After splitting the troops, half of the team withdrew, which was a specific request from Luo Zheng. Those who retreated didn't make a fuss; they left half of their ammo behind and hurried off. Luo Zheng initially wanted Shi Qingshan to lead the team away, but Shi Qingshan refused to go, no matter what. Luo Zheng didn't press the issue and had Shi Qingshan pick a squad leader to take responsibility for leading the team away. The pangolin also left, so as not to slow everyone down with its presence.
Luo Zheng gathered the remaining half of the group, all of whom were iron-blooded soldiers with strong combat power and quick speed. He had everyone form a circle and sit down, then said, "Brothers, staying behind ans giving the hope of life to others, but we are soldiers; this is our mission and our honor. Now is the ti to strike back at the pursuers. Do you have confidence?"
"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison. Over these days, they had witnessed Luo Zheng's capabilities, having broken out of an enemy camp with nearly ten thousand strong. What else was there to worry about?
Luo Zheng, looking at the fervent eyes of his n, felt warmth in his heart. These were the nation's finest warriors, and not a single one should be buried in a foreign land. He was determined to bring them all back safely, without a single casualty. With this in mind, Luo Zheng's expression grew resolute and his imnse self-confidence resurfaced. Excited, he looked at everyone and said, "If you have confidence, then so do I. Below us is a valley with dense forests. Let's move down."
"Yes!" All the n shouted in unison, their eyes filled with determination. No one questioned Luo Zheng's command, nor did they ask anything further. Instead, they promptly carried out the order, quickly organizing their gear and heading down towards the valley at a rapid pace.
Before long, they arrived at the valley. Luo Zheng looked at the dense forest ahead, with its lush leaves and shrubs covering the ground. He quickly drew his Japan sword and said loudly, "Brothers, now, I will teach you how to set traps. We will use traps to delay the pursuers."
The n were montarily startled—setting traps was common knowledge. Still, they all responded in unison. They saw Luo Zheng choose strong, flexible mulberry wood to sharpen, then he collected so fine vines to make trigger bows, hiding them in the shrubs. If anyone tripped over the vines, it would activate the chanism and the sharpened hardwood would shoot out, striking the enemy.
Such traps were simple, and everyone understood them at a glance. Luo Zheng assigned twenty n to build them, then had another twenty dig holes near the traps, placing wooden spikes at the bottom and covering them with weeds. In this way, even if the pursuers managed to evade the trigger bows, they would likely fall into the pits.
Near the pits, they set tripwire mines. If by chance soone avoided falling into the pits, they could still trigger the mines. Bullets were placed near the mines, so once they exploded, the bullets would fly chaotically, causing serious harm. While setting the traps, Luo Zheng unexpectedly discovered a large nest of wasps. Although they weren't Killing Bees, they were still terrifying. He then set a tripwire mine under the tree, so that if it exploded, the mine would sever the trunk and the startled wasps would fly out in a frenzy.
Next, Luo Zheng had the last ten n help him with trip ropes. Once triggered, the ropes would tighten and hang soone up, with arrows or bullets shooting towards the suspended person. Having been hunting since childhood, Luo Zheng was adept at setting traps. They were simple yet effective, and he explained them in a way that was easy to understand. With everyone combining the ancient trapping techniques with ammunition, the traps they set were even more potent.
After learning from Luo Zheng, all the n got busy setting traps as he had instructed. There was no need for Luo Zheng to teach them where to place traps since they already had considerable knowledge and combat experience. Luo Zheng went to the center of the trap area, gathered dry firewood to start a fire. When he heard that soone had startled a wild boar, he was imdiately pleased and instructed them to shoot it. They carried the killed boar back to roast. Since they were planning to attract the pursuers anyway, there was no concern about revealing their position.
Half an hour later, we had set up many traps. As the pursuers had not yet arrived, and the wild boar was roasted, we took a break to eat so before continuing to set up more traps. The more traps there were, the greater the odds of our victory. Another half hour passed, and one of the warriors responsible for reconnaissance reported suspicious activity about two kiloters away.
Luo Zheng knew the pursuers had co. He placed the damp branches on the campfire, creating billowing black smoke. He believed that upon seeing this, the enemy would quicken their pace, rushing in to et their doom. Everyone watched the rising black smoke calmly, without the slightest hint of panic or concern. In this prival forest, each of us had imnse confidence in ourselves.
"All of you, heed my command. Imdiately fall back beyond the trap zone and find places to ambush," Luo Zheng ordered coldly. "Scouts, keep a sharp eye out. If the enemy's numbers are too great, we abandon the attack and withdraw at once. With the traps, we can delay them for two hours. But if there are not many enemies, we'll hit them hard."
"Yes!" Everyone shouted in unison, their fighting spirit soaring.
"Move out," Luo Zheng commanded, and everyone quickly turned and left, running to the outer periter of the trap zone to find hiding spots. They checked their weapons and ammunition, ready and vigilant, peering through the thick underbrush ahead, like a pack of wolves hidden in the forest, waiting for the prey to co.
After a while, a voice spoke up in everyone's earpiece: "Reporting to the commander, about three hundred pursuers, sir. Do we continue to observe?"
"Regroup imdiately," Luo Zheng's voice rang out in everyone's earpiece, using the public channel, which made it convenient for everyone to hear and for commanding.
A few minutes later, a soldier who had been scouting arrived swiftly from the high slopes and joined the others, finding a place to conceal himself. It was the sentinel responsible for observation. Luo Zheng looked at the sentinel and gave a thumbs up. The soldier smiled shyly, filled with imnse pride, as if being praised by Luo Zheng was a great honor.
Everyone waited patiently, no one moving, only occasionally glancing in the direction where Luo Zheng lay hidden, not understanding what his plan might be. With more than three hundred pursuers against only fifty of us, could we handle them? However, everyone had an inexplicable trust in Luo Zheng and did not question him, not even Shi Qingshan, who calmly watched the front without uttering another word.
A faint killing intent spread through the trees of the canyon, the rolling black smoke still rising, like a deadly bait, luring the pursuers closer. Luo Zheng gripped his gun tightly, eyes coldly fixed on the approaching enemy. Indeed, there were many of them, constantly moving through the forest with speed, clearly familiar with jungle warfare. His tiger-like eyes hardened, and he aid his gun, the intense desire to fight rolling in his pupils.
"Brothers, do not open fire without my command," Luo Zheng said softly, his voice reaching everyone's ears through their earpieces. They softly acknowledged, gripping their guns, regulating their breathing and emotions, calmly watching the approaching enemy, as the air of nace slowly receded.
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