Chang Siguo followed and slid into the cold water, swimming like a fish, groping for stones in the narrow and twisting cliff passage. After more than ten breaths, the two of them entered the rushing Cang River one after another.
Within sight was the dim river water. I didn't know how deep it was under the water, but it was estimated to be more than two feet.
Chang Siguo caught up and gestured for him to lead the way.
Although An Xuelun didn't understand the meaning, he had unusual trust in the young man and made gestures to invite him.
Chang Si discovered early on that his clairvoyance could still be used in the water. He could only detect a short distance, about ten feet away. He quickly went down the river and floated up until he was about ten feet away from the water. His "sight" Once you can detect the conditions on the water, you will no longer float and just swim along the river.
Every half-quarter of an hour or so, Chang Si once walked along the cliff, paying attention to explore whether there were any hanging shallow holes, so that he could put his head in for ventilation without being discovered by the falcon flying in the sky.
In this way, the two of them escaped from the water and escaped from the trap set by Beirong cultivators without even realizing it.
After taking six breaths along the way, the Canghe River turned two bays among the mountains and canyons. It had long been far away from the circle surrounded by the Beirong people. The two climbed out of the water along the gentle river beach and hid under the evergreen trees in the shadow of the valley to rest. The movement evaporates the water droplets on the clothes on the body.
An Xuelun laughed and said: "What a pleasure! The Beirong people killed two more body refiners. When those guys cautiously and slowly got into the underwater cave, they found that we had escaped a long time ago. Will they be angry to death? , Ha, it feels so good to think about it.”
Chang Siguo carefully handled the wet bow and arrows. After being soaked in water several times, the bow strings were actually damaged a lot. He pointed to the sky with his left hand and whispered in a low voice: "Be careful, Falcon!"
"It doesn't matter. As long as we are not surrounded by them, we can easily deal with one or two guys."
With the cooperation of a body-refining master marksman, An Xuelun spoke with confidence, his voice was still lowered unconsciously, he scanned the sky vigilantly, and repeated the old words: "Heiwa, help me, you first Don’t be too hasty to refuse, wait until I finish what I have to say.”
Seeing Hei Wa finish handling the bow and arrow and putting it on his body, he took the time and said:
"There are still a few companions who will cooperate with us when the time comes. I don't know where they are currently hiding. I have only made an appointment for the operation at the second quarter of the night tonight, which is the fourth watch. At that time, I will send a signal from the east. They are in Create riots on the west and south sides of Sihuang City to lure away the cultivators on the outside of Beirong. You go around to the north of Sihuang City in advance. The Beirong army there is slightly weaker, and the city will also cooperate with feint attacks. You take advantage of the chaos to shoot out the message. , you don’t need to participate in the subsequent battle, hide outside for a while, and then come back when the war subsides."
Chang Siguo looked helplessly at the man in tattered robes who was trying to drag him into trouble.
The two of them had been involved in a life-and-death crisis, and he couldn't help but utter harsh words of categorical rejection. After thinking about it, he asked: "How many Beirong troops are currently besieging the city outside Sihuang City?"
Seeing Heiwa showing signs of relenting, An Xuelun hurriedly said: "There are only fifty thousand infantry and cavalry. This autumn, Beirong grassland suffered a large-scale livestock plague, and countless cattle and sheep died of the disease. Even if they can survive the cold winter, they will not be able to survive next year." It was a bleak spring, so those bandits took advantage of us in Nanping and launched a rare winter battle at Kouguan."
Chang Siguo asked again: "With fifty thousand Bei Rong infantry and cavalry, how many body refiners are expected to accompany the army?"
An Xuelun thought for a while and said: "There are about a hundred and fifty people. It can reach two hundred during the war. It is unlikely to be more than that."
Chang Siguo was surprised: "Why can't there be more?"
When launching a war, isn't it better to be stronger?
An Xuelun glanced at it and saw that Hei Wa really didn't understand. He explained: "In the middle of winter, it is inconvenient to send out armies. People eat what horses chew. This war launched by the Beirong people will not last long. It can be defeated." A large number of prisoners were captured in Sihuang City and Donggu City north of the Canghe River, and they had the capital to do 'business' with Nanping. The body refiners represented the interests of various sects and tribes and sent too many people. By then, there would be more wolves and less meat. It’s inconvenient for them to tell the difference.”
"oh."
Chang Si thought it over and understood. He understood the principle of doing business, and asked again: "How many body refiners do we have with our army of breaking thieves and the defenders of Sihuang City?"
"There are more than thirty cultivators in the bandit-breaking army. There are slightly more cultivators in Sihuang City, almost fifty, and the total is less than a hundred people. However, Sihuang City has giant arms and crossbows guarding the city. It is impossible for the Beirong body-training warriors to fight to destroy it. Too much, helping the cavalry to attack the city, so in a short period of time, the Beirong people will not be able to attack the Sihuang City."
Chang Siguo simply asked out his doubts: "Since Beirong has 50,000 infantry and cavalry, why didn't they surround and annihilate the rebel army outside the city from the beginning? And give them a chance to retreat into the city?"
An Xuelun shook his head: "There are also interests among the Beirong tribes. They stole the camp that night and only sent out 20,000 troops. Maybe they had the idea of having Sihuang City send troops to rescue. Who knows? Hehe, anyway, the bandit army They are all stepmothers. Even if they are all captured, they won’t be able to squeeze out much profit. Sihuang City doesn’t care about the life and death of the soldiers who broke the bandits at all. The lives of those masters are valuable.”
There was a bit of anger and helplessness in his tone.
Chang Siguo glanced at An Xuelun strangely. The men in Sihuang City did not regard thieves as soldiers, and it was not a matter of a day or two. The most dangerous daily patrols, as well as farming and farming, were all broken outside the city. The bandit army took care of everything and asked again:
"Outside Sihuang City, how far away is the Beirong Army from the city? Please tell me more about the specific division of forces."
An Xuelun smiled and said, "I was about to tell my brother."
He folded a shrub branch and put it on the snow to draw the general outline of Sihuang City. He also drew some circles representing tents in the east, west, north and south, and said: "The Beirong army is mainly concentrated in the south, east and west, and they camp. About ten miles away from the city, there are only 300 tents gathered in the north. This is their usual tactic. In the art of war, it is called surrounding three towers. They made it nondescript."
"Three or five miles away from the city, there are Beirong infantry and cavalry patrolling across the area. According to their past practice, each team of mounted sentry scouts will be followed by a body refiner to prevent the cultivators in the city from using ropes to climb out of the city and kill the sentry. Detective, or sneak out to deliver a message."
"But they also have a weakness, that is, the tribes do not belong to each other, and some tribes even have feuds. The tents between each other are a little far apart. The three hundred tents gathered in the north are not monolithic. The infantry patrols the perimeter. The intervals are relatively large, so you can make good use of these..."
Chang Siguo listened to the briefing and stared at the simple diagram on the snow and thought.
Since he can't break away from the Thieves Army yet, it might not be a bad idea to sell An Xuelun a favor.
The four deserted cities are each five miles long and wide. The three hundred tents stationed in the north must have been raised by the stepmother like the bandits. Waiting for chaos to occur on the east, south and west sides, and the feint attack inside the city. , he took advantage of the chaos to shoot the letter into the city, and then sneaked away during the chaos. It seemed that it was not that difficult for him?
Of course, before the mission, he had to carefully consider and make the plan as detailed as possible.
But before sneaking into the city, we need to get some arrows.
After learning the power-attaching method recorded on the green handkerchief, he has been able to attach a small amount of his true energy to the arrow shaft, which greatly enhances the lethality and speed of the arrow within more than ten feet. It will cause the attached true energy to dissipate in the air.
After all, he is a newbie and has no one to guide him, so he doesn't have a thorough grasp of the power-attaching methods.
In addition, it is also necessary to wear a thick coat or burqa of a Beirong patrol soldier to cover your whereabouts and fish in troubled waters.
After thinking for a moment, Chang Siguo raised his head and looked around, pulled out a used arrow and deformed it, and said, "I'll try first to see how far the two-stone bow in my hand can shoot."
An Xuelun said happily: "Brother, you agreed? Ha, I have taken note of this favor, and it will be repaid later."
"Brother, you're welcome. I'm just trying my best."
Chang thought about nocking an arrow and drawing the bow to full length, then shooting towards the far valley mouth.
The arrow swished through the gap between the branches and disappeared from sight.
He didn't say anything. He could help, but he wouldn't risk his life to shoot the letter into the city. When the time comes, he would act accordingly and be able to shoot the letter into the city. Both parties would be happy. If it fails, don't blame him.
"Hey, just try your best. I have no other choice, so I asked you to take the risk. The falcons and night owls domesticated by the Beirong people guard the sky around Sihuang City day and night. It's so annoying. The homing pigeons released are gone. We couldn't break through the hunting of the flat-haired beasts, which made it impossible to communicate with the outside world, so we had to take this strategy."
Chang Siguo laughed and didn't answer any more.
Doing this dangerous job once, it was already a great honor, so he was asked to go out and shoot the night owl and open up the night communication channel for Sihuang City.
There are countless cultivators in Sihuang City. Does he need to be successful to gain the limelight?
He is a nice guy who talks too much, but most of his life is unhappy. Trouble comes one after another, which is annoying to death.
