Doomsday Code

Chapter 445 Scouting the Bandits

"Well, fine, then, let's do as you say."

Then Chen Cheng smiled and rubbed his hands again and said:

"The city guards probably haven't been dispatched yet. How about letting me join them this time? I'm itching to do something."

The reason why Chen Cheng told Huidun about this was because the mobilization of the city guards required Huidun's consent, and for the final exam, Chen Cheng naturally had to come to Huidun.

Huidun looked at Chen Cheng, then nodded and said:

"That's great. Take my token and orders and go find the city guards."

As he spoke, Huidun handed his identity token and the order to dispatch troops to eliminate the bandits to Chen Cheng.

After Chen Cheng left, he sent someone to invite Tophis.

Afterwards, the two of them planned their respective wordings, and then wrote a document and submitted it urgently.

At this time, Chen Cheng came to the city guard camp with the order and Huidun's identity token.

After seeing the order signed by Huidun himself, the city guards quickly assembled a team of a hundred people.

"We have been keeping an eye on this gang of bandits for a long time and have figured out their patterns of action. It just so happens that today is the time when they come down the mountain to rob."

The team leader said to Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng nodded, and then said:

"You don't have to be so polite. I am now a soldier under your command. I am proficient in various types of magic and my strength is at the silver level. You can tell me what tasks you want me to perform."

Chen Cheng did not use his status to show off and make these people listen to him, because he knew that he knew nothing about war.

Explaining one's own realm and ability will also make it easier for the captain to give orders.

The captain of the team was very pleased that Chen Cheng did not interfere. What these soldiers feared most were those senior officials who knew nothing and liked to show off.

The team leader took out a detailed military map, then pointed at a location on it and said:

"This is the bandit's lair we discovered. It's just a simple cave."

"Brown, right? Since you are good at all kinds of magic, you will go to scout the situation later. Once these people are dispatched, you will come back and report immediately."

Chen Cheng noted the location, and then left the main force to go into the mountains for reconnaissance.

"Captain, do you understand the reconnaissance job? Don't let the bandits find you before you find them."

The team leader glared at his men and said:

"He is your comrade now. Is this how you treat your comrade? And don't forget that he is Brown."

At this point, a look of reverence emerged on the team leader's face.

It is obvious that this person is Chen Cheng’s little fan.

At this time, no one in Huidun City would mention Chen Cheng's slave status. As eyewitnesses, they believed that Chen Cheng was a legend. If he had not died young, his future achievements would at least be that of an epic national defender.

When the men around him heard the captain mention the name Brown, they also showed shame on their faces.

He was just an illiterate soldier all his life, while his younger brother was a student studying in a new school.

Even if he cannot become a magician in the future, if his literate brother joins the army, his chances of being promoted to an officer will be much easier than for someone like him who cannot read.

Moreover, with the current development of Huidun City, even if you don't join the army, as long as you learn well, you can become a senior engineer in a factory, and the salary and benefits will be much better than those of the soldiers.

And all of this was brought about by Brown.

At this time, Chen Cheng had already arrived near the bandits' hiding place according to the map in his mind.

At this time, he did not rush forward impatiently, but picked up the dead branches and leaves on the ground to camouflage himself.

Then he carefully sneaked towards the bandits' hiding place.

During this process, Chen Cheng also discovered several visible and hidden sentries set up by the bandits.

Looking at the familiarity of these guys' outpost configurations, it was obvious that they were not an ordinary gang of bandits, but a group of well-trained bandits.

When they were about a hundred meters away from the cave where the bandits were hiding, Chen Cheng stopped moving forward.

Then the whole person relied on the dead branches on his body to camouflage himself and became a motionless stone.

He silently noted down the number of people entering and leaving the cave, and then classified them into different types of soldiers based on the weapons in their hands.

The reason why Chen Cheng made such a distinction was because these guys had no intention of hiding the fact that the weapons in their hands were all standard weapons, especially those holding bows and crossbows, which could be seen at a glance as standard weapons of the army.

At this time, in the cave where the bandits were hiding, the leader of the bandits looked at the scout who came in and asked:

"How is it, are there any fat sheep coming to the door?"

"There must be a big fat sheep, but this fat sheep is a little difficult to deal with this time."

The bandit leader exclaimed when he heard this. You have to know that their hundreds of brothers are all well-trained. Even if a caravan hires adventurers for protection, they will only be defeated and retreat under the military formation they form.

"Tell me the reason quickly."

"The fat sheep coming this time is a caravan from the south. The caravan has hundreds of carriages carrying goods, and there are no less than a hundred guards accompanying the caravan."

When the gang leader heard the report from his younger brother and heard about the hundreds of horse-drawn carriages, his eyes lit up.

But he also had to be wary of the guard team of no less than a hundred people that his younger brother mentioned.

Such a large caravan must have a big family behind it. If I rob this caravan, I will probably suffer a violent revenge in the future.

Then he thought about the purpose of his and others coming here, and finally he stood up and greeted:

"In that case, then all brothers, please follow me this time. We will do a big deal and eat our fill all at once."

Following his order, all the patrol checkpoints inside and outside the cave soon gathered together.

At this moment, when Chen Cheng looked around and counted the number of people inside, he knew that this was a serious situation.

According to previous intelligence, it was thought that this gang of gangsters consisted of no more than fifty people, but now the number is no less than a hundred.

And looking at the weapons in their hands, these should be soldiers who have received formal training.

Chen Cheng quickly used space magic to move himself out, and after moving out of the range of the gangsters, he hurried back.

When the captain of the team heard the news from Chen Cheng's reconnaissance, he frowned. Now their numerical advantage was gone.

And if what Chen Cheng said was correct, those guys were professional soldiers, and their numbers were greater than theirs, so this would definitely be a fierce battle.