Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

After listening to Qin Wei's recollection, only one phrase came to Su Yang's mind: "Cut the weeds and eliminate the roots." The others also understood that the current commander of the western front of the Demon Kingdom was none other than Cai Ran, but they all expressed disdain, believing that Cai Ran was Qin Wei's defeated opponent back then and was still Qin Wei's defeated opponent now, and they did not take Cai Ran seriously.

"General Qin, you defeated Cai Ran back then, so why did you say our lives were in danger just now? Has he become much more powerful now?" Zhu Ning asked, puzzled.

Qin Wei glanced at Zhu Ning, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "I don't know. Maybe it's just my intuition. It's strange, but my intuition seems to be very accurate. It was like that back then, and it's like that now. Aren't you wondering why I'm marching towards Little Fox Mountain, and how I know that the demon is a spy? Actually, it's all my intuition."

After saying this, Qin Wei ignored whether the others believed him or not, got up and walked out of the tent. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly added, "Strengthen vigilance tonight and reserve manpower. I'm worried that something big might happen tonight."

The people inside the tent exchanged glances. Although they didn't understand, they still went to relay Qin Wei's order. Su Yang and Zhu Ning returned to their own tents and lay down on their simple hammocks, both remaining silent. Zhu Ning kept thinking about the recent developments in the war and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. After tossing and turning, he couldn't help but ask, "Brother Su Yang, do you think General Qin Wei's intuition is really that accurate?"

But he didn't get a response from Su Yang, and then he seemed to be talking to himself: "If intuition is this accurate, then what do we Shence Army need? Every general can just rely on intuition."

After muttering a few words, he seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly sat up in bed, exclaiming, "Su Yang, look! Enemy troops have appeared behind the central army. The only possibility is that they entered through the gap in the direction of Xiaohushan. Several towns along the way may have already been infiltrated. Otherwise, how could the Demon Kingdom's army appear behind the lines so silently, without any warning of enemy activity along the way? Even small towns like Pingwei and Luoyi, which were just recaptured, openly rebelled. Why is there no sign of rebellion in Tongye City? Could this be a trap?"

Still not hearing a response from Su Yang, Zhu Ning got up and looked over, only to find that Su Yang had fallen asleep at some point. But it was no wonder, as Su Yang had little experience with military campaigns and the like. Su Yang had no interest in things he had no experience with, so naturally he didn't bother to worry about them. At first, when Zhu Ning muttered, Su Yang just pretended not to hear and closed his eyes to rest. Unexpectedly, he fell asleep while resting.

Seeing that Su Yang had fallen asleep, and considering that her own speculation was simply a pipe dream, Zhu Ning stopped worrying, lay down on the bed, closed her eyes, and fell asleep as well.

In the middle of the night, several demons stood in the distance, watching the increasingly exhausted soldiers guarding the camp, and began to discuss their plan.

"Why don't we take advantage of their drowsiness and storm in, cut off Qin Wei's head, and bring it back to the commander-in-chief?"

"Are you stupid? The commander-in-chief's orders are to monitor this place. Have you forgotten the terrible fate of the brothers who disobeyed orders before?"

"Oh, you're right. This commander is too ruthless. He's so cruel to his own people. Which unit was he in before?"

Shh! Don't ask questions you shouldn't.

The next morning, the soldiers woke up from their sleep. Zhu Ning looked at the rising sun and couldn't help but sigh at his worries from the night before. Nothing had happened at all; it was just needless worry. But he still wanted to tell Qin Wei his thoughts and concerns, so he headed towards the army camp.

Upon arriving at the camp, Zhu Ning immediately saw Qin Wei standing in front of a map, deep in thought. Zhu Ning stepped forward and greeted him, "General Qin, good morning."

"Oh, Staff Officer Zhu, what's wrong?" Qin Wei turned around.

"Well, last night I suddenly had this idea," Zhu Ning said, sharing her guess and wanting to hear Qin Wei's opinion.

Qin Wei frowned: "Officer Zhu, we can talk about this kind of conjecture, but we can't put it into action. If you have evidence, we can pacify Tongye now, but if you don't have evidence, we'll have to continue marching later."

"Yes, that's just my guess." Zhu Ning finished speaking and prepared to go back to pack up. He had only gone halfway when Qin Wei called out to him, "Thank you for reminding me. Go pack up."

Soon, an order came from the main camp: the entire army was to immediately break camp and reach Xiaohu Mountain before sunset. Su Yang and Zhu Ning mounted their warhorses again, and as the army set off, they moved further and further away from Tongye City.

After setting off for a while, Su Yang suddenly noticed that the number of people seemed off. He felt that the queue was shorter than yesterday's. Before he could think about it, Zhu Ning's voice came over: "Su Yang, have you noticed anything wrong?"

"What's wrong?"

“The number of soldiers is less; the line was longer than this yesterday.” Zhu Ning looked around; the difference was especially noticeable on the winding road.

It seemed that Zhu Ning had also noticed something was wrong, but he didn't know where the missing men had gone. He spurred his horse to catch up with Wang Hao and said, "General Wang, are our troops short of men?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Hao's expression turned solemn, but he said nothing. He simply told Zhu Ning to hurry on his way and arrive at Little Fox Mountain before sunset. This unusual behavior made Zhu Ning even more certain that something big was about to happen.

The road to Little Fox Mountain was extremely rugged. It was April, and just like in the original world, the weather was unpredictable. In the morning, the sun was shining brightly, but by noon the sky had darkened, followed by a torrential downpour, making the already rugged road even more muddy. The messengers around Qin Wei kept coming and going, urging the soldiers behind to speed up. Even more so, several adjutants were dispatched.

Su Yang felt utterly terrible. The weather was bad, but the atmosphere was even worse. He felt the same way as Zhu Ning, as if a great battle was about to break out.

Fortunately, the journey was uneventful. With constant encouragement, the army finally arrived at the foot of Little Fox Mountain before nightfall. The mountain was bare and cone-shaped. The foot of the mountain was relatively flat, but it was still curved and full of rocks, making it unsuitable for camping. The surrounding area was full of this kind of terrain, without even a single forest.

Qin Wei stood in the rain, gazing at Little Fox Mountain in front of him, deep in thought. Just then, a soldier shouted, "Look, there seems to be a cave halfway up the mountain. It looks quite big. Why don't we set up camp there?"

Another soldier yelled, "Are you stupid? How could so many of us possibly get in?"

Lu Ji walked to Qin Wei's side and whispered, "General, none of the places are suitable for setting up camp right now. Why don't we hollow out part of the mountain and set up camp on the mountainside?"

Looking at the terrain before him, Qin Wei was extremely reluctant. He knew that if they set up camp halfway up the mountain, they would be trapped if surrounded. However, the mountainside not only offered shelter from the rain and a place to camp, but also provided a commanding view of the foot of the mountain and the distance, allowing him to spot any disturbance immediately. Qin Wei decided to take the gamble and gave the order:

"Hollow out part of the mountain and set up camp on the mountainside!"