manynovel Chapter 917: The assassination failed and the enemy surrounded
Chapter 917: The assassination failed and the enemy surrounded
Prince Yuan Ming hurriedly asked other soldiers to come and discuss countermeasures. After he told them his and Mr. Wen's speculations, everyone was shocked.
"How is it possible? How could they pass through the Pei River? The Pei River has always been guarded by our people. It is impossible for them to be silent! It is not easy to outflank us."
Everyone gathered around the military map and looked towards the Pei River.
They also set up a checkpoint on the Pei River, but the river was frozen and ships could not sail. The enemy had so many people. How could they outflank them through the Pei River?
"That's right! With so many people marching, it's impossible for our people not to notice." Captain Tong said.
"What if they disguised themselves as a merchant caravan, or bribed the guards?" Prince Yuan Ming suddenly had an idea and thought of these possibilities.
"That's impossible! The soldiers guarding the Pei River are replaced every month. How can we bribe them with such a high frequency? With so many of them, they would attract too much attention. How can we get through?"
"If we do it in multiple batches, it's even more impossible! It's impossible to mobilize so many people for a long time. Otherwise, once the other small countries and tribes know about it, they will definitely launch an attack. And we have more people here, how can they hide?" Others objected.
Prince Yuanming suddenly remembered something and broke out in a cold sweat. He felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, and his throat was tight.
He thought of the young master Kang who had used his identity to mine ore. Where did the slaves in the mine come from? Were they really bought?
Many abandoned mines had been reported before, and he actually had some idea of how many of them there were, and he had collected a lot of money from them. He kept this secret deep in his heart.
Because waste mine mining cannot be silent, he pretended to be ignorant for the past two years.
How many people could be hidden in an abandoned mine? He was a little dazed.
And what about those horses? Because he was eager to make money in the past two years, he turned a blind eye to the sale of horses. How much did it add up to?
It is very likely that people were mixed in with the horses and precious medicinal materials during the transportation!
The young master of Kangguo was very generous. Not only did he not bargain for the price, he also gave a lot of supplies, such as medicinal materials, horses, gold and silver, which could be used to transport people.
Besides himself, others would surely follow suit, secretly pocketing the profits. He looked at the crowd, his vision blurred by the cold weather and the sweat on his forehead.
When everyone saw that Prince Yuan Ming suddenly fell silent and his face turned pale, they immediately lowered their heads.
Being in a cold and harsh place at the border, with the emperor far away, they were not so cautious and naturally enjoyed themselves whenever they could, and indeed they gained a lot of benefits.
Now that I think about it, it was their own fault.
"Even so! There can't be so many troops!" Captain Tong spoke to break the silence.
"The most important thing now is not to be surrounded by them. Even if they only have 200,000 people, they can still surround us.
How big is Yuming Pass? There are so many civilians inside, how much food can they have? Even if they don't attack the city, if we hold it for half a month, or even a month, we will be exhausted to death."
"What about General Qin? As long as we wait for his reinforcements, with so many troops, can the enemy still defeat the larger force with a smaller one?" Someone raised a question.
"General Qin doesn't even know if he can reach the border safely!" Prince Yuan Ming was no longer optimistic.
He forced himself to calm down, pointed to a spot on the military map, and began issuing orders: "Captain Tong, take your troops to investigate. If the enemy hasn't arrived yet, lead 10,000 troops to defend this spot."
"General Wang..."
"Captain Yue..."
Separate 50,000 of the 100,000 troops and have them guard other places. Of course, if these places have been occupied by the enemy, we can only discuss it again.
Their troops were few to begin with, and they couldn't afford to waste them. It was still unknown how many enemy troops there were!
"Fortunately, I listened to Lord Jiang and dispatched 10,000 troops to defend the hilltop. We can use this as a breakthrough point.
There are still mountains outside this place. I don't believe they can surround both mountains. This way, we don't have to worry about the water source!"
Prince Yuan Ming sighed and suddenly felt that there is always a way out.
"General, it's bad! We're surrounded! The entire Yuming Pass is surrounded, and the enemy is shouting!"
Yuming Pass is very large, with a small city inside, where many people live. Once surrounded, they will starve to death if they don't attack.
"General, the enemy general Narman is shouting outside the south city gate!" the soldier suddenly ran over and shouted.
"What? Humph! Follow me to the city gate over there." Prince Yuan Ming was furious and led the remaining soldiers to the south gate.
At this time, the high priest led his soldiers to escape from the enemy camp, and he was a little furious.
He had secretly entered the enemy camp with his assassins and headed straight for Jiang Youzhen's tent. Time was running out, so they had no choice but to kill Jiang Youzhen and flee.
Who would have thought that this kid was so afraid of death that he set up an ambush in the tent and did not show up at all.
They fought the enemy for a long time and were almost trapped in the enemy camp. If he hadn't been able to use poisonous hidden weapons, he would have died in the enemy camp tonight.
When he hurried to his own military camp, Ke Zhenqiu and Hadan immediately surrounded him.
"how?"
The high priest shook his head. "This fellow is incredibly cunning! He actually set an ambush long ago, using someone else as a substitute. I wanted to kill him and leave, but after a long struggle, I realized it wasn't Jiang Youzhen at all. I fell for his tricks, and was forced to return empty-handed."
He touched his right arm and found that he had been stabbed by a sword, but fortunately he had escaped.
"I've said it before, he's on guard against me. The pass token is in my hand, he must have known it, it's not easy to kill him." Ke Zhenqiu shook his head.
"When did he first discover the clues? I don't think you've given away anything. Is it because you followed him to the border? But you have a legitimate reason!"
Hadan also found it strange. Ke Zhenqiu's identity in Dayun Dynasty could withstand investigation, so how could Jiang Youzhen make such a connection?
"I don't understand it either, but he seemed hostile to me from the beginning. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid he's been suspicious of me for a long time."
Ke Zhenqiu was also puzzled. His appearance did not show any ancestry from outside the Great Wall, and his identity was also questionable.
Hadan suddenly thought of a possibility. "Then there is only one answer. Perhaps he discovered you while you were interacting with us."
"It's possible!" Ke Zhenqiu nodded.
"Now is not the time to analyze this! It's a pity that Jiang Youzhen was not killed, but now our plan has been completed, and Jiang Youzhen has little impact on our plan. We will deal with him after we capture the city." said the high priest.
The high priest had his wounds bandaged, then said, "Let's go! Let's go meet Prince Yuan Ming! We have to put on a big show, otherwise we'll lose some of our troops."