Chapter 174: Ambush
Buck crouched cautiously in a bush, covered in twigs and vine leaves, barely indistinguishable from the bush from a distance. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Suddenly there was a crisp and gentle birdsong in the empty and quiet valley, and Buck's eyes narrowed slightly, and he could hear that it was the message from Taniguchi's companions, those Imperial rebels had entered the Pearl Valley.
With very, very small movements, Buck slowly untied the bow and arrow he was carrying and gently placed an arrow on the bowstring. He slowed his breathing, and even his eyes narrowed into a thin slit, preventing his murderous aura from being noticed by those who were keen.
The sound of the rubbing of branches and leaves approached from afar, and Buck knew that it must be the scouts of the Imperial Counterinsurgency Army scouting around, but Buck believed that with his camouflage skills, he could even fool the stags in the woods, let alone the Yankees.
Before joining the army, Buck was the most powerful hunter in the village, he could lie motionless on the ground all day, he could use all kinds of tree sap to make potions to hide the body odor on his body, and he could shoot a running rabbit with an arrow, I believe that these northern soldiers are no better than the jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountains and forests.
What's more, before the mission, Archduke William had repeatedly instructed Buck that this time the task was to harass the enemy forces and keep them in fear and vigilance at all times, so as to lay the foundation for a real surprise attack. This kind of task, Buck's heart is actually a little reluctant, in his opinion, it is a bit too wasteful, as long as he is given enough arrows, he can put down a whole team of soldiers.
However, Archduke William's order, Buck did not dare to disobey in the slightest, after all, it was a dignified southern duke, if it was changed before, let alone personally instructed, Buck may not be able to see the grand duke even if he drilled his head, and whether everyone could really return to the south, but they all counted on Archduke William, for Archduke William's words, Buck naturally listened to his words and never dared to disobey.
The heavy steps of the Wei soldiers slowly echoed in the valley, and the heavy equipment of dozens of pounds on their bodies made the neat steps of the soldiers look dull and loud. Buck peeked through the crack in the bushes, and the group of soldiers in front of him made him hardly believe his eyes. The black whole body heavy armor, big shields, spears, waist knives and various weapons and equipment are readily available, and even the most outrageous thing is that they even have a strong crossbow behind their backs.
When did the imperial army have such extravagant equipment? Even the three southern provinces of the Fujia Empire were not so extravagant that they equipped ordinary soldiers with so much equipment, and the equipment of these soldiers alone was probably enough to arm a legion in the south.
Could it be that a thought popped into Buck's mind that surprised him, could it be that these soldiers were some nobleman's bodyguard?
Yes, the more Buck thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was likely to be true, and only a wealthy nobleman would have such extravagant equipment to arm his own soldiers, I'm afraid ...... Buck realized that he might have caught a big fish this time.
Under the layers of guards of the Wei State, Leo who shook his head and kept scanning the surrounding environment entered Buck's eyes, this young man's posture and appearance were incompatible with those elite soldiers, it was obvious that he was the head of this group of soldiers, and it was even possible that he was the son of a certain big nobleman, presumably he came to the Empire to suppress the rebels with mixed qualifications or melee achievements.
Buck secretly sighed in his heart, these rotten and hateful northern nobles dare to despise us so much, do they really think that our southern army is muddy?
Quietly raising his body, Buck half-squatted, and the bowstring in his hand was slowly pulled apart, this time was the most dangerous, and he must not lose his previous efforts because his movements were too large. Buck closed his left eye and locked Leo with his right eye until he thought it was foolproof, and then he let go of his hand, and the bowstring snapped back and shot the arrow, after which Buck didn't care about anything else, he raised his hand to pick up the arrow stuck in the ground, and shot the arrow at the soldiers with both hands.
After the arrow was fired, Buck didn't look at whether it had hit the target, and quickly withdrew from behind the bushes, turned around and ran to the next designated spot.
The arrow, which Buck thought was foolproof, was indeed shooting towards Leo, who happened to be looking sideways at the other side, didn't even notice it. If...... If it weren't for Feng Xifan guarding Leo at all times, Buck would have made a great contribution at this moment. It's a pity that the arrow that was determined to be won was cut down by Feng Xifan in time with his sword, and when Leo turned around, the arrow had already fallen to the ground.
Although the arrows that Buck then shot also accurately fell into the military formation of the Wei soldiers, it was a pity that it was useless for the soldiers wearing heavy armor, and the arrows that flew over were firmly blocked by the chain of heavy armor, and for the soldiers who were shot, it was just a feeling that they had been hit by something, and they couldn't do any damage at all.
Although there were no casualties, the sudden attack made the soldiers feel like a great enemy, and a large shield immediately surrounded Leo in the middle like a city wall. At this time, there was also a shout of killing in the dense forest on the side of the valley, and the grass and trees shook violently, as if many enemies were about to be killed from the dense forest.
After the shouting of Buck who was galloping in the distance, he secretly admired in his heart, don't look at what the big man Tony is doing and what he can't eat, but who would have thought that his ventriloquist imitation can be so similar, it sounds like there are thousands of troops shouting to kill, maybe those northerners are going to be scared to pee.
Although the soldiers were not as frightened as Buck thought, the cautious hundred generals Wu Jin still ordered the soldiers to shrink the formation and wait, and after a few breaths, there was a pair of bright big eyes on the thin face Mu Fang, who was a hundred generals who were purring straight away, and they noticed that something seemed to be wrong, and quickly ordered several soldiers to enter the dense forest to investigate.
The soldiers had already entered the forest, and the shouting of killing immediately stopped, and there was a sound of the branches and leaves being swept away from the woods, and the hundred generals Mu Fang shouted: "him, be fooled! This is ventriloquism!"
"Alright, stop chasing!" Leo said to stop the soldier's pursuit, which was clearly a ploy of the enemy to confuse the rebels.
Touching his chin and thinking about it, Leo decided not to pay attention to those people: "No matter what conspiracy they have, we will continue to march and pay attention to the movements on both sides!"
There are Wei soldiers who are almost armed to the teeth, even if Archduke William sets up any ambush, Leo is not afraid, but he is a little looking forward to William's southern rebels appearing soon, and now Leo is in urgent need of the pleasure of the gods. (To be continued.) )