Chapter 496: There is an ambush
So, I was unhappy from the beginning.
He was indifferent to Ye Wenxi's words and was unwilling to pay attention to them.
For this reason, Ye Wenxi did not react at all.
After all, Ye Wenxi has seen countless people, and he still understands such people.
I don't want to say much to him, I just want him to speak with strength.
However, what Ye Wenxi didn't know was that Ding Changyuan was now Jiang Chongfan's man.
He knew that Ye Wenxi was Gu Jingchun's man, and he was already dissatisfied with him, so he became even more dissatisfied with him.
Just now, several people were escorting food and supplies to a mountain stream section. Ye Wenxi was very familiar with this place. If someone secretly took action here, the situation would be extremely unfavorable to them.
So, Ye Wenxi suggested taking a detour.
However, Ding Changyuan disagreed because taking a detour would waste time.
Because of this, the two began to argue.
Ding Changyuan: "I have fought in countless battles and have seen all kinds of people on the road. How could I be afraid of a small mountain stream?
Even if someone comes, we can deal with them.
"You have to take several days longer to walk just by saying one word. If this delays the arrival of food and fodder, can you afford it?"
Ye Wenxi nodded, his tone more resolute than ever before.
"I can afford it. Besides, I've strictly planned my time and can guarantee that even if I have to take a detour, I can still reach the border smoothly."
"I just don't know why General Ding keeps ignoring orders and insists on going this way."
"It makes me wonder, is there something wrong here?"
Ding Changyuan also had a hot temper. Upon hearing this, he immediately became furious: "What do you mean by that?"
"You suspect I'm colluding with someone? Is that why you have to leave this way?"
"You really are judging others by your own standards. I, Ding Changyuan, am an upright person. When have I ever done such a thing?"
The more he spoke, the angrier he became, and finally, he was so angry that he drew the sword from his waist and pointed it at Ye Wenxi.
"Today, I, Ding Changyuan, must go this way. I want you to see if there's an ambush here. I want you to know what it means to be aboveboard!"
As he spoke, he pressed against Ye Wenxi's neck and ordered:
"Follow my orders and advance at full speed. Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!"
Seeing this, the officials accompanying him hurried over to persuade him.
"General Ding, you'd better put down your sword. We are all officials of the same dynasty. If you act like this... how will you face us in the future?"
Ding Changyuan shouted angrily.
"Don't worry about it, just keep moving forward. If anything goes wrong, I'll take responsibility."
Upon hearing this, Ye Wenxi also sighed.
"Let me go!"
"If you want to do this, I'll listen to you. However, you must bear any consequences."
"I'll take responsibility for it. I've seen a lot of things. Don't try to scare me with this little thing."
Having said that, he immediately let go of Ye Wenxi.
Then, everyone walked towards the mountain stream.
However, they didn't walk long before they reached the middle.
Suddenly, a group of people rushed out and attacked them.
Ye Wenxi immediately took his men to fight with them.
However, the other side had a large number of people and their moves were very strange.
Ye Wenxi exchanged a few moves with one of them and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Is this Da Qi's move?"
Ye Wenxi observed carefully and found that many of these people were from Da Qi.
Although they had been fighting, they were still not prepared because of the large number of people on the other side and their food and supplies were doused with oil.
The other party was obviously coming for food and supplies.
After pouring the oil, someone immediately threw a tinderbox over.
Ye Wenxi quickly flew up to grab it, but was kicked out by someone.
The moment the fire starter fell, the food and grass instantly caught fire.
"No!"
Ye Wenxi shouted and was about to rush forward, but the people behind him quickly stopped him.
“Master Ye, you can’t go over now.
This food has been poured with kerosene, so it will be useless even if we pass it over."
When the men in black saw that the fire had started, they left immediately.
When the man in black appeared, Ding Changyuan was stunned and his arm was cut.
Now we can see that all the food and grass are burning.
Suddenly he sat down on the ground helplessly.
"It's over, it's all over!"
But Ye Wenxi kicked him at this moment and then shouted.
"What are you doing here? Hurry up and throw away everything that's on fire."
All the food and fodder was packed in bags.
Although the upper part was burning, the lower part was still intact.
As soon as the words fell, everyone took action.
Especially Ye Wenxi's men, they were obviously well-trained.
He quickly climbed up and threw down all the burning bags of food.
Ding Changyuan also got up, climbed up quickly, and threw it up.
At this moment, all he had in his eyes was food and supplies, and he was not afraid even if he was burned by the flames.
Half an hour later.
After their rescue efforts, half of the food and fodder they transported was gone.
Ding Changyuan sat on the ground, gasping for breath, his arms covered with blisters from the burns of the flames.
However, he didn't feel any pain at all, and his mind was filled with the word "it's over".
But Ye Wenxi ordered: "We can't stay here any longer. Stand up and leave here first."
Two hours later.
They finally walked out of the mountain stream and stopped.
Ye Wenxi stood in front of Ding Changyuan.
"General Ding, how do you explain this?"
The official beside him also said: "Yes, Lord Ye didn't allow us to take this road before, but you insisted on going. Now something has happened, and half of the food and grass are gone. What should we do?"
"You said at the time that you were responsible, but now it seems that how can you be responsible?"
"Now the treasury is empty. How can we gather all this food?"
Ding Changyuan's face was filled with shame.
"I... I don't know either. I didn't expect this to happen... I really don't know those people, and I haven't had any contact with them..."
As he spoke, he looked at Ye Wenxi.
"Master Ye, this matter really has nothing to do with me. I just couldn't stand you and was angry, so I went against you."
"I didn't expect this either."
Ye Wenxi looked at him and said:
“It’s not that simple.
General Ding, I also believe what you say.
General Ding is the escort officer for this batch of grain. If anything goes wrong with the grain, he will be the first to bear the blame. I believe General Ding would not be so foolish as to shoot himself in the foot."
Ding Changyuan nodded immediately.
"Yes, yes, that's right. How could I be so stupid? I knew there was an ambush, but I still insisted on going that way. I'm just handing my head over to someone else's knife!"
However, Ye Wenxi looked at him straight.
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