Xiao Feng and his entourage went all the way to the east, speeding through the dense forest halfway up the mountainside.

At this time, it was already about 10 o'clock at night, and the dense forest was shrouded in a thick black curtain. The further east you go, the steeper the terrain becomes, making it difficult to get ahead.

On the way, Xiao Feng suddenly stopped, thought about it, or beckoned Cheng Zhiyuan and the three of them, found some branches on the spot, peeled off the bark, and kneaded them into a long thin rope.

He then tied a shorter rope to the trunks of two trees, about 20 meters long, only about 40 centimeters above the ground, in the middle of their advance. In this way, if anyone pursues east along their starting point, they will most likely touch the rope.

Next, he tied one end of the long rope to the short rope and tested the sturdiness before nodding in satisfaction.

"We've got to pick up the pace and have to find time along the way to keep preparing the rope." Xiao Feng waved his hand, and the four of them continued to move forward.

Xiao Feng walked at the end, constantly lowering the rope along the way to keep the rope tighter and ensure that the movement at the far end could be accurately perceived.

He felt that this caution was very necessary. From the moment he decided to move east, he felt a little uneasy, but the current situation forced him to take a risk.

From the starting point to the intended destination, he estimated that the time would be about 40 minutes, and after surviving these 40 minutes, the task force might usher in a turning point and completely get rid of the current predicament.

He kept thinking about a question in his mind, that is, after another group of four killers made up of people and horses to the climbing point to pounce, if they guessed their intention to move east, what kind of situation would the task force face.

First, immediately rush down the hill and cut off the possibility of their retreat to the west; Secondly, block the top line and suppress them below the summit with fire. In this way, the task force can only move to the east or to the foot of the mountain. If the other side sends another person, he will be outflanked diagonally and cut off the route to the foot of the mountain; At the same time, one step further, another person sped up ahead and made a detour ahead to cut off the eastward route of the task force, and the task force would fall into unprecedented danger.

Thinking of the fact that at the beginning of Brother Niu's entry into the mountain, he made a plan to divide his troops into multiple routes and intend to surround the entire task force, which shows that the other party has accurately analyzed the disadvantages of the task force in terms of the number of personnel and weapons and equipment, and only then did he dare to adopt such a bold and radical method. After three firefights, with the cunning of the opponent, it is inevitable that the manpower and ammunition of the task force will be further weakened, and then it is not difficult to make a plan to divide the troops into four ways and form an encirclement, intending to compress them in the narrow halfway up the mountain.

Thinking of this, Xiao Feng couldn't help but feel a burst of fear, and his restlessness since departure seemed to have found the reason.

He looked at the time, it had been 25 minutes since they had set off, and he expected 15 minutes to go through the area. Now, their biggest enemy is not their opponents, but time, and they must get through the intended place quickly before they can think of them, start their actions, and successfully circle the front to form a blockade.

"Leave no stone unturned, move forward as fast as possible."

Thinking of this, Xiao Feng gave an order, and the four of them moved forward at full speed to the east.

During the march, Xiao Feng suddenly felt that the rope in his hand was loosened, and with a slight pull, the rope followed for a while.

His heart tightened, and it was clear that someone had broken the rope at the far end. His worst fears were at least half fulfilled, when they discovered that they were moving eastward and chased after them.

He looked at the time again, and the men chasing after him were 15 minutes away from them.

Based on this calculation, plus the downhill and the time it takes to touch the rope, the opponent should have started moving 25 minutes ago. If the opponent decides to send someone to detour to the front at the same time, as he guessed, the most time-saving route is to sprint east along the line at the top of the mountain, reach the predetermined position, and then turn left and go downhill. Xiao Feng walked through the first line on the top of the mountain, the terrain was relatively gentle, and it could be reached in 20 minutes at full speed, plus 15 minutes downhill, and the opponent took a total of 35 minutes, that is, the opponent may go around to the front after 10 minutes to form a blocking trend.

Now, they are about 14 minutes away from their intended location. It was necessary to get back the four minutes that were not enough.

"Quick! Faster! Xiao Feng let go of the rope and rushed from the back of the line to the front, rushing forward.

What he didn't know was that all his inferences were extremely accurate, but he didn't think of one person, and that person was the killer Ye Feng, Ye Feng like the wind. In fact, it only took Ye Feng thirty minutes to arrive at the scheduled location, five minutes earlier than Xiao Feng expected.

"Quick! Faster! Xiao Feng has always been in the lead, constantly waving from back to front.

Dada! Dada!

Seeing that the destination was in front of them, the four people who were advancing quickly stopped suddenly because of a series of sudden gunshots and stood in place. The gunfire came from a light machine gun, 800 meters directly in front of them.

Xiao Feng's heart sank to the bottom, and the worst result appeared. He also immediately thought of the specific meaning of the gunshot, which was an unmistakable warning, but also meant a worse outcome: not only had the other side formed an encirclement, and the encirclement had become smaller and smaller, and the gunfire was preventing them from moving on, but also guiding the other three companions to quickly tighten their pockets.

"I have to tell you about the predicament we are in." Looking at the three team members, Xiao Feng swallowed with difficulty, "We have been surrounded, front, back, left, right, just the encirclement formed by the four killers has been formed and is tightening." ”

"Team Xiao!" Cheng Zhiyuan and the three of them were startled almost at the same time and shouted.

"I'm sorry for making the decision to move east, but if I had to choose again, I would ......"

"Team Xiao, this decision was not made by you alone, it was a unanimous decision by all of us." Cheng Zhiyuan naturally understood what Xiao Feng meant, his colleague for so many years, it was the first time he saw Xiao Feng blame himself so much, and he was sad for Xiao Feng's sadness.

"Yes, if there are difficulties, we will carry them together, and the task force has always been a whole." Sun Wu surrounded him and hurriedly said, "On the first day you joined the task force, you said this to me, you can't forget it yourself." ”

"Yes, Team Xiao, and me, we're all in this together." Li Ke also surrounded him.

"Alright, I'll talk about my plans." Xiao Feng pointed straight ahead, "The gunfire in front is intended to warn and stop us, otherwise he would not have shot in advance, and there is no need to startle the snake, which shows that the other party's encirclement has been formed and is also being closed, but it is not tight." Our only chance is to break through quickly before the enemy tightens his pockets. And to break through to the other three sides, the enemy is dark and we are clear, and the risk is greater. Therefore, the enemy in front of us is our breakthrough! ”