Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

The two of them returned to the resting place and called Dai Jiangong to join them.

"what?"

“More than a thousand people!!!”

Dai Jiangong exclaimed, fortunately they were some distance away and the soldiers behind them did not hear it.

"Captain Li, how can we defeat these 1,000 people? Even with Deputy General Ling's men, it will be difficult to win."

"And we can't contact Vice General Ling either."

Li Yuan did not speak. He looked at the map on the ground and was silent for a while before speaking: "There is a huge disparity in numbers. We can outsmart them."

"W-what do you mean?"

"What I mean is that we have no other choice." Li Yuan pointed to the map.

"This place is the resting place of Deputy General Ling Feng. It's quite far away from Xuzhou and Cangzhou, so we can't seek help there." Li Yuan said as he slid his finger on the map.

"If we want reinforcements, we have to get them from Xuanzhou and Huangzhou. Huangzhou is not closely connected with our state, so if we need reinforcements, they may not send troops to us."

"So the fastest place is Xuanzhou, but Xuanzhou is too far from here, and it takes a day and a night to get there."

As Li Yuan made his analysis, Cheng Feiyue and Dai Jiangong's expressions gradually became ugly and even serious.

"Then, is there nothing we can do?"

"Yes." Li Yuan looked at the map carefully, then rolled it up carefully.

"Fight, there is still a chance of winning."

"Captain Li, you may not understand that if we fight, it would be a blatant suicide." Dai Jiangong immediately became anxious. He felt that Li Yuan was a little greedy and reckless.

"Including Deputy General Ling, we have less than 600 people in total, but the other side has 1,000!"

Their movements affected the hearts of the surrounding soldiers, and some curious people stretched their necks to look.

"We won't fight head-on. This time, our main goal is to protect the seeds that Vice General Ling is escorting to Xuzhou. There's no need to annihilate them all."

These words sounded so light and easy that Dai Jiangong gasped.

Total annihilation?

He took back his previous idea that Li Yuan was brave and resourceful. He thought that he was just a young master who could not lead troops and did not know the sufferings of the world.

"We can outwit them."

"Look."

Li Yuan squatted down, and no matter what he did, Cheng Feiyue subconsciously squatted down with him. Only Dai Jiangong stood there.

The two of them looked at Dai Jiangong, forcing Dai Jiangong to squat down and participate in this crazy battle plan.

"These 1,000 people are scattered and not all in the same place. They are all around the area surrounded by mountains. These areas are quite far away from each other, so the naked eye cannot see what is happening on the other side."

Li Yuan looked indifferent, and his mood affected Dai Jiangong, who was somewhat anxious and wanted to see what this bizarre battle plan would be like.

"Deputy Cheng and I just checked a few spots. There is one place where the guards are a little weak. There are about 40 people gathered in one place. There are 60 to 70 people in other places."

Li Yuan drew a simple map of the terrain of this place and said: "We will split into three groups under the cover of night. Dai Jiangong, you lead one group to sneak up from the right side."

"Cheng Feiyue, you lead the way up from the left, and I will attack from the back. As soon as you see us taking action, both of you should attack at the same time."

As he spoke, he drew a diagram of a three-way siege on the ground.

"But there are two things to note. First, make sure you do it quietly and don't make any noise."

"Second, for those who have never killed anyone, it is better to arrange two people to deal with one person. This way it will be more efficient."

"Still have any questions?"

Under the night sky, Li Yuan's calm expression made Dai Jiangong's heart pound.

"But what are we going to do there?"

“We’ll talk about it after we capture those forty-plus people.” Li Yuan said, clapping his hands.

Dai Jiangong swallowed his saliva. On the one hand, he felt that this idea was nothing more than a daydream.

On the one hand, listening to Li Yuan's story, it made sense. After all, they had no other choice now.

"Li, Captain Li..."

Dai Jiangong didn't know what to say. Li Yuan stood up and patted Dai Jiangong on the shoulder. "Notify them to prepare for action. Oh, and don't reveal the number of enemies."

Dai Jiangong, who was being photographed, shook his body twice, then walked towards the team in a trance.

Seeing him leave, Cheng Feiyue looked at Li Yuan, "We..."

Li Yuan shook his head to stop him from saying, "This is just the beginning."

Cheng Feiyue felt that there was something else behind his words.

Is this the beginning of this action, or...

According to the order issued by Li Yuan, the soldiers who were resting began to pack up their things and line up one after another.

Li Yuan brought thirty people with him, while Cheng Feiyue and Dai Jiangong each brought thirty-four people.

"Remember what I said, no one has ever been killed. Two people will deal with one person. If anyone makes a noise during the operation, he will be punished with a military stick when he returns."

Li Yuan's voice sounded slightly cold in the dim night, making people shudder.

As the moonlight rose higher and higher, it quietly moved forward through the forest.

When the moon hung above the treetops, we had already reached the foot of the mountain.

From here on, the troops were divided into three groups.

Before leaving, Li Yuan looked at Cheng Feiyue and said, "Be careful."

Cheng Feiyue, who didn't expect Li Yuan to say such a thing, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and then hit Li Yuan on the shoulder: "You too."

The two groups of people dispersed quietly, and Li Yuan moved forward and began to lean forward to touch them.

The soldiers behind followed suit and all crawled upwards while holding their breath.

When he could see human figures, Li Yuan estimated the speed of Cheng Feiyue and Dai Jiangong and deduced their positions.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Li Yuan opened his eyes. He told the people behind him to stay where they were, and then he crawled forward alone.

There was a man above who just came down to urinate. Maybe they were going to act soon, and they had a spear on their back.

"Tsk, what a hell of a place! Oh... after the fight I'll go back and find a woman..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard a rustling sound behind him. He turned around suddenly, but only saw the bushes shaking. He shook his head and thought it was a small animal passing by.

What else could there be in this remote place?

This thought flashed through his mind, and a figure jumped out from behind and quickly placed the dagger at the man's throat. The moonlight shone on the dagger, and a cold light flashed, and the standing man fell down softly.

After killing one person, Li Yuan looked up, bent down slightly and used his hand to let the person behind him come up.

The people following behind looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect Li Yuan to be so ruthless and kill the man with just one move.

Some soldiers' attitude towards Li Yuan has changed and they quickly followed Li Yuan's footsteps.

It was already midnight, and people at this time could not bear the signals coming from their bodies. Half of them were resting, and the other half were staring down.

It seems like he is waiting for notification.

Li Yuan looked at the three people lying on the ground behind him, pointed to the three people following behind him, and signaled them to come forward.

Because of his actions in the front, the people behind him also held their breath, and two of them quickly cut the throat of the lying person with a knife.

The other man tripped over the grass and fell on the man whose throat was about to be cut.

The soldier who was pinned down woke up and was shocked when he saw this. He immediately turned over and pinned the man down, ready to take action.

Puff.

The knife pierced the back of the neck and the man fell down with a whimper.