According to Zhang Dingguo's estimation, the enemy would either launch a surprise attack soon or wait until the moment before dawn.
After all, the fake Thousand Bull Guards had already exposed them. At this moment, anyone with a normal IQ would increase their vigilance to prevent anyone from taking the risk and forcefully attacking the relay station. At the very least, they had to prevent anyone from coming to save the fake Thousand Bull Guards, or even prevent them from being killed.
Therefore, in order to successfully launch a surprise attack, they had to take advantage of the moment when the relay station had just begun to set up defenses and launch an attack before everything was properly arranged. They had to fight to catch them off guard. The other option was to attack when the Thousand Bull Guards felt that no one would come again and let down their guard. This would also catch them off guard.
Moreover, it was highly likely that the Snake Spirit would not launch an attack with great fanfare. It would probably sneak in first to see if it could kill Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang with the least cost.
Therefore, in order to prevent any assassination attempts, Zhang Dingguo specially sent seven of his personal guards to protect Di Renjie.
There was also Li Yuanfang. Tonight, Di Renjie had also called her for questioning. It seemed that Di Renjie still had many more questions to ask about the details…
Fortunately, Zhang Dingguo waited for almost half an hour but did not see the Snake Spirit attack. It seemed that he would have to wait until dawn.
After all, Zhang Dingguo had brought more than 200 elite soldiers with him this time. It was not as easy to bully as Di Renjie's guards in the original novel, who only had a dozen people. Therefore, it was normal for the snake spirit to be cautious.
Perhaps they had wanted to make a move before, but they had realized that the relay station's reaction was too fast and the security was abnormally tight, so they planned to wait a little longer.
However, this was even better. Zhang Dingguo could make use of this time to perfect his defense.
Zhang Dingguo first took advantage of his good skills and quietly went outside the relay station to take a look.
In the end, he discovered several hidden sentries of the snake spirit without being exposed. They were all watching every move in the relay station.
Fortunately, he had not chosen to sneak into Fairy's Capital with Di Renjie. Otherwise, Fatty Di, who did not know any martial arts, would be a burden. Even if Zhang Dingguo and Li Yuanfang, two first-class experts, were present, they would be exposed as soon as they left the relay station.
Moreover, the Thousand Bull Guards that had been sent to occupy the high ground had most likely been exposed. If they were allowed to hide at the high ground, the snake spirit would definitely kill them before it made its move.
After realizing this, Zhang Dingguo also regretted his youth and inexperience. He had almost caused a disaster and sent his subordinates to their deaths in vain.
However, it was normal for young people to make mistakes. As long as they corrected themselves in time and learned their lesson, they would not make the same mistake again.
Moreover, he could beat them at their own game and make the Thousand Bull Guards retreat to the relay station two hours before dawn.
At this moment, he was also trying to make the snake spirit sentries outside think that the Thousand Bull Guards had let down their guard, thus luring the snake spirit to attack.
He could even use this time gap to send out a portion of the Thousand Bull Guards to bypass the Snake Spirit's hidden sentries and catch them off guard!
After thinking of this plan, Zhang Dingguo went out for a walk to convey the new battle plan.
He also warned them that their location might have been exposed. They had to pay more attention to whether there were enemies behind them and not be ambushed!
In addition, the large group of people who did not find the snake spirit was probably worried that their location would be exposed if there were too many people, so they were hiding in a place far away from the relay station to rest.
As for the guards in Tiger Cage Pass, they didn't have much combat power.
Although Tiger Cage Pass was a very important checkpoint, it had been peaceful for a long time. At least, there had not been any turmoil in the mainland for many years. On the contrary, the border was at war every year, which led to the elite soldiers from all over the country being transferred to the border. Even Tiger Cage Pass was not spared.
To put it bluntly, the local garrison raised some old, weak, sick, and disabled people so that they could have a meal. Usually, they could only maintain public order and collect some city gate taxes. Although they wouldn't cower when it came to fighting against evil people, most of them were powerless!
However, Zhang Dingguo still wrote a letter and chose a clever Thousand Bull Guard to deliver the letter.
However, he didn't send them off now. Instead, he had the Thousand Ox Guard avoid the Snake Spirit's hidden sentries and sneak into the vicinity of the military camp. After the relay station started fighting, he would contact the local garrison commander and let them be in charge of capturing some of the defeated stragglers.
The main reason why it was so troublesome was that Zhang Dingguo could not guarantee that there would not be any Snake Spirit spies among the local defenders...
Fortunately, it was still autumn. Although it was a little cold at night, it was not to the extent of freezing to death.
After a night of careful preparation, everything was ready now, waiting for the snake spirit to come and die.
What if the snake spirit didn't come? That's even better. It saves me trouble.
When the time came, Zhang Dingguo would mobilize the nearby soldiers to escort Di Renjie to the capital.
Even if the quality of these soldiers was not good, there were at least 1,800 of them. He did not believe that the snake spirit would dare to send people to openly attack a large group of government troops on the official road. Even if they were called cowardly after the incident, it was better than letting innocent soldiers die for nothing.
However, the snake spirit did not let Zhang Dingguo and the rest's hard work go to waste. They finally appeared at dawn...
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