Even though Jiamen Pass had been breached several times, its reputation as a dangerous pass was still a headache.
Prince Changshou had breached Jiamen Pass with fire, and the alliance had won by sheer numbers. They had paid a heavy price.
They only had 30,000 soldiers, and they couldn't afford to lose any more, let alone force their way through.
Jiang Pengji's expression was solemn. "Send someone to find out who the general guarding the pass is."
More importantly, she wanted to know if the forces guarding Jiamen Pass were the same ones that had ambushed the chief of Wolong County.
If they weren't, Jiang Pengji would not only have to guard against sneak attacks, but she would also have to deal with the enemy at Jiamen Pass.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to have enemies on both sides.
Everyone's expression was grim, and a few of the generals were prepared to challenge Jiang Pengji.
Jiang Pengji ordered the army to set up camp and quietly observe the situation inside Jiamen Pass.
The soldier who had been sent out shouted from outside the pass, "People on the city wall, my lord is the governor of Wanzhou, Liu Xi. Why aren't you opening the city gates?"
Not long after, someone on the wall fired an arrow. The arrow landed about 30 meters away from the soldier.
"What kind of prefecture overseer is a rebel and a traitor? Only the Prefecture Magistrate appointed by His Majesty Long Qing can pass. Get lost! "
The soldier's heart skipped a beat when he heard that.
"Emperor Long Qing" referred to Prince Changshou, who had changed the year to "Long Qing" after becoming emperor.
"What Emperor Long Qing? There's only one emperor in Dongqing, and he's still in the imperial city of Chenzhou. The emperor you're talking about is a rebel. Rebel on the city wall, why don't you just surrender and renounce the darkness for the light? "After the soldier finished speaking, the people on the city wall shot him two more arrows.
Unfortunately, the two sides were too far apart, and the arrows still didn't hit anyone.
The two sides exchanged words, trying to get information from each other.
After a while, a tall and sturdy man wearing armor appeared on the city wall.
He asked around and learned the whole story. He sneered and ordered a soldier to bring him his bow and arrows.
The man nocked an arrow and pulled the bow to its full length. The arrow left the bowstring and flew toward the soldier's hair bun.
The soldier felt a chill on his head. A strong force grabbed his scalp and forced him to tilt backward.
"Hmph!"
The burly man snorted coldly and asked someone to pass on the message.
"Go back and tell Liu Xi to come here."
The soldier escaped from the jaws of death and was in a sorry state. The soldiers guarding the Jiamen Pass cheered loudly, "General, you are mighty!"
Their voices were so loud that even Jiang Pengji, who was in the camp, could hear them.
Not long after, Jiang Pengji received a message from a soldier.
"Fu Wang? Who was this person? Have you heard of it? "
Jiang Pengji didn't know much about the forces under Prince Changshou's banner. When she heard the unfamiliar name, she turned around and asked her subordinate.
Yang Si's old boss was Prince Changshou. As his former chief strategist, he was very familiar with the generals under Prince Changshou's camp.
He thought about it carefully and shook his head in confusion. "I don't remember there was a general called Fu Wang in Prince Changshou's camp. Perhaps he was a new recruit … but judging from his archery skills, he must not be a nobody …"
To be able to shoot the hair bun of a small soldier who was far away and drag him several meters away, how could he be an ordinary military general?
Prince Changshou wasn't a very good person, but he had good luck and acting skills. In his early years, he had tricked many capable people into working for him.
Maybe Fu Wang had been tricked the same way.
Jiang Pengji noticed Meng Hun's strange expression and asked, "Officer Meng, do you know this person?"
Meng Hun couldn't help but laugh bitterly. Not only did he know Fu Wang, but he also knew Fu Wang.
"Fu Wang isn't under Prince Changshou's banner, so it's normal that you don't know him." Meng Hun couldn't help but speak when he saw everyone looking at him. He said, "Fu Wang is a vassal of the Meng's and has a very high reputation in Cangzhou. One could say that he is the most powerful general under the Meng's. Prince Changshou doesn't have enough troops, so it makes sense that the Meng's would send reinforcements. "
Meng Hun paused and smiled at Jiang Pengji. "Speaking of which, you've fought him before, my lord."
Jiang Pengji was stunned. "I've fought him before? Are you saying that Fu Wang was the general outside the imperial city of Chenzhou that day? "
Meng Hun said, "Yes."
Li Yun also remembered and asked Meng Hun, "That Fu Wang … Is he the one that Officer Meng stopped me from chasing after?"
Li Yun still felt the urge to break out in a cold sweat when he thought about what happened that day.
If Meng Hun hadn't stopped him, who was eager to make a contribution, Li Yun might have been hit by the enemy's sudden attack and be seriously injured.
Meng Hun nodded.
About a month ago, Prince Changshou had sent a surprise attack on the imperial city of Chenzhou, forcing the emperor to flee with his ministers and Huijun. In the end, they were still caught up by the army led by Fu Wang. If Jiang Pengji and Yang Jian's troops hadn't arrived in time, Fu Wang might have returned with a full load.
Jiang Pengji had even snatched Huijun from Fu Wang.
Recalling the scene that day, Jiang Pengji tucked her hands into her sleeves and said calmly, "That Fu Wang does have some skills."
She could beat Fu Wang up because they weren't on the same level.
Using her as a standard, the people in this world were all trash.
According to the standard of this world, Fu Wang was indeed very powerful.
How powerful was he?
Take Li Yun as an example. Apart from his lack of combat experience, Li Yun was the second most powerful person in the Wanzhou Group.
If Li Yun were to compete with Fu Wang at his peak, Li Yun would likely be at a disadvantage. If he wasn't careful, he might even lose his life.
However, the power of one or two people couldn't turn the tide of a battle.
No matter how strong Fu Wang was, he couldn't beat tens of thousands of people.
Meng Hun's expression was solemn. "Jiamen Pass alone isn't a big deal, but with Fu Wang, it's going to be tricky."
Jiang Pengji thought about it and asked Meng Hun, "How much do you know about Fu Wang? Are there any flaws?"
Meng Hun said, "I heard that Fu Wang was raised by a wild wolf. When he was young, he was violent and vicious. He was raised by a rich aristocratic family in Cangzhou as a pet for deathmatch. The so-called deathmatch is a form of entertainment among the rich aristocrats, similar to cockfighting … The difference is that it's a fight between two prisoners on death row. The winner gets to live. Fu Wang was like that … "
Jiang Pengji listened to Meng Hun's explanation without a frown.
When she was still a genetic warrior, she had entered the colosseum to complete the task assigned by her superiors.
Between humans and exotic beasts, only the winner had the right to live. What she had experienced was much crueler than Fu Wang's.
However, considering the current era, Fu Wang's experience was pitiful enough.
"And then? How did he become a retainer of the Meng's? "
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