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"Isn't it hot?" someone asked, followed by laughter.
Although the King of Wu had his doubts in his heart, he still charged forward. In his opinion, a team composed of refugees like the Taiping people was basically vulnerable, and his own Jizhou Wolf Cavalry was invincible in the world!
"Light the fire!" With a shout, all the soldiers holding torches lit the fuse beside them.
"Boom!" A huge sound was heard, and the charging war horses were frightened and stood up suddenly.
The entire battlefield was covered in artillery fire.
"The Great Celestial Master is truly a god!" The newly appointed county magistrate was so excited that he jumped up and down as he stood on the city gate. Was this the cannon invented by his idol? It was amazing!
Everyone's face was filled with excitement.
A single volley of fire shattered the King of Wu's ambitions. Even before he could fire, some of his men had already retreated. How could he possibly defeat them? They could breathe fire! And even summon thunder and lightning!
But the King of Wu did not understand one thing. It was easy for him to come, but it was troublesome to leave. If he withdrew thirty feet, the Taiping Army would follow him with thirty feet. If he stopped, the other side would act indifferent and say, "If you dare to look back, I will set fire to you."
After another round of volleys, the King of Wu completely lost his temper.
Looking at the Taiping Army driving their horses and pulling those strange things after him, the King of Wu understood that he had invited back a plague god. Now he could only pray that his city walls could withstand the magic of the Taiping Army. As for those soldiers, he looked left and right. These soldiers had faces full of panic. If they knew that the opponent was a human, then everyone would have the same life and would die. But now they all thought that the opponents were demons and monsters. Who would want to die?
The King of Wu soon discovered that he was wrong. Hearing the deafening noise outside, someone soon came to report that the city wall had collapsed.
The King of Wu rushed to the city wall and looked at the huge gap with tears in his eyes. He looked at the Taiping Army in the distance across the gap. They opened the city wall but did not come in. They just stood there.
"What on earth are you trying to do!" The King of Wu was a little overwhelmed. He had never been so speechless since he started the rebellion. "Isn't it just a stroll around the gate of your Liangzhou? Is it really that serious?" He wrote quickly, writing a letter full of extreme resentment and asked someone to deliver it to the Taiping Army.
The leader of the army was none other than Wang Erxi. When he was leaving, the Great Taoist priest stopped him and taught him a special fighting style, such as "When the enemy is tired, harass him; when the enemy advances, retreat; when the enemy flees, pursue him." However, he did not remember much about it, but he remembered to pursue the King of Wu if he fled.
Looking at the letter, Wang Erxi read it over and over for a long time, but he really couldn't understand it, so he simply threw it away.
Anyway, the great Taoist priest said, if the enemy runs away, I will chase him.
When Xiao Hei told Fang Zhiyi that Wang Erxi and his men had chased him into Jizhou, Fang Zhiyi spat out the water he had drunk.
"This Wang Erxi is truly a talent!"