Chapter 261 Special Operations, Traps to Eliminate the Enemy

Chapter 261 Special Operations, Traps to Eliminate the Enemy

Chapter 261 Special Operations, Traps to Eliminate the Enemy

The first battle between the front army scouts and the Luchuan soldiers ended like this.
The last survivor was a native of Luchuan.
He was stammering and babbling, and no one knew what he was saying.
Just let him bleed to death.

All thirty-nine people were killed, but the front scouts were still busy.

Quickly check the camp carefully, looking for possible hidden information.

Soon, some useful objects were piled up on the open space.
Clothes made of ordinary linen, rice bags with the word "Liang" in Ming Dynasty,

A wide and long Ming Dynasty style kitchen knife, a brand new kettle with a rounded curved spout,

As well as several thin quilts and some underwear.

These things obviously belong to the people of Yunnan.
Especially the brand new silver kettle. Some dried blood was found on the kettle body, which was dark red in color. It was estimated that it was two days old.

Lu Yunyi looked at the thing in front of him with a serious expression.
He took the map and topographic map obtained from Dali Prefecture from the personal guards.

His eyes moved across the map, searching for the few residential areas on it.

But soon, a trace of disappointment flashed across Lu Yunyi's eyes.
The nearest place to Lingxiu Mountain is Yushi Village, more than ten miles away. It is too far away and very close to the official road.

As for other villages, there are no detailed markings on the map.
But there must be villagers living in the mountains, maybe not many, just a few families.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Yunyi put away the map, turned to look at the mess on the ground, and ordered:
"Rest for a quarter of an hour, then continue on our way and report this matter to the supply station."

"Yes!"

A soldier hurried away and went to contact the logistics personnel in the rear.

The rest of the soldiers sat down one by one, watching the insects and ants eating the corpses of the Luchuan people.

Lu Yunyi walked up to the man he shot first.
He is one of the few people in Luchuan who behaves normally.

He was holding a long knife in his hand. Although it was a bit rusty, it was sharp enough.

At this moment, there were already dense ants all over his body.
The disbelief and unwillingness on his face had not yet disappeared, and his mouth opened wide, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

At this moment, there were already some ants crawling back and forth in his mouth.
There are dense leeches on the limbs, sucking the last bit of warm blood.

Lu Yunyi's expression remained normal as he twitched the arrow vigorously.

With a gentle pull, the wooden shaft of the arrow fell off.

The arrow was nailed into the tree behind him, and blood gushed out from the hole.

The black mist that was eating the blood seemed to boil and rushed over in an instant.

Lu Yunyi thought it was nothing at first.
Seeing this scene, I suddenly got goose bumps and felt like bugs were crawling on my body.

Then he checked the Luchuan people he had shot dead with his longbow one by one.
There were nine people in total, and the arrowheads of eight of them had fallen off, and the arrowheads were left in the bodies of those Luchuan people.

He also tested new arrows in the military camp, but there is a difference between shooting into a target and shooting into a human body.

Now it seems that the yield rate is extremely high.

A quarter of an hour later, Sun Sian, who had first gone to explore the way ahead, hurried back.

His pace was a little hasty, and the fallen leaves and dead branches made crackling sounds under his feet.

"My lord, my lord."

"Don't be in a hurry. Speak slowly."

Sun Sian showed some excitement on his face and spoke hurriedly:
"Sir, these people are indeed spies sent out in advance.
We found a group of elite Luchuan soldiers three miles ahead, numbering about a hundred people."

Lu Yunyi's eyes suddenly lit up and he threw away the arrow in his hand:
"Different from them?"

Sun Sian nodded repeatedly:

"Sir, we found six of them patrolling the perimeter.
They all wore leather armor, with iron armor on their chests and backs.
The weapon in his hand is also a standard long sword, and he is no match for these people."

At this point, Lu Yunyi heaved a sigh of relief, a smile on his face.
If all the Luchuan soldiers were of this quality, then the Ming Dynasty would not have to be on such high alert and prepare 300,000 troops.

The Luchuan soldiers discovered at this time were considered normal.

"Sir, what shall we do now?
Should we gather the scattered brothers and kill them?" Sun Sian was a little excited.
There are nearly a hundred combat personnel and more than a hundred exploration personnel within a five-mile radius.
Once the two join forces, they will surely be able to crush the enemy with their force and win easily.

Lu Yunyi pondered carefully. If there were six external observers,
The number of Luchuan soldiers should indeed be over a hundred, but why would most of them move forward?
Lu Yunyi's eyes flashed with understanding, and he turned his head to look at the body on the ground.

Because of their presence, the Luchuan soldiers obviously lost their original vigilance.

Lu Yunyi thought about it and felt that he couldn't make such a mistake. He shook his head slowly and said firmly:

"Follow the established strategy and order the members of the exploration team to retreat a little and set traps."

Although Sun Sian didn't understand why he did this,

But he still stood still and whispered "Yes!"

After he left, Lu Yunyi looked at the many soldiers who had gathered around him and smiled:

"You all heard it, right? There is a Luchuan army of more than a hundred soldiers ahead.
Take out all the traps you have prepared, and we will go one mile forward, set the traps there, and then hide."

"Yes!"

Lu Yunyi put on the backpack handed to him by the general, looked forward, and waved gently:

"set off!"

Soon, the group came to a slightly flat area covered with fallen leaves and dead branches.

It is a must-pass place for both camps and is the easiest place to go.

Lu Yunyi looked around, checked the direction, and nodded slightly:

"Let's set it up here, and move quickly."

"Yes!"

The soldiers responded and quickly put the camouflage backpacks on the ground.
He took out a bag of nails and a bundle of cowhide silk.

There were also some thin hemp ropes and an engineer shovel.

The two soldiers looked around the field carefully and finally found two trees that were far apart.
Quickly pull the rope open and secure it firmly at the base of the tree.

The tripwire is about five inches off the ground, and because the rope has been painted with camouflage color, it looks inconspicuous.

But the two soldiers still spread some fallen leaves on it to hide it.

Then they nailed the prepared nails into the wooden board.

There are nearly ten three-inch-long iron nails on a palm-sized wooden board.

There are even some special iron nails with horn hooks that cannot be quickly removed once they pierce the flesh.

Soon, they prepared more than ten wooden boards with iron nails.

He took out the snake venom juice that he had prepared long ago from his backpack.

Open carefully and pour the sprinkles on one by one.

The two were not afraid, but instead showed a hint of excitement in their eyes!
They put these planks with iron nails behind the trip wires,

In this way, after the Luchuan soldiers were tripped, they would fall onto the wooden board and be pierced through the body.

They sharpened some more bamboo thorns, and this time it was much easier.
Just insert it into the ground with the tip facing up.
Then they just covered it with fallen leaves. They chose to bury the bamboo thorns on both sides of two big trees.

When the Luchuan soldiers found a tripwire trap ahead, if they fled to the sides, they would fall into the bamboo thorn trap.

These bamboos are extremely sharp and can easily pierce the soles of your feet.

Not far away, two soldiers were carefully setting traps.

The manufacturing process of animal traps is very simple, even a little crude, but there are many of them.
The front scouts are going to wipe out the enemy completely, leaving no one alive.
Some equipment is also for one-time use and does not need to be so sophisticated, it just needs to be able to hinder the enemy.

There were also several soldiers setting up feather arrow traps in the distance, which only required a few branches and a piece of cow tendon.

If you place it on the ground, you won't be able to find it without careful inspection.

At this moment, Lu Yunyi was digging a pit in front of the enemy's direction with his lips pursed.

He dug small pits one after another. This did not cause any casualties, but could only cause the Luchuan soldiers to sprain their ankles, thus hindering their movement.

Time was running out and the group moved quickly.

In less than half an hour,

The twenty or so people who had gone to investigate earlier rushed back, and the leaders, Sun Sian and Qin Yuanfang, waved their hands repeatedly.

Lu Yunyi immediately knew what had happened, and quickly looked at the soldiers around him, urging:
"Hurry, hurry, hide according to the combat formation, the enemy is coming."

The soldiers suddenly straightened up, picked up the tools on the ground and ran around.

Hiding in the bushes and weeds, he took out the crossbow quietly.

Lu Yunyi looked at the exploration teams that were carefully avoiding the traps and pointed at the big trees around them.

"Climb up the tree and use the military crossbow to fight the enemy."

"Yes!"

Sun Sian nodded vigorously, gestured backwards, and then hugged a huge tree.
He climbed up in no time and disappeared among the branches.

The rest of the soldiers were similar, each hiding among the branches.

Seeing that everyone was in their proper formation,

Lu Yunyi put on his backpack, picked up the engineer shovel and walked in the direction he had just come from, hiding behind a slope covered with weeds.

Compared to the crossbow, the longbow he used was more powerful and had a faster firing rate.
So he needed to suppress the enemy on the front battlefield.

Beside him, Feng Yunfang was also lying here.
He had neither a long sword nor a crossbow in his hand. Instead, he took out ten thunder bombs from his back and placed them in front of him, holding one in his hand and a fire starter beside him ready to go.

Lu Yunyi instructed:
"Unless the situation is critical, you must not abandon it. You must obey my orders."

Feng Yunfang was a little nervous and nodded repeatedly.

He was so frightened carrying all these stone mines along the way that he wished he could throw them away right now.
Seeing him like this, Lu Yunyi smiled:

"The enemy hasn't discovered us yet, so let's take advantage of this opportunity to kill as many of them as possible.
Once they realize there is an enemy, they can use it without restraint."

Feng Yunfang nodded and tried to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

But because of the mask and the gauze, it can't be wiped off.

Just as he was getting anxious, Lu Yunyi's eyes narrowed.
Qin Yuanfang appeared from the tree and pointed forward.
He pointed to his ears again, then moved his two fingers back and forth, making a walking gesture.
It means that he heard someone coming.

Lu Yunyi stretched out his hand to show that he understood.

The sun shines through the lush leaves and spreads across the winding mountains.
The dense leaves blocked most of the sunlight.
A breeze blew by, and the leaves danced lightly in the wind, making a rustling sound.

Amidst the interweaving of light and shadow, a group of Luchuan soldiers slowly stepped into view. A rough estimate was made:
There were about eighty of them.
The team was not very orderly, and their steps revealed a sense of slackness and laxity.

They were not tall, about 1.6 meters tall, with dark skin, and wearing khaki leather armor.
As previously explored, there are some metal pieces inlaid on the leather armor, which seem to be spliced ​​together.

But even so, they are much better equipped than those before.

Especially the long swords and spears in their hands,

If you only look at the appearance, it is no different from the standard long sword of the Ming Dynasty.

But the long swords used by the front scouts were made with the earliest forged iron technology.

It is 20% harder than before and can crush the long swords and spears of Luchuan.

The noise got closer and closer, and Lu Yunyi took out the telescope.
Carefully observing the expressions of these Luchuan soldiers,

The faces of these Luchuan soldiers lacked the alertness and sharpness of the Ming soldiers.

There seemed to be a bit of wandering and absent-mindedness in his eyes.

You can even see the corners of their mouths moving slightly, and you can almost hear low voices talking.

Occasionally, a few laughs made the originally quiet environment a little messy and noisy.

They did not notice the trap, nor did they sense the danger.

The leaves swayed gently in the wind, making a rustling sound.
It was as if whispering, reminding them to stay alert.

However, in this lazy atmosphere, the Luchuan soldiers let their thoughts drift far away, without any vigilance for fighting in enemy territory.

Their shadows stretched across the ground, swaying slightly with each step.
Interwoven with the swaying shadows of the surrounding trees, it appears even more scattered.

Seeing this scene, even Lu Yunyi smiled slightly, with some regret in his eyes.

Now, these Luchuan soldiers had not encountered any enemies during their long journey, so they lost their original vigilance.
It would be better if there were more of these people.

In this way, we can take advantage of their relaxed minds and kill them in large numbers.

With thoughts in his mind, Lu Yunyi stared at them until a shout was heard!
A Luchuan soldier stepped on the small hole he had dug and jumped back and forth on one foot.
Some of the Luchuan soldiers beside him started laughing, as if they were happy to see other people getting into trouble.

Soon, the Luchuan soldier who was jumping on one foot roared again.
The other foot also stepped into the small pit.

Even this time, there was a crisp snapping sound.
This attracted many soldiers to look back and cast their eyes over there.

"good chance!"

Lu Yunyi's eyes suddenly became sharp.

The longbow in his hand was instantly pulled into an arc.
He aimed at the leader who was the best-equipped in armor, loosened his fingers, and shot the arrow out.
The next moment,

Phew!

The sound of arrows piercing flesh suddenly rang out.

The leader of the Luchuan soldiers trembled, his eyes suddenly widened, and a trace of astonishment and disbelief flashed in his eyes.

He tried to reach out to cover the gushing blood, but it was too late.

The long sword in his hand fell to the ground weakly, making a crisp sound.

There was already a bloody hole on the neck.
Blood gushed out like a fountain,

His clothes and the surrounding land were dyed red, and the sunlight seemed to shine through them.
The camouflaged arrow pierced his neck and continued to fly forward.

Finally, the nail pierced the cheek of a soldier behind him!

Screams rang out in an instant!

Along with it, there was also a sharp sound of breaking through the air.
Bows and crossbows and arrows poured out from all directions.
The sound of blood being pierced and screams continued, and some bodies fell to the ground and groaned.
It was not until this moment that the Luchuan soldiers in front of them reacted and shouted:
"Ambush, there is an ambush!!"

They tried to flee, but ten soldiers emerged from the trees.

Pull the trigger at them without hiding,

The sharp crossbow arrows pierced into their bodies one by one!
Seeing that there was an ambush behind them, Shangguan was dead again.

They panicked for a moment, with panic in their eyes.

He turned and ran towards where Lu Yunyi was.

He was so panicked that he didn't even consider fighting back.

While running, some people were dragging and scrambling back and forth.

When escaping, all you need to do is run faster than your companions.

Soon, a young man in his twenties stood out and rushed to the front of the team.

There was visible excitement on his face, and hope of escaping.

Suddenly, he felt that he was tripped by something.

The whole person rushed forward,
Before the smile on his face completely disappeared, he saw sharp thorns hidden in the fallen leaves.

The iron nail gradually enlarged, causing his pupils to shrink further.

He showed panic on his face and tried to adjust his posture.

But it was too late.

"Puch."

A crisp sound rang out.
A wooden board with ten nails was put on his face, and the nails penetrated his eye sockets and went straight into his brain.
Blood gushed out of his eye sockets like a punctured water bag.

After he fell to the ground, his body began to shake violently, seemingly unable to control himself.
This scene frightened countless people to stop in their tracks.
Looks horrified!

At this moment, the crossbow was reloaded.
The sharp sound of breaking wind chased them like a death warrant!

There were countless screams, bodies fell, and the remaining people looked back around.
The originally large team now had less than half of its size left, and the strong smell of blood and fear came over them.

They couldn't help but scream, and since they couldn't move forward or backward, they fled in all directions.

Soon, the sharp bamboo pierced through the soles of my feet.
The powerful bite of the animal trap broke their bones.
An arrow shot through the trap pierced his calf.

More and more people fell down, and panic reached its peak at this moment!

They ran forward again, the ropes holding them in place,

Long spikes pierced their bodies, and the snake venom from above quickly spread, making their blood vessels slightly black.

There were wailing sounds everywhere, as if someone had suffered terrible torture.

Whoosh whoosh—

Another round of crossbow arrows fired,
More than ten people who were spinning in place like headless flies were shot and turned into hedgehogs.

For a moment, no one stood.

The noise of the scene became quieter, not as chaotic as before.

The front scouts did not show up immediately, but waited quietly.

A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour
Until this moment, a hint of disappointment flashed in Lu Yunyi's eyes. There was no more to come.

He looked at Feng Yunfang and gave him a wink.

Feng Yunfang immediately understood and stood up, shouting forward:

"If you don't want to die, just shout. Who can understand official language?"

Lu Yunyi was beside him, with the longbow in his hand drawn, staring at the battlefield ahead.

“Who can understand Mandarin!!”

Feng Yunfang shouted again, but when no one answered, a look of disappointment appeared on his face.

The people of Luchuan are still too barbaric. They can't even understand the Central Plains dialect.

Lu Yunyi sighed and aimed at a Luchuan soldier who was still struggling.
His fingers loosened and the arrow flew out, piercing his head and stopping him from struggling.

Just as the other soldiers were about to pull the trigger and kill the survivors,
A slightly hurried voice sounded from the direction of the trap:
"I, I, I understand, help, spare my life!"

Lu Yunyi's eyes lit up with joy.
At this point, he no longer hesitated:
"Leave some alive, and shoot the rest!"

Whoosh whoosh—

(End of this chapter)