Chapter 237 The Second Battle

Liangheya Barracks.

Su Hanchu and Jun Moye worked until dark and finally buried four pieces of explosives in the crevices of Lianghe Cliff. The explosives he had accumulated in his previous life were limited, so he could only bury this much.

He also personally told Qinggu, Tao Zhiwen, Jiang Like, and a captain with great martial arts skills the time when the fire line would be ignited, as well as the direction to quickly leave after it was ignited.

Qinggu and his companions will now stay on the top of Lianghe Cliff, waiting for the Northern Wing Army to completely enter the canyon before igniting the fuse and detonating the explosives.

The capitals of the three states each sent 10,000 soldiers to support. The soldiers of Fuzhou had already followed the support personnel and went around to the side, waiting to surprise the enemy when the battle broke out.

Anbei County.

Li Xiao saw that it was getting dark, but there was still an endless stream of people signing up. The registered people had already set off towards the northwest barracks.

Even when Lieutenant General Liu led the retreating villagers of Caozi Village, after arranging the elderly and children, the young men rushed in to sign up. Some even went directly to Lianghe Cliff to fight a life-and-death battle with the Northern Wing Army.

Hope ignited in Li Xiao's heart. In this battle, the military and civilians would surely win with their unity.

After giving a few instructions to the officer who was registering his name, he rode his horse towards Lianghe Cliff. The Northern Wing Army could attack at any time, and since the recruitment here was going smoothly, he wanted to go and fight side by side with the young master and the lady.

Lu Zhan and Fang Zhiyi also went to Lianghe Cliff after the people had successfully registered.

On Su Hanzhi's side, there was a convoy, and they quickly delivered the prepared food, mushrooms and meat to the camp in Lianghe Cliff. They even brought Yue Manting's chefs and waiters over to cook. The purpose was to ensure that the soldiers were well fed so that they could go to the battlefield and kill more enemies.

In the tense atmosphere, Beiyi Jun finally marched into the canyon in a mighty manner.

Because the Northwest Army had received orders in advance, they all lay in ambush quietly, waiting for the Northern Army to fall into the trap.

After seeing that the Northern Wing Army had entered the canyon, the Qinggu and his men on the cliff hurriedly lit the fire line and made sure that it was ignited. As the fire line burned all the way, the Qinggu and his men used their lightness skills to escape.

The King of the North walked in the middle, with Master Qingyuan beside him.

Young Master Qingyuan always felt that there should be an ambush at these two cliffs normally, but the army was about to pass through the canyon, but there was no ambush at all, which was really unreasonable.

"King Bei, we need to be more cautious. I always feel something is wrong. This must be a trick."

The King of the North looked at the army advancing in a mighty force, then looked at the cliffs in all directions, but saw no one in sight.

"There's not even a shadow of a person, nor any flying arrows. How could this be an ambush? I'm afraid the Northwest Army has been frightened by us. Moreover, the most capable General Pei has been seriously injured by my sword. I know my sword skills well, he will definitely not survive. Moreover, Wei Jin, who has some skills, also died at my hands. If we, the North Wing, can take over the Northwest, it will be in accordance with the will of heaven."

Qingyuan wanted to say something else, but found that he couldn't continue, because the soldiers in front were about to walk out of the canyon. If there was really an ambush, it would have appeared long ago. It seemed that he was really overthinking it.

Just when Master Qingyuan felt relieved, there was a deafening roar.

"Bang…………"

The advancing northern wing army stopped in shock and prepared to check vigilantly.

But in an instant, before they could see anything clearly, they saw huge rocks collapsing, followed by several deafening noises.

The continuous muffled sounds were mixed with piercing screams that broke through the air, making people's ears seem to tinnitus in an instant. Sand and rocks flew up into the sky and then fell from the sky. The air was filled with a suffocating and pungent smell. The Northern Wing Army watched helplessly as huge rocks fell one after another. Many soldiers were smashed into meat paste before they could react.

"Be careful, the enemy may be ambushing..."

"Quick, protect the Northern King..."

"Beijing King, be careful..."

"ah…………"

"ah…………"

The entire canyon was filled with the screams of the Northern Wing Army. The originally aggressive Northern Wing Army was now in chaos.

The neighing of war horses and the screams of people blended into a chaotic mess, which made people feel terrified.

“Wheeze…”

As more and more people were crushed to death, the canyon became a river of blood, with corpses strewn all over the ground, some even folded up together. The Northern King, a martial arts expert, was also dodging the boulders in a panic, feeling extremely angry.

"Damn it, why did a landslide suddenly occur here..."

Young Master Qingyuan was standing on a huge rock, underneath which lay the corpses of several Northern Wing Army soldiers.

"Northern King, be careful! This must be a trick of the Northwestern Army. I'm afraid they used some trick to cause the rocks to fall when our army passed by."

The Northern King looked at the entire valley, and saw broken limbs everywhere. Spears and swords were broken and tattered. Countless war horses had been smashed to death on the ground, and countless Northern Wing soldiers were buried under boulders and rubble, and even many bodies were smashed to pieces.

Only a small number of soldiers who entered the canyon survived, and they were all injured.

Su Hanchu and Jun Moye, who were lying in ambush at Lianghe Cliff, looked at each other and Jun Moye immediately gave the order.

"The cavalry archers are marching. Remember, maintain formation. The soldiers in front shoot arrows, and those behind immediately follow up. Every kill counts."

The Northern King's face turned pale, his eyes wide open in anger. His bloodshot eyes were as red as naked flesh, and he wanted to kill everyone in the Northwest immediately to vent his anger. How could the Northwest Army have such a method? How could they inflict such heavy losses on the Northern Wing Army without even sacrificing a single soldier?

"Damn it, warriors, hurry up, speed up and get out of this canyon first..."

Master Qingyuan spoke hurriedly.

"Northern King, we can't advance any further now. We must retreat first. I'm afraid Western Beijing has a trick up their sleeve. We've already suffered heavy losses in this canyon. Fortunately, the canyon is narrow and half of our soldiers haven't made it into the canyon yet. Otherwise, we would have suffered heavy losses. Furthermore, huge rocks are blocking the road, making it difficult for the soldiers behind us to pass. We must retreat and discuss further."

Just as the King of the North was looking at the canyon road in front of him that was blocked by countless huge rocks and was hesitating whether to retreat or move forward.

Suddenly a sharp arrow shot from the front.

“Swoosh…”

As a sharp arrow came flying, it was followed by a rain of arrows. The Northern Wing Army, which had just recovered its breath, had not yet reacted from the shock of the falling boulders. The rain of swords like a rainstorm flew through the Northern Wing Army's armor and uniforms. Waves of blood splattered out, dyeing the armor red. For a moment, the canyon was filled with screams. The Northern Wing Army, who had finally survived, fell one after another and died before they even fought with the Northwest Army.

Master Qingyuan urged again.

"King of the North, hurry up! There are still ambushes. As long as there is life, there is hope."

The Northern King looked at the army behind him being blocked by huge rocks, and countless sharp arrows flying towards him from the front. He used his sword to knock down the arrows shot at him and gritted his teeth to give orders.

"Retreat, retreat quickly..."

He then retreated in a panic under the escort of several subordinates.

The Northern King and several generals who were skilled in martial arts and light skills were lucky, so they leaped and retreated towards the city wall.

The ordinary soldiers could only escape by struggling to bypass or climb over the boulders.

Some smart ones hid under huge rocks, paid attention to the rain of arrows from the sky, and used the rocks as cover to slowly retreat.

The soldiers of the Northwest Army also continued to shoot arrows and approached.

Originally, the King of the North thought that as long as he escaped from the canyon and joined the army of the northern wing, he would be able to reorganize the army again and find a way to launch an attack. He must take revenge, but the loss of so many soldiers in the canyon was a great shame!

But just as he escaped from the canyon, he heard shouts of charge coming from behind.

“Go ahead…”

"Kill him! To avenge General Pei and General Wei..."

"Kill, to avenge the brothers who died in the Northwest..."