The main tasks of the scouts are reconnaissance and infiltration. During this process, they may encounter the enemy head-on at any time, so the scouts are the most skilled and fastest-reacting group of people in every team.
They found a relatively gentle mountain road, and the cliff was not particularly high. It only took a cigarette for the two scouts on the left to climb to the top of the cliff.
But before they could stand firm and take a breath, two heavy crossbow arrows flew towards them!
The two scouts were directly carried away by the heavy crossbow arrows and fell down the cliff!
The two scouts at the back saw this and hurriedly lay down behind the rocks.
The few scouts on the right were about to reach the top. When they discovered the situation on the left, they quickly stopped and looked for cover to hide!
Along the way, there were too many places suitable for ambush. Chen Fengzhi did not take it seriously at first. When he saw his scouts being killed, Chen Fengzhi was anxious and angry.
However, he did not lose his calm, and immediately asked the messenger to release the sounding arrow!
Whoosh!
As three red arrows rose into the sky, the sound of swords being unsheathed in the Iron Tiger Camp was heard!
The female workers further behind also put away their water bags, took off their swords or muskets from their waists, and aimed them at the top of the cliffs on both sides and in front of them!
However, the top and front of the cliff were quiet. After the two arrows were fired, there was no movement at all.
Chen Fengzhi was about to send someone to take a look at the top of the cliff on the left when he heard the sound of arrows from behind!
He turned around and saw three clouds of red smoke exploding in the air more than two miles behind.
"Where did the enemy come from behind?"
Zuo Feifei and Qing Mulan behind were also puzzled.
They just walked over from where the red smoke was, but they didn't see anything? Where did the enemy come from? And it was the three red sounding arrows that gave the highest level of warning?
Although she was confused, Zuo Feifei did not hesitate. She immediately ordered the female worker at the end of the team to change direction, and the rear team became the front team, with the gun pointed at the way from behind!
Chen Fengzhi found that the female workers had already responded, so he stopped caring behind him and ordered a small team to climb the hillside on the left to support the scouts at the top of the mountain.
But the team had just climbed halfway up the mountain when they suddenly heard several loud noises from the top of the mountain.
Both Tiehuying and the female workers had participated in the battle in Yuguan City, and they could tell at that time that it was the sound of a grenade exploding!
Some experienced people can still tell that the sound is not from the fuse grenade, but the sound of the impact grenade exploding.
However, grenades are the most iconic technology of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency and the top secret of Xihewan. Jin Feng and Ninth Princess attach great importance to it. They don't know the specific preparation method. How do the party members know?
The reputation of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau spread far and wide, frightening countless enemies, and airships and grenades were the first contributors.
Even if the airship cannot be used now, there are still no bandits who dare to intercept the escort team.
This is the deterrent power of grenades!
When he thought that the enemy also had this technology, Chen Fengzhi's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
The party members have catapults and have occupied the high ground in advance. If they have grenades again, I am afraid they will have to explain it here today.
Not only was Chen Fengzhi anxious, but Qing Mulan behind him couldn't sit still either.
Not caring that the enemy might find him, he took Amei and ran to the Tiehu Camp team to find Jin Feng to discuss countermeasures.
But after searching around, I didn't see Jin Feng or the hammer at all. I only found Chen Fengzhi.
"Chen Fengzhi, where is sir?" Qing Mulan asked, staring at Chen Fengzhi.
"Sir..." Chen Fengzhi hesitated to speak: "Sir is not here."
"Not here?" Qing Mulan was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"Five days ago, my husband had something to do. They took the hammer and left quietly in the middle of the night."
"You left because of something?" Qing Mulan was even more surprised: "What happened? Where did you go?"
"I don't know," Chen Fengzhi shook his head: "Sir, he didn't tell me, and I didn't dare to ask."
"No wonder I haven't seen him in the past few days!" Qing Mulan muttered: "Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Sir refused, saying that it should be kept secret!" Chen Fengzhi replied.
"You should listen to him!" Qing Mulan couldn't help but curled her lips.
Tiehuying is affiliated to the Weisheng Army, and the Weisheng Army can almost be said to be the private army of the Qing family. Seriously speaking, now that Qing Xinyao is gone, Chen Fengzhi's first allegiance here should be Qing Mulan.
But Chen Fengzhi got involved with Jin Feng, and now even the important news of Jin Feng's departure was kept from Qing Mulan, which made her a little dissatisfied and worried that in a while, Tiehu Camp and even the entire Weisheng Army would be taken over by Jin Feng.
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It's not that Qing Mulan thinks too much, but that Jin Feng's treatment for Zhenyuan Escort Agency is too high.
This treatment is not only wages and bonuses, but also sufficient respect and status.
In the past, when people saw soldiers, they were just like bandits, and they all avoided them.
Now when people see the bodyguards, they feel like they are seeing their relatives.
The atmosphere in the Zhenyuan Escort Agency is also very good. Many escorts insult each other and scold each other when they meet, but on the battlefield, they dare to hand their backs to their comrades with confidence.
Tiehuying is the elite under Qingxinyao's command. In terms of salary alone, it is actually no less than that of the bodyguards, and may even be more.
What really attracts Chen Fengzhi is the respect of the people and the atmosphere of Zhenyuan Escort Bureau.
Qing Mulan made a decision in her heart. When the war in Xizhou is over, the Weisheng Army and Tiehu Camp must be withdrawn to Xichuan as soon as possible, otherwise they may really be unwilling to go back. 81Zw.????m
Then the Qing family will lose their biggest trump card!
Thinking of this, Qing Mulan suddenly had a flash of enlightenment in her heart.
Qing Xinyao couldn't have thought of anything she could think of.
Could it be that Qing Xinyao did this on purpose?
The more Qing Mulan thought about it, the more she felt that this possibility was very high.
Since ancient times, those who support their own troops and respect themselves have only two endings. One is to occupy one side and then rebel and establish themselves as kings; the other is to be suppressed.
With Ninth Princess' skills and Jin Feng's ability, no matter what Qing Mulan thought, her brother only had the second possibility.
Maybe Qing Xinyao also wanted to understand this, so he deliberately sent the Weisheng Army to reinforce Jin Feng.
However, these are all Qing Mulan's speculations, and the enemy's situation is unknown now. This is not the time to think about these things. Qing Mulan shook his head, shook off the distracting thoughts in his head, and looked up at the cliff on the left.
Chen Fengzhi had a guilty conscience, so Qing Mulan didn't pursue the case, so he just pretended to be stupid.
Just as he was about to find an excuse to leave, he was stopped by Qing Mulan.
But Qing Mulan did not ask about Jin Feng again, but asked: "What was the explosion just now?"
"I don't know, the people I sent haven't gone up yet."
Chen Fengzhi quickly replied: "But listening to the sound, it should be the sound of a grenade exploding just now, and both the Bobcat and the mouse said it was the sound of an impact grenade exploding."
"The sound of a grenade?" Qing Mulan's eyes suddenly narrowed.