Chapter 12: Taking Down Xianglu Peak (Revised)

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  When Old Du carefully walked into the enclosure, four bandits were already lying on the ground, and the four rifles had been collected by Dogzi and placed aside. As for Xu Bin, he seemed to be panting, apparently having spent some effort in dealing with these four bandits just now.

  Just now at the first gate, Xu Bin, who was sneaking up, saw that these four bandits didn't even post a sentry and instead gathered together to smoke and chat. Such a good opportunity, how could Xu Bin miss it? After instructing Gouzzi to be ready as a substitute, Xu Bin climbed over the fence and snuck behind the four chatting men, using his wooden spear to kill one of them.

  In the blink of an eye, he kicked one bandit's chin with his foot and then pulled over two other bandits who were standing together with both hands, grabbing their heads and smashing them into each other.

  After being hit violently, the two bandits suddenly felt a blackout and fell to the ground. The bandit who was kicked in the jaw didn't even have time to react before Xu Bin quickly added another knife to his throat. As for the two bandits who bumped heads, they were also killed by Xu Bin during their daze.

  Originally, in Dogzi's view, these two bandits had already been knocked unconscious and could be tied up with their mouths gagged, so they wouldn't make a sound even later. But seeing Xubin walking over with the short knife dripping with blood, his face calm as he gave each of them an extra stab, Dogzi didn't dare utter a word, afraid of startling this young master who had completely turned into a killing god, and if he wasn't satisfied, he might just give himself another stab too, and even in death, he wouldn't be able to complain.

  This series of actions was resolved in less than two minutes, and by the time Old Du Shu came over, he saw that the scene had already been cleaned up. This also means that Old Du Shu, who had just arrived, didn't even have a chance to catch his breath before having to go down again to inform Li Chengbing and others to come up and take over. With a bitter smile, Old Du Shu suddenly felt like he was really getting old, only able to do this kind of running around and reporting messages.

  Xu Bin, sitting on the ground panting, thought that although this young body's physical quality was not bad, compared to his peak period in the special forces, it still fell short by a bit. Otherwise, he wouldn't have felt soreness and numbness in some parts of his body after just reaching the second checkpoint.

  It seems that I still need to strengthen my training and regain the feeling of my peak in my past life. Otherwise, if I want to survive in this era, it's worrying that I don't have any good skills. The law of the jungle is more cruelly and realistically reflected in this era.

  After resting in place for over ten minutes, Xu Bin led Dogzi to continue towards the Third Pass. After passing the Third Pass, it was already the inner stronghold of Xianglu Peak. The defensive measures here were undoubtedly more stringent, and even the fence used for defense was no longer a wooden fence, but was replaced by a mountain stone pass.

  On both sides of the watchtower, a bandit was standing on each one, observing. If they wanted to shoot and kill like before, it would inevitably alert another sentry, unless Dogzi had the skill to shoot two people with one arrow. As for this, Xu Bin didn't even need to ask, and Dogzi also knew it was impossible.

  Just as Xu Bin felt a bit tricky, what made him even more strange was that except for the two lookouts on the watchtower, not a single bandit's shadow could be seen below the pass. How is this possible?

  The more Xu Bin observed, the stranger he found the arrangement to be. He remained motionless on the ground until Old Du Shu came over again. This phenomenon also caught Old Du Shu's attention, and when Dogzi pointed out that there was a lookout standing on each of the two watchtowers, Old Du Shu realized that things were going to get complicated.

  Actually, this defense line, if there are only these two bandits, with Gouzishou being able to take care of one bandit, Xu Bin has countless ways to deal with the other bandit on the watchtower. After all, it's just a small wooden tower less than three meters high, and when getting close, Xu Bin is confident that he can use his short knife as a flying dagger to kill from a distance.

  The key reason he didn't move from his original position was that he felt the defense here shouldn't be as calm as it seemed now. Moreover, on the two roads leading to this place, not a single scout was found, which is rare in the bandit circle.

  Xu Bin didn't believe that Ma Liu Zi, being such a cunning person, would make such a low-level mistake. Therefore, there must be a hidden sentry arranged by Xiang Lufeng near this watchtower. If the hidden sentry is not eliminated, killing these two lookouts will also be useless, and it will similarly expose their tracks.

  Old Du whispered beside Xu Bin: "Young master, are you sure about taking down these two bandits?"

  Xu Bin didn't turn his head and said: "No, don't you think this sentry post is set up a bit strangely?"

  Isn't it strange? I didn't notice at all!

  Looking at the puzzled expressions of the two people beside him, Xu Bin said: "You think carefully, the two sentry posts we broke through just now were both open sentries. Do you think Ma Liu would not set up even a single hidden sentry given his personality?"

  Upon hearing this, Old Du asked immediately: "Does Young Master mean that there are hidden sentries around the watchtower?"

  Xu Bin nodded and said, "Not bad. The reason I haven't made a move is that I want to find out who the hidden sentry is. Only by solving the opponent's hidden sentry can we kill the bandits on the watchtower. Otherwise, even if we just kill these two people in front of us, the hidden sentry will still expose our whereabouts."

  "Now all we need to do is be patient, as long as the night watchman dares to make a move, I can take care of him. Taking out the night watchman and then dealing with these two bandits in front of us will be a piece of cake."

  Yes! How come you didn't notice the traffic police on the way here?

  Listening to Xu Bin's analysis, Gouzi and Lao Du Shu suddenly felt that if they were the ones who had sneaked in tonight, seeing only two bandits on the watchtowers, they would have taken them down without hesitation and then charged into the mountain stronghold with a burst of energy. But facing an opportunity that could be successful at any moment, this young master actually judged so calmly that there might still be hidden dangers under the peaceful watchtower.

  Awesome!

  Admiring the calm and composed young master, neither of them spoke a word, both crouching beside Xu Bin to observe the surroundings. However, having been in ambushes before, they were well aware that the hiding spots of snipers were extremely concealed, and if the sniper didn't move, it would be quite difficult to find him for the time being.

  Just as the bandits at Xu's village were anxiously waiting for news, a bandit from the watchtower seemed to have come down and strolled over to the side of the watchtower, into an inconspicuous depression hidden by a clump of grass: "Little Cow, get me a cigarette, I'm dying of boredom!"

  Opportunity!

  The movement of the lookout's hand undoubtedly dragged him and the people in the ambush into a desperate situation. Xu Bin gave Gouzzi a glance, then quickly flipped over the stone wall and sprinted to the side of the two bandits who were still leaning against each other, smoking.

  Just as the lookout turned around, a person rushed out of his line of sight and slashed his neck with a knife, then pounced on the bandits in ambush. The two dog sons, who were acting as lookouts and accomplices again, also shot and killed another lookout who had been frightened.

  When the two received Xu Bin's hint, they quietly sneaked in. All three of them felt that if this bandit wasn't a smoker, tonight's operation might have really failed.

  The three passes were all cleared, which means that the Xianglu Peak, still immersed in the dream, had opened its doors to Xu Bin. After entrusting Old Du Shu to act as a messenger again, and bringing the brothers from the second pass up the mountain, Xu Bin took Dogzi to start investigating the internal situation of Xianglu Peak.

  It's their first time entering the enemy's lair, the stronghold of the Xu family village, so they should take a good look around to make it worth the hardship they've endured along the way!

  Xianglu Peak, as the old nest of Ma Liu, was naturally built with great care. In addition to being a bandit, Ma Liu was also a merchant with a good family background before he became a bandit. Therefore, apart from engaging in the business of robbery and kidnapping, Xianglu Peak also operated a considerable amount of mountain goods trade.

  Ma Liu's bandit den, among the bandits on Junfeng Mountain, is also considered a wealthy bandit den. Just from the dozens of large and small houses built in the stockade, it can be seen that Ma Liu has invested some capital in operating Xianglu Peak.

  What made Xu Bin puzzled was that since the Xianglu Peak had already spent a lot of money to become like this, why did they still want to target their Black Wind Fort? Was it really because people's hearts were not satisfied with swallowing elephants, and Ma Liu wanted to take advantage of the advantageous terrain of the Xu family fort to create an even bigger scene?

  When Xu Bin observed the situation in this quiet mountain stronghold, he learned that Li Chengbing and others had taken down the three passes, leaving a few bandits to guard the road down the mountain. Under the leadership of Old Du Shu, everyone entered Xianglu Peak. Seeing the quiet mountain stronghold, Li Chengbing and the bandits from Xu's village all knew that Ma Liu would have nowhere to escape tonight!