“Master, in such a short time, the Ye army simply doesn’t have time to set up such a large-scale killing trap. Moreover, the terrain here is flat and open, with a clear view, and it’s also nearby territory that the Ye army is familiar with. Doing this might very well be counterproductive.”
Although Gan Xin didn't understand military strategy, he had experience in killing. Setting up traps required knowledge and manpower. He also avoided tampering with things in familiar territory, because any trap would leave traces that couldn't be concealed. If the other party noticed something was wrong, it would be difficult to achieve the desired surprise assassination effect.
"That's true."
Sure enough, the Beiyuan army passed through the mountains without any obstacles. The army, which had split into several groups on the mountain path, followed the winding path to their destination and finally converged into a "thick" snake.
"Their army is very long..."
Zheng Quchi, his face expressionless, uttered the words with difficulty.
"This is probably more than just tens of thousands of troops, isn't it?" Gan Xin asked uncertainly.
Both of them were commoners, and the largest crowds they had ever seen were only three or five hundred, or three or five thousand. But now they witnessed a truly massive army mobilized, and the earth-shaking momentum made them feel insignificant.
“My apprentice is about to tell the truth again…” Gan Xin opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Zheng Quchi turned around and climbed back up the tree. The words he was about to say were swallowed back down: “Be careful…”
Standing at a higher vantage point, Zheng Quchi pushed aside the branches, squinted at the Beiyuan army, and observed the types and numbers of troops deployed, their formation, and the distribution of each army, while trying to find that familiar figure among them.
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