Chapter 1087: Breaking Through the Checkpoint
Dao Feng led a small group of men and slowly walked toward this multiple-turn corner. He guessed that this place must be a checkpoint; unless the others were completely ignorant of military strategy, it would be impossible for such a good spot to be left undefended.
Sure enough, as soon as the team reached the corner, many arrows flew out from inside. Everyone hurried to dodge and pressed against the stone walls along the path. At this moment, the arrows stopped shooting, clearly indicating someone was commanding and there was no chaotic shooting.
Dao Feng felt a bit frustrated; continuing like this, they definitely wouldn’t be able to get through. However, this was originally a feigned attack aimed at luring them down. Otherwise, if every checkpoint was guarded, they would form an impenetrable defensive system that would be impossible to break through. However, if they didn’t quickly break through their defenses, and if they waited any longer, reinforcements would likely arrive.
At the foot of the mountain, Sword God saw his son had already charged up and realized the plan had changed. However, he trusted his son’s judgment, since Dao Feng was not a reckless person in warfare; charging up meant he had seized the opportunity.
"Everyone follow me up. The first checkpoint should have been taken by a team, so there’s no need to stand here. Let’s head to the first checkpoint to assess the situation first," Sword God ordered.
Before long, Sword God led over two hundred disciples up to the first checkpoint. Seeing dozens captured on the ground, he was overjoyed. Indeed, Dao Feng was impressive. In military maneuvers, one must act decisively when an opportunity arises and not miss it.
Clearly, his son did the right thing this time, securing their first victory in this war, thereby boosting morale.
At this moment, when Dao Feng saw his father approaching, he immediately withdrew with his small team and said, "Dad, why are you here? Sorry, I went ahead without reporting to you first."
"Haha, son, you did very well. You deserve great credit this time," Sword God praised.
"Ah? Really?" Dao Feng was obviously very happy but suddenly remembered the second checkpoint they couldn’t get through. His expression changed immediately, and he said to Sword God, "Dad, what should we do next? This is a series of turns, and the enemy must have set many ambushes. If we rush in recklessly, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."
Sword God studied the turn, frowning as well. Since the battle had already started, the enemy must have been prepared, and now someone is likely informing Hao Shuai.
This means reinforcements won’t be long in coming.
Just as Sword God thought of this, a signal flare suddenly went off in the sky. Since it wasn’t their signal, it must be the enemy’s reinforcements. Sword God immediately ordered, telling all disciples to prepare for battle. In addition to watching the enemy ahead, they must also keep an eye on the reinforcements.
"Second Squad, send thirty disciples down the mountain to investigate the reinforcements. If they arrive, try to delay them. We are in an extremely dangerous position right now, with enemy forces in front and reinforcements behind," Sword God commanded.
"Understood, Leader!" The captain of the second squad was another competent disciple, named Quansheng.
He stood up and shouted to the second squad, "Thirty from the front row, proceed with me down the mountain for reconnaissance and interception of the reinforcements."
"Yes!" In an instant, the thirty soldiers in the front row shouted in unison and stood up. Without further words, Quansheng led the team down the mountain quickly.
After Quansheng left, Sword God moved directly to the front of the bend and cautiously observed for a moment.
Suddenly, he sprinted forward and pressed against the adjacent mountain wall. No arrows were fired, possibly because he was too fast for the opponent to aim in time. Only those opposite the stone wall could see him.
Sure enough, as soon as Sword God settled down, he saw over ten archers on the opposite side ready to shoot. However, for a Celestial Dao six-star expert, they were too slow. Before they could fire, a powerful wave of Sword Qi came flying over. Instantly, a row of archers died on the spot, their blood staining the entire mountain wall.
At this moment, seeing the fight unfold inside, Dao Feng immediately led twenty soldiers and ten archers rushing over. The first corner had been cleared by Sword God and should have no ambushes.
Before long, Dao Feng and his team reached Sword God’s side. Now it was the third corner, where generally the strongest attack would be.
Sure enough, at the third corner, not only were there dozens of archers, but also two generals: Knife-Thrower Chen Kun and Divine Archer Wang Meng, both famous talents of the Celestial Martial Sect.
Both of them were Celestial Dao one-star experts, each with their own strengths and formidable power.
At this time, Sword God sensed a strong presence of Powerful Qi and immediately instructed Dao Feng and the soldiers to advance slowly along the stone wall.
"Dao Feng, there’s surely an arrangement of archers at the turn. We’ll each take one side, eliminate the archers first, and then deal with the others," Sword God quietly laid out the plan to Dao Feng, feeling the biggest threat here was the archers.
"Got it, Dad," Dao Feng nodded in understanding.
After their discussion, the two led thirty soldiers to creep along the stone wall. Before long, they reached the end of the bend. Sword God signaled to Dao Feng that he would attack from above while Dao Feng attacked from below.
After making this signal, they suddenly jumped out, one high and one low. At that moment, arrows swiftly flew over. Sword God guessed right. With a sweep of his saber, the incoming arrows scattered, while Dao Feng swept across from the ground, his Sword Qi fiercely attacking, causing a row of archers to fall dead instantly.
As another row of archers circled them, a volley of arrows suddenly flew out from behind Dao Feng. Turning back, he realized they were from their own archers.
Sword God seized the opportunity, unleashing a move called ’Overwhelming Wave’. Instantly, a layer of earth rose and covered the enemy.
Then, the twenty soldiers who followed them swiftly charged up and slaughtered all the enemies. In no time, the hundred or so enemy soldiers were completely wiped out.
This accomplishment was due to their rigorous training, seamless cooperation, and the enemy’s grogginess from not having breakfast, severely lowering their combat effectiveness. However, just as everyone thought they had annihilated the enemy, suddenly five arrows and several flying knives rapidly shot out from nowhere.
"Everyone, be careful."
Sword God reacted quickly, realizing something was wrong, but it was too late—the speed was too fast. The strong wave of Powerful Qi he felt earlier was from these two individuals.
In almost no time, ten of his team members were sacrificed, leaving Sword God somewhat grief-stricken. However, the emergence of the subsequent figures made them all tense again.
"All soldiers, listen to my command—retreat!" Sword God shouted.