pungent peasant girl

Chapter 524 Ambush
"Come in."

The curtain was lifted, and the young man who had reported to him outside the prince's mansion came in.

It is one of the subordinates that Mu has always trusted.

"come over."

Luo Ziyan waved to him, motioning him to look at the sketch on the table.

The young man looked at it, "Your Highness, is this a topographic map near Lingyuan Mountain?"

"Exactly, no accident, we will be here by this time tomorrow. Are you familiar with this place?"

"I'm not familiar with it, but we were indeed ambushed and attacked by bandits at this location."

"Then tell me today, what was the situation at that time?"

The young soldier recalled, "At that time, it was also when it was getting late, but it was not so late. It was so bright that we could still see the landform and terrain. Our team walked to a relatively narrow mountain road, which is here— —”

He pointed to the blank space in the sketch, which was the place he was going to reach, "At this time, people who were ambushing suddenly attacked us and attacked us back and forth. At that time, General Mu had already led people to repel these people. Who knows, just it's here--"

His fingers continued to extend westward, "The mountain road here is actually even narrower, and then we discovered that there was an ambush here. This is something we never expected. During the fight, half of the food and grass were robbed."

The soldier sighed: "General Mu was too anxious at the time, afraid that the soldiers on the border would still be waiting, so he went to transport the rest first."

Luo Ziyan nodded, "So, Sun Miaohai was well prepared."

"It should be like this."

"Then I have a little doubt." Meng Qianyan said: "Is this the only way for us to reach the border. Then in previous years, didn't Sun Miaohai and the bandits come out?"

"In the past, we didn't take this road. This road is a short road. If it is a long road, we have to bypass the entire Lingyuan mountain range, and it will take at least half a month to get there."

Luo Ziyan frowned, "General Mu is in a hurry?"

"That's right, because it was already late when the court appropriated the food and grass, and the border guards had to wait anxiously."

Luo Ziyan narrowed his eyes, "In this way, I understand."

"Huh?" Meng Qianyan was surprised.

"The Liu family did it on purpose again. It was a good plan, but Mu was too careless. If others forced him to this road, they must be ready to count him. Whether he lost food, or Missing the military plane is all a crime. But this time, if the Liu family came to retake the food and grass, they might have dealt with Mu Yuan who was on his way back halfway."

Meng Qianyan's eyes widened, "Is it really so cruel?"

"What do you think? Would they be willing to return to Beijing? In that case, if the investigation finds out that someone deliberately designed him, wouldn't the Liu family shoot themselves in the foot? Therefore, they will definitely treat him Mu actually made a move."

The young man was shocked, "Your Highness, what should we do then?"

"What can we do? Take back the food and grass first, then protect Muran, and then go back to the capital together."

"Yes, the little one understands."

"Okay, come here, I haven't finished the topographical sketch, come and tell me in detail, do you have anything to add."

"Okay, let's take a look-"

Luo Ziyan and the young soldier started sketching again.

Meng Qianyan knew that the matter of seizing food and grass and beating bandits was not that simple.

Maybe, that person from Sun Miaohai was also watching them secretly.

At this juncture, she could no longer waste Luo Ziyan's time on trivial matters.

So she stopped talking.

Going out, I prepared a meal for Luo Ziyan to keep.

Then order some soldiers to guard the camp well in case anyone comes to attack them.

Finally, it was late at night, and Luo Ziyan was still staring at the sketch.

She didn't urge her either, but took out the bow and arrow Yang Liuhua gave her and wiped it carefully.

After wiping, stop all random thoughts and go to bed early.

It was dawn, Meng Qianyan woke up in a daze, and Luo Ziyan woke up too, the sound of soldiers working outside.

"Is it time to hurry?"

"Well, get up."

As shown in the sketch, the road ahead has become more and more difficult to walk, and it is necessary to observe whether there will be any ambushes at any time, so the progress is slow.

After noon, the bitter wind made my mouth dry.

Luo Ziyan raised his hand, signaling the team to stop first.

"Your Highness."

"Qiying, go and distribute some water to the soldiers first."

"Yes."

Buckets of water were brought out and opened, and the water bags were filled one by one.

The soldiers were so thirsty that they drank freely.

Meng Qianyan took two sips, and glanced at Luo Ziyan from the corner of his eye.

Luo Ziyan held his head high, and looked closely at the surrounding mountains.

"what happened?"

Meng Qianyan said softly.

Luo Ziyan's ears moved suddenly, "There is an ambush, protect yourself!"

After his shout fell, everyone hurriedly dropped their water bags and picked up their weapons and shields.

Sure enough, at this time, a rumbling sound rang in my ears, and many rolling stones rolled down from the ridge.

Fortunately, the soldiers were prepared to take precautions. When the rolling stone came down, no one was injured except for smashing two carriages carrying food.

After the rolling stones passed, Luo Ziyan raised his voice, "Brothers on the mountain, I am Wei Xuan, and I am the fourth prince of the Dahe Imperial City. I know you are all on the mountain. Since you are here, don't be afraid, like a mouse." Hide. Since you are here, come out generously and kill yourself."

Luo Ziyan's low voice echoed in the valley.

After a while, there was indeed a sound.

On the avenue, a group of people on horseback soon appeared.

The leading man was dressed in tiger skin and held a sharp spear.

His eyes were stern, "Hmph, so what about the fourth prince Wei Xuan? Do you think that we people in Lingyuan Mountain will be afraid?"

"I don't intend to scare you, I just think that a man should stand up and let's have a good talk."

"What's there to talk about?"

"You have robbed our imperial court of food and grass, and you should give me an explanation for this matter."

"Ahaha, explain? What do you want to explain? Let me tell you, this Lingyuan Mountain is the territory of our Menghuzhai. Anyone who passes by here will have to hand over the money for passing by. The person surnamed Mu doesn't know what to do. I have no choice but to take his grain and grass."

Luo Ziyan laughed, "You can't pass through your territory at will."

"What do you think?"

"Stupid." Luo Ziyan snorted softly, "Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's subjects on the coast of the land. Let me tell you, this Lingyuan Mountain does not belong to the tiger's village, but belongs to the imperial court."

"Hahaha, it's funny, it belongs to the imperial court, but your imperial court has been doing nothing for us for so many years."

(End of this chapter)