Hou Jing looked troubled. He wanted to take his men back, but Zhou Xiang was watching from the foot of the mountain.
"General, how can we go back now? Please, General, descend the mountain as soon as possible. I am determined to take Cuiming Mountain. Please do not make things difficult for me."
Chen Zhennan could tell that Hou Jing's tone was full of helplessness, but wasn't he the same?
"Hou Jing, I know your character. Here's what I'll do: I'll give you this chance. Take your men and come with me. You should know very well that Zhou Xiang is doomed to die if he goes against me!"
Chen Zhennan's words were awe-inspiring, and the soldiers around Hou Jing began to waver.
"General, the commander-in-chief is invincible. Although the prince is your savior, if he remains obstinate, who knows how many more people will be lost."
"Yes, General. The commander-in-chief has treated us brothers well. If we continue to attack, what difference is there between us and rebellion? We all come from Lingnan. We can't let our brothers back home die any more."
One voice after another echoed, but Hou Jing was still hesitant, so he reached out and slammed his hand heavily on the tree.
"Shut up, all of you! Do you think I don't want to? But... but I..."
As he spoke, Hou Jing slowly sat down on the ground and began to breathe deeply.
After a long while, Chen Zhennan remained calm and waited quietly in place.
Finally, after struggling for a long time, Hou Jing made a decision.
"Give the order: those who are willing to follow the commander, go ahead. As for my life, leave it to Zhou Xiang to decide."
Upon hearing this, the adjutant beside him couldn't help but frown deeply and reached out to press down on Hou Jing's shoulder.
"Hou Jing, are you out of your mind? Look at the brothers behind you, almost all of them want to follow the commander. If you go back on your own, how could Zhou Xiang possibly let you off the hook?"
"That's my own business. If I want to go, I don't need to..."
Before Hou Jing could finish speaking, his adjutant delivered a karate chop to his neck and then hoisted him onto his shoulder.
"Brothers, let's go and join the commander!"
With a shout from his adjutant, countless people followed behind him, slowly walking towards the trench where Chen Zhennan was located.
Chen Zhennan finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Chu Feng and the others.
"On the battlefield, I only need a few words..."
Before Chen Zhennan could finish speaking, he saw that the adjutant carrying Hou Jing had been shot in the back with an arrow, the arrowhead protruding from his chest.
Chen Zhennan's eyes widened, and he hurriedly picked up his submachine gun, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find the archer anywhere.
"General, kneel down!"
Chu Feng shouted and stood up to pull Chen Zhennan away. A feathered arrow, accompanied by a whistling phoenix cry, pierced through the air and pierced Chu Feng's chest.
Chen Zhennan stumbled, turned his head to look at Chu Feng, and fired three shots into the air.
"Get down! Everyone get down!"
Hou Jing's soldiers stopped in their tracks and began to look around.
Chen Zhennan reached out and pulled Chu Feng back into the trench, then hurriedly looked down to check his injuries.
"It's alright, General. I'm wearing soft armor, the arrow wasn't deep, I can feel it."
Hearing Chu Feng say this, Chen Zhennan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Stay put, Zhang Xiao. Find a chance to take him away. I'll definitely kill him."
Zhang Xiao was taken aback when he heard this, and crouched down to come to Chen Zhennan's side.
"General, you take your men and leave, I'll cover you. I didn't see where he was either, but he must be a sharpshooter, probably a hundred feet away. It's so dark, he must be a master."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhennan was immediately startled.
"A hundred zhang? More than three hundred meters? How is that possible? Shot from below, how could that be... Wait, could it be Jia Long?"
Jia Long was the most famous archer in Lingnan. His archery skills were extremely accurate, hitting the bullseye from a hundred paces away. He once shot the enemy vanguard in the throat from a hundred paces away. Apart from him, probably no one else had such terrifying archery skills.
"Jia Long? Wasn't he dead? How could he be here?"
Dong Ning was somewhat surprised. Two years ago, when Chen Zhennan was fighting against the Great Yan, Jia Long was hit by three arrows and died. His body was transported to Lingnan for burial.
"I didn't see Jia Long's body at the time; Zhou Xiang handled the aftermath. Haha, good lad, you've got some skills; you actually kept Jia Long around to deal with me."
As he spoke, Chen Zhennan slowly stood up, peeked out and looked outside, then quickly squatted down again.
Three seconds later, a whistling arrow struck the trench behind Chen Zhennan.
Chen Zhennan took a deep breath, reached out and took off the arrow. The arrowhead was made of stainless steel, and the shaft was made of iron. The end of the arrow had no feathers, but three iron pieces.
"Damn it, what I taught him to do, he used on me."
As he spoke, Chen Zhennan turned to look at the feathered arrow on Chu Feng's chest, which was completely different from the one in his hand.
"Two people, hehe, that's interesting. Zhang Xiao, prepare to retreat. Once you're out, use a serpentine movement. Arrows fly slower than bullets, so try to find places with trees to run through. Dong Ning, cover me with grenades."
Zhang Xiao and the others nodded in agreement. Chen Zhennan and Dong Ning exchanged a glance, then pulled the pins on their grenades and threw them out of the trench.
The two did not throw the grenades very far, but Hou Jing's soldiers were not far away, and it would be bad if innocent people were injured.
"boom!"
The explosions rang out loudly. Zhang Xiao lifted Chu Feng up and leaped out of the trench. He swayed from side to side as he ran backward amidst a series of explosions.
Chen Zhennan and Dong Ning kept throwing grenades, and a large crater had been blown out of the trench, with dust flying everywhere.
Two minutes later, Chen Zhennan looked at the few remaining grenades beside him and showed an embarrassed expression.
"How are we going to run away?" Chen Zhennan asked with an awkward laugh.
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