Chapter 94 Attack!
The time spent along the way was basically in line with Zhou Xu’s expectations.
After leaving the Salt Lake Camp until now, before dark on the fifth day, they successfully met up with Li Ce and the others.
In order to avoid being discovered by the enemy, Li Ce and the others deliberately distanced themselves from the hill for almost half a day, and then found a desert place that could be used as a bunker to hide.
And this desert will also become their frontline camp for the next few days.
After all, they couldn't bring everything with them to fight the enemies on the mountain, and they couldn't unilaterally think that they would win there.
Everything is possible, but what if something goes wrong?
Or what if this enemy is not so easy to deal with and the battle between them reaches a stalemate?
Then they must have a camp where they can rest, right?
In this era, it is best for them to open up a half-day's distance, advance, attack, retreat and defend.
As a temporary camp, except for the tents for sleeping and resting, and the stone stove for cooking, there is nothing else. It is basically like this.
The large troops carry supplies and equipment, and the fatigue accumulated from the five-day march cannot be completely recovered after one night's sleep.
But if you let them rest here for two or three days, they will definitely not be able to bear it.
You have to take into account the time it may take for the two sides to fight later.
The resources brought out are limited. Once the resources are exhausted and the rear resource supply fails to keep up in time, they will have no choice but to retreat.
We can't let a whole bunch of them starve to death on the front line, right?
Revolving around these issues, after weighing many times in his mind, Zhou Xu decided to limit his rest time to one day.
For the next whole day, in addition to making fires to cook and doing vigilance to prevent the enemy from discovering them, everyone's main job was to get enough rest.
The only difference from usual is that their action will begin after nightfall!
This undoubtedly requires great courage.
Because in this primitive era, after nightfall, those nocturnal predators would become the deadliest killers in this dark night.
Human beings cannot compete with those nocturnal predators by relying on torches alone and with their vision greatly restricted.
Zhou Xu made this decision not because of a hothead, but because he combined limited intelligence and carefully analyzed the current situation.
This deserted Gobi desert is so desolate. Everywhere you look, there are stones and gravel.
The only ones living here are some reptiles like lizards and various types of bugs.
The lack of resources will not only make primitive people have no interest in this place, but also make large carnivores with higher demand for food leave here to find habitats with more abundant food.
As long as there are no ferocious predators, the threat to them at night will be greatly reduced.
Naturally, this created an acceptable condition for their late night march.
"Chief, would you like a torch?"
At night in this era, the wilderness is pitch black, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you can't see your fingers.
Without a torch, you can't see the road, and you run the risk of injury.
But if you light a torch, you will be too conspicuous. Even from a long distance, you can be spotted at a glance.
Faced with Li Ce's question, Zhou Xu said directly without even thinking about it...
"Light the torch and rush on the road. We have to speed up and get there before dawn!"< br>
They are half a day's walk from their target location. After nightfall, the efficiency of the journey decreases. It is unrealistic to arrive before dawn without lighting a torch.
At this moment, Zhou Xu no longer cared whether the other party would notice them.
In fact, what if it is discovered?
This dark night cannot be illuminated by lighting a torch.
As long as the night remains, his advantage will be guaranteed!
So it was very important for him to arrive before dawn.
Including Li Ce, this was the first time for them to march late at night like this, and all of them were really nervous. However, this mood quickly dissipated in the next hour.
Nothing happened along the way. At the same time, under the illumination of torches, the entire field of vision at night was much better than they expected.
This situation was within Zhou Xu’s expectation.
Thanks to the enhancement of his ‘Evolutionary Leader’ talent, the eyesight of his tribe members is generally better than that of ordinary people, even if individual members are only slightly better.
Of course, even if their eyesight has been improved, they essentially do not have the ability to see at night.
Let alone them, even Zhou Xu himself would not have any effect if he activated the 'Eye of Insight' in a dark environment.
Under this premise, the key item that allowed them to obtain night vision was the torch in their hands.
In the middle of the night in this era, the lighting of torches is completely insufficient for ordinary people, but for those of them with stronger eyesight than ordinary people, a simple superposition can get quite good results. effect.
Ensuring the vision has greatly increased the confidence of the tribe members, and their movement efficiency has been improved a lot.
In the early morning, the fog was thick in the mountains. At the foot of the mountain, two tribe members who were on duty here were yawning and leaning against the trunk of a big tree.
"No, I'll squint for a while, help me look..."
While speaking, the tribe member's eyes had unconsciously narrowed.
However, just when his eyes were about to narrow into a slit, sparks suddenly flashed in his eyes.
This situation made the tribe member stunned for a moment, and then he immediately cheered up and looked into the distance.
At first glance, his whole face changed completely!
"That's fire? An enemy attack! It's an enemy attack!!!"
The shouting was obviously panicked, completely breaking the tranquility of this mountain forest.
Just like Zhou Xu and the others need to rely on the lighting of torches to carry out operations under the cover of night, the same is true for the other party.
The screams woke up the tribe members who were sleeping in the camp at that time, and then, torches were lit one by one.
Before they reached the foot of the mountain, everyone was already in place.
Under normal circumstances, it is no longer realistic to catch them off guard.
However, Zhou Xu did not expect this from the beginning. He marched late at night for another purpose!
Under the cover of night, the torches lit on the mountain allowed Zhou Xu to locate the opponent at a glance.
“This saves me trouble.”
Under the same conditions, the enemy is defending and we are attacking. The opponent is in the mountains and has a geographical advantage. If we fight like this, they will suffer 100% loss.
However, Zhou Xu did not panic at all. The entire attack plan had already been sorted out in his mind.
“Are you all ready?”
“Ready!”
“Very good!”
After saying that, ancient tones continued to come out of Zhou Xu's mouth. Now he is so skilled in using the mantra.
【Skeleton soldier control! 】
In an instant, a group of green will-o'-the-wisps lit up. Against the backdrop of the night, the door to hell seemed to open in Zhou Xu's hands!
“Attack!”
(End of this chapter)