NCCnovel Chapter 179: Quite in sync!
Chapter 179: Quite in sync!
"Fire!"
Immediately, loud shouts came from the camp.
Gu Qingyue stood on the periphery and admired the scene for a moment, then gestured again to retreat!
What follows is a tough battle!
Looking from afar, Gu Qingyue noticed that the soldiers on the perimeter were all heading to the nearby stream to fetch water when they saw the fire, but as soon as they picked up the basins or buckets, they all fell apart, which amused Gu Qingyue.
The Nanzhao soldiers could only watch helplessly as the fire grew larger and larger, as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
Meanwhile, Gu Qingyue's six groups took advantage of the fire and the chaos in the camp to break out from different directions.
Their primary objective was to escape, not to kill.
The young men of Moon Shadow Pavilion naturally worked in groups of six with perfect coordination. In less than a quarter of an hour, they all evacuated the camp and ran into the mountains and forests from different directions.
The remaining three, including Gu Qingyue, led a group of pursuing soldiers, running around and throwing out homemade black pellets to set things on fire.
Before long, the area near the grain depot in the Nanzhao camp was engulfed in flames, and the soldiers were in chaos.
Meanwhile, Yue Zhiqi had already fainted, and the witch doctor was treating him.
With no leader, the generals were already worried and didn't care about the chaos caused by a few thieves breaking into a corner of the camp. They only ordered their men to catch the intruders as soon as possible.
It wasn't until someone came to report that all the grain and fodder had been burned that everyone was shocked and dumbfounded!
How would they explain things when the third prince woke up? This became their greatest fear!
Gu Qingyue exploited this loophole!
Of course, Yue Zhiqi's elite Tiger Warriors were no pushovers either, as evidenced by the fact that the three of them were being chased and were panting heavily.
"Run towards the rear of the camp and into the dense forest!"
After leaving behind only those words, the three of them split up and ran off to their respective locations, displaying perfect teamwork!
Gu Qingyue ran while dodging arrows, and every now and then she would turn back to kill a few pursuers who were chasing too closely.
This is nothing compared to their current fighting strength.
Until the three of them entered the dense forest.
Yue Ling and Yue Ran swiftly flew towards the rendezvous point they had previously chosen.
Gu Qingyue deliberately stayed behind to cover the retreat.
Currently, her martial arts skills are definitely the highest. In a quarter of an hour, she charged back and forth through the enemy's pursuing ranks and swept up a large group of people.
Of course, they also used medicinal powder; otherwise, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
As for those who called her despicable before she fell, haha, isn't it normal to use any means necessary to kill the enemy?
Half an hour later, deep in the mountains, all thirty-three people were there, not one missing.
Except for one person who tripped and fell during the escape and was slashed in the arm by the pursuers, none of the others were injured.
"Hahaha, this is so satisfying!" Wen Qinghong had never felt so satisfied before!
Thinking of his father, who had been killed by the southern barbarians, his heart ached terribly, and he finally felt a sense of relief! He had avenged his father.
"Alright, everyone did a great job. Let's go back to the estate. Be discreet and split into small teams to evacuate separately, but don't be too far apart. You'll need to cooperate with each other if necessary."
Looking at the excited faces, Gu Qingyue offered a few words of advice.
There must be pursuers in the mountains looking for them now. Breaking up into smaller groups on the spot is a good way to hide.
In particular, after a long period of wilderness survival training, they are like fish in the sea when they enter the mountains and forests. This is their home ground, and the pursuers are likely to be disappointed.
"Yes, Master."
The boys here have either been displaced or lost their loved ones, almost all thanks to the Nanzhao soldiers. Their hatred for Nanzhao is deep, and they are happy as long as they can kill the Nanzhao barbarians.
Seeing their smug smiles, Gu Qingyue couldn't bear to discourage them. She whispered a few words to Wen Qinghong before disappearing into the forest.
When Gu Qingyue returned to the General's Mansion in Nanchong Pass by the same route, it was already after breakfast the next day.
He had just returned to the courtyard and finished washing up when a young apprentice sent by Bai Jingzhi hurriedly took him to the temporary camp for the wounded soldiers.
“Several soldiers have had their arms cut off, but this one’s is still attached. Do you think there’s anything we can do?” As soon as they arrived, Bai Jingzhi pulled them to the bedside of a seriously wounded patient.
By the time we left the camp, the sky was full of stars, and the early winter night was very cold.
Thinking back to the entire day when I could hear the Nanzhao soldiers attacking Nanchong Pass in shifts, I guess Yue Zhiqi has woken up, and he must be furious!
The main grain supply camp in Sanchun City was burned, and the grain supplies in the camp outside Nanchong Pass, which were guarded like an iron barrel, were also burned. Let's see how he can still cause trouble!
Wait, Yue Zhiqi's personal guards said the grain supplies in Sanchun City were burned? Who did it?
That's their main base for reserve supplies, so it'll only be more heavily guarded. Who's that powerful?
With a start, Gu Qingyue finally realized what was happening!
I didn't think about it when I heard the news last night, but now that I think about it, the mysterious Mu Yun Chu supposedly left the city? Where did he go? Could it be him?
If so, she would be overjoyed; it seems they have quite a good understanding!
However, thinking about what she placed in the kitchen last night, she believed they would be too exhausted to fight tomorrow. Haha, she was confident that Yue Ran and Yue Ling's masterpiece would soon take effect.
Meanwhile, on the west gate tower of Nanchong Pass...
Zhao Yushan and Gu Yuanming stood side by side, staring intently at the scattered Nanzhao camp in the distance, at a loss for what to do.
"The offensive style today is not right, it doesn't seem like Yue Zhiqi's style. Could it be that the commander has been changed?" Zhao Yushan stroked his chin.
"Hmm, is it related to the sudden fire that started over there in the early morning?" Gu Yuanming asked in a low voice.
“I don’t know. We sent scouts to investigate when we saw the fire, but we didn’t find out much. We guessed from the direction that the fire started in the direction of the grain and fodder camp. We don’t know if it was an accident or arson, or what the damage was. However, judging from their urgent tactics today, someone must have done something,” Zhao Yushan said with certainty.
“Yes, that’s for sure. But who made the move? General Mu?” Gu Yuanming turned to look at Zhao Yushan.
"No," the other person shook their head, "He went all the way to Sanchun City, he probably won't have time to get here yet."
"Report!" Just as the two were talking in hushed tones, Gu Chao's voice came from behind them.
When Gu Yuanming turned around, Gu Chao handed him a small scroll of paper.
Gu Yuanming looked around by the light of the torches in the distance, and suddenly chuckled softly.
"General Mu has never disappointed us, it's a success!"
"Really?" Zhao Yushan excitedly clenched his fist. "Finally, we've gotten our revenge. Ever since that third prince took command of the army, we've been fighting so suffocatingly."
Reflecting on the recent battles, both sides suffered losses, but relatively speaking, the casualties on the Great Chu side were much heavier.
Of the 30,000 soldiers transferred from the Lizhou camp, at least 3,000 to 4,000 have been killed or wounded.
"Report," he said, when another man stepped forward and handed Zhao Yushan a small note. The man was none other than his personal bodyguard, Zhao Er.