sjar Chapter 481 Since they're here, let's leave them a big gift.
Chapter 481 Since they're here, let's leave them a big gift.
The night was as dark as ink, and the cold wind howled.
Gu Junze was dressed in a black outfit, his face showing a hint of murderous intent.
Just as Gu Junze was about to give the order, a figure slowly emerged from the shadows outside the barbican.
"How could I, the king, be absent from the task of capturing wolf cubs?" Duan Qingye's voice was exceptionally clear in the quiet night.
Gu Junze frowned, his tone displeased: "This trip is dangerous."
Duan Qingye chuckled, his sharp eyes gleaming in the night.
"The shadow guard behind you was trained by me personally back then."
Upon hearing this, Gu Junze turned his head to look at Yingyi.
Yingyi lowered his head slightly and respectfully replied, "Reporting to the general, what the Great General said is true. The Great General is not only a brilliant strategist, but his own martial arts are also unfathomable. He has given us subordinates guidance before."
While stating the facts, this statement also indirectly acknowledges Duan Qingye's strength and their past connection.
Gu Junze remained silent for a moment, then uttered only two words: "Keep up."
Under the cover of night, the group stealthily made their way to the Northern Yan army camp like ghosts.
The defenses of the Northern Yan army camp were more lax than they had imagined.
Perhaps it was the overwhelming advantage the ghost soldiers had over the daytime that made them arrogant.
Gu Junze and Duan Qingye exchanged a glance, both seeing the same judgment in each other's eyes.
The two men, one on the left and one on the right, stealthily made their way deeper into the camp.
Based on daytime observations, the ghost soldiers appeared to be concentrated and guarded in a specific area of the camp.
Soon, they found a group of tents that were heavily guarded, and the air was filled with a faint, strange medicinal smell.
"This is it." Gu Junze lowered his voice.
Several shadow guards quickly dealt with the scattered sentries on the perimeter, their movements clean and efficient, without making a sound.
Gu Junze made a hand gesture, and the team members immediately dispersed, forming an encirclement.
He, Duan Qingye, and Yingyi sneaked into one of the largest tents like raccoon dogs.
Inside the tent, a dozen or so ghost soldiers lay sprawled about.
They were not asleep; they simply stood or sat quietly, their eyes lifeless, like soulless shells.
"Make your move!" Gu Junze shouted in a low voice.
Shadow One had already prepared specially made ropes and cloth bags.
However, just as they were about to trap a lone ghost soldier, the ghost soldier seemed to sense something and suddenly turned his head.
Those empty eyes emitted an eerie red light in the darkness!
"Roar!"
A low growl, not quite human, broke the deathly silence inside the tent.
The remaining ghost soldiers were instantly alerted and rose up, rushing towards the three of them!
"Quickly finish this!" Duan Qingye advanced instead of retreating, a short sword appearing in his hand at some point, and directly confronted a ghost soldier.
The short sword clashed with the ghost soldier's tough skin, producing a metallic clang!
Gu Junze also got into a fight with a ghost soldier. He discovered that these ghost soldiers were incredibly strong and felt no pain, so ordinary attacks were completely ineffective against them.
"Attack their lower body! Their joints!" Gu Junze urged urgently.
Shadow One was agile and looked for opportunities to try to trap a ghost soldier with a rope.
A ghost soldier opened its sharp claws and aimed straight for Gu Junze's face.
Gu Junze dodged to the side and thrust his sword at the back of the man's knee.
The ghost soldier paused in his movements.
"It's now!"
Duan Qingye seized the opportunity, took a sudden step, and slammed into the back of another ghost soldier's head!
The ghost soldier let out a muffled groan and fell straight down, though his body was still twitching slightly.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shadow put a specially made cloth bag over the head of the ghost soldier and tied it tightly with a rope soaked in medicine.
"It's done!"
"The people outside can't hold out much longer!" an elite guard reported in a low voice.
The sounds of fighting could be heard outside the tent, clearly indicating that their location had been exposed.
"Burn!" A fierce glint flashed in Gu Junze's eyes. "Since they're here, let's leave them a big surprise!"
Several elite soldiers quickly took out the kerosene and tinder they had prepared beforehand from their pockets.
"withdraw!"
Gu Junze covered the rear, while Duan Qingye carried the bound ghost soldiers, and the group quickly broke out of the encirclement.
The raging flames quickly spread throughout the Northern Yan army camp, accompanied by terrified shouts and chaotic footsteps.
"Water leaked! Put out the fire quickly!"
"Enemy attack! There is an enemy attack!"
The Northern Yan army camp instantly descended into chaos.
Gu Junze and his men broke through the encirclement amidst the chaos, with flames soaring into the sky and the roars of the Northern Yan soldiers behind them.
They not only successfully captured a living ghost soldier, but also burned down the enemy's camp, which was enough to give the Northern Yan army a hard time.
Shouts of battle and the sound of horses' hooves followed closely behind.
"They've caught up!" One of the elite soldiers glanced back, his face grave.
In the firelight, a procession could be vaguely seen approaching at an astonishing speed, led by the Northern Yan princess wearing a golden mask.
She was surrounded by dozens of blue-faced, fanged ghost soldiers.
Duan Qingye snorted coldly, "You're like a persistent ghost!"
Gu Junze's eyes remained calm, showing no panic: "No need to linger in battle. Retreat according to the original plan and shake them off."
However, the Northern Yan princess clearly did not intend to let them off easily.
A sharp whistle pierced the night sky, and the pursuing ghost soldiers suddenly sped up, seemingly about to encircle them.
"General, they're trying to outflank us!" Shadow One said in a deep voice.
A dense forest lies not far ahead. Once inside, the complex terrain will allow them to escape their pursuers.
Just as they were about to rush into the dense forest, a figure appeared silently in the middle of the forest path, like a ghost.
The golden mask gleamed eerily in the flickering firelight; it was none other than the Northern Yan princess.
She was all alone and blocked the way.
Gu Junze and the others reined in their horses, and the procession came to a sudden stop.
Behind the Northern Yan princess, dozens of ghost soldiers quickly closed in, subtly surrounding them.
"You run quite fast," the Northern Yan princess said, her voice cold and unreadable, carrying a strange charm that contrasted sharply with her eerie mask.
Her gaze swept over the crowd and landed on the bound ghost soldier.
"Give me back my people."
Duan Qingye pointed his short sword at the Northern Yan princess and grinned, "Your people? They're my spoils now! Want them? Come and take them yourself!"
Princess Beiyan did not seem to be angered by Duan Qingye's provocation. Instead, her eyes, visible through the mask, turned to Gu Junze.
"Are you Gu Junze?" she asked, her tone tinged with inquiry.
Gu Junze met her gaze, his expression calm: "It's me."
"You are very interesting." The Northern Yan princess nodded slightly, as if she were commenting on an interesting object.
"You dare to trespass on my camp, burn my tents, and even rob my men. Are all the generals of the Eastern Jin Dynasty as audacious as you?"
Gu Junze did not reply, but Duan Qingye looked at her with great interest, "You are the second female general I have ever met, and you are both princesses."
Gu Junze's gaze fell coldly on him...