Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 263 - 205 Response_3

Chapter 263: Chapter 205 Response_3

Once Ma Anbang was captured, both sides immediately showed their true colors, and it was a case of "on a narrow road, the brave man wins."

Fortunately, Li Hongyun had prepared for this. He had previously analyzed the personnel composition of Ma Anbang’s camp, and now it was time to put that analysis to use.

Seeing the soldiers blockading the way ahead, Li Hongyun urged his horse forward while shouting loudly, "The Qi Dynasty’s hundred thousand heavenly troops will soon arrive! Lay down your weapons and surrender to the Qi Dynasty, and all will be forgiven. Those who dare to resist will be shown no mercy!"

The fifty men behind him also joined in the shouting.

The hastily organized soldiers were indeed scattered by the charge.

Li Hongyun could clearly see the hesitation and retreat on the soldiers’ faces; his words had obviously had an effect.

They didn’t know if the Qi Dynasty’s hundred thousand troops were really on their way, but many were originally from the Qi Dynasty and weren’t very loyal to Ma Anbang, so it was natural for them to take the easy way out at this moment.

Wielding long spears, they made a symbolic gesture of resistance, which was enough; these were low-ranking soldiers with little combat power, and they likely wouldn’t be punished afterward.

However, a few of Ma Anbang’s confidants and personal guards were completely unresponsive, unable to organize an effective resistance.

Li Hongyun rode his horse, carrying Ma Anbang, and led fifty cavalrymen as they charged out of the camp.

"It worked!"

Li Hongyun was thrilled; his heart was pounding wildly.

The plan had gone incredibly smoothly, almost exactly as he had scripted it. Even the few minor unforeseen issues were swiftly resolved by his quick thinking.

Fifty cavalrymen dashed towards the camp’s exit.

Once they left the camp, it would be like a bird escaping from its cage, or a fish entering the sea; the plan could be said to be largely successful!

All they needed to do next was to head to a prearranged location to switch horses and then race southwards; they should be able to get through this ordeal smoothly.

However, just as Li Hongyun was about to leave the camp, he suddenly felt the horse he was furiously riding come to a sharp halt and then, he was violently thrown off!

Tripwire!

Li Hongyun was flung through the air, landing in a heap. His horse also fell to the ground and did not get up for a long time.

Immediately following this, hundreds of soldiers burst out, encircling them completely.

"Kill!"

The attackers were clearly Ma Anbang’s elite confidants; General Chen Shilong knew that talking was useless now and that they had to fight these men.

However, it wasn’t long before they heard the sound of killing from behind as well.

A large group of elite Jin soldiers on horseback charged up aggressively.

Caught between attacks from both sides, Li Hongyun’s fifty cavalrymen were quickly annihilated.

...

"Damn it, so close to success!"

Li Hongyun was furious.

They’d made it through major difficulties smoothly, only to fail at the last moment by tipping over in the gutter!

Of course, calling it a gutter might not be quite right.

He had simply underestimated the difficulty of escaping the military camp.

Capturing Ma Anbang meant a complete breakdown of relations, and even if shouting "Qi Dynasty troops are almost here" could convince some of the camp soldiers sympathetic to the Qi Dynasty not to hinder them, Ma Anbang’s confidants and the Jin soldiers would spare no effort to rescue him.

So, after some thought, Li Hongyun decided that the plan needed some additions.

Most importantly, he needed to carefully plan the route, choosing the weakest spots in the camp to break through. He also had to stay alert at all times, breaking through various roadblocks like tripwires and barriers, and the interception of soldiers relying solely on brute force.

At this point, there were no clever strategies to speak of; it was all about raw power.

"Let’s go again!"

Li Hongyun chose his special ability and began the trial anew.

...

Meanwhile, Fan Cun had already started his third attempt to assault the enemy camp.

The first assault on the camp failed, so Fan Cun had exited the game to check the forums for any strategies.

The result was that there was no surefire strategy to guarantee a clear.

Most players were still in the early stages of development, and it was too soon for any strategies to be posted.

However, a player had posted the original historical document about Yu Jiaxuan’s fifty cavalrymen kidnapping Ma Anbang from the camp.

Although Fan Cun still didn’t know the specific solution, he knew the maximum objective of this instance was to kidnap Ma Anbang using fifty cavalrymen.

So, he decided to continue using his own method, attempting to force his way through.

Of course, using the same blunt method as before wouldn’t work; he needed to change his approach and method.

He really did find a weaker defense spot in the camp and selected the latter half of the night for his operation.

With his intelligence, that was about all the strategy he could come up with.

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