Unlike the scouts like Li Dashan and others, Tan Zhensong's scouts borrowed from Changshen Camp spent almost the entire process before entering Chiyan Mountain.
Li Dashan thought that Changshen Camp was the same as Qingyang Camp, but he actually made the mistake of information asymmetry.
The reason why the Qingyang Camp's scouts are so powerful is mainly because they are related to the former commander.
As a descendant of the founding fathers of the Great Wu Dynasty, Pan Yong's abilities are beyond question.
This guy rarely eats free pay or drinks soldiers' blood. He only thinks about how to restore the glory of his ancestors and leads the Qingyang Camp to train all day long.
Therefore, the combat effectiveness of Qingyang Camp is very strong, at least, it is stronger than the combat effectiveness of Changshen Camp.
Li Dashan felt like he was punched in the air.
That's it?
Is this the scout from Changshen Camp?
His men followed him all the way, but none of them noticed.
He knelt down in one round and didn't even resist. It's so boring!
Since he was prepared, how could Li Dashan let the guy walking on the mountain road run away.
Four of the opponent's five scouts had been killed, and the remaining one was not afraid that he would hear anything. He directly picked up the crossbow and sent him to the west with a single crossbow from dozens of meters away!
However, Li Dashan did not take this lightly, and there were three scouts responsible for liaison behind him.
They kept going back and forth between the scouts exploring the road and the large troops, reporting the military situation ahead to Tan Zhensong.
If he could not contact the five scouts exploring the road ahead, Tan Zhensong would soon be alerted.
Iron ore needs to be transported, and the mountain road from the mining area to Changshen County is relatively flat.
If you can't walk in a carriage and have to carry it on people's backs and shoulders, the price will be high.
If the road is good, it will be easier for the other party's scouts to run.
They used a method where each scout was responsible for a section.
The scout who was running at the front found the five scouts who were scouting the road ahead. After confirming that there was nothing abnormal, he turned around and ran back until he met the scouts behind him, and then turned back.
The scout behind him turned back to meet the scout further behind.
The scouts further back turned around until they returned to the main force and sent back the news from the front.
To put it bluntly, it is to use relay method to transmit the intelligence from the front.
Although this method is more Fermat, it is the most efficient and the most secure.
Once an accident occurs to any of the scouts, the following scouts will quickly discover the abnormality.
Li Dashan's current task is to kill the relay scouts one by one and try to delay Tan Zhensong's discovery of the anomaly.
Luo Zhiyuan has led a large force out of the ambush point and is moving forward, preparing to launch an attack in advance.
The scouts who delivered the news from Changshen Camp ran for a while on horseback, but they never found the five scouts who were exploring the road, and they immediately felt something was wrong.
There was a distance of three miles between the scouts exploring the road and Tan Zhensong's large army.
There are three scouts running back and forth along the road. Each of them only needs to cover a distance of 500 meters, which is one mile.
At a distance of one mile, if they are not in a mountainous area, they can see each other.
Li Dashan calculated the distance, and when the opponent's first scout noticed something was wrong and was about to go back to report, a tripping rope covered by dead branches and leaves suddenly rose.
Hey!
The war horse whined and fell forward.
The scouts from the Changshen camp didn't give the gift in vain. They felt bad, so they quickly threw their stirrups off their saddles, held their heads in their hands, rolled their bodies on the ground a few times, and a carp jumped up and ran away!
It's a pity that Li Dashan was well prepared, so how could he let the cooked duck fly away.
Not long after the scout from Changshen Camp jumped out, a big net fell from the tree, and he was immediately caught in the net!
Not long after, the second scout followed in the footsteps of his companions and was entangled in a large net, unable to move.
Then there was the last scout. This guy was a little unlucky. When he fell from his horse, he hit a rock and his head was cracked, leaving Li Dashan's big net empty!
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"Well, why haven't any scouts come back to report the military situation?"
Not long after, Tan Zhensong discovered something unusual.
The scouts used to come back every few minutes, but now it seems to have timed out.
As a county lieutenant, Tan Zhensong was not a weak scholar. He had personally led troops to fight in battles.
Although the battle was not a tough one, either against bandits or fighting with a large army, he still had experience, and being more cautious, he soon became alert.
"The whole army stops advancing!"
Tan Zhensong gave an order, and the large army commotioned for a while, then slowly stopped.
The local soldier Xiangyong looked at each other, wondering what was going on.
"Come here, go to the front and take a look. Where are the scouts?"
All the soldiers in Changshen Camp lowered their heads, and no one responded.
It is true that you are the county captain, but you are not our immediate superior.
You, Lieutenant of Tan County, are great in Changshen County, but your reputation is not very good. I have never heard of how good you are against your subordinates.
Even your own men can't get much benefit, let alone us borrowed soldiers. It's better to let your own people go to the front to investigate.
No one is stupid. If something happened to the eight scouts who were sent out in front, what would they do if they went there and killed them?
Scouts are usually the stronger ones in the army, and their survivability is much better than that of ordinary soldiers.
Not even one of the eight scouts escaped, which shows how strong the opponent is.
In this case, step forward to explore the way, unless your head is caught by that thing!
Of course Tan Zhensong also realized the seriousness of the matter.
But the people in Changshen Camp were fooled, and there was nothing he could do.
After all, they are not his direct subordinates. Even if they are forcefully ordered to explore the road, they are probably just doing errands.
In desperation, Tan Zhensong had no choice but to select more than thirty capable and capable government officials and let them go to the front to inquire about the situation.
The government officials were not stupid either, and they quickly came up with a stupid idea.
Keep a certain distance between each other to ensure that you can see each other, and move forward slowly.
There were more than thirty government officials, fifty or sixty meters apart from each other, and the team stretched to two or three miles.
At this time, Li Dashan's claws were numb.
If you kill the officer in front, you will definitely be discovered by those following you.
If the government officials at the front are allowed to pass, and the people behind are dragged one after another, endlessly, for several miles, it won't take long for the large army led by Luo Zhiyuan to be exposed.
For fear of affecting the safety of the large army, Li Dashan did not dare to make the decision without authorization, so he had to report to Luo Zhiyuan immediately.
Luo Zhiyuan gritted his teeth when he received the news.
The government's army is stronger than the bandits. Brother Chao is right. Don't underestimate the people of the world.
"Ma Ming, ask your men to take off their armor, put down their bows and crossbows, and kill the government officials who are exploring the way. Once the opponent's large forces come over, they are not allowed to engage in battle and must retreat immediately. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
At this time, Ma Ming didn't dare to joke, or even question him. If he questioned the commander during the war, he would really get his head chopped off!
