Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 467
The summer is hot, and the scorching air waves are rolling in the air. The dense vegetation on both sides of the Silia Provincial Highway hangs its head and is scorched by the scorching sun.

There was a cloud of smoke and dust on the provincial road, and several dusty Silia provincial scouts rushed north along the provincial road.

After a while, several scout cavalry rode their horses up to a higher slope, which was condescending and had a wide field of vision.

The scout cavalry looked far away and saw the grasslands, fields, and forests for several miles around. They didn't find anything except the disturbing Maemi.

"Sixth son, go back and tell Liu Xianfeng that no enemy has been found around here." After the observation, the scout captain who was sweating profusely waved at a young scout cavalry and ordered.

The young scout cavalry had an immature face, and because the weather was also sweating, they reluctantly responded to the order, rode their horses back to the way they came, and soon disappeared at the end of the road.

"This horrible weather is killing people." Looking at the scorching sun, a scout soldier from the province of Silia tugged at his neckline, which was tightly covered, and cursed loudly.

"Stop fussing, let's go over there to rest." The captain of the scout wiped the sweat off his face, and rode his horse towards the shady place on the edge of the grove not far away.

The rest of the scouts, Qingqi, heard that they could take a rest, finally showed a little joy on their faces, and followed.

The scouts and light cavalry are the most dangerous troops, and they are also the ones with the highest salaries. The Rain King personally led an army of [-] troops to the Barstow area, and these scouts were the first to bear the brunt.

They cautiously explored all the way to the north, and except for a few villages and towns that were breached, they did not see a shadow of the dynasty army.

"Heizi, you go to watch." Walking to the shade of the grove, the scout leader still did not relax his vigilance, and sent a scout to serve as a guard.

"Boss, there isn't even a ghost in this dynasty army. Maybe they have retreated to Durant province long ago. Why should we scare ourselves?"

The scout soldier named Heizi was obviously very reluctant to take a rest in such hot weather, but to serve as a guard post.

"That's right, boss. We haven't found anything all the way. We're all exhausted. Let Heizi rest too. We'll have to hurry later." plead.

The scout captain nodded after thinking for a moment: "Then we won't send a guard post."

Indeed, as the rest of the scouts said, they walked all the way, not to mention the army of the dynasty, and they didn't even see a ghost, which inevitably relaxed their nerves.

Little did they know that not far under the shade of a tree where several Celia scouts were resting, a pair of sharp eyes were secretly observing them.

"Whoosh——" I heard a trembling of the bowstring, and countless sharp arrows suddenly shot out from the grove, knocking down several Silia scouts who had let down their vigilance in an instant.

After all, the scout captain was very experienced. The moment he heard the sound of the bowstring, he immediately rolled over and nimbly dodged the arrows that shot at him.

Regardless of the moaning and screaming subordinates on the ground, the captain of the scout ran wildly, jumped up, and rode on his horse, which neighed.

"Humph—" Li Qiye, who was standing under Lin Chuan's command at the edge of the grove, snorted coldly when he saw the captain of the scout in the province of Silia riding his horse and galloping towards the way he came.

I saw Li Qiye loosen his finger, and the arrow that gleamed with coldness had leaped out, heading towards the scout captain who was fleeing on his horse.

"Ah!" With a scream, the captain of the scout fell off his horse with a plop, and his chest had already been pierced by the arrow.

Soon, together with the dead scout captain, the corpses of the killed Silia scouts were dragged into the grove, and calm was restored here again, as if nothing had happened.

Soon there was smoke and dust billowing on the avenue, and the soldiers and horses of the brigade appeared in the sight of Lin Chuan and others. They were the vanguard sent by the Rain King Longjing, with a total of more than 2 people.

"It's said that the King of Rain is strict in his army, so it's not very good." Seeing the loose marching team of the elders on the provincial road, Zhan Ge, the commander of the Zhenxi Army, showed disdain on his face.

Lin Chuan shook his head with a smile and did not speak. The Rain King Long Jing was also a figure who competed with the former emperor Long Yuan for the emperor.

Moreover, in Lin Chuan's view, this vanguard was not the elite under the command of Rain King Longjing, but just a mob composed of a group of provincial garrison soldiers.

"How far is it to Barstow?" The vanguard general Liu Yi, who was riding on the chaise, fanned by a few beautiful maids, called the adjutant to ask.

"Reporting to Mr. Liu Xianfeng, this place is still more than fifty miles away from the Barstow area." The adjutant was equally hot.

"It's too slow, order the troops to speed up, and we must rush to the Barstow area tonight."

"Lord Liu Xianfeng, the weather is extremely hot. The brothers have been marching for several hours, and they can hardly hold on any longer. Let's see if you should take a rest first..." Hearing that Liu Yi wanted to speed up, the adjutant felt bitter.

"Don't talk nonsense, pass the order." Liu Yi said impatiently to the adjutant.

The adjutant opened his mouth to explain, but seeing Liu Yi's impatient face, he shook his head helplessly and went to deliver the order.

Most of the [-] vanguards under Liu Yi's command were garrison soldiers in the province of Silia. They were neglected in training and marched against the scorching sun in their hearts. They had long been complaining.

"Speed ​​up—Barstow is camping tonight—" The ordered cavalry galloped along the provincial road, and the garrison soldiers cursed at the damn order.

Compared with Liu Yi, the vanguard officer, who was eating fruit and fanning himself in the cart, the rest of the soldiers were not treated so well.

They were wearing thick leather armor and iron helmets, and they were extremely hot, but despite the military orders, they moved forward slowly even though they were cursing.

In order to cool themselves down, most of the marching soldiers took off their leather armor and hung it on the spears, and many soldiers were directly shirtless.

Although the soldiers took off their protective leather armor to dissipate heat, the officers didn't bother to say that even if they saw it, according to the report from the scouts, there were no enemies around and they were safe, so there was no need to follow such strict requirements as usual.

The garrison soldiers moved forward listlessly, and most of the officers went to find a place to cool off. None of them noticed that they were walking step by step into the ambush circle that Lin Chuan and the others had already set up.

"Let's act!" Seeing that all the garrison soldiers had entered the encirclement, Lin Chuan gave the order to attack.

The archers of the Zhenxi Army who were hiding in the bushes and woods stood up abruptly, aiming countless powerful bows and crossbows at the unsuspecting provincial guard soldiers.

Seeing the densely packed crossbowmen appearing all around, the marching garrison soldiers were stunned. When they saw the erected wolf flag, they swiped the ground and their faces turned pale.

(End of this chapter)