nucmednet Chapter 583 Countermeasures
Chapter 583 Countermeasures
Thinking of this, Yi Moxu simply raised her hand and straightened Ye Qing's clothes: "Wait for me, it shouldn't be long."
"Hmm?" Ye Qing'an didn't know why Yi Moxu suddenly said such a thing. She just frowned and looked at him blankly without saying a word.
Yi Moxu chuckled lightly, offering no further explanation, and simply said softly, "You'll find out when the time comes. Just wait for me."
Ye Qing'an was getting more and more confused by what he was saying, so she just pursed her lips and glanced at him.
"The army of Siyou Kingdom has already passed by."
When Ye Qing'an heard Yi Moxu say this, she was stunned for a moment before realizing her current predicament.
She was forced into a corner by Yi Moxu, who was practically half-hugging her in his arms.
Ye Qing'an quickly raised her hand and pushed Yi Moxu. Yi Moxu was quite conscious of this and only took two steps back, still smiling.
Ye Qing'an didn't even glance at him, and went straight out of the cave.
After leaving the cave, Ye Qing'an disappeared from the spot.
He then changed his clothes in the Cloud Dreamland and returned to camp.
Upon returning to camp, Ye Qing'an left his tent.
"Miss."
Ye Qing'an nodded: "Where are His Highness the Crown Prince and Grand Tutor Liu?"
"I just saw them go to the central command tent together."
Ye Qing'an walked towards the central command tent, and after informing the guards outside, he was allowed to enter.
Only the Crown Prince and Liu Enze were in the camp. When Ye Qing'an entered, they both looked at her simultaneously.
Ye Qing'an paused slightly: "Is...something wrong?"
The crown prince then smiled and said, "It's nothing."
Ye Qing'an laughed along with her before walking in: "When I came in, I saw you all staring at me like that, and I thought something had happened."
"I wonder what the situation is like at the front now..."
Liu Enze looked up and exchanged a glance with the Crown Prince before saying, "The rebels followed behind the spirit beasts, hiding among the dead leaves. So the advance team judged that simply using smoke to attack would probably not be very effective, so they set the forest fire directly."
"The forest fire has burned most of the dense forest, and the army followed the fire into the forest to investigate."
"News has just come from the front that no rebel soldiers who were burned to death have been found in the forest."
The Crown Prince frowned: "It was after receiving this news that I summoned the Grand Tutor to discuss the matter and figure out what exactly is going on."
Ye Qing'an frowned upon hearing this: "No rebel corpses were found?"
"Ah."
Ye Qing'an paced around the room twice, gently biting her lower lip before raising her head: "Just now, Your Highness said that the rebels were hiding among the fallen leaves?"
"Yes."
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips: "Actually, I've always had a question that I haven't been able to answer."
"Hmm? What's your question?"
Ye Qing'an looked up at the Crown Prince and Liu Enze: "The fireworks we saw the night we arrived were a cover for the rebels. They used that cover to send people to infiltrate the dense forest."
"The next morning, the bird incident happened again... It was then that we discovered that there were people hiding in the dense forest."
"I've been wondering what the rebels were doing in the dense forest during the middle of the night, from when they infiltrated there until the next morning?"
When the Crown Prince heard Ye Qing'an's question, he frowned but remained silent.
“If the rebels were not burned to death by the forest fire and did not leave the dense forest... they must be hiding somewhere.”
Ye Qing'an stopped short of revealing the secret passage, but Liu Enze reacted quickly: "Secret passage."
The prince's fingers twitched slightly: "A secret passage?"
Ye Qing'an also pretended to look at Liu Enze with a surprised expression.
Liu Enze nodded: "Secret passage."
“Now that it’s winter, the forest is thick with dead leaves. We’ve dug secret passages in the forest, and the entrances and exits are all covered with dead leaves, making them very difficult to find.”
Ye Qing'an's eyes widened: "If the rebels dug a secret passage in the dense forest, the passage leads to..."
"Outside the dense forest!"
Liu Enze and the Crown Prince stood up together and walked out of the tent.
Ye Qing'an quickly followed behind them: "After setting the forest fire, why did the army enter the forest?"
"Our army is currently in the forest. If the rebels manage to escape through the secret passages and turn around to attack us from both sides with the rebels in Anzhi City, wouldn't our army in the forest be in utter trouble..."
"Then we can't let the rebels in the secret passage come out from the forest on our side."
The crown prince quickly summoned men: "Prepare the horses, I will personally lead the troops there!"
Liu Enze also ordered his men to prepare horses.
When the guards brought the horses, they brought an extra one, and Ye Qing'an mounted it as well.
The troops in the camp had already assembled. The crown prince left some people to guard the camp, and then led his men out of the camp.
Soon they reached the edge of the forest.
Liu Enze did not immediately order people to dig a secret passage next to the forest, but instead ordered people to dig a deep trench about fifty meters away from the edge of the dense forest.
The trench was quickly dug out, but no trace of the secret passage was found.
Liu Enze narrowed his eyes: "It seems the exit of the secret passage should be near the dense forest."
The crown prince nodded, his gaze deep and thoughtful.
"Should we have the secret passage dug up?"
“No.” Liu Enze shook his head: “The rebels are cunning and have many spies in our army. They must already know that we have discovered the secret passage.”
"They must also be wondering what we'll do if we know about the secret passage?"
"Nine times out of ten, they dug up the secret passage and then blocked them here."
"At this point, all they need to do is withdraw from the secret passage, flood it with poisonous smoke, and they can wipe us out in one fell swoop."
The prince's face turned pale: "Then... what should we do?"
Liu Enze pursed his lips tightly: "Drill a few holes at the edge of the dense forest, or even further in. Have someone prepare poisonous smoke and drugs and spray them inside."
Liu Enze lowered his voice: "Among the soldiers behind us, there might be spies from the rebels. This matter needs to be handled by absolutely trustworthy people. And it needs to be done quickly..."
As soon as Liu Enze finished speaking, the Crown Prince and Liu Enze's gazes fell on Ye Qing'an.
Ye Qing'an realized what was happening: "I'll go."
The Crown Prince nodded: "I'm sorry to trouble you, Miss Ye. I will certainly reward you handsomely after this matter is over."
Ye Qing'an smiled and looked up at the dense forest in front of her: "The forest fire has not yet burned the entire forest, and now the fire is meaningless. Shouldn't we put out the fire?"
"If Qing'an has the time, then of course it is possible."
"Yes, it doesn't take much effort."
Ye Qing'an raised her hand, and a ball of spiritual energy quickly gathered. Immediately, the wind and clouds changed color, and snow began to fall.
As the snow intensified, Ye Qing'an raised her hand and tossed the ball of spiritual energy into the air. Then, she cupped her hands in greeting to the Crown Prince and Liu Enze, saying, "I'll head back to camp now."
"Wait a minute." Liu Enze called out to Ye Qing'an: "Go to the military medical camp and find a military doctor named Huo Xianming."
“Okay.” Ye Qing’an agreed, then leaped up and quickly disappeared.