In the October night, the cold wind was howling.
At night, especially on the Golden Mountain, the wind was stronger and stronger. Under such circumstances, it was more difficult to climb the mountain at night. But even so, Xiao Yuanqi had to climb the mountain tonight.
He gathered his men at the edge of the steep mountain on the northwest side, and started to climb up along the mountain wall. It was extremely difficult for most of the soldiers to climb such a mountain wall.
Xiao Yuanqi didn't ask many people to climb at once.
His plan for climbing the mountain was to pick the three best climbers out of everyone to climb the mountain first. The three of them were all good climbers. They could climb the mountain as long as there was a place for them to borrow. Even though it was a steep mountain wall, there were still some shrubs and protruding stones on the mountain. So the three soldiers climbed up little by little.
It was late at night, and the sky was completely dark.
One by one, the soldiers could only rely on the extremely weak light to slowly climb up.
They didn't dare to light torches at the foot of the mountain.
Once there were torches, they would easily expose their whereabouts.
Just so, it took them nearly four hours to climb the mountain wall, which was only about two hundred feet high. In the end, the three soldiers climbed steadily up the mountain and arrived at the waist of the mountain.
When they reached the mountainside, there were many big trees. Even though it was a bare forest, at least there were big trees, and there was a place for them to borrow.
The three soldiers didn't move at once, but looked around.
They made sure there was no one around.
Especially from their current location, it would take them at least a quarter of an hour to reach the stronghold. Because of the winding mountain roads, it would take them at least a quarter of an hour to reach the stronghold.
There was no one around, so the soldier quickly took out two finger-thick ropes from the cloth bag on his back. One end of the rope was firmly tied to a thick tree trunk, and the other end was directly thrown down the mountain.
There were three ropes like this in total.
When the ropes fell down, Xiao Yuanqi ordered the soldiers to climb up with the help of the ropes.
It was much easier.
If the soldiers climbed by themselves, it would be very easy for them to get into trouble. But climbing with ropes was not difficult for the soldiers.
Because of the ropes, the two hundred soldiers all climbed the mountain in less than an hour.
Then, he hid in the mountains.
Xiao Yuan Qi sat in the forest, looking at the camp in the distance. His eyes flashed with thoughts. What he needed to do now was to inch closer to the camp in preparation for tomorrow's operation.
However, he couldn't be careless when going to the mountain stronghold.
He had to be careful.
Once the news was leaked and the people on the mountain knew of his whereabouts, it would be impossible for them to launch a surprise attack.
"Wu Shan."
Xiao Yuan Qi ordered.
"Here!"
A young man in his early twenties strode out.
He was Wu Shan.
Under Xiao Yuan Qi's command, Wu Shan's main task was to gather information. Because although this kid was young, he was good at hiding and scouting for information.
Xiao Yuan Qi ordered, "You take two of your brothers and go to the stronghold from here. Investigate carefully and see if there are any situations along the way. You must find out if the people in the village have set up sentries along the way. This is the key. "
"Understood!"
Wu Shan received the order and quickly left with the two scouts under his command.
Because they could see the light of the mountain stronghold, and soon after they left the forest, they had already reached the mountain road. Therefore, it was very easy for them to leave the forest, and they quickly went to the stronghold on the mountain.
Time passed little by little.
Xiao Yuan Qi was waiting quietly in the mountain.
Although it was cold on the mountain, the soldiers in the army were all equipped with down jackets and vests. With the down jackets on the inside and the thick robes on the outside, it was very warm and did not feel cold at all. The only problem was that the cold wind blowing on their faces was a little uncomfortable.
Xiao Yuan Qi sat quietly with expectation in his eyes.
During the day, when he was waiting at the foot of the mountain, he had already received the news that Xue Rengui had killed Shen Biao. Xiao Yuan Qi was impressed by Xue Rengui's martial arts. He killed Xue Rengui in one move, which was really powerful. Unfortunately, the bandits on the Golden Mountain were very stubborn. They didn't completely lose their fighting spirit because of Shen Biao's death. Therefore, they still needed to fight to destroy the Golden Mountain Bandits.
Especially Du Qi's arrival made Xiao Yuan Qi quite surprised, but more than that, he had to raise his spirits to fight.
Du Qi came to the battlefield in person.
Xiao Yuan Qi couldn't afford to lose this battle.
He couldn't make any mistakes.
Xiao Yuan Qi sat silently and waited. He didn't realize that time had passed. In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed. According to this part of the journey, Wu Shan and the other two should have come back. However, they hadn't come back yet. Xiao Yuan Qi's expression inevitably became a little impatient.
Because he was worried about the situation of Wu Shan and the others.
Xiao Yuan Qi issued an order to let the two hundred soldiers under his command to be ready for battle at any time. Once Wu Shan was exposed, their situation might also be deduced. Therefore, Xiao Yuan Qi was also ready for battle while waiting.
Another quarter of an hour passed.
Suddenly, a soldier rushed back from the edge of the forest and reported, "General, Wu Shan is back."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan Qi immediately became spirited.
Finally, he was back.
If Wu Shan didn't come back, Xiao Yuan Qi thought that there might be something wrong with Wu Shan.
Not long after, Wu Shan came to Xiao Yuan Qi's side and reported, "General, when we went to the stronghold, we found that there were two pavilions at the foot of the mountain towards the stronghold. There were soldiers standing guard in both pavilions. There were two soldiers in each pavilion. It was precisely because of the sentries in these two places that we were slightly slower on our way there and back. If we want to go down the mountain and get close to the stronghold, we have to deal with the people in these two pavilions first. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome for us to go through the road. "
Xiao Yuan Qi heard this and said in a low voice, "Do you have a chance to deal with them?"
"Yes!"
Wu Shan answered without hesitation.
Xiao Yuan Qi said, "Say it!"
Wu Shan said, "There were bushes on the way down the mountain, and it was very dark. Even though there were torches burning in the pavilions, there weren't many of them, and they could only disperse the darkness for about ten steps. Even if a portion of the road to the south is within these ten or so steps, as long as we hide in the dark and don't enter the range of the fire, we can use the crossbows in the dark to directly kill the people in the pavilion. In this way, we can go down south smoothly. "
"Good, good!"
Xiao Yuan Qi's face showed a bright smile after hearing this.
Wu Shan's suggestion was excellent.
Wu Shan said, "General, when should we take action?"
Xiao Yuan Qi's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He said, "If we want to take action, we have to take action immediately. Once the sky brightens, we can't hide our whereabouts. If we want to go down south by then, we can only go down south openly, and it will be easy for us to be delayed. So, we have to take action immediately. When we get close to them, we can shoot the people in the pavilions with arrows and quietly take them down. "
Wu Shan said, "General is wise!"
"Let's go!"
Xiao Yuan Qi didn't stay any longer. He took his men out of the forest quickly and started to go down south along the official road. When everyone was heading south, they were all silent. Moreover, when they were walking, their footsteps were extremely light. It was unlikely that everyone would be discovered if their footsteps were to be heard.
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