The Human Emperor (200-400)

C343: Charge!

As one of the commanders of this operation, the twenty men under Xu Gan had devoted their lives to protecting him. But despite their effort, he had still sustained significant injuries.

At this moment, the rivalry he had with Wang Chong had already vanished altogether.

His only wish was for Wang Chong and the others to escape as swiftly as possible, and not fall into the same plight as him.

"You... Are you a fool? Siling and the others are the only hope we have now! Even if you intend to die, don't drag me down with you. Siling! Siling!!"

Huang Yongtu leapt up and shouted for Wang Chong and Bai Siling as he waved his hands fervently. At this moment, he had already forgotten how he had insulted Bai Siling as a traitor and a bitch previously.

"HAHAHA! Stop our archers from shooting him, allow him to continue calling for them!" At the back of the battleline, Iron Cloak Li laughed heartily at the sight.

"Yes, chief!"

"Wait, don't make it too obvious, either.. Have the bandits located at the eastern end put up a fight against them."

"Yes!" Several highwaymen hurriedly moved to relay the orders.

Despite being outlaws, the highwaymen had specific roles in the group, be it sentry, commander, archer, vanguard, or defense. At this point, they resembled soldiers more than highwaymen.

On the other hand, hearing Huang Yongtu's desperate voice, like a drowning man clutching to his final straw of hope, a ripple struck Bai Siling and Wang Chong's hearts.

"Siling, how is your archery?" Wang Chong suddenly asked.

"Not too bad. Why?" Bai Siling asked, unable to comprehend the rationale behind Wang Chong's question.

"Shoot an arrow for me to send something over." Wang Chong said calmly as his gaze swept across the highwaymen and bandits before him.

After a moment of observation, he had noticed a few minute details.

"We need Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu to maintain the morale of their men. Also, after holding on for so long, they should have quite a few injured among them. Even Xu Gan and Zhang Lin seem to be severely wounded. We'll have to send some pills to them."

"Understood!" Bai Siling nodded as a hint of admiration flashed across her eyes.

The seemingly unfathomable young man before her was truly incredible. Regardless of whatever problem that lay before them, he seemed to be able to always maintain his composure and come up with a countermeasure to deal with it. Unknowingly, she found herself forgetting her fear as well.

It felt as if she would be able to get out of the most difficult of situations just by following the man before her.

This was the capability, as well as the charm that he possessed!

"Bring me my bow!" Bai Siling raised her hand, and a soldier behind them swiftly brought a huge steel bow over.

She was one of the rare ones in the Bai Clan who practiced archery, and had achieved considerable mastery in it. On this aspect, Wang Chong had indeed chosen the right person to ask.

The military provided charcoal pens for Ten-Man Squad Leaders and above to use for communications in times of emergency.

Wang Chong tore a cloth from his sleeve before swiftly writing a few lines of words on it. Then, wrapping a recovery pill within it, he passed the cloth over to Bai Siling.

Hong!

Pinning Wang Chong's note at the tip of the arrow, Bai Siling drew her bowstring and shot the arrow around a hundred zhang away. Eventually, it struck the tree behind Huang Yongtu.