Chapter 23 It hasn't even been detonated yet, so why did the mountain explode?

Everyone's expression changed.

They knew that it wouldn't be long before the enemy realized the siege tactic was ineffective and would launch an attack.

But why are they calling now?

That shouldn't be happening!

Ning Jinli's heart leaped into her throat, and she forgot to press the remote control button.

The man dismounted and urgently reported, "The enemy has mobilized more than 30,000 troops and is about to attack the city walls!"

"Your Majesty, what should we do?!"

——

Right now.

Fifteen thousand fully armed elite soldiers of the Yu Kingdom have quietly infiltrated the karst cave on the north side of Linxian Village.

In addition, Bayong led another 5,000 elite soldiers and the remaining 30,000 troops straight to the front wall of Linxian Village.

In the first half of last night, he sent men to escort Zhou Daikui to explore the cave.

In order not to alert the enemy, they did not enter Linxian Village.

However, it has been confirmed that Zhou Daikui's information regarding the cave was accurate.

Therefore, Bayon held an emergency meeting with his generals and strategists until the early hours of the morning, and then began the current offensive operation.

Once 15,000 elite soldiers reached the village through the cave, it was like tigers entering a sheepfold, and they began their slaughter!

Meanwhile, he was attacking the city walls.

With only 10,000 soldiers in Linxian Village, even if an additional 20,000 to 30,000 laborers were added to the battle, they would be unable to defend both sides effectively under the combined attack from the outside, and would have absolutely no chance of resistance!

The sky was already showing the first light of dawn.

Wearing imposing general's armor, Bayon sat on his chariot, grinning as he stared at the approaching earthen and stone city walls.

"Pass down the order: after we break in, kill everyone except Xiao Qidi. Let's have a good slaughter!"

He shouted loudly.

"Yes, sir!" The lieutenant, his face contorted with a bloodthirsty grin, excitedly went to relay the order.

Zhou Daikui and his four remaining accomplices rode horses alongside the battlefield.

The five people were both nervous and scared, but also proud and pleased with themselves.

Because Bayon said they had done a great service, they wouldn't be killed, and would even be given important positions.

Their day of great success is coming!

Just as 30,000 troops were besieging the city, 15,000 elite soldiers arrived in the middle of the cave.

"Wait, what's that?"

The elite general held his torch high, frowning as he looked ahead.

Looking around, the ground was covered with square boxes, connected by strange, unidentified lines, like a giant spider web.

There were no such strange things when I investigated last night.

How did they suddenly appear?

The other soldiers were also confused and stood still, waiting for their commander's instructions.

The general noticed that one of the boxes was glowing green, so he quickly went over to it.

Little did he know, it was an indicator light on the detonator.

Thinking it was a top-quality gem that would glow, he immediately showed a greedy and delighted expression, took out the dagger at his waist, and tried to pry the "gem" off.

Unwittingly, the knife sliced ​​through the outer casing, and the tip pierced the densely packed batteries inside.

A crackling sound rang out.

A string of sparks flew out, igniting the explosive fuse.

The general let out a sound of surprise.

Then--

Bang!

Bang bang bang!

boom!

Fifteen thousand elite soldiers of the Yu Kingdom had no time to react and were instantly engulfed by the terrifying explosion!

The cave collapsed due to an explosion, causing a violent earthquake.

The entire Linxian Village felt the tremor.

Xiao Qidi and the others hurriedly looked towards the mountain to the north, and were stunned to see the mountain collapse!

hiss……

Is this what explosions are?

Is this the power of explosives?

“Strange…” Ning Jinli muttered to herself as she looked at the remote control.

She hadn't even detonated it yet, so how did the mountain explode?

Could there have been a problem when placing the explosives?

She shivered, thankfully everyone had come out.

If the explosion had occurred while everyone was still inside the cave, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

“Miss Ning,” Xiao Qidi withdrew his gaze, his expression resolute, “I am going to lead everyone to resist the enemy army. You should go back quickly!”

After saying that, he turned and left.

Ning Jinli took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and quickly followed!

It's impossible not to be afraid when a formidable enemy attacks.

But she didn't want to leave!

——

The commotion from the explosion was also noticed by the Yu Kingdom army outside the main city wall of Linxian Village.

They also saw the mountain to the north rapidly collapse in the hazy light of dawn!

Bayon was shocked!

How could such a beautiful mountain collapse?

Fifteen thousand elite soldiers are inside the cave!

"Zhou Daikui!"

His temple veins throbbed as he drew his sword and shouted, "Why is this? Tell me, General!"

Zhou Daikui was also dumbfounded, and the other four people were so frightened that they fell to the ground.

"General...I...I don't know!" Zhou Daikui said in a panic.

Bayong's eyes were so red they looked like they were about to bleed. "Well, you've caused this general to lose 15,000 elite soldiers!"

Zhou Daikui felt a chill run through his body. "General, spare me—"

Whoosh!

The character for "fate" hasn't appeared yet.

Bayon beheaded him with a single stroke!

Pfft!

Blood spurted out a height of ten feet!

The body fell to the ground.

Not satisfied, Ba Yong jumped off the chariot, swung his sword fiercely, and cut Zhou Daikui into eight pieces!

The other four of Zhou Daikui's accomplices fainted on the spot.

How could Bayon let them go? They hacked them all to death without exception!

"Charge!" he roared, brandishing his sword. "Raze Linxian Village to the ground! Slaughter them all!"

"General! Calm down!" the strategist hurriedly advised.

"You want to die too?!" Bayong's blood-stained sword was pressed against the strategist's neck.

Several of his generals quickly dismounted and knelt down to plead for the strategist.

The strategist's face turned pale. "General... you're in a fit of anger. You know that you mustn't act impulsively in battle! Besides, those ten thousand elite troops have already been lost, and the infiltration and surprise attack have failed. If you force an attack now, the losses will only be greater! I beg you, General, to withdraw the troops back to camp and discuss this further!"

"General! The strategist is right!"

The generals also spoke up, "Please reconsider, General!"

Bayon was, after all, a general of the Yu Kingdom, and even though he was furious, he still understood the situation.

He put down his sword, gritting his teeth, "This general will summon another 100,000 troops and vow to chop everyone here into mincemeat! Otherwise, I will not be able to quell the hatred in my heart!"

"Xiao Diqi, you just wait, this debt will be on your head!"

"Pass down the order: withdraw the troops!"

...

In Linxian Village, Xiao Qidi quickly made arrangements to meet the enemy. The soldiers, equipped with new gear, were ready to go and gathered at the front of the city wall.

When the soldiers saw that Fairy Jinli had arrived, their morale soared and their blood boiled, even though they knew that the disparity in strength was too great!

"Your Majesty!"

The city wall guards ran down, excitedly exclaiming, "The enemy... has retreated!"

Xiao Qidi and a large number of soldiers who had just arrived were all stunned.

They withdrew their troops?

I was just thinking of getting into a fight with someone to test the power of my new equipment.

So... they refunded it?

What's going on here?!

Xiao Qidi's eyes relaxed. "Their withdrawal is a good thing for us."

"Great!" Ning Jinli cheered. "Anyway, at least we avoided a battle!"

The soldiers gradually came to their senses, and joy appeared on their faces.

Yes, given the current situation, if a real war breaks out, they might not be able to hold on!

The enemy retreating is indeed a good thing!

“Xiao Qidi, I was so worried just now…” Ning Jinli’s eyes reddened.

The enemy's sudden attack was completely unexpected.

She was genuinely afraid that Xiao Qidi would be defeated in this battle.

Then……

He was severely wounded and captured, just as recorded in the secret history.

All her efforts these past few days have been in vain, and he will still suffer a terrible end!

She broke down in tears.

I felt both scared and excited.

Unable to contain herself, she threw herself into Xiao Qidi's arms and hugged him tightly, "Thank goodness... thank goodness we didn't fight this time, and you're alright, sob sob!"

Xiao Qidi's tall and upright figure suddenly froze.

The surrounding soldiers fell silent instantly, all watching this scene intently.

A moment later, someone broke the silence.

"Hey, you see, I told you Fairy Jinli and our Lord were a perfect match, didn't I?"