The climate in Yubei Mountain is very cool in the morning and evening, but the temperature is very high during the day. Especially in summer, the heat and humidity in the mountain are so hot and humid that even the locals cannot bear it.
Zhang Yan has never experienced the summer in Yubei Mountain. It is still early spring, but he has already experienced the cold weather in the morning and evening.
Counting the days, the eighth day of February was also the twentieth day after Zhang Yan arrived in the Wild Sky Territory. After more than ten days of training, his group ushered in their first mission today.
The leader of Zhang Yan's group is Qin Hao, a warrior in the middle realm of Kaiyuan.
In addition, including Zhang Yan, there are ten people. This number is several more than the average "gang". And after contacting Zhang Yan, he learned that except for him, Lao Zhang, and Lao Yu, the other seven people are all warriors.
.They are all the strength of the initial or middle realm of the body quenching realm.
Lao Zhang is a native of Yubei Mountain. He grew up here and also practiced boxing. He has been a soldier in Yubei Mountain Fortress for thirteen years. He knows all the ways around him clearly and serves as a guide for the group.
The old man was born as a hunter and has been in Yubei Mountain for four years. Although his fighting skills are not very good, his ability to lay traps and track traces is second to none.
It confirms what Lin Zedong said before, most people can't come to Youtanqi, but those who come have their own tricks.
"You are an exception, you should be here to make up the numbers." Lao Yu teased Zhang Yan with a smile. Because compared to others, Zhang Yan's "stab" is not that powerful, and it is not even as useful as Lao Yu and Lao Zhang.
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Just make up the numbers. Zhang Yan has never considered entering the Youtan Banner to be a big deal. He would even go back to the city wall if he had a choice. At least he has now figured out the killing intensity on the city wall and is confident.
To be able to live. Instead of living in fear like now.
It was fine before, training in the camp was a bit tiring, but today it was dark, and when I started to slide down the long rope from the fortress, I felt uneasy, and even when I walked, I always had my ears pricked up and I was cautious.
In the past, Yubei Mountain Fortress had never taken the initiative to pry in the direction of the demon clan. It had always relied on the city wall to resist, and it was like a turtle year after year.
But this year it's different.
When training in the camp these days, you can often hear General Manager Lin Zedong mobilizing everyone. In Zhang Yan's opinion, this is an alien version of faith shaping. And don't look at Lin Zedong's beard and tall appearance.
In appearance, in fact, he is extremely eloquent and an expert at inspiring people. Let alone Lao Zhang and Lao Yu around him, such veterans have also become experts in just ten days.
He is a passionate person who is eager to go on missions and make achievements.
Zhang Yan saw it, but he didn't agree with Lin Zedong's so-called belief at all. Although he also applauded and cheered, he didn't care about it at all.
Why are you talking about all this? How about I remove my identity as a criminal soldier first and then talk about my so-called beliefs?
Although he did not agree with Lin Zedong's encouragement, Zhang Yan also heard a lot of things from the other party's words. For example, the reason why the defenders of Yubei Mountain Fortress would not take the initiative to attack in the past but now established the Youtan
Qi wanted to "anticipate the enemy ahead" because the fortress commander was changed.
Song Qinghe, the newly arrived fortress general, is obviously unsatisfied with the status quo and hopes to make some significant progress. Therefore, he wants to try a strategy that has never been used in Yubei Mountain.
The idea is to be able to know in advance the trends and intensity of the attacks of the Xianwu Clan and Fengxiao Clan on the other side, so that they can be prepared in advance so as not to be caught off guard and suffer heavy losses. At the same time, it can also give the soldiers in the fortress a chance to rest without having to fight like
Nowadays, everyone is tense all the time.
Zhang Yan still agrees with this strategy. If nothing else, early warning can definitely reduce damage, which is beneficial to the soldiers on the front line.
But Zhang Yan didn't want to run outside the city wall as a member of the frontline expedition.
"Kakaka..."
No matter how careful you are, your shoes will still make some subtle sounds when they step on the ground. It is not easy to hide them in the quiet night.
The first half of the mile is an open area, except for the weeds less than a foot away, which is full of rocks, allowing people on the city wall to see clearly without trees blocking their view.
After half a mile, there are undulating mountains. There is no way to clear the trees manually, so the road behind will enter the forest, so you need to be more careful.
The mission this time was simple to say. In Qin Hao's words, it was to go to the west for about ten miles. On the one hand, it was familiar with the terrain and on the other hand, it was also able to train troops.
Of course, if there is an attack by demon soldiers, the first thing is to notify the fortress, the second is to hide yourself so as not to be discovered, and the last is to wait for an opportunity to kill the enemy after ensuring your own safety.
Although Zhang Yan was very energetic, nothing dangerous happened along the way. The group of them successfully found the planned location of the mission, a relatively high point, and they could overlook a ravine under their sight.
Further away, you can also use the ravines with fewer trees to detect enemy traces in advance, which is a good sentry position.
We have arrived at the predetermined location, but the task is not yet complete. We still need to build a simple beacon stone platform. It doesn’t need to be too big, just two feet square. Cover it with stones to protect it from rain as much as possible, and put a smoker in it.
Something that can light a beacon warning as quickly as possible if something happens.
"It's just a pity that this place is much lower than the direction of the fortress, and it is blocked by thick trees. The beacon smoke can shine through as a warning during the day, but it is useless at night. We have to find another high point, and then we can use the light as a warning.
Live and fight at night." Qin Hao is a veteran in the army. Although he only followed Song Qinghe to Yubei Mountain, he is already familiar with all the ways of the army. Looking at the location of this place, he can't help but feel pity, thinking that it can only be used during the day.
It is a sentry point and cannot be used as the best all-weather location. It is similar to what I guessed when I looked at the terrain map before.
"Yes, the team leader is right. Although this place is good, it can only serve as a warning during the day. The location is not good enough at night." There were also people on the side who agreed. There was no objection to this statement.
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Only Zhang Yan looked at the ravine below, then looked back at the dense woods behind him, and then raised his head to look at the opening in the sky above his head, which was like a skylight because there were no big trees growing on the rocks.
This... a place with such a good geographical location is actually said by these people to be "a pity, not good enough"? Zhang Yan felt that his brain was a little insufficient.
During the day, beacon smoke can be used to convey the message as quickly as possible to let the people in the fortress know that the demon soldiers are invading. This is no problem. It can also be very effective in conveying warnings at night, but instead of beacon smoke, it can be replaced by fireworks or Kongming lanterns...
....Well, Zhang Yan thought of this and immediately reacted.
This is not the Earth. People here have no way of knowing about the inventions of the Xia Kingdom on Earth, such as Kongming lanterns and fireworks.