Chapter 83 Fleeing
The Western Rong attacked the Langya Pass with a large camp of ten thousand men, with flags flying and swords and spears in full view, heavily protected by the elite Canglang Guards.
The sound of two people talking could be heard from the general's tent in the center of the camp.
"General, the scouts just reported that Captain Danmuji has increased his marching speed. They will reach Langya Pass tonight."
The speaker was a captain of a thousand men from the Western Rong army, and opposite him was the Western Rong general Sumonai.
General Sumonai, who sat at the commander's seat, had eagle-like eyes, but he kept them closed most of the time. He believed this helped him concentrate on the king's instructions.
The army of King Duoma of the Western Rong was fighting a vassal king of Dayan in the west. Having previously captured two cities, they now encountered desperate resistance and appealed to other kings for aid.
The Western Rong tribes were numerous, and Doma's army was not the only one that dominated. There were four other kings with armies of similar size, and the King of Somonae was one of them.
The king ordered Sumonai to be the commander-in-chief of this 10,000-man army, and to take on the important task of encircling the vassal king's rear.
After hearing the captain's report, Sumonai opened his eyes and looked at the captain in front of him:
"Danmuji is still so impatient. He must have been bewitched by Xiu Muye."
The centurion could see the general was unhappy with Xiu Muye, but he spoke cautiously, "General, Centurion Xiu Muye's son was killed by a Dayan man from Xiaogang Village. He went to retrieve his son's body, but was attacked by the man himself. I heard he nearly lost his life. The centurion with the red-eyed disease is eager to avenge him."
Sumonai waved his hand: "It's just a minor fight, let them go."
The captain was stunned for a moment and asked, "General, then why... have we been staying here?"
Sumonai shook his head.
These men were good at fighting, but they couldn't fathom the king's thoughts. Without careful explanation, this wouldn't work.
"Your Majesty only agreed to King Doma's request out of courtesy. We will help King Doma attack the vassal king's rear, and if King Doma captures the city, we will not benefit from it."
The centurion showed an expression of sudden realization.
No wonder the general kept stopping and starting. Now Captain Danmuji was almost at Langya Pass, and our team still had three days to go. It turned out the general had a plan in mind.
"Then our team will remain stationed here and let Danmuji capture the Wolf Fang Pass as a token of our gratitude?"
"No, no," Sumonai smiled, picking up a green grape from the plate beside him and putting it in his mouth. "There are no Yan troops at Langya Pass, but we have a 10,000-man army here. If we delay, King Doma will blame you."
The centurion was confused.
According to the general, it seems that we should keep our troops in place. But he also said that we need to advance?
Sumonai looked at the hanging map and pointed at a spot. "Look here," he said. "The prince has deployed all his forces on the front lines. His rear must be weak. If we outflank him from behind, do you think he will retreat and defend himself?"
The centurion walked to the front and looked at it carefully for a moment, as if thinking about something.
Sumonai pointed to Xiaogang Village south of Langya Pass. "If we want to outflank the vassal king, we must pass through this village. A vanguard of a thousand men is more than enough to wipe out the villagers there. We will camp there and wait for the vassal king to retreat."
"The moment when the vassal king retreated?" the centurion said in surprise.
"Yes," Sumonai smiled, leaning back in his chair. "Our army of ten thousand will outflank his rear. With such a big commotion, how could the vassal king not know about it? He will definitely mobilize troops from the front, which will reduce the pressure on King Duoma. We won't lose a single soldier."
"So our army's target this time is..." The captain pointed at Xiaogang Village on the map, "It's right here!"
Sumonai nodded: "That's right."
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Chen Yuexi and Xiao Zhuo stood at the highest point of the mountain and looked down, the Western Rong land in the distance was in full view.
Song Zhen stood behind the two men, fanning himself, accompanied by several soldiers.
Below them, on the hillsides on both sides of the pass, hundreds of people were busy, some cutting trees, some carrying rocks.
Xiao Zhuo said, "If we build a watchtower here and a checkpoint below, we can alleviate the threat from the Western Rong."
Song Zhen, who had come with him, nodded in agreement and suggested, "I fully agree with your opinion, my lord. This place is easy to defend, and we don't need to sacrifice a single soldier. We only need to station archers at the pass, and we can defeat the Western Rong enemy. However, with the enemy at our doorstep, we don't have time."
After saying that, Song Zhen took the soldiers to survey the terrain.
Shen Yuexi listened to the conversation between the two. Although she didn't know much about military defense, she understood that Xiao Zhuo was planning to build something here.
This was exactly what she had been thinking about.
She quietly pulled Xiao Zhuo's sleeve, and Xiao Zhuo looked at her.
Shen Yuexi smiled and whispered in his ear: "I'm good at this. You can give me some manpower and I'll help you build this place. I guarantee it will be as solid as a rock. How about it?"
Thinking of using the universal manufacturing machine to build a city, she was eager to try it out.
Xiao Zhuo looked at her with a smile, his eyes shining brightly like a black gem under the light.
"Okay, after this battle is over, I will give you half of the people." Xiao Zhuo agreed readily.
Shen Yuexi didn't need so many people. She waved her hand and said, "We don't need that many people. The men in the village can be used."
Those who followed Xiao Zhuo all wanted to achieve great things, so how could they do such rough work?
"Building checkpoints is also a way to achieve success. If you think it's too many, then I will just leave some people for you. You are not allowed to refuse again." Xiao Zhuo was firm in his attitude.
Shen Yuexi smiled, and this time she did not refute Xiao Zhuo.
"I'll find you a few stonemasons then, and you just need to do what you want." Xiao Zhuo added.
Shen Yuexi was stunned at first, then she realized that Xiao Zhuo had found someone to cover up for her.
He had seen through all her little thoughts. She had almost spilled her secrets before, but now it seemed that there was no need for him to do so, as Xiao Zhuo already knew.
When Shen Yuexi thought about how she thought she had kept it well hidden and yet refused to tell Xiao Zhuo the truth, she still felt a little uncomfortable, worried that Xiao Zhuo would think too much.
"I know," she glanced at Xiao Zhuo with some trepidation, "Don't worry, I'll build the pass quickly."
At this point, she felt that Xiao Zhuo knew her secrets better than anyone else.
She coughed dryly twice. "Since you already know, I'll make it short. The thing in me was born with me, and no one else can take it away. It lives as long as I live, and it disappears when I die. Do you understand?"
Even if he wanted to snatch it away, it would be useless because the thing was connected to her and bound to her consciousness.
After Shen Yuexi said this, she was a little unsure about Xiao Zhuo's attitude and secretly glanced at Xiao Zhuo.
"I understand," Xiao Zhuo pulled the person into his arms, a carefree smile on his lips, "I won't covet even a little bit of your things, not to mention that those things are not under my control."
Xiao Zhuo is a smart man. He probably already knew that the thing on her body was not from this world. Just the hot air balloon that could fly into the sky was not something he could have imagined.
With Xiao Zhuo's words, Shen Yuexi felt relieved. She raised her head and looked at Xiao Zhuo, only to see that his face was frank and there was no possessiveness at all.
"You really don't want it?" Shen Yuexi asked jokingly.
Xiao Zhuo looked at her with scorching eyes, then leaned over to her ear and said in a low, dark voice, "Just you is enough for me."
The warm breath sprayed against her ears, making her feel tingling and numb, and she almost lost her balance.
Xiao Zhuo took advantage of the situation and held her slender waist tightly, raised his hand to push the hair that was stuck to her cheek behind her ear. Shen Yuexi's face flushed red, and she pushed him away and took a step back.
"I still have to go back to the village to ask for help from everyone. You stay here and do your work."
After saying that, Shen Yuexi fled in panic.
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