Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

The damage to those troops was actually unnecessary.

If the three guards could provide support, if the court did not engage in intrigue and dig traps before the battle.

Qin Ming actually didn't need to be so nervous about the battle.

But they still did it.

Qin Ming naturally felt dissatisfied.

The cost of war should not be borne by the Wuwei Camp.

There are also Xiao Tiance and Yang Lian who have been pretending to be dead!

The battle at Ningming Pass lasted for nearly two days.

Neither Huiming nor Wuwei Camp gained any benefit.

At noon that day, one of Huiming's men ran into the military camp in a panic.

"General, there's a surprise attack team coming around from behind us!"

"What?! How many of them are there?"

Huiming's heart trembled.

I have been fighting with Qin Ming these days.

He even forgot that there were troops guarding against him at the other two checkpoints.

“Only a few hundred.”

"Is that so? That's not bad."

Huiming rubbed his sore temples.

After walking out of the military camp, he stood on the top of the hill and looked at the city wall below.

Ever since Ningming Pass used that gray paint to paint a large area of ​​the city wall.

Huiming's heart was beating fast.

He didn't know what that thing was.

But his intuition told him that this was definitely not a good thing. If he allowed them to completely cover the entire city wall, he might have no chance.

He has been attacking frantically these days.

But that guy named Liu Chuang is even crazier than himself.

Every time they passed by, it felt like they were chasing me and beating me.

In addition, Cao Chuan's army had been guarding in front of the city wall, not allowing anyone to get close.

This puts a lot of pressure on them.

Originally, Huiming wanted to use a catapult to smash the enemy's city wall.

But Liu Chuang, this mad dog, would rush into his camp to stop them every time.

"First, arrange a team of 2,000 people to suppress the beast that's circling behind us!"

Huiming's eyelids were twitching.

This time it was my right eyelid that was twitching.

There is a folk saying that if your left eyelid twitches, it means good fortune, but if your right eyelid twitches, it means disaster.

His right eyelid has been twitching like this for the past two days.

"I guess it's just that I didn't get enough rest, I guess..."

Huiming himself didn't quite believe what he said.

"Has the spy who went to contact Tucci returned yet?"

The subordinate's face was hesitant, and he stammered:

"General, the spies say... no trace of the two generals has been found."

"You didn't find it! Or didn't you look hard enough?"

Huiming punched the big tree next to him with a bang.

The leaves fell and he stared at the men in front of him with wide eyes.

“No, I didn’t find anything…”

Although this news sounds strange, it is indeed the case.

They didn't hide anything.

The person just disappeared silently out of thin air.

In fact, there is another possibility that it has been suppressed by Qin Ming.

But from beginning to end, Huiming didn't believe it, nor did he allow himself to believe it.

Inside Ningming Pass, in an earthen house, Qin Ming squatted with a bowl in his hand.

Inside was some vegetarian noodles made of mixed grains cooked in water, with a few vegetables floating on the grayish-white noodle soup.

This is what they eat in the barracks.

For many high-ranking officials who live in luxury, this must be hard to swallow.

However, on the battlefield, being able to eat this kind of thing is already considered a delicacy.

After all, it is much better than the dry rations eaten during the march.

"Your Highness, in a few days we should be able to completely secure this pass."

While eating, Liu Chuang took out the dry food they had for the march.

This is a big pancake, very dry. After dehydration, it becomes surprisingly hard and very filling.

When marching, many people would put it inside their clothes on their chest and back.

It can also provide some defense when you are attacked by knives or guns.

"I'm going back one of these days."

Qin Ming stood up and spoke to Cao Chuan and Liu Chuang.

"Let's go back now? If we win, we want to celebrate with you."

Cao Chuan suddenly felt strange.

Qin Ming has handled the Ningmingguan matter very thoughtfully.

Logically speaking, he has nothing to do here.

But leaving in such a hurry now would make people feel that something was fishy.

He was perceptive enough to sense that Qin Ming seemed to have something else that he had not yet told him.

But he didn't know what it was exactly, and he couldn't guess what the prince was thinking.

"How can you be considered a winner if you just defend it?"

Qin Ming shook his head lightly and looked into the distance.

Chang Baishan, who was behind him, immediately stood up upon seeing this and left with his men.

"Your Highness has been acting so mysterious these past few days, what is he doing?"

After Qin Ming left, Liu Chuang sat next to Cao Chuan with a bowl in his hand and asked curiously.

Cao Chuan shook his head.

"Forget it, let's not ask about things we shouldn't know. His Highness's perspective is different from ours. We only focus on the battlefield, but he wants to control the entire Lingnan."

"If you didn't guess it, then you didn't guess it. It's so mysterious."

Not only did I not get an answer, I was also lectured by the other party.

Liu Chuang curled his lips and muttered a few words, then continued to soak the dry biscuits in the clear soup noodles and eat them.

In the evening, Qin Ming rode a fast horse and walked out of the city gate with Chang Baishan and hundreds of guards.

Start counting people and determining the route.

"Your Highness, where shall we go first?"

Chang Baishan yawned and turned to look at the surrounding official roads.

"Jingdong Pass."

Qin Ming slowly uttered three words.

The group quickly rushed towards the distance.

Three days later, Jingdong Pass was quiet.

Yang Lian was sitting at his desk bored, casually flipping through the battle report sent from the border.

As he looked, his expression became increasingly gloomy.

"That won't do. We have to find a way to kill them."

"These southern barbarians are so incompetent. I shouldn't have placed my hopes on them."

The information he had was naturally about Qin Ming.

Now, among the three checkpoints, only Qin Ming's side is fighting.

As for the pass guarded by Yang Lian and Xiao Tiance, they were not even harassed because of their numerical advantage, sufficient weapons, equipment and food.

Plus the news spread by Xiao Tiance.

Many people knew about the conflict between Qin Ming and the imperial court, and they also knew that no one would come to help.

This made them even more relaxed.

Yang Lian had written a letter to Xiao Tiance before.

He wanted to take advantage of the fact that Qin Ming and his men resisted to the end and wiped out all the soldiers of the Wuwei Camp, and then lead his army to attack.

Kill all those southern barbarians.

Not only will it cause Qin Ming to suffer huge losses, but it will also take away all his credit.

This is also the reason why he has always been concerned about the battle situation on Qin Ming's side.

Just as he was thinking about when to take action.

Today, things seem a little wrong.

A soldier came hurriedly to him.

"General Yang, His Highness is here."

"Oh?"

Yang Lian stood up in surprise, and then a look of disdain appeared on his face.

"Are you coming to me for help?"

When I think about the other party's attitude of not taking me seriously when I went to Wuwei Camp before,

A look of revenge appeared on Yang Lian's face.

"Let's go meet him."