"Report, Second Commander, we have chased for six or seven miles. The tracks of carriages and horses on the road are messy, and it is obvious that there are soldiers and horses passing by. Because it is too dark, there will be a loss, so we have to go back first!"
It was the group of people who came to explore the road on the edge of Wuling County.
"oh?!"
When Sun Er heard this, he was a little surprised.
If the enemy army went this way, then the road in Liucheng should not have been explored back by this time!
There must be something wrong with this.
"Brothers, thank you for your hard work. Let's rest for a while and wait until the brothers on the way come back. We will make plans based on the situation!"
Sun Er did not dare to draw conclusions easily. He needed to make inferences based on the situation on that road.
In this way, after waiting for about half a stick of incense, the clear sound of horse hooves was also heard on the road towards Liucheng.
However, with this sound of horse hooves, it was obvious that there seemed to be a few fewer people.
"Second Commander!"
Soon, with a cry of urgency, a tall bodyguard jumped off his horse, but for some reason, he staggered when he landed and almost fell to the ground.
"Zhao Ting! Are you injured?!"
Sun Er's eyesight was sharp. At this moment, he saw the personal guard named Zhao Ting with an arrow clearly stuck in his back.
Zhao Ting is definitely one of the strongest in the entire guard camp. He was injured this time. What does it mean? This shows that there must be enemies along the way he is exploring.
However, there are traces of enemy troops on both roads, so which one is there?
"Report, report to the second commander, we have only chased for two or three miles, and we have already seen the marks left by the enemy. It's just my fault that I couldn't restrain my temper for a while, so I chased for several miles. I never thought that I would We encountered an ambush on the way. Wuwuwu..."
At this point, Zhao Ting couldn't hold back and cried.
The result is obvious. There were ten people when they left, but only three came back. The others must have been injured or killed in an ambush.
"Come here, pull out the arrows for Brother Zhao Ting and apply the golden medicine!"
Sun Er felt sad and angry in his heart, but seeing that Zhao Ting's face was turning pale, he decided to treat his injuries first.
Now, we can only make another decision when Xu Lang arrives.
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Nearly two hours later, Xu Lang's large army finally arrived.
After hearing Sun Er's report, Xu Lang was also surprised.
"It seems that the eldest prince is playing his little cleverness again. Fortunately, brother Zhao Ting has a good idea and follows him for a while. Judging from this, the eldest prince has some people in both groups. But the main force is, It shouldn't be on the road to Liucheng. The Zhao Ting brothers must have been attacked deliberately to lure most of our army to follow them, while they had already fled on another road."
Xu Lang made his own judgment.
This side of Liucheng is close to the river, and across the river is the area under Jingzhou's jurisdiction. If Jingzhou noticed something, they had to worry about trouble. Therefore, he divided his troops into two groups and set up an ambush to intercept and kill the scouts on the Liucheng side, just to convince himself that the eldest prince was heading towards Liucheng.
"General, what should we do now?"
Sun Er asked immediately. After resting for a long time, he was already full of energy.
"It's difficult. It's getting late now. We are not familiar with the roads on both sides. If we want to march at night, we may not be able to do it. However, waiting until dawn will undoubtedly give them more opportunities to escape. !”
Xu Lang was also a little annoyed.
Because, he already understood clearly that there were no homes nearby, and even if he wanted to find a guide, it might not be easy.
Moreover, when marching at night, we have to guard against the eldest prince having a back-up plan. If there is an attack or accident, I don't know how many soldiers will lose their lives.
Therefore, Xu Lang was at his wits' end.
