Chapter 397 Fifty Sentry Points
Shangguan Yu watched Bai Li drawing circles on the map.
In her writing, the fifty sentries are some on big trees, some behind protruding rocks, and some in the bushes...
The sentry posts are set up in inconspicuous places, so secretive that no one knows about them and no one can even think of them.
Fifty sentries surrounded Shiya Village.
In this way, no matter where the Laotian army came from, they would be attacked by crossbows.
Once the sentry shoots an arrow, their camp will receive an alarm and be able to respond quickly and go to intercept and kill the enemy.
Unlike before, the sentry post was too close to the barracks and was eliminated by the Laotian army. They only realized the enemy was attacking when they were almost at the barracks. They reacted too late and were caught off guard by the enemy.
"Marshal Bai is truly a military genius. This outpost is set up like a fortress, firmly protecting the village and the barracks in the middle. No matter where the enemy attacks from, they will be hit by the sentry's crossbows.
They could only endure it, unable to stand guard."
Shangguan Yu was so excited that his blood boiled. If the defense was deployed like this, no matter how cunning the Laotian army was, they would be helpless.
"Where did the Laotian army find so many tribal people?"
Bai Li finally had the chance to ask this question.
"Laos was originally ruled by several tribes. Several decades ago, the ancestor of the current king, Chi Mulie, annexed and massacred all the tribes and collectively called them Laos.
Some small tribes fled in all directions, and I heard that some even went outside the territory to avoid being hunted down..."
Bai Li suddenly thought of the Chi tribe. Could they be the one that escaped out of the territory decades ago?
"...Now, in order to attack our country, they have gathered the surrendered tribes and the tribes that have migrated abroad, promising them great rewards and asking them to lead the charge."
"You know what? The various tribes are quite skilled at using these devious methods. They've caused our army heavy losses several times before..."
Shangguan Yu then went on to talk about the strange tricks of the Laotian army who could burrow underground and fly.
Bai Li frowned slightly after hearing this. According to what he said, underground escape should be a hidden technique that had been lost long ago in the end times. Those who have mastered it to the highest level can travel hundreds of miles underground.
As for flying, it is even simpler. They just imitate birds by installing thin and tough wooden boards under their ribs. When flying, they use their arms to fan the boards hard, driving the body into the air.
"Can't they fly far or high?"
Bai Li already has a way to deal with the underground ones, and as for the flying ones, please ask more. I believe there will be a solution soon.
"Yes, they must glide down from a high place before they can fly. They flap their wings constantly to reach the height of a tree, and their range is no more than a mile."
"Ha! I thought it was something amazing, but it turns out to be just kids playing house!"
Bai Li chuckled and came up with a plan in mind.
Shangguan Yu: “…”
No, I can fly. Do you want to listen to what I am saying?
"Don't worry, with me here, those monsters and ghosts won't be able to do anything!"
At this time, a soldier outside the door came to report that Doctor Mu had returned and asked whether he should be invited over.
Bai Li waved his hand hurriedly and went to meet him in person.
Shangguan Yu ordered someone to take her there. After Bai Li left, he hurriedly called all the leaders and asked them to set up fifty sentries.
Bai Li followed the leading soldier on the familiar training ground, feeling overwhelmed with emotion.
Thinking back to the time when she was coaxed into the military camp by Nangong Min in order to redress her family's grievances, she trained and scrambled with a group of grown men every day, and the beautiful girl was treated like a mud monkey.
Having suffered the pain of exile, she was resentful of the emperor at that time, blaming him for not being able to distinguish between loyalty and treachery and for being incompetent.
I once thought about going all out and killing the dog emperor, escaping from the Great Zhou with my family, and finding a secluded place to live in seclusion.
But her father was loyal to the emperor and the Great Zhou, so her idea was nipped in the bud before she could even express it.
What's more, she couldn't find a place to be isolated from the world.
The emperor of the Great Zhou is not good, and the emperors of other countries are even worse.
I heard that there were people who specifically asked the common people to pay tribute of young boys and girls to the emperor to make the elixir of immortality.
Oh my goodness!
This completely blew Bai Li's world view. If she were in that country, she was afraid that she would lose control and kill the perverted emperor!
So, after much thought, he decided to stay in the Great Zhou and wait for an opportunity to seek benefits for himself and his family.
Later, the emperor came thousands of miles to chase her, promised her benefits, and made three rules for her, requiring her to make military achievements and redress the grievances of her family.
Later, she found out that there was a hidden reason behind her father's unjust conviction, confiscation of property and exile. It was a self-torture trick staged by the emperor and him, with the purpose of making the King of Wei lower his guard against her father so that the emperor could find an opportunity to deal with him.
Her father was helping the emperor search for treasure in Qianxi while preparing to lend a helping hand to the emperor.
When she found out about all this, she was so angry that her teeth were itching.
First, she was angry that her father had kept the whole family in the dark, and second, she was angry that the emperor had coaxed her into doing something to redress her family's grievances.
It was clearly a play performed by them together, but they treated her like a monkey!
At that time, she was so angry that she had no time to quit her job. The Laotian Simon sent troops to attack again and again. The sense of mission engraved in her bones made her ignore her personal grudges and immediately lead her troops into battle...
"...Marshal Bai?"
Seeing her staring at the training ground in a daze, the soldier leading the way bravely called out a few times.
Seeing that she didn't respond, she was hesitating whether to continue calling or wait, when she finally came to her senses!
"What did you say?"
"No, nothing. I just wanted to ask Marshal Bai, should we continue walking or..."
"Go, go!"
Bai Li touched her nose embarrassedly. She had unknowingly immersed herself in the past.
Across the training ground are rows of barracks, with a kitchen in the middle, separating the barracks for male and female soldiers on both sides.
The soldier led her directly across the barracks to some separate houses at the rear.
From a distance, you can smell the fragrance of medicinal herbs. This is where the military doctors live.
However, when Bai Li left two years ago, Doctor Mu had not come here yet.
The soldier stopped at the door of a house at the very end. A man at the door was drying fresh medicinal herbs he had just picked. Who else could that be but Doctor Mu?
"Doctor Mu, are you busy?"
The man slowly spread out the herbs and arranged them before turning back.
"Who is it?"
"Doctor Mu, it's me, Bai Li."
"Bai Li? Marshal Bai?"
After confirming the identity of the visitor, Doctor Mu's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Girl, you finally come to see an old man like me!"
"Doctor Mu, I'm busy, aren't I? Look, I came to see you as soon as I had time!"
"Is there no medicine left?"
Doctor Mu saw through her purpose at a glance.
Bai Li touched her nose. It was true that she was short of medicine, and coming to see Doctor Mu... well, that was also true.
"Doctor Mu..."
"Okay, come in!"
Doctor Mu turned and went into the house, and Bai Li quickly followed.
The soldiers didn't know whether to leave or stay, because Doctor Mu was a strange person and they couldn't enter his house without his permission.
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