Luo Zheng didn't imdiately answer Ghost Hand's question, but instead kept a close eye on the front. The canyon under the moonlight was gray and indistinct, only showing countless figures fiercely chasing and attacking forward. Flashlights shook, the blaze of bullets tore across the night sky, and explosions resounded continuously, mixed with blood-curdling screams, making it extrely terrifying. Hariri's n were being beaten soundly, appearing as if they had won, but Luo Zheng knew it couldn't be that simple with Hariri.
More importantly, only about a hundred people were in pursuit, while Hariri had more than four hundred people in total. The previous camp needed little over a hundred people to stay behind, leaving three hundred mobile troops. Subtracting the hundred here, where did the remaining two hundred go? The answer was obvious, they were certainly hidden behind on standby.
Without understanding the canyon's situation, Hariri would surely not send troops to support and risk falling into a passive position. Once the situation was clear, sending Bar's n up would be a suicide mission. However, Luo Zheng knew that at that ti, persuading Bar would be futile. If Hariri had no backup plan, it ant severing Bar's chance of expanding their success; if they had one, Bar's n who had chased ahead could not be called back.
After a while, Luo Zheng's expression softened slightly and said, "Gather so ammunition, prepare to retreat."
"Huh?" Ghost Hand looked at Luo Zheng in surprise but didn't ask further, giving Madela a glance. The two quickly dashed to the canyon to scour the battlefield, taking all the usable ammunition with them, occasionally glancing in the direction of Bar's ard n who had chased far ahead, their expressions gradually becoming serious.
Soon, more intense gunfire could faintly be heard from the front. Ghost Hand and Madela's expressions drastically changed, and they both ran up to Luo Zheng, straining to look into the distance. Unfortunately, it was too dark, the front was a patch of gray, nothing could be seen. Everyone looked at Luo Zheng, who smiled bitterly and said, "That guy is too greedy, doesn't know when to stop. There are already over a hundred n's worth of weapons here, and everyone originally brought quite a bit of ammunition. Didn't think he'd still want to expand the results, now he's got more than he bargained for. Get ready to assist, I guess they'll retreat down soon."
"It's good to teach them a lesson. A person won't know what's good until they suffer so losses. This setback will make them more resolute in cooperating with us next ti, which is a good thing." Ghost Hand spoke in a low voice in Huaxia's language, obviously not wanting Madela to hear.
Luo Zheng nodded knowingly without saying anything. Seeing many flas flaring, with shadows flickering among them, Luo Zheng knew Bar's n were retreating back. He quickly raised the sniper scope to observe and found that there were not many pursuers behind Bar's n, indicating the enemy was also apprehensive, perhaps not knowing exactly how many n Bar had taken, fearing to pursue too aggressively.
Seeing this scene, Luo Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, put down the sniper scope, and said, "The enemy isn't pursuing vigorously, probably just symbolic driving away, they'll soon pull back. However, Bar has indeed been hit over the head, just not sure about their losses."
"Suffering so losses might not be a bad thing, that guy is too greedy." Ghost Hand mocked with a smile.
"The tribe is too poor, you don't know their hardships if you're not living their life, understandable." Luo Zheng replied with a smile, raising the sniper scope again to observe. Seeing the pursuers gradually retreating down, he was completely relieved, and continued, "Let's go, et them, after all, they are partners."
Ghost Hand and Madela replied affirmatively, and the three moved forward. In a mont, Bar led his n up awkwardly, looking at Luo Zheng, wanting to say sothing but stopping. Luo Zheng smiled and said, "This ambush was well executed, let everyone quickly clean up the battlefield and retreat, the enemy could pounce at any ti."
"Alright." Bar smiled gratefully seeing Luo Zheng didn't cancel him, agreed, and imdiately ordered the team to quickly scavenge the battlefield.
Five minutes later, the team retreated with wounded and captured spoils. Luo Zheng fell behind the team, noticing Hariri's n didn't pursue further. He was secretly relieved, letting the team advance about ten kiloters, then stopped on a sowhat steep hillside to camp, setting up sentries three kiloters away.
The team was exhausted and weary, unable to move anymore, and everyone lay down haphazardly to rest. Seeing this scene, Luo Zheng frowned, looking at Ghost Hand. Ghost Hand understood, nodded, took his weapon, and quickly left to serve as a sentry. With Ghost Hand, Luo Zheng felt a little more at ease and said to Madela, "Three-hour shifts, you take the second shift, and I'll take the last shift, get so rest early."
"Understood." Madela understood and replied, casually found a place, sat under a large tree, closed his eyes to rest, and soon fell asleep. Bar's people might not be reliable, but with Ghost Hand on guard, Madela felt at ease.
After arranging the sentries, Bar found Luo Zheng sitting under a tree resting and tentatively inquired, "Will the enemy pursue, what should we do next?"
"It's too dark, the enemy might not pursue. Your reinforcents will arrive by dawn, wouldn't need to fear them then?" Luo Zheng reassured, seeing Bar nod, continued, "It's too dark, not suitable for marching. If they co, carrying torches would reveal them from afar. As long as your sentries are competent, they'll discover them in advance. The terrain here is advantageous, even if the enemy attacks, there's nothing to fear. Holding out until dawn is completely fine, by then your reinforcents should have arrived."
"That makes sense, I'll go and ensure those guys don't get lazy." Bar quickly said. Having gone through several battles together, Bar realized Luo Zheng's capabilities, inadvertently beginning to value Luo Zheng's opinion.
Once Bar left, Luo Zheng imdiately opened the signal device. After connecting, Lan Xing's inquiry ca through the earpiece, and Luo Zheng quickly asked Lan Xing to connect with Lan Xue. Once connected, Lan Xue's concerned voice ca through the earpiece, "How is everything with you all?"
"We fought two battles, nothing major, we're safe now. How is it on your side?" Luo Zheng quickly responded.
"Mountain Eagle infiltrated the valley with people, found the one Madela was looking for, but not our target. This intel ca in three minutes ago, I've asked him to hold position for now. What do you want to do?" Lan Xue quickly explained.
"Launch the rescue, doesn't matter if it makes a commotion. The n Hariri sent need about half an hour to return, your ti is limited. Rescue them and withdraw imdiately, contact then. I'll wait here till dawn, then lead Basto's ard forces to join you." Luo Zheng quickly advised.
"Understood!" Lan Xue agreed and continued to ask, "Once the battle starts, the enemy will certainly pursue, we need to pull out. Any suggestions?"
"We are to the northeast, you run to the northwest, see if we can confuse Hariri into dividing his forces to pursue. If they split, we'll join forces and wipe out Hariri's pursuers in one swoop." Luo Zheng said, his expression solemn, turning fierce and cold, his eyes sharp as a shooting star.
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