noffsinger Chapter 266 Training Ground
Chapter 266 Training Ground
In the dense forest, a team of more than a dozen riders was galloping at full speed. Their horses were strong and swift, and the sound of their hooves echoed in the forest. Soon, the team arrived in front of an abandoned workshop.
Everyone dismounted, and the leading man gave the order: "Divide into three teams and look for traces in three directions!"
Everyone responded in unison. Then, they quickly split into three groups and headed in different directions. Time passed quietly. After an unknown amount of time, a subordinate hurried over to report: "Your Majesty, we found traces ahead!"
Upon hearing this, Batur immediately stood up and asked anxiously, "Where is it?"
The man replied respectfully: "Just five kilometers away from here, we found traces similar to wheels!"
Batur's eyes flashed with excitement, and he decisively ordered: "Okay, send a signal and let the people on the other two sides rush over!"
"Yes!" With a reply, the man took out a signal arrow from his sleeve, aimed at the sky and shot it out. The signal arrow drew a gorgeous arc in the air and made a sharp sound.
Then, he followed Batur to the place where he had just found the wheel tracks. When they arrived at their destination, Batur carefully observed the wheel tracks in the bushes. It was a faint mark, intermittent. They continued to move forward along the wheel tracks. The further they walked, the more obvious the wheel tracks became, extending forward, as if guiding the direction they were going.
As the wheel tracks became clearer and clearer, Batur gradually came up with an answer. It must be that when the enemy evacuated, they carefully erased the tracks at first, but after erasing five kilometers, they thought they would not be discovered again, so they were no longer so cautious in handling the tracks.
However, when they continued walking forward for about five kilometers, they suddenly saw an open plain in front of them without any cover.
Faced with this situation, Batur decisively ordered: "Return the original route and explore again after dark!"
He knew very well that in broad daylight, if there were people watching on the other side of the plain, their appearance would undoubtedly alert the enemy and lead to the failure of the operation. Only by waiting until dark and leading everyone to explore carefully could the risk of being discovered by the enemy be reduced.
Under the cover of night, the cold wind was so sharp that it hurt people's cheeks. On this dark plain, seven or eight figures were moving forward silently. They were hunched over, with nervous and alert expressions, paying attention to the situation ahead and carefully checking whether there were any traps on the road.
The person walking in front walked very slowly, and every step was extremely cautious. The people behind followed closely, not daring to relax. Suddenly, the person in front missed a step, and his body suddenly leaned forward, almost falling into a deep pit.
Fortunately, the people behind him reacted quickly and grabbed him, thus avoiding a disaster. After he stabilized himself, he could see clearly in the faint moonlight that the pit was full of sharpened wood. If someone accidentally fell into it, they would die without even a chance to shout.
Everyone was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. They hurriedly changed their route to bypass this dangerous area. They continued to move forward slowly and carefully, their hearts filled with fear and anxiety about the unknown.
Along the way, they successfully avoided six or seven traps hidden in the dark. These traps were so cleverly designed that it would have been difficult to detect them if they hadn't remained highly alert.
Finally, after a long trek and hard work, they came to the bottom of a slope. They squatted down and pricked up their ears to listen to the movement above, hoping to capture any useful information.
Batur listened carefully for a while, then watched the gestures made by one of the men. The man nodded, bent his body, and carefully moved forward along the edge of the slope. When he walked under a tree, he suddenly jumped and climbed up the slope easily. Not long after, the man came back.
He looked at Batur and gestured with his hands, saying, "There's a man on guard up there, keeping a close eye on what's going on around here!"
Batur nodded to show that he understood. He waved his hand again, indicating that everyone should follow the route that the man had just taken. When they successfully climbed the hillside, they saw a man who was looking around vigilantly and listening for any unusual sounds around him.
Batur made another gesture, ordering one person to stay in the dark to watch the man, and if any unexpected situation occurred, he could be killed on the spot. The others continued to move forward.
After a difficult climb and evasion, they passed several hills and avoided several sentries before finally climbing a mountain. When they reached the top of the mountain, they were surprised to find that there was a huge training ground hidden in the valley.
Due to the darkness of the night and the distance, Batur and his companions could not see how many soldiers the training ground could accommodate at the same time. So Batur carefully observed the terrain here, then looked up at the sky, and finally decided to lead a few people back the same way.
When they finally walked out of the plain, it was already dawn. After a night of exploration, they had gained a lot. Batur looked at the end of the plain again and found that someone seemed to be going down the mountain to check if there were any abnormalities in the traps.
He immediately realized that he had to leave as soon as possible to avoid being discovered by the enemy. So he led everyone away quietly. Fortunately, they erased all traces of their journey on the way back, and even repaired the trap that was accidentally stepped on, making it difficult to detect. At this moment, he only needed to bring this important news back to the capital, and then make further plans and discussions.
Keremu frowned as he looked at the two pieces of paper on the table. One was the confession brought by Aidil, and the other was the map drawn by Batur. After thinking for a moment, he picked up the confession first, looked at Aidil and asked seriously: "If this matter is really related to the prime minister, you..."
Aidil saw the worry in his eldest brother's eyes. He straightened up and answered firmly: "If it is really related, then we should do what we should do!"
If it were before, he might feel nervous and anxious, and might even ask his father for mercy on behalf of the prime minister, but now it is different. Ever since he learned that Concubine Xian was the murderer of his biological mother, and that she had always regarded him as a chess piece that could be used, and now wanted to destroy him as a chess piece, and even attempted to manipulate Xilin and her son, he only had deep hatred for the prime minister and Concubine Xian.
Batur looked at Aidil and couldn't help asking, "Second brother, although you and the prime minister have kept a certain distance in the past few years, he is your grandfather after all."
Hearing this, Aidier sneered and said, "Humph, Third Brother, you and I are both sons of our father. As the prince of Loulan, we should put Loulan first. Although the Prime Minister is my grandfather, he is also a minister of Loulan. If a minister has any evil intentions, he should be killed by everyone!"
Batur sighed helplessly. It seemed that his silly second brother might have known the truth of that year, so he made up his mind to draw a clear line with the prime minister.
When he first learned that his second brother was not close to the prime minister after leaving the palace, he thought that his second brother was afraid of his father's suspicion, so he deliberately stayed away from him. Now it seems that this is not the case!