Chapter 265: The Fire of Tempting the Enemy
The arrival of the raft gave Situ Nan a perfect solution: he inserted the log dismantled from the raft into the gentle slope south of the outpost fort in a triangular position, and dug a foxhole under the log, allowing two groups of four team members to hide in it, so as to prevent the charge and snatch from the enemy camp and ensure that his own side was not harmed; The remaining four people were looking for suitable hiding places, blocking and guarding the east entrance and lookout window. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
I have to say that having plenty of time to prepare is really pleasant, and when everything is ready, the sky is just getting bright. Situ Nan glanced down at the time of the system's dial, and it was about another hour for Pompeii to arrive, although he was not underestimated, he also felt inexplicably relaxed. After reporting to Lu Pingchuan that the defense was completed, they each entered their own defensive positions and waited for the enemy to come to the door.
After listening to Situ Nan's report on the progress of their defense, Lu Pingchuan breathed a sigh of relief - although the battle for the sentry fort had just begun, at least they already had the guarantee of capital preservation. After instructing Situ Nan not to take it lightly, Lu Pingchuan temporarily shifted his attention to the other three roads, and sent letters to inquire about the progress one by one.
Zhong Ming of the third road quickly reported the forward position, and Jiang Lan also reported that everything was normal, but Xia Yan did not move for a long time. Lu Pingchuan glanced at the progress of the second road on the screen, and found that the speed of progress had not slowed down, out of understanding Xia Yan, Lu Pingchuan guessed that she was in a hurry and didn't have time to answer, so he didn't pay attention to it.
As Lu Pingchuan guessed, Xia Yan was indeed in a hurry, but she was not heading straight in the direction of the No. 2 sentry fort, on the contrary, she was taking a detour to cross the sentry fort position.
Less than half an hour ago, Xia Yan and his party, who were traveling all the way, had already arrived at the area where the No. 2 sentry fort was located. The terrain around this area is very different from the surrounding dense forest, a towering cliff divides the green carpet of rainforest in two, behind the cliff is the vegetation-covered highland rainforest, and in front of the cliff is the lowland jungle where Xia Yan and the others are hiding. Somewhere near the bottom of the cliff, a bright light of fire stands out.
"Stop!" As soon as Xia Yan saw the firelight, she stopped and immediately shouted to stop, if there is a firelight in this kind of place far away from the camp, it is likely to mean that the No. 2 sentry fort may have been taken first, and the other party should have a lot of people, so they dared to blatantly light a bonfire in the night and tell the other camps who rushed to this place that this place was already in their pockets.
When ordinary people see this situation, it is estimated that most of them can only consider themselves unlucky, and silently turn around and retreat. However, Xia Yan is a typical example of being more and more courageous by nature, when this flickering little fire appeared in front of her, she did not choose to give up immediately, but lurked down, and carefully observed the movement in the direction of the fire with night vision binoculars.
Although the coordinates of the location of the sentry fort have not been officially announced, according to the email description, it is generally located near the middle of the two camps. Xia Yan's marching speed was not slow, and they also set off overnight immediately after drawing up a plan for the competition, and it was impossible to lag behind the Crassus camp for a long time. Judging from the location of Crassus's position, the time when the other party arrived here is at most the difference between Xia Yan's front foot and back foot, even if the mountain search is more convenient than in the forest, but the other party really has such good luck, and he happened to find the location of the sentry fort as soon as he came up?
If the other side really discovered Sentry Fort No. 2, then the fire was the same as Situ Nan's raft fortifications, an act of demonstration of "everything is under control"; And if the other party does not find the outpost, but is bluffing, or ...... What about hooking?
Xia Yan's mind quickly flashed through various possibilities, and the scene in the night vision telescope also preliminarily verified her suspicions: there was not half a figure in sight of the mountains within the scope of the firelight. Although the light of the fire illuminated the nearby mountain wall so much that it was difficult to discern the full picture, there was no trace of the fortifications as far as the eye could see. Looking along the edge of the cliff, by the moonlight, you can see that something seems to be moving under a few sparse vegetation.
Xia Yan roughly pondered in her heart: the opponent should have just arrived, the mountain search is no better than the woodland, and there are few continuous shelters on the edge of the cliff, although they arrived first, but if they searched and searched under the nose of the opponent's sniper, it would undoubtedly be suicidal. So Crassus's think tank came up with the following design: build a fire on the surface, tell potential competitors that it has been occupied, and secretly scatter and continue to search for the location of the real outpost; If the other party still doesn't give up and comes rashly, then the direction pointed by the firelight is likely to be a trap to lure the enemy.
"Sister Xia, this situation ...... What to do? One of Xia Yan's teammates stepped forward and said to Xia Yan. Due to the division of troops in four ways and limited manpower, there are only 3 people in Xia Yan's team this time, except for her, the other two are snipers, although they will not be inferior to the opposite side in terms of shooting distance, but if they are not clear about the enemy's location and number of people, the three people in front of them will not be able to withstand any accidental consumption.
"We ...... Into the mountains! Xia Yan gritted her teeth and said to her two teammates, "Continue to move forward at full speed, strive to reach the junction between the opposite cliff and the east side of the rainforest before dawn, and block their retreat route!" ”