"Then, there is another very significant issue." Chu Mo looked at Zhang Rong and seriously asked, "Does the Crown Prince know about our army and its substantial strength?"

Zhang Rong thought about it, then said, "He should not know, because Marshal Fang personally arranged the discovery here years ago. Despite the Crown Prince's desire for a good relationship with Marshal Fang, Marshal Fang has been loyal to the Emperor since they were children. Therefore, the Crown Prince might not know about this."

Chu Mo regretted not asking about this situation when he was in Yanhuang City, as it involves a rather important issue.

"Think carefully, this is very important!" Chu Mo said to Zhang Rong: "Over the years, has the Crown Prince intervened in this matter?"

"No, absolutely not!" Zhang Rong said with conviction, "It has always been Marshal Fang who directly contacted us. Even the Emperor may not know the details here as much as Marshal Fang."

Chu Mo heaved a sigh of relief and said to Zhang Rong, "So, if their vanguards enter the tunnel and encounter our men, it would be reasonable for us to panic and flee, correct?"

Zhang Rong's eyes lit up instantly. He nodded and said, "It would indeed make sense! I suspect Marshal Fang might not have given the envoy the full details here. Was the envoy surprised just now?"

Chu Mo gave a bitter smile: "He must have been surprised. If I didn't have some ability, I might not have been able to win over the crowd. When I received the intelligence, the situation was rather critical, and there was simply no time to communicate much with Marshal Fang and the Emperor."

Zhang Rong was taken aback: "This intelligence... did the envoy get it?"

Chu Mo nodded: "Yes."

"No wonder... Impressive!" Zhang Rong gave Chu Mo a thumbs up and continued, "Our miners usually have two thousand people working for a day and then rest for three days. The soldiers mining are about eight thousand. The remaining two thousand are responsible for logistics and defense."

"So we only need to leave two thousand people in the mine?" Chu Mo looked at Zhang Rong.

Zhang Rong nodded: "Yes, and the corridor inside the mine is complex. The main corridor is definitely that one. For the branch corridors, apart from this map in front of me, even Marshal Fang... doesn't have specific details! This was arranged as a precaution."

Chu Mo's spirit shook and he said, "That's even better! This way, we can ensure that all our soldiers can escape after confusing the enemy!"

"What about after they escape?" Zhang Rong looked at Chu Mo, "Won't the people there chase after them?"

"No." Chu Mo shook his head and said solemnly, "Their priority is to ensure the safe passage of this army of a million through the Skybreaker Mountain Range! It's about speed! As long as their army of a million successfully crosses the Skybreaker Mountains, even if our people try to alert our army… by then it would be too late for reinforcements!"

"Will our army... not come to the rescue?" Zhang Rong asked.

"Not likely, because if our army makes a move, their spies will know that something is wrong!" said Chu Mo.

"That would be even better!" Zhang Rong, the veteran general, revealed a fierce look on his face and said through gritted teeth, "I've served as a mining general all my life, but who would've thought in my old age, I'd have the chance to earn such a great military achievement! Hey, Young Master Chu, rest assured, I, old Zhang, will definitely cooperate with you for this big move!"

From the following day, Zhang Rong personally led several teams to start various arrangements in the tunnel.

Zhang Rong's mining experience utterly impressed Chu Mo. Chu Mo, an outsider, could not see any danger in the few traps that were set up.

After a trial, even a martial artist of Chu Mo's caliber was rendered sooty-faced and utterly embarrassed!

According to Zhang Rong, these were not even the most potent tactics. While he couldn't collapse the entire tunnel, he had no problem causing continuous collapses!

Watching Zhang Rong's arrangements, Chu Mo felt a chill all over. He imagined that if he were to be the subject of such scheming, he would also have a hard time.

"It's a pity about the primordial stone mine in this mountain range..." Zhang Rong said regretfully, "We've only mined a tenth of it! I guess after this battle, this place... will become the territory of those sects. Damn it, might as well destroy the entire tunnel!"

Chu Mo didn't bring up the information about his master again because he had decided to take away all the primordial stones from this vein when he had the time!

Ever since he got here, the Sky Dome Mining Probe had been itching to get started and had already burned him several times.

More than ten days later, He Xu, whose arm had mostly healed, led a large group of soldiers to start logging in the mountains. Massive amounts of timber were carried away by these soldiers, who all had at least reached the level of Primordial Pass...

At the same time, Chu Mo instructed Zhang Rong to have people watch the mountains on the side of Great Qi from a distance. There was no need for them to go down the mountain, just watching from above... would be enough.

Finally, half a month later, a scout from the mining troop hurriedly brought a message.

"Envoy, General, the vanguard of Great Qi has arrived... By the looks of it, there are at least a hundred thousand!"

The scout's news made Chu Mo and Zhang Rong instantly alert.

They have been preparing for over half a month. While they can't claim to have everything completely covered, at least… they've done what they should…

Now, it's about how to trick these people!

This is, up to now, the most important thing.

Chu Mo took a deep breath, trying to calm his nerves, and said to Zhang Rong, "General, I'll leave this to you while I go and handle the other thing."

Zhang Rong looked serious and said to Chu Mo, "Young Master Chu, take care."

Neither had much to say and they both split up to carry out their plans.

Since the vanguard of Great Qi has arrived, it means that the rest of their nine hundred thousand troops are on their way!

If they can deceive this vanguard, their plan will have succeeded by more than half!

For this day, Chu Mo, Zhang Rong and other leaders of the mining corps made meticulous arrangements and repeatedly deliberated over them.

They thoroughly checked every detail numerous times.

All this was possible thanks to how well Zhang Rong and the other mining corps commanders knew this place!

If Chu Mo had brought a unit of soldiers here, the operation would definitely not go as smoothly.

Chu Mo went out of the tunnel, stood on the mountain and shouted, "Big Rooster... Get out here!"

After a few shouts, a rainbow streak shot towards Chu Mo. From a distance, a voice grumbled, "Chicken Grandpa just found a rare fish in the mountain spring. What mess are you shouting? You scared away the fish!"

Chu Mo chuckled: "Do me a favor, and I will give you a destiny fish after it's done!"

"Really?" The Big Rooster's eyes instantly lit up. (To be continued. If you like this novel, please vote and donate at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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