The spy was hiding among the remnants of the Wolong army?
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Only Feng Zhen and Yang Si remained calm, as if they had expected this.
Li Yun was a studious child who asked questions. He asked in surprise, "If the spy is hiding among the remnants of the Wolong army, that's too bold. He secretly drugged the Wolong County Chief and tens of thousands of soldiers … How can he be so sure that he won't be exposed? "
Meng Hun did not answer Li Yun's question. Instead, he said, "Cai Xiang is the only descendant of the Wolong County Chief and can be said to be second only to the Wolong County Chief. Didn't the enemy attack at night to eliminate this father and son pair? If we leave Cai Xiang alive, it's hard to guarantee that he won't recuperate and lay low for a few years to gather his father's old subordinates to avenge him. If we don't remove the roots, there will be endless trouble in the future. "
Li Yun listened attentively to Meng Hun's words.
Although Meng Hun usually did not speak much and had a weak presence, he was very experienced and was worth learning from.
Meng Hun continued, "If the battle is in a stalemate, it's fine. We can find a weak point and fight to the death to break through. But according to what that person just said, the enemy is very strong and there is a huge disparity in strength. If we want to break through under these circumstances, we will need to mobilize many elites to escort them. The chances of success are even lower. Even if we can break through, our pursuers will not let us go … "
If the difference in strength between the two sides was not large, the success rate of breaking through was more than 50% if they gathered their forces and attacked one point.
If there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, one side could crush the other and the weaker side still wanted to break through, which would only accelerate the pace of collapse.
Not to mention the success rate of breaking out of the encirclement, even if they could break out of the encirclement, their pursuers would not let them go.
The death of the Wolong County Chief was not enough. If they wanted to completely destroy this force, they could not leave Cai Xiang alive.
If they left Cai Xiang alive, he could use his status as the young master to gather his father's old subordinates, which would be a hidden danger.
Li Yun suddenly understood. He asked Meng Hun for confirmation, "What Commandant Meng means is that when our scouts discovered the remnants of the Wolong army, they didn't find any traces of pursuing troops. This doesn't make sense, so … Commandant Meng suspects that there's more to this?"
Meng Hun nodded and said, "If it were me, I would definitely send a large number of troops to capture Cai Xiang. If he allowed a mere dozen people to protect their young master to break out of the encirclement right under his nose, it would seem too deliberate. Therefore, I suspected that the spy was still hiding among them. Only in this way could the enemy not worry about Cai Xiang's whereabouts and allow them to escape. If Cai Xiang and the others were lucky enough to encounter other vassal forces and seek help from them, then would the forces that accepted them suspect that there was something wrong with this defeated army? "
The generals felt a chill in their hearts. If that was really the case, they really wouldn't suspect that Cai Xiang and the others were behaving strangely.
To put it bluntly, Cai Xiang was just a stray dog that had to rely on others to survive. Who would suspect him and his servant?
Many viewers in the livestream also felt that their brains were not enough to process it. The plot was one after another.
Sanlintang: "It can't be. There's really a spy among the people the streamer saved?"
Durian Osmanthus Cake: Normal people are used to sympathizing with the weak, so they don't guard against them. Who would have thought that there was an enemy spy among the defeated soldiers they saved? If they weren't careful, they might repeat the same mistake and become the second Wolong County Chief. "
Coconut Juice Daidan: "If that's the case, the streamer must be careful. You must definitely catch the spy in order to prevent further trouble."
Tianjin Xiaolongbao: "Just thinking about it makes me shudder. If I wasn't smart enough, I might have been plotted against."
The audience still had lingering fears. The scene of Jiang Pengji and the others falling into the trap and then being ambushed appeared in their minds.
Li Yun's face paled and he felt a chill in his heart. He said, "If that's really the case, they definitely weren't prepared."
"Hmph!" Dian Yan snorted in a gruff voice. "Those thieves still want to use the same sinister plot against us?"
"The strength of the plot doesn't depend on whether it's clever or not. As long as it's useful, it's fine." Feng Zhen's gaze fell on Jiang Pengji. He said, "My lord, why don't you send someone to investigate? See if anyone among Cai Xiang's group has brought the powder made from sleeping grass and golden eggplant. That person is the spy!"
Jiang Pengji nodded. She said, "Let the medics investigate. Remember not to alert the enemy. Everyone, do what you need to do."
Just like how the strong would not guard against the weak, the sick and injured would not deliberately guard against the medics who came to save them.
Most of the medics under Jiang Pengji were female soldiers. Although they were all tough, they were still females. It was easier for them to let down their guard.
Not long after, news came back.
"My lord, these are the cloth bags that we found inside the clothes of two of them. They were very vigilant, so it took us a lot of effort." A female medic took out two small gray bags from her narrow sleeves and opened them, revealing the contents inside. "The military doctor has already taken a look. This is the powder congealed from the medicinal juice of sleeping grass. Its medicinal properties are much stronger than normal sleeping grass."
The other cloth bag also contained powder of different colors. This was the powder of golden eggplant.
The evidence was conclusive. There was indeed a spy among the group.
Dian Yan frowned and asked, "My Lord, if all these medicinal powders are mixed in with food, how many people can be poisoned? The smell is a little strong. Can't the soldiers not taste it? If the food smells bad, they will definitely be vigilant … "
Jiang Pengji smiled. She said, "The soldiers use a big pot to cook, so they eat coarse food. It's not that exquisite. If there's something strange, why would they mention it? Moreover, the enemy doesn't need to drug everyone. They only need to make them feel bad, sleepy, and weak. If they do it carefully, the possibility of being discovered is very small. That's why the chief of Wolong fell for it. "
"My lord, do you want to capture the spy?" Li Yun asked for his lord's opinion.
"Don't alert the enemy." Jiang Pengji shook her head and gestured for Li Yun to calm down. "The spy can be a chess piece for the enemy to plot against us, but if used well, he can also be a chess piece for us to plot against the enemy. It all depends on how the chess player plays."
Jiang Pengji sent people to keep an eye on the spy. The army marched as usual and didn't notice anything strange along the way.
Soon, she encountered a difficult problem.
"Jiamen Pass has fallen …"
Jiang Pengji's face darkened when she saw the flag on the gate of Jiamen Pass.
Everyone was surprised. Jiamen Pass was one of the most dangerous passes in Dongqing. It was easy to defend and hard to attack.
But within a few months, it had been breached by Prince Changshou, the alliance army, and the enemy. It was a disgrace to its reputation.
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