Chapter 49: Attacking Vajra Stronghold

At the same time.

Chu Feng had already led his troops to arrive within the borders of Pingnan County.

In order not to attract attention.

They did not take the official roads on this journey, but instead took only small paths.

After all, they were eliminating someone else's "black glove" on that person's own turf, so they absolutely could not be so ostentatious.

"General, ahead is Yishan!"

Niu Yuan pointed to a large mountain in front, "There is a camp on this mountain called Vajra Stronghold. The entire camp is built on the mountainside, making it easy to defend and hard to attack. A frontal assault cannot break through it at all; only a single cliff leads directly to their stronghold gate."

"Oh? Is that so!"

Chu Feng quickly had a plan in his mind, "Zhang Hai, Liu Tang, Liu Peng, Zhao Yue..."

"General!"

"..."

"I order you few to climb up before the Hour of the Tiger, clear out their visible sentries and hidden guards, open the way for the main army, and then light a fire as a signal!"

"Yes, General!"

These few were all veteran soldiers who had followed Chu Feng in battle early on.

Each of them possessed a cultivation realm at the peak of Martial Disciple or even Martial Master.

Climbing a rock wall was nothing but simple for them.

"The rest of the troops, prepare for battle. Follow your usual training formations to fight. Launch the attack at the Hour of the Tiger."

"Yes, General!"

The combat deployment was already arranged and ready.

They were just waiting for the Hour of the Tiger to arrive.

The men in the ranks were all rubbing their fists and wiping their palms, looking forward to the arrival of the battle.

Time passed minute by minute.

There was only half an hour left until the Hour of the Tiger.

"Brothers, it is time for us to act!"

"Understood!"

Liu Peng and the others immediately took out the ropes they had already prepared and began to climb.

Each of them was an elite of the army who had followed Chu Feng, having fought their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

They had fought all the way from Dingning Pass to the heart of the grasslands, and later transferred to Anwu County to face the Turkic.

Now, they had followed Chu Feng to suppress bandits.

Such work was simply routine for them.

In about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the few had already successfully climbed into Vajra Stronghold.

"Heh, what Vajra Stronghold, it's just a name without substance!"

"Do not be careless. Our mission is to wipe out all the visible sentries and hidden guards at the entrance of the enemy camp to open the way for the main army, so you must not be careless!"

"Understood, but have you noticed? There are not as many guards here as we imagined, and one can vaguely hear some rather noisy sounds. It seems like they are doing something?"

"Heh, that's simple enough. Let's grab a tongue and ask, and we'll know!"

Liu Peng smiled slightly and then began to take action.

At a certain sentry post.

"Damn it, it's rare that we caught a big haul of fish today. Why do they get to eat the good food and drink the good wine while we have to stand here drinking the northwest wind!"

"Keep your voice down! If others hear you, you'll definitely be in for a rough time!"

"So what if I say a few words? When have I ever been absent when there's work to do? Isn't Hu Saner just holding onto the Sixth Master's leg because he offered his own sister to him?

Speaking of which, this guy is truly a beast, even sending his own sister into the tiger's mouth. With the Sixth Master's temperament, that girl likely won't live past tonight!"

"Sigh, that's none of our..."

Before Liu Si could even finish his sentence, he was suddenly gagged by someone.

Then, a chill hit his neck, and he died instantly.

"Liu Si, you bastard, why did you stop talking?"

Wang Wu turned his head and immediately saw Liu Si lying on the ground. By the moonlight, he noticed a smear of bright red on Liu Si's neck.

"Ah!"

"There are enem..."

Before he could even shout the words out, a blade was already pressed against his neck.

"If you shout one more time, I don't mind sending you to see the King of Hell right now. If you want to live, blink your eyes three times for me!"

Wang Wu hurriedly complied.

He immediately blinked three times.

He was terrified that if he were a moment too slow, the other person's blade would slice his neck open.

Seeing that the other party had agreed, Liu Peng released his mouth.

"Spare my life, hero! Spare my life!"

Wang Wu hurriedly begged Liu Peng for mercy; as long as the other party didn't kill him, he was willing to do anything.

"Tell me the specific situation of your stronghold, and the distribution of your visible sentries and hidden guards. Get one thing wrong, and I'll kill you right now!"

"Don't worry, hero, it will be absolutely accurate!"

Wang Wu immediately poured out everything he knew in one go.

Today, they had robbed a very wealthy merchant caravan.

The Great Chief is currently celebrating with everyone in the stronghold.

As for the other open and hidden sentries in the stronghold, Wang Wu also revealed them all.

He prioritized saving his own skin over his fellow Daoists.

"Big Brother, these are the specific details!"

"Hmm, not bad!"

Liu Peng nodded with satisfaction.

Just when Wang Wu thought he could save his own life.

Liu Peng, without the slightest hesitation, slashed his blade directly across Wang Wu's throat.

"Why... why?"

Wang Wu could not believe that he had clearly told Liu Peng everything he knew.

Yet why did the other party still want to kill him?

"Sorry, only the dead can keep secrets!"

After disposing of Wang Wu.

Liu Peng immediately returned with the intelligence.

He told everyone all the information he had.

"Brothers, it's time to get to work!"

Upon learning the intelligence, everyone immediately launched their operation.

Based on the intelligence provided by Liu Peng, everyone quickly took out multiple sentry posts.

I have to say.

These open and hidden sentries of theirs were truly unprofessional, almost existing in name only.

Everyone was basically asleep.

But even the most careful planning has its slips.

One sentry suddenly got up to relieve himself, and after finishing, he returned to his post.

When he returned to his post, he saw his companions lying on the ground on the spot.

"Not good, enemy attack!"

Liu Peng and the others had already finished clearing out all the sentry posts.

Even those guarding the entrance of the camp were dealt with as well.

At this moment, it was exactly the Hour of the Tiger.

"Old Zhao, send the signal to the General!"

"You got it!"

Zhao Yue immediately climbed the camp tower and waved a torch.

Niu Yuan, who was responsible for watching from the foot of the mountain, saw the signal on the mountainside at a glance.

"General, they have succeeded!"

"Good, brothers, let's move!"

Chu Feng took the lead and headed straight for the Vajra Stronghold.

On the other side.

The people of the Vajra Stronghold were still celebrating in the main hall.

Today they had plundered a very large caravan, and the treasures they seized were countless.

"Great Chief, the wine has been poured three times and the food tasted five, shouldn't we discuss the distribution of this wealth now?"

A young man at a seat in the main hall put down the wine bowl in his hand.

He turned his head to look at Zhou Wei, the Great Chief of the Vajra Stronghold, who was in the head seat.

"Haha, what is Young Master Zheng in such a rush for!"

Zhou Wei laughed it off, "Since you have come to my humble abode today, you should stay for a few more days; as for the distribution of these treasures, it is not too late to discuss it another day!"

Clack!

"Zhou Wei, are you getting ahead of yourself?"

Zheng Jing smashed the wine bowl in his hand to the ground.

"Without our Zheng Family, your Vajra Stronghold would be nothing; if it weren't for the fact that you are still somewhat useful, I would have wiped you out long ago!"

Zhou Wei secretly clenched his fists.

This Zheng Jing was arrogant just because his father was in the Yizhou Capital.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't afford to offend his father.

How could he, Zhou Wei, endure this insult?

"Hahahaha..."

"Young Master Zheng, please don't be angry. Since Young Master Zheng does not wish to stay at my humble abode, then how about we follow the old rules and split it fifty-fifty?"

"No, this time I want seventy percent, and it will be the rule from now on!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

The scene instantly fell silent.

Many people from the Vajra Stronghold subconsciously placed their hands on their weapons.

This Zheng Jing was truly going too far.

They were the ones risking their lives and fighting with real blades and guns, yet they were sitting back and reaping the rewards.

Every time they distributed the loot, taking half already made the people of the Vajra Stronghold quite dissatisfied.

Now he wants seventy percent directly, and it will be the same in the future.

This is clearly demanding their lives.

"Young Master Zheng, does Lord Zheng know about you wanting seventy percent?"

"My meaning is my father's meaning; if you don't give it, this Vajra Stronghold has no need to exist!"

Zhou Wei was thoroughly enraged at this moment.

This bunch of officials are simply vampires who eat people without spitting out the bones.

Since you won't give us a way to live, then let's just have a fight to the death.

"Chief, it's bad, it's bad!"

Just as Zhou Wei was preparing to have everyone take action.

A lackey was running toward the main hall at full speed.