Chapter 509: Entering the camp
The Jinpeng Army is heavily guarded, and it is not easy to sneak in.
All along, the dragon army has only tried to protect itself and block the infiltration of Jinpeng killers, Gu Shenwei has never tried to send people to the opponent's military camp to assassinate, he is self-aware, compared to military strength, the gap between the two sides in terms of killers is even greater.
Shangguan Jianyi did not let his guard down because of this, and around him, there were always at least fifty killers around, forming a three- to five-layer defensive circle, covering within a hundred steps, and only those who had permission could pass through.
He never worried that he would be assassinated, but anyway, King Dubu assigned a large number of killers, no need to use them in vain, they are like a guard of honor given by the emperor, and have become a status symbol, the number of killers shows his status in the eyes of the king, and the number of killers he obtained this expedition reached 100, the number of which has never been precedent.
Whether it was before or during the war, the killers were not interested in the front line, or they were not interested, everyone seemed to be in a game, one was more ruthless than the other, not to mention ordinary soldiers, even if they were generals, they did not dare to approach them, and when they were forced to pass, they all shrank back, eager to strip naked to show that they had no weapons.
Killers are a special group of people in the barracks, and having nothing to do is the greatest credit, winning or losing the war has nothing to do with them, and the life or death of the wing marshal is the only criterion for judging.
Therefore, Gu Shenwei did not encounter the slightest obstacle when he entered the gate of the barracks yesterday evening, but he didn't go far before he began to encounter the killer's inquiries one after another.
"Who?"
"The Cloud King Messenger. ”
After Gu Shenwei led the female archer army forward for a while, he felt that the generals designated by Shangguan Ru were very reliable, so he left a map, pointed out the route in detail, and agreed on a daily itinerary.
Shangguan Yun secretly controlled Wu Zongheng's army, and the assassination planned by He Nu and others, he saw it, but he never intervened, he didn't want victory in the small valley.
The lotus girl destroyed Shangguan Yun's trap, the original intention was to remind the dragon king not to be fooled, but it had an unexpected effect, after Shangguan Yun found out that the plan failed, he temporarily sent two messengers to ask Shangguan Jianyi for credit.
Gu Shenwei had been thinking about how to infiltrate the camp of the Jinpeng Army, and finally found an opportunity.
The messenger crossed the slope of the sea in the early hours of the morning, and in order to avoid the surveillance of the dragon army, he made a circle, encountered an ambush on the way, and was killed and captured, and the captives were also killed after confessing useful information.
Old man Mu refused to kill, and was only willing to help the Dragon King control the target, "I swore to the good girl that I would never kill anyone again, even if others bullied me, I can only teach me a lesson, you don't look at me with this kind of eyes, after being reborn, I will no longer lie, my words count, and my oath is all true." ”
Gu Shenwei didn't even trust Old Man Mu, but he tried it, Old Man Mu's skills have indeed not fully recovered, and he may never be able to be a top master, if he dares to fly as before again, he won't live for three days.
The current old man Mu is not only entrusted with the protection of the Dragon King, but also under the protection of the Dragon King, his enemies are all over the Western Regions, if he hears that his skills are declining, he will line up to take revenge.
Therefore, Old Man Mu is responsible for capturing and torturing the captives, the latter task is simply his hobby, but now he has become modest and cautious, optimistic and knowledgeable, so he has to apologize before he starts, "Little brother, dismembering you alive is definitely not for fun, I just obey orders, I have to do it, I feel your pain, if I can, I will try to shorten the process and make your death easier." ”
The little old man, who was a little more than three feet tall, was like a demon in himself, and the captives were already frightened before they were tortured, and when the other party said the words "empathize", his eyes suddenly shone like jewels, as if Scrooge had seen the golden mountain, and the captives immediately understood that his pain would bring him great joy.
"Please, I'll do it all, everything. ”
Gu Shenwei got the information he wanted, but Old Man Mu was only very satisfied, the torture procedure was stopped as soon as it began, and he had to regretfully hand over the captive to the Dragon King, watching him be killed, as if a plate of delicious food was thrown into the trash before it was served.
"Dragon King, I want to confess my mistake to you. ”
"Huh?"
"I didn't control my demon heart just now, I always think about the bloody scene, alas, please don't let me do this kind of thing again in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand the test. ”
What happened just now was a kind of test, and the terrifying look that the captives saw from the old man's gaze, Gu Shenwei also saw it, so he was sure that all the actions of this old devil since he was unearthed were pretending, and the purpose was nothing more than to restore all his strength.
He may still be coveting the Divine Skill of the Infinite Dao.
Gu Shenwei knew how much and when to use him.
Old Man Mu's characteristics are too obvious, and his disguise can't be concealed, so Gu Shen disguised himself as a messenger for a person, entered the camp of the Jinpeng Army, and underwent strict interrogation, and the slightest flaw could lead to death.
"Waist cards, tokens. ”
The waist card is the symbol of Jinpeng Castle, and the token is the pass of Jinpeng Army, which Gu Shen displays one by one.
After a dozen steps, another level, several killers stopped him, looked from head to toe repeatedly, his eyes seemed to penetrate his clothes, "Hand over your weapon." ”
Gu Shenwei took out a dagger, and his sword was handed over to the old man Mu for safekeeping, and he only had this dagger on his body.
Among the killers in the third level, there is a knife master, who examines more carefully, especially the letters, repeatedly confirming that the seal on it belongs to the third young master himself, and then returning it to the messenger.
Gu Shenwei continued to march in a step, and the sword master suddenly asked, "Usually there are two people, why is there only one of you today?"
"On the way, he was ambushed by the Dragon Army, and Zhao Biao was killed. ”
Zhao Biao is a Jinpeng killer, the knife owner was slightly taken aback when he heard the news, "Zhao Biao was killed, but you can survive?"
"I was lucky, the first target selected by the ambushers was Zhao Biao, I didn't stop, I urged the horse to run fast, so as to save my life. ”
Gu Shenwei didn't explain much, the other party would understand that experienced ambushers always attack the strongest target first.
The knife master still seemed to be a little puzzled, "You ran so fast, how did you know that Zhao Biao was dead?"
"I guess, if it falls into the hands of the Dragon Army, there is still a way to live? King Yun...... This letter from the third young master is very important, if you must ask for details, let people hand over the letter to Yishuai first. Gu Shenwei pretended to be anxious and angry, and deliberately vaguely said something about Shangguan Yun's title, and he learned from the captive's mouth that Shangguan Yun's cronies all called him "Cloud King", but in front of the people of Jinpeng Castle, it was best to call him "Three Young Masters".
The sword master snorted, and couldn't tell whether he was dissatisfied with the messenger's temper, or looked down on the "Cloud King", "Go and deliver the letter." ”
It's not the first time that Gu Shenwei has gone deep into the enemy group, as early as when he was training in Jinpeng Castle, he used this trick when his apprentices were killed, but the difficulty was very different.
The road to Shangguan Jianyi was not smooth because of the permission of the sword master, and then there was a fourth level, a staff officer of the White Clothes Courtyard asked for a letter, and after checking the appearance, he personally sent it to the main account, and the messenger could only wait outside, and the vicinity was full of guards and killers, although there was only a tent away from the wing commander, but it was difficult to move an inch.
Now is not the best time for assassination, Gu Shenwei waited honestly, if that letter could arouse Shangguan Jianyi's interest, maybe he would summon the messenger to ask a few words.
It turned out that Shangguan Jianyi didn't pay much attention to his nephew, and the white-clothed staff officer came out, handed the messenger a receipt, and waved his hand, "Received, you can go." ”
The messenger has nowhere to go, tomorrow is the moment of decisive battle, and it is impossible for him to return to the third young master along the slope of the sea, but these words do not need to be said to the staff officer, Gu Shenwei left obediently, and only when he reached the periphery did he explain the situation to an officer.
"Stay, tomorrow's big war is once in a century, there are few such large-scale wars in the Western Regions, I will integrate you into the wing marshal guards, you can witness the grand victory of the Jinpeng army, make a small contribution, and you don't need to go to the battlefield, haha." ”
The officer was very talkative, because he couldn't tell the difference between these people in Jinpeng Castle, and for the sake of prudence, he treated the messenger of the third young lord as a killer, anyway, this person had already passed the inspection, and the responsibility was not on him.
Gu Shenwei stayed like this, and the next morning, standing twenty steps behind Shangguan Jian's wing, wearing the armor of the Jinpeng Army, mixed with a group of guards.
It is interesting to watch a life-and-death battle from the enemy's point of view.
Gu Shenwei increasingly agrees with Dugu Xian's point of view: unless the enemy makes a mistake, it is impossible to win more with less.
On the battlefield, the brave dragon army has always occupied a slight advantage, but every step forward has to pay the price of casualties, even if it is one enemy and two, it will end up dead and wounded.
The Jin Peng army still made a mistake, Shangguan Jianyi guessed that there would be a surprise attack on the slope of the sea, but the estimation of the Dragon King's strength was seriously insufficient, and Shangguan Yun's letter made him not pay much attention to this surprise attack, and the pikemen sent were all servant soldiers forcibly recruited from various countries in the Western Regions, and their morale and combat effectiveness were very weak.
This would be a major mistake.
He would never have imagined that at such a moment, the leader of the other party would actually stand near him and launch an assassination attempt with just a few steps.
This would be a fatal mistake.
Thousands of arrows poured down like a torrent of rain on the slopes of the sea, leaving the spear-wielding soldiers defenseless to watch as they flew or turned and fled.
They are soldiers who have been forced into the army, their homeland has fallen, they are in a foreign land, they think they are participating in a battle that must be won, and when their lives are threatened, there is only one choice.
The on-site generals ordered an attack, but this was a slope, and many sections were quite steep, and if you want to attack from the bottom up, especially if the enemy is full of archers, you will simply be killed.
The pikemen on the right flank of the Jinpeng Army became the first to escape, and some of those who held the line almost all died in the dense rain of arrows.
Shangguan Jianyi still had a choice, as long as he contracted the line and lured the female soldiers on the top of the slope to come down, a round of cavalry charge could completely charge them across, and he believed that in close combat, the disadvantages of female soldiers would be revealed.
The assassination took place at this time, from a wine barrel, which was stacked not far behind the wing marshal along with other wine barrels, and the generals who had been removed from the front line, the meritorious person was entitled to receive a bowl of fine wine from Shangguan Jianyi.
The barrel was torn apart, and out of it was a diminutive old man.
While the killers were still in their positions, the guards were a little flustered, drawing their swords and rushing towards the sudden Assassin.
Gu Shenwei was also in this group of guards, holding the scimitar assigned to him in his hand, and in the process of rushing towards Old Man Mu, he had a chance to get closer to Shangguan Jianyi than ever.
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