Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1744: Aerial Battle!

"The opposing side placed many traps on Green Deer Mountain, such as horse pits, trip ropes, and even many caltrops. They were placed with great skill so that they completely blocked off the south road. Clearing them up and filling in the holes requires an extensive amount of time.

"Green Deer Mountain is surrounded by mountains and thick forests on both sides of its roads, and there are places where warhorses can't even hope to get through. Attempting a detour with tens of thousands of soldiers would only delay things even more. And taking another road would take more than half a day!

"Regardless, their time of arrival at the capital will be pushed back!"

Kim U-Seok lowered his head. He spoke the last words with particular force, as if they took all the strength in his body to squeeze out. His face went pale and cold sweat emerged on his forehead.

No one understood more than Kim U-Seok what the army being delayed meant. More importantly, the ambush on the Beiting Protectorate army was clearly connected with his negligence in gathering information.

But not even Kim U-Seok could have imagined that his opponent would use a method like this. The road to the capital from the northern frontier was long and winding. How could he possibly keep watch on every location?

But given the facts on the ground, he could not escape responsibility.

"This matter has nothing to do with you!" the Ghost King suddenly declared, breaking the oppressive mood. With vigorous footsteps, the Ghost King strode over to a nearby wall and pulled down a curtain.

Beneath the curtain was an incomplete military map of the Great Tang!

Many of the places on the map were ambiguous and not well-made, but the key locations were exceptionally detailed to an almost realistic level.

This 'contest' extended from the capital all the way to the border, so how could the Eastern Palace not produce a map of the Great Tang of its own? However, their map was clearly somewhat cruder than Wang Chong's.

The moment Hou Junji unveiled the map, he almost immediately focuse

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