Xiao Yuchen looked at the direction they left and ordered them to disperse and hide.
Before taking cover, he held a brief meeting with several centurions.
He gave each of them a "transmission note" and taught them how to use it.
He specifically warned that each person only has this one now, and it must be used only when it is absolutely necessary.
Although several centurions thought this thing was too mysterious, seeing that the emperor was so serious about it, they naturally did not dare to be careless.
Several people hid the transmission notes tightly in their chest pockets, accepted the orders, and each led their troops to ambush on both sides of the pass.
Xiao Yuchen also put the remaining transmission talismans in his chest pocket.
I don't know if it's his consciousness or if that thing really warms me.
He felt a warmth in his chest, as if he could feel Wen Jin's admiration and attachment to him... This was what he had always wanted.
This is something he has been eager to do since he realized that he might have been a "big fool" before.
Now, he seems to have finally seen the light. How could all this end just because of carelessness on the battlefield?
Although Xiao Yuchen was very confident, he became increasingly cautious.
The morning light is fading, and the sky will be bright.
Two hours earlier than they expected, Qi's grain transport team appeared in sight.
There were many people escorting them, about a thousand cavalry.
The people who pull the carts and carry the food are usually ordinary people, about several thousand people.
In a real fight, these people have little fighting power. As soon as the trumpet sounded, they were so frightened that they fled in all directions. Therefore, the two sides can be regarded as "evenly matched" in terms of numbers.
This light cavalry escorting grain and grass is so impressive that it is no wonder that it is called the elite of Qi.
"When we enter the shooting range, do we want to release arrows?" the herald beside Xiao Yuchen asked in a low voice.
Xiao Yuchen frowned and stared at the grain transport team of several thousand people without blinking.
"No! Don't shoot the arrow, let them pass!"
Xiao Yuchen said suddenly.
The herald's eyes widened in disbelief, "Your Majesty?"
He thought he heard wrongly.
But Xiao Yuchen repeated again, "Don't shoot the arrow, let them pass."
The herald took a deep breath.
They didn't take off their armor and rest last night. They stayed up all night. They lay down in the mountains, made rolling stones, and prepared arrows... Wasn't it just for the ambush at this moment?
Now, we are watching the enemy enter the ambush range!
But the emperor ordered... to give up the attack? !
The herald took a deep breath. Although he did not understand the emperor's decision... but the soldier's obedience made him immediately follow the order.
The elite Qingqi, who had been lying in wait most of the night, just watched helplessly as the Qi State grain transport team passed by safely under their noses.
Until they walked out of the pass and passed through the most convenient place for an ambush.
To be called an elite pro-soldier, in addition to being able to fight, they must also be able to obey orders at any special moment.
Until all the thousands of men and horses were out of their sight, there was no suspicious movement on both sides of the valley in the easy ambush areas.
When Qi's army had gone far away, Xiao Yuchen asked people to whistle again and summoned the cavalry regiment.
Several centurions leading the army were very puzzled and even a little anxious.
"Why did the emperor let them leave?"
Xiao Yuchen narrowed his eyes and said, "There is a fraud in it..."
Several centurions looked at each other and said, "How does the emperor judge?"
Xiao Yuchen narrowed his eyes... He couldn't tell them that it was his intuition, right?
But after so many years of leading troops in battle, his intuition has never been wrong.
"They are by no means as simple as a grain transport team... I thought they were specially used by Qi State to deal with us."
Xiao Yuchen said in a deep voice.
The other people present at the meeting looked at each other, still puzzled, "Why do you see this?"
"We burned most of Qi's grain and grass last time, but the border war is about to break out. Qi's main war faction is tough, and Qi's grain and grass will be transferred to the border again... Isn't this natural?"
"I have observed carefully that the people transporting food and grass are indeed ordinary people. Their walking posture and body shape do not look like regular soldiers.
"The movements and momentum of the elite soldiers escorting them are very different."
Others looked at Xiao Yuchen.
They felt that their always brave Emperor was too cautious this time.
It must be that when parting, the man in the big cloak and hood said goodbye to the emperor... which affected the emperor's emotions and made him short of breath.
The generals were even a little angry at this time.
What a great ambush opportunity they missed!
They had looked at the map and found that there was no place more suitable for setting up an ambush than here during the entire food delivery journey!
Xiao Yuchen could clearly feel the emotions of the soldiers.
Not only the leaders of the army, but also the elite soldiers below were all holding back their dissatisfaction at this time.
Originally they wanted to charge and kill, but without this batch of food and grass, the Qi State's border army might suddenly be demoralized and defeated.
But he gave the order to let them pass.
He could understand the anger of the soldiers.
But if he will be affected and swayed by the emotions of the soldiers - then he is not a qualified leader.
"I can be sure that there is fraud involved. I will send spies to investigate again and report again!" Xiao Yuchen said sternly.
This time they did not rush to the front to intercept the grain transport team.
But he followed the grain transport team quietly and calmly, and repeatedly sent spies to find out the situation of the grain transport team.
Dozens of spies were sent out one after another.
Some of them said that there was nothing unusual about the grain transport team.
Some people also said that the grain transport team felt something strange... but they were extremely cautious and could not get too close at all.
What exactly is weird is impossible to find out.
"Fight! Your Majesty! We are a surprise attack and have strong maneuverability. Even if they have more people, we are sure to win!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, if we ask them to send food to the Qi army camp, wouldn't all our previous efforts be meaningless?"
"Up until now, the Qi army has only been in chaos for a while. Our army has not dared to take the initiative to attack... This is the only battle left!"
"This is the key battle to turn the tide of the war!"
The soldiers were very anxious. They were noisy in Xiao Yuchen's ears every day, asking for orders and urging.
Xiao Yuchen, who had always been bold and quick in action, was as steady as a rock this time, no matter how much they urged him.
He always insisted, "We must find out the truth!"
The soldiers even said privately, "Does the Emperor not want to fight and is looking for an excuse?"
"If we don't want to fight, why don't we go back to the border cities? Why are we here, running around with the Qi army?"
"I don't understand. What exactly does the emperor want to find out?"
Ever since they crossed into Qi State, it had been too smooth.
Every time they make a raid, they can beat the Qi army until they cry for their father and mother and pee.
They fought against the noble soldiers of Qi several times and gained a lot.
The fruits of victory were so rich that many generals became impetuous.
It is true that pride makes people blind... One centurion even wanted to unite with several other centurions to privately lead troops to attack the Qi army.
