Chapter 97 The Only Hope
Among multiple options, Feng Bu accurately chose the worst one.
Wang Qihu covered him in his escape, and the twenty people sent by Feng Bu to form a long snake formation have now all been killed.
As Lin Xiao ran, her mind raced, assessing the terrain and direction. Finally, she realized, "Oh no! The direction we're running in is the boundary of Setu."
Saitu is different from the real world, it has boundaries. Otherwise, if one team keeps running away and the other team keeps chasing, there is no telling when the fight will end.
Feng Bu was so anxious that his eyes were about to burst open. He shouted at Lin Xiao, "Why didn't you say anything just now! Now that we've been pushed to the limit, what should we do?"
Lin Xiao was almost laughing with anger. What could she say when there was no reconnaissance information ahead? Furthermore, Sea Buckthorn had clearly been deliberately forcing them back to one position. It was obvious that Guan Chuanjun had made sufficient preparations for the attack, while they were still waiting there like headless flies!
"Damn it, why are you shouting? What else can I do? You are the commander-in-chief; what do you ask her?" Wang Qihu was so angry that he punched Feng Bu directly. He didn't dare to hit him too hard, otherwise the commander-in-chief would be judged as killed by the system and he would be really gone!
Feng Bu was in a lot of pain after being hit like that, but he didn't dare to scold Wang Qihu because he still needed him to protect him. He could only say, "Let's try to break out in another direction. We can't be pushed to the limit..."
Wang Qihu said sullenly, "I'm going to the front line to break out."
"No." Feng Bu rejected the idea directly. "You can't leave. You and your group must stay and protect me. What if they find someone to sneak in and kill me?"
Guan Zhongli thought this man was even more foolish than Sun Liao. "Behead you? Commander Feng, can't you see? Sea Buckthorn is clearly planning to annihilate us!"
Feng Bu's face suddenly turned purple, but he still insisted that Wang Qihu and several of his best soldiers stay by his side to protect him, and notified 30 people in the channel to try to break through. If not, they should stop and find a suitable terrain to fight a positional battle with Sea Buckthorn.
This move was exactly what Guan Chuanjun wanted.
He is no longer considering decapitation or annihilation, he is considering the casualty ratio.
Seabuckthorn has already taken down 20 opponents without any effort. In the current pursuit, he has lost two people and hit five opponents.
If they could stop the pursuit and switch to positional warfare, Seabuckthorn has already pushed Moye to the limit and is still on high ground, so Seabuckthorn's losses would be even smaller. They could just set up their positions and let the two sides confront each other, let the artillery bombard them, and then use a pincer attack after the bombing. According to Guan Chuanjun's calculations, the casualty ratio of this battle would be particularly good, and might even break the league record.
The frontline troops soon brought back the good news that Moye tried to break out but was beaten back. At this time, Moye was doing exactly what Guan Chuanjun expected and began to prepare the battle position on the spot.
"Let's set up a temporary command room on the spot and start arranging our positions." Guan Chuanjun gave the order with great satisfaction, but—
He looked at Pengyue: "Chen Shouli and Xu Lingqu and the others, have you found any trace yet?"
Pengyue shook her head.
Guan Chuanjun sensed something was amiss: "They might be trying to get around and kill me directly..."
After all, in the current situation, Xu Lingqu cannot seize the command, and Moye's only hope is that a god will descend from the sky to behead Guan Chuanjun directly.
"Are they underestimating me a bit too much..." Guan Chuanjun sighed and then said, "You personally lead the patrol around here. If they want to get around and penetrate from behind, they'll have to be very quick. Also, send a reconnaissance team to lurk behind the left side of the current position. I remember there should be only that direction to get there."
If they were coming, he, Guan Chuanjun, would lure them into a trap. Anyway, his goal was to annihilate them completely, so how could he leave out Xu Lingqu and Shen Shouli?
The six people were indeed running at full speed at this moment. Xu Xizhen looked at Xu Lingqu several times and confirmed that she could keep up, and he felt relieved.
Xu Lingqu's physical fitness has really improved. On the contrary, Tang Muwen fell behind a little, but not much, and just lagged behind the team.
They were able to circle around and escape much faster than Guan Chuanjun had expected.
At this moment, the six people had circled to the rear of Seabuckthorn's entire team. Originally, Liu Zheng proposed to penetrate into Seabuckthorn's rear position along the mountain road from the left rear, but was rejected by Xu Lingqu.
"If we can think of a detour to capture Guan Chuanjun, he must also be thinking of setting an ambush for us."
With the main force completely defeated and several of them missing, it is easy to guess what they will do. It is just a matter of time.
The main force of Seabuckthorn is currently located in the front half of a hill. They have already set up their positions by taking advantage of the higher terrain. Xu Lingqu and others have essentially bypassed the mountain and are advancing from the back of the mountain.
Guan Chuanjun's style of troop deployment is completely different from his own nonchalant appearance.
Xu Lingqu and others sneaked forward from behind the mountain and came to a mountain suspension bridge. The wooden boards on it had been mostly destroyed and were completely unable to support normal marching.
Four iron chains made noises as they were blown by the wind across the empty valley. The six of them had to pass through here quickly. Based on the length of the river below, this should be the only bridge that could be crossed, and it had been completely destroyed by Guan Chuanjun.
Relying on four iron ropes to cross over is a real test of upper limb strength and balance. Jin decisively said, "I can lie down in the front center and you can step on me to get over."
He, Xu Xizhen and Shen Shouli could try to go directly there, but it would be more difficult for Xu Lingqu, Liu Zheng and Tang Muwen.
If they accidentally slip and fall here, they will definitely die. It would be best if there were human bridge boards to cushion them for a while. Jin felt that he could hold on.
“Then I’ll lie down at the rear section of the bridge.” Shen Shouli said.
“Well, no, huh?” Jin looked at Shen Shouli in surprise.
Xu Xizhen was also stunned. Seeing the length of the bridge, it would be best to have two human bridge planks. She was ready to be the second human bridge plank, but Shen Shouli actually said so directly.
In fact, the body shapes of these two adult men are the most suitable. Although they both have slender figures, the area they cover is always larger than that of the other people.
The main reason is that Shen Shouli's image of being afraid of dirt and having a mysophobia has been deeply rooted in people's minds, so it is really unbelievable that he took the initiative to offer to be a human bridge plank.
"Now that we've decided on the plan, let's go there quickly." Xu Lingqu said, "We're running out of time."
Upon hearing this, Jin and Shen Shouli quickly took their positions, using them as a buffer. Trying to put as little pressure on them as possible, Xu Xizhen and Liu Zheng quickly passed by, while Tang Muwen walked a little slower, but he was able to escape unscathed.
Xu Lingqu was the last one to start, and her speed was not slow either. In the second half of the race, she cleverly stepped on the iron rope next to her twice and then jumped directly on it without stepping on Shen Shouli.
Two people acting as human bridge planks climbed along the iron rope to the end and were pulled up by the four people who had already passed.
They did not stop, but continued to explore and rush forward. Jin walked beside Shen Shouli, whispering accusations as he walked forward.
"I now feel that the Commander is indeed a little special to you."
Shen Shouli: “?”
"She only steps on me, not you!"
“…If she doesn’t step on you in that position, you’ll have no choice but to jump into the river!”
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