Princess Promotion

"Report--" A quick and harsh voice penetrated the tent, interrupting Zhou Ze's fantasy.

Zhou Ze glanced over displeasedly and asked in a cold voice, "Why are you so flustered?"

A panicked soldier stumbled in and cried out, "Your Majesty, something terrible is happening! The Qi army has crossed the Liuli River defense line and is now advancing aggressively."

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a thunderclap exploding out of nowhere, and the entire tent fell into dead silence in an instant.

Zhou Ze and his generals were all stunned and confused.

I have seen people who are not afraid of death, and I have seen people who are seeking death, but I have never seen people who are seeking death by walking into a trap.

Faced with the sudden change in the situation, Zhou Ze was somewhat hesitant, thinking that even if Yao Chuguang didn't understand military tactics, she wouldn't be so ignorant as to think that her army of less than 10,000 could confront him head-on.

Although his main forces were scattered outside to guard the various fortresses, he now had a total of 20,000 troops. Why did Yao Chuguang suddenly attack?

Even if I take this position, it will not give me any advantage for her subsequent retreat route!

At this moment, the roar in the distance was like a war drum.

It struck Zhou Ze's heart, and he realized it instantly.

Although Yao Chuguang has few men and horses, she has thunder and fire in her hands, and it is rumored that the thunder and fire are extremely powerful.

In order to guard against the thunder and fire in Yao Chuguang's hands, Zhou Ze ordered the reinforcement of the city walls in the west.

At this moment, without the protection of the city walls, they could not withstand Yao Chuguang's thunder and fire at all.

Originally, Zhou Ze had the advantage in military strength. Even though Yao Chuguang had thunder and fire in his hands, that thing was not infinite. By piling up human lives, he would definitely be able to defeat the Qi army.

As long as we can catch Yao Chuguang, no matter how high the price is, it will be worth it.

Zhou Ze realized something was wrong and thought he must have overlooked something important.

At this moment, a dusty soldier rushed into the tent and shouted, "Your Highness, something bad is happening! The Qi army is using thunder and fire, and we can't resist it at all!"

The soldier's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over his head, making Zhou Ze suddenly realize: Yao Chuguang's target turned out to be him!

Zhou Ze hadn't thought about it before because he had never imagined that Yao Chuguang could be so powerful that he knew his exact location.

Now thinking about it, if he knew in advance that I was here, it would not be difficult to guess why Yao Chuguang would run back and fall into the trap.

Yao Chuguang has thunder and fire in his hands. As long as he doesn't face the main force with a huge gap in numbers, Yao Chuguang's army can almost defeat it with thunder and fire.

This is also why Zhou Ze did not divide the army too much. Every time he encircled and suppressed Yao Chuguang's army, he mobilized more than 50,000 soldiers.

Although having more people is an advantage, it also has a disadvantage, which is that the marching speed is slow. They can only encircle and suppress and cannot outrun Yao Chuguang's army.

Otherwise, all we need to do is send a team of cavalry to pursue and slow down the marching speed of Yao Chuguang's army and wait for the main force to arrive.

But the problem is that Yao Chuguang has thunder and fire in his hands, and their numbers are smaller than Yao Chuguang's army, so catching up with them would be like eating food.

All mysteries are solved. The reason why Yao Chuguang boldly went deep into the hinterland was obviously because he had found the best time to counterattack.

Why did Yao Chuguang know where I was?

Who leaked his location?

Once the seed of suspicion was planted, Zhou Ze began to see everyone as a spy.

But now is not the time to catch spies. The main force must come back to rescue him. If he really falls into Yao Chuguang's hands, everything will be over!

Zhou Ze immediately came down and ordered the army to turn around and return to encircle Yao Chuguang.

After conveying the military order, Zhou Ze immediately began to retreat towards the main force.

The result was unexpected. Zhou Zecai had just ridden a few miles with his personal soldiers when he received the news from the spy.

The Qi army retreated and turned towards Songshan.

This unexpected change was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Zhou Ze feeling confused and with countless questions popping up in his mind: What conspiracy is Yao Chuguang planning?

"The Qi army...just made a feint and then withdrew?" Zhou Ze asked.

The spy's answer left Zhou Ze dumbfounded: "It should be said that the Qi army robbed the food and then fled."

Zhou Zexian's face was full of question marks?

Then, he became furious!

Yao Chuguang has no food left, so he comes to rob food.

Yao Chuguang had no chance to witness Zhou Ze's incompetent rage, but she did intend to steal the food supplies of the Western Border Army.

In order to increase the marching speed, we couldn't bring much dry food.

The consumption from running back and forth these days was enormous. Yao Chuguang had to find a way to get something to eat, so he naturally turned his attention to the Western Border Army. What could be faster than robbing food and grass?

Once they have grabbed the food and fodder, they will naturally not linger in the battle and will immediately retreat to the mountains and forests. Using the few to defeat the many is definitely the most advantageous guerrilla warfare.