Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 62: Another Ambush
The military advisor yawned so hard that tears came out, but he still couldn't hide his excitement at coming up with a "good idea".

"Hmm? What's the real way to fight?" the leader asked with his head tilted.

"They don't move during the day, and they always attack in the second half of the night, and retreat after a fight. So let's let the brothers rest early today and get enough energy. When midnight comes, we will organize the brothers to ambush on both sides of the village gate. When they arrive, we will kill them together. If they retreat, we will chase them all the way to the foot of the mountain and rob them by the way!"

When the leader heard this, he clapped his hands in applause.

"What a great way to turn the false into the true. We must vent our anger tonight. Military Advisor, please make arrangements now. We must teach this militia a lesson tonight."

Today is the eighth night attack, and Zhang Yong and Ye Xiang are the ones who are dispatched again. They still only bring fifty militiamen with them and set off towards Hongye Village.

"Everyone, please be careful. These bandits have been harassed by us for seven consecutive days. I think they are about to explode in anger. Our success will come in these few days. Don't let them take advantage of us."

Along the way, Zhang Yong repeatedly warned the militiamen behind him. He had already guessed Zhang Yu and Liu He's plan, so he was extra cautious this time.

The group of fifty-two people quickly arrived at the mountain outside Hongye Village as if they were familiar with the route. They looked at Hongye Village and it seemed to be the same as the previous few days, with no difference.

"Brother Yong, let's go!"

Ye Xiang put the longbow on his shoulder, picked up a spear and said.

"Well... don't be in a hurry, just observe and watch. We have to be careful first."

Zhang Yong suddenly spoke with some confusion. Although Ye Xiang didn't quite understand, his master Liu He had told him to listen to Zhang Yong when he went out, so he didn't ask much.

Zhang Yong frowned slightly, staring at the mountain village a hundred steps away, looking at it carefully for a long time.

"Strange, strange. According to my second brother and his friends, when they came two days ago, the bandits patrolling the village gate were already listless and yawning, and several of them even hid aside to sleep. But you see, today these bandits are all energetic, standing straight while patrolling, and the grass on both sides of the village gate is shaking frequently, while the grass and trees in other places are much quieter. This is obviously a problem."

Zhang Yong lowered his voice and spoke. Ye Xiang and several militiamen who were at the front of the queue also came over to take a closer look and found that it was indeed the case.

"Brother Yong, what's going on?"

Ye Xiang asked softly.

"In my opinion, these bandits must have gotten enough sleep during the day and are energetic at night, so they want to ambush us here."

Ye Xiang was also anxious when he heard it: "What should we do then?"

"This matter still needs the decision of big brother. Xiangzi, go back quickly and wake up big brother and his men. Ask them to bring the local militia and ambush them at the entrance of the village at the foot of the mountain. Then you bring back big brother's instructions and tell me. We will listen to big brother and try to ambush them tonight!"

"okay!"

Ye Xiang had been holding his breath for a long time. He had been retreating for so many days and had long wanted to fight with real swords and guns. When he heard that there would really be a fight tonight, he immediately ran down the mountain excitedly.

In this seemingly quiet mountain village in front of the militia team, everyone inside was actually on edge.

The leader seemed a little irritable and paced back and forth in the lobby.

"Hey, what's going on? Why haven't they come yet? Why are they so late today? Military Advisor, could it be that they have seen through your plan, so they are not coming tonight?"

The military advisor seemed a little uneasy and even doubted his own plan, but he still spoke comforting words in front of the leader.

"No, no, don't worry, Chief. Maybe they let down their guard and came a little late. This just gives us an opportunity. Since they underestimated us, let's give them a head-on blow tonight!"

The leader listened to this and thought it made some sense.

"Okay, let's wait a little longer!"

Sure enough, not long after, the cry of "Catch the thief" that they had been waiting for for a long time rang out again!
"Haha, you're finally here! I finally waited for you!"

The leader was so excited that he almost rushed out with a knife in hand, but was stopped by the military advisor. If he rushed out again, it would be bad news.

"Catch the thief! Catch the thief! Catch the thief..." The shouts, accompanied by noisy footsteps, rushed towards the mountain stronghold.

"Fifty steps... forty steps... thirty steps... twenty steps! Okay, the distance is almost there. Quick, raise the torches as a signal, hurry up!"

The military advisor shouted excitedly and quickly gave orders to the two men beside him. The two men understood and immediately ran out of the hall door, holding up two torches and waving them continuously.

The bandits patrolling the gate of the village saw this and immediately shouted, "Attack!"

At the command, sixty or seventy bandits who were lying in ambush on both sides suddenly rushed out from the bushes.

"Kill!"

Although the bandits' shouts were chaotic, their voices were still loud.

When Zhang Yong saw this scene, he sneered in his heart, but his face still showed a look of fear as instructed by Liu He, who was brought by Ye Xiang just now.

"Oh no, we're ambushed, retreat quickly!"

Zhang Yong pulled the horse's head, turned around and ran back, and the fifty militiamen quickly followed.

Since there were arrangements in advance, the retreat was not chaotic but very orderly. In addition, these militiamen had undergone such rigorous training in their daily lives that their physical fitness was far superior to that of the bandits. They retreated very quickly. How could the bandits catch up with them?

However, not being able to catch up is one thing, and whether to catch up is another.

After suffering humiliation for so many days, their plan has finally succeeded and the ambush has been successful. How could the leader of the stronghold and so many bandits let go of such a good opportunity?

Led by the leader himself, seventy or eighty bandits shouted and chased towards Huangshui Township, leaving only thirty or forty people to guard the stronghold.

The two groups of people chased each other for more than ten miles on the mountain road before they arrived at the mountain pass.

Zhang Yong and others had long been accustomed to such running, but these bandits did not have such physical strength. When they ran here, most of the bandits had weak legs, dry mouths, and were panting. Even the leader and military advisor were no exception and they had little strength left.

It was at this time that the military advisor realized something was wrong, especially when the fifty or so militiamen on the opposite side suddenly stopped and stopped running away, but turned around and formed a battle formation in just a few breaths. The military advisor suddenly thought of something.

"Oh no, oh no, Boss, we've fallen into a trap!"

The leader was also startled when he heard the military advisor's scream.

"What? What kind of trick did you fall into? What happened?"

"Oh, leader, these militiamen are pretending to be defeated to lure us out. Let's go back to the stronghold quickly, otherwise we won't be able to leave!"

The leader was terrified after hearing this, and looked at the militiamen who had already formed up in battle array. He already believed the military advisor's words to about 80%.

"Brothers, retreat quickly!"

The leader raised his arms and shouted, then didn't care about anything else and ran back.

The bandits were already exhausted, but when they heard that they had fallen into a trap and their leader had given the order, they thought about saving their lives first, so they reluctantly lifted their legs and ran back.

"Where can the evil thief go!"

Zhang Yong swung his axe and formed a formation to attack.

As he roared, shouts of killing suddenly came from all directions.

"Catch the thief! C ...

Following these familiar shouts and cries that frightened the bandits, Liu He and his men rushed out from the nearby woods and quickly surrounded seventy or eighty bandits.

(End of this chapter)