Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 185 What?! Our strength is only in the fourth group?

After dinner, Lu Ping took Murong Jiu to find Duan Tianya and Gui Hai Yidao and told them about his discovery.

When it came to rescuing Shangguan Haitang, these two were much more anxious than Lu Ping. They decided to set off immediately and hoped that Lu Ping could provide off-field assistance.

"I promised to help before. If you want me to provide support outside, that's no problem!"

After clarifying the goal, the group of four began to act.

The first step of the operation is to capture the merchant who is undercover in Taiping Town and pry the information about Xijianliu from him.

After following for half an hour, the four people finally followed the other party to their lair.

There are five people in this group of merchants. Although they have martial arts skills, they are not very strong. Lu Ping can easily deal with any one of the four of them.

After destroying the enemy's lair efficiently and effectively, the next step was to torture him for information.

Lu Ping and Murong Jiu don’t need to worry about this, as the other two are professionals in this matter.

Half a day later, the two gathered the intelligence they had collected and held a simple meeting.

"From what they said, we learned that the total number of Western Sword School members exceeds 30,000, mainly divided into several categories, including intelligence scouts, combatants, and logistics personnel..."

"The positions in the organization from top to bottom are: the leader, the priest, the military advisor, the four heavenly kings, the six ministers, the eight gate chiefs, the four group leaders, and finally the ordinary people."

"For this operation, Xijianliu only transferred one-third of its personnel from the headquarters, as well as priests, military advisors, two heavenly kings, three ministers, eight sect leaders, and four team leaders..."

"After entering the territory of the Suzaku Dynasty, the Western Sword Force will split into three groups and launch expeditions in the east, west, and north. However, a team will always be retained in the base as support and substitute..."

After Duan Tianya's explanation, Lu Ping had a simple understanding of Xijianliu's action strategy.

To put it simply, three teams go out and one team stays behind, and every once in a while, the team that stays behind will replace the team that has been on the expedition the longest, so as to ensure that the combat effectiveness of the Xijianliu army remains at a high level for a long time.

It turns out to be such a high-intensity work mode...

Should I say that he is truly worthy of being called Akabane Nobunosuke?

After complaining silently in his heart, Lu Ping had an idea: "So, if we want to succeed in one fell swoop, the best time for us to act should be after each of their shifts."

"Because the team that stayed behind at that time was the most tired of the four troops, right?"

"I think so too."

Duan Tianya nodded: "So I also tortured him to find out the time of the next shift change, which is tomorrow."

However, when he said this, a hint of sadness appeared on his expression.

"But according to the information obtained through torture, the three expeditionary teams of the Western Sword School are of equal strength, and no matter how they are deployed, there will always be a priest, a military advisor, and a Heavenly King in charge of their base camp."

The priest is Kiriyama no Mori, the military advisor is Akabane Nobunosuke, and the last king should be Crescent Moon Tears...

"The most important thing is, according to what that Japanese spy said, the strength of Yidao and I is only about the same as the leader of the fourth group of the Western Sword School..."

Hearing this, Gui Hai Yi Dao suddenly interrupted: "How credible do you think this statement is?"

There was a hint of impatience and disdain in his voice, and it was obvious that he disagreed with this evaluation.

After all, he is a spy that Huolong Villa has spent more than ten years carefully cultivating, so it is normal for him to think highly of himself.

Duan Tianya was silent for a long time, and thought for a long time before speaking again.

"In fact, nine years ago, I was sent to Japan by my adoptive father to join the Iga clan to learn ninjutsu. During that time, I also heard of the name of the organization 'Xijianliu'..."

"Hmm? Young Master Lu, what's that expression on your face?"

"Nothing, just continue..."

Lu Ping shook his head and made a "please continue" gesture.

In fact, when Duan Tianya opened his mouth just now, he almost thought that the other party was going to enter his memories and start telling the love story between him and Yukihime Yagyu.

Who knew that the second half of the sentence would turn to the Western Sword Style...

"As far as I know, the Xijianliu organization has existed in Japan for more than a hundred years. It is simply not comparable to the Wushen Juegong."

"Its status in the Dongying martial arts world is similar to the 'Five Mountains and Seven Sects' of the Suzaku Dynasty. The difference is that there are twelve such sects in the Suzaku Dynasty, but only one in the entire Dongying!"

"Even though there are reasons for their small land area and small population, I think we should not underestimate them."

Everyone understood what Duan Tianya meant.

There is only one Western Sword School in Japan, which means most of the top experts are in it.

Even if we rank the members according to their strength, from the Four Heavenly Kings, Six Departments, Eight Gates, and Four Groups, it is not surprising that the leaders of the four groups have the strength of the secret agents of the Huolong Villa.

"You don't have to be so self-deprecating."

Lu Ping chuckled and consoled him, “I think those people from the Western Sword School said that on purpose to undermine your confidence. Maybe you two actually have the strength of the Eight Gates…”

If Duan Tianya and Gui Hai Yidao in front of us only have the strength of four groups, then at the end of "The World's Number One", Zhu Wusi, who was slightly tied with the two of them plus Cheng Shifei, would have the strength of only six groups, right?
That's a bit too ridiculous.

It is not difficult to judge the strength of the secret agents of heaven and earth. There is actually a reference point, that is Qiao Rulai. Lu Ping had seen Qiao Rulai before at Zhengqi Villa. In Lu Ping's opinion, Qiao Rulai's strength is about the same as Duan Tianya and Gui Hai Yidao.

Furthermore, according to the fact that Qiao Rulai had the strength of eight gates when she appeared in the Legend of Black and White Dragon and Wolf, the two people in front of him should also be at this level.

When they grow up in the later stage, taking into account Cheng Shifei's cheating, they will have the strength of three of the six divisions, and it is reasonable for them to fight against Zhu Wusi, who is at the king level.

"Mr. Lu, you..."

"Four groups, so what? Eight gates, so what? We have to fight to know!"

Duan Tianya gave a bitter smile, while Gui Hai Yidao was indignant.

The two did not think that Lu Ping was telling the truth. Instead, they thought he was making fun of them.

Obviously Lu Ping's comfort did not have a very good effect.

"There is one more thing. The reason why the Western Sword School was able to act so quickly is because they already had an insider in the Suzaku Dynasty. I think we should catch this person as soon as possible!"

"An insider?!"

Lu Ping was stunned and thought of many names.

Ugly Kong Ming, Heavenly Soldier...

"Have you obtained any clues about this traitor through torture?"

"Not yet. We only know that there are accomplices. We still need to investigate further as to how many people there are and who they are."

Lu Ping hesitated for a while and said, "This matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. If we leave it alone, we don't know how much impact it will have on the future. It's better to take advantage of this operation to deal with it!"

"Do you have any idea?"

As the most powerful person present, Lu Ping plays a vital role in this rescue operation, so his thoughts, decisions and actions are variables that must be taken into consideration.

So Lu Ping told him his plan.

"Before we act, we need to figure out the location of the cells to avoid wasting time."

"If we can't get the information from the prisoners, we can only act according to circumstances tomorrow."

"As for the fact that the Western Sword School has an insider in the Suzaku Dynasty, if they are an insider, when they exchange intelligence, they will definitely not use our language, but Japanese, and they may even encrypt it."

"Among the four of us, only Brother Duan understands the Japanese language, so the task of finding clues about the traitor can only be left to you."

Duan Tianya nodded without shirking his responsibility.

Lu Ping thought about it carefully, then sighed and said, "Since it is a confidential letter, maybe they burned it after reading it and would not keep it for others to see. But if there is any, it must be in the study of his military advisor."

"Since this military advisor is able to command tens of thousands of Western Sword Clan members, his abilities must be extraordinary. When you go to look for him, remember not to go too deep. If you find anything wrong, retreat immediately."

"I see."

Lu Ping paused, then continued, "As for the remaining three of us, I am the strongest, so I will be responsible for attracting firepower and covering the rear."

"During this period, Brother Gui Hai and Miss Jiu need to find the cell as quickly as possible and rescue the Xuan Mi agent. After rescuing him, send a signal flare immediately. At that time, Brother Duan must also evacuate as soon as possible and send a signal flare after successfully evacuating."

"After two flares, I will withdraw."

"Then the four of us will meet at the riverside five miles west of the Xijianliu base!"

After listening to Lu Ping's plan, the three people present all nodded slightly.

Suddenly, Duan Tianyashu thought of something and asked, "Brother Lu, what do you mean by attracting firepower?"

The other two also vaguely realized that something was wrong and turned their eyes to Lu Ping.

Could this guy be trying to cause trouble and attract the Western Sword Clan's army?

Have you (we) always been so serious about our work at Jianghu Wanshiwu?
"What are you thinking? I'm not crazy enough to provoke you."

Seeing the uneasiness of the three people, Lu Ping couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

"This is just a backup plan. I will intervene only if something unexpected happens to the plan, such as your actions being discovered, or you accidentally falling into a trap set by the other party."

After receiving this reply, the three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief.

They were really worried that Lu Ping would be impulsive enough to challenge the Xijianliu army alone.

In fact, it is not surprising that they think so. In the eyes of the secret agents of heaven and earth, Lu Ping is a very strong young man, and young people are always impulsive; as for Murong Jiu...

Lu Ping is a mentally ill person who may go crazy at any time like Lin Pingzhi.

"Even so, it's really too dangerous to do this!"

Murong Jiu was the first to speak out and refute.

"I think it would be better for us to go as quietly as possible for this operation, rescue the people quietly, and then escape quietly..."

(End of this chapter)