Book 8 Chapter 43 My Territory (TEASER)
As the scout of the army, he would definitely know the people of importance in the otherClans. Regarding Teng Qingshan&h.e.l.lip; his prestige is extremely high. If he could not even recognize Teng Qingshan, how can he be worthy of becoming a scout?
“Teng Qingshan?” Yan Baishou’s eyes twitched, involuntarily turning his head to look at the Steel Sword Martial Saint by his side.
“Looks like things are not going smoothly.”
The face of Steel Sword Martial Saint, “ Brother Yan, let’s go to the front and find out what in the world is happening.” As the patriarch, under normal circ.u.mstances, Yan Baishou would usually be heavily protected by the military and would rarely head to the front lines. However, he could not be bothered with the normal protocols now as he rushed to the front with the Steel Sword Martial Saint.
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The two hills that surround the Fiery Gilt Steel Valley of the Ox-Head Mountains were in fact just two normal hills, both of different height. However the interesting thing to note is that while the southern ridge is 30 Zhang high and around a few hundred Zhang long which can accommodate several hundred men, however the northern ridge is entirely different, with it being almost 80 zhang high as well as boasting a 100 zhang continuous flat ground at its peak and is totally able to accommodate a few thousand men!
In other words, as long as a few thousand men were to hold the fort on top of this hill, even if there is an overwhelming number of enemies that were to charge into the canyon, it would be a matter of simplicity to hold them off. Granted, even if the defenders were to nudge a boulder off the cliff casually, the said boulder would be able to decimate a huge number of hostiles. At a height of 80 Zhang high, even if the boulder were small, it would still cause a huge impact once it hits bottom.
Anybody who has even an inkling of military tactics would definitely understand the importance of the northern hill.
Thus, it can be said that whoever control this northern hills practically controls half of the deposit.
“By hook or by crook, we must gain control of the northern hill.” Yan Baishou’s heart palpitated in anxiety as he said.