ebookslot Chapter 94 A surprise attack with a single sword, killing the victim in one blow.
Chapter 94 A surprise attack with a single sword, killing the victim in one blow.
Chapter 94 A surprise attack with a single sword, killing in one blow.
The first to give a report was Sun Feipeng.
"There are eight sentries at the entrance of Eagle Beak Cliff Cave, and no more than twenty soldiers guarding the shed. I believe this is just an ordinary outpost and poses little threat."
He presented the intelligence report, his tone quite smug.
Pei Shifeng did not respond immediately, but continued to look at Xue Linglong.
"At each of the three mine entrances in Wild Wolf Gully, there are five sentries. Their shift times and positions have been recorded."
Xue Linglong presented the parchment, her tone respectful yet confident.
"However, I noticed that the garrison's formation was too orderly, unlike that of ordinary bandits."
"I suspect that it may be people from the border army who are in charge of the internal command, but the number of troops is small and not a threat."
As Xue Linglong finished speaking, she quickly glanced at Sun Feipeng.
Seeing that his expression was normal, they did not discover anything else.
A fleeting, almost imperceptible hint of relief flashed across her eyes.
Chen Yu spoke last.
He crouched down and stuck a sharpened, withered branch into the soil.
Then use your hands to smooth out a flat patch of sand next to it.
"No sentries were found on the ground of Ghost's Sorrow."
His first words made Sun Feipeng and Xue Linglong turn their heads at the same time.
"But there are two hidden sentry posts in the crevices of the rock wall, and the changing of the guard is not at a fixed time."
"There are wooden stakes at the entrance of the mine, which serve as cover for the crossbowmen. Behind the stakes is a black rope connected to a communication bell."
Chen Yu planted the withered branch in the center of the sand and then marked the three locations with his fingertips.
"My analysis suggests this is not an ordinary outpost, but a pre-planned ambush zone."
"The real troops are not at the cave entrance, but in the underground passage. There are at least two more garrison points in the underground alleys, and the garrison is probably much more than ten people."
After the simple defensive map was drawn on the sand, no one spoke for a moment.
The mountain wind whistled through the pine forest, making the campfire crackle.
Sun Feipeng stared at the stones that represented the positions of the hidden sentries.
His earlier smugness seemed to have been doused with cold water.
He thought he had accomplished his mission simply by counting the number of sentries.
But Chen Yu knew exactly where the sentries were hidden, where the communication bell was attached, and the extent of the crossbow's range.
In comparison, the information recorded in his own intelligence report seemed as thin as a sheet of paper.
Xue Linglong's expression was much more composed than his.
She even nodded at Chen Yu.
The faint smile on her face remained unchanged, but her heart was filled with mixed feelings.
She didn't care that Sun Feipeng was outshone, but she herself was outshone as well.
She had weighed this point in her mind many times.
He clearly felt that something was wrong with the guards at Wild Wolf Gully, but he didn't follow his intuition to dig deeper.
Now she began to doubt whether what she saw was the real layer she thought it was.
If Wild Wolf Gully, like Ghost's Sorrow, also harbors hidden sentries.
Then the record I submitted would no longer be a merit, but a fatal oversight.
Pei Shifeng fell off the saddle.
By the light of the campfire, I looked at the defense map on the sand again.
His gaze moved from the sentry post to the communication bell, and then to the garrison point in the alleyway.
The lines of his eyebrows changed from relaxed to slightly raised, finally settling back onto Chen Yu.
"Commander Sun saw the sentries, and Commander Xue saw the formation."
He placed the riding crop across the saddle and calmly delivered his conclusion.
"What Commander Chen saw was an entire ambush zone."
He paused, then his voice suddenly rose.
"We cannot safely advance into the depths of the mine unless this ambush is broken."
"You two"
Pei Shifeng turned to Sun Feipeng and Xue Linglong, pointing the tip of his whip at the sand.
"Can anyone tell me how to break the shift change sequence and the crossbow net? Is it even possible?"
Sun Feipeng remained silent, his face ashen.
Xue Linglong lowered her eyes and remained silent.
Pei Shifeng turned around to face Chen Yu and pulled the riding whip to his side.
"Commander Chen, this time you will be the lead attacker and personally take out the Ghost's Sorrow's hidden sentries."
"Commander Sun and Commander Xue, go and contain Eagle's Beak Cliff and Wild Wolf Gully, don't let them be free to reinforce the main mine tunnel!"
"Once Commander Chen breaches the hidden sentry post, you all immediately converge on the central route and follow me straight to the heart of the mine!"
Everyone accepted the order and returned to their respective teams.
When Xue Linglong mounted her horse, she still maintained her slight smile.
But her hand holding the reins was trembling slightly.
Because she realized something.
Pei Shifeng's gaze towards Chen Yu was no longer just one of admiration.
And she herself is getting further and further away from the position of "the deputy commander's confidant".
"Set off!"
Pei Shifeng pulled the whip to his side and mounted the horse.
"hiss!"
The Crimson Horse reared up, its forehooves drawing two sharp arcs in the air.
One hundred and fifty sword guards have been divided into three groups according to the plan.
Pei Shifeng personally led the team, with Chen Yu serving as the vanguard, leading a hundred sword guards straight to Guijianchou.
Sun Feipeng led twenty sword guards to press towards Eagle Beak Cliff.
Xue Linglong led thirty sword guards to block Wild Wolf Gully.
On the ridge of the Ghost-Sorrowful Stone.
Following the previously identified route, Chen Yu silently eliminated two hidden sentry posts.
He cut the three knots in the thin black rope at the same time.
The communication bell didn't even ring once until the entire process was over.
At the end of the rocky ridge, behind the wooden stake shelter at the entrance of the mine.
Nine crossbowmen from Black Wind Stronghold were throwing dice around a chipped earthenware bowl.
A bald man with a face full of scars slammed the dice into the bowl and laughed loudly with his hands on his hips.
"666! Leopard! All wins! Take the money! Take the money!"
"Damn it, what kind of luck did you get today?"
The tall, thin guy next to him couldn't stand losing, so he slammed his coin to the ground.
The bald man grabbed the coin and said smugly, "I'm lucky. Even the King of Hell would avoid me. How could my luck be bad when I gamble?"
The other man leaned lazily against the wooden stake, casually hanging his crossbow on it and letting it dangle.
"Alright, alright, let's place our bets!"
"This godforsaken place isn't even a rabbit in sight. The third boss insisted on sending us here to feed the mosquitoes. We've been working hard all day, can't we even have a little fun?"
"You talk too much!"
The bald man didn't even look up; he was shaking the dice with a clattering sound.
"Stop your scouting, don't stop me from winning!"
"What a load of bullshit!"
The man rolled his eyes.
"With the Third Leader of Black Wind Stronghold here, who wouldn't avoid him? I doubt the Sword Forging Manor would dare to even come!"
"Haha, that's true!"
"Do we really need the Third Master to intervene to deal with a mere bunch of weapon makers?"
"Nine of us are enough!"
"Stop thinking about things that aren't even real, come on, let's keep going!"
"What a lucky day! I'm having such good luck!"
The laughter of the crowd had not yet subsided.
A crisp sound suddenly came from behind the bald man.
The sound was so faint that no one else noticed it.
"laugh!"
The laughter stopped abruptly.
The bald man was still clutching the dice in his hand, but his mouth was frozen.
He slowly lowered his head and saw a gleaming blade tip embedded in his chest.
Fresh blood flowed down the tip of the knife and onto the ground.
Behind him, a dark figure landed silently.
"Having so much fun? How about I try my hand?"
Chen Yu caught the loose pieces that slipped from his hand.
Then it was gently placed on the rim of the bowl without making a sound.