Ang Lee naturally knew what had happened at the top of the mountain. With a relaxed expression, he replied, "Assistant Minister Xi, there is no need to worry. The assassins wanted to ambush us, but their scheme has been seen through by this subordinate."
Xi Yu let out a sigh of relief and praised, "Officer Li is indeed powerful. Once again, you have destroyed the assassins' scheme. His Majesty did not misjudge you."
This was Xi Yu's heartfelt praise. Ever since the incident at Ghost Howl Valley, Xi Yu had already confirmed Ang Lee's ability. Now that Ang Lee had predicted the enemy's scheme, Xi Yu was even more impressed.
Ang Lee spoke a few humble words and told Xi Yu about how he had deliberately let the surviving assassins go and how he had sent Li Feiyu to follow them. In the end, he had discovered that the assassins had built a dam to attack them.
When Xi Yu heard this, he broke out in cold sweat and praised Li An once again. One must know that if the assassin's plot succeeded, all of them, over a thousand people, would be fed to the fishes in the river.
"Big Brother, I'm back. More than half of the assassins have been killed. Unfortunately, two or three escaped."
Li Feiyu led a few warriors down from the top of the mountain.
Xi Yu was surprised, "Why are there only these few? The fighting just now was so intense. There should be at least a few dozen of them."
Li Feiyu hurriedly cupped his fists and said, "Replying to Assistant Minister Xi, there were more than forty assassins. This subordinate led more troops. However, in order to prevent any accidents from happening to the dam, this subordinate had them guard the dam on the mountain and wait for the main force to pass through before retreating."
Xi Yu grinned and praised, "Not bad, not bad. Very thoughtful. However, the existence of the dam is always a disaster. If it collapses, it will inevitably cause casualties to the passersby."
Ang Lee understood and looked at Zhang Guangcheng behind him. With a serious expression, he said, "Guangcheng, take a hundred brothers and stay here. After the main force leaves, seal the roads for ten li in front and behind. No one is allowed to pass through. Then, remove the dam to prevent any hidden dangers."
"Understood."
Zhang Guangcheng loudly accepted the order.
Xi Yu and Ang Lee looked at each other and slowly returned to the carriage. Ang Lee waved his hand and ordered the group to continue forward.
The fleeing Ha Mi Guo panted heavily after running for more than five kilometers. He turned around and saw that only two of his subordinates had followed him. The rest had all died in battle.
Ha Mi Guo had never suffered such a huge setback in his life. This failure was an even greater blow to him than his failure to assassinate Ang Lee. Last time, he could still say that he hadn't made enough preparations, but this time, his preparations had been flawless. How could he have failed? Just where had he gone wrong?
"How do you think the Tang Dynasty army knew the location of the dam? How did they know?"
The Hami fruit glared fiercely at his two subordinates.
"Ha Mi Guo, we have been staying on the mountain and never left. It is impossible for us to be discovered by the Tang Dynasty army. Only you went to Chen Cang City. Maybe you were followed by the Tang Dynasty army on your way back."
"What? I was followed by the Tang Dynasty army?"
The Hami fruit was furious and scolded, "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. Who do you think I am? How could I be followed by the Tang Dynasty army? It must be you bunch of trash. You didn't hide well and gave yourself away."
Although he scolded his subordinates fiercely, the Hami fruit also began to feel a little guilty. He suddenly thought of something unusual.
After the failure to assassinate Ang Lee, the soldiers of Chen Cang City closed all the city gates in order to catch him. However, they suddenly opened all the city gates before catching him. This was very unusual. He also realized this at that time, but he didn't think too much about it.
After rushing out of Chen Cang City, he was in a hurry to meet up with his subordinates and did not pay attention to the situation behind him. He only took a glance back before turning into the forest. At that glance, he seemed to have seen two people riding on horses far away.
Could it be that the two people riding on horses in the distance are the Tang Dynasty army? They deliberately let me out of the city to play hard to get.
The more the Hami fruit thought about it, the more he felt that it was his carelessness that caused the whole plan to fail on the verge of success. He suddenly felt a great sense of regret in his heart.
"Ang Lee, you are really powerful. I underestimated you."
The Hami fruit gritted his teeth and wished he could tear Ang Lee into pieces.
"Ha Mi Guo, there are only three of us left now. What should we do?"
The Hami fruit sighed, "There is a captain in the Tang Dynasty army named Ang Lee. This person is very powerful. With him, we will definitely not be able to kill Zhao Yefu. We'd better return to the country quickly and ask for forgiveness from the master."
"This …"
"This is nothing. We have no choice. If you want to die, go ahead and assassinate him."
The Hami fruit rolled his eyes at his subordinate and continued to move forward.
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Ever since the Tibetan assassins were annihilated in the Ghost Howl Valley and Chen Cangdao saw through the Hami fruit's plot, Ang Lee's prestige had greatly increased. He became the backbone of the whole team. Whether it was the Guichang Prince Zhao Yefu or the Assistant Minister of Rites Xi Yu, they all listened to Ang Lee's arrangements. They would go wherever Ang Lee told them to go.
At the same time, the assassins who wanted to assassinate the Guichang Prince were also frightened by Ang Lee's bravery and wisdom. They no longer dared to provoke him. The whole team did not suffer any attacks for more than ten days.
Chen Cangdao was in the Feng Province. After leaving Chen Cangdao, they would enter Xing Province and Liang Province. After that, they would enter Li Province through Taurus Path. After that, they would pass through Jianzhou, Mianzhou, Hanzhou, and finally Yi Province.
Yi Province was one of the few wealthy places in the Tang dynasty. In the Tang dynasty, there was a saying that Yangzhou was the wealthiest, while Yi Province was the second wealthiest. Yi Province was the wealthiest province aside from Yangzhou.
At the same time, Yi Province was also the governing area of Jiannan Province. The Jiannan Provincial Governor's office was located in Yi Province City.
After entering Yi Province, they were not far from the East Woman Kingdom. Li An, Zhao Yefu, and Xi Yu discussed for a while and decided to rest in Yi Province City for a day so that the soldiers could have a good rest.
When the Guichang Prince Zhao Yefu's team entered Yi Province City, as the leader of Yi Province, Zhangchou Jianqiong naturally had to lead a group of officials to welcome them. It was a show of respect for the Guichang Prince.
Compliments and small talk were just pleasantries. Ang Lee did not have much interest in them. Therefore, he had been hiding at the back. Furthermore, Xi Yu's position was far higher than his. So it was natural for Xi Yu to stand in the front and be in the limelight.
"Assistant Minister Xi, I heard that you were ambushed by assassins along the way. The Guichang Prince was in danger many times, but in the end, you were all safe. This is really a blessing from the heavens."
Zhangchou Jianqiong stroked his beard and looked at Xi Yu who was walking beside him.
"A blessing from the heavens."
Xi Yu shook his head. "If I had hoped for a blessing from the heavens, my old bones would have either been burned to ashes or washed into the water to feed the fishes."
"Haha, why would Assistant Minister Xi say that?"
Zhangchou Jianqiong laughed.
Xi Yu glanced slightly at Li An, who was not far behind him. He said softly, "If not for the brave and intelligent Li Xiaowei, who saw through the assassin's schemes time and time again, how could this old man stand here and chat with Commander Zhangchou Jie?"
Zhangchou Jianqiong looked back and frowned. "Isn't this the young hero who defeated the enemy in Yu Province?"
"Yes."
Xi Yu smiled.
What a rare young hero, a pillar of the Tang dynasty.
Zhangchou Jianqiong glanced back at Ang Lee and sighed in his heart.
As the Jiannan Jiedushi who had tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, Zhangchou Jianqiong had a pair of sharp eyes. Ang Lee was tall, handsome, and had a pair of bright eyes. He looked like a confident and wise young man.
Zhangchou Jianqiong was skilled in military affairs and could be considered one of the more formidable generals of the Great Tang. He had studied military affairs quite a bit, and after hearing of Li An's achievements in Yuzhou, he had drawn down these classic examples on paper and analyzed Li An's way of using soldiers.
However, he had never seen a snowboard before, so he had no idea how this new weapon worked. Therefore, no matter how hard he tried to analyze it, he could not figure out how Li An had managed to wipe out nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers without suffering any casualties.
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"Li Xiaowei, Commander Zhangchou Jie is here to pay a visit."
After dinner, Ang Lee was about to look for Zhao Yefu to learn the Tibetan language. Unexpectedly, Zhangchou Jianqiong's sudden visit disrupted Ang Lee's plan. At the same time, Ang Lee was surprised. After all, Zhangchou Jianqiong was a regional governor. His position was much higher than a military officer like him. If he wanted to see him, he could just get a servant to summon him. There was no need for him to come personally.
Ang Lee was puzzled, but he still went out to welcome him.
"Right Dragon Army Officer Ang Lee pays his respects to Commander Zhangchou Jie."
Ang Lee bowed respectfully.
Zhangchou Jianqiong smiled. "Officer Li, there's no need to be so courteous. I have something to ask of you. Let's talk inside."
After speaking, he walked toward the pavilion not far away.
Ang Lee followed behind Zhangchou Jianqiong. He was puzzled. Zhangchou Jianqiong was a regional governor. Why did he need to ask him for advice? This was really shameless.
Zhangchou Jianqiong didn't waste any time. He took out a map of Yu Province and laid it flat on the stone table. He asked Ang Lee about some things that he couldn't understand.
When Ang Lee saw this, he suddenly understood. He couldn't blame Zhangchou Jianqiong's poor comprehension skills. It was because the snowboard was a divine weapon from the future. It was hard for people of this era to understand. In other words, Zhangchou Jianqiong couldn't understand how the snowboard could fly in the snow.
In his view, wasn't the snowboard just an ordinary piece of wood? To be able to fly in the snow with two pieces of wood under one's feet? Wasn't this nonsense? It was already lucky that he didn't fall to his death.
Ang Lee patiently explained the theory behind the snowboard and how to use it to Zhangchou Jianqiong. However, because there wasn't any snow in Yu Province, Ang Lee couldn't demonstrate it himself. Zhangchou Jianqiong couldn't understand how the snowboard could move freely with two pieces of wood under one's feet.
"Forget it, it seems like this official can't figure it out. If there's an opportunity in the future, I'll have to see for myself how magical this snowboard is."
Zhangchou Jianqiong shook his head and stopped thinking about the snowboard's performance.
However, right after he finished talking about the snowboard, Zhangchou Jianqiong took out another map.
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