Chapter 1318 - 322: Chosen One_4

Chapter 1318: Chapter 322: Chosen One_4

We are disguised as reconnaissance riders to enter at this time, which is most appropriate;

Besides, if we really wait until it gets dark, the observation effect might not be good either."

"Alright, let me put on the armor."

Two personal guards stepped forward to assist Zheng Fan in putting on armor.

That set of shiny golden armor, Lord Zheng did not intend to wear.

While donning the armor, Zheng Fan glanced at the Sword Saint, seeing him still in ordinary robes, said:

"Weapons have no eyes."

This was to ask the Sword Saint to don armor.

The Sword Saint replied, "Inconvenient for movement."

Lord Zheng then said, "I’m afraid of standing out."

The Sword Saint had no words to argue,

could only let Zheng Fan’s personal guards help him don armor as well.

"My lord, I’ll go bring the Pixiu." One of the personal guards said.

"Very well, you don’t need to come here tomorrow, go to the stable and be responsible for grooming the Pixiu."

"..." The personal guard.

...

The ’reconnaissance riders’ team set off.

By Lord Zheng’s side were Liang Cheng, A Ming, and the Sword Saint, plus ten personal guards riding along.

Any more people would appear too conspicuous, a typical reconnaissance riders team is usually about this size.

The afternoon sun appeared somewhat overcast.

As everyone rode forward, Lord Zheng occasionally raised his head to watch the sky.

"Looks like it’s going to rain."

Rainy weather doesn’t greatly impact siege warfare; many siege weapons are only afraid of fire.

But attacking a camp during rain or right after increases difficulty since horses cannot be used during a siege, yet are needed for powering through a camp.

Imagine,

outside the camp, all is muddy, horse hooves trapped and difficult to pull out, how can one charge through?

Even dismounted foot soldiers facing it head-on are still using legs for walking, activity ability is greatly restricted, rapid advancing also increases personal energy consumption.

Liang Cheng spoke: "My lord, considering today’s wind direction, it should rain tonight."

Lord Zheng shook his head, what does one call this? When it rains, it pours.

The group continued deeper, sometimes passing by some Chu people’s forts and camps, but initially Chu people considered contending with Yan people in reconnaissance rider battles, later realizing Yan reconnaissance riders were formidable, after direct consumption, Chu people opted for internal defense.

Thus, when Lord Zheng’s group passed by those forts, they only heard distant snare drumming without troops being dispatched from the forts to intercept.

However, overall, one can sense that Chu people indeed differ from Qian people three years ago, they are clearly more organized, not passively defensive.

By dusk, Lord Zheng and company finally arrived at the outskirts of Yangshan Village.

Having witnessed firsthand, Lord Zheng realized Yangshan Village’s area is vast.

Its vastness doesn’t refer to the camp’s size or number of stationed troops but resembles a construction site awaiting work.

In Lord Zheng’s past life’s terms, it’s like an unfinished building zone.

It is evident that Chu intends to build a sizable fort here; the foundation is laid, areas to be dug and drilled are set, but the project ultimately halted.

The current Yangshan Village is forced to build next to here.

This place isn’t quite a mountain, rather a mound, with slopes and thickness, not steep; the village utilizes the terrain for construction, the west side is the ’unfinished buildings,’ the north side facing the war direction shows row after row of fortifications from afar.

The camp’s fence is built exceptionally dense, giving Lord Zheng quite a headache.

The group continued, bypassing from the east side up the slope, and could afar see cavalry deploying within the village to reach the camp entrance.

The towers in the camp probably noticed the group far in advance, but possibly due to great distance, pursuing or dispersing would be futile, thus cavalry within the camp didn’t issue, yet if Lord Zheng’s side closed proximity more, they might not be hesitated.

"What if attacking from here?" Lord Zheng asked Liang Cheng.

Liang Cheng shook his head, saying: "My lord, actually no matter which direction to focus the attack, there’s no difference. In contrast, attacking the front is somewhat more suitable;

My lord, please look, this village’s west side has original fort infrastructure for support, borrowing a wall, thus attacking from there is considerably challenging; yet the east side where we’re facing now, has outer, middle, and inner defense lines arranged by Chu people, besides fences, I can assure you, there are also trenches and traps throughout.

If our troops attack from this side, even if the vanguard tries their utmost, it’s not guaranteed they can breach these three defense lines, and if the vanguard fails to gain effective results, rear troops will have to continue advancing, utterly turning into a battle of attrition."

"Going from behind would certainly not work either." Lord Zheng said.

Appearing advantageous to charge from high ground, but feasibility is low, at first one needs to climb, even riding horses exhausts great energy uphill, additionally, lacking sufficient runway, cavalry’s impact advantage can’t be properly exercised.

Naturally, during actual combat, there’ll likely be some cavalry to probe and distract the defense force.

"So, only attacking from the front?" Zheng Fan asked.

"Yes, my lord, the front, appearing as most densely defended, is actually the most vulnerable area, for Yangshan Village not only serves as a defense point but also functions for troop transit, look at the gates over there, three open gates, aimed at optimizing transit efficiency during operations."