Chapter 1 Section 5 Tang Tu River

  Chen Yang's face changed drastically as he snatched the wooden box from Zhang Zhe's hands and slammed it to the ground. The box shattered into pieces, revealing a hidden circuit board inside. Everyone in the room was stunned, but Nan Gong Lan reacted the fastest, giving orders almost instantly: "All personnel prepare to retreat, Spider!" "Roger that!" "Continue to act as vanguard, proceed along the original route, and report back immediately if you encounter any situation." "Spider understands, over."

  "Masseuse!"

  Yes!

  "You're in charge of the right flank, report back immediately if you discover anything!"

  "I understand." Turning around, Zhang Zhe dissolved into the night.

  "Kumamoto!"

  Yes!

  "Left-wing scouting, report situation in the first time."

  "I understand!"

  "Virus!"

  Yes!

  "Responsible for observing and noting if there are enemy snipers, attracting firepower at critical moments."

  "I understand."

  "Script, Ba Ge is in charge of covering our tracks afterwards."

  "I understand!"

  After hesitating for two minutes, Nangong Lan continued: "Wild donkey! Fierce horse! The three of us will act together and be ready to support the others at any time." By this time, the warriors no longer had a hint of joking in their hearts, and they dispersed with incredible speed. In almost the blink of an eye, the squad was completely scattered.

  Others took their tasks and left, Nan Gong Lan took out the battle map again and said: "If my guess is correct, since we touched these sentries, our tracks have been exposed. In this half hour, the enemy has enough time to arrange a combat plan, the situation is very unfavorable for us. The locals are numerous and familiar with the terrain here, so currently, there are two places that are good ambush points for the enemy. The first location is the Tangtuh River, which is less than two kilometers away from here. We must pass through there along this road, but considering that the Tangtuh River should have frozen by now, we can choose any position to cross the river, so this possibility is not great. Even if the locals really arranged it like this, we can completely rush past."

  Chen Yang interrupted Nan Gong Lan's thoughts and said: "Your meaning is that the enemy will set an ambush on the slope after we pass Mo Shigou?"

  Nangong Lan looked at Chen Yang in surprise, then said: "That's right, Moshigou is a concave valley. When we pass through Moshigou and turn down, this slope will be the best place for the enemy to set up an ambush. The reason is simple: when going uphill, physical energy consumption accumulates continuously, and when going downhill, people naturally relax mentally, plus the center of gravity is unstable when going downhill, it's easy to produce a strong sense of fatigue. If we encounter an ambush at this time..."

  Chen Yang thought for a moment and said, "Then do you have any way to not go from there, change to another road?" Nan Gong Lan shook his head: "It's too late, if we turn back now and take another road, it's impossible to reach the destination before dawn. Once the sky brightens, our actions will be more likely to be exposed..."

  "What else can we think about!" Chen Yang gritted his teeth and said: "Since thinking is useless, we can only speed up our advance, charge over before the enemy's main force gathers, other things don't need to be considered for now!"

  Just then, the communicator transmitted Zhang Zhe's slightly nervous voice: "Everyone pay attention, the right wing has discovered the enemy, with a number of ten, rapidly approaching, massage master report finished, please instruct." Nan Gong Lan's eyes suddenly burst forth with a sharp light: "I am Gui Lian Jun, estimate the encounter time."

  "4 minutes, done."

  "Continue surveillance, beware of concealment."

  Nangong Lan then said: "The whole team shrinks, advances at full speed. The script and Eighth Brother are in charge of the enemy on the right wing. No matter what method is used, we must hold down the enemy, and if possible, annihilate them completely."

  "The script is clear." "Ba Ge understands."

  Turning back, Nangong Lan said: "The road ahead will depend on the abilities of you two vanguard, no need to say more. We must now follow the marks left by Spider and speed up our advance. We must reach Tuo Tu River in the shortest time possible. If there is indeed an ambush there, we must clear a safe path for the entire team to pass through..."

  The time was already 3:35, the temperature had dropped to its lowest point. Chen Yang, Nan Gong Lan and Sun Erpao finally arrived safely at Tangtuh River along the marks left by Lu Xiguan. Behind them, they could vaguely hear the sound of shouting, but they didn't worry about it. From any angle, as long as the people coming were not a special forces team, Lin Lie Feng and Zhang Tao had no reason to lose.

  Using the communicator to confirm everyone's location and receiving Lucio's confirmation of safety, the three began to cross the river. The river surface had already frozen, covered with a layer of snow, and every 15 meters on the snowy surface was marked by Lucio. However, for safety reasons, the three crossed the river one after another. Unfortunately, although December in the north has officially entered winter, the days when the ice can be said to seal the sky are not yet here, but in January, only then will the ice surface truly stabilize, and even cars can drive on it without problems.

  At the very front was Chen Yang, walking on the ice surface, and he could clearly feel that the water under the ice layer was not calm. The sound of "dong", "dong" kept coming, Chen Yang knew that this was because the ice surface was not thick enough, and the waves rolled up by the river water under the ice surface were hitting the ice layer.

  With a nervous and tense effort to relax his body, almost every step he took had to be careful. When Chen Yang quickly hid behind the riverbank and raised the anesthetic gun in his hand, he tensely sized up the surrounding environment, white snow, withered various Artemisia, everything was normal.

  After reconfirming the safety, Nangong Lan and Sun Erpao also stepped onto the ice surface. Soon, Nangong Lan was approaching the shore, but just then, a loud cracking sound suddenly rang out. Chen Yang, who was on high alert by the riverbank, discovered that Sun Erpao had stopped in his tracks on the frozen river.

  "Hummer, why did you stop?"

  "Sun Erpao said: 'The ice underfoot has cracked.'"

  "Stop! Get down slowly and be careful!"

  "Hmm!" Sun Erpao put down the anesthetic gun in his hand and slowly lay down on the ice surface.

  "Don't move! Don't move at all! Hold your breath and crawl over slowly!" Chen Yang's voice was trembling. In this situation, once you fall into the river, no one can help Sun Erpao, and it is unknown how deep the water under the ice layer is. If you fall in and leave this ice hole, you will definitely die."

  "Humma, listen to me, don't be in a hurry. Isn't there a bundle of ropes on your shoulder? Listen to me, tie the rope to the gun and the other end to your waist, push the gun over from the ground, grasp the force well. Look, I'm only ten or so meters away from you now, it's easy to do."

  Nangong Lan's voice made Sun Erpao Chen Yang's heart relax a bit. Indeed, Sun Erpao's spoils of war came in handy at this time. When the rope was grasped in Nangong Lan's hand, he stopped Chen Yang who was about to rush onto the river surface: "Don't come over, it's dangerous, I can do it alone." After wrapping the rope around his arm twice, he started pulling Sun Erpao out. Although Sun Erpao weighed nearly 200 pounds, pulling him on the snowy ground didn't require particularly great strength.

  Soon, Sun Erpao's body was pulled over from that piece of cracking ice. Dropping the rope in his hand, Nan Gonglan walked towards the shore while saying: "Don't stay there anymore, hurry up and move forward." Chen Yang couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, but at this moment, with a loud crack, Nan Gonglan's feet were empty, and he instantly disappeared into the river.