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Chapter 299 The dangerous move of the army

This time she really repeated her old tricks.

Another feint to attack Dingyang, will Baines believe it or see through her intentions?

Such repeated feint attacks confused the public and made the State of Lu unable to guess Zong Yanli's intentions. The army then turned to Shuangtou Mountain, crossed the canyon and marched into Zhoujun City. To ensure that everything was foolproof, Zong Yanli divided the food and fodder supplies into three batches, escorted by Fu Jiashi.

It seems like they are escorting food and supplies, but in fact it is more like continuing to fight guerrilla warfare.

She was so bold that she delayed the delivery of food and fodder while letting the troops go ahead. She concealed the truth and allowed the entire army to pass through Shuangtou Mountain openly. Without any unnecessary deployment or hesitation, she left Danlin Pass with great fanfare.

At the same time, You Zhenghao led the Ghost Camp to attack Dingyang again.

Just as Baines received the news that Zong Yanli's army had left Danlin, he saw You Zhenghao who was attacking fiercely. He was a member of the Ghost Camp under Zong Yanli!

"It's the ghost camp's evil soldiers again!" There was a bit of impatience on Baines' face. There were a lot of military newspapers on the table in front of him. His eyes were full of bloodshot at this moment, as if he was trying hard to force himself to calm down. He lowered his eyes and stared at the words on the military newspaper.

"Is this attack on Dingyang true or false?" The more anxious and impatient Baines became, the harder it was for him to calm down.

"Zong Yanli's army has left Danlin Pass and is apparently taking action. Are they trying to encircle Dingyang, or..." Baines' gaze fell on the side again. The surrounding cities were constantly harassed, and scouts discovered that there were still Daqian soldiers fighting guerrilla warfare.

"Dingyang... Dingyang..." Baines murmured to himself. The countless military reports in front of him seemed to become blurred. He bit his tongue and vaguely felt that he seemed to have overlooked some important military reports.

Yue Yuqi's voice brought Baines back to his senses. Baines closed his sore eyes and looked at Yue Yuqi, listening to his analysis: "Zong Yanli must have known about the current situation in Lu State. Now that an epidemic has broken out in the west, Zong Yanli does not want to delay the war..."

Baines said hoarsely, "Sir, do you mean that the attack on Dingyang is real?"

Yue Yuqi frowned slightly, his expression slightly silent, obviously he had no confidence in Daqian's current move, and did not dare to answer casually for a moment, only slightly conservatively said: "Zong Yanli pretended to attack Dingyang many times, all for the purpose of confusing our army."

"This time Zong Yanli is using his old tricks again." Yue Yuqi frowned and said with a headache, "It's really hard to understand."

"There is no sign that the enemy's food supplies have moved first. Could it be that this attack on Dingyang is another feint?"

"If this is just a feint, then what is her intention?"

The more Baines thought about it, the more headache he had. Just as he was wondering, he saw his personal guards rushing over, leaning over with a slightly anxious look on their faces and saying, "General, there's an urgent report from the palace. The emperor is seriously ill. I'm afraid..."

Baines suddenly felt his whole body shaken, and he stood up and asked, "Why is the emperor suddenly seriously ill?"

Although the Emperor of Lu was old, he was in good health. How could he become so ill in just one or two years that he could no longer attend court?

Baines immediately asked Yue Yuqi to leave for the time being, and then asked about the news in the capital. He learned that the emperor had been ill for a long time. However, things happened one after another in Lu State. If the news of the emperor's serious illness spread at this time, it might cause chaos again.

Therefore, the Emperor of Lu tried his best to suppress the matter and stabilize the situation for the time being.

However, no one expected that the emperor would never be able to get up again due to his illness. He was like a withered and rotten tree, and no matter how many good medicines were used, there was no hope of life.

The health of the Emperor of Lu was getting worse day by day, and the national situation of Lu was in a state of disrepair.

"Did the emperor leave any words?" Baines asked in a low voice with trembling lips.

"...Please, General, do your best."

"..."

Baines choked, and after a long time he waved his hand weakly to signal the visitor to leave.

He knew that he really didn't have much time left and now he could only take a gamble. Thinking of this, Baines stood up and called Quan Liangpeng, asking him to personally investigate the enemy's traces in the direction of Danlin. He also called Kan Shi to prepare to fight against the Ghost Camp.

You Zhenghao was not idle at all. He led his troops to fight with Baines as soon as they arrived, and then showed signs of temporary retreat.

Just when Baines thought that the Ghost Camp was launching another feint attack, he received a report from a scout that food supplies had arrived at the enemy's rear!

Baines was overjoyed. The delivery of food and supplies was enough to prove that Zong Yanli really wanted to capture Dingyang this time. He was relieved and concentrated all his troops in Dingyang, ready to fight Zong Yanli. Unexpectedly, You Zhenghao was not in a hurry after receiving the supplies, and seemed to be waiting for the arrival of the army.

"Since the military supplies and fodder have been delivered, why is there no movement from Zong Yanli?" As the waiting time passed, the scouts failed to find any trace of the enemy after several investigations. It was as if the Daqian troops had suddenly disappeared. This strange phenomenon made Baines suspicious.

"Explore, keep exploring!" Baines was irritated. He stared at the map in front of him again and again. Suddenly, he turned around and asked, "Are there any traces of enemy troops in the various cities?"

"Yes, but they have become much less..." It can be seen from the military reports submitted that although there are still enemy intrusions in various places, the frequency and number of people have obviously decreased.

"What exactly was missed?" The bloodshot in Baines' eyes was still there. Yue Yuqi sat on the side with his head lowered, and no one knew what he was thinking.

At this moment, there was another sound of the enemy attacking the city outside. Baines was shocked and quickly stood up, leading his troops to meet the enemy. He thought that he would see Zong Yanli leading a large army to attack the city, but he did not expect that when he climbed up to the city wall, it was actually the Ghost Camp of Daqian.

Now everyone felt that something was wrong. Baines' heart sank inch by inch. He had never been so eager to see Zong Yanli's army attacking the city.

pity……

"I understand." At this moment, Yue Yuqi suddenly realized the truth. He clenched his fists with some trembling, and said in a trembling voice, almost gritting his teeth: "I understand, General!"

"It's a feint, another feint!" After being fooled once, twice, and three times! Yue Yuqi almost beat his chest and stamped his feet, saying in a hoarse voice: "Zong Yanli must have attacked Zhoujun City and gave up Dingyang..."

"Zhou County?" Benes froze, glaring and saying, "Zhou County is adjacent to Shuangtou Mountain, and is considered a dead end! But how did Dingyang Sect's Yanli get to Zhou County?"

"Although it is a desperate place, it is not a place of death." Yue Yuqi said quietly, "Even if you take risky moves, you can still survive in a desperate place."

Yue Yuqi sighed deeply, looking at the ghost camp under the city, his eyes were a little more dejected, and he whispered: "The food and grass were delayed, and the army went ahead. We were deceived..."

The more Baines listened to Yue Yuqi's words, the more disappointed he felt. He turned his head woodenly and looked downwards. Suddenly, he felt a sense of helplessness and desolation. He had never felt such a sense of defeat in fighting against an enemy in all the decades.