Chapter 118: The Trap

After Lu Yingchen fled in a hurry, the emperor finally sent someone to deliver the true holy decree.

After overnight discussions in the imperial study, His Majesty the Emperor decided to personally lead the army to the front.

Longchen is indeed a small country, and its national strength is not very strong, so it is not uncommon for the royal driver to conquer in person. Moreover, before the emperor ascended the throne, he had led his army to fight countless battles.

However, due to the years of slumber, the emperor was still worried that he did not know enough about the current Daqiang, so he needed Jiang Aotian to accompany him on the expedition.

Jiang Aotian had no objection. Due to the urgency of time, he only briefly explained to the butler the affairs of the General's Mansion, and was about to prepare to leave.

Jiang Luoan put forward the idea that he would also go with him. She still can't rest assured of her father. If something really happens, with her, maybe there will be one more chance to save her life.

Before leaving, Jiang Luoan handed the scroll into Su Chenyu's hands. The emperor drove the expedition in person, and the prince supervised the country, Su Chenyu definitely couldn't go with him, so it was better to let him take this opportunity to cultivate well.

Since Jiang Luoan didn't want to set off with his father, Su Chenyu handed over He Luo and Yun Kuan beside him to her.

"Do we need more people? Do you want me to send you a small pair of elite soldiers? ”

Knowing that Jiang Luoan was not going to bring other people over, but was going to rush and kill single-handedly, Su Chenyu disagreed.

Jiang Luoan rejected his kindness, "I know what you're worried about, but it's easy to be exposed when there are too many people, which is not conducive to my actions." ”

She looked at Su Chenyu soothingly, "Don't worry so much, so many times in the past, haven't I come over well?" Don't worry, I know that there are few people here, and I will never fight the soldiers of Daqiang head-on. ”

On the day of departure, His Majesty the Emperor took the lead in boarding the tower to inspect the army, and after completion, Jiang Aotian led the army to set off.

Although it is said that the emperor is personally driving, who dares to let His Majesty personally go to the battlefield to fight as soon as he comes up. In fact, it was Jiang Aotian who led the army, and the emperor was well protected in the middle of the army.

Jiang Luo'an did not set off with them, but had already left before the emperor completed the parade.

The three of them each drove a fast horse, and the speed of the journey was very fast, leaving the army behind far behind.

There was no inconvenience for the three of them to move, and they were soon to arrive at the place where the spies reported for the last time before setting off to report the imminent arrival of the Daqiang army.

After calculating the time, Jiang Luo'an said: "At this time, the vanguard army must have passed, but in order to hurry quickly, they should not be able to walk on this road." This road is so wide and flat that it is very suitable for carriages and horses transporting grain and grass, but it is just a long detour. ”

No matter which army it is, it probably won't choose to pass through this road.

But the grain and grass cart is different. The place where the three of them were now was a mountain that they had to pass through to reach the border of Longchen. According to the reports of spies who had previously explored the front line, the direction of the march of the Daqiang army was also not much different from what they expected.

There were only three of them, and it would definitely not be possible to go head-to-head with Daqiang's army, but it would be no problem to find a way to cut off the food and grass behind them to supply the army.

Daqiang is very far away from Longchen, and Wei Yan, who is closer to Longchen, has made it clear that he will not provide assistance to Daqiang, so grain and grass have become the top priority.

Emperor Daqiang must have known this as well. After losing the first battle, he had already sent people to hurry up the transportation of grain and grass here.

Recently, the weather here has been bad, and it has been rainy from time to time. The mountain trail was a little muddy, and the horses' hooves trampled on it, leaving deep and shallow marks.

The three of them braved the light rain and shuttled through the forest, discussing the necessary route of Daqiang's grain and grass cart as they walked.

There are two roads suitable for large vehicles, and the grain and grass trucks will definitely pass through one of them, and they are ready to make a trap ambush.

But time was pressing, and there were only three of them, and they were no longer allowed to dig traps on two roads at the same time.

"If we can't dig the trap at the same time, then we can only use some means to force them to take the path we want." Jiang Luoan thought while riding the horse.

"Why don't we cut down some trees to block one of the paths?" "If they do it not far from the fork in the road," he proposed, "they will find that one of the roads is impassable, and they will certainly return immediately. ”

Jiang Luoan thought for a while, "It's feasible, it's feasible, but it's not raining much for the time being, and it's basically impossible to break those trees." If they could see at a glance that the trees had been cut down on purpose, they might prefer to spend more time clearing the obstacles. ”

He Luo said: "If they choose to clear the obstacles, it will also be regarded as delaying the time for us to dig traps on this road." ”

Jiang Luoan still didn't agree, "After discovering that there is fraud in this, they will definitely be cautious, and it will not be so easy to let them fall into the trap." ”

Yun Kuan, who had been silent beside him, suddenly spoke, "Since it is not possible to cut down trees, it is better for us to use some methods to disguise that the mountain has collapsed and blocked the road." ”

There is some viability in this approach. The vegetation on this mountain is not abundant, and although there has been no heavy rain in the past few days, the rain has not stopped. In this case, there are landslides of varying degrees in many places, and even a small blockage was seen on the way they came.

If you can do it smartly, it is much more realistic than cutting down the tree to block it.

Just do it, the three of them were divided into two teams, Jiang Luoan tried to make a small landslide on one of the roads, and He Luo and Yun Kuan were on the other road, and they had already chosen a place to dig traps.

They chose a less muddy place under a tree. Dig a large hole in the middle of the road with spiritual power, and cover it with some branches and dirt by the way.

These branches and dirt can withstand the weight of ordinary people standing on it, but absolutely not the weight of grain and grass carts.

The trap will not collapse when the advance troops carrying the grain and grass pass by. And when the grain and grass cart walks up, it will fall into it with people and carts.

In order to erase the traces they left around here, the three of them also used a little trick to cover their eyes. If there were no high-ranking monks in this grain and grass convoy, they would definitely not be able to detect this big pit.

After doing all this, they did not wait on the side, but left directly.

It's a bit difficult to get their food and grass completely damaged. Setting fire is the best way to go, but now that it's overcast and there will be a rainstorm soon, it won't be much use.

However, as long as they can lose a little more, and slow down the pace of these people who carry grain and grass, their goal has been achieved.

Daqiang's grain and grass convoy unexpectedly chose the path with traps. Under the cover of heavy rain, the road ahead is not so clear.

There was a team of 100 people in front of the grain and grass convoy, and they were responsible for finding the way ahead. Once it is determined that there is no danger, the following convoy will continue to follow.

But although the traps made by Jiang Luoan and the three of them were not clever enough, they were enough to deal with them.

The convoy soon fell into a big pit. The road was slippery, and the craters were full of mud, and those who fell into them could easily be pulled up by others, but the carriage was not so easy.

It's a behemoth, and it's not so easy to fish it out.

The escort officer in charge of escorting the grain and grass heard that there was a problem in the rear and hurriedly ran over to check. After discovering that it was such a trap, he almost blew up in his lungs.

Thinking of the rocks that slipped on the other road at the beginning, it must have been to guide them on this road.

But now it was too late to regret, and the priority was how to pull the carriage up.

Everyone tied the carriage with ropes, and it took the effort of the Nine Dragons and Two Tigers on the slippery road to drag the carriage away.

But as soon as it was loosened, the carriage quickly dragged the heavy grain and grass into the bottom of the pit.

By the time the wagon was finally released, both the sergeants and officers who were escorting the grain and grass were exhausted.

The things that sheltered the grain and grass from the wind and rain had long been lost, and most of the grain and grass in a truckload had been soaked by the torrential rain.

The continuous rain gave them no time to dry the grain, and for fear of the emperor's punishment, they could only continue to transport the grain and grass on the road.

Finally, the heavy rain stopped, and the grain and grass officer hurriedly ordered them to rest on the spot and turn the grain out and dry it.

But the most fearful scene happened. The grains were left in a humid environment for several days, and many of them were already moldy and inedible.

Now you can only stop losses as much as possible. A group of people found a deserted place and poured out all the grain, separating the moldy part.

Less than a third of the food was left in good condition, and the journey had been delayed for a whole day.

The grain and grass officer knew that this punishment was inevitable, but he had no choice but to let his subordinates speed up.

After digging this trap, Jiang Luoan and the three returned to Longchen in time.

When they arrived at the Longchen border, the army led by Jiang Aotian also happened to arrive at about the same time.

After dealing with the advance army that Daqiang sneaked into, due to the resistance of the frontier soldiers, all the other armies of Daqiang were blocked outside.

The Emperor has decreed that they must not be allowed to cross Longchen's borders under any circumstances.

The army set up camp here, and Jiang Luoan also set up his tent while the other soldiers were busy.

What she didn't know was that while she was doing this, there was a person watching her the whole time.

Su Chenyu also left the capital shortly after the emperor led his army away. Although the emperor put him in charge of the country before leaving, he had already taken care of all the affairs.

If there is any urgency in the capital, his people will report it quickly. If it really doesn't work, you still have the scroll in your hand, and it's okay to find a way to let the banyan tree spirit help you again.

Prepared for everything, Su Chenyu set off a day late, and soon came to the place where they set up camp.

But instead of showing up immediately, he quietly hid in a tree not far away.

On this tree, he could clearly see Jiang Luoan's every move.

When she entered the tent again, Su Chenyu gently jumped down from the tree, avoiding the eyes of the others, and suddenly rushed into Jiang Luoan's tent.

Jiang Luo'an turned his back to the door of the tent, and suddenly felt that the curtain of the tent had been pulled down, and it was suddenly a lot darker inside.

As soon as she screamed, she was hugged by the person behind her, and her mouth was gagged.

Jiang Luoan was about to make a move, but suddenly smelled the familiar herbal fragrance on the man behind him.

Her body relaxed suddenly, and after pulling away the hand of the person behind her, she said helplessly: "Didn't you stay in the capital, why did you run out by yourself again?" ”

It's really dangerous here, and Jiang Luoan doesn't want him to come over.

But with legs growing on Su Chenyu's body, how could she stop it.

She was about to say a few words to Su Chenyu, but the emperor not far from the tent happened to hear her movement. The curtain of the tent was lowered in broad daylight, and he was not at ease, so he brought someone over to have a look.

I didn't expect to meet the prince who should be in the prison country here.

The emperor was concerned about the chaos, and after making sure that there were no wounds on his body, he said with a little reproach: "It's just nonsense." ”

Su Chenyu didn't think so, "If the son lets his father and the emperor get into danger alone, it is unfilial." ”