Chapter Eleven: Midnight Raid

  "Bunch of good-for-nothings, a whole group of good-for-nothings! How dare you call yourselves the First Elite Knights? You're all just a bunch of good-for-nothings!" In the Dongguo pursuer's headquarters, Ma Tianyuan suddenly lashed out at some of the generals standing in front of him, his face reflecting his current mood.

  A large number of pursuers chased after a thousand cavalry, and yet they suffered such heavy losses. In just one day's time, they lost three large squads of troops. How could this not enrage the always arrogant Ma Tianyuan? Three thousand troops were exchanged for only ten enemy casualties? What kind of ratio is this? If things continue at this rate, by the time their own side has been completely annihilated, the enemy will still have people left alive.

  "General, those enemies in Xia Guo are very cunning. They specialize in sneak attacks and when our troops approach, they run faster than anyone else!" A general with a look of grievance on his face complained tearfully.

  "Shut up." Ma Tianyuan heard his beloved one about to cry and complain, the anger in his heart burning even more fiercely.

  "You tell me, what is a battlefield?"

  "This..." The general who was asked by Ma Tianyuan suddenly couldn't answer.

  Ma Tianyuan took a deep breath, smoothed out the anger in his heart, glanced at the several beloved generals in front of him, and slowly said: "The battlefield is cruel, it's either you die or I perish. Throughout history, no one has gone to watch the process, they only look at whether you win or lose, do you understand what I mean?"

  "I understand."

  "Starting from tomorrow, have them pursue me. Don't let the troops disperse too much, divide into small squads of two hundred people each to pursue, and keep the distance between each squad within fifty meters."

  "I will obey your orders."

  "Everyone get down and prepare." Ma Tianyuan waved his hand irritably.

  "I will take my leave now."

  Ma Tianyuan walked back and forth in the tent several times, then lifted the flap of the tent and went out. After taking a deep breath of fresh air, his heart suddenly beat violently for a few times, and a bad premonition surged up to his head.

  "What's going on? I haven't had this feeling for a long time, could something big happen tonight?" Ma Tianyuan was suddenly filled with doubts in his heart. He trusted his premonitions very much, after all, he had relied on them to avoid several life-and-death crises throughout his life, and this time was no exception.

  "It's all right! But where did this feeling come from?" Ma Tianyuan, who had inspected the entire military camp, stood at the entrance of the camp and suddenly became stunned. His eyes were cast on the vast and dense forest in front of him, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat. Could it be that they were going to launch a sneak attack?

  "Haha, how is that possible?" Ma Tianyuan immediately laughed and shook his head, pushing the thought out of his mind. What a joke! Although he had some fear in his heart towards that mysterious young man, he really didn't believe that the young man would come alone to the main camp to make an assassination attempt. Although there were only three top-notch experts in the main camp, there were more than 100,000 people surrounding it. Even if your cultivation was strong, you wouldn't be able to withstand the constant attacks, and your martial arts would eventually suffer a loss! Moreover, there were also 10,000 archers around, and with a simultaneous shooting of arrows, even a high-ranking martial artist would have to retreat in defeat.

  "General! General..." A team of patrolling troops saluted one after another when they saw Ma Tianyuan.

  "Come in."

  "What are your orders, General?" A soldier who looked like a small squad captain hastily stepped forward and respectfully asked.

  "How many small teams will be patrolling tonight?"

  "General, tonight ten small squads will take turns patrolling."

  "Pass on my orders, tonight add ten small squads to take turns patrolling."

  "Yes, General." The small detachment's squad leader immediately went to relay his general's orders.

  Ma Tianyuan looked around at the increased troops, and his heart finally put down. If they were to be ambushed by the enemy even with this many men, then there was nothing to say. He turned and entered his own tent.

  In the dead of night, especially on the outskirts of a dense forest, the atmosphere is even more serene. The only sounds left between heaven and earth are the whispers of the wind, the crackling of the bonfire, and the silhouettes of patrolling soldiers.

  A figure quietly crouched on a branch of an ancient tree about 100 meters away from the Winter Country's main camp, its dense foliage blocking his view in all directions.

  "The guards of Dongguo are really strict." Zhang Huaming, hiding in the treetops, furrowed his brow. He had no idea that the reason for the tight security at the Dongguo headquarters tonight was because of Ma Tianyuan's orders.

  "But even if you guard the deepest night, you can't stop me, haha!" Zhang Huaming sneered. What a joke! In his previous life, as long as he wanted to assassinate someone, no matter how well they were hidden in the most secure place of a country, they would still be killed by him. One of his targets had been hidden by M Country's FBA in the mysterious Area 51 and was still taken out by him. Not to mention that it would be easy as pie to assassinate someone in this area without any electronic defenses.

  Actually, Zhang Huaming had also thought of silently assassinating the three generals from Dongguo, so that after losing the three marshals, Dongguo would inevitably choose to retreat, at least unable to act until the rear commander arrived. Unfortunately, he calculated several times and gave up on this idea. A person who has reached the Wu Zong realm is not someone you can assassinate just because you want to. Moreover, the other party is not just one person in the Wu Zong realm. If one of them sounds the alarm, then they will face two enemies in the Wu Zong realm, plus the tens of thousands of troops from Dongguo's camp who are constantly attacking. Although he was not afraid of anyone in a solo fight, he did not have the confidence to resist the constant attacks of tens of thousands of troops with just one person. So he chose guerrilla warfare, simply put, it was an attrition battle.

  "Chirp! Chirp!" In the dead of night, a dense forest was filled with the chirping of insects and the roaring of beasts.

  "It's time." Zhang Huaming, hiding in the giant tree, slid down from the dense branches like a ghost and quietly flashed towards the Winter Country's heavily guarded headquarters.

  Swish! Sword lights flashed by, and figures fell one after another. However, just as the enemy's figure was about to hit the ground, a pair of arms quietly supported them.

  In less than a short period of time, Zhang Huaming had already sneaked into the Winter Country's headquarters, and at this moment, he was quietly lurking outside a large tent with a flag marked "Commander", his face wearing a playful smile as he gazed out at a team of well-equipped soldiers patrolling away, his right hand clutching a dagger emitting a chill.

  After a team of patrolling cavalry passed by, Zhang Huaming's figure flashed into the tent like a ghost, and a man wearing silver armor lay on the ground, making a slight snoring sound. Wanquan did not understand that he was about to face death.

  Zhang Huaming quietly approached the enemy, his hands moving like lightning. His left hand covered the target's mouth, while his right hand, holding a knife, swiftly slashed across the enemy's neck.

  "Uh!" The commander, who was sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes wide, and after opening and closing his mouth a few times, a disbelieving expression appeared on his face. His eyes were filled with fear, and his body trembled slightly before he closed his unwilling eyes.

  "Don't be discouraged, if you must blame someone, blame it on being a person from Dongguo." Zhang Huaming muttered to himself, then turned around and walked to the entrance of the tent, carefully observing the situation outside.