Chapter 265: Laying a Trap
Ji Ping was stunned for a moment, then turned around and found that Gao Ming and Tan Feng both had calm expressions.
Gao Ming stroked his short beard and said with a smile, "I knew that the Lord must have found a solution."
Tan Feng also nodded: "Your Excellency has always been very resourceful. I never doubt your ability."
Ji Ping: "..."
Damn, these two sycophants! They usually act like good brothers, but when they are in front of adults, they start playing tricks.
Lu Chenyang couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. "It's not that serious." He was very modest. "My method is... to create confusion."
Lu Chenyang explained his plan. He had one of the roads set with a trap. The traces of horse hooves were not obvious, but rather subtle. They would only appear after walking for several miles. The other two roads were calm and clear, with no traces at all.
Normally, one would choose the two paths without traces. However, Zar was a deeply suspicious person. He was aloof, arrogant, and suspicious by nature. This suspicion had saved him time and time again, so he only considered the path with traces to be safe.
Gao Ming suddenly realized: "Sir, this method is indeed feasible, but..."
However, if Zar had not been fooled, the people of the two villages would have been in danger.
Lu Chenyang said: "Our troops will ambush outside the village and will not let the Tatars enter the village. It would be better if Dong Zhe could get there earlier and evacuate the people." In this way, they would no longer have to worry.
No one answered this question, because no one could be sure. Dong Zhe was out there, like a kite with a broken string, with no further news.
Lu Chenyang looked at Weidong: "Weidong, I need your help. You are in charge of the road conditions, and I need you to take people to set up a trap." He paused, looked at Gao Ming, frowned and said: "Send someone to welcome Zu Xingwei, and ask him to hurry over! Why are you so slow!"
Gao Ming looked helpless. Zu Xingwei came from Lingnan with troops. Even if he rode at full speed, the time he spent there was already fast.
But he also knew that Lu Chenyang was anxious.
Zu Xingwei has a skill that no other general in the Lu family army possesses, and that is he is good at setting traps and mechanisms.
This was related to his experience as a bandit on Fairy Mountain. Back then, he was a lone man blocking the way for ten thousand men, and there was a reason for that. The traps he set were extremely sophisticated and difficult to detect.
This was because he was unlucky in the beginning, as he met Yan Xing. At that time, Yan Xing came to Yanquan County with a lot of frustration, and he took out all his anger on Zu Xingwei and led his troops to destroy his stronghold.
It wouldn't be that easy to change someone else.
That's getting off topic.
Lu Chenyang was anxious and wanted Zu Xingwei to set up traps on this road. It was necessary to win a battle with fewer troops.
Gao Ming said, "Fortunately, there are still a few soldiers in the army who followed General Zu to fight against the Nanyang Army. They also learned a lot from General Zu. I will let them go first."
Lu Chenyang nodded. This was the only way now.
The next step is to set up traps and try to weaken the Tatar forces along the way.
All of Lu Chenyang’s combat experience is about defeating the enemy with fewer troops.
Wei Dong looked at Lu Chenyang with sparkling eyes, and it seemed as if his entire body was glowing. He had only heard of Lord Lu's power before, but now that he could see Lu Chenyang up close, Wei Dong felt that perhaps his deceased family members were protecting him.
Soon, the Lu family army began to get busy.
The soldiers who stayed behind in the barracks underwent flexibility training under the leadership of Tan Feng; those who knew how to dig traps followed Wei Dong to set traps, and another group of people, led by Lu Ning, went to lay traces on that road.
Zar is a suspicious person, so the clues cannot be too obvious, they must be subtle and seem to be flaws left unintentionally so that he can believe it.
Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Two days later, Zu Xingwei finally arrived.
Lu Chenyang was overjoyed to see him and went out to greet him personally: "Xingwei! You're finally here. I've been looking forward to seeing you."
Zu Xingwei: “…”
Lu Chenyang had never been so enthusiastic towards him before. He was a little panicked. Zu Xingwei was so frightened that his whole body trembled. He called out fearfully, "Sir?"
Zu Xingwei thought about everything he had done recently, but he still couldn't figure out why Lu Chenyang was so enthusiastic about him?
Lu Chenyang smiled broadly, "Xingwei, this time we're relying entirely on you to defeat the Tatars." He told him his plan, "You must use all your skills in setting traps. If we can repel the Tatars this time, you'll be the first to achieve this feat!"
Zu Xingwei finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart was burning with joy when he heard Lu Chenyang's words.
The adults finally saw his abilities, this was his best chance.
Zu Xingwei responded with a resounding voice, "Yes! Don't worry, sir! I will make sure the Tartars never return!"
Zu Xingwei didn't even have time to rest and immediately set off on horseback.
Because no one knows when the Tatars will take action, every hour is precious now.
Lu Chenyang was very satisfied with Zu Xingwei's enthusiasm. After returning to the general's tent, he called Lu Ning over.
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