The once lush, withered trees on the mountaintop have disappeared, shaved off by the industrious Qin soldiers, leaving behind a bald patch. One can only imagine how much firewood the Qin army threw down.

While waiting for the thick smoke to dissipate, the Black Dragon Armored Army, with the help of their allies, slaughtered all the Wei soldiers who had emerged from the gorge first.

Now, everyone has gathered outside the gorge, waiting for the thick smoke inside to dissipate, eager to see the fate of the Wei army inside.

I don't know how much time passed, but as the sky gradually darkened, the thick smoke in the gorge finally dissipated considerably, and my vision was able to blurry but I could roughly make out the scene inside.

"hiss..."

"They...they were all suffocated by the fumes?"

The soldiers exclaimed in surprise, stunned by the sight before them.

There were countless Wei soldiers lying haphazardly on the ground. Many of them were face up, their faces covered in black ash, their eyes wide open, looking extremely ferocious and terrifying.

Li Ba and her wicked husband chatted and laughed, seemingly having foreseen the tragic scene before them, and showed no surprise whatsoever.

Zhang Han and Chun Ning walked up from the foot of the mountain. When they got closer, they first glanced at the indifferent Li Balang, and then said in unison, "General, this smoke attack plan is too cruel!"

The wicked man laughed and said, "This is all Li Balang's scheme. Zhang Han, you should thank Li Balang, otherwise you would probably still be locked in a stalemate with the Wei army."

Zhang Han and Chun Ning thought to themselves, "Just as I thought." They had expected that the wicked man couldn't have come up with such a scheme. They immediately thanked him sincerely, saying, "We thank you, sir. You are truly a man of great talent!"

"Oh, Generals, why bother with such a fuss!" Li Balang waved his hands repeatedly, saying very politely, "I only used a small trick, nothing serious. If you had the courage of Generals, why would you need to resort to such tactics?!"

The three exchanged pleasantries, and Zhang Han and Chun Ning accepted Li Balang.

The wicked husband watched the scene with a smile, delighted. In the future, they would all follow him on his campaigns, and it was a good thing that they lived in harmony.

"You...you've forgotten someone, haven't you??"

At this moment, a voice filled with anger and resentment interrupted them.

The group instinctively turned around and saw that the newcomer was Erniu, covered in blood and looking like a wolf with a flowery face.

"Hiss... How could I forget Erniu!"

The group felt somewhat awkward.

Erniu was first sent by the evil man to the other side of the mountain to command the soldiers to collect logs and rolling stones, and then he was responsible for leading three thousand Black Dragon Armored Army soldiers down the mountain to ambush the vanguard of the Wei army.

It can be said that the effort he put in and the fatigue he endured were no less than those of Zhang Han, who directly confronted the Wei army, yet he was forgotten by everyone.

"Brother Erniu, you deserve the most credit today!"

"Erniu, you've worked hard. I, Zhang Han, am no match for you."

Zhang Han and Chun Ning immediately offered flattery, trying to appease Er Niu, who was as mournful as a widow.

"General!"

Erniu ignored the two men and quickly walked up to the evil man, cupped his hands and said loudly, "The Black Dragon Armored Army has killed more than 30,000 Wei soldiers, wounded 374, and no one has died in battle."

When he heard that more than 300 people had been wounded, the evil man's heart skipped a beat. The Black Dragon Armored Army was his treasure, and he would think it was too much if even one of them died. Fortunately, Erniu's next words made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Good, good, as long as no one died, as long as no one died."

This was the first time since the Black Dragon Armored Army was founded that it had suffered so many wounded soldiers. The evil man said with a change in expression, "Truly, the people of the world should not be underestimated. The Wei army's combat strength is indeed not bad. They were able to wound so many of my elite brothers."

Upon hearing this, Erniu's face instantly darkened, and he scoffed, "Stop joking, do they even deserve it?"

"oh?"

The group glanced at each other, wondering what Erniu meant by acting this way.

"Oh shit!"

"If it weren't for the slippery snow and the fact that our soldiers were wearing heavy armor and couldn't get up after falling, how could the Wei army have possibly harmed our elite troops?" Erniu said angrily.

"Of these three hundred-plus men, many were injured by their own falls, while others were kicked and shoved by Wei soldiers as they tried to get up, causing them to fall again!!!"

Erniu was utterly aggrieved, his voice choked with emotion as he said, "When the Wei soldiers saw that their swords couldn't break through the iron armor, they simply attacked our brothers in groups of three or five. I watched helplessly as one of our brothers was surrounded and attacked by three or four Wei soldiers, and he fell to the ground and dislocated his arm..."

"General, you must avenge our brothers!"

A mournful and plaintive voice echoed across the mountaintop, its words both amusing and heartbreaking.

The wicked man suppressed a laugh, feigning a ferocious and angry expression on his face, and said in a trembling voice, "The Wei army wounded my limbs; this grudge cannot go unavenged!"

“Yes, we…we must…take them down!” Zhang Han and Chun Ning’s faces twisted as they echoed.

"Come on!" Erniu sighed, looking aggrieved. "Just laugh if you want to."

"Ah, hahahaha...."

The group couldn't hold back their laughter any longer and burst out laughing, which made Erniu's face darken even more.

At this moment, Li Balang's eyes darted around, and he whispered, "General, Balang has a plan that can help Erniu vent his anger."

Upon hearing this, the three stopped laughing and looked at Li Balang, who appeared rather lewd.

“Anyi is an important city of Wei. The general Ke Lan underestimated Qin and only cared about having fun. Jian Zhang took away 200,000 troops, leaving the city with weak defenses and only 100,000 men.”

"How about we go for a walk?"

This guy is so petty! He seizes any opportunity to unleash a barrage of punches!

The wicked man was a bit of a headache. His original intention was just to conquer a few small cities to add some good luck to Ying Zheng's rule, but he never expected that it would escalate so much.

If this continues, he'll start to wonder if he's about to march on the capital of Wei.

"General, shall we do it?"

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