One mile away, half a mile away,
Once Ling Yun and his two companions, along with their soldiers, had left the camp, they could already see small enemy units rushing towards them.
However, before the men could get close, their horses were thrown off their feet by the sudden movement of the ropes.
The horses neighed, and the soldiers at the forefront rolled over on the ground.
The soldiers behind them all pulled on the reins.
They looked around but couldn't find anyone, so they continued on their way.
Unexpectedly, a loud rumble...
More than 600 people were blown to pieces in an instant.
In secret, Captain Qin smiled with satisfaction.
"A bunch of idiots, I'll go and have a go at them!"
After he finished speaking, he was about to rush out, but Ling Yun pressed a palm down on his shoulder.
"Wait a little longer!"
What are we waiting for?
Commandant Qin was about to get up when
But then came the thunderous sound of horses' hooves rushing towards them.
He... almost got exposed.
He asked:
"Do we have enough gunpowder buried?"
Ling Zhi shook his head. "It's definitely not enough, but it can be used to bluff." Right now, the only question is whether these people have gunpowder.
Ling Yun: "Hopefully these people will back down when faced with difficulties."
Ideals are always beautiful.
Ling Zhi: "It certainly won't be that simple. Their next move is yet to come."
After a brief analysis, the two came to a conclusion.
Ling Zhi: "Western Qin is testing us."
Ling Yun: "Yes, they are testing us to see how much gunpowder we have left."
“But…” Captain Qin glanced at the corpses in the distance, “the price is too high.”
Suddenly, he shook his head.
“Those people were Northern Qi soldiers.” He knew that the 100,000 Northern Qi soldiers who had once guarded the city had surrendered to Western Qin after being chased by Feng Qi and blocked by Xiao Han and the other two.
Ling Zhi nodded: "It's rare to see Commandant Qin so clever."
At the same time, he also had some doubts: were the people who came really from Western Qin?
"Look, they're here again." Captain Qin pointed ahead and raised his spear high.
"Trying to trick us into wasting gunpowder? Hmph, dream on! I can handle all of them by myself!"
"Wait!" Ling Yun stretched out his arm to stop them. "Captain Qin, let's stall them for now."
Captain Qin pressed further, "How do we stall?"
"Use this." Ling Zhi reached out and pulled out a musket from his pocket.
"That's right, how come I didn't think of that?" Having not used it for so long, Captain Qin had completely forgotten about the musket.
This is much simpler than him showing his face.
The reason they haven't used muskets these days is...
This is because they were fighting in groups, and the enemy was too numerous, while they had too few muskets—one per person was simply not enough.
Secondly, apart from the archers' excellent accuracy, the other soldiers were used to long spears, and they felt that explosive charges were more convenient to use.
Thirdly, they lacked ammunition. Obviously, explosive charges are much easier to make than ammunition, and they had limited gunpowder and even more limited time.
Because he didn't have enough ammunition, Captain Qin got up, crouched down, and left.
On the other hand,
Inside the carriage, Qin Feng, who was fast asleep, coughed so hard he could barely breathe.
Feng Qi stood guard by his side, helped him up, and began to slowly feed him the medicinal soup.
"Your Highness, hold on! I'll take you to Qiu Yan right away. She'll definitely have a way to save your life."
Outside the carriage, Xiao Han listened to the coughing and panting sounds inside and slowed the already moving carriage even further.
"Feng Qi, we have seriously injured Gu Qian. Qiu Yan hates His Highness too much to save him."
He spoke very softly, afraid of startling the prince inside the carriage.
Feng Qi bit her lip, her face stiff and bloodless.
"It's all your fault."
Feng Qi knew that they could have gotten away unscathed.
Should we blame His Highness? Looking at His Highness's pale face, Feng Qi couldn't bear it.
Should we blame Xiao Ke? They are already separated by death.
She was filled with resentment and could only vent it on Xiao Han.
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