Chapter 1217: First Volume_Chapter 1217: A Game in the Deep Mountains

First Volume_Chapter 1217: A Game in the Deep Mountains

The fifty bandits left to hold the canyon had already been hit by an Anwu Guard raid.

The method of attack was very simple, and very effective.

Zhao Zhenhai led the Anwu Guard, quietly approaching the Materials and Supplies depot. Since Wu Heli had already taken the main force away, the defense of the entire Materials and Supplies depot was extremely thin and lax.

They easily infiltrated to a place less than ThirtySteps from the Stronghold.

Then they climbed up trees, sat on the branches, took off their Bow and Arrow, and aimed at the bandits sitting by the campfire.

At Zhao Zhenhai's command, three bandits were shot dead on the spot. Because of the pitch darkness, they could not determine the exact direction the Arrow came from, and the entire Stronghold instantly fell into chaos.

The remaining bandits hurriedly picked up their Weapon, held Fire Torch, gathered together, roared to bolster their own courage, and at the same time hoped to call the main force back.

Little did they know, they had long been abandoned by Wu Heli.

Wu Heli's footsteps did not stop at all. Taking the main force, he continued on the march. Although people kept raising objections, they were all suppressed by Wu Heli.

He retreated all the way to the opposite MountainWaist, and only then did Wu Heli stop his steps.

Looking at the distant Stronghold, he could faintly see the constantly flickering and moving light spots, all of which were Fire Torch.

Wu Heli could not help but sigh softly: "In such pitch darkness, the more you hold Fire Torch, the easier you are to be attacked."

"And they are still Nan Jing soldiers? Don't they even have the most basic experience of Mountain Warfare?"

Wu Heli had long been thoroughly disappointed with these bandits. If not for their large numbers, which could serve as Wu Heli's foothold, he would have long taken Wu Cheng and left.

Recruiting some Civilian Laborers and retraining them from scratch would be far more reliable than this band of bandits.

Wu Heli's attitude was very firm. Now was not the time to face Qin Feng head-on. Retreating while Consume was the proper way.

As for the grievances of those below, Wu Cheng and Liu Biao would naturally handle the appeasement. He only needed to grasp the overall situation.

In less than Half a Envoy, the fifty bandits inside the Stronghold were all killed.

Because these fifty men were isolated and without reinforcements, they could only huddle together and did not dare to leave the Stronghold for a Counterattack.

Zhao Zhenhai only needed to lead the Anwu Guard, constantly shifting positions to fire Cold Arrow. Soon, some timid and cowardly men chose to flee in panic.

Once they left the Stronghold and found themselves in the complex, dark mountain forest, the Anwu Guard had ten thousand ways to toy them to death.

After clearing out the bandits inside the Stronghold and recording the number, Zhao Zhenhai sent someone to contact Qin Feng, and at the same time dispersed the Anwu Guard, to prevent Wu Heli from launching a Returning Lance Strike.

Before long, Qin Feng arrived at the Stronghold. Learning that the casualties on both sides were zero versus fifty, he could not help but laugh lightly on the spot.

"Brother Yulong, what did I say? This rabble in arms, as long as a small force of Elite Troops launches a Beidi Siege Assault, they will surely panic and lose their composure."

"In the mountain forest, you cannot carry Heavy Armor into Battle. Everyone wears Light Armor or no armor at all, so Cold Arrow is the most lethal tactic."

Zhao Yulong was skilled at leading Horse and troops to face the Enemy Army head-on, so he naturally had very little experience with this kind of Mountain Warfare.

Qin Feng's experience mainly came from when he was trapped defending Daqingshan in the Northern Di back then, and was summed up from that.

Having large numbers is indeed important, but in Mountain Warfare, it is far less important than in other forms of Battle.

The weather is not warm enough yet. Wait another stretch of time, when the Qilian Mountains are fully covered by vegetation, even Light Armor will have to be taken off. One can only wear cloth garments to move through, and at most wear a single breastplate.

The dense vegetation was a nightmare for Wu Heli, and also a huge test for Qin Feng.

So in this Battle, there was no rush, but it could not drag on too long either. At the very least, they had to take Wu Heli out before the leaves fully sprout.

"Brother Qin, Wu Heli only transported this little bit of stuff into the Qilian Mountains?"

Zhao Yulong looked at the Materials and Supplies tallied up and was completely baffled. Logically speaking, this place was already very far from the outside of the mountains, and it was also a relatively important transit point, so a large amount of Materials and Supplies should have been stockpiled here.

But after the tally, given the number of bandits around Wu Heli, this Grain was only enough for seven or eight days, and the stored water was not much either.

As for building materials, Weapon, and other Materials and Supplies, there was even less worth mentioning.

Seeing Zhao Yulong puzzled, Qin Feng analyzed it in an offhand manner.

"As the saying goes, Jiao Ta San Ku. Wu Heli is already a capable man, and with a Wu Cheng by his side, he naturally has plenty of ideas."

"This place is indeed a fairly good Materials and Supplies transit point, but it is not impossible to do without it."

"If I am not mistaken, in the east, south, and west directions of the Qilian Mountains, there should be other transit points."

"Once this route is blocked, Wu Heli can leave the Qilian Mountains from another direction."

Zhao Yulong could not help but slightly furrow his brow: "If that's the case, the Materials and Supplies Wu Heli transported into the Qilian Mountains will be a terrifying number."

Qin Feng shrugged: "The Powerful Clan of Nan Jing hired him with heavy money to make trouble in Nan Jing. Just having money in hand is not enough; he has to spend that money out."

"And stockpiling Materials and Supplies is naturally the best choice."

"But the Qilian Mountains are simply too vast. If the Materials and Supplies are too scattered, or pushed too deep in, it could cause him to sink deep into the mire himself, unable to extricate himself."

"Therefore, it can be inferred that the stockpile of Materials and Supplies is large, but the number of storage points is not many."

"I estimate there are at most only six or seven storage points."

"Also..."

The corners of Qin Feng's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a deep smile: "What Wu Heli wants to Consume is not just us, but also the bandits under his Command."

"These fellows are all not easy to deal with. Once a mutiny breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Rather than saying these fifty bandits were unlucky to be hit by a raid, it is better to say they were deliberately left behind by Wu Heli."

"As they go deeper, the Materials and Supplies around Wu Heli will grow fewer and fewer, and the locations of the Materials and Supplies storage points are known only to Wu Heli and Wu Cheng."

"By then, the bandits can only be completely loyal to Wu Heli, otherwise they will be trapped and die in the deep mountains and old forests."

"And Wu Heli can naturally seize this opportunity to wantonly purge the dissidents among the bandits. With fewer people, the Combat Effectiveness may not necessarily decrease."

Although Zhao Yulong was good at leading troops into Battle, his grasp of human nature was far inferior to Qin Feng's.

He had never expected that Qin Feng had already figured Wu Heli out so thoroughly.

In that case, all that was needed next was to follow Qin Feng's Command and pursue Wu Heli step by step. Anyway, Wu Heli's team had long been locked onto by the Anwu Guard.

At this critical Deadline, he probably did not have that much energy to drive away or hunt down the Anwu Guard.

Just as Qin Feng was leading troops on a Bandit Suppression mission inside the Qilian Mountains, Liu Hongyan and Xie Yun'er, along with the third woman, left the Qian Xian Zhu Di.

They did not return to Beijing, but went to Lingzhou instead.