Flying with a sword requires the third level of Qi training, and many privates have not yet mastered it, so they can only run.
Chen Dabing was of course not among them. He had his own exclusive mount, Nan Huanuo. He found that Dongfang Yue and another fat teammate were following him.
"What's your name?" Chen boldly asked the fat man.
Without waiting for the fat man to answer, Nan Huanuo said, "His name is Feilong. I found out yesterday that he is the third most powerful person in our team."
The fat man said: "Captain, my name is not Feilong, but Feilong."
Nan Huanuo said, "What I said is true. Do you dare to disobey?"
Fatty Nono said, "I dare not. My name is Feilong. Please take care of me, Captain."
Nan Huanuo pointed at Chen Dadan and said, "He is the captain's boss, call him Boss."
Feilong looked at Chen Dabing in surprise and said obediently, "Hello, Boss."
Chen Dadan nodded, threw him a storage bag, and said, "It's a meeting gift, keep it."
Feilong took the storage bag, opened it, and instantly fell headfirst. Fortunately, he did not fall to the ground. He stabilized his body in mid-air and flew up again. He said incoherently with excitement: "Thank you, Captain. Oh no, thank you, Boss. I, Feilong, will be Boss's man from now on."
Dongfang Yue understood his loss of composure very well, because he had experienced the same thing yesterday. He believed that there must be spirit stones in the storage bag. He didn't know how many there were, but it seemed that there must be a lot.
Who was this man, both a young master and a boss? Others joined the mercenary group to make money, but he was there to pay them out. He gave out a thousand spirit stones, and I'm afraid the leader of the Qiling Corps wouldn't be able to spend money so lavishly.
"Stop! Descend altitude, everyone walk on the ground."
After flying for about three hours, the team in front stopped, and everyone landed on the ground and started walking. Even though Chen Dabing had never fought in a war, he knew that they were approaching the target, and walking on the ground was to better conceal their tracks.
Sure enough, after walking for a while, we saw a mine ahead. It was brightly lit and heavily guarded, with sentries on top of the numerous arrow towers.
Captain Lin lowered his voice and said, "Divide the troops into two groups, circling left and right to surround this mine."
Nearly a thousand people were divided into two groups. Chen Dadan and his group went to the left. He whispered, "Which country owns this mine?"
Dongfang Yue said, "The Qiling Corps doesn't dare to declare war on the Seven Nations yet. This is the mine of the Shuohe Corps, and the Shuohe Corps is weaker than us."
Chen Dabing nodded in understanding. The seven nations were now shrinking their territories, leaving many cities and mines vacant. This gave rise to many mercenary groups. These groups were fighting each other like weaklings, and the wars were usually small-scale involving only a few hundred people.
This time, the Qiling Corps dispatched more than a thousand people to attack a mining stronghold. No wonder they were confident of victory.
When the two groups of people surrounded the mine, the first-class soldiers who had been running on foot at the beginning also arrived. These people had low cultivation and no discipline, and were soon discovered by the sentry on the arrow tower, who quickly sounded the alarm.
Between Mount Sumeru, a bowl-shaped inverted light curtain barrier appeared in the mine, activating the defensive formation.
This formation is identical to the city defense formation, except that its range is smaller and its defensive properties are exactly the same. The attacker must first break the formation violently before they can engage in combat with the defender.
Captain Lin gave the order: "The soldiers in the rear will attack immediately, and the soldiers in the front will continue to hide their tracks."
The privates were indeed cannon fodder. They had just arrived after a forced march of several hours and were about to engage in battle. Moreover, the frontal attack soon resulted in casualties.
The sentries on the arrow tower looked down from their high position, casting spells that occasionally took lives. However, they were outnumbered, and it seemed that there were only two or three hundred soldiers in this stronghold. Morale was low for a while.
"Sir, the enemy's attack is fierce. We can't hold on. Let's retreat!"
"Shut up! You dare to disrupt the morale of the army? Behead him."
"I have already sent a communication talisman to the captain. As long as we hold out for two hours, the captain will send troops to rescue us."
Chen Dabing, who was hiding in a tree, whispered, "Can we take it down within two hours?"
Dongfang Yue said, "If we can capture it in one hour with a full-scale attack, I think Captain Lin wants to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements to expand the victory."
Chen Dabing punched him lightly on the chest and said, "You also understand military tactics, not bad!"
Dongfang Yue screamed, covering her chest with her hands and blushing.
Chen Dadan said, "Why are you screaming? You're not a woman." He looked at the hand that was beating his chest and said, "But I can't tell that your chest muscles are quite big."
Nan Huanuo asked curiously, "Is it bigger than mine?"
Chen Dabao smiled and said, "Let's take a shower together when we have time. You two can have a competition and I'll be the referee."
Nan Huanuo's pretty face flushed, and she said with a "Pooh" sound, "I don't want it."
The fat man Feilong came over and said, "There is a bathhouse in our camp with hot water. Let's take a bath together when we get back. I'll give the captain a bath."
Nan Huanuo kicked him off the tree and said, "Get out."
Feilong fell down and was utterly distraught. He dared not say anything and climbed back up the tree, saying aggrievedly, "If you don't want it, then don't want it! Why did you hit me?"
On another tree, Captain Lin said, "All soldiers, please obey the order to hide. Anyone who reveals our whereabouts will be subject to military law."
Chen Dabing and the others didn't dare to talk or play anymore, and quietly hid their tracks.
This surrounded mine was named Stronghold No. 108, and three hundred mercenaries from the Shuohe Corps were stationed there. It was said that the Shuohe Corps and the Qiling Corps had become mortal enemies because of several battles for the mines. This time, the Qiling Corps had dispatched all its combat forces to deal a heavy blow to the Shuohe Corps.
There were five hundred people attacking the formation in public, but Chen Dabing had no idea how many people were hiding in secret.
However, the 500 people who served as cannon fodder suffered a miserable fate, with casualties exceeding a hundred. Of course, very few actually died. Mercenaries came to make money, not to risk their lives. Most of them retreated when they were injured. Some even retreated with blood and screams without being attacked.
Therefore, the progress of breaking the formation is very slow. If the light curtain barrier has a health bar, it will still be basically full of health after fighting for an hour.
Commander Captain Lin was not in a hurry and let those veteran soldiers slack off. In fact, it was just a feint attack on the surface, and the real strategy was to ambush and surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements in secret.
Two hours later, a group of rainbow shadows appeared in the distant sky, and support from the Shuohe Corps had arrived.
Captain Lin immediately gave the order: "Brothers, the spoils have arrived! Everyone, attack with all your might and kill the enemy reinforcements."
The Qiling troops who had been lying in ambush for a long time attacked one after another, howling and screaming in excitement.
The reinforcements of the Shuohe Corps were caught off guard and lost a few people at the beginning, but they quickly stabilized the situation and fought against the ambush troops.
Chen Dabing also locked onto a first-class soldier from the Shuohe Corps. Since it was a one-on-one fight, he must find someone with the same realm and cultivation level. However, when he took out his weapon, he shook his head and put it back.
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