"Then, they deliberately lured me into the best ambush spot and planned to wipe out my army. What a good plan!”
As he spoke, Li Cunxiao was secretly shocked. This Xia army was really not something Hao Xiaode and his peers could compare to.
"No matter how good your plan is, as long as it's seen through, it's meaningless.”
Lin Changye said calmly.
"Cunxiao, split into two groups. You will lead 9000 flying tiger cavalry to attack Hejian County.”
Lin Changye immediately issued an order.
"So, what about Zhou Hou?"
Li Cunxiao cupped his hands and asked.
"I will personally lead the rest of the soldiers to fight against the main force of the Xia army.”
Lin Changye's starry eyes suddenly became as sharp as an eagle's.
"Yes, this subordinate will immediately gather the army and set off!”
Li Cunxiao cupped his hands and quickly retreated.
"Gather!"
After leaving the General's Estate, Li Cunxiao ordered the army to gather. He mobilized 9,000 Flying Tiger Cavalry to make a detour and head straight for Hejian County.
"In the face of such a great opportunity, the Xia army will definitely mobilize their army. The number of troops left behind in Hejian City will not exceed ten thousand, while the rest of the Boling County region will be empty.”
He left Leshou with the cavalry. Not long after they set off, Li Cunxiao discovered a fighter jet.
"After taking down Hejian City, we can clean up the other areas and take over the entire Boling County and Hejian County!”
At this point, Li Cunxiao couldn't help but laugh.
It was indeed possible for cavalry to carry out a long-distance attack.
After making up his mind, he subconsciously ordered the army to speed up.
"Soldiers, follow me.”
Lin Changye led the remaining 25,000 recruits and set off from Leshou, heading in the direction that the Xia army had thought of.
After leaving Leshou, they entered an area with a complicated terrain. The path they took was either a swamp or wild grass.
Looking from afar, it was indeed difficult to find a suitable place to station. The Xia army had chosen this place to ambush.
"It's summer, and the reeds are relatively dry. The water hasn't completely flooded up, so it's very easy for them to catch fire.”
As they marched, Lin Changye looked over the reeds and found an opportunity in this environment.
"Soldiers, bring alchemical fire oil."
Lin Changye said,
Didn't the Xia army want to hide in the reeds? Then he would send that fire and use it to defeat the Xia army in one fell swoop.
"Obey my orders. The twenty thousand soldiers will take a detour and head to the left and right. When they arrive, shoot with arrows.”
Lin Changye continued.
"Yes!"
The 20,000 Flying Tiger Infantry soldiers all responded, then took their considerable quivers and quickly circled around the two sides.
"The rest of the soldiers, follow me.”
Lin Changye tightened the reins in his hands and rode the Red Hare forward again.
Immediately after, the remaining five thousand soldiers followed him from the front. Of course, this included the seventy-two generals of Jiuli.
“………”
At dusk, the 40,000 Xia troops were half-squatting among the reeds, waiting for the arrival of the Zhou army.
The surroundings fell into silence. Occasionally, there would be the sound of insects or one or two birds flying by.
“窸窸窣窣...”
A series of noises sounded from both sides.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh…"
The Flying Tiger Infantry had already arrived on the left and right. They followed the order and lit the arrows with alchemical fire oil, shooting them at the reeds below.
"Sou…Sou!"
The fire quickly grew bigger and began to spread. The crackling sounds continued.
Thick black smoke soared into the sky, causing the sky to become much darker. In an instant, it was lit up as if it was daytime.
"Fire, fire!"
Cries of alarm rose and fell. Many people were surrounded by this fire, trying to escape from the ambush, or even hide under the reeds.
However, the reeds were extremely dense, and many of the ground had cracked. How much water could there be?
"Oh no, my plan has been seen through."
Dou Jiande, who was also hiding in the reeds, exclaimed when he saw the inexplicable fire appear.
"Retreat!"
Dou Jiande, who made a prompt decision, hurriedly shouted. Under the fierce fire, he was sweating profusely. It was unknown whether it was because of the heat or because he was anxious.
"Ahhhh!"
Miserable cries rang out continuously. The terrifying fire made many people have no way out.
The Xia army was like ants on a hot pan, fleeing in all directions to fuel the fire. The morale of the army was completely in chaos. Everyone only cared about extinguishing the fire and quickly escaping from this place.
"Kill them!"
With a loud shout, Lin Changye led the seventy-two generals of Jiuli and five thousand soldiers to attack from the front.
Any Xia army that escaped from the fire attack would be ambushed and killed.
"That's Zhou Hou. Quick, go up and capture him alive!”
Seeing this, Dou Jiande was overjoyed.
This ambush had not completely failed, but there were other ambushes arranged. The goal was to capture Zhou Hou alive, or at least cut off the Zhou army's flag.
"Zhou Hou, hand over your life!"
When Cao Zhan saw Zhou Hou appear, he personally led 5,000 soldiers to attack. This fellow was filled with killing intent. This was the Xia army's only chance.
However, at this moment, he realized that Zhou Hou's expression was calm, and there was a hint of disdain in his eyes.
"Die!"
This angered Cao Zhan. He held two large blades in his hands and charged straight at Zhou Hou.
Seeing that Lin Changye was not moving, he was overjoyed. He thought that Zhou Hou was just pretending to be calm, but he was actually so scared that he could not move.
"Huff huff…"
Just as Cao Zhan's twin blades slashed down, bringing with them a whistling wind, Lin Changye moved. He swung his Overlord Halberd abruptly, and his eyes gleamed with a cold light.
"Puchi!"
Cao Zhan only felt a white light flash before his eyes. Just as he was about to open his mouth to say something, his head suddenly fell to the ground, and fresh blood gushed out.
"Kill…"
The seventy-two generals of Jiuli were like ferocious beasts. The seventy-two men and five thousand soldiers slaughtered the Xia army that charged at them.
"He died just like that?"
Dou Jiande couldn't help but widen his eyes, his forehead covered in bean-sized sweat, the hope that had just ignited quickly turned into ashes.
"Ta Ta…"
The sound of urgent footsteps could be heard. After the arrows were released, the Flying Tigers from the left and right sides rushed over and surrounded the Xia army through the fire.
"Duke Xia, leave quickly!"
Liu Heita, who was protecting Dou Jiande, hurriedly shouted.
Dou Jiande nodded his head. The two of them led the thousand plus Xia soldiers and wanted to escape from the rear.
"Kill them!"
A battle cry rang out. Dou Jiande suddenly turned around in shock and saw a youth at the front of the army, leading no more than ten people and charging towards him.
This youth was naturally the Centurion, Su Dingfang.
"Charge…"
After seeing Dou Jiande, his eyes lit up, and the hot blood in his bones rushed straight towards Dou Jiande.
Even if he and his soldiers had already left the army, he wouldn't hesitate.
What made Dou Jiande surprised was not that this youth was chasing after him, but that this youth came menacingly, looking incomparably brave!
Along the way, he killed everyone he saw. Blood dyed his tender face red, making him look a little ferocious.
Under such a fierce charge, he forcefully charged in and walked over alone.
"Don't panic, Duke Xia. I'm here!"
Liu Heita's face was cold. A youth was just a matter of swinging a knife.
"Kill them!"
Su Dingfang took two or three steps forward and leaped up, aiming the long spear in his hand straight at Dou Jiande's back.
Seeing this, Liu Heita used his saber to block, and the two began to fight.
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