Among these people, there was a middle-aged man wearing a black robe. He looked at Tang Jun walking away with a sneer on his face.
The people around him asked: "Sir, what should we do now?"
"Go back and tell the clan leader that the plan has been successful. The next step is to wait for the results."
The middle-aged man said.
And the clan leader he spoke of was none other than Tuoba Jie, the clan leader of the grassland tribe.
"Then the group of soldiers who came here to find out the news, are we going to put them back or what?"
The subordinate looked at the middle-aged man and said, and after hearing this, the middle-aged man thought for a moment and then said: "Put it back, and then deliberately let them know that there is someone at the pass cooperating with us to make them panic."
A hint of cunning flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a proud smile.
"Let them know that our grassland tribe has joined forces with the traitors at the pass, and they will face a greater crisis." The middle-aged man said coldly.
The subordinate nodded to express his understanding. He knew that the middle-aged man's plan was very vicious, but also very effective. As a result, the Tang army will fall into panic, and their morale will also be severely hit.
"Sir, what should we do next?" the subordinate asked.
The middle-aged man pondered for a moment, and then said: "What we have to do now is to wait. Wait for the conflicts within the Tang Army to break out, wait for their morale to be low, and wait for them to fall into chaos."
"When the time comes, we will launch another attack and defeat them in one fell swoop."
Hearing this, the subordinate's eyes flashed with excitement. He knew that the middle-aged man's plan was very vicious, but also very effective. As a result, the Tang army will fall into panic, and their morale will also be severely hit.
"Yes, sir." The subordinate said respectfully.
The middle-aged man nodded, then turned and walked into the pass.
After retreating to the mountains and forests, Li Ke also welcomed back the soldiers who had gone to inquire about the news.
"How's it going? What's going on at the pass? Why are there corpses? Is someone betrayed? Or what?"
Li Ke asked the soldiers, and at the same time looked at the pass not far away with a solemn expression. The Lingzhou Guards he had arranged for would most likely pass through the pass. If there were betrayers among them, the consequences would be disastrous. .
When the soldier heard this, he said with a somewhat solemn look: "Reporting to the Crown Prince, there are indeed corpses at the pass, and judging from the appearance of those corpses, they seem to have been killed by our army.
However, the subordinates also discovered something was wrong. Although the corpses were wearing the clothes of Tang Jun, their subordinates found that they all had obvious blood holes in their chests, which looked like they had been pierced with a sharp weapon.
Moreover, my subordinates also found that there seemed to be some traces of human activities near the pass. It seemed that someone was there to monitor our movements. "
Li Ke frowned when he heard this, and he had a bad feeling in his heart. He felt that this matter was not that simple. He thought for a moment and then said, "Okay, I get it.
You go and rest first, I will handle this matter. "
The soldier nodded, then turned and left. Li Ke stood there, thinking about the ins and outs of this matter.
He knew very well that if this matter was really betrayed by someone, then their plan would be completely disrupted. Moreover, if those monitors discover that their plans have been exposed, they may immediately launch an attack.
As a result, their army will face great danger.
Li Ke took a deep breath, and then said to the deputy general beside him: "Immediately arrange for someone to investigate this matter, and we must find out the truth."
The deputy general nodded when he heard this, and then immediately went to arrange the manpower.
After the deputy general left, Li Ke felt a little irritable. He knew very well that if this matter was not handled well, it would bring them a lot of trouble.
He took a deep breath, and then said to the soldiers beside him: "Let's go to the pass and have a look."
The soldier nodded, and then followed Li Ke towards the pass.
When they came to the pass, it was getting dark. Li Ke looked at the pass not far away with some doubts in his heart. He found that there was nothing unusual about this pass, but there was an indescribable feeling of uneasiness.
He took a deep breath and walked into the pass.
After entering the pass, Li Ke found that the buildings here had been almost destroyed, with only some ruins still standing there. He walked step by step, observing his surroundings from time to time.
Soon, he came to the body. He looked at the corpses with blood holes in their chests, and felt a little confused. He looked carefully and found that these bloody holes had been pierced with sharp objects.
Moreover, he also found that there were no other injuries on these corpses, and they looked like they had been killed with one blow.
Li Ke was a little shocked. He felt that this matter was getting more and more complicated.
He continued walking forward and came to the other side of the pass. There is a hill here, and there is a beacon tower on the hill. Li Ke climbed up to the beacon tower and looked around. He found that the terrain here was very dangerous, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
After observing the terrain, he understood something in his heart. He felt that this was a very suitable place for an ambush. If someone ambushed here, their army would be in great danger.
"Sir, do we need to rearrange our tactics?" the subordinate suggested.
Li Ke was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "No need. We don't have time to rearrange our tactics now.
Moreover, if we change our tactics now, it may arouse their suspicion, which will bring us more trouble.
So, all we can do now is stay calm and continue to act according to the previous plan. "
Upon hearing this, the subordinate nodded and said no more.
Li Ke took a deep breath, then turned and walked off the beacon tower.
After returning to the camp, Li Ke immediately summoned all the generals to discuss the next action plan. During the meeting, Li Ke told everyone his thoughts and guesses, and asked everyone to be prepared to respond to possible emergencies at any time.
After hearing this, everyone expressed their agreement. They also knew that it was a matter of life and death, and if they were not careful, their entire army might be annihilated.
After the meeting, Li Ke returned to his tent a little tired. He knew that they would face more severe challenges in the coming days.
Early the next morning, Li Ke led his soldiers to the pass to observe the enemy's situation. He found that the enemies here didn't seem to be moving at all, and he didn't know what they were thinking.
