Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 964 Ambush in the Mountains, Waiting for the Enemy to Arrive

The soldiers beside the general bowed and scraped as they spoke with obsequious smiles.

"Hehe, we can't be careless at all. What if there's a master among them!"

"General, under your wise and mighty leadership, we brothers are no pushovers. You can just sit in the main tent when the time comes."

"Leave everything to the brothers!"

Hearing his subordinate's words, the general's face revealed a hint of confidence and disdain.

I thought to myself, we can't beat those regular soldiers, but surely we can't lose to those refugees.

Those bandits, though called bandits, were actually arranged by the city lord; they were nothing more than a pack of dogs kept by the city lord.

I am a regular soldier in Lingyang City, and every one of them is well-trained and highly skilled.

"Alright, remember my words, just don't be careless, speed up, and try to eliminate those people in the distance."

Each of them understood that after the great disaster in Lingyang City, the city lord was trying to maintain his position and ensure that he and his troops could continue their lives in Lingyang City.

He embezzled most of the disaster relief funds and grain allocated by the higher authorities.

Those destitute refugees were forced to leave the city and flee to Hyde.

To cover up the truth, they arranged for so-called mountain bandits to eliminate these people along the way.

The refugees haven't been eliminated, and they've even returned—that's unacceptable!

If someone were to report this to the higher-ups, and it were discovered that he had embezzled so much money and grain, he would have several heads to spare.

Each of them was actually a participant, so at this moment they shared the same thoughts as the city lord.

That means we absolutely cannot let those refugees return to Lingyang City.

Another important reason is that the higher-ups are about to send people to investigate the results of the disaster relief efforts in Lingyang.

At this moment, although the population of Lingyang City has decreased by tens of thousands, the noble families and high-ranking officials are still living a carefree and comfortable life, as if the disaster had not happened.

If the higher-ups see this group of refugees, the whole thing will be out in the open.

The soldiers rushed towards Hyde City at great speed, with the general and dozens of lieutenants urging the troops forward while vigorously cracking their whips.

If we can eliminate this group of people in the mountains, we can do so without anyone noticing.

However, Chu Chen and his group stopped their march today.

Firstly, it was to give the refugees a day to rest, and secondly, it was also to allow the soldiers to get some more training.

After all, what they would be facing next were the well-equipped soldiers of Lingyang City.

Chu Chen and Roland had set up a canopy and were now sitting at a table and chairs, drinking tea and watching the people training hard.

Chang Shou led out a small team: "You guys, go forward a hundred miles and scout the way. We're almost at Lingyang, we can't afford to make any mistakes!"

Indeed, under Chu Chen's guidance, they have developed scout teams specifically to gather intelligence on the front lines.

After the group left, Chang Shou went back to the training ground and directed everyone's training.

What he valued most were the thousand archers, who, after all, lacked large-scale offensive and defensive equipment.

They didn't even have warhorses; the few horses they had were ordinary captured horses, not worth mentioning in battle.

Therefore, these ranged archers are especially important when facing the soldiers of the garrison.

Anlan wasn't idle either; she was currently holding a crossbow and firing wildly at a large tree.

As night fell, the group of scouts that had been sent out suddenly rushed back.

Moreover, only three to five people returned, and each of them was injured.

Upon seeing this scene, Changshou immediately rushed over: "What happened?"

"It's terrible! It's terrible! The garrison troops are attacking!"

One of the scouts, after saying those words, collapsed in front of Changshou.

Chang Shou immediately tensed up and said to the other person, "Quickly, how many of them are there? Cavalry or infantry? Where are they?"

"About three thousand men, infantry, about a hundred miles away from us."

Chang Shou nodded after listening, thinking to himself that infantry was fine, but cavalry would be a bit troublesome.

"Alright, you guys go and rest. Send another team to scout out their situation and report back immediately!"

After sending out a small team, Chang Shou turned and headed towards Chu Chen's carriage.

"Son!"

"These people have been through a great war, yet they're still so impulsive. How will they become leaders in the future!"

"Chang Shou understands!" Seeing Chu Chen's calm and composed expression, Chang Shou's heart also calmed down a little.

"Tell me, what happened?"

"Young master, the soldiers of Lingyang have somehow gotten wind of our arrival and are already heading our way."

"How many people?" Chu Chen wasn't surprised. With so many bandits before, there were bound to be some who slipped through the net.

The fact that Lingyang was able to receive the news confirmed Chu Chen's guess: these were not bandits at all, but rather something that Lingyang had done intentionally.

They used so-called mountain bandits to eliminate these refugees, thereby concealing the fact that they were embezzling money from higher authorities.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen once again felt that human life was worthless; the lives of these refugees were too cheap in this era.

These are tens of thousands of people, wiped out just like that, with the sole purpose of money.

That's human nature, that's the rule.

"Young master, according to the brothers who came back, there are about three thousand soldiers."

Chu Chen chuckled after hearing this: "Hehe, three thousand soldiers, isn't that perfect? ​​Let's test the power of your one thousand archers!"

"Young master means to send those thousand archers to deal with the three thousand troops, but it's nighttime, and our archers' visibility isn't good, I'm afraid!"

"Heh, they have three thousand men, can't you create the impression of six thousand or ten thousand?"

"Our visibility is poor. Do you think those soldiers have night vision?"

Chang Shou nodded immediately after hearing this, thinking to himself that the young master was right.

The soldiers were also human, and compared to regular soldiers, they were far weaker.

If our side has enough momentum, they won't dare to fight at night.

Moreover, he could take advantage of the darkness to ambush those thousand archers and deliver a devastating blow at daybreak.

"Young master, I understand. I will make the arrangements immediately."

After saying that, Changshou turned and walked into the darkness.

Soon after, many torches were lit throughout the camp, and for a time, the entire sky was illuminated as if it were dusk.

The refugees were arranged in the center of the camp, surrounded by strong young men holding steel knives.

The other thousand-strong group, carrying composite bows and arrows, headed straight for the two sides of the mountain and soon disappeared into the grass.