Chapter 405: The Verge
It's early winter, and the morning is foggy. Outside the east gate of the King City of Zhang Chu, five thousand elite soldiers were assembled, waiting for the order of Chen Yang, the commander of the soldiers and horses.
Qinglong said, "Commander Chen, you can give the order to go." ”
This action is related to the fate of Zhang Chuguo, and Chen Yang is not fully sure in his heart to convince Prime Minister Zhou Cheng not to use troops against Zhang Chuguo. Originally, he was going to follow Prime Minister Zhou, but when he walked to Pengcheng and was pulled by Mingyue to be a soldier, where did he think that so many things would happen, and he didn't know what it would be like to see Prime Minister Zhou.
"Let's go!" Chen Yang gave an order, and the army started.
The 5,000-strong army appeared and disappeared in the white fog, speeding all the way. By noon, the sun was shining, the fog had lifted, and the army had gone fifty miles to the bottom of a high mountain.
The firehead army buried the pot at the bottom of the mountain to cook, and the smoke rose and drifted in the air.
"Commander Chen, what if we are ambushed by Prime Minister Zhou's army with such fanfare?" Qinglong said worriedly.
"We are just looking for Prime Minister Zhou, if we hide, how can we meet him, don't be afraid, he may be looking for us, even if he surrounds us, he will not attack us. Chen Yang said calmly.
Qinglong saw Chen Yang's calm expression, and was puzzled in his heart, he didn't know where Chen Yang's confidence came from, and he decided that Prime Minister Zhou Cheng would not attack them?
Chen Yang had already sent out more than a dozen scouts to explore the road and find the army of Prime Minister Zhou.
Lunch was eaten in silence, and no ambush soldiers of Prime Minister Zhou were found.
After eating and drinking, Chen Yang continued to move forward with the army, and along the way, there were constant reports from the front of the horses, but they did not see the army of Prime Minister Zhou Cheng. The main road in front of the mountain stretched into the middle of the mountain and disappeared into the canyon in the middle of the mountain.
This mountain is called Huangzang Mountain, and according to legend, there was a fallen emperor who hid here, so it got its name. Qinglong said.
It seems that this is a mountain with aura, it is getting late, we will live here tonight, and we will also have some aura. Chen Yang said.
"Commander Chen, this is not suitable for camping, in case Prime Minister Zhou's army surrounds us, we have no way to live. Qinglong said worriedly.
"We just have to set up camp with peace of mind, we can't find them, just let them come to us!" Chen Yang said.
Qinglong saw Chen Yang's calm face, and he was worried in his heart, but he couldn't say anything more. According to Chen Yang's order, let the army set up camp, and then bury the pot to make rice.
All the soldiers were puzzled, what happened to this invincible commander Chen today, knowing that there were many dangers, he still went his own way like a nobody, could it be that he really had a bamboo in his chest and had an extraordinary relationship with Zhou Chengxiang?
Managers are not afraid of death, what are they afraid of?
The soldiers ate the hot meal and whispered this joke, because Chen Yang was very easy-going with them this time, and the easy-going was a little excessive, they were a little worried before, but when they thought of Chen Yang's spiritual power, they went with the flow.
The valley was littered with lit fires, the flames of which lit the surroundings warmly, and the branches of the trees beeped and crept. The raging flames kept the soldiers warm and scared away the beasts of the mountains, keeping them safe.
All night everyone slept soundly and sweetly, and when the birdsong in the forest woke them up from their sleep, breakfast was ready again, and while they ate breakfast, the soldiers talked about it.
It took three days to walk out of this mountain, and the mountain became a natural barrier for Zhang Chuguo, protecting Zhang Chuguo's safety. For three days, I didn't see Prime Minister Zhou's army appear, and the report from the front probe still found no trace of Prime Minister Zhou's army.
It wasn't until I got out of the mountains that I walked for two more days, explored the Malay newspaper, and finally found Prime Minister Zhou's army.
"Report to Commander Chen, I found Prime Minister Zhou's army ten miles ahead, and I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are in the military camp for dozens of miles?" said Tanma with a serious expression.
Tanma's words surprised Qinglong, so many camps must have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and they only brought 5,000 soldiers and horses, which is not enough for Prime Minister Zhou to stuff his teeth!
"Commander Chen, while Prime Minister Zhou's army hasn't discovered us yet, let's retreat quickly, we have too few men and horses, if we really want to fight, they can drown us with a mouthful of spit!" Qinglong said.
"Qinglong, you are still a fierce general, and your martial arts cultivation is also at the advanced level of the Earth Law Realm, so you can't hold your breath?" Chen Yang said.
"Commander Chen, it's not that I'm afraid, but that the disparity in our strength is too great to be comparable at all. Qinglong said.
"No matter how much his army is to fear, we are not here to fight him, we are here to negotiate peace. Chen Yang said.
Qinglong was stunned for a moment, thinking about it, he couldn't beat and surrender, what were he afraid of doing?
Qinglong smiled and said embarrassedly: "I forgot the purpose of our coming, I'm afraid that Zhou Cheng will see that there are few of us, and if he doesn't talk to us, he will destroy us in a fit of anger?"
Chen Yang looked at the soldiers beside him, all of them were full of panic, and said: "Qinglong, let the soldiers set up camp after traveling another five miles, you and I will lead a hundred soldiers, bring the prepared gifts, and we will go to see Prime Minister Zhou!"
"Another five miles, didn't we get under Prime Minister Zhou's nose? A hundred of us went to Prime Minister Zhou's camp, are there too few people?" Qinglong said with a look of surprise.
"Then how many people do you think it's safe to take?" Chen Yang asked.
"If you want to say it's safe, you can't go all of them. Qinglong thought for a moment and said.
"Isn't that enough, you and me, and the rest are soldiers who carry gifts, don't you know that officials don't give gifts? Chen Yang said.
Chen Yang took 5,000 elite soldiers for another five miles before stopping, and before he could set up camp, he saw the dust in front of him, people shouting and horses, and countless cavalry instantly made Chen Yang's 5,000 elite soldiers unclear.
The soldiers of Zhang Chuguo, who were besieged, were shocked in their hearts, and they all looked nervously at the cavalry of the Han Empire who surrounded them but did not attack.
"That's Commander Chen Yang, come out and talk!" a cavalry general shouted on his horse.
"Commander Chen is here, who are you who dare to shout in front of Commander Chen?" Qinglong followed Chen Yang to the front of the cavalry general and said.
"I am Luo Yuan, the cavalry general under the command of Prime Minister Zhou Cheng, who are you?" Luo Yuan asked with a horsewhip pointing at Qinglong.
"I am Qinglong, the general under Commander Chen, and one of the protectors of the Heaven and Earth Gate. Qinglong said.
"It turned out to be Qinglong, one of the four protectors, I said so arrogantly!" Luo Yuan said coldly.
The confrontation between the two made the scene tense, and there was a great possibility that a discord and war would break out, and everyone held their breath.