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  The buddies immediately followed Chen Yuan's request, hiding in the nearby woods, using branches to weave bamboo baskets, cutting down vines wrapped around trees as ropes, and using natural tree trunks to make simple catapults.

  Cut down all the tree trunks that block the launch and move them to the riverbank to build a raft, confusing the horse bandits on the other side.

  As expected, those bandits saw them building the wooden raft and just as Pang Xi said, some of them started shooting arrows in this direction while others ran to the back to cut branches and build rafts.

  The sky was clear during the day and both sides were openly fighting, whether Chen Yuanshan sneaked away or Ma Fei snuck up to launch a surprise attack, they all had to wait until nightfall.

  Both sides spent a relatively calm day.

  Tonight's moon is a full circle larger than two days ago when they were driven out of the merchant group, but due to more thick clouds, plus the trees and mountains in the valley blocking, the night color appears even thicker.

  The whole team was very nervous, with killing intent lurking in the woods behind them. This was Chen Yuan's first time commanding a battle, and he had some trepidation in his heart.

  Chen Yuan divided his men into two teams, one on the left side of the forest and one on the right. In his plan, when the enemy charged up, the ambushers on both sides would attack together, then the catapults would smash the enemies in the river into the water, making it impossible for those on the other shore to come over, and that would be it.

  Just as he finished arranging, a figure ran up to Chen Yuan's side in the dark of night and whispered: "Boss, this arrangement won't do!"

  Chen Yuan turned his head to look, and it was Yang Wenguang. He suddenly felt regretful in his heart, how could he have forgotten this young master just now? He is a seasoned fighter, and what he has been hearing since childhood is how to fight battles.

  Anyway, Ye Lü Ne Gu Lu is now unconscious. Chen Yuan thought for a moment and said: "Alright, from now on, your identity will be as General Pang's younger brother. This battle I'll leave to you to command, arrange the troops as you see fit, can you do it?"

  Yang Wenguang nodded: "Don't worry, boss, from now on they'll call me Pang Wen, okay?"

  Pang Xi smiled: "It's a great honor for a humble person like me."

  Chen Yuanyi slapped Yang Wenguang: "Stop nagging, see how to arrange it, go! I let everyone hear!"

  Yang Wenguang seemed to really enjoy fighting, although this time he was only commanding a group of porters and grooms, he was still very excited.

  His deployment was much more complicated than Chen Yuan's. Chen Yuan could only think of using a catapult to attack the enemy's raft, and when he was put in command, he really couldn't do it.

  Yang Wenguang divided the 200 people into four teams, with more than 50 people specializing in launching over a dozen simple catapults in the forest. Among the remaining 150 people, he selected more than 30 physically strong and courageous individuals who dared to stand out as the first wave of attackers, led by him and Pang Xi, to launch the first round of attacks on the enemy, aiming to push them into the river with one blow.

  Another hundred men were handed over to Amu Dahan and Hu Jing, each leading fifty. Amu Dahan served as the second assault team, while Hu Jing was in charge of reconnaissance. In case of any unexpected situation, Hu Jing's team would resolve it.

  There were still a dozen or so who were not in good physical condition, and those who had been injured over the past two days. Yang Wenguang handed them over to Chen Yuan as the general reserve team. This also meant that once this general reserve team was used, it would mean that the entire battle had failed.

  After everything was arranged, the crowd waited in ambush on the opposite bank of the river, which was relatively far from the enemy, and gathered their strength to wait. The horses were all taken away, giving them as much rest as possible.

  Chen Yuan felt that this waiting was extremely unbearable, his palms were sweating, tense, excited, fearful, and with a little bit of expectation that made his heart unable to calm down.

  My hands were shaking and my mind was a complete blank.

  Yang Wenguang was running around, occasionally patting the bodies of his companions. Chen Yuan didn't pay attention to what he was saying. Until Yang Wenguang ran over to Chen Yuan and even patted him on the shoulder: "Boss, don't be nervous, just watch my gestures, we can beat them."

  Chen Yuan subconsciously hummed in agreement, and Yang Wenguang continued: "We brothers came together, we must go back together, isn't that right, boss?"

  Chen Yuan nodded: "Right."

  After responding to this voice, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. No matter what, he was the boss and should be comforting others instead.

  He tried to comfort everyone like Yang Wenguang, but found that his two legs were trembling and he could hardly stand upright.

  When the crescent moon reached its midpoint in the sky, the birds on the opposite bank of the river suddenly took flight, and Chen Yuan understood that the enemy was stealthily approaching their direction.

  The sound of the water arose, and more than a dozen wooden rafts appeared upstream, drifting down with the current. There was no firelight on the rafts, but as the hazy moonlight barely allowed one to see, at least ten people were sitting on each raft!

  At the same time, Chen Yuan suddenly heard that the birds in the eastern mountains were also startled, which made Chen Yuan extremely frightened. The other side had actually sent people to bypass from upstream, making the situation very complicated, with both water and land routes attacking at the same time.

  Yang Wenguang, however, did not panic much. He judged that the river was relatively narrow and the enemy would not be able to send a large number of troops over. Immediately, he let Hu Jing lead fifty men to welcome them from the east, while he himself first cleaned up the enemies who had crossed the river.

  Yang Wenguang said to Chen Yuan: "Their men are estimated to be over 500."

  Chen Yuan nodded: "I know, our two hundred people made four rafts, they have more than twice as many as us, of course it's around five hundred."

  Yang Wenguang smiled: "Guess again, shopkeeper, how many enemies are attacking along the river?"

  Chen Yuan shook his head: "I'm not sure about this, but I hope there are fewer."

  Yang Wenguang pointed ahead: "From the raft, if the other side follows the standard river crossing procedure and divides people into three batches, then there will be at most a hundred people ambushing along the river."

  Chen Yuan was suddenly shocked: "One hundred people is no small number! Isn't Hu Jing in great danger?"

  Yang Wenguang was not at all concerned, although the other side had as many as 500 people, but in Yang Wenguang's view, this was a great opportunity to prove himself. Chen Yuan said it right, he came out this time just to prove that even if he left Tianbo House, he could still do it! However, what Chen Yuan did not guess was that Yang Wenguang was not proving it to others, but to himself.

  So even if there are many strong enemies, Yang Wenguang's fighting spirit is very strong. Especially in his view, he has a good chance of winning this battle.

  The enemy is forcing a river crossing, while we have an unexpected advantage in our hands, and are waiting for their exhaustion.

  As the rafts were about to approach, Yang Wenguang waved his hand, and the men on this side pulled up all the simple bows and arrows, with all the arrowheads pointing at the enemy rafts, taking advantage of their higher position.

  Although these bows and arrows may not necessarily kill the enemy, they can definitely cause confusion among the first batch of enemies landing in the dark.

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