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Chapter 1421 Trap
"My lord! Something is wrong! The lieutenant colonel of the wing headquarters was assassinated on the street just now!"

A personal guard rushed in and roared like his butt was on fire. Zhao Hu and others who were chatting in the room immediately jumped up when they heard it.

Zhao Hu immediately ordered: "The cavalry immediately sealed off the four city gates, and ordered the entire city to be banned! The first brigade monitors the laborers! The rest of the troops are scattered in small groups and patrol the streets!" He grabbed his weapon and rushed out of the room Door.

Following Zhao Hu's footsteps, the sound of horns, horseshoes, and passwords immediately sounded in the county governor's mansion.

Arriving at the place where the lieutenant colonel was attacked, several cavalrymen had already controlled the scene in advance, but it was a bit unnecessary, because there were no people around for a long time, and they all ran home.

Seeing Zhao Hu's arrival, the cavalry immediately reported: "My lord, the attack was a crossbow arrow fired from the house directly in front of us. We have searched the house, and there is no trace of it except the corpse of the original owner's family."

At this moment, several cavalry rushed over on horseback from a distance.

Before the horse came to a complete stop, the cavalry jumped down and saluted and said, "My lord, we found three regiment soldiers who were killed by crossbow arrows on Fifth Street!"

"My lord, upon receiving a report, five regiment soldiers were shot dead at home by crossbow arrows!"

"My lord, the two soldiers guarding the gate of the regiment were shot dead by crossbow arrows after we went out! The First Battalion has sent a squadron to investigate everywhere!"

Hearing this series of news, everyone was dumbfounded. Sun Jie, who was counting the number of people with his fingers, suddenly shouted in surprise: "My lord, it's not good! In this way, all the left-behind personnel of the fifth regiment were killed!"

"What?" Zhao Hu and the others were taken aback.

"My lord, we have to arrest the murderer immediately! We must know that such a thing happened when a grown-up was in charge of city defense. I don't know what the people from the Fifth Regiment will think when they come back." Sun Jie reminded with a serious face.

He is very worried now. On the one hand, he is worried about how to explain to the Fifth Wing, and secondly, he is worried about this mysterious organization.

Thinking that such a mysterious and rigorous organization is staying in the city, and his intelligence system knows nothing about it, what if the target of this assassination is an adult?It really made me break out in a cold sweat!
Zhao Hu immediately said: "Except for the first brigade, the rest of the troops will be transferred back to guard the city, and the cavalry will patrol the streets, and announce aloud that those who provide clues will be rewarded with [-] gold coins! Only those who provide clues can go out, the rest wait Continue to be grounded!"

The ordered cavalry immediately rushed to the street and shouted loudly.

At the time of the assassination, the Fifth Wing had arrived close to the destination.

The old colonel's joint captain began to issue tasks.

"Who brought a brigade over there to bluff?"

The lieutenant colonels present, especially the majors who served as the captains, all shook their heads like rattles.

Bluff means that there is no need to go to war, and there is no advancement without combat achievements. If one of his subordinates does not want to make more military achievements, if he goes to perform such a task, he will probably complain to his subordinates to death.

The old colonel frowned, and he was also very helpless. Such a mission without military achievements could only be voluntary, otherwise he would be blamed.

At this moment, the third lieutenant colonel said, "Sir, I'll go."

Seeing that someone came forward, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then allocated a brigade to the third lieutenant colonel to command the subordinates who were more difficult to be promoted to the next level or who had already been promoted.

The Fifth Wing did not have a rule against disrupting the organization, and they always gave up front-line combat tasks to soldiers who could be promoted easily.

The third lieutenant colonel continued to advance with [-] people with great fanfare, while the remaining soldiers of the fifth regiment began to disperse and advance slowly with the help of weeds as tall as a person.

Weeds like this that still exist even when it snows in winter are very common in this area. I don't know why the vitality of these plants is so strong, and they would have withered long ago in other places.

As time passed, night fell.

The soldiers of the fifth regiment took out dry food and ate it under the order of the officer. Then they cleaned up the snow, spread their furs, and lay down on the ground to rest.The [-]th Wing had performed such stealth attack missions many times, so there was no confusion at all.

The officers and soldiers all knew the battle plan, and now they were only a few kilometers away from the bandit gathering place, and they launched a surprise attack in the early hours of the next day.

As for why it wasn't discovered by bandits?

The mission of the third lieutenant colonel is fake, right?He is the third-ranked officer in the regiment other than the regiment leader, and he is absolutely trustworthy. No, isn't it true that even a bandit patrolling the mountain didn't even see it?He must have been attracted by the third lieutenant colonel.

There was nothing to say all night, it was just dawn, and when the surrounding situation was still unclear, under the leadership of the officer, the soldiers whose clothes had been frozen hard moved their bodies carefully, took out a bite of dry food with chili peppers, and their bodies were hot Started to continue sneaking.

The soldiers were all a little tired, not because they were cold, but because they hadn't slept well. It was winter, so they had to get up at least a dozen times a night to keep their bodies from freezing.

But everyone doesn't care about such sad things. It's a basic skill to practice in the snow with a shirtless body, and now wearing a thick leather jacket is even more insignificant.

This time the sneak will go until the bandits gather or be discovered by the bandits, but even if they are discovered by the bandits at such a distance, it is nothing special. The bandits can't escape anywhere after a few kilometers.

Although it was a bit regretful for the soldiers of the unit who followed the third lieutenant colonel to show off their might on the other side of the hill, they also knew that since their meritorious deeds could not break through in a short time, it was normal to give up the opportunity to their brothers.

At the same time, they were also a little happy, after all, they didn't have to eat dry food and spend the night lying in the snow like the brothers on the other side.

My own side is completely in the style of a regular march. At night, tents are erected, bonfires are lit, and a hot dinner is eaten.If it wasn't for the bandit's sneak attack, it would have been a camping event.

At dawn, the soldiers gathered for morning practice, and several lieutenants asked the third lieutenant colonel with puzzled faces: "Sir, this officer thinks it's a bit strange that even a blind man can spot our march with such a great fanfare.

"Especially the bonfire at night, which can be seen for hundreds of miles around. How come there are no bandits attacking at all? Could it be that the intelligence is wrong? It's just a hundred or so bandits gathered here?"

The third lieutenant colonel looked at the surrounding snow-covered mountains and forests, and frowned.

"It's really strange, but we sent dozens of rounds of spies to confirm that there are indeed thousands of bandits gathered here. Well, no matter whether there are so many bandits here, there are definitely bandits gathered, as long as the captain initiates You can know the attack.

"Although the victory in this battle can be said to be ours, and we are not responsible for the attack mission, we still have to be careful not to be taken advantage of by bandits. The annihilation of Major Mark's entire army is due to hesitation at the last moment."

"Yes!" Although the lieutenants did not think that Mark's recruits could compare with their own veterans, they also believed that the third lieutenant colonel's words were wise, so they wholeheartedly agreed.

"Okay, after the soldiers have finished their drills, they will spread out to the left and right sides in a team formation. We have to make a mountain-searching posture to attract the attention of the bandits so that the regiment leader can take advantage of the situation to launch an attack." The old man said. The third lieutenant colonel said.

"Yes." The lieutenants hurriedly took orders.

The soldiers who got the order were happy. Their mission this time was to attract the attention of the enemy, so in addition to being alert to the enemy's traces, they could also take the opportunity to hunt and change their meals.

Seeing soldiers entering the mountain in twos and threes, the third lieutenant colonel showed a meaningful smile on his face.

On the side of the main force of the fifth wing, everyone quickly galloped through the grass.

Everyone who was prepared and vigilant for the attack in the grass felt a little weird, because not only was there no attack, but they didn't even meet a small animal.

Except for the footsteps of people like myself, the sound of breathing, and the sound of plucking the grass, no other sounds were heard.

The old colonel who felt something was wrong immediately called to stop, and everyone immediately formed a circle subconsciously, paying attention to the surrounding environment nervously.

The environment here is a small flat land covered with weeds as tall as one person. Because the weeds cannot bear the snow, it looks yellow and green, and the surroundings are slightly higher mountains and forests, covered with snow and white.

This geographical environment has always been the same, and there is nothing special about it, but it seems that the temperature here is relatively high, the weeds appear very humid, and the ground also appears a bit muddy.However, this kind of climate is also common in this area, so everyone didn't care.

After everyone stopped, a sense of uneasiness rushed into everyone's hearts immediately, because it was so quiet, not to mention not even a bird chirping, not even the sound of the wind.

The old colonel frowned and looked around, but found nothing.

The old colonel couldn't help but paced back and forth for a few steps. At this moment, the old colonel noticed that the soles of his feet were soft. He squatted down and grabbed a handful of mud mixed with snow water. After rubbing his fingers, he found it a bit greasy.As soon as the old man's face changed, he immediately shouted eagerly: "Quick retreat!"

Hearing this order, everyone couldn't help being stunned. Although they didn't understand how to evacuate suddenly when they were about to launch an attack, their perennial habits made them obey the orders of the regimental captain, and they immediately turned and ran.

It's a pity that at the same time the old colonel gave the order, countless rockets were suddenly shot out from the surrounding forest.The soldiers of the regiment couldn't help but raised their shields with a mocking face, and launched a rocket attack in the snow?Are those stupid bandits delusional to set the weeds soaked in snow water on fire?
(End of this chapter)