Chapter 24 Qin Heng's pursuit, the ghost Wang Jian

Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Emperor Qing was so angry when he saw the news that was handed over that he cursed loudly: "Good-for-nothings, all good-for-nothings! Two thousand people against two thousand people, not only were all wiped out, the other side only lost 100 people, and the deputy commander Gong Dian also died. What a disgraceful record!"

Faced with Emperor Qing's wrath, everyone was so frightened that they dared not speak.

Emperor Qing looked at Chen Pingping and said, "Weren't you observing secretly? How did their cavalry appear?"

Chen Pingping said: "Their cavalry was arranged in the woods outside the city in advance."

"Then how did it appear before?"

"I didn't know this before. We searched there a week ago, but there was no one there. The cavalry seemed to appear out of thin air and then disappear out of thin air."

Emperor Qing sighed: "Chen Pingping, ah Chen Pingping, as the director of the Inspection Institute, you haven't figured out this matter yet, what can I say about you!"

"It is my fault, and I am willing to accept the punishment!" said Chen Pingping.

Emperor Qing slammed the table and said, "What's the point of punishing you? The most important thing now is to stop them and not let them leave Qing. Take out the map and find out the road they must take. Block it for me!"

Chen Pingping said: "They have 2,000 cavalrymen, and it is difficult for the guards along the way to stop them, but there is only one place where they will definitely be stopped, and that is Changting Pass!"

Emperor Qing nodded and said, "Changting Pass is the main road between Northern Qi and Southern Qing. If the delegation wants to leave Qing, they must go through Changting Pass. Who is guarding Changting Pass?"

"Your Majesty, the one guarding Changting Pass is General Jianwei Zheng Zhuo."

"That old guy, I haven't heard his voice for a while. With him here, it's not a problem to defend Changting Pass. The problem now is that we have to send a team of pursuers, and when we get to Changting Pass, we will attack Ye Qi from both sides. Didn't we send Qin Ye's son Qin Heng to chase him before? Why are you back again, Qin Heng!?"

Qin Heng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Your Majesty, I only brought 1000 people with me. When I arrived outside the city, I saw corpses everywhere. I thought that if these 1000 soldiers went, they would definitely die, so I chose to return and report to Your Majesty."

Emperor Qing was speechless: "Qin Ye, Qin Ye, look at the son you taught. The general's son is like a coward!"

General Qin Ye immediately stepped forward and said, "I hope Your Majesty will forgive my incompetence. I will have him lead 5000 cavalrymen to pursue Ye Qi and ensure that they are captured at Changting Pass!"

"5000 are not enough. Lead cavalrymen to surround and kill Ye Qi. We can't let him leave Qing Kingdom alive!" Emperor Qing's eyes were cold.

"Yes, sir!" Qin Heng accepted the order.

Qin Heng immediately led 10,000 cavalrymen in the camp to pursue Ye Qi.

Before leaving, Qin Ye repeatedly told Qin Heng not to be careless.

Qin Heng nodded in agreement, but his heart was already overwhelmed by the victory that seemed to be within his grasp.

With 10,000 cavalrymen, it is more than enough to kill his 2,000 cavalrymen. Only an idiot would lose this battle.

Watching his son leave, Qin Ye felt a little uneasy. The other side only had 2000 people, so why was his right eyelid always twitching?

Qin Heng's 10,000 cavalrymen galloped towards the north.

"Go! Speed ​​up, speed up again, there is no need to wait until Changting Pass, kill them halfway before dark!"

Qin Heng is full of confidence.

Finally, in the evening, we saw the traces where Ye Qi and his team had stayed.

"Not far away, just ahead! Everyone attack!"

Qin Heng shouted loudly and led the cavalry to continue galloping. In his opinion, they would be able to catch up with the Northern Qi delegation within ten miles.

Qin Heng rode his horse wildly with excitement. This tremendous military achievement was about to fall on him. Let's see who would dare to say that he was promoted to this position with the help of his father. This time he must slap the faces of those who looked down on him.

Just as Qin Heng was immersed in this beautiful idea, the warhorse under his crotch suddenly stumbled and fell violently.

Qin Heng's eyes went dark and he fell heavily from his horse.

At some point, a trench appeared on this road, covered with branches and leaves, making it difficult to find.

Ten thousand troops were running fast, and the cavalry in the front row were tripped by the trenches one after another. The front row in the middle couldn't stop at all, and the cavalry in the back didn't know what was happening in front.

The scene suddenly became extremely chaotic, with people and horses falling to the ground, smoke billowing, and the sounds of wailing and neighing of war horses everywhere.

Qin Heng's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at the tragic scene. These 10,000 cavalrymen were the elite of the Qin family army, yet they were defeated in a mere trench.

Fortunately, the cavalry behind stopped in time and did not cause greater chaos.

Qin Heng reorganized the cavalry and counted them. He found that the trench had caused the loss of more than 300 horses.

These horses were not dead, but they were seriously injured and could no longer march.

Qin Heng was so angry that he gritted his teeth as he had lost more than 300 combat forces before even engaging the enemy.

In the distant forest, Wang Jian showed a playful smile, and then his figure flashed and disappeared into the jungle.

After this setback, Qin Heng immediately slowed down the cavalry and sent a spy on horseback to quickly explore the way ahead to prevent encountering the trench again.

If he had done so at the beginning, he would not have lost more than 300 cavalrymen.

"Ye Qi, I must catch you!" Qin Heng said indignantly.

However, after running just two miles, the spy returned with a report.

"Commander Qin, a group of cavalry has been spotted ahead!"

"how many people?"

"They are hiding in the forest and can't be seen clearly!"

"Follow me!"

Qin Heng led the army to chase in the direction indicated by the spy.

After running for about a mile, I saw a group of snow dragon riders, about a hundred of them.

"Kill!" Qin Heng waved his hand and led the army in pursuit.

They followed the one hundred snow dragon riders in hot pursuit.

As they ran, Qin Heng was surprised to find that his cavalry could not catch up with the big snow dragon riders.

"Keep chasing. They have an envoy, so they will definitely slow down!"

After chasing for a while, Qin Heng found something wrong.

There was no trace of the Northern Qi delegation at all. It was always the more than one hundred Snow Dragon Riders who seemed to be playing with them.

It's not as if, it's like being played around with.

Taking out the map, they were already moving further and further away from the road to Changting Pass.

"Damn it, we've been fooled! Return quickly!" Qin Heng cursed angrily and led the army back quickly.

However, at this moment, a team of snow dragon riders rushed out from the side.

Qin Heng was so frightened that he said, "Accept the challenge, accept the challenge!"

However, this team of snow dragon riders turned around and ran away again when they were three hundred meters away from them.

"Commander Qin, what should we do? Should we give chase?"

Qin Heng shook his head: "We can't pursue them. This is their delaying tactic. They want to slow down our pursuit. Ignore them and let's go to Changting Pass!"

In the forest not far away, Wang Jian's figure appeared again, with a ghostly smile on his lips.

(End of this chapter)