Chapter 432 Don’t be too proud too soon, see you in Yandu

The sun gradually rose higher, shining on the trapped army, and everyone's face was filled with fatigue and solemnity.

Seeing that many people still had arrow wounds and burns on their bodies, Xiao Nanyan immediately ordered:

"Pass the order down. Rest here for an hour. Archers rotate. Do not let your guard down."

At the command, the soldiers collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath, as if they had been pardoned.

Xiao Nanyue dismounted and walked to a relatively flat slope, slowly scanning the surroundings.

Some people were wiping their bleeding wounds with towels, some were leaning against tree trunks and chewing on dry food, and some were taking advantage of the brief peace to close their eyes and rest. Even the war horses lowered their heads and nibbled on the scattered grass on the ground.

"Ask the kitchen staff to boil some hot water and clean the wounds of the wounded."

He instructed Han Xiao beside him, "Count the food and arrows again, and make sure the soldiers replenish their strength."

Han Xiao took the order and left. Soon, several bonfires were lit in the open space, and curling smoke mixed with the scent of herbs filled the air.

The ambush troops on the two peaks were exhausted after fighting with the Xiao family army for a day and a night. Xiao Beicheng passed down the order and rested on the spot.

At this moment, there is a rare sense of peace.

Xiao Nanyue looked up at the watchtower on the top of the mountain and fell into deep thought.

Since Xiao Beicheng can command the traps in the formation in real time, there must be a hub for information transmission.

He suddenly thought that every time a mechanism was triggered somewhere in the formation, a small red flag on the top of the watchtower would wave in the corresponding direction, and the frequency of the flag waving was exactly the same as the rhythm of the trap being activated.

"I see."

Xiao Nanyan's eyes darkened slightly, and he immediately said to Fu Yunqing:

"Yun Qing, take fifty sharpshooters and pretend to attack the eastern fence to draw them in and wave flags to pass on the message."

Fu Yunqing immediately understood and led his team to shoot arrows at the east fence, and the sound of rapid bells suddenly rang out in the formation.

As expected, the small red flag on the watchtower was waving eastward frequently. Xiao Nanyan took the opportunity to order Han Xiao:

"Focus on the flag-waving guards' gestures and memorize their corresponding patterns to the various trap areas!"

After receiving the order, Han Xiao used his shield as a cover to quickly shuttle through the formation and record.

Half an hour later, he came back and reported:

"Your Highness, we've figured out the pattern! Wave the flag three times to point to the northern trench, wave it five times to point to the southern poisonous beast area, and wave it horizontally to trigger the central rolling stone!"

Xiao Nanyan sneered, "Pass the order down, follow his pattern and do the opposite - when the flag waves three times, concentrate firepower on the south side; when the flag waves five times, turn to the north side!"

The soldiers followed orders, and when the watchtower waved the red flag three more times, the army suddenly attacked the south fence.

The enemy soldiers responsible for controlling the poisonous beasts on the south side were caught off guard and were chopped down. The group of poisonous snakes lost control and rushed towards the enemy troops on the west side.

Seeing this at the top of the tower, Xiao Beicheng was so angry that he threw the teacup to the ground and hurriedly waved the flag, but he didn't know that Xiao Nanyue had already predicted his adjustment - when he urgently ordered the defense of the west side, Han Xiao had already brought a hundred swordsmen and axemen, and took advantage of the chaos of the poisonous beasts running around, and touched the northwest corner where the core of the formation was.

The central hub that controls the entire phalanx mechanism is buried there, a bronze turntable embedded in the ground.

Han Xiao swung his axe to chop away the guarding enemy soldiers and cut the iron chain on the turntable with a knife. With a "click", all the traps in the formation failed at the same time. The bells on the fence stopped ringing and the caltrops under the trench stopped shooting.

"The formation has been broken!"

The soldiers burst into thunderous cheers. Xiao Nanyue took the lead, sweeping his sword across and forcibly tearing a gap.

At this time, Xiao Beicheng, who was sitting outside the formation, was waiting to see Xiao Nanyan trapped to death. Suddenly, he heard cheers from inside the formation and saw the fences collapsing one after another. His face changed even more with anger:

"How is this possible? How could the Dragon Trapping Formation be broken?"

He turned around suddenly and saw countless torches appearing on the mountain road behind him - it turned out that Lin Cang had led a group of people and circled behind Shili Slope, cutting off their retreat.

"Oh no! I've fallen into Xiao Nanyan's trap!"

Xiao Beicheng broke out in a cold sweat. He had originally wanted to use the Dragon Trapping Formation to delay time and wait for Xiao Nanyan's troops to be exhausted before attacking him from both sides. But now he was trapped in a jar.

He urgently ordered his trusted followers: "Quick! Follow me and retreat from the eastern path!"

But just as he turned his horse and led the others down the northern slope, he saw Fu Yunqing leading his cavalry charging towards him, with his long sword pointed directly at his face:

"Xiao old thief, where are you running to!"

Xiao Beicheng hurriedly swung his sword to block and fired hidden weapons with both hands.

However, he knew clearly in his heart that if Xiao Nanyan rushed up, he would definitely die. After thinking about it, he smiled coldly, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes:

"These three fatal barriers can't stop you, but don't be too proud too soon. See you in Yandu!"

After he finished speaking, he cruelly pushed the two assassins beside him towards Fu Yunqing's sword, and took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the depths of the jungle.

When Xiao Nanyue led his army out of the Dragon Trapping Formation, he only saw weapons scattered on the ground and hundreds of enemy corpses. Xiao Beicheng had long disappeared.

Fu Yunqing rode over and said angrily:

"Let him get away!"

Xiao Nanyan looked towards the dense forest, a cold light flashing in his eyes:

"You can run away for a while, but you can't run away forever. Pass the order down and go straight to Yandu!"