Chapter 1849 A flash of cold light across the night sky
The flames shone, illuminating this narrow space.
In the flickering firelight, they could see the surrounding rugged and strange rocks, with light and shadows flashing, like legendary demons with sharp claws stretched out, waiting to devour them at any time.
However, outside of light and shadow, there is nothing.
There was only the dark sky above, which was not even illuminated by the fire.
"snort,"
Wu Ding sneered and said, "Well, didn't you say that if we lit the torches we would be discovered? What's going on now?"
"this--"
"Yang Dai was just talking nonsense, making the situation here sound so dangerous so he could take credit for it in front of the Emperor. And you actually believed him?"
Everyone looked at each other, and no one knew what to say.
However, seeing that there was no effect after he lit the torch, some soldiers relaxed their vigilance a little. They were not as cautious as before, and their heavy footsteps made a lot of noise as they continued to move forward.
Still no impact.
After a while, they turned a corner and saw a dark object blocking the road ahead. When they got closer, they saw that it was a huge rock blocking the narrow valley.
Li Lai hurried back and said, "Master Wu, this is it."
"here?"
"Yes, there is a very narrow crack under this stone that leads to the Thermidor."
“…”
"The bandits in Thermidor only knew that this big rock blocked the road, but they didn't know there was a crack in the ground underneath."
“…”
"Now, as long as we——"
“That’s enough!”
Before he could finish, Wu Ding waved his hand and Li Lai immediately shut up.
Wu Ding winked at the people behind him again, and several personal soldiers carrying bags on their backs immediately stepped forward, took off the bags on their backs, opened them, and saw that they were full of gunpowder.
Li Lai said: "This is——"
Wu Ding ordered, "Bury the gunpowder down there, blow up the rocks, and clear the way for us."
"ah?"
Li Lai was stunned for a moment.
But before he could think about it, the deputy generals around him were all stunned and stepped forward, "Lord Wu?"
Wu Ding asked, "What's wrong?"
One of the lieutenants whispered, "If we do this, we'll be discovered immediately."
Wu Ding said coldly: "Nonsense, do you think we can go under this rock without being discovered?"
“…”
"We're already here, why are you still sneaking around?"
“…”
"How long will it take to get past one by one under the rocks? Or do you intend to wait until daybreak to fight?"
Everyone looked at each other.
What he said makes sense.
Moreover, Wu Ding is now the vanguard of the army who has received the imperial order, so it is naturally he who has the final say on how to attack Hot Moon Bay.
So no one dared to say anything.
Wu Ding ordered: "Hurry!"
"yes."
Several bodyguards immediately took their gunpowder and crawled into the crack under the big rock.
Originally, he planned to stuff the gunpowder he had on him under the stone and directly light the fuse to detonate it, but unfortunately, the weather has been warming up in the past few days, and the snow and ice have melted, and the snow water has flowed into the cracks of the stone and accumulated underneath.
In a short while, the soldiers were soaked by the snow.
If you place the flame randomly, it will soon be wetted by the snow and water and will not ignite at all.
So, they could only take out the daggers and chisels they carried with them and chisel under the big rock for a long time, trying to make a gap in the cold and hard stone to make it easier for them to place the gunpowder.
A muffled sound came from underground.
Although the sound was not loud, it was still a little shocking in such a dark night and such a quiet valley.
However, there was really no sound on the other side of the big rock.
It seemed as if no one noticed them at all.
Li Lai stood in the crowd, looked at the people around him, and the strange shadows of the rocks that were constantly shaking under the shining firelight.
He remained calm and cautiously retreated from the crowd.
Although there were many people around, everyone was focused on the huge rock and no one noticed that a person slowly disappeared from the team.
After an unknown amount of time, several bodyguards finally emerged from under the boulder.
Holding a long fuse in his hand.
Wu Ding immediately stepped forward: "How is it?"
"My lord, it's all right. We can detonate this huge rock immediately and charge directly into the Thermidor."
"good!"
Wu Ding burst into laughter. At this time, he no longer even worried that his laughter would attract the bandits inside. After all, at this point, the men behind him were strong and powerful, so he didn't have to be afraid of a small group of bandits.
So he said, "Quick, blow up this stone for me!"
At the command, everyone immediately retreated to the back of the bend in the valley, fearing that the big rock would be blown up and the flying debris would hurt them. Only one personal soldier was left, who pulled the fuse to their feet and lit it with a torch.
Immediately, sparks burned and quickly drilled into the cracks in the rocks.
Everyone was on guard carefully.
There was a loud "boom" and the whole valley seemed to shake. Then, countless pieces of gravel flew and hit the valleys on both sides, and the crackling sound was endless.
The big rock was blown to pieces.
A personal guard looked out and immediately said, "Sir, the road is open!"
"good!"
Wu Ding was overjoyed when he heard this. He turned around and waved to the soldiers behind him: "Come out, follow me and kill them!"
"yes!"
Everyone took the order and hurried out from behind the bend. As soon as they rushed past, they saw fog lingering in the valley.
It turned out that as the gunpowder exploded the boulder, countless pieces of rubble flew everywhere, and some stones were blown into powder, spreading across the valley. Although the stones were cleared away, the fog was like an invisible wall, blocking their way.
But at this time, Wu Ding didn't take these things seriously.
With a wave of his hand: "Go!"
"yes!"
Everyone rushed to follow him and were about to cross the gravel mountain road, but at this moment, a sharp sound suddenly sounded in the air ahead.
A flash of cold light, like a shooting star, streaked across the night sky.
It also cuts through the fog.
Before Wu Ding could even react, he felt a chill in his chest. He looked down and saw that it was an arrow that had hit his chest.
“……!”
His eyes suddenly widened.
"grown ups!"
The deputy general beside him was stunned for a moment, but before they could react, they heard countless shouts coming from the fog, and then countless arrows flew towards them like meteors.
"ah!"
In an instant, screams rang out in the valley.
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