The next day.
A place a few miles away from the Qin army's camp.
There is a team of a hundred people patrolling here, with the purpose of attacking the sentries of the ghost army.
Centurion Qin led a group of soldiers: "The enemy's patrols have been very frequent recently. It is very likely that we will encounter ghost troops during this patrol. Everyone, please be careful."
Just as he was talking, a shout suddenly came from the front: "Help! Help -"
Immediately afterwards, a man ran from a distance. He was panicking and tripped to the ground. When he saw this Qin army, he rolled and crawled as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
All the Qin soldiers stopped and looked at this scene, quite surprised.
"He seems to be from the Central Plains."
"They are our compatriots."
"A ghost army is chasing him!"
The sound of horse hooves was heard, and a group of cavalry came in pursuit. There were also ghost soldiers on horseback, bows and arrows.
Sharp arrows were fired, and the fleeing man screamed in fright: "General, save me! General, save me! I am from the Central Plains! I am from the Central Plains——"
Fortunately, the arrow missed its target. During the pursuit, the man ran towards the Qin army in panic and embarrassment.
Meeting compatriots in this foreign land will make people feel a sense of home in their hearts, so the centurion did not stop him, and the soldiers also let him pass and protected him behind him.
Then, Centurion Qin raised his right hand: "Array up!"
Following the military order, all the Qin troops took action immediately, the sound of infantry marching was heard, and they completed their offensive and defensive postures almost instantly, with shields in front and halberds behind.
A total of one hundred people quickly formed a small sharp arrow array.
The man who escaped was none other than Mei Jiusi. He was protected by the military formation and couldn't help but be secretly frightened when he saw this scene of tacit cooperation.
At this time, the ghost army's cavalry happened to catch up not far in front of them, with a certain distance between the two sides.
The leading ghost army subconsciously tightened the reins. Looking at the battle formation formed by the Qin army, he did not seem to dare to continue charging, but said a lot of things.
Centurion Qin was furious: "What nonsense are you talking about! Crossbowman!"
Seven or eight people in the Qin army were armed with powerful crossbows.
"Hateful! (Ghost language)" the ghost army cursed, looking unwilling, and pulled the reins: "Withdraw!"
This group of ghost army cavalry is not large in number, about one to twenty, and they can't get enough of them. They come and go as quickly as they come.
The centurion sneered when he saw this, and waved his hand: "Take it!"
The Qin army quickly changed its formation and returned to its previous formation.
At this time, everyone had time to pay attention to Mei Jiusi. Centurion Qin also came to the side and asked: "Who are you?"
Mei Jiusi’s acting skills are very good, and her performance is shocking: "My surname is Mei, and my given name is Jiusi. I am from Yuecheng. I was captured by the ghost tribe a few years ago and have been in purgatory until last night. I found an opportunity and tried my best to escape. Unexpectedly, the ghosts and demons chased me halfway. If I hadn't been lucky enough to meet the general, I would have died by now!"
After saying that, he bowed his hands and gave a deep salute: "I can't repay the kindness of saving my life. Please accept it and bow down."
His clothes were in tatters, his beard was sloppy, his face was gray, his body was dirty and there were a lot of dried blood, and his feet were not wearing shoes and were scarred from running for their lives.
Listening to his words and seeing his tortured appearance, Centurion Qin relaxed his vigilance a lot: "It turns out they are compatriots who were captured. These ghost tribesmen are really nothing! They are simply hateful!"
"The general is right." Mei Jiusi said with a pained face: "Being in the ghost tribe, he looks like a demon and is beyond the reach of human beings."
"Don't worry, now that you've escaped here, it's safe. You can go home soon," the centurion said.
"Thank you, general, thank you so much, general!" Mei Jiusi thanked him repeatedly, then paused and said, "But general, I wonder if I can ask to see your commander-in-chief."
"What does this mean?" The centurion frowned.
Mei Jiusi quickly explained: "The general doesn't know anything. I escaped from the ghost army camp. I know some of their situations very well. I am wondering if these things can help our army."
"Oh?" Hearing this, the centurion couldn't help but perked up.
If it is true as this guy said, then does he also have a share of the credit for learning some important information about the enemy?
Thinking of this, the centurion's face showed a little excitement.
Mei Jiusi curled her lips without revealing any trace.
An hour later.
The Qin army's camp and the Chinese army's tent.
Xiao Yuan was chatting with Jia You and others about the recent military situation, focusing on the troop deployment of the ghost army.
Not long after, Chen Jing walked in, clasped his fists and bent down: "Your Majesty."
"What's the matter?" Xiao Yuan said concisely and to the point.
Chen Jing hesitated for a moment and said: "Today, a small team patrolled and rescued a man. The man claimed to be from Yuecheng. He was captured by the ghost army and escaped last night. In addition, he said that he knew the ghost army camp. All arrangements.”
After hearing this, Xiao Yuan's expression didn't change at all: "You hesitated just now, maybe you were suspicious."
"Yes." Chen Jing said: "Although this person is from the Central Plains, his escape was too sudden. It was such a coincidence that it coincided with the decisive battle between our army and the main force of the ghost army."
It was okay for Mei Jiusi to deceive a centurion, but it was not that easy to deceive the military aircraft battalion. Who was Chen Jing? He was originally an intelligence lurker.
"The suspicion is correct." Xiao Yuan first confirmed his judgment, then thought about it and said, "Bring this person here."
"No!" Chen Jing took the order and left.
Jia You was a little happy: "Your Majesty, how capable you are to escape from the ghost army camp at this time, and you can also send important information to our army. It's interesting."
Xiao Yuan also smiled: "Let's take a look first, maybe we can gain something else."
After a while, Mei Jiusi was brought in.
As soon as he entered the tent, he knelt on the ground facing directly above, kowtowed and said, "I wish you all the common people to meet His Majesty the Emperor of Qin!"
"Mei Jiusi, raise your head." Xiao Yuan's voice was neither cold nor hot.
Hearing this, Mei Jiusi raised her head slightly to look at him. Seeing his deep gaze, her heart trembled, and she quickly lowered her head.
Xiao Yuan stared at him and said: "I heard that you escaped from the ghost army camp and know everything about the situation there?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Mei Jiusi said: "The grass people are the slaves of the ghost army commander Mo Kaisi's family. Because of his knowledge, he took him with him as a translator."
"So, you were arrested when the ghost army invaded Yue City, and it must have been several years ago." Xiao Yuan remained calm, as if he was referring to something else: "It's rare that you still remember your mother tongue."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty." Mei Jiusi showed a sad look: "The common people are in the ghost tribe, considered slaves, and suffered inhuman torture. They miss their hometown all the time, think about how to escape from the devil's cave all the time, and there are too many After failing once, I was almost beaten to death. Fortunately, God has mercy on me, and I can see the light today and see His Majesty's holy face."
(End of chapter)
