Xie Ze looked at the gloomy Xu Bei and volunteered himself.
"My lord, judging by the time, they haven't gone far. Do you want me to lead some men to chase after them?"
Xu Bei suppressed the anger in his chest. He didn't show any extreme reactions on the surface, but in his heart, he had already criticized Yang Si countless times.
"Of course we have to chase after them. Once we catch up, we will kill them without mercy!"
Xu Bei recalled the order he had read during the day and his heart ached even more.
He couldn't make an example of Jiang Pengji or Qiguan Rang, but he could use Yang Si and his men to repay some of the interest.
Hu county was considered his home ground. If he allowed a few outsiders to do as they pleased in his territory, would he still have any face left?
Xie Ze replied, "Yes, my lord."
He was about to leave when Han Yu, who had accompanied him, said, "Officer Xie, please wait. You aren't familiar with the terrain here. Let me go with you."
Although the terrain of Hu county was flat, the mountain range near Shancheng was complex and rugged. It was the best place for an ambush.
Xie Ze wasn't familiar with the terrain near Shancheng. If he chased after them rashly, he was afraid that he would be fooled by Yang Si.
Han Yu's actions made Xie Ze feel grateful. He looked at him with a joyful expression.
"Thank you, military advisor."
Xie Ze and Han Yu led the troops in pursuit. Without a professional scapegoat, the officials under Xu Bei's command didn't dare to "go against the wind" for fear of angering their lord. Everyone was silent. Xu Bei looked at the burning campfire in the enemy's camp. The anger in his heart grew.
"Burn it, burn it! It's an eyesore!"
Xu Bei ordered his men to burn down the camp. Watching the fire burn, the anger in his heart dissipated a little.
Unbeknownst to him, the fire spread up to the sky. It was as if an orange sun was about to rise from the horizon.
In the distance …
With his strong eyesight, Qin Gong faintly saw a red glow in the direction of the original camp. He admired Yang Si even more.
"Military advisor, look! Our camp is on fire. That bastard Xu Bei has really flown into a rage out of humiliation."
Qin Gong reminded Yang Si. Yang Si's reaction was very lively.
"Hahaha … If it wasn't for this reaction, he wouldn't be Xu Bei."
In the eyes of the enemy, Yang Si's reaction was extremely annoying, but in the eyes of his teammates, it was "cute, lively, and humorous".
Qin Gong imagined Xu Pei stomping his feet in anger. His mood was extremely good, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
When Cheng Yuan saw that the two of them were so happy, he could not help but pour a bucket of cold water on them.
"According to the military advisor, Xu Bei is a narrow-minded person. Not only did he burn down the tents to vent his anger, he will definitely send troops to chase after us."
Cheng Yuan frowned and worried. They took advantage of the night to leave. In order not to expose their tracks, they did not even dare to light a torch on the way.
Although the soldiers were strong, the mountain road was rugged and difficult to traverse. There were no torches to illuminate the way, so the speed of the army was greatly hindered.
On the other hand, Xu Bei's pursuers did not have to worry about this. Their speed of pursuit was definitely faster than theirs.
In less than four to six hours, he would definitely be able to catch up to them.
Yang Si replied, "Of course Xu Bei would send troops to pursue us. If he didn't do so, would he be the narrow-minded Xu Bei?"
Since they had already shed all pretense of cordiality, Yang Si spared no effort in defaming Xu Bei.
Cheng Yuan's eyelids were half-lidded. He asked him coldly, "Since the military advisor has already predicted this, I'm sure you have a countermeasure?"
Yang Si replied, "What is real is fake, and what is fake is real."
Jiang Pengji's strategists all had different temperaments.
Putting aside Wei Ci, Feng Jin, and the others, Yang Si was considered to be easier to get along with among them. Occasionally, they could joke around.
"Forgive me for being slow-witted, I don't understand the military advisor's meaning."
In other words, Cheng Yuan's words meant —
Speak human language, don't pretend.
Yang Si rode on the horse's back, leisurely holding onto the reins. His body seemed to have no bones as it jolted along with the horse.
"Although we don't know who is leading the troops in pursuit, that person's understanding of the terrain around Shan Wu City is certainly not as clear as our Field Officer Qin." Yang Si said with absolute certainty, "Now that the sky is dark, there is no blockade in front of us, but they have to guard against our ambush …"
Cheng Yuan suddenly understood.
"Does the military advisor mean to deliberately mislead us and use this to delay time?"
Yang Si replied, "Not only this, but we can also test out who is pursuing us."
Qin Gong listened attentively at the side. When he heard this, he could not help but interrupt and ask.
"Test out who is pursuing us? Can you even test out this? "
The night was dark and visibility was too low. They did not light torches to illuminate, so the scouts could not find out who the enemy's general was.
"Yes." Yang Si said, "After a few tests, we most likely have an idea. If it is an ordinary person, the deliberate misdirection will naturally play a big role, and we can take the opportunity to ambush them. If it is someone like Han Yu, we can at most deceive him for a while, not to mention setting up an ambush. "
In other words, they could judge whether the opponent's leader was difficult to deal with based on the enemy's reaction speed.
Yang Si sighed, "Si and Wenbin have been dealing with each other for several years, and we know each other very well. If he chases us, I'm afraid it will be a tough battle."
Qin Gong said, "The military advisor will certainly not lose to him."
Yang Si smiled cheekily, "That's natural. Han Wenbin is still too much of a gentleman. Naturally, he will not be able to defeat Si."
After hearing this, Qin Gong and Cheng Yuan fell into a strange silence.
Didn't Yang Si's words mean … that he was even more shameless than Han Yu?
Qin Gong was very familiar with the terrain around the barbican. After all, he had led the soldiers under his command to train in these places.
In order to prevent the enemy from being one step ahead of them, Qin Gong also carefully selected a route that was suitable for an ambush, but without taking a shortcut.
This night was destined to be thrilling.
"It is indeed Yang Jingrong's doing. She is very good at hiding the truth."
With the light of the torch, Han Yu could barely see the surrounding terrain. It was a col, narrow on the outside and wide on the inside, which was very suitable for an ambush. Han Yu dared not gamble with the lives of his soldiers, so he could only send someone to investigate. The scouts reported that there were traces of an ambush near the col.
If the scouts didn't find anything, Han Yu would have been a little worried. But when they said that they found shadows of people lying in ambush, he was not worried anymore.
"Military Advisor Han, is there an ambush on the other side of the col …"
"An ambush?" Before Xie Ze could finish, Han Yu said with certainty, "I'm afraid not."
If it was someone else, this col was indeed a good place to set up an ambush, but Yang Si was different. He liked to do things in the opposite direction.
In places that others thought were impossible to set up an ambush, he liked to play some tricks to catch people off guard.
Xie Ze frowned. He ordered the army to temporarily rest and reorganize while he sent someone into the col to test the situation.
Just as Han Yu had guessed, the shadows that the scouts found were only the maze that Yang Si had set up.
Although there were traces of an ambush on both sides of the col, there were actually no soldiers lying in ambush. There were only piles of stones and withered branches and weeds. Under the cover of the night, it was extremely difficult to tell whether it was a human or something else. The shadows were very good at fooling people. At least the scouts were fooled.
Han Yu frowned and said in a low voice, "Continue to chase. If we don't catch up with them by dawn, the army can prepare to return."
Xie Ze was in a dilemma, "If so, the lord …"
Han Yu said, "It's okay. I will explain everything to the lord."
The night was dark. Yang Si didn't dare to light an open fire, so the marching speed was greatly reduced.
Once the sun rose, they would be able to see clearly. Wouldn't they be able to run fast?
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