In the forest, the army led by Wang Xuandu was still moving quickly.
However, although they were moving quickly, their speed was actually quite slow. After all, the mountain roads were slippery and difficult to travel on. If there were only a few soldiers, it wouldn't be a problem.
The problem was that the tens of thousands of soldiers under Wang Xuandu's command were all moving through the forest. The soldiers would bump or fall one after another, which would delay the journey.
As a result, the journey was quite slow.
At this moment, Wang Xuandu was already panting.
Even if there were some steep mountain roads, Emperor Xuan could still ride a horse on flat ground. However, the mountain roads were difficult to travel on, and there were weeds everywhere. It was impossible to travel on horseback, so they could only travel on foot.
For Wang Xuandu, this was quite troublesome.
Although Wang Xuandu was panting, he didn't stop. He gritted his teeth and continued to walk forward.
Zhou Yi was also quite tired now.
Seeing Wang Xuandu panting, he said, "Prefectural Governor, why don't you let the soldiers carry you? The mountain roads are quite slippery and difficult to travel on. "
Wang Xuandu shook his head and said, "I know it's difficult to travel on such a mountain road. If I let the soldiers carry me, it's easy for me, but it's extremely difficult for the soldiers. Let's go, hurry up, don't think about this. "
Zhou Yi said, "Prefectural Governor really loves his soldiers."
Wang Xuandu laughed, looking quite proud. He chatted with Zhou Yi as they traveled.
It was better to have someone to chat with.
After all, it could distract him.
The group continued to travel. As they reached the end of the journey, their speed decreased again, so they only got close to the exit point when it was close to the end of the day.
Wang Xuandu heaved a sigh of relief.
He could finally catch his breath.
Wang Xuandu ordered everyone to stop and rest on the spot to recover their strength. At the same time, all the soldiers ate dry rations to replenish their strength, so that they wouldn't be out of strength to fight.
Wang Xuandu ate the dry rations as he said, "Military Advisor, this time, we're going straight to Cangshan Pass. Tell me, do you think we can win this battle? "
Zhou Yi said confidently, "We will definitely win. We sneaked in quietly, and the people guarding Cangshan Pass don't know at all, nor do they have any defenses. Even now, Meng Jiuyou and the others still think that our army is still in the army. Therefore, we will definitely win this attack on Cangshan Pass. "
Wang Xuandu said, "I hope so."
His eyes were filled with anticipation. As long as he destroyed the army guarding Cangshan Pass, he would be able to seize Songyang County.
By then, he would have Jingyang County and Songyang County to further strengthen himself.
At that time, it would not be impossible for him to dominate a region.
Wang Xuandu didn't say anything else and just closed his eyes to rest. All the soldiers also seized the time to rest.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye.
Although the sky was still a little dark, there was a trace of light compared to the night before. The sky in the east was gradually turning white.
Looking at the situation today, it should be another sunny day. After all, the snow had stopped.
Wang Xuandu himself had also regained his spirit. He gave the order to set off towards Cang Shan Pass. From their current location to Cang Shan Pass, there was still a distance of about seven miles.
This distance was not particularly far.
Especially this part of the road. Compared to the mountain road at night, it was very different. It was much easier to travel.
The army hurried on their way, and the distance between them and the Jade Mountain Ravine was rapidly shrinking.
The Jade Mountain Ravine was relatively narrow. The narrowest part of the road was only a few dozen feet wide, and with this width, the soldiers' procession was stretched out.
Meng Jiuyou's ambush location was at the end of the Jade Mountain Ravine near Cang Shan Pass.
His mission was to block Wang Xuandu's path.
Because there were already people keeping an eye on Wang Xuandu's situation, when Wang Xuandu led his men into the Jade Mountain Ravine, Meng Jiuyou was already prepared. As time passed, when Wang Xuandu's army had all entered the Jade Mountain Ravine, Meng Jiuyou felt relieved.
They're here!
The enemy is finally here!
Meng Jiuyou waited quietly. After about a quarter of an hour, the army led by Wang Xuandu was already near the exit of the Jade Mountain Ravine. They would be able to kill their way out in a little more time.
Meng Jiuyou didn't waste any more time and ordered, "Pass down the order, fire the cannons!!"
The messenger immediately made the order.
The cannoneers, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately started firing.
All the cannons were aimed at the Jade Mountain Ravine.
Now, one after another, the cannons suddenly fired. Only the rumbling sound of cannons firing could be heard. Cannonballs were shot out from the mountains, flying toward the army led by Wang Xuandu.
In the blink of an eye, the cannonballs landed on the ground.
Boom!!!
The cannonballs landed in the crowd and exploded.
Immediately, countless people were killed or injured.
Boom! Boom!!!
Continuous explosions rang out, echoing in the mountains.
Cannonballs landed and exploded every once in a while in the entire Jade Mountain Ravine. As a result, the soldiers under Wang Xuandu's command suffered heavy losses and were killed one after another.
Wang Xuandu was even more confused.
What was going on?
He had sneaked into Cang Shan Pass quietly, thinking that no one would know. He didn't expect to be suddenly bombarded, and even the entire Jade Mountain Ravine was bombarded.
Zhou Yi's ears kept ringing with the sound of explosions, and his expression became even more nervous.
Zhou Yi followed beside Wang Xuandu and shouted, "County Governor, we've been ambushed. Du Qi's men must know about this road in the mountains, so they could set up an ambush in advance. Now that we've been ambushed, it's impossible for us to break through Cang Shan Pass. Kill our way back into the forest, then break out of the mountain and leave. "
Wang Xuandu was a little hesitant after hearing that.
Kill our way back?
Even if they escaped back into the forest, they would still suffer heavy losses after returning to Cang Shan Pass and out of Songyang County.
Losses in this battle were inevitable.
Wang Xuandu looked ahead, and suddenly, his pupils constricted. That was because he saw an army appear on the official road ahead. Although there weren't many of them, they blocked his way forward.
There was no other way.
He could only retreat.
Wang Xuandu shouted, "Retreat, retreat immediately. Everyone, retreat at full speed. "
He knew that there was no other choice.
He could only retreat first.
However, even if the soldiers under Wang Xuandu's command were retreating, they could not change the outcome of being bombarded.
Rumbling explosions rang out one after another.
More and more cannonballs fell and exploded in the Jade Mountain Ravine, killing and injuring countless people.
Meng Jiuyou sighed inwardly when he saw the Jingyang County soldiers retreating.
Unfortunately, Wang Xuandu did not attack.
If Wang Xuandu attacked directly with the intention of breaking through his defense line and charging into Cang Shan Pass. The ambush that Meng Jiuyou had prepared here would be effective and could defeat this group of Wang Xuandu's soldiers in one battle.
Meng Jiuyou did not intervene in the battle for the time being and just waited in place. After all, the cannonballs were still bombarding the front where Wang Xuandu's soldiers were. It was not suitable for them to advance for the time being.
Wang Xuandu led his soldiers and retreated continuously against the cannonballs falling from the sky.
They wanted to break out of the encirclement and leave.
While Wang Xuandu was retreating, the casualties of his soldiers were still increasing.
Wang Xuandu saw all of this and felt like his heart was being twisted by a knife, but he could not stop it.
At this time, he had long regretted it.
He regretted attacking Songyang County.
Why didn't he stay in Jingyang County and live a good life? Why did he have to come to Songyang County?
He thought that it was easy to get.
Only now did he realize that this was simply a huge trap. The other party was an old fox.
Wang Xuandu suppressed the anger in his heart and quickly retreated. Fortunately, the Jade Mountain Ravine was not too far away. However, when Wang Xuandu got closer and closer to the entrance of the Jade Mountain Ravine, his pupils suddenly constricted.
He saw the enemy.
At the entrance of the Jade Mountain Ravine, there was an army formation blocking their retreat.
If Wang Xuandu wanted to leave the Jade Mountain Ravine and fight his way out into the forest again, he first had to break through this army.
Wang Xuandu's heart instantly sank.
The situation was not good!
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