"I understand." Commander Lin nodded seriously, "We will also strengthen our preparedness in this area."
Jiang Yan Hai nodded. He knew that unless he told the other party directly, he would probably not think of it.
Of course, Jiang Yan Hai doesn't know if Taotie is really digging a hole. At least for now, his Data Analysis System can't detect it, and Active Warning System can't penetrate such a deep ground.
But one or two kilometers away from Great Wall, or even hundreds of meters away, there are always gluttons moving around, ranging from dozens to hundreds.
The next night, Jiang Yan Hai received a message from the base. Commander Shao was out of danger and woke up. But he couldn't be in Daqin at the moment because he couldn't get through. At the moment, he was in the ward set up in the temporary base.
However, Jiang Yan Hai has not notified Commander Lin of this news for the time being, because Commander Shao is not allowed to notify the news from the base.
Jiang Yan Hai doesn't really matter, it's probably just to test Commander Lin or something like that.
Just after midnight this night, a harsh warning sounded from the city wall. Jiang Yan Hai's heart skipped a beat, and he knew that Taotie might have really dug a hole. I have to say that these Taotie are really awesome. The bottom of Great Wall is full of rocks. It was built on the mountain by time. It only took them seven or eight days to dig these stone tunnels.
Of course, no one knows whether these gluttons have appeared and been dug in advance.
The passage dug by the opponent is located in the East Arrow Tower, the most remote part of the main defense area in this section. There are not many troops defending there, and because the vertical height there is higher, the height of the city wall plus the cliff below is about fifty meters. Taotie's attacks at this height never go there.
So the guards on the city wall have obviously ignored it.
When Jiang Yan Hai rushed over, Commander Lin and the generals below were already there.
Looking at this tunnel, which is about 4 meters wide and 3 meters high, it only allows six or seven Taotie to run side by side. But at their speed, it wouldn't take long at all to get through here.
Moreover, the height here from the tower above is too high, and there is a blind spot, so the view from above cannot be seen below.
The reason why Taotie was discovered was that when Beast King was passing through, there was a bit of movement and he was discovered by the soldiers above. However, by this time Taotie's large force had already passed.
After being discovered, Beast King left dozens of Taotie wandering here, making the soldiers think that the Taotie was about to attack, and then they sounded the alarm.
But they didn't know what happened. They just thought that the Taotie was going to attack. They waited for all the soldiers to board the city wall and then made preparations. Two or three hours had passed, but none of the Taotie attacked.
When they checked the Taotie here, they discovered that the Taotie here had also disappeared, and finally the soldiers were sent down.
I have to say that as of now, these gluttons actually know the art of war, especially leaving dozens of gluttons here to attract people on the city wall and delay time. Can you think that this is a beast?
By the time Jiang Yan Hai and the others appeared here, at least five or six hours had passed.
The sky outside has begun to brighten, and the sun is beginning to rise.
"We are too late. The Taotie are much faster than the horses, and they are almost tireless. According to their speed, they can reach Bianliang in a few hours, but even if my cavalry is at full strength, it will take at least two days to arrive." General Deng of the Deer Army said in a deep voice.
"It's too late. The wind is very strong now, and the north wind blows all day long. We must use new inventions." Advisor Wang said in a deep voice.
"How long does it take to get to Bianliang?" Commander Lin took a deep breath.
"With favorable wind, three hours." Advisor Wang said.
Jiang Yan Hai just listened and did not speak. He knew that the new invention Advisor Wang and the others were talking about was an enlarged version of Kongming Lantern. To put it bluntly, it was the ancient Hot Air Balloon.
The distance from here to the Song Dynasty capital Bianliang is 800 miles, and the straight-line distance is 400 kilometers.
It is not impossible to float 400 kilometers with the wind in three hours, that is, six hours. At least it is faster than the cavalry. After all, horses are not machines and need to rest.
"Commander, we have never tried these things..." General Wu said next to him.
"Get ready to go." Commander Lin heard it, but she still made her choice.
The entire Shadowless Imperial Guard instantly started to move, and countless Hot Air Balloon began to appear on top of Great Wall. However, many Hot Air Balloon started to burn after rising to a certain height, and then the people above fell down screaming.
It has to be said here that from a spiritual point of view, Shadowless Imperial Guard can be called an elite. Even though at least half of Hot Air Balloon fell from the sky, there were still countless soldiers below who were not afraid and still chose to continue to take off. Commander Lin included were also ready to start taking off.
It was not until Jiang Yan Hai and William came over that Commander Lin looked at Jiang Yan Hai and said solemnly, "Colonel Jiang, if we fail, please prepare yourself and your people. I hope you can enter the border to help us eliminate the Taotie."
"I will, but Commander Lin, if you kill Beast King, even if those ordinary gluttons can't move, don't forget to hit them last." Jiang Yan Hai nodded and added.
"Understood." Commander Lin took a deep breath and nodded seriously.
Advisor Wang also finished communicating with William over there, and finally William chose to set off with General Lin.
"General Wu, if we fail, you will be the new commander of Shadowless Imperial Guard. I hope you can cooperate with Colonel Jiang then, because you know how critical the situation is now." When boarding Hot Air Balloon, Commander Lin said loudly.
"Yes!" General Wu took a deep breath and said loudly.
Only Commander Lin and Advisor Wang chose to go to Bianliang. However, the generals of the other four armies did not choose to take Hot Air Balloon. General Deng of the Deer Army had already organized their cavalry and set off. The others were soldiers sent by various armies.
Someone must take charge here, and it is impossible for everyone to leave.
Jiang Yan Hai naturally did not follow, because he had a feeling, or all the signs when he came here showed that just solving this one Beast King could not solve all the gluttons. If it is really that simple, then just treat it as that simple, and it doesn't matter if you don't participate.
Anyway, they can get enough supplies through normal trade exchanges.
Time flies very fast. On the 28th hour after Commander Lin and the others set out, Jiang Yan Hai and the others received the news, which was rushed over eight hundred miles away. Commander Lin succeeded and had eliminated Beast King. All the gluttons would not move. They had eliminated all the gluttons!