Ying Mu's army was not moving fast.
After all, not only were there a large number of infantrymen and guards, but there were also 1,000 ordinary people traveling with them.
This caused Ying Mu's army to move even slower.
They only marched forty to fifty li a day.
He wanted to reach Zhongshan City.
It would take at least six to seven days.
..............
On the third day after Ying Mu's army set off.
The sun had just risen from the east. After Ying Mu's army had eaten breakfast, they slowly set out again and continued to advance toward Zhong Mountain City.
On a narrow path at the foot of the mountain on the south side of the Gray Cloud Ridge.
A gray-robed knight galloped over on a horse and quickly disappeared into the forest.
At the peak of the Cang Mountain.
More than ten figures were busy at the top of the mountain.
Someone was cooking.
Someone was slaughtering the captured beasts.
There were also people hiding at the top of the mountain, carefully guarding the place.
Everyone had a clear division of labor and was busy with their own tasks.
However, the scene was extremely quiet. No one spoke loudly.
When breakfast was ready.
A middle-aged man in grey clothes carried a bowl of cooked meat soup to a cave and said in a low voice,""Young Master, the meat soup is ready!"
"Yes, bring it in!"
A clear and youthful voice came from the cave.
The grey-robed middle-aged man carried the meat soup into the cave and respectfully delivered it to a young man who was kneeling on a beast skin blanket and reading a bamboo scroll.
This young man was Zhang Liang.
Zhang Liang waited for the middle-aged man to place the meat soup on the stone slab in front of him before putting down the bamboo slip in his hand. Under the flickering candlelight, he asked unhurriedly,"Did Shadow Three send any news?”
Shadow Three, the death warrior of the Zhang Clan.
Just like the grey-robed man in front of him and outside the cave, he did not even have a real name, only a simple code name.
These people were the sacrificial warriors that the Zhang Clan had carefully nurtured, and they could be said to be loyal to the Zhang Clan.
He could directly die under the command of the Zhang family head.
Two days ago, Zhang Liang ordered Shadow Three and the other two to follow the army of King of Yue Ying Mu and observe his every move.
When the Yue King Ying Mu's carriage was about to reach the Gray Cloud Ridge, he would report to him in advance so that he would have sufficient time to prepare for the assassination.
It wasn't hard to guess the speed of Ying Mu's carriage.
According to Zhang Liang's speculation, Ying Mu's army would pass through the Gray Cloud Ridge as early as this morning and at noon at the latest, heading towards the camp of Li Xin's army in Zhongshan City.
Considering that Shadow Three needed to send a message in advance.
Zhang Liang could easily estimate the time of Shadow Three's arrival.
It was only a short while.
"Young Master, there is still no news!”
The middle-aged man in grey didn't say much. He simply replied and placed the meat soup on the stone table in front of Zhang Liang. Then, he stood silently at the side, as if waiting for Zhang Liang's next arrangement.
"Mm, you may leave!"
"When Shadow Three and the others return, let me know immediately!”
"In addition, let Mister Gao and his disciples recuperate well. Especially Mister Gao Liang, he needs to recuperate well so that it will be easier for him to carry out the next task.”
Zhang Liang didn't even look at the middle-aged man in grey. He directly gave a few instructions, then picked up the meat soup and tasted it.
His movements were smooth and smooth, pleasing to the eye and filled with the beauty of etiquette.
Anyone who saw it would have to praise him.
..........
After the grey-robed middle-aged man walked out of the cave, he did not pay attention to the group of grey-robed men who were waiting quietly.
He slowly walked to a place not far away from Mister Gao and the others. Following Zhang Liang's instructions, he bowed respectfully and said,""Young Master has instructed me to ask all of you to eat your breakfast in peace and recuperate. I'm afraid I'll have to rely on all of you for today's matter.”
"Commander Ying is too polite. Taking your salary to share your worries is a righteous act.”
"We are the Zhang family's guests, so it's only right for us to do things for Young Master. There's no need to be so polite!”
"Commander Ying, please tell Young Master that we, master and disciple, will definitely not disappoint Young Master. We will let King of Yue Ying Mu be buried here and avenge the old family head.”
Mr. Gao and his disciples didn't dare to be careless in the face of the grey-robed middle-aged man's salute and hurriedly returned the greeting.
"Thank you for everything!"
Commander Ying bowed again.
He completed Zhang Liang's instructions.
Commander Ying slowly left and walked towards the group of grey-robed men who were waiting not far away. He ordered expressionlessly,"Start eating!"
With Commander Ying's words, the gray-robed men of sacrifice in the field began to eat breakfast in batches.
The entire process was quiet and swift, and no one spoke.
"Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!"
Just as the gray-robed men of sacrifice were eating in an orderly manner.
Hurried footsteps came from not far away.
Looking in the direction of the voice, everyone saw a gray-robed man with sweat all over his head quickly come to the top of the mountain and walk towards Commander Ying, who was in the middle of the crowd.
"Shadow Three greets Commander!"
"Commander, may I ask if Young Master is here?"
"Shadow Three has something urgent to report to Young Master!”
The person who came was Shadow Three, whom Zhang Liang had specially instructed.
After Ying Commander saw Ying San, he still did not have much of a reaction. He only pointed in the direction of the cave and said expressionlessly,""Young Master has already instructed that you can report to him directly after you return.”
Upon hearing this, Shadow Three cupped his fists and saluted. Then, he quickly walked towards the cave and told Zhang Liang about the journey of the army of Yue King Ying Mu, as well as the situation of the army that he had observed in the past two days.
After Zhang Liang learned about the schedule of Ying Mu's army, he began to make arrangements.
Or he would ask someone to check the traps that had been set up in advance in the forest.
Or, he would get people to place the falling rocks that were prepared on the other mountaintops in fixed positions.
Or, he could get people to prepare strong crossbows and arrows, and wait for orders at any time.
Of course, the most important thing was to guide the hanger-on who was proficient in throwing skills to find a good ambush point and arrange for him to recuperate so that he could attack at any time.
such a variety
This meant that Zhang Liang's plan was not a sudden idea, but had been planned for a long time.
He had been preparing for a long time!
..........
Ying Mu naturally didn't know about Zhang Liang's preparations and arrangements in the Gray Cloud Ridge.
At this moment, he was sitting in the car that had been carefully improved and did not shake too much. He was reviewing the city plan that he had designed.
After all, it was the first city to be built in his territory.
He had to do it perfectly!
Of course, due to the limitations of the era.
To outsiders, this was already a perfect and shocking city design.
In Ying Mu's eyes, there was still a huge room for improvement.
for example
"The design of the city's sewer system seems to be a little too simple. Once the city is expanded, the initial design of the marsh gas tank will not be enough.”
" There's also the problem of building houses for the city residents. If it's just one floor, it seems a little too wasteful."
Ying Mu looked at the territory design that had been modified for the umpteenth time and was still very dissatisfied.
Wasn't it too backward?
There was no trace of the modern era at all.
This made Ying Mu, who still hadn't forgotten the wonderful life he had in his previous life, extremely dissatisfied.
"No, I still have to change it!"
"Even if I can't transform the entire territory into what I want, I should at least transform my own palace and let the people of this era know what life is like.”
Thinking of this, Ying Mu put away the territory design on the table and picked up his own palace design from the side. He started to modify it again.
He did not want to live in Great Qin at all.
Therefore, he had to change it!
Just as Ying Mu was racking his brains to modify the design of his mansion, his carriage slowly arrived at the foot of the Gray Cloud Ridge under the protection of the Yue Royal Guards.
At the same time!
Ashen Cloud Mountain, peak.
Zhang Liang looked at the army of the King of Yue that stretched for two to three miles below the Gray Cloud Ridge.
His gaze quickly locked onto the Yue King's carriage that was protected by the army.
When the carriage arrived at the bottom of Gray Cloud Mountain.
Zhang Liang's eyes flashed with determination. He ordered a burly man beside him in a deep voice,"Attack!"
As Zhang Liang finished speaking.
The brawny man did not hesitate at all. He instantly threw the round hammer in his hand towards the carriage of King Yue at the foot of the mountain.
His movements were as smooth as flowing water, as if he had practiced it thousands of times.
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