Chapter 432: Failed to Steal a Chicken

Guangning Prefecture, Qixing Pass.

At this time, King Ning was in the military tent inside the pass, looking through the news of the Wu army collected by the scouts in recent days.

"This Wu Laowu has a good plan!" King Ning pondered for a long time and suddenly sneered.

According to the current deployment of King Wu's army, the other party is likely to change direction, bypass Qixing Pass, and take the Shu Road to Sichuan.

As for Wu Laowu mentioned by King Ning, it is a nickname for King Wu.

King Wu's real name is Wu Ling'an. He was born in the Shandong Wu family and was the fifth son of the family.

That's why King Ning called King Wu Wu so presumptuously.

As someone who followed the late emperor to conquer the world, King Ning felt that he looked down on King Wu.

There was no other reason.

King Wu forgot his life when he saw small profits, cherished his life when doing big things, and was good at making plans without decision. He was not a master of success.

"Humph, if it weren't for the chieftains and tribes causing trouble!" King Ning seemed to have thought of something, and whispered with hatred.

The ill intentions of the Tusi tribe forced him to withdraw some troops to guard against the latter.

This resulted in King Ning having to rely on the pass for defense under the attack of the Wu Wang rebels.

"I don't know when the court will dispatch a large army to support the southwest war." King Ning said to himself, his face was not good.

For a proud person like him, asking for help from the court was already a loss of face.

However.

The court reinforcements that King Ning thought of did not come as promised.

On the contrary!

King Ning only received the emperor's edict sent by the special envoy.

"What?!" King Ning was shocked.

This edict can be summed up in eight words: Hold on firmly, there will be a way!

Of course.

Li Zhao was not completely fooling King Ning.

After reading the sincere words written in the edict, King Ning was stunned.

According to the emperor's meaning, the Wu Wang rebels had fought with King Ning for many days and were already exhausted.

It is impossible to march to Sichuan and Shu at the moment, so King Ning is warned not to rush ahead rashly to avoid an ambush.

"Really?" King Ning's face looked different.

Indeed.

He has been suppressed for a long time, and he has been angry.

If it weren't for Li Zhao's order, he would really find an opportunity to chase King Wu.

King Ning is not completely reckless. After being reminded of the possibility of an ambush, he immediately pondered.

At the same time, thirty miles outside Qixing Pass.

In a large-scale military camp, flags were flying and countless weapons were used.

This is where King Wu's rebels are.

It must be said that King Wu is really capable.

Relying on gathering the barbarians on the Central Asian Peninsula, he really raised an army of more than 200,000 people!

Although these 200,000 soldiers are all natives, their equipment is simple and their combat effectiveness is worrying.

But once they take action, their momentum is enough to shock all directions.

Just as Lin Chen had expected.

The King of Wu did intend to take the opportunity to set up an ambush, ambushing the King of Ning, who he thought was a reckless man.

"Your Majesty, if the King of Ning is ambushed this time, the land of the three states in the southwest will all belong to our master!" A group of staff and generals in the King of Wu's army praised him.

A middle-aged mature man on the seat stroked his beard and smiled without saying a word.

He was the King of Wu himself.

After all, he was a ruthless man who had fought in the chaotic world of war and chaos, and he was very majestic.

"It's all thanks to the generals for their dedication." The King of Wu looked calm and nodded slightly to express his gratitude.

It is worth mentioning that there was another familiar face in the King of Wu's army tent.

If Su Quan and Long Er were present, they would definitely recognize this person. He was the former leader of the Shenlong Sect, Hong Antong.

As an innate master, Hong Antong was treated with courtesy by the King of Wu.

After all, he brought most of the followers of the Shenlong Sect to serve, adding a lot of strength to the King of Wu.

"Master Hong." King Wu seemed to have thought of something and shouted.

Upon hearing this, Hong Antong immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "I am here."

"Are you used to being in the army?" King Wu was generous with his smile to his confidants and said kindly.

Hong Antong looked flattered and nodded quickly to indicate that everything was fine.

"In that case, Master Hong will send his elite followers to monitor the movements of King Ning's army, how about that?"

"Don't dare to disobey!"

Hong Antong was inspired by the words and immediately agreed loudly.

Although he was a martial arts expert, he was just a man of the world.

If he wanted to sit in a high position under King Wu in the future, he needed to show his military merits.

This mission was undoubtedly a great opportunity for him.

Seeing Hong Antong's respectful look, King Wu nodded with satisfaction.

However.

For five consecutive days, there was no movement at the Seven Star Pass, and King Ning's army did not respond at all.

This made the King of Wu, who was waiting for the King of Ning to enter the ambush, impatient.

"Could it be that the news has leaked out?!"

As soon as the King of Wu had this thought in his mind, he immediately dismissed it.

Impossible!

Only the top leaders of the Wu army knew a little about this news, and the King of Ning had no chance of knowing it.

But... it's not a solution to continue to waste time here.

"Wait another three days!" The King of Wu quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind and finally made a decision.

If the King of Ning didn't make any moves within three days, he could only follow the plan and turn the army to Sichuan through the Shu Road.

As for the King of Ning, who was worried about by the King of Wu, he was sitting in the military tent at this moment.

"This Wu Laowu really has bad intentions."

After receiving Li Zhao's order, the King of Ning was very cautious about the ambush.

As expected!

The scout found out the news.

Forty miles outside Qixing Pass, there is a terrain called a line of sky.

This place is the only way for Wu rebels to retreat.

If King Ning wants to pursue, he will definitely take this road.

However, Wu rebels have already set up many ambushes here!

Upon hearing this news, King Ning couldn't help but shout for relief, secretly saying that he almost fell into a trap.

However, when King Ning thought about this, a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes.

He decided to take advantage of the situation and secretly dispatch troops to prepare to give Wu a surprise attack.

Three days passed quickly,

After the ambush failed, Wu had to pass on the news and lead his army away.

But when Wu's army returned to the original route, it was attacked by tens of thousands of elite cavalry.

The comers were none other than the cavalry under Ning's command.

The sudden attack caught Wu rebels off guard, and the rear camp was immediately in chaos.

You know, most of the Wu rebels' rear camps were indigenous soldiers from the Indochina Peninsula, whose combat effectiveness and morale were far inferior to those of the Han soldiers.

Therefore, the entire rear camp was penetrated at the moment of the surprise attack.

The rear camp of 50,000 people suddenly became a rabbit in the nest.

Then they were killed and fled by the Ning Wang cavalry, with heavy casualties.

The Wu Wang looked at the casualties reported by his subordinates, his face was extremely gloomy.

More than half of the entire rear camp was killed and wounded!

On the other hand, the Ning Wang cavalry turned around and ran away after a successful attack.

Obviously, they did not intend to entangle with the Wu Wang rebels.

"Ning Wang, you bastard, I will kill you!"

The angry Wu Wang did not expect that he would lose more than he gained. He drew his sword and cut off a corner of the military tent table, roaring:

"Withdraw!"

As for the capital.

Li Zhao also received the Ning Wang's memorial as soon as possible.

In the memorial, King Ning's praise for Li Zhao was overflowing, and words such as "This great victory is all due to your Majesty's keen observation" were heard constantly.

"It is really as Lin Chen said."

After reading it, Li Zhao couldn't help but laugh and shook her head, but she was surprised at Lin Chen's foresight.

When she heard Lin Chen's speculation before, she thought that the latter was unwilling to lead the army and made up an excuse.

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