Chapter 260: Secret Battle, Silent Killing Intent

Chapter 260: Secret Battle, Silent Killing Intent

Chapter 260: Secret Battle, Silent Killing Intent
Lingxiu Mountain is a large mountain 40 miles outside Dali City. It is not high, but it is covered with dense jungle.
It was early morning, and the air was a little chilly.

A thin mist lingers in the mountains and forests, and the treetops sway gently in the breeze.

Amid the withered yellow and emerald green, a rustling sound slowly came.
Twenty soldiers from the front scout unit were now slowly advancing along the winding mountain road.

Their armor, faces, backpacks, and even the boots on their feet have been painted in camouflage colors.

They are composed of dark green, light green, light brown and dark brown respectively.

At this moment, their figures are completely hidden in the ground, and they cannot be found unless you look closely.

More than 20 soldiers were separated by several feet, forming a 100-meter loophole, moving forward little by little.

They walked steadily and cautiously, stepping on the fallen leaves and dead branches, making subtle but clear sounds.

Whenever the sound gets louder, they will involuntarily hold back their strength.

There was regret on his face and his mind was tense.

Sun Sian was a disciple of Wang Shen.

He is particularly good at drawing maps and observing topography.

He used to be a hunter in the mountains, and after joining the army he worked as a scout.

At this moment, in the assault team led by Lu Yunyi, he was responsible for exploring the terrain and searching for traces of the enemy.

The sunlight shines through the dense tree canopy, dappling onto Sun Sian's resolute face.

Sweat and dust were intertwined, but they could not conceal the sharpness and excitement in his eyes.

He pursed his lips and stared at the ground.

Not letting go of any possible traces, there was a tense atmosphere in the air.

Next to Sun Sian was the front scout Qin Yuanfang, who had the same excellent hearing ability as You Dafeng.
He was also a scout from the front army scout unit.
At this moment, his ears kept shaking and his head swaying left and right, listening carefully to the subtle movements in the mountains and forests.

In the mountains and forests, birds are singing one after another.
But in his hearing, these natural sounds seemed to be filtered out, leaving only those sounds that might indicate danger and traces of the enemy.

The two of them were not far from each other, and they kept gesticulating with their hands.

The excitement on his face was growing, and he was even cursing in his heart.

"Damn it, I finally found you little bastards."

It has been three days. The army has been in the mountains for three days, and they have been searching for three days.

Fifteen miles out of the city, we entered the forest.
With the official road as the boundary, they dispersed to the north and south, and then became uniform.

Like a fishing net heading west, searching bit by bit
After searching for three days, they finally found traces of the enemy in Lingxiu Mountain, forty miles away.

As the advance search team, this news was undoubtedly exciting, and it also proved the adults' speculation.

After the Luchuan soldiers entered the mountains and forests, they headed straight for Dali.

However, everyone overestimated the Luchuan soldiers. The distance between Yunlongzhou and Dali was only a hundred miles.
They have been in Ming territory for four days.

Now we have only reached forty miles outside Dali City, and the speed is too slow.

While walking, Qin Yuanfang stopped, moved his hand away from the crossbow, spread out his five fingers, placed them horizontally at his side, and made a "stop" gesture.

The next moment, he turned his head to listen, and a breeze came from the front.

There was a faint sound, like the collision of iron.

Qin Yuanfang's eyes became brighter and brighter, and his face showed excitement.
He even wanted to laugh out loud. He swept away the insects crawling on his mask, waved to the soldiers on both sides, and pointed forward.
After doing all this, he slowly lay down.
The jungle was full of dew in the morning, and it was a little damp. I lay on the ground and suddenly felt a chill.
Qin Yuanfang licked his lips with his tongue, turned his head, took out a copper trumpet from his waist, turned it upside down on the ground, and listened carefully.

The sound is gentle and the rhythm is regular.

There was a hint of doubt in his eyes. What was that sound?
He squinted his eyes and thought carefully, and soon his eyes lit up, kettle!

The sound of the kettle lid bubbling when the water boils!!!

Everyone has experienced storms and heavy rains, but wait until the clouds clear to see the bright moon!
Qin Yuanfang slowly opened his mouth and laughed silently.
Sun Sian, who was squatting vigilantly, was slightly stunned, but soon he realized what had happened.

He lowered his voice and asked anxiously, "Found it?"

Qin Yuanfang didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this moment, and nodded repeatedly.

During these three days, he had doubted more than once whether the scout method was useless in the southwestern mountains.

Is it possible that he cannot hear the sounds hidden in the mountains and forests?

Now, he heard it.

"Just ahead! What time is it now?"

Sun Sian took out a piece of iron from his backpack.
Then he took out the pointer and a bracket at a specific angle and placed them on the ground to make a simple sundial.

The sun shines through the gaps in the trees.

Soon the shadow of the pointer appeared between the hours of Mao and Chen.

"It's almost noon."

Qin Yuanfang nodded vigorously, his face showing excitement:
"That's right, the bastards are boiling water. I heard the kettle.
Go back and report to the master, I will go up and take a look, and we will assemble in two quarters of an hour."

Seeing the enemy for the first time, Sun Sian was a little nervous and grabbed Qin Yuanfang's hand tightly:
"Be careful and don't reveal your whereabouts."

Qin Yuanfang nodded vigorously, pried his hand away, and wiped off the tiny leeches jumping on it:
"Don't touch me, there are bugs all over you."

Sun Sian smiled, made a few gestures to the soldiers around him, and then everyone lay down.

Soon, Sun Sian and Qin Yuanfang put down their backpacks.

One after the other, going in different directions.

Qin Yuanfang half-crouched and moved forward cautiously.

Surrounded by towering trees,

Fortunately, it is winter now and there are not many weeds, only some yellowed and dead short plants.

He did not walk on the slightly flat ground, but instead carefully moved among the plants, using the color of his body to conceal his figure.

Soon, after walking nearly thirty feet, the barely perceptible sound in his ears became louder.

You don't even need to listen to it to notice it, da da da da.
He could still smell the pungent smell of burning wood.
Smelling the scent, Qin Yuanfang looked around and soon his sight turned to the small slope in front of him. His heartbeat accelerated.
He climbed down and supported his body, moving up little by little to become a cricket pupa.

Finally, the scene became clear.
The sounds in my ears also became noisy.

Qin Yuanfang's pupils widened slightly, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then there was deep surprise!
so much! !

A simple open space in front was cleared.

It is not as humid as other places, but rather a bit dry.

There was a huge tree in the middle of the open space, and some of its roots were exposed.

Thirty or forty Luchuan soldiers were scattered around the giant tree.

Their states were different, but they all showed an incredible relaxation and defenselessness.

More than a dozen people were still huddled in the crude tents.
The tent door was open and there was a slight snoring sound, obviously he was deep in sleep.

A few people sat around the fire, busy cooking and boiling water, with wisps of smoke.

One could even see a slightly peaceful smile on their faces, as if they were right at home.

Some people sat on the ground, carefully wiping the knives in their hands.
His movements were mechanical, and his eyes showed deep fatigue and boredom.

These people cannot even be called soldiers; perhaps it would be more appropriate to call them savages.

Their weapons and equipment were extremely crude.
Most of the people who cooked and boiled water were only wearing leather armor simply sewn from animal skins.

Some even just tied a fur skirt around their waists.

The weapons they hold are also varied.
From spears, swords, bows and arrows, and even stone axes,

Most of them are old and poorly maintained, all of them reveal their primitiveness and roughness.
Their faces bear the frost of life in the mountains.
The dust and roughness accumulated on the skin can resist mosquito bites and leeches sucking blood.
Qin Yuanfang's heart was no longer filled with excitement and trembling, but instead was filled with an indescribable absurdity.

The Luchuan soldiers, whom they regarded as their mortal enemies and had to treat with caution, were just like this?

Qin Yuanfang looked at the colorfully painted armor he was wearing.
And the sealed lining hidden under the armor, as well as the mask, gloves and many other things,
Such thorough preparations are made just to deal with these people?

Qin Yuanfang's breathing became a little rapid, and a look of vigilance appeared in his eyes. He quickly suppressed the contempt in his heart.

He then retreated little by little. This time his movements were slower, but much faster than before.

Soon he returned to the gathering point thirty feet away.
I looked at the time and it only took a little over a quarter of an hour.

He looked into the distance, where the trees and weeds began to sway gently.
A familiar figure appeared at the end of the sight.
Although he couldn't see the face clearly because of the camouflage, the tall body still allowed him to know who the person was.

Twenty combat personnel have arrived, with more sophisticated combat equipment and heavier armor!

At this moment, they had long swords on their waists and bows and crossbows in their hands.

The leader Lu Yunyi holds a unique longbow in his hand!
"grown ups!"

As they approached, many soldiers present became excited, and Qin Yuanfang even shouted in a low voice. Lu Yunyi's cheeks were hidden under the thick veil, but a smile could still be seen. He nodded gently,

After learning that the enemy had been spotted,
Lu Yunyi also breathed a sigh of relief, he finally discovered it.

The search area is now ten miles on both sides of the official road, and no enemy has been found.
He even wanted to disperse the marching team again.
They were divided into groups of ten and spread out over a twenty-mile radius.

Now the enemy has found it, it turns out it wasn't because they missed it, but because they moved too slowly.

Lu Yunyi lowered his footsteps and came closer, looked at Qin Yuanfang, and whispered:

"Thank you for your hard work. What did you find?"

"Your Excellency, there are about 40 men, with simple equipment, sparse defenses, and incomplete swords and armor.
I guess it should be a pathfinder sent out in advance, or perhaps a discarded pawn."

As he spoke, Qin Yuanfang looked strange:
"They don't look like soldiers at all."

Lu Yunyi smiled and said:
"Luchuan is a barren land, untouched by the king's rule, and looks like a wild land.
Only the elite soldiers under Si Lunfa are decent. Come on, take me to see them."

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Yunyi followed Qin Yuanfang up the gentle slope and saw the camp of the Luchuan soldiers.

Although I was mentally prepared,
But Lu Yunyi couldn't help being shocked, his face dull, the Luchuan soldiers in front of him were a little too careless.

It even made him feel the same strangeness as Qin Yuanfang.

His brain was stagnant for a moment, and Lu Yunyi took a deep breath to calm his excitement.
He turned to look at Qin Yuanfang, pointed behind the Luchuan soldiers in front of him, and made a gesture.

"The exploration team will continue to move forward, and the combat team will carry out the strangulation in two quarters of an hour."

Qin Yuanfang understood, nodded slightly, and slowly retreated.

Soon, the exploration team followed the slightly winding mountain road from above.

They crossed over the gathering place of the Luchuan soldiers and headed towards the distance.

Lu Yunyi just lay there, looking at the Luchuan soldiers in front of him through the gaps in the weeds, and formulating a battle plan.

Although the person in front of him showed that he was not worthy of making a battle plan,
But Lu Yunyi still forced himself not to let his guard down and to be cautious in dealing with the enemy.

But when he saw a man walking out of the open tent, he could no longer hold back.

"What's going on? Why is there a woman here?"

Lu Yunyi frowned, turned his head away, and looked disgusted.

The man was a bit sloppy, with long and messy hair.
But her exposed chest features clearly show that she is a woman.

In fact, what happened next made him feel uncomfortable again.

A man and a woman actually started fighting on the roots of the old tree, and the battle was fierce.

"Could it be that there is an ambush and these people are bait?"

Lu Yunyi turned around and waved to the combatants behind him.
Let them spread out and surround this gathering place.

Time passes, a quarter of an hour passes in the blink of an eye,
Lu Yunyi's expression was a little distorted at this moment, and he squinted his eyes and looked ahead.

The Luchuan soldier who was suspected to be not a man fought one battle after another, and seemed to be preparing to fight in groups of five or six.

Lu Yunyi took a deep breath and decided that he couldn't go on like this.

He changed his posture from prone to crouching,

He pulled out a long arrow from under his backpack, which had some reptiles on it.
Lu Yunyi didn't care, he shook it hard, then picked up the bow and drew the arrow!

He looked at the messenger behind him and whispered:

"The arrow is the signal. We will take action in twenty breaths."

The messenger nodded vigorously and waved the colorful flag in his hand gently.

Let all the soldiers surrounding the east side be within sight.

The order of encirclement was in accordance with Lu Yunyi's instructions.

People in each area are responsible for their own enemy areas.
And when dispersing and surrounding, form a temporary three-person team,
Reasonably allocate targets to kill, and strive to achieve maximum damage in the first wave of attack!
Lu Yunyi counted silently in his heart, and at the last five breaths, he suddenly stood up straight.
The longbow with an arrow already nocked was pulled suddenly, and the bowstring became taut in an instant.

squeak--

The morning light shines through the dense treetops, casting patches of light on him.

But because of the camouflage, he was invisible.

Similarly, the originally sharp arrowhead was now covered in colorful colors, and the original eerie cold light disappeared.

After standing up, Lu Yunyi realized that he was worrying too much.
Even the creaking sound of the bowstring could not attract the attention of the person in front of him.

It seemed that nothing could stop them from enjoying their breakfast.

"Three, Two, One"

Counting silently to one in his mind, Lu Yunyi's pupils suddenly contracted, his body became sharper, and the bowstring in his hand released!

The arrow flew out of the bow, and a flash of lightning cut through the air.
He went straight to the most normal-looking soldier among the enemy troops.

The man was wiping the long sword in his hand, probably sensing the danger coming.

He looked up, his eyes began to shrink, his whole body tensed up,

But before he could even make a face, the arrow had already pierced his chest.

The huge force made him stagger.
He fell backwards with a soft thud.
The arrow pierced through his body and pinned him firmly to the giant tree behind him.

In an instant, blood gushed out like a fountain, dyeing the tree trunks red, and everyone fell into a daze.

One arrow not only killed the person accurately,
It was like an invisible flame that ignited the morale that had been suppressed for a long time!

All around, the crossbows were quickly pulled to their full potential, and although the sound of the strings was deliberately suppressed,

But in such a silent forest it still seemed unusually clear; it was the prelude to death.

The crossbow arrow was like a black ghost, silently cutting through the air and heading straight for the Luchuan soldiers.

The whooshing sound never stops!

Crossbow arrows are a new type of arrows produced in Liaodong.

It can easily penetrate leather armor and embed deeply into the enemy's body, and the arrowhead will remain there!
Suddenly, muffled groans sounded one after another.

The twenty Luchuan soldiers present were killed instantly, with a feather arrow stuck in their necks.
Blood spurted out of their clothes, and those people opened their mouths to shout for help, but no sound came out.
Once again, he was drowned by the sound of dense rain of arrows.

The crossbows of Yunnan Dusi were famous for their accuracy and power.

The new arrowheads from Liaodong have increased this lethality to the extreme.

Each arrow is like a messenger of death, reaping lives with precision and accuracy.

The Luchuan soldiers were caught off guard by the sudden attack and their formation was thrown into chaos.

However, the soldiers did not let down their guard.

After the first round of arrow rain, the soldiers quickly adjusted their positions.
Using the dense forest for cover, three people moved flexibly through the woods and rushed down quickly!
They kept in mind that jungle combat was fast and silent.

Their movements were swift and coordinated, and they ignored the body that was falling to the ground and spurting blood.

Instead, they quickly finish off those who are about to wail, trying to be fatal and not giving them any chance to breathe.

The battle took place in silence, with only the sound of some dead branches being trampled and the groans of dying soldiers.

Lu Yunyi stood on the top of the slope holding a longbow, looking around.
If anyone comes to his senses, he will shoot him to death with an arrow!

He kept drawing his bow and arrows, and blood holes appeared one after another.
As soldiers poured in, the situation was quickly under control.

The bodies fell to the ground, and blood began to spread.
The insects hidden in the soil smelled the blood and began to wriggle wildly, quickly gathering towards the corpse!

The Luchuan soldier who fell first had some black spots on his body. They were the latest ants to approach, and they were densely packed.

When the last enemy was controlled, the forest returned to peace.

Thirty breaths, the battle is over.

The encirclement and killing of thirty-nine Luchuan soldiers was completed with zero casualties.

Lu Yunyi stood at the edge of the battlefield, looking at the corpses and scattered weapons on the ground, a cold look flashed in his eyes.

He jumped down the hill and walked through the camp,

Soon he saw the kettle that had fallen to the ground, and frowned.
Judging from the appearance of these people, they don’t have any weapons or armor, so how could they have a kettle?

A trace of gloom flashed across Lu Yunyi's eyes, and he had some guesses in his mind.

He took a deep breath, turned around and gave a new order to the messenger beside him:

"Clear the battlefield, set up perimeter alert, and send someone to contact Qin Yuanfang."

Then, Lu Yunyi walked towards the only survivor.
(End of this chapter)