On a hill, Jin Shengzhou sat astride his horse on the ridge, looking down at King of Goguryeo's convoy. Two capable subordinates stood beside him.
"Grey Eagle has scouted them out. That Great Qin Imperial Preceptor's party is more than ten li away. Wen Huan, I'm giving you two thousand men—wipe out those Qin soldiers. Xiang Rong, take a thousand men and come with me. We'll take control of King of Goguryeo's convoy."
"Yes!"
The two subordinates cupped their fists and accepted their orders in unison.
Wen Huan tugged his reins and rode down the ridge, leading his two thousand soldiers away from the other side of the mountain. Jin Shengzhou looked once more at King of Goguryeo's convoy, his gaze lingering for a long time on a large carriage draped with pink window gauze.
He knew that carriage belonged to Yu Shu.
A breeze passed by, making the window gauze flutter. He seemed to glimpse Yu Shu's figure within.
"Let's go!"
Turning his horse around, Jin Shengzhou led his men charging downhill.
King of Goguryeo's convoy had been moving slowly, but then the guards suddenly heard the thunderous rumble of hooves. Countless cavalrymen charged down from the earthen hill to the side. The guards immediately tensed, and their captain loudly ordered them to form up and meet the enemy.
"Woooo!"
Men shouted and horses neighed. After a cloud of dust swept through, Jin Shengzhou's thousand cavalrymen had surrounded King of Goguryeo's party. The guards held up their spears and blades in wary defense, staring at Jin Shengzhou on horseback above them.
King of Goguryeo lifted the curtain and stepped out, standing on the carriage shaft as he glared furiously at Jin Shengzhou. "General Jin, what are you doing? You are a general of Goguryeo, yet today you have turned