the secret guard's token and said, "The secret guard is here."
Although those soldiers had never actually seen the secret guard's token, they also knew the famous name of the secret guard. Their eyes fell on Yun Shang with a bit of solemnity, but they frowned slightly.
"This is Princess Jing, who is also the Lord Supervisor of the Army appointed by the Emperor. The Lord Supervisor is going to the camp to discuss military matters with General Qi. Why don't you get out of the way quickly!" The secret guard next to Yun Shang said with a cold face.
He stared sternly at the soldiers blocking the road in front of him.
The soldier was just stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said, "Please forgive me, Lord Supervisor. Outsiders are not allowed to enter the camp. Please allow me to go and report to the general first..."
Yun Shang nodded, "Go ahead, I'll wait here." Although it was just a few words, Yun Shang brought the cold temperament he learned from Prince Jing to the extreme, making Shou Shou
The soldiers at the door couldn't help but take a few more glances.
After a while, Yun Shang saw Qi Lang walking over with a cold face. The moment he saw Yun Shang, a flash of impatience quickly flashed in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it and walked quickly to Yun Shang.
He bowed in front of her and said, "I didn't know that the princess was here, so I didn't go far to greet her. I hope that the princess will forgive me."
Yun Shang curled up her lips coldly, "General Qi is so polite, but General Qi seems to have forgotten the imperial edict issued when I first arrived in Kangyang City. My father personally appointed me as the Supervisor of the Army. Xia Jun Ye
General Qi never told me about such an important matter. Could it be that General Qi wanted to... disobey the order?"
Qi Lang's expression became increasingly grim, and he quickly knelt down on the ground, "I don't dare, general. It's just that something happened suddenly and I didn't have time to tell you, sir. Please forgive me."
Yun Shang's eyes warmed up a little. Fortunately, she finally admitted that she was the supervisor, not just Princess Jing.
"General Qi is busy with military affairs. Of course I understand that, so I came here myself. However, General Qi wants to talk to me at the gate of this military camp?" Yun Shang put her hands behind her back and looked at Qi Lang quietly.
Qi Lang quickly stood up and said, "Sir, please."
Yun Shang was brought to the main camp where the meeting was held by Qi Lang. There were many men in military uniforms sitting in the tent. Judging from the style of the armor, they should all be generals of high rank. As soon as he saw Yun Shang step into the tent, he kept
Staring at Yun Shang.
Qi Lang led Yun Chang to sit down under the main seat. The secret guards stood beside Yun Chang twice. Qi Lang glanced at the five men in black behind Yun Chang, frowned slightly, and then turned towards Yun Chang.
The generals said, "This is Princess Jing, who is also the supervisor of the army conferred by the emperor."
When the generals heard this, they looked at each other in confusion. After a while, they knelt down and said, "I have seen the Lord Supervisor."
Yun Shang smiled slightly and said, "Generals, there is no need to be polite. Please get up. I just heard that the Xia army sent four thousand people to attack the military camp, so I came to see. Have you thought of a way to deal with the enemy?"
Everyone looked at each other for a while, but no one spoke. Yun Shang was not in a hurry and waited quietly. After a while, he heard a man come out and said, "Xia Jun is so shameless, even though he only sent
Four thousand people came for a sneak attack, but they also killed eight thousand of our soldiers. This incident will definitely affect the morale of the army, so General Qi is going to go to war personally and lead our elite troops to pursue..."
"Hehehe..." Yun Shang had long heard the dark guard reported Qi Lang's thoughts. Now that he heard that it was true, he couldn't help laughing, "General Qi, it seems that Liu Yinfeng is really
There is nothing missing. I have found out your temperament clearly. Believe it or not, if you personally lead the troops to pursue him at this time, I am afraid that you will soon be surrounded by Liu Yinfeng.
If the general returns without his life, do you think Xia Jun will win glory in this battle?"
Qi Lang's face turned a little dark, and he said after a while, "Sir, why should you let others' ambitions destroy your own prestige? Since the general has made plans to pursue, he is fully prepared and is sure that he can come back."
Yun Shang smiled coldly, "I have the ambition of others. At the Jie Feng Banquet, someone asked me why the Xia army had never really attacked for so long. I'm afraid General Qi thought it was because they were afraid of you. Now.
, do you still think they are afraid of you? They just know that you are so arrogant and want you to relax your vigilance. I said that that day, but you persist in your persistence. The defense in this camp is still getting looser day by day.
, so Xia Jun has an opportunity to take advantage of it."
Seeing Qi Lang's expression becoming more and more embarrassed, Yun Shang did not stop, "Complete preparations? Xia Jun's night attack made you unable to guard against it, which is why you suffered such heavy losses. If you had been fully prepared, you would not have suffered such a loss."
As a result, you must have planted a lot of spies in the Xia army, so why haven't you been able to prevent what happened today? Do you think you can come back alive?"
Qi Lang stopped talking, but there was a bit of dissatisfaction in his eyes. Yun Shang snorted coldly and stared at Qi Lang, "Why, General Qi is not convinced?"
Qi Lang gritted his teeth and said, "I will not dare."
When Yun Shang heard this, she smiled, "I don't dare, it's not that I don't. Since General Qi doesn't believe in this evil, how about I make a bet with General Qi today?"
Qi Lang stared at Yun Shang, "Sir, how do you want to bet?"
Yun Shang's eyes swept across the faces of everyone in the camp, "It's simple. The secret guards in my hands are not low in skill and intelligence, so I asked three of them to disguise themselves as General Qi and the others.
The two generals look like they are going to pursue them with the elite troops prepared by General Qi. Let’s see if they will be ambushed and how big the ambush will be.”
Qi Lang was silent for a long time, but he nodded, "Okay, I am willing to bet with you, sir."
Yun Shang nodded and ordered the secret guard to prepare. After a while, when the secret guard appeared again, he had changed his appearance. His appearance was no different from Qi Lang's. There was a bit of surprise in Qi Lang's eyes, but
It also carried a somewhat dangerous aura, but Yun Shang didn't care at all and ordered the secret guard, "Try to save your life."
The secret guard nodded and followed the route instructed by Qi Lang to pursue him.
Yun Shang sat on the main seat and watched calmly as the secret guards left the camp. A man in uniform below said, "If there is really an ambush, wouldn't these elite soldiers... go to die?"
Yun Shang looked at him funny, "Didn't General Qi just say that? He is fully prepared."
The man said nothing again, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes. Yun Shang silently remembered it in her heart, thinking that a general who could care about the life and death of his soldiers should be a good general.
Yun Shang stood up and said, "There are some things that are more effective if you see them with your own eyes and hear them. Let's go. Let's not disturb other people in the camp and follow them quietly to take a look. We just want to trouble General Qi and the other two who were pretending to be secret guards just now."
General, dress up a little."
Everyone was used to going in and out of the battlefield, and they had this idea in mind, so they agreed, stood up, and quietly left the camp with Yun Shang.
"My lord, I have a rich body, just stay in the camp. If something happens, I'm afraid it will be hard to explain." Qi Lang frowned, with a bit of disapproval in his eyes.
Yun Shang got on her horse and smiled coldly, "Since we are already on the battlefield, I have no intention of hiding behind you and being protected by you. Don't worry, I will be fine."
Yun Shang raised her riding whip and shouted softly, "Drive."
The horse jumped out. Since they were following in secret, they only brought less than a thousand elite soldiers. Yun Shang secretly took the secret guards with him, but he didn't want Qi Lang to see them, so he made them hide.
Whereabouts, follow quietly.
Fortunately, there was cover of night, and there were a lot of mountains and forests around Kangyang City, so it was not that difficult to follow them quietly. The secret guards disguised as Qi Lang and their elite soldiers followed the traces of the Xia army that attacked at night.
After pursuing it, they had already walked nearly twenty miles away from the camp, but they did not see the Xia army, nor did they encounter any ambush.
Qi Lang sneered, seemingly with a hint of ridicule, but Yun Shang was not angry, and just asked softly, "How long had Xia Jun left the camp when the elite soldiers started to pursue?"
Someone responded, "About an hour."
Yun Shang nodded, "Xia Jun is used to marching in the mountains and forests. In an hour, he can walk about ten miles. But just now I checked the horse excrement left by Xia Jun. Xia Jun should have just left. At most, he was here."
We are about three or four miles ahead, General Qi, why do you think this is happening? What would happen if the pursuer is a general and discovers this?"
Qi Lang laughed loudly, "I think it's because the Xia army marched so fast and spent a lot of energy during the sneak attack, so it is naturally slower now. If they want to pursue, they will naturally have to speed up their pace."
Yun Shang's eyes fell on Qi Lang, with some deep meaning, "Liu Yinfeng's trick to lure the enemy deeper is also very good."
Upon hearing this, Qi Lang knew that she was talking about him again, so he snorted coldly, with a bit of displeasure, but he heard Yun Shang's voice with a hint of worry, "If I remember correctly, there is a group of people ahead of me.
In the canyon.”
Everyone's face showed a bit of surprise. There was indeed a canyon ahead, but the canyon was not too deep or long. It was also hidden deeper on the map. If you didn't pay attention, it would be very visible.
It's hard to see. I didn't expect that she would know it.
"That canyon is short and not deep. If it is to deal with an army of hundreds of thousands, it will not be of much use. However, if there are only a few thousand people, it will be excellent. Moreover, there are dense forests above the canyon.
It is more convenient to hide. If I were Liu Yinfeng, I would definitely choose this place for the ambush. I only need to hide in the canyon first. After all the pursuing elite soldiers have entered the canyon, guard the front and rear entrances of the canyon, and then use rolling stones.
Attack..." Yun Shang's voice was faint, but the generals behind him were shaken, with a bit of worry on their faces.
Qi Lang frowned. He had been in Kangyang City all year round and he knew the canyon. However, as Yun Shang said, the canyon was short and not deep. If a large army passed through, it would be too long to wind back and forth.
The canyon was of no use, so he never cared about it. But in this situation, the canyon was fatal.
The elite soldiers in front were already slowly entering the canyon. Yun Shang took out a small flute, put it to his mouth and blew it, but did not hear any sound.
"This flute doesn't sound..." someone said.
Yun Shang smiled and put the flute into his sleeve, "This is a message to the secret guards. No one can hear it except the secret guards. I am warning the secret guards in front of me who disguised themselves as General Qi.
Let them be careful."
Yun Shang, Qi Lang and a group of generals did not follow the elite soldiers into the canyon. Instead, they climbed up the mountain above the canyon and found a corner where they could not easily be discovered. However, just as they were hiding, they saw the dense forest.
There was a faint figure moving in the middle.
The generals behind him all held their breaths and looked at those figures with a bit of murderous intent in their eyes.
"Kill!..." Suddenly, a cry of killing rang out in the dense forest. From a distance, it seemed that there was also a cry of killing from the top of the opposite mountain... (To be continued)
