As soon as a bit of white appeared in the east, a group of hundreds of cavalry crossed the Yishui River in the dark and set foot on the north bank of Yishui.

They were all wearing crossbowmen's standard light armor, and the Northern Liang horses were extremely powerful. There was also a light crossbow hanging on the horse's back, and the quiver was filled with arrows.

The leader jumped out of the cavalry formation and looked to the northwest.

Although the armored man is young, his expression is extremely calm.

Wu Xiake, the youngest crossbowman captain, is a full ten years younger than several captains in Beiliang.

This ordinary crossbowman who fought desperately to bring back the news of the attack on Tiefu Tu during the Liaodong War had risen to the rank of captain in just a few years.

When it comes to military merit, Wu Xiake is indeed not dissatisfied among the crossbowmen in Liaodong. The original captain was transferred back to the Beiliang Hubao Cavalry, and he naturally became the new captain.

There are two military commanders on one left and one on the right, Peng Chun and Zong Gu.

Both of them are old men in the military, and they have fought side by side with Wu Xiake many times.

Zonggu is a little older, in his early forties. Logically speaking, this age is a bit too low for him to hold the position of captain.

But in fact, he joined the army late and was born in Liaodong. He joined the Liang Army in his thirties. At first, he was the commander of the Liao Battalion, and later he became a crossbowman. In fact, his climbing speed was already very fast.

Peng Chun adjusted his cuffs and said with a smile: "Brother Zong, aren't you going to go to the Suppressing Liao Army as a captain soon? Why do you come out for this trip?"

Zonggu smiled happily, patted the head of the horse that sat down and said:

"From now on, I won't be able to come and go as easily as the wind. If I go on another mission with my brothers, I think it will be a good ending for the Crossbowman."

Just two days ago, Zonggu had received an order to go to the Suppressing Liao Army as a captain. He had packed his things and was ready to leave. When a mission suddenly came, he followed Wu Xiake out without saying a word.

Peng Chun gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "He is the big brother after all. This attitude and spirit are worth learning from."

"Okay, it's time to get to work."

Wu Xiake also turned around and smiled, and then said with a serious expression:

"According to the military order, this time we must not only explore the movement of Tagua Canyon, but also search carefully within a radius of dozens of miles, and we must not miss anything.

You two, let’s see how we can arrange it?”

Peng Chun couldn't help but look at Zonggu. After all, he was the eldest brother in terms of age. In the military, he still had to show humility to his seniors.

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"Don't look at me. I know you two have been to Tagua Canyon once, so you are familiar with it."

Zonggu muttered his mouth and said: "I will suffer a little loss this time. You go to Tagua Canyon, and I will take care of other places."

"Hahaha."

Wu Xiake laughed loudly: "Brother Zong is still happy!"

"Hey, why don't you be polite?" Zonggu pretended to have a serious face.

"The harm is all our own, why are you so polite? Just do it!" Peng Chun had already grabbed the reins and was ready to set off.

"You two really wear the same pants." Zonggu muttered.

"Haha~" Wu Xiake laughed and waved his hand: "Let's go, we will meet here again in three days!"

"promise!"

"Drive! Drive!"

Most of the hundreds of mounted crossbowmen followed Zonggu, while twenty or thirty elite people galloped towards the Tagua Canyon to see what kind of enchantment array the Yan people were setting up.

…

Night fell slowly, and clusters of firelight lit up under the cliffs of Tagua Canyon.

The terrain here is quite special, with the canyon extending from southwest to northeast.

To the southeast is the direction of Yunzhou. The mountains on this side are extremely tall and steep, completely blocking people's sight.

But the northwest side is quite gentle, almost hilly, with rolling hillsides covered with bushes and various weeds.

In other words, if you come from the direction of Yunzhou and look from southeast to northwest, all you will see is a bare cliff.

But if you go around the cliff and come to the northwest, you will find that there is a Yan army camp behind the cliff.

Balls of fire rose up in the night, illuminating the military tents particularly conspicuously.

Perhaps because of the natural shielding of the cliff, these Yan soldiers did not take too many concealment measures, and smoke rose openly at night.

In addition to the two canyon mouths at the front and back, you can actually enter the canyon in the hilly area on the northwest side. Anyway, the terrain is gentle, so you can enter by walking a few steps.

But the Yan soldiers were not fools either. A military tent and a guard post stood every few hundred steps in a series of hilly areas. The gentle terrain made patrolling extremely convenient.

There doesn't need to be many at each guard post, just two people are enough.

The soldiers in the guard post can have a panoramic view of their surroundings during the day, just by turning their necks.

"Sparse~"

A few hundred steps away from the hilly area, several figures were moving forward little by little against the weeds on the ground.

The moonlight was very dark today, and the Yan soldiers at the distant guard post couldn't see clearly so far away.

The dark faces of Wu Xiake and Peng Chun slowly emerged from the bushes.

Peng Chun opened his eyes hard and looked into the distance. But the slightly raised hills blocked his sight.

Not to mention lying down, even if you stood up you probably wouldn't be able to see what was behind the hills.

"Except for the firelight and the roofs of the tents, nothing else can be seen~" Peng Chun muttered dissatisfiedly.

Wu Xiake frowned and glanced at the several guard posts with firelights in front of him. He thought for a long time before lowering his voice and said:

"Retreat first~"

Peng Chun nodded slightly, and several elite crossbowmen retreated along the way they came.

The Yan soldiers in the guard post ahead were still milling around, unaware that someone had already approached for investigation.

…

In a hidden mountain col not far from the canyon, Wu Xiake and Peng Chun gathered together and discussed quietly.

"How about I bring a few good guys now and get between the two outposts?" Peng Chun asked tentatively.

"No! Absolutely not!"

Wu Xiake shook his head without hesitation: "The terrain is too flat. I just took a look and found that there is no blind spot between the two guard posts. I thought I would definitely be seen if I climbed over in such an open and honest manner.

It's too spacious here, and if exposed, it will become a living target for the Yan soldiers' crossbows, and you will die if you see it!"

"What should we do?"

Peng Chun spread his hands: "There are cliffs in the southeast. We have already seen it. It is impossible to climb down from the top of the mountain. The northwest side is full of outposts, so you can't sneak in.

You can't just lie down at the mouth of the canyon and count how many carriages they come in and out of, right? You can't see what's going on inside.

The mission given to us by the prince is to find out how many people there are."

"Wait~ let me think about it, and then let me think about it~"

Wu Xiake held his chin with one hand and began to think deeply.
Chapter completed!