Chapter 1013 Secret Passage

In the winding valley, the Qinglong Army moved forward like a long snake.

The battle at Hezui Mountain did not affect the army's journey.

The reconnaissance team alone beat the Jiaozhi soldiers to tears.

This little episode reached Qin Shan's ears, and Qin Shan showed a contemptuous expression.

The Jiaozhi people have always been arrogant, and now they have the support of the Western Tu people who subdued them this year, so they think they can challenge the current Dasong, which is ridiculous.

What they can't imagine is that the Dasong under the rule of King Yan is a world apart from the Dasong in the past.

The gap between the Jiaozhi army and the Dasong army is like when they faced the Frankish muskets and artillery with swords and spears.

In the face of this cruel reality, Jiaozhi still chose to be the enemy of Dasong, which was to seek death.

After another two hours of journey, the Qinglong Army's vanguard arrived five miles outside Zhiling County.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, and the gaps in the woods on both sides of the mountain road became dark. Qin Shan ordered the army to stay in place and ordered the generals to send soldiers to patrol and guard around.

In order to prevent the Jiaozhi army from attacking from the mountains and forests at night, he also ordered the soldiers to place machine guns on both sides of the team and load magazines.

"It's really hot in the south. You don't even need to cover yourself with a quilt at night." After giving Qin Shan's order, Shang Yi returned to Qin Shan and fanned himself with banana leaves picked from the roadside.

Seeing that Qin Shan's forehead was full of sweat, he smiled and fanned Qin Shan again.

"The quilt is saved, but I have to feed mosquitoes tonight." Qin Shan slapped the back of his left hand, killing three mosquitoes and leaving a hand of blood.

Then he looked at the soldiers. Under the arrangement of the generals, they were untying their backpacks and spreading quilts.

After the Dasong Army was reformed, the soldiers would tie up their bedding and carry it on their backs when they went out to fight.

When they arrived at a place, they would stay in a house if there was one, and sleep on the ground if there was no house.

Unless they judged that a battle might last for more than a month, they would not carry heavy tents and other supplies.

Obviously, it would take less than a month for the Qinglong Army to conquer Zhiling County.

At this moment, Zhiling County.

Ruan Youjin was observing the Dasong army from the gate tower of the county town in the weak light.

After looking for a while, he sneered.

"I don't know how many Central Plains armies were defeated in front of Zhiling County when they went south to Jiaozhi, and this time will be no exception." Ruan Youjin handed the telescope to Gao Yaozhi.

This Zhiling County was built in an open area in the mountain road, and the terrain was like a snake with a bulging belly.

The mountains on both sides of the county town were as sharp as knives, which were the natural east-west walls of the county town.

Unless the invading enemy grew wings, it would be impossible to cross Zhiling County.

However, there was a hidden cave in the mountain on the east side of the county town.

Entering from the cave, you can climb out of the top of the mountain 300 meters outside the county town.

Using this secret passage, they can easily appear on the flank of the invading enemy and catch them off guard.

Moreover, because the mountain road is narrow, it is not convenient to set up camp, and the invading army's defense is insufficient, which is more conducive to their attack.

Now, seeing that the Dasong army is so careless, his mind suddenly became hot.

In the middle of the night, the Jiaozhi army rushed down from the mountain, and the thought made him excited.

So he told Gao Yaozhi his idea.

"I'm afraid it won't work." Gao Yaozhi frowned, "The Dasong general who commanded the troops is very cautious, otherwise our daytime sneak attack would not have failed. He stationed in the mountains and forests, and he couldn't have sent troops to patrol in the mountains and forests."

"Stupid talk." Ruan Youjin snorted, "Is the Dasong army more familiar with the nearby mountains than our soldiers? There is no light in the mountains and forests at night, what can they find?"

Gao Yaozhi was refuted and speechless, but he always felt something was wrong.

But he couldn't explain what was wrong.

"Go and do it!" Ruan Youjin ordered without letting Gao Yaozhi say anything.

Gao Yaozhi replied with a "yes" and turned away.

The last ray of light in the sky also disappeared.

The whole valley suddenly became as dark as ink. In Zhiling County, Jiaozhi soldiers entered the cave with long swords.

For Ruan Youjin, if he wanted to win this sneak attack, he had to fight a hand-to-hand battle.

The vision was too poor at night, and he couldn't aim at the enemy, and his position might be exposed.

If he rushed down from the mountain directly, he would just hack and kill the Dasong soldiers, which would surely kill many people and cause chaos in the Dasong army.

At that time, he would order the Jiaozhi soldiers in the city to rush out with torches and rifles, and the battle would be decided.

When the Jiaozhi soldiers took action, there were flashes of fire from time to time in the woods on both sides of the mountain road.

This was the patrol with torches when they were on patrol.

However, even with torches, they could only illuminate the area within a radius of five or six meters of the Qinglong soldiers, and it was still dark outside.

Therefore, the soldiers of the Qinglong Army were extremely cautious when patrolling.

It is said that before the Qinglong Army set out, the King of Yan sent a telegram.

Reminding them that the Jiaozhi Mountains are densely forested and it is easy to hide soldiers, so they must be cautious.

Therefore, in addition to the soldiers patrolling with torches, they also have secret sentries hiding in the dark.

After all, they are like fireflies, and they are obvious targets in the dark.

If an enemy sneaks into the mountains and forests, they will definitely avoid the torches.

With secret sentries, they can alternate between light and dark to find the enemy as much as possible.

The time went from dusk to midnight, and the Jiaozhi soldiers hiding in the cave lifted a wooden board above their heads.

During the day, there was a thick layer of fallen leaves on this wooden board, which blended in with the surrounding fallen leaves and was difficult for the enemy to find.

After climbing out of the cave, the Jiaozhi soldiers immediately noticed the Dasong soldiers patrolling with torches in the woods.

After observing for a while and figuring out the approximate patrol route of the Dasong soldiers, he asked other soldiers to come up and hide on the back of the mountain.

The mountain forest was very vast, and the Dasong army could not send too many soldiers to patrol, so the back of the mountain became a weak place for patrol, which was convenient for them to hide soldiers.

And they were very familiar with the nearby mountains and forests. The Jiaozhi soldiers skillfully walked through the mountains and avoided the patrolling Dasong soldiers.

In more than an hour, about 8,000 Jiaozhi soldiers climbed out of the cave and arrived at the predetermined location.

They received orders to launch a sneak attack in the middle, cutting the Dasong army in half from the middle, so that they could not take care of each other.

When they were ready, the Jiaozhi soldiers climbed over the ridge from the back of the mountain and quietly went down the mountain.

When walking, they still chose to avoid the patrol team.

"The Dasong soldiers are really stupid. It's strange that they can find us like this." A Jiaozhi soldier avoided the patrol team's path and said sarcastically in his heart.

He raised his foot and walked forward again. Suddenly, he felt that he stepped on something soft.

He was stunned for a moment, thinking it was the corpse of an animal in the mountains, so he didn't care and continued to walk forward.

Little did he know that he just stepped on the foot of a Dasong soldier.

This Dasong soldier was hiding in the bushes, holding his breath and concentrating. He was the secret sentry.