Chapter 113: Fighting in the Dark
"100 meters?" Uhtred was startled and looked up into the distance. Like the guards, the heads of the crowd watched as they approached the camp gates.
"Let's go down!" Uhtred waved his hand, combed his thick hair, and took another deep breath before getting up and walking towards the camp gates.
Before Li Ling and his team approached, Uhtred had already found the best position and stood still, quietly waiting for the other party. In his opinion, the best hunters must always hide in the path of their prey first, so that they can calmly and seize the initiative.
If it weren't for Cassie and his soldiers, he believed that Li Ling and his team would have put themselves in their proper position before they met him.
It's a pity that now...... Uhtred snorted softly and stared disapprovingly at the blue-nosed and swollen pioneers at the front.
After that, Uhtred saw a tall, sickly fair-skinned young man, and according to the information he received from Her Highness Ina, Uhtred identified the young man as Li Ling. There was also a person in a black robe and a hood, who couldn't see his figure and appearance clearly, judging from the pace and size of Li Ling, he should be a young woman - maybe Li Ling's partner.
As for the old men and a few young faces who followed behind, Uhtred felt that there was nothing striking about it.
According to Her Highness Ina's instructions, he must give these guys a warm enough reception. Thinking of this, Uhtred reached out and snapped his fingers.
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When Uhtred observed Li Ling, Li Ling also looked at the wide camp gate in front of him and the three figures standing in front of him. On the road before, Li Ling had already learned some about the situation in the camp from Cassie, and he guessed that the man standing at the front should be the supreme commander here, Uhtred, and the soldiers on both sides of him should be his personal guards.
In the original idea, Li Ling felt that he should rush forward excitedly, hug Uhtred and everyone in the camp, look at their living conditions here, ask all kinds of real and serious questions, and then accept their warm hospitality.
But after so many strange events, there are less than thirty supporters left behind him, and the two people close to him, one is missing, and the other is dead...... Li Ling's enthusiasm has almost been consumed, and he is a little sour at the moment. But as a representative of the supporters, he still tried to squeeze out a smile to release his kindness.
Cassie and his men flatly deny receiving instructions from Uhtred, but their dejected appearance suggests that they are very much at the mercy of their defeat, and most likely they will be punished by their superior, Uhtred.
Li Ling saw Uhtred in front of the camp gate smiling at him, so he took the initiative to speak: "It's Lord Uhtred in front?" While speaking, Li Ling strode up.
"Ge Jin? Li Ling? Uhtred asked deliberately.
"Li Ling!" Li Ling nodded. "Lord Gejin has already died in the battle with Bat Rao, and I am his lieutenant!"
"It turned out to be Adjutant Li!" Uhtred smiled heartily, and also strode towards Li Ling, stretching out his palm and holding Li Ling tightly.
Uhtred's palm was not generous, but he clenched Li Ling's hand very strongly, and secretly exerted force while clenching his palm, wanting to give Li Ling a disadvantage.
In the cognition of military rao, this is an invitation to compete. This kind of contest is almost a necessary etiquette for the first meeting. As long as both parties do their best, they will be respected by the other party regardless of whether they win or lose, and they can quickly close the relationship between the two Rao.
Because of this, Li Ling replied to him without showing weakness.
Uhtred's expression was very easy-going, and he couldn't see any strain, but Li Ling could feel that his hot palm was trembling slightly, maybe it had reached its limit.
"With a little more force, this chief is going to be defeated." Li Ling secretly thought to himself, and the five fingers exerted their strength again.
The others had already seen the two face to face, and they all watched in silence. Whether it was the guards behind Uhtred or the supporters behind Li Ling, they all thought that their commander would definitely win.
Uhtred still hasn't changed on the surface, but in his heart he secretly complains, regretting that he launched this kind of competition to a young man who doesn't know the depths.
It's a pity that his ears heard some muttering, most of which were flattery to himself, and regret for the young man in front of him.
Someone muttered behind him, "These guys are the so-called outsiders, they don't look good, you see there are a lot of bad old men in there." ”
When the others heard him, they began to talk about it.
"Especially the guy in the lead, I really wish he could know who he was dealing with, and not have to let his subordinates see the joke in vain."
"Yes, this kind of fight is not a formal duel, but at least figure it out as much as you can. An ant wrestles with a wildebeest, and just thinking about it makes people speechless. ”
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If it had been in the past, Uhtred would have been lying cosy somewhere, pretending to think about something big or sipping a delicious drink.
But now, he scolded his mother in his heart, and he couldn't wait to rush up to block these rao's mouths.
In the middle of his depression, Li Ling seemed to be intent on ending this competition, and Utred's bones were about to break when his fingers were clamped like iron tongs.
Uhtred's head was sweating, and his calm countenance twitched slightly. The people in the distance couldn't see clearly, but Li Ling in front of him could see clearly.
"I really can't do it, so I have to use that trick! I didn't want to use my strength in such a thing, but for the sake ......of face," Uhtred thought in his heart.
"Da Rao's arm strength is really strong, I am willing to bow to the wind!" While Uhtred was calculating, Li Ling suddenly let go of his palm and clenched his fists to admit defeat.
"This ...... Hahaha! Adjutant Li is also good, not bad! Uhtred laughed and nodded, and he guessed that Li Ling was deliberately letting him go, but he was even more depressed. I thought that I should have given full play to my true strength a long time ago, so as not to be despised and humiliated by Li Ling. But he still swallowed this breath secretly, and deliberately said boldly: "It's a guest from afar, let's go back to the camp first, let's greet everyone well, and then have a good chat." ”
Without waiting for Li Ling to express his position, the other companions couldn't wait to cheer, Li Ling shook his head with a wry smile, and motioned to Colonel Uhtred
Uhtred nodded, and led the way into the camp. He saw the black-robed man beside Li Ling attaching himself to his ear, and hurriedly pricked up his ears to listen.