If a low-level leader like Qin Hao can feel the tremendous pressure of Youtan Banner recently, then as the leader of Youtan Banner, Lin Zedong's heart can be described as anxious.
If the Youtan Flag cannot play an obvious role, it will be a big failure for the Yubei Mountain Fortress. Even if Song Qinghe can carry it, it will not change the fate of the Youtan Flag being dismantled. Lin Zedong's career will also be cast a shadow, and it will not look so good in the future.
But it is too difficult to maintain the sentry with minimal losses outside the fortress, especially in a place like Yubei Mountain where the terrain is so dangerous and rugged that it is impossible to build fortifications. The trap defense that had high hopes had been deployed for a month, but the effect was not satisfactory.
If the situation continues to slip like this, Youtanqi may not survive this year.
However, the good news suddenly appeared in an unexpected place, which made Lin Zedong a little unbelievable.
"What did you say?"
"Sir, I don't dare to tell any lies. Zhang Yan, the assassin under Captain Qin Hao, recently installed many thorn vine walls at Post No. 6, saying that it was to maximize the effect of the trap. But just three days ago, Those thorny vine walls suddenly formed some kind of weird devious path, making it difficult for people to get in and out, and no matter how they marked the route, they would always go in circles..."
It's more of a complaint than a report. The garrison who was rotated out by Zhang Yan and the others had been tortured by the Bagua array in the past few days. The damage was not serious, but the psychological fear and depression of the unknown were hard to describe. Now that I came back, I happened to report the news to Lin Zedong. On the one hand, I wanted to take some credit for being the first to report it, and on the other hand, I wanted to vent my frustration.
When Lin Zedong heard that "it was difficult to get out no matter how hard I tried. After thinking about it, I could only saw through the thick thorn vine wall or break through the trap area. There was no other way." , the surprise on his face could no longer be concealed.
After walking a few steps back and forth in the camp, Lin Zedong decided to go and see for himself. So he let the team leader who came back with the news lead the way, and led more than a dozen personal guards to sneak down from the fortress and go straight to the sentry post where Madman Zhang had overthrown him.
Because he was mentally prepared in advance and also curious about the so-called "weird thorn vine wall", Lin Zedong did not ask the team leader who led the way to point out the correct way, nor did he ask anyone to inform the sentry. Qin Hao and others were stationed there. Instead, I wanted to experience it myself and see if I and the dozen or so personal guards under my command could escape from it.
After a stick of incense, Lin Zedong met Qin Hao. However, it was not that they passed through this strange path easily, but because a guard accidentally touched the warning trap on the tree trunk, which made the people on guard behind notice it. Later, it was discovered that it was actually Lin Zedong and his party. Qin Hao naturally came out to pay homage when he saw this.
"Zhang Yan, what can you say about the thorn vines here?" Lin Zedong looked at Zhang Yan who was hiding in the crowd behind Qin Hao and asked loudly. He understood that only Zhang Yan, the instigator of the changes here, knew best. Moreover, Song Qinghe mentioned before that Zhang Yan was probably from the "Miscellaneous Studies" lineage, but now Lin Zedong was convinced of it.
"Sir, the thorn vines themselves have nothing to say. They are just used to shape the wall, and then build some paths to make them look charming. The criminal soldiers call it the Bagua array."
Another little trick? Are all people in the miscellany lineage so humble? Or is this Zhang Yan’s unique temperament?
For a moment, Lin Zedong felt a little more cautious, and subconsciously did not want to treat Zhang Yan with the same attitude as he used to treat criminal soldiers.
"Haha, Zhang Yan, your little trick is not easy." Lin Zedong said, turning his head and waving his hand to Qin Hao, asking him to take his men back to the guard post to continue their duties, while Zhang Yan was left behind.
"Then you can accompany me for a walk, so that you can tell me what is the secret of this Bagua array?"
"My lord, please!" Zhang Yan bowed slightly, letting Lin Zedong go first, while he followed half a step behind.
To be honest, Zhang Yan didn't look like a madman at all at this time. In particular, Lin Zedong thought that after seeing through Zhang Yan's identity, he regarded Zhang Yan's usual maverick behavior as the behavior of a person in "miscellaneous studies", and no longer thought it was "crazy".
After a full circle, Lin Zedong was really convinced. There was nothing weird, just the most common and common things used. After modification, it was able to deceive even the senses of an early stage martial artist like him. If he hadn't experienced it personally, Lin Zedong would have found it hard to believe that there was such a sophisticated method in the world.
Of course, after Zhang Yan explained some of the tricks inside, Lin Zedong had learned to distinguish those deceptive tricks. However, Lin Zedong also knew that this was a sign that he knew the details and was reasoning back, so it seemed easy. He was not sure if he would be able to see through the Bagua array immediately if he were somewhere else and encountered the Bagua array without being mentally prepared?
Hard to say. Lin Zedong was not absolutely sure about this either. He thought: Maybe a Hundred Refining Realm warrior like Lord Song can easily see through this blinding method with his spiritual sense?
But understanding is understanding, just like someone telling you how to cook a certain dish and what techniques are required. Will you understand it after listening? Obviously not.
The same goes for the Bagua array. Lin Zedong understands this truth and knows that the only person who can solve this problem currently is Zhang Yan.
"So, this method can be used anywhere, right? Just use some local conditions, such as the transformation of the thorn vine path in Yubei Mountain?"
"Well... you can say that. However, the specific situation needs to be analyzed in detail. But there is no problem in implementing it on Yubei Mountain, but it will take a certain amount of time for the thorn vines to grow." Zhang Yan He didn't dare to talk too much. He could only control Yubei Mountain with his own hands, so he dared to agree.
Lin Zedong was satisfied after hearing Zhang Yan's answer. It can be heard that Zhang Yan left a way out for himself, but this is human nature, and it also shows that the other party is not a lunatic.
"From today onwards, you will follow these personal guards under my command and go through the sentry posts one by one. Once you have a good idea, you will immediately start to arrange them. I ask you to mention it as long as it is not too excessive. But I need to see this The Bagua array can cover all the sentries in Yubei Mountain. How about it?"
Although he was still giving orders, his tone was different from before. Zhang Yan also heard this.
"Don't worry, sir. By the end of this month at the latest, all the sentries in Yubei Mountain will be covered with thorn vines. Later, we only need to adjust some details regularly, and there will be no delays.
By the way, we also need some special potion for killing thorn vines. This requires the coordination of adults, and it is not prepared in the fortress. "
"Well, you don't have to worry about the potion. It will be delivered within five days. Let's start today. Your team will be temporarily included in my personal guard."
"It's my lord."
