Chapter 328

A sentry stood on a tree, leaning against a thick tree trunk, and looked ahead.

The view here was excellent, and the weather was good; standing here, one could see very far ahead.

Suddenly, he stood up straight, and his expression became tense.

Dust was rising in the distance, which usually indicated that cavalry was passing by.

Sure enough, after a while, black dots could be vaguely seen.

Due to the distance, it was impossible to see clearly what these black dots were.

But based on experience, it could basically be determined that the ones coming were cavalry.

A large troop of cavalry coming at such a time was most likely government troops!

"Come and look, there is cavalry ahead!" The sentry on the tree shouted.

Several sentries who were resting nearby immediately climbed to a high place and looked ahead.

Soon, the black dots were getting closer and closer.

At this time, it could be clearly seen that the ones coming were cavalry, and judging by the color of their clothes, they were official troops!

"Quick, go back and report to the Great General!"

The sentry squad leader shouted immediately.

On a small hill, Meng Tian was resting in the main tent.

When he received the news that the government’s cavalry had appeared at the foot of the mountain, he was immediately shocked.

They had just issued an ultimatum a few days ago; how could the government send troops so quickly?

Both shocked and angry, Meng Tian summoned Feng Feng Qiji and the others and told them about the government sending troops over.

"Since they sent cavalry, the main infantry force will follow behind."

"This shows that they have rejected our proposal and are prepared to fight us to the death!"

Meng Tian said.

"They really dare to come? Then we will fight our way out and kill all the subjects of Great Qin!" Wei Pao said loudly with red eyes.

"There is no other way; let's proceed according to the worst-case scenario!"

"If we can't live a good life, he, Ying Su, shouldn't think about living a good life either!"

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation and expressed one after another that they would fight Ying Su to the death.

After the voices of the crowd quieted down a bit, Feng Feng Qiji said: "General Meng, please make a decision."

Meng Tian frowned and remained silent.

After Feng Feng Qiji urged him several times, Meng Tian finally said: "Let’s wait and see."

"Wait and see? Their cavalry has already killed their way over; if we don't make a decision now, it will be too late!" Feng Feng Qiji was anxious.

"Huashan is so steep; cavalry cannot play a role. They won't attack; their goal is to occupy favorable terrain and then confront us in Huashan."

"So there is no danger for now; we still have time to discuss."

Meng Tian said.

Hearing him say this, everyone reacted.

Yes, cavalry is suitable for activities on the plains; in mountain warfare, cavalry is basically useless.

So even if the government wanted to launch an attack, it would be launched by the infantry behind.

And this mountain had complex terrain, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack; the government would not easily launch an attack.

On the contrary, they were hoping the government would attack immediately, so they could rely on the favorable terrain to inflict heavy damage on the other side.

"If they don't come to attack, then what do they intend to do?" Imperial Prince Lu asked.

"What I am worried about is them guarding outside; that would be difficult for us." Meng Tian said.

"This mountain is so big; can they block us?" Imperial Prince Lu didn't believe it.

Meng Tian didn't speak again.

His expression was grave, and he was incomparably worried in his heart.

Now he somewhat regretted retreating to defend Huashan.

If it were a battle against an ordinary opponent, retreating to defend Huashan would be a very correct decision.

But the problem was that the opponent was Ying Su, the entire Great Qin!

The surroundings of Huashan were all Great Qin’s territory; if Ying Su was willing, he could mobilize troops from various places to surround the entire Huashan!

Of course, if Ying Su did this, it would consume Great Qin’s national strength greatly.

But with Ying Su’s ruthlessness, such a thing was really possible.

In that case, their nearly million-strong army would be buried in Huashan!

Others saw Meng Tian not speaking, so they started discussing.

Most people’s opinion was to take advantage of the government troops just arriving and not having a firm footing to launch a counterattack immediately, and then break out from the front.

But Meng Tian kept shaking his head after listening, and did not agree with such a plan.

He believed the risk of doing so was too great.

If one thing went wrong, the entire army would be wiped out.

Just as everyone was discussing countermeasures, scouts at the front constantly sent back news.

The two main roads leaving Huashan had been blocked by government troops.

At this time, Feng Feng Qiji gave Meng Tian a wink, then stood up and walked to the backyard.

After a while, Meng Tian also came to the backyard.

"General Meng, is the situation very difficult now?" Feng Feng Qiji asked directly.

"I won't hide it from you; it is very difficult to handle now!" Meng Tian sighed.

"But a few days ago, didn't you say we could at least perish? How come there is no way now?" Feng Feng Qiji asked.

"Perishing was just to threaten Ying Su; such an approach has no benefit to us ourselves."

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"Now that the threat hasn't worked, we must think of other countermeasures."

Meng Tian said.

"General, did you never intend to truly perish from the beginning?" Feng Feng Qiji asked.

"Then are you really willing to perish?" Meng Tian asked back.

Feng Feng Qiji remained silent when he heard this.

If there was a good life to live, who would want to perish together with the enemy?

Not to mention that perishing together couldn't even be achieved; they could only constitute a certain blow to Ying Su.

"If you want to perish, that’s simple; we all charge out and kill everyone we see until we are all killed!"

"But now that the great army is pressing down, I am afraid we can't charge out; we can only fight the government troops head-on."

Meng Tian said.

"Can't we avoid them and leave from somewhere else?" Feng Feng Qiji asked again.

"If it were just you and me leaving, it could be done; we could take the small paths under the cover of night."

"But the problem is, what about these nearly a million troops?"

"As soon as so many people move, the government troops will immediately discover it, and by then we can only fight them head-on."

Meng Tian said.

"Think of a way; we can't just do nothing, right?" Feng Feng Qiji said.

"Let me think... you should let them disperse; such matters cannot be thought of in a moment." Meng Tian said.

Feng Feng Qiji sighed, shook his head, and then returned to the main tent alone.

When the crowd saw him leave with Meng Tian but return alone, they all asked where Meng Tian had gone.

"General Meng wants to be quiet for a while; only then will it be conducive to thinking of countermeasures." Feng Feng Qiji explained.

"What else is there to think about? We should just leave Huashan as agreed before, and then avoid Li Li Yuanba to attack other places!"

"I don't believe it; can Li Li Yuanba alone trap our thousands of troops and horses?"

Wei Pao said.

"But they don't just have Li Li Yuanba." Feng Feng Qiji said.

"But their total strength is less than ours; why should we be afraid of them?" Someone else asked.

"But Li Li Yuanba alone is worth tens of thousands of troops!" Feng Feng Qiji said again.

"What use is he alone? Didn't Wei Pao say it? Can Li Li Yuanba alone trap so many of us?" Someone asked.