The hot air balloon dropped high, and finally you could clearly see that the middle of the two cliffs was filled with snow, and no Snow Country soldiers could be seen at all.
"General Qi, they won't be buried to death like this, right?" Falling from such a high place, even if there is snow to support him from falling to death, is there any difference from falling into a river and being drowned.
Besides, they can't swim up yet.
Qi Heng and others waited there for two-quarters of an hour, and then left after seeing no one crawling out.
But I’m afraid I can’t go this way.
When Wei Ming saw Qi Heng and the others were back, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Have you discovered the enemy troops from the Snow Country?"
Qi Heng replied while getting off the hanging basket: "They were lying in ambush on the cliff in front, waiting for us to sneak attack when we passed by. But now that the two gunpowders are down, the snow above has pushed those people to the bottom of the cliff and buried them." , my subordinates stared at it for two quarters of an hour, but no one climbed out."
The grave that he tried so hard to choose for them was finally prepared for him. He didn't know if Usakana was among those buried to death?
Wei Ming was shocked. Princess Che's guess was so accurate. "How many people do they have and who is leading them?"
Qi Heng shook his head, "There are about ten or twenty thousand people. It happened so suddenly. They were buried as soon as they jumped out of the snowdrift. I don't know who led the army, but now the road has been covered with snow." It’s flooded and the snow is dozens of meters deep. We may have to change our route.”
After Wei Ming told Wen Jinhe what had happened, the other party took out a very detailed map with several routes to Guse City drawn on it.
More details than you know.
When King Heng was brought into Guse City by the Snow Country people, he only took one road. Where did the things in the princess's hands come from?
While Wei Ming was confused and pondering, Wen Jinhe had already determined another marching route. Based on the distance calculation, they could probably reach Guse City before Shenshi.
When Wei Ming walked forward, he motioned for Qi Heng to go first, and he rode to Lu Jue's side to inquire.
"Captain Lu, do you have the map in the princess's hand?"
Lu Jue looked at the other party in confusion, then took out a sheepskin map from his arms, "Is this what General Wei is talking about?"
Wei Ming immediately took it over and unfolded it. The route on the map was very detailed, even the narrow paths were drawn. The person who drew this map seemed to have been to all places in the Snow Kingdom.
"Where did you get this map?" Wei Ming asked Lu Jue curiously. You must know that before the war, the only person who had been in and out of the snowfield glacier and arrived at Guse City was His Royal Highness King Heng as an envoy.
Lu Jue raised his eyebrows, is he doing this?
"The princess gave it to Zhao Bi and the others. Mu Mingqian and his men spent more than a month investigating in the Snow Country before sorting out the information. They have been waiting for this day."
That's why it is said that the princess is far-sighted.
Wei Ming silently returned the map to Lu Jue, and each general from Nancheng had a copy. In front of this map, the news brought back by King Heng seemed insignificant.
Mu Mingqian brought people to Snow Country for investigation. Isn't he a civil servant?
They had been wandering around for so long without disturbing the Snow Country. "How did they get past the blockade line?"
Lu Jue replied matter-of-factly: "As long as the hot air balloon flies higher, how can the other party find it?"
Wei Ming rode his horse and rushed to the front of the army. It seemed that Princess Che had been planning to attack the Snow Kingdom long ago, even before the emperor asked King Heng to go on a mission. At that time, King Che was still in the capital, but no news came out. This couple is really thinking too far ahead.
King Heng went on a mission to the Snow Kingdom but did not kill him, and was later taken to Gucheng by himself.
Princess Che clearly had a murder weapon in her hands, but she didn't tell the court, forcing herself to call for help.
King Che even used a cover-up at the border and lied about losing to Ning Xing'an, so the Snow Kingdom was eager to send troops.
One is to take himself under their command, the other is to use the hands of Snow Country to kill King Heng, and the third is to use his own military power to attack Snow Country.
At that time, even if Li Yuheng had not fallen into Usakana's trap with Wan Weixin and been captured alive, he probably would not have survived in the end.
It will be a good thing for Beidi Kingdom to have such a wise and far-sighted emperor in the future, but the queen is also so powerful, and it seems a pity to bury her in the harem in the future.
After hearing the explosion of gunpowder, Usakana, who was staying in the ancient city, had not waited for news about Usaqi. He felt a little uneasy, so he sent someone out of the city to inquire.
Looking at the snow hanging dozens of meters deep at the bottom, everyone was suspicious. It seemed that the matter should be settled, so why didn't Usaqi lead the army back to the city?
In order to confirm that Beidi's army was buried underneath, they began to dig.
A quarter of an hour later, a soldier holding a shovel fell to the ground with weak legs. His eyes were wet, his western limbs were cold and unruly, and a hat-covered head was exposed. The eyes of the corpse were not closed. , staring at him as if asking for his life.
Everyone immediately gathered around, and when they saw that those buried underneath were not enemy troops from the Beidi Kingdom, but warriors from the Snow Kingdom, their expressions suddenly changed.
Maybe they died together?
So they started digging everywhere, and all they dug out were Snow Country soldiers.
After stepping through tens of meters of snow to reach the other end of the cliff, there were no footprints on the ground, and the army from Beidi Kingdom had not come at all.
The snow here is so thick, we must have taken a detour.
So they hurried back to the city and told Wu Saying what happened.
Compared to Usakana's face full of panic, Usakana closed his eyes heavily and clenched the long knife in his hand with one hand. The blood vessels in the palm of his hand were about to burst.
Unexpectedly, the other party was so alert. He must have discovered their ambush in advance and used hot air balloons to bomb in the air, causing Usaqi and others to be buried.
Taking a detour, which path will Wen Jinhe choose?
Usakana gritted his teeth and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please let me lead the troops out of the city to meet the enemy."
A glimmer of hope arose in Wu Saying's heart, "Are you sure?"
Usakana shook his head sullenly, "I'm not sure, but I know that if all the military forces are in the city, they can kill us as long as they use hot air balloons to project gunpowder. If they lead the troops out of the city separately, they can reduce the casualties." , maybe there is a chance to fight the opponent head-on."
The minister said sadly: "But Beidi's military strength is twice that of ours. What should we do?"
Even if they fight head-on, they will not be opponents. In the end, the city will be destroyed and the country will be destroyed.
Usakana stared at Usakana intently, "It's up to my father to decide whether we should stay in the city and wait for death or give it our all. We can at least take away thousands or even tens of thousands of enemy lives."
"Your Majesty, we have a third way to go. Surrender to the Beidi Kingdom, so that the 80,000 warriors in the city can still be alive."
As soon as these words came out, people were immediately moved. This sentence spoke to their hearts. Since they will definitely lose, why must they die.
