Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 997

[Chapter 997]

In the winding valley, the Azure Dragon Army moves forward like a long snake.

The Battle of Hezui Mountain did not affect the army’s journey.

It’s just that the team in charge of the investigation beat the Cochin soldiers to the point of crying.

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

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

What they didn’t expect was that the current Da Song under King Yan’s rule is very different from the former Da Song.

The gap between the Cochin army and the Dasong army is just like when they faced the Frankish guns and artillery with swords and spears.

In the face of this cruel reality, Jiaozhi still chooses to be an enemy of Dasong, and that is asking for a dead end.

After another two hours’ journey, the forward of the Qinglong Army arrived five miles outside Zhiling County.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, and the gaps between the woods on both sides of the mountain road became dark. Qin Shan ordered the army to stay where it was, and ordered the general to send soldiers to patrol the surrounding area.

In order to prevent the Cochin army from sneaking in from the mountains at night, he also ordered the soldiers to arrange machine guns on both sides of the team and load them with magazines.

“It’s really hot here 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 a banana leaf folded from the roadside.

Seeing beads of sweat on Qin Shan’s forehead, he smiled and fanned Qin Shan again.

“I’ve saved the quilt, but I’m going to feed the mosquitoes tonight.” Qin Shan slapped the back of his left hand, killing three mosquitoes and blood on his hand.

Then he looked at the soldiers. Under the arrangement of the general, they were unpacking their backpacks and laying quilts.

After the Dasong military reform, when soldiers went out to fight, they would tie up their bedding and carry it on their backs while marching.

When you go to a place, if there is a dwelling, you will borrow the dwelling, and if there is no dwelling, you will sleep on the ground.

Unless it is judged that a battle may last for more than a month, they will not carry heavy tents and other supplies at all.

Obviously, it would not take more than a month for the Qinglong Army to conquer Zhiling County.

At this moment, Zhiling County.

Ruan Youjin was taking advantage of the faint light to observe Dasong’s army from the gate tower of the county seat.

After watching for a while, he sneered.

“I don’t know how many Central Plains troops were defeated before Zhiling County when they went south to Jiaozhi, and this time is no exception.” Ruan Youjin handed the telescope to Gao Yaozhi.

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

The mountains on both sides of the county are cut like knives, which are the natural east and west walls of the county.

Unless the invading enemy grows wings, it is impossible to cross Zhiling County.

However, there is a hidden cave in the mountain on the east side of the county seat.

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

Using this secret passage, they can easily appear on the flank of the incoming enemy and catch them by surprise.

Moreover, due to the narrow mountain roads, it is not convenient to set up camps, and the defense of the invading army is insufficient, which is more conducive to their attack.

Now, seeing that Da Song’s army was so careless, his mind suddenly became hot.

In the middle of the night, the Cochin army swarmed down from the mountain, and thinking about it made him excited.

So, he shared his thoughts with Gao Yaozhi.

“I’m afraid it won’t work.” Gao Yaozhi frowned, “The general in charge of the army is very careful, otherwise our sneak attack during the day will not fail. He is stationed in the mountains, so it is impossible for him not to send troops to patrol the mountains. ”

“Stupid words.” Ruan Youjin snorted, “Does the Dasong army know the nearby mountains better than our soldiers? There is no light in the mountains at night, what can they find?”

Gao Yaozhi was speechless after being refuted, but he always felt that something was wrong.

But what exactly is wrong, he can’t say clearly.

“Go and execute it!” Ruan Youjin ordered Gao Yaozhi not to say anything more.

Gao Yaozhi replied yes, turned and left.

The last ray of light in the sky also disappeared.

The entire valley was suddenly pitch black, and in Zhiling County, Jiaozhi soldiers entered the cave with long knives.

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

The vision at night is too poor to target the enemy and may reveal the position.

If he jumped down directly from the mountain, he would hack and kill Da Song’s soldiers randomly, which would surely kill a lot of people and cause Da Song’s army to fall into chaos.

At that time, he will order the Jiaozhi soldiers in the city to fight out with torches and rifled guns, and the battle will be decided.

When the Cochin soldiers took action, from time to time there were fires flickering in the woods on both sides of the mountain road.

This is when patrolling with torches is in charge.

But even with the torches, they could only illuminate the five or six meter radius of the soldiers of the Azure Dragon Army, and it was still pitch black outside.

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

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

Remind them that Cochin Mountain is densely forested and it is very easy to hide soldiers, so be cautious.

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

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

If an enemy sneaks into the forest, he must avoid the torch and go away.

And with the secret whistle, you can turn on and off to find the enemy as much as possible.

From evening to midnight, the cochin soldiers hiding in the cave lifted a wooden board above their heads.

There is a thick layer of fallen leaves on this board during the day, which blends with the surrounding fallen leaves, making it difficult for enemies to find.

Climbing out of the cave, the Cochin soldiers immediately noticed the Da Song soldiers patrolling with torches in the woods.

After observing for a while, he figured out the general path of Dasong soldiers patrolling. He asked other soldiers to come up and hide on the back side of the mountain.

The mountains and forests are very vast, and the Dasong army can’t send too many soldiers to patrol. The back of the mountain has become a weak spot for patrolling, which is convenient for them to hide their troops.

And very familiar with the nearby mountains and forests, Cochin soldiers skillfully walked through the mountains, avoiding the patrolling Dasong soldiers.

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

They were ordered to launch a sneak attack in the middle, cutting Dasong’s army in two from the middle, so that they could not look at each other from head to tail.

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

When walking, they still chose to avoid the patrols.

“The Dasong soldiers are really stupid. It’s no wonder they found us like this.” A cochin soldier avoided the patrol’s path and sneered in his heart.

Lifting his foot and walking forward, he suddenly felt that he stepped on something soft.

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

Unbeknownst to him, what he stepped on just now was the foot of a great soldier.

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

(end of this chapter)