Last night, Zhao Xiling led the guards to set up an ambush at the foot of the mountain, about half a day's journey from the base of the mountain.

  Such a position is just when the Imperial Guard searched for the first time and entered the fatigue period, equivalent to the first physiological limit of human movement... Many times it will not be noticed, very short-lived, for ordinary people, only with a brief loss of concentration.

  That's enough.

  At the time of the third watch, Zhao Xi ordered a halt to all actions and led his men to avoid the Imperial Army camp, hiding in the direction of Xiangyang.

  All these arrangements and actions were not created by Zhao Xi alone, his most profound classic battle example is the Four Crossings of the Chishui River. He just went around once or twice.

  ……

  "Master, rice cooking marks have been found in the direction of Song County."

  Huh? It's not even half a day yet, and there's already been a discovery? Fumihiko was stunned, he was confused by this discovery.

  Yesterday at the hour of the Tiger, we entered the mountain. According to what was said, even if the guards' camp arrived earliest, it should be half a day later. Adding that they were in a hurry to hide and were not familiar with this place, it's very likely that they wouldn't have cooked until after noon.

  But now...

  "How many stoves?"

  "Reporting to Your Excellency, it is very scattered. The area around the stove has wild animal hair everywhere, covering an area of about one mile in circumference. According to rough estimates, there is enough food for a thousand people."

  Is it a wild guess? Is Your Highness going to give up?

  "Dispatch... wait... have 5,000 men follow the trail and search. The rest will continue to press in and shrink the encirclement circle step by step."

  Fumihiko Amano was not easily disturbed by the traces, and the established plan did not change, only the direction of the appearance of the traces was emphasized.

  Anyway, Wen Yanbo is also a civil minister who knows military affairs and is still the head of the Western Government.

  "Is it all right for Yoshikuni and Yoshitaka to be arranged in this way?"

  "Really!"

  Fu Bi felt that something was off about the Crown Prince's behavior at this time.

  Wen Kuanfu's arrangement was indeed a reasonable approach...

  The two gentlemen fell silent for a moment, and the accompanying officials were also confused, each thinking their own thoughts.

  At this time, a commotion came from outside the gate of the inn.

  "What's all the commotion about? The drill is like real combat, and a noisy battlefield is considered a rebellion. Do you think Yan Bo doesn't have a heavy hand?"

  As soon as they came out of the account gate, they saw that all the soldiers were pushing and shoving towards the commander's tent, muttering to themselves.

  "Reporting to the Minister, we have over 20 soldiers who fell into a pit and got stained with gunpowder. The judging panel is about to declare it as combat damage. We do not accept this, so we request the Minister to make a final decision."

  What does it mean? Did he get himself stained with gunpowder? They are all old soldiers, even if they only made arrow shafts as military equipment, how could they not dodge their own equipment when they fell, and how could they get stained with gunpowder?

  "Report to Your Honor, it is not that I was contaminated with foreign dust, but rather I fell into a trap beforehand. Therefore, the judgment has been made and the casualties have been determined."

  Get stuck?

  "What is the reason for this invasion? Is it a plot by the Hunters or a result of the Guardian Camp's actions?"

  "Report to the general, both the trench and the pitfall are newly set up, the broken layer is new soil, and besides, I have sprinkled cinnabar powder in the pitfall. My judgment is that the enemy's camp has just been newly built. This is only cinnabar powder, if there were iron caltrops or bamboo arrows in the trench, how would you soldiers be able to withstand it? Can you still fight?"

  Lü Jingchu affirmed that he did not retaliate against Wen Xiangong because the latter had not given him a good face, and he was absolutely impartial.

  According to the exercise manual, getting dye on one's body is considered an injury, but it doesn't say that it has to be from combat.

  Besides, falling into a trap is already a means of combat. Can't say that the Western bandits who fell into the horse pit and died don't count as merit?

  "Quickly investigate and determine how many soldiers were contaminated with gunpowder due to falling into the pit. Also, for those who fell into the pit and got contaminated with gunpowder, as well as those who got contaminated while dragging each other, all casualties shall be determined by the Adjudication Committee. Quickly handle this!"

  Fumihiro had figured it out by then. Those so-called clues were just smoke bombs, meant to deceive the searching soldiers and gather them together.

  It even set up a pitfall...

  "The person who sets everything will mark where it is set..."

  What else can be done? For a moment, I couldn't think of anything, and was caught off guard by the shameless behavior of the guards.

  Need to calm down...

  "Report to the Premier, there have been collapses in Huanghe, Gongxian, Dengfeng and Yuzhou directions, with over 1,500 soldiers contaminated with anthrax powder. More than half of the soldiers were contaminated while dragging and rescuing..."

  The words behind were not spoken. The arbitration team was relatively lenient, or rather did not understand the battlefield, and for those who were stained with dye due to rescue, there was no judgment of casualties.

  Ke Wenyan couldn't deceive himself, let alone Fu Bian.

  It's truly a battlefield, for soldiers who have fallen into the enemy's midst and are being rescued, most of them will no longer have combat effectiveness. Not to mention whether falling into the enemy's midst has caused casualties, just talking about taking care of the wounded, each wounded soldier needs at least one person to carry him on his back.

  It's only the first day, strictly speaking less than half a day, and more than half of it has been damaged.

  Wen Yanbo was very depressed, and Fu Bi was very confused... It's really not that simple.

  "Order all search teams to slow down their advance and be on high alert for ambushes. Let those with mountain forest experience and hunting background take the lead, continue to shrink the encirclement circle."

  How did the vanguard camp manage to do it? In just one and a half days' time, how could they set up such a large-scale ambush within a radius of twenty miles?

  Where will they gather again? What object will serve as a gathering mark?

  Feng Bo became more and more interested in this exercise. It's not just a matter of winning or losing, but the tactics of the guard camp have greatly increased his interest.

  "Yi guo, xian xiao le."

  Translation: "I'm ashamed, I've let you down."

  I'm terribly sorry...... Where is it? Wen Yanbo has never been one to be embarrassed. It's just that Fu Bi is here, so he has to be polite.

  "Let us not judge who wins or loses, we are all soldiers of the same nation. This exercise is beneficial."

  This is perhaps the way to train soldiers.

  Two men with their own thoughts stayed in the tent, and no one would think about the camp at this time. Also, except for last night, all soldiers wouldn't be able to return to the camp to rest for these three days.

  As for those who have been tainted with the powder, the decision-making group has a special place to hold them... They have all been eliminated in the rehearsal, so don't expect to be treated favorably.

  Zhao Xi led the guards, but at this time they were all sleeping soundly in the outermost camp.

  Still a bit timid, didn't dare get too close to the handsome tent.

  When night fell, the sentries of the guard battalion went to each tent and woke everyone up... They couldn't beat the drum, this was in the enemy camp.

  "During the day, the soldiers are scattered in search of food, at night they gather to camp, so it must be a gathering. Now, we need to determine what kind of unit this gathering is."

  "Your Highness, if it's wartime, the commander's tent is naturally at the center. But at this time, I think that in every place, the number of people gathered should not exceed one battalion."

  This is still the first time for Zhen and his cousin's son to participate in a serious discussion.

  "Approved and adopted!"

  In fact, among their guards and management team, only two of them are always on the front line.

  "Alright! Let's launch a surprise attack on the enemy camp later. The guards are not allowed to disperse, it's dark at night and we can't use ordinary lanterns, so the whole camp must act together."

  "After raiding the first camp, speedily cross the wilderness for ten miles and raid another place. After continuously raiding three camps, march towards the mountain top direction for ten miles then turn back, each separately disperses and hides to break through the encirclement, must jump out of the encircled circle again, assemble at last night's gathering place."

  "Remember, collective action must be taken before breaking out!"