After hearing what He Kun said, Qiu Li knew that some of his subordinates and confidants in Gan State had betrayed him.
After all, he had never revealed his itinerary to He Kun, but He Kun was able to accurately grasp his movements. So it must be his confidant or someone closer to him who leaked the news to He Kun.
Then He Kun handed his information to the court of Gan State to express his loyalty in exchange for the position of general. Otherwise, with He Kun's ability, it would be impossible for him to be promoted to general in such a short time.
Mu Yunfeng looked at the hot air balloon that was getting closer and closer, and at the same time he could see dust rising from the ground in the distance. That was the cavalry unit of the Wei State that came to rescue him and was approaching here quickly. As long as he and his men could delay for a while and wait for the Wei State's hot air balloon unit and cavalry unit to arrive here, then the tens of thousands of Gan State troops at the foot of the mountain would not be a problem.
The Gan soldiers at the foot of the mountain could faintly hear the ground shaking from the rapid movement of the cavalry, but they didn't think of the Wei cavalry at all. They were currently within the borders of Gan, and the Wei soldiers who came to support Qiu Li were only a small group. It was possible that Wei would send a large-scale cavalry unit deep into the heart of Gan just for a small group of soldiers.
He Kun naturally heard the vibrations coming from the ground and whispered to the general beside him, "Did the court say they would send cavalry to support us?"
The deputy general said, "As of this morning, we have not received any news from the court about sending cavalry to support us."
Heshen frowned at the deputy general's words. He doubted that Wei would send a large-scale cavalry force deep into the heart of the Qian Kingdom. A general would never send an elite force like cavalry into an unknown location without first understanding the enemy's troop deployment. If the enemy set an ambush, the cavalry would suffer heavy losses, which could affect the overall situation.
Mu Yunfeng looked at the hot air balloon getting closer and closer and said to Qiu Li: "Let all the people and soldiers go up the mountain immediately and set up fortifications on the edge of the mountain top. It doesn't matter whether we can kill the enemy or not, we must be able to withstand the impact of the Gan country soldiers.
After Qiu Li passed on Mu Yunfeng's instructions, he followed Mu Yunfeng to the top of the mountain.
Watching Qiu Li lead a man away from the rock halfway up the mountain, He Kun frowned. At the same time, he thought to himself, "Could it be that what I said just now was too harsh, causing Qiu Li to give up negotiating with me?"
As a general who once served under Qiu Li, He Kun didn't believe that Qiu Li would give up the negotiations just because of a few simple words from him that ruined his mood. There must be something he didn't know.
Just as He Kun was daydreaming, Wei's hot air balloon had already reached the sky above the army of Gan State. The soldiers of Gan State suddenly felt that there was no sunlight above their heads, and suspected that dark clouds had passed by and blocked the sun.
A soldier looked up at the sky and saw huge hot air balloons flying in the air, his heart filled with fear.
If there was only one person flying in the air, they might have thought it was a martial arts master passing by, but seeing a group of round hot air balloons moving slowly in the sky, the soldiers' fear of the unknown reached its peak.
"A monster."
The soldier screamed as he looked at the huge monster in the sky, and countless soldiers raised their heads and looked at the sky because of the scream. When they saw the hot air balloon in the sky that blocked the sun, they immediately fell into panic, and some even dropped their weapons and started to flee.
Although He Kun didn't know what the huge creature that appeared in the sky was, he knew from his long experience in the battlefield that it was definitely not a monster but a new weapon invented by the Wei State. Moreover, he must stabilize the morale of his army. Otherwise, once the morale of the army collapsed, his army of 80,000 people would collapse in an instant, let alone capture Qiu Li.
He Kun quickly ordered, "Everyone, maintain your formation and don't panic. These things in the sky are just empty tricks used by the Wei Kingdom to scare us. Archers, prepare to shoot these mysterious creatures down."
After hearing He Kun's words, the soldiers, led by centurions, decurions and other small leaders, gradually calmed down and began to draw their bows and shoot arrows according to orders.
But how could ordinary arrows reach a hot air balloon dozens of meters high? The arrows fell down powerlessly just after they flew halfway, and some arrows even accidentally injured their own soldiers.
He Kun observed the situation and felt a sense of foreboding. Since the unidentified objects overhead were sent by the Wei State to rescue Qiu Li and the Wei army, they were definitely not just scare him; there must be follow-up actions. Coupled with the increasingly clear sound of horse hooves, He Kun immediately realized that it must be the Wei State's ground forces approaching rapidly.
He Kun knew that if the cavalry coming were indeed the Wei cavalry, and if they numbered in the thousands or even tens of thousands, then his 80,000 infantry would not be able to withstand a cavalry charge. At that time, he might have no choice but to flee into the mountains and forests with his remaining troops, just like Qiu Li, to avoid the cavalry's pursuit.
It was obvious that He Kun did not want to see such a situation happen. He immediately ordered the entire army to form a formation to prepare for defense against cavalry attacks. Then he and his personal guards hid in a higher place to observe the situation in the battle capital.
When the Wei cavalry had formed a semi-encirclement of the Gan army, the soldiers in the hot air balloons ignited their bombs and threw them into the Gan army. He Kun and his guards stood on higher ground, completely isolated from the Gan soldiers.
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