As for where the ambush was hiding, before Ji Jie discovered it, Sima Xueran on the top of the city had already discovered it. Standing at a high place, she easily found the location of the ambush with a telescope.
"Commander of artillery, fire hard at that position, don't give the enemy a chance to raise his head!" Sima Xueran said softly.
"Understood!" the artillery commander ordered all trebuchets with sufficient range to aim there, and then fired a salvo.
Hundreds of artillery shells roared towards him. Zhao Jun, who was hiding on both sides of the road, couldn't help but raise his head. His eyes widened and he fell into deep surprise.
It was well hidden, how could it be discovered? The most terrible thing is that it is too late to run away. I can only pray to God to stay as far away from me as possible when the shell explodes!
"Boom boom boom..."
After the first round of volleys, without any pause, the second round of chaos ensued.
Li Mu and Sima Shang were also dumbfounded. How could the ambush be discovered by Ji Jie? Even if he had thought of this, it was impossible to determine the location in such a short time!
With the facts before him, Li Mu had no choice but to give the order: "Ming Jin, let's return to the camp!"
It's not that easy to run away. The 20,000 ambush soldiers have been suppressed by the artillery fire and can't even lift their heads. It's okay to lie on the ground, but as long as they stand up, they will definitely not survive the next second.
When the shelling started, Ji Jie reduced the speed accordingly. He ordered his troops to rush forward as soon as the shelling stopped to kill the caught fish.
Very few of the 20,000 ambush troops could escape the range of artillery fire. Sima Shang and Li Mu could no longer control so much. They led the other 20,000 people to retreat to a place they thought was safe and then stopped, euphemistically saying they were waiting for the brothers. Escape from the fire and go back together.
"Charge!" Ji Jie took the lead, followed closely by Xiong Ben, and then came three thousand cavalry. The city's artillery stopped firing in time.
There were not many Zhao troops left who could move, and most of them were stunned by the bombings. They were killed by the Zhou troops who caught up, and the entire army of 20,000 people was wiped out.
Sima Shang was unwilling to accept this result and suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "I want to fight. Ji Jie only has 3,000 men. My 20,000 people can easily eat him!"
"No!" Li Mu flatly refused, saying: "We have already lost 20,000 people, and I don't want to lose another 20,000, plus a brave and capable vanguard general!"
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Back in the city, Ji Jie felt much better. Although he failed to kill Li Mu, he still let out a bad breath.
The first thing I did when I came back was to praise Sima Xueran and the artillery commander. This time out of the city, the cooperation between the cavalry and the artillery could be said to be flawless.
Ji Jie didn't have a good idea for how to fight next. If Li Mu suffered a loss, he would definitely hide in the camp and refuse to come out. And the outside of his camp must be full of traps. If he attacks rashly, he will only fall. A tragic end.
Just when he was at a loss, this girl Mei Duo made a bold suggestion: "Poison!"
"Poison? How?" Ji Jie felt a little shameful from the bottom of his heart to use such a method. In his opinion, it was a bit dirty, but since Mei Duo brought it up, he had to give her a chance to continue.
Mei Duo picked up the baton in a decent manner, pointed to a small river next to Zhao Jun's camp on the sand table, and said: "According to my investigation, Zhao Jun's daily drinking water comes from here. As long as I control the upstream, they will have diarrhea." Pull until your legs are weak!”
This is a good idea, but it is a river. How many crotons must be dropped to get enough weight? It is better to send people to sneak into the Zhao army camp and poison their water tanks directly!
The little girl noticed what he was thinking from Ji Jie's expression, and said with her chest raised: "As long as you give me the task, I will complete it successfully, and I can do it by myself without anyone else's help!"
Absolutely not, how dangerous it is to be alone!
Ji Jie said with a smile: "Looking at how confident you are, I know you must have made a good idea! Well, I will accompany you to protect your safety, but I want to see how you get poisoned by tens of thousands of Zhao soldiers!"
Mei Duo wrinkled her nose cutely and made a look like you were just waiting to see.
Qin Qing and Chen Yao looked at each other, and the two girls shook their heads helplessly. The girls around Ji Jie all had special skills, and it would be impossible to look down on anyone. No, the other one immediately expressed his position, and what he said was better than Mei It’s amazing!
This person was Li Yuechan. She said in an unhurried tone: "Why go to all the trouble? I just walked into the enemy camp and killed Li Mu and Sima Shang with one strike, leaving them leaderless!"
"No!" Ji Jie, Qin Qing, and Chen Yao shouted together.
Of course not. Although assassinating the local coach is also a strategy, it is a more despicable method than poisoning. Ji Jie will never use it unless it is a last resort, especially against a famous general like Li Mu. He can only use it on the battlefield. It would be satisfying to defeat him completely.
"Okay, I didn't say anything!" Li Yuechan shrugged and continued to sit in the corner and play with her dagger, which was as sharp as clay.
In the evening, Ji Jie and Mei Duo quietly left the city. Half an hour later they reached the upper reaches of the river, which was less than six miles away from where Zhao Jun fetched water.
"Why did you choose this place?" Ji Jie asked while paying careful attention to the surrounding situation. Zhao Jun's patrol team may appear here at any time.
"Because this is the maximum range I can control!" Meadow said.
Ji Jie was stunned. What does the maximum range mean?
"Come out, little silver!" Mei Duo stretched out her snow-white right hand, and a small silver insect with fluttering wings appeared in her palm.
Ji Jie was shocked. Isn't this the Miao people's silver Gu? Where did Mei Duo get it? This thing can't be practiced in a short time. Many Miao people spend their entire lives without getting a silver Gu. Woolen cloth!
"Haha, you're surprised. I have nothing to do during this time. I'm practicing!" Mei Duo said these words with a relaxed face. People who don't know will think that the Miao people's silver Gu is as simple as catching a firefly. .
Have nothing to do? What a liar!
Seeing Ji Jie's continuous thirst for knowledge, Mei Duo let out a "chuck" of joy, took the initiative to throw herself into his arms, and said softly: "Of course, I can't do without the help of the little frog. The little thing helped me catch a lot of poisonous insects. And Qian'er also helped a lot during the refining process, otherwise it wouldn't be so easy!"
Ji Jie suddenly realized that Mei Duo and Zhao Qian were similar in age. They stayed together all day long and had the same hobbies. Zhao Qian liked to study drugs, and Mei Duo liked to study poisons. Medicine and poison were originally from the same family!
"So that's it!" Ji Jie nodded.
Mei Duo smiled brightly, and then said to the silver Gu in her hand: "Go and poison the river water!"
The poison of silver poison can directly kill people, but the river water will dilute the poison. Although people who drink it by mistake will not die, they will suffer from vomiting and diarrhea, and there is no cure!
Mei Duo did find out Zhao Jun's habits. The Huotou Army went to the river to collect water at this time every day for the next day.