Book 21 - Chapter 3 – Right Place, Right Time (1/2)

Book 21 Chapter 3 – Right Place, Right Ti on his journey for two days and nights, Xu Ziling finally reached the Great River

On the vast surface of the river, surprisingly there was not even half a sail of boat, but the water was surging, froh the Yangtze River was like this, it did not pose any proble at all It’s just that he was in no hurry to cross the river; therefore, he si to find a narrower section of the river, so that he could save a bit of energy

When the sun set over the western hills, the twilight glow ht, bringing about so

After turning a bend, four, five li upstrea, and ninethe coast The banner fluttering in the air indicated that they belonged to the ‘Chang Jiang Lian’ [Yangtze River Alliance]

Xu Ziling’s curiosity was piqued, thinking that didn’t Yangtze River Alliance under the leadershi+p of Zheng Shu, three Pai [Sects], plus Jiangnan Hui, Mingyang Bang, and the others as the backbone of the Alliance Why were they gathered here today?

His h a sparse forest and an open prairie dotted with trees, climbed to the top of a stze River Alliance around the dock and on the surface of the river

The earth gradually sank into darkness The nine sailboats did not have any light, so that they appeared ghostly andshi+p appeared fro down at full speed

Xu Ziling focused his attention to look, suddenly his heart jumped, because this shi+p was not unfa even spent soshi+p, where the Bangzhu herself, Yun Yuzhen rode on

In his heart he felt that so was really out of place

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Kou Zhong sat straight on the horseback Froaze onto the barren plains and woodlands, undulating hills, under the night sky studded with stars and theon his left and right, respectively Behind the military officers under their coincident and Du Ren’s death reached Ku Ge, he pro that relying on their fast horse, he would be able to reach the sea before Kou Zhong could catch up with hi already planned in advance? He assigned Luo Qifei, an expert in spying and reconnaissance, to keep watch along the way, and accurately ascertain the route of his withdrawal, letting hi the military power, poised to wait at the road where the lone troops must follow

Aed his horse passing through the sparse forest at the foot of the hill, ca’s presence, and reported, “The enemy finally can’t endure anymore, they stopped to take a rest at the small hill about ten li frorass”

Kou Zhong’s eyes shone with cold, sharp lightning flashes, he spoke in heavy voice, “In Qifei’s esti thieves still have any strength left for battle?”

Luo Qifei replied, “Although the Khitan dog thieves have beco of a bow, they have always been able to subdue pain and resist hardshi+p Even if they are fleeing in fright and panic, they are scattering but not in confusion, their battle array is still intact, plus they selected the wilderness of the plains as their escape route, so that in case they are intercepted, they can still rely on their horses to break away fro nodded his head in praise, “Qifei is absolutely right Although this ti advantage both in terms of morale and the nurasp, we ure out how toour casualties”

Using his horsewhip, Jiao Hongjin pointed at the continuous high e lies within the route they have to take if they are heading toward the ocean If we setup an auaranteed”

Kou Zhong laughed and said, “Although Ku Ge cannot be considered intelligent, but he is definitely not stupid either, plus he is experienced in ers are”

Luo Qifei nodded and said, “As Shao Shuai noted it clearly, Ku Ge and his troops have th to travel more than ten li, yet they decided to stop in the middle to rest; clearly they wanted to explore the terrain before deciding whether they ought to enter the gorge, or take a detour via different route”

Frowning, Xuan Yong said, “If they take a detour, due to their fast horses, they can easily leave us far behind If that happened, the towns and villages around the coastal region would suffer a cala shook his head and said, “They won’t take the detour, because if they could travel faster, they can’t possibly waste ti to paint holding two brushes]; we are not going to place a single e, but ill bluff fro to kill theh time for a full rest, and will have to escape in poor condition”

Stunned, Jiao Hongjin asked, “Where are we going to intercept the replied resolutely, “Outside the e At that time, Ku Ge would start to feel relaxed, histo deliver a frontal assault, as well as left and right pincer attack If we e, that will be considered a total victory”

And then he smiled and said, “If I cannot capture Ku Ge alive, how could I display ’s, ability?”

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The Jukun flagshi+p extinguished their lanterns as they slowly approached the coast

When Yun Yuzhen’s shi+p pressed close to one of the Yangtze River Alliance’s warshi+ps, and the distance between the two shi+ps was only about three zhang, more than a dozen men soared from the warshi+p and landed on Yun Yuzhen’s shi+p

By this ti had just had his head out of the water; he reached out to grab the hull, his five fingers firmly embedded into the solid wooden wall, and thus he attached hishi+p moved away from the riverbank and turned around, one after another the other warshi+ps followed

The deck was heavily guarded Even with Xu Ziling’s skill, he had no confidence that he would be able to sneak into the shi+p’s hold without their eyes and ears detecting it, so he did not want to take the risk

Pasting his ear to the shi+p’s wall, he focused his power into the ear, and his sense of hearing immediately multiplied several times over; he was able to hear footsteps and voices inside the shi+p, even the rough and heavy breathing of the people inside, a the waves, like the sound of a battle Not a trace of noise escaped his ear

Xu Ziling closed his eyes; in this world that was purely coet When he heard Zheng Shu and Yun Yuzhen’s familiar voices, automatically all other noises were filtered out Just like when the eyes are focused on certain objects, other things will automatically become indistinct

They ’s familiarity with the layout of the shi+p, he had no difficulty in visualizing in hisas the host and the guest, and Yun Yuzhen’s trusted aide, the pretty rant tea In hisit with his own eyes

After soht into business, “This ti becoether, the tihter,suddenly understood Relying on their power, Zhu Can, as calling hihter, the ‘Veno from any crime Inevitably they posed a threat to the existence of the Yangtze River Alliance; therefore, they had no choice but to rely on help and attach the frotze River to the north of the river, to resist Zhu Can, father and daughter’s Garuda Nation And Yun Yuzhen was the go-between person Perhaps they even started talking in Luoyang

Xu Ziling thought that listening to thisof leaving, Zheng Shuzhu said that you wanted to borrow out humble alliance’s power to clear away the traitor within your Gang Naturally this ive us clear instruction, to enable us to efficiently dispatch our dogs and horses to deal with thiswas severely shaken Iainst Yun Yuzhen, Bu Tianzhi had fallen into disadvantageous position and was in a very dangerous place

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The sound of hoof beats ru louder and louder by the raver

However, Kou Zhong, hiding in the forest along the hillside, was unusually cal would proceed and happen just like he planned; no exception

Although he has had discussion with Xu Ziling about ‘battlefield as a gaht he experienced exactly the fantastic perception of that kind of ‘game’

From the appoint of a troop to be in a squad of five soldiers, to the selection and structuring the squads, the training, the banner and drunment, reconnaissance, co up ca a city, tactics and iaoal was to be the ulti on his side, Luo Qifei called out in low voice, “They are here!”

Kou Zhong gazed coldly as the Khitan group of horse-e, fast as lightning galloping toward the ancient road outside theexpected, after rushi+ng through the nearly ten li distance anxiously like stray dogs, and then passing through the strategically situated and easily defended canyon, the eneht; their acute spirit wasted away, their speed obviously slowed down

Ku Ge’s tactics have always been the four-character o like the wind] If he was unable to defeat the enemy, he would leave, so that others could not touch his tail Further unhindered could be attributed to his i, as faraphy, natural conditions and social custo this completely unfamiliar territory, Ku Ge and the others were like the blinds, and Mi Fang was like the ba’s death has forced Ku Ge to only follow the old, familiar road to retreat; without any other way, he si’s inescapable net

By this moment, most of the horse-mounted bandits were already out of the canyon Suddenly one after another a dozen or so riders in front lost their hooves, and tu men, who had just recently joined the Shao Shuai Arether, and then, a the heavens, froht the archers shot their arrows at the same time, to take down the roup of horse-reat mess

Next, the spear and lance wielders, rushed out in neat forroups Each group consisted of five hundred ainst the enemies that they were scattered and smashed, broken down into several pieces, the head and the tail could not help each other

The archers ae also rained down their arrows to the e, so that a se were forced to flee back into the gorge