Chapter 266 - Chapter 266: Intercepting Grains

Chapter 266: Intercepting Grains

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Tang Jinghong thought for a moment. “Okay, I’ll make arrangements immediately.”

After ten minutes, Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi headed in the southwest direction. Tong Yujie and five secret guards split into three groups and went in the other three directions.

Before leaving, Chu Qingzhi gave each of them a spiritual whistle. Once they found traces and blew the whistle, she would know.

There were many mountains in the southwest, but the mountains were generally not high. They were only one to two hundred meters tall and were lush with vegetation. When one entered the mountains, they could easily hide.

The northern garrison did not lack weapons. The imperial court would allocate a portion every year. Only the secret soldiers were in need of weapons, so the weapons were definitely for secret soldiers.

To be honest, Tang Jinghong really wanted to meet the Lord of the Northern Border. His schemes showed that he was meticulous, brave, and resourceful. He was definitely not a foolhardy person and had a strategic mind.

After tracking for a while, they finally found something. However, it was not the weapons.

An army consisting of about 1,000 soldiers appeared in the dense forest ahead. They were transporting grains in a direction.

Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi squatted in the grass and watched them. They did not act rashly for the time being.

A soldier ran up to the colonel in the lead and said, “Sir, we’ve been walking for six hours. Even if we can take it, the horses can’t. Sir, should we stop to take a break?”

The colonel looked at the scorching sun and ordered, “Rest here for an hour!”

“Thankyou, sir!”

The team stopped and the soldiers rested under the trees. From the looks of it, they were very tired.

One soldier patted the other on the shoulder. “Cheng San, let’s go get water.”

Cheng San agreed readily. “Okay.”

The two of them entered the depth of the forest to find water

Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong followed them and chose an opportunity to knock them out before dragging them far away.

Tang Jinghong tied the two of them up with vines and splashed water on one of them, the soldier called Cheng San.

Cheng San looked at the two of them and panicked. “Who are you? What do you want?”

Tang Jinghong took out his sword and placed it on Cheng San’s neck. “Answer a few of our questions and 1’11 let you live!”

Cheng San looked at Tang Jinghong and then at the cold sword. After realizing that he was at the mercy of the man in front of him, he nodded. “Ask away. I’ll tell you everything 1 know.”

Tang Jinghong asked, “Who asked you to transport the grains?”

Cheng San said, “The lord of the Northern Border.”

“Where to?”

“Si Ming Mountain. We are following the map he gave us. We’ve never been here.”

Si Ming Mountain?

Tang Jinghong took out the map that Ge Lihua and Tong Yujie had given him and found Si Ming Mountain on both of them.

He understood at a glance…

The Lord of the Northern Border was certain that he would mobilize troops from the nearest border garrison to fight him, and the Si Ming Mountain was a necessary path to the Northern Border.

There was a canyon in the middle of Si Ming Mountain. The canyon was very narrow and could only accommodate five horses walking side by side.

It seemed that the Lord of the Northern Border wanted to launch a sneak attack here.

Once his sneak attack was successful, Tang Jinghong would lose a great number of men.

After Tang Jinghong understood what the other party was up to, his expression became extremely serious. “Qingzhi, I’ll go over and stop them. We can’t let the grains be transported over!”

Chu Qingzhi said, “I’ll go with you.”

A sword flew over from the side and pierced through the colonel’s neck. His eyes widened and he fell to the ground, dead.

The soldiers were stunned by this scene. Then, they drew their swords, looking around vigilantly.

“Who is it? Come out!”

Tang Jinghong walked out of the dense bush. His expression was cold and his aura was dignified. His eyes were cold and sharp. “Those who surrender will live, and those who don’t will die!”

When the soldiers saw that Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong were alone, they were not afraid.

“How arrogant!” A soldier cursed. Then, he raised his weapon and rushed over.

At this moment, a leaf flew past with a swoosh. Then, the soldier stopped in his tracks and fell to the ground.

“You…” The soldiers behind the first soldier immediately retreated with terrified expressions.

“Are you that pair of brothers?”

The soldiers couldn’t help but take another step back in fear. They had heard of the two young heroes who upheld justice. They didn’t expect to meet them one day. In the blink of an eye, two soldiers had died under their hands.

Tang Jinghong looked at the soldier who spoke and said in an oppressive voice, “Congratulations, you guessed right. So, are you going to surrender? Or not?” A soldier asked in a trembling voice, “What if we don’t surrender?”

Tang Jinghong gave everyone a sweeping glance. His eyes were like an eagle searching for its prey. “Then all of you will die!”

Clang. A soldier threw down his weapon. “My wife just gave birth to a son. 1 don’t want to die!”

Clang.

Clang.

In the end, all the soldiers threw away their weapons and knelt on one knee to express their sincerity in surrendering.

In fact, these soldiers were very confused. They were not prepared at all for the sudden battle. The thing was that they were just a group of farmers who were forcefully enlisted. They had not been trained at all and could not be considered real soldiers. If they were real soldiers, they would not surrender so easily. Even if they surrendered, they would fight to the end. They would not surrender without fighting!

Tang Jinghong said in a low voice, “Since you’ve surrendered, 1 won’t kill you. Pick up your weapons and continue on your way!”

A soldier asked, “Hero, where do you want us to go?”

Tang Jinghong took out the two maps and observed them for a while. “Go to Maiji Mountain!”

The terrain of Maiji Mountain was the most suitable for war. With his understanding of the fake Lord of the Northern Border, he would definitely choose this place.

The soldier immediately replied, “Yes, hero.”

Following Tang Jinghong, the transport team traveled to Maiji Mountain. On the way, Tang Jinghong called a secret guard and sent a letter to Fang Yuchen, who was coming over to his aid with troops, asking him not to cross the canyon for the time being.

Tang Jinghong prayed that the letter would be delivered in time.

Si Ming Mountain.

In the tent, the fake Lord of the Northern Border called his deputy general over. “Go and see why the grains haven’t arrived yet.”

The deputy general received the order. “Yes, Your Highness.”

The grains were supposed to arrive yesterday, but it was still nowhere to be seen. Something must have happened.

The fake Lord of the Northern Border felt uneasy.

A soldier came in and reported, “Your Highness, we saw Fang Yuchen’s army!”

The fake Lord of the Northern Border immediately walked out of the tent and walked towards the top of Si Ming Mountain, looking in the direction of the border.

In that direction, there was a group of troops that looked like a long dragon. They were holding the military flag with “Fang” written on it and advancing at high speed.

“You’re finally here!” The fake Lord of the Northern Border’s deep eyes were filled with excitement. “Tang Jinghong, today, 1’11 teach you a lesson for entering my territory..”