Chapter 178 Catching a turtle in a urn
"clang!"
In the dark tunnel, soldiers in armor marched quietly one after another underground.
Someone accidentally knocked their weapons against each other, making a noise. This immediately drew the leader's angry glare, and he lowered his voice to warn:
"What's going on? Didn't I tell you to keep quiet? Remember, don't make any more noise! If you attract the attention of the Da Qi people, you won't be able to pay for it even if you have several lives!"
The soldier who made the sound turned pale and immediately became cautious and alert, not daring to touch anything again.
After finally reaching the end, they could faintly see a faint light pouring down from above, and everyone couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Arrived!
The leader knocked on the wooden board above his head a few times.
Soon, someone above responded and tapped out the agreed rhythm.
"crunch..."
After a noise, the board above the head was automatically moved away.
The soldiers in the tunnel climbed out from this exit one after another.
This is a small thatched hut with a number of crude wooden beds. One can tell at a glance that this is not a wealthy place.
Standing by were a gray-haired old man and a middle-aged man with his face covered, revealing only a pair of lighter-colored eyes.
After the soldiers came up one after another, they all walked out. The last person left closed the open exit again and made a disguise.
Although Da Qi is bound to lose this time, they could just stay outside openly, but it is better to be prepared!
But when they walked to the door and opened the yard door, they felt a little regretful. They should have left the exit open, at least it would be convenient for them to escape!
Outside the yard, there were already many soldiers guarding, with their swords pointed at the gate of the yard. Not far away, there were rows of archers guarding.
There is no shortage of long-range attack and close-range defense, it is obvious that they have been prepared for a long time.
The soldiers in the yard who had just come out of the tunnel were unable to react for a moment and just stood there in a daze. Even the masked man who had just been standing up to support them showed the same reaction.
However, the white-haired old man rushed out first and directly rushed into the opposing team of soldiers.
The strange thing was that none of these soldiers with weapons attacked him.
What's even stranger is that his movements don't look like those of an elderly man at all.
"You...you...you dare to betray us?!" The masked man reacted instantly, and the words he spoke had a hint of an accent. It was obvious that he was not from Da Qi.
The old man who had already reached the middle of his group stretched out his hand and grabbed his head. The gray hair was taken off like a hat, revealing the black hair inside. The wrinkled face had not yet recovered, but his eyes were much brighter. It was obvious that he was not an old man. He was completely different from the disguise he had made a few days ago. The voice he spoke was naturally very young:
"I'm sorry, I never submitted to you from the beginning to the end, so how can I say betrayal? Sigh, I've been acting with you these past few days, and it's really exhausting. Fortunately, I can finally be free now."
That day, someone came out of the tunnel under the bed, and he knew that the opportunity had come.
Fortunately, with the confession of the previous impostor, and the fact that they had received special training, they successfully fooled the man in the tunnel and made him think that the place was still under control.
Next, the second stand-in passed the message back and acted with others. When the soldiers relaxed their vigilance and walked out of the tunnel, it was just the right time for Da Qi to catch them in the trap.
"Go on!"
The two sides started fighting.
But one party came from a long distance and was caught off guard.
The other party, on the other hand, had been well prepared and the result was self-evident.
This group of soldiers, who were supposed to sneak in through the tunnel in advance to serve as internal support, were all killed.
The masked man survived, having been knocked unconscious by an arrow.
After confirming that there was no one else in the tunnel, the general leading the troops on the field stepped forward and removed the black cloth from the man's face.
"Oh, what a fat sheep!" The general laughed, "Isn't this the Crown Prince Dongchen?"
A lot of information was actually shared among the three countries of Da Qi, Dongchen and Xili, and the members of the royal family all knew it by heart.
For a strategic military location like Pingwu City, the generals would naturally have known the news long ago. Moreover, they were the first people to come into contact with the portraits of the royal family members of the two countries, so how could they not recognize them?
Three years ago, the King of Dongchen was seriously ill, the Crown Prince was in power, and then the assassination happened.
Da Qi suffered heavy losses, and Dongchen was not in a good situation either, as its military forces were severely damaged.
Therefore, Dongchen has been somewhat more obedient in the past three years. Even if he wanted to occupy the territory of Da Qi, he was powerless.
It was not known whether the seriously ill king had really recovered or had a last burst of vitality, but he actually regained power in the government.
Also because of the loss three years ago, there was quite a bit of dissatisfaction towards the Crown Prince in the court. The Second Prince took advantage of the situation to win over court officials and was about to pose a threat to the Crown Prince.
Presumably, three years later, Dongchen had built up his fighting power, and the prince was planning to avenge his previous humiliation and establish military merits in order to suppress the second prince and completely secure his position as the crown prince.
I just didn’t expect that…
The impostor they sent out was replaced by another impostor.
The secret passage that was originally thought to be hidden was exposed ahead of time because of a group of delicious sheep.
He delivered himself directly into the hands of the Da Qi people.
"Great, great!" The general who recognized Prince Dongchen was overjoyed, "Let's go, take him back!"
The King of Dongchen is still weak. Even if he takes back the power, he lacks energy, and most of the affairs in the country are still handled by the Crown Prince.
The Second Prince rose to power due to the situation, but ultimately, he was still no match for the Crown Prince who was deeply rooted in the Dongchen Dynasty.
Now that such an important figure has been captured, Dongchen is bound to be in chaos.
In this way, there is only one threat left between Dongchen and Xili countries!
How is this not a happy occasion?
I just don't know what the other teams are like now...
Significant progress has been made in Cunjin Mountain.
Xiaowa Village has long been under the control of the Pingwu Army.
But there were actually not many people in the camp outside Pingwu City.
Only a few small teams were left here waiting, as the main army had actually already set out towards the two countries of Dongchen and Xili.
If we stay here and passively take the beating, no matter whether we win or lose later, the land of Da Qi will suffer.
Thanks to the advance information they knew, they decided to catch the other party off guard!
Coincidentally, the people Ye Qiongying had sent to investigate the two countries had already sent back news that there had indeed been a strange silence in these two countries recently, and even the number of troops stationed at the border had decreased a lot.
Where did the missing soldiers go?
The spies searched along the way and finally found some traces.
They have already set out from the two countries respectively, and are heading towards Da Qi.
In other words, if Da Qi did not take the initiative to fight, the battle would take place in Pingwu City.