The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1084 Fake

The official road between the two mountains is the only way from Zezhou Prefecture to Kyoto. It is located between Chengzhou and Jeju and is named after its terrain.

This official road built by the imperial court is located between two valleys. Due to the rugged and steep mountains, there is a long section of the road where the sky is only a thin line when one looks up. Therefore, this road is also known as "A Line of Sky".

Although the road is bumpy, the narrow strip of sky you see when you look up is dotted with stars. All you can see are bright stars, which makes people reluctant to leave.

Of course, such breathtakingly beautiful scenery can only be found in the notes of literati and poets, because most people who walk this road at night are either on missions and rushing by on horseback, or are lying in ambush in the bushes between the two mountains, preparing for hunting and sneak attacks.

That’s right, the imperial road not only has breathtaking scenery, but also has excellent terrain that is conducive to ambushes.

Just like the two mountains at this moment, looking up, you can see thousands of stars twinkling in the sky, but looking straight ahead, you can hardly see your fingers. Even for people who are used to walking at night, they can only vaguely see the shadows of trees on both sides, and occasionally crows and sparrows chirping loudly with the breeze, which instantly raises the atmosphere to the extreme.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!"

A burst of hurried horse hoof sounds appeared on the narrow section of the official road between the two mountains, breaking the tense atmosphere that had just heated up.

This long team of more than a dozen war horses increased their speed again the moment they stepped onto the narrow gap in the sky, as if they were preparing to gallop all the way and rush out of this area suitable for ambush as soon as possible.

At this moment, the horse's mane fluttered in the wind, the cloak fluttered, the sound of hooves was louder than the drumbeat, and the double images could not be distinguished between real and fake.

They came in dust and left in dust. Just as this long team was about to step out of the sky, at that moment, silent crossbow arrows flew towards the figures on horseback.

In just a moment, as one figure after another fell from the horse, the cavalry instantly went from orderly to chaotic.

"Go!" Seeing the war horses panicking and running around aimlessly, the people who had been hiding in the dark and shooting arrows jumped out and chased and surrounded them from the mountain roads on both sides. It took a lot of effort to finally gather the panicked war horses one by one.

"Quick! Check the personnel in front and the horses in the back. Make a quick decision without delay!"

The leader gave the order and immediately led his men to check the bags on both sides of the saddle. "Not good! Captain! It's a trick!" The people in front just turned over the person who was shot by an arrow on the ground, and they felt something was wrong. They roughly pulled off the other person's cloak and mask and touched it, but they touched a handful of straw!

Upon hearing the sound, the captain didn't care about anything else. He picked up the fire stick, lit the lighting device he carried with him, and rushed over to take a look. Those who were shot by arrows were not the governor's personal guards, but clearly well-equipped scarecrows!

"We've fallen into a trap! Retreat quickly!" The captain was horrified and quickly turned off the lighting and repeatedly ordered his men to evacuate.

But as soon as he shouted the order, a loud shout rang out between the two mountains, shaking the valley.

The shouts of the charge drowned out the sound of the flying crossbows and arrows. In the darkness of the night, the attackers were harvested without mercy.

Before long, as the nearby crows and birds flew away in fright, this place filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere returned to its original silence.

This planned branch line has finally been finalized.

And the real bustle, the bustle of Zezhou Prefecture, seems to have just begun.

……

"Sister Yuan, why is there no movement yet?" An Yu looked at Sheng Yuan who was playing with the seal by the window with her head down, and couldn't help but asked again.

"Pullingleng!"

The answer to his question was the flapping sound of Yanzhi's wings.

Seeing the falcon swooping down, Sheng Yuan's eyes lit up instantly. He hid the seal with his backhand, winked at An Yu, smiled and said, "Isn't it coming soon?!"