Chapter 997: Defeat an army single-handedly (Part 1)
In the eyes of Sun Zhengheng and the Yulin Guards, Wang Chen's results were incredible.
But in fact, he didn't even use one-tenth of his strength to deal with these elite and powerful horse thieves.
After reaching the seventh level, Wang Chen's perception ability has been greatly improved. Darkness is no obstacle to him at all, so no matter how cunning the movements of the horse thieves are, they cannot escape his insight.
Using only a Xuanbing longbow and occupying a commanding height, Wang Chen could use a radius of a thousand steps as his hunting ground.
As long as he adds mana to the arrows, the shooting range and shooting speed will be increased to a terrifying level.
Most of the horse thieves died in mysterious circumstances last night, all because of this!
But after the crisis of the night attack by horse thieves was resolved, Sun Zhengheng and the Yulin guards did not relax, because everyone believed that the real test was yet to come.
"According to the local guide, our current location is still five days away from Xihai County."
During the lunch break, Sun Zhengheng held an impromptu meeting and called all the officers in the Yulin Guard together for discussion.
He pointed to the map hanging on the wooden frame and said: "Fifty miles away is Lianyun Mountain. I'm worried that the horse thieves will gather their main force there to attack us."
Lianyun Mountain is a mountain range that stretches across the Xihai Prairie. It is also a place where prairie horse thieves live and hide.
The route taken by the marriage team does not need to pass through this mountain, but being close to Lianyun Mountain means approaching the home of the horse thieves, and the possibility of conflict is extremely high.
Because once you pass Lianyun Mountain, you will be very close to Xihai County.
Sun Zhengheng concluded that the previous attack by horse thieves was to prepare for this decisive battle!
"Then we can't go a little further?"
A Yulin Guards officer pointed at the map: "Avoid Lianyun Mountain?"
"That's a long way to go."
Sun Zhengheng smiled bitterly and said: "We don't have time. The princess's wedding date is set. If we miss it..."
He didn't say what the consequences would be, but does that need to be said?
The Habayashi officers all shrank their heads.
"How about we take the initiative!"
Another officer gritted his teeth and said, "Just send two thousand elite cavalry to find the main force of horse thieves and defeat them!"
Take the initiative?
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.
"no!"
Sun Zhengheng categorically rejected: "Our strength is limited, we must not divide our troops, and we don't know how many horse thieves there are. If they unite, the consequences will be disastrous!"
The officer's proposal was very bloody, but it was really unrealistic.
You must know that there are tens of thousands of horse thieves on the Xihai grassland. Although most of them are "part-time" jobs for local herdsmen, they are all good at riding and shooting and have rich combat experience, so they are by no means an easy target to deal with.
Once the two thousand elite cavalry fail to defeat the enemy and are severely damaged, it will be the worst for the marriage team!
As the leader of the team, Sun Zhengheng could never take such a big risk.
He couldn't help but cast his eyes on Wang Chen who was sitting beside him: "Wang Taibao, do you have any suggestions?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Wang Chen, with expectation and trust.
"My advice?"
Wang Chen smiled and said: "It's very simple. Just keep going according to the plan. There is no need to take a detour. Once you encounter the main force of horse thieves, you form a formation and stand firm. I will pick them all off by myself."
What?
Sun Zhengheng and the other Yulin guards could not believe their ears and suspected that they had heard something wrong.
Wang Chen wants to challenge a horse thief?
That's not one, two, hundreds, or thousands of enemies, but probably tens of thousands of enemies!
Even if you interpret a novel, you wouldn’t dare to write it like this!
Sun Zhengheng was stunned: "Wang Taibao, this is no joke."
"I'm not kidding."
Wang Chen said calmly: "You don't have to worry, I can still run back if you can't challenge me."
Sun Zhengheng was speechless.
Wang Chen was so confident that in his eyes the bandits were just a bunch of clowns, not worthy of being taken seriously at all.
If you say Wang Chen underestimates the enemy, he is not wrong. A fifth-level peak martial arts master is not so easy to kill. As long as he is not completely trapped to death, he can escape from the army.
Not big.
"That's it."
Seeing that Sun Zhengheng had nothing to say, Wang Chen simply said for him: "The meeting is over, let's get ready."
Everyone's eyes turned to Sun Zhengheng again.
Sun Zhengheng waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "Then let's do it."
Although he is the commander of the Yulin Army, Wang Chen's status in this team is higher than his, and it is not something he can command and arrange.
And the only one who can give orders to Wang Chen is Princess Qingyun.
The problem is that Princess Qingyun is Wang Chen’s apprentice again!
Sun Zhengheng felt dizzy just thinking about it, so he simply stopped thinking about it. It was just a matter of soldiers coming to cover up the water and the earth!
The wedding procession continues to move forward.
At noon the next day, the rolling mountains in the distance appeared in everyone's sight.
Lianyun Mountain has arrived!
The atmosphere in the team suddenly became tense. Sun Zhengheng sent dozens of horses to investigate, searching for possible main horse thieves to avoid being caught off guard.
唳～
A goshawk flew across the sky, circling constantly above the wedding procession.
Its strangeness attracted everyone's attention.
"Horse Thief's Falcon!"
Sun Zhengheng looked up and said in a deep voice: "The enemy is probably nearby!"
Horse thieves on the grassland like to raise falcons to detect the enemy, and the effect is very good.
Beep~
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a sharp whistle coming from afar.
Everyone's expressions changed.
This is a warning whistle arrow sent by the scout cavalry, indicating that the enemy has been found in that direction, and the situation is quite serious!
Sun Zhengheng immediately raised his arms and shouted: "Stop advancing, form a defensive formation!"
The energetic voice instantly spread throughout the entire team and reached everyone's ears clearly.
Everyone in the wedding team felt awe-inspiring.
The convoy stopped, and under the command of Habayashi Wei, they quickly began to form a defensive vehicle array, and then removed all the large shields and heavy crossbows hidden under the vehicle frames.
These solid shields were used to protect the people inside the chariot formation, while heavy crossbows were mounted on the chariots to defend against enemies.
Since everyone was prepared in advance, the whole process was orderly and without any confusion.
The vehicle array had just been set up, and the scouts that had been sent out earlier returned one after another.
All they brought back was bad news!
These knights discovered at least five teams of horse thieves, numbering between three and four thousand, and these horse thieves were rapidly gathering in the same direction.
Due to the huge disparity in strength, the reconnaissance cavalry did not dare to get too close, but what is certain is that the horse thieves on the West Sea Prairie have united together and are preparing to make a big move.
As everyone speculated before!
And the reconnaissance rider who finally returned had several arrows stuck in his body, and his whole body was stained red with blood!——