50: Chapter 50 Something's fishy going on.

"Big Brother, where there is an anomaly, there must be a demon!"

The strategist Liu Chengfeng immediately stepped forward, his expression grave as he said, "The Stockade Master of Panshi Stockade is crafty and cunning. It is absolutely impossible for him to flee at the first sign of trouble. This empty stockade must be a ploy!"

"In my humble opinion, there are three possibilities."

Liu Chengfeng held up three fingers, "First, there are ambush troops inside the stockade, intending to lure our army in, cut off our retreat, and catch us like turtles in a jar. Second, they have buried oil and traps in the stockade. Third, and most likely, they have abandoned this place to lure us into terrain more favorable to them for a decisive battle!"

A sneer of disdain appeared on Bear Overlord's face: "Hmph! A stray dog that doesn't even want its own lair, yet it dares to talk about a decisive battle?"

But in the end, he did not completely underestimate them, and said to the Second-in-Command and Third-in-Command behind him: "You two, take one hundred elite scouts each, go in and search carefully! Do not miss any corner! Let's see what tricks they are playing!"

Nie Kong and Du Wei took the order and cautiously snuck inside with their men.

A stick of incense later, news arrived.

"Report! Big Brother! The stockade is empty! There is not a single person! The warehouse has also been emptied, and no ambush troops or traps were found!"

Just when everyone thought that Panshi Stockade had really just fled, another scout rushed over with a shocking discovery!

"Big Brother! Strategist! On the small path leading east from the back of the mountain, a large number of wheel tracks and footprints were found! It looks like they have taken their families and supplies and headed in the direction of A Thread of Sky!"

"A Thread of Sky?!"

Upon hearing this place name, Liu Chengfeng's face turned deathly pale in an instant!

He immediately rushed to the improvised military map, stared fixedly at that location, and said urgently: "Big Brother! You must not pursue! That place, A Thread of Sky, is sandwiched between two mountains and is an excellent place for an ambush! They left the traces on purpose to lure us to our deaths!"

"Hahahaha!" Bear Overlord laughed loudly at this moment, his laughter filled with smugness and contempt.

"Strategist, oh Strategist, you really are becoming more timid as you age!"

He pointed to the map and laughed wildly: "They are carrying their families and dragging their supplies, how fast can they run? They think they can set an ambush at A Thread of Sky, but they miscalculated one point! That is the absolute difference in strength between us and them!"

"Before they have even arrived and had time to set up traps, my army will already be able to slaughter them! By then, in the narrow canyon, with their old, weak, women, and children, they won't even have a place to run!"

"This is not a trap at all, but a dead end they have found for themselves!"

In his view, this was a fatal mistake made by Panshi Stockade in their desperation!

"Big Brother, please think twice!" Liu Chengfeng was still pleading bitterly.

"No more words!" Bear Overlord interrupted him rudely, greed flashing in his eyes, "Pass on my order! The whole army is to travel light and pursue at full speed! We must catch up to A Thread of Sky before they can establish a firm footing!"

"Kill all the men! Seize all the women and property!"

"Yes!"

The army of Dushan Stronghold, like a pack of wolves that had smelled blood, no longer had any doubts and immediately passed through the pass, following the clearly visible wheel tracks, and chased madly in the direction of A Thread of Sky.

Liu Chengfeng watched the army's retreating back and could only sigh helplessly.

He knew that his Big Brother had been blinded by continuous victories and the imminent, huge spoils of war.

And what they did not know was that every step they took was moving closer to a death trap carefully prepared for them.

...

A Thread of Sky canyon.

The soldiers of Panshi Stockade, who were lying in ambush on the hillside, could already clearly hear the chaotic footsteps and arrogant cursing coming from afar.

Everyone's heart involuntarily jumped into their throats.

Their hands gripped their weapons tightly, and their bodies trembled slightly from nervousness and excitement.

Gao Feng lay behind a giant rock at the exit of the canyon, his eyes as sharp as a falcon's, staring fixedly at the entrance of the canyon.

He could feel the blood in his body slowly boiling.

This was a huge gamble, betting the entire fate of Panshi Stockade!

If they won, they would soar into the sky and become the undisputed overlord of Ghost Sees Sorrow.

If they lost, they would be doomed forever, and everything would turn into nothingness.

Finally, the first bandit from Dushan Stronghold appeared at the entrance of the canyon.

Following that, the second, the third... the dark mass of people, like a herd of sheep being driven, rushed into this narrow death canyon, which resembled the mouth of a giant beast, without any precautions.

Bear Overlord carried his giant axe, walking in the middle of the troop, with a smile of certainty on his face.

In his view, victory was already within reach.

Gao Feng did not rush to give the order; he was waiting.

He was waiting for the best timing.

He was waiting for the entire army of Dushan Stronghold to enter this canyon.

He was waiting for them to be unable to support each other from front to back, caught in a dilemma of whether to advance or retreat.

Time passed by, second by second.

When the last bandit from Dushan Stronghold also stepped into the range of A Thread of Sky canyon.

A terrifying gleam instantly erupted in Gao Feng's eyes!

It is time!

He stood up abruptly, raised the overlord spear in his hand, used all his strength, and let out a heaven-shaking roar!

"Do it!!!"

The sound, like a Dragon's roar, resounded through the sky!

The able-bodied men of Panshi Stockade, who had been waiting for a long time at the entrance of the canyon, heard the command and immediately threw the torches in their hands onto the dry wood and giant rocks that had been prepared long ago and soaked in fierce fire oil!

"Boom!"

Another wall of violent fire shot up into the sky! Accompanied by the raging flames, countless giant rocks were pushed down with great effort!

"Rumble..."

The entire entrance to the canyon was instantly and completely sealed off by flames and giant rocks!

This sudden scene caused the advancing Dushan Stronghold army to fall into chaos instantly!

"What's going on?!"

"Not good! There's an ambush! We've fallen into a trap!"

Bear Overlord's face also changed drastically! He raised his head abruptly and looked at both sides of the canyon.

He saw that the hillside was already filled with dense figures, not knowing when they had arrived!

Young and determined faces were looking down at them coldly, with the eyes one would use to look at prey.

And in their hands, the fully drawn bowstrings were flashing with the cold light of death!

"Panshi Stockade!!!"

Bear Overlord let out a roar of unwillingness and anger!

He knew that he had been tricked!

However, Gao Feng would not give him any time to react at all.

He stood at the exit of the canyon, the overlord spear pointing from afar at Bear Overlord below.

His voice was cold and resolute, like the verdict of the God of Death.

"Shoot!"