diskusbooks Chapter 193 There is an ambush
Chapter 193 There is an ambush
With sunny days in recent days, the snow at the foot of the mountain has long melted away.
Pei Heng set out from the Jingji camp with a team of a hundred men, and under the leadership of Chunsheng, they had been walking into the mountains for half a day.
The mountain became steeper and steeper, and we gradually crossed the snow line. The snow under our feet gradually became thicker, and a fork in the road appeared in front of us.
Chunsheng, who was leading the way, took a breath and pointed to the intersection and said:
"General, this is where I lost you that time."
Pei Heng, dressed in military uniform, walked to the intersection with a calm expression. He saw a flat path going up and suddenly turning a corner in front. It was unknown where it led to, and on the right was a steep hillside.
"General, when we went into the mountains that time, I clearly saw them heading this way, but as soon as I turned a corner, they disappeared, as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth. It was really scary. Plus, it was getting late, so I didn't dare stay in the mountains alone for long, so I went back."
"But I'm sure they're going here."
Chunsheng pointed to the path.
Pei Heng stood by the road and looked carefully. With a wave of his hand, a team of scouts rushed towards the top of the mountain.
He glanced again at the steep slope to the right.
"There's a crease in the grass here. Come on! Go up and take a look."
The scouts went forward to explore the way, and the team stopped temporarily to rest.
Lian Cheng behind him considerately handed him a kettle, and Pei Heng tilted his head back and took a sip.
The forest in front of us is connected to the Mangshan Mountain Range, stretching for hundreds of miles. The mountains are high and the forests are deep. Not to mention hiding a few hundred people, even if there is an army of ten thousand people hidden in it, it will not be easily discovered.
At the moment, Pei Heng seemed a little worried that the number of people he brought with him this time might not be enough.
Seeing Pei Heng's worry, Helan Yue patted his chest and said:
"Don't worry, General. These men were carefully selected by you. They are all capable fighters! If we really run into them, one against ten is no problem."
"That's right!" Qi Min also said, "What's more, with the help of this repeating crossbow developed by my wife, I am not afraid even if the enemy has a thousand men. General, the design of this repeating crossbow is truly ingenious. The artisans in the army are full of praise for it!"
After improvements made by military craftsmen, the range and lethality of the repeating crossbow have increased exponentially.
The crossbow's arrowhead was a terrifying triangular cone with a barb. Once it entered the human body, it could cause devastating damage, making it impossible to extract without gouging out a large piece of flesh. The arrow also had a bloodletting groove.
It has truly become a real battlefield killing weapon.
"It's better to be careful!"
Although they had powerful weapons, Pei Heng had witnessed the tremendous destructive power of the musket, and he immediately warned everyone not to underestimate the enemy.
The air in the mountains was exceptionally fresh, with a sharp chill. The scenery here was also very beautiful, and Pei Heng couldn't help but miss his wife.
I haven't been home for seven days.
He had been married to A-Li for so long, but he had never been away from her for so long. He really missed her so much.
It's another day of missing A-Li.
I wonder if Ah Li is cold when she sleeps tonight? She's due in the next few days, and I wonder if she has stomach aches. Is she eating well without him around? Are the children obedient?
We left the camp before dawn today, and A'li should have received the letter that Qin Chuan brought.
It would be best to finish what I have today so that I can fly back and reunite with A-ri tonight.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Pei Heng's stern face.
At this moment, a scream suddenly came from the end of the road, and everyone immediately stood up, stopped resting, and formed a battle formation.
"General!"
After a while, a scout came running down the mountain road.
"Reporting to the General, the road here seems flat, but there is actually a cliff at the end of the road. Someone fell down if they were not careful."
"Where are the people?" Pei Heng's eyes turned cold.
"It's too late to save him!" The scout said with a look of grief on his face.
"The cliff was shrouded in mist. If you didn't get close, you wouldn't be able to tell it was actually a cliff. You'd think it was a flat mountaintop. Several of my men ventured closer, but the cliff was so deep and bottomless, it was truly precipitous."
"hateful!"
Helan Yue punched a dead tree on the roadside.
"The enemy is so insidious as to hide in a place like this. If we hadn't sent out scouts beforehand, wouldn't our entire team be in great danger if we rashly went in?"
Pei Heng paused for a moment, then turned to face the steep cliff on his right. This hidden path looked difficult to navigate, but the people sent out to investigate hadn't yet returned any information.
No news is good news at this moment.
"It seems like this is a deception and a trap they've set. The smoother the road, the more hidden dangers it carries. Perhaps the right side is the way out."
As soon as Pei Heng finished speaking, a scout jumped down from the cliff on the right.
"General, although the right side is difficult to walk on, we saw a small path after a few steps. It was obviously deliberately hidden. When we reached the top of the mountain, we saw a cliff. But strangely, the road on the mountain is a dead end, with no other way out."
really!
Pei Heng gave an order, "Go up the mountain!"
The team climbed up the mountain along the cliff on the right. After about an incense stick of time, the view in front of them suddenly opened up and they saw a majestic sea of clouds.
At the end of the mountain top is a cliff. Below the cliff, the rolling sea of clouds is like an endless army. The magnificent scene in front of them stunned everyone.
If everyone didn't know that the purpose of this trip was to capture the assassin, they would probably all exclaim, "My great country, with its beautiful mountains and rivers!"
Chunsheng was already stunned, his body and mind immersed in this magnificent scenery, and he walked forward unconsciously.
"careful!"
Just when he was about to step on empty air, Pei Heng pulled him back.
"???"
Chunsheng turned his head and looked at Pei Heng blankly, as if in a dream. Seeing that half of his body was hanging off the cliff, he woke up with a cold sweat.
"Thank you for saving my life, General!"
Chunsheng, who survived the disaster, was so scared that his face turned pale and he sat down on the ground.
"Be careful!"
Pei Heng gave the order. This place was full of strange things, so we couldn't let our guard down! We had to take every step firmly.
"Yes!"
The team was well-trained and immediately began looking for traces.
After about another cup of tea, someone's voice came from behind a big rock on the cliff:
"General, we've found the entrance."
……
After pushing the mechanism open, a cave suddenly appeared before them. Stone steps led down, and a dark, damp, and rotten smell filled the air.
Helan Yue walked in first.
The cave deepened as we walked down the stone steps. The light from the entrance gradually faded overhead, and the cave walls grew damp, covered in a layer of moist moss.
I think we have already gone deep into the mountain.
Everyone walked carefully, step by step, not daring to be careless. When the stone steps under their feet stopped going down, Pei Heng knew that this was the end.
After turning a corner, the view suddenly opened up. They were already in a huge cave. However, everything in the cave was so terrifying that it made people's hair stand on end.
The entire cave was charred black, everything burned by the raging fire, its original appearance unrecognizable. A pile of burnt utensils lay scattered on the ground, with dozens of corpses huddled among them.
Each one has been burned to charcoal.
"Father! Father!"
Chunsheng stumbled and rushed out.
But how could he tell which one of those charred bodies was his father?
"General! These people were all killed by a single sword cut through the neck and then burned after death. The enemy is simply a devil!"
Helan Yue punched a wooden shelf.
Pei Heng also felt extremely heavy-hearted when he saw this.
"There's a lot of dust here, it looks like it's been abandoned for a long time. You lead the others to clean up and properly dispose of the bodies. I'll lead the others to continue searching forward to see if there's another exit."
"Yes!"
Pei Heng led the team forward, wandering around for who knows how long. Suddenly, they found themselves out of the cave. Before them lay a dense bamboo forest. Looking up, they found themselves in a valley.
"There's an ambush!"
Pei Heng's hearing was exceptionally sharp, and he sensed an ambush in the bamboo forest opposite as soon as he emerged from the cave. Almost as soon as he blurted out his words, a burst of gunfire rang out, and countless flashes of fire flashed across the bamboo forest, heading straight for them.