Chapter 635: 635
Chapter 635: Release The Supreme Commander From His Post, I’ll Do It (XII)
The mountain road was winding and rugged, the narrow path extending past the end of their line of sight .
Jiang Pengji rode on Little White’s back with ease . As the excellent offspring of the warhorses of the Shalan Kingdom and the northern border, Little White’s endurance and weight-bearing abilities were extremely powerful . Compared to them, others with less excellent horses cut a sorry figure .
“The mountain road leading to Jinmen County is so rugged, I don’t know how much more difficult the road to Fenghu County will be…”
Yang Si was also secretly whining about the hardship in his head . As a military counselor, he was able to enjoy special treatment .
Most of the other soldiers walked . He could ride a horse instead of walking, but the jolting pain from riding on horseback still made him suffer .
Jiang Pengji saw that his face was deathly pale and that he looked extremely tired . Then, she looked at the jujube-red horse that he straddled . It was panting even more heavily than its rider .
She proactively suggested, “Why don’t you ride Little White? Look at you, I think you’ll collapse before we even reach Jinmen County . ”
Yang Si was a little touched, but he thought about how fine, intelligent horses always had a temper, and became a little timid .
“He won’t throw me off his back?”
Yang Si grasped the reins nervously . If he hadn’t been afraid of Little White getting uncomfortable, he would have grabbed onto the horse’s neck for a greater sense of safety .
Unexpectedly, not only did Little White not throw Yang Si off his back, he even continued to hasten on their journey without any complaint .
“Don’t make any trouble . Little White has a good temperament . ” Jiang Pengji had exchanged horses with Yang Si . She controlled her horse using the reins . “Be glad that the opponent is the Red Lotus Group this time . I wouldn’t dare to go on this mountain road if we were facing someone smarter . ”
She looked around the terrain on horseback, smiling as she bantered .
Taking the mountain road had indeed been a brilliant move . They could avoid the eyes and ears of their enemy without anyone being the wiser . Whether the purpose was for an ambush or something else, the effects were wonderful .
However, risks and benefits coexisted .
The mountain road was suitable for them to ambush the enemy, but the reverse was also true .
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Little White walked very steadily, which was very different from the jolting of Yang Si’s horse . This made Yang Si feel a little more comfortable .
He said, “The situation is different . My lord marches at a rapid speed . Even if the enemy intended to lie in wait for us, they couldn’t catch up in time . ”
According to Yang Si’s estimation, the leaders of the Red Lotus Group should receive the news that they had arrived in the small town just as they captured it .
It took time to pass down orders . By the time they reacted and prepared for an ambush, Jiang Pengji and her army would have already passed over the mountain road and captured Jinmen County .
Jiang Pengji fought at a fast pace, but how many people could do the same thing?
Most people could only focus on one area at a time . By the time they received the news, the best opportunity to fight would already be over .
Why were outstanding military counselors so sought after?
It was not only because they could plan a victory from a thousand miles away in a world where the transmission of information was so difficult, but more importantly, their way of thinking was more thorough and comprehensive than that of ordinary people . It was like playing chess . Ordinary people would take one step and then the next . Those who played mind games would take one step while thinking about the next ten .
As Yang Si said, although the mountain road leading to Jinmen County was long, the slope was relatively moderate and climbing it consumed less of one’s energy than expected .
Which of Jiang Pengji’s soldiers did not have weight-bearing training as his daily activity?
Ordinary troops would take six to eight hours to pass through the entire length of the mountain road . It only took two hours for Jiang Pengji’s troops .
At the same time, the forces at Jinmen County had been urgently transferred to Fenghu County for its defense .
The Red Lotus Group sent several scouting teams and, indeed, they found suspicious personnel . They determined that these were the enemy scouts who were there to get frontline information .
The scholar clenched his fists nervously . Inside the room, a coal fire was burning . It was so warm that his palms were sweating .
“As expected… Liu Xi, that thief, is targeting Fenghu County…” The scholar clasped his hands behind his back nervously and paced across the room . It was as if he wanted to wear a hole in the ground . He said, “Check on them again . Quickly report back once a situation arises! If you find Liu Xi’s main forces, don’t alert them to your presence . ”
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“Yes!”
It didn’t take long for voices to come from outside the room . The Red Lotus Group had found traces of scouting activity at the exit of the mountain road in Fenghu County .
Someone would return to make a report at regular intervals . This made the scholar extremely nervous .
Lui Xi had dispatched a huge amount of scouts… what did this mean?
This meant that he had brought a large number of soldiers along . It was likely that there were more than 10,000 soldiers!
“Reporting…”
“Reporting…”
“Reporting…”
The messengers kept going back and forth . Each time the scholar received a reply, his nervousness doubled .
Finally, he got so anxious that he was drenched in sweat . He went out and looked at the weather outside . Feeling exasperated, he spoke in an agitated tone . “Haven’t the reinforcements from Jinmen County arrived yet?”
The messenger bowed his head and replied timidly, “Half a day’s journey remains . ”
Half a day?
So slow?
The scholar was angry and anxious . He’d never before felt that time could pass so slowly .
He was like a cat on hot bricks . To him, every second was excruciating .
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Now, he could only hope that Liu Xi would move slowly . It would be best if Liu Xi’s army arrived after their reinforcements had entered the county .
Otherwise, he had no confidence that he would be able to fight Jiang Pengji with his current military forces .
“Where is Master An? Invite Master An here to discuss countermeasures . ”
When he thought of An Cui, the scholar felt as if he had a pillar of support . He quickly asked the young servant who was attending him to invite in An Cui .
The servant ran fast to find him, but An Cui was no longer in Fenghu County .
“Do you know where Master An went?”
The scholar didn’t think that there was anything wrong . Although An Cui had left, the fellow brothers who shared a good relationship with An Cui were still here . The scholar was not suspicious .
The servant replied, “I’ve meticulously asked around, but Master An seems to have gone to Red Louts County overnight . ”
The scholar pinched the spot between his eyebrows . He didn’t understand why An Cui would go to Red Lotus County at a time like this .
But he did not remain all twisted up on this issue for too long because another messenger arrived to report more traces of scouts .
What really terrified the scholar was that the locations where the scouts were being found were getting increasingly close to Fenghu County .
In other words, by the time these scouts investigated the situation, Liu Xi’s main forces would have already attacked .
Thinking about the reinforcements that would only arrive after half a day, the scholar fretted and wanted to claw his hair out .
The enemy scouts were very active in spying on them, but the scholar never thought that this was just a bait being dangled for him by Jiang Pengji .
Qiguan Rang oversaw the main forces of the army . He had arranged for multiple teams of scouts to be dispatched to frighten the Red Lotus Group .
As for the main forces?
At that moment, they had passed through the mountain road, over lands covered with snow, and were now galloping towards Jinmen County .
Chengde County was in the northern region . It always received heavy snow in winter .
Other than on the public roads, the snow in other areas was not cleared away . Generally, the people would wait for the weather to warm and let the snow melt on its own .
Jiang Pengji had long ago asked everyone in the Vanguard Battalion to prepare some plain burlap cloth that they would put over their bodies as protection . The weather today was excellent, and the light reflecting from the snow-covered ground was bright and shiny . The guards at the county gates would not stare at the snow outside the city for a long time because the glare hurt their eyes .
Nearly all of Jinmen County’s defense forces had been transferred away, leaving only 3,000 old and weak surplus soldiers who, on top of all that, were slacking off .
Now, the sun had come out in its full glory, and the reflection caused great discomfort for their eyes . It was also freezing cold outside . There were very few Red Lotus guards on the city walls taking their duties seriously .
Naturally, they did not notice that a Vanguard Battalion of more than 4,000 people was quietly approaching .
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