Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Lu Huan also noticed that Su Xi had been acting strangely lately. She said she had something to do and hurriedly turned off the screen, but she continued to stay at home, eating potato chips aimlessly, and didn’t seem to have anything to do.
Lu Huan couldn’t help but wonder if he had done something wrong that made her not want to see him as much as before.
Lu Huan originally wanted to take some time to have a proper talk with her, but due to the military urgency and the urgent task of rescuing more than a hundred elderly people, women and children, he could only put the matter aside for the time being and ask her what was wrong when the situation here was a little less urgent.
Huiyan Mountain Gorge was easy to defend but difficult to attack. If they led their troops directly to approach, those hostages would probably be slaughtered immediately.
The only solution now was to outsmart them. General Zhenyuan decided to entrust this matter to Lu Huan, who selected ten men to form an eleven-man team. They were to pretend to go on a reconnaissance mission who got caught in the crossfire and get captured by the enemy.
Only in this way could they penetrate deep into enemy territory and rescue the hostages.
Although it was dangerous, it was the only way.
The enemy already recognized Lu Huan’s face. After Lu Huan was captured, he would certainly face retaliation, and this retaliation would not be as simple as a minor injury. Therefore, after infiltrating the enemy camp, they had to get those hundred-odd people out as quickly as possible, otherwise their safety would be uncertain.
This trip was extremely dangerous, and because of the danger, Lu Huan didn’t want Su Xi to see him get injured; she would definitely be terrified.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to carry out the operation late one snowy night.
The northern military camp was silent, save for the mournful cries of the bereaved people echoing from the city. Lu Huan and several of General Zhenyuan’s men, disguised in enemy armor, bypassed the mountains and forests and headed towards the Huiyan Mountain Valley.
Lu Huan whispered his orders: “Get it done as soon as possible. After being captured, find a way to burn the enemy camp’s food supplies. The latest you can do this is by this time tomorrow.”
The other ten people with him all nodded solemnly.
Lu Huan had calculated it clearly. She had just fallen asleep, and tomorrow she would go to school. She would only open her curtain after returning from school. Therefore, based on the double time flow, it should be exactly two nights and one day for him.
By this time tomorrow night, he could return to his tent.
The enemy troops had retreated to Huiyan Mountain. Although they were exhausted, they were holding on for their last breath and strictly controlled all the soldiers entering and leaving the Huiyan Mountain valley.
The enemy was naturally worried that the Yan army would bypass the area from behind Huiyan Mountain and penetrate deep into their territory. Therefore, they concentrated all the hostages in the canyon, turning it into an impregnable fortress.
When Lu Huan and his men disguised themselves and infiltrated, it was difficult for them to avoid being discovered by the enemy.
The enemy had already spotted them, but they remained silent, waiting for them to approach the canyon before wiping them out in one fell swoop.
However, little did they know that this was a trap set by the Yan army.
Everything proceeded as planned. The eleven-man squad was quickly captured, but only ten were taken to the canyon. However, the enemy was unaware that there were actually eleven men on the expedition. At this point, the guards of the canyon were completely focused on Lu Huan and the Zhonglang General, who was directly under the command of General Zhenyuan.
He recognized these men; they were all brave and skilled fighters from previous battles. In particular, there was a cavalry captain surnamed Lu who was said to be the heir to the Zhenyuan General. If he were to behead them and bring them back, or capture them alive, he would surely be richly rewarded!
However, just as Lu Huan and his men were about to be tortured with whips over a hundred times in the canyon, flames suddenly shot up from the enemy’s supply depot deep inside the canyon!
Caught off guard by this diversionary tactic, the enemy hastily dispatched troops to extinguish the fire.
Lu Huan and the other nine people took the opportunity to untie themselves and go to the prison to rescue the people.
All actions were swift and decisive.
After the people were rescued and the enemy could no longer threaten the Yan army with their lives, the best archers suddenly rushed out from Huiyan Mountain, their arrows flaming, and unleashed a volley of arrows. They also blocked the road with large stones, wiping out the people trapped on Huiyan Mountain in one fell swoop!
When Lu Huan and his group escaped from Huiyan Mountain Valley with more than a hundred women, children and the elderly, they found that General Zhenyuan’s men were already waiting outside. General Zhenyuan was overjoyed and personally led his men to meet them.
Most of these hundred-plus people were relatives of the city’s residents. Their relatives had been waiting outside the city with the army for a long time. When they saw the returning troops in the distance, the people could hardly contain their excitement and rushed over to greet them, tears streaming down their faces.
However, they were ultimately unable to rescue everyone. Some of the already weakened hostages, subjected to torture by the enemy during this period, did not survive until the Zhenyuan Army came to rescue them.
At this time, many people were holding on to their last breath. After returning to the city, they collapsed unconscious on the ground, and the doctors in the city rushed to take care of them.
The remaining, still conscious, rescued civilians knelt down, kowtowing to express their gratitude to the Zhenyuan Army for saving their lives.
Flames raged outside the city, and chaos reigned inside. But in any case, after today, the war in the north would be extinguished to some extent. The enemy had suffered heavy losses and dared not make any rash moves for the time being. At least for half a month, the army could rest and reorganize.
“Cavalry Commandant!” A doctor from the military camp came over with a medicine box to examine Lu Huan’s injuries, but doctors were scarce in the city at the time, so Lu Huan asked him to examine other people’s injuries instead. Besides, Lu Huan was not used to having his body touched by others, so he hurriedly took his leave from General Zhenyuan and returned to his tent, wanting to treat his injuries before she arrived.
Lu Huan did not suffer any serious injuries. After pretending to be captured, he received several whip marks on his back and neck. These whip marks were not unbearable for him. However, after falling into the hands of the enemy troops stationed at Huiyan Mountain, the enemy troops rubbed salt into their wounds in order to pry them open and obtain the map of the northern border.
This resulted in the wound bleeding profusely, which was quite frightening.
Before the undergarment was removed, all that could be seen was that the white undergarment was stained with blood; and even before it was removed, the open wounds were visible.
Lu Huan had someone bring water and skillfully washed the wound before applying ointment. Although his skin and flesh were numb with pain, Lu Huan felt a hidden joy. After successfully completing this mission, he should gain a dozen or so points, which would bring him closer to the day he could see her.
Thinking this, Lu Huan didn’t pay attention to the force he used, and the wound on his shoulder reopened, causing him to frown.
He wanted to finish the battle quickly, but the numerous whip marks on his body forced him to slow down. When he saw the clock on the wall of Su Xi’s house turn to 5:30, he hurriedly dressed, fastened his belt, picked up the blood-stained bandages on the ground, and ordered the people outside the tent to throw them away.
He sat down at the desk and began transcribing military intelligence. Apart from a scar on his neck that was hard to conceal, he showed no signs of having been seriously injured.
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