The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 112 Ambush in the Mountains

Chapter 112 Ambush in the Mountains

"General, that den of thieves is in this big mountain. This mountain range is huge. If no one leads the way, it's easy to get lost." Lieutenant General Liu Feng rode on his horse and pointed to the forest in front of him.

"Yeah." Zhang Jie frowned and nodded, and said, "Go find a local hunter and take us into the mountains."

"My subordinates have already caught one." Liu Feng smiled ingratiatingly, and waved his hands, and two Chu soldiers behind him escorted a man forward.

Liu Feng pointed at this man and said, "General, he is the hunter here."

Zhang Jie looked at it, and found that this man had a wicked face and his face was unpleasant.

"General, don't kill me. I'm a local hunter. I've always done my duty. I'm a good citizen."

This man with sinister features and stern eyes begged for mercy in a panic. This man was none other than Shi Qian.

As a commanding officer, Li Jinlong had to choose a terrain suitable for combat, so he ordered Shi Qian to pretend to be a hunter and lure these people into taking the bait.

"Is there a group of bandits around here, and the leader of the bandits belongs to a woman?" Liu Feng scolded.

"Yes, yes, yes." Shi Qian nodded quickly, pointed to the woods in front of him, and said: "That group of thieves is in this mountain. Usually, the fish and meat villagers often rob our prey. They are very vicious. General, look at me and I am so hungry." All the prey has been snatched away by them, so the general has to make decisions for the common people."

"Today, the General Wang Shi will be able to wipe out those bandits and return justice to the common people. When the time comes, the villagers will definitely give the general an umbrella and praise the merits of your lord."

A wave of flattery came over, Zhang Jie felt a little light.

This guy Shi Qian is really good at flattering.

"Okay, okay." Zhang Jie was so angry that he said to Liu Feng: "Look at the local people who are eager for Master Wang. This general is late." He shook his head regretfully.

Zhang Jie seems to be the incarnation of justice now, wishing to wipe out those bandits now and enjoy the admiration of everyone.

"The general will go out, and that group of thieves will surely surrender." Liu Feng said flatteringly, clasping his hands.

"Yes, yes, seeing the majestic and heroic appearance of the general, as long as he stands there, the thief will be so frightened that his liver and gallbladder will be torn, and he will run away with his head in his arms." Shi Qian added.

Zhang Jie chuckled, obviously agreeing, pointing at Shi Qian and said, "Go, lead the way."

"Okay, please, general." Shi Qian looked wretched, and led the way ahead, leading the Chu army into the mountain.

It was not easy to ride a horse on the mountain road, so Zhang Jie and Liu Feng also got off their horses, leaving some supplies and flattery at the foot of the mountain, leaving some people to guard them.

The rest of the people went into the mountain.

Every move of the Chu army was under Li Jinlong's surveillance.

A militiaman trotted over with his waist bowed, cupped his hands and said in a low voice, "Commander, the Chu army has already entered the mountain, and we will be here in an hour."

"understood."

Li Jinlong had no expression on his face, and let him go down with a wave of his hand.

The militia scouts went down, and the battalion commander Shen Peng next to him asked: "Regiment commander, how do we fight this battle?"

"Have you forgotten the lord's sixteen-character invincible formation?" Li Jinlong pursed his lips very calmly.

"Uh."

Shen Peng was a little speechless. He didn't know if this so-called guerrilla warfare method was easy to use, but after all, the master had never been on the battlefield and was still a layman.

The art of war as written seems to be written on paper. I don’t know why Commander Li believes in it so firmly.

"We have a defensive weapon like the arrow tower, why do we have to rush out to fight? Isn't it good to rely on the arrow tower to defend?" Shen Peng didn't understand the Lord's thoughts.

Li Jinlong said in a deep voice: "I didn't understand it at first, but now I understand it. This is the experience that the lord wants to train us against the enemy. Just relying on the defense of the arrow tower, so that our brothers have no combat experience, it is difficult to deal with the complicated future. With the change of the battlefield, can we still rely on the arrow tower when attacking the city in the future?"

"My lord has also said that according to her guerrilla warfare method and relying on the favorable terrain, she will definitely defeat the Chu army and make them cry for father and mother."

What Li Jinlong said to Su Lin now has reached the point of blind worship.

Seeing what Li Jinlong said, Shen Peng didn't want to say much.

mountain road.

Shi Qian led the way, while Zhang Jie was wearing thick black armor, his tired forehead was covered with sweat.

Dissatisfied: "How long will it take to arrive?"

Shi Qian turned his head and smiled apologetically, "General, those thieves are very cunning. I'm afraid they are afraid of being attacked by the king's master, so they built the village deep in the forest, and it will take another hour to walk."

"What? Another hour to go? Didn't you say that it will take an hour in total? Didn't we go for an hour just now?" Zhang Jie said angrily.

"General, I calculated it according to my personal foot strength. Look at me, I have no fat on my body, and I am flexible and vigorous. I can walk through the dense forest like a fish entering the water, so I walk very fast, and the younger one will take the general and you with me." Soldiers, so many people will slow down the trip, so it will take twice as long." Shi Qian had a bitter face.

Zhang Jie was furious in his heart, but Shi Qian suppressed his anger after telling the people's expectations of him.

Forced a smile: "Okay, speed up, we will take down that den of thieves today."

Walking to a narrow path, only one person can pass through.

Zhang Jie frowned and asked Shi Qian, "It's so narrow here, is there no other way?"

Shi Qian quickly said: "General, if there is a detour, it will take another hour, or should we go back?"

"do not."

As soon as Zhang Jie pushed his hands, he was very tired all the way, only because he was too vigorous yesterday and his waist strength couldn't keep up.

But this narrow road is very easy to be ambushed. After all, Zhang Jie is also a general defending the city, and he still knows the simple tactics.

Thinking about it in a blink of an eye, he shook his head again.

This is to suppress bandits, and it's not fighting an enemy country. There are several bandits who know the art of war.

It is estimated that this person is drinking and having fun in the village.

Thinking of this, he waved his hands to let the soldiers pass one by one.

"Kill it."

Suddenly there was a shout of killing from above, and Shen Peng led people to shoot arrows down.

Whoosh whoosh.

Black bows and arrows seemed to be free of charge, falling like raindrops, and soon there were bursts of screams.

"There is an enemy attack, prepare to fight."

Zhang Jie pulled out the bronze long sword in his hand and roared.

The rest of the Chu army also reacted and counterattacked with bows and arrows.

Shi Qian had anticipated this situation a long time ago, so he slipped quickly, hid in the grass, and disappeared.

The Chu army was suddenly attacked and hastily shot many people to death, but after reacting, they began to fight back vigorously. After all, many of them had been on the battlefield, and they were not so easily broken up.

The attack didn't last long, and Shen Peng from above saw that the other party had recovered.

With a wave of his hand, he ordered: "Retreat."

With an order, everyone disappeared into the jungle, and there was no movement, as if they had never appeared before.

Zhang Jie's teeth itched in anger, and he slashed wildly with his sword angrily.

Lieutenant General Liu Feng came over, cupped his hands and said, "General, although I was attacked just now, fortunately, there were not too many casualties. There were about seventy or eighty casualties."

There were 2000 people in total, with [-] to [-] casualties, which was really not that many.

But Zhang Jie couldn't bear this anger, he gritted his teeth and said angrily: "I must cut off the heads of all these bandits and use them as urinals."

After venting, I felt something was wrong.

It was found that Shi Qian was missing.

"Where's that hunter with sinister features?" Zhang Jie asked.

Liu Feng frowned, recalled what happened just now, and exclaimed: "That Orion is a fake, could it be the internal response sent by the bandits?"

"asshole."

Zhang Jie was furious. If there were no guides, would it be difficult to find a way out in this era?

"Send a few more scouts to scout the road, and we must find the thief's stronghold." Zhang Jie said solemnly.

"Here." Liu Feng accepted the order with his hands raised.

They are experienced generals, so there is no need to panic even if they encounter this situation. There are also scouts in the army to explore the way, but it will only take a while.

(End of this chapter)