The bright moon was in the sky, and the sky and the earth were covered in gray.
In the desolate canyon, a large army trotted forward with torches, the pace was uniform, no one was making any noise, the firelight illuminated the indifferent faces, and there was a fierceness in the eyes, which were formed from countless life and death battles.
The iron-blooded killing momentum.
Qin Huaidao led the way, constantly observing the surrounding mountain topography, while comparing it with the map in his memory to confirm that Luo Ying and Luo Wu were following him.
After a full night and most of the day's rest, the soldiers' physical strength recovered a lot. Behind the army were countless pack horses, carrying many supplies needed for the battle.
There is no one in the wilderness, and it is so quiet that it is almost breathtaking. The surrounding mountains are bare and barren of grass. It is clear at a glance. Under the moonlight, it looks a bit desolate and dead.
Soon, the front became narrow, as if a large mountain had been split in half in the middle. The mountains on both sides were steep and impossible to climb. The middle passage was about thirty meters wide, and the front was deep and endless. It looked gray and unbearable.
Buddha's entrance to hell.
"Stop moving forward!" Qin Huaidao raised his arms and shouted loudly.
The army stopped and looked ahead suspiciously, wondering if there might be an ambush. They couldn't help but press the hilt of their swords and wait sternly. An inexplicable killing momentum suddenly broke out.
"Uncle, what's wrong?" Luo Ying and Luo Wu stepped forward quickly, looked ahead and shouted curiously.
"Do you still remember what the businessman said before? This place is called the 'Wolf Valley' by the locals. It is a must-pass for anyone traveling eastward from the Tocharian Kingdom to the city of Bolese River, and coming from Hunduoduo City is no exception.
"Qin Huaidao explained.
Luo Ying looked at Luo Wu with some surprise and asked.
Luo Wu didn't know either. It seemed that the businessmen had said it or not. He couldn't remember clearly.
Qin Huaidao had a strong memory. When a businessman mentioned it, Qin Huaidao remembered it and asked about the terrain characteristics, so he chose the battlefield here.
The terrain is not dangerous. On the contrary, it is very flat. It is about thirty meters wide. War horses can pass through it smoothly and an ambush can be seen at a glance. The peaks on both sides are about fifty meters high and can be used for ambushes. However, the slopes are steep and can only be used for ambush.
If you shoot arrows high, you can't rush down to fight. If you send troops to block the front, it will be an encounter.
If it were in its heyday, the special operations force would not be afraid of any encounter.
Although after a day and night of rest, his physical strength has not returned to its peak. It is hard to say who will win in a head-on encounter. Even if he wins, it will be a miserable victory. Qin Huaidao will not use his hard-earned trump card to fight a war of attrition, so he decisively ordered: "Guard regiment, go up.
Investigate, be careful of wolves."
"Follow me!" Luo Wu quickly rushed forward with the security team to investigate.
Torches rushed up one after another, illuminating the gray canyon a lot. There were various footprints on the ground, as well as traces of wheels running over them. The only way to go was not only the army, but also the caravans.
Not long after, Luo Wu hurried over: "Uncle, there doesn't seem to be anyone inside, and there are no wolves. The brothers are still exploring the way forward, but they find that they are not bones, but they seem to have been eaten by something."
"The only way to pass, with people coming and going, has naturally become a hunting ground for wild wolves, so it is called the Wild Wolf Valley by the locals. It is normal to have gnawed bones. It seems that the wild wolves found us coming.
, has retreated, and the guard group continues to investigate." Qin Huaidao warned.
After Luo Wu agreed and left in a hurry, Qin Huaidao walked forward with his horse in hand and shouted: "Luo Ying."
"Here!" Luo Ying hurriedly caught up.
"Wherever you point out, arrange for people to dig a hole there and bury the oil they brought. It cannot be buried too deep. The top is covered with floating soil. The excavated soil is also spread out. It cannot be too obvious to arouse suspicion."
Qin Huaidao warned, striding forward.
Luo Ying agreed and quickly led the people forward.
Some distance ahead, Qin Huaidao observed his surroundings for a moment and drew circles on the ground with his horse's stick.
Oil can burn. It is obvious that Qin Huaidao is preparing for a fire attack, but the burial point cannot be randomly used, certainly not in the middle of the road. The area where the enemy troops are traveling has newly dug soil and uneven levels, which can easily arouse suspicion, so it can only be on both sides.
Qin Huaidao estimated the central axis of the canyon and reserved ten meters of space on one side for the enemy to walk, that is, twenty meters. The 20,000 troops would walk over. Because passing through the canyon, it is impossible to swarm up. It is most likely to line up in twenty columns, and each column will pass.
With a thousand people, the queue won't be too long.
Because it was night and the canyon was narrow, people would instinctively stay as close to each other as possible and walk in the middle, one meter for each person and exactly twenty meters for twenty people.
Ten meters to the left and right of the central axis, exactly twenty meters, enough to allow enemy troops to walk together.
The area Qin Huaidao chose to bury the oil is within a radius of 20 meters. As long as it is well camouflaged and not easily discovered, he will then arrange for people to go to the top of the mountain to ambush. From the top of the mountain, you cannot see your feet, but you can see the 20-meter area along the central axis.
Thousands of arrows were fired at once, catching the opponent by surprise.
Once the enemy is attacked, they will inevitably run to both sides. The explosive packets will be smashed from the top of the mountain, which will not only blow up people, but also ignite the oil, causing even more terrible damage.
This is a technical job, which is a bit difficult for Luo Ying and Luo Wu, so Qin Huaidao came over in person.
Half an hour later, a thousand jars of oil were buried. If the oil is gone, you can grab it again. If the people are gone, it is really gone.
"Luowu!"
"arrive!"
Qin Huaidao pointed to the buried oil and said: "We are not sure when the enemy will arrive, so we must be prepared for night battles. I will have people place torches where the oil is buried. You take people to the top of the mountain and bring all the explosive packets with you. Once you reach the top of the mountain,
Pay attention to the position of the torch, each person is responsible for a position, and after the battle starts, throw according to the position, don't throw the wrong one."
You will definitely not be able to see anything clearly when looking down from above at night, so you can only use torches as markers to let people know the general direction in advance to avoid throwing the wrong explosive package and failing to ignite the oil, which will be a big loss.
"Understood!" Luo Wu solemnly agreed and led the guard team to prepare.
"Luo Ying, place the torches well and be careful not to ignite the oil and accidentally injure yourself. Arrange a division on the top of the mountain on one side. The top of the mountain is too high to see clearly the situation below. Use the torch to make three circles as a sign. At that time, the crossbows will fire.
Hit me hard with bows and arrows, no need to aim, no need to save, and assign another division to be responsible for holding the tail, not to let anyone escape, and the remaining two divisions to retreat and find a place to hide." Qin Huaidao solemnly warned.
"Follow the order!" Luo Ying saluted solemnly and called five division commanders to deploy.
Soon, the army took action, retreated a certain distance with the supplies, found a gentle slope that could be climbed to the top of the mountain, and placed torches to mark the place where the oil was buried.
Qin Huaidao waited patiently. The fast-moving torches were enough to know the location of the army. Seeing the army arrive at the top of the ambush circle, Qin Huaidao continued to wait. Without a communicator, he could not communicate in time, so he relied on experience.
After waiting for a while, I guessed that everyone had remembered the location of the oil burial, so I took the remaining two divisions back a certain distance and found a corner to hide.
The deployment just now was made for the enemy arriving at night, but it is also possible that they will arrive in Wild Wolf Valley after dawn. Due to lack of intelligence, they can only make various preparations in advance.
"Send the order, rest where you are and don't make any noise." Qin Huaidao warned, and found a place to sit down and take a nap, but his ears were perked up, listening to the movement around him.
When an army of 20,000 comes, the noise will not be quiet, so there is no need to worry about not being heard.
Soon, the surroundings became quiet except for the sound of breathing.