Volume 4: Following the Dragon and Slaying the Dragon Chapter 42: Invasion of the Mining Valley
On the mountain road leading to the mine, Wang Liang did not ride the bronze warhorse. He followed Xiao Hui, walking forward step by step.
This path is really small, and some places are just wide enough for one foot to step on. If there is no one to guide you, you can't tell that this is a path.
The Wild Dog Taoist was pointing the road in front, and behind him were more than a hundred wild dogs of different colors.
These wild dogs were big and small, but they all looked relatively thin. Although they had not turned into human form, they had tiger-skin brocade aprons given by Wang Liang wrapped around their waists. When running in the mountains and forests, they were always very careful to protect the brocade aprons around their waists to prevent them from getting hurt.
It can be seen that these wild dogs have already acquired corresponding spirituality and wisdom, and they are only a little bit away from being able to transform.
At the same time, under the guidance of Taoist Wild Dog, they attach great importance to honor, which can be utilized.
The way these wild dogs advanced was different from that of the Velociraptor soldiers. They cooperated well with each other, but there was no official flavor. It looked like they were moving in a wild way. At the same time, while running forward, they would smell the ground from time to time, which seemed like they were looking for something.
The velociraptor soldiers followed behind. They did not form neat rows as they had done in the previous march. Instead, they gathered in groups of three, disappearing from time to time. Neither the eyes nor the senses could tell where they went.
This made Wang Liang quite helpless. He also didn't know why Xiao Hui regarded them as the main force for frontal attack. They were clearly jungle assassins.
Following behind this team were gazelles. These gazelles were used to running in the mountains and forests, and could move freely even on cliffs. When they scattered around, no one noticed them.
Walking along the path, Wang Liang and his friends soon reached the top of the mountain.
At this time, Wang Liang looked down and understood why this iron mine had not been discovered for so long.
This valley is completely hidden in the mountain. From the outside, it looks like a straight mountain. There should be no other caves in it.
But no one could have imagined that there was such an unknown valley under this mountain. The most important thing was that there were obvious mineral veins in this valley. Many stones were directly rusty in color. The ore was exposed on the ground and could be dug out by just knocking it.
Of course, even so, mining is not an easy task, especially without machines, and it costs human lives.
It is no wonder that several corpses are carried out from here every day and thrown into the mass burial place of the Wild Dog Taoist.
Looking back at the road they came from, Wang Liang said helplessly: "The plan is a bit troublesome. We can take this place, but it will be troublesome to transport all these people out. If they want to go through this mountain road, half of the more than a thousand people will die."
When the Wild Dog Taoist heard this, he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, this kind of road is not easy to walk even for strong soldiers. Only those who are used to walking on this kind of road can walk out alive. Otherwise, sir, after we take over this place, we will wait for their ship carrying iron ore to arrive, rob the ship and then leave?"
"That's not necessary. If we can't transport it all at once, then we can just transport it a few more times."
Wang Liang shook his head. Although this road was not easy to walk on, he could still find a way. After all, this was a world with Taoism.
And looking down from above, the miners below are not necessarily weak.
It’s just that the more than a hundred guards here are a little stronger.
After looking down for a while, Wang Liang pressed his hand.
Xiao Hui nodded and rushed down with the velociraptor soldiers.
Just as Wang Liang had thought, there was no noise when they charged, not even a speck of dust was raised.
The guards in the valley didn't react until the velociraptor soldiers rushed in front of them, but it was too late.
It was midnight and most of the guards in the valley were asleep , with only a dozen guards on patrol.
However, their focus was mostly on the river, and they hardly put any manpower on the small path in the back mountain.
After all, no one walks on this path, and only the corpse carriers know it, so their attention is usually not here.
After entering the valley, the Velociraptor soldiers did not rush to attack. They divided into two groups. One group went around the guards guarding the river, and the other group sneaked to the hut where the guards and supervisors lived.
At this time, there were two guards guarding in front of these huts.
Because most of the people here are slaves, the guards are not fully armed. They just wear leather armor and patrol with long knives in their hands.
But one good thing here is that all their knives are good ones. After all, there are iron ore mines here, so no matter how hard they try, they can still get one or two good weapons.
These guards were usually quite alert during their patrols, but they encountered velociraptor soldiers who could turn invisible directly. In addition, they usually paid more attention to the slave workers' residences, so they didn't notice when someone touched them from behind.
By the time they heard a series of crackling sounds, it was too late.
After the velociraptor soldiers rushed out, the three-one-three formation was used very effectively, and all the patrolling guards were killed in an instant.
But there is a reason why these guards are placed here.
The raptors attacked at the same time, taking out the patrolling guards, thinking that this would allow them to easily take over the valley.
But they never expected that when the first guard was killed, urgent bells rang in the valley.
All the sleeping guards were awakened. They got up puzzled and wanted to see what was going on.
But the Velociraptor soldiers reacted faster. After hearing the bell, they didn't care where the bell came from, but turned around and rushed into the room.
Before the guards who had just woken up could react, they were all killed in their beds.
Then the whole valley fell into chaos.
The slave laborers had been waiting for such an opportunity. As soon as they heard the bell, dozens of them took out weapons that had been hidden in the straw pile and rushed out.
The only weapons they could hide were either sharpened iron ore or broken pickaxes, and they were always waiting for an opportunity.
Although it was unclear what the situation was today, the slave workers all understood that this was the best opportunity.
The slaves got up in twos and threes. Some began to bang on the prison door, some looked out from afar to get information, and some shouted loudly to create chaos.
For a moment, the slaves were in chaos, breaking out of the cells where they were imprisoned and killing the supervisors who were monitoring them.
At this moment, Wang Liang's Taixuan umbrella fell from the sky and suppressed the sound of the bell in the valley.
