Chapter 23: A battle of wits and strategy

"Sweep me the Taoist!" Ri Tian ordered.

Hundreds of elite soldiers of the Qin State came up with neat steps, and now the masters of both sides are injured, if the battle continues, the Yin and Yang family will lose their masters.

"Let's withdraw!" Xiang Liang said.

Without a cliff, Chu Yun and the others retreated, and they jumped over the iron lock bridge to prepare for battle.

"If you go one step further, I'm going to cut off the Iron Lock Bridge." Chu Yun said coldly.

Ri Day's eyes were cold, from the information he had, it was very likely that the Taoist would get Linglong, if Chu Yunzhen cut off the iron lock, there was a heavenly ridge between the cliffs, and if he wanted to repair the bridge, it would take a long time, even if there was a public loser to help, it would be difficult for them to find Linglong.

"I don't believe that the troops are stationed in place, they can still live without food." Ri Tian ordered.

Chu Yun saw that the Qin army was stationed on the opposite side, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, the strength of the Yin and Yang family was beyond expectations.

"Daylight will certainly not wait for us to rush out, and we need to be on guard at all times to prevent them from attacking." Chu Yun said.

"But we don't have food, and as long as they besiege us for three days, we will have no strength to resist." Xiang Liang said.

"So we're looking for a way out." Chu Yun said.

He looked at the cave and said, "The cave is so deep that even the Taoists have never explored the end, maybe our way to escape is from the depths of the cave."

"Let the two of them go and explore the cave, and the rest guard the entrance to the cave."

Jili stood up and said, "Leave it to me to explore the cave, I am an assassin, and the light has little effect on me."

"I can help too." A Taoist disciple stood up and said.

He is good at rock climbing and often goes in and out of the mountains to collect medicine, so exploring caves is his forte.

When night fell, Chu Yun stood on the edge of the cliff, vigilantly staring at the Qin army opposite, the masters of the Yin and Yang family were gone, but he knew that they must be hiding nearby.

Zhilan walked over, with a sad face, and said:

"Brother Chu, can we escape?"

The masters of the Yin and Yang family are like clouds, especially Ri Tian and the high priest, both of them are ridiculously strong, not to mention the Qi State Killer Regiment and the four hundred Qin army, unless they can fly to the sky, it will be difficult to escape from Yunzhong Mountain.

"Don't worry, I'll send you down the mountain safely." Chu Yun said with a smile.

Zhilan bit her lip, she stared at Chu Yun quietly, and said, "But I'm more worried about your safety."

"Fate is a very magical thing, if the sky is destined to die, even if you don't do anything, you may have a stubborn disease and die of illness." Chu Yun said.

"If you are destined to live, even if you jump off a cliff or are captured by the Yin and Yang family, you can still live."

He looked at Zhilan and continued: "So no one can avoid the end of fate, don't worry, I will live."

Zhilan looked at him in a daze, and suddenly said, "If you are still alive, where do you want to go?"

Chu Yun thought for a while and said, "If I can still live after that, I want to wander the world."

Everyone has their own aspirations, he doesn't want to be in power, let alone participate in the imperial struggle, he somewhat understands why Tao Yuanming, Ji Kang and others yearn for a rural life.

When you are in the court, you are forced by the court, and you are often involuntarily.

The leisurely and relaxed life of the countryside can make people free and easy, and not confused by the world.

"Wandering the world, I also want to live this life." Zhilan muttered, her voice small and as soft as a mosquito.

"It is better to fight for power and profit than to make the whole world home." Chu Yun said with a smile.

He stared at the starry sky, and then he coughed violently.

He fought with the high priest and was seriously wounded.

"Nephew Chu Xian, you go and rest, and leave the vigil to me and Yu'er." Xiang Liang's uncle and nephew walked over and said with a smile.

Among all of them, they were the least injured, Xiang Yu's martial arts were extremely high, although they were not as good as Ri Day, they were not weaker than Chu Yun, and even stronger.

"Then there's Uncle Lao." Chu Yun said with a smile.

There is a night vigil for Xiang Liang, he is very relieved, after all, their uncles and nephews will be megatrons in the future.

Therefore, Chu Yun felt that it was not to the point of despair, they could all be alive, so the chances of escape were very good.

The Yin and Yang family has been secretly watching the situation on the other side of the cliff, with their hands on their shoulders day and day, and their eyes are cold.

Wu Yazi seriously injured Tian Heng and himself one after another, which made him very angry, and the original victory was in his hands, but it became the current situation, and he was arrogant and unbearable.

"Lord Riday, do we really have to wait three days?" The High Priest asked.

The three elders stood behind Ri Day, silent.

"Hmph, the Taoists thought they wanted to stop us with a broken bridge." Ri Sun sneered.

They thought of the public loser, and if there was a public loser Yin Xiang, they would be able to leap over the cliff and capture the Taoist.

But the day vetoed, the wind of the Broken Wind Cliff is blowing in the opposite direction, and the paper kite can't fly over, even if it is a bamboo magpie, it can only carry a few people.

"I didn't march because the Broken Wind Cliff is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the chain bridge is not conducive to fighting, and if we pass easily, they will cut the iron locks, and we will cut off our retreat." Day and day.

"So what are we going to do?" The High Priest asked.

Ri Tian smiled coldly and said, "The rain priest has hidden the opposite side, as long as he has Linglong in his hands, he can order the imperial army to storm it."

"What, the rain priest is hiding in the Taoist family?" The killer of Qi was surprised.

No wonder they didn't see the rain priest make a move, it turned out that there was an arrangement early in the day, so that he could lurk in the Taoist house and report the situation all the time.

"They want to find a way out of the cave, they want to give them hope, so that they can catch it all." Ri said in the day.

"When the prey often sees hope, that is when they are the most lax, and the day and day are good at scheming." The evil cat monster laughed.

In the early morning of the next day, Xiang Yu hurriedly walked into the cave and said, "There is an abnormal movement in the Qin army!"

Chu Yun and Wu Yazi woke up one after another, they rushed out of the cave, and Xiang Liang kept staring at the opposite cliff, monitoring Qin Jun's every move.

"Since early in the morning, I have seen the Qin army smuggling firewood up the mountain, and I think they may attack with fire." Xiang Liang said.

"What are we going to do?"

There was a commotion in the Taoists, and if the Qin army really wanted to attack with fire, they would definitely die in the fire.

"Shaoxia, what can I do?" Wu Daozi asked.

The Qin army must use fire to carry firewood, they are already out of food, if they are besieged by fire again, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support until the next day.

Chu Yun glanced at the other side, and sure enough, he saw that Qin Jun had hidden the firewood, but the amount was very large, and the movement was not small, as long as he was careful, he could still detect the abnormality.

"I don't think they're going to attack with fire." Chu Yun said.

"Why?" Xiang Liang asked curiously.

"First of all, this season, the wind cliff is blowing the east wind, they can't use smoke, there is an iron lock bridge between the cliffs, it is not easy for them to move the firewood over, the most important thing is that if they really want to use fire to attack, they will try not to let us find out, so as to achieve a surprise effect." Chu Yundao.

"They deliberately let us find out that they wanted to mess us up, and if we rashly attacked it, we would fall for their scheme."

"They put firewood on the mountain road to block our only escape route at the moment, and at the same time it can put pressure on us, make us overnervous, and force us to have a nervous breakdown." Chu Yun said.

The day is really terrifying, and it can cause psychological pressure on them all the time, and they want to gradually break down their psychological defenses.

If the two armies face each other, psychological warfare can also be a factor that can determine victory or defeat.

"Lord Riday, we deliberately let them see the firewood, can we really force them to come out?" The evil cat asked.

"When a person sees a desperate situation, he will try his best to survive, and when they are nervous and about to collapse psychologically, they will definitely find a way to break out of the encirclement." Day and day said indifferently.

"Whether they can stay awake depends on whether the man can see through this little scheme."

After several encounters, he was sure that there was a master of great strategy in the Taoist family, and he also wanted to see how strong that person was.

The evil cat, the high priest and the others looked at Ri Sun in admiration, his methods were clever, if he were someone else, he would have been wiped out.

"We have to respond to all changes with the same and wait for news of them leaving." Chu Yundao.

The only way for them to survive at present is whether Jili can find a way out in the depths of the cave.

Day and day, they didn't dare to attack, because they were afraid that Chu Yun would cut off the iron lock bridge and break the net.

After several hours of studying pharmacology, Guangchengzi finally tried the antidote to the lizard flower pill.

The Taoist poisoned disciple took the antidote, and his complexion improved.

They took turns guarding the Iron Lock Bridge, monitoring the Qin army's every move for twelve hours.

The two sides confronted each other, the sun was fading, and the night was about to fall.

"You have to prepare, if they want to break through, they will choose tonight, if they don't act, we just need to hold the exit." Ri said in the day.

Everyone was ordered to keep their spirits, they all looked at the other side of the cliff, and tonight was the night vigil by Chu Yun, he rested for a long time, his face was still pale, but his spirit was not bad.

Chu Yun looked at Zhilan coming over and asked curiously, "Why don't you rest?"

Zhilan shook her head and said, "I can't sleep."

"Don't worry too much, things aren't as bad as they seem." Chu Yundao.

"If the Yin and Yang family wants to be exquisite, they won't attack easily, not to mention that the rain priest has never appeared, and it is very likely that he has been hidden among the Taoist disciples."

Zhilan's round eyes were startled, and she exclaimed, "How is it possible, if he is hidden among the Taoist disciples, he will definitely be discovered."

"This is where the rain priest is powerful, he can hide silently in the Taoist house, which is impossible to guard." Chu Yundao.

The rain priest is very powerful, fortunately they are all hidden in the cave, there are many pairs of eyes staring, he is not easy to start, if it is changed to another place, I am afraid that many people will be poisoned by him.

He looked across the cliff and said, "He didn't attack with fire during the day, so I can guess that he must have taken care of the Rain Priest."

"I don't think he ordered the Qin army to attack it, he just wanted the rain priest to get Linglong, during this time, as long as anyone thinks about Linglong, I think that person is the rain priest."

"Brother Chu, isn't it very dangerous for you, the rain priest must be eyeing you." Zhilan Road.

"Linglong is not on me, even if he targets me, it is useless." Chu Yundao.

Zhilan sighed, and then fell silent.