The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

They were still excited after the battle with the Black Robe Army. Rather than a drill-style battle with the Black Robe Army, they wanted a real fight with real guns.

Therefore, when he heard that someone might be ambushing them in the Tiger Gorge ahead, he became eager to fight.

Dai Yunzong was also eager to try. Since joining Jiang Fan's team, he has been learning the Mandarin Duck Formation with the White Robe Army these two days. They also wanted to try out the power of this battle formation.

Even though they had just gotten started, with the guidance of their brothers in the White Robe Army, they had basically grasped the essence of battle formations.

"You came at the right time. Tonight will be a sleepless night. You guys should do this..." In the tent, Jiang Fan was telling the two of them about his plan.

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In the Menghu Gorge not far ahead, there were nearly three thousand people lying in ambush. Most of these people were guards under the eldest prince in the capital.

Ye Ren sent the most guards, a total of 300 people, and the eldest prince Jiang Yi also sent 300 people.

Huang Zhenren and some officials who were attached to Jiang Yi also sent out their own guards. Among the more than 3,000 people, nearly 2,000 were guards from various prefectures.

The remaining one thousand people were a coalition force formed by several bandit gangs in Huaining County, and were sent by their own leaders to help.

Although they were a motley crowd, the problem was that they occupied the Tiger Gorge, which had a great advantage in terms of time and location. Even if Jiang Fan had a thousand regular troops, if they were blocked here, they would have no way out.

On the other side of the Tiger Gorge, there were nearly 2,000 people ambushed. These people were the coalition forces sent by the remaining princes, as well as several gangs of bandits they had contacted.

Seeing the army ambushing in Menghu Gorge, this group of people decisively hid to one side, waiting to reap the benefits.

In this coalition force, a middle-aged scholar was looking at Menghu Gorge and the place where Jiang Fan set up camp with interest.

This man's name was Zhu Xuanji, and he was a counselor under the Third Prince. Several princes had nominated him to lead this operation.

"Mr. Zhu, Jiang Fan has set up camp now. Has he discovered something wrong with Tiger Gorge?"

A masked man in black beside Zhu Xuanji frowned and asked. This man was the confidant of the Fifth Prince.

Zhu Xuanji frowned and said calmly, "Looking at his reaction, he must be aware of the terrain of Tiger Gorge, so he set up camp. It will be dark soon. If he enters Tiger Gorge at this time, it will be very disadvantageous to him. His strategic vision is quite good."

"After he set up camp, he didn't send anyone to the front to gather intelligence. Maybe he wanted to wait until tomorrow to take action. This guy is quite resourceful."

The man in black heard this and asked in a surprised voice: "What do you mean..."

Zhu Xuanji glanced at the man in black and smiled slightly, saying, "Even if we send someone over now, we won't be able to find out anything. If we march rashly at this time, we might fall into a trap. He is very cautious. If what I guessed is correct, he should want to wait until tomorrow morning and send someone to investigate the Tiger Gorge before deciding whether to march forward."

At this point, Zhu Xuanji said with a hint of sarcasm on his face, "Although he has some strategic vision, with the thousand men under his command, as long as he enters there, he will only face death."

"Of course, he's just afraid he won't make it through the night!"

Hearing this, the man in black looked towards the tent where Jiang Fan was, nodded, and a trace of contempt hung on the corner of his mouth.

What Zhu Xuanji said was quite right. They brought 2,000 people on this trip, plus the 3,000 people in Menghu Gorge, a total of 5,000 to 1,000.

As soon as Jiang Fan entered Huaining County, he had already stepped into death. Faced with such a large force, no matter how powerful he was, he would have no way out.

On the other side, in Menghu Gorge, among the three thousand people, except for the bandits in tattered clothes, the rest were nearly two thousand strong men in black.

These people were private forces drawn from various prefectures, and their leader was a burly man.

Beside him was a middle-aged scholar with a goatee. These two men were Jiang Yi's trusted men.

The middle-aged scholar is Jiang Yi's strategist, named Kang Qian, and the burly man is his private army commander, Lu Ranfeng.

"Commander Lu, Jiang Fan has indeed set up camp ahead of us just as I guessed. Tonight, we can take advantage of the chaos to attack the camp and win the game in one fell swoop!"

Kang Qian looked towards the camp ahead with sarcasm.

They were waiting here, not actually expecting Jiang Fan to fall into their trap. After all, Jiang Fan didn't seem to be really useless.

Of course, they actually also hope that Jiang Fan is useless, so that they will feel much more relaxed.

However, no matter how capable Jiang Fan is, as long as he enters Huaining, that will be his death.

After all, they have 3,000 men at their disposal, not to mention that there are another 2,000 men waiting covetously on the side.

Actually, both gangs knew of each other's existence, but they maintained a tacit understanding and no one made it clear.

Because their goal is the same, that is to kill Jiang Fan here. Of course, it is best to have help.

Just when they were on the verge of a war, ten miles away, a team of two thousand people was slowly marching forward, led by Chu Xinghe.

Next to Chu Xinghe was a man in black. He stared straight ahead with a cold look in his eyes.

Chu Xinghe looked at the other person's cold expression, curled his lips, and was too lazy to pay attention to this guy who exuded coldness.

If the other party had not come with the token of Emperor Yan and asked him to lead the troops to the battle, he would not want to be with this guy. However, the dullness along the way still made him a little unhappy.

"Um, Shadow, since His Majesty asked me to protect the Eighth Prince, why didn't you just escort him all the way instead of following behind?"

Chu Xinghe couldn't help but ask the guy next to him. He couldn't understand Emperor Yan's intention. If he was worried about his son, why did he do it secretly?

Upon hearing this, the shadow in black turned his head to look at Chu Xinghe, glanced at him coldly, then turned his gaze back, not even bothering to reply to him.

Well... Although Chu Xinghe was a little angry, he finally shut up.

There's really nothing to talk about with this guy who can't even fart for a long time! You'd better not make yourself bored!

"The young eagle has to grow up on its own. It is impossible for it to be protected under the wings forever. This journey is dangerous. Your mission is to save the Eighth Prince at the critical moment..."

Chu Xinghe didn't say anything, but the shadow in black spoke at this time.

Chu Xinghe almost fainted when he heard this. How come this guy was like a rolling stone, making a sound when he was pressed down?

However, after hearing Shadow's words, he understood Emperor Yan's intention of letting him out. This old man might have guessed that someone was trying to harm his son, so he sent him to protect him.

Thinking of this, Chu Xinghe couldn't help but admire Jiang Fan. How come this prince, who had always been neglected, was now so valued by Emperor Yan?

He even sent out a large army to escort him. I guess there are not many princes who have received such treatment.