Chapter 877: Night Attack
The night was already thick in the wilderness, and the wind was tighter, whistling and blowing the little bonfire, but after all, it did not blow out the light of the fire, but the fire that was constantly shaking and shaving, but it was very weak in this starless and moonless night, and that little light could hardly shine further into the darkness except within the range of the camp.
This time, it gave the hundreds of men who had been hiding on the side hill a chance so that they could hide better, coupled with the constant howling north wind, even their whispered conversation was completely masked.
"Dad, is it really that old thief?" A young man clenched his knife and stared at the small camp closer to him with hatred.
Beside him was a strong man with a stout physique and a rough appearance, the steel fork in his hand was clenched, and he said in a solemn voice: "Your second and third uncles have been following them for a few days, and they must not be wrong from the Daimyo's Mansion until here." As he spoke, he looked back at the two men behind him.
The two of them nodded at the same time and whispered, "It's the old thief, even if he turns to ashes, we will recognize him." Unexpectedly, he actually left Bianjing this time, just to give us such a chance to take revenge. ”
"But can we really do it with this little manpower? There are thousands of people over there......" Another said worriedly, and as he spoke, he glanced into the distance, which was the camp that Sun Tu had set up.
"This is our best chance, and we have everything around us, and even if we don't succeed, we can get out of it!" The man at the head said in a firm tone: "Everyone has also seen that the defense here is not tight, as long as we move fast enough, we will be able to retreat before alarming the military camp in front." ”
Speaking of this, he pointed at the steel fork and decisively ordered: "Attack!" Kill the vigil first, and then go straight to the biggest tent! As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead, and his whole body jumped out like a cheetah, and swooped down on the camp of only a few hundred people like lightning.
The others didn't hesitate any longer, and at the same time stood up and rushed forward quickly. These people were all sturdy and light-footed, and even though hundreds of people moved at the same time, under the cover of the north wind and the night, they did not make much noise, and in only a moment, they appeared on the edge of the camp.
They were all good hunters for many years, and their cooperation with each other was extremely tacit, and without the need for the leader to give any more orders, twenty of them at the same time showed their short bows, skillfully set up the arrows and pulled the strings, and the arrows crossed a distance of ten or so feet, and shot through the necks of the night vigil guards who were standing by the campfire, and the arrows pierced the throats!
The raid of these people was really sharp and ferocious, at this time, there were only ten people who were keeping vigil in the camp here, but they were released by twenty people, two took care of one, and all of them had the ability to penetrate the Yang in a hundred steps, and almost every arrow hit the throat, which made the ten soldiers not to mention dodging, and even the screams before death were sealed in their throats. And their fallen bodies didn't make a noise because of the soft snow below.
The forbidden army and the high-ranking guards, who had never worked so hard for such a long time, were already exhausted after many days of traveling, and at this time they were all sleeping soundly in their tents, and it was naturally impossible to detect the assassination outside. So when the ten men fell, there was still silence in the camp, which made the Assassins, who had already raised their hearts to their throats and prepared for the worst, suddenly widened, and their movements were even more swift, and in the blink of an eye, they all jumped up, easily climbed over the half-man-high fence, raised their blades, and threw themselves straight into the big tent in the middle.
The leader of the first time had arrived in front of the tent with an arrow step, holding a fork in his right hand, and his left hand poked out like lightning, and as soon as he caught the curtain, he suddenly pulled down, and with a bang, he tore off the whole curtain made of whole cowhide nitrate, and the curtain was impenetrable, and at the same time his body shook, and he had rushed in, and he did not have time to carefully distinguish the situation inside, and the steel fork in his right hand had pierced a black shadow in the darkness that was about to turn over because he heard the movement.
With a pop, the steel fork entered the body, but there was no imaginary scream, and at the same time, the man also felt that the steel fork in his hand was tight, and his weapon was actually caught by the target with his body! This made him suddenly feel a shock in his heart, knowing that things had changed, and he had found the wrong target!
"There are assassins!" A sharp exclamation tore through the silence of the night in an instant, and at the same time, two cold lights on the left and right slashed straight at the man's neck and waist and abdomen, although there was almost nothing visible in the darkness, but the two attacking opponents were able to seize this good opportunity to kill the enemy.
The weapon in his hand was desperately clamped, and the man, who was difficult to get rid of for a while, suddenly fell into great danger. He might be able to give up the steel fork and retreat backwards, but in this way, it will be difficult to parry the follow-up moves of the two people who are killing left and right.
What a fierce man, even in such a sudden danger, he still did not panic, suddenly shouted, held the fork handle with both hands, and sent it forward with all his might. Only to hear the popping sound accompanied by a terrible scream again, he was already unable to move forward, but at the moment when the two knives were about to arrive, he strode forward, causing the two knives to fall behind him. He actually pierced the person in front of him with his strength!
At the same time, he swung his fork and twisted his body, and actually picked a hundred and ten pounds of enemy and turned around and swept out, so that the follow-up sword moves of the two swordsmen behind him all fell on his companion. This time, this person was so dead that he couldn't die anymore, not only was his body pierced by a steel fork, but he was also stabbed several times in the chest and abdomen, and his flesh and blood flew sideways. The two swordsmen were also struck by their companion's body, and they flew out in embarrassment, and one of them hit the tent pillar next to him, and the pillar of the man's leg was shattered in the sound of clicking.
All of this seems complicated, but it is done in the moment when the rabbit rises. It was only at this time that someone who followed the man rushed into the tent, and as a result, he could hear a low shout: "The old thief is not here, retreat quickly!" ”
The few people who came in behind were startled at first, and then hurriedly turned around and jumped out. Their sanity has always suppressed hatred, and they know that saving their lives is more important than revenge, and now that they have failed to succeed in a single blow, and they are in the barracks, surrounded by officers and soldiers, it is the best choice to leave first.
At this time, all the soldiers of the forbidden army in the tents around them had already woken up, screaming and shouting, and many of them had not had time to put on their armor, and they had already rushed out of the tent with their weapons full of panic. When they saw the Assassins outside, they shouted angrily: "Where are the thieves!" The swords and guns in their hands stabbed them with all their might, and some people took a detour to block them, blocking their way.
For a while, the whole camp was boiling and chaotic, but only a small tent located in the upper left corner of the camp was in front of thirty or forty people guarding the door, all of them were on full alert, not daring to relax at all, and there were also people holding the enemy's killing weapon on the battlefield, the Divine Arm Bow, pointing ahead, once someone dared to take advantage of the chaos to approach, they would not hesitate to shoot arrows to kill the enemy.
And in this small tent, Gao Yu sat with his clothes on the front of him, and on his left and right, there were four men with a calm bearing, and the weapons in their hands were also unsheathed. Under such a large number of internal and external surrounds and guards, unless a large army is coming, don't think about hurting him in the slightest.
Gao Yu's face was blue because of anger, but more because of fear. He had received the news that an assassin had actually touched the tent of the Chinese army, and it seemed that he had succeeded in killing someone. If I hadn't kept my hand, I was afraid that I would have died at this time.
"Who would dare to assassinate me? But is it Sun Tu's people? Gao Yu asked in a cold voice after calming down a little.
"It doesn't seem to be, the military camp over there has just reacted, and the people who come are wearing people's clothes." One of the guards lifted the curtain and looked at the battle situation outside, and said casually. Although it was still dark outside, only a little flickering bonfire lit up, and the figures were still very messy, his eyes could still see the outfits of the twenty or thirty assassins who had been surrounded, none of whom were from the Forbidden Army.
This answer made Gao Yu slightly surprised and relieved at the same time: "Fortunately, ......" In fact, he gave up the better Chinese army tent and came to sleep in such a corner tent, just to prevent Sun Tu from being unfavorable to him. After all, he has a lot of hatred with Sun Tu, and he has seen the other party's ruthless methods. But at the same time, a new question arose in his heart, what was the origin of these assassins, and why did they assassinate themselves like this?
"Leave a few alive." Gao Yu quickly made a decision and immediately ordered.
But at the same time as this order was transmitted, there was a sudden sound of whizzing arrows breaking through the air outside, followed by a scream. This made Gao Yu's brows furrow suddenly: "Didn't you let them stay alive, once they used the bow and crossbow, they couldn't control it!" ”
"Captain, it's the assassins who have accomplices outside, and they have killed many of our brothers with bows and arrows!" The subordinate hurriedly replied.
This group of assassins had made a lot of preparations for this assassination, and they even figured out the way back. So even if they missed and were besieged by more than ten times the number of officers and soldiers, they still did not give up. At the same time, the companions who had been arranged to meet them outside also decisively shot arrows to kill the enemy, and quickly opened up a bloody path for them.
After learning that this was the case, Gao Yu finally couldn't bear it anymore: "Leave them, no matter life or death!" "If these assassins are allowed to escape, where will his face go? Also, what annoyed him even more was that it had been a long time, and Sun Tu's camp, which was only two or three miles away from here, was still quiet and did not react at all, as if they didn't even know that there was a mess here.
In fact, the two camps in the wilderness formed a strange and strong contrast, and on one side the killing was already loud, and several barracks were on fire; On the other side, there was no movement, only some figures came out of the tent and looked out from afar......