"Let's take a detour if we can. It's good to have fewer casualties."
Jiang Pengji quickly made a decision. It was better to do this sooner rather than later. The longer they delayed, the more their food supply would be.
Yang Si nodded in agreement. It was fine not to know that there was an enemy ambush ahead, but if they knew and still foolishly went forward, wouldn't they be looking for trouble?
After all, he was a native of Chenzhou. Yang Si was still very familiar with his hometown. Even if they took a detour, it would not waste too much time.
Jiang Pengji looked at the sky and muttered, "The army will rest in place for an hour. The vanguard scouts will go forward to explore the way."
Although it was said to rest in place, the entire army still maintained a defensive formation to prevent the enemy from suddenly rushing out.
Jiang Pengji turned over and dismounted. Little White followed behind her obediently. Seeing this, Yang Si also dismounted to rest.
"Why are you frowning, my lord?" Yang Si drank a mouthful of water to moisten his throat. After spring, it was gradually summer. The weather was getting hotter and hotter. After marching for two to four hours, one would be sweating profusely. In serious cases, one would even feel that their throats were smoking. "Is there something wrong?"
Jiang Pengji said, "I just feel a little strange …"
"Strange? What's strange? " Yang Si said excitedly, "My lord, why don't you tell me and let me analyze it for you. Maybe I can help you solve your doubts."
She shook her head and said, "I can't say what's strange. I just feel a little uncomfortable in my heart."
Yang Si was in a dilemma. How should he analyze it?
"Then … can you tell me what makes you uncomfortable?" Yang Si guided her.
"What?" Jiang Pengji thought about it and said, "By the way, the ambush that the scouts mentioned just now doesn't feel right."
Jiang Pengji had always believed in her intuition, which was a keen sense of danger. It had helped her escape from death several times.
Although Jiang Pengji had been in this era for many years, she was more familiar with the way and thinking of war in the interstellar era. Occasionally, she would be confused. Yang Si took the initiative to help her solve her doubts, so she said it readily. Maybe he could give her useful advice.
Yang Si said, "The ambush just now? My lord, do you think the ambush is a trap? "
Jiang Pengji said, "The scouts judge the enemy's situation based on the marching traces. Aren't the traces left by more than 10,000 troops too obvious?"
As she spoke, her thoughts became more and more clear.
"An ambush with more than ten thousand soldiers is already considered a big move. Even our scouts were able to discover the obvious traces on the ground. The enemy wouldn't fall for it so easily. Are the Yuanxin Collective blind to not see it? "" That's right. What? When Jiang Pengji said that, she suddenly felt that there was some kind of conspiracy, and it was a targeted conspiracy. "If it's an ambush, to prevent the enemy from being vigilant, it's natural to erase the traces of the army as much as possible, so that the enemy can enter the ambush site unprepared."
Yang Si also pondered along this path. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and his heart was filled with doubts.
"My lord's suspicions are correct. The enemy tried to ambush us, but left such an obvious flaw. This move is really suspicious."
After a while, Yang Si suddenly thought of what Jiang Pengji had just said.
He said, "Just now, the scouts reported that there were more than ten thousand soldiers lying in ambush in front of us. My lord said, 'If we can take a detour, then we should. It's good to have fewer casualties.' Looking at it now, this ambush seemed to be specifically targeted at the Lord. Because the Lord was naturally vigilant, once she knew that there was an ambush ahead, she would definitely choose to take a detour. Could it be … that the ambush ahead was fake, and the real ambush was on the path we took to take a detour? "
Jiang Pengji shook her head. "It's hard to say. The only thing I'm sure of is that there is indeed an ambush ahead."
Although the livestream was useless except for chatting, Jiang Pengji was a person who was good at making use of others. She would try her best to use all resources to achieve her goals. The camera in the livestream could overlook the ground from a certain height. After Jiang Pengji adjusted the angle of the camera in the livestream, she did indeed discover many ambushes. In other words, if Jiang Pengji did not take a detour, she would still be ambushed.
Yang Si was puzzled after hearing this. What was going on?
Looking at it now, it was not a good idea to take a detour, but it was also not a good idea to not take a detour. It made people panic.
"What is that boorish man Yuan Xin up to?"
Jiang Pengji said, "It's impossible for Yuan Xin to do this. He doesn't have the brains to think about such complicated things. This doesn't seem like Nie Xun's style either … I dare not say that I understand Nie Xun very well, but things like style are personal characteristics. Nie Xun's style is not like this. "
"Didn't Nie Xun get slashed by Yuan Xin and almost lose his life? Scholars have always been proud and unyielding. Nie Xun dislikes Yuan Xin, so he probably won't give him advice despite his illness, "Yang Si said." There are many talents under Yuan Xin's banner. It's hard to say which one of them made a move … "
Jiang Pengji smiled and said, "I have a hunch that this person is coming for me."
Yang Si also said that the ambush seemed to be aimed at her, or it could be said that it was aimed at her "cautious and thorough" character.
In order not to increase the number of casualties, Jiang Pengji would definitely choose to take a detour when she knew that there was an ambush.
As they were talking, the scouts in the vanguard rushed back one after another. The situation along the way was good, and it was suitable for marching.
Jiang Pengji said, "We've rested enough. Let's continue on our way."
Because of their suspicions, Jiang Pengji and the others were especially careful when marching. The whole army was always in a state of facing the enemy.
Yang Si looked around at the surroundings and said, "The terrain here is open. It's not suitable for an ambush. We should be safe."
Jiang Pengji nodded and looked back at the army that was still orderly. She could not help but frown.
"Everyone has worked hard for the day. Let's rest here for the night. We'll continue marching tomorrow."
There was a water source nearby. It was convenient for the cooks to wash the rice, set up a fire to cook, and replenish their water pouches.
The viewers in the livestream room also tensed up. When they heard that she was going to rest, they hurriedly reminded her to pay attention to the water source.
That was natural. Jiang Pengji was very cautious about what she drank. She was only willing to drink drinking water after it was boiled.
During ancient wars, there were many examples of enemies poisoning upstream. Jiang Pengji naturally would not make such a low-level mistake.
After a round of inspection, the water source was normal.
Upon reaching this conclusion, Jiang Pengji did not breathe a sigh of relief. Instead, she frowned even more.
The next day, the army found traces of what seemed to be an ambush in front of them.
"Can we take a detour?" Jiang Pengji asked again.
Yang Si frowned and said, "Yes, but the army has to turn around and march three to five miles. The journey will be half a day later than expected."
The army's journey was calculated. If they exceeded this time, they would face the pressure of a shortage of military rations.
Jiang Pengji said, "Take a detour!"
Yang Si hurriedly said, "But my lord …"
Jiang Pengji said, "I want to know what the other party is up to. I've seen some clues. It's only half a day. It's not a big deal. "
Helpless, Yang Si could only comply. A strange and tense atmosphere pervaded the whole army. The officers and soldiers did not understand why they had to take a detour several times.
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