Looking at the nine-point smoke in Qizhou from a distance, I drank in a glass of sea water.
——"Dream Sky" Li He (Tang Dynasty)
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Eagle Castle is located on a cliff, towering into the clouds. In front is a cliff as sharp as an axe, and in the back are the mountains of Savage Valley. The terrain is steep, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Standing on the Eagle Fort and overlooking the earth, ten miles away is the official road going south from Fanyang. The view is wide and it has the status of a checkpoint.
Eagle Fort itself is a stone fortress that can accommodate more than thirty defenders, equipped with strong bows and crossbows, slinging equipment, and mountains of food, grass and baggage, enough for the defenders to use for several years.
There is no way up Eagle Fort, especially the last ten feet, which are as smooth as a mirror and have no place to step on. Even those with high qinggong skills can't catch up. There is only a huge winch, and a hanging basket that can carry several people is hung straight up and down.
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A few days later, the scholar's prediction came true: without the giant apes to open up the road, the strategy of crossing the Savage Valley failed. The rebel brigade returned in despair and quickly withdrew.
In the camp below Eagle Fort, only two large tents and dozens of soldiers were left. However, horses, food, grass and baggage were all available, which seemed to be enough for these people and horses for a year.
The scouts were gearing up, waiting for the thunder blow.
The sun, moon, darkness and high winds made it a perfect day for killing people and setting fires. With the hammer's command, the scouts slowly sneaked into the camp.
The vicinity of Eagle Fort was far away from the war zone, and the rebel soldiers were unwary. The patrolling sentry got sleepy after walking a few steps, and leaned against a tree trunk, taking a nap. The lynx and others crawled over, and blew the poison dart, killing several of them.
The sentry was killed silently.
In the big tent, the rebel soldiers grunted one after another.
The scholar took out his dagger, cut out a small hole in an inconspicuous part of the tent, and blew the incense into...
After burning incense, everyone entered the tent. All the rebel soldiers were staggering around, as if they were drunk. Lone Wolf and Bai Fu used heavy techniques to tap the soldiers' acupoints to prevent them from waking up.
The scouts picked out a rebel who looked like a school captain, and the other rebel soldiers tied him tightly with ropes and stuffed his mouth with a coarse cloth.
After the operation was completed, the scholar took the rebel captain to a secluded place outside the camp, took out a porcelain bottle, placed it in front of the man's nose and gently flapped it to wake him up.
The rebel captain opened his eyes suddenly and was shocked. The scholar put the dagger at the man's throat and said: "We have no enmity with you. As long as you cooperate well, we will spare your life."
The rebel captain nodded quickly. The scholar asked: "How can I board the Eagle Fort?"
The rebel captain said: "Reporting to your lord, Eagle Fort has expressly prohibited lowering the hanging basket at night. Only when it is dawn and signals with the flag will the Eagle Fort defenders lower the hanging basket. As long as you don't kill me, I am willing to cooperate.
You ascend to Eagle Castle."
The scholar nodded and knocked him unconscious with one punch.
Three or five more rebels were interrogated, and their confessions were all the same: only two or three soldiers knew the flag language and could summon the defenders on Eagle Fort.
Iron Hammer said: "In this case, after daybreak, we will put on the rebel uniforms, take the rebel captain hostage, and order the people from Eagle Fort to put down the basket. After we get to Eagle Fort, we will launch an attack."
Everyone nodded, but Bai Fu was thoughtful.
Seeing this, the scholar asked: "Xiao Bailong, what do you see?"
Bai Fu said: "This rebel captain, Kong Yong, is tough and tough. He doesn't look like someone who can be easily kidnapped. I'm worried that there is some fraud involved."
Eagle Eye said: "No way, could it be that he doesn't even want his life anymore?"
The lone wolf who was silent on the side said: "I agree with what Little White Dragon said. Anyone who understands the flag language is a warrior of the Xi tribe, and they should not beg to surrender to save their lives.
After daybreak, I will hold this person hostage, and you will hide in the forest first to avoid being injured by the rolling logs and stones from Eagle Castle. If the other party puts down the hanging basket, it means that the other party is not suspicious, and we will act according to our plan."
Together, everyone can only do this.
The next day, when the sky was bright, scouts disguised as rebels piled supplies under Eagle Fort, as if they were transporting supplies to the fort. Then, when the rebel captain was unprepared, he secretly hid in a hiding place.
The rebel captain followed the Lone Wolf's order and raised the flag. Seeing this, the defenders of Eagle Fort turned the winch and slowly lowered the gondola.
The scouts hiding in the dark looked at each other and prayed for everything to go well.
Seeing that the gondola was about to be lowered, countless crossbows suddenly stretched out from the gondola about seven or eight feet above the ground, aiming at the lone wolf and the tent, firing wildly.
The lone wolf had quick eyes and quick hands. He blocked the rebel captain in front of him and built a living target. Then he raised his shield under his feet, protected his body, and slowly retreated.
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Sure enough, the rebel captain sent the information through flags. The defenders on the Eagle Fort pretended not to know that the Tang army scouts had set up an ambush, lowered the gondola, and waited until the distance was close before shooting accurately.
Fortunately, Lone Eagle Scout had already taken precautions and would not fall into a passive position.
The plot has been seen through, and there is no room for change.
Hawkeye and Lynx set up their bows and arrows and fired back at the gondola. Two rebel soldiers were hit by arrows, and the other crossbowmen retracted their heads into the gondola, stretched out their crossbows and fired randomly in all directions.
At the moment when the crossbowman lowered his head, Bai Fu picked up his shield, charged out from the flank, fluttered his robe, soared into the sky, and jumped up the cliff.
Bai Fu pedaled on the rock wall, taking three "flying" steps, flying on the rock wall. When the remaining momentum was exhausted, he used the tip of his toes to protrude from the rock, then jumped up a few feet, and rushed into the hanging basket with lightning speed.
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The five fingers of Bai Fu's left hand were like hooks, inserted into the bottom of the hanging basket, and after hanging properly, he took an object from his arms with his right hand and threw it down together with the shield.
This object swells up when exposed to the wind and turns into a humanoid rag doll. Viewed from a distance, it looks like a person falling from a high place. This is a deception technique that the Tang Sect assassins are good at.
Bai Fu moved like a rabbit, hiding among the lightning and flints, and the hanging basket crossbowman was not aware of it at all.
The crossbowmen in the hanging basket saw the Tang army scouts' arrows being powerful and hurriedly pulled the bell on the hanging basket. After receiving the signal, the defenders above Eagle Fort turned the winch and pulled the hanging basket back to Eagle Fort.
At the same time, the defenders of Eagle Fort dropped rolling logs and rocks and smashed them into the camp at the bottom of the cliff. The rolling logs and rocks roared down with thunderous thunder, instantly razing the tent to the ground.
I heard screams in the camp, and the rebel soldiers were already turning into the flesh of their own people while they were still half asleep.
As soon as the hanging basket came to a stop, Bai Fu jumped out from the bottom of the hanging basket. His body was still in mid-air. He used the Rain of Flowers technique, and the pebbles shot out from his hand. Either he hit the vital points of the defenders, or he shot the head with one blow.
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Bai Fu's body was like a ghost, moving around and dodging, erratic. Before the crossbowmen of Eagle Fort had time to take aim, Bai Fu was killed in front of him. He raised his knife and dropped it, decapitating his head.
After a few ups and downs, Bai Fu killed most of the Eagle Fort defenders. The remaining defenders had nowhere to hide and were unable to fight anymore. They were so distraught that they had no choice but to drop their weapons and surrender.
Under Bai Fu's hostage, the defenders of Eagle Fort lowered the hanging basket and welcomed Iron Hammer and others to board Eagle Fort.
The lynx and the camel continued to stay on the ground to guard against any eventuality.
This battle was a complete victory. Due to careful preparation, no one among the Lone Eagle Scouts was injured or killed.
Standing at the entrance of the Eagle Fort, you have a wide view, looking down at your feet and having a panoramic view of the landforms in all directions.
Eagle Eye said excitedly: "The terrain of Eagle Fort is higher than imagined. With Eagle Fort as the base, the situation within a hundred miles is under Falcon's control.
Although carrier pigeons cannot cross the Savage Valley and cannot deliver pigeon messages to the rear, they can connect the states in Hebei and are at the opposite end of the spectrum from the pigeon station in Fanyang City.
Once the rebels move south, we can use the Eagle Fort to build a beacon tower. When the beacon is lit, with blazing fire and billowing smoke, the Tang army's scouts hundreds of miles away will definitely be able to spot it."
The scouts stood on the Eagle Fort, facing the cold wind and looking at Fan Yang with great pride.
(PS: The first volume has been revised in the past two days, and the content that has little to do with the male protagonist has been deleted)