Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"me and you togather!"

When Liu Chuang heard about this delaying plan, he immediately became interested.

If this trip is successful, they won't have to worry about being chased anymore.

Wu Qingye glanced at him and said with disgust:

"Old Liu, don't go. Your soldiers are not suited to surprise attacks."

What he said made sense. The road conditions in the mountains and forests were complicated and suitable for soldiers with strong physical strength and fast running speed.

Liu Chuang’s vanguard army is strong, but its ability to fight continuously is definitely not as good as Wu Qingye’s.

Qin Ming thought for a moment and said:

"Use both methods together. You launch a surprise attack, while Liu Chuang attacks from outside the city at Ningming Pass."

"Row."

Now Cao Chuan and others nodded.

After discussing the subsequent combat plan.

During lunch, Qin Ming pulled Wu Qingye aside.

"This time, look for the Nanman mines and something called rubber."

"What is rubber?"

As Qin Ming expected, Wu Qingye really didn't know what rubber was.

Taking out a piece of paper and handing it to him, Qin Ming explained:

"It's on here."

"That's fine."

Wu Qingye nodded, although he didn't know about the transaction between His Highness and Lingnan Chamber of Commerce.

But when he saw the mines and rubber, he guessed that Qin Ming's goal might be more than just the success or failure of this war.

……

The sun was setting in the wilderness outside the Wuwei camp.

Guan Yue led a convoy loaded with supplies forward with a tense face.

There were also many soldiers accompanying them who were wearing casual clothes and armor underneath.

They dress like this because they don't want to attract attention, and they disguise themselves as a caravan to make things easier.

There has been a war at the border recently, and she has been working with Wan Shu in the rear to provide supplies to the front line.

But after staying in the back for a long time, she felt bored.

Take advantage of this opportunity to deliver supplies and soldiers.

Guan Yue brought more than 700 heavily armored soldiers equipped with war horses and the supplies Qin Ming needed to make cement and prepared to go to Ningming Pass.

Because he was rushing to the front line to provide support, Guan Yue moved very quickly and did not dare to delay along the way.

But during the march, the soldiers she led soon discovered something wrong.

"Miss Guan, there are a group of bandit-like guys staring at us."

"During times of war, it's normal for gangs to appear."

Guan Yue glanced at the bandits who appeared from the hills in the distance and did not react much.

Although we look like a caravan, if they really treat us as an ordinary caravan, they will definitely suffer a great loss.

On a gentle slope behind the distant hills, the seriously injured Hu Lan was lying on the grass, listening to the report from his subordinates.

"General, there's a caravan over there. We can rob some food and leave this damn place as soon as possible."

Hu Lan suffered a great loss at the hands of Chang Baishan a few days ago and was in a coma for several days before finally waking up.

But as soon as he opened his eyes, he was faced with an even more difficult situation.

Because it was a forced march and a surprise attack.

When they came, they only brought enough food for five days.

The food had long been eaten and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties.

There is also a group of scattered soldiers who have not been found yet.

Hu Lan is now at the end of his rope.

There was no other choice but to become a bandit.

They robbed two small caravans and took some of their food.

However, they only had an army of more than a thousand people left, and the food would be gone in two meals.

Just when Hu Lan was completely desperate and thought he could never get out.

Guan Yue's caravan has arrived...

"Repair the troops and prepare for action!"

Without further hesitation, Hu Lan licked the corners of his cracked lips and forced himself to stand up.

After doing this big job, we will go back to the base camp!

"Yes!"

Several of his personal guards quickly began to tidy up the soldiers.

soon.

They rode a group of ponies down the hillside, raising clouds of flying dust.

With such a commotion, there was no way to conceal his whereabouts.

"Miss Guan, someone is coming."

Several soldiers at the front immediately turned around and yelled at Guan Yue.

Guan Yue frowned slightly and looked down at the cargo on the carriage beside him.

These were several large wooden boxes covered with straw. As the carriage moved slowly, a sound of metallic collision could be heard from inside.

After making a simple estimate of the enemy's approximate number of people and confirming that there were only a thousand or so.

Guan Yue was not at all panicked and raised her chin towards the box beside her.

"I originally wanted to get along with you as a traveling merchant, but I didn't expect you to dare to come up and die."

"Mount the crossbow."

"Yes!"

Dozens of soldiers quickly jumped off their horses, picked up the hammers prepared nearby, and banged them twice.

The wooden box quickly shattered, revealing the crossbow arrows and the repeating crossbow that Qin Ming had recently ordered the workshop to make.

Ordinary crossbows release one arrow at a time.

But Qin Ming’s crossbow is different. He put a rebound device inside it.

After a crossbow arrow is fired, it will automatically rebound and reinsert the crossbow arrow that was loaded in advance.

This can give it excellent lethality on the battlefield.

The key is that it can fire more than 30 rounds of crossbows in a short period of time.

Of course, there is a small problem, which is that this thing is a bit heavy, after all, it is loaded with dozens of thick crossbow arrows.

Without special training, it is difficult to control it well.

Even Guan Yue has only trained dozens of people so far.

"What are they doing?"

Looking at the caravan getting closer and closer in the distance, Hu Lan's face was full of confusion.

He still hasn't figured out what the other party is doing.

They were clearly just a group of merchants, but when they saw me coming, they didn't run away. Instead, they were fiddling with their goods.

At this time, the guard next to him proposed a possibility.

"General, I understand."

"They're probably counting the goods and trying to bribe us to save our lives!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Lan sneered and said disdainfully:

"Then they made a mistake in their calculations!"

"We are not gangsters. If you fall into our hands, no amount of money can buy your life!"

In order to prevent his whereabouts from being revealed, Hu Lan killed everyone in the caravan after robbing them of their supplies.

Although there were quite a lot of people in the caravan in front of him, Hu Lan was not worried.

The strength of some caravan guards is far different from that of our specially trained army!

With a sneer on his lips, Hu Lan rushed up the hillside with disdain.

"You guys, kill me!"

As soon as the words fell, the sound of metal colliding was heard.

Before Hu Lan could react, the frontmost soldier who had entered the range of the crossbow was shot into a sieve.

“What… is going on!”

Hu Lan was hit by two arrows.

When the crossbow arrow pierced his skin with tremendous force, he keenly realized that it was not a bow and arrow.

Bows and arrows are not that thick!

The old wounds on his body have not yet healed, and new wounds have appeared.

puff!

A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Hu Lan fell to the ground weakly.

Guan Yue looked at the bandits being slaughtered below in confusion.

Until now, she still thought they were just a group of ordinary highwaymen.

In order to hide their identities, Hu Lan, like Guan Yue, arranged for people to change into ordinary Daqian civilian clothes and hide their armor underneath.

Looks like an ordinary gangster...