It was fate! The bandits never imagined that the army they killed with the black bee swarm was the very army that King Qi had arranged to ambush outside Jingmen Pass.
Now, it was too late. The bandit leader didn't even bother to bury the bodies. He took the money, goods and food and left this small town on the ring mountain plain without stopping.
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After a day of forced march, the defeated army of the Northern King finally arrived at the Jingmen Pass.
"Great! This Jingmen Pass is still in our hands, hahahaha! King Qi, oh King Qi, God will not let me die. When I come back next time, I will definitely chop off your head with my own hands as a sacrifice. Let's go! Get out of the pass!"
The Northern King shouted loudly, and the remaining Northern Barbarians did not even have time to rest. They hurriedly took their baggage and left the pass.
King Qi's pursuers failed to catch up with them, which was also due to the strong physique of these northern barbarian soldiers. They have lived in harsh climates for many years and have long developed a tenacious character.
The Northern King fled with his remaining troops. When the main force of the Qi King chased after them, only the destroyed Jingmen Pass was left behind, which was equivalent to a slap in the face of the Qi King.
"Go out and give chase! Our army is blocking them outside the pass. These defeated soldiers will have no way to escape this time."
A general shouted loudly, and then led hundreds of thousands of troops out of the pass to chase them. He issued a military order, stating that if he did not annihilate these remaining northern barbarians, he would be severely punished by military law.
However, the expected situation did not happen. The Northern King fled with his defeated army without encountering any resistance.
"How is that possible? Hasn't the order been issued?"
The generals looked bewildered. This was clearly all planned out. Where was the ambush force?
Such a big mistake has happened, so he cannot be blamed. If anyone should be blamed, it should be the general who led the ambush. Even if King Qi blames him, it cannot be blamed on him.
"Report! General, the Northern King is leading his army towards Guifan Mountain." A soldier came on horseback to report.
"A turtle climbing over a mountain? They don't take the old route back to the Northern Barbarians? This would be a long detour, but do they have enough food?" The general was puzzled.
"Chase! I don't believe that we, with hundreds of thousands of troops, can't chew this hard bone."
At the general's command, the army continued to pursue and advance.
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The fleeing King Bei also breathed a sigh of relief at this time. After leaving the pass, he was really afraid of an ambush by King Qi's army, but he didn't expect that there was no movement at all along the way.
The reason they didn't take the old route was because they were afraid of an ambush. After all the hard work and the non-stop escape, the warriors were exhausted and their fighting capacity was much lower than before. If they encountered an ambush again, the entire army might be wiped out.
By walking along this Turtle Mountain Range, one can also escape into the mountains when necessary. The Northern Barbarian warriors are very adapted to this kind of mountain warfare, and they may even teach the pursuers a lesson.
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The eldest brother waited in the mountain stronghold trembling with fear. He had originally planned to flee, but the special envoy of Prince Yu was coming. If he left, what would happen to his family members who were under Prince Yu's care? He didn't dare to run.
Looking at the mountains of food and money, the boss couldn't be happy at all. He had caused a big disaster. The casualties of a small battalion and the casualties of tens of thousands of troops had changed the nature of the matter.
He believed that since Prince Yu and Prince Qi had not yet fallen out, he should not start a war. If Prince Yu knew that he had killed so many of his men, he would not let him go.
"Damn it! Damn that black-faced kid!" The boss thought of that weird kid. All these things were caused by him. He wished he could eat his internal organs.
"Report! Boss, a large army is coming to us!" A small follower came to report.
"An army? Whose army? Did you see it clearly?" The boss asked tremblingly, his heart almost in his throat.
"I didn't see clearly. They had a large group of scouts blocking the main army, so our people couldn't get in."
"You useless thing, I'll report you again if you continue to investigate!" the boss scolded.
After the minions took orders and left, the boss shouted, "Come here!"
The guard at the entrance of the cave hurried into the cave.
"Where is the second in command? Where did he go? Why is he nowhere to be seen when I come back?" asked the eldest in command.
"Big boss, the second in command has brought dozens of people down the mountain, saying they are going on patrol."
"What kind of patrol? That bastard must have run away, right? Did he take away his fellow villagers?" asked the boss.
"Yes! They are all his fellow countrymen."
"My good second in command, you are really something! You just give up and run away when you see that you have caused trouble? Humph! When I catch them, I will definitely skin them alive." The boss's eyes showed a strong murderous intent.
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At the foot of the mountain, a group of cavalrymen were surrounding dozens of people.
"Good men, please spare my life!" The person begging for mercy was the second in command who had just escaped from the mountain. Dozens of his fellow villagers were kneeling beside him.
"Spare my life? Everyone in the Great Yan Dynasty deserves to die!"
After a cavalry squad leader finished speaking, he was about to swing his sword to kill.
"We have a lot of food and a large amount of money and goods. As long as you spare our lives, we can take you to find them." The second in command looked at the shining saber and said tremblingly. He didn't want to die!
"Food? Where is it?" The team leader's face showed joy when he heard it. They had very little food left. If they could really find food, the King of the North would definitely reward them handsomely. As for money and goods, who would want that broken stuff? It's not worth eating or drinking.
"Please spare our lives and we will lead the way." The second in command said while kowtowing.
"How many people are there on the other side?" asked the cavalry captain.
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