In the dark night, the men of the Fearless Army and Ji Yan quietly ran towards Cuisong Mountain in the distance with their heads in arms and their horses bound in hooves.
After a day's rest, the strength of both men and horses was restored. Throughout the day, Wu Gen kept sending out men and horses to rob and kill small groups of horse thieves wandering outside, lest the thieves discover his movements.
The horse thieves do not all stay in the camp. They will send some people out to do business on weekdays. Otherwise, these horse thieves will not be engaged in production, so how can they have food and drink expenses.
There is no moon in the night sky today, and everything is pitch black. Only the stars shed a little light, and we can barely see the way.
Hu Jia chose the day to strangle the horse thief so that it would be dark so that he could hide his whereabouts. As for Yang Zheng, Hu Jia and Ye Ziming, they did not participate in the massacre. They still traveled around the Iron Hand Province to inquire about the situation of various families.
The tall shadow of Cuisong Mountain is already standing in front of us, and a few lights of the main village can be seen in the distance. As for Xiaozhai, the huge lanterns on the walls are clearly visible.
Wu Gen stopped, and the people and horses behind him also stopped one after another. Calling Xue Xin over, Wu Gen briefly explained a few words, then Xue Xin led five hundred people, dismounted and headed towards the small village.
Half an hour later, Xue Xin and others had disappeared on the hillside below the village. Patting the holly bird beside him, Wu Gen signaled it to report to the starting camp.
The darkness between the sky and the earth gradually faded away, the stars dimmed a little, there was a faint hint of clarity on the horizon, and early birds and beasts began to stir restlessly.
A dozen black shadows appeared in the sky, which were the volunteer falcon army led by Shui Congyue and Suoji. According to the agreed plan, yesterday Suo Jifang drove over from Xingshan with his guard bird and shuttle and arrived at the camp outside the mountain.
After receiving water from the moon, prepare to attack the small village from the air at night. The Rebel Army flew towards the small village silently. Under the starlight, it was possible to vaguely see the black shadow landing in the small village smoothly without causing any reaction from the horse thieves.
Suddenly, a faint cry of killing came from the small village, and soon the wall of the village lit up with firelight. The bird and the shuttle took off again, hovering over the small village, and kept firing rockets towards the village.
Especially the two shuttles, which the bridge crew personally sat on and controlled. At this time, they were spitting out red arrows crazily, and streaks of lightning appeared in the dark night.
The shuttle can shoot sixteen arrows in one round. This is due to the shortage of Wu Gen Ling Jade, which reduces the configuration of the sky-shattering bow on each shuttle.
The arrows landed in the stronghold, and even standing as far away as Wu Gen, one could see the fireballs erupting one after another, and the rumbling sound suddenly drove away the silence of the night.
Several figures suddenly appeared on the city wall, one of whom was the tallest. From time to time, people could be seen screaming and flying out of the wall where the big halberd was waving.
Soon, Wu Gen saw firelight appearing at the village gate, and figures were swarming in from the village gate.
It was done. Wu Gen breathed a sigh of relief. Shui Congyue's sneak attack was successful and he had opened the village gate. Half of the plan was completed. The rest was up to him.
"Baoxiang, take Lingyun Baqi and the rest of the troops and set off." Wu Gen gave a low command, and Baoxiang led the men on horseback towards the mountain behind the main village.
The horse thief's main stronghold in Cuisong Mountain is not located at the top of the mountain, but close to the mountainside. In advance, Yang Zheng had tried to explore the terrain around the main stronghold and found that there were several paths that could lead back to the main stronghold. However, the roads were rugged, making it impossible to walk on horseback, and could not even accommodate many people, so the guards were very loose.
Baoxiang's task was to lurk behind the main stronghold from the alley, wait for Wu Gen and others to attack from the front, and then wait for an opportunity to disrupt the rear of the horse thieves.
Seeing Baoxiang leaving, Wu Gen rode his horse to Ji Yan's side.
"Third Young Master, you will lead your people to stay here and watch my signal camera for support. Zu Qianhu will also ask for troops later to sweep away the horse thieves returning for reinforcements from the outside." Ji Yan withdrew her gaze from Xiaozhai and clicked nod,
"Wu Gen, be careful in everything. Zu Qianhu, you should also choose the right time to set off."
"I obey." Zu Yuantong bowed on his horse and galloped away with his men and horses.
The reason why Wu Gen assigned him such a task was because he was not easy to command. After all, there are thousands of households in this family, so being able to allocate troops to you is a huge honor.
Moreover, Ji Yan is here. If he can intercept the enemies on the periphery, Ji Yan's place will be safer, so Wu Gen is not worried that he will passively respond.
Wu Gen bowed his hands to Ji Yan, and he and Li Qi rushed towards the main stronghold with thirty chariots and other troops.
His task is to intercept the troops coming out of the main camp. This is a thankless job that can only be done by him, the coach.
As the fire broke out in the small village, there was gradually movement in the main village. However, this was the time when people slept the most. Suddenly, the main village was in chaos, and no one rushed out of the village for a long time.
There is a relatively flat valley from Xiaozhai to the main village, and then there is a mountain road paved with stone slabs.
This road has been repaired by horse thieves, and it is enough to carry seven or eight horses in parallel. Wu Gen and his men passed Xiaozhai easily, lined up ten chariots in a row in the valley, and aimed at the intersection.
At the same time, he sent people to scatter a large amount of caltrops on the mountain road and waited for the horse thieves to come. Looking at the chaotic main stronghold, Wu Gen couldn't help but feel a little emotional. It would be better if there were more rebel troops. They could directly attack the main stronghold without having to fight, block and defend like now.
On the mountain road, the figure of the horse thief finally appeared, holding various weapons in his hands and rushing down on horseback.
These horse thieves were slutty, obviously they had been ordered temporarily. Some of them were even bare-legged and hadn't even had time to put on their armor.
Wu Gen looked at Li Qi, who was standing next to him holding a sword, and patted his scabbard.
"It's up to us today. I heard these horse thieves are pretty good. Be careful not to die here." Li Qi frowned and didn't even look at Wu Gen.
"If we're going to fight, we can't say something auspicious."
"Haha, it is unlucky to go to war. Could it be that before the war starts, if you say a few words about longevity and heaven, you will not die." Wu Gen shook his head slightly, slowly pulled out the broken knife from the sheath, and pointed it at the sky.
"Wind the string." With the order, the soldiers behind each chariot opened the waterproof cloth on the giant crossbow, and slowly pulled the thick crossbow string with their hands wrapped in thick deerskin.
With a crunching sound, a long arrow as red as blood appeared on the giant crossbow. The crossbow strings followed, and a second and third string appeared, and finally four long arrows appeared on each giant crossbow.
The faces of the soldiers who pulled the string were red, veins popped up on their hands, and their whole bodies were trembling slightly. It was obvious that such a giant crossbow consumes extraordinary energy and blood.
On the mountain road, there were screams of people and horses. It was obvious that in such a dim environment, those inconspicuous iron caltrops played a role.
Several riders and their horses rolled down the mountain road, and the screams suddenly became louder. Soon, more than a dozen horses rolled down with their running belts, colliding with the original people and horses, trampling to death several horses that were struggling to get up.
"Don't stop, rush over." The roar of the horse thief came from the mountain road. Dozens more horsemen poured out from the intersection, stepping on the corpses of the horses and companions in front of them, and rushed forward in a swarm.
Obviously, a layer of iron caltrops cannot stop these tough bandits who are used to living on the fly. Wu Gen took a deep breath, still pointing the broken knife in his hand towards the sky, silently looking at the formation of horse thieves on the opposite side.
Finally, more than a hundred people appeared in the valley, howling, waving their swords, axes, guns and halberds, and rushed towards the chariot not far away.
"Let go." Wu Gen's tongue exploded with spring thunder, and the broken knife in his hand slashed down. The crossbows flashed with brilliance, and forty long arrows blooming with a coquettish red light, like demons, pounced on the horse thief who was charging at a faster speed.
The long arrow pierced the body of the horse thief, carrying the human or horse body further backwards, and bumped into the people behind it, until it penetrated the horse thief and penetrated deeply into the rock.
A dull rumbling sound was heard, and on the mountain road, brilliant brilliance exploded on the rock walls beside the road, and countless gravels shot out in all directions like rain.
The bright red light in the mountains shines brightly, just like the morning glow has descended on the world in advance. The ground in the valley was shaking continuously, and the entire Cuisong Mountain seemed to be trembling.
The horses under the Dauntless Army kept neighing, and some even wanted to turn around and run away. If the riders hadn't tried their best to hold on to the reins, the Dauntless Army might have been in chaos.
After the smoke and dust passed, large pits appeared one after another at the mountain intersection leading to the valley below. There were no living creatures left at the site.
Even if these horse thieves were not shot to death by long arrows, countless gravels smashed them into sieves. Wu Gen looked at the scene in front of him in astonishment. He had thought that the giant crossbow would be more powerful, but he did not expect that after Jingqiao Banyi's transformation, it would be so powerful.
Click, with the sound, a tall rock wall beside the mountain road finally failed to hold up. The gravel and grass rustled down and collapsed, and billowing smoke and dust surged through the valley again.
Li Qi wiped his face, and pieces of dust fell on his face like a woman with heavy makeup. He said quietly: "Wu Gen, I don't think we need to fight. If we shoot a few more rounds, this mountain will collapse."
"I also want to just push it up, but it can't be done. With the crossbowman's cultivation, pulling this huge crossbow twice is the limit. If he pulls it hard again, he will be crippled. We will attack the city later, and we can't pull it All your strength is spent here. Get ready to rush." Wu Gen sighed and looked back.
The crossbowman who had just pulled the string had retreated to the back to rest, and was replaced by the crossbowman from the row behind. After a cup of tea, the horse thieves appeared again on the mountain road, but they looked cautious. Obviously, the shooting just now also scared them.
Amid the shouts and curses of the war team, more people poured down the mountain road, but these horse thieves did not come forward. They gathered in front of the big pits, looking timidly at the rows of giant crossbows in the valley.
"Take the magic medicine." As someone roared on the mountain, these horse thieves took out something from their bodies and stuffed it into their mouths, and also fed some to the horses underneath them.
"These horse thieves are dead soldiers." Li Qi suddenly said from the side,
"Horse thieves are also divided into three, six, and nine levels. These should be the lowest level. I heard that some horse thieves will give their subordinates a kind of elixir. After taking it, they will be brave and not afraid of death, and they will not feel pain. But this Planting elixirs is also harmful. Even if you survive after the injection, you will have to lie down for ten or twenty days to recover, and your body will not be as good as before."
"Oh." Wu Gen agreed, staring at the reaction on the other side, raising the broken knife in his hand, and the giant crossbow at his side was pulled open again.
Sure enough, the eyes of these horse thieves who had taken the elixir began to turn red, and their bodies slowly swelled, covered with a strange dark red mist.
Even the horses underneath him were irritable and restless, biting each other in the team and biting the same kind next to them. After a period of howling ghosts and wolves, these horse thieves looked ferocious and roared towards the direction of the fearless army.
The broken knife struck hard, and the long red arrow shot out again. Without waiting for the opponent to increase his troops again, Wu Gen pointed his sword forward.
"The chariots are on standby, and the cavalry will charge with me."
