There was no way, Zhao Yuanji and others could only continue to move forward to find the next camp.

However, about fifteen miles after leaving the small village, the road began to look different.

The loess was cut off in front of everyone, and was replaced by a gray-white, continuous, straight and spacious avenue!

The large army stopped in front of the road in surprise. At this moment, the sky had completely darkened. The fear of unknown things made them afraid to move forward.

The general was surprised and guessed: "Could this be the cement road Liu Duwei mentioned?"

Zhao Yuanji rode forward and came to the wide cement road with a solemn expression.

The general said in shock: "This place is thirty miles away from Yuyang County. I didn't expect that in half a year, they had paved the road so far."

"This road is wide and flat. If the Xu family's army comes on horseback, it will probably take less than half an hour from the county seat to this point before they can face our army head-on!"

Speaking of this, the general felt inexplicably panicked and hurriedly circled around, looking at the dark night around him, always feeling like he was being watched.

The general raised his hand, and in exchange for a few spies, he waved to them to investigate the surrounding area to avoid encountering an enemy ambush.

When the spies set off and came back to report that there was no trace of Xu's army around, the general's uneasiness still could not dissipate.

However, the road in front of us cannot be continued tonight.

"Your Majesty, there is a river here, why not camp here for one night, and tomorrow morning we will have enough energy to attack Yuyang County in one fell swoop!" the general suggested.

Zhao Yuanji looked at the cement road spreading into darkness ahead and nodded.

"Be on guard tonight, I always feel that this road just stops here, something is not right." Zhao Yuanji warned.

The general nodded, he would do this even without the emperor having to tell him.

This place is really close to Yuyang County, and there is such a concrete road leading directly to the county seat. It is very likely that the Xu Jiajun will make a sneak attack at night.

As for the road ahead, the Xu Jiajun must have changed it when it was built. It is no longer the original road. Once the Xu Jiajun appears and they pursue it, they will most likely be ambushed by the opponent.

This general is very experienced, and all his guesses came true!

Just when Zhao Yuanji entered the tent that the soldiers had set up for him, the neighing of horses suddenly came from the deserted hollow.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of horse hooves rolled in like thunder from all directions, as if they had been surrounded, Xu Jiajun rushed out from everywhere!

Darkness was the best cover. Specially trained horses, driven by professional horse handlers, armed with long guns, rushed into the camp, stirred up a bonfire on the ground, and lit the surrounding tents.

At the same time, there was the sound of a porcelain jar being smashed, and then the smell of oil wafted out, and fire shot into the sky. The entire camp was caught off guard by this sudden change.

"The Xu Family Army is here! It's the Xu Family Army!" some soldiers shouted loudly.

And the eunuch's high-pitched voice screamed: "Escort! Escort!"

The blazing fire illuminated the entire camp, and the Xu Jiajun who were riding black horses and holding special long-handled weapons were immediately exposed to everyone's sight.

Each of them was wrapped in black cloth, with only a pair of calm eyes exposed from head to toe. They were riding horses in one hand and holding long-handled weapons in the other. A dozen of them lined up in a long line, rushing from the east, disrupting all order.

After that, like lightning, it dispersed from the west to all directions.

They came and left quickly. The general was originally going to order the soldiers to pursue them, but seeing that there were only a dozen of them, it was really strange. He was afraid of falling into an ambush, so he had to immediately order archers to kill them without daring to act rashly.

It's just that these men in black seemed to have eyes behind them. The horses were galloping, walking on weird winding roads, erratic left and right. Before the archers' arrows could get close, they disappeared into the dark night. Only the sound of horse hooves could be faintly heard.

Lopsided.

The familiar terrain is really an advantage for Xu Jiajun.

Seeing those horse riders who were obviously specially trained disappear without a trace, Zhao Yuanji, who was protected by the guards, suddenly found that he and others had become passive while taking the initiative to attack.

There was no guarantee that the other party would come again, so the general ordered people to protect Zhao Yuanji tightly while he led his people to put out the fire and then count the losses.

Fortunately, only a few tents were burned and a dozen new recruits died.

The grain cart that they were most worried about turned out to be fine. They didn't know whether it was a fluke or whether the horsemen did it deliberately.

After all this trouble, it was already dark, but no one dared to relax their vigilance any longer.

In this way, death lasted until dawn.

At this time, it was the time when they were most sleepy. The soldiers on night watch looked at the white fish belly on the horizon, thinking that it was almost dawn and the Xu family army would never come again. Just when they were about to leave, something strange happened again.

The horse's hooves trampled on the cement floor with a crisp "ta-ta-da" sound. It was obvious that the other party's whereabouts had been exposed in advance, but to the court soldiers on duty, it was like the horn of approaching death, and they were startled to the point where they were all dozed off.

"Dong dong dong!" The sound of the gong spread throughout the camp, and Zhao Yuanji, who was just about to take a rest, was instantly awakened.

"Xu Jiajun is here again!"

The soldiers' exclamations came from outside the tent, and Zhao Yuanji immediately heard the angry roar of the general.

"Damn it! Let me see if I don't kill you red-headed guys this time!"

The general was cursing his mother while organizing his men. This time, he responded quickly and quickly set up a defense line. The cavalry was on the left and the infantry was on the right. With the camp as a dot, defenses were radiated around.

However, this time the Xu Jiajun did not rush over. Seemingly seeing that they were on defense, they only glanced at them and immediately turned around and ran away.

This wave has zero lethality, but is extremely insulting.

The general felt that his fist had hit the cotton, and after staying up all night without being able to sleep, his spirit had reached the edge of collapse. He was so angry that he pulled up his long bow and shot three arrows at the cement road.

The metal arrow hit the cement floor so hard that it flew up, leaving only a small white crater on the ground.

No one had ever seen such a hard ground before, and they were all stunned for a moment.

"I heard from Lieutenant Liu that Xu Jiajun used this kind of cement to rebuild the city wall of Yuyang County..." A soldier took a breath of cold air. Before he reached Yuyang County, his heart rose.

Fear.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the general's cold eyes swept over him.

Suddenly, no one dared to talk about cement.

They were not allowed to rest all night, but the imperial army could not stay any longer. They quickly packed up the camp and embarked on the cement road leading directly to Yuyang County with the momentum of severely punishing the Xu family army.
Chapter completed!