In the dark night, the 20,000 Mongolian cavaliers were like ferocious beasts as they approached Zhu Xiong's territory.
Zhu Xiong and all his subjects stared at the darkness.
The deafening sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer.
Everyone stared at the darkness, and even their breathing became light.
Zhu Rong was also extremely nervous.
At this moment, a loud whistling sound suddenly came from the dark night.
Du Yu had sharp ears. When he heard this voice, his expression changed and he shouted,
"Raise your shields!"
Du Yu's shout was especially clear in the sky above the territory.
In the territory, the 20,000 soldiers standing at the front, who had undergone strict training for a period of time, heard this voice.
Subconsciously, they all raised the wooden shields in their hands.
More than 20,000 targets instantly formed layers of shield walls.
Immediately after, a torrential rain of arrows rained down from the night sky.
"Dong dong!"
The arrows hit the wooden shield and made a dense sound.
"Ah!"
"My eyes!"
"I've been shot!"
"Blood, so much blood!"
Screams followed.
Even if there were layers of shield walls in front of him.
However, the rain of arrows still caused irreparable damage to some of the defenseless subjects.
"Damn it!"
Zhu Xiong was also attacked by the rain of arrows.
However, he did not receive any damage.
Because, in front of him, hundreds of subjects formed a wall of flesh, protecting Zhu Rong tightly.
However, the price was indeed the lives of dozens of subjects.
Seeing that dozens of his subjects had lost their lives for him, his eyes instantly turned red.
"I will make you pay the price!”
Looking at the corpses of his subjects lying on the ground, Zhu Xiong clenched his fists tightly and secretly swore.
After a wave of arrows, the sound of horse hooves in the dark became louder.
Under the moonlight, one could even see countless shadows moving up and down toward Zhu Rong's territory.
At this moment.
Du Yu shouted again,
" Ignite!!!"
With a command, countless torches in the front row lit up.
Then, he threw it on the ground.
Then, flames rose from the ground.
These flames began to gradually grow larger and spread.
A huge ring of fire formed around Zhu Rong's territory.
Moreover, the fire in the ring of fire was gradually rising and increasing.
In just a few minutes, a one-meter-tall wall of fire was formed.
This wall of fire completely surrounded Zhu Xiong's entire territory.
The raging fire was particularly eye-catching in the dark night.
It also completely illuminated the entire territory.
At the same time that the ring of fire rose.
In the darkness, the neighing of warhorses could be heard.
Obviously, the sudden fire had startled the warhorses.
In the darkness, Arutai saw this and sneered.
Looking at the blazing flames, Arutai did not show any fear. Instead, he revealed a mocking smile.
"Circle of fire, riding archery!"
Arutai gave the order in the fastest way possible!
Arutai's orders were quickly passed down and were carried out effectively.
The 20,000 Mongolian cavaliers charged towards the fire circle at lightning speed. Then, they made a sharp turn and started running around the fire circle.
? At the same time, all the Mongolian cavaliers drew their bows and nocked their arrows. They shot through the ring of fire.
"Forward troops, raise your shields! Archers, return fire!”
Inside the fire circle, Du Yu quickly responded.
Soon, ten thousand subjects raised their wooden shields and formed a shield wall in front of them.
Behind the shield wall, more than 15,000 archers lined up neatly and fired.
Immediately, arrows rained down like shuttles, coming and going.
Under the rain of arrows, be it the subjects of the territory or the Mongolian cavaliers, there were many casualties.
However, in comparison, with the protection of the shield wall, the casualties of the subjects were still lower than the Mongolian cavaliers.
Arutai, who was leading the Mongolian cavaliers and riding and shooting in circles outside the fire circle, saw the large number of casualties on his side and his gaze darkened.
Just as he was about to take further measures.
Suddenly, the warhorse missed a step and let out a neigh before falling down.
Arutai was shocked, and his expression changed drastically as he looked down.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, a huge pit appeared in front of Arutai.
This deep pit was at least seven to eight meters deep, and the area was huge.
Previously, it had been covered with loose soil.
Now that he was stepped on by the warhorse, he was immediately exposed.
This was a trap!
"Not good!"
Arutai cried out in alarm. He reacted quickly and jumped onto his horse. He stepped on the horse's back and lifted it up.
He landed on the edge of the deep pit.
However, before he could recover from his shock, the neighing of countless warhorses came from behind him.
Arutai turned around and his expression changed drastically.
This was because the countless Mongolian cavaliers charging at him could not stop at all. They tried their best to control their warhorses and make them stop.
However, they could not do it at such a close distance.
Arutai, who was standing at the edge of the huge pit, rushed over.
Arutai didn't even have time to react before he was knocked into a deep pit by a warhorse.
He didn't even have time to scream.
At the same time Arutai was knocked into the deep pit.
? Countless Mongolian cavaliers poured into the huge pit like a flood.
At least three to four thousand cavalrymen fell into the deep pit.
The neighing of warhorses and the screams of the Mongolian cavaliers instantly filled the air.
When these cavalrymen finally reined in their reins, they felt a sense of dread.
? The cavaliers behind them rushed up again and knocked down the Mongolian cavaliers who had finally stopped.
Another desperate wail sounded.
After knowing that all the cavaliers had stopped, more than 5,000 Mongolian cavaliers lay in the huge pit.
? Before the remaining Mongolian cavaliers could react.
Du Yu's voice rang out from within the ring of fire."
" Light the fire and release the arrows!!!"
Countless flaming arrows shot into the sky, shooting towards the remaining cavalrymen and the huge pit.
It might not be easy to hit the moving Mongolian cavaliers.、
However, the Mongolian cavaliers that stopped were like a bunch of live targets.
In addition, the one-meter-tall fire wall shone.
The Mongolian cavaliers that stopped were like bright lights in the dark night.
He immediately became the focus of the archers.
? Under the concentrated fire of the archers, the remaining Mongolian cavaliers instantly fell.
? When the Mongolian cavaliers saw that the situation was not right, they turned around and ran without hesitation.
In just a moment, he disappeared into the night.
No one cared about Arutai's life or death in the deep pit.
After seeing the Mongolian cavaliers flee into the night.
Du Yu did not let his guard down.
Although the traps they set up were very effective and even somewhat exceeded their expectations.
? However, there were still over 10,000 Mongolian cavaliers.
If these Mongolian cavaliers were to make a comeback, they would still bring them a calamity.
Du Yu did not dare to relax in the slightest just in case.
Time slowly passed.
The fire in the ring of fire gradually weakened.
The fire shrank from a meter high to half a meter, and then to a negligible level.
The true appearance of the entire ring of fire was also revealed.
It was formed by a layer of charcoal that was half a meter tall.
After the fire died down, the charcoal turned gray, but the temperature was still extremely hot.
The high temperature caused the air to distort.
At this moment, Du Yu lay down and listened to the ground for a while before letting out a long sigh of relief.
"Your Highness, the remaining Mongolian cavaliers should have gone far away.”
Zhu Xiong heaved a long sigh of relief.
"It's good that he's gone. This crisis is temporarily over.”
"Let's go check the casualties. I reckon they won't be small.”
Du Yu nodded slightly and looked at the huge pit.
"Your Highness is still the best. If it wasn't for your Highness asking us to dig that huge pit, I'm afraid tonight's crisis wouldn't have ended so quickly.”
Zhu Rong shook his head slightly."
"This isn't a trick. I'm just taking a gamble.”
"We will use the charcoal to form a fire ring as a defense. These Mongolian cavaliers will either charge over blindfolded.”
"Or they can use their riding and shooting skills to circle around us.”
"Therefore, I asked you to dig a trench three meters wide and three meters deep in the fire circle. If they dare to charge, they will definitely fall into the trench. At that time, with kerosene, arrows, and spears, they will definitely be forced back.”
"And if they were to shoot, I just need to dig a huge pit outside the fire circle, cover it with wooden boards, and fill it with loose soil. In this dark place, it would be strange if they didn't fall into a pit.”
" However, my methods were only able to temporarily trap the Mongolian cavaliers. I didn't expect them to retreat so easily. This surprised me.”
Du Yu nodded slightly and said with a smile,
" No matter what, we've won. We've even dealt a heavy blow to the Mongolian cavaliers. They won't dare to provoke us for the time being.”
Zhu Xiong smiled.
"I hope so. Anyway, we definitely can't slack off. I've decided that for the time being, the main focus of our territory should be on the army.”
Du Yu nodded slightly and looked up at the deep pit.
"How are you going to deal with the people inside? There should still be many people inside who haven't died.”
Zhu Rong's gaze turned cold as he said simply and roughly,"
"Put the charcoal in and bury it!”
"Understood!"
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