Zi Ying led the group in a slow march. After only two days, they received an investigation report that the Ning Army had set up camp in Dingyuan city, which was about twenty miles away.
Receiving this news, Generals s from the Heavenly Eagle Army all came to look for Zi Ying, including Zhu Nuo.
Zhu Nuo said sternly to Zi Ying: "General, since the enemy is strong, I am weak, and it is difficult to win in a direct confrontation, our army can adopt a sneak attack strategy. Tonight, our army can attack the Ning Army Camp at night, and if we are caught unawares, our attack will definitely have a miraculous effect."
Zi Ying laughed after hearing it. He first nodded, then shook his head. From what he could tell, Zhu Nuo was not a brute who only knew how to fight and kill, but also a general who knew how to lead soldiers and fight. He said: "The commander of the Ning Army is Zhan Wushuang, he is an extremely skilled soldier and a rare general. It won't be that easy for our army to sneak attack Ning Army Camp."
After hearing that, Zhu Nuo frowned, and asked. "Then General means …"
Zi Ying said faintly: "If we go from Dingyuan to Yan City, we will have to pass through the Thousand Valley, the Thousand Valley's terrain is steep, and is extremely easy to ambush, moreover, it is less than five kilometers away from our base, our army should rush to the Thousand Valley first, and set up an ambush, waiting for the Ning Army to take the initiative to approach!" Zi Ying was extremely familiar with the geography of Feng Country, even if he did not personally explore it, he would still know it like the back of his hand.
When everyone heard this, they understood that it was reasonable. They all nodded and said, "We will do as you say, general!"
According to Zi Ying's plan, all seventy thousand people with Heavenly Eagle Army would hide in the Thousand Valley. Just as Zi Ying had said, the terrain of the Thousand Valley was extremely steep and was surrounded by a group of mountains. The road was passed through the mountains, and if an ambush was set up inside the mountains, it would be more convenient to attack.
Zi Ying chose a spot with cliffs on both sides of the road and split his Heavenly Eagle Army into two, respectively placing himself on top of the mountains on both sides of the road.
The majority of the soldiers in the Heavenly Eagle Army were normal citizens who did not know how to use bows and arrows. Even if they had laid in ambush, the destructive power of being able to shoot arrows was very small. It would be better to use more Stones, a type of weapon that could cause a huge threat as long as they had enough strength.
Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Wudi were completely unaware of the fact that the Heavenly Eagle Army had been set up in the Thousand Valley. When the next day dawned, the two of them ordered their subordinate Member to continue heading towards the Yan City.
The army of one hundred and fifty thousand was not without spies as they marched on. Before the Main Force of Ning Army arrived, the scout horse had already entered the Thousand Valley.
Seeing that Ning Army Horse dressed in silver armor and helmets had entered their ambush place, everyone was extremely nervous, even the deputy Generals lying beside Zi Ying subconsciously touched their swords at their waists. At this time, Zi Ying was unable to speak, he used his eyes to signal the other deputy Generals on the left and right not to be nervous, and to not make any sound.
At this moment, they were lying on the edge of the mountain peak and could only watch as a group of Ning soldiers swaggered under their noses.
The Ning Army scouted around the Thousand Valley, but did not discover any enemy situation. Only then did they turn their horses around, retreating from the original route to report the situation to Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Wudi.
Although he received the report that the stallion was safe, Zhan Wushuang still passed down an order for the army to stop when Ning Jun reached the edge of the Thousand Valley.
He and Zhan Wudi urged their horses forward, and ran to the front of their group, raising their eyes to look at the mountain range covered by the Thousand Valley. After he finished reading, Zhan Wushuang frowned, thinking that this place was truly dangerous! It was not the first time he had traversed the Thousand Valley, but every time he had passed this place, he had always been very careful.
"Brother, what's there to look at?" Zhan Wudi asked, puzzled.
"Invincible! This place is extremely dangerous. If we have enemies lying in ambush here, the consequences will be unimaginable." Zhan Wushuang said with a serious expression.
Zhan Wudi laughed, then asked: "Where did the enemy come from? The enemy troops are currently stationed at the northern side of Yan City, how could they possibly appear here? "
Zhan Wushuang nodded his head. He understood this logic as well, but when he looked at the Thousand Valley in front of him, he felt a lot of danger.
After pausing for a moment, Zhan Wushuang said: "Let the frontlines pass through. After the frontlines pass through smoothly, the centreers will continue moving forward."
Zhan Wudi had long gotten used to his big brother's cautious personality. He grinned, and did not say much as he nodded: "Alright! "Boss, I'll listen to you."
Under Zhan Wushuang's instructions, the Ning Army was split into two. The fifty thousand strong army led the charge and passed through the Thousand Valley first, while the hundred thousand Ning Army stayed outside the Valley.
Zi Ying did not understand much about the arrangements made by Zhan Wushuang. Seeing that there were a large amount of Ning Army coming from down the mountain, the Heavenly Eagle Army people lying in ambush on the mountain started to get nervous again.'s heartbeat became faster and his adrenal glands started to increase rapidly, as if his mouth was about to open and his heart was about to jump out of his throat.
As Ning Jun's army advanced, not only were they in a neat formation, even their steps were almost identical. A series of rhythmic rumbling sounds echoed throughout the valley for a long time without dispersing. The steel armor was especially dazzling under the reflection of the sun. The military flag was waved, embroidery ribbons fluttered in the wind as tens of thousands of people walked on the narrow mountain path without the slightest hint of disorder. The appearance of a military force with strict military discipline was astonishing.
Seeing that Ning Jun Wu Yi had already reached the ambush place for his army, Zi Ying slowly raised his hand, preparing to give the order to attack. At that moment, even the Herald behind him raised her arrows, pulled the bowstring, and aimed towards the sky, as long as Zi Ying gave the order, he would immediately send the signal to attack.
However, Zi Ying slowly lowered his hand that was originally lifted up, his body sticking closely to the ground, his head stretched out, staring at Ning Jun who was passing by at the foot of the mountain.
The bystanders might not be able to see anything, but Zi Ying could keenly sense that the Ning Army did not have any Commander Flag. One must know that the Ning Army's discipline was extremely strict, to the point that it was even at the level of a canonical, no matter how careless Ning Soldier was, she would definitely throw out the Commander Flag, unless the army in front of him was not Main Force of Ning Army.
Thinking about it, Zi Ying carefully checked the numbers with rapt attention. Very quickly, he discovered that the number of Ning Army was not right, this Ning Army could only have a maximum of fifty or sixty thousand soldiers, and was very far from the one hundred and fifty thousand reported back in time.
What a cunning Zhan Wushuang, being so cautious in a place that clearly had no enemies! Zi Ying could not help but smile.
He understood what was going on, but the surrounding deputy Generals were all covered by clouds and mist. Seeing that Ning Jun was about to pass through, and Zi Ying had no intention to give the order to attack, the two deputy Generals on his left and right could no longer hold it in, and they lowered their voices and asked, "General, please give the order to attack! "If we don't act now, then the Ning Army will go!"
"Ha ha!" Zi Ying laughed lightly and said: "This is not the main force of the enemy. If I'm not mistaken, the main force of the enemy has yet to enter the valley!"
"Huh?" When the generals on both sides heard this, all of them were shocked. These Ning soldiers were not the main force? What kind of military presence and battle formation did Ning Jun have? Besides, how could the general determine that these strongholds weren't the main force? The crowd did not understand, but they did not dare to ask any further questions. All of them bit their lips and watched as the large number of Ning soldiers left the valley.
After waiting for about an hour, they heard the sound of Valley Opening coming from the valley, and they couldn't help but stretch out their necks to take a look.
Before long, teams of phalanxes arrived from the mountains. This Peng Army was larger in scale and had more people, as if it was limitless. At the front of the camp, there were two Flag s on the tree. The one at the front had the word 'Ning' embroidered on it, while the other one had the word 'Zhan' embroidered on it.
Seeing that, Zi Ying laughed, this was the main force of the Ning Army! There was no need to ask, Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Wudi were already in the midst of the army.
He turned his head and looked towards the Herald behind him. He waved his hand at him, indicating that he was ready to send the signal.
Very quickly, Main Force of Ning Army arrived at the location of the Heavenly Eagle Army. Zi Ying was also a little nervous, after all, the Ning Army wasn't a mob, and Zhong Tian usually respected the Ning Army almost as a god. He had been under Zhong Tian's command for a long time, and it was inevitable that he would be affected as well.
When more than half of the main force of Ning Jun could pass the ambush point, Zi Ying raised his arm suddenly, waved it down, and shouted: "Kill!"
Just as he finished his sentence, he heard a sharp swoosh from behind him as arrows flew into the sky.
Before Ning Jun could even react, she heard shouts from both sides of the road from the top of the mountain. Soon after, a bunch of bone-sized rocks were thrown down from the top of the mountain.
In just an instant, the army of Ning at the foot of the mountain was thrown into disarray. Ning Bing's armor could block the arrows that lacked strength, but it could not block the rocks that fell from the top of the mountain that were more than ten meters high. The giant piece smashed into Ning Bing's armor, and tinkling sounds could be heard. The lighter ones had their bones and tendons broken, and the heavier ones had their heads split open and died on the spot.
"Ambush!" "An enemy ambush …" However, before he could even utter a few words, a huge boulder landed on his shoulder. With a crack, the General of Ning Country's shoulder blade and breastbone were shattered, and even the horse's waist was broken. Unfortunately, this Regiment Commander didn't even have time to release his spirit armor before he died on the spot.
There were also many profound cultivation General of Ning Country who had released their spirit armor but were still smashed into pieces by the giant boulder that fell from above. The Ning Army that was in the ambush place had their square inch disrupted, the neat square formation was long gone, the soldiers screamed as they scattered in all directions, all of them squeezed to the foot of the mountain to avoid the rocks.
At this time, the over five thousand old soldiers that Zi Ying was coming for started to show their abilities. These old soldiers stood on either side of the mountain, and with one arrow after another, they shot towards the Ning soldiers at the foot of the mountain. The veterans had all received strict training in archery, and now from above, the power of the bow and arrow had been unleashed to the extreme. In addition to that, the Ning army was too numerous and disorderly, so one arrow did not even need to aim.
As the Eagle Feather Arrow that more than five thousand veterans shot out flew towards the valley, the situation of the Ning Army became even worse. In the entire valley, there were almost no safe places to be found, either stone slabs or arrows.