It was not until night came that new news came to Cheng Yu.

It was said that there was a scout in a gully and found traces of going to Taihang Mountains, but it was too late and it was no longer possible to distinguish the specific situation...

"Are you sure you are walking into the mountains?" Cheng Yu was puzzled.

What did Jiang Jie's people do in the mountains?

"Yes, I walked into the mountains."

The scout was covered in mud and sweat.

In order to investigate the news and find traces, the scouts of Cao's army also tried their best to climb up and down, searching everywhere.

『In the mountains…』

Cheng Yu couldn't help but look north.

The Taihang Mountain stands majestic in the distance, as if it is a high wall, blocking all the sights that covet the horizon.

If it was crossing the river, Cheng Yu could understand it, but he walked into the mountains...

What is this to do?

Cheng Yu immediately sent someone to find a guide who was familiar with the surrounding terrain and wanted to ask carefully about the mountain roads and dangers that were about to enter Taihang Mountain north. Unfortunately, he was told that most of the people in the village had been massacred...

Cheng Yu was furious, but he also vaguely noticed that there seemed to be a boomerang stomping on the back of his head, because the action of "collecting" military rations was something he had done before.

Cheng Yu finally found one or two soldiers who knew a little about the surrounding terrain and asked about the situation. Then a message caught Cheng Yu's attention.

Go north along the gullies, about a hundred miles away, you can reach a Yuanshan, and then go east from Yuanshan to the Taihang Mountain toward Wen County, Henoi. This mountain path is very small and difficult to walk on. There is no water source on the road, and there are only two or three streams. So once you walk wrong, the water will be cut off. Therefore, no one will walk most of the time, so naturally it is not marked on the map.

After all, is the old-style map of the Great Han...

When Cheng Yu heard this, he was shocked and sweated.

It is indeed difficult for ordinary people to leave, but is the Cavalry Army an ordinary person?

The Cavalry Army had crossed the Taihang Mountains and stirred up storms in Jizhou, just like yesterday!

If Jiang Jie really passed through Taihang Mountain, needless to say, she would definitely go to the rear of Hanoi or even to make trouble in the direction of Jizhou!

Cheng Yu immediately decided to divide his troops and send troops to follow him into the mountain!

However, Cheng Yu's order immediately caused an uproar...

The deputy general directly objected.

Because the deputy general felt that even if Jiang Jie went to the mountain, they might not be able to catch up immediately, and not to mention that Jiang Jie might not have gone to the mountain. Didn’t he say that he had crossed the river before? Why couldn’t he go back to Heluo? Moreover, there are guards of Wen County in Hanoi, and Jizhou also have soldiers from Jizhou. What would they do if they chased after him? What if it was Jiang Jie’s plan to lure the enemy? Even if it was not a plan, wouldn’t he be exhausted to run back and forth?

Cheng Yu was very unhappy when he heard this. He felt that since the desertion incident, the deputy general had become more arrogant and domineering, and even his orders dared to contradict him on the spot. However, Cheng Yu had no choice but to take the soldiers into the mountains to chase him. He had to ask someone to chase him with his soldiers. After all, he had to defend the Dahe Ferry and look for opportunities to march into Heluo and cooperate with Cao's operations, so he could only let the deputy general chase him.

If the deputy general cannot convince the deputy general to do ideological work, then the deputy general may even be stubborn and passive and slackening. At that time, don’t say that he is chasing Jiang Jie, and then he will go home directly after he is not assigned to the division of the troops.

"What you are worried about is not unreasonable." Cheng Yuxian affirmed the deputy general's words, "But... the place in Wen County is the key to our army's food storage. If there is any loss, what the consequences will be, I believe you know it too!"

After hearing Cheng Yu's words, the deputy general pondered silently.

It was not that he didn't know how bad the result was. He just felt that Cheng Yu had no evidence. Just because Jiang Jiu was heading towards the mountains, he thought that Jiang Jiu was going to take a detour to Wen County, which was a bit hasty.

What he was even more worried about was that if Jiang Jie just pretended to be a detour and was actually ambushing the mountains, then his life would be...

Cheng Yu seemed to see what the deputy general was thinking, and then continued, "As for the plan to lure the enemy, it cannot be said that it is unreasonable. However, if the plan to lure the enemy to take effect, it must be that you and I are careless and unprepared... Now that you and I have thought about this, we will naturally be more careful. What can we do if we forgive him for luring the troops?"

Cheng Yu added, "Originally, there were not many thieves, just over a thousand soldiers. Now they are divided into two places, crossing the river and entering the mountains! Wherever they cross the river, there are many soldiers, and there must be many soldiers. In my opinion, the number of soldiers in this mountain road must be only 500! I will assign 1,500 elite soldiers to you... It is already three times that of the thief! Even so, you dare not chase and kill them?"

When the deputy general heard that Cheng Yu had blocked his words, he naturally couldn't say that he was timid and did not dare to enter the mountain. However, he still wanted to bargain again.

Cheng Yu finally lost his patience and lowered his face, saying that if the deputy general dared not, he would go back to Chenliu immediately! Cheng Yu chose another Sima Junhou in the army to take on the responsibility of chasing the small army entering the mountain!

After all, the deputy general made repeated statements, which seemed to be discussing military affairs on the surface, but in fact, the deputy general was snatching Cheng Yu's authority. The debate could not lead to a result, and the real result could only be spoken by facts.

When the deputy general saw that Cheng Yu insisted on his own opinion, he had to do so.

Cheng Yu immediately asked the deputy general to set out with 1,500 soldiers and chased the mountain road. He himself took the remaining more than 3,000 soldiers to move westward, heading to Jiang Jie's original camp for inspection, and at the same time conducting detection in the direction of Hedong.

Out of caution, Cheng Yu repeatedly instructed the deputy general that although vigilance is necessary, the pursuit speed should not be too slow, otherwise the significance of pursuit will be lost. After all, the food and grass in Wen County are very important. If there is any mistake, even if the deputy general kills this part of Jiang Jie's division of troops under Wen County, it will be impossible to recover the loss of food and grass!

The deputy general responded naturally.

Before the strategy is determined, it can be said that there is no clear order, but the military agreement has been decided, so there is nothing to delay.

Cheng Yu and the deputy general each led their troops and set out in two ways. One was led by the deputy general and headed to the Taihang Mountains. They walked north along the gullies where Jiang Yu's troops were found, chasing the mountain path. The other was led by Cheng Yu and continued to go west, first occupying the old camp left by Jiang Yu, and then trying to control the ferry and march towards the east of the river.
Chapter completed!