"How is it appropriate to be in such a hurry?"
Xianyu Zhaoyang hated the panicked look of his soldiers.
Especially the most annoying Sima Wei beside him.
If Sima Wei was not around, Xianyu Zhaoyang would not frown or get angry.
"General Xianyu Zhaoyang, the military situation is important, so we should put aside the matter of reprimanding his subordinates for now."
really.
When Sima Wei saw this scene, he immediately spoke in a slightly mocking tone.
"snort!"
"Sima Wei, I am the chief general, you are just a supervisor, I don't need you to guide me in my work!"
Xianyu Zhaoyang snorted, then looked at the spy who was half-kneeling on the ground in front of him, and asked: "What big thing happened ahead? You and I will tell you slowly."
"General Xianyu, I lost contact with the other spies, and I didn't see any of the soldiers who were transporting food and grass."
The spy took a deep breath and then spoke slowly.
"What?"
"Did you contact other spies? And you didn't find the soldiers transporting food and grass? How is this possible?"
Xianyu Zhaoyang looked calm at first, but when he heard the contents of the spy's report, he suddenly frowned.
Generally speaking, all spies will communicate with each other every once in a while.
And if one of the spies does not communicate with the other spies, then the spies are likely to be dead.
This situation is not unusual for Xianyu Zhaoyang who is marching and fighting.
The spies responsible for spying on intelligence may be killed because they did not pay attention to the terrain, or they may be killed by enemy spies, and there are other possibilities.
But this time, Xianyu Zhaoyang sent out thirty spies, but twenty-nine of them disappeared? This is so strange!
Xianyu Zhaoyang's thirty spies all went in different directions. Even if they suddenly encountered harsh terrain and lost a few, it was normal, but twenty-nine were lost all of a sudden. How could this be possible?
If I had to force an explanation, it would be that these twenty-nine spies encountered some kind of force majeure factor at the same time. As for what the factor was, Xianyu Zhaoyang didn't know.
But what really made Xianyu Zhaoyang feel very bad was that the soldiers responsible for transporting grain and grass were missing!
The loss of food and grass is a small thing, but the loss of soldiers is a big deal!
You know, there are two thousand soldiers responsible for transporting food and grass!
Two thousand people disappeared at the same time?
What happened to cause two thousand people to disappear without a word?
Xianyu Zhaoyang's back felt faintly cold.
"Is it true? Is it really like the rumors from various tribes? There is a demon born deep in the desert of our Western Region?"
Xianyu Zhaoyang asked himself in his heart.
At first, Xian Yu Zhaoyang didn't believe this rumor, but after entering the desert and suddenly the spies and soldiers disappeared, Xian Yu Zhaoyang began to believe that the rumor might be true!
And while Xianyu Zhaoyang was distracted and constantly guessing, Sima Wei on the side raised the corners of his mouth slightly, with a mysterious smile on his face.
If I guessed correctly, it was the Saints and the others who took action!
Although Sima Wei didn't know where Liu Xi would ambush Xian Yu Zhaoyang's army in the desert, he did know that once Xian Yu Zhaoyang's soldiers disappeared, it would be someone from the Evil Sect who took action.
Sure enough, while Sima Wei was pondering, his jade slips shook slightly, and the sound was so soft that only he could notice it.
Turning sideways, Sima Wei opened the jade slip and saw a message that the turtle had been put into the urn and was to be slaughtered immediately!
Turtle naturally refers to Xianyu Zhaoyang and others.
The urn naturally refers to the trap of the evil cult.
…
"General, what should we do now? Continue to explore the road? Or?"
The spy did not continue what he said next, but it was not difficult to tell that he meant to retreat.
Xianyu Zhaoyang also frowned and looked thoughtful after hearing the spies' words.
The current situation is really weird. According to the records in the Art of War, we should not continue to advance, but should retreat.
But if I retreat and fail to find out the truth for His Majesty the Khan, I am afraid I will be scolded!
But by continuing to move forward, we are irresponsible for the lives of soldiers. What should we do?
Xianyu Zhaoyang was a little confused.
After pondering for a long time, Xianyu Zhaoyang finally came up with a compromise solution, which was to contact Meng Gehan immediately for advice.
If Mongke Khan insists on moving forward with his army to find out the truth, then the army will continue to move forward.
If Meng Ge Khan feels danger, then withdraw his troops.
After a while, Xian Yu Zhaoyang took out the jade slip from his arms, and then used the seal method to contact Meng Ge Khan in the palace.
One breath.
Two breaths.
…
When a full ten breaths of time passed, Xian Yu Zhaoyang's jade slip was still gray and unresponsive.
This made Xianyu Zhaoyang frown immediately.
Generally speaking, as long as he performs the sealing method, he can contact Meng Gehan within five breaths, but now that a full ten breaths have passed, the jade slip has no reaction at all, which is really strange.
Xianyu Zhaoyang's intuition told him that something must have happened to their group!
To be more precise, it was possible that he was ambushed.
"Sima Supervisor, we may have encountered an ambush!"
Xianyu Zhaoyang looked at Sima Wei beside him and reminded him in a deep voice.
Until now, Xianyu Zhaoyang didn't think there was anything wrong with Sima Wei.
"Encountered an ambush?"
Hearing this, Sima Wei's lips slightly raised, revealing a mysterious smile.
"Xian Yu Zhaoyang, there is no one around here, how could we be ambushed?"
There was a hint of ridicule in Sima Wei's words.
"Sima Wei, I'm not joking with you, but we really may be ambushed."
"Only one of the thirty spies came back, and the soldiers responsible for transporting food and grass disappeared en masse. Also, my jade slips can't contact His Majesty the Khan at all. Isn't this enough to prove that we were ambushed?!"
At the end of the sentence, Xianyu Zhaoyang's face clearly showed a hint of anger.
"Sima Wei, although you are the supervisor of the army, and I have not obtained the withdrawal order from His Majesty the Khan, I want to tell you that I will lead my soldiers out of this desert now!"
"As for any culpability that will arise in the future, I, Xianyu Zhaoyang, will bear the responsibility alone!"
It turned out that Xianyu Zhaoyang had said so much to Sima Wei that he wanted to withdraw his troops.
Hearing this, Sima Wei raised the corners of his mouth slightly with a mocking smile, but he did not speak in a hurry, nor did he take action. Anyway, Xianyu Zhaoyang and his soldiers were already trapped in the circle of the evil cult. Sooner or later, they would die. things.
When Xianyu Zhaoyang saw that Sima Wei did not speak, he thought that Sima Wei had acquiesced in his withdrawal.
"Everyone, listen to the order and retreat! Leave the desert!"
Xianyu Zhaoyang used his spiritual energy to spread his words into the ears of every soldier.
The soldiers didn't know that there were spies ahead and that the soldiers transporting food and grass disappeared. Although they were confused, they still followed Xian Yu Zhaoyang's order and began to evacuate in an orderly manner.
But the moment these soldiers turned around, a group of people wearing red clouds and black robes appeared around them...
