Chapter 53: The Annihilation of the Elite (Part 2)

  The dark night was still and silent, the Lu County military camp had already fallen into an eerie silence, although it was surrounded by mountains on three sides, but this did not mean that it was completely sealed off. The towns surrounded by the dense forest, however, seemed to shine with an especially dazzling light.

  But who would have known that this darkness was only half a time away from the sunset, yet the sky had already revealed its twinkling stars.

  The Gao Shun military camp quickly issued a ceasefire order, which was extremely abnormal in the eyes of other troops. However, it was in this quiet atmosphere that a murderous intent was revealed everywhere.

  Inside the military tent, Gao Shun was quietly lying on the bed in his sleeping gown, but under the sleeping gown, his right hand tightly gripped the hilt of his sword. His closed eyes would occasionally open and then close again, as if waiting for something.

  At this moment, on the other side.

  In the mountains east of Lu County, an eighteen-year-old youth wearing iron armor gazed down at Lu County, his cold eyes slowly scanning each military camp. Seeing the faint lights, he couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth and let out a cold laugh.

  But looking at this person, he is over seven feet eight inches tall, wearing a silver robe and iron armor. His cold and stern face has an inexplicable maturity, but the black greatsword in his right hand reveals his identity, who else could it be if not Cao Xin?

  "Pass on my order, instruct Wei Xu and Qi to get ready and start the action." Cao Xin said, putting a twig into his mouth.

  "Yes." Xu Chu responded with a single word and departed with large strides.

  However, Zhou Yu, who was also guarding Cao Xin, muttered: "Big brother, what do you mean by this......"

  He glanced at the former and Cao Xin didn't bother with him, instead heading towards the small path in the woods to return. "Let's head back first, we'll leave the rest to them."

  "Oh." Zhou Yu rubbed his head and followed him up.

  Slowly, as time passed, the sky grew darker and darker, and the rustling in the mountains began to quicken.

  The military account of Lu County, countless soldiers did not remove their armor from their bodies, one by one dared not sleep, but closed their eyes waiting for something.

  "Rumble!"

  Rumbling

  "Rumble, rumble, rumble... Moo~"

  Suddenly, the mountains and forests on all three sides, from low to high, burst forth with a loud rumbling sound like ten thousand horses galloping, and every soldier in Luchuan County immediately sat up, as if they had been prepared for this moment.

  "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" Gao Shun rushed out of the military tent at this moment, mounted his horse and drew his sword, shouting loudly.

  In an instant, the sound of cattle lowing in the mountains and forests on three sides, as well as the thunderous roar of countless livestock rushing forward, was replaced by these soldiers swiftly charging out of their tents and forming a battle array.

  It seems like he is fearless and undaunted.

  The well-trained vanguard had already formed a thousand-man squad, standing tall in the wind of the dark night, each and every one of them revealing sharp eyes scanning the mountains on three sides, while that group of cavalry seemed to be not as fast as the vanguard, but also quickly gathered their horses.

  "Is it finally coming?" Gao Shun narrowed his eyes, although the sky was very dark and he couldn't see the scene in the mountains, but he secretly had some doubts.

  "Why isn't there any gunfire?"

  Fire Ox Array, Fire Ox Array... It should have flames, what more in such a dark place, yet nothing can be seen.

  However, what made Gao Shun even more unexpected was that his men had just gathered, and the voices in the mountains and forests slowly came to a stop.

  Until everything is completely silent...

  "What's going on?" At the same time, the surroundings became quiet again. Gao Shun couldn't help but feel puzzled, yet it seemed as if nothing had happened at all. He didn't see any enemy troops, let alone a herd of cows.

  It's not just Gao Shun, these soldiers are also staring at each other in dismay, yet they can't make sense of it either...

  "Everyone returned to their respective barracks, it wasn't an enemy raid!" Gao Shun said as he dismounted his horse, puzzled and asked: "Was the person who spoke earlier lying?"

  He thought so and shook his head again, Gao Shun still didn't dare to be careless, and called a small school official: "You take people to patrol these mountains and forests, and come back to report to me."

  "Agreed."

  Time passed for half a day.

  Lu County's military account, Gao Shun turned over and over again, couldn't sleep, but the more he thought about it, the more worried he became.

  "Report to General." Suddenly, a voice of a small school came from outside the account.

  "Have you found out?"

  "It is General, there's nothing suspicious in the mountains and forests..."

  "Oh..." Having just calmed down, however, Gao Shun suddenly and inexplicably let out a puzzled cry, "How come your voice is different from earlier?"

  "Ah... I see, maybe it's just a minor cold..."

  "Oh, then go down." When he took off his armor and went down, Gao Shun seemed to be at ease and fell asleep.

  "Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble......"

  It was at this time that the rumbling sound came again from all directions, and Gao Shun had only slept for a moment before he suddenly woke up with a start.

  "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!"

  A group of soldiers rushed out of the military account again, and General Gao Shun quickly put on his armor and hurried out of the account.

  "Get ready for battle!" A loud shout, Gao Shun mounted his horse and said coldly.

  But just as all the soldiers had gathered, the voice dwindled away again and finally became nothing.

  "This..."

  The scene suddenly fell into a dead silence, as if nothing had happened. Gao Shun's face was full of confusion at this moment.

  "The cow's bellow was clearly audible, how did it disappear again?!"

  Many soldiers looked at me... I looked at them, and one by one they all showed a puzzled expression.

  "Disperse."

  Gao Shun dismounted his horse and unbuckled his sword, a strange expression on his face.

  But at this time, the little school that had been seen before suddenly walked into the military account, and a strange look flashed on his face, coming to a place in the surrounding military account.

  "It's all right, you can all go to sleep......" The little schoolmaster whispered to a group of soldiers, while simultaneously revealing a hint of an eerie smile on his face.

  And these soldiers also nodded at the same time. Some have already begun to slack off.

  "Mooooo~ Mooooo~! Mooooo~!!"

  Rumble...

  Time seems to have passed with great difficulty, and after a while, this rumbling sound came again from all directions.

  But it was at this moment that the sound of the cow's lowing became even clearer.

  "Here comes another enemy attack! Everyone get up!!"

  They put on their armor and took up their weapons, but this time the soldiers' reaction was a bit slower. They hastily put on their armor, gathered in front of the tent, but compared to the first gathering, they were significantly slower this time.

  It seems almost expected.

  The sound stopped again.

  The silence fell once again.

  "What a scoundrel!" A loud roar, Gao Shun looked around at the surrounding mountains and forests with indignation, but he didn't know what had happened.

  Looking at the strange expressions on the soldiers' faces, he said simultaneously: "The troops will follow me to inspect in person, I want to see who is behind this!"