Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

Chapter 119 Night Attack on Nanxiu Ridge

Facing the silence of Wei Hanzhou and Chen Zui, Wang Hu pointed to the map and introduced: "After my careful investigation, Zhang Guilin's stronghold is located in the Nanxiuling area."

"This is an isolated mountain range. There is only a small path on the south side that can lead to a normal climb. On the north side is a steep cliff that is almost impossible to climb."

"As for the east and west, the terrain is rugged and rocky."

"Even if our special forces members want to attack from the east and west, I'm afraid they will suffer heavy losses."

Wei Hanzhou nodded after hearing this. He didn't care about the complicated terrain. He smiled slightly and said, "In that case, I will lead the 28 veterans of the special forces up the mountain from the north."

"Wang Heizi, take a special forces team and try to launch a surprise attack from the south."

"If the sneak attack from the south fails, immediately lead two companies to launch a feint attack from the south to attract the enemy's attention."

"After I go up the mountain from the north, we will attack from both sides and wipe out the remaining troops of Zhang Guilin in one fell swoop."

"Okay." Wang Hu didn't have much objection to this arrangement.

He knew that the north was very dangerous, and it would be very difficult for him to climb up even with his bare hands. But for a fierce man like Wei Hanzhou, it was easy to do.

After agreeing on the plan, the three of them divided the work and worked on their respective tasks. Chen Zui needed to investigate Eshan County and find out who was tipping off Zhang Guilin.

Wei Hanzhou and Wang Hu were preparing to set out to suppress the bandits.

As night fell, the moonlight sprinkled on the earth like water. Wei Hanzhou stood at the north cliff of Nanxiu Mountain, quietly observing the movements around him. The special forces soldiers he brought with him hid around to rest.

He knew very well that he had to be cautious in this operation. If this operation was exposed, it would be impossible to climb up from the north cliff in the future.

So Wei Hanzhou stood under the cliff, waiting patiently for the opportunity. As time passed, he always remained highly alert.

On the other side, Wang Hu led his troops to advance quietly towards Nanxiuling. They advanced along the predetermined route, trying to avoid making any noise.

The forest at night is particularly quiet, with only the occasional sound of birds or insects chirping.

Wang Hu stopped from time to time to observe the surrounding environment, in order to avoid being discovered by the enemy. He also wanted to attack the mountain from the south and take the lead.

When the troops arrived near Nanxiu Ridge, Wang Hu ordered the soldiers to disperse and hide in the surrounding woods to rest.

Time passed by minute by minute, and it was four o'clock in the morning.

Wang Hu had the two company commanders woke up and told them, "I will lead the special forces to sneak up secretly, you guys be ready to meet us."

"If we are discovered by the enemy, you will launch a feint attack to the south."

"Yes, Commander." The two company commanders responded immediately.

Wang Hu is not only the deputy captain of the special operations team, but also the commander of the 1st Security Regiment of the garrison division. These two companies were transferred from the 1st Security Regiment.

After giving instructions to the two company commanders, Wang Hu led the special forces team and quietly went up the mountain from the south side of Nanxiu Ridge.

At the same time, Wei Hanzhou carefully checked the ropes and climbing tools he carried to ensure that every detail was foolproof.

These tools are prepared to help special forces soldiers climb steep cliffs better.

With Wei Hanzhou's rock climbing skills, he can climb many steep cliffs even without the help of any tools.

Of course, no matter how strong one's personal ability is, it is impossible to fight ten, a hundred, or a thousand enemies alone, let alone in this era of hot weapons where a single bullet can take a person's life.

After getting ready, Wei Hanzhou took a deep breath, came to the bottom of the cliff, and began to slowly climb up the cliff. His movements were light and agile, as if he had merged with the night, and he climbed to the top of the mountain step by step.

When Wei Hanzhou was about to reach the top of the mountain, he slowed down and listened carefully to whether there was any movement on the top of the mountain.

After making sure there was no movement on the top of the mountain, Wei Hanzhou continued to climb up. After reaching the top of the mountain, he quickly found a hidden place and carefully observed his surroundings.

Seeing that there were no enemies around and making sure there was no danger, he found two big trees, fixed one end of the two ropes he carried to the big trees, and threw the other end off the cliff to pick up the special forces members up the mountain.

After doing this, he began to observe the entire top of the mountain. There were sporadic faint lights in the distance, which should be the enemy's camp.

When one end of the rope fell to the bottom of the cliff, the special forces team began to climb to the top of the mountain holding the rope.

With the help of ropes, the two special forces members quickly climbed to the top of the mountain.

It took an hour for all the special forces members to reach the top of the mountain.

While the special forces were climbing the northern cliff, Wang Hu also led a team of special forces and quietly climbed the mountain from the south.

During this period, Wang Hu personally eliminated several secret sentries. They successfully arrived at the gate of the stronghold, opened the gate, and prepared to enter the interior of the stronghold.

"Boom."

Before they could be happy, a gunshot rang out suddenly, and Wang Hu knew that they were exposed.

Wang Hu was not panicked. He immediately ordered: "Hide, guard the gate of the mountain stronghold, and support the follow-up troops to go up the mountain."

Less than a minute after the gunshots, dozens of soldiers from Zhang Guilin's army rushed out from all directions and engaged in a fierce firefight with the special forces led by Wang Hu. Suddenly, there was a burst of gunfire.

The special forces led by Wang Hu had only trained for more than two months. Although they had undergone intensive training, they were no match for Wei Hanzhou's team in terms of physical strength, endurance, skills, and psychological quality.

Inside this mountain stronghold are Zhang Guilin's elite troops, whose level of vigilance far exceeds that of ordinary bandits.

There were two secret sentries near the village gate. They spotted Wang Hu and his men immediately and opened fire.

Wei Hanzhou heard gunshots from inside the mountain stronghold and knew that Wang Hu had gone up the mountain. He naturally did not want to be left behind, so he whispered, "Brothers, Captain Wang has already led his men up the mountain."

"We have finally climbed the mountain. Do you want to let Captain Wang take all the credit? Come on, follow me."

Afterwards, he led this team of special forces soldiers and prepared to launch a raid near the enemy camp.

Even at this time, the special forces members remained silent, did not say a word, and followed Wei Hanzhou closely, demonstrating their strong military qualities.

When the gunshot was heard, the hall of the stronghold immediately became brightly lit, and Zhu Yaoxiang and Zhang Guilin both came here.

"What happened?" Zhang Guilin's voice was a little flustered.

A soldier came forward to report: "Commander, some soldiers are attacking us and have already reached the gate of the village."

"What?" Zhang Guilin stood up in shock.

He had originally wanted to escape from Nanshan Province through the Nanshan Mountains, but after walking in the forest for half a month, not only did many soldiers die, but he also failed to find a passable road.

Zhang Guilin had no choice but to return with his soldiers and become a bandit on the outskirts of the mountains.

Zhu Yaoxiang sighed. He still remembered the fighting power of Fang Ji'an's troops clearly. "Captain Zhang, we need to make a decision early on whether to fight or retreat. If we are late, we will not be able to escape."

He only hoped that Fang Jian's troops had not completely surrounded Nanxiuling, otherwise he would have no choice but to wait for death.