I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 307 - 229: Whose Mountain to Leave

At midnight, it was a time when the Qiangrong people were soundly asleep.

The moment the Yan cavalry crossed the horse-tripping ropes outside the Qiangrong camp, it signified that this night raid was a one-sided battle.

Dark clouds obscured the moonlight, the bonfires erupted with glaring sparks, horses neighed, flames soared, and screams were unceasing.

The Qiangrong soldiers scrambled up from their beds in panic. They didn’t know how many Yan had come, from where they came, or even why their Chanyu was absent.

Previously, the three thousand iron cavalry led by Rong Shuo were surrounded by Qiangrong Light Cavalry, because they never expected cavalry to exist at the Southern Border, and the Southern Border cavalry had never fought the Qiangrong Light Cavalry, leading to a significant loss.

But this time, the person leading them was Gu Lan, who had stayed in the Pingnan Iron Cavalry Camp for over a month.

In the chaos, the awakened Qiangrong people couldn’t even mount their horses to fight back, or grab their weapons to resist; they were slaughtered in disarray, utterly defenseless.

A Yan Army general, finding the killing too easy, suddenly realized something was amiss: "Young Master, there are only half the usual number of people in the Qiangrong camp!"

Gu Lan carefully observed the chaotic scene around her and also noticed what he mentioned.

A glint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes as she murmured, "Li Yuanju indeed did not disappoint me; the spy in the Southern Border border army is definitely him."

How did these Qiangrong people arrive at the Southern Border unnoticed by the provincial cities;

Where did the masked assassins she and Rong Heng encountered on the way to Yinzhou come from;

And as for Wei Junzhuo, how did he know that Rong Shuo dispatched Su Yi and Li Yuanju to Cang Wind Port? If he didn’t know, he wouldn’t have appeared in Yinzhou swiftly and quickly surrounded the city...

Everything proved that there were generals in the army colluding with Qiangrong and Wei Army, passing on information. Gu Lan and Rong Heng had both detected this.

Gu Lan originally told the generals the plan was: to leave the city tomorrow night and intercept the supply route the day after.

She knew this matter would definitely be informed to the Wei Army by this hidden spy.

Then she suddenly changed her plan, deciding to raid camps tonight instead.

This sudden change added authenticity, in such a short time, if Wei Junzhuo really got this news, being cautious and suspicious, he would ensure foolproofness, definitely relocating the Qiangrong Light Cavalry near the Wei Army base, catching them all in one sweep.

Thus, half of the Qiangrong camp was emptied.

Only after leaving the city did she tell the others that her real target wasn’t the Wei Army camp, but the Qiangrong Army camp.

The Qiangrong camp was only five miles away from the city, and no matter how fast a spy was, they couldn’t relay any further messages.

If the Qiangrong camp still had the usual number of people, it meant the Wei Army only knew her plan to intercept the supply route two days later, and Wei Junzhuo wouldn’t send the Qiangrong Light Cavalry so early.

But now there were only half the number of people in the Qiangrong Army, implying that Wei Junzhuo also knew about her sudden decision to raid tonight, so he moved the Qiangrong Light Cavalry away.

Only Li Yuanju’s falcons could send out the initial message and then change it so quickly!

Li Yuanju informed the Wei Army that she would raid the camp tonight; the Wei Army thought they had obtained news of the Yan Army, but in reality, this was the news she intended for them to know.

Gu Lan’s eyes were icy cold as she slew a Qiangrong man before shouting in the crowd:

"Don’t linger in battle, kill enough, then go seize the supplies!"

She glanced around and noticed the main tent of the Qiangrong base.

This military tent was built much sturdier and taller than the others, with a tall man standing at the entrance.

The man wielded a short blade that emitted a faint green light, staring at her intently.

That blade belonged to Duoji.

Gu Lan’s eyes narrowed slightly, her presence turned into a streak of dark golden light, her warhorse kicking up resolute dust, charging straight at the man.

The man barely had time to raise his knife above his head before Gu Lan’s warhorse reached him, and with one sword slash, severed his head!

Blood spurted profusely; Gu Lan quickly dodged it, just about to politely say, "Goodbye, nephew," when suddenly her expression darkened.

The head rolled twice on the ground, revealing the distinctive red hair of a Qiangrong person, but Jiang Qu was mixed race, his hair wasn’t red.

This person wasn’t Jiang Qu.

A sound of something cutting through the air came from behind.

Gu Lan quickly came to her senses, raising her sword to deflect.

Before the swift arrow could reach her, it was blocked by a crossbow shot from afar, the arrows colliding with a burst of sparks.

"Concentrate." Rong Heng retrieved the arrow from his sleeve, riding to her side.

Gu Lan gritted her teeth and said, "Jiang Qu has escaped!"

"Jiang Qu?" Rong Heng looked down, quickly glancing at the head on the ground, understanding what had happened, his tone calm, "It’s alright, the people in this camp will soon be completely wiped out."

"He had his subordinate wielding Duoji’s blade confront us, making me think from afar that it was him, but he must have escaped when he realized something was off as soon as we charged into the camp."

Gu Lan killed enemies while issuing another order.

"Enough, let’s deal with these people first. Jiang Qu, if he flees, it must be towards the Wei Army. Immediately notify Li Yuanju and Su Yi that if they encounter any Qiangrong people, kill them on sight."

At this moment, a distant soldier exclaimed excitedly:

"Young Master! The Qiangrong supplies have been found, enough to sustain the city’s army!"

Gu Lan felt a sense of relief in her heart, a smile appearing on her face as she once more charged forward to bravely kill the enemy.

Rong Heng shielded her from the splattering blood, wielding a silver-white long sword, releasing excellent crossbow arrows from his sleeves, resembling a rain of pear blossom arrows, making Gu Lan envious.

"Brother Hang, when will you let me try your sleeve crossbow?"

"Next time, for sure," Rong Heng said mildly, his hauntingly pleasant voice ringing in her ears, "Be careful, if you’re injured, you’ll waste my medicine."

Gu Lan raised an eyebrow, saying, "Isn’t it my medicine you gave me? Brother Hang, you’re living off me, don’t be stingy with a little medicine."

"Remove the word ’living off,’ and it’s a decent sentence."

...

Elsewhere, Li Yuanju followed Gu Lan’s orders, leading five hundred infantrymen close to the Wei military camp.

He knew Gu Lan’s goal was the Qiangrong supplies, and as for him, he just needed to make a commotion, letting the Wei Army think the Yan Army was launching a night raid to buy some time, then quickly escape.

This ordinarily wouldn’t be a problem. Though the Wei Army had numbers, they weren’t on guard, never expecting them to take the initiative. They would fire a few arrows then leave; the Wei Army couldn’t catch up, and even if they did, Su Yi was there to respond. Gu Lan’s arrangement was quite reasonable, fully considering his timid nature.

The premise was,

The Wei Army was indeed unprepared.

But how could they be unprepared? He had used his falcons to inform the Wei Army that the Yan Army would raid the camp tonight.

The deputy next to him, seeing Li Yuanju lingering without giving orders, whispered, "General, just give the command. Once the Wei Army reacts, we’ll withdraw immediately."

Li Yuanju looked around, seeing the soldiers beside him looking at him questioningly.

At this moment, Li Yuanju found himself in an inescapable situation.