Chapter 114 We don't have much time left
At 1:05 p.m. on the second day, more than 500 agile officers and soldiers gathered in a hidden valley in Baixianling.

Ou Zanghua walked over and saw Li Chengxun sitting on a huge rock eating a pancake.

When he saw Ou Zanghua, he waved and pointed to the bag of food beside him.

Ou Zanghua took out a piece of cake and started to eat it.

Li Chengxun took a sip of water before speaking, "Junior Brother Ou should have figured it out. The people who attacked the camp this time were all yours. This was the intention of the commander-in-chief, because he thought their morale could be used. But I was careful and didn't tell them what they were here for. You can tell me about this."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Li." After finishing the pancake, Ou Zanghua bowed to Li Chengxun.

In fact, when Ou Zanghua heard that Chen Jin had mobilized his subordinates without him, he felt a little unhappy.

But a higher-ranking official can crush people so much that even if you feel unhappy, you have to endure it.

However, Li Chengxun is worthy of being one of our own. In this situation, it is already very rare to give him a chance to turn the tables.

Ou Zanghua brought Zuo Lengchan, Ding Mian, Lu Bai, and Fei Bin to the front of the team. Qian Zhongyi and Ma Xiaolin saw them and immediately led the soldiers to bow and say, "Your humble general greets Lord Ou."

"No need to be polite, both of you follow me."

Ou Zanghua waved his hand and led the two to the side. After keeping a distance from the others, he said, "You must be wondering why we received the order to leave the barracks and come here."

"This is because tonight, I will launch a sneak attack on the rebels in Ruizhou City."

Ou Zanghua looked at the two men who were clearly excited, and continued, "I have seen you all train seriously before, and Lord Xiantai also said that you all have the will to serve. That is why you are here, and I believe you can complete this mission."

As Ou Zanghua finished speaking, Qian Zhongyi and Ma Xiaolin looked at him with more gratitude.

Qian Zhongyi, this iron-blooded man, even bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Ou, and Lord Xiantai, for giving us this opportunity."

"Ugh"

Ma Xiaolin sighed, bowed his hands and said with gritted teeth: "I dare not hide it from Lord Ou. Lord Zhou has been very kind to us. If he died on the battlefield, we would not have any complaints. A man dies in battle, how heroic is that? But Lord Zhou was captured and would rather die than surrender. He was dismembered by those traitors. How can we let go of such an inhumane thing?!"

After listening to this, Ou Zanghua finally understood why Chen Jin always said that the team's morale was good.

This is because I was irritated by the traitor!
He said with great emotion: "To repay a favor is the act of a brave man! I didn't misjudge him, and neither did Lord Zhou!"

When they heard this, they smiled with a hint of pride and a hint of shyness.

Ou Zanghua did not continue to praise him, but asked: "Have you ever assassinated someone? Do you know how to kill someone silently?"

If you ask this question to the border soldiers who have been roaming in war zones all year round, they will be able to answer it immediately.

County and prefecture officials and soldiers like Qian Zhongyi and Ma Xiaolin were a little confused, as they had never studied this issue before.

After all, the frontal battlefield is not a sneak attack. Let the gun artillery battalion fire one round first, then the iron gun battalion fire three rounds, and then the infantry will go forward to reap the rewards.

After one strike of the sword, who would care whether the bandit makes any sound?
Military merits also need to be snatched!

Seeing the two men's hesitant expressions, Ou Zanghua had an idea in his mind, so he said, "Assassination is different from direct confrontation. It's normal that you two don't understand. My personal guards are very familiar with this, so let them teach you."

After hearing this, the two men immediately bowed and said, "I obey your command!"

So, under the leadership of Zuo Lengchan, more than one hundred Songshan disciples began to teach this group of fellows how to carry out assassinations.

Zuo Lengchan looked at Qian Zhongyi and Ma Xiaolin, drew a circle on his chest, and said seriously: "This place is called the canopy of all organs. It is responsible for breathing, regulating the flow of qi and blood, and regulating the meridians. It is an important organ that helps the heart regulate the circulation of qi and blood. If you stab this place with a short blade, the qi will leak and the pain will make the person unable to shout. If you cut the throat, it will only take a few breaths and the person will die silently."

Then, Zuo Lengchan drew out two swords, one long and one short, and continued, "This move is the Sleeve Flower Insertion move from the Twelve Ziwu Swords!"

Zuo Lengchan suddenly thrust out his long sword, and Qian Zhongyi subconsciously stepped back to avoid it. However, Zuo Lengchan stretched out his right arm, and the hilt of the dagger pressed against Qian Zhongyi's lungs. Then he turned his body and mind, and the long sword slashed across his neck.

The movement was so clean and neat that Qian Zhongyi and Ma Xiaolin both opened their eyes wide in shock.

Zuo Lengchan would not have used this move before, because the swordsmanship of the Songshan School was awe-inspiring, like a spear or a halberd, spanning a thousand miles, and was the style of an upright school.

He disdains to use this kind of assassination method, but Zhong Zhen likes to use it.

A group of people temporarily practiced this move in the valley. As temporary teachers, the Songshan School disciples did not expect them to master it. All they needed to know was to pierce the lungs and cut the throat in a short period of time to kill the enemy silently.

Ou Zanghua designed four sets of gestures to convey messages:
The right hand is clenched into a fist and raised, which means "stop". The five fingers of the right hand are put together to form a knife hand and waved forward, which means "move forward".

Extend the middle finger and index finger of your right hand, put them together and move them left and right, which means "act separately".

The index finger and thumb of the right hand are raised, indicating "there is an ambush ahead".

At 1 p.m., the officers and soldiers, who had been training for three hours, began to rest and eat, and then repaired on the spot.

At one o'clock in the morning, everyone was secretly awakened.

Zuo Lengchan, Qian Zhongyi and others took a look and found that Ou Zanghua had changed into a black suit and was standing at the entrance of the valley with two swords on his back.

"Master Ou, what are you doing?"

Zuo Lengchan was startled and asked, "Are you going too?"

"Of course, since I have decided to let you guys launch a surprise attack, we should advance and retreat together."

Ou Zanghua nodded and said calmly, "It is not reasonable for the soldiers to fight to the death in the front while the generals sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor."

After hearing this, Qian Zhongyi and Ma Xiaolin lowered their heads in shame, because they were such people before they met Lord Zhou.

"Let's go! When it comes to fighting alone, you are really no match for me." Ou Zanghua smiled and signaled Zuo Lengchan and Ding Mian to lead the way, while Lu Bai, Fei Bin, Zhong Zhen, Tang Ying'e and others were distributed in the team to prevent anyone from falling behind.

Unfortunately, the weather was not good. An hour after everyone set out, it started to rain.

The small mountain path, which was not originally a road, became more difficult to walk on and took more time.

Fortunately, there were enough disciples from Songshan this time, and with the help of each other, they successfully reached the gorge.

Ou Zanghua ordered his men to tie the rope, and he grabbed the other end himself, as if he was ready to fly over the canyon with the rope on a rainy night.

Zuo Lengchan gritted his teeth, stepped forward and said, "Master Ou, let me do it this time!"

But the next second, Ou Zanghua fixed the rope on the hilt, and then used his internal strength to swing the two swords out. With a "ding!" sound, they pierced into the stone opposite, splashing two sparks.

"What did you say?" After Ou Zanghua finished speaking, he looked at Zuo Lengchan and asked.

"No." Zuo Lengchan took a step back silently.

"After I tie it up, I'll tap the rope three times, and then you can slide over."

After saying this, Ou Zanghua leaped up, touched the rope in the air, moved forward, and successfully landed on the opposite side.

He took the rope off the hilt and tied it to two big trees. After making sure it was stable, he knocked on the rope three times with his sword to convey the message.

Soon, Zuo Lengchan and Qian Zhongyi slid over. Under the command and dispatch of the three, more than 500 people quickly arrived.

Ou Zanghua looked at the sky. It was covered with dark clouds and the moon was not visible, so he had no way of judging the time.

He had no choice but to continue moving forward in the mountains in the rain with the surprise attack battalion. When they reached a position where they could see the city wall, most people were already gasping for breath from exhaustion.

Seeing this, Ou Zanghua had no choice but to give an order: "Pass it down, take a break, eat something to replenish your energy."

Then he and Zuo Lengchan quietly sneaked to the foot of the city wall.

Looking at the three-meter-high city wall, the two men looked at each other. Zuo Lengchan silently crossed his fingers and placed his palms facing up on his dantian.

Ou Zanghua used the force of the force to fly up and went up easily.

He sneaked into the rebel's stronghold on the city wall and judged from the water clock in the house that it was 1:15 AM, a full half hour later than expected. The time originally reserved for rest was gone.

Because at the hour of Chen, the surrounding imperial armies would launch an attack.

Therefore, there is not much time left for Ou Zanghua and others.

　Sorry, I owe you a chapter. I will make it up after the holiday!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)