Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Gathering of the Great Camp
Blackwater City can't be without a master for a day, after the plan begins to be implemented, someone must sit in the city, the most suitable person for this is Jingjian, Blackwater City is not far from the royal tomb, two days is enough time to go back and forth.
During this time, he took a few witches to practice the operation process dozens of times, in order to avoid being caught in a mess and being caught in an urn by someone.
From a professional point of view, the best comprehensive quality of these witches is Gu Yan, who is smart and quick to react, quite flexible, and can also use bows and arrows, of course, it can't be compared with his profession.
Luckily, he didn't have to train a few people to be special operations personnel, and he didn't have time to teach them much, he just needed to practice the infiltration formation and familiarize himself with the simulated scenario.
He was originally worried that some people would be disgusted with this method of warfare, after all, there were too few people who could make him choose, and there were only four people with good overall quality, so he was afraid that some people would have the idea of fairness and righteousness, and they would pick and choose to run away in the middle.
However, what he didn't expect was that these people not only did not have disgust, but also had a strong interest, which is good news, otherwise he would not be able to force people, this is a dangerous trip, it is easy to have problems if the cooperation is not good, and it is difficult to go deep, and any mistake may lead to the destruction of the group.
In other words, several people must be in step and think in unison, and this is the basis for cooperation.
There is good news, and there is bad news.
The process of making a crossbow is complicated, and the most difficult of them are the bow arms and bowstrings.
In ancient times, it took about a year to make a good bow, at least half a year, and this world is no exception.
Even with the help of the wood wizard to shape the bow arm and the drawing process he designed, the problem of the bowstring was still difficult to solve, and the large tendons of the animals needed special oil immersion treatment, otherwise they were prone to cracking, which was extremely time-consuming.
As a last resort, he could only suggest replacing it with cotton and linen or horsehair braided ropes, due to the lack of the blessing of high-tenacity strings, relying solely on the strength of the bow arm, the range of this kind of quick bow and crossbow was not very high, about a quarter of the length of which shrank, and the effective range was only one hundred and twenty meters, and the light crossbow was even reduced to seventy or eighty meters.
The range of the two bows and crossbows barely reached the passing line, which was a little worse than he expected, but fortunately, it was much better than ordinary bows and arrows.
So during this period of time, the wood wizards have become fragrant and sweet, and the injured people want to find them, and the bow and crossbow workshop also looks for them, and there are no metal wizards in the county, so I am afraid that they will have to report to the armory foundry.
The food problem has also been temporarily solved, and the wizards do not need to go into the mountains to hunt, among which the wizards of the three genera of fire, earth and water are the most idle, and they stay in the wizard's tower and practice in retreat.
In the evening of the next day, Jing Jian hurried back, and at the same time, Yehuling sent the first batch of food, and the escort was a few monsters, and the recipients were Gui Ye and Vice Admiral, and he didn't show up about this.
The city wall on the north side of Blackwater City, inside the city gate tower.
The five sorcerers gathered here to change into night clothes and assemble equipment such as bows and crossbows.
Each was armed with thirty-six arrows, two light crossbows, a bronze sword, and a short sword.
Meng Yun didn't touch the weapons and equipment that he had sealed, such as assault rifles, and he didn't plan to carry, the only equipment that was different from everyone else was the Ice Xuan Sword behind his waist.
At this moment, Jingjian and Ji walked in together.
Meng Yun turned around and looked up at Ji, "It's all arranged?"
Ji is the leader of the wizards in the county, if you want to "retreat" with peace of mind, you must appease a group of wizards, wizards are not ordinary people, and the impact of making a mess is too great.
"Well, I've asked one of the oldest wizards to temporarily lead the wizards in the county," Ji said as he approached.
"Brother Yun is too risky in this matter," Jingjian said with a slight sadness.
"If you plan properly, you won't," Meng Yun stepped forward and patted Jing Jian's shoulder, "The county town will be handed over to you, several lieutenants and the turtle master will help you control the situation, you can do what I do, don't panic." ”
"How long are you going?" Jingmi nodded and said.
"Queji is not close to Blackwater City, even if you ride a horse all the way back, it will take four days and four nights, or even longer," Meng Yun said.
While speaking, Master Turtle walked in from the main entrance, "Bastard, you haven't left yet?"
"You will stay in Xicheng Tower for the past few days, and when we come back, you will go out and indulge," Meng Yun turned his head and said to the turtle master.
"Haha," Master Turtle replied with a laugh.
"After we leave, you and you should pay more attention, in case the barbarian witch attacks, these people will be killed directly as long as they show up, don't give them a chance to release the black mist," he said with some trepidation.
"It's not stupid to know that I know," Master Turtle waved his hand impatiently.
Meng Yun pondered for a moment and then said, "Is there a way to seal the aura?" ”
"Yes, this can be done in the season," said Master Turtle.
Hearing this, Meng Yun looked at Ji again.
"Yes," Ji nodded in confirmation.
"Are the horses ready?" Meng Yun asked again.
"Two miles north of the city," Ji said again.
At this moment, the other four witches had finished dressing and walked behind him one after another.
Meng Yun glanced at them one by one, the equipment was all dressed neatly, the swords were pinned to the waist, the short sword was tied to the thigh, and the bow and crossbow were held in one hand and one hung around the neck, which could ensure the continuity of shooting.
"Let's get on the road," Meng Yun nodded after confirming that there was no problem.
Ji Xian took the lead and walked out, and several Shangwu followed one after another, and he was the last to walk out.
Walking to the door, Meng Yun turned back to Jingjian and said, "I'll talk about the slaves when I come back, and you will continue to send people to transport grain back during this period." ”
Jing Jian nodded and bowed, "I wish you all to take care of yourself all the way and succeed." ”
Meng Yun grinned, "Let's go......"
Two miles north of the city, in the middle of a forest.
Several people turned over and rode on war horses, two horses for each person, and one behind each war horse.
Shang Wu Xiu is faster than a horse, but considering that he wants to save physical strength and aura, it is more appropriate to change horses.
......
Twenty miles north of Blackwater City is the famous Blackwater River, and due to the low temperature, the river surface is frozen at this time.
The ice is covered with a thick black oil that emits a pungent smell.
As he had guessed before, this layer of oil was oil, and the surface of the river was nearly 100 meters wide, with black shadows one by one.
Even if it is oil, he can't use it, and oil is poisonous if it is ignited directly without special refining.
......
Heishui County is mountainous, and except for one main road, the other roads are almost all small roads.
After walking along the main road for a day and a night, he took a few more people onto a small road, which was marked on the map before leaving, and at the end of the road was a mountain village near Queji.
The next night, about eight or nine o'clock.
On a cliff on the east side of Queji.
Before going up the mountain, several people tied their horses to the bottom of the mountain, looking at the brightly lit town below, all gray and white camp tents, densely packed.
"Judging by the lantern tent, there should be 30,000 people," said Shangwu, the only wooden member in the group.
"Lao Gou knows a lot more," Jiu Yan glared at the speaker, who sneered twice and stopped talking.
"What should General Yun do next?" Ji saw that he asked without speaking.
"Eat something, sleep for a few hours, and wait until after the fourth watch in the morning before you move," Meng Yun said with a deep sigh.
At this point in time, most people have just started to sleep, and the things that should be done have not been done, and the people who should be done are probably also doing it, even if it is a sentry, this point is also quite vigilant, and the action is easy to be discovered at this time.
After 3 a.m., it is best to move around 4 a.m., when people are sleepy, in other words, when people are at their worst.
"Why not now?" said another fire lord in the team, wondering.
"When do people usually sleep the deadest?" Meng Yun said as he turned his head to the other party.
"Wu Hei can fall asleep when he turns his head upside down," said Gu Yan, pointing at Wu Hei.
Meng Yun turned his head and gave a thumbs up, and said two words, "Awesome." ”
"Hahaha......"
Four watches in the morning, that is, between one and three o'clock.
There is no clock at this time, it is difficult to say the specific time, almost every time the estimated time, the error is about an hour, if it is an experienced person, the error can be reduced to a few quarters of an hour.
Meng Yun sat all night without closing his eyes, and it was estimated that every hour or so, he would draw a vertical line on the ground, and it was not until the sixth vertical line was drawn that he got up to wake everyone up one by one.
The whole winter night, and the temperature in the wilderness was so low, probably only wizards could sleep.
Meng Yun's gaze swept over everyone, "Who is still in a dream?" I'll cool him down and wake him up." ”
At this moment, everyone burst into laughter when they heard this, and they all pointed to Wu Hei.
"What are you doing, are you underwhelmed?" said Wu Hei with a sideways tilt.
"Okay, I'll tell you about the precautions," Meng Yun raised his hand to stop everyone from frolicking.
"First, how dangerous the entire enemy camp is, I have emphasized many times before, you have also seen the methods of barbarian wizards, the intelligence said, there is only one black-robed wizard in the Queji camp, but how many witches do not know, you must understand that if one person makes a mistake, it may lead to our exposure, and then the whole army will be wiped out"
"Second, you must follow my instructions, let you lie on your stomach, let you do what you can do, I have emphasized this many times, once the action begins, even if you have opinions, you have to keep me, and after the completion of the task, you can find me to practice."
After Meng Yun finished speaking, he looked around at everyone, "Do you have any objections?"
At this moment, everyone shook their heads when they heard the words, knowing that he was by no means alarmist.
"Okay, I'll talk about the plan now," Meng Yun said and turned his head to look down the mountain, "Let's divide our troops into two ways, Wizard Ji is responsible for luring the enemy, there is a dense forest on the west side, you can go there to release some breath, put a few fires, and then run west in the forest, so many trees are your reliance, even if you come to two or three big witches, you can maneuver for a while." ”
"Okay," Ji nodded.
"Before that, you can lead me with a few spirits," Meng Yun said again.
Ji condensed two rattan rings from the wooden staff and gave it to him, "Are two enough?"
"One more," Meng Yun took the rattan ring and stuffed it into his arms.
Ji changed another one for him.
"Remember that if the first spirit leads you to destroy it, you will do it, if the second one destroys it, you will retreat, and the third is the sign that you have found us," Meng Yun said and looked directly into Ji's eyes, "Repeat. ”
"I don't need to memorize it by heart," Ji shook his head and said.
"Repeat," Meng Yun said solemnly.
Ji was reluctant but he had to say it again, "The first one to do it, the second one to withdraw, and the third one can find you." ”
Meng Yun nodded with satisfaction, pointed to the barbarian camp under the mountain and continued, "The terrain of Queji is high in the east and low in the west, we will enter from the east side later, and when we come up, we must clear the peripheral checkpoints first, this process will take some time, and then just like our drill, infiltrate the camp."
"After sneaking in, you will definitely run into patrols on the road, remember that our first choice is to hide, no one is allowed to waste time with irrelevant characters, in case you can't dodge, I will order them to be eliminated"
"Next, we will try to find someone to ask for the whereabouts of the big tent, and when we determine the location of the big tent, we will destroy the first spiritual guide," Meng Yun said here and looked at Ji again, "The whole infiltration process will take about two quarters of an hour, and it won't take more than half an hour at most, Wizard Ji, you have to be patient, don't worry, you must wait for my signal!"
"Okay," Ji nodded solemnly.
"Arresting people and burning down the granary, it is estimated that it will not take more than half an hour, if there is an accident in the process, you just run, the barbarian black-robed wizard notices the abnormality and returns, we can evacuate in time, you have to remember this, if you can't beat it, just run!" Meng Yun estimated the time between speaking, "Besides, we won't wait for you after we get out, with your speed, you can definitely catch up with us, no problem, right?"
"There is no doubt about it," Ji said.
"That's all there is to say," Meng Yun said after confirming that nothing was missed, "Seal our aura now, but don't affect us to rush away and use it at any time." ”
He has explained the general plan of action before, and the infiltration process has also been simulated and rehearsed many times, so it is useless to say more.
Everything he is doing now is to supplement and emphasize the plan, after all, he is responsible for the lives of these people, in other words, how these people come out with him, how to go back with him.