Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

His angry shouts did not alarm the Tiger Roar Guards on the mountain.

"Even if we die, we will die outside Lian'an City, not hide behind like a coward like you!"

"Incomprehensible!"

Yan Wujiang stopped arguing with them and continued walking down the mountain.

At this moment, Yan Wujiang suddenly saw a group of familiar figures.

"Why are they here?"

Chenpi, who was laying a minefield at the foot of the mountain, happened to run into them.

Seeing Chenpi laying mines in the open space at the foot of the mountain, Yan Wujiang's eyes were bloodshot.

It just so happened that the existing troops still had combat effectiveness. Facing this small group of Daqian troops, he angrily shouted to the people around him:

"Kill them!"

Everyone rushed forward without hesitation!

The Yan army was already dissatisfied with this retreat, not only the Tiger Roar Guards, but also Yan Wujiang and his personal soldiers who were pointed at and scolded by the other side.

All the anger was released at this moment.

Seeing this, Chenpi gave up the minefield that was half-laid.

"go!"

Hundreds of light cavalrymen mounted their horses and quickly left, carrying the mines.

Before leaving, they did not forget to make full use of their resources and directly threw a large number of mines on the ground at the back of the team.

boom!

Yan Wujiang's troops had just come down the mountain and were about to launch a pursuit when the soldier in front was blown directly into the sky, with blood splattering everywhere.

At this moment, Fei Yuanheng reacted and shouted:

"Your Highness, they've laid mines down there!"

"Let the slave go up!"

The Yan Dynasty's system was extremely cruel. Under their command, countless efforts were wasted as cannon fodder.

In the blink of an eye, clouds of smoke and dust came from the distance and lingered for a long time.

Faced with such a dense minefield, even Yan Wujiang was frightened.

Qin Ming's strategy had a first and a second move, but even with the most careful plan, it was impossible to predict Yan Wujiang's situation in advance.

Even if Chen Pi was arranged to come early, he was unable to stop Yan Wujiang from escaping.

Fortunately, this move also caused considerable casualties to Yan Wujiang's troops.

The densely packed landmines buried underground not only caused Yan Wujiang to suffer heavy casualties, but also greatly reduced his morale!

It even caused a lot of ridicule from the Tiger Roar Guards on the mountain.

"This is your retribution, Yan Wujiang!"

"You're in such a hurry to go back, but the more anxious you are, the more mistakes you're making, right?"

"You guys are so ridiculous that you couldn't even catch up with the Daqian troops!"

Taking advantage of the chaos in the minefield, Chenpi had already evacuated with his construction team.

In addition, he also brought back combat maps discovered during his front-line reconnaissance.

It records in detail the possible escape routes of Yan Wujiang.

After bringing it to Qin Ming, Chen Pi also reported his encounter with Yan Wujiang.

Qin Ming didn't care how Yan Wujiang wanted to move. In the end, the two sides would still have a battle.

He was curious about another group of people.

"You said he left, but where are the Tiger Roar Guards?"

"It seems they are still guarding the mountain...but the Tiger Roar Guards seem to have been abandoned by Yan Wujiang now."

When Chenpi said this, he himself was a little bit unconvinced.

He really didn't understand what Yan Wujiang was going to do now.

Qin Ming sighed and said:

"That would be troublesome."

"Why?"

"He wants to retreat to Xingjia Pass and fight an inland water battle with us."

hiss!

As soon as these words came out, Chenpi took a breath of cold air!

Fighting in a foreign country is already difficult, and so far they have only fought land wars. But if the inland war turns into an inland naval battle, the difficulty for Daqian, who is fighting away from home, will increase several times!

With a thud, Chen Pi, knowing the danger, knelt on the ground and said:

"Your Majesty, it was my fault for failing to stop him. I beg Your Majesty to punish me!"

Seeing him blaming himself so much, Qin Ming sighed slowly, helped him up and said:

"You only brought a few hundred people with you. How could you possibly stop his army of hundreds of thousands?"

"I never thought something like this would happen."

"I just want to know why they turned against each other."

Qin Ming is now very curious. Between the battlefield and loyalty, why can this group of Tiger Roar Guards put down the battlefield and stay here and refuse to leave with Yan Wujiang.

Is it just because Yan Wujiang killed their commander in order to seize power?

If the low-level soldiers all have such loyalty and awareness, and therefore break off all ties with Yan Wujiang, then the tenacity of this group of troops may be beyond everyone's imagination.

Not to mention Jiaguan, this Lian'an City might be more difficult to take than he expected.

"Go inform the Wu family to control all the ports. No matter what, we must leave a channel for Daqian to go downstream and enter the inland."

Qin Ming did not plan to continue attacking Yan Dynasty in the future. As long as the first gate was opened, he could attack or defend, and he would be able to control Lian'an City and govern all directions.

Behind him is the support of the powerful Wu family. Although the other party will definitely not surrender to Daqian, in terms of cooperation, it is enough to help Qin Ming bring huge deterrence to Yan Dynasty.

But even so, Qin Ming is not going to give up some battles on the inland rivers.

After all, this concerns the living space of the second prince Yan Wujiang.

Giving the other party too much living space, this guy will definitely pose a huge threat to Qin Ming in the future.

For this reason, we must take precautions in advance.

"Okay, I'll send a telegram to General Ye now and ask him to inform the Wu family."

Just as Chen Pi was about to leave, Qin Ming suddenly remembered something and stopped him and asked:

"What has General Ye been doing recently?"

"I don't know. There has been no news for a long time, but General Ye has about 150,000 troops under his command."

Ye Shoujiang has not been active recently.

He just picked and chose batches of people from Wu Tianxing, and then trained the soldiers in battles of different sizes against opponents.

At the same time, he also explored the northwest region of Yan Dynasty in detail and drew some strategic maps.

"If Your Majesty needs manpower, can't I ask General Ye to arrange a group of people to come over?"

Seeing that Qin Ming didn't say anything, Chen Pi asked tentatively.

"No, General Ye will make the decision himself."

Qin Ming shook his head and took out the topographic map of the two mountains that they had drawn when they had previously surveyed them with a hot air balloon.

These are like two shields, holding up the mountain peaks of Lian'an City from the left and right sides.

The terrain is high in the front and low in the back, and the slope is very steep.

If you want to lead your troops upwards, you need to go through a lot of bushes and be exposed to the enemy's sight.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Ming suddenly turned around and took out a nightgown, then walked into the boundless night and looked at it carefully.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

Chang Baishan came from behind. He had just led his men to the front mountain to carry out the same mine-laying mission as Chenpi.

Qin Ming told him what happened today.

Chang Baishan was suddenly shocked.

"If you ask me, these Yan Dynasty royals aren't as noble as they claim. Not only are they spineless, but they're also obsessed with face. If I were to meet someone like that around me, I'd definitely never work with them!"