Zong Ze frowned, Lai Jianyuan?
"Brother, what's going on?"
"Last night I sent Jiang Hei to keep an eye on Zhou Budao and Ding Bowen, and found that Lai Jianyuan privately found Ding Bowen and informed him of our plan."
Su Yang couldn't say what he saw, so he had to let Jiang Hei take the blame. Anyway, that simpleton didn't care.
Zong Ze and Bai Zhanchen's faces changed. They never expected Lai Jianyuan to betray them.
Zong Ze's clenched fists loosened again, suppressing his anger.
"Brother, what's your plan?"
"Let's turn their plan against them. We'll let Lai Jianyuan lead the charge onto Fangji Island first, and let him fight the Sang Kingdom people!"
"What if he pretends to agree and colludes with the Sang Kingdom people to attack us?"
Su Yang smiled, "Even if the Sang Kingdom people are willing, our Long Kingdom warriors will not forget history."
"Even if we go back ten thousand steps, the Sang Kingdom people went to great lengths to hide the Dragon Head, and they wouldn't easily give it to others!"
Zong Ze and Bai Zhanchen exchanged glances. Letting Lai Jianyuan be cannon fodder was also an option.
If he found an excuse not to charge, it would mean he had something to hide.
No matter what, Lai Jianyuan was doomed to die!
"Okay, then we'll proceed according to your plan!"
...
Su Yang and the other two drank a little wine, pretending to be a bit tipsy, and returned to the deck to feel the breeze.
Smelling the alcohol in the air, Lai Jianyuan felt relieved.
—Fangji Island, this will be your burial ground!
"Deputy Officer Lai!"
"Ah, Mr. Su, do you have any instructions?"
Su Yang looked into the distance, "You'll lead the charge to wipe out the Sang Kingdom people in a moment, and I'll provide support from the rear!"
"This..."
—This is completely different from what I imagined. Why are the positions reversed?
Lai Jianyuan secretly cursed. How could he ambush if he was in front?
Su Yang smiled, "I don't know martial arts, and I'm afraid of death. Moreover, I just told Director Zong that you are the most suitable candidate for next year's election!"
"Heh heh, this, thank you for your praise, Mr. Su!"
Lai Jianyuan felt a little flattered. Praised by Su Yang like this, he immediately patted his chest.
"Don't worry, Mr. Su, I, Old Lai, will risk my life to protect your safety!"
Su Yang smiled and nodded. Zong Ze's eyes rolled.
—This kid is really good at deceiving people.
—It's still better to have Zhang Suqin move out, otherwise, who knows if I'll be fooled by Su Yang one day.
Fangji Island.
High in the middle, low on three sides.
More than a dozen ships stopped, and everyone quickly jumped off.
"Which way?"
Su Yang thought for a moment. Ding Bowen led his men to ambush in the west, and Liu Heng and Wang Jinlong were in the east.
However, to expose Lai Jianyuan's true colors, they still couldn't disperse their forces.
"Everyone, advance straight ahead!"
"Yes!"
Lai Jianyuan took the lead, with his subordinates clearing the way ten meters ahead.
Towering trees rose from Fangji Island, and the grass was as tall as a person.
The tall grass along the way brushed against Lai Jianyuan's face, making him wince in pain.
—If I had known, I shouldn't have taken this mission.
Su Yang, walking behind, looked up at the trees and happened to see a super hornet's nest.
A little punishment for Lai Jianyuan, that's not too much, right?
Su Yang picked up a small stone and threw it forcefully at the hornet's nest.
—Buzz buzz buzz!
The hornet's nest fell directly onto Lai Jianyuan's head. Countless bees flew out in anger, raising their tails and stinging Lai Jianyuan fiercely.
"Ahhh... Help me..."
Lai Jianyuan jumped up, patting the bees left and right, up and down.
His subordinates retreated, not daring to go up and suffer.
"You... what are you doing, hurry up and save me!"
Lai Jianyuan's nose and face were red and swollen from the bee stings, and he rolled on the ground.
After a few more minutes, the bees slowly dispersed.
Su Yang stepped forward to take a closer look. Lai Jianyuan had become a pig's head, with not an inch of skin intact.
"Deputy Officer Lai, if you're not dead, get up and keep moving!"
"Mr. Su, I feel terrible all over, I really can't walk anymore!"
"That won't do! You promised Director Zong something, think carefully before you speak!"
Zong Ze held back his laughter, "Jianyuan, if you dare to joke with me, the Director, I'll dismiss you on the spot!"
"Okay, okay, I'll get up now..."
The helpless Lai Jianyuan struggled to get up, not daring to let anyone help him.
After the incident, Lai Jianyuan was extremely cautious, constantly looking around.
"Hurry up, what are you dawdling for?"
Su Yang urged from behind, also looking around vigilantly.
They walked for a full half hour from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside.
At this time, the Sang Kingdom warriors on the summit also noticed someone approaching.
"Baga, why are Long Kingdom people here?"
"Sakata-kun, hurry up and lead your men to set up defenses!"
"Yes! Kawasaki-dono!"
A group of Sang Kingdom warriors, realizing what was happening, began to set up a defensive line.
Kawasaki, the leading warrior, used binoculars to survey the surroundings and found that there were many people from the Long Kingdom.
With their numbers alone, they couldn't hold them off.
"Someone, hide the Dragon Head. Even if we die on the battlefield, we can't let them take it back!"
"Yes!"
...
Mid-mountain.
Su Yang and the others heard the commotion above, and everyone entered combat readiness.
Zong Ze, with his rich experience, said, "Jianyuan, you lead the charge, the second team provides flanking support, and the snipers aim at the Sang Kingdom warrior leader."
"Yes!"
Lai Jianyuan walked at the forefront, wondering why Ding Bowen and the others hadn't made a move yet.
—Bang bang bang!
Countless bullets were fired from the summit, narrowly missing Lai Jianyuan.
"Damn Sang Kingdom people, I'll kill you!"
Lai Jianyuan touched his head, a hole now in his hat.
"Charge, charge, charge, kill them all!"
Seeing Lai Jianyuan's determined demeanor, Zong Ze was a little skeptical that he would betray them.
"Brother, what you said earlier might have been a misunderstanding, right?"
Bai Zhanchen also nodded, "Officer Lai has served Songhai wholeheartedly for ten years, he shouldn't have done such a thing."
"Whether it's true or false, we'll know soon!"
Su Yang shrugged and led his men to the summit.
The path was littered with corpses. Lai Jianyuan's men were almost wiped out, along with more Sang Kingdom warriors.
Su Yang hadn't heard any gunshots, so he assumed the Sang Kingdom people had run out of ammunition.
"Brother Yang, they are in the cave."
Jiang Hei pointed to a cave. Kawasaki stood at the entrance, gripping his samurai sword.
"Sang Kingdom people, listen up. If you want to get the Dragon Head back, you'd better do as I say!"
Su Yang said, "What right do you have to say that?"
"Hmph, I've already had the Dragon Head hidden. If I don't tell you, you won't find it even if you search the entire island!"
Kawasaki said confidently, with only a few subordinates left behind him.
Zong Ze and the others frowned, unsure what to do for a moment.
"Come on, let's each send one person, until one side's men are all dead!"
Zong Ze asked, "Brother, why don't we do as he says? We have more people, so we're not afraid of them!"
"Brother, why should we have a duel with him?"
Su Yang used his clairvoyant eyes to look at Kawasaki and saw that his men had hidden the Dragon Head beneath the cave.
The location was very concealed.
At the same time, Su Yang also saw that there were several bombs buried where Kawasaki and his men were standing.
Seeing that no one responded, Kawasaki taunted, "What? Are all Long Kingdom people this afraid of death?"