297: Cannot Reveal Identity

Su Xinyi led his men to approach the valley where they had ambushed before. The terrain was already familiar to them. He hid in the woods with his men and waited quietly.

"Princess, I have checked. The mountains on both sides are full of enemies." The scout came back and reported.

Su Xinyi looked at the other party and asked, "Is it cavalry or infantry?"

"I have investigated. They are all infantry. I didn't see a single horse within two miles around."

Su Xinyi nodded slightly when he heard this. "It seems that all the enemy cavalry have gone outside Zhangping Prefecture. If only infantry are left, it will be very beneficial for us."

Su Qi happened to come over and heard this. He said, "The enemy will definitely not be able to run faster than us, so we can get closer."

The range of the simplified version of the rocket made by Su Xinyi is not like the long range of the solid rocket made by the official bureau of the court, so the closer to the enemy, the better.

The two brothers and sisters gathered together to study the route, and the others waited quietly around. There were only a dozen of them, all of them were sharpshooters. Except for the distance, there were no other shortcomings.

Su Xinyi looked at the scouts, "Have you found the location of the enemy's camp?"

"No, I guess the enemy didn't set up camp at all."

"What about the grain?"

"There are only a dozen carts. It seems that the bulk of the grain is not here. It must be in a safe place."

Su Xinyi was shocked. These people suffered a loss last time, and this time they have learned their lesson.

"A dozen carts are not bad. Find someone to wait for the signal. Once this side shoots arrows, the grain carts will be burned over there. Once the grain carts are burned, it is equivalent to giving a signal to the people of Zhangping Prefecture." Su Xinyi said softly.

The others selected the one with the best archery skills. Su Xinyi looked up at the man, "Thank you for your hard work. Remember to retreat quickly after the grain carts are set on fire. Don't fight with the enemy."

"Yes, I obey your order." The soldier who responded knew that the Crown Princess was worried about his safety, and there was a sincere smile on his dark face.

Su Xinyi nodded, then looked at the others, "Have a good rest and wait."

It will be their turn to play after Zhangping Prefecture has a result.

***

Zhangping Prefecture.

Shen Yi personally led his troops out of the city to fight the Tatars, and Yang Jin led the right wing to coordinate with them. The two armies fought in a group outside Zhangping Prefecture.

The enemy's cavalry was very fierce and divided into several teams to provoke. Before the Zhangping Prefecture defenders did not go out of the city to fight, these Tatars rode their horses arrogantly to the city wall less than a hundred steps away, and then shot at the top of the city wall with bows.

The arrows hit the top of the city like locusts, which looked very powerful. The soldiers on the city wall had to raise their shields to block the arrows.

Under the cover of the cavalry, the captured people approached the city wall and threw sandbags, gravel and other things under the city wall. If they were not stopped, if they could really build a small hill, it would naturally be very beneficial for the enemy to attack the city. Even if they failed to build a hill, it would also hit the morale of the defenders.

The siege was about to start. The soldiers on the city wall threw the prepared rolling logs and stones down the city wall. Screams came from under the city wall, but no one would think about whether the dead were enemies or prisoners.

Yan Junchu stood on the city wall in person, staring at the army outside the city, and ordered the crossbowmen to prepare. However, there were only a few crossbows, and the number of crossbowmen was limited. It took time to string the strings. As long as the time was calculated correctly, the enemy could attack in a staggered manner.

Yan Junchu guessed correctly. The enemy indeed calculated the time and took turns to attack the city. The enemy's five horses were outside the city, and some of them could dismount and rest. This would undoubtedly increase the psychological pressure on the soldiers defending the city of Zhangping Prefecture.

The enemy could take turns to rest, but they could not. In the long run, once a protracted war was fought, it would be very disadvantageous for them.

If you want to defeat the enemy, you have to go out of the city to fight.

And going out of the city to fight, this is the enemy's ultimate goal, which is to force them out of the city.

Yan Junchu's hand was on the top of the wall, thinking of the news sent by Xie Guan of Yulin Wei, and looked up into the distance. It was there that he had joined forces with Xinyi to defeat the enemy.

Now, the enemy is ambushing there, and I didn't expect that the final battlefield of the second battle would still be there.

It's really fate.

How to fight, how to avoid being discovered by the enemy that they have discovered their ambushed troops and the traitors in the city...

The night gradually fell, and a bonfire was burning in the Tatar camp. On the bonfire was an iron pot with mutton stewed in it. The strong aroma spread in the night. When the wind blew, the soldiers on the city wall could even smell the aroma of meat.

Such a provocation is simply unbearable.

They are still fighting, and the enemy is stewing meat!

Yan Junchu can't let the army lose morale, so he immediately opened the city to attack. Shen Yi and Yang Jin already knew the deployment of the prince, and led the army to rush directly to the enemy camp, making a desperate posture.

The sound of horse hooves was as fast as thunder in the night, and thousands of cavalrymen lined up neatly. When the city gate was opened, it was like a rolling dark cloud, raising a large amount of dust and galloping towards the enemy.

At this time, Su Xinyi and his men were hiding in the woods. The mountains were silent. In the middle of the night, except for the occasional sound of insects, no other sounds could be heard. Su Xinyi has been watching from the hour of You until now. She looked up at the stars. It should be past the hour of Chou now, around the beginning of the hour of Yin.

Calculating the distance, it should be about the same.

Su Xinyi asked everyone to cheer up and get ready.

Everyone rubbed their eyes and sat up. In a flash, they were ready, and then checked their bows and arrows. Not long after doing this, they felt the ground seemed to shake, and then everyone suddenly became alert.

Here it comes.

Su Xinyi immediately stood up and looked at everyone, "Let's go."

Su Qi immediately followed his sister and led the way with her. A group of more than a dozen people climbed up the mountain quietly.

The dark clouds covered half of the moon, and the night became darker. The stars that were bright in the past seemed to be much dimmer today.

When a few people reached the halfway point of the mountain, Su Xinyi signaled everyone to squat down. She stared into the distance and listened quietly to the shouts and killings. The enemy and us were probably fighting fiercely at this moment.

"Here they come." Su Qi whispered. From here, you can see the fire in the distance. From the formation of holding torches, it seems a bit scattered. I didn't expect that the Tartars' plan to lure the enemy was done well.

Su Xinyi looked at everyone, "Wait another half a quarter of an hour."

Everyone nodded slightly. No one dared to make a noise, so as not to alarm the enemy on the mountain.

Half a quarter of an hour passed quickly. At this time, the "fleeing" enemy army had approached the valley, and the pursuers behind followed closely.

Su Xinyi immediately said, "Action."

As soon as the words fell, she and her second brother climbed up first, and when they found a suitable position, they pulled out the rocket and put it on the bow. Su Qi lit the fuse for her. A slight hissing sound was heard, and the fuse burned quickly. Su Xinyi immediately aimed at the air and shot it out.

In the quiet night, except for the sound of fighting from afar, this sound immediately broke the silence of the valley.

The ambushed enemy heard the strange sound and immediately looked up at the air. Before they could see clearly, they heard a sharp sound exploding in the air, and silver sparks flew from the air and fell towards their hiding place.

Rocket?

The Tartars were certainly not unfamiliar with this thing, but they had suffered a lot, but why did this thing appear now?

Just as they were surprised, the soldiers who Su Xinyi had arranged to burn the grain carts before aimed the rockets at the grain carts and shot them out with force. The rockets exploded on the grain carts and instantly ignited the grain carts.

The flames shot up into the air, lighting up half of the valley.

However, this sound was just the beginning. Immediately afterwards, rockets flew out one after another, landing on the grass on the mountain, igniting the weeds in an instant, and the flames soared into the sky, scattering and rushing towards the Tatars hiding nearby.

The ambushed enemy troops suddenly became chaotic. Many people jumped up and tried to put out the flames on their bodies. In just a moment, countless flames sprang up on the mountains on both sides of the canyon, burning the enemy troops so that they could no longer hide their bodies and rushed down the mountain in embarrassment.

The incident happened suddenly. The Tatars who pretended to be defeated never thought that there would be such a variable. They immediately shouted to withdraw their troops to meet the enemy. However, as the fire spread, the enemy became more and more chaotic. The valley was originally narrow, and so many enemy troops were crowded together, which was simply a disaster.

After Su Xinyi and her men fired the rockets, they immediately went down the mountain on horseback to meet Qin Guansheng. Although they were very careful, they were still discovered by the enemy, and many people followed them.

But when they got on their horses at the foot of the mountain, the enemy could not catch up and could only shoot arrows from a distance. Unfortunately, they ran so fast that the enemy could not catch up and could only curse with a dark face.

Qin Guansheng led his men to attack. He did not expect that the Crown Princess could make such a big noise. Good guy, is she going to burn the mountain?

But of course he could not miss such a good opportunity. He saw Yang Jin leading his men to pursue the Tartars in a roundabout way from a distance, and the two of them quickly joined forces.

The cavalry of the Three Thousand Battalions is not comparable to ordinary cavalry. They are like a sharp knife. Under the leadership of Qin Guansheng, they broke the enemy's formation, and Yang Jin led his troops to rush into the enemy formation.

With Qin Guansheng leading his men to charge, the Tartar army, which was already in chaos due to the sudden fire, became even more chaotic. The cavalry that was extremely arrogant outside Zhangping Prefecture before was now under the attack of Qin Guansheng, Yang Jin and Shen Yi, as if falling into purgatory.

Under the firelight, shouts and screams, the neighing of horses mixed together, the flash of swords, and blood splashed. The enemy only hated that they didn't have two more legs. Like lambs driven by wolves, the defeated soldiers killed their own people in order to escape and rush out of the way. Countless people screamed and ran towards the wilderness in the distance.

On the wall of Zhangping Prefecture, Yan Junchu stared at the fire in the distance. The sound of fighting came faintly through the night. He sighed softly. This battle might be stable.

Now, it's time to clean up the traitors in Zhangping Prefecture.

From midnight to dawn, Yang Jin and Qin Guansheng led troops to pursue the enemy for dozens of miles. More than half of the enemy's casualties and all the baggage were lost. This battle was really a good fight.

Yang Jin led people to search everywhere and finally found the bloody Crown Princess. Seeing that she was safe, he was relieved. The fight was too fierce last night and he didn't know where the Crown Princess was.

The battle was a complete victory, and morale was greatly boosted. Wherever you look, although everyone is exhausted, they are very excited.

Yang Jin sat next to the Crown Princess, took a breath and said: "Sixth Young Master, will you and your subordinates return to the city or continue to pursue?"

Su Xinyi really hadn't thought it through, and looked at Yang Jin and asked: "How was the battle last night?"

"At present, roughly speaking, the enemy should have suffered more than half of the casualties. The enemy must have retreated dozens of miles. Don't chase the desperate enemy. It's better to return to the city first." Yang Jin said.

Su Xinyi nodded slightly. She was really tired. She always felt that she was strong and healthy, but after fighting several battles in a row, she felt very tired at this time and just wanted to rest well.

Originally, she wanted to sneak attack the enemy's royal court, but now the enemy army has been defeated. Even if more than half of the casualties are more than half, there are still half of the troops. If I chase them with these thousands of people, I am afraid that it will be a meal for the enemy.

"Let's go back to Zhangping Prefecture first." Su Xinyi said decisively.

Yang Jin breathed a sigh of relief, for fear that the Crown Princess would not want to go back and insist on moving forward.

"I will take you back first. Lord Qin and his men still need to clean up the battlefield. I'm afraid they will not be able to withdraw until later." Yang Jin said.

Su Xinyi stood up. She knew that it was useless for her to stay. Besides, there were still captives here. The baggage needed to be packed and taken back. In addition, in order to prevent the disease, the bodies had to be buried. All these would take time.

"I will take the people back by myself. Let my second brother practice with you. I will go back to the city with you. I will go first." Su Xinyi was worried about the prince. She didn't know what happened to the traitor in the city.

Yang Jin thought about it and said, "Then you take this token."

This is used to enter and exit Zhangping Prefecture. Su Xinyi took it without hesitation. After a look, she didn't see her second brother Huang Kan and his men. Even Tian Zao and his men were nowhere to be seen. Last night was a mess and everyone was separated. With Yang Jin here, there was nothing to worry about. She took Zhan Qiao and two East Palace guards and rode away directly.

Su Xinyi rode straight to Zhangping Prefecture, and when she arrived at the city gate, she took out the token and entered the city smoothly. After entering the city, she found that the atmosphere in the city seemed a little strange. She thought about it and didn't stay for long, and went straight to the commander's mansion.

The prince settled here, and the commander's mansion was not luxurious. It was just a simple two-entry courtyard. The guards at the gate were the prince's guards. Seeing the bloody princess, they were frightened, but they didn't dare to say anything. They immediately stepped forward and saluted silently, and then let people in directly.

Su Xinyi nodded slightly, strode into the door, Zhan Qiao followed behind, and the other two guards stayed.

The guards on duty in the commander's mansion were also the guards of the Eastern Palace. When they saw the princess suddenly appearing in blood, their eyes widened.

Su Xinyi found a guard nearby and asked, "Is your highness free now?"

The guard was suddenly asked by the princess, and subconsciously stood up and immediately replied, "Reply to the prince..."

"Call the sixth young master." Su Xinyi didn't want to reveal her identity.

The guard paused and stammered, "Sixth... Sixth Young Master, His Highness is busy right now, he is interrogating someone."

Su Xinyi was stunned, interrogating someone?

Could it be that the traitor was caught?

Just as she was thinking, she suddenly heard footsteps coming, and subconsciously she looked up and saw His Highness the Crown Prince striding over. Before she could say anything, he was embraced by him.

Su Xinyi: ...

Guards around: ...

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