I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

They had been lying on the slope for several hours, and the wind and sand had covered them in dust. He spat out the sand from his mouth before speaking:

"Please trust me, General Baye, the Emperor of Great Zhou will definitely take this path."

Upon hearing this, Ba Ye nodded.

Now, he had no better option than to trust Temuhun.

After a while, he asked again, "How many people did the Emperor of Great Zhou lead in this personal expedition?"

Temuhun answered by extending two fingers.

"Twenty thousand?"

Ba Ye looked at Temuhun.

This number was within his estimate.

This time, the Northern Barbarians mobilized all their national resources, stockpiling all their troops outside Xuanque Pass.

The Great Zhou was not to be outdone. In addition to the army that was fighting in the Buddhist Kingdom in the south, the various states of the Great Zhou successively sent reinforcements to Xuanque Pass. The emperor of the Great Zhou was able to bring 20,000 soldiers, which means he probably brought all the troops from the capital region.

Just then, Ba Ye suddenly saw Temuhun shake his head at him. Ba Ye frowned and said, "Not twenty thousand, but two thousand?"

Indeed, the capital region is extremely important. If all the troops were transferred here, the deposed emperor of the Great Zhou might take action. The emperor of the Great Zhou is afraid of trouble in his own backyard and dares not transfer all the troops here.

Realizing that the Great Zhou Emperor had only brought two thousand soldiers with him, Ba Ye suddenly had other ideas.

For example, they might actually be able to kidnap or kill the Great Zhou Emperor on the spot.

Because this time they brought a force of six thousand troops.

Six thousand against two thousand, is three times the number of the other side.

If they still can't win, they can all atone with their deaths.

But to everyone's surprise, Temuhun still shook his head at him.

Ba Ye couldn't help but widen his eyes in disbelief and said:

"Two hundred? The Emperor of Great Zhou only brought two hundred men with him?"

Temuhun nodded, "Two hundred it is."

How is that possible?

Ba Ye repeatedly denied it in his heart.

An emperor personally led a military expedition.

How could they have only brought two hundred soldiers?

Not to mention them, any group of powerful bandits on the road could easily be found.

Even the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty could capsize in a ditch.

Seeing that Baye did not believe him, Temuhun said, "General Baye may not know much about this new emperor of the Great Zhou. This new emperor of the Great Zhou is unusually bold."

Although he was reluctant to admit it, Qin Li was the most daring person Temuhun had ever met in his life, even more daring than Murong Qingcang.

It was precisely because of this that Qin Li was able to ascend the throne!

Seeing that Baye's gaze had changed, Temuhun quickly said:

"General Baye, please calm down and proceed according to the original plan. The lives of the two young masters are the most important."

"The new emperor of the Great Zhou dared to travel with such a small number of men; there must be an ambush planned. Killing him is absolutely impossible!"

After being reminded by Temuhun, Baye shook his head slightly and came to his senses, realizing he had almost fallen for the trick of the new emperor of the Great Zhou.

Their most important mission was to feign capture, infiltrate Xuanque Pass, and coordinate with Murong Qingcang from within; their true purpose was not to assassinate the new emperor of the Great Zhou.

Just then, a scout quickly approached them from behind.

"General, we have spotted a group of about two hundred people about five miles ahead, and they are rushing toward us at high speed."

Ba Ye nodded, it seemed that Temuhun's approach was correct.

The new emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is about to lead his army on a personal expedition.

"Pass on my order: intercept and annihilate this force without leaving a single survivor."

The plan to infiltrate Xuanque Pass and coordinate an attack from within was top secret. Of all the people in the group, only he and Temuhun knew about it; the soldiers below were completely unaware.

The more people who know about the plan, the harder it is to control the situation. It's better not to tell the soldiers below, so that the performance will be more convincing and the Great Zhou will believe it.

The scouts received the order and quickly went down to relay the message.

Before long, the six thousand Northern Barbarian soldiers were ready, gripping their weapons tightly, preparing to attack the group that would soon appear on the official road below.

...

Time passed by, second by second.

It was already noon, and the group lay on the high slope, scorched by the blazing sun, already drenched in sweat, but they dared not move, their eyes fixed on the end of the official road below.

Before the people arrived, their voices preceded them; the sound of two hundred warhorses galloping was equally astonishing, and the entire earth seemed to tremble.

"They're here."

Someone said.

Ba Ye lowered his arm and calmly ordered, "Let them get closer before you fire. Fire two volleys of arrows first!"

Before the words were even finished, the other person had already come into view.

Everyone quickly drew their bows to their fullest extent, aimed at the official road below, and released their bows at the same time when the enemy passed by.

The procession on the official road was thrown into chaos, with men and horses falling over.

Ba Ye saw this and cursed inwardly for how convincingly the other party acted, and how insidious they were.

Knowing full well that they were bait and that they were lying in ambush, they still managed to act so convincingly.

"Fire again!"

Another volley of arrows rose into the air, heading down at the two hundred-strong column below.

After the initial panic, the procession on the official road quickly surrounded the carriage in the middle.

He raised his shield and became an iron turtle.

With a whoosh, Ba Ye picked up his spear and stood up from the ground, and the six thousand soldiers stood up as well.

From the air, the two hundred-strong group on the official road below were already trapped like turtles in a jar.

"kill!"

At the command, Ba Ye was the first to charge towards the iron-shelled turtle below, spear in hand.

Six thousand men, without a single fear, charged forward…

……

An hour later, the battle ended.

Along the official road, many corpses lay scattered about, some from the Northern Barbarians and others from the Great Zhou.

Of course, the majority of the corpses were those of Northern Mang soldiers, because the Great Zhou had indeed laid an ambush.

Just now, before Ba Ye could lead his men to the official road, a Zhou army appeared out of nowhere.

They were surrounded from behind, and they became sitting ducks.

Ba Ye led his men in a desperate resistance, but they were ultimately defeated. Of the six thousand men, five thousand were killed, and even Ba Ye himself was wounded.

At the same time, he was amazed that the Great Zhou was really willing to spend so much money, having actually produced several grandmasters.

"Behave yourselves! You bunch of barbarians, daring to ambush people on the road!"

"His Majesty is a man of great wisdom and foresight; he had already anticipated this and was just waiting for you to walk right into his trap."

With his hands tied behind his back, Ba Ye was rudely pushed and shoved by several Zhou soldiers to the front of the carriage.

"You are the Emperor of the Great Zhou?"

Ba Ye looked at the people standing on the carriage and felt it was all very unbelievable.

Because this person was the one who had just fought him, and was one of the grandmasters of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Qin Li flicked his wrist and said with a smile:

"What, do I not look like it?"

Ba Ye shook his head, then nodded.

"Your Majesty, we've also captured an old acquaintance." Zhou Biao suddenly ran over excitedly from a distance, carrying a person in his hand, who was none other than Temuhun.

After Temuhun was brought over, he saw Qin Li standing on the carriage and gave an awkward smile.

"What are you up to, Your Excellency? I kindly allowed you to return, yet you ambushed me on my inevitable route?"