Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

After making up his mind, Qin Ming left a group of people to continue to clamp down on the Tiger Roar Guards on the mountain, and wait for the arrival of Wu Tianxing's troops.

Most of the remaining troops followed the three of them and left.

Since the two mountains occupied by the Tiger Roar Guards were completely covered by minefields, the other side could only watch Qin Ming go away.

Even if they knew the news, it would be unrealistic for them to wade through the mines and pursue the enemy at this time.

In less than two days, Qin Ming left Lian'an City and headed towards the distant Xingjia Pass.

On the other hand, although Qin Ming's actions were very secretive, his whereabouts within the Yan Dynasty were quickly discovered by Yan Wujiang's men.

After receiving the news from the exploration team, Fei Yuanheng immediately found Yan Wujiang.

"Your Highness, Qin Ming seems to be preparing to take a detour from the side to reach Xingjia Pass!"

"This is an opportunity. If we arrange for our troops to go to Lian'an City and bring out the Tiger Roar Guards, we can encircle them from both sides! Qin Ming will definitely not be able to escape!"

"detour……"

Yan Wujiang's expression changed.

As the commander-in-chief of two armies, he and Qin Ming already understood what the other side was doing.

Qin Ming's move was extremely risky, he was taking a gamble!

I bet that Hu Xiaowei will not pay attention to Yan Wujiang, and I bet that they will fight on their own!

This was the conclusion he came to after fighting with the Tiger Roar Guards for many days.

This army has always been at odds with Yan Wujiang.

"No need to go."

Yan Wujiang spoke coldly, with a hint of resentment in his tone.

Qin Ming guessed right, but it was not the Tiger Roar Guard who gave up Yan Wujiang, but it was Yan Wujiang who gave up the Tiger Roar Guard!

When they left, Yan Wujiang had already told them that even without the help of the Tiger Roar Guards, he could still defeat Qin Ming at Xingjia Pass.

At this point, if I bow my head and ask them for help, they will only look down on me!

Even if they were ridiculed, the Tiger Roar Guards, who had lost almost half of their troops due to Yan Wujiang's trick, would not come to help.

Yan Wujiang would not seek trouble for himself.

Xing Jiaguan's strength is enough to control the situation.

Thinking of this, he stood up and said to Fei Yuanheng:

"Have all the merchant ships been collected?"

"Your Highness, we have already obtained it. We have over 700 ships, 100 large ships and about 600 small and medium-sized ships."

"In addition to the merchant ships, we have also summoned the coastal water ghosts as you requested. There are more than 900 of them..."

Upon hearing this, Yan Wujiang's expression immediately eased a lot.

The Yan River is a large river that runs across the Yan Dynasty. The water in the Xingjiaguan area flows rapidly, and many merchants and travelers are often swallowed by the turbulent river water.

After their bodies were swallowed by the river, they could only search downstream.

If the family wants to find the body, they need to spend money to find the water ghosts living on both sides of the river. These are a group of people with excellent swimming skills who can enter the downstream river to find the body of the unfortunate victim.

Of course, there are also some rumors among the people that sometimes these water ghosts will harm people on the river if they have no business, in order to make money.

As for the truth, those who drowned in the river had no way to prove it.

"it is good!"

Yan Wujiang was in a good mood after recruiting this group of water ghosts who were extremely agile in the water.

"Arrange troops and ships to garrison both banks now. I want to see how Qin Ming can break through this natural barrier of mine!"

While Yan Wujiang was making preparations in a hurry, Qin Ming was gradually approaching Xingjiaguan.

It took them half a month to reach an area fifty miles outside Xingjia Pass, where they rested.

During their journey, they encountered many harassments from local families.

Although the number is not too large, encountering these guys frequently has caused Qin Ming and his team to gradually slow down.

There was no other way, so Qin Ming had to let Chang Baishan and Chen Pi lead the troops to wipe out many families in this area.

This unintentional act actually yielded quite a few gains, as a batch of supplies and weapons and equipment were snatched from these local families.

"Your Majesty, spies on the front lines report that hundreds of ships are lined up on the Yan River, connected by iron chains. It's terrifying!"

"Yan Wujiang does have some understanding of water battles."

Qin Ming raised his eyebrows.

Fighting on the river is very difficult, and they can only rely on ships and their weapons.

But Yan Wujiang has a strong ability to adapt.

By connecting many ships with iron chains, it will be possible to sail on the river as if walking on flat ground, and the speed of mutual support between the ships will be optimized.

At that time, they can support each other and build an iron wall in front of Qin Ming!

"Your Majesty, we may not be able to defeat this ironclad defense network!"

At this time, Chang Baishan on the side spoke hesitantly.

After fighting for so long, this was the first time he felt such a huge gap between the enemy and us.

"If you can't beat him, just wait for him to beat you."

"Order the three armies to seize the docks on the east coast first. If they dare to come ashore, bombard them with artillery!"

Qin Ming knew Yan Wujiang's current situation.

The other party has made a serious mistake, and the accountability officials arranged by Yan Dynasty will be here soon.

He is much more anxious than me.

Take over the East Coast Wharf and wait and see, Yan Wujiang will definitely come.

"Okay, I'll take people there now!"

"Do we need to notify the Wu family and have our trade escort team come over first?"

Chang Baishan knew that Qin Ming had previously arranged for Chen Pi to contact the Wu family and asked them to protect several important seaports to facilitate the arrival of his own naval forces from the outside world.

Now they have entered Yan Dynasty and are not far from Qin Ming, but for some reason, Qin Ming has never let them enter the main battlefield.

"Don't worry for now. Arrange a few speedboats to explore the way with the dock you captured."

Qin Ming frowned slightly, as if he was worried about something.

"By the way, are the diving suits used on those ships for diving still available?"

In order to fight naval battles, Qin Ming developed some special clothes early on that could be worn to increase their maneuverability in the sea.

It was just that the long period of land combat made them forget to deliver these supplies in time.

"This is always available, don't worry."

Chang Baishan nodded immediately. Since it was a naval battle, they had already arranged the corresponding weapons and equipment, as well as some new items that could determine the outcome of the battle.

"Okay, go ahead."

Qin Ming nodded slowly, and Chang Baishan and Chen Pi immediately went to contact the fleet and asked them to arrange several speedboats to occupy the dock.

That night, Chang Baishan and his men took advantage of the darkness to clear out all the troops at the docks.

Yan Wujiang himself understood that it was impossible to win a head-on collision between Dong'an and Qin Ming.

So he didn't focus on the East Coast.

Instead, he placed it in the water, hoping to draw Qin Ming's troops into the water to fight in the area where they were best at, while he himself commanded from the west bank.

But just when he was expecting Qin Ming to fall into the trap.

The appearance of one person disrupted all of Yan Wujiang's plans.

Late at night, military advisor Fei Yuanheng stumbled in front of Yan Wujiang.

"Your Highness...someone from the imperial court is here!"

"Come on, why are you so flustered? I'll go talk to him myself who's coming."

Yan Wujiang was not worried. As long as the battle was successful, he would not be afraid of people gossiping when he returned.

But the name that Fei Yuanheng said next made Yan Wujiang feel like he was struck by lightning.

"Your Highness, the person coming is... the Third Prince!"