At this moment, the town of Alano was not as peaceful as it appeared outside. On the roof of the Baron's Mansion, Wang Zifeng was holding a telescope and observing the corner of the wall. He saw enemies coming in through the dog hole one by one.
Chang Yujie, who was standing at the side, stepped on the stone fence on the roof and said, "Damn, after waiting for so long, the fish finally took the bait."
Wang Zifeng put down the telescope and said, "Old Chang, you are the only one who has just been promoted to the middle level. If the other side has more masters, today's operation will really be a tightrope walk."
"Hey, let me tell you, only after becoming a mid-level player did I realize the limits of the mid-level players. As long as these guys fall into the trap, I guarantee they will never come back. These guys probably won't understand why they lost until they die. Our strength cannot be summarized by the low-level and mid-level players." Chang Yujie smiled coldly, patted the air rifle and crystal grenade on his waist and said, "Our new toys are not vegetarians."
Wang Zifeng knew what Chang Yujie meant. Thinking of what happened in the afternoon, he became more confident. The two spies had just come in when they were discovered by the members of the mutual aid association. They had already taught residents in the night school how to discover enemy spies.
After Chen Hansheng was seriously injured, it aroused the local residents' emotions of common hatred against the enemy. No one was a fool. Although they had only been together for two months, most people understood that Chen Hansheng was a person who truly sympathized with them, helped them, and kept his word. Therefore, those people in the mutual aid association were very angry and wanted to teach any enemy who wanted to cause trouble a lesson. Everyone stared at any stranger who came in with wide eyes, trying to find out the spy among them.
Matos's two spies were warriors after all. Even if they were disguised as merchants, there would always be clues. In the eyes of the sophisticated innkeepers and businessmen in Alano Town, they were as clear as fireflies in the dark night.
Therefore, they quickly informed the duo of Wang Zifeng and Chang Yujie who were now in charge of the town's security affairs. Under their arrangement, all the people who contacted the spies later were members of the mutual aid association. The largest timber merchant was actually Doris's father Tuqin, and even the dog hole they found was deliberately leaked to them.
While the members of the mutual aid association were holding back the spies, the guards had already come up with a plan to close the door and beat the dog. The previous battle had proved that in front of crystal grenades and pneumatic cannons, the gap in rank could not only be made up, but even surpassed. Since Huang Zheng and his men brought the second batch of munitions for war, the force of the guards had surpassed that of Chen Hansheng when he captured the city. Now, they just had to wait for these guys to enter the Baron's Mansion obediently. So far, everything was going well.
There was a little girl on the roof, who was the intruder's sister, Jenny.
Chang Yujie glanced at Jenny who was standing next to the two of them, and asked Wang Zifeng, "What should she do?"
Wang Zifeng sighed and said, “Jenny, I can’t agree to let you persuade your brother. Once our plan is exposed, we will definitely suffer huge losses. And you may also be in danger. Your brother will not surrender because of your words.”
"But I really stand with you. I will never betray my teacher and friends..." Jenny said with a look of grievance.
"There's nothing more to say. You are not suitable to be present in this battle. Unless you are needed to persuade him in the end, you should go back to your room." Wang Zifeng said in a serious tone and his words were not polite. However, when he saw the little girl's tearful eyes, his heart softened and he comforted her: "With your brother's strength, he may not die in our attack all at once. I promise you that as long as he doesn't resist, I will give him a chance to surrender."
Jenny opened her mouth, moved it slightly twice, and finally closed it again. She knew that continuing would lead to nothing, so she could only nod in agreement.
"Oh, why involve a little girl in such a trivial matter?" Chang Yujie sighed.
"You talk as if we have a choice." Wang Zifeng said with a wry smile.
He raised the telescope again, but the scene he saw made him feel very strange. After entering the town, the other party did not take any direct action, but sent several experts to sneak into the surrounding houses and kidnapped two people.
"What are they doing? Take a look!" Wang Zifeng handed the telescope to Chang Yujie.
"They are torturing these people. It seems that Matos is very cautious. I guess he wants to check whether the results obtained by the spies are consistent with the results of his own torture." Chang Yujie said after observing for a while.
"Damn it, I didn't expect them to be so cunning! I should have cleared out the houses around the dog hole. I didn't expect these guys to harm their own people!" Wang Zifeng said as he punched the fence.
"That would leave a bigger flaw. To put it bluntly, we just don't have enough strength." Chang Yujie said in a deep voice.
After a while, the enemies tied up the two residents and put them in the middle of the team, heading towards the Baron's mansion.
"This is… "
"Cannon fodder." Chang Yujie's voice was filled with anger. "I heard from people who have worked in the local army that because they are afraid of magic traps, the army here often captures civilians to test traps during wars. It's just like in our world, forcing civilians to step on landmines."
"If our equipment explodes, the mid-level fighters may be able to hold on. But the civilians will definitely die. But if we don't inflict heavy damage on the enemy right from the start, we will suffer heavy losses in a head-on battle. So..."
"So, we have to make choices before they arrive."
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Matos began to lead the team towards the Baron's Palace. Two soldiers were beside him, escorting the two hostages. One was a woman in her forties, and the other was a young man in his twenties. They were gagged, their hands were tied, and they were held at swords, trembling as they walked forward.
Matos whispered to them, "Follow me obediently. Those who don't will die now, but those who obey may live until the end of the battle. I heard that your new mayor, Chen Hansheng, values the lives of serfs and untouchables very much. I'm here today to see if this is true."
At this time, a man came over and waved his hand to make a secret signal. It was another spy, Duco.
"My Lord Baron, I have found out the situation of the patrol on the road. Follow me!"
Du Ke led his team to avoid the patrols on the road and finally arrived outside the Baron's Mansion.
The entire Baron's Mansion seemed very peaceful. The lights in several rooms were on, the gate of the wall was open, and there were no guards. The empty front yard could be seen at a glance.
"I have inquired about it. It is said that in order to please the serfs and freemen, the Chinese actually opened the Baron's Palace and allowed many people to live in it. Therefore, now even guards are not needed."
At this point, there was no time for hesitation. Matos pushed the two hostages forward and waved his hand, saying, "Attack!"