The summer is hot and the scorching waves are rolling in the air. The dense plants and trees on both sides of the Silia Provincial Highway are drooping their heads and are sunburned by the scorching sun.

A cloud of smoke and dust rose on the provincial roads, and several dusty scouts of Silia rushed north along the provincial roads.

A moment later, several scouts cavalry rode their horses to a higher earth slope, which was high and had a wide view.

The scouts and cavalry looked into the distance, and the grass, fields and forests were visible for miles around. They did not find anything except the annoying cicadas.

"Sixth son, go back and tell Liu Xianfeng that no enemies are found nearby." After the observation, the sweaty scout captain waved to a young scout cavalry and ordered.

The young scout cavalry had a tender face, and because the weather was also sweating profusely, he responded reluctantly after hearing the order, rode his horse back towards the way he came, and soon disappeared at the end of the road.

"This ghost weather is simply a life-threatening person." Looking at the scorching sun, a scout from the Silia province pulled his tight collar and cursed loudly.

"Stop being irritated, go and rest there." Captain Scout wiped the sweat off his face and rode his horse towards the shade on the edge of the woods not far away.

The other scouts were able to rest when they heard that they could finally show a hint of joy on their faces and they all followed.

The scouts were the most dangerous group of troops and the highest paid ones. King Rain personally led a 100,000 army to advance to the Basto area, and these scouts were the first to be hit.

They carefully searched northward, and except for a few captured villages and towns, they did not see any shadow of the dynasty army.

"Heizi, go and keep watch." Walking to the shade of the woods, the scout captain still did not relax his vigilance and sent a scout to serve as the guard.

"Boss, this dynasty army has no even a ghost. Maybe they will retreat to Durant province long ago. Why should we scare ourselves?"

It is impossible to rest in such hot weather, but instead he has to serve as a guard post. The scout named Heizi is obviously extremely reluctant.

"Yes, boss, we didn't notice anything along the way. Everyone was exhausted. Let Heizi rest and rest. We have to hurry up later." The other scouts also spoke one after another, pleading for Heizi.

The captain of the scout thought for a moment and nodded: "Then I won't send a guard post."

It is indeed as the other scouts said, they walked along the way, let alone the dynasty army, and even the ghosts were not seen, which inevitably made them feel relaxed.

Little did they know that not far from the shade of the tree where several Siriya scouts were resting, their sharp eyes were observing them in the dark.

"Swoosh--" Only a tremolo of bowstrings was heard, and countless sharp arrows suddenly shot out from the woods. In an instant, a few scouts of Silia who relaxed their guards fell to the ground.

Captain Scout was experienced after all. The moment he heard the sound of the bowstring, a donkey rolled around and quickly avoided the arrows shot at him.

Unwilling to worry about his subordinates who were moaning and crying on the ground, the scout captain ran wildly, jumped up, and rode on his war horse, which neighed.

"Hmph——" Seeing the scout captain of Silia Province running towards the road ahead, Li Qiye, who was standing on the edge of the woods, snorted coldly.

Li Qiye loosened his fingers, and the arrows flashing with cold light had already jumped out, heading towards the scout captain who was riding his horse.

"Ah!" With a scream, the scout captain dropped his horse with a pounce, and his chest was already penetrated by arrows.

Soon, along with the dead scout captain, the bodies of several attacked scouts were dragged into the woods, and the calm here was restored again, as if nothing had happened.

Soon, smoke and dust rolled on the avenue, and the brigade of soldiers appeared in the sight of Lin Chuan and others. They were the vanguard troops sent by Yu Wang Longjing, with more than 20,000 people.

"It is said that King Yu is strict in his military governance, but it's not very good." Seeing the old man on the provincial highway and the loose marching team, Zhan Ge, the commander of the Zhenxi Army, showed disdain on his face.

Lin Chuan smiled and shook his head without saying a word. The Rain King Long Jing was also a person who was fighting for the emperor with the former emperor Long Yuan. He was brave in leading troops to fight, but after all, he is old now and his energy is not as good as before.

Besides, in Lin Chuan's opinion, this vanguard unit was not the elite under the command of the Yu Wang Long Jing, but was just a mob composed of a group of provincial garrison soldiers.

"How far is it from Basto?" Living in the chasing cart, Liu Yi, a pioneer general who was flirting with palm-leaf fans, called the adjutant to ask.

"Report to Lord Liu Xianfeng, this place is more than fifty miles away from the Barstow area." The adjutant's face was also hot.

"It's too slow. Order the troops to speed up. We must rush to the Barsto area tonight."

"Sir Liu Xianfeng, the weather is hot, and the brothers have been marching for several hours and can't hold on anymore. Do you think you should take a break first..." When the adjutant heard that Liu Yi was about to speed up, he felt distressed.

"Don't talk nonsense, go and pass the order." Liu Yi said to the adjutant impatiently.

The adjutant opened his mouth to explain, but when he saw Liu Yi's impatient face, he shook his head helplessly and went to pass the order.

Most of the 20,000 vanguards under Liu Yi were garrison soldiers from the Silia Province. They were negligent in training on weekdays and marched against the scorching sun in their hearts, and they had long complained.

"Start up - tonight in Basto camping-" The cavalry who was sent to the command sped along the provincial highway, and the fucked order made the guards curse.

Compared with the pioneer officer Liu Yi eating fruits and fanning the chariot, the rest of the soldiers were not treated so well.

They were wearing thick leather armor and iron helmets, which was extremely stuffy, but despite the military orders, they still moved forward slowly.

In order to cool down, most of the soldiers on the marching took off their leather armor and hung them on the spear to pick them up. Many soldiers were shirtless.

Although the officers were too lazy to say that they saw the soldiers taking off the protective leather armor and dissipating heat even if they saw it, they were safe according to the scout's reward, so there was no need to follow the strict requirements as usual.

The garrison soldiers advanced listlessly, and most of the officers went to cool down. No one of them noticed that they were walking step by step into the ambush circle that Lin Chuan and the others had already arranged.

"Action!" Seeing that all the garrison soldiers entered the encirclement, Lin Chuan issued an order to attack.

The archers of Zhenxi Army, hiding in the grass and in the woods, suddenly stood up and aimed countless powerful arches and crossbows at the defenseless provincial guards.
Chapter completed!