Fang Xiongfei personally selected three thousand elite soldiers from the Yuezhou Army. Many bore wounds, but every one of them had keen eyes flashing with sparks of hatred.
Many of their homes were in Linhai Commandery and Yuyao Commandery, and they had long wanted to retake the port.
Although they looked somewhat exhausted.
The flames of vengeance had long since overwhelmed their fatigue.
Fifty of the Imperial Guards Su Fei had brought changed into Yuezhou Army uniforms and silently blended into the vanguard, ready to strike at any moment.
The troops soon began their march.
Fang Xiongfei led the vanguard at the very front, advancing along a mountain forest trail on the edge of Kuaiji Commandery.
It was a trail familiar to the Yuezhou Army, allowing them to bypass the towns garrisoned by Japanese pirates and reach Linhai Commandery's port as quickly as possible.
The light in the mountain forest gradually dimmed. The Yuezhou Army soldiers carried torches and kept their footsteps extremely light. All the cavalry horses had their hooves wrapped in hemp cloth to avoid making unnecessary noise.
After marching for roughly half a day, the vanguard suddenly stopped.
A soldier came to report that something unusual had been spotted ahead.
Fang Xiongfei raised a hand to signal the troops behind him to stop, then crept forward with two Imperial Guards.
Beneath a large tree beside the mountain trail were two scouts dressed in Japanese pirate clothing, sitting on rocks and watching their surroundings.
"They're Japanese pirate scouts."
Fang Xiongfei lowered his voice, a cold gleam flashing through his eyes.
Before he could act, the two Imperial Guards darted forward. Their Spring Embroidered Sabers flashed coldly, and the two scouts did not even have time to make a sound.
Their throats were slit, and their bodies were then