Cypress Boat Floating

After leaving the North Gate, the group headed south along the official road. If they maintained their current speed, it would take about a month to reach the capital. However, along the way, there were always some people who tried to leave Ye Honghai's life here. What was worse was that because there was an extra prince in the escort team, the enemies not only did not restrain themselves, but became more aggressive, and even divided part of their forces to try to get rid of Lu Ci Qiu and prevent him from returning to the capital.

In just seven days, they encountered five ambushes. Most of these ambushes came from the Desert Army. Ye Honghai was the Marshal of the Flame Army, and Lu Ciqiu and Ye Jianqing had been in the Flame Army for several years in their previous life. The three of them naturally knew the Desert Army's attack methods. Therefore, when the first batch of ambushes launched the attack, they immediately understood who was behind it.

Perhaps because they had just left Beiguan, this place was not only very close to the desert, but also not far from the camp of the Flame Army, so the enemy's manpower was not very strong. Just relying on the counterattack of Liang Kai and others, they could easily repel these ambushes.

However, starting from the second wave, the ambushers became stronger and stronger, and now even Lu Ci Qiu and Ye Jian Qing had to take action personally to repel some of them. As time went on, the subsequent enemies became even stronger, and Ye Honghai realized that he could no longer sit there and wait for death.

He could not stand the passive situation of waiting for the enemy to come and kill them while he was helpless. Unable to accept being attacked so passively, Ye Honghai decisively pulled Liang Kai and found Lu Ci Qiu together.

Of course, he knew the sensitivity of Lu Ciqiu's identity in Beijing. In order not to embarrass Lu Ciqiu and not to cause trouble to Lu Zhixing in Beijing, he had been trying to avoid contact with Lu Ciqiu during this period. Unless it was really necessary, he would not go to Lu Ciqiu alone, but would take Liang Kai with him like now.

As soon as they arrived, they took the initiative to tell the purpose of their visit. Lu Ci Qiu was quite surprised, but he still politely invited them to sit down and had someone serve tea. Then, he turned to Ye Jianqing who was about to leave and said, "Qing'er, come along. We are also discussing this issue. We can discuss it together."

Ye Jianqing nodded, stopped walking and stood quietly beside Lu Ci Qiu, his eyes clear and firm, without any stage fright or inferiority complex.

Ye Honghai looked at Ye Jianqing curiously, secretly admiring her. He had seen Ye Jianqing's martial arts before and knew that she was very skilled. Moreover, the boxing routines she performed were very unique. If this boxing method could be applied to the army, it might have unexpected results. He had thought that if he could really return to Beiguan alive from the capital, he would definitely visit this Miss Ye and discuss martial arts with her.

Liang Kai just sat down and started to complain impatiently: "As the saying goes, a thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against thieves for a thousand days! Now they know our whereabouts very well! It's obvious that we will take the official road next, and they will definitely wait for us to fall into the trap at the next section of the official road! If we still follow the original route, wouldn't we be jumping into the trap set by the enemy?" After these ambushes, Liang Kai's face became very ugly, and there were even dark circles under his eyes. Because he had to be on guard and worried about these things all day long, he couldn't sleep well at night.

In comparison, Lu Ci Qiu's situation was better. He could still handle the opponents he had encountered so far. However, he wanted to hear Ye Honghai's opinion on the matter.

After Ye Honghai pondered for a moment, he said, "I think we can split up into smaller groups and move separately to the next city. After we successfully meet in the city, we can regroup. We can move in this way for the rest of the journey."

In fact, this idea is really good. However, there are two people in the current team who need to be protected, one is Ye Honghai and the other is Lu Ciqiu. Although both of them are quite skilled, Liang Kai would never dare to risk letting either of them leave alone. After all, there are assassins lurking outside at this moment, and these people have been keeping a close eye on them.

Perhaps sensing Liang Kai's embarrassment, Lu Ci Qiu said tactfully, "General Ye's plan is brilliant, but the enemy's target is you and me. If I fight alongside you, we can still deal with stronger enemies. But if we separate the two of us, no matter who we bring with us, as long as they are determined to go all out and focus their efforts on hunting down one of us, and then go after the other after they succeed, I'm afraid the gains will outweigh the losses."

Hearing this, Ye Honghai nodded slightly to show his agreement. There was no sign of displeasure on his face. Instead, he asked, "So what is your opinion on this, Your Majesty?"

Lu Ci Qiu raised her head and looked at Ye Jianqing. When their eyes met, she got Ye Jianqing's affirmation and then she spoke: "Qing'er and I have already discussed this issue in depth. Qing'er thinks that we should indeed unite as a whole, but we must not act separately. We still have to choose to go forward on the official road instead of the small road. Because in this case, it is easier to be captured by them if we take the small road. They definitely can't expect that we will continue to take the official road."

Ye Honghai followed Lu Ciqiu's gaze to Ye Jianqing, and then asked, "Does the prince want us to disguise ourselves and enter the city in different batches?"

Lu Ci Qiu smiled slightly and nodded in agreement: "That's right!"

However, Ye Honghai did not directly express his agreement or not. He fell into deep thought, trying to find out if there was a better solution. After all, he was like a prisoner at the moment. Although he was not put into a prison car, he was under the close surveillance of the emperor. In fact, he could not get away alone.

Due to the attacks from several waves of pursuers, the escort team had already lost some personnel. If they didn't find a way to change the current situation, they might all die here.

Seeing Ye Honghai in deep thought, Ye Jianqing bit his lip and finally decided to explain: "If we keep acting timid and hiding, it will only make them more suspicious of us. It is better to walk past them openly and honestly. The key is that the four of us must hide deeper. The other soldiers are not their main targets."

Liang Kai deeply agreed with Ye Jianqing's statement and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Indeed, their main targets are General Ye and the Eighth Prince. Miss Ye and I are too familiar with them. As long as we appear somewhere, General Ye and the Eighth Prince will definitely appear nearby."

"Okay, let's do as the prince says!" Ye Honghai thought to himself. If he was alone, he might be able to find other ways to deal with the current predicament. However, now that there is Lu Ci Qiu, he cannot help but consider his safety. After all, he also hopes to ensure that he returns to the capital safely.

Seeing Ye Honghai nod in agreement, Lu Ci Qiu seized the opportunity and put forward his own conditions to Liang Kai: "This matter must be kept strictly confidential and only known to the four of us. Who can guarantee that there is no traitor in this team? Once the traitor reveals our whereabouts to the enemy, then no matter how we hide, it will be useless."

Liang Kai frowned slightly. Although some of the people he brought were planted in the team by others, most of them were trained by him personally. At this time, Lu Ci Qiu actually pointed out that there might be a traitor in the team, which was tantamount to slapping him in the face. However, due to Lu Ci Qiu's prominent status, he had no choice but to agree.

In the following time, these people began to have a heated discussion around this plan, and put forward more suggestions and ideas. They strived to make this plan perfect. They not only wanted to make the plan impeccable in theory, but also to ensure that it would be effective in practice.