Ma Wei stared at Hao Niu, "Do you see as soone so untrustworthy in your eyes?"
"If it were you, what would you do?" Hao Niu replied indifferently.
"You..."
"Put your heart at ease. The fifteen pieces of Athyst, I will definitely give them to you, I guarantee it with my personal integrity."
"Alright, I'll trust you this once, but if you dare to play , I will never let you off," Ma Wei huffed.
"There's no ti to lose, let's go find Miao Kuangfeng now," Hao Niu said eagerly.
"eting you is the most unfortunate thing in my life," Ma Wei said, flinging his sleeves and standing up to leave.
Hao Niu quickly followed.
In the blink of an eye, the figures of the two n had disappeared.
...
Under the scorching sun.
An army of tens of thousands moved slowly.
In the middle of the army, there was a carriage, inside which lay a man. Upon closer inspection, it was surprisingly Wan Fuchang Miao Kuangfeng.
After several days of recuperation, Miao Kuangfeng's complexion had sowhat improved. He spent his days recuperating in the carriage and his nights sleeping in a tent. The returning journey of the army was left to the generals to handle. In general, they would not disturb Miao Kuangfeng without good reason.
"Sigh..." A sigh emanated from inside the carriage.
"The injury is too severe." Miao Kuangfeng closed his eyes, sensed his body carefully, then opened his eyes and showed a bitter smile, "It's impossible to recover within a year or two!"
The army had suffered more than half casualties, a fact that couldn't be concealed. Once the City Lord Bai Daqing learned about it, Miao Kuangfeng would certainly be punished; at best a severe scolding, at worst demotion and imprisonnt.
"I underestimated the enemy," Miao Kuangfeng thought, feeling very depressed.
The sky slowly darkened.
As The Sun finally set completely, the army began to set up tents and cook food, creating a bustling atmosphere in no ti.
After the tents were set up, Miao Kuangfeng ca down from the carriage and entered his tent to rest with the assistance of the soldiers.
After a long day's march, the generals were all tired and entered their tents to rest one after another. The soldiers, however, weren't so lucky; they had to stand guard and patrol to prevent enemy sneak attacks. At any ti, those at the bottom had to endure hardship and do the most tiring work.
They say Heaven is fair, but where is this fairness? Why can't it be seen?
A few kiloters away, two n lay in the dense grass. In the dim moonlight, you could see their faces—It was none other than Hao Niu and Ma Wei.
"Do you see that? The middle tent! That's where Miao Kuangfeng is!" Hao Niu whispered.
"I'm not blind, of course, I can see," Ma Wei responded irritably, "But if we want to assassinate Miao Kuangfeng, we have to break through the blockade of tens of thousands of soldiers. Heh... If we were at our peak, perhaps we could manage it, but now...
with severe injuries, and only one-third of our strength left, breaking through the blockade of tens of thousands of soldiers and then killing Miao Kuangfeng is simply impossible."
"A direct assault is definitely out of the question," Hao Niu shook his head.
"Do you have any better ideas?" Ma Wei asked.
"We'll split up. You divert the soldiers' attention, it would be even better if you can lead them away. anwhile, I will sneak in and kill Miao Kuangfeng," Hao Niu proposed.
"Why don't you go and divert the soldiers' attention?" Ma Wei snorted.
"Sure, I'll divert the soldiers' attention, and you go kill Miao Kuangfeng," Hao Niu said.
"I certainly won't," Ma Wei said with an unsavory expression, "Miao Kuangfeng is no easy target. It's very difficult for to kill him alone."
"Neither this nor that works, so you tell , what do we do?"
"I don't know."
"You..."
"I can help you, but don't even think I'd risk my neck for it."
"Ma Wei!" Hao Niu roared softly, "Since you've taken my athyst, you must listen to , or else..."
"Or else what? You want to go back on your word?" Ma Wei sneered, "You need to understand that it's you who are asking for my help, not the other way around."
Damnit! Hao Niu cursed Ma Wei and his ancestors all the way back to the eighteenth generation in his mind, took a deep breath, then another, and after three deep breaths, he finally suppressed the rage churning in his chest, "What exactly do you want?"
"Let's follow on for now and look for the right opportunity to make a move," Ma Wei said. "The enemy has a large number of troops, and they aren't marching quickly. It's impossible for them to leave the hilly prairies in less than ten days to a half-month."
Hao Niu furrowed his brows and thought hard for a mont, then said, "Let's launch a long-range attack. With our strength, as long as we're not surrounded, we won't be in any danger."
"Long-range attack?" Ma Wei smacked his lips, "They have tens of thousands of soldiers. Even if we exhaust ourselves, we can't kill them all, can we?"
"Killing one is one less. If we can't kill Miao Kuangfeng, we'll take our anger out on those soldiers," Hao Niu said hatefully.
"I see..." Ma Wei pondered for a mont and, after ensuring there was no significant risk, nodded in agreent: "Let's split up. I will attack from the east, you from the west."
Good gracious, Ancestors! You've finally agreed! Hao Niu let out a long sigh of relief, "Deal! Let's do it that way!"
After agreeing on their plan, the two took action under the cover of night.
...
"Swish!"
A stone flew from a distance and hit a soldier's temple, "Bang!" Blood splattered, and the soldier groaned before falling to the ground, twitching a few tis, then lay still.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Several more stones ca flying and killed several soldiers.
"We're under attack!!!"
After a few soldiers died, the rest quickly reacted, alerting others and searching for the enemy.
In the commander's tent.
Miao Kuangfeng, who had just fallen asleep, was awakened by the noise. He opened his eyes and demanded loudly, "What's happening?"
"Sir, we're being attacked!" A soldier ran in, "In just a mont, several soldiers are dead."
"Attacked?" Miao Kuangfeng was alard, "How many enemies? What's their origin?"
The soldier shook his head, "We don't know... The enemy has been hiding in the shadows... attacking soldiers with hidden weapons... we can't see them at all..." As he spoke, the soldier added, "But judging by the scene, there aren't many enemies..."
"Send orders down, full alert! Don't act rashly before we figure out the situation! Be wary of falling into the enemy's trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain." Miao Kuangfeng quickly cald down, "Help out, I want to personally oversee the defense against the enemy."
"Sir, your injuries..."
"It's nothing! I can endure it!"
"...Okay then." Seeing Miao Kuangfeng insisted on going out, the soldier didn't dare to advise further and helped Miao Kuangfeng out of the tent.
"Kill them!"
"Sneaking around! If you have the guts, co out!"
"Bastards! I'm going to kill you!"
"Ahhhh!!!"
The shouts of killing, the curses, and the screams were overlapping and echoed through the entire camp.
"Don't panic, everyone!" Miao Kuangfeng shouted at the top of his lungs, "Spread out and form a Defensive Array. If the enemy doesn't show themselves, don't attack rashly!"
As soon as Miao Kuangfeng showed up, the soldiers cald down. Miao Kuangfeng was their pillar; as long as he was there, they feared nothing! Such was the importance of a commander!
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