It's like tigers and leopards walking in the shadows.

Quiet, but full of powerful deterrence.

Hao Zhao sometimes stopped and then raised his fist to signal.

Then the others would stop, and even the horses would remain motionless in a gentle and clever manner.

After confirming that there is no danger around, everyone moved slowly again.

They had already passed through the defense line where there should be Cao's scouts, and were now touching Cao's belly.

The more you go inside the Cao army, the more likely you will encounter the Cao army's cruising scouts.

After walking and stopping and crossing the originally predicted Cao Jun cordon, Hao Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they have already entered the sphere of influence of the Cao army, as long as they do not encounter the patrol soldiers of the Cao army, the danger index will drop a lot.

However, Hao Zhao was still very careful. He understood that danger often came when he was most relaxed. He did not want to cause any accidents due to his negligence, or create any scenes of joy and sorrow.

And the key is that sooner or later, Hao Zhao will meet the Cao army soldiers to obtain core information within the Cao army, with the focus on information such as military deployment. However, ordinary Cao army soldiers may not be clear about these news. Only the elite of the Cao army, that is, the Central Leading Army, can understand more.

Once you get the action, it will inevitably trigger an alarm, and having to go back with intelligence will be a difficult problem.

It is definitely not easy to leave with a living mouth, but if you don’t have a living mouth, you are afraid that you will not ask in detail or remember something wrong...

Anyway, this is a high-risk behavior, but Hao Zhao thinks it is worth a try.

After all, if you don’t have intelligence, just talking about war on paper on the map, you will often fall into a passive position.

For example, where is Cao Cao’s current location?

In an era when there is no satellite positioning, it is not easy to determine the position of the enemy's core troops.

Even though he thought he had a good sense of direction and had stars and moons in the sky, Hao Zhao still had to stop and stop, and he needed to determine the direction based on the stars in the sky. The Husbands and horses following him were walking carefully. No one knew whether there were hidden secret whistles from Cao's scouts in this area, so even if he passed the blockade, he would still be as careful as possible. If he could not be exposed, he would not be exposed.

Moreover, the land under your feet is not completely flat, and it is still rising and falling as the loess high slope changes. Everyone should maintain a stable center of gravity to avoid accidentally falling down and sliding down the slope. It would be bad if they fold their feet before the battle started.

After walking for a while, Hao Zhao suddenly raised his fist again, and immediately everyone stopped and looked around with caution.

"Some smell...

Hao Zhao whispered.

A veteran who was following Hao Zhao looked up slightly, sniffed carefully in the night wind, and then whispered, "Ha, someone is baking something to eat..."

The scouts of Cao's army were also humans, so they also needed to eat.

It's OK, but bake something...

Of course, the scouts of Cao's army knew how to choose to eat and drink secretly in the shelter, and knew that they should avoid the limelight. However, the soldiers of Cao's army were not familiar with the terrain of this area. They did not know that although the gullies below the loess slope could indeed block the fire, they were not in the upper wind. However, the gullies were crisscrossed, and some smell was brought out along the gullies.

Hao Zhao and the old master released the reins of the war horse, then quietly touched forward, and quickly sank into the shadow.

After a while, Hao Zhao turned around and whispered: "There are more than ten Cao army scouts over there, and there is no warning... Let's cover it quietly..."

Everyone nodded, showing a little excitement.

You should know that Cao's scouts were all soldiers!

One head is a level one skill!

Of course, there were not enough scouts from Cao's army, but too many people went up, and there might be uncontrollable accidents, which caused Cao's army to be alert. Therefore, Hao Zhao just called two slaughtered men, and he brought several people with him, a total of more than 20 people attacked, and the rest stayed on the spot to repair and take care of the war horses.

The soldiers who received the order were all excited and took off their respective handy weapons from the horse and quickly prepared.

Most Hussar cavalry are all versatile, not only knowing how to use long and short weapons, but also taking advantage of crossbows.

The same is true for Hao Zhao. Not only did he carry a battle knife, but he also put a short hammer on his waist. After all, he was facing a military armoured man in Cao's army. If the stabbing of the battle knife was not in a vital area, he might not be able to kill with one blow, but the short hammer is different. Even if he hits the head through a box, he will be unambiguous.

The group quickly prepared. In the moonlight, the stars, their eyes were flashing with faint light, as if a group of cats were ready to hunt.

Under Hao Zhao's instructions, more than 20 people quickly divided into three strands, each covering their shadows along the gully.

Soon, Hao Zhao and others tiptoed to the place where Cao's army scouts were repaired.

There are some sparse trees on the top of the slope. Because the loess is relatively dry, the trees are not growing very well, and there are some weeds and shrubs around. Two Cao army scouts hid behind the trees and shrubs, while the rest of Cao army scouts raised bonfires and set up smoke cages in the depressions below the slope.

Although Cao's scouts made corresponding hidden measures, the taste of barbecue would be greater than that of ordinary fire...

Perhaps it was because they finally hunted wild animals, or perhaps because they were in a relatively internal situation, which made them not alert. Although these Cao troops were indeed elite Cao troops wearing armor, they did not seem very elite in their current state.

The aroma of the barbecue seemed to have distracted the scout Cao Jun on duty, and frequently looked back at the direction of the bonfire.

Hao Zhao slowly moved forward, like a smart big cat. Only after the forefoot was stepped firmly, would he protrude the second step. Although his posture looked weird, it was very effective.

Suddenly, the scout on duty at Cao Jun seemed to notice something, or perhaps he felt that the surroundings suddenly became too quiet. This instinct made him straight up and start looking around...

Unfortunately it's too late.

Hao Zhao rushed out suddenly, and the short blade was like a sharp claw that poked out, slashing through the throat of Cao's scout.

The sound of blood spurting out was like a whistle shattering in the wind.

The scout Cao Jun covered his neck tightly, as if he wanted to roar, but his trachea was cut so that he couldn't make a shout at all, so he could only stare and fall down.

Hao Zhao grabbed Cao's scout and gently lowered his body.

In fact, the fishy smell of human blood is very strong. If it weren't for the barbecue smell of the campfire that covered up the fishy smell, the experienced scout Cao Jun would have become alert.

The scout Cao's army, who had been lifted from the guard sentry, was like a prey that had fallen into a trap.

Although when Hao Zhao and others finally appeared in front of them, their reaction speed was not slow. Some grabbed weapons and some rolled on the spot, they were one step too late.

Whoosh swish swish swish!

Arrows and crossbow arrows roared and shot out from different directions, leaving Cao's scouts without even space to hide.

Screams rang one after another, and the scout of Cao's army was quickly shot and killed.

This sneak attack ended in a short time and no major news has been made.

Hao Zhao and others first discovered the scout of Cao's army and killed the soldiers on duty. The other party was completely unprepared, so victory was taken for granted, but because they did not have time to communicate well in advance, they could not leave an effective survivor.

The only two or three Cao Jun scouts who were still breathing seemed to know that they had not lived for a long time, cursing Hao Zhao and others fiercely, and then they died...

However, some information is not only obtained through words.

After searching for the bodies of Cao Jun scouts and the items they were carrying, Hao Zhao discovered something.

The scouts of Cao's army had not much left of dry food...

This may be one of the reasons why they took the risk of barbecuing, but it also provided information to Hao Zhao.
Chapter completed!