Vol 1 Chapter 20 (1/2)
Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang Vol01 Ch20
Chu Beijie led his troops through the forests and chose a soet the best of his spies to check the movements of the Bei Mo army
Together with Moran, they put up the central co the map
“The forest surrounds the Kanbu for several hectares all around Lots of places have yet to be explored This one in too much The best places for theerout the three mountain symbols on the map
Moran agreed “The Bei Mo army is approximately fifty thousand, so it’s very unlikely for them to fully disappear in this forest in such a short time Our spies can definitely find out their location However, if they really are living up high in the mountain to defend, this on’t be resolved any time soon”
Chu Beijie smiled at this and warmly asked, “Does Moran knohy I chose to have ten thousand soldiers with me?”
With this hint, Moran’s eyes lit up with understanding “Duke wants them to attack first?”
“The Bei Mo ares without result They need a big victory to heighten everyone’s spirits” Chu Beijie’s cheerful smile was unreadable He turned back to the map and pointed at a tall mountain in the Southeast direction
“Ifshould have stationed troops there”
“Duke just mentioned that only three mountains were possible and why is Duke so confident that they’d be on that mountain?”
“Although there are three possibilities, this place is the one that suits Pingting the most”
Moran was about to ask again when a voice from outside the tent called, “Duke, I found out where the Bei Mo army is”
“Come in and speak”
The spy came in and reported, “The Bei Mo ar It is thelittle river flowing nearby which seems to be the source of the several streams around here”
Surprisingly, he then asked, “If Moran was the Bei Mo main military advisor, hoould you attack my ten thousand soldiers?”
Moran was familiar with the battlefield and so he knew the answer
“One of the basics of war is to secure a lodge near a water source so that soldiers and their horses can have easier access to water If I were the Bei Mo main advisor, I would first find the source of the main strea spirit”
“This plan could only work once thought as it has to be before I understand the geography Pingting ht that I’m usually too busy with the soldiers and don’t understand these forests well I always take notice of the geography when I go to a place though I study as rin “I predict she’ll poison the water tonight Then, her army will be sent down and surround my ten thousand soldiers”
Moran studied the expression on Chu Beijie’s face and realised he had a clear idea of as going on “Please make your command then, Duke”
Chu Beijie lifted the tent flap to stare at the changing clouds behind a distant hts seemed far ahen his deep voice full of anticipation said, “Pingting may have a plan of her own, but she’ll think that the real battle will be under the h, so we can take this opportunity to shock her”
He snapped back “Pass on this command: everyone must cut branches to each ht, station them outside the tents and make it look like we’re asleep, unprepared for battle’”
Moran hurriedly went outside to pass on the order
The soldiers outside the tent i later, Moran came back and informed, “Duke’s task has been completed”
Chu Beijie nodded and snapped on his own armour With sword in hand, he broke out the command tent
“Get on your horses, take the Cloud Valley route and capture the Bei Mo generals!”
The entire ar empty tents and nearly nine thousand fake soldiers behind
Ten thousand soldiers stealthily approached Mount Dianqing, caainst the varied trees in the forest There stealth so great that even their breaths made no sound They soon stopped at the foot of the h the o was
Back in the Bei Mo arht
Pingting had stationed most of the army near the water source The tents were close to the sue allowed clear views of the surrounding territory
All of the other generals ith the rest of the ar, Ze Yin, and Ruohan were left in thethe most concise map of the forests they could find
“Great plan!” Ze Yin patted his leg in praise “My Lady really is the strongest opponent Chu Beijie could have It’s Dong Lin’s first ti these forests, so they can’t be too fa poison to their water before they realize it, Ze Yin can then go and attack their quarters while they’re still poisoned Huroup of ten thousand so that he will understand that even the ”
An idolizing expression was on Ruohan’s eyes as he said, “You understand Chu Beijie so well My Lady will definitely become the most famous female army advisor in the four countries”
Pingting’s expression didn’t change or rather, it looked ry-hurt expression
She sighed “Generals, don’t be happy yet The tactic Pingting just ainst other people, but it won’t work on Chu Beijie”
Ze Yin was having a pretty good laugh when she said this He stopped “Why’s that?”
“Chu Beijie is the strongest general in the world at the et that he did once send soldiers to capture poisonous wasps so wouldn’t it be very unusual if he didn’t send soraphy of this area as well? Underestiting will cause a massive defeat if she concludes that Chu Beijie would be easily outdone with a poisoned water source”
Ruohan paled “Chu Beijie’s that strong? Then what should we do?”
Pingting’s eyes flickered back to the map She smiled sweetly “Once Chu Beijie finds out we’re on Mount Dianqing fro for him to uncover the fact that we’ve poisoned the water To be honest, the reason why Pingting chose this ive him this false impression”
After speaking soa few deep breaths of air Her cheeks were flushed She rolled her black crystal-like eyes once before continuing “Once Chu Beijie’s thinks that he’s got my plan, he would make fake people and then look for a path that on’t expect fro tents”
Ze Yin and Ruohan knew that what she was saying was right
Ze Yin’s beard bobbed up and down as he said, “We can station most of the troops close to the tents, then thrash Chu Beijie’s army”
Pingting however, shook her head at this, “That’s not the best Mount Dianqing isn’t the best place for an ambush”
“There’s so I’d like My Lady to clarify” Ruohan voiced the question in his thoughts “My Lady said that Chu Beijie would look for a route that on’t expect fro of?”
“Co said and pointed at a route on the map
Ze Yin and Ruohan both looked down and stared at it in shock
Several moments later, Ruohan finally breathed out, “Chu Beijie actually dares to get ten thousand h the notorious Cloud Valley Route He’s really daring, huh But then again, if we hadn’t been able to predict his actions, he would have definitely succeeded”
“He likes to use bizarre tactics This tiet a taste of his own medicine” Ze Yin almost sneered “I’ll immediately take soive him a nasty shock”
He saluted towards Pingting, “Please give me your command, Main Advisor”
Pingting s voice like a black-naped creole, she commanded, “Listen, Main General Ze Yin, I, as o down the mountain and block the enemy’s escape route Surround them from the back, they should still be on the oppositethis, she felt a flood of unease so she lowered her voice “Although we havethem is more important at the moment Do not attack without my command”
“That’s a bit…”
Pingting handed it over nonetheless and explained, “Chu Beijie is Dong Lin’s main advisor and co Lin’s King Even if we capture hi Lin’s army will be lost”
She took out another co and called, “Commander Ruohan”
“I’m here!”
“Please lead another few hundred soldiers and gather at the other end of the Cloud Valley route and daet any closer to Mount Dianqing”
Ruohan took the flag and replied ‘Yes Ma’am!’ loudly
Pingting continued to order, “As an experienced fighter, Commander Ruohan, you don’t have to come back here and report back once you’ve completed your task You may march down the mountain to help Main General”
Pingting sighed in relief after one blurry again She kneas fro so she sat down and closed her eyes to rest
Most of the people had gone with Ze Yin Their excitement had been obvious They were ready to ambush their ene
Once the thundering sound of galloping horses passed, her surroundings quieted down
Pingting cal to the sound of silence, the sound of no sounds dancing in the air
Another plot
Plots in plots She frowned and couldn’t help stroke her sore eyebrows, a habit of hers
She blinked
The flashy coht to look at but after so ame Each word she said could send several hundred soldiers, who still had fa back at home, to their deaths
As for Chu Beijie, who had retreated ten kilo once more
He would never be able to guess that Pingting could be so cruel, merciless
Her eyes were dry but she couldn’t even shed half a tear Soting slowly got up and went through the tent flap to outside
She found the forest of Mount Dianqing
Beijie, it’sand for the several thousand people of Bei Mo who’ve lost their homes
Pain and regret rippled through her body, attacking her from the inside She wished that this was all a dream
“Could this be a punish bit her red lip, not wishi+ng to say more
The potential bloodshed of her co, hoas it fair to the person who’d once so tenderly placed daisies in her hair?
Sheclutched her chest in pain but remembered that she was also theand her unborn child
Parting Soul – her Master was right – her soul had left Her homeless soul wanted to be picked up by the wind and carried into the Zhen-Bei Ducal Residence, where she could play “Heroes and Beautiful Women” once more
It was really a pity that the wind nor the mountain wasn’t the place she wanted to be at for it onlyto move her lonely spirit
“They say a hundred years pass like a drea winds, Pingting muttered, “It’s so damn painful”
Ze Yin was probably leading his ar dyed red
Ruohan was probably still dae
Even if she feigned indifference – she kneas too late
Perhaps the two of theether
Her thoughts alh Once the tactics were decided, there was no further use for an advisor She was free to think about any rubbish she felt like thinking In approximately two hours, Ze Yin should have successfully captured Chu Beijie
If Chu Beijie was captured, he’d utterly hate her, a hatred that seeped from his bones
Then again, he was almost always composed and would probably escape Her heart beat wildly, as if his escape was a better solution, but she knew that he’d still hate her nonetheless
Her heart darkened at the thought
If Chu Beijie died in battle…Pingting had been constantly avoiding the thought but now she couldn’t help but to worry over it
“You live, I’ll live as well If you die, I’ll die with you” When she had said that, she was in Chu Beijie’s ar like she could melt into water
Pingting bit her lip into a sad siver her own life to hiether
“Give me your life” She only came back to her senses when she said this, only to realise that she was sitting on a patch of grass near the tents Wary eyes of the few soldiers, who had been left to protect their main advisor, watched
The sky was still changing when a bomb exploded not far fro stood up and silently cursed herself for daydreaain
“Kill!”
“Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!”
She wasn’t directly in front of the co battle cry
Pingting was horrified She turned backwards, her eyes widening
The Dong Lin army!
Impossible, how could this be?
“Kill! Capture the enemy advisor alive!”
“Duke has commanded for the capture of the enemy advisor alive!”
Chu Beijie’s co the ca Lin soldiers rushed out from the trees